DataCard SD260 - Bar Code Guidelines

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Bar Code Guidelines
Barcodesprintmoresuccessfullywhenyouobservethefollowingguidelines.Followthe
standardsforthetypeofbarcodeyouareprinting.
BarCodePlacement
 Maintaintherequiredquietzonearoundtheactualbar
code,asshownintheillustration.
 Locatebarcodesatleast0.25inch(6.3mm)fromother
printingandfromtheedgeofthecard.
 Forbestresults,orientthecardsothatthebarsareparallel
tothelongedgesofthecard,asshown.Thisorientation
mostaccuratelyprintsreadablebarcodes.
BarCodeSize
 Alowerdensitybarcodeiseasiertoread,becausethebarsarewiderandspacedfarther
apart.
 Thewidthofthenarrowele mentsinthebarcodemustbelargeenoughtoberead
consistently. Thecapabilitiesofthebarcodereadercaninfluencethis.
 Thebarcodemustbetallenoughtobereadundernormalconditions.
BarCodePrintSettings
 Toachievethebestqualityprintingandimprovethereadabilityofthebarcode,usetheK
(black)panelofcolorprintribbontoprinttheblackbars.BarcodesprintedwithYMCpanels
arenotascrispandsharpasthoseprintedwiththeKpanelonly.
 InfraredreadersrequirethattheKpanelbeusedtoprintthebarcode.
 TheANSIstandardforbarcodequality(X3.182)assignsagradetoabarcodetoindicateits
readability .ChooseaKpowervalueandbarcodesizetoproducethegradeyoursystem
requires.Referto“Print”onpage 44forinformationaboutsettingtheKpowervalue.