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1. Table 17 Sequence File Name 8 5 2 3 URL Encoding If checked the file names are URL encoded That means that characters that are not allowed in file names are escaped by a percent sign followed by the hexadecimal ASCII code ooo pe ar ooo pa a e e e eoo pe o pe a EHE 8 5 2 4 Keep User Defined File Names If checked the file names which are already defined in the data list are kept If unchecked all file names are overwritten by the file generation 8 5 3 Preview The preview demonstrates how the generated file names will look like 8 5 4 Export By clicking Ok the bar code images are exported If at least one image file cannot be generated an error message will be shown This may have one of the following reasons A value of the sequence item list cannot be encoded by the actual selected bar code type e g symbology 20f5 IL may only contain digits An invalid file name has been generated e g if you have a backslash in the data and Data URL Escaped is not used Keep in mind that exporting many sequence items can take a lot of time and hard drive space WWW TEC IT COM Page 46 of 57 9 Options In the Options dialog you can change general settings You can open the Options dialog via the menu Tools Options OUEpLUE Draw Mode Default i EPS Export Add Preview TIFF Format Font Substitution Automatic o Surrogate Font MMS Shell Dlg 2 6 pt Figure
2. 4 DEBS LERI Status Deviation BY Fair Quality Character Count 6 Resolution 96 dpi The readability of the bar code is quite good To gain an optimal bar code size please check the Optimal Size option Barcode Type Symbology PZN 55CC 16 Telepen Telepen Alpha UCC128 UPC12 UPC25 UPCA UPCAP2 UPCAPS UPCD1 UPCE UPCEPZ UPCEPS 7 General Settings QR Code Info Data List Data Barcode Data ABCabc LJ Composite Data Hex Data O Sample Data Appearance Unit Width Height Module width Resolution Optimal Size Millimeter 30 000 mm 30 000 mm 1 429 mm Screen Resolution ne 90 0 R a I Text Placement Show Text Print Text above Alignment Default Text Distance Default Font MS Shell Dig 2 8 pt 2D Symbologies Aztec Code Codablock E Codablock F Code 16K Code 49 Data Matrix MaxiCode Micro QR Code MicroPDF417 PDF417 PDF417 Truncated OR Code Postal Codes a As gt ar A Figure 1 Quick Start Barcode Studio Main Window In order to create an EAN13 bar code please perform the following steps 98Oo 00006 WWW TEC IT COM Select the bar code type symbology see section 5 2 1 Enter the bar code data see section 5 2 2 Select the output resolution see section 5 2 3 Specify the bar code dimensions see section 5 2 4 Fine tune the module width see section 5 2 5 Se
3. Codablock F is based upon the Code 128 symbology one data row consists of a single Code 128 bar code extended with row identifiers and column check sum gt Caution when modifying these adjustments Always make a test scan in case of doubt General Code Format Default E Rows Default a by lt Columns Default Row Height Default a Separator Height Default B Figure 23 Codablock F Properties 7 10 6 1 Code Format Code Format Enumeration _ Description Standard Standard form at GS1 UCC EAN Special format defined by GS1 UCC EAN to be used in GS1 UCC EAN applications Table 14 Codablock F Modes 7 10 6 2 Rows 2 44 The number of rows used for encoding The value must be between 2 and 44 Default the number of lines is calculated automatically depending on the number of input characters 7 10 6 3 Columns 4 62 The number of columns in data words which are to be printed The value must be between 4 and 62 Start stop and line indicator columns are not taken into account Default the number of columns is calculated automatically depending on the number of input characters WWW TEC IT COM Page 36 of 57 7 10 6 4 Row Height mm The height of an individual row in millimeter If specified the bar code height will remain locked at the specified value Modifying the bar code dimensions will only affect the bar code width Default the row height is calculated a
4. Input Data dialog LJ opo a Input Data Data bos600076210 Figure 7 Input Data Dialog The Input Data dialog allows you to enter the bar code data in a multi line edit control and to import the data from a text file via the Load File Use the Reset button to clear the Data field gt Not all bar code types are able to represent all data characters Some bar code symbologies can hold digits others can contain alphanumeric characters digits letters punctuation characters or the full ASCII character set 7 7 1 2 Add Control Characters You can enter control characters directly in the edit field or use the context menu Open the context menu by right clicking in the edit field and choose Add Control Characters Then select the control character you want to insert from the submenu Because control characters are represented by special character combinations like F for FNC1 Barcode Studio enables escape sequences automatically see section 7 8 2 3 WWW TEC IT COM Page 18 0f 57 FMF IF FNC 1211 FCS 1212 FNC 1213 Rs xie Gs xid Eot x04 Carriage Return ir Line Feed Ir Tabulator t Figure 8 Add Control Character For more information on all available control characters please refer to the Barcode Reference available from www tec it com or via the menu Help gt Barcode Reference 7 7 1 3 Check Digit Override Some bar codes with a predefined
5. bar code symbology Use another symbology or change your input data You entered a check digit which is incorrect for the selected bar code symbology Correct the check digit or remove it so the application will calculate it automatically You entered too much or too less characters for the selected bar code symbology Use another symbology or correct the length of your input data Input string too long The length of the input string is too long for Barcode Studio Please reduce the length of your input data No input characters No barcode data was specified Please enter some data in the Barcode Data field to be encoded as bar code Not implemented reserved for future use m bar code symbology is not supported yet Please contact TEC Error in linear Component No input characters You want to generate a composite symbology The data for the linear symbol is missing Please enter the data into the Barcode Data field Error in linear Component Wrong character x You want to generate a composite symbology The data in the linear at position n symbol is incorrect Please correct the data in the Barcode Data field Error in linear Component Invalid number of in put characters in combination with composite Error in linear Component Wrong number of input characters needs xx characters Error in 2D Composite Component No input characters Error in 2D Composite Component Wrong character x at position n
6. Data List Export the data list as a series of bar code images Shortcut Cir L 7 25 Tools Specify the Application s Options see Chapter 9 7 2 6 Help me ama Shortcut F1 WWW TEC IT COM Page 15 0f 57 7 3 Toolbar DARA Figure 3 Toolbar The toolbars offer following functions Te Open an existing bar code settings file BCS Shortcut CtrI O er 7 4 Quality Watch Status Section Status Deviation Quality Character Count 6 Resolution 96 dpi The readability of the bar code is quite good To gain an optimal bar code size please check the Optimal Size option Figure 4 Quality Watch 7 4 1 Deviation The less the deviation the better is the quality and the readability of the bar code The deviation depends on the output resolution and the print ratio of the bar code You can also improve the quality by changing the module width to an appropriate value As measurement unit select Pixel and set the module width to an integer value 1 2 3 25 WWW TEC IT COM Page 16 0f 57 The Deviation field will report one of the following values 1 15 Should be readable with most bar code scanners 16 25 May be readable 26 50 Not readable in most cases 51 100 Total or partly loss of information Unreadable bar code Table 2 Bar code Qualities 7 4 2 Quality The quality of the bar code the higher the deviation the lower is the qua
7. Edit the Data List The user can edit the data directly in the list by double clicking the list entries or pressing F2 He may change the Data the Composite Data the export File Name and the Comment The Data column is mandatory all others are optional 8 2 3 3 Delete Entries By clicking the Delete button the user has the possibility delete one or more selected data list entries 8 2 3 4 Refresh The Refresh Button updates the error status of the data list entries 8 2 4 Error Status The status icons inform the user whether the data content of each row is valid for the actual bar code settings WWW TEC IT COM Page 40 of 57 a Barcode Studio lt Unknown gt gog File Image Data List Export Tools Help DSa8 SG Be Status Deviation Quality Character Count Resolution The readability of the bar code is quite good To gain an optimal bar code size please check the Optimal Size option At least 1 of 11 bar codes cannot be generated Barcode Type Symbology 1D Symbologies ay BC412 General Settings Info Data List CodaBar 18 Widths 7 l CodaBar 2 Widths Data List i Code 11 Code 2 of 5 DataLogic Gengastatus Data File Name Exported At Comment se s a ode 2 of 5 Industry M ABCabc Code 2 of 5 Interleaved Code 2 of 5 Matrix Code 2 of 5 Standard Code 39 Code 39 Full ASCII Code 93 Code 93 Full ASCII Code128 Code1284 Sequence Code128B Co
8. Error in 2D Composite Component Input string too long Increase bar code size Resolution too low Table 20 Error Descriptions WWW TEC IT COM When using UCC EAN 128 as part of a composite symbology it must have a minimum amount of symbol characters which is not equal to the amount of input characters Please increase the number of input characters in the Barcode Data field You want to generate a composite symbology The number of characters for the linear component is wrong Please correct the data in the Barcode Data field You want to generate a composite symbology The data for the 2D symbol is missing Please enter data into the Composite Data field You want to generate a composite symbology The data in the 2D symbol is incorrect Please correct the data in the Composite Data field You want to generate a composite symbology The data in the 2D symbol is too long e g more than 56 characters in CC A Please reduce the length of the composite data or choose another 2D composite type The output resolution is too small to produce a readable bar code with given symbol size You either have to increase the width height of the bar code the module width or the output resolution Page 54 of 57 Appendix C Image Types Choosing Export Export Barcode the bar code can be converted to a bitmap or image format The following image types are available Please keep in mind that the bar code will become unread
9. IT COM Page 14 of 57 7 2 Menu The menu gives you access to the following functions 7 2 1 File Create anew document with initial bar code settings Shortcut Ctrl N Open an existing bar code settings document file bc Shortcut Ctr O Save as Save the current bar code settings document file symbology dimensions module width Save Bar code settings files have the extension be Shortcut Cir S for Save Print the document with current bar code settings The output resolution and so the values for quality and deviation depend on the printer settings Note Inkjet printers sometimes produce better results if bar width reduction is set See also section 7 8 1 4 Shortcut Cir P Page Setup Choose the paper size the paper source the orientation and the page margins Exit Barcode Studio If you have unsaved changes Barcode Studio will prompt you to save before exiting Shortcut Cirl Q 7 2 2 Image Export Barcode Export the bar code to a picture file Shortcut Ctrl E Copy to Clipboard As Copy the bar code as image to the clipboard Image Shortcut Ctrl B Copy to Clipboard As Copy the bar code as metafile to the clipboard Windows only Metafile Shortcut Ctrl M 7 2 3 Data List File Import Import data from a text file and add it to the data list Shortcut Cir Create Sequence Create a data sequence and add it to the data list 7 2 4 Export Export
10. Latin I UTF 8 Shift JIS or add the IDs of custom code pages which are automati cally added to the list WWW TEC IT COM Page 25 of 57 7 8 2 4 Escape Sequences The use of escape sequences is appropriate if you need to encode control characters like carriage return or FNC1 into the bar code This option specifies whether escape sequences like n shall be translated or not default no Each escape sequence starts with a backslash For a list of recognized escape sequences please refer to the additional document Barcode Reference available via the menu Helo Barcode Reference or from www tec it com If escape sequences are activated the backslash character can t be used directly in the bar code data It must be replaced by a double back slash in order to be encoded correctly 7 9 Page Info 7 9 1 User Info User Info Title HTML Allowed Comment HTML Allowed Figure 15 User Info Section 7 9 1 1 Title and Comment Users can enter a title and a comment in HTML Format If not left empty title and comment are displayed as info text below the barcode The info text can be used to provide other users with necessary information Possible fields of application Provide a short description of specific bar code settings Inform other users about the input data format Advice other users to perform the necessary steps to generate correct bar codes WWW TEC IT COM P
11. List 8 1 General The data list feature can be used to produce series of bar code images The data can be imported from files generated by a sequence generator or edited manually by the user Go to the Data List tab to see following view 8 2 Data List View Data List Entries N Gen Status Data File Name Exported At Comment Mew ABCabc bes ABCabc png OOON01 ooo00z OOOO OOO004 000005 Data OQOO006 ooo00 Oo0008 OOOn09 Ooo0070 Delete Refresh Import Sequence SCHOSS 8 Lock the Symbol Size for Export Export Figure 25 Data List View The data list contains a list of bar code data which can be used to export series of bar code images The data can be inserted updated or deleted manually imported from a text file or generated automatically by a sequence generator Finally the data list is exported as a series of image files 8 2 1 List Content 8 2 1 1 Generate Generate determines whether the data row shall be exported This value is checked by default 8 2 1 2 Status The status column informs the user whether a bar code can be created successfully O that means the data is valid for the given settings or not 8 To get a detailed error message select the data row with the error icon The error message is shown in the Barcode View above 8 2 1 3 Data This column contains the bar code content This value is mandatory for bar code generation and may not
12. TEC IT gt Please enter the license data exactly as you received it from TEC IT Spacing and upper lower case letters are to be considered To avoid typographical errors please insert the data using copy and paste from the email containing your license data whenever possible Single licenses If you purchased a Single License you need to provide the so called System ID or hostname on LINUX and MAC of the target computer You can find the System ID or hostname in the licensing dialog of Barcode Studio see below Please enter your license information Manual O System ID aserra Product Barcode Studio 2D 1D 2D Codes Licensee kind of License Mumber of Licenses Workstation 1 Your License Key Figure 33 License Dialog Manual Licensing Perform the following steps to enter the license data 1 On the top of the dialog you find the System ID of your computer 2 For field Product please choose between Barcode Studio 1D Linear Codes and Barcode Studio 2D 1D 2D Codes 3 Inthe field Licensee enter the name of the license holder 4 Infield Kind of License please select the kind of license that you have purchased You can choose among Single Site Enterprise 5 The field Number of Licenses should be filled with the number of licenses that you purchased In the field Your License Key enter the license key exactly as received from TEC IT
13. a wrong number of characters In this case you will see an error message like following instead of the bar code Error Wrong number of input characters 12 chars needed For a list of the most common error messages please refer to Appendix B gt The 13 digit in the resulting EAN13 bar code in this case the digit 3 is the check digit It will be calculated automatically gt If you enter 13 instead of 12 characters you need to provide the correct check digit by yourself This is not recommended unless you supply the correct value A wrong check digit may make the bar code unreadable WWW TEC IT COM Page 9 of 57 5 2 3 Select Output Resolution Barcode Studio uses the selected resolution for computing the barcode images Thus it is essential to adjust a resolution which leads to readable bar codes see also section 5 2 5 gt Usually higher resolutions lead to better bar code quality Please notice that it is very important that the selected resolution accords to the resolution of the output device printer image or of image processing layout software Hex Data Screen Resolution Printer Resolution 72 dpi BMP Appearance 96 dpi 202 dpi Thermo Transfer The output resolution can be adjusted in In this example the output resolution is changed to 300 au 203 dpi Thermo Transfer _ l width ROE pg dpi If you are planning to print the bar code on a laser Height 720
14. be empty Values can be edited manually imported from a file or generated with the sequence generator WWW TEC IT COM Page 39 of 57 8 2 1 4 Composite Data Composite Data contains the content of the composite part of a bar code It is only used in connection with composite bar code types So this column is only visible if a composite bar code type is selected It can be edited manually or imported from a file 8 2 1 5 File Name This column contains the name of the exported file The file names can be edited manually imported from a file or generated automatically during export 8 2 1 6 Exported At Exported At contains the time when the bar code was exported the last time successfully It is generated automatically during export and cannot be changed by the user 8 2 1 7 Comment The user may enter comments for the data list here 8 2 2 Symbol Size Module Width By default all bar codes in the data list have the same module width That means bar codes with different contents may vary in size but the minimum bar width and the quality will be the same for each bar code The user has also the possibility to generate bar codes with nearly the same symbol size but different module width He can do this by checking the field Lock Symbol Size 8 2 3 Editing 8 2 3 1 Add New Entries The user can append a new bar code entry by clicking the New button All columns are empty and have to be filled by the user 8 2 3 2
15. dpi printer you would most probably select a higher resolution 812 8 dpi HP Indigo Module width 1200 dpi 1219 2 dpi HP Indigo 600 or 1200 dpi If you want to export the bar code as image for your web Resolution Screen Resolution Optimal Size U page you could also choose Screen Resolution or 72 dpi BMP If you use bar code images in pre press applications take care to avoid any scaling or resizing of the generated bar code image This may lead to inaccuracies and distortions rendering the bar code unusable Generate the bar code image in exactly the resolution and size as required 5 2 4 Specify Bar Code Dimensions The bar code dimensions can be modified by changing width height and module width Most label or bar code specifications require specific bar code dimensions Following values are usual for EAN13 fo seen mn See factor 100 0 330 SC2 25 9100 1850 0 495 86 5 94 3887 2 00 0 660 SCS 74 58 5182 00 2 00 0 660 SC9 Table 1 EAN13 Dimensions not complete a E Here we use the magnification factor 1 00 Unit Millimeter v _ nae O 2 Enter the width and the height in The appropriate module width a will be calculated automatically Resolution Screen Resolution vi Optimal Size I The bar code should now look like this WWW TEC IT COM Page 10 0f 57 5 2 5 Fine tune the Module Width Yet the quality of the
16. helpful especially for lower resolutions If the Optimal Size option is checked the module width of the bar code will be set to a whole numbered pixel size to the nearest lower value Hereby the pixel deviation is reduced to a minimum or eliminated completely In other words The bar code is printed using whole numbered pixel sizes only This avoids aliasing effects and guarantees an optimal scanning quality gt If the Optimal Size option is enabled the module width will be adjusted for optimum output quality The symbol in the bar code view can only displayed with an optimum size if the property is set to Screen Resolution The screen preview is not detailed enough to display higher resolutions correctly You will see the optimal result only on according output devices printer image 7 7 2 6 Reset Button Use the button to reset all Appearance settings to their initial values WWW TEC IT COM Page 21 0f57 l 7 7 3 Text Placement In this section you can change the settings regarding the human readable text of the bar code Text Placement Show Text Print Text above Alignment Default u l v Text Distance Default 3 Font IMS Shell Dig 2 8 pt C J Figure 10 Text Placement Section 7 7 3 1 Show Text If enabled the human readable text is displayed Default enabled 7 7 3 2 Print Text Above If enabled the human readable text is printed
17. imagetype gt r lt dpi gt o fs lt fileseparator gt 189g lt logr le gt q 2 BCStudio datafile lt datafile gt out lt outputfile gt s lt settingsfile gt h lt height gt w lt width gt m lt modulewidth gt it lt imagetype gt r lt dpi gt o fs lt fileseparator gt log lt logfile gt g 3 BCStudio datalist lt datalistrrile gt skipheader lt numlines gt surli set surputlistrile gt s lt settingsfile gt h lt height gt w lt width gt m lt modulewidth gt it lt imagetype gt r lt dpi gt fs lt fileseparator gt o log lt logfile gt q 4 BCStudio lt settingsfile gt 5 BCStudz6 q Il s lt ssertingsrile gt 6 BCStucdio Zcheip d lt data gt Specifies the bar code data Can be used alternatively to datafile lt datafile gt and datalist lt datalistfile gt datafile lt datafile gt Specifies the bar code data through a data file Can be used alternatively to d lt data gt and datalist lt datalistfile gt datalist lt datalistfile gt Specifies the file that contains a list of data strings separated line breaks Can be used alternatively to d lt data gt and datafile lt datafile gt f this argument is used you must also specify outlist lt outputlistfile gt The number of entries in both lists should be equal skipheader lt numlines gt Specifies the number of lines of the data list that should be h
18. module width to pixel width recommended for low resolution devices The resolution of the output file in dpi default 96 dpi fs lt fileseparator gt A custom file separator that can be used for separating file names of command line arguments and for the list of file names in the output file names list log lt logfile gt The name of the log file If this argument is not set no log file is generated Activates the Quiet Mode The program does not interact with the user This setting is useful for instance to run Barcode Studio on servers If an error occurs a message is logged to file error log Starts the application in Graphics Mode This setting is needed to pass a settings file to Barcode Studio and start it in graphics mode Display the help screen help WWW TEC IT COM Page 56 0f 57 D 2 Examples Generate Code1 28 default content 98765 size 50x30mm bestudio d 98765 out barcode bmp w 50000 h 30000 o Generate a bar code image JPG with 300 dpi and 0 330 mm module width bestudio d 12345 out barcode jpg h 30000 m 330 r 300 Generate a bar code symbology defined in bc file 70x30mm beseudioes dan our Cc piceerure po Jpg obere teing pe w 70000 4300005 Generate a bar code with data from txt file bestudio datafile data txt out barcode tif s bcsettings bc w 70000 h 30000 o Generate a list of bar codes using the arguments datalist and outlist bestudio d
19. order default aspx WWW TEC IT COM Page 6 of 57 4 Installation 4 1 Install Barcode Studio on Microsoft Windows On Microsoft Windows operating systems XP Vista Barcode Studio is installed with the Windows Installer If the Windows Installer is not available on the system please download it from following link http www microsoft com downloads details aspx FamilyID 889482fc 5f 56 4a38 b838 de776fd4138c displaylang en The following steps need to be performed you need to have administrator privileges 1 Open the installer by double clicking it 2 Follow the instructions of the installation wizard By default Barcode Studio is installed in the following directory C Program Files TEC IT BCStudio9 4 2 Install Barcode Studio on Mac OS X 10 4 or higher For Mac operating systems Mac OS X 10 4 or higher Barcode Studio is provided as a zip file The following steps need to be performed you need to have administrator privileges 1 Extract the zip file to an arbitrary directory WWW TEC IT COM Page 7 of 57 5 Quick Start 5 1 Introduction This chapter will guide you through the most important functions of Barcode Studio by showing you how to create an EAN13 bar code For more detailed explanation of the user interface and the available functions and settings please refer to the chapters 6 and 7 5 2 How to Create an EAN13 Bar Code ne Dal I ti UnkKn n Oleg 7 TE 4 3 3
20. the data is too large to fit into a single symbol or for reasons of appearance and geometry The so called Macro PDF Control Block carries information that relates its contents to the overall data The below described properties are mandatory for the Macro PDF functionality 7 10 1 9 Segment Index Index of the actual data segment in the symbol chain Start with 1 and increase for each additional symbol in the data chain Value range 1 99999 Note when reading the encoded data with a scanner the index will be zero based 7 10 1 10 Last Symbol Identifies the last symbol in the data chain If set to true the Last Segment Indicator is put at the end of the Macro PDF control block 7 10 1 11 File ID The file id identifies all symbols which belong to the same data chain For reassembling all data blocks having the same File ID are concatenated in the order of increasing segment index 7 10 1 12 Advanced optional fields These fields are optional and may be encoded into the Macro PDF417 control block on demand WWW TEC IT COM Page 29 of 57 Macro PDF417 File Name Segment Count Default Time Stamp Sender Addressee File Size Check Sum LCITT 16 Figure 18 Macro PDF417 Optional Settings File name variable length field Time stamp elapsed time in seconds since January 1 1970 00 00 GMT Sender variable length field Addressee alphanumeric Addressee variable length field
21. the menu Help Barcode Reference Data is always passed as UNICODE stream to Barcode Studio As UNICODE characters always consist of more than one byte and most of the barcode types are only able to encode one byte per character it is not always clear how the input data should be interpreted So we give you the possibility to decide yourself Per default the input data is converted to the selected Code Page see below If other kinds of interpretations are needed you have to change this property You have following possibilities Value Description Selected Code Page Converts the input data to the code page which is selected in the property Code Page default Lo Bytes only Considers only the lower bytes of the input characters the higher bytes are ignored Lo before Hi Byte The data is passed as it is No conversion is done All bytes are considered The lower byte is passed before the higher byte Hi before Lo Byte Consider both bytes but change the order of lower and higher byte That means the higher byte is encoded before the lower byte Table 5 Compression The code page is related to the property Encoding Mode It is only considered if the encoding mode is set to Selected Code Page You can choose between several pre defined code pages e g ANSI ISO 8559 1
22. this setting directly Compared to QR Code the mask algorithm for Micro QR Code is rather fast and simple Table 11 QR Code Mask Patterns 7 10 4 5 Compaction The multi byte compaction mode QR Code provides code compaction for various Multi Byte character encodings Kanji Chinese This compaction can help to produce smaller bar codes Default multi byte compaction Default Table 12 QR Code Compaction QR Code supports compaction of Kanji characters if present in the Multi Byte character set Shift JIS X 0208 The Kanji characters are compacted into a 12 Bit codeword instead of a 2 Byte 16 Bit codeword so you need less space in the symbol It is recommended to enable this compaction only if you have Kanji characters in your input data Enabling is not recommended for binary data 7 10 4 6 Structured Append If you want to connect several QR Code symbols in order to encode larger quantities of data then you can use Structured Append A symbol identification number which is entered in the Index of this Symbol field can be assigned to each QR Code symbol Its value can range from 1 to 16 This index indicates the order in which the data is joined after the reading scanning process The total number of arranged symbols must be entered in Number of all Symbols WWW TEC IT COM Page 34 0f 57 Chained QR Code symbols are identified by the parity byte The parity byte must be ide
23. to define the desired start stop character of CODABAR For more information on format strings please refer to the Barcode Reference available from www tec it com or via the menu Help gt Barcode Reference 7 8 2 2 Check Digit This property specifies the check digit calculation method In order to guarantee that the bar code data is going to be read properly a check digit can be added to the end of the utilizable data A comparison of the bar code content with the check digit informs the scanning device scanner about incorrect scans and forces the device to repeat or reject the scan The check digit calculation method is standardized for certain common bar codes types Using check digits is mostly optional but often recommended for particular symbologies and standards When set to default the check digit is calculated according to the specification of the selected bar code Modifications are admissible for bar codes with selectable check digit methods or for special applications only For additional information on check digit calculation please refer to the Barcode Reference available from www tec it com or via the menu Help gt Barcode Reference 7 8 2 3 Encoding Code Pages With the fields Encoding Mode and Code Page the user can affect the interpretation of the input data For a general overview about encoding and code pages please refer to the Barcode Reference available from www tec it com or via
24. 31 Options Dialog 9 1 Output 9 1 1 Draw Mode To handle different printer driver implementations you are able to choose from several draw modes Default The bar codes are drawn in the advanced mode This provides the best quality Advanced Compatible The bar codes are drawn in the compatible mode This decreases the quality slightly but is supported by the most printers Dual The bar codes are drawn in the dual mode This is a combination of the Advanced and Compatible mode Table 18 Draw Modes 9 2 EPS Export 9 2 1 Add Preview TIFF Many applications are not able to process Postscript and so they often display embedded EPS documents only as placeholder such as empty rectangles etc To give the user a chance to see the content of such an embedded document also in previews and design views the EPS generator offers the possibility to include a preview image into the file The preview in TIFF format is supported by many applications unfortunately not by all If the preview mode is enabled the size of the generated EPS files increases by the multiple of the original file size So the preview mode should be disabled if many documents have to be printed WWW TEC IT COM Page 47 of 57 9 2 2 Font Substitution Font Substitution is only used when exporting the barcode to an EPS file This is an advanced option and should only be changed for special applications The font won t be substituted unless it i
25. 7 Confirm the dialog with OK 1 On UNIX Linux or Mac OS X the hostname of the system is used as System ID relevant only for Single licenses WWW TEC IT COM Page 51 0f 57 12 Contact and Support Information TEC IT Datenverarbeitung GmbH Address Wagnerstr 6 AT 4400 Steyr Austria Europe Phone 43 0 7252 72720 Fax 43 0 7252 72 720 77 Email office tec it com Web http www tec it com AIX is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation HTML DHTML XML XHTML are trademarks or registered trademarks of W3C World Wide Web Consortium Laboratory for Computer Science NE43 358 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 545 Technology Square Cambridge MA 02139 JAVA is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc 901 San Antonio Road Palo Alto CA 94303 USA JAVASCRIPT is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc used under license for technology invented and implemented by Netscape Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in several countries UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group Microsoft Windows Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Navision is a registered trademark of Microsoft Business Solutions ApS in the United States and or other countries Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation PCL is a registered trademark of the Hewlett Packard Company PostScript is a registered trademark of Ad
26. End Value 10 1 Increment By 1 al Format EEEE The Format field specifies how the generated serial numbers shall look like Each character in the Format string corresponds to a character in the serial number You can use 3 different place holders The serial number is filled up with a leading blank s The serial number is Filled up with a leading zero ls The serial number is Filled up with a leading starls All other characters stay as they are Figure 29 Sequence Generator WWW TEC IT COM Page 43 0f 57 By clicking Sequence the user opens the Sequence Dialog with the sequence generator The sequence generator allows the user to fill the data column of the data list with a formatted serial number 8 4 1 Start Value End Value Increment The range of a sequence is specified by the Start Value the End Value and the Increment The start value defines the lower bound of the range the end value the upper bound and increment the step size between consecutive list items O The last value of the sequence will never exceed the number specified in End Value 8 4 2 Format The Format defines the pattern which will be applied to the items of the sequence The format string may contain 3 kinds of placeholders which are replaced by the digits of a serial number during generation All other characters are left as they are Barcode Studio inserts leading blanks instead of the placeholde
27. File size numeric Total number of bytes encoded variable length field Checksum numeric 16 Bit CRC checksum using CCITT 16 polynomial x16 x12 x5 1 over the entire data 7 10 2 MaxiCode MaxiCode represents data by drawing hexagonal items which are arranged around a circular center a so called Bull s Eye The internal data structure is regulated by different modes The mode Structured Carrier Message was defined by the parcel transport service UPS Data can be encoded in two different error correction levels SEC Standard Error Correction and EEC Enhanced E C With Structured Append you can divide larger quantities of data into several MaxiCode symbols they are joined by the scanner The maximum data capacity of one symbol is 93 characters The actual quantity of the utilizable data depends on the selected mode how often special characters are used whether numeric sequences which can be compressed are used and which level of error correction is adjusted General Mode 4 Standard Symbol f v Undercut Default _ Preamble Options Preamble Date Default _ Structured Append Structured Carrier Message SCM Number of all Symbols E Service Class Default Index of this Symbol Country Code Default Postal Code 9 digits Figure 19 MaxiCode Properties WWW TEC IT COM Page 30 of 57 7 10 2 1 Mode 4 Standard Symbol For numeric and alphanumeric charact
28. Patterns QR Code Compaction Aztec Code Modes Codablock F Modes Format Characters Format Examples Sequence File Name Draw Modes Font Substitution Error Descriptions Image Data Formats WWW TEC IT COM 23 24 24 26 27 27 30 30 32 33 35 36 37 39 41 42 43 43 45 47 50 51 10 17 20 21 25 29 31 32 33 34 34 34 35 36 44 44 46 47 48 54 55 Page 4 of 57 2 Disclaimer The actual version of this product document is available as is TEC IT declines all warranties which go beyond applicable rights The licensee or reader bears all risks that might take place during the use of the system the documentation TEC IT and its contractual partners cannot be penalized for direct and indirect damages or losses this includes non restrictive damages through loss of revenues constriction in the exercise of business loss of business information or any kind of commercial loss which is caused by use or inability to use the product documentation although the possibility of such damage was pointed out by TEC IT We reserve all rights to this document and the information contained therein Reproduction use or disclosure to third parties without express authority is strictly forbidden F r dieses Dokument und den darin dargestellten Gegenstand behalten wir uns alle Rechte vor Vervielf ltigung Bekanntgabe an Dritte oder Verwendung au erhalb des vereinbarten Zweckes sind nich
29. See section 7 8 1 1 for adjusting the print ratio in Barcode Studio For more information please refer to the Barcode Reference available at www tec it com A 4 Format Format is like a mask which is used for formatting the bar code data before encoding please do not mix up the Format with the Ratio Format Placeholders in the specified format string can be mixed with constant data characters to build a final bar code data string Also control characters are supported See section 7 8 2 1 for adjusting the format string in Barcode Studio For more information please refer to the Barcode Reference available at www tec it com A 5 Escape Sequences If you want to encode non printable or special characters in a bar code Escape Sequences must be used They always start with a backslash followed by the sequence They can be use for encoding binary data Bytes too if the symbology you are using offers this feature e g PDF417 or Data Matrix See section 7 8 2 3 for enabling or disabling the translation of escape sequences in Barcode Stu dio For more information please refer to the Barcode Reference available at www tec it com WWW TEC IT COM Page 53 of 57 Appendix B Error Messages Wrong character xx at position yy Wrong check digit xx at position yy od number of input characters needs xx chars You entered a character which cannot be encoded with the selected
30. Symbol Version Size Specifies the version size of the symbol defined by a version number the number of rows and the number of columns The range for QR Code symbols is from 1 21 x 21 up to 40 177 x 177 modules for square symbols The range for Micro QR Code symbols is from M1 11x11 to M4 17x17 lf the property is set to default the size is computed automatically based on the data to be encoded WWW TEC IT COM Page 33 0f 57 7 10 4 3 Error Correction Level Defines the error correction level You can choose from following possible values Table 10 QR Code Error Correction Levels gt Depending on the selected version Micro QR Code does not support all levels of error correction If a level is selected which is too high for given symbol version Barcode Studio automatically uses the highest possible level 7 10 4 4 Mask Pattern Specifies the mask pattern that is applied to the symbol to improve the readability of the code Default The mask pattern is calculated automatically 0 7 QR Code only With the values 0 to 7 you choose the appropriate mask pattern It would make sense to specify this setting directly especially if you have to optimize computation time The algorithm to calculate the optimal mask is rather complex and therefore very resource consuming 0 3 Micro QR Code only With the values 0 to 3 you choose the appropriate mask pattern It would make sense to specify
31. WWW TEC IT COM oo oO NNN DD OFF AORN Page 2 of 57 8 2 Data List View 8 2 1 List Content 8 2 2 Symbol Size Module Width 8 2 3 Editing 8 2 4 Error Status 8 3 File Import 8 3 1 Import Dialog 8 3 2 Data Mapping 8 4 Sequence Generator 8 4 1 Start Value End Value Increment 8 4 2 Format 8 4 3 Create 8 5 Export 8 5 1 Export Settings 8 5 2 File Name Generation 8 5 3 Preview 8 5 4 Export 9 Options 9 1 Output 9 1 1 Draw Mode 9 2 EPS Export 9 2 1 Add Preview TIFF 9 2 2 Font Substitution 9 2 3 Surrogate Font 10 FAQ 10 1 How can encode the FNC1 character in EAN128 10 2 How can encode the FNC1 character in GS1 UCC EAN Data Matrix 10 3 Escape Sequences are not encoded and the scanner signals an error 10 4 After saving the bar code to an image file my bar code scanner cannot read the bar code 11 Licensing 11 1 License Types 2 Entering your License Data 11 2 1 Online Activation using an Activation Key 11 2 2 Manual Licensing 12 Contact and Support Information Appendix A Bar Codes A 1 Supported Bar Codes A 1 1 MaxiCode A 2 Check Digits A 3 Print Ratio A 4 Format A 5 Escape Sequences Appendix B Error Messages Appendix C Image Types Appendix D Command Line Parameters D 1 D 2 Syntax Examples 1 1 Table of Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Quick Start Barcode Studio Main Window User Interface Toolbar Quality Wa
32. WWW TEC IT COM Barcode Studio Barcode Designer Version 9 4 User Manual 15 January 2010 TEC IT Datenverarbeitung GmbH Wagnerstrasse 6 A 4400 Steyr Austria t 43 0 7252 72720 f 43 0 7252 72720 77 office tec it com www tec it com 1 Content m u nN 5 2 6 Content Table of Figures List of Tables Disclaimer Introduction About Supported Operating Systems Restrictions of the Demo Version Installation Install Barcode Studio on Microsoft Windows Install Barcode Studio on Mac OS X 10 4 or higher Quick Start Introduction How to Create an EAN13 Bar Code Select Bar Code Type Symbology Enter Bar Code Data Select Output Resolution Specify Bar Code Dimensions Fine tune the Module Width Set Font Style and Size Using Bar Codes in Applications Exporting Bar Codes General Resolution and Readability Export to File Copy to Clipboard As Image Copy to Clipboard As Metafile Export Data List Barcode Studio User Interface Main Window and Menu Menu File Image Data List Export Tools Help Toolbar Quality Watch Status Section Deviation Quality Character Count Resolution Hint Box Symbology The Bar Code View Page General Data Appearance Text Placement Page Settings Drawing Advanced Data Manipulation Page Info User Info 2D Settings PDF417 Micro PDF417 MaxiCode Data Matrix QR Code Micro QR Code Aztec Code Codablock F Composite Symbology Data List General
33. able when producing a bitmap with very low resolution does not apply for vector based image formats Description Internal Color Printing Format Resolution included Microsoft Windows Bitmap Enhanced Meta File Vector color Yes based RGB Encapsulated PostScript Vector color No Newer releases of Barcode Studio are exporting a vector EPS based RGB format V4 x used a bitmap based format EPS file which uses the CMYK color space 4 color channels in Vector color No stead of RGB Drawing is in vector based format based CMYK Grayscale EPS file which uses one channel luminance only Vector b w No Drawing is vector based based Graphics Interchange Format Supported since Barcode Studio Bitmap color No V7 Not supported in previous versions because of license terms RGB Joint Photographic Expert Group image file format No Portable Data Format Vector color based RGB Portable Network Graphics Tagged Image File No compression is used compressed Bitmap b w formats available on request Table 21 Image Data Formats WWW TEC IT COM Page 55 of 57 Appendix D Command Line Parameters The program can also be started at the command line It supports various parameters which allow the user to automate the bar code generation process D 1 Syntax 1 BCStudio d lt data gt out lt outputfile gt s lt settingsfile gt h lt height gt w lt width gt m lt modulewidth gt it lt
34. above the bar code symbol and not below it Default disabled This setting cannot be enabled in conjunction with bar code types like UPC and EAN 7 7 3 3 Alignment This property adjusts the alignment of the human readable text Default Left Right and Center 7 7 3 4 Text Distance This property adjusts the distance between the human readable text and the bar code in mm 7 7 3 5 Font Click the L J button to select the font used for the human readable text The selected font is displayed in the text box 7 8 Page Settings 7 8 1 Drawing Drawing Print Ratio Default Print Ratio 1 1 Bearer Bars Mone a Bearer Bar Width Default amp a Quiet Zones Adjust Quiet Zones Bar Width Reduction Defaut a Motch Height Default al Colors Transparency Change Colors Figure 11 Drawing Section WWW TEC IT COM Page 22 0f 57 7 8 1 1 Print Ratio The print ratio describes the relationship between the widths of the single bars and spaces of a bar code related to the module width do not mix up this item with the width height ratio of a symbol The print ratio consists of a colon separated list of bar and space widths The list starts with n bar widths followed by m space widths The numbers n and m depend on the bar code type The width values are not given absolutely but relatively to the module width 1 gt Equal to the module width 2 gt twice the module width You can use th
35. age 26 of 57 a Barcode Studio lt Unknown gt File Image Datalist Export Tools Help DEBA SS Wiles Status Deviation Quality Character Count Resolution The readability of the bar code is quite good To gain an optimal bar code size please check the Optimal Size option Data Format article number serial number 9999 9999 Barcode Type Symbology 1D Symbologies BC412 General Settings kL AztecCode Info Datalit CodaBar 18 Widths User Info Title HTML Allowed Data Format Comment HTML Allowed CodaBar 2 Widths Code 11 Code 2 of 5 DataLogic Code 2 of 5 IATA Code 2 of 5 Industry Code 2 of 5 Interleaved Code 2 of 5 Matrix Code 2 of 5 Standard article number serial number 9999 9999 Code 39 Code 39 Full ASCII Code 93 Code 93 Full ASCII Codei Code1284 Code128B Code128C EAN UCC 128 EAN13 EAN13P2 EANISPS EANid4 EANS Figure 16 Info Text EANSPZ CARON To distribute settings with an info text please perform following steps Change all settings according to your needs Enter the info text to the title comment field Save the settings to a file Provide this file to all users who need it 7 10 2D Settings 7 10 1 PDF417 Micro PDF417 General Encoding Mode Normal Default Rows Default x Columns Default Row hei
36. andled as header lines and so skipped This argument can only be used in conjunction with datalist lt datalistfile gt out lt outputfile gt The name of the output file image file The filename extension may be one of the following JPG GIF TIF BMP PNG EPS and PDF The filename extension must be specified Can be used alternatively to outlist lt outputlistfile gt outlist lt outputlistfile gt The name of the file that contains a list of output file names separated line breaks Can be used alternatively to out lt outputfile gt If this argument is used you must also specify datalist lt datalistfile gt The number of entries in both lists should be equal s lt settingsfile gt Settings Files are bc files which have been created with Barcode Studio By passing command line arguments you can override values of the settings file If you pass only the settings file without an argument name and no other argument the application is opened in graphics mode h lt height gt Height of symbol measured in 1 1000mm w lt width gt Specify either the total width of the symbol or the module width dimension X or narrow m lt modulewidth gt bar width values are measured in 1 1000mm E g w 50250 bar code is 50 25 mm wide it lt imagetype gt The type of the output file It may have the same values as the file name extensions but is supplemented by E1C EPS grayscale and E4C EPS CMYK Optimal resolution adapt
37. as follows width pixels width inch resolution dpi Mils The width and the height of the bar code in mils The physical width in pixels can be calculated as follows width pixels width mils 1000 resolution dpi Pixel The width and the height of the bar code in pixels The width and the height are shown as physical pixel values Basis for the displayed dimension is the size on the screen in mm respectively in inch and the adjusted resolution dpi Table 3 Units 7 7 2 3 Module Width The bar code is divided into several modules A module is the smallest bar or space segment The module width is the fundamental measuring unit for bar codes i e all bar and space widths base on it Depending upon the screen printer or image resolution the lower limit for the module width may be exceeded This leads to unreadable bar codes e g if the module width is smaller than 1 pixel WWW TEC IT COM Page 20 of 57 7 7 2 4 Resolution DPI The screen preview has a resolution of 72 96 or 120 dpi depending on your monitor and the display settings for your operating system If you need to adjust a bar code for screen resolution choose the setting with the same name in the Resolution select box To increase the details of the bar code symbol you can increase its resolution However only some professional layout applications consider the resolution correctly Most applications show and print
38. atalast dataliststxte outlast outpurrilenames uxt s beserrings be o Generate a bar code with optimized readability and fixed module width bestudro d ABGDE out bareode bmo s bcsettings oe h 200007 m 2657 08 Open a settings file in graphics mode bestudro besetrings be Owe beeructer 0 s besettings oe WWW TEC IT COM Page 57 of 57
39. bar code is not perfect see the Quality Watch at the top right corner of the Barcode Studio s application window Status Deviation Quality Character Count 6 Resolution f 96 dpi The readability of the bar code is quite good To gain an optimal bar code size please check the Optimal Size option To optimize the bar code quality we recommend you to fine tune the module width You have the following options Select the option Optimal Size see Figure 1 Choose Pixel in field Unit and enter a whole numbered value in the field Module Width Increase the output resolution The first two options both lead to a perfect bar code quality 5 2 6 Set Font Style and Size The font properties can be set via the Select Font dialog You can open this dialog by clicking the L button in the Text Placement section see Figure 1 This example uses a 10 pt Courier New font 9 066000 762105 WWW TEC IT COM Page 11 of 57 6 Using Bar Codes in Applications Exporting Bar Codes This chapter is a general instruction for using bar codes generated with Barcode Studio in other applications A detailed explanation of the user interface and available bar code settings can be found in the next chapter 6 1 General You can export the bar codes created in Barcode Studio in the following ways Copy the bar code to the clipboard as image and pas
40. cter Escape sequence Bar code type s FNOI OF EAN Data Matrix Read more about Application Identifiers EAN UCC GSI1 in our Barcode Reference 10 3 Escape Sequences are not encoded and the scanner signals an error Escape sequences are starting with P and enable encoding of special characters They are translated before the bar code is created Some scanners have problems with the backslash Escape sequences are only translated if the checkbox Escape Sequences is checked in the Settings Tab see section 7 8 2 3 Otherwise you will find the original character sequence e g t in your data and not the special character 10 4 After saving the bar code to an image file my bar code scanner cannot read the bar code The bars and spaces in the symbol must have precise widths By creating a bitmap image from the bar code the widths are adapted to the matrix of the bitmap Depending on its resolution more or less deviations can occur The lower the resolution the more differences in the width of bars spaces will appear There are different strategies to overcome these problems please check out the section Resolution and Readability in the Barcode Reference for more information WWW TEC IT COM Page 49 of 57 11 Licensing 11 1 License Types Please check out http www tec it com order Default aspx for available license types and pricing 11 2 Entering your License Data The license in
41. d Parcel Service In the operating mode Structured Carrier Message mode 2 and 3 there are defined data fields for UPS purposes These can be entered in the fields Service Class Country Code and Postal Code In Mode 3 you can use digits as well as alphanumeric characters for the Postal Code By using escape sequences it is possible to insert the values for date preamble service class country and postal code directly into the bar code data text property To learn more about this possibility please refer to the additional document Barcode Reference available from www tec it com or via the menu Help Barcode Reference WWW TEC IT COM Page 31 of 57 7 10 3 Data Matrix gt Please note that Barcode Studio always uses ECC 200 error correction Data Matrix ECC200 Code Format Default ha Symbol Size Default a Enforce Binary Encoding u Show as Rectangle Fl _ Structured Append Number of all Symbols Default Index of this Symbol Default File ID 1 64516 Default Figure 20 Data Matrix ECC200 Properties 7 10 3 1 Code Format Code Format Enumeration Description Default Standard format GS1 UCC EAN Special format defined by GS1 UCC EAN Used for encoding Application Identifiers FNC1 at 1st position Industry Supports peculiar industry formats FNC1 at 2nd position Macro 05 gt RsO5Gs is encoded at the beginning of the code Macro 06 gt RsO6Gs is encoded at th
42. de128C 000010 EAN UCC 128 E4N13 E4N13P2 lt 1 EANL3PS C Lock the Symbol Size for Export Export a EANSPZ ARD s Delete Refresh KEAAHKAHKAKHKAK Figure 26 Error Status In order to avoid long update times the error status is not kept up to date So the user has to click Refresh to see the real error status If at least one data row produces an error the user is informed by a warning box about how many data rows are invalid 8 3 File Import 8 3 1 Import Dialog 8 3 1 1 File Enter or choose the file name of the import file The file must be a character separated text file csv tsv The data rows are separated by line breaks and the columns by a specified separator character O WWW TEC IT COM Page 41 of 57 DHO moa Fh nr saz Data Import a A File Data Mapping File Import CSW iTS Please choose a kext file You can also set a field separator and a text qualifier File CBCStudio_Data doku csy MD Field Separator Semicolon 5 v Text Qualifier Mone v First Row Contains Column Names Status Import file successtully loaded o 2 You can assign the Input fields on the Data Mapping page Click Ok to import the data Figure 27 File Import 8 3 1 2 Field Separator and Text Qualifier The field separator divides data rows into several columns Frequently used separator characters are commas semicolons and tabulator
43. e Default Print Ratio as a template for a customized Print Ratio value It shows how many different bar and space widths are used for the selected bar code type The absolute width of a bar or space is calculated using the values of the print ratio multiplied with the module width Example If a bar code element has 4 different bar widths and 4 different space widths the print ratio could look like this e g for Code 128 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 The first 4 numbers 1 2 3 4 stand for the bar widths in last 4 numbers for the space widths in this case they are the same The smallest bar is 1 module wide the next larger is 2 thus twice as wide as the smaller bar and so on Modifications within this area make sense for special applications only For the Code 2OF5 interleaved e g the print ratio can range from 1 2 to 1 3 Use this option with care Bar codes may become unreadable when setting wrong print ratios For additional information on print ratios please refer to the Barcode Reference 7 8 1 2 Bearer Bars Select the kind of bearer bars you want to use Bearer bars help a decoder to detect the full width of a bar code and reduce the possibility of partial scans decoding only a part of the symbol You can change the width of the Bearer Bars in 7 8 1 3 Quiet Zone Click the Adjust Quiet Zones button to open the Quiet Zones dialog This property adjusts the sizes of the quiet zones around the bar code The s
44. e beginning of the code Table 8 Data Matrix Modes 7 10 3 2 Symbol Size The size of the symbols in number of rows and columns Possible sizes are 10 x 10 to 144 x 144 modules for square symbols and 8 x 18 to 16 x 48 for rectangular symbols If set to default the minimal possible square size is used depending on the input data 7 10 3 3 Enforce Binary Encoding Determine whether to enforce binary encoding In Binary Encoding mode the encoding algorithm does not try to calculate the smallest possible symbol but it uses binary encoding for all characters This is recommended for binary input data and for bar code generation with optimal speed 7 10 3 4 Show as Rectangle Determines if the Data Matrix symbol should be displayed as a rectangle option is checked or a square unchecked default 7 10 3 5 Structured Append If you want to connect several Data Matrix symbols in order to encode larger quantities of data then you can use Structured Append A symbol identification number which is entered in the Index of this Symbol field can be assigned to each Data Matrix symbol Its value can range from 1 to 16 This index indicates the order in which the data is joined after the reading scanning WWW TEC IT COM Page 32 0f 57 process The total number of arranged Data Matrix symbols must be entered in Number of all symbols The File ID has to be the same for all symbols within such a cha
45. ecify the destination directory the file names and several other settings 8 5 1 Export Settings 8 5 1 1 Destination Path The destination path specifies to which directory the export images shall be saved 8 5 1 2 File Format Specify the file format of the export file Please also refer to Appendix C 8 5 1 3 Check the Bar Code Data before Export If this field is checked the bar code data is checked before the export and the user is informed whether the data list contains invalid data 8 5 1 4 Export EPS Files with a TIFF Preview If this field is checked a TIFF preview is added to the generated EPS files The check box is only active if one of the EPS file formats is selected WWW TEC IT COM Page 45 0f 57 8 5 2 File Name Generation 8 5 2 1 File Name Prefix The file name prefix is prepended to the generated file name 8 5 2 2 File Name The user has the possibility to choose between following file name generation methods Same as Data The file name is based on the bar code data Sequence data For instance if you encode 12345 in the bar code the file name will be prefix 12345 bmp Ideal for numeric values and for easy bar code to image file assignment Note if the sequence data contains characters that are not allowed for file names use URL encoding Serial Number The image file names are based on serial numbers starting with 1 The user can specify the number of digits of the generated numbers
46. emulated WWW TEC IT COM Page 28 of 57 Linked UCC EAN 128 Linked UCC EAN 128 emulation Transmit C1 or L3 Indicates that the Micro PDF symbol is linked with a linear symbol which may be required for a successful scan Using this mode the following Als can be encoded with better compaction in the given order Date Al 11 13 15 or 17 lot number Al 10 other Al s optional Date Al 11 13 15 or 17 serial number Al 21 other Al s optional Date Al 11 13 15 or 17 other Al s optional Note This mode is not used with UCC EAN Composite Symbology which uses linked symbols too 05 Macro The preamble gt RS 0 5 GS precedes the encoded data 06 Macro The preamble gt RS 0 6 GS precedes the encoded data CC A Data Mode For special applications only use Base 928 compaction and process input data as byte array CC B Data Mode For special applications only use binary compaction Base 900 prefix symbol data with reserved symbology code word Table 6 Micro PDF417 Modes This property is not available for the PDF417 symbology 7 10 1 7 Version Specifies the size of the symbol in terms of codeword columns and Micro PDF417 rows This property is not available for the PDF417 symbology 7 10 1 8 Macro PDF417 Structured Append Inserts a Macro PDF control block into the bar code PDF417 allows the user to spread the data across several symbols This might be done if
47. er possible However in the context of certain applications e g web applications it is inevitable to use bitmap images The readability of a bar code can be estimated by looking at the quality watch see section 7 1 The quality of a bar code depends on the selected output resolution the bar code s size and its content To ensure an optimal readability check the option Optimal Size 6 2 1 2 Module Width Larger module widths usually lead to a better readability of a bar code In practice for most linear bar codes the module width should never be less than approximately 0 2 mm WWW TEC IT COM Page 12 of 57 6 3 Exportto File If you want to export a bar code as an image file select Export Export Barcode from the menu or press the keyboard shortcut Cir E In the Save As dialog choose a filename select the image file type e g Bitmap bmp and confirm by pressing the Save button The saved image can be imported in your target application e g Microsoft Word To import the image in Word you would select nsert gt Image From File from the menu The exported bar code symbol will match the preview in Barcode Studio exactly To see a list of available image formats please refer to Appendix C If the format of the resulting image is a bitmap based file format see Appendix C resizing of the imported image is not recommended 6 4 Copy to Clipboard As Image To copy the current bar c
48. er sequences incl standard error correction 2 SCM Numeric Structured Carrier Message up to 9 digits postal code consist of digits only 3 SCM Alphanumeric Structured Carrier Message up to 6 characters postal code consist of alohanumeric characters 5 Full EEC Like mode 4 but with enhanced error correction safer but fewer utilizable data possible Table 7 MaxiCode Modes 7 10 2 2 Undercut 0 100 The undercut influences the diameter of the hexagonal bar code elements In new applications it is recommended according to the AIM standard to use an undercut setting of 75 default 7 10 2 3 Preamble Options Used particularly in Open System Standards Under Preamble Date the last two digits of a year can be entered They are inserted automatically into the data stream in a predefined place 7 10 2 4 Structured Append If you want to connect several MaxiCode symbols in order to encode larger quantities of data then you can use Structured Append A symbol identification number which is entered in the Index of this Symbol field can be assigned to each MaxiCode symbol Its value can range between 1 and 8 This index indicates the order in which the data is joined after the reading scanning process The total number of arranged MaxiCode symbols must be entered in Number of all symbols 7 10 2 5 Structured Carrier Message SCM MaxiCode was originally developed by UPS Unite
49. erty applies to the bar code data as well as to the composite data Whenever Hex Data is enabled Barcode Studio treats manual entered data as well as imported data as a hexadecimal character sequence This sequence is converted to a normal character sequence before a bar code is generated WWW TEC IT COM Page 19 0f 57 7 7 1 6 Sample Data If the option Sample Data is selected Barcode Studio provides you with a valid sample data string depending on the currently selected barcode type The data is adapted automatically if you switch between different symbologies 7 7 2 Appearance Appearance Unit Milimeter O v width 1124 41 mm 0 Height 30 00mm Module Width 0 29 mm Resolution Screen Resolution Lu Optimal size L Figure 9 Appearance Section 7 7 2 1 Unit This value specifies the measurement units for displaying and or entering the dimensions of the bar code Possible values are Millimeter Inch Mils 1 1000 inch Pixel 7 7 2 2 Dimensions Width Height Use these settings to change the width and the height of the bar code Unit Description Millimeter The width and the height of the bar code in millimeters The physical width in pixels can be calculated as follows width pixels width mm 25 4 resolution dpi Inch The width and the height of the bar code in inches The physical width in pixels can be calculated
50. formation is entered in the following dialog To enter the license data select Help License from the menu Usually the software is activated online see 11 2 1 Online activation is not possible or do you prefer manual activation Please get in touch us with us if your system has no internet access or if you prefer to use the manual activation for any reason We will be glad to send you the license data which is suitable for manual licensing see 11 2 2 without internet access 11 2 1 Online Activation using an Activation Key The online product activation is the preferred licensing method if you received an activation key from TEC IT Online Please enter the activation key and your address information Activation key CMM Me B Manual Company Country ZIF City Email address to send your license information bo Figure 32 License Dialog Online Activation In the topmost field you have to enter your activation key All fields are required A license certificate is sent to the given Email address automatically Confirm by clicking Send A message informs you about the successful activation In case of problems or errors please get in touch with TEC IT WWW TEC IT COM Page 50 of 57 11 2 2 Manual Licensing Manual licensing is the alternative method for licensing if your system has no Internet connection Select Manual licensing and enter the license data as provided by
51. ght Default 3 Error correction level Default g Error correction level 8 enables highest data security but a level of 5 is the highest value used in practice Error correction level 0 enables error detection only without error correction Figure 17 PDF417 Micro PDF417 Properties Micro PDF417 Mode Normal Default Version Default auto select _ Macro PDF417 Structured Append Segment Index Default 7 Last Symbol File ID Optional Settings The PDF417 Micro PDF417 page is used to modify the standard behavior of the two dimensional PDF417 bar codes PDF417 divides data contents into rows and columns it is a stacked symbology with error correction capabilities This page is not relevant to other symbologies WWW TEC IT COM Page 27 of 57 gt Be careful when modifying these adjustments Always make a test scan in case of doubt 7 10 1 1 Encoding Mode Determine whether to enforce binary encoding In Binary Encoding mode the encoding algorithm does not try to calculate the smallest possible symbol but it uses binary encoding for all characters This is recommended for binary input data and for bar code generation with optimal speed 7 10 1 2 Rows 3 90 The number of rows The value must be between 3 and 90 Default the number of lines is calculated automatically depending on the number of input characters This property is not available for the M
52. icro PDF417 symbology 7 10 1 3 Columns 1 30 The number of columns The value must be between 1 and 30 Start stop and line indicator columns are not taken into account Default the number of columns is calculated automatically depending on the number of input characters 7 10 1 4 Row Height mm The height of an individual row in millimeter If specified the bar code height will remain locked at the specified value Modifying the bar code dimensions will only affect the bar code width Default the row height is calculated automatically depending on the number of input characters 7 10 1 5 Error Correction Level The error correction level The value can be between O only error detection and 8 highest correction Default the level is calculated automatically between 2 and 5 according to the number of input characters This property is not available for the Micro PDF417 symbology 7 10 1 6 Mode Specifies how data is encoded as Micro PDF417 In most cases the Default mode is the best choice gt Note Often the scanner hardware does not support all modes listed here check with your scanner first Normal Default Input data is analyzed Text numeric or binary compaction mode will be used according ly to produce the smallest symbol UCC EAN 128 Emulation mode Transmit C1 or L3 Use compaction for Application Identifier Al 01 14 digits Code 128 with FNC2 on first position will be
53. in 7 10 4 QR Code Micro QR Code The QR Code symbology is a 2 dimensional matrix symbology similar to Data Matrix Remarkable is the large data capacity up to 3000 ASCII characters or 7000 digits QR Code means Quick Readable code it was originally designed to read and decode symbols with high amounts of data within a minimum of time The Micro QR Code symbology is based upon QR Code but is adapted to encode only small quantities of data It produces less overhead and smaller symbols General Format Application Indicator Default v 2 digits 1 char Symbol Version Size Default Bi v Error Correction Level Medium u E 7 v Mask Pattern Default Kl Compaction Default multi byte compaction Default 7 v _ Structured Append Number of all Symbols Default Index of this Symbol Default Parity Byte Default Figure 21 QR Code Properties 7 10 4 1 Format Application Indicator Default Standard format GS1 UCC EAN Special format defined by GS1 UCC EAN Used for encoding Application Identifiers FNC1 at 1st position Industry For special industry formats FNC1 is inserted at second position If you choose this value you also have to fill in the field Application Indicator 2 digits or 1 letter It determines to which industry format the input data should correspond s Table 9 QR Code Modes This property is not available for the Micro QR Code symbology 7 10 4 2
54. izes can be given in several units like number of modules Millimeters Inches Mils and Pixels m Quiet Zones Unit Modules G K e sl IRB Left B2 70 mod Right Default Top Default Bottom Default Reset Values Figure 12 Quiet Zone You can configure the quiet zone on each side of the barcode independently from each other By clicking Reset Values you can reset the sizes to zero WWW TEC IT COM Page 23 of 57 7 8 1 4 Bar Width Reduction When printing on inkjet printers the ink that is absorbed by the paper tends to diffuse Setting the bar width reduction allows you to work against this spreading of ink But also for laser printers with high toner saturation this property is useful The bar width reduction can be specified in several measure units like percent of the module width mm Inch Mils Thus when the unit is set to percent and the value is set to 20 all bars will be narrowed by 20 percent of the module width Be careful Setting the bar width reduction to more than 50 percent might leave the bar code unreadable When using this feature we recommend you to do several test scans to make sure that the bar code can be scanned correctly A common value to start with is 15 7 8 1 5 Notch Height This property adjusts the height at which the synchronization bars e g the double lines in EAN on the left center and on the right side extend the regular bar code height 7 8 1 6 C
55. lity 7 4 3 Character Count Displays the number of characters encoded in the bar code 7 4 4 Resolution The current output resolution in dpi dots per inch 7 4 5 Hint Box The hint box displays information about the current bar code quality and recommended methods to improve the readability 7 5 Symbology Select the bar code type symbology from the list see Figure 2 gt For 2D codes like Aztec Code Codablock F PDF417 Micro QR Code MicroPDF MaxiCode Data Matrix QR Code GS1 DataBar Stacked variants and for all Composite Symbologies you need a 2D license For the other symbologies a 1D license is sufficient If you want to learn more about the selected symbology please examine the Barcode Reference from the Help menu 7 6 The Bar Code View 123456 Figure 5 Bar Code View The Bar Code View shows the bar code in its actual appearance as it is should be printed WWW TEC IT COM Page 17 of 57 To change the size of the bar code enter the required dimensions in the Appearance section see section 7 7 2 The quality of the bar code depends on the output resolution and the module width It can be observed in the Status section see section 7 4 7 7 Page General 7 7 1 Data Data Barcode Data 123456 Composite Data Hex Data F Sample Data 5 Figure 6 Data Section 7 7 1 1 Bar Code Data Enter the bar code content in the field Barcode Data see or in the
56. ntical in all symbols The value can be calculated using the method QR_StructAppParity which is part of TBarCode This property is not available for the Micro QR Code symbology 7 10 5 Aztec Code General Format Format Specifier Default KG 2 digits 1 char Symbol Size Default Enforce Binary Encoding Aztec Runes Mode Error Correction Default EF _ Structured Append Number of all Symbols A 2 ray Index of this Symbol A 2 ray Message ID Figure 22 Aztec Code Properties 7 10 5 1 Format Format Specifier Default Standard format GS1 UCC EAN Special format defined by GS1 UCC EAN Used for encoding Application Identifiers FNC1 at 1st position Industry For special industry formats FNC1 is inserted at second position If you choose this value you also have to fill in the field Application Indicator 2 digits or 1 letter It determines to which industry format the input data should correspond s Table 13 Aztec Code Modes 7 10 5 2 Symbol Size Defines the size of an Aztec Code symbol by the number of rows and columns Possible values range from 15 x 15 up to 151 x 151 modules If the property is set to default the size is computed automatically based on the data to be encoded 7 10 5 3 Enforce Binary Encoding Determine whether to enforce binary encoding In Binary Encoding mode the encoding algorithm does not try to calculate the smallest possible symbol but it u
57. number of utilizable data characters like all EAN UPC Postnet and RSS 14 codes contain a check digit on a fixed position in the bar code data Example The EAN13 code consists of 12 utilizable digits and 1 check digit at the last position lf you enter 12 digits as bar code data the check digit will be calculated and inserted automatically However you can also enter all 13 digits and override the calculated check digit 9 pgeogo 7621038 gt Note If the bar code data already contains a check digit the bar code is only valid if the check digit equals to the automatically calculated check digit Only if the check digit method is set to None see section 7 8 2 2 the correctness of a check digit remains unchecked Under normal circumstances you should not use this setting we recommend relying on the automatic calculation of the check digit s by Barcode Studio 7 7 1 4 Composite Data The Composite Data field is only enabled if the selected bar code type supports composite data check if the Composite page is visible and if a 2D Composite Component has been selected Auto CC A CC B or CC C on this page You can also enter the composite data in the Barcode Data field by separating the composite data from the linear bar code data with the vertical bar character 7 7 1 5 Hex Data If this option is selected the bar code data is treated as hexadecimal data This prop
58. obe Systems Inc SAP SAP Logo R 2 R 3 mySAP ABAP and SAPscript are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries All other products mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies If any trademark on our web site or in this document is not marked as trademark or registered trademark we ask you to send us a short message office tec it com WWW TEC IT COM Page 52 0f 57 Appendix A Bar Codes A 1 Supported Bar Codes Please refer to the additional document Barcode Reference available from www tec it com This document contains an overview of the supported bar codes enumeration values for develop ers using TBarCode OCX the standard print ratio and the standard check digit methods A 1 1 MaxiCode 12 1 1 1 Setting SCM parameters Please refer to the additional Barcode Reference available from www tec it com A 2 Check Digits The method for the check digit s calculation depends on the respective bar code type A standard method for each bar code type is supplied See section 7 8 2 2 for adjusting the check digit in Barcode Studio For more information please refer to the Barcode Reference available at www tec it com A 3 Print Ratio The Print Ratio is the relationship between the widths of the bars and the widths of the gaps of a bar code Each bar code symbology should be generated with certain print ratios only
59. ode as an image to the clipboard you have to select Copy to Clipboard As Image from the menu located in the mage submenu or from the toolbar You can also press the keyboard shortcut Ctr B Then switch to your target application and paste the bar code e g in Microsoft Word by pressing Cirl V or by selecting Edit Insert from the menu 6 5 Copy to Clipboard As Metafile To copy the current bar code as vector based metafile EMF to the clipboard select Copy to Clipboard As Metafile from the menu located in the mage submenu or from the toolbar You can also press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl M Then switch to your target application and paste the bar code e g in Microsoft Word by pressing Cirl V or by selecting Edit Insert from the menu Metafiles can only be used on Microsoft Windows Due to the vector based format you may resize the imported image within your target application without heavy losses in readability The resulting bar codes may differ from the preview in Barcode Studio The bars in the symbol may be enlarged and therefore the font of the human readable text may not fit exactly 6 6 Export Data List Lists of bar codes can be imported generated edited and at last exported to image files See chapter 8 Data List WWW TEC IT COM Page 13 of 57 7 Barcode Studio User Interface 7 1 Main Window and Menu a Barcode Studio lt Unknown gt gog Fie Image Datalist Export T
60. olors Transparency Click the Change Colors button to open the Colors Transparency dialog 22 Colors Transparency vor cc I C Back Color eel Back Style Transparent Figure 13 Colors Dialog Click the LJ button beside the color you want to change and select the desired color in the following dialog Fore Color The foreground color of the bar code color of the bars Back Color The background color of the bar code color of the spaces Text Color The color of the human readable text Back style Mode for drawing the background of the bar code The background can be set to transparent default background shines through or opaque background is overwritten with the background color This setting is also relevant if you use copy and paste clipboard 7 8 2 Advanced Data Manipulation Advanced Data Manipulation Format Subset Escape Sequences C Check Digit Default s Encoding Mode Selected Code Page Code Page Default 2 Figure 14 Advanced Data Manipulation Section WWW TEC IT COM Page 24 0f 57 7 8 2 1 Format Subset The format string is used for formatting the utilizable data of the bar code according to defined rules lt operates with substitute symbols to indicate how the data shall be structured With the format string it is possible to insert constant characters to the bar code data Control characters make it possible to change the Subsets for Code 128 EAN 128 and UCC 128 or
61. on the length of the input data CC A is a variant of the MicroPDF417 Symbol with a unique combination of row address patterns RAP It is the smallest variant of the 2 dimensional composite component Up to 56 digits of alphanumeric data can be coded with 3 to 12 rows and 4 columns CC B is a subset of the MicroPDF417 Symbol which is identified by the code word 920 Encoding systems choose CC B automatically when CC A has not enough capacity Auto mode CC B encodes up to 338 digits of alphanumeric data in 3 to 12 rows and 2 to 4 columns The CC C structure is a PDF417 Symbol which is identified by the internal code word 920 920 is the first code word after the symbol length indicator The CC C structure can be used as a 2 dimensional composite component of a UCC EAN 128 Composite Symbols It has the largest data capacity of EAN UCC Composite Symbols because of its possibility to code of up to 2361 numbers It can code numbers with up to 2361 digits of alohanumeric data which have 3 to 30 rows and up to 30 Data Error checking Code Columns 7 10 7 2 Segments per Row This property adjusts the number of graphical data segments per row in the GST DataBar Expanded Stacked RSS Symbol This parameter influences the width of the bar code Default means that each row contains at least 4 segmenis This property is only used by the bar code type GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked RSS WWW TEC IT COM Page 38 of 57 8 Data
62. ools Help I DSeae8 SSG Bio Status Deviation Quality Character Count 6 Resolution The readability of the bar code is quite good To gain an optimal bar code size please check the Optimal Size option Barcode Type Symbology UPC25 UPCA UPCAP2 UPCAPS UPCD1 7 za i UPCE General Settings Aztec cod Info Data List ee Data O 2D Symbologies Barcode Data ABCabc Codablock E LJ Codablock F Composite Data Code 16K Code 49 Hex Data oO Sample Data Data Matrix MaxiCode Micro QR Code MicroPDF417 PDF417 PDF417 Truncated Print Text above OR Code Aberrant ar Postal Codes gome it default Height 30 000 mm Australian Post Custom meena Er Australian Post Custom2 Text Distance Default i Module Width 2 000 mm Australian Post Custom3 Font MS Shell Dig 2 8 pt Australian Post Redirect Resolution Screen Resolution Australian Post Reply Paid Australian Post Routing Optimal Size DAFT Code DP Identcode DP Leitcode DPD Appearance Text Placement Unit Millimeter n Show Text width 30 000 mm Figure 2 User Interface The main window is split into the following areas Menu see section 7 2 Toolbar see section 7 3 Barcode View see section 7 6 Quality Watch see section 7 4 Bar Code Settings see chapter 7 Settings for 2D symbologies according to selected symbology see section 0 Symbology see section 7 4 o0 0 00000 WWW TEC
63. rs if the number of characters given in Format string exceeds the number of characters in the item ofthe sequence So Like but insert leading zeros instead of blanks Like but insert leading stars instead of blanks BEZ All other characters are used literally Table 15 Format Characters Examples Format Sample Output Description String Like but with 00 as constant prefix Like but with A as constant prefix Table 16 Format Examples 8 4 3 Create Create the sequence based on the settings specified above Click Create to see a preview of the generated sequence At last press Ok to insert the sequence into the data list WWW TEC IT COM Page 44 0f 57 8 5 Export org rg Settings es Destination Path Ci BCStudio Data ional File Format Bitmap bmmp Check the Bar Code Data before Export Export EPS Files with a TIFF Preview File Name Generation File Name Prefix bcs File Name Serial Number 1 2 3 a Jigits a URL Encode the File Names Keep the User Defined File Names Mo Data File Name ABCabc bes 0001 6rnp 4123456 FNAME _1 bmp Bz32372 FMAME Y _2 bmp A676761 FNAME Y _3 bmp B778728 FMAME _4 bmp 556267 FNAME _5 bmp C 652656 FMWAME_ _6 bmp 4959598 FNAME Y _7 bmp B663666 FMAME _8 bmp l 3 4 6 Y 3 Figure 30 Export Dialog By clicking Export the Export dialog opens Here the user can sp
64. s but the user can specify any character he likes If the import data contains separator characters within a single column the user has the option to specify a text qualifier character All characters between 2 related text qualifiers are handled as unit Often used text qualifiers are quotes and double quotes 8 3 1 3 First Row Contains Column Names If this setting is checked the first row is assumed to contain the column names 8 3 1 4 Preview and Status As soon a valid file name has been specified the preview shows the first lines of the imported file The status field below informs the user about the import status and how to proceed WWW TEC IT COM Page 42 0f 57 8 3 2 Data Mapping a Data Import Data Mapping Data Mapping Please connect the data list Fields Dafa Composite Bafa and Ale Name with the source fields Data ID Composite Data lt No data Field assigned gt File Name Name Status Import file successfully loaded v You can assign the Input Fields on the Data Mapping page Click Ok to import the data Figure 28 Data Mapping Each column of the imported file can be mapped to Data column the Composite Data column and the File Name column of the data list The Data column is mandatory all others are optional At last press Ok to import the file into the data list 8 4 Sequence Generator a8 sequence Create Serial Numbers Start Value 1
65. s a invalid one Automatic Default The font will always be substituted with an appropriate one Fixed Font The font will always be substituted with the font specified in Surrogate Font Table 19 Font Substitution 9 2 3 Surrogate Font The font used for EPS exports This property overrides the Font property on the General tab but only if Font Substitution is set to Fixed Font WWW TEC IT COM Page 48 of 57 10 FAQ gt Please check out the TEC IT Barcode Reference for bar code and parameter related questions You can download it from http www tec it com download PDF Barcode Reference EN pdf gt More Information can be found on our website http www tec it com support fag Default aspx or by contacting our support team support tec it com 10 1 How can I encode the FNC1 character in EAN128 Check activate Escape Sequences Page Settings and insert the following escape code into the data Control character Escape sequence Bar code type s F Code 128 EAN128 UCC128 GS1 128 GS1 DataBar EAN UCC Composite Symbology Read more about Application Identifiers EAN UCC GSI1 in our Barcode Reference 10 2 How can I encode the FNC1 character in GS1 UCC EAN Data Matrix Set the Data Matrix Code Format to GS1 UCC EAN Data Matrix Tab check Escape Sequences Settings Tab and insert the following escape code into the data Control chara
66. ses binary encoding for all characters This is recommended for binary input data and for bar code generation with optimal speed 7 10 5 4 Aztec Runes Mode Enables the Aztec Runes mode Aztec Runes are a special kind of Aztec Code Symbols and are used to generate small and very fast readable markers Aztec Runes can only encode integer values from 0 to 255 7 10 5 5 Error Correction Defines the error correction level The value can be between 1 and 89 percent Default the level is set to 23 percent WWW TEC IT COM Page 35 0f 57 7 10 5 6 Structured Append If you want to connect several Aztec Code symbols in order to encode larger quantities of data then you can use Structured Append A symbol identification number which is entered in the Index of this Symbol A Z field can be assigned to each Aztec Code symbol Its value can range from A to Z This index indicates the order in which the data is joined after the reading scanning process The index of the last Symbol must be entered in Number of all Symbols A Z Chained Aztec Code symbols are identified by the Message ID The Message ID must be identical in all symbols 7 10 6 Codablock F The Codablock F property page is used to adjust symbology specific parameters Similar to PDF 417 the data content is divided into rows and columns Codablock F is a stacked symbology with additional internal checksums for error recognition
67. t font style and size see section 5 2 6 Export or print the bar code Page 8 of 57 5 2 1 Select Bar Code Type Symbology Barcode Type Symbology j E Select the bar code type symbology in Choose BCH2 7 EAN13 from the list of symbologies CodaBar 18 Widths i Sere i Hint If you press the E key the first entry starting ode 11 i era o a Code 20F5 DataLogic with an E will be selected in the list Code 20F5 IATA Code 20F5 Industry Code 20F5 Interleaved Code 20F5 Matrix Code 20F5 Standard Code 39 Code 93 Code 93 Full ASCII Code128 Code1284 Code128B Code123C EAN UCC 128 EANI3 EANISPZ E4N13P5 EAN14 EANS EANSPZ EANSPS FIM Flattermarken General Parcel ISBN ITF 14 i LOGMARS u 5 2 2 Enter Bar Code Data A valid EAN13 bar code needs exactly 12 digits or 13 digits including the check digit By default you will see valid data 123456789012 if the checkbox Sample Data is checked Barcode Data 906600076210 Enter the data to be encoded in You can also edit tne bar code content in the Bar Code Data dialog or import it from a file see 7 7 1 1 The bar code view is updated after every change If you enter exactly twelve or thirteen characters the bar code will be drawn in the bar code view in the top left corner 066000 62103 If Sample Data is not checked it is possible that the input data is invalid e g wrong characters or
68. t gestattet 1998 2010 TEC IT Datenverarbeitung GmbH Wagnerstr 6 A 4400 Austria t 43 0 7252 72720 f 43 0 7252 72720 77 http www tec it com WWW TEC IT COM Page 5 of 57 3 Introduction 3 1 About TEC IT Barcode Studio is a tool for generating and printing bar codes All common linear 2D and composite bar code symbologies are supported You can adapt all bar code parameters to your needs export the bar code to an image file e g for using it in your artwork copy the bar code to the clipboard or print it If you have any questions please contact our support support tec it com TEC IT Datenverarbeitung GmbH Wagnerstrasse 6 AT 4400 Steyr AUSTRIA EUROPE 3 2 Supported Operating Systems Mac OS 10 4 or higher for Intel Mac OS 10 4 or higher for PowerPC Windows 7 tested with Beta Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 x or higher Windows Server 2003 Windows 98 image dimensions are restricted to 1200 pixels width height Windows ME image dimensions are restricted to 1200 pixels width height Linux UNIX please refer to www tec it com or request a build 3 3 Restrictions of the Demo Version A demo marker across the bar code indicates that the demo version is active The correctness of the bar code is not affected To obtain a license key for the full version without the demo marker please order Barcode Studio online at http Awww tec it com
69. tch Bar Code View Data Section Input Data Dialog Add Control Character Appearance Section Figure 10 Text Placement Section Figure 11 Drawing Section WWW TEC IT COM 14 16 16 17 18 18 19 20 22 22 Page 3 of 57 Figure 12 Quiet Zone Figure 13 Figure 14 Figure 15 Colors Dialog Advanced Data Manipulation Section User Info Section Figure 16 Info Text Figure 17 PDF417 Micro PDF417 Properties Figure 18 Macro PDF417 Optional Settings Figure 19 Figure 20 Figure 21 Figure 22 Figure 23 Figure 24 Figure 25 Figure 26 Figure 27 Figure 28 Figure 29 Figure 30 Figure 31 Figure 32 Figure 33 1 2 L MaxiCode Properties Data Matrix ECC200 Properties QR Code Properties Aztec Code Properties Codablock F Properties Composite Symbology Settings Data List View Error Status File Import Data Mapping Sequence Generator Export Dialog Options Dialog License Dialog Online Activation License Dialog Manual Licensing ist of Tables Table 1 EAN13 Dimensions not complete Table 2 Bar code Qualities Table 3 Units Table 4 Resolution Settings Table 5 Compression Table 6 Micro PDF417 Modes Table 7 MaxiCode Modes Table 8 Data Matrix Modes Table 9 QR Code Modes Table 10 Table 11 Table 12 Table 13 Table 14 Table 15 Table 16 Table 17 Table 18 Table 19 Table 20 Table 21 QR Code Error Correction Levels QR Code Mask
70. te it into your application Copy the bar code to the clipboard as metafile and paste it into your application available under Microsoft Windows only Export the bar code to an image file Export a series of bar code images batch job Before the export of a bar code you have to adjust the required bar code settings The size of the resulting bar code image can be controlled by changing the dimensions width height and module width and the output resolution DPI see also section 7 7 2 These settings apply to all kinds of export operations 6 2 Resolution and Readability Do not resize exported bar code images with image manipulation software like Photoshop The quality and the readability might suffer Whenever possible let Barcode Studio create the bar code in the required size and resolution to avoid resizing later on 6 2 1 1 Bar Code Quality When exporting the bar code to a bitmap image BMP GIF JPG PNG and TIF it must be converted from its internal resolution high to a graphical pixel resolution low During this process rasterizing the module width can vary due to rounding errors When exporting a bar code to a vector based image format EPS E4C and E1C or as metafile to the clipboard the internal representation of the bar code symbol allows a very high resolution which is independent of the adjusted dpi Thus it is recommended to use vector based image formats EPS E4C and E1C whenev
71. the bar code image in screen resolution This leads to an increased output size if the resolution is higher than screen resolution Example If your screen resolution is 96 dpi and the exported image has a resolution of 300 dpi it will be displayed about 3 times as large as in Barcode Studio The dpi value can be stored for certain image formats only For detailed information please refer to Appendix C Resolution DPI Description Screen Resolution Use the actual screen resolution 72 96 or 120 dpi The image will be exported in exactly the same size as you see it in Barcode Studio Note Under Windows XP the screen resolution is adjusted in the Control Panel gt Display Settings Advanced General Display DPI Setting Printer Resolution Use the DPI setting of the currently selected printer 72 dpi BMP Create the image with 72 dpi Other Create the image with the given dpi Higher dpi values result in larger and more detailed image files Table 4 Resolution Settings You can enter custom resolutions which are automatically added to the list When exporting an image to a BMP or to PNG file the adjusted resolution dpi will not be stored there Only the formats JPG TIF and PCX are capable of storing the resolution 7 7 2 5 Optimal Size Barcode Studio provides the possibility to enhance the bar code quality and therefore the readability This setting can be very
72. utomatically depending on the number of input characters 7 10 6 5 Separator Height mm The width of the row separator line in millimeter Default the line width is equal to the module width calculated automatically depending on the symbol size 7 10 7 Composite Symbology 2D Composite Component None CO uk CC A cc B ccc Information No Composite Symbology is created Automatically choose Composite Component A B or C depending on the length of the composite data Encodes up to 56 numeric characters Encodes up to 335 numeric characters Encodes up to 2361 numeric characters Please enter the data for the 2D component in the field Composite Data on page General 651 Databar Expanded Stacked ASS Segments per Row Default Figure 24 Composite Symbology Settings Composite components are available for the following bar codes EAN8 EAN13 GS1 DataBar RSS14 GS1 DataBar Stacked RSS14 Stacked GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional RSS14 Stacked Omnidirectional GS1 DataBar Truncated RSS14 Truncated GS1 DataBar Expanded RSS Expanded GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked RSS Expanded Stacked GS1 DataBar RSS Limited GS1 128 UCC EAN128 UPC A UPC E By default Composite Component Symbologies are set to disabled WWW TEC IT COM Page 37 of 57 7 10 7 1 2D Composite Component Composite Symbologies are disabled Automatically choose CC A CC B or CC C Symbology depending

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