Paxar Monarch 6015 User Manual

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C r e a t i n g B a r C o d e F i e l d s

The printer can print the following bar codes, with or without human-
readable data.

Code 39

Codabar

Interleaved 2 of 5

Code 128 (UCC/EAN-128)

UPC/EAN/JAN

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 length of the bar code data (in hex). This
value is dependent on the bar code you
choose with <bctype> (see below).

<height>

The height of the bar code (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 will include a 1.25 mm drop bar
pattern after the bar code.

<data>

The data for the bar code. Its length must
equal <length>. See the following table for
data restrictions, which vary by bar code.

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