IBM 6400 Programmer's Reference

Bar Code Command Set
2. Error code X'0406..00' is specified for BCDD Byte 21 (Unit Module Width) only
for selections which are not listed in the support table in “Unit Module Sizes
for Normal (Non-Rotated) Bar Codes.” UMW does not apply to Postnet.
3. Wide-to-Narrow Ratio (BCDD Bytes 25-26) is only valid for the following Bar
Code Types:
X'01' 3 of 9
X'02' MSI
X'0A' 2 of 5 Industrial
X'0B' 2 of 5 Matrix
X'0C' Interleaved 2 of 5
X'0D' Codabar
4. WE|NE ratios given in the description are the requested
values. See “Unit
Module Sizes for Normal (Non-Rotated) Bar Codes” for the actual value
granted by the printer.
5. Default wide-to-narrow ratio for the affected bar code is the smallest unit
module width valid for the pel density being used.
Unit Module Sizes for Normal (Non-Rotated) Bar Codes
Table 98. Bar Code Default Font ID
OCR-A OCR-B Code 128
Code 3 of 9
MSI
2 of 5 Industrial
2 of 5 Matrix
2 of 5 Interleaved
Codabar
UPC-A
UPC-E
UPC 2-Digit Add-on
UPC 5-Digit Add-on
EAN-8
EAN-13
EAN 2-Digit Add-on
EAN 5-Digit Add-on
Code 128
Table 99. Unit Module Sizes for non-Rotated Bar Codes
Unit
Module
Width
Narrow
Element
Width
Wide
Element
Width
WE|NE
Requested
(BCDD
Bytes
25-26)
WE|NE
Granted
Contrast
17 16.67 33.33 2.00 2.00 HL
17 16.67 41.67 2.50 2.50 H
17 16.67 50.00 3.00 3.00 HL
38 33.33 66.66 2.33 2.00 L
38 33.33 75.00 2.33 2.25 H
38 33.33 83.33 2.78 2.50 L
38 33.33 91.66 2.78 2.75 H
54 50.00 116.50 2.33 2.33 HL
54 50.00 127.00 2.54 2.50 H
54 50.00 150.00 2.85 3.00 HL
71 66.67 150.01 2.40 2.25 HL
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IBM 6400 Specifications

General

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Model	6400
Category	Printer
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