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Forms and Bar Code Card 3.2 Technical Reference Manual May 2011 www.lexmark.com - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 2
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 - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 3
Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2011 Lexmark International, Inc. All rights reserved. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RIGHTS This software and any accompanying documentation provided under this agreement are - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 4
compatibility intercept 8 Supported Lexmark PCL 5 and PostScript bar codes 8 Chapter 4: PCL 5 emulation: HP 11 One-dimensional bar codes 11 Defining characteristics 11 Command structure considerations 11 Transparent print data command 12 Returning to normal text printing - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 5
Intelligent Mail 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 FREESCAPE emulation 65 Chapter 6: PostScript - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 6
97 New features 97 Adding fonts to existing printer objects 97 Loading forms to a flash drive Adding cc and bcc to e-mail function 98 Print, e-mail, and fax concurrently 98 New version PJL LPORTROTATE 99 Disabling Merge Mode while downloading formsets 99 Enhanced page delimiters 99 Fax and e- - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 7
101 Bubble font 102 Determining printable characters 103 Printing errors 103 Forms files on printer directory 104 Appendix A: Feature Summary 105 Appendix B: Supported bar codes 108 Appendix C: Forms Card fonts 133 Single-byte Forms Card fonts 133 Double-byte Forms Card fonts 148 Appendix - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 8
- On-board user flash • Forms Card: - Adding fonts to existing printer objects - Loading and bcc to e-mail - Printing, e-mailing, and/or faxing concurrently AS400 filter as well as a new option to the PJL LSETINPUTFILTER command - Removing Merge Mode when downloading formsets • Bar code: - Intelligent - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 9
description The Forms and Bar Code Card lets supported printers print a wide variety of industry-standard bar codes. The Forms and Bar Code Card generates bar codes algorithmically in PCL 5 or PostScript emulations. With PCL 5 emulation, a printer with the Forms and Bar Code Card installed is - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 10
techniques: 1 Standard PCL 5 font selection commands (used in the HP BarDIMM Pro products) 2 Special Lexmark advanced PCL 5 commands for bar codes Cursor positioning Cursor positioning is set as follows when printing with the Forms and Bar Code Card: • From the current cursor position, bar code - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 11
, compression is automatically performed before printing the bar code. Checksum calculation character(s) according to the symbology specifications. Fixed length data formats can version 3.3a option. Supported Lexmark PCL 5 and PostScript bar codes The following is a list of supported one-dimensional - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 12
• EAN/JAN-8 • EAN/JAN-8 with 2-digit supplemental • EAN/JAN-8 with 5-digit supplemental • EAN/JAN-13 • EAN/JAN-13 with 2-digit supplemental • EAN/JAN-13 with 5-digit supplemental • EAN-128 • French Postal 3 of 9 A/R • German Postal 2 of 5 (Leitcode and Identicode) • HIBC • Interleaved 2 of 5 • - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 13
. The remaining bytes are optional. If those bytes are not sent, then the settings are set to appropriate defaults. The # symbol represents printer, are flushed and nothing prints. Future HP PCL 5 enhancement could utilize the two escape sequences that have been chosen, forcing future Lexmark - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 14
Esc(s#B Esc(s#S Characteristic Determines the location of human-readable text printed with the bar code. Selects the font used for human- firmware. • You must explicitly specify the characteristic values. If no value is specified, then the default value is used. Previously specified non-default - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 15
access to characters with code values of less than 32 decimal. These characters are normally considered unprintable. Use the transparent print data command to print bar codes which contain characters of less than 32 decimal. Example: Esc(s4p2h36v24701T Esc&p8X20•08•98 No data is specified with - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 16
)s#H Function/Parameters Determines the location of human-readable text printed with the bar code. 0 = Use default value 1 = Do not print text 2 = Print text embedded 3 = Print text half embedded 4 = Print text under bar code 5 = Print text above bar code Add the preceding values to - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 17
2 of 5 symbology with narrow bars 3 dots wide, and wide bars 9 dots wide. Since parameters v, p, s, and h are not specified, their values default to: v 0.4 p Do not print text s1 0.01 inch s2 0.03 inch h Not applicable because of #p parameter value Selects space widths in dots (1/600 inch - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 18
s units are in 1/600") Selects the bar code symbology Default parameters1 Characters encoded Symbol2 length Checksum character AEC)s#T Typeface # Bar 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 - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 19
- 24704 Code 128 C 28.8 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 3 Checksum character is always printed if embedded text is specified. 6 12 18 24 M - * = - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 20
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 3 Checksum character is always printed if embedded text is specified. 8 16 24 32 N 13 * = - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 21
expanded 34 1 8 16 24 32 M - Y 1 For all bar code symbologies, the default value of the #H text font parameter is CBA = 000 (automatically sized Courier Bold). 2 : Lexmark" on page 29). Human-readable text is never printed with these bar codes. In relation to the fields of the Lexmark bar - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 22
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 default value is 22. USPS Zebra code The USPS Zebra code is a series base of the last bar when printing is complete. • If the - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 23
Note: The third command in the sequence depends on whether you want to print slashes or vertical bars. Esc(10U Esc(s0p4.5h0s0b4099T Esc&k2H///////// ///////// omnidirectionally. Note: Forms and Bar Code Card does not support the RSS Stacked Omnidirectional bar code. One-dimensional bar codes 20 - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 24
name Esc(s#V int Esc(s#1,#2,#3,#4B int Range n/a Default (if not specified) n/a Minimum: Minimum value Optional Selects the height of the bars in 1/72" (same units as fonts). Note: Values lesser than the minimum uses the corresponding default value for the specific RSS bar code type. Optional - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 25
Optional Selects the width of the spaces. Optional Defines the HRT Location. Note: HRT is not available on RSS-14 Stacked. Notes: • The default specification values. • Each of the V parameter values is considered in the RSS-14 AIM specification is used by the Postal Service to sort and track letters - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 26
(No Text) 1 - No Text 2 - Embedded 3 - Half Embedded 4 - Under 5 - Above Default (if not specified) Description n/a Required 24775T 1 Optional. This determines the location of human-readable text printed with the bar code. Note: Intelligent Mail uses only the values 1, 4, and 5. Other values - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 27
24840T Optional Selects bar height bar height to 1/72" (same units as fonts) Note: Values from 0 to 2 are the same as the default. Optional for . Parameters V2 and V3 are derived from the ELMICRON specification. In the HP BarDIMM Pro specification, the Codablock V parameter #1 is the single line - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 28
default values for V1 and V3, with two rows: • Esc(s16,2,20v24840T HP documents the bar widths (B parameter) in their reference manual more memory. Description Required 24820T Optional Small module height in dots (1/ a value of 10 (default). Notes: • HP BarDIMM specification contains only the PCL - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 29
is not used to manually set rows and columns. 3 The default choice (0) sets the symbol to the necessary size to capture the encoding data. The optional choice (1) uses the Bar Code Descriptor command to print PDF417 symbols. In relation to the fields of the Lexmark bar code descriptor for PDF417, - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 30
0 Esc(s#S 24860T Model 1 24861T Model 2 Optional Determines ECC level as follows: • 0 = Default ECC level (error correction level M of 15%) • 1 = Low ECC/High Density level (L), 7% damage allowed. • 2 = Standard ECC level (M), 15% damage allowed. • 3 = High reliability/ECC level (Q), 25% damage - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 31
In relation to the fields of the Lexmark bar code descriptor for MaxiCode, the following correspondences exist when using this technique: Mode: Specified in the data The Typeface (Esc (s#T) value for MaxiCode is 24800. Two-dimensional bar codes 28 - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 32
Lexmark This section discusses the Lexmark-specific commands implemented in the Forms and Bar Code Card. New PCL 5 commands to support bar codes Support of new bar code functionality requires new Lexmark commands, if sent to an HP printer, are flushed and nothing prints. A future HP PCL 5 enhancement - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 33
&y8W12345678 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 - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 34
in bar dimension units (#b4 parameter) Specifies the fourth space width in bar dimension units (#s4 parameter) Lexmark symbology assignments This table describes both new and existing Lexmark symbology assignments: Bar code type 2-D bar code 2-D bar code 2-D bar code 4-State postal 4-State postal - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 35
Lexmark) Bar code descriptor for Australian Post 4-State bar codes Byte Field name Range Default 24 (dec) 18 (hex) Sets the number of bars that print per inch 4 Tracker Height 100-160 (dec) 64-A0 ( of an 8-digit DPID, followed by an optional customer information string. The ninth byte of the - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 36
Byte Field name Range Default value Description 3 Bar Pitch 20-24 (dec) 14-18 (hex) 22 (dec) 16 (hex) Sets the number of bars that print per inch 4 Tracker Height - - - Note: All seven code formats are supported. The format is implied on the type of data received. Embedded spaces and - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 37
consists of a 7-digit postal code number, followed optionally by any block and house number information. • 152 (dec) 66-98 (hex) 160-216 (dec) A0-D8 (hex) Default value 24 (dec) 00 18(hex) 50 (dec) 32 (hex) 22 100 mm Sets the number of bars that print per inch Sets the synchronization bar height to - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 38
Default value Description 6-15 Reserved - - - Notes on Dutch Post data: • Data consists of a 6-character postcode (4 digits followed by 2 letters), followed optionally not produce any error message. FIM symbols are printed according to the USPS specification. Bar height is fixed at 5/8 inch, - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 39
inch units 653 (dec) #v parameter (in bar height units, see byte 02 8D (hex) 5) 02 (hex) Specifies units for bar and space widths. 0 = Use default value 1 = 1/300 inch units 2 = 1/600 inch units 3 = 1/1200 inch units 4 = 1/720 inch units 11 (dec) 0B (hex) All bar and space widths are determined - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 40
anywhere in the data; they are ignored. Three "." characters are inserted automatically at the correct positions in the human-readable text printed with a Swiss Postal bar code symbol, separating the four components of the identification code. Invalid characters or lengths in the identification - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 41
Width #3 - 19-20 Space Width #3 - 21-22 Bar Width #4 - 23-24 Space Width #4 - Default value 00 64 (hex) 3 (dec) 03 (hex) 0 (dec) 00 (hex) 0 (dec) 00 height units, see byte 5) Specifies units for bar and space widths. 0 = Use default value 1 = (binary 0001) = 1/300 inch units 2 = (binary 0010) - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 42
dec) 00-05 (hex) - Default value 5 (dec) 05 (hex) - Description Specifies location of ISBN text. 0 = Use default value 1 = Do not print 4 = Below symbol 5 = . The data for an ISBN symbol should consist of a 10-digit ISBN, optionally followed by a five-digit add-on code. If a five-digit add-on - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 43
Width #2 - 17-18 Bar Width #3 - 19-20 Space Width #3 - 21-22 Bar Width #4 - Default value 00 65 (hex) 3 (dec) 03 (hex) 0 (dec) 00 (hex) 0 (dec) 00 units, see byte 5) Specifies the units for bar and space widths 0 = Use default value 1 = (binary 0001) = 1/300 inch units 2 = (binary 0010) - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 44
width units, see byte 8) Specifies the location of ISSN text 0 = Use default value 1 = Do not print 4 = Below symbol 5 = Above symbol - Notes on ISSN, ISSN+2, ISSN symbol consists of an 8-digit ISSN, followed by a two-digit price code, optionally followed by a two- or five-digit add-on code. If a - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 45
(hex) Corresponds to the HP #p parameter 0 (dec) 00 (hex) Optional Corresponds to the HP #h parameter 2 (dec) 02 (hex) Optional Specifies the font style used for HRT Note: Default font style for OCRB is Regular only. 0 or 2 (dec) Optional 00 or 02 (hex) Specifies units for bar height dimensions - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 46
1, or Code 39 Narrow) Type int int int int Range 150-600 (dec) 0=Default (1/600" units) 1=1/300" units 2=1/600" units 3=1/1200" units 5-27 (dec) 5-27 (dec) Default value Description 240 (dec) 00 F0 (hex) Optional Corresponds to HP #v parameter in the specified Bar Height units Note: Values that - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 47
3=1/1200" units [int int] Minimum: 307 (dec) 01 33 (hex) Maximum: There is no maximum value. Default value Description 103 (dec) 00 67 (hex) Required Specifies ITF-14 symbology 0 or 1 (dec) Optional 00 or 01 (hex) Corresponds to the HP #p parameter 0 (dec) 00 (hex) 2 (dec) 02 (hex) 2 (dec - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 48
name Bar/Space 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" units) 00 or 02 (hex) Specifies units for bar and space 1=1/300" widths units 2=1/600" units 3=1/1200" units - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 49
n/a 20-24 (dec) Default (if not specified) 128 (dec) 00 80 (hex) 22 (dec) 16 (hex) Definition Specifies PLANET symbology Optional Sets the X dimension of on the specifications implemented on the PLANET code, see Appendix B and C of the USPS PLANET specifications. One-dimensional bar codes 46 - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 50
(hex) 100-160 (dec) 64-A0 (hex) 100-210 (dec) 64-D2 (hex) Default value 25 (dec) 00 19(hex) 50 (dec) 16 (hex) 23 (dec) 17 (hex) 127 ( the sum of this field and the tracker height. Optional. This determines the location of human-readable text printed with the bar code. Note: Intelligent Mail uses - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 51
The two bytes with values 00 and 03 (hex) or 0 and 3 (dec) signify the symbology. Optional Sets the units used in specifying any further parameters or dimensions. The default value is 1/600" (00 or 02 (hex)). Optional Sets the X dimension of the module (white or black rectangle) in 100th of an inch - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 52
an inch. The default width of this element from the BCE is twice that of the X dimension. To set the Y dimension to default at 600 dpi requires will become double that of the X dimension. Optional Manually set the number of symbol rows. Automatic operation specified by using 0. See - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 53
width). Supported values are 01x for 300 dpi units, 02x for 600 dpi units, and 03x for 1200 dpi units. X dimension, bytes 1 and 2: (Default = truncation. All other values disable truncation. Rows: (Default = 00x) This can be used to manually set the number of symbol rows. Using aspect ratio - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 54
8 rows (80 codewords / 10 columns). Columns: (Default = 00x) This can be used to manually set the number of symbol columns. Using aspect ratio, both be selected, because it is closest to 20 x 0.35, or 7. This example prints a PDF417 bar code with the following settings: • ECC Level 4 • X dimension - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 55
two bytes for the symbology ID so the remaining bytes can be interpreted accordingly. For MaxiCode, these two bytes must be 00x and 02x. Mode: (Default = 02x) This field designates what mode to use when interpreting the input data. Valid modes are (in hex):. Value 02x 03x 04x 05x 06x Description - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 56
(any printable character in code set A as defined in AIM spec). Codes longer than 6 characters will be truncated. Codes shorter terminate this message. An optional secondary message follows the class of service for modes 2 and 3. data columns by 44 rows. A specific and limited set of symbol sizes is - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 57
modes. The support of NULL (hex 00) characters is not supported at this time, due to possible string termination issues within the printer. The basic (dec) 00 or 02 (hex) Optional Sets the units used in specifying any further parameters or dimensions. The default value is 1/ 600", which is either - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 58
4-44 (dec) Columns: 1-4 (dec) - - Default (if not specified) Definition 945 (dec) 03 1 (hex) Optional Sets the X dimension of the module (white or (dec) 00 (hex) Optional Manually set the number of symbol rows. Automatic operation is specified by using 0. Manually set the number of symbol - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 59
No format restrictions, in-store use on non-food items Coupons Reserved Regular UPC codes Reserved Reserved Note: The number system digit is usually printed to the left of the bar code. b Manufacturer Code: The manufacturer code is a unique code assigned by the UCC Council to each manufacturer or - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 60
produce incorrect data due to inconsistent scanning speed, print imperfections, or a host of other problems, it is useful to verify that the rest scanned, then there is a high level of confidence that the bar code was scanned correctly. Note: The check digit is usually printed to the right of the bar - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 61
UPC-E uses the "left-hand odd" and "left-hand even" encoding character sets from the EAN-13 encoding standard. Check character 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Number system 0 encoding EEEOOO EEOEOO EEOOEO EEOOOE EOEEOO EOOEEO EOOOEE EOEOEO EOEOOE EOOEOE Number system 1 encoding OOOEEE OOEOEE OOEEOE OOEEEO - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 62
f Check digit, encoded as right-hand character g Right-hand guard bars, or end sentinel, encoded as 101 4 EAN-13 (including +2 and +5 variants) EAN-13, based on the UPC-A standard, was implemented by the International Article Numbering Association (EAN) in Europe. The only difference between a UPC-A - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 63
before dates, batch numbers, quantities, weights and many other attributes the user needs. Each AI tells the system what kind of data will follow omnidirectionally by suitably programmed point-of-sale scanners. It can also be printed in multiple rows as a stacked symbol. RSS-14 Stacked is a - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 64
>(s36b24810T01234567890123|Lexmark(s0p12h10vsb4099T • Beginning with a RSS-14 24810T sequence • Followed by RSS-14 data "01234567890123" • Followed by a "|" pipe character • Followed by the Composite data string: "Lexmark" • Followed by a complete 4099T sequence to change back to a default font - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 65
PCL specifications for composite bar codes Field Name Type Range Default (if not specified) Definition Symbology ID int Dependent on the module width range of the linear component. Dependent on the default module width of the linear component. Corresponds to the HP #b parameter The - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 66
Small High Code 39 Medium Code 39 Low Regular Type Scalable Scalable Bitmap Bitmap Bitmap Scalable Scalable Scalable Scalable Scalable Scalable Scalable Scalable Scalable Resides In option card In option card In option card In option card In option card In printer In printer In printer In option - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 67
card UPC Tall Thin Scalable In option card UPC Half Scalable In option card UPC Half Narrow Scalable In option card UPC Half Thin Scalable In option card USPS POSTNET Bitmap In printer Note: To obtain the PCL 5 ESC sequences used to select these fonts, print the PCL 5 font list from - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 68
-printing characters) to a printer. The FREESCAPE emulation feature provides a way for these systems to redefine the escape character by substituting a user and AEC within the same sequence of commands. The tilde character (~) is the default AEC. To set an AEC with a PCL 5 sequence: Use either of the - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 69
To set an AEC from the printer control panel: 1 From the Bar code menu, select Alt ESC Code. 2 Select On to enable the AEC. 3 From the Bar code menu, select ESC Character. 4 Select an AEC from the menu. You can disable the AEC by setting Alt ESC Code to Off. FREESCAPE emulation 66 - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 70
are supported when a Forms and Bar Code Card is installed. These operators enable printing of bar code symbologies with user specified of the currentpoint For more information on bar code characteristic parameters and default values, see "PostScript emulation operator" on page 69. Command structure - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 71
or not, and if required, compression is automatically performed before printing the bar code. Checksum calculation Some bar code symbologies define checksum places the character(s) per the symbology specifications. Fixed length data formats can be sent with or without checksum - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 72
and end of the bar code is used. The value used for height is the default, 620. The values for bars and spaces are also defaults, [8 16 24 32]. The /Special key defaults to false, so the checksum is printed at the bottom left of the bar code. For the UPC-A symbology, the checksum - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 73
embedded, if shown. The value used for height is the default, 240. The values for bars and spaces are also defaults, [6 18]. The /Special key does not apply to the the checksum character always prints when embedded text is specified so /PrintCheckChar is irrelevant. PostScript emulation operator 70 - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 74
for one-dimensional bar codes Key Type Definition /Symbology name Required See "Values for /Symbology key" on page 73 for valid values. /Units - Optional Default value is 1/600 inch. Other valid values are 1/300, 1/1200, and 1/720 inch, which also applies to height and width units for any - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 75
Definition /Special boolean Optional For UPC-A, the default value is false. • If value is set to false, then the checksum is printed at bottom left of the bar code. • If value is set to true, then the checksum is printed at middle left of the bar code. For Code 3 of 9, the default value is false - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 76
13 620 3 1 For all bar code symbologies, the default value for /FontName key is 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 - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 77
digits 1 For all bar code symbologies, the default value for /FontName key is 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 - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 78
225* 1* 1 For all bar code symbologies, the default value for /FontName key is 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 - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 79
parameter 0 /NoText 1 /Embedded 2 /HalfEmbedded 3 /Under 4 /Above 5 Definition Use symbology-dependent default parameter. See "Values for /Symbology key" on page 73. Does not print text Prints embedded text Prints the text half embedded For ISBN and ISSN, this value is not allowed as - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 80
/FontName /CG-Times-BoldItalic /OCR-B Example: /FontName /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 PCL 5 section above for a complete description), but they have - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 81
0 for C table 1 for N table [int int] - Default value /AustralianPostal 50 (dec) [integer] 24 (dec) [integer] dec) [array of integers] - Sets the encoding table Optional Sets the quiet zone in /Units The value is 1/100 100 mm Sets the number of bars that print per inch Sets the tracker height to 1/ - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 82
Key /QuietZone /Units Range [int int] - Default value 150 150 (dec) [array of integers] - Description Optional Sets the quiet zone in /Units. The value is 1/100 mm Post 4-State bar code descriptors 79 - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 83
width to 1/100 mm Sets the number of bars that print per inch Sets the tracker height to 1/100 mm Sets is the sum of this field and the tracker height. Optional Sets the quiet zone in /Units The value is 1/100 for this value is 50 to 70, with the default setting being 60. If the value is set outside - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 84
[int int] - Default value [150 150] [array of integers] - Description Optional Sets the quiet zone in /Units Optional The value is 1/100 print per inch Sets the synchronization bar height in 1/100 mm Sets the upward and downward bar height in 1/100 mm Optional Sets the quiet zone in /Units Optional - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 85
If /WidthUnits is specified, then it takes precedence over /Units. Sets the bar width The default value is 11/600 inch. Sets the space width The default value is 11/600 inch. Optional Sets the quiet zone in /Units Optional The value is 1/600 inch /BarHeight must be: • Greater than or equal to 20 - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 86
int /EmbedText Name Range - /300ths /600ths /1200ths 38-63 (dec) 20-24 (dec) Default value /IntelligentMail /600ths 50 (dec) 23 (dec) 100-160 (dec) 127 (dec) [0- the tracker height. Optional This determines the location of human-readable text printed with the bar code. Intelligent Mail 83 - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 87
HalfEmbedded Default value n/a /600ths Description Required /HIBC128PAS /HIBC128SLS /HIBC39PAS /HIBC39SLS Optional /Units is used in the calculations that follow. 240 (dec) F0 (hex) [6] (dec) [06] (hex) Optional maximum values. Optional Sets the (hex) /Under Optional Sets the space - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 88
: • Values for / EmbedText key • Values for / FontName key Minimum: [0 0] (dec) Maximum: [1200 1200] (dec) Default value /Courier-Bold [150 150] (dec) [96 96] (hex) Description Optional Defines how the HRT is printed When the value given is not within the defined range: • The value is set to - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 89
the defined range are appropriately clipped and set to the minimum and maximum values. Optional Sets the bar widts in /Units Notes: • The default value for Bar Width 2 is dependent on the value of Bar Width 1, where Default=2.50 x Bar Width 1. • The range of values for Bar Width 2 is dependent on - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 90
] (hex) Description Optional Defines if and where the HRT is to be printed Optional Defines how the HRT is to be printed When the value given ] (hex) Optional Note: Values less than the minimum use the default value of [150 150]. Note: For more information on the specifications implemented on the - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 91
integer /Height integer Default Value Definition Required Identifies set to 0, then the number of symbol columns is set manually. Valid values are 1 to 30. Any value outside this width ratio of 2/3, set /AspectRatio equal to 0.67. Optional The value is 1/600 inch. Required Sets the module - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 92
be specified as a percentage. A valid non-zero /Errorpercent value overrides /ErrorLevel. See "/Error Percent" on page 90. Optional This is not supported. Optional This is not supported. Optional The default value is false (no truncation). If the value is set to true, then the right row indicator - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 93
integer Default Value [150 150] 0 Definition Optional Sets the quiet zone in 1/600 inch. The default value is [150 150]. Optional This selected, because it is closest to 20 x 0.35, or 7. This example prints a PDF417 bar code with the following settings: Sample01234 - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 94
default). Optional Sets the ECC level to /L, /M, /Q, /H Optional Sets the QR encoding mode to /Numeric, /Alphanumeric, /ECI, /Byte, /Kanji, /Mixed Optional Sets the size of the module element in /Units. The minimum value supported country code, and class of service fields must follow the label fields - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 95
set A as defined in AIM spec). Codes longer than 6 characters are truncated. Codes shorter than 6 characters are padded with spaces. • The country code and class of service must each be 3 digits in length, padded with leading zeros, if necessary. • For modes 2 and 3, an optional ANSI Message Header - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 96
beyond the defined range are appropriately clipped and set to the minimum and maximum values. Optional Sets the Y dimension of the module (white or black rectangle) in 100th of an inch. To set the Y dimension to "default" at 600 dpi requires a value of 18.9, which is specified here as 1890 decimal - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 97
Minimum: [0 0] (dec) Maximum: [1200 1200] (dec) [150 150] (dec) [96 96] (hex) Description Optional Defines how the HRT is printed When the value given is not within the defined range: • The value is set to default (/Courier-Bold) if the value is of the type name. • A TYPECHECK error is returned if - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 98
int Dependent on the Dependent on the Optional module height range of the linear component. default module height of the linear component. Sets sequence. For example, this is a UPC-A Composite example sequence: (12345678901|Lexmark) > barcodeshow • UPC-A data begins with - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 99
key /Courier-Bold Optional Defines how the HRT is printed When the value given is not within the defined range: • The value is set to default (/Courier-Bold) For example, this is a UPC-A Composite example sequence: (12345678901|Lexmark) > barcodeshow • UPC-A data begins with - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 100
in the Forms and Bar Code Card User's Guide. Adding fonts to existing printer objects Users can add fonts to printer objects in Forms Manager without having to delete and then recreate the printer object. Loading forms to a flash drive Users can download forms to a flash drive. This feature is - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 101
specify cc and bcc recipients when sending an e-mail through the printer. Note: This function is available only on multifunction printers that support e-mail and/or fax. Print, e-mail, and fax concurrently Users have the option to print a document that is being faxed or e-mailed. Note: This function - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 102
option to supported. Disabling Merge Mode while downloading formsets When downloading printers that support e-mail and/or fax. Select ports that Forms Card listens to Users can select the printer input ports that Forms Card will listen to and perform merging on. This is accomplished through the Print - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 103
flash drive. RFID support Through LFJT (Lexmark Forms Job Ticket) support, Forms Card allows users to specify RFID printer options when printing a merged e-form. LFJT is a simple XML format for specifying those options. The LFJT is embedded into the merged PDF by the Forms Card firmware. The PDF is - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 104
data Performs the same actions as the ZPL filter, except it uses "@" as the "format instruction" prefix Forms Card font support Forms Card has three types of font support. • Supported-For supported fonts, Forms Card uses the appropriate font file. • Recognized-For recognized fonts, the Forms Card - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 105
Bubble font This font is used for standardized testing forms that are optically read for grading purposes. It is available in Forms Composer when the font "OCRB in Bubbles" is used. The following is a character map for use while designing the formset. Bubble font 102 - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 106
's computer font list is richer than that of the printer, a user could easily create a form where not all characters will print. The user can stipulate a supported code page via Forms Composer. Five font families support the international character set. • Intl-Courier • Intl-CG Times • Intl-Univers - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 107
files on printer directory The Forms and Bar Code Card places forms files on the printer in the formsmerge directory. These files are visible if the user prints a directory page from the printer control panel. These files must not be tampered with in any way. Forms files on printer directory 104 - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 108
on Y Forms Card NA NA Forms Card Features UTF-8, UTF-16 Y Y2 NA DBCS file names Y1 Y Y DBCS bold & italic Y Y NA 1 Supported when the printer control panel is set to a DBCS language 2 Limited UTF-8 and UTF-16 support (no Asian fonts or file names, etc.) 3 Requires an RFID-enabled - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 109
Print all forms Y NA NA Y Vertical text centering Y Y NA Y Additional finishing options • Page reprint Y Y Y NA • Copies Y Y Y NA • Collating Y Y Y NA • Stapling . 1 Supported when the printer control panel is set to a DBCS language 2 Limited UTF-8 and UTF-16 support (no - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 110
Forms Composer v3.3.9 Document Forms Manager Producer v3.3.9 v3.3.9 Downloadable DBCS fonts Y NA NA Y Forms flash file Y Y Y Y • PLANET Y Y Y 1 Supported when the printer control panel is set to a DBCS language 2 Limited UTF-8 and UTF-16 support (no Asian fonts or file names, etc.) - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 111
have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra Forms when the bar code option is installed in the printer, and the accompanying bar code dictionaries is installed in Optra Forms. 3 These - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 112
Forms and Bar Code Card v3.2 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name Code 3 of 9 Sample image Y Y Y Y Y Y Code supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra Forms when the bar code option is installed in the printer - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 113
have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra Forms when the bar code option is installed in the printer, and the accompanying bar code dictionaries is installed in Optra Forms. 3 These - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 114
Bar Code Card v3.2 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name HIBC128, HIBC 39 Y3 Y Y bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra Forms when the bar code option is installed in the printer, and the - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 115
Forms and Bar Code Card v3.2 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name Interleaved 2 of 5 Sample image Y Y Y Y Y supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra Forms when the bar code option is installed in the printer - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 116
Forms and Bar Code Card v3.2 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name Matrix 2 of 5 Sample image Y Y Y Y Y Y2 supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra Forms when the bar code option is installed in the printer - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 117
Card v3.2 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name Two-dimensional bar code symbologies code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra Forms when the bar code option is installed in the printer, and the - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 118
have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra Forms when the bar code option is installed in the printer, and the accompanying bar code dictionaries is installed in Optra Forms. 3 These - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 119
Code Card v3.2 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name MicroPDF417 Y3 Y Y Y Y bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra Forms when the bar code option is installed in the printer, and the - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 120
Bar Code Card v3.2 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name QR Y Y Y Y Y Sample bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra Forms when the bar code option is installed in the printer, and the - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 121
Code Card v3.2 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name Composite bar code symbologies Composite symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra Forms when the bar code option is installed in the printer, and - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 122
have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra Forms when the bar code option is installed in the printer, and the accompanying bar code dictionaries is installed in Optra Forms. 3 These - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 123
have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra Forms when the bar code option is installed in the printer, and the accompanying bar code dictionaries is installed in Optra Forms. 3 These - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 124
Forms and Bar Code Card v3.2 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name EAN/JAN-8, JIS--S-UCC Sample image Y Y Y supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra Forms when the bar code option is installed in the printer, - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 125
Forms and Bar Code Card v3.2 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name EAN/JAN-13, JIS-UCC Sample image Y Y Y Y Y supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra Forms when the bar code option is installed in the printer, - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 126
Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name Sample image EAN 128, UCC-128, Y Y Y Y Y Y EAN/UCC-128 Comments The EAN/UCC-128 specification a 2-digit price code. The supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra Forms when the bar code option is installed in the printer - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 127
Bar Code Card v3.2 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name RSS (Reduced Y3 Y Y Y bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra Forms when the bar code option is installed in the printer, and the - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 128
Forms and Bar Code Card v3.2 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name UPC-A Sample image Y Y Y Y Y Y UPC-A + supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra Forms when the bar code option is installed in the printer, - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 129
and Bar Code Card v3.2 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name UPC-E Sample image Y Y Y Y Y Y UPC-E + 2-digit supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra Forms when the bar code option is installed in the printer, - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 130
v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code amounts of data, allowing varying quantities of customer-specific data to be added to the basic postal supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra Forms when the bar code option is installed in the printer - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 131
Forms and Bar Code Card v3.2 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name Sample image Dutch Post 4-State Y Y Y Y Y supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra Forms when the bar code option is installed in the printer - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 132
Lexmark Postal Service uses specific postcode data that can be encoded, consisting of 18 digits including a 7-digit postal code number, followed optionally supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra Forms when the bar code option is installed in the printer - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 133
Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name identical to RM4SCC except for rules about specific postcode data that can be encoded. This supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra Forms when the bar code option is installed in the printer - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 134
Forms and Bar Code Card v3.2 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name USPS POSTNET 5-digit ZIP Code Sample image Y Y supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra Forms when the bar code option is installed in the printer - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 135
LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code series of diagonal or vertical marks. The diagonal or vertical marks must each be from 0.25 to 0.375 inch high supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra Forms when the bar code option is installed in the printer - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 136
C Forms Card fonts Single-byte Forms Card fonts Font name AdobeSansMM AdobeSerifMM Albertus Extra Bold (W1) Albertus Medium (W1) Albertus MT Albertus MT Lt Albertus-ExtraBold Albertus-Medium AlbertusMT AlbertusMT-ExtraBold AlbertusMT-Italic AlbertusMT-Light AlbertusMT-Medium Antique Olive (W1) - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 137
Font name 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 ArialCE-BoldItalic ArialCE-Italic Arial-Italic - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 138
Font name 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-PosterCompressed Bookman Bookman Demi Bookman Demi - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 139
Font name 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 (WG) CG Times (WG) Bold CG Times (WG) - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 140
Font name 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 ClarendonCE-Bold ClarendonCE-Light Clarendon- - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 141
Font name 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-Italic Courier-ItalicTT - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 142
Font name 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-BoldCondensed GillSansCE-BoldItalic GillSansCE- - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 143
Font name 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 HelveticaCE-Black HelveticaCE- - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 144
Font name 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-Narrow-Italic Helvetica-Narrow-Oblique - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 145
Font name 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 JoannaMTCE-Bold JoannaMTCE-BoldItalic - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 146
Font name 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 NewCenturySchlbkCE-BoldItalic NewCenturySchlbkCE- - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 147
Font name 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 Italic RomanPillar5 - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 148
Font name 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 TimesNewRoman-BoldTT - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 149
Font name 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 (WR) Bold Italic Univers (WR) - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 150
Font name UniversCE-CondensedBoldOblique UniversCE-CondensedOblique UniversCE-Extended UniversCE-ExtendedObl UniversCE-Light UniversCE-LightOblique UniversCE-Medium UniversCE-Oblique Univers-Condensed Univers-CondensedBold Univers-Condensed-Bold Univers-Condensed-BoldItalic Univers- - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 151
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 Forms Card. - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 152
memory 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 - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 153
printer. Add memory to printer. Add memory to printer. Add memory to printer. User or internal error Download formsets. Contact Lexmark Service. Add memory to printer. Add memory to printer. Add memory to printer. Add memory to printer. Missing or corrupt file- download formsets again. Forms print - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 154
Printer out of memory. Print printer. Contact Lexmark Service. Contact Lexmark Service. 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. Add memory to printer - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 155
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. Possible corrupt file- download formsets again. Possible corrupt file- download formsets again. Forms print errors 152 - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 156
Invalid Character PostScript error messages To assist with troubleshooting, the Forms and Bar Code Card generates error messages when an invalid bar code condition occurs. PostScript error reporting must be enabled on the printer for these messages to be printed out. If an error occurs during a bar - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 157
Errors common to all symbologies Error code 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 18 19 Error description Unexpected error NULL data Invalid structure No active bar codes Structure out of range Parameter buffer NULL Parameter buffer too small Parameters not saved Unknown bar code type Unknown bar code ID - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 158
String errors Invalid String Character Empty Error code 12 13 EAN/JAN 8/113 X EAN/UCC Composite X French Post X German Post X HIBC X ISBN X ISSN X ITF14 X Japan Post X MaxiCode MicroPDF417 MSI Plessey X X OMR X X PDF417 X PLANET X QR Code X RSS14 X Singapore - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 159
Errors specific to symbologies Error code 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Symbology UPCE PDF417 PDF417 PDF417 PDF417 QR QR QR - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 160
Error code 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 60 61 62 63 Symbology HIBC HIBC HIBC Intelligent Mail MaxiCode MaxiCode MSI Plessey MicroPDF MicroPDF MicroPDF MicroPDF Error description Special link char missing Invalid 2-digit quantity Invalid 5-digit quantity Invalid bar code identifier Invalid encoding string - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 161
as "HP BDP"), or the Lexmark Bar Code Card version 3.2. (referred , the HRT is printed as lowercase, reflecting support lowercase "a-z" character input, and does not translate to uppercase, and is operating per the specifications in the URLs noted above. Therefore, the Forms and Bar Code Card firmware - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 162
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 guide, not - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 163
encoded, then the amount of encoded data should be reduced, or the user should change to a more capable bar code symbology. 4-State postal size compatibility of certain 4-State bar code image sizes with previous Lexmark bar code options is not assured. However, the proper order and placement of - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 164
Note: Exact size compatibility of certain PDF417 bar code images with previous Lexmark bar code options is not assured. However, the bar code will still scan correctly by the AIM specification, but users should never exceed these values. If users were to change to other printing equipment that did - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 165
do not fit on the right side, then there are two options: • Use the PCL "B" and "S" parameters to slightly shrink characters should be allowed and truncated by firmware before the BCE is called. The specification, but users should never exceed these values. If users were to change to other printing - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 166
manual version 3.2, and the HP BarDIMM Technical Reference manual specification, which allows up to eight MaxiCode symbols to be chained together as one. However, there are no bar code readers that can decode such a combined bar code series. The SuchyMIPS BCE supports an error. Users should add - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 167
any encodable data, this will always be the case. If the 4-byte structured append is specified alone, then the Forms and Bar Code Card should print a valid MaxiCode symbol that is empty. Depending on the scanner used, it may not produce a valid scan. If an old-style 3-byte structured append is - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 168
This deviation concerns firmware-imposed limits on bar codes In the absence of start/stop characters, if users attempt to encode a Codabar bar code with non-numeric characters operator barcodepath does not work as on previous Lexmark Bar Code options. The barcodepath operator used to obtain the - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 169
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 Print PS Error setting of the printer is turned off, then the job will be flushed and the printer will return to Ready state. French Postal 3 of 9 dimensions This bar - Lexmark X950 | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 170
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