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Contents
1 INTRODUCTION
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1.1
A
BOUT THIS MANUAL
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1.2
H
OW TO USE THIS MANUAL
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1.3
P
URPOSE OF THE APPLICATION
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1.4
I
TEMS PROVIDED AS STANDARD
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1.5
A
BOUT
PCL
B
ARCODE
F
LASH
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1.5.1 Overview
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1.5.2 Terminology
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1.6
T
HE MAIN FEATURES OF
PCL
B
ARCODE
F
LASH
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1.7
S
UPPORTED
B
ARCODES
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1.7.1 Linear codes (one-dimensional codes)
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1.7.2 Matrix codes (two-dimensional codes)
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1.8
S
UPPORTED
D
EVICES
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1.9
E
MULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS SUPPORTED
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1.10
B
ARCODE COMPATIBILITY
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2 INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING
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2.1
H
ARDWARE INSTALLATION
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2.2
A
CTIVATING AND DEACTIVATING THE SOFTWARE
(T
YPE
A
ONLY
)
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2.3
S
TATUS PAGE AND TEST PRINTS
(T
YPE
A
AND
T
YPE
B/C)
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2.4
S
TARTUP PARTITION
(T
YPE
A
ONLY
)
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3 PROGRAMMING
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3.1
G
ENERAL
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3.2
C
ONTROL WITH
PCL
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3.2.1 Stop characters
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3.2.2 Stopping Barcode mode
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3.2.3 Rules for base data
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3.2.4 Quiet zones
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3.2.5 Positioning of the cursor
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3.2.6 Further parameters and options
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3.2.7 Alternative Escape characters
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3.3
B
ARCODES AND
M
ATRIX CODES WITH DIFFERENT PARAMETERS
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3.3.1 Datamatrix
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3.3.2 Datamatrix mode for printing from SAP
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3.3.3 QR Code
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3.3.4 MaxiCode
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3.3.5 PDF417
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3.3.6 Australia 4-state barcodes
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3.4
E
RROR MESSAGES
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3.5
E
XAMPLES AND INSTRUCTIONS ON USE
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3.6
B
ARCODE
T
YPES
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3.6.1 UPC-A
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3.6.2 UPC-A + a 2 digit extension
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3.6.3 UPC-E
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3.6.4 UPC-E + a 2 digit extension
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3.6.5 EAN/JAN-8
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3.6.6 EAN/JAN-8 + a 2 digit extension
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