Avery Dennison 9820 Addendum - Manual (Page 7)

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A b o u t M a x i C o d e
MaxiCode is a two-dimensional bar code developed by UPS (United Parcel
Service, Inc.). Data must be defined in a specific way for UPS. Refer to the
Guide to Bar Coding with UPS or the AIM MaxiCode Specification for more
details about data requirements.
The printers support Modes 0, 1, 2, and 3. Contact Monarch for information
about additional MaxiCode modes.
Mode Description
0 Obsolete, use mode 2 or 3
1 Obsolete, use mode 4
2 Structured Message, Numeric Postal Code (U. S. destinations)
3 Structured Message, Alphanumeric Postal Code (International
destinations)
You can select which mode to use in the bar code field or allow the printer to
auto-select the mode (0, 2, or 3) based on your data. Refer to the optional
Packet Reference Manual to learn how the printer can auto-select the
MaxiCode mode. MaxiCode automatically pads data with the "!" character.
MaxiCode does not support the NULL character.
Modes 2 and 3 are defined by the way the postal code, class of service, and
country code fields are arranged. (The postal code, class of service, and
country code are required fields.) Begin with the message header, then the
primary data (15 characters), followed by the secondary message (up to 78
characters). Or, begin with the primary data, then the message header,
followed by the secondary data. If the postal code data characters are all
numeric then the MaxiCode symbol is set to Mode 2. If the characters are
alphanumeric, or only contain ASCII characters 65 to 90, then the MaxiCode
symbol is set to Mode 3.
If you receive an error 612, check your MaxiCode data. You may have not
correctly structured or left out one of the three required fields (postal code,
class of service, and country code) or the “~029” character.