Printronix ThermaLine Series User Manual

Page 168

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Bar Codes

5–30

Code 93 Command Format

BARCODE

CODE93[;VSCAN][;MAG][Hn[.m]][;BFn;L][;DARK];SR;SC(T)

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STOP

BARCODE

The Bar Code command; enter BARCODE.

CODE93

Designates bar code type Code 93; enter CODE93.

VSCAN

Optional parameter to orient the bar code structure

vertically. To select a vertical bar code, enter VSCAN.

If VSCAN is not entered, the bar code is oriented

horizontally.

MAG

Optional parameter to magnify (horizontally expand)

the bar code symbol. The magnification default value

is X1. Increasing the magnification adjusts printed

character density.

You can also use XR or XRD as defined on page 5–4.

(You must specify 8 digits for MAG for variable ratio.)

Hn[.m]

Optional parameter to adjust the overall height

(vertical expansion) of the bar code symbol (including

the upper and lower 0.1–inch guard bands and any

human readable data).

Height adjustments are made in 0.1–inch increments;

enter H and a value from 4 to 99 to select height

adjustments from 0.4 to 9.9 inches. The default value is

0.9 inch.

.m is an additional number of dots for the bar code

height. (Dots are in the current dot scale.)

BFn;L

Optional parameters for assigning a dynamic bar code

data field location on a form and for designating the

length of the data field. With these parameters, the

actual data for the bar code data field is dynamically

provided during the Execute Form Mode; the data is

not specified during the Create Form Mode.

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