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Printronix ThermaLine Series User Manual

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Bar Codes

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FIM Command Format

BARCODE

FIM; [VSCAN;] [Hn[.m];] [BFn;] [DARK;] SR; SC

[(D)data field(D)]

STOP

BARCODE

The Bar Code command; enter BARCODE.

FIM

Designates bar code type FIM; enter FIM.

VSCAN

Optional parameter to orient the bar code structure

vertically. To select a vertical bar code, enter VSCAN.

If VSCAN is not entered, the bar code is oriented

horizontally.

Hn[.m]

Optional parameter to adjust the overall height

(vertical expansion) of the bar code symbol (including

the upper and lower 0.1–inch guard bands and any

human readable data).

Height adjustments are made in 0.1–inch increments;

enter H and a value from 6 to 99 to select height

adjustments from 0.6 to 9.9 inches. The default value is

0.6 inches.

.m is an additional number of dots for the bar code

height. (Dots are in the current dot scale.)

BFn

Optional parameter for assigning a dynamic bar code

data field location on a form. With this parameter, the

actual data for the bar code data field is dynamically

provided during the Execute Form Mode; the data is

not specified during the Create Form Mode.

To use this field, perform the following steps:

a.

Enter BF.

b. Replace n with a number ranging from 1 to 255

to identify the bar code field. The SR and SC

parameters specify the exact location of the bar

code field identified by n.