SATO M8490S User Manual
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SATO RISC Printers
4. Bar Code Specifications
Programming Manual
Two-Dimensional Bar Codes
PDF417
Command Structure:
<ESC>BKaabbcddeeffffnn...n
aa:
aa:
Minimum module dimension (03-09 dots). Will not print
if values of 01, 02 or greater than 10 are specified.
if values of 01, 02 or greater than 10 are specified.
bb:
Minimum module pitch dimension (04-24 dots). Will not
print if values of 01, 02, 03 or greater than 25 are spe-
cified.
print if values of 01, 02, 03 or greater than 25 are spe-
cified.
c:
Security (error detection) Level (1-8).
dd:
Code words per line (01-30). If 00 is specified for both
dd and ee, the printer automatically optimizes the num-
ber of rows per symbol.
dd and ee, the printer automatically optimizes the num-
ber of rows per symbol.
ee:
Rows per symbol (00 or 03-40). If 00 is specified for
both dd and ee, the printer automatically optimizes the
number of rows per symbol.
both dd and ee, the printer automatically optimizes the
number of rows per symbol.
ffff:
Number of characters to be encoded (0001-2700).
nn...n:
Data to be printed.
Example:
<ESC>BK0304400000021
Placement:
Immediately preceding data to be encoded
Default:
None
Function:
To print a PDF417 two-dimensional bar code image on a label.
Input:
<ESC>A
<ESC>V0100<ESC>H0100<ESC>BK0607400000021PDF417 PDF417
PDF417
<ESC>Q1<ESC>Z
Output: