GS1 QR Code

The Symbology and Size property page for the GS1 QR Code symbology includes the following options.

Symbology: Specifies the symbology that is selected. You can use this list to select a different symbology.

Dimensions

X dimension: Specifies the width of the X dimension.

Opens the Barcode X Dimension dialog, which you can use to configure advanced X dimension settings.
Ratio: Specifies the ratio between the widths of the wide and narrow elements in a barcode symbol. By default, this option is set to Auto and cannot be changed.
Density: Not available for this symbology.
Height: Not available for this symbology.

Symbology Specific Options

Symbol version: Specifies the size of the symbol. By default, Auto is selected, which indicates that the smallest symbol version size that can contain the data is automatically used.
Specification: Specifies the version of QR Code that is used for the GS1 implementation. By default, the QR Code 2005 version is selected and cannot be changed.
Mask: Specifies that a mask is used. By default, this option is set to Auto, but you can use this list to select a different mask scheme.
Mode: Specifies the mode setting, which indicates how the symbol represents a defined character set as a bit string. By default, the GS1 FNC1 mode is selected and cannot be changed. This mode supports messages that contain specific data formats in accordance with the UCC/EAN Application Identifier standard or a specific industry-wide standard that is approved by AIM. This mode is required for all GS1 QR Code symbols.

You can manually switch between modes in a single barcode. To do this, encode the appropriate mode change command in your data stream, as follows:
- ^N switches to numeric mode.
- ^A switches to alphanumeric mode.
- ^B switches to byte mode.
Unlike QR Code, GS1 QR Code does not support kanji characters, so ^K does not function to manually change modes.
Use ECI Protocol: Not available for this symbology.
Text encoding: Specifies the character set that BarTender uses to convert the text message string to the data representation that is encoded in the barcode symbol. By default, the US, Western Europe (7-Bit ASCII) encoding scheme is selected and cannot be changed.
Error correction: Specifies the error correction level, which is defined in terms of the percentage of codewords in the symbol that can be corrected if they are damaged. The following options are available:

Level L: Specifies that approximately 7 percent of codewords can be restored.
Level M: Specifies that approximately 15 percent of codewords can be restored.
Level Q: Specifies that approximately 25 percent of codewords can be restored.
Level H: Specifies that approximately 30 percent of codewords can be restored.

GS1 Application Identifier Data Source Wizard: Starts the GS1 Application Identifier Data Source wizard so that you can add GS1 application identifiers (AIs) to the barcode.
GS1 Digital Link: Specifies that the barcode contains a GS1 Digital Link. When you select this check box, the following option is available:
- Base URL: Specifies the base URL of the digital link. By default, this URL is https://id.gs1.org, but you can change it as needed.

Color: Displays the currently selected color of the barcode symbol. To select a different color, click this option, and then use the Color Picker to select the color that you want. For more information, refer to Color Picker.

Barcode scanners cannot read colored barcodes as well as they can read barcodes that are printed in black. Therefore, we recommend that you do not modify the color of barcode objects unless they are used only for decoration.

Print Method: Opens the Print Method Options dialog, where you can specify how your barcodes are printed on thermal printers. Available when you use a thermal printer that has Drivers by Seagull™ installed.