Lexmark T656 Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference

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    Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Manual March 2009 www.lexmark.com
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    programs described may be made at any time. For Lexmark technical support, visit support.lexmark.com. For information on supplies and downloads, visit www.lexmark.com. If you don't have access to the Internet, you can contact Lexmark by mail: Lexmark International, Inc. Bldg 004-2/CSC 740 New Circle
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    Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2009 Lexmark International, Inc. All rights reserved. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RIGHTS This software and any accompanying documentation provided under this agreement are
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    7 Two-dimensional symbologies 7 Compressed data formats 8 Checksum calculation 8 Visual Bar Code Designer 8 HP BarDIMM compatibility intercept 8 Supported Lexmark PCL5 & PostScript Bar Codes 8 Chapter 4: PCL5 emulation: HP 12 One-dimensional bar codes 12 Defining characteristics 12 Command
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    45 PLANET Codes 47 Two-dimensional bar codes 48 Bar code descriptor for PDF417 (Lexmark 48 Bar code descriptor for MaxiCode 52 Bar code descriptor for MicroPDF417 53 Composite bar codes 56 PCL Specifications for composite bar codes 62 Fonts ...63 FREESCAPE emulation 64 Chapter 6: PostScript
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    96 Bubble font 97 Determine printable characters 99 Printing errors 99 Forms files on printer directory 100 Appendix A: Feature Summary 101 Appendix B: Supported Bar Codes 104 Appendix C: Forms Card Fonts 128 Single-Byte Forms Card Fonts 128 Double-Byte Forms Card Fonts 143 Appendix
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    PostScript error messages 148 Errors common to all symbologies 149 String errors 149 Errors specific to symbologies 151 Appendix F: Deviations 153 Code 93 uppercase vs. lowercase 153 Codabar uppercase vs. lowercase 153 Maximum encodable character length 154 Four-state Postal
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    new Forms Card menu options: - Print All Forms-Allows a user to print information about all formsets stored on a printer, as well as some printer-specific information. - Print Port Setting-Allows a user to select which of the printer input ports the FormsMerge DLE performs merging on. - Local Port
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    , in PCL5 emulation, a supported printer with the Forms and Bar Code user-friendly bar code design graphical interface to easily generate PCL5 and PostScript data • SAP R/3 device types and associated installation instructions • Some demonstration and test files • A Readme file that includes download
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    in PCL5: 1 Using standard PCL5 font selection commands (used in the HP BarDIMM Pro products) 2 Using special Lexmark advanced PCL5 commands for bar codes Most of the bar code symbologies supported by the Forms and Bar Code Card are accessible by technique 1. Some are only accessible by technique
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    and automatically places the character(s) according to the symbology specifications. Fixed length data formats can be sent with or the HP BarDIMM Pro version 3.3a option. Supported Lexmark PCL5 & PostScript Bar Codes The following is a list of supported one-dimensional bar codes: • Australian Post
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    • Code 3 of 9 space encoding • Code 3 of 9 space encoding with check digit • Code 93 • Code 93 extended • Danish PTT 3 of 9 • Dutch Post 4-state bar code • 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/
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    Data Matrix • MaxiCode • MicroPDF417 • PDF417 • QR Lexmark-Unique PCL5 Command Description Support of new bar code functionality is not available in HP data. Compatibility Safeguard These two new commands, if sent to an HP printer, are flushed and nothing prints. There is a possibility that a future
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    of these commands and to ignore them in a bar code context. To avoid this conflict, use the PCL5 Lexmark enhancement switch. Setting or not setting this switch would allow a future Lexmark PCL5 emulation to decide which way to interpret the new escape sequences. The switch is a GL/2 command. HP
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    implemented in the Forms and Bar Code Card. An additional Lexmark-specific section is found immediately following this section. One-dimensional bar the typeface value is one of those given, special bar code generation firmware processes the font selection command. If the typeface value is not one
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    • Other than the default value, you must explicitly specify the characteristic values. If no value is specified, the default value is used. Previously specified non-default values are not retained. • To print additional bar code data with the same characteristics as the previous data, set a new
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    PCL5 Emulation escape sequences Command Esc(s#P or AEC)s#P 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 =
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    Command Esc(s#H or AEC)s#H Esc(s#V or AEC)s#V Function/Parameters Selects the font used for human-readable text. The numeric value of # is of the form ABC, where: A = style 0 = Default (bold) 1 = Regular 2 = Italic 3 = Bold 4 = Bold Italic B = size 0 = Automatic font size (default) C =
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    Command 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 bar widths in dots (1/600 inch). Some bar codes, such as Interleaved 2 of 5 and Code 3 of 9, require only two values for this command. Others, such as UPC, EAN and Code 128, require
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    Characters encoded Symbol 2 length Checksum character PCL5 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 parameters 1 AEC)s#T Typeface # Bar code symbology #v #p #b1, #b2, #b3, #b4, s1
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    symbology #v #p #b1, #b2, #b3, #b4, s1 s2 s3 s4 24643 German Postal 2 of 5 Identcode 72.0 124 10 30 - - N 11 24644 USPS tray label, 10-digit 2 of 50.4* 4 9 27 - - N 10 5 24645 USPS sack label, 8-digit 2 of 50.4* 1 9 27 - - N 8 5 24650 Industrial 2 of 5 28.8 1 6 18 - - N - 24651
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    Characters encoded Symbol 2 length Checksum character 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 parameters 1 AEC)s#T Typeface # Bar code symbology #v #p #b1, #b2, #b3, #b4, s1 s2 s3 s4 24710
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    encoding table values are opposite those found in Encoding Table field byte 7 of the Lexmark bar code descriptor for Australia 4-State Postal bar codes (see the section "PCL5 emulation: Lexmark" on page 29 of this manual). Human-readable text is never printed with these bar codes. In relation to the
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    mode, using typeface 24780) In relation to the fields of the Lexmark bar code descriptor for Singapore 4-State Postal bar codes, the lines. These lines are placed to the right of a USPS tray label bar code to aid in visually identifying trays containing bar coded mail. The lines should each be from
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    • If the last bar of a symbol is a vertical bar, the cursor will be positioned at the right end of the base of the last bar when printing is complete. • If a blank space produced by an invalid character is the last thing printed in a symbol, the cursor will be positioned at the right end of the
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    can be scanned omnidirectionally. Note: The RSS Stacked Omnidirectional bar code is not supported by the Forms and Bar Code Card. Field Name Esc (s#T Type name Range the corresponding default value for the specific RSS bar code type. Optional. Selects the width of the bars. One-dimensional bar
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    of the Forms and Bar Code Card default V parameter values (in the above table) are slightly different than HP, and match the RSS-14 AIM specification values. • Each of the V parameter values (For Forms and Bar Code Card: 33, 13, 13, 10, and 34 respectively in the table above) is considered
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    provision is made to specify the absolute height of the Codablock F symbol. Parameters V2 and V3 are derived from the ELMICRON Specification. The HP BarDIMM Pro specification specifies that the Codablock V parameter #1 is the "single line bar height in 1/60". But that is incorrect-it is actually in
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    20v24840T The Bar widths (B parameter) is documented by HP in their reference manual, but varying B1 or B2 does not affect the bar width of HP BarDIMM specification contains only the PCL "B" parameter by itself. • The Data Matrix symbol automatically increases in size twodimensionally in powers of
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    size. 2 Aspect ratio values are used if the #b parameter is not used to manually set rows and columns. 3 The default choice (0) sets the symbol to the to print PDF417 symbols. In relation to the fields of the Lexmark bar code descriptor for PDF417, the following correspondences exist when using
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    MaxiCode data The data sent when using this technique for printing MaxiCode symbols will follow 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
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    specific section is found immediately preceding this section. New PCL5 commands to support bar codes Support of new bar code functionality (for example, two-dimensional symbology PDF417) requires new Lexmark These two new commands, if sent to an HP printer, are flushed and nothing prints. There is a
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    &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
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    width in bar dimension units (#b4 parameter) 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 4-state
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    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 00 14 (hex) Selects Australian post 4-State
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    Byte Field name Range Default value Description 3 Bar Pitch 14-18 (hex) 20-24 (dec) 16 (hex) 22 (dec) Sets the number of bars that print per inch 4 Tracker Height 66-98 (hex) 102 -152 (dec) 7F (hex) 127 (dec) Sets the tracker height in 1/100 mm 5 Ascender, A0-D8 (hex) Descender
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    height of an ascender or descender will be the sum of this field and the tracker height 6-15 Reserved Note: All seven code formats are supported. The format will be implied on the type of data received. Embedded spaces and commas are allowed. Bar code descriptor for Japan Post 4-State bar
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    Byte Field name Range Default value Description 8-15 Reserved Notes on Japan Post data: • Data will consist of a 7-digit postal code number, followed optionally by any block and house number information. • A hyphen may be included between the third and fourth digits of the postal number, and
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    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
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    Swiss Postal Byte 0-1 Field name Symbology ID Range 2 Text Location This value is fixed. 3 Text Typeface This value is fixed. 4 Text Style This value is fixed. 5 Bar Height Units 00-04 (hex) 0-4 (dec) 6 - 7 8 Bar Height Bar/Space Width Units See notes below. 00-04 (hex) 0-4 (dec)
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    Data will consist of an 18-digit identification code, which is composed of: • a 2-digit post code, • a 2-digit billing district code, • a 6-digit customer account number, and • an 8-digit item number. To enhance readability, "." characters (ASCII 46) may appear anywhere in the data; they are ignored
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    ISBN, ISBN+5 Byte 0-1 2 3 4 5 Field name Symbology IDs Text Location Text Typeface Text Style Bar Height Units Range 00-05 (hex) 0-5 (dec) 00-05 (hex) 0-5 (dec) 00-04 (hex) 0-4 (dec) 00-04 (hex) 6 - 7 Bar Height 8 Bar/Space Width 00-04 (hex) Units 9 - 10 Bar Width #1 11 - 12 Space Width #1
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    Byte 25 Field name ISBN Text Location 26 - 31 Reserved Range 00-05 (hex) 0-5 (dec) Default value 05 (hex) 5 (dec) Description Specifies location of ISBN text: 0 = Use default value 1 = Do not print 4 = Below symbol 5 = Above symbol Notes on ISBN, ISBN+5: ISBN bar codes are EAN-13 symbols that
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    ISSN, ISSN+2, ISSN+5 Byte 0-1 2 3 4 5 Field name Symbology IDs Text Location Text Typeface Text Style Bar Height Units Range 00-05 (hex) 0-5 (dec) 00-05 (hex) 0-5 (dec) 00-04 (hex) 0-4 (dec) 00-04 (hex) 6 - 7 Bar Height 8 Bar/Space Width 00-04 (hex) Units 9 - 10 Bar Width #1 11 - 12 Space
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    Byte 25 Field name ISSN Text Location 26 - 31 Reserved Range 00-05 (hex) 0-5 (dec) Default value 05 (hex) 5 (dec) Description Specifies location of ISSN text: 0 = Use default value 1 = Do not print 4 = Below symbol 5 = Above symbol Notes on ISSN, ISSN+2, ISSN+5: ISSN bar codes are EAN-13
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    HIBC 39/128 Byte Field name 0-1 Symbology ID 2 HRT Location 3 HRT Typeface 4 HRT Style 5 Bar Height Units Type int int int int int Range Default value Description n/a n/a Required. • 00 70 (hex) or 112 (dec) specifies HIBC 39 PAS symbology • 00 71 (hex) or 113 (dec) specifies HIBC
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    Byte Field name 6-7 Bar Height 8 Bar/Space Width Units 9-10 Bar Width #1 (Code 128 bar 1, or Code 39 Narrow) 11-12 Space Width #1 (Code 128 space 1, or Code 39 Narrow) Type int int int int Range Default value Description 150-600 (dec) • 240 (dec) or • 00 F0 (hex) Optional. Corresponds to
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    ITF-14 Byte Field name 0-1 Symbology ID 2 HRT Location 3 HRT Typeface 4 HRT Style 5 Bar Height Units 6-7 Bar Height Type Range Default value Description int int n/a • 103 (dec) or • 00 67 (hex) Required. Specifies ITF-14 symbology. int 0=Default • 0 or 1 (dec) Optional. (No HRT)
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    Byte 8 Field 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) or 1=1/300" units • 00 or 02 (hex) Specifies units for Bar and Space widths. 2=1/600"
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    (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, refer to Appendix B and C of the USPS PLANET
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    Two-dimensional bar codes Bar code descriptor for PDF417 (Lexmark) Bytes 0-1 MSB LSB Range Symbology Symbology n/a ID byte 1 ID byte 2 (00x) (03x) 2-3 Reserved Units 0=Default 1=1/300" units 2=1/600" units 3=1/1200" units 4-5 X X 240-12000 (dec) dimension
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    not specified, the Y dimension will become double that of the X dimension. Rows Columns Rows: 4-44 (dec) Columns: 1-4 (dec) • 0 (dec) Optional. or • 00 (hex) Manually set the number of symbol rows. Automatic operation specified by using 0. See Section 9.5.3 Row and Column Boundary Conditions
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    byte sets the 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 disable truncation. Rows: (Default = 00x) This can be used to manually set the number of symbol rows. Both rows and columns must be 00x
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    / 10 columns). Columns: (Default = 00x) This can be used to manually set the number of symbol columns. Both columns and rows must be 00x if symbol will be built with 6 columns (90 codewords / 15 rows). Note: When manually setting the number of symbol rows and columns, rows and columns must be no
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    This example prints a PDF417 bar code with the following settings: • ECC Level 4 • X dimension = 8/600ths • Y Ratio = 16/600ths • Non-truncated • 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. PCL5 Data:
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    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 and thus padded with leading zeros if necessary. • The class of service must be 3 digits in length and thus padded with leading zeros if
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    on the input data. There is no method to explicitly specify any of the modes. The support of NULL (hex 00) characters is not supported at this time, due to possible issues with string termination within the printer. The basic block of the MicroPDF417 is the black or white "module," or rectangle. The
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    not specified, the Y dimension will become double that of the X-dimension. 0 (dec) or 00 (hex) Optional. Manually set the number of symbol rows. Automatic operation specified by using 0. Manually set the number of symbol columns. Automatic operation specified by using 0. Bar code descriptor for
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    component on top of the linear component of the symbol, 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 composite component: 1 UPC-A (including +2 and +5 variants) An UPC-A bar code is
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    that a bar code has been scanned correctly. Since a scan can produce incorrect data due to inconsistent scanning speed, print imperfections, or a host of other problems, it is useful to verify that the rest of the data in the bar code has been correctly interpreted. The check digit is calculated
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    • Right-hand guard bars, encoded as 010101 (a center-guard bar pattern with a trailing bar). UPC-E uses the "left-hand odd" and "left-hand even" encoding character sets from the EAN-13 encoding standard. Check Character Number System 0 Encoding 0 EEEOOO 1 EEOEOO 2 EEOOEO 3 EEOOOE 4 EOEEOO
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    d Center guard bars, encoded as 01010. e Last three message characters, encoded as right-hand characters. 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 upon the UPC-A standard, was
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    a list of "Application Identifiers" (AI) to include additional data such as best before dates, batch numbers, quantities, weights and many other attributes needed by the user. Each AI tells the system what kind of data will follow and in what format. UCC-128 has the benefit of being able to be
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    the needed data capacity and they need not be specified by the user. The sequence stands for ESCape, or 1Bh. For example, this is a RSS-14 Composite bar code sequence: (s36b24810T01234567890123|Lexmark(s0p12h10vsb4099T • Beginning with a RSS-14 24810T sequence • Followed by RSS-14
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    PCL Specifications for composite bar codes Field Name Type Range Default (if not specified) Definition Symbology ID int - - Required. 24600T specifies UPC-A 24601T specifies UPC-A+2 24602T specifies
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    Bitmap Bitmap Scalable Scalable Scalable Scalable Scalable Bitmap Scalable Scablable Bitmap Resides On option card On option card On option card On option card In printer In printer In printer On option card On option card On option card On option card On option card On option card Fonts 63
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    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
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    to that of the escape character (decimal 27, hex 1B). To deactivate FREESCAPE emulation, send the command: AEC**27J. To set an AEC from the printer control panel: 1 From the Forms Card menu, select Alt ESC Code. 2 Select On to enable the AEC. 3 From the Forms Card menu, select Alt ESC
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    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
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    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 67
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    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 symbol's displacement (as returned by the barcodewidth operator). This is similar to the show
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    Operator barcodebbox barcodewidth Function/parameters String dict barcodebbox llx lly urx ury This function returns the coordinates for the bounding box that would enclose the specified bar code symbol if it were shown by a barcodeshow. This is similar to the pathbbox operator. Example: (123456)
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    Arguments for one-dimensional bar codes Key Type Definition /Symbology name Required, see "Values for /Symbology key" on page 72 for valid values /Units Optional, default 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
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    Key Type Definition /Special boolean Optional, UPC-A, default is false: • if false, prints checksum at bottom left of the bar code • if true, prints checksum at middle left of the bar code Code 3 of 9, default is false: • if false, does not print start/stop * characters with text • if true,
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    /Height /EmbedText Characters encoded Symbol 2 length Checksum character Values for /Symbology key Command Function/parameters (/Height, /Bars and /Spaces units are in 1/600 inch) Selects the bar code Default Parameters 1 /Bars & /Spaces /Symbology Bar Code Symbology [num num num num] /
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    /Height /EmbedText Characters encoded Symbol 2 length Checksum character Command Function/parameters (/Height, /Bars and /Spaces units are in 1/600 inch) Selects the bar code Default Parameters 1 /Bars & /Spaces /Symbology /EAN-13-2 /EAN-13-5 Bar Code Symbology EAN/JAN-13 + 2-digit
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    24 32 N 11 /USPS-fim USPS FIM - Face N Identification Marking /USPS-sack USPS sack label, 8-digit 2 420* 1 9 27 of 5 N8 /USPS-tray USPS tray label, 10-digit 420* 4 9 27 2 of 5 N 10 /USPS-zebra USPS Zebra code 225* 1* 1 For all bar code symbologies, default /FontName key = Courier
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    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 72. Do not print text. Print text embedded. Print text half embedded.
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    /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 PCL5 section above for a complete description), but they have "
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    Post 4-State bar code descriptors Australian post 4-state bar code Key /Symbology /Bars Range 40-60 (dec) /Spaces 22-25 (dec) /TrackerHeight 100-160 (dec) /Ascender, 160-210 (dec) Descender Offset /FCC /Encoding /QuietZone /Units 11 (dec) 45 (dec) 59 (dec) 62 (dec) 0 for C table 1 for N
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    British Royal Mail 4-state customer code Key /Symbology /Bars Range 38-63 (dec) /Spaces 20-24 (dec) /TrackerHeight 102-152 (dec) /Ascender, 160-216 (dec) Descender Offset /QuietZone [int int] /Units Default value /RoyalMail 50 (dec) [integer] 22 (dec) [integer] 127 (dec) [integer] 188 (
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    Dutch post 4-state bar code 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] [
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    Key /QuietZone /Units Range [int int] Default value [150 150] [array of integers] Description Same as the other bar codes, in /Units (optional) 1/600 inch (optional) /BarHeight must be: • greater than or equal to 20 mm for module widths less than or equal to 0.45 mm (0.0177 inches) • greater
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    Two-dimensional bar codes HIBC 39/128 Key /Symbology Type name /Units /Height name int /Bars [int] /Spaces [int] /EmbedText name Range Default value Description n/a n/a Required. /HIBC128PAS /HIBC128SLS /HIBC39PAS /HIBC39SLS /300ths /600ths /1200ths /600ths Optional. /Units is
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    Key /FontName Type name /QuietZone [int int] Range Default value Description See these sections: • Values for / EmbedText key • Values for / FontName key /Courier-Bold Optional. Defines how the HRT is to be printed. When the value given is not within the defined range: • If the value is of
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    ITF-14 Key /Symbology Type name /Units name /Height int /Bars [int int] /Spaces [int int] Range Default value Description n/a n/a Required. /ITF14 /300ths /600ths /1200ths /600ths Optional. /Units is used in the calculations below. Min: 307 (dec) 01 33 (hex) Max: Ther is no
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    ) or • [96 96] (hex) Optional. Note: Values less than the minimum will use the default value of [150 150]. Note: For more information on the specifications implemented on the PLANET code, refer to Appendix B and C of the USPS PLANET
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    sets number of symbol rows; valid values are 3 to 90; any values outside this range will cause a RANGECHECK error Required if /Type = 0; manually sets number of symbol columns; valid values are 1 to 30; any values outside this range will cause a RANGECHECK error Required if /Type = 1; alternate
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    be specified as a percentage. A valid non-zero /Errorpercent value will override /ErrorLevel. See "/ Error Percent" on page 86. Optional; not supported Optional; not supported false Optional; default is false (no truncation) If true, right row indicator and stop pattern are omitted. [150 150
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    /Symbology /PDF417 /Type 1 /AspectRatio 0.5 /Units /600ths /ModuleWidth 20 /Height 2 /ErrorLevel 2 >>barcodeshow %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
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    element, in /Units; minimum value supported is 1 Arguments for MaxiCode bar code These include the postal code, country code, and class of service. Each field must be terminated with either a comma or character in code set A as defined in AIM spec). Codes longer than 6 characters will be truncated.
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 92
    moved to the secondary message. Neither a group separator nor a comma should terminate this message. An optional secondary message follows the class of service for modes 2 and 3. For modes 4, 5, and 6, the message follows the number-of-labels field. Arguments for MaxiCode bar code symbology 89
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    MicroPDF 417 Key /Symbology Type name /Units name /ModuleWidth int /ModuleHeight int /Rows int /Columns int Range n/a /300ths /600ths /1200ths 240-12000 (dec) 48060000 (dec) Note: The range of Y dimension is dependent on the value of X dimension, such that, Min = 2 * Xdimension Max = 5 *
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 94
    Key /FontName Type name /QuietZone [int int] Range Default value Description See these sections: • Values for / EmbedText key • Values for / FontName key /Courier-Bold Optional. Defines how the HRT is to be printed. When the value given is not within the defined range: • If the value is of
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    , 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
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    , 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 T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 97
    following information is a supplement to the instructions provided in the Forms and Bar Code Card User's Guide. 1 Enhanced page delimiters The Forms Card on MFPs that support e-mail and/or fax. 3 Select ports that the Forms Card listens to Users can now select which of the printer input ports that
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 98
    Forms Card firmware. The PDF is then parsed by the PDF interpreter inside the printer. Note: This option requires a printer that supports RFID functionality. 6 Print All Forms Users can print information about all the formsets stored on the printer, as well as some printer-specific information. This
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 99
    to the Forms Menu information provided in the Forms and Bar Code Card User's Guide. If a data filter is enabled, the incoming forms job is run through , except uses the '@' as the "format instruction" prefix Forms Card font support Not all fonts are recognized by the Forms and Bar Code Card.
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    Card Fonts" on page 128 identifies all supported/recognized fonts and the font file used by the Forms and Bar Code card. Bubble font This font is typically used for standardized testing forms that are optically read for grading purposes. It is available in Lexmark Forms Composer when the font "OCRB
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 101
    Bubble font 98
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    richer than that of the printer, a user could easily create a form where not all characters will print. This Technical Reference cannot define what is standard and non-standard, as those definitions change for each geographic location. The user stipulates a supported code page via the Forms Composer
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    files on printer directory The Forms and Bar Code Card places forms files on the printer in the "formsmerge" directory. These files will be visible if the user performs a Print Directory from the printer menu. These files must not be tampered with in any way. Forms files on printer directory 100
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    supported on various Lexmark products: Forms and Bar Code Card Forms Card Filters PCL5 Filter Y Optra FormsTM Init String Y • Supports file names Y1 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
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    form output (MFP Y NA Y NA feature) System variables in formset • PRINTNAME (Printer name) Y Y NA NA • PRINTNUM (Printer Serial Y number) Y NA NA Save Variable for reuse Y Y Y NA 1 Supported when the printer control panel is set to a DBCS language. 2 Limited UTF-8 and UTF-16
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    Downloadable DBCS NA NA Combined Forms & Bar Code Y CD NA NA NA Updated Visual Bar Code Y Designer v3.0 NA NA NA Alternate Escape • 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,
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 107
    using Optra FormsTM only when the Bar Code Option is also installed in the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra FormsTM
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    Bar Code Card v3.1 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra FormsTM Bar Code Name Codablock F Y3 Y Y Y Sample the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 109
    and Bar Code Card v3.1 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra FormsTM Bar Code Name Code 93 Sample Image Y Y Y Y the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported
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    Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra FormsTM Bar Code Name called USS 128 (Uniform Symbol Specification), is a general-purpose bar printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported
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    and Bar Code Card v3.1 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra FormsTM Bar Code Name HIBC128, HIBC 39 Y3 Y Y Y Sample printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 112
    and Bar Code Card v3.1 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra FormsTM Bar Code Name Interleaved 2 of 5 Sample Image Y Y printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 113
    Forms and Bar Code Card v3.1 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra FormsTM Bar Code Name Matrix 2 of 5 Sample Image Y Y Y printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 114
    Code Card v3.1 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra FormsTM Bar Code Name Data Matrix Y3 Y Y Y Sample in the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 115
    Code Card v3.1 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra FormsTM Bar Code Name MicroPDF417 Y3 Y Y Y Sample Image in the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 116
    and Bar Code Card v3.1 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra FormsTM Bar Code Name QR Y Y Y Y Sample Image the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 117
    Code Card v3.1 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra FormsTM Bar Code Name Composite Bar Code Symbologies Composite + the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 118
    and Bar Code Card v3.1 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra FormsTM Bar Code Name Composite + EAN Y3 Y Y Y Sample the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 119
    and Bar Code Card v3.1 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra FormsTM Bar Code Name Composite + RSS-14 Y3 Y Y Y the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 120
    and Bar Code Card v3.1 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra FormsTM Bar Code Name EAN/JAN-8, JIS--S-UCC Sample Image Y Y printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 121
    Forms and Bar Code Card v3.1 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra FormsTM Bar Code Name EAN/JAN-13, JIS-UCC Sample Image Y printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported
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    using Optra FormsTM only when the Bar Code Option is also installed in the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by the Bar Code Card version 2.4 or later can be printed with Optra FormsTM
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 123
    Code Card v3.1 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra FormsTM Bar Code Name Sample Image Comments RSS (Reduced Y3 the printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported by
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 124
    Forms and Bar Code Card v3.1 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra FormsTM Bar Code Name UPC-A Sample Image Y Y Y Y Y printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 125
    Forms and Bar Code Card v3.1 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra FormsTM Bar Code Name UPC-E Sample Image Y Y Y Y Y printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 126
    .3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra FormsTM Bar Code of 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 FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported
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    and Bar Code Card v3.1 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra FormsTM Bar Code Name Sample Image Dutch Post 4-State Y Y printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 128
    Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra FormsTM Bar Code Name Sample RM4SCC except for rules about specific postcode data that can printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 129
    Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra FormsTM Bar Code Name used by the United States Postal Service (USPS) canceling machines to sort printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 130
    and Bar Code Card v3.1 LDSS Forms Composer v3.3.9 LDSS Document Producer Lexmark Optra FormsTM Bar Code Name USPS sack label 8-digit 2 of 5 Sample printer, and when the accompanying bar code dictionaries have been installed in Optra FormsTM . 2 All one-dimensional bar code symbologies supported
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 131
    C Forms Card Fonts Single-Byte Forms Card Fonts The column on the left indicates common font names. The column on the right indicates the actual font file resident on the Forms card. Font name AdobeSansMM AdobeSerifMM Albertus Extra Bold (W1) Albertus Medium (W1) Albertus MT Albertus MT Lt
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 132
    Font name AntiqueOliveCE-Roman AntiqueOlive-Compact AntiqueOlive-Italic AntiqueOlive-Roman Apple Chancery Apple-Chancery Apple-ChanceryCE Architext CMC7 Arial Arial Black Arial Bold Arial Bold Italic Arial Italic Arial-Bold Arial-BoldItalic Arial-BoldItalicMT Arial-BoldMT ArialCE ArialCE-Bold
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    Font name AvantGardeCE-DemiOblique AvantGarde-Demi AvantGarde-DemiOblique Bodoni Bodoni Poster Bodoni PosterCompressed Bodoni-Bold Bodoni-BoldItalic BodoniCE BodoniCE-Bold BodoniCE-BoldItalic BodoniCE-Italic BodoniCE-Poster BodoniCE-PosterCompressed Bodoni-Italic Bodoni-Poster Bodoni-
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 134
    Font name CenturySchlbk Roman CenturySchlbk-Bold CenturySchlbk-BoldItalic CenturySchlbk-Italic CenturySchlbk-Roman CG Omega (W1) CG Times (W1) CG Times (W1) Bold CG Times (W1) Bold Italic CG Times (W1) Italic CG Times (WE) CG Times (WE) Bold CG Times (WE) Bold Italic CG Times (WE) Italic CG Times (
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    Font name CGOmega-BoldItalic CG-Omega-BoldItalic CGOmega-Italic CG-Omega-Italic CGTimes CG-Times CGTimes-Bold CG-Times-Bold CGTimes-BoldItalic CG-Times-BoldItalic CGTimes-Italic CG-Times-Italic Chicago ChicagoCE Clarendon Clarendon Condensed (W1) Clarendon Light Clarendon-Bold ClarendonCE
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    Font name Coronet-Regular Courier Courier New Courier New Bold Courier New Bold Italic Courier New Italic Courier-Bold Courier-BoldItalicTT Courier-BoldOblique Courier-BoldTT CourierCE CourierCE-Bold CourierCE-BoldOblique CourierCE-Oblique CourierHP CourierHP-Bold CourierHP-BoldItalic CourierHP-
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    Font name Garamond (W1) Kursiv Garamond (W1) Kursiv Halbfett Garamond-Antiqua Garamond-Halbfett Garamond-Kursiv Garamond-KursivHalbfett Geneva GenevaCE GillSans GillSans Condensed GillSans ExtraBold GillSans Light GillSans-Bold GillSans-BoldCondensed GillSans-BoldItalic GillSansCE-Bold GillSansCE-
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    Font name Goudy-BoldItalic Goudy-ExtraBold Goudy-Italic Helvetica Helvetica Bold Helvetica Bold Italic Helvetica Condensed Helvetica Italic Helvetica-Black Helvetica-Black Bold Helvetica-Black Bold Italic Helvetica-BlackOblique Helvetica-Bold Helvetica-BoldItalic Helvetica-BoldOblique HelveticaCE
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    Font name Helvetica-Condensed-Oblique Helvetica-Italic Helvetica-Light Helvetica-Light Italic Helvetica-LightOblique Helvetica-Narrow Helvetica-Narrow Bold Helvetica-Narrow Bold Italic Helvetica-Narrow Italic Helvetica-Narrow-Bold Helvetica-Narrow-BoldItalic Helvetica-Narrow-BoldOblique Helvetica-
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 140
    Font name Intl-Courier-Oblique Intl-Univers-Bold Intl-Univers-BoldItalic Intl-Univers-Condensed-Bold Intl-Univers-Condensed-BoldItalic Intl-Univers-Condensed-Medium Intl-Univers-Condensed-MediumItalic Intl-Univers-Medium Intl-Univers-MediumItalic JoannaMT JoannaMT-Bold JoannaMT-BoldItalic JoannaMTCE
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    Font name LubalinGraphCE-BookOblique LubalinGraphCE-Demi LubalinGraphCE-DemiOblique LubalinGraph-Demi LubalinGraph-DemiOblique ManufIcons Marigold Marigold (W1) MICR Mona Lisa Recut Monaco MonacoCE MonaLisa-Recut New York NewCenturySchlbk-Bold NewCenturySchlbk-BoldItalic NewCenturySchlbkCE-Bold
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 142
    Font name Optima-Italic Oxford Palatino Bold Palatino Bold Italic Palatino Italic Palatino Roman Palatino-Bold Palatino-BoldItalic PalatinoCE-Bold PalatinoCE-BoldItalic PalatinoCE-Italic PalatinoCE-Roman Palatino-Italic Palatino-Roman RomanPillar RomanPillar Bold RomanPillar BoldItalic RomanPillar
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    Font name Tekton Times New Roman Times New Roman Bold Times New Roman Bold Italic Times New Roman Italic Times-Bold Times-BoldItalic TimesCE-Bold TimesCE-BoldItalic TimesCE-Italic TimesCE-Roman Times-Italic TimesNewRoman TimesNewRoman-Bold TimesNewRoman-BoldItalic TimesNewRoman-BoldItalicTT
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    Font name Univers (WE) Univers (WE) Bold Univers (WE) Bold Italic Univers (WE) Medium Italic Univers (WG) Univers (WG) Bold Univers (WG) Bold Italic Univers (WG) Medium Italic Univers (WL) Univers (WL) Bold Univers (WL) Bold Italic Univers (WL) Medium Italic Univers (WR) Univers (WR) Bold Univers (
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 145
    Font name UniversCE-Condensed UniversCE-CondensedBold UniversCE-CondensedBoldOblique UniversCE-CondensedOblique UniversCE-Extended UniversCE-ExtendedObl UniversCE-Light UniversCE-LightOblique UniversCE-Medium UniversCE-Oblique Univers-Condensed Univers-CondensedBold Univers-Condensed-Bold Univers-
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 146
    Double-Byte Forms Card Fonts One DBCS Language is supported: Simplified Chinese. The column on the left indicates common font names. The column on the right indicates the actual font file resident on the Forms
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 147
    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 or internal
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 148
    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 T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 149
    LFF file %s Error Type Solution Insufficient memory Add memory to printer. Insufficient memory Add memory to printer. Internal Error Contact Lexmark Service. Internal Error Contact Lexmark Service. PJC File Missing or corrupt file download formsets again. PJC File Missing or corrupt file
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 150
    XML file missing required element: %s Error Type LFM File Insufficient memory XML Error XML Error Solution Missing or corrupt file download formsets again. Add memory to printer. Possible corrupt file download formsets again. Possible corrupt file download formsets again. Forms Print Errors 147
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 151
    !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 T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 152
    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 T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 153
    String Errors Invalid String Character Empty String String String Length too Long too Short Invalid String Length not Odd String Length not Even Error Code 12 13 14 15 16 17 59 Dutch Post (KIX) X X EAN-128 X X EAN/JAN 8/113 X X EAN/UCC X X Composite French Post X X
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    Errors specific to symbologies Error Code Symbology Error Description 20 UPCE String not decompressed 21 PDF417 String too long 22 PDF417 Too many code words 23 PDF417
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 155
    Error Code Symbology Error Description 50 HIBC Unit measure digit only 51 HIBC Invalid lot number 52 HIBC Special link char missing 53 HIBC Invalid 2-digit quantity 54 HIBC Invalid 2-digit quantity 56 MaxiCode Invalid encoding string 57 MaxiCode Encoding string too long 58 MSI
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 156
    Pro version 3.3A1 (referred to as "HP BDP"), or the Lexmark Bar Code Card version 2.5. (referred to as "LXK BCC"). Note support lowercase "a-z" character input, and does not translate to uppercase, and is operating per the specs at the URLs noted above. Therefore, the Forms and Bar Code Card firmware
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 157
    the HP BDP. The BCE does not support lowercase "a-z" start and stop character input specs noted above, and does not translate lowercase to uppercase. Therefore, the Forms and Bar Code Card firmware table is just a guide, not an absolute definition of amount of RAM in the printer • the version of BCE
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 158
    not does matter practically. Because there is no specification that calls out the absolute limit for any of encoded data should be reduced, or the user should change to a more capable bar code certain 4-state bar code image sizes with previous Lexmark bar code options is not assured. However, the
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 159
    . 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 the maximum amount allowed by the AIM specification, but users should never exceed these values. If users were to change to other printing
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 160
    the AIM PDF417 specification, which can be found here: • http://lemming.sa.ap.lexmark.com/~tbarnett/files/ text 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 change
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 161
    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 T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 162
    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 T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 163
    deviation concerns firmware-imposed limits CodaBar barcodes In the absence of start/stop characters, if users attempt to encode a Codabar bar code with non-numeric The Postscript operator barcodepath does not work as on previous Lexmark Bar Code options. The barcodepath operator used to obtain the
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 164
    When the OFIS data filter is disabled, uploading formsets that contain OFIS tags to Forms Manager will result in one of two scenarios: • If the printer's Print PS Error setting is turned on, then an error page will print and the job will be flushed. The
  • Lexmark T656 | Forms and Bar Code Technical Reference - Page 165
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