Microcom 400 - Manual (Page 72)

Bar codes Chapter 7
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UPC Zero Reduction Format
SYMBOL DECODED NUMBER
X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 0 NS X1 X2 0 0 0 0 0 X3 X4 X5
X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 1 NS X1 X2 1 0 0 0 0 X3 X4 X5
X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 2 NS X1 X2 2 0 0 0 0 X3 X4 X5
X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 3 NS X1 X2 X3 0 0 0 0 0 X4 X5
X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 4 NS X1 X2 X3 X4 0 0 0 0 0 X5
X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 5 NS X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 0 0 0 0 5
X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 6 NS X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 0 0 0 0 6
X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 7 NS X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 0 0 0 0 7
X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 8 NS X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 0 0 0 0 8
X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 9 NS X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 0 0 0 0 9
Table 10
Universal Product Code - Version E (UPC-E, send 7 digits), TCI=13
TCI 13 is the same as TCI 12 except that only the actual 7 numeric digits are used to produce
the bar code. (Caution: It is very important that the valid 7 digits are used. Failure to use valid
numbers may result in incorrect bar codes.)
European Article Numbering System - Version 13 (EAN-13), TCI=20
EAN-13 is not generally used in the United States. It contains 13 digits and is constructed in
the same manner as UPC-A.
European Article Numbering System - Version 8 (EAN-8), TCI=21
EAN-8 is not generally used in the United States. It contains 8 digits and is constructed in the
same manner as EAN-13. Please note that EAN-8 does not use compression and is not a
condensed version of EAN-13 (as with UPC-A and UPC-E).
Interleaved 2 of 5 TCI=15 (I2of5)
I2of5 is a high density, variable length, numeric bar code that is used mainly in the distribution
industry. Although the data can be any length, there must always be an even number of
characters. If an odd amount of characters is required, a 0 is normally padded at the
beginning. I2of5 bar codes actually encode characters in the spaces as well as the bars.
Therefore the character spacing element (CS) must be defaulted.
Code 3 of 9 (Code 39), TCI=16
Code 39 is one of the more popular variable length, alphanumeric, bar code in use today. It
can encode numeric characters 0 through 9, all upper case letters, and the characters -.*$/+%
and space. Although most specifications require a specific inter character spacing, Code 39