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1. 90 3 629 Code 9I m 91 dod Code 99 piii prb SH EE PIE RI 92 3 6 25 Code 128 BULOSWHCH ases a said RH ERE NER NE 93 3 6 26 Code 128 Subset A ated ibtd de e rid ARRA geo rd Adeo 94 6 27 COUE T29 Subset Bi sien eid reb p V epe 95 3 6 28 Code 128 SUbSet C sisi baa ei aa ra A Ra a R dada 96 3 60 29 UCO THUS ES 97 3 6 30 128 airs Sh ors ev aae Ais wine Mu Sp kage 98 COdaDBF e eter cr ai ur eda d 99 3 6 32 Codabar Mod16 check digit ue eerte 100 9 50 93 MOTINPIOSSOV dedo pa dete die 101 3 6 34 MSI Plessey Mod10 check 102 3 6 35 MSI Plessey Mod10 Mod10 check digit 103 3 6 36 MSI Plessey Mod10 Mod10 check digit 104 3 6 37 ET OSU 105 BOs ZIP 250 106 4 6 39 ZIP 4 Posltiet 1 1 ded 107 108 3 641 QR COCCI 109 3 7 EXPANDING TYPEFACES dc cic pensar hie cases Geen 110 3 7 1 Checking Typefaces oM end eet essed ae seen 110 3 7 2 Activating fonts using a PRESCRIBE command 111 3 7 3 Activating fonts using a PCL comm
2. A 99 3 6 32 Codabar Mod16 check digit Type properties Linear code Activation sequence lt gt 524751 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter p parameter b parameter Additional properties Size of base data 1 to 32 Character set 0 09 Start and stop characters ABCD Example Esc gt s24751TA1234567890B CR A 100 3 6 33 MSI Plessey Type properties Linear code Limitation Plain text is only output in the default typeface in a set position below the code which means that the h parameter does not have any effect and in the case of the p parameter only the values 1 and 4 are allowed Activation sequence lt gt 524760 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter 29 p parameter 1 b parameter 6 12 Additional properties Size of base data 1 to 14 Character set 0to9 Example Esc gt 24760T0123456789 lt CR gt A 101 3 6 34 MSI Plessey Mod10 check digit Type properties Linear code Limitation Plain text is only output in the default typeface in a set position below the code which means that the h parameter
3. lt Esc gt s24701T lt Base Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter p parameter b parameter Additional properties Size of base data 1 to 100 Character set All printable characters from ASCII 00 to 95 Example lt gt 524701 1234567890 lt gt 94 3 6 27 Code 128 Subset Type properties Linear code Activation sequence lt gt 524702 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter p parameter b parameter Additional properties Size of base data 1 to 100 Character set All printable characters from ASCII 32 to 126 Example lt gt 524702 1234567890 lt gt 95 3 6 28 Code 128 Subset Type properties Linear code Activation sequence lt Esc gt s24704T lt Base Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter p parameter b parameter Additional properties Size of base data 1 to 100 Character set 0to9 Example Esc 24704T1234567890 lt CR gt 96 3 6 29 128 proper
4. partitions in which additional fonts and macros for the status page and function calls are stored for the user in addition to the software The following partitions are available once the CF SD card has been inserted Type A Barcode Status Barcode Init Barcode Remove KM BC 3 02 1 BSTP 2 KM Logo Linedraw Codes 4 Code39 8 EAN 10mil 21 13mil LetterGot LetterGot LetterGot USPS ZIP OCR OCR B hic 10 DS Hie 17 OCR_B scal Startup ocr a 9 ocr a ocr a ocr 10_ ocr 9 port 10 port 12 land ext la ocr b ocr b 122 12 land ext po Ser PRE kmbc3 02 1 12 port PRE kmbc3 02 1 inf PRE auto PRE bstp PRE si PRE si tpl 2 PRE st tp3 start PRE KM Logo ttf PRE code39 8 PRE ean 1 Omi 1 3mil PRE linedraw PRE ocra PRE ocrb731 PRE ocrb732 PRE ocrb733 PRE ocrb734 PRE ocrb735 PRE ocrb736 PRE ocrb737 PRE ocrb738 PRE code39 4 PRE OCR B scal PRE uspszip PRE ocrb PRE ltgotl0a PRE ltgotl2a PRE ltgotl7a Type D 22 KMBC3 02 17 s0 KMBC3 02 17 so INF autostart BSTP STP1 STP2 STP3 KM Logo ttf Let Got 10 Let Got 12 Let Got 17 Linedraw OCR B scal OCRA731 OCRA732 OCRA733 OCRA734 OCRB735 OCRB736 OCRB737 OCRB7
5. although more recently it has been used within the industry throughout the world Like the Datamatrix code the QR Code can also be printed in a variety of sizes and resolutions QR Code symbols are available in 40 sizes The smallest version version 1 forms a square of 21 x 21 modules the largest one being 177 x 177 modules version 40 in which the distance between versions is always four modules So version 2 consists of 25 x 25 modules version 3 of 29 x 29 modules etc Module means the smallest quadratic element in a symbol Symbol in the case of the QR Code means the combined entity of the module as a square An example for version 4 with 33 x 33 modules You can select the desired version using PCL Barcode Flash But you must make your selection so that your data can be accommodated If you select a version that is too small the software prints an error message instead of the QR Code symbol If you fail to make a selection the software automatically selects the smallest possible version in which the base data can be accommodated There are five types of character sets available for the QR Code in PCL Barcode Flash in which the data can be encoded in the symbol Numeric Digits 0 9 Alphanumeric Digits 0 9 letters A Z the space character the characters 45 All 256 ASCII characters are accepted Kanji Practically all Kanji characters can be displayed They must be
6. correction words dependent on the size of the useful data This is particularly useful if your application is designed to output different kinds of useful data frequently In this case you can enter the number of error correction words as a percentage 100 to 400 of the size of the useful data and add 1000 to it Thus values of from 1000 to 1400 are permissible here Example lt Esc gt s1200p24850T lt data gt This entry means that you have selected 200 per cent Within the context of the nine possible level options the barcode module will try to match the level of the error correction as closely as possible to 200 per cent of the useful data If you do not enter the p parameter a suitable value between 1 and 4 is used as standard 59 Layout parameters The following applies for the parameters below With these parameters you can set four predefined values as sub parameters These must be separated by commas You do not have to enter all four values if you do not wish to do so You can also leave the b and s parameters out completely In this case the Barcode Flash solution selects the most appropriate standard values If you want to leave out only certain sub parameters a comma is required as a placeholder If you enter values outside the ranges listed below the barcode module outputs an error message in lieu of the PDF417 symbol With certain sub parameters relative to size relationships the data might overlap If they ove
7. 1 12 point esc O Y esc sOp8 1h12v0sObOT Barcode 3of 9 4 6 12 point esc O Y esc sOp4 6h12v0sO0bOT EAN UPC 10 Mil prop 12 point esc 8Y esc s1p12vOsObOT EAN UPC 13 Mil prop 12 point esc 8Y esc s1p12vOs3bOT Letter Gothic 17 9 5 point esc 8U esc sOp16 66h9 5v0sObOT Letter Gothic 12 12 point esc 8U esc sOp12h12v0sObOT Letter Gothic 10 14 point esc 8U esc sOp10h14v0sObOT Line Draw 10 12 point esc OB esc sOp10h12vOsObOT OCR A 10 12 point esc OO esc sOp10h12v0s0b104T OCR B 10 12 point esc 1O esc sOp10h12v0s0b1 10T USPS ZIP prop 12 point esc 15Y esc s1p12vOsObOT gt Note Please note that the barcodes in this section do not have any inherent intelligence like the barcodes controlled using BARC You have to integrate into the barcode text all of the checksums the start and stop symbols at the right places with their proper values Otherwise your barcode reader will not be able to read the barcode properly 112 3 7 4 Examples Print out a barcode 39 with PRESCRIBE R FONT 831 TEXT 0987654321 PAGE required as the start and stop character Print out of a UPC barcode with ORC A script embedded below in PCL cr 1f esc 8Y esc s1p12v0s0b0T 012345 cr 1f 012345 GHIJAF cr 1f 012345 GHIJAF cr 1f cr 1f esc 00 esc s0p10h12v0s0b104T esc p 50y
8. 172 127 84 12 40 40 228 169 112 13 44 44 288 214 142 14 48 48 348 259 172 15 52 52 408 304 202 16 64 64 560 418 278 17 72 72 736 550 366 18 80 80 912 682 454 19 88 88 1152 862 574 20 96 96 1392 1042 694 21 104 104 1632 1222 814 22 120 120 2100 1573 1048 23 132 132 2608 1954 1302 24 144 144 3116 2335 1556 39 Rectangular symbols Symbol no Rows Columns Data capacity Num Alphanum Binary 25 8 18 10 6 3 26 8 32 20 13 8 27 12 26 32 22 14 28 12 36 44 31 20 29 16 36 64 46 30 30 16 48 98 72 47 Datamatrix codes can be called with both PRESCRIBE and PCL commands Syntax in PCL The T parameter always has to be entered Another three optional parameters can also be entered You can enter the parameters in the Escape sequence in any order If PCL Barcode Flash encounters illegal values in one of the parameters i e values outside the ranges mentioned below an error message is printed instead of the Datamatrix symbol T parameter identifier for Datamatrix 24820 h parameter symbol number Legal values 1 to 30 Here you can select either a specific symbol number or a range of symbol numbers separated by a comma If you do not enter a value PCL Barcode Flash selects the smallest symbol possible which can accommodate the data Examples 8h No symbol other than no 8 is used If the data cannot be accommodated in this an error message is printed instead of the symbol 40 5 10h The software selects the smallest poss
9. GS character group separator ASCII character 29 and the complete secondary information is closed with the RS character field separator ASCII character 30 and the EOT character end of transmission ASCII character 4 as shown in the following example Although the rules for the secondary information are not mandatory from the point of view of the MaxiCode they are very widespread in dispatch systems throughout the world and should be observed for this reason All data should be entered in capital letters The postal code may contain up to 9 digits in mode 2 numerical and up to 6 capital letters or digits in mode 3 alphanumerical Specific secondary information 1 Ansi header gt lt RS gt 01 lt GS gt 96 2 Tracking number GS SCAC lt GS gt UPS Shipper number lt GS gt Julian day of pickup lt GS gt Shipment ID lt GS gt Package x of y lt GS gt 53 Package weight lt GS gt Address validation lt GS gt Ship to address lt GS gt Ship to city lt GS gt Ship to state lt GS gt 3 End of format lt RS gt End of transmission lt EOT gt As already mentioned this must be followed directly by an escape sequence that requests a font Example of a MaxiCode request with primary and secondary information and subsequent font request sequence lt Esc gt s24800T1 1 2 40670 840 001 gt lt RS gt 01 lt GS gt 9612Z00004951 lt GS gt U SPN lt GS gt 06X610 lt GS gt 159 lt GS gt 1234567 lt GS gt 1 1 lt GS gt 10
10. UPC 10 mil 12 Prop 832 TULL NM EAN UPC 13 mil 12 833 Letter Gothic 9 5 12 14 16 66 12 10 834 835 836 ABCDEF Line Draw 12 10 837 al OCR A 12 10 838 731 734 ABCDEF OCR B 12 10 839 735 738 ABCDEF USPS 71 12 Prop 840 If the print out of the above barcode examples is missing please set the printer to 600 dpi 2 4 Startup partition Type A only As described in the chapter entitled HARDWARE INSTALLATION there is a Startup partition on the CF SD card All data on this partition is automatically loaded when the printer is switched on and is immediately available Therefore all additional data which you would like to make available to users must be copied into this partition As a rule this data includes fonts macros or print data 27 3 Programming 3 1 General Kyocera printers and multifunction devices are equipped as standard with a number of linear barcodes which can be controlled exclusively using the Kyocera language PRESCRIBE The PCL Barcode Flash software extends the number of barcodes supported to include important new types which have been established in trade industry and postal operations In addition an important feature is that almost all existing and new barcodes can also be controlled by means of PCL standard commands which considerably enhances the field of application of printers equipped appropriately The following section describes control via PCL commands in detail an
11. also to the detailed information under the parameters described below 57 The level degree of error correction can also be selected by the user Nine levels are available 0 8 whereby level means no error correction desired Depending on the application and on the quality of the paper used however a higher level should be used All 256 ASCII characters can be coded as useful data Example of a PDF417 symbol with 18 rows and 5 columns e Syntax in PCL The T parameter must always be entered the remaining three parameters on the other hand are optional You can enter the parameters in the escape sequence in any order If the Barcode Flash solution encounters impermissible values in one of the parameters i e values that lie outside the ranges listed below an error message is printed in lieu of the PDF417 symbol T parameter Identifier for PDF417 24850T p parameter Error correction level Permissible values 0 8 These nine levels are predefined by the PDF417 specification Note that this is a fixed number of error correction words as follows 58 Level Error correction words 0 2 1 4 2 8 3 16 4 32 5 64 6 128 7 256 8 512 Example lt Esc gt s3p24850T lt data gt This entry means that you have selected level 3 in other words sixteen error correction words The barcode module uses this regardless of the size of the useful data However you also have the option of making the number of error
12. be used not even if the base data had also been accommodated in a lower version and none greater than No 14 If as in this example the base data is not accommodated in version 14 PCL Barcode Flash prints out an error message instead of a QR Code symbol This kind of range selection is useful for example for applications in which the size of the data being encoded varies but for the purposes of printing always having the same symbol size is desirable for visual or legibility reasons What is more you can specify the error correction level QR Code uses the Reed Solomon procedure for error correction You can choose between a proportion of the Reed Solomon module for error correction of 7 96 15 96 25 or 30 approximate values in each case You should make this selection carefully based on the following criteria When accommodating data the version that is used and therefore the symbol size increases as the error correction level rises consequently your space requirement and reading speed can decrease There again a higher error correction level may be recommended for poorer paper qualities or lighting conditions The same applies if your application depends greatly on a high first read rate When 46 selecting the error correction level the following applies as when selecting the encoding If the symbol size and the read speed are not particularly important for your application then you are recommended to select 30 Version 4
13. does not have any effect and in the case of the p parameter only the values 1 and 4 are allowed Activation sequence lt gt 524761 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter 29 p parameter 1 b parameter 6 12 Additional properties Size of base data 1 to 14 Character set 0to9 Example lt Esc gt 24761T12345678 lt CR gt 102 3 6 35 MSI Plessey Mod10 Mod10 check digit Type properties Linear code Limitation Plain text is only output in the default typeface in a set position below the code which means that the h parameter does not have any effect and in the case of the p parameter only the values 1 and 4 are allowed Activation sequence lt gt 524762 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter 29 p parameter 1 b parameter 6 12 Additional properties Size of base data 1 to 14 Character set 0to9 Example Esc 24762T12345678 lt CR gt 103 3 6 36 MSI Plessey Mod10 Mod10 check digit Type properties Linear code Limitation Plain text is only output in the default typeface in a set position below the code which means that the h parameter does not have a
14. from PRESCRIBE macros 3 3 4 MaxiCode MaxiCode is a matrix code developed by UPS The content of the useful data is optimised for the information of the dispatch system and is primarily used in that area Different information that is of relevance to shipment is specified such as address components weight etc In contrast to the other 2D codes supported the size of the individual modules as well as that of the complete MaxiCode symbol is fixed i e they cannot be modified by the user The dimensions of the complete symbol are specified as 25 4 mm x 25 4 In contrast to the other 2D codes described the printed modules comprise hexagons and there are circles at the centre see figure below that enable the reading device to locate it more rapidly MaxiCode contains code words for the automatic correction of errors All 256 ASCII characters can be coded as useful data There is a standard however by which the useful data are divided into primary and secondary information Example of a MaxiCode symbol 51 oe Set 42 ante or Syntax in PCL The T parameter must always be entered No other parameters are specified with MaxiCode T parameter Identifier for MaxiCode 24800T MaxiCode is initiated by the sequence lt Esc gt s24800T Additional parameters are not necessary in this sequence apart from that the same rules apply as those used for other barcodes The data following this se
15. information in the case of UNIT does not refer to the entire symbol but to each 38 individual module The minimum size of a module is 1 dot while the maximum permitted is 1000 dots at 600 dpi The best read results are generally achieved at a symbol size of around 8 to 15 dots at 600 dpi When making your selection elements such as paper quality and colour reading distance scanning technique and light conditions are to be taken into account When programming you should pay attention to the required quiet zone This is the small white area that has to be left blank above below and to the right and left of the symbol According to the standard the area equivalent to a module is required but in practice a larger quiet zone is to be recommended gt Note In specialist barcode language module refers to the smallest square element of a symbol Symbol refers to the combined modules in their entirety mainly as squares or rectangles PCL Barcode Flash supports Datamatrix only in accordance with the widely applied ECC200 procedure Extended Channel Interpretation and Structured Append Mode are not supported The following 30 Datamatrix symbols are available Square symbols Symbol no Rows Columns Data capacity Num Alphanum Binary 1 10 10 6 3 1 2 12 12 10 6 3 3 14 14 16 10 6 4 16 16 24 16 10 5 18 18 36 25 16 6 20 20 44 31 20 7 22 22 60 43 28 8 24 24 72 52 34 9 26 26 88 64 42 10 32 32 124 91 60 11 36 36
16. lt GS gt Y lt GS gt OTT O HAHN STRASSE 12 lt GS gt MEERBUSCH lt GS gt DE lt RS gt lt EOT gt lt Esc gt 10U gt lt Esc gt s1p11vsb414 8T Detailed explanation relative to this example 1 No of symbol 1 Number of symbols in this group 2 MaxiCode mode 40670 Postal code 840 Country code 001 Service class 1Z00004951 Tracking number USPN SCAC 06X610 UPS Shipper number 159 Julian day of pickup 54 1234567 Shipment 1 1 Package x of y 10 Package weight Y Address validation OTTO HAHN STRASSE 12 Ship to address MEERBUSCH Ship to city DE Ship to state Syntax in PRESCRIBE To control the MaxiCode from PRESCRIBE the commands XBCP and XBAR are used The rules for the content of the useful data i e the primary and secondary information are described above in the syntax for controlling with PCL They apply likewise in the case of a request issued from PRESCRIBE with the difference that the primary information is formed with XBCP while the secondary information lies in the useful data For the example below the same data are used as in the previous PCL example XBCP 0 8 Reset and selection of MaxiCode This command must appear before each MaxiCode request issued from PRESCRIBE XBCP 1 it stands for the MaxiCode mode in the Barcode Flash solution modes 2 through 6 are available XBCP 2 2 For Structured Append mode within a group of symbols the sequential number of the symbo
17. number 120 instead of 100 The essential difference is that the useful data do not follow directly after the command but rather must be located in one or more subsequent TEXT commands Otherwise the BARC command is formed with the same parameters as in the variant with 100 In this connection the BARC command is treated internally not so much as a barcode command but rather to some extent as a kind of font command that simply switches from the font mode to the barcode mode If multiple TEXT commands are used instead of a single TEXT command their content is then combined in their direct sequence In order to end the barcode mode 43 a FONT MAP command must occur Example BARC 120 10 10 14 TEXT 0123456789 TEXT 0123456789 The advantage of this mode As lengthier useful data often have to be printed with Datamatrix cases may occur in SAP where a single row cannot accommodate all of the useful data If this should be the case one of the lines would not be filled with useful data and the useful data would be disrupted by non printable characters e g printer control sequences during programming The advantage of the variant with 120 is therefore that in applications with SAP the division of the useful data into multiple TEXT commands makes it possible to combine the data automatically nevertheless 44 3 3 3 QR Code This matrix code was developed by the company Denso and is particularly widespread in Japan
18. parameters parameter 29 p parameter 3 b parameter 8 16 24 32 Additional properties Size of basedata 8 Character set 0to9 Example lt Esc gt s24611T01234567 lt CR gt T2 3 6 5 EAN JAN 8 Type properties Linear code Limitation Plain text is only output in the default typeface in a set position below the code Activation sequence lt gt 524620 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter 50 p parameter 3 b parameter 8 16 24 32 Additional properties Size of basedata 7 Character set 0 to 9 Example Esc s24620T0123456 CR 73 3 6 6 EAN JAN 8 a 2 digit extension Type properties Linear code Limitation Plain text is only output in the default typeface in a set position below the code Activation sequence lt gt 524621 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter 50 p parameter 3 b parameter 8 16 24 32 Additional properties Size of basedata 9 Character set 0to9 Example Esc 24621T012345678 lt CR gt AA i 74 3 6 7 EAN JAN 8 5 digit extension Type properties Linear code Limitation Plain text is only outp
19. symbol enter 25 to 30 However you have to make your selection such that the symbol is large enough to accommodate your data If you select too small a symbol PCL Barcode Flash prints an error message instead of a symbol If you do not make a selection the software automatically selects the smallest possible symbol in which the base data can be accommodated Automatic selection always picks a square symbol Therefore if you want to use a rectangular symbol you have to make a selection in any case You can also select a minimum number or a range from the 30 symbol numbers e g 10 to 14 In this instance no symbol smaller than no 10 will be used even if the base data could have been accommodated in a smaller symbol and no symbol larger than no 14 is used In this example if the base data cannot be accommodated in symbol no 14 PCL Barcode Flash prints an error message instead of a symbol This kind of range selection is sensible for example for applications in which the size of the data to be coded varies but where the same symbol size is always required for visual or legibility reasons when printed for example The size of the modules the individual squares which go to make up the symbol can also be stipulated In PCL the module size has to be entered in dots pixels In PRESCRIBE on the other hand the unit specified with the command UNIT is used in this instance UNIT D being strongly recommended for reasons of accuracy The
20. the default parameter inversion 1 Symbol is not printed inverted 2 Symbol is printed inverted If you do not enter the v parameter 1 or not inverted is used as the default Examples Esc s10h1v12b24820TData Esc 520012 15 1 24820 Activation with no additional parameters base data 1234567890 A Esc gt s24820T1234567890 lt CR gt 41 Syntax in PRESCRIBE If you are not confident with programming in PRESCRIBE we recommend that you read the PRESCRIBE IIE PROGRAMMING MANUAL The BARC command is used The syntax described in the PRESCRIBE manual for the BARC command is valid for the one dimensional barcodes supported As you will see below the syntax for two dimensional barcodes is slightly different The following parameters exist all of which except the Barcode type parameter are optional If these are entered they must be separated by commas Barcode type identity number for Datamatrix 100 Module size The unit of module size is preceded by the UNIT command We recommend that you use dots pixels gt UNIT D Lowest symbol number Values from 1 to 30 To understand what this parameter means compare the explanations for the h parameter in the section entitled Syntax in PCL Highest symbol number Values from 1 to 30 To understand what this parameter means compare the explanations for the h parameter in
21. use the h parameter this always requires a three digit number as you can see from the example above First digit Font style 1 regular 2 italics 3 bold 4 bold italics Second digit Font size 0 select automatically 1 use previously selected size for the font selected Third digit Typeface 0 Courier 1 Letter Gothic 2 Univers 3 Univers compressed 4 CG Times 5 OCR B Example of lt 204h gt 2 italics 0 automatic font size 4 CG Times MUUA 34567890123456789 34 T parameter Number of the barcode The number of the required barcode can be taken from the following table UPC A 24600 UPC A 2 digit extension 24601 UPC E 24610 UPC E 2 digit extension 24611 EAN JAN 8 24620 EAN JAN 8 2 digit extension 24621 8 5 digit extension 24622 EAN JAN 13 24630 EAN JAN 13 2 digit extension 24631 EAN JAN 13 5 digit extension 24632 Interleaved 2 of 5 24640 Interleaved 2 of 5 with check digit 24641 Industrial 2 of 5 25 24650 Industrial 2 of 5 25 with check digit 24651 Matrix 2 of 5 24660 Matrix 2 of 5 with check digit 24661 Code 39 3 of 9 without space character 24670 Code 39 Mod47 with check digit without space character 24671 Code 39 3 of 9 with space character 24672 Code 39 Mod47 with check digit with space character 24673 Code 39 Extended 24680 Code 39 Extended Mod47 check digit 24681 Code 93 24690 Code 93 Extended 24691 Code 128 autoswitc
22. 0 for example with an error correction level of 7 is able to accommodate either 7089 digits 4296 alphanumeric characters 2953 binary bytes or 1817 Kanji characters With an error correction level of 30 there are only 3057 digits 1852 alphanumeric characters 1273 binary bytes or 784 Kanji characters as the proportion of the Reed Solomon module is higher You can specify the module size as an additional parameter The minimum size is 1 dot and the maximum legal size is 1000 dots at 600 dpi It is of course necessary to select a size at which the symbol will actually fit onto the paper format that you use If you would like to print symbols with a very large module size then where applicable this can only be achieved with smaller symbol versions For instance you may select a module size of up to 26 dots when using symbol version 40 at A4 format whereas is may be 224 dots for symbol version 1 in each case relative to 600 dpi In practice these kinds of large module sizes are actually rarely needed The most readable results are generally achieved at a module size of about 8 to 15 dots at 600 dpi When making a selection it is important to take into account paper quality and paper colour reading distance scanning technology and lighting conditions for example When programming you should also pay attention to the required quiet zone This is the small white area which has to remain free above below to the right and to the left of t
23. 0MFP B C FS 1035MFP B C FS 1116MFP FS 1118MFP KM 1820 FS 1120MFP FS 1124MFP FS 1125MFP FS 1128MFP KM 2820 B C FS 1130MFP B C FS 1135MFP B C FS 1220MFP FS 1320MFP FS 1325MFP FS 3040MFP B C FS 3040MFP B C FS 3140MFP B C FS 3140MFP B C FS 3540MFP B C FS 3640MFP B C FS 6025MFP B C FS 6030MFP B C FS 6525MFP B C FS 6530MFP B C 14 FS C1020MFP FS C1020MFP FS C2026MFP B C FS C2026MFP B C FS C2126MFP B C FS C2126MFP B C FS C2526MFP B C FS C2626MFP B C FS C8020MFP B C FS C8025MFP B C FS C8520MFP B C FS C8525MFP B C KM 1500 KM 1620 1635 1650 KM 2020 2035 2050 2530 2540 2550 2560 B C KM 3035 A KM 3040 A KM 3050 B C KM 3060 B C KM 3530 A KM 3650w KM 4030 KM 4035 KM 4050 B C KM 4230 KM 4530 KM 4800w 15 KM 4850w 5 5035 5050 B C KM 5230 A KM 5530 A KM 6030 A KM 6230 6330 7530 8030 2520 KM C2525E A KM C2630 A KM C3225 A KM C3232 A KM C3232E A KM C4035E A KM C830 A KM C850 A KM P4845w KM P4850w TASKalfa 180 2 5 181 5 220 TASKalfa 221 A TASKalfa 250ci B C TASKalfa 2550ci B C TASKalfa 300ci B C TASKalfa 300i B C TASKalfa 3050ci B C TASKalfa 3500i B C TASKalfa 3550ci B C TASKalfa 400ci B C TASKalfa 420i B C TASKalfa 4500i B C 16 TASKalfa 4550ci B C TASKalfa 500ci B C TASKalfa 520i B C TASKalf
24. 25X12345 67890 The line feed character has been displayed as If and the carriage return character as cr 113 4 Appendix 4 1 References These references are intended as a starting point for familiarising yourself with the variety of subject matter on barcodes The list is in no way complete and does not claim to offer a representative choice in terms of quality The ISO IEC documentation can be purchased from www iso ch It is generally recommended that you familiarise yourself with the following official manuals which are normally included on CD as a PDF document with every Kyocera device PRESCRIBE Ile Programming Manual English PDF417 Two Dimensional Bar Code Implementation Manual English 114 115 3 2 03 2013
25. 3 6 2 UPC A 2 digit 5 70 3 6 3 E 71 3 6 4 UPG E 2 OIGICXCHSION 72 3 6 5 73 3 6 6 EAN JAN 8 a 2 digit 5 74 3 6 7 EAN JAN 8 a 5 digit 000000000009 75 3 6 8 EANAN 76 3 6 9 EAN JAN 13 a 2 digit 2 77 3 6 10 EAN JAN 13 a 5 digit 78 god f diteleaved 2 Ol Ds dean o nd 79 3 6 12 Interleaved 2 of 5 with check 80 3 6 13 Industrial 2 of 5 25 81 3 6 14 Industrial 2 of 5 25 with check 00 0 000000 82 2 6 15 Malnx Z C qus 83 3 6 16 Matrix 2 OF 5 with check ane ee aee deren 84 3 6 17 Code 39 3 of 9 without space 85 3 6 18 Code 39 3 of 9 with space 86 3 6 19 Code 39 Mod47 with check digit without space character 87 3 6 20 Code 39 47 with check digit with space character 88 3 6 21 Code 39 Extended tao cde sis 89 3 6 22 Code 39 Extended Mod47 check digit
26. 38 OCR_B Code39 4 Code39 8 10 13mil USPS ZIP If required you copy additional macro and font partitions to the CF SD without impairing the functionality of PCL Barcode Flash To see an overview of the partitions print a partition list Start printing this list using the front panel on the printer 23 Example of a partition list of Type KYOCERA SEES PARTITION LIST Partition Name Partition Type Barcode Status Printable Data Barcode Init rintable Data Barcode Remove 39 Printable Data BC 3 00 1 Printable Data Macro Data RA Font Data 13mil Font Data Code39 8 Font Data EAN 10mil Font Data Code39 4 Font Data USPS 71 Font Data Linedraw Font Data OCR B Font Data LetterGothic 10 Font Data LetterGothic 12 Font Data LetterGothic 17 Font Data KM Logo Font Data STP2 Macro Data 5 lacro Data OCR B scal Font Data Startup 2 rintable Data ocr a 9 land Font Data ocr a 10 land Font Data a 9 port Font Data ocr a 10 port Font Data ocr b 12 ext la Font Data ocr b 12 land Font Data ocr b 12 ext po 500 Font Data ocr b 12 port Font Data The Device Information contains information on the physical size of the CF SD card and the memory used The Partition Information lists print data macro data and font data which is stored on the ca
27. 45 C Base Data EXIT Example Esc s24785T23456789 CR 2 Australia 4 state 52 FF MET with 5 character customer information PCL T parameter 24786 Activation Esc s24786T Base Data ABCDE Stop Character PRESCRIBE number 46 Activation R BARC 46 C Base Data ABCDE EXIT Example Esc s24786T23456789 Info CR 3 Australia 4 state 67 FF MET with 10 character customer information 62 PCL parameter 24787 Activation lt gt 524787 lt Data Stop Character PRESCRIBE number 47 Activation R BARC 47 C Base Data ABCDEFGHIJ EXIT Example Esc s24787T23456789 Info CR 4 Australia 4 state FCC 45 REPLY reply paid PCL T parameter 24788 Activation Esc s24788T Base Data Stop Character PRESCRIBE number 48 Activation R BARC 48 C Base Data EXIT Example Esc s24788T23456789 CR The data structures The barcode data under 2 and 3 consist of the precise DPID incorporating eight numeric characters and the customer information which have to be separated from one another by a comma The customer information may contain the following characters The digits O to 9 the uppercase letters A to Z the space character and the special character The barcode customer information under 2 may co
28. D card To use this card it has to be kept permanently in the printer All you have to do to install the card is to insert it into the slot in the printer Note that for technical reasons starting with Version 3 00 the Barcode Flash solution is available as Type A and Type B C Please see the compatibility list to find the right version for your device Where differences exist between the installation of Type A and Type B C these are described below Please ensure that the proper installation is available on the compact flash card You can use the directory to determine whether this is the case and reprogram the card if necessary You can do so by copying the right file to the printer Please observe the instructions in this regard at the beginning of the update file Please nothe that only the PCL Barcode Flash cards can be re programmed by the end user The KYOmulticode card PCL Barcode Flash with Unicode font extension and additional fonts has to be re programmed by Kyocera customer service if a change between Type A and B C or vice versa is necessary Note Please note carefully the general tips on working with CF SD cards in your printer manual This manual will also contain a description of where the CF SD slot is on your particular device Data and programs for Kyocera printers always have to be present in a particular form on Compact Flash cards In the case of the barcode solution these are a number of what are known as
29. ING AND DEACTIVATING THE SOFTWARE TYPE A ONLY 25 2 3 STATUS PAGE AND TEST PRINTS TYPE AND TYPE 26 2 4 STARTUP PARTITION TYPE A ONLY oed eno eiie edt 27 3 PROGRAMMING renes acr renean Y x eS ner ex CH textu ev adi cri OR neve n AR E EC a Ads 28 GENERAL ME DU DU 28 3 2 CONTROL WITH POs UE AR 29 2221 CHAIACIONS etae ut ere 29 3 2 2 Stopping Barcode mode 30 3 2 3 Rules for base dla uis ci imum Sees 31 3 24 QUIBZOTBS irt de i ea ar a ied 31 3 2 5 Positioning of the CUISOF cie osi prete 31 3 2 6 Further parameters and 99 32 3 2 7 Alternative Escape 36 3 3 BARCODES AND MATRIX CODES WITH DIFFERENT PARAMETERS 38 Datamat aeea a a e T 38 3 3 2 Datamatrix mode for printing from 43 3 33 QR COG 45 O84 MANIC OGG cu eb n 51 au gd Bg e dad RERO 57 3 3 6 Australia 4 state barcodes s 00000 62 3 4 ERROR MESSAGES 65 3 5 EXAMPLES AND INSTRUCTIONS ON USE 68 945 BARCODE amp ced ace ede Qd EURO E defe 69 ED ere om RR ERAT Tmo Ten MN 69
30. In addition to simple tasks such as filtering and changing the incoming data stream complex solutions are possible in this instance the generation of complete barcodes The API program is located on the Compact Flash card and is automatically loaded into memory and activated when the printer is switched on Practically all normal functions of the device are retained alongside the barcode solution for example the device can still be used as a completely normal workgroup printer The barcodes already available as standard with Kyocera devices can still be called using the BARC command In addition the activation option is now available via the general industry standard PCL command thus allowing these devices to be integrated with ease into existing systems Thus costly work on the controlling application e g in inventory software can be avoided PCL Barcode Flash enhances the standard barcodes with a range of additional linear codes and matrix codes as well as machine readable fonts and formatting options so all current standard applications are covered to a great extent All activation controls can be undertaken in PRESCRIBE or PCL as required giving the programmer the greatest possible flexibility The PRESCRIBE BARC command has been extended so as to allow Data Matrix QR Code and Australia Post 4 State for example to be controlled in the usual way The PCL sequences for controlling the barcodes have been borrowed from font co
31. PCL Barcode Flash 3 0 User Manual KYOCERA This manual revision 3 2 03 2013 is based on PCL Barcode Flash version 3 02 17 The software version is published as the Application Version on the PCL Barcode Flash status page as well Copyright KYOCERA Document Solutions Europe All rights reserved No part of this manual may be duplicated or transferred in any form or manner either electronically or mechanically including photocopying recording or archiving without the written permission of KYOCERA Document Solutions Europe B V We shall have no liability or responsibility to customers or any other person or entity with respect to any liability loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by equipment sold or furnished by us including but not limited to any interruption of service loss of business or anticipatory profits or consequential damages resulting from the use or operation of the equipment or software Kyocera is a trademark of Kyocera Corporation Mita is a registered trademark of Kyocera Document Solutions Inc PCL Barcode Flash is a registered trademark of KYOCERA Document Solutions Europe B V QR Code is a registered trademark of Denso Corporation Maxicode is a registered trademark PDF417 is a registered trademark Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation All other product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of the
32. T and FSET should always be used together as otherwise the font activation cannot be correctly recognised by the printer The zero character is displayed as 0 and it should not be confused with the letter O Barcode 3of 9 8 1 12 point FONT 830 or CSET OY FSET 0p8 1h12v0sObOT Barcode 3of 9 4 6 12 point FONT 831 or CSET OY FSET 0p4 6h12v0sObOT EAN UPC 10 Mil proportional 12 point FONT 832 or CSET 8Y FSET 1p12v0s0b0T EAN UPC 13 Mil proportional 12 point FONT 833 or CSET 8Y FSET 1p12v0s3b0T Letter Gothic 17 9 5 point FONT 834 or CSET 8U FSET 0p16 66h9 5v0sObOT Letter Gothic 12 12 point FONT 835 or CSET 8U FSET 0p12h12v0sObOT Letter Gothic 10 14 point FONT 836 or CSET 8U FSET 0p10h14v0sOb0T Line Draw 10 12 point FONT 837 or CSET FSET 0p10h12v0sOb0T OCR A 10 12 point FONT 838 CSET FSET 0p10h12v0s0b104T OCR B 10 12 point FONT 839 CSET 10 FSET 0p10h12v0s0b110T USPS ZIP proportional 12 point FONT 840 or CSET 15Y FSET 1p12v0sObOT 111 3 7 3 Activating fonts using a PCL command In the PCL emulation of Kyocera devices the fonts can also be selected using the corresponding PCL command The Escape character ASCII character 27 in decimal or 1B in hexadecimal is displayed here as esc Please do not use the individual characters in brackets just the actual Escape character Barcode 3of 9 8
33. a 55001 B C TASKalfa 550c TASKalfa 552ci B C TASKalfa 5550ci B C TASKalfa 620 A TASKalfa 6500i B C TASKalfa 650c TASKalfa 6550ci B C TASKalfa 750c TASKalfa 7550ci B C TASKalfa 8000i B C TASKalfa 820 A Printers alphabetical order Model Name Card Type FS 1010 A FS 1020D A FS 1030D A FS 1040 FS 1041 FS 1050 A FS 1060DN 5 FS 1061DN FS 1100 A FS 1110 FS 1120D A FS 1300D A FS 1320D A FS 1350DN B C FS 1370DN B C FS 1800 A FS 1800 A FS 1900 A FS 1920 A FS 2000D FS 2020D FS 2100D DN FS 3800 FS 3820N FS 3830N FS 3900DN FS 3920DN FS 4000DN FS 4020DN FS 4100DN FS 4200DN FS 4300DN FS 6020 FS 6950DN FS 6970DN FS 7000 FS 820 FS 9000 FS 9100DN FS 9120DN FS 9130DN FS 920 FS 9500DN FS 9520DN FS 9530DN FS C5015N FS C5016N FS C5020N FS C5025N FS C5030N FS C5100DN FS C5150DN FS C5150DN FS C5200DN FS C5250DN FS C5250DN FS C5300DN FS C5350DN B C gt gt PrP B C gt B C gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt 65 u B C B C B C B C B C B C B C 18 FS C5400DN B C FS C8008N A FS C8026N A FS C8100DN A FS C8100DN A FS C8500DN A FS C8600DN B C FS C8650DN B C KM 4800w TASKalfa 2420w TASKalfa 4820w Compatible with card type A Compact Flash B C Compatible with card type B C Compact Flash D Compatible with card type D Secure Digital card Not
34. aces These barcodes are composed of individual fixed elements comparable with the way in which a word is made up of individual letters There are some applications on the market mainly older in origin which control the barcode using this method The printers used in this environment normally need a so called Barcode Font Cartridge a special memory module as an optional accessory Kyocera printers and multifunction devices can be used with PCL Barcode Flash without having to intervene into the applications What is more Barcode Font Cartridges can be controlled using some Microsoft Windows standard printer drivers and Kyocera devices can now be used for this too 3 7 1 Checking Typefaces It is possible to check that the typefaces work properly as follows e Print out a list of the optional fonts printer display the Font Option gt List of Fonts menu item This might also necessarily result in layout changes on the test page caused by the dimensions of the barcode characters but this is a harmless side effect and doesn t impair functionality e Print out the PCL Barcode Flash Status Page Memory Card gt Read data gt Barcode Status menu item e Activate one of the fonts and print out data Example FONT 830 TEXT 1234 PAGE EXIT 110 3 7 2 Activating fonts using a PRESCRIBE command Either using the individual FONT command or the pair of commands CSET and FSET CSE
35. ameter 6 18 Additional properties Size of base data 1 to 100 Character set 0to 9 A to Z ato z Space Example lt gt 524673 1234567890ABCP CR MR 88 3 6 21 Code 39 Extended Type properties Linear code Activation sequence lt gt 524680 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter 29 p parameter 1 b parameter 6 18 Additional properties Size of base data 1 to 100 Character set All printable characters from ASCII 00 to 127 Example Esc s24680T 1234567890abc lt CR gt 89 3 6 22 Code 39 Extended Mod47 check digit Type properties Linear code Activation sequence lt gt 524681 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter 29 p parameter 1 b parameter 6 18 Additional properties Size of base data 1 to 100 Character set All printable characters from ASCII 00 to 127 Example lt gt 524681 1234567890abc CR 90 3 6 23 Code 93 Type properties Linear code Activation sequence lt gt 524690 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecti
36. ameters parameter 62 p parameter 3 b parameter 8 16 24 32 Additional properties Size of basedata 14 Character set 0to9 Example Esc s24631T1234567890123 CR T 3 6 10 EAN JAN 13 5 digit extension properties Linear code Limitation Plain text is only output in the default typeface in a set position below the code Activation sequence lt gt 524632 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter 62 p parameter 3 b parameter 8 16 24 32 Additional properties Size of base data 17 Character set 0to9 Example Esc s24632T1234567890123456 CR 78 3 6 11 Interleaved 2 of 5 Type properties Linear code Activation sequence lt gt 524640 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter p parameter b parameter Additional properties Size of base data 2 4 6 98 100 even number Character set 0to9 Example Esc 24640T1234567890 lt CR gt 79 3 6 12 Interleaved 2 of 5 with check digit Type properties Linear code Activation sequence lt gt 524641 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt Fo
37. and 112 TEX II 113 4 APPEND E 114 114 1 Introduction 1 1 About this manual This manual provides information on how to install and use the PCL Barcode Flash software for Kyocera printers and multifunction devices Instructions on the installation and configuration of the devices can be found in the relevant installation and user manuals You will also find here additional information on programming in PRESCRIBE and PCL which is not included in this manual If you have any queries on or problems with your PCL Barcode Flash solution which are not resolved in this manual please consult your service partner the local Kyocera Document Solutions Hotline or your nearest Kyocera Document Solutions office 1 2 How to use this manual This manual contains information on how to use PCL Barcode Flash and in particular information on installing and programming it Below we refer to the barcode solution for short The performance features and programming instructions described are illustrated with examples and where necessary printed barcode samples This manual does not claim to provide an introduction to the world of the barcode or to programming in PRESCRIBE or PCL The following chapters contain information required specifically when using PCL Barcode Flash The c
38. applicable not supported Solution will not run on these devices An up to date compatibility list is available in the service area of www kyoceradocumentsolutions eu gt Note Please note that some KM series multifunction devices have to be fitted with a printer board first gt Note For some of the older supported devices it might in certain cases be necessary to make a firmware update gt Note PCL Barcode Flash assumes that you have a free CF SD card slot in your printer or multifunction device gt Note The following minimum requirements for the device used should be met so that PCL Barcode Flash can run without complications Firmware as of April 2001 or newer 16 RAM recommended Less RAM may lead to errors 19 1 9 Emulations and restrictions supported When PCL Barcode Flash software was developed we attached a lot of importance to not making substantial changes to the standard functionality of the devices equipped with it In most cases the appropriate printer or multifunction device can be used in future with no changes although of course it will have more functions on account of the barcode solution In the following cases it may be necessary to adapt the barcode solution or the printer settings printer environment PCL Barcode Flash supports printer control languages PCL and PRESCRIBE only No barcodes can be controlled from within other emulations e g KPDL Line Printer etc i
39. available as two byte characters in JIS X 0208 shift mode If their encoding does not comply with the rules of the JIS Shift 0208 standard instead of the symbol PCL Barcode Flash generates an error message Unknown Kanji Kanji and binary combined Kanji characters and non Kanji characters are automatically combined in which the latter are binary encoded For example if only digits occur in your data then you should select Numeric and not Alphanumeric or Binary as the data can be compressed more in Numeric mode and in some circumstances can thus be accommodated in a smaller symbol version If you select Numeric and characters occur other that the 10 digits and similarly if you select Alphanumeric and lowercase letters or special characters occur for example then PCL Barcode Flash rejects the data and an error message is printed instead of the QR Code symbol When selecting the encoding that best suits the application you should know beforehand which characters may occur in your data and what the maximum symbol size is that is allowed If symbol size is not particularly important for your application then you are on the right track if you select Binary But be aware that the amount of time needed to read larger symbols can increase dramatically depending on the reading device You can also select a minimum version or a range of versions e g 10 to 14 No versions lower than 10 will then
40. be left out in modes 4 through 6 Please note that the commands XBAR and XBCP cannot be executed from PRESCRIBE macros in the current version of the Barcode Flash solution One additional point the XBAR command is available in the printer language PRESCRIBE as standard in all printers and normally creates PDF417 therein The Barcode Flash solution adds MaxiCode to the PRESCRIBE command XBAR 3 3 5 PDF417 PDF417 is a matrix code invented by Symbol Technologies PDF stands for Portable Data File In contrast to the other 2D codes supported the individual modules of the PDF417 are not specified as square but rather in general as bars The dimensions of the bars are not strictly defined by means of specifications but rather can be defined by the user For further details on this please refer to the following description of the parameters A symbol comprises rows and columns the number of which can also be determined by the user In the case of PDF417 the term columns refers to a total of 17 modules each of which is divided into three rows and three empty spaces Up to 90 rows and 30 columns can be selected As a result the range of options in selecting symbol dimensions is considerably broader than with the other matrix codes described Identical line patterns are always located on the left and on the right in the symbol and these identify itas a PDF417 as such It is also possible to print without them however Please refer
41. bology made up of square elements segments of circles stripes or hexagons of different sizes or combinations of these The development history and structure of these codes have been influenced by various demands such as high data density fast readability great data security or the most well featured codable character set possible The various symbologies have developed due to optimisations for specific purposes The read technology for 2D codes is clearly more expensive and requires special readers the structure of which is partly equivalent to that of a video camera Matrix codes in particular are becoming established more and more in trade and industry due to the high information density and great resistance to interference Properties and advantages 11 1 6 The main features of PCL Barcode Flash Simple installation and operation B Compatibility with industry standard activation sequences B arge number of supported 1D and 2D codes including QR Code and Datamatrix B Compatible with every model in the list of devices supported no model dependent versions required B PRESCRIBE and PCL commands supported B No relevant influence on device speed B Demo version without time limit available which can be used to test compatibility with existing print solutions prior to purchase 1 7 Supported Barcodes 1 7 1 Linear codes one dimensional codes 2 5 Interleaved with check digit 2 5 Interleaved without check digit 2 5 Industr
42. code is printed the cursor moves to the lower right corner of the barcode symbol See the PCL manual for how to position the cursor gt Note In most cases it is recommended after producing a barcode symbol in PCL that absolute positioning be carried out 31 3 2 6 Further parameters and options 2 Note The following description of parameters and options applies to one dimensional barcodes Different or additional rules apply to some barcodes primarily two dimensional ones These are described in the chapter entitled BARCODES AND MATRIX CODES WITH DIFFERENT PARAMETERS These barcodes are Datamatrix QR Code and Australia 4 state As described the preceding section the sequence Esc s T is used However this is only the simplified basic form you have the option of influencing the printout of the barcode by entering further parameters These are detailed below All of these parameters are optional i e you can omit these if your application does not require plain text for example or if the width and length in default form are already sufficient for the requirements of your application Example Esc sl1p301h20v4b4s24670T instead of just lt Esc gt s24670T parameter Height of the barcode in dots 1 72 in Values of 0 2 to 999 are permitted b parameter Width of the bars These values are separated by commas In the case of a barcode with two bar widths e g Code 39 enter two values e
43. d includes a number of examples of applications and prints Control by means of commands is already described precisely in the Kyocera manual PRESCRIBE IIE PROGRAMMING MANUAL CHAPTER 4 BARCODES and this is available in both German and English versions PDF format on the CD supplied with the product Therefore this manual deals only with special features of PRESCRIBE programming where new barcodes have been added A description of PDF417 code control can also be found on the CD In the version of PCL Barcode Flash on which this manual is based control of PDF417 is possible only via the PRESCRIBE command XBAR 28 3 2 Control with PCL PCL Barcode Flash uses PCL font activation sequences to control barcodes The following instructions assume a basic knowledge of PCL programming If you are not yet confident with using this we recommend that you read the manuals mentioned in the previous chapter in which programming in PCL is looked at in more detail in addition to PRESCRIBE programming In particular two sequences are important the first one for controlling fonts lt Esc gt s T and the second one for activating Transparent mode lt Esc gt p xX Below when we mention Esc we mean ASCII character 27 decimal or 1B hexadecimal Number parameters are referred to by below The sequence lt Esc gt s T normally changes the font In other words the text which follows the sequence is printed from this point on
44. ected the best settings for your printer and in your programming and optimised them for the read devices being used A barcode application should always be viewed only as a whole in which all constituent parts should be attuned to one another One frequent cause of read errors is selecting quiet zones that are too small They cannot be generated automatically by PCL Barcode Flash but can only be done manually by careful programming and or positioning If the read device used allows and different symbols don t have to be read alternately using the same device you should permanently set the device to the symbology being read Particularly when reading matrix codes automatic recognition of barcodes and or matrix codes should not be set as read speed will suffer as a result 68 3 6 Barcode Types 3 6 1 UPC A Type properties Linear code Limitation Plain text is only output in the default typeface in a set position below the code Activation sequence lt gt 524600 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter 74 p parameter 3 b parameter 8 16 24 32 Additional properties Size of base data 11 Character set 0to9 Example Esc s24600T01234567890 lt CR gt 69 3 6 2 UPC A 2 digit extension Type properties Linear code Limitation Plain te
45. ed If you do not specify the v parameter then 1 is used by default i e not inverted Examples Esc s4p10h1v12b3s24861TDaten Esc s12 15h2v24861TDaten The following example including a print out Esc gt s4p1v30b3s24861T This is a QR Code symbol Syntax in Prescribe In case you are not familiar with programming in PRESCRIBE it is recommended that you read the PROGRAMMING WITH PRESCRIBE IIE manual The command BARC is used The syntax described in the PRESCRIBE manual for the command BARC applies in respect of the one dimensional barcodes that are supported As you will be able to determine below the syntax for two dimensional barcodes is somewhat different from this There are the following parameters which apart from the Barcode type parameter are all optional If they are specified they must be separated by commas Barcode type identity number for QR Code 102 Module size 49 The module size unit was previously specified using the UNIT command We recommend that you use dots pixels Lowest symbol version Values from 1 to 40 For an explanation of the meaning of this parameter cf the explanatory notes on the h parameter the section SYNTAX IN PCL Highest symbol version Values from 1 to 40 For an explanation of the meaning of this parameter cf the explanatory notes on the h parameter the section SYNTAX IN PCL Type of encodi
46. ed as these numbers are reserved for the barcodes in PCL as soon as PCL Barcode Flash is activated Otherwise this may lead to unwanted printer behaviour 3 2 1 Stop characters The base data has to be closed by means of a stop character In the case of numeric barcodes this stop character may be CR ASCII 13 LF ASCII 10 FF ASCII 12 Esc 27 Space Character ASCII 32 In the case of alphanumeric barcodes this stop character may be 29 CR ASCII 13 lt Lr ASCII 10 lt gt ASCII 12 Esc ASCII 27 Any barcode which permits only numeric characters according to the standard is valid as a numeric barcode Barcodes which also permit alphanumeric characters must not be closed with the space character ASCII 32 as the stop character even if the base data contains only numeric characters Barcodes which permit the space character in the base data are essentially considered to be alphanumeric in this sense gt Note The stop character is interpreted In other words if you use lt FF gt as the stop character this is interpreted not only as a stop character but also as a page break When for example the stop character lt Esc gt is used this is interpreted not only as a stop character but also as the start of an escape sequence The stop character informs PCL Barcode Flash that the base data collected since the sequence Esc s T is to be printed as a barcode symbo
47. f they are activated For technical reasons it is not possible to use a number of API programs the barcode solution is one of these simultaneously Therefore solutions produced by Kyocera development partners e g for data filtering or data encryption cannot be run at the same time as PCL Barcode Flash No barcode activations can be made from PRESCRIBE macros because a parameter passing into the macro from outside is not possible Forms and macros based on PCL and PRESCRIBE which are already stored on CF SD card can continue to be used and controlled as normal This data has to be copied into the Startup partition on the PCL Barcode Flash CF SD card so that it is automatically loaded into the RAM when the printer is switched on 1 10 Barcode compatibility PCL Barcode Flash has been designed to comply with industry standard barcode activations as far as is possible As there is no specific standardisation here more or less equivalent to the ISO or DIN standards the software should be tested in the existing system environments prior to each use to see whether the desired barcode is generated with any data streams already preset An unlimited demo version is available for testing purposes which can be used to establish the functionality of PCL Barcode Flash before buying it 20 2 Installation and commissioning 2 1 Hardware installation The software is supplied on a Compact Flash Secure Digital card CF S
48. g Esc s6 12b orin the case of a code with four bar widths eg Code 128 enter four values e g lt Esc gt s6 12 18 24b Values from 2 are permitted Maximum values 100 for the narrowest bar 200 for the second narrowest 300 for the second widest and 400 for the widest parameter Width of the spaces These values are separated by commas In the case of a barcode with two space widths e g Code 39 enter two values e g lt Esc gt s6 12s or in the case of a code with four space widths e g Code 128 enter four values e g lt Esc gt s6 12 18 24s Values from 2 are permitted Maximum values 100 for the narrowest space 200 for the second narrowest 300 for the second widest and 400 for the widest 32 parameter Positioning of plain text 0 Use default cf the defaults entered for the individual codes for this purpose 1 no plain text Example 1p TIL 2 embedded beneath Example 2p 3 half embedded beneath Example lt 3p gt TLLA 4 beneath the barcode Example 4p 78901234 5 above the barcode Example 5p 4567890123456 33 h parameter Plain text font When you
49. gt lt Stop Character gt A For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter 9 cannot be modified p parameter 1 cannot be modified b parameter Additional properties Size of basedata 9 Character set 0to9 Example Esc S24771T123456789 lt CR gt 106 3 6 39 ZIP 4 Postnet 11 Type properties Linear code used in postal traffic within the U S A Limitation Plain text is not recommended This code can only output plain text in the default typeface in a set position below the code Activation sequence Esc gt s24772T lt Base Data Stop Character For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters v parameter 9 cannot be modified p parameter 1 cannot be modified b parameter Additional properties Size of base data 11 Character set 0 to 9 Example Esc 24772T12345678901 lt CR gt 107 3 6 40 Datamatrix Printing examples The following text is printed out with different parameters as the DataMatrix symbol Data Matrix is a two dimensional matrix symbology which is made up of square modules arranged within a perimeter finder pattern that is used for finding the symbol and determining its orientation Two of the outside rows are solid forming the letter L and the oppo
50. h 24700 Code 128 Subset A 24701 Code 128 Subset B 24702 Code 128 Subset C 24704 UCC 128 24710 EAN 128 24720 Codabar 24750 Codabar Mod16 check digit 24751 MSI Plessey 24760 MSI Plessey Mod10 check digit 24761 MSI Plessey Mod10 Mod10 check digit 24762 MSI Plessey Mod11 Mod10 check digit 24763 ZIP 4 Postnet 5 24770 ZIP 4 Postnet 9 24771 ZIP 4 Postnet 11 24772 Australia 4 State 37 CUST 24785 Australia 4 State 52 FF MET 24786 Australia 4 State 67 FF MET 24787 Australia 4 State FCC 45 REPLY 24788 Singapore Post 4 State 24780 USPS Intelligent Mail Barcode 24790 Datamatrix 24820 QR Code 24861 Maxicode 24800 PDF417 24850 35 gt Note If you inadvertently enter a number in the T parameter which does not appear in the preceding table the printer regards the complete sequence as a font call and not as a barcode call so any unwanted fonts are activated and the printer attempts to print your base data instead of outputting the barcode A Warning If invalid values i e values which differ from the validity ranges mentioned above are entered for any of the parameters PCL Barcode Flash prints out an error message instead of the barcode symbol The same happens when the desired base data cannot be reproduced by means of the selected barcode type 3 2 7 Alternative Escape characters There are applications primarily in the mainframe sphere from which characters below ASCII 32 2 20hex cannot be output or output
51. hapter on programming assumes that the reader has a basic knowledge of PCL or PRESCRIBE and a knowledge of how to work with the barcodes and or matrix codes to be used Information on programming in PRESCRIBE and PCL can be found in the appendix and in the additional Kyocera Document Solutions manuals included in the delivery as a PDF file on CD In this text the term barcodes is frequently used for the sake of simplicity as a generic term for linear barcodes and matrix codes so as to avoid needlessly long phrases If this document refers to a printer this also refers to a multifunction device KM device as only the printing part is important to the barcode solution A precise list of devices supported can be found in the chapter entitled SUPPORTED DEVICES Various fonts are used in this manual in order to indicate information which is identical or similar The use of these fonts is consistent throughout the entire manual Bold Inputs to be keyed directly on the front panel of the printer are specified in bold type Italics Programs or applications are cited in italics SMALL CAPS Small caps are used to refer to chapters in this manual For example details on this can be found in the chapter entitled HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL Courier font Courier is used to refer to programming elements These may include PRESCRIBE sequences or commands on the CF SD card gt In this manual the pointing finger refers to
52. he symbol The QR Code standard is required for the size of a module here but in practice a larger quiet zone is recommended QR Code is available as model 1 and 2 where model 1 is only used in older applications PCL Barcode Flash only supports the current model 2 International standards recommend only using model 2 which has been improved in a number of respects If PCL Barcode Flash is given the instruction in a print job to print model 1 it automatically switches to model 2 Extended Channel Interpretation ECI mode and Structured Append Mode are not supported by PCL Barcode Flash Syntax in PCL The T parameter must always be specified as an identifier for the code Another five parameters can also optionally be specified The order in which you specify the parameters in the escape sequence doesn t matter If PCL Barcode Flash encounters values that are not permitted for one of the parameters i e values which are outside the ranges set out below then an error message is printed instead of the QR Code symbol T parameter identifier for QR Code 24861 h parameter symbol version Legal values of 1 to 40 Here you can either select a specific version or a range of versions separated by commas Do not specify the h parameter as PCL Barcode Flash will select the smallest possible one for accommodating the data 47 Examples 8h Version 8 will always be used If the data cannot be accommodated an error message will be prin
53. ht character digits are accepted as the DPID In the Australia Post 4 state barcode Wrong space The base data is not allowed to start with a space character in the Australia Post 4 state barcode No N encoding N encoding is not possible as characters other than the digits O to 9 occurred in the base data Encoding choice You have selected an encoding in the Australia Post 4 state barcode in which the customer information cannot be represented Module too big You have attempted to select a module size of over 1000 dots for a matrix code 66 No Start Letter You have specified an illegal character as the start character for Codabar Codabar only allows the letters A B C and D as start characters No Stop Letter You have specified an illegal character as the stop character for Codabar Codabar only allows the letters A B C and D as stop characters Internal error These errors should not really occur Should any occur then please contact your Support representative 67 3 5 Examples and instructions on use Do not set the toner density to the lowest contrast value It is recommended that you set it to a density of 3 or higher The setting can be made using the control panel or the PRESCRIBE sequence D4 3 EXIT The Toner Save mode should not be used when printing barcodes Where possible use white paper as this can enhance the contrast Carefully test your application Have you sel
54. ial with check digit 2 5 Industrial without check digit 2 5 Matrix with check digit 2 5 Matrix without check digit Code 93 Code 93 extended Code 128 autoswitch Code 128 Subset A Code 128 Subset B Code 128 Subset C Code 39 3 of 9 Code 39 with Mod47 check digit Code 39 extended Code 39 extended with Mod47 check digit Codabar without check digit Codabar with check digit EAN 128 EANJAN 8 EANJAN 8 2 character extension EANJAN 8 5 character extension EANJAN 13 EANJAN 13 2 character extension EANJAN 13 5 character extension 12 UCC 128 UPC A UPC A 2 character extension UPC E UPC E 2 character extension MSI Plessey MSI Plessey Mod10 check digit MSI Plessey Mod10 Mod10 check digit MSI Plessey Mod11 Mod10 check digit ZIP 4 Postnet 5 ZIP 4 Postnet 9 ZIP 4 Postnet 11 Australia 4 State 37 CUST Australia 4 State 52 FF MET Australia 4 State 67 FF MET Australia 4 State 45 REPLY Singapore Post 4 State USPS Intelligent Mail Barcode 1 7 2 Matrix codes two dimensional codes Datamatrix QR Code Maxicode PDF417 13 1 8 Supported Devices PCL Barcode Flash supports Kyocera printers and multifunction devices At the time of publishing version 3 02 17 03 2013 the following devices are supported Multifunction Devices alphabetical order ModelName 0 FS 1016MFP FS 1018MFP FS 1020MFP FS 1024MFP FS 1025MFP FS 1028MFP KM 2810 B C FS 103
55. ible symbol which can accommodate the data but it will not use any symbol smaller than no 5 or larger than no 10 If the data cannot be accommodated in symbol no 10 an error message is printed instead of the symbol 1 15h The software selects the smallest possible symbol which can accommodate the data but it will not use any symbol larger than no 15 If the data cannot be accommodated in symbol no 15 an error message is printed instead of the symbol 25 30h The software selects the smallest possible rectangular symbol which can accommodate the data If the data cannot be accommodated in the largest rectangular symbol no 30 an error message is printed instead of the symbol 10 30h The software selects the smallest possible rectangular symbol which can accommodate the data If the data cannot be accommodated in the largest rectangular symbol no 30 it switches to a square symbol as you can see from the table above square symbols that are larger than rectangular ones are available Only when the data cannot be accommodated in the largest square symbol no 24 is an error message printed instead of the symbol b parameter size of a module in dots relative to 600 dpi Legal values 1 1000 it must be noted that a size of less than 6 cannot be recognised by most readers and it may not be possible to print the symbol completely on the page in the case of very large module sizes If you do not enter a value 10 is used as
56. in the font for which you have stated the number Each font available in the printer has a number which has to be stated in the T parameter The selected font remains active until the printer receives another lt Esc gt s T sequence with another number then it changes the active font again The barcodes and matrix codes in PCL Barcode Flash are also controlled in this way and each barcode and matrix code is allocated a number just like every font These numbers come from a reserved range of numbers in which there are no font numbers from 24580 to 24900 Please see the following list in this chapter for the equivalent font numbers of the barcodes supported individually If you would like to use one of the barcodes or matrix codes made available by PCL Barcode Flash change the font with the sequence lt Esc gt s T so that further data that follows the sequence is interpreted by the printer from this point on as barcode information and no longer as text This base data as it is known does not have to be clearly legible text any binary data can also be sent depending on the barcode Just like fonts barcodes remain active until the printer receives another lt Esc gt s T sequence In this respect please see the following chapter as well gt Note If you would like to use your own fonts regardless of whether you are using PCL or PRESCRIBE please do not use any font numbers in the range of 24580 to 24900 as mention
57. ir respective owners X KYOCERA User Manual PCL Barcode Flash Please read this manual before installing and using the software Keep the manual somewhere close to the printer Contents TINTRODUCTION 6 1 1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL 218404 02 20 01000000 nnnnnn 6 1 2 HOW USE THIS MANUAL oce po cR TRU tube RU 7 1 3 PURPOSE OF THE APPLICATION eene eene nnne nnns 8 1 4 ITEMS PROVIDED AS STANDARD s oai daa alme aea Le a uae o s 9 1 5 ABOJDPOL BABRCODEBLASH tret tees 10 149 1 2 pei 10 WINNIE m 10 1 6 THE MAIN FEATURES OF PCL BARCODE 12 1 7 SUPPORTED BABCODES a NAA S NA Asc 12 1 7 1 Linear codes one dimensional 12 1 7 2 Matrix codes two dimensional 13 1 8 SUPPORTED DEVICES udo raso ido 14 1 9 EMULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS 20 1 10 BARCODE COMPATIBILITY 42er teed dN eae bred Ra 20 2 INSTALLATION AND 21 2 HARDWAREINSTAEDATION S eode lox red EUR A NERIS UU DA Up Lax Masa ER 21 2 2 ACTIVAT
58. l Example Esc gt s24670T12345 lt CR gt In this example the number 24670 stands for Code 39 Here cR ASCII 13 is used as the stop character This sequence prints the character string 12345 as a Code 39 symbol 3 2 2 Stopping Barcode mode To stop deactivate Barcode mode to enable you to print text again change the font again Send once again a Esc sequence to the printer which includes the number of the font that the printer is to use for further text from now on Some barcodes allow all 256 characters of the ASCII code including the characters that are valid as stop characters as described above Because of this the appropriate characters cannot of course be used as stop characters as they may appear in the middle of the base data after all For this reason in addition to the procedure described above a second option Transparent mode is available to you for isolating the base data If you would like to create a barcode of this type and use the stop characters as base data add a second Escape sequence to the barcode call sequence This will indicate how many characters are to be assigned to the barcode symbol Example Esc gt s24820T12345 lt Esc gt amp p5X12345 30 This example prints the base data 12345 as Datamatrix code lt gt amp 5 makes it understood that the five characters following in the sequence belong to this Any character
59. l currently to be printed must be entered here In the absence of this parameter 1 is used as standard XBCP 3 8 For Structured Append mode the total number of symbols in the group of symbols currently to be printed must be entered here In the absence of this parameter the Barcode Flash solution assumes only one symbol as standard 55 Note that in this case an error will of course occur if a value other than 1 is entered under XBCP 2 XBCP 4 stands for the postal code Depending on the mode which has been entered in XBCP 1 a numerical or alohanumerical postal code is permitted If it is numerical then a numerical parameter must be entered if it is alphanumerical on the other hand a string must be entered in quotation marks The postal code may contain up to 9 digits in mode 2 numerical and up to 6 capital letters or digits in mode 3 alphanumerical In modes 4 through 6 the entire entry XBCP 4 is unnecessary XBCP 5 Country number which must comply with the specification The Barcode Flash solution does not verify the validity of the country number the requesting application is exclusively responsible for its accuracy In modes 4 through 6 the entire entry XBCP 5 is unnecessary XBCP 6 8 Service class which must comply with the specification The Barcode Flash solution does not verify the validity of the service class the requesting application is exclusively responsible for its accuracy In mode
60. lash Technical hints PCL Barcode Flash can be found in the section entitled Application Information For service enquiries the most important details are the Application Version the API Version and the Printer Serial Number The configuration codes are reserved for internal purposes Under Additional Barcodes you will see the barcode groups which have been added to the printer by means of the barcode solution Please note that as a rule there are a number of variants for each symbology such as with check sums which are also considered to be individual codes 26 Example of a status page of Type KYOCERA PCL BARCODE FLASH STATUS PAGE Application Information Application Name KYOCERA PCL BARCODE FLASH Type A Application Version 3 00 1 Release Date 06 March 2008 Licence Status Licensed Version API Version 78 Printer Serial Number SPL3X00031 PCL Barcode Call Active Configuration 50 0 80 1 0 80 0 1 4 2 1 01 11 Additional Barcodes 1 Dimensional Code 39 Code 128 Code 93 Code 25 Codabar EAN 8 EAN 13 EAN 128 UPC A UPC E UCC 128 MSI Plessey USPS ZIP 4 State 2 Dimensional Data Matrix PDF417 MaxiCode QR Code OMR OME Internal Barcode Information 1 Dimensional 44 available with PRESCRIBE 2 Dimensional PDF 417 Font Information Font Version A C Release Date 20 August 2004 Installed Fonts Points Pitch Font Number Example Code 3 of 9 12 12 8 1 4 6 830 831 wi EAN
61. ng Values from 0 to 4 For an explanation of the meaning of this parameter cf the explanatory notes on the s parameter in the section SYNTAX IN PCL Error correction level Values from 1 to 4 For an explanation of the meaning of this parameter cf the explanatory notes on the b parameter in the section SYNTAX IN PCL Quantity of base data in bytes The base data can be passed in three different ways The quantity of base data only needs to be specified if the data is being passed in the first of the ways set out below 1 By appending it after the semi colon which closes the BARC command in this case the number of bytes must be indicated 2 n inverted commas 3 By appending it after the semi colon which closes the BARC command The bytes are closed by the WRED command Example 1 D BARC 102 10 13 14 2 4 11 Base Data gt EXIT Base Data here corresponds to exactly 11 bytes Example 2 D BARC 102 10 13 14 2 4 Base Data EXIT In this instance it is not necessary to specify the number of bytes 50 3 R IUNIT D BARC 102 10 13 14 2 4 Base Data gt WRED EXIT In this instance also it is not necessary to specify the number of bytes Alphanumeric encoding and an error correction level of 30 is used in these examples gt Note BARC 102 cannot be called
62. ng the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter 29 p parameter 1 b parameter 6 12 18 24 Additional properties Size of base data 1 to 100 Character set 0 to 9 A to Z a to z Space Example lt Esc gt s24690T1234567890ABC lt CR gt 91 3 6 24 Code 93 Extended Type properties Linear code Activation sequence lt gt 524691 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter 29 p parameter 1 b parameter 6 12 18 24 Additional properties Size of base data 1 to 100 Character set All printable characters from ASCII 00 to 127 Example lt gt 524691 123456789 lt CR gt 92 3 6 25 Code 128 autoswitch Type properties Linear code Activation sequence lt Esc gt s24700T lt Base Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter p parameter b parameter Additional properties Size of base data 1 to 100 Character set All printable characters from ASCII 00 to 126 Example Esc s24700T1234567890 lt CR gt 93 3 6 26 Code 128 Subset Type properties Linear code Activation sequence
63. ntain up to five characters whereas the barcode customer information may contain up to ten characters Customer information is optional height and the width of the bars and the quiet zones are definitively prescribed in all Australia Post 4 state barcodes Consequently no optional parameters are necessary 63 Please note that no plain text is printed with the Australia 4 state barcode gt Note BARC 45 46 47 and 48 cannot be called from PRESCRIBE macros 64 3 4 Error messages In practice now and again errors occur when programming barcode activations particularly during testing of an application Because the least defective barcodes stand out without the appropriate reading device error messages are an integrated part of the barcode solution These are printed out in place of the barcode symbol to make the task of detecting errors easier for you The error messages are printed in plain text in a checked rectangle e g The following error messages exist Data too long The length of the base data exceeds the defined maximum size for this barcode Data too short The selected barcode requires a minimum number of characters which has not been reached in the base data Wrong char xxx where xxx ASCII numeric value The selected barcode does not allow the specified ASCII character which actually occurred in the base data Change the base data or use a different barcode which contains the charac
64. ntrol and are described in detail in the chapter entitled PROGRAMMING The PRESCRIBE sequences for barcodes already available as standard are described in detail in the PRESCRIBE Ile Programming Manual see appendix 1 5 2 Terminology In this manual in most cases we simply refer to barcodes In technical terminology we refer to linear codes stack codes and matrix codes which differ in terms of what is known as symbology graphic structure The linear codes are the classic barcodes made up of parallel lines in which the information is arranged in one direction For this reason these are often referred to as one dimensional 1D codes These codes are very simple and quick to read and because of this they are the most commonly used codes in the world Stack codes and matrix codes belong to the group of two dimensional 2D codes where the information is arranged not only horizontally but also vertically 10 Stack codes essentially consist of up to 90 rather flat linear codes stacked top of the other so that a data density several times higher can be generated without allowing the dimensions of the codes to become excessively large Normally data densities fifteen times higher are achieved than in the case of simple linear codes Matrix codes also have the advantage of high data density and to some extent offer enormous data security but they use a completely independent sym
65. ny effect and in the case of the p parameter only the values 1 and 4 are allowed Activation sequence lt gt 524763 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter 29 p parameter 1 b parameter 6 12 Additional properties Size of base data 1 to 14 Character set 0to9 Example lt Esc gt 24763T12345678 lt CR gt 104 3 6 37 ZIP 4 Postnet 5 Type properties Linear code used in postal traffic within the U S A Limitation Plain text is not recommended This code can only output plain text in the default typeface in a set position below the code Activation sequence Esc gt s24770T lt Base Data gt lt Stop Character gt A For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter 9 cannot be modified p parameter 1 cannot be modified b parameter Additional properties Size of basedata 5 Character set 0to9 Example Esc s24770T12345 CR 105 3 6 38 ZIP 4 Postnet 9 Type properties Linear code used in postal traffic within the U S A Limitation Plain text is not recommended This code can only output plain text in the default typeface in a set position below the code Activation sequence Esc gt s24771T lt Base Data
66. of 9 with space character Type properties Linear code Activation sequence lt gt 524672 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter 29 p parameter 1 b parameter 6 18 Additional properties Size of base data 1 to 100 Character set 0 to 9 A to Z a to z Space Example lt gt 524672 1234567890 lt gt 86 3 6 19 Code 39 Mod47 with check digit without space character Type properties Linear code Activation sequence lt gt 524671 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter 29 p parameter 1 b parameter 6 18 Additional properties Size of base data 1 to 100 Character set 0 to 9 A to Z a to z Space Example lt gt 524671 1234567890 7 lt gt 87 3 6 20 Code 39 Mod47 with check digit with space character Type properties Linear code Activation sequence lt gt 524673 lt Data Stop Character For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters v parameter 29 p parameter 1 b par
67. ol with the proportion of 2 to 3 as standard As the remaining rules for the layout of the symbol also apply these values are always only approximations The Barcode Flash solution always selects the most appropriate value here 3 Y value for the proportion of the symbol cf sub parameter 2 4 Width of a module in 1 100 inch the standard value is 10 The useful data follow directly after these parameters Example of a PDF417 request with subsequent font request sequence lt Esc gt s4 15s24850T ABCDABCDABCDABCDABCDABCDABCDABCDABC DABCDABCDABCDAB lt Esc gt 10U lt Esc gt s1p12v0b0s4148T 61 3 3 6 Australia 4 state barcodes The Australia Post 4 state barcode was introduced to improve sorting results and to enable the accurate selection of individual postal items Australia Post uses a unique eight character Delivery Point Identifier DPID which is allocated to each delivery address in the postal address file PAF The DPID is printed in barcode format on letters as part of an address It is encoded to create the main part of the customer barcode PCL Barcode Flash converts the eight character DPID into a barcode and information about the customer can also optionally be inserted The following four barcode structures are available 1 Australia 4 state 37 CUST Standard PCL T parameter 24785 Activation lt gt 524785 lt Data Stop Character PRESCRIBE number 45 Activation BARC
68. only with difficulty In such cases you have the option of replacing the i with any other character of the list below Using the PRESCRIBE sequence IR VBST F EX T Esc character ASCII character 27 you can activate a mode in PCL Barcode Flash which uses the character ASCII 126 as an alternative character for lt 1 use instead of lt understand as lt Esc If you have activated this mode you can Esc for the Escape sequences and PCL Barcode Flash will Esc as well In spite of this Esc can still be sent as Esc and behave exactly the same in this mode However you can also replace the alternative Escape character with another character by means of the following Escape sequence Esc gt 36 7 gt 36 7 or or Esc gt SJ M SJg This sequence causes the character ASCII 36 for example to be used from this point on instead of as the alternative Escape character The following can also be used as alternative Escape characters 34 ASCII 92 ASCII 35 ASCII 123 ASCII 36 ASCII 124 ASCII 47 ASCII 125 ASCII 63 ASCII 126 If so required the Alternative Escape Character mode can be deactivated by means of the PRESCRIBE sequence R IVBST E EXIT or the Escape sequence lt Esc gt 27 9 or gt 27 If you would like to
69. quence are interpreted and coded as useful data for the MaxiCode The subsequent escape sequence terminates the data The data are divided into primary and secondary information and must appear in that order in the data The primary information should contain information concerning the shipment The secondary information should contain information for purposes of processing between consignor and consignee Other data received from your carrier firm which often provides more precise guidelines for its customers which are then also specially tailored for your application Primary information The primary information is divided into six parts which must also appear in the 52 following order and be separated from each other by 1 No of the symbol within a group usually No 1 the highest possible No is 8 2 Total number of symbols of this group usually 1 the highest possible number of symbols in any given group is 8 3 Mode this is defined by the specification As a general rule it is mode 2 when using numerical postal codes and mode 3 when using alphanumeric postal codes Mode 2 is used mainly in applications in the USA and mode 3 is generally used outside of the USA 4 Postal code 5 Country code 6 Service class Secondary information The secondary information often begins with the character string gt RS character field separator ASCII character 30 The individual fields are separated by a
70. r an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter p parameter b parameter Additional properties Size of base data 1 3 5 97 99 odd number Character set 0to9 Example Esc s24641T1234567895 CR 80 3 6 13 Industrial 2 of 5 25 Type properties Linear code Activation sequence lt gt 524650 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter p parameter b parameter Additional properties Size of base data 2 4 6 98 100 even number Character set 0to9 Example Esc s24650T1234567890 lt CR gt 81 3 6 14 Industrial 2 of 5 25 with check digit Type properties Linear code Activation sequence lt gt 524651 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter p parameter b parameter Additional properties Size of base data 1 3 5 97 99 odd number Character set 0to9 Example lt Esc gt s24651T1234567895 CR 82 3 6 15 Matrix 2 of 5 Type properties Linear code Activation sequence lt gt 524660 lt Da
71. rd alongside PCL Barcode Flash This information is technical in nature and the actual figures may vary depending on the software version 24 2 2 Activating and deactivating the software Type A only Before you can use the software on the CF card in your printer you have to make this available to the device by activating it To do this you have two options e Call the partition Barcode Init via the front panel on your printer or e Send the PRESCRIBE sequence FRPO 0 KM BC 3 02 1 EXIT to the printer If you are using a later version the name of the newer partition must be used instead of KM BC 3 02 1 To see the exact name of the program partition print a partition list Automatic loading of the software on the CF card is now activated and once the device has been switched on the barcode solution will be immediately available Note You have to set your printer to 600 dpi minimum to be able to use the software You can optionally configure your printer via the front panel or the PRESCRIBE sequence N8 1 EXIT Depending on how you are using it it may sometimes be sensible e g for testing purposes to deactivate the software occasionally You have two options for doing this e Remove the CF card from the device or e Deactivate the CF card by calling the Barcode Remove partition The software will no longer be available the next time yo
72. rlap as a result of input from the user the Barcode Flash solution uses the last value entered and selects the most appropriate compromise b parameter Layout of the PDF417 symbol 1 Maximum number of rows Possible values 3 to 90 2 Maximum number of columns up to 30 3 Specification whether the entries in 1 and 2 should be fixed values or should represent the desired maximum size If you enter 1 here the entries are fixed values Otherwise the barcode module tries to keep the symbol as small as possible Entries 1 and 2 then apply as a maximum size however Please note that in this case an error message will be output in lieu of the symbol if the useful data encoded exceed this size 4 The PDF417 specification also makes it possible to leave off the recognition bars on the right side of the symbol Truncated Mode In practice however this option is only rarely used If you want to leave off the recognition bars enter 1 here In the absence of this parameter or if you enter another value the symbol will be printed in the normal way with bars s parameter Layout of the individual modules of the symbol and proportions in the symbol 1 Size relationship of one module in dots based on 600 dpi Standard value is 3 values from 1 to 10 are permissible 2 X value for the proportion of the symbol In the absence of this sub parameter as well as of sub parameter 3 mentioned below the Barcode Flash solution prints a 60 symb
73. s 4 through 6 the entire entry XBCP 6 4 is unnecessary These data are followed by the command XBAR which is responsible for printing out the symbol using the parameters entered by the XBCP commands This can be used here in either of two different ways You should select one of these alternatives depending on the nature of your application 1 XBAR data ENDB Here the useful data follow directly after the command closed with the semicolon and are closed with the sequence ENDB 2 19 lt MAXICODE MAXICODE Here the number of bytes of the useful data is entered after the command and closed with a semicolon This number of bytes is thereafter used as useful data In this case the 19 byte long string lt MAXICODE MAXICODE gt would have been printed out in the symbol Example of a complete request IR IRES MZP 1 2 XBCP 0 8 56 1 2 4 40470 5 840 6 001 XBAR gt lt RS gt 01 lt GS gt 961Z00004951 lt GS gt USPN lt GS gt 06X610 lt GS gt 159 lt GS gt 1234567 lt GS gt 1 1 lt GS gt 10 lt GS gt Y lt GS gt OTTO HAHN STRASSE 12 lt GS gt MEERBUSCH lt GS gt DE lt RS gt lt EOT gt ENDB PAGE EXIT Notes The order in which the different XBCP parameters are entered is of no importance Unnecessary parameters need not be entered For example XBCP 2 and XBCP 3 can be left out if no Structured Append is to be used in the requesting application Similarly XBCP 4 can
74. s from the complete ASCII character set could have appeared instead of 12345 3 2 3 Rules for base data Rules are established for each individual barcode by means of standards which have to be observed when the base data is sent These include which characters are allowed as base data Some barcodes also require a specific minimum or maximum number of characters or an odd or even number of characters for example If PCL Barcode Flash encounters incorrect base data an error message is printed out instead of the barcode symbol 3 2 4 Quiet zones All barcodes require a specific quiet zone before and after the printed area above and below too in the case of two dimensional codes and you have to take this into account by means of careful positioning when programming The quiet zone is a white unprinted area which the reader needs to be able to recognise the barcode reliably Normally a quiet zone of at least 2 5 mm is required but at least 6 5 mm is required in the case of applications with very varied or fairly large read distances As a rule of thumb the quiet zone should be about ten or fifteen times the width of the narrowest line element in a barcode To be safe the quiet zone should always be a little more generous if possible 3 2 5 Positioning of the cursor According to PCL rules characters of a font are printed at the bottom left of the cursor position This rule is also used in the case of barcode symbols When a bar
75. site two perimeter rows use an alternating black white pattern which helps synchronize the decoding process lt Esc gt s5b24820T lt above text gt lt CR gt lt Esc gt s11b24820T lt above text gt lt CR gt Cd n N N ds N H o lt ct x Q 3 1 T 108 3 6 41 QR code Printing examples The following text is printed out with different parameters as the QR Code symbol QR CODE IS A MATRIX SYMBOLOGY CONSISTING OF AN ARRAY OF NOMINALLY SQUARE MODULES ARRANGED IN AN OVERALL SQUARE PATTERN INCLUDING A UNIQUE FINDER PATTERN LOCATED AT THREE CORNERS OF THE SYMBOL AND INTENDED TO ASSIST IN EASY LOCATION OF ITS POSITION SIZE AND INCLINATION A WIDE RANGE OF SIZES OF SYMBOL IS PROVIDED FOR TOGETHER WITH FOUR LEVELS OF ERROR CORRECTION MODULE DIMENSIONS USER SPECIFIED TO ENABLE SYMBOL PRODUCTION BY AWIDE VARIETY OF TECHNIQUES lt gt s5blp2s24861T above text gt lt CR gt lt Esc gt sllb1p2s24861T lt above text gt lt CR gt Cd N 2 O N N gt A Oo lt x ct 3 109 3 7 Expanding typefaces PCL Barcode Flash expands the integrated default printer typefaces to include Letter Gothic Line Draw OCR A and OCR B Otherwise barcodes 3 of 9 EAN UPC and USPS ZIP are added in the form of typef
76. ta gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter p parameter b parameter Additional properties Size of base data 2 4 6 98 100 even number Character set 0to9 Example Esc s24660T0123456789 lt CR gt 83 3 6 16 Matrix 2 of 5 with check digit Type properties Linear code Activation sequence lt gt 524661 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter p parameter b parameter Additional properties Size of base data 1 3 5 97 99 odd number Character set 0to9 Example Esc s24661T0123456789 lt CR gt 84 3 6 17 Code 39 3 of 9 without space character Type properties Linear code Activation sequence lt gt 524670 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter 29 p parameter 1 b parameter 6 18 Additional properties Size of base data 1 to 100 Character set 0 to 9 A to Z a to z Space Example lt gt 524670 1234567890 lt gt 85 3 6 18 Code 39 3
77. ted instead of the symbol 11 30h The software selects the smallest possible version to accommodate the data but does not use a version lower than 11 or a version higher than 30 If the data cannot be accommodated in version 30 an error message will be printed instead of the symbol 1 15h The software selects the smallest possible version to accommodate the data but does not use a version higher than 15 If the data cannot be accommodated in version 15 an error message will be printed instead of the symbol 5 parameter character set Possible values 0 Automatic selection between Kanji and binary encoding 1 Numeric Digits 0 9 2 Alphanumeric Digits 0 9 uppercase letters A 2 special characters 3 Binary all 256 ASCII characters 4 Kanji characters in two byte encoding according to the JIS Shift 0208 standard p parameter Error correction level Possible values 1 7 2 15 3 25 4 30 If you do not specify the p parameter then 15 is used by default b parameter Size of a module in dots relative to 600 dpi Permissible values 1 1000 where it should be noted that a size of less than 6 is too small to be recognised by most reading devices and that at very large module sizes the symbol cannot be printed in full on the page If you do not specify the b parameter then 10 is used by default 48 parameter Inversion 1 Symbol is not printed inverted 2 Symbol is printed invert
78. ter in its character set If for instance the error message Wrong char 121 occurs then the letter illegally appears in the base data which is intended for a numeric barcode 121 as the ASCII value for Invalid param Values which do not comply with the rules or are specified as being too high or too low are set for the parameters p h v b or s in the call sequence Number not odd The selected barcode requires an odd number of characters The base data however consisted of an even number of characters Number not even The selected barcode requires an even number of characters The base data however consisted of an odd number of characters 65 Target too long The base data was so long that it could not be accommodated by the selected barcode even following optimised compression Wrong data size You requested QR Code or Datamatrix to use a specific maximum size or a set symbol format However they were not able to accommodate the extent of the base data Reduce the amount of base data or select a different symbol size Unknown Kanji A Kanji character represented by two bytes occurred in the base data for the QR Code the encoding of which did not conform to the rules of the JIS Shift 0208 standard Comma expected In the Australia Post 4 state barcode the DPID has to be separated from the customer information by a comma The base data did not contain a comma Wrong DPID Only eig
79. the section entitled Syntax PCL Type of coding 0 must always be entered Error correction level 0 must always be entered Amount of base data in bytes The base data can be passed in three different ways 42 The amount of base data has to be stated only if the base data is passed in the first of the ways mentioned below 1 By means of an attachment after the semicolon that closes the BARC command in this case the number of bytes has to be stated 2 In inverted commas 3 By means of an attachment after the semicolon that closes the BARC command The bytes are closed by means of the WRED command Example 1 R UNIT D BARC 100 10 13 14 0 0 11 Base Data gt EXIT Data here is equivalent to exactly 11 bytes including brackets Example 2 R IUNIT D BARC 100 10 13 14 0 0 Base Data EXIT In this case the bytes do not have to be stated Example 3 D BARC 100 10 10 14 0 0 Base Data WRED EXIT In this case too the bytes do not have to be stated In example 3 the symbol number 10 is forced by entering the range from 10 to 10 gt Note BARC 100 cannot be called from PRESCRIBE macros 3 3 2 Datamatrix mode for printing from SAP A second variant for printing Datamatrix from PRESCRIBE is also available This method has been designed especially for printing from SAP It uses the ID
80. ties Linear code Activation sequence lt Esc gt s24710T lt Base Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter 29 p parameter 1 b parameter 6 12 18 24 Additional properties Size of base data 15 to 21 Character set 0 to 9 Example Esc s24710T123456789012345 CR 97 3 6 30 128 properties Linear code Activation sequence lt gt 524720 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter 29 p parameter 1 b parameter 6 12 18 24 Additional properties Size of base data 1 to 44 maximum size is limited to 35 symbols Character set All printable characters from 00 to 126 Example Esc s24720T1234567890 CR 98 3 6 31 Codabar Type properties Linear code Activation sequence lt gt 524750 lt Data Stop Character For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter p parameter b parameter Additional properties Size of base data 1 to 32 Character set 0to9 Start and stop characters ABCD Example Esc gt s24750TA1234567890B CR
81. tips that provide additional information and as a rule are of a general nature AN The warning symbol is used in this manual to refer to potential sources of errors in operation or hazards 1 3 Purpose of the application PCL Barcode Flash enhances Kyocera FS KM and TASKalfa devices to include additional linear barcodes and matrix codes as well as providing the option of calling these not only with the PRESCRIBE command BARC but also with PCL sequences Furthermore a number of resident and or machine readable fonts have been added As the PCL activation sequences follow industry standard formats there are usually no problems with integrating devices equipped with the Barcode Flash solution into existing environments e g SAP without having to make changes to the controlling software 1 4 Items provided as standard Once you have removed the packaging please ensure that you have the following components a CD containing manual files in PDF format and sample prints a Compact Flash Secure Digital card pre programmed with PCL Barcode Flash software 1 5 About PCL Barcode Flash 1 5 1 Overview PCL Barcode Flash uses a special feature of Kyocera FS KM and TASKalfa devices the central unit consisting of the PowerPC processor motherboard and memory normally used for calculation of the print job can also be used for programming purposes via a separate interface the Application Programming Interface API
82. u start the printer 25 2 3 Status page and test prints Type A Type B C D The status page contains information on fonts software and the configuration When you have installed the software you can call the Barcode Status partition to print the CF card s status page Type A only You can also print the status page by means of the PRESCRIBE sequence Type A Type B C and Type D R CALL BSTP EXIT 2 Note If any problems or errors occur we recommend that you always print a status page In this way you can easily check whether the software and all the requisite fonts have been loaded When you consult Support you should always have a current status page to hand As a rule the status page helps Support to help you resolve the problem more easily The status page is divided into three sections Font Information Internal Barcode Information and Application Information Font Information contains an overview of the group of barcodes and fonts which are identified and can be used by means of simple font numbers Some older applications on the market send activations in this form If there are no print examples on the right hand side of the list the printer is not set to 600 dpi This standard resolution should be set on the front panel of the device to ensure perfect results Internal Barcode Information refers to the codes hard coded into the printer which form the full barcode solution together with PCL Barcode F
83. use one or more of the sequences mentioned in this section you can either send these from the computer to the printer or better in most cases store them on the Compact Flash card in the Startup partition Cf the chapter on this partition 37 3 3 Barcodes and Matrix codes with different parameters 3 3 1 Datamatrix Datamatrix code has a rectangular or square structure which is made up of individual square elements black white The delimiting lines which are drawn on two adjacent sides and consist of alternate black and white elements on the opposite sides are characteristic Datamatrix code can be used in a multitude of sizes depending on the amount of data to be coded the data security required and the space available in the document As in the case of most other Matrix codes a Datamatrix symbol can even be read without data loss if it is damaged or unreadable to a certain extent This is achieved by means of coded and redundant distribution of the data over the entire area of the symbol Example of a square Datamatrix symbol There are 24 square 6 rectangular Datamatrix symbols to choose from In the case of PCL Barcode Flash the symbols from 1 to 30 are numbered consecutively cf the table below You can choose which symbol is to be used or allow the software to use the smallest possible If for example you want any square symbol enter 1 to 24 If on the other hand you want to use any rectangular
84. ut in the default typeface in a set position below the code Activation sequence lt gt 524622 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter 50 p parameter 3 b parameter 8 16 24 32 Additional properties Size of base data 12 Character set 0to9 Example lt gt 524622 0123456 78901 lt gt 75 3 6 8 EAN JAN 13 Type properties Linear code Limitation Plain text is only output in the default typeface in a set position below the code Activation sequence lt gt 524630 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter 62 p parameter 3 b parameter 8 16 24 32 Additional properties Size of base data 12 Character set 0to9 Example Esc s24630T12345678901 lt CR gt 76 3 6 9 EAN JAN 13 2 digit extension Type properties Linear code Limitation Plain text is only output in the default typeface in a set position below the code Activation sequence lt gt 524631 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default par
85. xt is only output in the default typeface in a set position below the code Activation sequence lt gt 524601 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter 74 p parameter 3 b parameter 8 16 24 32 Additional properties Size of base data 13 Character set 0to9 Example Esc s24601T0123456789012 CR HIA TN 70 3 6 3 properties Linear code Limitation Plain text is only output in the default typeface in a set position below the code Activation sequence lt gt 524610 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default parameters parameter 29 p parameter 3 b parameter 8 16 24 32 Additional properties Size of base data 6 Character set 0to9 Example Esc gt s24610T012345 lt CR gt 71 3 6 4 2 digit extension Type properties Linear code Limitation Plain text is only output in the default typeface in a set position below the code Activation sequence lt gt 524611 lt Data gt lt Stop Character gt For an explanation on selecting the stop character and the optional parameters see chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 6 Default

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