Product: LABEL MATRIX, LABELVIEW, CODESOFT
Version: All Versions
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MicroPDF is a two-dimensional (2D) multi-row symbology based on the PDF417 and is used for small area applications. One example of its application is in conjunction with the PDF417 symbol in the manufacturing industry.
This symbol is capable of encoding up to 150 alphanumeric characters. A limited set of symbol sizes is available, together with a fixed level of error correction for each symbol size.
MicroPDF Properties
The following properties are specific to the MicroPDF.
Mode: Sets the symbol width by specifying the number of data columns (1-4) and a variable number of rows.
X:Y Ratio: Sets the ratio of width (X) to height (Y); used along with the Mode setting to determine the size of the bar code.
Code 128: Transmits the symbol’s data as if it were encoded in a Code 128 symbol. Options include the following:
Emulation off: No emulation (default setting).
Linked C1: Linear symbology printed below the MicroPDF symbol is ‘linked’ to the data of the MicroPDF symbol. The reader will not transmit the data unless the linear symbol is also found and decoded within the scanner’s field of view.
Unlinked C1: Linear symbology is not linked to the data in the MicroPDF symbol.
C0: Data is transmitted exactly as encoded.
C2: The first two digits or single alpha character of the data represents an Application Indicator followed by an implied FNC1 character.
Reader Initialization Symbol: Allows the bar code reader to decode menu symbols (Reader Initialization Symbols) if supported by the reader. The symbols deliver initialization or configuration information to the bar code reader.
Disable Macro Character Substitution: Disables the means of abbreviating an industry-specific header and trailer in one symbol character, which reduces the number of symbol characters needed to encode data in a symbol using certain structured formats.