IBM AS/400 Photo Scanner User Manual


 
Field Name Description
Mark Shows the element mark. A mark is either a system-assigned mark or
a user assigned-name, and is the same as that shown on the display.
A mark is six characters long, the first character is an asterisk (*), and
the last character is a blank. The middle four characters are:
For a system-assigned mark, the middle four characters are one
character for the element type followed by a three-digit sequence
number. For bar code elements, the element type is C and the
sequence number is 001 to 999.
For a user-assigned name, the middle four characters are four
characters specified as the value for the element name.
Measurement
method
Shows the measurement method used to specify position. You can
change this value by pressing F6. You can also select centimeters or
inches for the measurement unit in the Define Overlay Specifications
display or the Define PFD Specifications display by specifying unit of
measure.
Position Specifies the horizontal and vertical positions of the bar code.
Bar code type Specifies the name of the bar code including the version if applicable.
Bar code types are as follows:
Type Description
1 3-of-9 code, MHI/AIM USD-3
2 MSI
3 UPC/CGPC-Version A
4 UPC/CGPC-Version E
5 EAN-8 (includes JAN-short)
6 EAN-13 (includes JAN-standard)
7 2-of-5 Industrial
8 2-of-5 Matrix
9 Interleaved 2-of-5 (MHI/AIM USD-1)
10 Codabar (MHI/AIM USD-4)
11 Code128 (MIM USS-128)
12 POSTNET (Postal Numeric Encoding Technique)
| 13 RM4SCC (Royal Mail Bar Code)
| 14 JPBC (Japan Postal Car Code)
Note: On some printers bar code type 11 (CODE128) and 12
(POSTNET) cannot be printed.
Bar code data This field specifies the bar code data. See “Bar Code Data” on
page 259 for more information.
Element This field specifies the element name that will appear on the image
area instead of the regular bar code mark. The default value is blank to
display the regular element mark.
Character
supplement
Specifies the character supplement. You can specify one of 0, 2, or 5
as a character supplement. Supplement is supported by type 3, 4, or 6
only.
Offset Specifies the offset of the start position of supplement characters from
the start position of the bar code in the unit of measure specified in the
overlay specifications or the PFD specifications.
The default value varies depending on the printer type. If you leave this
prompt blank, the default value for the printer type is used.
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