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Chapter 8

Bar Codes

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8.2.1 BAR CODE HUMAN READABLES
Text conversion identifiers (TCI position in field description) 32 and 33 refer to the human
readable portion of UPC-A bar codes. They are designed to be used in conjunction with UPC-
A bar codes, They only create the text equivalent of the UPC-A bar code and optionally add
the extended portions of the bar code lines. This lower portion must them be lined up with the
upper to create a correct UPC-A bar code. (See Figure 16)

<---------------- UPC-A BAR CODE

<---------------- Human Readable

UPC-A Bar Code
Figure 16

Text conversion identifiers 28 and 29 are MSI human readables that do not border themselves
with bar lines like 32 and 33. Their purpose is only to add the calculated check digit(s) to text
lines. To design with these TCI's, select a text character generator number and multiply as with
any other text field. Place this field underneath the MSI bar code. TCI 3 works in this same way
but for UPC-A bar codes. All other bar code human readables only require a text TCI of 1, a
user selectable text character generator, and text positioning under the desired bar code. This
field must refer to the bar code number.
^D57?
16,814,609?
1,100,20,17,1,1?
3,60,37,11,32,,,,2,2?
3,82,55,11,12,,,,2,60?
2,375,20,19,1,1?
3,350,37,11,33,,,,2,2?
3,372,55,11,12,,,,2,60?
4,80,150,19,1,1?
4,65,167,12,20,,,,2,60,,8?
5,408,150,14,1,1?
5,395,167,7,21,,,,2,60,,7
6,110,270,5,1,1?
6,120,287,12,13,,,,2,60,,8?
9,180,270,8,3,1?
7,400,270,5,1,1?
7,470,287,12,13,,,,2,60,,8?

Bar Code Human Readables

8,460,270,8,3,1?

Figure 17

^D56^D2?
UPC-A HR W/CHKSUM?
UPC-A HR W/O CHKSUM?
01234567890?
EAN13 012345678901?
EAN8 0123456?
UPC-E 00123400005?
UPC-E 10123400005?
^D3?

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