SATO E series User Manual

Appendic B. Bar Code Specifications
Page B-4 SATO Programming Reference
Interleaved Two of Five (I 2/5)
COMMAND STRUCTURE 1:3 ratio:
2:5 ratio:
1:2 ratio:
<ESC>B2bbccc (data)
<ESC>BD2bbccc (data)
<ESC>D2bbccc (data)
bb
ccc
(data)
=
=
=
Width of narrow element in dots (01-12)
Bar height in dots (001-999)
Bar code data (numeric); must be an even number of
digits or else the printer will add a leading zero; start and
stop code are provided by the printer
CHARACTER SET 0-9 (numeric only
DENSITY TABLE
EXAMPLE <ESC>H0100<ESC>V0100<ESC>B20310045676567
<ESC>H0140<ESC>V0210<ESC>XM4567 6567
NOTES To add horizontal guard bars to the top and bottom of the bar code,
use the Line and Box command.
Printer
Resolution
Narrow/
Wide
Ratio
Value
of “bb”
“X”
Dimension
(mils)
Density
(char/inch)
600 dpi
1:3 02 3.3 33.4
1:3 03 5.0 22.6
2:5 01 3.3 18.86
300 dpi
1:3 01 3.3 33.4
1:3 02 6.7 16.7
2:5 01 6.7 18.8
1:2 02 6.7 21.4
1:2 02 3.3 14.3
200 dpi
1:3 01 5.0 22.6
1:3 02 10.0 11.3
2:5 01 10.0 12.7
1:2 01 5.0 14.5
1:2 02 10.0 9.7

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