SATO M8490S User Manual
Programming Manual
2. Command Codes
SATO RISC Printers
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Bar Codes, Expansion
Command Structure:
<ESC>BWaabbb
aa:
aa:
Expansion factor by which the width of all bars and spa-
ces will be increased (01-12)
ces will be increased (01-12)
bbb:
Bar height by dot (004-600 dots)
Example:
<ESC>BW02100
Placement:
Immediately follows the <ESC>BT command and pre-
cedes data to be encoded.
cedes data to be encoded.
Default:
None
Function:
This command works together with the <ESC>BT command to specify
an expansion factor and the bar code height for the particular symbol
being printed.
an expansion factor and the bar code height for the particular symbol
being printed.
Input:
<ESC>A
<ESC>H0050<ESC>V0200<ESC>BD103100*M8400RV*
<ESC>H0050<ESC>V0050<ESC>BT001030103<ESC>BW03100123456
<ESC>Q1<ESC>Z
Output:
Note:
1. This command must be preceded by the Variable Ratio Bar Codes
1. This command must be preceded by the Variable Ratio Bar Codes
<ESC>BT command.
2. The following bar codes will be affected by the Character Pitch
command: Codabar, Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5, Matrix 2 of 5.