Bar codes, expansion – SATO CT410 User Manual
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Bar Codes, Expansion
Command Structure
<ESC>BWaabbb
aa
=
Expansion factor by which the width of all bars and spaces
will be increased (01-12)
bbb =
Bar height by dot (004-600 dots)
Example:
<ESC>BW02100
Placement:
Immediately follows the <ESC>BT command and
precedes data to be encoded.
Default:
None
Command Function
This command works together with the <ESC>BT command to specify an
expansion factor and the bar code height for the particular symbol being printed.
Input to Printer:
<ESC>A
<ESC>H0050<ESC>V0200<ESC>BD103100*SATO*
<ESC>H0050<ESC>V0050<ESC>BT001030103<ESC>BW03100123456
<ESC>Q1<ESC>Z
Printer Output:
Special Notes
1. This command must be preceded by the Variable Ratio Bar Codes
<ESC>BT command.
2. The following bar codes will be affected by the Character Pitch
command: Codabar, Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5, Matrix 2 of 5.
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