The code39 barcode can be used for the alphanumeric characters 0-9, A-Z (Capital letters) and some special characters (e.g. * $ / + - . %). You can define if a checksum should be calculated, and if unrecognized (or unprintable) characters should be replaced with blanks.
The extended code 39 is a general purpose code which can code any ASCII character(any character you can enter from the keyboard by normal means). This code is double the size of the standard code 39, as it uses two code 39 characters for each of the 128 ASCII characters. To enable extended code 39, enter YES for Full ASCII mode.
The setup for a code39 barcode for PCL/PDF looks like this:
Change font APF370D
Font . . . . . . . . . . : 4600 Code 39 soft fonts
Description . . . . . . . . Code39
Height of bars dots . . . . 200 30-2400 Width narrow bar dots . . . 6 6-26 Width wide bar dots . . . . 12 12-78 Dots are at 600 dpi.
Checksum . . . . . . . . . N (Y N)
Replace unprintable characters . . . . . . . . 1 (0=No 1=Blank 2=Null)
Full ASCII mode . . . . . . Y (Y N)
Print characters beneath bar code . . . . . N (Y N)
F3=Exit F12=Cancel
|
The fields above are:
Height of bars dots
The height of the barcode measured in 600 DPI. If you state a size of 200 dots the barcode height will be 200/600 = 1/3 inch.
Width narrow bar dots
The width of the narrow lines in the barcode measured in 600 DPI.
Width wide bar dots
The width of the wide lines in the barcode measured in 600 DPI. The wide barcode lines must be in the range 2 to 3 times the narrow bars.
Checksum
Specify if InterForm400 should add a checksum digit or not.
Replace unprintable characters
States if unprintable characters should be replaced with a different character.
Full ASCII mode
If set to 'Y' the barcode will be extended code39 as described above. The barcode scanner should be setup accordingly.
Print characters beneath bar code
If set to 'Y' the barcode contents will be printed below the barcode as human readable text.
