Pdf417 command format – Printronix LQH-HWTM User Manual

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PDF417 Command Format

BARCODE
PDF417; [

DIR;] [X[D]n;] [Y[D]n;] [(Hn)| (Wn);] [ASPECTh:w;]

[(R

n)|(Cn);] [Sn;] [BFn;L;] [DARK;] SR; SC

[

(D)data field(D)]

STOP

BARCODE

The Bar Code command; enter BARCODE.

PDF417

Designates bar code type PDF417; enter PDF417.

DIR

Optional parameter that allows for rotating a
barcode. Enter CW for clockwise rotation. Enter
CCW or VSCAN for counter-clockwise rotation.
Enter INV for inverted rotation. If

DIR is not

entered, the barcode is horizontally oriented.

X[D]

n

Optional parameter to designate the width of the
narrow element in either the default 60 X 72 dots
per inch or, if the D is given, in target dots. The
default size is 1/60th of an inch.

Y[D]

n

Optional parameter to designate the height of the
bar code in either the default 60 X 72 dots per inch
or, if the D is given, in target dots. The default size
is 2/72nd of an inch.

H

n

Optional parameter to adjust the overall height of
the bar code symbol (including human readable
data). Height adjustments are made in 0.1-inch
increments; enter H and a value from 4 through 99
to select height adjustments from 0.4 through 9.9
inches. Parameters W

n, Rn, Cn or ASPECT cannot

be entered if this parameter is used.

W

n

Optional parameter for the maximum width of the
symbol based on the narrow element width. Enter
W

n; where n is the overall width in tenths of an

inch. Parameters H

n, Rn, Cn or ASPECT cannot be

entered if this parameter is used.

ASPECT;

h:w Optional parameter for specifying the symbol

height-to-width ratio where

h is the height and w is

the width, both expressed as integers. The default
is 1:2. Parameters H

n, Wn, Rn, or Cn cannot be

entered if this parameter is used.

R

n

Optional parameter that specifies the number of
rows the symbol will have. Enter R followed by the
number of rows in the range of 3 through 90 in
multiples of 3. Parameters H

n, Wn, Cn or ASPECT

cannot be entered if this parameter is used.

C

n

Optional parameter that specifies the number of
columns the symbol will have. Enter C followed by
the number of columns in the range of 1 through
90. Parameters H

n, Wn, Rn or ASPECT cannot be

entered if this parameter is used.

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