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User's Guide

D-50 Code Sets

Bar Code Escape Sequences

Table D-7 lists the escape sequences that can be sent to the printer to
print bar code symbols. For more information on printing bar code
symbols, refer to the Bar Codes appendix in this guide and to the AMT
Bar Code Option Operating Guide
(part no. 337027) sold separately by
AMT.

Table D-7. Bar Code Escape Sequences

Function

ASCII

Hexadecimal

Decimal

Description

Select bar code emulation ........

ESC ESC E BS

1B 1B 45 08

27 27 69 8

This sequence selects the bar code emulation.

Bar code format .......................

ESC [ p1 ; p2 ;

1B 5B p1 3B p2 3B

27 91 p1 59 p2 59

This sequence selects a bar code symbology and defines the

p3 ; p4 ; p5 ;

p3 3B p4 3B p5 3B

p3 59 p4 59 p5 59

bar code height, whether to print a human-readable line of

p6 ; p7 ; p8 }

p6 3B p7 3B p8 7D

p6 59 p7 59 p8 125

text, and the widths of bar code components.

Define symbology––p1

Interleaved 2-of-5 .........

0

30

48

Parameter p1 in the sequence selects the bar code sym-

Code 3-of-9 (default) ....

4

34

52

bology. At left, are the possible p1 values.

EAN-8 ............................

5

35

53

EAN-13 ..........................

6

36

54

Parameter p2 defines the height of bar code symbols in

Codabar–a ......................

9

39

57

1/12-inch intervals. p2 values can range from 1 to 120.

Codabar–b ......................

10

31 30

49 48

If p2 is set to 0, the printer will use the default height of

Codabar–c ......................

11

31 31

49 49

3/4 inch.

Codabar–d ......................

12

31 32

49 50

UPC-A ...........................

13

31 33

49 51

Parameter p3 defines whether or not to print a human-

UPC-E ............................

14

31 34

49 52

readable line of text below each bar code symbol. p3 must

Code 128 ........................

15

31 35

49 53

be set to 0 for no human-readable line or 1 to include the human-
readable line.

Parameters p4 through p8 set the widths of bars and spaces in bar
code symbols:

default default

Par. Setting Formula Value Width

p4

Narrow bar

0.014 + (0.010 x (p4 - 1))

1

0.014

p5

Wide bar

0.014 + (0.010 x (p5 - 1))

3

0.034

p6

Narrow space 0.006 + (0.010 x (p6 - 1))

2

0.016

p7

Wide space

0.006 + (0.010 x (p7 - 1))

4

0.036

p8

Interchar. gap 0.006 + (0.010 x (p8 - 1))

2

0.016

Note: Parameters p1 through p8 are optional––you need only
include the ones with values that you want to change. You must,
however, include all of the semicolons in the command up to the
last parameter defined.

Print Bar Code

Start ......................................

ESC [ 4 t

1B 5B 34 74

27 91 52 116

These sequences tell the printer to print all subsequent data

Start (alternate) ....................

ESC [ 3 t

1B 5B 33 74

27 91 51 116

as a bar code symbol until an end sequence is received.

Start (POSTNET only) ........

ESC z

1B 7A

27 122

The actual data to be encoded into the bar code symbol

End .......................................

ESC [ 0 t

1B 5B 30 74

27 91 48 116

should be sent between the start and end sequences.

End (Code 128 only) ...........

\ ESC [ 0 t

5C 1B 5B 30 74

92 27 91 48 116

End (POSTNET only) .........

\

5C

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User's Guide

D-50 Code Sets

Bar Code Escape Sequences

Table D-7 lists the escape sequences that can be sent to the printer to
print bar code symbols. For more information on printing bar code
symbols, refer to the Bar Codes appendix in this guide and to the AMT
Bar Code Option Operating Guide
(part no. 337027) sold separately by
AMT.

Table D-7. Bar Code Escape Sequences

Function

ASCII

Hexadecimal

Decimal

Description

Select bar code emulation ........

ESC ESC E BS

1B 1B 45 08

27 27 69 8

This sequence selects the bar code emulation.

Bar code format .......................

ESC [ p1 ; p2 ;

1B 5B p1 3B p2 3B

27 91 p1 59 p2 59

This sequence selects a bar code symbology and defines the

p3 ; p4 ; p5 ;

p3 3B p4 3B p5 3B

p3 59 p4 59 p5 59

bar code height, whether to print a human-readable line of

p6 ; p7 ; p8 }

p6 3B p7 3B p8 7D

p6 59 p7 59 p8 125

text, and the widths of bar code components.

Define symbology––p1

Interleaved 2-of-5 .........

0

30

48

Parameter p1 in the sequence selects the bar code sym-

Code 3-of-9 (default) ....

4

34

52

bology. At left, are the possible p1 values.

EAN-8 ............................

5

35

53

EAN-13 ..........................

6

36

54

Parameter p2 defines the height of bar code symbols in

Codabar–a ......................

9

39

57

1/12-inch intervals. p2 values can range from 1 to 120.

Codabar–b ......................

10

31 30

49 48

If p2 is set to 0, the printer will use the default height of

Codabar–c ......................

11

31 31

49 49

3/4 inch.

Codabar–d ......................

12

31 32

49 50

UPC-A ...........................

13

31 33

49 51

Parameter p3 defines whether or not to print a human-

UPC-E ............................

14

31 34

49 52

readable line of text below each bar code symbol. p3 must

Code 128 ........................

15

31 35

49 53

be set to 0 for no human-readable line or 1 to include the human-
readable line.

Parameters p4 through p8 set the widths of bars and spaces in bar
code symbols:

default default

Par. Setting Formula Value Width

p4

Narrow bar

0.014 + (0.010 x (p4 - 1))

1

0.014

p5

Wide bar

0.014 + (0.010 x (p5 - 1))

3

0.034

p6

Narrow space 0.006 + (0.010 x (p6 - 1))

2

0.016

p7

Wide space

0.006 + (0.010 x (p7 - 1))

4

0.036

p8

Interchar. gap 0.006 + (0.010 x (p8 - 1))

2

0.016

Note: Parameters p1 through p8 are optional––you need only
include the ones with values that you want to change. You must,
however, include all of the semicolons in the command up to the
last parameter defined.

Print Bar Code

Start ......................................

ESC [ 4 t

1B 5B 34 74

27 91 52 116

These sequences tell the printer to print all subsequent data

Start (alternate) ....................

ESC [ 3 t

1B 5B 33 74

27 91 51 116

as a bar code symbol until an end sequence is received.

Start (POSTNET only) ........

ESC z

1B 7A

27 122

The actual data to be encoded into the bar code symbol

End .......................................

ESC [ 0 t

1B 5B 30 74

27 91 48 116

should be sent between the start and end sequences.

End (Code 128 only) ...........

\ ESC [ 0 t

5C 1B 5B 30 74

92 27 91 48 116

End (POSTNET only) .........

\

5C

92

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