SATO DR300 - Manual (Page 65)

DR300 Operator Manual
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PDF417 Code
Digit
Position
Designated Item Designated Description
1 Field Designation 4 : 2D Bar Code
2 Field Designation 0 : PDF417
3 Mode 0 : [0] Fixed
4, 5
6, 7 Vertical Position 0000 : Input only and no printing field
0001 ~ 2848 : Vertical position (dot)
8, 9
10 Horizontal Position 001 ~ 640 : Horizontal position (dot)
11 Rotation 0 : 0º
1 : 90º
2 : 180º
3 : 270º
12,
13 Module Vertical Dot
Count 01 ~ 24 : Minimum module for vertical dot
(*refer to module size notes)
14,
15 Module Horizontal Dot
Count 01 ~ 09 : Minimum module for horizontal dot
(*refer to module size notes)
16 Error Correction 0 ~ 8 : Security Level
17,
18 1 Line Data Digit Count 00 ~ 03
19 ~ Reserved All [0]
* Module
To define the dot size:
1. Recommended to specify the vertical to horizontal dot ratio of 1:3 for better
readability by the scanner.
2. It is possible to define vertical dot (01, 02, 03), horizontal dot (01, 02, 03) but
there might be difficulties decoding fields.
3. Use the larger module for better printing quality.
Error Correction
To define the corrective level when bar code is damaged or tampered.
1. Higher corrective level provides better correction and reading.
2. Higher corrective level will increase barcode size.
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