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Printing a Barcode, Setting Barcode Fonts

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Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver Printing a Barcode ❏ This printer driver has built‐in barcode fonts. ❏ You can print barcodes without embedding a barcode encoder in your application or preparing a barcode graphic data. ❏ You can print barcodes precisely. ❏ When printing in a .NET Environment, you need to configure unicode fonts substitution setting. Substituted unicode fonts cannot be used for printing other than barcodes.  When used in combination with the [Rotation] setting, set a slow printing speed with the [Document Settings] tab. When the print speed is too fast, the barcode may not be read.  To slow down the speed to print only pages that include barcodes, specify it on [Speed for printing pages that include a barcode or 2D symbol] in the [Document Settings] tab. However, this does not support the application generating image data. Setting Barcode Fonts The barcode font can be used after registering the barcode type and its size. Access the printer driver from the printer driver's Properties, and follow the procedure below. 1 Select the [Barcode] tab from Printing Preferences. Select a barcode font from the [Font Name] drop-down list, then select a barcode type from the [Type] dropdown list. 3 Setting Font Name Points Alias Type Description You can configure up to eight barcode fonts (Barcode1 through Barcode8) When programming, specify the font using [Font Name] or [Alias]. The barcode font size is displayed. When printing, specify this size on your application. You can make optional settings. You can specify Alias during programming. Configures the barcode type. (UPC-A, Code39, etc.). 77

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Chapter 3
Using the Printer Driver
3
Printing a Barcode
❏
This printer driver has built
‐
in barcode fonts.
❏
You can print barcodes without embedding a barcode encoder in your application or preparing
a barcode graphic data.
❏
You can print barcodes precisely.
❏
When printing in a .NET Environment, you need to configure unicode fonts substitution setting.
Substituted unicode fonts cannot be used for printing other than barcodes.
Setting Barcode Fonts
The barcode font can be used after registering the barcode type and its size. Access the printer driver from
the printer driver's Properties, and follow the procedure below.
1
Select the [Barcode] tab from Printing Preferences. Select a barcode font from the
[Font Name] drop-down list, then select a barcode type from the [Type] drop-
down list.
When used in combination with the [Rotation] setting, set a slow printing speed with the
[Document Settings] tab. When the print speed is too fast, the barcode may not be read.
To slow down the speed to print only pages that include barcodes, specify it on [Speed for
printing pages that include a barcode or 2D symbol] in the [Document Settings] tab.
However, this does not support the application generating image data.
Setting
Description
Font Name
You can configure up to eight barcode fonts (Barcode1 through Barcode8)
When programming, specify the font using [Font Name] or [Alias].
Points
The barcode font size is displayed. When printing, specify this size on your
application.
Alias
You can make optional settings. You can specify Alias during programming.
Type
Configures the barcode type. (UPC-A, Code39, etc.).