Gs k n [ d ] k nul – CITIZEN CBM-270 User Manual
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GS k n [ d ] k NUL
[Function]
Printing the bar code
[Code]
<1D> H <6B> H <n> [ <d> ] k <00> H
[Range]
0 £ n £ 7
[Outline]
Specifying a type of bar code and printing bar codes.
· The beginning of line is considered as the next printing start position.
· Depending on the value of n, the following bar code can be selected.
d indicates a character code to be printed and k indicates the number of character
to be printed.
n
Bar Code System
Maximum Columns
0
UPC-A
-
1
UPC-E
-
2
JAN13 (EAN)
-
3
JAN 8 (EAN)
-
4
CODE 39
13
5
ITF
22
6
CODABAR (NW-7)
17
7
CODE 128
16
[Caution]
· When data being held in the print buffer, this command is ignored.
· Regardless of the specified feed pitch, this command feeds the paper to be
required to print a bar code.
· If the character code d cannot be printed in the respective bar code system, the
bar code so far will be printed, processing the subsequent data as normal data.
· When a bar code whose number of characters to be printed is fixed has been
selected, the number of characters k have to be always made equal to the
number of characters to be printed. (The bar code is not printed when not
matching.)
· When the horizontal direction exceeds one line length, the excess part is not
printed.
[Default]
· The initial value is not specified.
[Description of Bar Codes]
<For print examples, see Page 72.>
UPC-A
This bar code, consisting of numerals only, has a fixed length of 12 columns; a
11-column number entered from the host or application software plus a check
column(12th column) automatically calculated inside the printer. If the 12th-
column numeral is sent from the host, the entire bar code will be printed as it is.
UPC-E
This bar code, consisting of numerals only, has a fixed length of 8 columns; the
first number system character is "0" stationary. A 12-column numeral entered
from the host or application software is compressed to 8 columns with a check
column and printed. The 12th-column check column is automatically calculated
inside the printer and sent from the host, the entire bar code will be printed,
compressed to 8 columns.