We're seeing specific instances where a character is being dropped from the barcode content when labels are printed on our various Zebra printers. In all cases, the letter N is the character dropped. We are using the DataMatrix barcode format. This is happening in all of our GX420D, TLP2844Z & QLN220. This is not happening in our much older Zebra printers. The solution for the first two examples below is to prepend/append an N to the content we send to the printer, but that's not a true solution and I have no way to insert the extra N into my 3rd scenario. Has anyone else seen something like this or know what our issue may be? Here is the barcode string: ^BXN,3,200,16N,,80,N^FH^FDSY18-00012 N^FS
Data Sent
Barcode Content
(underscore = missing character)
NY18-00001 A
_Y18-00001 A
SY18-00001 N
SY18-00001 _
SY18-00001 N1-1
SY18-00001 _1-1
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I believe I have this figured out. Our program is only sending 6 of the 7 parameters listed for ^BX, the last being an N in the g (escape character) position. When I change that parameter to the default ~, my barcode works. If I change it to an S, the SY is dropped. I believe our vendor will have to update their code.