Upc-a, Normal inv ccw cw, Upc-a 185 – Printronix LQH-HWTM User Manual

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UPC-A

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UPC-A

The UPC-A bar code structure is shown in Figure 38 and described on the
following pages.

Figure 38. UPC-A Structure

QUIET
ZONE

CHECK

DIGIT

LEFT

DATA
FIELD

CENTER CODE

RIGHT

DATA
FIELD

QUIET
ZONE

STOP CODE

QUIET

ZONE

START CODE

CENTER CODE

CHECK DIGIT FIELD

STOP CODE

LEFT DATA

FIELD

RIGHT DATA

FIELD

HEIGHT

HEIGHT

QUIET

ZONE

SR, SC

POSITION

FIELD

START CODE

OPTIONAL READABLE

OPTIONAL
READABLE
DATA
FIELD

OPTIONAL
READABLE
DATA
FIELD

QUIET
ZONE

CHECK
DIGIT

RIGHT

DATA
FIELD

LEFT

DATA
FIELD

QUIET
ZONE

HEIGHT

FIELD

QUIET

ZONE

STOP CODE

CENTER

NUMBER SYSTEM

START CODE

RIGHT DATA

FIELD

LEFT DATA

FIELD

HEIGHT

QUIET

ZONE

SR, SC

2- or 5-

DIGIT

ADD-ON

CODE

POSITION

SR, SC

POSITION

NUMBER
SYSTEM
CHARACTER

N

CHECK
DIGIT
CHARACTER

C

C

CHECK DIGIT
CHARACTER

N

NUMBER
SYSTEM
CHARACTER

NUMBER
SYSTEM
CHARACTER
FIELD

C

CHECK
DIGIT
CHARACTER

N

NUMBER
SYSTEM
CHARACTER

START CODE

SR, SC
POSITION

STOP CODE

CENTER
CODE

N

NUMBER SYSTEM
CHARACTER

CODE

C

CHECK DIGIT
CHARACTER

NUMBER SYSTEM
CHARACTER FIELD

2- or 5-

DIGIT

ADD-ON

CODE

DATA FIELD

2- or 5-

DIGIT

ADD-ON

CODE

2- or 5-

DIGIT

ADD-ON

CODE

Normal

INV

CCW

CW

CHECK DIGIT FIELD

CHARACTER FIELD

NUMBER
SYSTEM
CHARACTER
FIELD

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