Bar-Coded Boarding Passes (BCBP) Implementation guide - IATA

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StB Bar Coded Boarding Pass Implementation Guide Figure 38 - Bar code displayed on the screen of a mobile phone courtesy of SBB CFF 5.6. Printers A General Purpose Printer (GPP) can print images and bar codes (see fig. 37). It replaces or complements the ATB printer and can also print bag tags. A GPP comes in different sizes and technologies and usually costs less than an ATB printer. Recent personal inkjet or laser printers, used at home or office, have sufficient resolution to print the quality required by BCBP. Figure 39 - Example of a printer for kiosk The printing of BCBP should not be underestimated. It impacts the data that will be encoded, the printer and the paper. Those factors may vary a lot from one station to another and require print quality tests, as described in this section. 5.6.1. Presentation of printers Resolution 722e defines the 5 printing techniques (see fig. 38). The direct thermal printers are adapted to the printing of bar coded boarding passes in an airport environment. Kiosks are typically equipped with 200 dpi and more direct thermal printers, capable of printing 2D bar codes. Printing technique Description 2D bar code Direct Thermal Direct thermal printers with a minimum resolution OK can print 2D bar codes Thermal Transfer multi-pass printer ribbons may not provide the quality required, as they are designed for human readable characters. Laser Ink jet and laser printers, typically used at home, OK Ink Jet are capable of printing an adequate quality 2D bar code, provided that they have a high enough resolution, such as 600 dpi Dot Matrix Impact Impact printers are not designed to print 2D bar NO Single pass ribbon only High end printers only 56/128 27-May-2009
BCBP technical implementation codes on boarding passes Figure 40 - Printing techniques supporting 2D bar codes 5.6.2. Thermal printers There are two thermal printing methods: ‘direct thermal’ and ‘thermal transfer’. Each method uses a thermal print head that applies heat to the surface being marked. • Thermal transfer printing uses a heated ribbon to produce durable, long-lasting images on a wide variety of materials. • No ribbon is used in direct thermal printing, which creates the image directly on the printed material. Direct thermal paper stock is more sensitive to light, heat and abrasion, which reduces the life of the printed material. Direct thermal printing uses chemically treated, heat-sensitive paper stock that blackens when it passes under the thermal print head. Direct thermal printers have no ink, toner, or ribbon. Their simple design makes thermal printers durable and easy to use. Because there is no ribbon, direct thermal printers cost less to operate than inkjet, laser, impact, and thermal transfer printers. Most mobile printers use direct thermal technology. In thermal transfer printing, a thermal print head applies heat to a ribbon, which melts ink onto the material to form the image. The ink is absorbed so that the image becomes part of the paper stock. This technique provides image quality and durability that is unmatched by other ondemand printing technologies. The specific label material and ribbon must be carefully matched to ensure print performance and durability. 5.6.3. ATB Technical Specs The Association of European Airlines (AEA) manages the ATB technical specifications. The ATB specs define the concept of parametric tables or pectabs, which are used by all ATB printers and readers. The latest available ATB technical specs were amended in December 2007. Since 2002, the AEA specs enable users to add a PDF417 bar code to the boarding passes. All ATB printers that have upgraded their firmware to comply with AEA2002 can print the BCBP standard bar code (see fig. 39). Figure 41 - Example of direct thermal ATB printer that can print PDF417 courtesy of Intermec A future amendment of the ATB specs is discussed as we write this document. The amendment would enable a host system to request information from the device, such as type of printer or firmware. 4 th edition - June 2009 - www.iata.org/stb/bcbp 57/128
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