Microcom 470 - Manual (Page 83)

Chapter 7 Barcodes
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7.2.1 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 12)
<---------------- UPC-A Bar code
<---------------- Human Readable
UPC-A Bar code
Figure 12
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.
Format sample: Bar codes with human readables (See Figure 13)
^D575
16,814,6095
1,100,20,17,1,105
3,60,37,11,32,,,,2,25
3,82,55,11,12,,,,2,605
2,375,20,19,1,105
3,350,37,11,33,,,,2,25
3,372,55,11,12,,,,2,605
4,80,150,19,1,105
4,65,167,12,20,,,,2,60,,85
5,408,150,14,1,105
5,395,167,7,21,,,,2,60,,7
6,110,270,5,1,105
6,120,287,12,13,,,,2,60,,85
9,180,270,8,3,105
7,400,270,5,1,105
7,470,287,12,13,,,,2,60,,85
Bar code Human Readables
8,460,270,8,3,105 Figure 13
^D565
^D25
UPC-A HR W/CHKSUM5