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20 Elements of Card Design

Bar Code Guidelines

Barcodesprintmoresuccessfullywhenyouobservethefollowingguidelines.

Bar Code Placement

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Maintaintherequiredquietzonearoundthe

actualbarcode,asshownintheillustration.

• Locatebarcodesatleast0.25inch(6.3mm)

fromotherprintingandfromtheedgeofthe

card.

• Forbestresults,orientthecardsothebarsare

paralleltothelongedgesofthecard,asshown.

Thisorientationmostaccuratelyprints

readablebarcodes.

Bar Code Size

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Alowerdensitybarcodeiseasiertoread,becausethebarsarewiderand

spacedfartherapart.

• Thewidthofthenarrowelementsinthebarcodemustbelargeenoughtobe

readconsistently.Thecapabilitiesofthebarcodereadermightinfluencethis.

• Thebarcodemustbetallenoughtobereadundernormalconditions.

Bar Code Print Settings

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Toachievethebestqualityprintingandimprovethereadabilityofthebar

code,usetheK(black)panelofcolorprintribbontoprinttheblackbars.Bar

codesprintedwithYMCpanelsarenotascrispandsharpasthoseprinted

withKonly.

• InfraredreadersrequirethattheKpanelbeusedtoprintthebarcode.

• Barcodesareusuallymorereadablewhentheyareprintedwithlesspower.

• TheANSIstandardforbarcodequality(X3.182)assignsagradetoabarcode

toindicateitsreadability.ChooseaKpowervalueandbarcodesizeto

producethegradeyoursystemrequires.Referto“Printer SettingMenu”on

pag e 38forinformationonsettingtheKpowervalue.

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