Creating bar code labels, Bar code summary – Brother PT-9500PC User Manual

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Creating bar code labels

Bar code labels for product control and for sales transactions can be created simply with the
PT-9500PC. Because there are a variety of bar code standards, create the bar code labels after
confirming the creation standards and scanning standards for the bar code reader.

Bar code summary

The bar codes that can be created using the PT-9500PC are listed below.

Standard

Format

Characters

Number of
Characters

Windows

Macintosh

CODE39

One-dimensional

code

0-9, A-Z, $, /, %,

+, -, ., space

1-250

I-2/5 (ITF)

One-dimensional

code

0-9

1-250

UPC-A

One-dimensional

code

0-9

11+1

(check digit)

UPC-E

One-dimensional

code

0-9

6+1

(check digit)

EAN13

One-dimensional

code

0-9

12+1

(check digit)

EAN8

One-dimensional

code

0-9

7+1

(check digit)

CODABAR (NW-7)

One-dimensional

code

0-9, A-D, $, /, :,

+, -, .,

3-250

CODE128

One-dimensional

code

All ASCII

(128 characters)

Control code

(37 types)

1-250

(up to 30

characters)

EAN128

One-dimensional

code

All ASCII

(128 characters)

Control code

(37 types)

1-250

(up to 30

characters)

POSTNET

One-dimensional

code

0-9

5, 9, 11*

Laser Bar Code

One-dimensional

code

0-9

3, 5, 7, 9, 11,

13, 15**

ISBN-2

One-dimensional

code

0-9

14+1

(check digit)

ISBN-5

One-dimensional

code

0-9

17+1

(check digit)