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Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver
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Printing a Barcode
❏ Thisprinterdriverhasbuilt‐inbarcodefonts.
❏ Youcanprintbarcodeswithoutembeddingabarcodeencoderinyourapplicationorpreparing
abarcodegraphicdata.
❏ Youcanprintbarcodesprecisely.
❏ Whenprintingina.NETEnvironment,youneedtoconfigureunicodefontssubstitutionsetting.
Substitutedunicodefontscannotbeusedforprintingotherthanbarcodes.
Setting Barcode Fonts
The barcode font can be used after registering the barcode type and its size. Access the printer driver from
the printer driver's Properties, and follow the procedure below.
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Select the [Barcode] tab from Printing Preferences. Select a barcode font from the
[Font Name] drop-down list, then select a barcode type from the [Type] drop-
down list.
When used in combination with the [Rotation] setting, set a slow printing speed with the
[Document Settings] tab. When the print speed is too fast, the barcode may not be
read.
Setting Description
Font Name You can configure up to eight barcode fonts (Barcode1 through
Barcode8). When programming, specify the font using [Font Name] or
[Alias].
Points The barcode font size is displayed. When printing, specify this size on your
application.
Alias You can make optional settings. You can specify Alias during programming.
Type Configures the barcode type. (UPC-A, Code39, etc.).
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