Avery Dennison Pathfinder6057 - Defining the MSI Options Tag (Optional); Defining the UPCA;UPCE;EAN Options Tag (Optional)

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Defining the MSI Options Tag (Optional)
Use the Options tag to define MSI-specific information.
Valid values include: a 32-bit unsigned decimal number.
It contains the following attributes: density, narrowbar, and widebar.
Syntax <Options density=”value” narrowbar=”value” widebar=”value” />
density Bar code density. Options: 4, 5, or 7 as shown below. The default is 7.
Density
Selector
Density
(% or cpi)
Narrow Element Width
in Dots/Mils
Narrow to Wide
Ratio
4 4.2 4 / 19.7 1:2.0
5 5.6 3 / 14.8 1:2.0
7 7.2 2 / 9.9 (Default value) 1:2.5
narrowbar
widebar
Use the density table above. Using a non-standard value may produce
unreadable bar codes. Define in Pixels.
Example <Options density=”4” />
Creates an MSI bar code with a density of 4 and does not specify a narrow or wide bar value.
Defining the UPCA/UPCE/EAN Options Tag (Optional)
Use the Options tag to define UPCA/UPCE/EAN-specific information. Applies to UPCA +2/+5
Price CD, UPCE +2/+5, EAN8 +2/+5, EAN13 +2/+5 Price CD bar codes.
Valid values include: a 32-bit unsigned decimal number.
It contains the following attributes: density and humanreadable.
Syntax <Options density=”value” and humanreadable=”value” />
density Bar code density. Options: 2 or 4 as shown below. The default is 2.
Density
Selector
Density
(% or cpi)
Narrow Element Width
in Dots/mils
2 76% 2 / 9.9
4 114% 3 / 14.8
humanreadable Appearance of human readable text with the bar code. The default is 0.
Options:
0 No human readable text, print bar code only.
1 Print data, number system, and check digit.
2 Print data only.
3 Print data and the number system.
4 Print data and check digit.
Example <Options density=”4” humanreadable=”4”/>
Creates a UPCA bar code with a density of 4 (114%) and prints data and the check digit along
with the bar code.