Paxar 9430R User Manual
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2-10 Creating and Printing Formats
Command Summary
Command
Description
ESC-'z'-<bctype>-
<length>-<height>-
<data>
Prints a bar code without human-readable
data.
ESC-'Z'-<bctype>-
<length>-<height>-
<data>
Prints a bar code with human-readable data.
<bctype> The type of bar code to print (values are the
ASCII representation, not hex).
'1'
Code 39
'2'
Code 128 (UCC/EAN-128)
'3'
Interleaved 2 of 5
'4'
UPC/EAN/JAN
'5'
Codabar
<length> The data length, specified in hex (01 – FF).
This value is dependent on the bar code you
choose with <bctype>. See “Specifying
Particular Bar Codes.”
<height> The bar code height, specified in hex, in
increments of .125 mm. <height> can be no
smaller than 14. For example, 14 = 2.5 mm,
15 = 2.625 mm, etc.
For UPC/EAN/JAN bar codes, the height you
specify includes a 1.25 mm drop bar pattern
after the bar code.
(data) The data for the bar code. It must equal
<length>. See “Specifying Particular Bar
Codes” for data restrictions, which vary by bar
code.
Example:
ESC-'Z'-'3'-08 hex-
50 hex-'12345678'
Prints an Interleaved 2 of 5 bar code, 10 mm
high, containing 12345678 as the data.