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zebra_how_to [2016/04/15 16:59 (8 years ago)] – [Printing Label over Terminal services Windows 2008] sjacksonzebra_how_to [2016/04/15 17:16 (8 years ago)] (current) – [Printing EAN-13 EPL codes on a Zebra Printer] sjackson
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 ==== Printing EAN-13 EPL codes on a Zebra Printer ==== ==== Printing EAN-13 EPL codes on a Zebra Printer ====
-When printing EAN-13 labels on a Zebra printer, you must be sure to only send the first 12 numbers, and not the 13th digit.  The reason is that the Zebra printer is trying to auto-generate the 13th digit itself.  Most EAN-13 codes start with a zero "0" What happens is that the Zebra drops the first zero and tacks on a 13th digit based on a math formula.  Unfortunately it becomes a completely different barcode, which cannot be used to find your product.+When printing EAN-13 labels on a Zebra printer, you must be sure to only send the first 12 numbers, and not the 13th digit.  The reason is that the Zebra printer is trying to auto-generate the 13th digit itself.  Most EAN-13 codes start with a zero "0" What happens is that the Zebra drops the first zero and tacks on a 13th digit based with a math formula based on the remaining 12-digits.  Unfortunately it becomes a completely different barcode, which cannot be used to find your product.
  
 Here is the code-based snippit to print an EAN-13 barcode using EPL: Here is the code-based snippit to print an EAN-13 barcode using EPL:
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 B is for barcode; 20 dots across; 30 dots down; 0 rotation; EAN-13 format; twice size narrow bar; twice size wide bar; 50 dots high; Yes print a human-readable barcode underneath; send only the first 12 numbers of the barcode.  Dots are measured as 8 dots/mm or 203 dots/inch. B is for barcode; 20 dots across; 30 dots down; 0 rotation; EAN-13 format; twice size narrow bar; twice size wide bar; 50 dots high; Yes print a human-readable barcode underneath; send only the first 12 numbers of the barcode.  Dots are measured as 8 dots/mm or 203 dots/inch.
  
 +==== Possible need to adjust Zebra (Motorola/Symbol) scanner if it doesn't scan the Zebra-printed EAN-13 EPL codes from a Zebra Printer ====
 +After the work of getting their Zebra printer to print the EAN-13 barcodes, a customer complained they couldn't get their Zebra (Motorola/Symbol) scanner to scan the barcode properly.  Zebra provided this document to program the scanner to adjust it to work.
 +{{:barcodescan:barcode:zebra_generated_barcodes_-_4.13.2016.16.56.36.pdf|}}
 ===== Printing Label over Terminal services Windows 2008 ===== ===== Printing Label over Terminal services Windows 2008 =====
  
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