User's Guide
Bar Codes B-5
Table B-1. Bar Code Specifications––continued
Item Specification
POSTNET Dimensions
Height of short bars 0.050 inch (±0.010 tolerance)
Height of tall bars 0.125 inch (±0.010 tolerance)
Bar width 0.020 inch (±0.005 tolerance)
Pitch 0.0475 inch (±0.0025 tolerance)
ZIP Codes Encodes five digits, one correction
character, plus two frame bars
ZIP+4 Codes Encodes nine digits, one correction
character, plus two frame bars
Delivery Point Codes Encodes eleven digits, one correction
character, plus two frame bars
Miscellaneous
Human-readable text Selectable using current font selection
on printer
Command set compatibility Genicom- and OTC-compatible
User's Guide
Bar Codes B-5
Table B-1. Bar Code Specifications––continued
Item Specification
POSTNET Dimensions
Height of short bars 0.050 inch (±0.010 tolerance)
Height of tall bars 0.125 inch (±0.010 tolerance)
Bar width 0.020 inch (±0.005 tolerance)
Pitch 0.0475 inch (±0.0025 tolerance)
ZIP Codes Encodes five digits, one correction
character, plus two frame bars
ZIP+4 Codes Encodes nine digits, one correction
character, plus two frame bars
Delivery Point Codes Encodes eleven digits, one correction
character, plus two frame bars
Miscellaneous
Human-readable text Selectable using current font selection
on printer
Command set compatibility Genicom- and OTC-compatible
