Micro QR Code |
The Symbology and Size property page for the Micro 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.
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. The following options are available:
Auto: Specifies that BarTender automatically determines which character set to use based on the data that is provided for the barcode.
Numeric: Specifies that numeric characters (0–9) are used.
Alphanumeric: Specifies that the following alphanumeric characters are used: 0–9, uppercase A–Z, space character, dollar sign ($), percent (%), asterisk (*), plus sign (+), hyphen (-), period (.), colon (:), and slash mark (/).
Japanese (Kanji): Specifies that Shift JIS values 8140HEX–9FFCHEX and E040HEX–EAA4HEX are used. (These are values that are shifted from those of JIS X 0208. For more information, refer to JIS X 0208 Annex 1: "Shift Coded Representation.")
Binary: Specifies that the JIS 8-bit character set (Latin and Kana) is used in accordance with JIS X 0201.
Manual: Specifies that the barcode must contain at least one of the following code commands, which specify which character set to use. You can use additional code commands to switch between character sets, as follows:
^N switches the character set to numeric mode.
^A switches the character set to alphanumeric mode.
^K switches the character set to Japanese (kanji) mode.
^B switches the character set to binary mode.
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If the data stream is Unicode, data that follows ^K and ^B is converted to the kanji encoding. Data that follows ^N and ^A is converted to the ANSI 1252 (Western languages) encoding. |
The following is an example of a code stream that switches from numeric to alphanumeric to binary (the mode change commands are in bold):
^N12345678^AABCDEFG^B1248
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If the mode is set to the default setting of Auto, these mode change commands do not work. |
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.
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.
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.
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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.
