Epson MX20DNF User Manual

Font Guide

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Epson Font Guide

Chapter 1 Working with Fonts

EPSON BarCode Fonts (Windows Only).................................................... 5

System requirements................................................................ 6

Installing EPSON BarCode Fonts...................................................... 6

Printing with EPSON BarCode Fonts................................................... 7

BarCode Font specifications......................................................... 10

Available fonts......................................................................... 19

PCL5 mode....................................................................... 20

ESC/P 2 and FX modes. . . . . . . ....................................................... 21

I239X mode....................................................................... 22

PS 3 mode........................................................................ 23

PCL6 mode....................................................................... 23

Printing font samples............................................................... 27

Adding more fonts..................................................................... 27

Selecting fonts......................................................................... 27

Chapter 2 Symbol Sets

Introduction to symbol sets.............................................................. 28

In the PCL5 mode...................................................................... 28

In the ESC/P 2 or FX Modes............................................................. 31

International character sets.......................................................... 33

Characters available with the ESC (^ command......................................... 34

In the I239X Emulation Mode............................................................ 34

In the PCL6 Mode...................................................................... 34

Index

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Working with Fonts

EPSON BarCode Fonts (Windows Only)

EPSON BarCode Fonts let you easily create and print many types of bar codes.

Normally, bar code creation is a laborious process requiring you to specify various command codes,

such as Start bar, Stop bar and OCR-B, in addition to the bar code characters themselves. However,

EPSON BarCode Fonts are designed to add such codes automatically, allowing you to easily print

bar codes that conform to a variety of bar code standards.

EPSON BarCode Fonts support the following types of bar codes.

Bar code Standard EPSON BarCode OCR-B Check Digit Comments

EAN EPSON EAN-8 Yes Yes Creates EAN (abbreviated

version) bar codes.

EPSON EAN-13 Yes Yes Creates EAN (standard

version) bar codes.

UPC-A EPSON UPC-A Yes Yes Creates UPC-A bar codes.

UPC-E EPSON UPC-E Yes Yes Creates UPC-E bar codes.

Code39 EPSON Code39 No No Printing of OCR-B and check

digits can be specified with

EPSON Code39 CD No Yes

EPSON Code39 CD Num

EPSON Code39 Num Yes No

Code128 EPSON Code128 No Yes Creates Code128 bar codes.

Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF) EPSON ITFNoNoPrinting of OCR-B and check

EPSON ITF CD No Yes

Yes Yes

the font name.

digits can be specified with the font name.

EPSON ITF CD Num Yes Yes

EPSON ITF Num Yes No

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Bar code Standard EPSON BarCode OCR-B Check Digit Comments

Codabar EPSON Codabar No No Printing of OCR-B and check

digits can be specified with

EPSON Codabar CD No Yes

the font name.

EPSON Codabar CD Num

EPSON Codabar Num Yes No

GS1-128(EAN128) EPSON EAN128 Yes Yes Creates GS1-128(EAN128)

Yes Yes

barcodes.

System requirements

To use EPSON BarCode Fonts, your computer system should meet the following requirements:

Computer: IBM PC series or IBM compatible with an i386SX or higher CPU

Operating system

Hard disk: 15 to 30 KB free space, depending on the font.

EPSON BarCode Fonts can only be used with Epson printer drivers.

Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, Server 2008, or Server 2003

Installing EPSON BarCode Fonts

Follow the steps below to install EPSON BarCode Fonts. The procedure described here is for

installation in Windows XP; the procedure for other Windows operating systems is nearly the same.

1. Make sure that the printer is off and that Windows is running on your computer.

2. Insert the printer software CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.

Note:

If the Epson Installation Program screen does not appear automatically, click Computer (for Windows 7, Vista or Server 2008) or click the My Computer icon on the desktop (for Windows XP, 2000 or Server 2003). Right-click the CD-ROM icon, click OPEN in the menu that appears, then double-click EPSetup.exe.

3. If the language section window appears, select your language.

Start, then click

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4. If the option selection window appears, click User Installation.

5. When the Epson Installation Program screen appears, click Software List.

6. Select Epson BarCode Font and then click the Next button.

7. When the software license agreement screen appears, read the statement and then click Accept.

Then follow the on-screen instructions.

8. When installation is complete, click Cancel.

EPSON BarCode Fonts are now installed on your computer.

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.

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2. Select the characters, then select Font from the Format menu.

3. Select the EPSON BarCode Font you want to use, set the font size, then click OK.

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Note:

In Windows Vista, XP, 2000, Server 2008, or Server 2003, you cannot use font sizes larger than 96 points when printing bar codes.

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4. The characters you selected appear as bar code characters similar to those shown below.

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.

Color (not available) Black (not available) Black

Print Quality

Toner Save Not selected Not selected Not selected Not selected

Zoom Options Not selected Not selected Not selected Not selected

Printing Mode (in the Extended Settings dialog box accessed through the Optional Settings tab)

When doing settings in the More Settings window that appears by selecting the Advanced check box and pressing the

More Settings button, set the Resolution or Print Quality setting to Fine.

Black-and-white Printer Driver

Text & Image

High Quality (Printer) High Quality

Color Printer Driver

Text

(Printer)

Host Based Black-and-white Printer Driver

Text & Image

(not available) (not available)

Host Based Color Printer Driver

Text

6. Click OK to print the bar code.

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:

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❏ 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.

❏ For best results, use only the font sizes recommended in “BarCode Font specifications” on page

10 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.

Character type Numbers (0 to 9)

Number of characters 7 characters

Font size 52 pt to 130 pt (up to 96 pt in Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000/Server 2008/Server 2003).

Recommended sizes are 52 pt, 65 pt (standard), 97.5 pt, and 130 pt.

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The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand:

❏ Left/Right margin

❏ Left/Right guard bar

❏ Center bar

❏ Check digit

❏ OCR-B

Print sample

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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.

Character type Numbers (0 to 9)

Number of characters 12 characters

Font size 60 pt to 150 pt (up to 96 pt in Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000/Server 2008/Server 2003).

Recommended sizes are 60 pt, 75 pt (standard), 112.5 pt, and 150 pt.

The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand:

❏ Left/Right margin

❏ Left/Right guard bar

❏ Center bar

❏ Check digit

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❏ OCR-B

Print sample

EPSON EAN-13

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.

Character type Numbers (0 to 9)

Number of characters 11 characters

Font size 60 pt to 150 pt (up to 96 pt in Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000/Server 2008/Server 2003).

Recommended sizes are 60 pt, 75 pt (standard), 112.5 pt and 150 pt.

The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand:

❏ Left/Right margin

❏ Left/Right guard bar

❏ Center bar

❏ Check digit

❏ OCR-B

Print sample

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