SATO E series User Manual

Appendic B. Bar Code Specifications
Page B-2 SATO Programming Reference
Codabar
COMMAND STRUCTURE 1:3 ratio
2:5 ratio
1:2 ratio
<ESC>B0bbcccd (data) d
<ESC>BD0bbcccd (data) d
<ESC>D0bbcccd (data) d
bb
ccc
d
data
=
=
=
=
Width of narrow element in dots (01-12)
Bar height in dots (001-999)
Required Start and Stop character (A, B, C, or D)
Bar code data (alphanumeric)
CHARACTER SET 0-9, -,$,:,/,+
A, B, C, D (Start/Stop characters)
DENSITY TABLE
EXAMPLE <ESC>H0400<ESC>V0025<ESC>B002100A12345B
<ESC>H0440<ESC>V0135<ESC>XS12345
NOTES 1. You must add the appropriate (A, B, C or D) Start and Stop characters
to the data string. The printer does not automatically add them
Printer
Resolution
Narrow/
Wide
Ratio
Value
of “bb”
“X”
Dimension
(mils)
Density
(char/inch)
600 dpi
1:3 03 5.0 16.96
2:5 01 3.3 27.2
1:3 02 3.3 25.0
300 dpi
1:3 01 3.3 25.0
1:3 02 6.7 12.6
2:5 01 6.7 13.6
1:2 02 3.3 15.1
200 dpi
1:3 01 5.0 16.9
1:3 02 10.0 8.5
2:5 01 10.0 9.2
1:2 02 5.0 10.2

SATO E series Specifications

General

Print Method	Thermal Transfer / Direct Thermal
Max. Print Speed	6 ips (inches per second)
Max. Print Width	4.09 inches (104 mm)
Interfaces	USB, Ethernet
Media Type	Labels, Tags, Ticket
Ribbon Length	Up to 984 ft (300 m)
Power Supply	AC 100-240V, 50/60 Hz
Print Resolution	203 dpi