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Chapter 8
Bar Codes
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DATA STRING
CONTROL CODE
ASCII NAME
HEX VALUE
#00
Control @
NUL
00
#01
Control A
SOH
01
#02
Control B
STX
02
#03
Control C
ETX
03
#04
Control D
EOT
04
#05
Control E
ENQ
05
#06
Control F
ACK
06
#07
Control G
BEL
07
#08
Control H
BS
08
#09
Control I
HT
09
#0A
Control J
LF
0A
#0B
Control K
VT
0B
#0C
Control L
FF
0C
#0D
Control M
CR
0D
#0E
Control N
SO
0E
#0F
Control O
SI
0F
#10
Control P
DLE
10
#11
Control Q
DC1
11
#12
Control R
DC2
12
#13
Control S
DC3
13
#14
Control T
DC4
14
#15
Control U
NAK
15
#16
Control V
SYN
16
#17
Control W
ETB
17
#18
Control X
CAN
18
#19
Control Y
EM
19
#1A
Control Z
SUB
1A
#1B
Control [
ESC
1B
#1C
Control \
FS
1C
#1D
Control ]
GS
1D
#1E
Control ^
RS
1E
#1F
Control_
US
1F
##
n/a
# (pound)
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Table 8-2
MaxiCode Control Code Equivalents
8.1.15 Code 128 (Automatic Compression), TCI 40
The Code 128 bar code is a variable length, high density, alphanumeric symbology that is
extensively used worldwide. This bar code uses three subsets (A, B, and C) which allows
for the encoding of the full 128 ASCII character set along with special control codes. This
bar code uses automatic compression. The printer will automatically choose the most
efficient subset and insert the appropriate special function code listed in Table 16. It is
possible to force a subset change by inserting the appropriate code while in automatic