Handheld Data Format Requirements General
Product Reference Guide 497
UPC-E with 2-Digit Supplemental
• Number system must be included in label data
• Check digit must be included in label data and is assumed to be correct
• Supplemental data is appended to base label
• Prefix must be an ASCII character ‘E’ - total length including prefix must
be 11
• Example: ‘E0998875012’
UPC-E with 5-Digit Supplemental
• Number system must be included in label data
• Check digit must be included in label data and is assumed to be correct
• Prefix must be an ASCII character ‘E’ - total length including prefix must
be 14
• Example: ‘E0998875012345’
UPC-E with Code128 Supplemental
• Number system must be included in label data
• Check digit must be included in label data and is assumed to be correct
• Supplemental data is appended to base label
• Prefix must be an ASCII character ‘E’ - total length including prefix must
be greater or equal to 15 (code 128 supplemental codes are variable
length having a minimum of 2 data characters)
• Characters immediately following base label must be of the form ‘8100’,
‘8101’ or ‘8102’
• Example: ‘E099887508101000951’
EAN8
• Check digit must be included in label data and is assumed to be correct
• Prefix must be an ASCII characters ‘FF’ - total length including prefix must
be 10
• Example: ‘FF00210126’
EAN8 with 2-Digit Supplemental
• Check digit must be included in label data and is assumed to be correct
• Supplemental data is appended to base label
• Prefix must be an ASCII characters ‘FF’ - total length including prefix must
be 12
• Example: ‘FF0021012612’
EAN8 with 5-Digit Supplemental
• Check digit must be included in label data and is assumed to be correct
• Prefix must be an ASCII characters ‘FF’ - total length including prefix must
be 15
• Example: ‘FF0021012612345’