Chapter3 Handling Specifying Data of 2D Symbols See the following descriptions to specify 2D symbol data. PDF417 / MicroPDF417 • If the number of columns and rows is 0, they are automatically calculated. • When specifying a number other than 0, specify the numbers so that multiplying the columns by the rows equals 928 or lower. QR Code • According to the data size, the version is automatically changed to the version appropriate to the size. Micro QR Code • The size is automatically determined. MaxiCode • Specify a special character as described below. DataMatrix • If data immediately after { does not apply to any one of the followings, an error will occur.
GS1 DataBar Stacked / GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional • Do not include the application identifier “01” in the beginning of data. • You do not need to add a check digit in the data. • Printing the 2D symbol with a composite symbol is supported. When printing the 2D symbol with a composite symbol, use “\|” or “|\” to separate the barcode data from the data for the composite symbol. First enter data for the composite symbol, then enter data for the 2D symbol. 124 Control character Hexadecimal SHIFT 0x7B, 0x53 CODE B 0x7B, 0x42 CODE C 0x7B, 0x43 FNC1 0x7B, 0x31 FNC2 0x7B, 0x32 FNC3 0x7B, 0x33 FNC4 0x7B, 0x34 Control character ASCII FNC1 {1 '{' {{