One-dimensional bar codes
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Esc
(s#V
or
AEC
)s#V
Selects the height of the bar in points (1/72 inch).
Except in symbologies where #V is a fixed value, the bar height can be varied from a
minimum of 3 points (0.04 inch, 1 mm) to a maximum of 960 points (13.33 inch, 33
cm).
Example:
Esc
(s36v24750T
Selects the Codabar symbology with a bar height of 0.5 inch. Since parameters p, b,
s, and h are not specified, their values default to:
p
b1, s1
b2, s2
h
Do not print text
0.01 inch
0.03 inch
Not applicable because of #p parameter value
Esc
(s#1,#2,#3,#4B
or
AEC
)s#1,#2,#3,#4B
Selects bar widths in dots (1/600 inch).
Some bar codes require only two values for this command. Others require all four
values.
1 =
2 =
3 =
4 =
First (narrowest) width
Second width
Third width
Fourth width
Example:
Esc
(s3,9b24640T
Selects the Interleaved 2 of 5 symbology with narrow bars 3 dots wide, and wide
bars 9 dots wide. Since parameters v, p, s, and h are not specified, their values
default to:
v
p
s1
s2
h
0.4
Do not print text
0.01 inch
0.03 inch
Not applicable because of #p parameter value
Esc
(s#1,#2,#3,#4S
or
AEC
)s#1,#2,#3,#4S
Selects space widths in dots (1/600 inch).
Some bar codes, such as Interleaved 2 of 5 and Code 3 of 9, require only two values
for this command. Others, such as UPC, EAN and Code 128, require all four values.
1 =
2 =
3 =
4 =
First (narrowest) width
Second width
Third width
Fourth width
Example:
Esc
(s4p8,16,24,32s8,16,24,32b24700T
Selects Code 128 autoswitch with text printed under the bar code, space widths set
to 8, 16, 24, and 32 dots, and bar widths set to 8, 16, 24, and 32 dots. Since
parameters v and h are not specified, their values default to:
v
h
0.4
Automatically sized Courier Bold
Command Function/Parameters