Epson EPL N2550 User Manual

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Printing with EPSON BarCode Fonts
Follow the steps below 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.
1. Open a document in your application and enter the characters 
you want to convert into a bar code.
2. Select the characters, then select Font from the Format menu.
 
						

							292Information about Fonts 3. Select the EPSON BarCode Font you want to use, set the font 
size, then click OK.
Note:
In Windows XP, 2000, or Server 2003, you cannot use font sizes 
larger than 96 points when printing bar codes.
4. The characters you selected appear as bar code characters 
similar to those shown below.
 
						

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5. Select Print from the File menu, select your EPSON printer, 
then click Properties. Make the following printer driver 
settings. Your printer is a Black-and-White printer. See the 
Black-and-White Printer Driver section in the table below.
 
						

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*These settings are available when the Automatic check box is selected on 
the Basic Settings tab. When the Advanced check box is selected, click the 
More Settings button and set the Resolution or Print Quality to 600dpi.
6. Click OK to print the bar code.
Black-and
-white 
Printer 
DriverColor 
Printer 
DriverHost Based 
Black-and
-white 
Printer 
DriverHost Based 
Color 
Printer 
Driver
Color (not 
available)Black (not 
available)Black
Print Quality Text & 
Image
*Text & 
Image*Text & 
Image*Text & 
Image*
Toner Save Not 
selectedNot 
selectedNot 
selectedNot 
selected
Zoom 
OptionsNot 
selectedNot 
selectedNot 
selectedNot 
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 
Extended 
Settings 
dialog box 
accessed 
through the 
Optional 
Settings 
tab)(not 
available)High 
Quality 
(Printer)(not 
available)(not 
available)
 
						

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Note:
If there is an error in the bar code character string, such as 
inappropriate data, the bar code will be printed as it appears on the 
screen, but it cannot be read by a bar code reader.
Notes on inputting and formatting bar codes
Please note the following when inputting and formatting bar code 
characters:
❏Do not apply shading or special character formatting, such as 
bold, italic, or underline.
❏Print bar codes in black and white only.
❏When rotating characters, only specify rotation angles of 90°, 
180°, and 270°.
❏Turn off all automatic character and word spacing settings in 
your application.
❏Do not use features in your application that enlarge or reduce 
the size of characters in only the vertical or horizontal 
direction.
❏Turn off your application’s auto-correct features for spelling, 
grammar, spacing, etc.
❏To more easily distinguish bar codes from other text in your 
document, set your application to show text symbols, such as 
paragraph marks, tabs, etc.
❏Because special characters such as Start bar and Stop bar are 
added when an EPSON BarCode Font is selected, the 
resulting bar code may have more characters than were 
originally input.
 
						

							296Information about Fonts ❏For best results, use only the font sizes recommended in 
BarCode Font specifications on page 296 for the EPSON 
BarCode Font you are using. Bar codes in other sizes may not 
be readable with all bar code readers.
Note:
Depending on the print density, or on the quality or color of the paper, 
bar codes may not be readable with all bar code readers. Print a sample 
and make sure the bar code can be read before printing large quantities.
BarCode Font specifications
This section contains details on the character input specifications 
for each EPSON BarCode Font.
EPSON EAN-8
❏EAN-8 is an eight-digit abbreviated version of the EAN 
bar code standard.
❏Because the check digit is added automatically, only 7 
characters can be input.
The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be 
input by hand:
❏Left/Right margin
❏Left/Right guard bar
❏Center bar
Character type Numbers (0 to 9)
Number of characters 7 characters
Font size 52 pt to 130 pt (up to 96 pt in 
Windows XP/2000/Server 2003). 
Recommended sizes are 52 pt, 65 pt 
(standard), 97.5 pt, and 130 pt.
 
						

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❏Check digit
❏OCR-B
Print sample
EPSON EAN-13
❏EAN-13 is the standard 13-digit EAN bar code.
❏Because the check digit is added automatically, only 12 
characters can be input.
The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be 
input by hand:
❏Left/Right margin
❏Left/Right guard bar
❏Center bar
EPSON EAN-8
Character type Numbers (0 to 9)
Number of characters 12 characters
Font size 60 pt to 150 pt (up to 96 pt in 
Windows XP/2000/Server 2003). 
Recommended sizes are 60 pt, 75 pt 
(standard), 112.5 pt, and 150 pt.
 
						

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❏OCR-B
Print sample
EPSON UPC-A
❏UPC-A is the standard bar code specified by the American 
Universal Product Code (UPC Symbol Specification Manual).
❏Only regular UPC codes are supported. Supplementary codes 
are not supported.
The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be 
input by hand:
❏Left/Right margin
❏Left/Right guard bar
EPSON EAN-13
Character type Numbers (0 to 9)
Number of characters 11 characters
Font size 60 pt to 150 pt (up to 96 pt in 
Windows XP/2000/Server 2003). 
Recommended sizes are 60 pt, 75 pt 
(standard), 112.5 pt and 150 pt.
 
						

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❏Center bar
❏Check digit
❏OCR-B
Print sample
EPSON UPC-E
❏UPC-E is the UPC-A zero-suppression (deletes extra zeros) 
bar code specified by the American Universal Product Code 
(UPC Symbol Specification Manual).
The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be 
input by hand:
❏Left/Right margin
❏Left/Right guard bar
EPSON UPC-A
Character type Numbers (0 to 9)
Number of characters 6 characters
Font size 60 pt to 150 pt (up to 96 pt in 
Windows XP/2000/Server 2003). 
Recommended sizes are 60 pt, 75 pt 
(standard), 112.5 pt, and 150 pt.
 
						

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❏OCR-B
❏The numeral “0”
Print sample
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