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Forms and Bar Code Card 3.3 Technical Reference Manual October 2012 www.lexmark.com - Lexmark MS812de | 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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 3
its subsidiaries Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2012 Lexmark International, Inc. All rights reserved. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RIGHTS This software and any accompanying documentation provided under this agreement are commercial computer - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 4
Compressed data formats 13 Checksum calculation 13 Visual Bar Code Designer 13 HP BarDIMM compatibility intercept 13 Supported Lexmark PCL 5 and PostScript bar codes 13 SAP support 17 Chapter 4: PCL 5 emulation: HP 18 One-dimensional bar codes 18 Defining characteristics 18 Command structure - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 5
for MaxiCode data 34 Chapter 5: PCL 5 emulation: Lexmark 36 New PCL 5 commands to support bar codes 36 Bar code descriptor ESC&x#W[descriptor data 36 PDF417 (Lexmark 55 Bar code descriptor for MaxiCode 59 Bar code descriptor for MicroPDF417 60 Composite bar codes 63 PCL specifications for - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 6
Chapter 7: Forms Card 104 Features ...104 Adding fonts to existing printer objects 104 Loading forms to a flash drive 104 Data capture the forms data 106 Disabling PJL LPORTROTATE 106 Disabling Merge Mode while downloading formsets 106 Enhanced page delimiters 106 Fax and e-mail merged output - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 7
printer directory 111 Chart support 111 Better handling of SAP RDI Variables 111 Limitations 111 Appendix A: Feature Summary 112 Appendix B: Supported 161 String errors 161 Errors specific to symbologies 163 Appendix F: widths and heights 167 PDF417 image widths and heights 168 MaxiCode - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 8
Uploading formsets when the OFIS data filter is disabled 172 French Postal 3 of 9 dimensions 173 Table of Contents 8 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 9
DLE: - Enhanced DLE menus - 256 MB on-board user flash • Forms Card: - Adding fonts to existing printer objects - Loading Forms from a flash drive - Data capture and Bar Code Card is installed - Disabling Merge Mode when downloading formsets • Bar code: - Intelligent Mail Bar code in PCL 5 and - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 10
with SAPScript in SAP R/3 applications. A supported printer with the Forms and Bar Code Card includes support for: • RFID • Built-in 256MB • End User License Agreement • A Readme file that contains download information, requirements, and installation instructions Follow the instructions in the - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 11
Lexmark Confidential until announced The incoming data is analyzed for valid parameters, such as string length and string characters. When an invalid condition is detected, an - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 12
codes for printing in PCL 5 using the following 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 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 13
and automatically places the character(s) according to the symbology specifications. Fixed length data formats can be sent with or HP BarDIMM Pro version 3.3a option. Supported Lexmark PCL 5 and PostScript bar codes The following is a list of supported one-dimensional bar codes: • Australian Post - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 14
• 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 39/128 • Interleaved 2 of 5 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 15
• MicroPDF417 • PDF417 • QR • RSS-14 • RSS-14 Expanded • RSS-14 Limited • RSS-14 Stacked • RSS-14 Truncated The following is a list of supported composite bar codes: • EAN-8 • EAN/JAN-8 with 2-digit supplemental • EAN/JAN-8 with 5-digit supplemental • EAN-13 • EAN/JAN-13 with 2-digit supplemental - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 16
OCR-A • OCR-B digits regular • UPC tall • UPC tall narrow • UPC tall thin • UPC half • UPC half narrow The following is a list of supported fonts that resides in the option card: A. Scalable • Architext CMC7 • CMC7 • Electrical Symbols • Euro and other currency symbols • Manufacturing symbols • MICR - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 17
of supported device types: • LEXT622 • LEXW820 • ZLXFORM2 Lexmark-unique PCL 5 command description Lexmark-unique PCL 5 definitions provide support for a raw block of bar code data to be encoded according to the specifications in the last valid Bar Code Descriptor command received. If no valid - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 18
the table "PCL 5 function parameter list" on page 22. If the typeface value is one of those given, then special bar code generation firmware will process the font selection command. Otherwise, PCL 5 emulation proceeds as normal. Defining characteristics The following commands let you further define - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 19
• To print additional bar code data with the same characteristics as the previous data, set a new cursor position and send only the bar code data. Resending the escape sequence portion of the command is not necessary. • When other characteristics are specified, you must chain (combine) them with the - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 20
PCL 5 emulation escape sequences Command Esc(s#P or AEC)s#P Esc(s#H or AEC)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 = - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 21
Command Esc(s#V or AEC)s#V Esc(s#1,#2,#3,#4B or AEC)s#1,#2,#3,#4B Esc(s#1,#2,#3,#4S or AEC)s#1,#2,#3,#4S Function/Parameters Selects the height of the bar in points (1/72 inch). Except in symbologies where #V is a fixed value, the bar height can be varied from a minimum of 3 points (0.04 inch, 1 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 22
PCL 5 function parameter list Command Esc(s#T or Function/Parameters (#v units are in 1/72"; #b, s units are in 1/600") Selects the bar code symbology Default parameters1 Characters encoded Symbol2 length Checksum character AEC)s#T Typeface # Bar code symbology #v #p #b1, #b2, #b3, #b4, - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 23
Command Esc(s#T or Function/Parameters (#v units are in 1/72"; #b, s units are in 1/600") (continued) Selects the bar code symbology Default parameters1 Characters encoded Symbol2 length Checksum character AEC)s#T Typeface # Bar code symbology #v #p #b1, #b2, #b3, # - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 24
Command Esc(s#T or Function/Parameters (#v units are in 1/72"; #b, s units are in 1/600") (continued) Selects the bar code symbology Default parameters1 Characters encoded Symbol2 length Checksum character AEC)s#T Typeface # Bar code symbology #v #p #b1, #b2, #b3, # - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 25
printed with these bar codes. In relation to the fields of the Lexmark bar code descriptor for Australia 4-State Postal bar codes, the following 1/100 mm units): Bar Pitch (in bars per inch): Tracker Height (in 1/100 mm units): Ascender, Descender Offset (in 1/100 mm units): Fixed at - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 26
mode, using typeface 24780) In relation to the fields of the Lexmark bar code descriptor for Singapore 4-State Postal bar codes, the following (in 1/100 mm units): Bar Pitch (in bars per inch): Tracker Height (in 1/100 mm units): Ascender, Descender Offset (in 1/100 mm units): Fixed at 47 Fixed - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 27
version for small item marking applications, and - a larger RSS Stacked Omnidirectional version which can be scanned omnidirectionally. Note: Forms and Bar Code Card does not support the RSS Stacked Omnidirectional bar code. One-dimensional bar codes 27 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 28
-14 Limited • 24815T specifies RSS-14 Expanded 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 Selects the width of the bars. One-dimensional bar codes 28 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 29
. Maximum: There is no maximum value but larger values produce a symbol that may not fit on the page. 0=Default 1=No HRT 2=Embedded 3=Half-Embedded 4=Under Default (if Mail bar code Intelligent Mail bar code is used by the Postal Service to sort and track letters and flats. It combines data from - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 30
The HP BarDIMM version 5.0 supports the Intelligent Mail bar code. The version 5.0 BarDIMM command for Intelligent Mail has no PCL parameters. It is printed in one size. Field Name Esc (s#T - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 31
. Description Required 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 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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 32
• Esc(s16,2,20v24840T HP documents the bar widths (B parameter) in their reference manual, but varying B1 or B2 does not affect the bar width of the symbol same as using a value of 10 (default). Notes: • HP BarDIMM specification contains only the PCL "B" parameter by itself. • The Data Matrix symbol - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 33
values are used if the #b parameter is not used to manually set rows and columns. 3 The default choice (0) sets the Lexmark bar code descriptor for PDF417, the following correspondences exist when using this technique: ECC Level: Units Enumeration for X Dimension: X Dimension (in X Dimension units - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 34
for MaxiCode data The data sent when using this technique for printing MaxiCode symbols follows the same rules that exist for data sent using the Lexmark Transfer Bar Code Data command to print MaxiCode symbols, with the following change to rule 1: The input data must start with a label-number field - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 35
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 35 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 36
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 safeguard These commands, if sent to an HP printer, are flushed and nothing prints. A future HP - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 37
the second bar width in bar dimension units (#b2 parameter) Specifies the second space width in bar dimension units (#s2 parameter) Specifies the third bar width in bar dimension units (#b3 parameter) Specifies the third space width in bar dimension units (#s3 parameter) PCL 5 emulation: Lexmark 37 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 38
Description Specifies the fourth bar width 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 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 39
One-dimensional bar codes Post 4-State bar code descriptors (Lexmark) Bar code descriptor for Australian Post 4-State bar codes Byte Field name Range Default value Description 0-1 Symbology ID - 20 (dec) Selects Australian Post 4-State symbology - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 40
total height of an ascender or descender is the sum of this field and the tracker height. 6-15 Reserved - - - Note: All seven code formats are supported. The format is implied on the type of data received. Embedded spaces and commas are allowed. One-dimensional bar codes 40 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 41
17(hex) symbology 2 Bar Code Size 80-115 (dec) 50-73 (hex) 100 (dec) 64 (hex) Sets overall bar code size This value called "a" is a unit-less value multiplying factor used below in other parameters. 3 Bar Width 0.5a-0.7a 0.6a Set the bar width (a = bar code size from byte 2) 4 Space - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 42
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 handled the same as for one - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 43
17-18 19-20 21-22 23-24 25-31 Field name Symbology ID Text Location Text Typeface Text Style Bar Height Units Bar Height Bar/Space Width Units Bar Width #1 (Module Width) Space Width #1 Bar Width #2 Space Width #2 Bar Width #3 Space Width #3 Bar Width #4 Space Width #4 Reserved Range - This value - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 44
Data consists of an 18-digit identification code, which is composed of the following: • A 2-digit post code • A 2-digit billing district code • A 6-digit customer account number • An 8-digit item number To enhance readability, "." characters (ASCII 46) may appear anywhere in the data; they are - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 45
Range - 0-5 (dec) 00-05 (hex) 0-5 (dec) 00-05 (hex) 0-4 (dec) 00-04 (hex) 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 Space Width #3 - 21-22 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 46
tenth digit position) in the data produces an error message. Cursor positioning is handled the same as for other one-dimensional symbologies. If the Units bytes 5 or 8 are changed from their default values, then the Bar Height and Bar/Space Width parameters assume new dimensions, based on the new - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 47
Range - 0-5 (dec) 00-05 (hex) 0-5 (dec) 00-05 (hex) 0-4 (dec) 00-04 (hex) 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 Space Width #3 - 21-22 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 48
data for an 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 two is handled the same as for other one-dimensional symbologies. If the Units bytes 5 or 8 are changed from their default values, then the Bar - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 49
No HRT 2=Embedded 3=HalfEmbedded 4=Under 5=Above 0=Courier 1=SM Gothic 2=SM Unit 3=SM Unit Condensed 4=Roman 5=OCRB 0=Regular 1=Italic 2=Bold (default) 3=Bold Italic 0=Default (1/600" units) 1=1/300" units 2=1/600" units 3=1/1200" units Default value Description n/a Required • 112 (dec) or 00 70 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 50
-12 Space Width #1 (Code 128 space 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 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 51
) 1=No HRT 4=Under 5=Above int 0=Courier 1=SM Gothic 2=SM Unit 3=SM Unit Condensed 4=Roman 5=OCRB int 0=Regular 1=Italic 2=Bold 3=Bold Italic int 0=default (1/600" units) 1=1/300" units 2=1/600" units 3=1/1200" units [int int] Minimum: 307 (dec) 01 33 (hex) Maximum: There - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 52
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 [int int] 12-24 (dec) 00 0C-00 18 (hex) 12 (dec) 00 0C (hex) Optional - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 53
(dec) or 18 (hex) result in a pitch of 24. Notes: • PLANET is called from PCL using the block-call method. • For more information on the specifications implemented on the PLANET code, see Appendix B and C of the USPS PLANET - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 54
Intelligent Mail Bytes 0-1 2 3 4 5 6 7-15 Field Name Symbology ID Type name Bar Width - Bar Pitch - Tracker Height - Ascender, - Descender Offset HRT Location Reserved - Range n/a 38-63 (dec) 26-3F (hex) 20-24 (dec) 14-18 (hex) 100-160 (dec) 64-A0 (hex) 100-210 (dec) 64-D2 (hex) - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 55
Lexmark) Bytes 0-1 2-3 4-5 MSB LSB Range Symbology Symbology n/a ID byte 1 ID byte 2 (00x) (03x) Default (if not specified) n/a Reserved X dimension byte 1 (in Units) Units X dimension byte 2 (in units) 0=Default 1=1/300" units 2=1/600" units 3=1/1200" units Sets the units used in - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 56
a value of 18.9, which is specified as 1890 (dec) or 07 62 (hex). The Units enumeration will be set to 02 or 00 (hex), and these two bytes will be 07 ( by using 0. See Section 9.5.3 Row and Column Boundary Conditions. Manually set the number of symbol columns. Automatic operation specified by using - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 57
units used in specifying the X dimension (the smallest element width). Supported values are 01x for 300 dpi units, 02x for 600 dpi units, and 03x for 1200 dpi units disable truncation. Rows: (Default = 00x) This can be used to manually set the number of symbol rows. Using aspect ratio, both rows and - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 58
0, and the symbol requires 80 codewords, the symbol will be built with 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 columns and rows must be 00x. Valid non-zero values are 01x to 1Ex (1 to - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 59
• Aspect ratio = 1:4 Note: Using this aspect ratio, the bar code symbol is constructed as nearly as possible with a height-to-width ratio of 1:4. PCL 5 Data: ESC&x16W0001 04 02 0008 02 00 00 00 01 04 0000 0000 ESC&y39WHere_are_39_bytes_of_data_to_be_encoded Note that the bar code descriptor data is - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 60
alphanumeric characters (any printable character in code set A as defined in AIM spec). Codes longer than 6 characters will be truncated. Codes shorter than 6 characters will be padded with spaces. • The country code and class of service must each be 3 digits in length and will be padded with leading - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 61
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 . 0 or 2 (dec) 00 or 02 (hex) Optional Sets the units used in specifying any further parameters or dimensions. The default value is 1/ 600 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 62
value of 18.9, which is specified as 1890 (dec) or 07 62 (hex). The Units enumeration will be set to 02 or 00 (hex), and these two bytes will be 07 (dec) 00 (hex) Optional Manually set the number of symbol rows. Automatic operation is specified by using 0. Manually set the number of symbol columns. - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 63
identification is readable by all scanning technologies, and so that 2D imagers can use the linear component as a finder pattern for the for compatibility with linear and area CCD scanners, and with linear and rastering laser scanners. The following bar codes allow the addition of a two-dimensional - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 64
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 on products with very small packaging where a full UPC-A bar code cannot reasonably fit. A UPC-E code contains the following: • Left-hand guard bars, or start - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 65
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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 66
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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 67
has a list of Application Identifiers (AI) to include additional data such as best before dates, batch numbers, quantities, weights and many other attributes the user needs. Each AI tells the system what kind of data will follow and in what format. UCC-128 has the benefit of being expanded without - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 68
Composite bar code sequence: (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 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 69
PCL specifications for composite bar codes Field Name Type Range Default (if not specified) Definition Symbology ID int - - Required 24600T specifies UPC-A 24601T specifies UPC-A+2 24602T specifies - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 70
default. HRT Typeface (of int the linear component) 0=Courier 1=SM Gothic 2=SM Unit 3=SM Unit Condensed 4=Roman 5=OCRB 0 (dec) or 00 (hex) Optional Corresponds to the In option card In option card In option card In printer In printer In printer In option card In option card In option card In option - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 71
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 the - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 72
data. Not 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 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 73
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 73 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 74
PostScript emulation This section describes additional PostScript emulation operators that are supported when a Forms and Bar Code Card is installed. These operators enable printing of bar code symbologies with user specified parameters from within the PostScript data stream. This functionality is - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 75
data format. When 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 or without checksum characters. PostScript emulation 75 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 76
PostScript emulation operator Operator barcodeshow Function/parameters String dict barcodeshow This function paints the specified bar code symbol at the currentpoint and advances the currentpoint by the displacement of the symbol (as returned by the barcodewidth operator). This is similar to the - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 77
Operator barcodebbox barcodewidth Function/parameters String dict barcodebbox llx lly urx ury This function returns the coordinates for the bounding box that encloses the specified bar code symbol if it is shown by a barcodeshow. This is similar to the pathbbox operator. Example: (123456) - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 78
; the default value is based on the symbology, see "Values for /Symbology key" on page 80. /Spaces [num num num num] Optional In /Units; the default value is based on the symbology, see "Values for /Symbology key" on page 80. /EmbedText name or [name name] Optional The default is - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 79
Key Type 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 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 80
Values for /Symbology key Command Function/parameters (/Height, /Bars and /Spaces units are in 1/600 inch) Selects the bar code Default Parameters1 /Bars & /Spaces /Height /EmbedText Characters encoded Symbol2 length Checksum character /Symbology Bar Code Symbology [nu - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 81
Command Function/parameters (/Height, /Bars and /Spaces units are in 1/600 inch) Selects the bar code Default Parameters1 /Bars & /Spaces /Height /EmbedText Characters encoded Symbol2 length Checksum character /Symbology /EAN-13-2 /EAN-13-5 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 82
Command Function/parameters (/Height, /Bars and /Spaces units are in 1/600 inch) Selects the bar code Default Parameters1 /Bars & /Spaces /Height /EmbedText Characters encoded Symbol2 length Checksum character /Symbology Bar Code Symbology [nu - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 83
Values for /EmbedText key Value /Default Default 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 80. Does not print text Prints embedded text Prints the text half - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 84
/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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 85
the tracker height. Sets the FCC 0 (dec) [integer] 150 150 (dec) [array of integers] - Sets the encoding table Optional Sets the quiet zone in /Units The value is 1/100 mm Singapore Post 4-State bar code Key /Symbology /Bars Range - 38-63 (dec) /Spaces 20-24 (dec) /TrackerHeight 102-152 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 86
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 86 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 87
mm The total height of an ascender or descender is the sum of this field and the tracker height. Optional Sets the quiet zone in /Units The value is 1/100 mm Japan Post 4-State bar code Key /Symbology /Size /Bars /Spaces /TimingBar /LongBar Range - 80-115 (dec) Default value /JapanPostal 100 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 88
Key /Symbology /Bars Range - 38-63 (dec) /Spaces 20-24 (dec) /SyncBarHeight 102-152 (dec) /UpDnBarHeight 160-216 (dec) /QuietZone [int int] /Units - Default value /DutchPostal 50 (dec) [integer] 22 (dec) [integer] 127 (dec) [integer] 188 (dec) [integer] [150 150] [array of integers - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 89
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 mm for module widths less than or equal to 0.45 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 90
Intelligent Mail Key /Symbology /Units Type name name /Bars int /Pitch int /TrackerHeight int /QuietZone [int The value is fixed. Sets the bar width in /Units Sets the number of bars that print per inch Sets the tracker height in /Units The value is fixed. Sets the ascender and descender - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 91
Note: Values beyond the defined range are appropriately clipped and set to the minimum and maximum values. Optional Sets the space widths in /Units Note: Values beyond the defined range are appropriately clipped and set to the minimum and maximum values. Optional Defines if and where the HRT is - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 92
Width 1 : Bar/ Space Width 2. • For HIBC 128, 1:2:3:4 = Bar/Space Width 1 : Bar/ Space Width 2 : Bar/Space Width 3 : Bar/ Space Width 4. When an invalid value is supplied for Bar/Space Widths 2, 3 or 4, the values of Bar Width 1 and Space Width 1 are used to compute for the valid values of Bar/Space - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 93
Bar Width 1. • Values beyond the defined range are appropriately clipped and set to the minimum and maximum values. Optional Sets the space widths in /Units Notes: • The range of values for Space Width 2 is dependent on the value of Space Width 1, where Min=2.25 x Space Width 1 Max=3 x Space Width - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 94
] (dec) or • [96 96] (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 PLANET code, refer to Appendix B and C of the USPS PLANET - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 95
If /Type is set to 0, then the number of symbol columns is set manually. Valid values are 1 to 30. Any value outside this range causes a RANGECHECK Optional The value is 1/600 inch. Required Sets the module width in /Units. Specifies the X dimension (smallest element width) Example: A value of 15 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 96
specified as a percentage. A valid non-zero /Errorpercent value overrides /ErrorLevel. See "/Error Percent" on page 97. 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 and - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 97
data to be encoded %specifies PDF417 symbology %rows and columns determined by /AspectRatio %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 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 98
/Mixed Optional Sets the size of the module element in /Units. The minimum value supported is 1. Arguments for MaxiCode bar code symbology Key /Symbology / modes 2 and 3, the postal code, country code, and class of service fields must follow the label fields. Each field must be terminated with - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 99
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 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 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 100
B1 (hex) 1890 (dec) 07 62 (hex) 0 (dec) 00 (hex) 0 (dec) 00 (hex) Description Required Identifies the bar code symbology (/MicroPDF417) Optional /Units is used for /ModuleWidth and /ModuleHeight calculations. Optional Sets the X dimension of the module (white or black rectangle) in 100th of an - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 101
Key /FontName /QuietZone Type name [int int] Range Default value See these sections: /Courier-Bold • Values for /EmbedText key • Values for /FontName key Minimum: [0 0] (dec) Maximum: [1200 1200] (dec) [150 150] (dec) [96 96] (hex) Description Optional Defines how the HRT is printed - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 102
/RSS14Truncated /RSS14Stacked /RSS14Limited /RSS14Expanded /Units name /300ths /600ths /1200ths /600ths Optional /Units is used in the calculations. / For example, this is a UPC-A Composite example sequence: (12345678901|Lexmark) > barcodeshow • UPC-A data begins with - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 103
, the sequence uses the "pipe" character "|" to extend the sequence. For example, this is a UPC-A Composite example sequence: (12345678901|Lexmark) > barcodeshow • UPC-A data begins with "12345678901" • Followed by a "|" pipe character • Followed by the composite data string - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 104
to the instructions provided 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 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 105
fax concurrently Users have the option to print a document that is being faxed or e-mailed. Note: This function is available only on multifunction printers that support e-mail and/or fax. New version of PDFlib In this release of the Forms and Bar Code Card, formsmerge and LDSS is updated to PDFlib - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 106
LPORTROTATE command will not be supported. Disabling Merge Mode while downloading formsets When downloading formsets with Merge Mode enabled, only on multifunction printers that support e-mail and/or fax. Select ports that Forms Card listens to Users can select the printer input ports that Forms - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 107
Card firmware. The PDF is then parsed by the PDF interpreter inside the printer. Note: This feature is available only on printers that support RFID functionality. Printing all forms Users can print information about all the formsets stored on the printer, as well as some printer-specific information - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 108
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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 109
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 109 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 110
'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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 111
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. Chart support The Forms and Bar Code Card supports pie, horizontal/vertical (stacked and unstacked). Better handling of SAP - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 112
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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 113
in Y Y Y NA data PDF version 1.3-1.6 1.3-1.6 1.6 NA Floating subforms Y Y Y NA Error page control Printer Operator NA NA NA Panel Sel Y subform activ. 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 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 114
Updated Visual Bar Code 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 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 115
Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name Sample image One-dimensional bar code symbologies Codabar Y Y Y Y printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 116
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 Y Code 3 of 9 + printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 117
Card v3.3 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name Code 128 Sample image Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 128 autoswitch 128A Comments Code 128, also called USS 128 (Uniform Symbol Specification), is a general-purpose bar code that can handle any ASCII - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 118
.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name HIBC128, HIBC 39 Y3 Y Y Y3 Y Y Sample image Comments The HIBC (Health Industry printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 119
LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name Sample image Interleaved 2 of 5 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 120
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 Y Y2 Matrix 2 of 5 printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 121
Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name Two-dimensional bar code symbologies Data Matrix Y3 Y Y Y3 Y Y Sample image Comments The the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 122
Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name MaxiCode Sample image Y Y Y Y Y Y Y1 Comments MaxiCode the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 123
LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name MicroPDF417 Y3 Y Y Y3 Y Y Sample image Comments MicroPDF417 is a multi-row the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 124
v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name QR Y Y Y Y Y Y Sample image Comments QR Code (Quick Response Code) the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 125
Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name Composite bar code symbologies Composite + UPC Y3 Y Y Y3 Y Y Sample image Comments An EAN the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 126
v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name Composite + EAN Y3 Y Y Y3 Y Y Sample image Comments Composite + UCC/ Y3 Y printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 127
Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name Composite + RSS-14 Y3 Y Y Y3 Y Y Sample image Comments 1 PDF417 and MaxiCode can be printed using Optra Forms only when the bar code option is also installed in the printer, and when the accompanying bar code - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 128
Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name EAN/JAN-8, JIS--S-UCC Sample image Y Y Y Y Y Y Y EAN/JAN-8 printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 129
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 Y Y EAN/JAN-13 printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 130
Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name Sample image EAN 128, UCC-128, Y Y Y Y Y Y Y EAN/UCC-128 Comments The EAN/UCC-128 specification digit price printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 131
Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name RSS (Reduced Y3 Y Y Y3 Y Y Space Symbology) Sample image Comments RSS-14 is the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 132
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 Y UPC-A + 2-digit printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 133
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 Y UPC-E + 2-digit printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 134
Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name Sample image Comments data, allowing varying quantities of customer-specific data to be added to the basic printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 135
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 Y Y2 bar printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 136
Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name Sample image German Postal 2 of except for rules about specific postcode data that can be printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 137
v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name Sample image Singapore 4-State Y Y Y Y Y Y Y2 Bar Code for Customer Encoding Swiss Post 3 of 9 bar code Y Y Y Y Y Y Y2 Comments This is identical to RM4SCC except for rules about specific postcode data that can - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 138
LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name Sample image USPS POSTNET Y Y Y Y Y Y Y2 5-digit printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 139
v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra Forms Bar code name USPS tray label 10-digit 2 of 5 Sample image Y Y Y Y Y Y Y2 Comments printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra Forms. 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 140
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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 141
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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 142
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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 143
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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 144
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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 145
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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 146
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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 147
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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 148
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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 149
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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 150
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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 151
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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 152
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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 153
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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 154
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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 155
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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 156
printer. Add memory to printer. Add 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 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 157
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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 158
. Add memory to 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. Add memory - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 159
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 159 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 160
!ERR: 12 Invalid Character PostScript error messages To assist with troubleshooting, the Forms and Bar Code Card generates error messages when an 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 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 161
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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 162
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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 163
Errors specific to symbologies Error code 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Symbology UPCE PDF417 range negative module size Invalid Where flag Invalid What flag Invalid Date/Time Invalid Format Product/Catalog number too long Unit measure digit only Invalid lot number Common error messages 163 - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 164
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 MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 165
as "HP BDP"), or the Lexmark Bar Code Card version 3.3. ( 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 and the bar code image itself is encoded properly - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 166
specs noted above, and does not translate lowercase to uppercase. Therefore, the Forms and Bar Code Card firmware 20-25 characters. Large bar codes may not fit on the page, or the reliability of the scan images. The maximum amount of input data is shown in the table below. This table is just a guide - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 167
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 does not fit within the available space, then users should either resize their - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 168
images 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, then users amount allowed by the AIM specification, but users should never exceed these values. If users were to change to - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 169
allocates space for these particular bar codes, and they do not fit on the right side, then there are two options: • characters should be allowed and truncated by firmware before the BCE is called. The remaining by the AIM specification, but users should never exceed these values. If users were to - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 170
supported should be a single symbol, specified as: 1,1,01234567...... where 1,1, represents the Structured Append; and 01234567.... represents the rest of the MaxiCode data structure. The HP spec BarDIMM specification the BCE will throw an error. Users should add additional parsing that examines - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 171
2 MaxiCode Block Call method The minimum amount of input data to invoke a MaxiCode starts with this command: 1B 26 78 33 57 00 02 This command includes: a Esc & x 3 W (block bar code PCL call, with 3 following command bytes) b 0002 (the MaxiCode symbology identifier) c One or more of these data - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 172
firmware-imposed limits on certain bar codes. These limits are less than the original LXK BCC, but are needed to prevent corruption of bar code images absence of start/stop characters, if users attempt to encode a Codabar bar code does not work as on previous Lexmark Bar Code options. The barcodepath - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 173
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 is no known French Post specification for this bar code other than what exists in the current HP BDP technical reference - Lexmark MS812de | Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 174
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