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How To / Working with Fonts
System requirements
Installing EPSON BarCode Font
Printing with EPSON BarCode Fonts
BarCode Font specifications
EPSON BarCode Fonts let you easily create and print many types of bar codes.
Normally, bar code creation is a laborious process requiring you to specify various command codes, such as Start bar, Stop bar and OCR-B, in addition to the bar code characters themselves. However, EPSON BarCode Fonts are designed to add such codes automatically, allowing you to easily print bar codes that conform to a variety of bar code standards.
EPSON BarCode Fonts support the following types of bar codes.
Bar code Standard |
EPSON BarCode |
OCR-B |
Check Digit |
Comments |
EAN |
EPSON EAN-8 |
Yes |
Yes |
Creates EAN (abbreviated version) bar codes. |
EPSON EAN-13 |
Yes |
Yes |
Creates EAN (standard version) bar codes. |
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UPC-A |
EPSON UPC-A |
Yes |
Yes |
Creates UPC-A bar codes. |
UPC-E |
EPSON UPC-E |
Yes |
Yes |
Creates UPC-E bar codes. |
Code39 |
EPSON Code39 |
No |
No |
Printing of OCR-B and check digits can be specified with the font name. |
EPSON Code39 CD |
No |
Yes |
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EPSON Code39 CD Num |
Yes |
Yes |
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EPSON Code39 Num |
Yes |
No |
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Code128 |
EPSON Code128 |
No |
Yes |
Creates Code128 bar codes. |
Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF) |
EPSON ITF |
No |
No |
Printing of OCR-B and check digits can be specified with the font name. |
EPSON ITF CD |
No |
Yes |
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EPSON ITF CD Num |
Yes |
Yes |
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EPSON ITF Num |
Yes |
No |
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Codabar |
EPSON Codabar |
No |
No |
Printing of OCR-B and check digits can be specified with the font name. |
EPSON Codabar CD |
No |
Yes |
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EPSON Codabar CD Num |
Yes |
Yes |
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EPSON Codabar Num |
Yes |
No |
To use EPSON BarCode Fonts, your computer system should meet the following requirements:
Computer: |
IBM PC series or IBM compatible with an i386SX or higher CPU |
Operating system: |
Microsoft Windows Me, 98, 95, Windows XP, 2000, NT 4.0 |
Hard disk: |
15 to 30 KB free space, depending on the font. |
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Follow these steps to install EPSON BarCode Font.
Make sure that the printer is off and that Windows is running on your computer. |
Insert the CD-ROM that comes with your printer into your CD-ROM drive. |
In the dialog box that appears, double-click Install Software. |
Click the Advanced button. |
Select EPSON BarCode Font and click Install. |
Follow the on-screen instructions. |
When installation is complete, click OK. |
EPSON BarCord Font is now installed on your computer.
Follow these steps to create and print bar codes using EPSON BarCode Fonts. The application featured in these instructions is Microsoft WordPad. The actual procedure may differ slightly when printing from other applications.
Open a document in your application and enter the characters you want to convert into a bar code. |
Select the characters, then select Font from the Format menu. |
Select the EPSON BarCode Font you want to use, then set the font size and click OK. |
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The characters you selected appear as bar code characters similar to those shown below. |
Select Print from the File menu, then select your EPSON printer and click Properties. Make the following printer driver settings. AL-C900 is a host based color printer. See the Host Based Color Printer Driver in the table below. |
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Monochrome Printer Driver |
Color Printer Driver |
Host Based Monochrome Printer Driver |
Host Based Color Printer Driver |
Color |
(not available) |
Black |
(not available) |
Black |
Print Quality |
600 dpi |
600 dpi |
600 dpi |
600 dpi |
Toner Save |
Not selected |
Not selected |
Not selected |
Not selected |
Zoom Options |
Not selected |
Not selected |
Not selected |
Not selected |
Graphic mode (in the Extended Settings dialog box accessed through the Optional Settings tab) |
High Quality (Printer) |
(not available) |
(not available) |
(not available) |
Printing Mode (in the More Settings dialog box accessed through the Basic Settings tab) |
(not available) |
High Quality (Printer) |
(not available) |
(not available) |
Click OK to print the bar code. |
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Please note the following when inputting and formatting bar code characters:
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This section contains details on the character input specifications for each EPSON BarCode Font.
Character type |
Numbers (0 to 9) |
Number of characters |
Up to 7 characters |
Font size |
52 pt to 130 pt (up to 96 pt in Windows XP/2000/NT). Recommended sizes are 52 pt, 65 pt (standard), 97.5 pt, and 130 pt. |
The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand:
EPSON EAN-8 |
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Character type |
Numbers (0 to 9) |
Number of characters |
Up to 12 characters |
Font size |
60 pt to 150 pt (up to 96 pt in Windows XP/2000/NT). Recommended sizes are 60 pt, 75 pt (standard), 112.5 pt, and 150 pt. |
The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand:
EPSON EAN-13 |
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Character type |
Numbers (0 to 9) |
Number of characters |
Up to 11 characters |
Font size |
60 pt to 150 pt (up to 96 pt in Windows XP/2000/NT). Recommended sizes are 60 pt, 75 pt (standard), 112.5 pt and 150 pt. |
The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand:
EPSON UPC-A |
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Character type |
Numbers (0 to 9) |
Number of characters |
Up to 6 characters |
Font size |
60 pt to 150 pt (up to 96 pt in Windows XP/2000/NT). Recommended sizes are 60 pt, 75 pt (standard), 112.5 pt, and 150 pt. |
The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand:
EPSON UPC-E |
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Character type |
Alphanumeric characters (A to Z, 0 to 9) |
Number of characters |
No limit |
Font size |
When OCR-B is not used: 26 pt or more (up to 96 pt in Windows XP/2000/NT).
When OCR-B is used: 36 pt or more (up to 96 pt in Windows XP/2000/NT). |
The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand:
EPSON Code39 |
EPSON Code39 CD |
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EPSON Code39 Num |
EPSON Code39 CD Num |
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Character type |
All ASCII characters (95 in total) |
Number of characters |
No limit |
Font size |
26 pt to 104 pt (up to 96 pt in Windows XP/2000/NT). Recommended sizes are 26 pt, 52 pt, 78 pt, and 104 pt. |
The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand:
EPSON Code128 |
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Character type |
Numbers (0 to 9) |
Number of characters |
No limit |
Font size |
When OCR-B is not used: 26 pt or more (up to 96 pt in Windows XP/2000/NT).
When OCR-B is used: 36 pt or more (up to 96 pt in Windows XP/2000/NT). |
The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand:
EPSON ITF |
EPSON ITF CD |
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EPSON ITF Num |
EPSON ITF CD Num |
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Character type |
Numbers (0 to 9) |
Number of characters |
No limit |
Font size |
When OCR-B is not used: 26 pt or more (up to 96 pt in Windows XP/2000/NT).
When OCR-B is used: 36 pt or more (up to 96 pt in Windows XP/2000/NT). |
The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand:
EPSON Codabar |
EPSON Codabar CD |
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EPSON Codabar Num |
EPSON Codabar CD Num |
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