Epson EPL N3000DTS User Manual

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EPSON Code39
❏Four Code39 fonts are available, allowing you to enable and 
disable the automatic insertion of check digits and OCR-B.
❏The height of the bar code is automatically adjusted to 15% or 
more of its total length, in conformance to the Code39 
standard. For this reason, it is important to keep at least one 
space between the bar code and the surrounding text to 
prevent overlapping.
❏Spaces in Code39 bar codes should be input as “_” underbars.
❏When printing two or more bar codes on one line, separate 
the bar codes with a tab, or select a font other than a BarCode 
Font and input the space. If a space is input while a Code39 
font is selected, the bar code will not be correct.
EPSON UPC-E
Character type Alphanumeric characters (A to Z, 0 to 9) 
Symbols (- . space $ / + %)
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The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be 
input by hand:
❏Left/Right quiet zone
❏Check digit
❏Start/Stop character
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EPSON Code128
❏Code128 fonts support code sets A, B, and C. When the code 
set of a line of characters is changed in the middle of the line, 
a conversion code is automatically inserted.
Font size When OCR-B is not used: 26 pt or more (up 
to 96 pt in Windows XP/2000/NT).
Recommended sizes are 26 pt, 52 pt, 78 pt, 
and 104 pt.
When OCR-B is used: 36 pt or more (up to 96 
pt in Windows XP/2000/NT).
Recommended sizes are 36 pt, 72 pt, 108 pt, 
and 144 pt.
EPSON Code39 EPSON Code39 CD
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							400Working with Fonts ❏The height of the bar code is automatically adjusted to 15% or 
more of its total length, in conformance to the Code128 
standard. For this reason, it is important to keep at least one 
space between the bar code and the surrounding text to 
prevent overlapping.
❏Some applications automatically delete the spaces at the end 
of lines or change multiple spaces into tabs. Bar codes 
containing spaces may not be correctly printed from 
applications that automatically delete spaces from the ends of 
lines or change multiple spaces into tabs.
❏When printing two or more bar codes on one line, separate 
the bar codes with a tab, or select a font other than a BarCode 
Font and input the space. If a space is input while Code128 is 
selected, the bar code will not be correct.
The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be 
input by hand:
❏Left/Right quiet zone
❏Start/Stop character
❏Check digit
❏Change code set character
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.
 
						

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EPSON ITF
❏The EPSON ITF fonts conform to the USS Interleaved 2-of-5 
standard (American).
❏Four EPSON ITF fonts are available, allowing you to enable 
and disable the automatic insertion of check digits and 
OCR-B.
❏The height of the bar code is automatically adjusted to 15% or 
more of its total length, in conformance to the Interleaved 
2-of-5 standard. For this reason, it is important to keep at least 
one space between the bar code and the surrounding text to 
prevent overlapping.
❏Interleaved 2 of 5 treats every two characters as one set. When 
there are an odd number of characters, EPSON ITF fonts 
automatically add a zero to the beginning of the character 
string.
EPSON Code128
Character type Numbers (0 to 9)
Number of characters No limit
 
						

							402Working with Fonts The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be 
input by hand:
❏Left/Right quiet zone
❏Start/Stop character
❏Check digit
❏The numeral “0” (added to the beginning of character strings 
as needed)
Font size When OCR-B is not used: 26 pt or more (up 
to 96 pt in Windows XP/2000/NT).
Recommended sizes are 26 pt, 52 pt, 78 pt, 
and 104 pt.
When OCR-B is used: 36 pt or more (up to 96 
pt in Windows XP/2000/NT).
Recommended sizes are 36 pt, 72 pt, 108 pt, 
and 144 pt.
 
						

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EPSON Codabar
❏Four Codabar fonts are available, allowing you to enable and 
disable the automatic insertion of check digits and OCR-B.
❏The height of the bar code is automatically adjusted to 15% or 
more of its total length, in conformance to the Codabar 
standard. For this reason, it is important to keep at least one 
space between the bar code and the surrounding text to 
prevent overlapping. 
❏When either a Start or a Stop character is input, Codabar fonts 
automatically insert the complementary character.
❏If neither a Start nor a Stop character is input, these characters 
are automatically input as the letter “A”.
EPSON ITF EPSON ITF CD
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							404Working with Fonts The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be 
input by hand:
❏Left/Right quiet zone
❏Start/Stop character (when not input)
❏Check digit
Character type Numbers (0 to 9)
Symbols (- $ : / . +)
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).
Recommended sizes are 26 pt, 52 pt, 78 pt, 
and 104 pt.
When OCR-B is used: 36 pt or more (up to 96 
pt in Windows XP/2000/NT).
Recommended sizes are 36 pt, 72 pt, 108 pt, 
and 144 pt.
 
						

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Appendix D
Symbol Sets
Introduction to Symbol Sets
Your printer can access a variety of symbol sets. Many of these 
symbol sets differ only in the international characters specific to 
each language.
Note:
Since most software handles fonts and symbols automatically, you will 
probably never need to adjust the printer’s settings. However, if you are 
writing your own printer control programs, or if you are using older 
software that cannot control fonts, refer to the following sections for 
symbol set details.
When you are considering which font to use, you should also 
consider which symbol set to combine with the font. Available 
symbol sets vary depending on which emulation mode you use 
and which font you choose.