Brother International PT18R Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 40

Entering Bar Code Data, Attribute, Value

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EDITING A LABEL Attribute Width Under# (characters printed below bar code) C.Digit (check digit) Value Large Small ON OFF OFF ON (only available for the CODE39, I-2/5 and CODABAR protocols) Entering Bar Code Data 1 Press the key to display the Tools menu, select "Bar Code Input" using the or keys, and then press the key. The Bar Code Input screen is displayed. Only one bar code can be entered in a label. 2 Type in the bar code data. Special characters can be entered in the bar code when using the CODE39, CODABAR, CODE128 or EAN128 protocols. When not using special characters, go to step 5. 3 Press the key. A list of characters available for the current protocol is displayed. 4 Select a character using the or keys, then press the key to insert the character in the bar code data. 5 Press the key to insert the bar code in the label. Two bar code marks are displayed in the text. • Press the key to return to the previous step. • Refer to the Special Characters List table for a list of all available settings. 34 Creating a Bar Code Label

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EDITING A LABEL
34
Creating a Bar Code Label
Entering Bar Code Data
Press the
key to display the Tools menu, select
“Bar Code Input” using the
or
keys, and then
press the
key.
The Bar Code Input screen is displayed.
Type in the bar code data.
Special characters can be entered in the bar code
when using the CODE39, CODABAR, CODE128 or
EAN128 protocols. When not using special characters,
go to step 5.
Press the
key.
A list of characters available for the current protocol is
displayed.
Select a character using the
or
keys, then press
the
key to insert the character in the bar code data.
Press the
key to insert the bar code in the label.
Two bar code marks are displayed in the text.
Width
Large
Small
Under#
(characters printed
below bar code)
ON
OFF
C.Digit
(check digit)
OFF
ON
(only available for the CODE39, I-2/5
and CODABAR protocols)
Attribute
Value
Only one bar code can be entered in a label.
1
2
3
4
5
Press the
key to return to the previous step.
Refer to the Special Characters List table for a list of all available settings.