Bar Code Text Control; Bar Code Module Width - HP PSI PP 4050 XP Benutzerhandbuch

Appendix A Programming Guide

$ Bar code text control

This command controls the optional printing of bar code data as an added
text string.
ESC * z P1 Q
The text string is centred to the printed bar code.
For EAN code with OCR-B font the pitch is not 10 CPI.
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Note:
For actual fonts the vertical distance between bar code and text is
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equal to the maximum bar width.The programmer has to ensure that
the actual selected font is adequate to be printed in combination
with the bar code.

$ Bar code module width

Horizontal scaling of the bar code is selectable by the module width.
This parameter defines the width of the narrow bar in PCL units.
ESC * z P1 S
Value range is from 1 to 32,767. The default values for the different bar code
are described in the table on the next page.
For bar code types EAN and UPC the predefined values given with the
Note:
scaling factor (see table) must not be modified.
For Postnet and KIX code the module width is fixed.
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P1 = 0 disable text
P1 = 1 text above bar code with OCR-B font
P1 = 2 text below bar code with OCR-B font (default)
P1 = 3 text above bar code with actual selected font
P1 = 4 text below bar code with actual selected font
P1 = module width in PCL units