Hello Support,
We have noticed that the barcode bar width in the BY tags multiplier is changing from time to time. For instance a barcode value of just the letter a in say code 128 for a BY value of say 4 is not staying the same size in width. Is there some setting or tag that can be sent to a Zebra printer that will change the width of the bars in the BY magnification? Can this program happen do to a particular calibration. This matters because people have to certify barcode widths for label standards and if they change it cause real problems like charge backs etc.
^XA
^LH0,0^LRN
^FO100,403
^BY4^BCN,300,Y,N
^FDA^FS
^XZ
Cheers,
Nathaniel Nesler
Barcode 128 formats and Code 39 Size Changing |
2 Replies
Hi All,
I have the exact same problem and i was so glad i found someone on the internet that encountered this, because i cannot find answers anywhere online. Would you please be kind to share what the solution was?
Thank you,
Awwad
Hi Nathaniel,
When you say the width is changing from time to time, do you mean:
Do you send the same code to the same printer over and over and the printed width changes?
Do you send the same code to different printers and the output is different?
How big of a difference in width are you seeing?
The BY command is the primary way to change the bar width. Also different printers may be setup to use different Code 128 subsets, you may want to add the subset you want to use to your code to ensure it prints the same every time on every printer.
^XA
^LH0,0^LRN
^FO100,403
^BY4^BCN,300,Y,N
^FD>:A^FS
^XZ
Robin West