Table of Contents
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Bar code descriptor for PDF417.............................................................. 33
Bar code descriptor for QR...................................................................... 34
Bar code descriptor for MaxiCode data................................................... 34
Chapter 5: PCL 5 emulation: Lexmark 36
New PCL 5 commands to support bar codes.......................................... 36
Bar code descriptor ESC&x#W[descriptor data] ................................... 36
Transfer bar code data ESC&y#W[bar code data] ................................ 36
Compatibility safeguard........................................................................... 36
Lexmark symbology assignments ........................................................... 38
One-dimensional bar codes .......................................................................... 39
Post 4-State bar code descriptors (Lexmark).......................................... 39
USPS Facing identification marking (FIM) .............................................. 42
Swiss Postal ............................................................................................ 43
ISBN, ISBN+5.......................................................................................... 45
ISSN, ISSN+2, ISSN+5 ........................................................................... 47
HIBC 39/128............................................................................................ 49
ITF-14...................................................................................................... 51
PLANET Codes ....................................................................................... 53
Intelligent Mail ......................................................................................... 54
Two-dimensional bar codes .......................................................................... 55
Bar code descriptor for PDF417 (Lexmark)............................................. 55
Bar code descriptor for MaxiCode........................................................... 59
Bar code descriptor for MicroPDF417........................................................... 60
Composite bar codes .................................................................................... 63
PCL specifications for composite bar codes ........................................... 69
Fonts ............................................................................................................. 70
FREESCAPE emulation ................................................................................ 72
Chapter 6: PostScript emulation 74
Defining characteristics ........................................................................... 74
Command structure considerations......................................................... 74
Currentpoint positioning .......................................................................... 74
Human-readable text............................................................................... 75
Compressed data formats ....................................................................... 75
Checksum calculation ............................................................................. 75
PostScript emulation operator....................................................................... 76
Arguments for one-dimensional bar codes.................................................... 78
Values for /Symbology key...................................................................... 80
Values for /EmbedText key ..................................................................... 83
Values for /FontName key....................................................................... 83
How to use the symbology ID for ISBN and ISSN................................... 84
Post 4-State bar code descriptors................................................................. 85