Star Micronics Line Thermal Printer - Manual (Page 142)

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STAR Line Mode Command Specifications 5-1
5. APPENDIX
5.1. Appendix 1: Bar Code Specification Details
Refer to the dedicated manuals for characteristics and methods of use for each bar code symbol.
This section describes precautions and methods for setting when printing with the printer.
Bar code widths are set for each bar code according to the mode. The following describes each mode and the dot
counts.
The user must ensure the specified printing position and quiet zone at the position where the bar code begins.
5.1.1. Code 39
Code 39 represents numbers 0 to 9 and the letters of the alphabet from A to Z. These are the symbols most frequently
used today in industry.
1. Length of characters in each mode
Items Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Mode 5 Mode 6 Mode 7 Mode 8 Mode 9
Narrow
Element Width
2 dots 3 dots 4 dots 2 dots 3 dots 4 dots 2 dots 3 dots 4 dots
Wide Element
Width
6 dots 9 dots 12 dots 5 dots 8 dots 10 dots 4 dots 6 dots 8 dots
Ratio 1:3 1:3 1:3 1:2.5 1:2.7 1:2.5 1:2 1:2 1:2
Character
Spacing
2 dots 3 dots 4 dots 2 dots 3 dots 4 dots 2 dots 3 dots 4 dots
Length of 1
Character
4 mm 6 mm 8 mm 3.625 mm 5.625 mm 7.25 mm 3.25 mm 4.875 mm 6.5 mm
(*) The length of 1 character includes the character spacing.
2. Regulations
The start and stop bar code (*) in Code 39 are automatically inserted.
5.1.2. Interleaved 2 of 5
Interleaved 2 of 5 represents numbers 0 to 9. Higher density of characters is possible and with JIS and EAN, and
printing to cardboard for distribution has been standardized.
1) Narrow element width and length of symbols per 2 characters
Items Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Mode 5 Mode 6 Mode 7 Mode 8 Mode 9
Narrow Element
Width
2 dots 4 dots 6 dots 2 dots 4 dots 6 dots 2 dots 3 dots 4 dots
Wide Element
Width
5 dots 10 dots 15 dots 4 dots 8 dots 12 dots 6 dots 9 dots 12 dots
Ratio 1:2.5 1:2.5 1:2.5 1:2 1:2 1:2 1:3 1:3 1:3
Length of 1
Character
4mm 8mm 12mm 3.5mm 7mm 10.5mm 4.5mm 6.75mm 9mm
2. Regulations
• By selecting interleaved 2 of 5 bar code symbols, start and stop patterns are automatically inserted.
• When the bar code data digit count is odd, a zero is added to the highest value digit.
• Details conform to standards for AIM, USS-12/5, ANSI and JIS x 0502.