Lexmark W850 Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference

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    Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Manual March 2009 www.lexmark.com
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    programs described may be made at any time. For Lexmark technical support, visit support.lexmark.com. For information on supplies and downloads, visit www.lexmark.com. If you don't have access to the Internet, you can contact Lexmark by mail: Lexmark International, Inc. Bldg 004-2/CSC 740 New Circle
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    Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2009 Lexmark International, Inc. All rights reserved. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RIGHTS This software and any accompanying documentation provided under this agreement are
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    7 Compressed data formats 8 Checksum calculation 8 Visual Bar Code Designer 8 HP BarDIMM compatibility intercept 8 Supported Lexmark PCL5 & PostScript Bar Codes 8 Chapter 4: PCL5 emulation: HP 12 One-dimensional bar codes 12 Defining characteristics 12 Command structure considerations 12
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    , ISSN+2, ISSN+5 41 HIBC 39/128 43 ITF-14 ...45 PLANET Codes 47 Two-dimensional bar codes 48 Bar code descriptor for PDF417 (Lexmark 48 Bar code descriptor for MaxiCode 52 Bar code descriptor for MicroPDF417 53 Composite bar codes 56 PCL Specifications for composite bar codes 62 Fonts ...63
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    on printer directory 100 Appendix A: Feature Summary 101 Appendix B: Supported Bar Codes 104 Appendix C: Forms Card Fonts 128 Single-Byte Forms Card Fonts 128 Double-Byte Forms Card Fonts 143 Appendix D: Forms Print Errors 144 Appendix E: Bar Code Engine Errors 148 Common error messages 148
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    PostScript error messages 148 Errors common to all symbologies 149 String errors 149 Errors specific to symbologies 151 Appendix F: Deviations 153 Code 93 uppercase vs. lowercase 153 Codabar uppercase vs. lowercase 153 Maximum encodable character length 154 Four-state Postal Widths 155 HRT
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    The Forms and Bar Code Card v3.1 offers the following new features: • Three new Forms Card menu options: - Print All Forms-Allows a user to print information about all formsets stored on a printer, as well as some printer-specific information. - Print Port Setting-Allows a user to select which of
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    defines the bar code symbology being implemented. The incoming data is analyzed for valid parameters, such as string length and string characters. When an invalid condition is detected, an error message is generated. For more information, see "Bar Code Engine Errors" on page 148. Product Description
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    Using special Lexmark advanced PCL5 commands for bar codes Most of the bar code symbologies supported by the Forms and Bar Code Card are accessible Code Card: • From the current cursor position, bar code printing begins at the bottom left corner of the left bar. • The cursor is located at the bottom
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    compatibility intercept The LexmarkTM Forms and Bar Code Card meets the function of the HP BarDIMM Pro version 3.3a option. Supported Lexmark PCL5 & PostScript Bar Codes The following is a list of supported one-dimensional bar codes: • Australian Post 4-state bar code (37-CUST, 52-FF-MET, and 67
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    5 with check digit • Industrial 2 of 5 • Industrial 2 of 5 with check digit • ISBN • ISBN+5 • ISSN • ISSN+2 • ISSN+5 • ITF-14 • Japan Post 4-state bar code • Matrix 2 of 5 • Matrix 2 of 5 with check digit • MSI Plessey • MSI Plessey + CHK10 • MSI Plessey + CHK10 + CHK10 • MSI Plessey + CHK11 + CHK10
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    Tray label, 10-digit 2 of 5 • USPS Sack label, 8-digit 2 of 5 • USPS Zebra code • USPS FIM Face Identification Marking The following is a list of two-dimensional bar codes: • Codablock F • Data Matrix • MaxiCode • MicroPDF417 • PDF417 • QR Lexmark-Unique PCL5 Command Description Support of new bar
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    to honor the HP versions of these commands and to ignore them in a bar code context. To avoid this conflict, use the PCL5 Lexmark enhancement switch. Setting or not setting this switch would allow a future Lexmark PCL5 emulation to decide which way to interpret the new escape sequences. The switch
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    Code Card. An additional Lexmark-specific section is found immediately following this section. One-dimensional bar codes With the Forms and Bar Code Function parameter list" on page 17. If the typeface value is one of those given, special bar code generation firmware processes the font selection
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    text printing, PCL5 emulation escape sequences that generate bar codes must be immediately followed by an escape sequence that fully specifies a normal text font. Example: Esc(s1p10v0s0b4101T Returns the text following a bar code to 10-point CG Times with proportional spacing, normal style and
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    4 = Print text under bar code 5 = Print text above bar code Add the numbers listed below to produce the corresponding effect: 10 = 10 = 20 = 100 = Prints UPC-A checksum at middle left of the bar code instead of the bottom left Prints start/stop * characters with Code 3 of 9 text Formats German
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    = Regular 2 = Italic 3 = Bold 4 = Bold Italic B = size 0 = Automatic font size (default) C = typeface 0 = 1 = 2 = 3 = 4 = 5 = Courier (default for all bar code symbologies) Letter Gothic Univers Univers Condensed CG-Times OCR-B Example: Esc(s304h24620T Selects EAN/JAN-8 with automatically sized
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    values. 1 = First (narrowest) width 2 = Second width 3 = Third width 4 = Fourth width Example: Esc(s4p8,16,24,32s8,16,24,32b24700T Selects Code 128 autoswitch with text printed under the bar code, space widths set to 8, 16, 24 and 32 dots and bar widths set to 8, 16, 24 and 32 dots. Because
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    - N even No 24641 Interleaved 2 of 5 with check 28.8 1 6 18 - - N odd Yes digit 24642 German Postal 2 of 5 Leitcode 72.0 124 10 30 - - N 13 Yes 1 For all bar code symbologies, the default value of the #H text font parameter is CBA = 000 (automatically sized Courier Bold). 2 Does not include
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    PTT 3 of 9 28.8 1 6 18 - - M 10 24676 French postal 3 of 9 A/R 36.0* 124* 7* 21* - - M 10 24680 Code 3 of 9 extended 28.8 1 6 18 - - M - 24681 Code 3 of 9 extended with 28.8 1 6 18 - - M - check digit 24690 Code 93 28.8 1 6 12 18 24 M - 24691 Code 93 extended 28.8 1 6 12 18
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    standard 33 1 8 16 24 32 N 13 24811 RSS-14 truncated 13 1 8 16 24 32 N 13 24812 RSS-14 stacked 13 1 1 For all bar code symbologies, the default value of the #H text font parameter is CBA = 000 (automatically sized Courier Bold). 2 Does not include checksum character. 3Checksum character
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    field byte 7 of the Lexmark bar code descriptor for Australia 4-State Postal bar codes (see the section "PCL5 emulation: Lexmark" on page 29 of this manual). Human-readable text is never printed with these bar codes. In relation to the fields of the Lexmark bar code descriptor for Australia 4-State
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    number (FCC 45 not available) Specified by #p parameter (default is 1, which is C table) Function parameters for Singapore Post 4-State bar code (HP compatibility mode, using typeface 24780) In relation to the fields of the Lexmark bar code does not produce an error message. If an invalid character
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    group separated by nine spaces. Prints vertical bars. This command contains four groups of nine vertical bars, with each group separated by nine spaces. Bar code descriptor for RSS-14 RSS-14 is a linear symbology that encodes the full 14-digit EAN/UCC item identification in a linear symbol that can
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    code is not supported by the Forms and Bar Code Limited: 10 (dec) or 0A (hex) Expanded: 34 (dec) Optional. Selects the height of the bars in 1/72", same units as Fonts. Note: Values that are lesser than the minimum will use the corresponding default value for the specific RSS bar code type. Optional
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    slightly different than HP, and match the RSS-14 AIM specification values. • Each of the V parameter values (For Forms and Bar Code Card: 33, 13, 13, 10, and 34 respectively in the table above) is considered in the RSS-14 AIM specification as a multiple of "X", which is a "module width", assumed to
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    same as the default. Optional for Forms and Bar Code Card, required for HP BarDIMM. (See "Deviations" chapter of this Technical Reference.) Requested number of rows in the Codablock F symbol. Optional. Requested number of columns in the Codablock F symbol. Optional. Selects bar width. HP BarDIMM
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    number reference manual, but code from the Optional. Small module height in dots (1/600 inch). Since the DataMatrix modules are square, this parameter also determines the small module width. Note: Using a value of 0 is the same as using a value of 10 (default). Notes: • The HP BarDIMM specification
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    Optional; determines ECC level; range is 0-8 Optional; determines number of rows for the symbol; range is 3-90 Optional; determines number of columns for the symbol; range is 1-30 Optional Code Descriptor command to print PDF417 symbols. In relation to the fields of the Lexmark bar code descriptor
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    0 Bar code descriptor for QR Functional parameters for QR (HP compatibility mode) Typeface Esc (s#T P parameter Esc(s#P Default 0 B parameter 10 Esc(s#B S parameter 0 Esc(s#S 24860T Model 1 24861T Model 2 Optional; determines ECC level as follows: • 0 = Default ECC level (error correction level
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    5 PCL5 emulation: Lexmark This section discusses the Lexmark-specific commands implemented in the Forms and Bar Code Card. The HP-specific section is found immediately preceding this section. New PCL5 commands to support bar codes Support of new bar code functionality (for example, two-dimensional
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    Two-dimensional PDF417: with ECC = 2, data = 12345678: ESC&x3W[00 01 02]ESC&y8W12345678 The general strategy for assigning new Lexmark symbology IDs and defining new Lexmark bar code descriptors is defined in the following table: Symbology ID 0-19 20-39 40-99 100-199 Type of symbology Two
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    Lexmark symbology assignments: Bar code type 2-D bar code 2-D bar code 2-D bar code 4-state postal 4-state postal 4-state postal 4-state postal 4-state postal Miscellaneous symbology 1-D bar code 1-D bar code 1-D bar code 1-D bar code 1-D bar code 1-D bar code 1-D bar code 1-D bar code 1-D bar code
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    18 (hex) 24 (dec) Sets the number of bars that print per inch 4 Tracker code data sent with Australian post will consist of an 8-digit DPID, followed by an optional error. Length errors in the customer information string will be flagged. Bar code descriptor for Singapore Post 4-State bar code
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    Pitch 14-18 (hex) 20-24 (dec) 16 (hex) 22 (dec) Sets the number of bars that print per inch 4 Tracker Height 66-98 (hex) 102 -152 (dec) this field and the tracker height 6-15 Reserved Note: The bar code data sent with Singapore Post will consist of either a 6-character or 4-character string.
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    code dec) Sets the number of bars that code formats are supported. The format will be implied code symbology Sets overall bar code code size from byte 2) Sets space width (a = bar code size from byte 2) Sets the timing bar height (a = bar code size from byte 2) Sets the long bar height (a = bar code
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    included, is ignored. • Any hyphens included as part of the block and house number information are encoded as data in the bar code. • Invalid characters or lengths in the postal code will be flagged with an error. • Invalid characters in the block and house number information will be flagged with an
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    FIM patterns generated by the data characters. Invalid characters in the data are ignored, and do not produce any error message. FIM symbols are printed according to the USPS specification. Bar height is fixed at 5/8 inch, and bars and spaces have a fixed width of 1/32 inch. Cursor positioning is
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    00-04 (hex) 0-4 (dec) 6 - 7 8 Bar Height Bar/Space Width Units See notes below. 00-04 (hex) 0-4 (dec) 9 - 10 Bar Width #1 (Module Width) 0.40-0.51 mm 11 - 12 Space Width #1 13 - 14 Bar Width #2 15 - 16 Space Width #2 17 - mm for module widths greater than 0.45 mm One-dimensional bar codes 37
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    Data will consist of an 18-digit identification code, which is composed of: • a 2-digit post code, • a 2-digit billing district code, • a 6-digit customer account number, and • an 8-digit item number. To enhance readability, "." characters (ASCII 46) may appear anywhere in the data; they are ignored
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    0-5 (dec) 00-04 (hex) 0-4 (dec) 00-04 (hex) 6 - 7 Bar Height 8 Bar/Space Width 00-04 (hex) Units 9 - 10 Bar Width #1 11 - 12 Space Width #1 13 - 14 Bar Width #2 15 - 16 Space Width #2 17 - 18 Bar Width #3 19 - 20 parameter (in bar/space width units, see byte 8) One-dimensional bar codes 39
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    not verified or replaced by a calculation in the Forms and Bar Code Card. An invalid length (anything other than 10 or 15 digits), or an invalid character (anything other than a digit or a "-", except for an "X" in the tenth digit position) in the data produces an error message. Cursor positioning
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    0-5 (dec) 00-04 (hex) 0-4 (dec) 00-04 (hex) 6 - 7 Bar Height 8 Bar/Space Width 00-04 (hex) Units 9 - 10 Bar Width #1 11 - 12 Space Width #1 13 - 14 Bar Width #2 15 - 16 Space Width #2 17 - 18 Bar Width #3 19 - 20 s4 parameter (in bar/space width units, see byte 8) One-dimensional bar codes 41
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    not verified or replaced by a calculation in the Forms and Bar Code Card. An invalid length (anything other than 10, 12, or 15 digits), or an invalid character (anything but a digit or a "-", except for an "X" in the eighth digit position) in the data produces an error message. Cursor positioning is
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    (hex) Optional. Specifies the font style used for HRT. Note: Default font style for OCRB is Regular only. 0=Default (1/600" units) 1=1/300" units 2=1/600" units 3=1/1200" units • 0 or 2 (dec) or • 00 or 02 (hex) Optional. Specifies units for bar height dimensions. One-dimensional bar codes 43
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    Bar Height 8 Bar/Space Width Units 9-10 Bar Width #1 (Code 128 bar 1, or Code 39 Narrow) 11-12 Space Width #1 (Code 128 space 1, or Code 39 Narrow) Type int int int int Range Default value Description 150-600 (dec) • 240 (dec) or • 00 F0 (hex) Optional. Corresponds to HP #v parameter in
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    dec) or 01 33 (hex) Max: There is no maximum value. • 756 (dec) or • 02 F4 (hex) Optional. Corresponds to HP #v parameter in the specified Bar Height units. Note: Values that go beyond the defined range will be appropriately 756) Bar Height Units, which is 02 F4 hex. One-dimensional bar codes 45
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    Width Units 9-10 Bar Width #1 11-12 Space Width #1 13-14 Bar Width #2 (Wide) Type Range Default value Description int 0=default • 0 or 2 (dec) Optional. (1/600 clipped and set to the minimum and maximum values. The default bar code engine ITF-14 narrow space width is 0.02 inches. If byte 5
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    • 00 80 (hex) • 22 (dec) or • 16 (hex) Definition Required. Specifies PLANET symbology. Optional. Sets the X dimension of the bar pitch. Values less than 20 (dec) or 14 (hex) result more information on the specifications implemented on the PLANET code, refer to Appendix B and C of the USPS PLANET
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    Two-dimensional bar codes Bar code descriptor for PDF417 (Lexmark) Bytes 0-1 MSB LSB Range Symbology Symbology n/a ID byte 1 ID byte 2 (00x either 00 (hex) or 02 (hex). • 945 (dec) or • 03 B1 (hex) Optional. Sets the X dimension of the module (white or black rectangle) in 100th of an inch.
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    not specified, the Y dimension will become double that of the X dimension. Rows Columns Rows: 4-44 (dec) Columns: 1-4 (dec) • 0 (dec) Optional. or • 00 (hex) Manually set the number of symbol rows. Automatic operation specified by using 0. See Section 9.5.3 Row and Column Boundary Conditions
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    03x 04x 05x 06x 07x 08x Number of error code words 2 4 8 16 32 64 page 51. Units Enumeration for X Dimension: (Default = 02x) This byte sets the units used in specifying the X Dimension (the smallest element width). Supported ) This can be used to manually set the number of symbol rows. Both rows
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    with 8 rows (80 codewords / 10 columns). Columns: (Default = 00x) This can be used to manually set the number of symbol columns. Both columns and level 3 (16 error code words). For the same 20 data code words, and an ECC percentage specified at 35% (0023x), ECC level 2 (8 error code words) will be
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    02x 03x 04x 05x 06x Description Structured carrier message with numeric postal code Structured carrier message with alphanumeric postal code Standard symbol with standard error correction Full symbol with enhanced error correction Reader program with standard error correction Two-dimensional bar
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    terminate this message. An optional secondary message follows the class of service for modes 2 and 3. For modes 4, 5, and 6, the message follows the number-of-labels field. MaxiCode examples Here are some MaxiCode examples of the ASCII data that would be sent with the transfer bar code data command
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    are used automatically within the bar code engine, depending on the input data. There is no method to explicitly specify any of the modes. The support of NULL (hex 00) characters is not supported at this time, due to possible issues with string termination within the printer. The basic block of the
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    Bytes 4-5 6-7 8-9 10-15 MSB LSB Range X dimension byte 1 (in units) X dimension byte 2 (in units Optional. Manually set the number of symbol rows. Automatic operation specified by using 0. Manually set the number of symbol columns. Automatic operation specified by using 0. Bar code descriptor
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    system digit is printed just to the left of the bar code, the check digit just to the right of the bar code, and the manufacturer and product codes are printed just below the bar code, as observed above. a Number System: The number system is a single digit which identifies the "type" of product that
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    . d Check Digit: The check digit is an additional digit used to verify that a bar code has been scanned correctly. Since a scan can produce incorrect data due to inconsistent scanning speed, print imperfections, or a host of other problems, it is useful to verify that the rest of the data in the bar
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    way to translate an EAN-8 code to an EAN-13 equivalent. An EAN-8 bar code has the following physical structure: a Left-hand guard bars, or start sentinel, encoded as 101. b Two number system characters, encoded as left-hand odd-parity characters. c First two message characters, encoded as left-hand
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    ) in Europe. The only difference between a UPC-A symbol and an EAN-13 symbol is that the number system code is 2-digits long in EAN-13 as opposed to one digit in UPC-A. An EAN-13 bar code has the following physical structure: a Left-hand guard bars, or start sentinel, encoded as 101. b The
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    hand side" of the symbol. The first character of the EAN-13 number system code (i.e., the first digit of the EAN-13 value) is encoded in additional data such as best before dates, batch numbers, quantities, weights and many other attributes needed by the user. Each AI tells the system what kind of
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    the needed data capacity and they need not be specified by the user. The sequence stands for ESCape, or 1Bh. For example, this is a RSS-14 Composite bar code sequence: (s36b24810T01234567890123|Lexmark(s0p12h10vsb4099T • Beginning with a RSS-14 24810T sequence • Followed by RSS-14
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    PCL Specifications for composite bar codes Field Name Type Range Default (if not specified) Definition range of the linear width of the linear component. component. The dimensions of the composite bar code may be varied in only two directions: • The module height of the linear component is
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    set to default (Courier). The dimensions of the composite bar code may be varied in only two directions: • The module height option card On option card On option card On option card In printer In printer In printer On option card On option card On option card On option card On option card On option
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    all systems are able to send binary data (non printing characters) to a printer. The FREESCAPE emulation feature provides a way for these systems to redefine the escape character by substituting a user-selected alternative (alternate escape code or AEC). When the AEC is located at the beginning of
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    one of the ASCII codes listed: Command Function/Parameter Esc**#J ASCII code Character 34 " or 35 # AEC printer control panel: 1 From the Forms Card menu, select Alt ESC Code. 2 Select On to enable the AEC. 3 From the Forms Card menu, select Alt ESC Code Char. 4 Select an AEC from the menu
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    invalid condition is detected, an error message is generated. For more information, see "PostScript error messages" on page 148. There are certain command structure considerations to follow when implementing bar code applications using the Forms and Bar Code Card. Characteristic values, other than
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    • The currentpoint is located at the bottom right corner of the bounding box when printing is this is the case, the Forms and Bar Code Card performs the checksum calculation and automatically places the character(s) per the symbology specifications. Fixed length data formats can be sent with
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    also be the defaults, [8 16 24 32]. The /Special key defaults to false, so the checksum will be printed at the bottom left of the bar code. For the UPC-A symbology, the checksum character always prints when embedded text is specified, so /PrintCheckChar is irrelevant. PostScript emulation operator
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    y direction that would have resulted from a barcodeshow with the same data. This example specifies a bar code with a leading quiet zone of 100 and a trailing quiet zone of 200, a bar code height of 210, bars with widths of 10, 20, 30 and 40, and spaces with widths of 9, 18, 27 and 36. It also
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    75. [array] used by ISSN and ISBN only /FontName name Optional, see "Values for /FontName key" on page 75; default is Courier-Bold /Pitch [int] Optional, used only by PostNet5, PostNet9, and PostNet11 bar codes. Allowed values are 20 through 24. Values less than 20 result in a pitch of 20
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    Key Type Definition /Special boolean Optional, UPC-A, default is false: • if false, prints checksum at bottom left of the bar code • if true, prints checksum at middle left of the bar code Code 3 of 9, default is false: • if false, does not print start/stop * characters with text • if true,
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    -13 EAN/JAN-13 620 3 1 For all bar code symbologies, default /FontName key = Courier Bold). 2 Does not include checksum character. 3 Checksum character is always printed if embedded text is specified. 4 ISBN: 10 or 15, ISSN: 10, 12, or 15 (plus optional hyphens) 5 Except for the possibility of an
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    620 3 8 Book Number International Standard 620 3 8 Serial Number 18 N odd Yes code symbologies, default /FontName key = Courier Bold). 2 Does not include checksum character. 3 Checksum character is always printed if embedded text is specified. 4 ISBN: 10 or 15, ISSN: 10, 12, or 15 (plus optional
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    of 5 N 10 /USPS-zebra USPS Zebra code 225* 1* 1 For all bar code symbologies, default /FontName key = Courier Bold). 2 Does not include checksum character. 3 Checksum character is always printed if embedded text is specified. 4 ISBN: 10 or 15, ISSN: 10, 12, or 15 (plus optional hyphens) 5 Except
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    Use symbology dependent default parameter, see "Values for / Symbology key" on page 72. Do not print text. Print text embedded. Print text half allowed as the 2nd array element. Print text under bar code. Print text above bar code. Values for /FontName key Determines the font for the HRT
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    /Courier Font attribute for HRT bold italic only one style How to use the symbology ID for ISBN and ISSN ISBN and ISSN bar codes are normally 10 digits in length (see the PCL5 section above for a complete description), but they have "extensions" known as ISSN+2, ISSN+5, and ISBN+5. Obtaining these
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    ] Description Symbology identification Sets the bar width in 1/100 mm Sets the number of bars that print per inch Sets the tracker height in 1/100 mm [array of integers] Sets the encoding table Optional; in /Units 1/100 mm Singapore post 4-state bar code Key /Symbology /Bars Range 38-63 (dec
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    ] Description Symbology identification Sets the bar width in 1/100 mm Sets the number of bars that print per inch Sets the tracker height in 1/100 mm of integers] Description Symbology identification Overall size of bar code in decipoints (1/10 pt., optional) Sets the bar width in 1/100 mm. The
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    state bar code Key / Description Symbology identification Sets the bar width in 1/100 mm Sets the number of bars that print per inch Sets the synchronization bar height in and downward bar height in 1/100 mm Optional; in /Units 1/100 mm (optional) Swiss postal Key /Symbology /HeightUnits /Height
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    Key /QuietZone /Units Range [int int] Default value [150 150] [array of integers] Description Same as the other bar codes, in /Units (optional) 1/600 inch (optional) /BarHeight must be: • greater than or equal to 20 mm for module widths less than or equal to 0.45 mm (0.0177 inches) • greater
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    Two-dimensional bar codes HIBC 39/128 Key /Symbology Type name /Units /Height name int /Bars [int] /Spaces [int] /EmbedText name Range Default value Description n/a n/a Required. /HIBC128PAS /HIBC128SLS /HIBC39PAS /HIBC39SLS /300ths /600ths /1200ths /600ths Optional. /Units is
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    ) • If the value is of any other type, a TYPECHECK error will be returned. Min: [0 0] (dec) Max: [1200 1200] (dec) • [150 150] (dec) or • [96 96] (hex) Optional. Note: Values less than the minimum will use the default value /Space Widths 2, 3 and 4 are valid or not. Two-dimensional bar codes 82
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    no maximum value, but larger bar codes may use up too much memory. • 756 (dec) or • 02 F4 (hex) Optional. Note: Values that go beyond the on the value of Bar Width 1, where Default = 2.50 x Bar Width 1 Optional. Note: Values that go beyond the defined range will be appropriately clipped and set to
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    a TYPECHECK error will be returned. Min: [0 0] (dec) Max: [1200 1200] (dec) • [150 150] (dec) or • [96 96] (hex) Optional. Note: Optional. Note: Values less than the minimum will use the default value of [150 150]. Note: For more information on the specifications implemented on the PLANET code,
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    Required if /Type = 0; manually sets number of symbol columns; valid values are 1 to 30; any values outside this range will cause a RANGECHECK error Required if /Type = 1; alternate way of designing rows and columns the ratio is height/width; valid values are 0.1 to 10.0; any values outside this
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    Error Percent integer Default Value 0 Definition Optional; 0 - 8, default is 0 Designates error correction levels by predetermined values: Integer value Number of error code . See "/ Error Percent" on page 86. Optional; not supported Optional; not supported false Optional; default is
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    %height / width ratio is 1 / 2 %smallest element width in 600th units %smallest element width = 20/600ths %bar height = 40/600ths %number of error code words = 8 %because they are not specified, /Truncated defaults to %false (no ;truncation) and / QuietZone defaults to [150 150] Arguments for
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    02 = Structured carrier message with numeric postal code 03 = Structured carrier message with alphanumeric postal code 04 = Standard symbol with standard error correction 05 = Full symbol with enhanced error correction 06 = Reader program with standard error correction An array of 2 numbers; has the
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    moved to the secondary message. Neither a group separator nor a comma should terminate this message. An optional secondary message follows the class of service for modes 2 and 3. For modes 4, 5, and 6, the message follows the number-of-labels field. Arguments for MaxiCode bar code symbology 89
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    Optional. /Units is used for /ModuleWidth and /ModuleHeight calculations below. • 945 (dec) Optional • 1890 (dec) or • 07 62 (hex) Optional. Note: Values that go beyond the defined range will (hex) Optional. Automatic operation specified by using 0. Optional. Automatic operation specified by using
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    Values for / EmbedText key • Values for / FontName key /Courier-Bold Optional. Defines how the HRT is to be printed. When the value given other type, a TYPECHECK error will be returned. Min: [0 0] (dec) Max: [1200 1200] (dec) • [150 150] (dec) or • [96 96] (hex) Optional. Note: Values less than
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    /RSS14Limited /RSS14Expanded /Units name /300ths /600ths /1200ths /600ths Optional. /Units is used in the calculations below. /Height (of codes, the sequence uses the "pipe" character "|" to extend the sequence. For example, this is a UPC-A Composite example sequence: (12345678901|Lexmark
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    • Values for / EmbedText key • Values for / FontName key /Courier-Bold Optional. Defines how the HRT is to be printed. When the value given is error will be returned. The data in a Postscript bar code sequence is represented within parentheses, for example: (0123456789). For Composite bar codes
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    information is a supplement to the instructions provided in the Forms and Bar Code Card User's Guide. 1 Enhanced page delimiters The Forms Card now MFPs that support e-mail and/or fax. 3 Select ports that the Forms Card listens to Users can now select which of the printer input ports that the Forms
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 98
    Forms Card firmware. The PDF is then parsed by the PDF interpreter inside the printer. Note: This option requires a printer that supports RFID functionality. 6 Print All Forms Users can print information about all the formsets stored on the printer, as well as some printer-specific information. This
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 99
    by utilizing a data filter to remove characters. See "Data filters" on page 96 below. Data filters The following information is a supplement to the Forms Menu information provided in the Forms and Bar Code Card User's Guide. If a data filter is enabled, the incoming forms job is run through
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 100
    "Forms Card Fonts" on page 128 identifies all supported/recognized fonts and the font file used by the Forms and Bar Code card. Bubble font This font is typically used for standardized testing forms that are optically read for grading purposes. It is available in Lexmark Forms Composer when the font
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 101
    Bubble font 98
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    Code Card supports multiple code pages. It also supports a wide variety of fonts, which are listed in appendix "Forms Card Fonts" on page 128. Therefore, the possible permutations of code pages and fonts is excessive. Because the user's computer font list is richer than that of the printer, a user
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 103
    files on printer directory The Forms and Bar Code Card places forms files on the printer in the "formsmerge" directory. These files will be visible if the user performs a Print Directory from the printer menu. These files must not be tampered with in any way. Forms files on printer directory 100
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 104
    supported on various Lexmark products: Forms and Bar Code Card Forms Card Filters PCL5 Filter Y Optra FormsTM Init String Y • Supports Y Y NA Greek/Cyrillic (code page 737) Y Y Y NA Supported when the printer control panel is set to a DBCS language. 2 Limited UTF-8 and UTF-16 support
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    Subforms Y Y Y NA Error Page Control Printer Operator NA NA NA Panel Sel. Fax form output (MFP feature) Y NA Y NA E-mail form output (MFP Y NA Y NA feature) System variables in formset • PRINTNAME (Printer name) Y Y NA NA • PRINTNUM (Printer Serial Y number) Y NA NA
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    Y Designer v3.0 NA NA NA Alternate Escape Code (AEC) Y Human Readable Text Fonts • Courier Y Y Y • SM Unit Y Y Y • SM Unit Condensed Y Y Y • SM Gothic Y Y Y • Roman Y Y Y • OCR B Y Y Y • PLANET Y Y Y 1 Supported when the printer control panel is set to a DBCS
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 107
    can be printed using Optra FormsTM only when the Bar Code Option is also installed in the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 108
    can be printed using Optra FormsTM only when the Bar Code Option is also installed in the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 109
    can be printed using Optra FormsTM only when the Bar Code Option is also installed in the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 110
    can be printed using Optra FormsTM only when the Bar Code Option is also installed in the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 111
    can be printed using Optra FormsTM only when the Bar Code Option is also installed in the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 112
    can be printed using Optra FormsTM only when the Bar Code Option is also installed in the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 113
    can be printed using Optra FormsTM only when the Bar Code Option is also installed in the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 114
    can be printed using Optra FormsTM only when the Bar Code Option is also installed in the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 115
    can be printed using Optra FormsTM only when the Bar Code Option is also installed in the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 116
    can be printed using Optra FormsTM only when the Bar Code Option is also installed in the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 117
    Document Producer Lexmark Optra FormsTM Bar Code Name Composite Bar Code Symbologies Composite Code Option is also installed in the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 118
    can be printed using Optra FormsTM only when the Bar Code Option is also installed in the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 119
    can be printed using Optra FormsTM only when the Bar Code Option is also installed in the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 120
    with this code. EAN-8 supports a supplemental two- or five-digit number to be appended to the main bar code symbol. EAN/JAN-8 + 5-digit Y Y Y Y Y2 supplemental 1 PDF417 and MaxiCode can be printed using Optra FormsTM only when the Bar Code Option is also installed in the printer, and when
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 121
    Lexmark Optra FormsTM Bar Code supports a supplemental two- or five-digit number to be appended to the main bar code symbol. EAN/JAN-13 + Y Y Y Y Y2 5-digit supplemental 1 PDF417 and MaxiCode can be printed using Optra FormsTM only when the Bar Code Option is also installed in the printer
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 122
    number of the serial publication. 1 PDF417 and MaxiCode can be printed using Optra FormsTM only when the Bar Code Option is also installed in the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported
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    can be printed using Optra FormsTM only when the Bar Code Option is also installed in the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 124
    can be printed using Optra FormsTM only when the Bar Code Option is also installed in the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 125
    0 and the original 10 data characters have at least four zeros. UPC-E allows for a supplemental two- or five-digit number to be appended to the main bar code symbol. 1 PDF417 and MaxiCode can be printed using Optra FormsTM only when the Bar Code Option is also installed in the printer, and when the
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 126
    can be printed using Optra FormsTM only when the Bar Code Option is also installed in the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 127
    a parcel number, and a check digit. 1 PDF417 and MaxiCode can be printed using Optra FormsTM only when the Bar Code Option is also installed in the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 128
    can be printed using Optra FormsTM only when the Bar Code Option is also installed in the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 129
    can be printed using Optra FormsTM only when the Bar Code Option is also installed in the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 130
    can be printed using Optra FormsTM only when the Bar Code Option is also installed in the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 131
    C Forms Card Fonts Single-Byte Forms Card Fonts The column on the left indicates common font names. The column on the right indicates the actual font file resident on the Forms card. Font name AdobeSansMM AdobeSerifMM Albertus Extra Bold (W1) Albertus Medium (W1) Albertus MT Albertus MT Lt
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 132
    Font name AntiqueOliveCE-Roman AntiqueOlive-Compact AntiqueOlive-Italic AntiqueOlive-Roman Apple Chancery Apple-Chancery Apple-ChanceryCE Architext CMC7 Arial Arial Black Arial Bold Arial Bold Italic Arial Italic Arial-Bold Arial-BoldItalic Arial-BoldItalicMT Arial-BoldMT ArialCE ArialCE-Bold
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    Font name AvantGardeCE-DemiOblique AvantGarde-Demi AvantGarde-DemiOblique Bodoni Bodoni Poster Bodoni PosterCompressed Bodoni-Bold Bodoni-BoldItalic BodoniCE BodoniCE-Bold BodoniCE-BoldItalic BodoniCE-Italic BodoniCE-Poster BodoniCE-PosterCompressed Bodoni-Italic Bodoni-Poster Bodoni-
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    Font name CenturySchlbk Roman CenturySchlbk-Bold CenturySchlbk-BoldItalic CenturySchlbk-Italic CenturySchlbk-Roman CG Omega (W1) CG Times (W1) CG Times (W1) Bold CG Times (W1) Bold Italic CG Times (W1) Italic CG Times (WE) CG Times (WE) Bold CG Times (WE) Bold Italic CG Times (WE) Italic CG Times (
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    Font name CGOmega-BoldItalic CG-Omega-BoldItalic CGOmega-Italic CG-Omega-Italic CGTimes CG-Times CGTimes-Bold CG-Times-Bold CGTimes-BoldItalic CG-Times-BoldItalic CGTimes-Italic CG-Times-Italic Chicago ChicagoCE Clarendon Clarendon Condensed (W1) Clarendon Light Clarendon-Bold ClarendonCE
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    Font name Coronet-Regular Courier Courier New Courier New Bold Courier New Bold Italic Courier New Italic Courier-Bold Courier-BoldItalicTT Courier-BoldOblique Courier-BoldTT CourierCE CourierCE-Bold CourierCE-BoldOblique CourierCE-Oblique CourierHP CourierHP-Bold CourierHP-BoldItalic CourierHP-
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    Font name Garamond (W1) Kursiv Garamond (W1) Kursiv Halbfett Garamond-Antiqua Garamond-Halbfett Garamond-Kursiv Garamond-KursivHalbfett Geneva GenevaCE GillSans GillSans Condensed GillSans ExtraBold GillSans Light GillSans-Bold GillSans-BoldCondensed GillSans-BoldItalic GillSansCE-Bold GillSansCE-
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    Font name Goudy-BoldItalic Goudy-ExtraBold Goudy-Italic Helvetica Helvetica Bold Helvetica Bold Italic Helvetica Condensed Helvetica Italic Helvetica-Black Helvetica-Black Bold Helvetica-Black Bold Italic Helvetica-BlackOblique Helvetica-Bold Helvetica-BoldItalic Helvetica-BoldOblique HelveticaCE
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    Font name Helvetica-Condensed-Oblique Helvetica-Italic Helvetica-Light Helvetica-Light Italic Helvetica-LightOblique Helvetica-Narrow Helvetica-Narrow Bold Helvetica-Narrow Bold Italic Helvetica-Narrow Italic Helvetica-Narrow-Bold Helvetica-Narrow-BoldItalic Helvetica-Narrow-BoldOblique Helvetica-
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    Font name Intl-Courier-Oblique Intl-Univers-Bold Intl-Univers-BoldItalic Intl-Univers-Condensed-Bold Intl-Univers-Condensed-BoldItalic Intl-Univers-Condensed-Medium Intl-Univers-Condensed-MediumItalic Intl-Univers-Medium Intl-Univers-MediumItalic JoannaMT JoannaMT-Bold JoannaMT-BoldItalic JoannaMTCE
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    Font name LubalinGraphCE-BookOblique LubalinGraphCE-Demi LubalinGraphCE-DemiOblique LubalinGraph-Demi LubalinGraph-DemiOblique ManufIcons Marigold Marigold (W1) MICR Mona Lisa Recut Monaco MonacoCE MonaLisa-Recut New York NewCenturySchlbk-Bold NewCenturySchlbk-BoldItalic NewCenturySchlbkCE-Bold
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    Font name Optima-Italic Oxford Palatino Bold Palatino Bold Italic Palatino Italic Palatino Roman Palatino-Bold Palatino-BoldItalic PalatinoCE-Bold PalatinoCE-BoldItalic PalatinoCE-Italic PalatinoCE-Roman Palatino-Italic Palatino-Roman RomanPillar RomanPillar Bold RomanPillar BoldItalic RomanPillar
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    Font name Tekton Times New Roman Times New Roman Bold Times New Roman Bold Italic Times New Roman Italic Times-Bold Times-BoldItalic TimesCE-Bold TimesCE-BoldItalic TimesCE-Italic TimesCE-Roman Times-Italic TimesNewRoman TimesNewRoman-Bold TimesNewRoman-BoldItalic TimesNewRoman-BoldItalicTT
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    Font name Univers (WE) Univers (WE) Bold Univers (WE) Bold Italic Univers (WE) Medium Italic Univers (WG) Univers (WG) Bold Univers (WG) Bold Italic Univers (WG) Medium Italic Univers (WL) Univers (WL) Bold Univers (WL) Bold Italic Univers (WL) Medium Italic Univers (WR) Univers (WR) Bold Univers (
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 145
    Font name UniversCE-Condensed UniversCE-CondensedBold UniversCE-CondensedBoldOblique UniversCE-CondensedOblique UniversCE-Extended UniversCE-ExtendedObl UniversCE-Light UniversCE-LightOblique UniversCE-Medium UniversCE-Oblique Univers-Condensed Univers-CondensedBold Univers-Condensed-Bold Univers-
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    Double-Byte Forms Card Fonts One DBCS Language is supported: Simplified Chinese. The column on the left indicates common font names. The column on the right indicates the actual font file resident on the Forms
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 147
    to printer. Missing or corrupt file download formsets again. Missing or corrupt file download formsets again. Add memory to printer. Add memory to printer. Add memory to printer. Add memory to printer. Download formset again. Add memory to printer. User or internal error Forms Print Errors 144
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    printer. Contact Lexmark Service. Add memory to printer. Add memory to printer. Add memory to printer. Add memory to printer. Add memory to printer. Add memory to printer. Add memory to printer. Add memory to printer. Add memory to printer. User or internal error Download formsets. Contact Lexmark
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 149
    Unable to open LFF file %s Error Type Solution Insufficient memory Add memory to printer. Insufficient memory Add memory to printer. Internal Error Contact Lexmark Service. Internal Error Contact Lexmark Service. PJC File Missing or corrupt file download formsets again. PJC File Missing
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 150
    Error Message Unable to open LFM file %s Variable key/value malloc failed. XML file missing required attribute: %s XML file missing required element: %s Error Type LFM File Insufficient memory XML Error XML Error Solution Missing or corrupt file download formsets again. Add memory to printer.
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    printer for these messages to be printed out. If an error occurs during a bar code operation that is due to invalid data in the input string, then the errorinfo array contains the name /barcoderror and a string describing the actual error. The returned error codes are listed on the following pages
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 152
    59 2 of 5 X X Aust Post X X X X Codabar X X Codablock F X X Code 128A, B, C X X Code 39 X X Code 93 X X Danish Post X X X Data Matrix X X Note: Bar Code errors shown in red are only thrown by the Forms Card, and not by PCL5 nor PostScript. Common error messages 149
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    X RSS14 X X X Singapore Post X X Swiss Postal X X UCC-128 X X British Royal Mail X X X UPC-A/E X X X USPS ZIP X X USPS FIM X X USPS Sack X X Note: Bar Code errors shown in red are only thrown by the Forms Card, and not by PCL5 nor PostScript. Common error messages 150
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    module size 45 HIBC Invalid Where flag 46 HIBC Invalid What flag 47 HIBC Invalid Date/Time 48 HIBC Invalid Format 49 HIBC Product/Catalog number too long Note: Bar Code errors shown in red are only thrown by the Forms Card, and not by PCL5 nor PostScript. Common error messages 151
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    string too long 58 MSI Plessey Invalid checksum 10 60 MicroPDF Too few columns 61 MicroPDF Too many columns 62 MicroPDF Too few rows 63 MicroPDF Too many rows Note: Bar Code errors shown in red are only thrown by the Forms Card, and not by PCL5 nor PostScript. Common error messages 152
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    considers as an error. The LXK BCC also performs the exact same way as the HP BDP. The BCE does not support lowercase "a-z" character input, and does not translate to uppercase, and is operating per the specs at the URLs noted above. Therefore, the Forms and Bar Code Card firmware must convert any
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 157
    does not support lowercase "a-z" start and stop character input, does not translate to uppercase, and will throw a "Error 12 - Invalid Character" error. The BCE is operating per the specs noted above, and does not translate lowercase to uppercase. Therefore, the Forms and Bar Code Card firmware must
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 158
    image sizes with previous Lexmark bar code options is not assured. However, the proper order and placement of the bars and spaces is the same, and the bar code will also scan correctly. If the bar code image is too wide and will not fit within the available space, users should either resize their
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 159
    with previous Lexmark bar code options is not assured. However, the bar code will still scan correctly. If the bar code image does not fit within the available space, users should either resize their form to allow placement of current and previous bar code images, or specify an absolute number of
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 160
    will prevent the BCE from throwing errors on pages with excess data, while encoding as much of that data as possible. The original LXK BCC will encode more than the maximum amount allowed by the AIM specification, but users should never exceed these values. If users were to change to other printing
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 161
    Append is covered in the MaxiCode AIM specification, which allows up to eight MaxiCode symbols to be chained together as one. However, the reality is that there are no bar code readers that can decode such a combined bar code series. The SuchyMIPS BCE does support Structured Appends, and so does HP
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 162
    ): - 1B 26 79 34 57 - 31 1D 31 1D - 31 2C 31 2C These data blocks include: - Esc & y 4 W (data bar code PCL call, with 4 error on the page. 3 MaxiCode Separator Change (add a second separator character) In the past, for all modes, the input data had to start with a label-number field and number
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 163
    for CodaBar barcodes In the absence of start/stop characters, if users attempt to encode a Codabar bar code with non-numeric characters, then the !Err: 12 Invalid Character error message is generated. When using the optional start/stop characters, characters between the start and stop characters
  • Lexmark W850 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 164
    Forms Manager will result in one of two scenarios: • If the printer's Print PS Error setting is turned on, then an error page will print and the job will be flushed. The printer will then return to Ready state. • If the printer's Print PS Error setting is turned off, then the job will be flushed and
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