FIELD PARAMETERS
GENERAL
INVERSE (I) Adding the word “INVERSE” or the letter “I” will cause whatever the field to be printed WHITE on
BLACK instead of the more conventional black on white
HMULT nn (HM nn) The “HMULT” or “HM” parameter will multiply the field nn times horizontally. If nn = 2, then the field
is printed double wide. If nn = 3 then the field is printed triple wide. The value for nn must be an
integer (1, 2, 3, 4, etc. up to 255)
VMULT nn (VM nn) The “VMULT” or “VM” parameter will multiply the field nn times vertically. If nn = 2, then the field is
printed double high. If nn = 3, then the field is printed triple high. The value for nn must be an
integer (1,2,3,4, etc. up to 255)
ROT90 Specifying “ROT90” will rotate just that field by 90 degrees counterclockwise. Fields are rotated
about the point given in the ROW,COL coordinates
ROT180 Specifying “ROT180” will rotate just that field by 180 degrees. Fields are rotated about the point
given in the ROW.COL coordinates
ROT270 Specifying “ROT270” will rotate just that field by 90 degrees clockwise. Fields are rotated about the
point given in the ROW, COL coordinates.
BAR CODES
WIDE nn (W nn) The WIDE parameter is used to change the density of the bar code. By default and unless otherwise
specified, the narrow element is .005”. The WIDE parameter is similar to HMULT in that it can
multiply that width by nn times horizontally. If nn = 2, then all horizontal dimensions of the bar code
are increased by 2x and the narrow bar is .010”. If bb=3 all horizontal dimensions increase by a
factor of 3 etc.
HIGH nn (H nn) The HIGH parameter is used to change the height of the bar code. By default, bar codes are 5
dotlines or .025” high. The HIGH parameter is similar to VMULT in that it can multiply that height by
nn times vertically. If nn = 2, then the bar code is .050” high. If nn = 20, then the bar code is 0.5”
high. If nn = 40 the bar code is 1” high.
PDF417 BAR CODE
COLUMNS Use this parameter to override the default fit of 2 columns for the PDF-417 bar code to specify the
actual number of data columns being printed across any given line of the bar code. The number of
columns that will fit across a page is dependent upon the page width as well as the X and Y
dimensions of each block (see XDIM and YDIM)
SECURITY n Use this parameter to override the default security settings (defaults are 1-40 characters -> level 2;
40-160 characters -> level 3; 161-320 characters -> level 4 and 321-863 characters -> level 5. By
specifying the value of n, you can change the number of codewords used to protect the data:
n = 1 -> Level 1 adds 4 codewords
n = 2 -> Level 2 adds 8 codewords
n = 3 -> Level 3 adds 16 codewords
n = 4 -> Level 4 adds 32 codewords
n = 5 -> Level 5 adds 64 codewords
n = 6 -> Level 6 adds 128 codewords
n = 7 -> Level 7 adds 256 codewords
n = 8 -> Level 8 adds 512 codewords
XDIM n By default, the X dimension is 1 dot at .005” per dot. The value of n can be used to increase this to
.010” (n = 2), .015” (n = 3) etc. A commonly used value for the XDIM is 2, with the YDIM being 3
times that set for X
YDIM n By default, the Y dimension is 1 dot at .005” per dot. The value of n can be used to increase this to
.010” (n = 2), .015” (n = 3) etc. A commonly used value for the YDIM is 6, with the XDIM being 1/3
that set for Y
LINES
LENGTH nnn (L nnn) The length of the line is specified in units of one dot, or .005”. A line LENGTH of 100 is
approximately 1/2” long; a line LENGTH of 200 is approximately 1” long
THICK nnn (T nnn) The thickness of the line is specified in units of one dot, or .005”. A line THICKNESS of 1 is .005”, a
line thickness of 2 is .010” etc.
