One-dimensional bar codes
15
PCL 5 function parameter list
Command Function/Parameters (#v units are in 1/72”; #b, s units are in 1/600”)
Esc
(s#T
or
AEC
)s#T
Selects the bar code
symbology
Default parameters
1
Characters
encoded
Symbol
2
length
Checksum
character
Typeface # Bar code symbology #v #p #b1,
s1
#b2,
s2
#b3,
s3
#b4,
s4
23591 USPS Zebra 22.5* 1 112* ———N—No
24600 UPC-A 74.4 3 8 16 24 32 N 11 Yes
3
24601 UPC-A with 2-digit
supplemental
74.43 8 162432N13Yes
3
24602 UPC-A with 5-digit
supplemental
74.43 8 162432N16Yes
3
24610 UPC-E 28.8 3 8 16 24 32 N 6 Yes
3
24611 UPC-E with 2-digit
supplemental
28.83 8 162432N8 Yes
3
24612 UPC-E with 5-digit
supplemental
28.83 8 162432N11Yes
3
24620 EAN/JAN-8 50.43 8 162432N7 Yes
3
24621 EAN/JAN-8 with 2-digit
supplemental
50.43 8 162432N9 Yes
3
24622 EAN/JAN-8 with 5-digit
supplemental
50.43 8 162432N12Yes
3
24630 EAN/JAN-13 74.4 3 8 16 24 32 N 12 Yes
3
24631 EAN/JAN-13 with 2-digit
supplemental
74.43 8 162432N14Yes
3
24632 EAN/JAN-13 with 5-digit
supplemental
74.43 8 162432N17Yes
3
24640 Interleaved 2 of 5 28.8 1 6 18 — — N even No
24641 Interleaved 2 of 5 with check
digit
28.8 1 6 18 — — N odd Yes
24642 German Postal 2 of 5
Leitcode
72.0 124 10 30 — — N 13 Yes
1
For all bar code symbologies, the default value of the #H
text font parameter is CBA = 000 (automatically sized
Courier Bold).
2
Does not include checksum character
3
Checksum character is always printed if embedded text
is specified.
* = Fixed value, cannot be changed
N = Numeric
M = Mixed