Brother Barcode Print + User’s Guide

User’s Guide

Barcode Print +

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Copyright

Copyright © 2019 Brother Industries, Ltd. All rights reserved.
Information in this document is subject to change without notice. The software described in this document is

furnished under licence agreements. The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms
of those agreements. No part of this publication can be reproduced in any form or by any means without
prior written permission of Brother Industries, Ltd.

Trademarks

Brother is the trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd.
BarDIMM is a registered trademark of Jetmobile SAS.
QRCode is a trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED.
Other products and company names herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

Any trade names and product names of companies appearing on Brother products, related documents and
any other materials are all trademarks or registered trademarks of those respective companies.

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Table of Contents

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Background 3

1.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 3

1.2 Supported Brother Machines .................................................................................................................. 4

1.3 Supported Barcodes ............................................................................................................................... 4

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Activation 5

3

Breakdown of Control Codes 6

3.1 1-D Barcodes .......................................................................................................................................... 6

3.2 PDF417 ................................................................................................................................................... 9

3.3 QRCode ................................................................................................................................................ 12

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Overview of Barcode Types 14

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1 Background

1.1 Overview

The Brother Barcode Print + software solution extends the barcode printing capability of Brother printers.

Features

• Uses the same BarDIMM commands as other printer vendors.

• Requires no additional hardware, such as a USB memory stick, compact flash card, or DIMM.

• Supports both 1D and 2D barcodes.

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1.2 Supported Brother Machines

For a comprehensive list of all Brother machines compatible with Brother Barcode Print +, visit your local
Brother website.

1.3 Supported Barcodes

Brother Barcode Print + supports many popular 1D and 2D barcodes.

Barcode category

Details

CODABAR

CODABAR

Code 128

Code 128 A, B, C

Code 128

Code 128 with Auto-Switch

Code 25 (2 of 5)

Code 25 Interleaved

Code 39 (3 of 9)

Code 39

Code 39 (3 of 9)

Code 39 + Chk Encode Space Before Data

Code 39 (3 of 9)

Code 39 + Mod 43Chk

Code 39 (3 of 9)

Code 39 Encode Space Before Data

Code 93

Code 93

Code 93

Code 93 Extended

EAN/JAN

EAN/JAN-13, EAN/JAN-13 +2

EAN/JAN

EAN/JAN-13 +5

EAN/JAN

EAN/JAN-8, EAN/JAN-8 +2

EAN/JAN

EAN/JAN-8 +5

EAN/JAN

GS1-128 (UCC/EAN 128)

GS1 DataBar

Standard, Limited, Expanded, Truncated, and Stacked

Interleave 25 (2 of 5)

Interleave 25 + Chk

MSI Plessey

MSI Plessey + Chk 10 and Chk 11

PDF-417

PDF-417 and Macro PDF-417

PostNet

PostNet 9 and PostNet 5

QR Code

QR Code

QR Code

Model 1

QR Code

Model 2

Swiss QR Code

Swiss QR Code

UPC

UPC-A, UPC-A +2, and UPC-A +5

UPC

UPC-E (UPC-E0 and UPC-E1)

UPC

UPC-E +2 and UPC-E +5

USPS

ZIP+4 PostNet 11

For a comprehensive list of all the barcodes compatible with Brother Barcode Print +, visit your local Brother
website.

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2 Activation

To activate the Barcode Print + solution, send a valid licence file to the target machine using the Brother
Software Licence Management Tool. If you do not have a valid licence file (in LIC format), contact your local
Brother office.

You can download the tool from support.brother.com.

NOTE

To successfully send licence files to the target machines, make sure that:

• The target machines are correctly set up, connected to a local network, and available.

• The target machines have the latest firmware installed. To update your machine’s firmware, go to

support.brother.com and download the Firmware Update Tool.

• You know the target machines’ passwords. You can activate more than one machine using the
same software solution if the target machines have a common password, or if they are not
password-protected.

1. Run the Brother Software Licence Management Tool.

2. The tool lists the Brother machines on your network. Double-click the machines you want to select for
activation, and then click the Activate button.

• If no machines are listed: Click the Search button to update the list.

• If the machines you want are not in the list: Go to Search > Add Machine.

3. The Licence Selection window appears. Select the correct software solution licence file (LIC file) for
your target machines.

NOTE

If you were provided with 20-digit licence codes, you can use them instead of the LIC file.

4. If the machines are password-protected, enter the password, and then click OK.

5. Make sure the information in the Confirmation dialog box is correct, and then click the Activate button.
When the activation is complete, the newly activated machines will be rebooted, and the log file will be

saved in the tool’s folder.

NOTE

For more information, see the Brother Software Licence Management Tool User’s Guide at

support.brother.com.