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10/07 Rev. 3.03-01 EASY PLUG MANUAL Bar Code Information
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RSS Expanded The width of RSS Expanded is variable. The range is from 4 to 22 symbol
characters or from 102X to 534X in width and 34X in height. The symbol
starts with a 1X wide gap and ends either with a 1X wide bar or a 1X wide
gap. X correspond to the width of a module.
Fig. 4: Example of a RSS Expanded.
RSS Expanded
Stacked
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Is not Supported by Easy-Plug!
The RSS Expand Stacked is a multi row stacked version of RSS Expanded.
This symbol can be printed in widths from 2 to 20 segments and can have 2
to 11 on top of each over stacked rows. There is a 3X high separation pattern
between the rows. RSS Expanded stacked is used, if the symbol range or the
print technology isn’t suited for the (one row) RSS Expanded symbology.
Symbology selection
Each application of RSS has to be considered to the world wide valid EAN
UCC application guidelines. RSS wasn’t developed to replace other EAN
UCC symbologies. Applications which can be satisfying covered with EAN/
UPC or UCC/EAN 128, shouldt be also used with these symbologies for the
future. If RSS is used with units, which are read from omni directional slot
scanners, RSS-14, RSS-14 Stacked Omnidirectional, RSS Expanded or
RSS Expanded Stacked shouldt be used. If only one EAN article number with
data identifier DB “01” is encoded, either RSS-14 or RSS-14 Stacked Omni-
directional shouldt be used. The decision for one of these symbols depends
on the available area. If additional data elements are required or an other
data element than the EAN article number with the data identifier DB “01” is
used for the primary identification, the RSS Expanded or RSS Expanded
Stacked has to be used. The selection of one of these both symbol depends
on the print head width and the available area. If RSS shouldt be used on
small units, which need no omni directional reading, RSS-14 Stacked, RSS
Limited or RSS-14 Truncated are advised. RSS Limited can’t be used to en-
code a EAN-14 number structure with an indicator value greater than 1.
Otherwise RSS-14 or RSS-14 stacked has to used.