<b>PRINTER OPTIMIZATION </b>. Avery Dennison Monarch 9860

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Incrementing start position must be 0 to 2710.

Incrementing end position must be 0 to 2710.

The incrementing amount must be 0 to 999.

Security value for a PDF-417 bar code must be 0 to 8. Correct the value and resend the format to the printer.

Narrow element value is less than 1 or greater than 99. Correct the value and resend the format to the printer.

Wide element value is less than 1 or greater than 99. Correct the value and resend the format to the printer.

Dimension must be 1 to 30 for a column or 3 to 90 for a row on a

PDF417 bar code.

Truncation code must be S (standard) or T (truncated bar code).

Aspect code must be C (columns) or R (rows).

Option definition must be S (set) or T (template).

Input device device must be D (Default), H (Host), K (Keyboard),

N (None), or S (Scanner).

Pad direction must be L (from left) or R (from right).

Pad character is outside the range 0 to 255.

Check digit selection must be G to generate check digit.

Primary or secondary price format is outside the range 1 to 16.

Data type restriction is outside the range of 1 to 6.

Option is not valid for the field.

Bar code intercharacter gap must be 0 to 99 dots. (This is also known as the additional character gap when using Option 50,

Defining Bar Code Densities.)

8-10 Diagnostics and Errors

226 Rule (option) Record Line xx. The upload device must be H (host) for Option 6.

O n l i n e C o n f i g u r a t i o n E r r o r s

Error

Code

Description

251 Power up mode must be 0 (online) or 1 (offline).

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Language selection must be 0 (English), 1 (French), 2 (German),

3 (Spanish-ES), 4 (Japanese), 5 (Portuguese), 6 (Italian), 7

(Swedish), 8 (Spanish2-MX), 9 (Danish), 10 (Dutch), 11 (Finnish), or 12 (Norwegian).

Batch separator code in a system setup packet must be 0 (off), 1

(on), or 2 (Double).

Slash zero selection must be 0 (standard zero) or 1 (slashed zero).

255 Supply type must be 0 (black mark), 1 (die cut), 2 (non-indexed), or 3 (aperture).

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Ribbon selection must be 0 (direct), 1 (transfer) or 2 (High

Energy).

Feed mode must be 0 (continuous) or 1 (on-demand).

Supply position must be -300 to 300 dots.

Contrast adjustment must be -699 to 699 dots.

Print adjustment (position) must be -99 to 99 dots (9825) or -450 to 450 dots (9855/9860).

Margin adjustment (position) must be -99 to 99 dots.

Speed adjustment must be 0 (default), 25 (2.5 ips), 40 (4.0 ips),

60 (6.0 ips), 80 (8.0 ips), 100 (10.0 ips), or 120 (12.0 ips).

Diagnostics and Errors 8-11

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Primary monetary symbol must be 0 (None), 1 (Dollar), 2 (Pound),

3 (Yen), 4 (Deutsche Mark), 5 (Franc), 6 (Peseta), 7 (Lira), 8

(Krona), 9 (Markka), 10 (Schilling), 11 (Rupee), 12 (Ruble), 13

(Won), 14 (Baht), 15 (Yuan), or 16 (Eurodollar).

Secondary symbol selection must be 0 (none) or 1 (print secondary sign).

Monetary decimal places must be 0 to 3.

Character string length in the control characters packet must be 5

(MPCL control characters) or 7 (ENQ/IMD command character).

Baud rate selection must be 0 (1200), 1 (2400), 2 (4800), 3

(9600), 4 (19200), 5 (38400), 6 (57600), or 7 (115200). Resend the communication settings packet.

Word length selection must be 0 (7 bits), or 1 (8 bits). Resend the communication settings packet.

Stop bits selection must be 0 (1 bit), or 1 (2 bits). Resend the communication settings packet.

Parity selection must be 0 (none), 1 (odd), or 2 (even). Resend the communication settings packet.

Flow control selection must be 0 (none), 1 (DTR), 2 (CTS/RTS), or

3 (XON/XOFF). Resend the communication settings packet.

Symbol set (code page) in the System Setup packet must be

0 (Internal), 1 (ANSI), 2 (DOS 437), 3 (DOS 850), 4 (1250- Latin

2), 5 (1251- Cyrillic), 6 (1252- Latin 1), 7 (1253- Greek), 8 (1254-

Turkish), 9 (1255- Hebrew), 10 (1256- Arabic), 11 (1257- Baltic),

12 (1258- Vietnamese), 13 (852- Latin 2), 14 (855- Russian), 15

(857- IBM Turkish), 16 (860- DOS Portuguese), 17 (Wingdings),

18 (Macintosh), 19 (Unicode), 20 (BIG5), 21 (GB), 22 (SJIS to

SJIS), 23 (GB to GB), 24 (BIG5 to BIG5), or 25 (KSC to KSC).

Cut adjustment must be -300 to 300 dots.

RS232 Trailer string is too long. Use a maximum of 3 characters.

ENQ Trailer string is too long. Use a maximum of 3 characters.


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The buffer type must be D (Downloadable Fonts), F (Format), I

(Image), R (Receive), T (Transmit), or V (Scalable Fonts).

The storage device type in the memory configuration packet must be F (flash) or R (volatile RAM).

The buffer size is invalid.

The printhead width must be 0.

The battery voltage must be 0 (15-volt battery) or 1 (12-volt battery).

The printer address specified in the communication settings packet must use exactly six characters.

Action must be 0 (disable), 1 (enable), or 2 (extended) for the backfeed control packet or the printer is active.

Dispense position must be 50 to 200 dots or the printer is active.

Backfeed distance must be 10 to 200 dots or the printer is active.

The backfeed distance can not be greater than the dispense position.

The skip index selection defined in the field must be 0 (disabled) or 1 (enabled). Correct the packet and resend to the printer.

The verifier mode must be 0 (disable) or 1 (enable).

The verifier’s cable detect mode must be 0 (no detect), 1 (I/O cable detect), or 2 (I/O and data cable detect).

C h e c k D i g i t E r r o r s

Error

Code

Description

310 Check digit scheme number must be 1 to 10.

311 Modulus must be 2 to11.


314 Check digit algorithm must be D (sum of digits) or P (sum of products).

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G r a p h i c E r r o r s

Error

Code

Description

325 Duplicating direction must be 0 (insert after) or 1 (insert before) in duplicate fields for graphics.

327 Amount of row adjustment must be 0 to 999 dots in duplicate fields for graphics.

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Duplicate count must be 0 to 999.

Bitmap line encoding must be H (hex) or R (run length).

Font selector must be 1 to 9999.

Font data length must be 68 to 16384.

Insufficient font memory is available for the downloaded font.

Job request is outside the range 0 to 4.

The character immediately following { is invalid.

Field separator is not in the expected location.

Field separator was not found.

The number (greater than five digits/732,000), string (greater than

2710), or tilde sequence (greater than 255) currently being processed is out of range.

Too many fields exist in the format. You cannot have more than

1000 fields in the format. Lines, boxes, and constant text fields count as fields.

Parser error. Format or graphic is already in use. Make sure your packet not missing p or {} characters.


C o m m u n i c a t i o n E r r o r s

Error

Code

Description

409 The printer memory is full. Delete unnecessary formats or graphics from memory. If you are using a graphic file that is very large, consider using another mapping method (such as run length encoding) to reduce the required memory. To use flash memory, you must format it first. See “Formatting Flash Memory” in

Chapter 2 for more information.

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Parity on the printer does not match the parity on the host. Check the parity setting under SETUP options.

Framing error. The printer cannot communicate with the host.

Make sure the host is turned on, communication cables are connected correctly, port settings are correct, and communications are active. Check the baud rate, word length, and stop bits to make sure they match those at the host. Do not toggle between Microsoftâ Windowsâ and MS-DOS while using the COPY command, or you will receive a framing error. Exit

Windows before using the COPY command. Re-transmit the data.

There is a problem with flow control between the printer and the host. Make sure the printer and the host flow control settings match (both are DTR or both are XON/XOFF). If the error persists, call Technical Support.

Online receive buffer is full. Check your printer’s XON/XOFF or

DTR SETUP values to be sure there is not a flow control problem.

The internal keyboard buffer is full or you need a new keypad.

Call Technical Support.

The buffer size you defined exceeds the total available in your machine.

Flash/PC board error. Call Technical Support.


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Flash memory is full. Clear flash. Resend the format, graphic, and check digit packets. If the error reappears, call Technical

Support.

Internal software list error. Call Technical Support.


Duplicate internal name. Call Technical Support.

Internal software error. Call Technical Support.




Format name is invalid. Valid name is 1 to 8 characters inside quotes or “” for a printer-assigned name. Press ESCAPE/CLEAR and try to continue. If the error reappears, call Technical Support.

Batch name is invalid or graphic not found. Press

ESCAPE/CLEAR and try to continue. If the error reappears, call

Technical Support.

A field number appears more than once in a format.

The format uses a graphic or verifier configuration packet that cannot be found.

The batch references a field number that does not exist in the format.

An error occurred during the loop back test on the parallel port.

Call Service.

An error occurred during the loop back test on the serial port.

Call Service.


D a t a F o r m a t t i n g F a i l u r e s

Formatting errors indicate that a field will print incorrectly. After you have checked the data stream and corrected the data, retransmit the format and batch.

Note: For errors 571-622, the batch still prints, but the field, font, bar code, or density may be incomplete, missing or contain incorrect data.

Description Error

Code

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UPC or EAN bar code data length is invalid. The bar code data length in the batch does not fit the format.

A copy field, padded field, or incrementing field length is invalid.

The field length in the batch does not fit the format or the field contains blanks. Or, the fixed length field does not contain the specified number of characters.

Price field length is invalid. The price field length in the batch does not fit the format or the field contains blanks.

No CD scheme or room for CD. The CD scheme in the batch does not fit the format or the field contains blanks.

The graphic included in your format could not be found. Resend the graphic packet. If the error persists, call Technical Support.

The printer could not image the batch, because the batch was refused. Call Technical Support.

An error occurred while the batch was imaging. Resend the format, batch, font, and/or any graphic packets. If the error persists, call Technical Support.

The batch was not found while imaging. Resend the batch packet.

If the error persists, call Technical Support.

Font, bar code or density is invalid. The font, bar code or density in the batch does not fit the format.


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The data in this line of the batch is either missing or does not match the format.

Reference point off tag.

Portion of field off tag. There may be an invalid character in the packet. Make sure you did not enter O for Ø.

Bar code width is greater than 16 inches or the number of keywords for your PDF 417 bar code exceeds 928. Decrease the density or shorten the amount of data to print the bar code.

A bad dot falls on a bar code and the dot cannot be shifted. A gray box is printed instead of the bar code. However, 2D bar codes still print on the 9825 printer when bad dots are present within the bar code field.

Magnification must be 1 to 7 or 4 to 255 (point size) for the scalable font.

The JIS (16-bit) code for Kanji is invalid.

Font and printhead dot density mismatch. A 300 dpi font is specified in the format, but a 203 dpi printhead is used in the printer or vice-versa. Check the font or change the printhead to correct the error.

An error occurred opening the TrueType font file. Select a different font to download. If the error message persists, call

Technical Support.

Not enough memory to create the downloaded TrueType characters in the scalable (vector) fonts buffer. Reconfigure the printer’s memory and increase the scalable (vector) fonts buffer.

Resend the font, format, and batch packet after reconfiguring the memory. If the error message persists, call Technical Support.


M a c h i n e F a u l t s

These errors occur when there is a problem with the printer.

Error

Code

Description

703 The printer sensed a calibration of different-sized black marks.

Make sure the correct supply is loaded.

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Printer has not sensed a supply mark within the specified number of inches or out of supplies.

Check the

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Press ESCAPE/CLEAR. If the error continues to appear, change the supply.

Band out of data. Call Technical Support.

UART receiving communication error (framing, parity, etc.). Call

Technical Support.

Receiving failure or command overrun error. Call Technical

Support.

Receiving failure or illegal command. Call Technical Support.

Receiving failure or undefined command. Call Technical Support.

Invalid data length/data mismatch. The data in the RFID Data

Field has an incorrect data length or there is a data type mismatch between the selected data type and the actual data entered. See

“Defining the RFID Data Field” in Chapter 3 for more information on the data length and for selecting the appropriate data type for the data being entered. This error also occurs if any of the

Expanded C1Gen2 fields is invalid. The printer does not recalibrate (feed a blank label) after any RFID error.


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A memory allocation error occurred during initialization.

RFID Hardware Error. A non-RFID printer received a format containing an RFID Data Field.

R F I D E r r o r s

These errors occur when there is an RFID problem.

Error

Code

Description

740 Command, hardware, inventory, or memory allocation error.

There may be an RFID hardware or memory allocation error. The printer does not recalibrate (feed a blank label) after any RFID error.

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RFID tag missing. Tag not found in RF Field. The RFID tag was not found in the RF Field (area inside the printer where RFID tag is programmed.) Check supply loading. If you changed the supply or print position, make sure the RFID tag was not moved out of the programmable range. The printer does not recalibrate

(feed a blank label) after any RFID error.

Tag erase failed. The RFID tag was found in the RF Field, but could not be erased. Increase the number of write retries. If this error occurs consecutively, increase or decrease the write power setting. If the write power is set too low, you may affect the data programmed in adjacent labels. The printer does not recalibrate

(feed a blank label) after any RFID error. For more information, refer to your RFID Setup Guide & Supply Chart.

Program tag failed. The RFID tag was found in the RF Field, but could not be programmed. Increase the number of write retries.

If this error occurs consecutively, increase or decrease the write power setting by one. If the write power is set too low, you may affect the data programmed in adjacent labels. The printer does not recalibrate (feed a blank label) after any RFID error. For more information, refer to your RFID Setup Guide & Supply Chart.


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Tag locked fail. The RFID tag is unable to be programmed, because it is already locked. This is considered a bad RFID tag.

The printer does not recalibrate (feed a blank label) after any

RFID error.

Lock tag fail. The RFID tag has not been locked to prevent reprogramming. This is considered a bad RFID tag. The printer does not recalibrate (feed a blank label) after any RFID error.

Time out failure. Any RFID command (read, program, etc.) has failed to complete in the maximum amount of allowed time. The printer does not recalibrate (feed a blank label) after any RFID error.

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749 RFID verify fail. The RFID verification process failed after writing

(programming) the tag. This is considered a bad RFID tag. The printer does not recalibrate (feed a blank label) after any RFID error.

M a c h i n e F a u l t s ( c o n t i n u e d )

Error

Code

Description

750

Invalid data length/data mismatch from RFID interrogator module.

The RFID interrogator module found a problem with the data received from the printer. The printer does not recalibrate (feed a blank label) after any RFID error.

751

Printhead is overheated. Turn off the printer to let the printhead cool. If the error persists, call Technical Support.

Printer did not sense a black mark when expected. The supply may be jammed. For errors 751-753, check the

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Press ESCAPE/CLEAR and try to continue printing. If the error continues to appear, change the supply


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Printer sensed a mark in the wrong place.

Printer sensed a mark that is too long.

Printer has a ribbon problem. Check the ribbon for a jam or remove any slack by turning the take-up reel clockwise. Load a new ribbon.

Printhead is open. Close the printhead before continuing. If the error persists, call Technical Support.

The printer is out of supplies. Load supplies.

Load supplies. The calibrated supply length differs by plus or minus .25 inches from the format. Press FEED/CUT to print on the current supply or load new supply and press ENTER/PAUSE.

Check supply. Either the supply is not seen, or the on-demand sensor is broken (purchase optional). Check for a label jam.

Clear the supply path or reload supplies. This error may occur if you remove a label too quickly in on-demand mode. The printer does not recalibrate after this error.

Knife is not moving. Call Technical Support.

Knife jam. Call Technical Support.

The stacker is full or jammed. Empty the stacker or clear the jam before continuing. The printer does not recalibrate after this error.

Low Voltage. For DC-powered printers, recharge the external battery. For AC-powered printers, check the power inlet where the printer is connected. The acceptable voltage range is between

90-132 V

RMS

and 180-264 V

RMS

. If more or less power is received, unpredictable results may occur.

Waiting to dispense label. Press FEED/CUT.

Verifier scan error (bad scan) on label when using normal (no overstrike) mode. Press ESCAPE/CLEAR to clear the error and continue printing. Make sure you did not apply Option 62 (do not scan a particular bar code) to all bar codes on a format.


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The printhead has less than 8 bad dots. The printer can shift bar code fields to avoid bad dots. You may need to press

ESCAPE/CLEAR to continue printing. Print a test label to confirm the number of bad dots.

Backfeed/overfeed error. There is a problem with the backfeed or overfeed distance.

Incorrect AD value. Call Technical Support.

Printhead has more than 8 bad dots within the format area or is not connected. Make sure the printhead is connected.

The printhead is not receiving enough volts. Call Technical

Support.

The print motor is not ready. Call Technical Support.

The format specified by the application was not found. Reload your application and format, and try again. If the problem continues, call Technical Support.

Verifier scan error (bad scan) on label or multiple labels in a row when using overstrike and continue mode. Press

ESCAPE/CLEAR to clear the error and continue printing.

Verifier Failure - the verifier is enabled, but not connected. The printer can detect if the I/O and/or serial cables are connected to the verifier. Refer to your verifier’s Operating Instructions for more information.

The voltage is too low. Call Technical Support.

The voltage is too high. Call Technical Support.

The printer is printing too fast for the verifier to accurately scan the bar codes. Increase the bar code height in your formats or slow the print speed.

No power to stacker. Check connections between the stacker and the printer. Make sure the printer is connected to an AC outlet.


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The internal liner take-up reel is full. Remove the liner take-up reel and dispose of the liner. Press ESCAPE/CLEAR to continue printing.

Wait until the printer is idle (no batch waiting to print or not receiving data) before you send any packets. This error may occur when you try to print a test label if the printer is busy.

The printer has an error pending. Turn off the printer. Wait 15 seconds and turn it back on. Resend the packets. If the problem continues, call Technical Support.

The printer is not initialized. Call Technical Support.

The printer job queue is full. Turn off the printer. Wait 15 seconds and turn it back on. Resend the packets. If the problem continues, call Technical Support.

The backfeed mode is not set.

Print engine lock-up. Call Technical Support.

S c r i p t E r r o r s

These errors occur when there is a script (application) problem.

Error

Code

Description

850 Invalid script packet or not enough flash memory for the script.

The script download failed. Format flash memory and download the script using the COPY command from DOS or the ADK2 software.

851 Invalid lookup table or not enough flash memory for the script.

The lookup table download failed. Check the data in the lookup table. Format flash memory and download the script using the

COPY command from DOS or the ADK2 software.


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Invalid buffer definition packet or not enough flash memory for the script. One or more of the following buffers were invalid: input buffer, temporary buffer, lookup buffer, printer, or array buffer.

Check the buffer definitions. Format flash memory and download the script using the COPY command from DOS or the ADK2 software.

Invalid version string or not enough flash memory for the script.

The version information in the APPVERSION command is missing or invalid. Make sure the information is enclosed in double quotation marks. Format flash memory and download the script using the COPY command from DOS or the ADK2 software.

Invalid table (string and numeric) data or not enough flash memory for the script. Check the data. Format flash memory and download the script using the COPY command from DOS or the

ADK2 software.

Invalid start/clear command. The script is missing the start or clear command {S space}.

Invalid quit command. The script is missing the quit command

{Q space}.

Illegal command in the script. Your script may include commands that have been removed from the ADK2 scripting language.

Check sum error. Each packet has a four-digit checksum at the beginning of the packet. Compile the script again using the ADK2 software.

Script download buffer overflow. The image buffer is used as the

SCRATCH buffer. Increase the size of the image buffer.


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H a r d P r i n t e r F a i l u r e E r r o r s

These errors are hard printer failures. Call Technical Support if you receive these messages.

Error

Code

Description

900 RAM test failure.

ROM/EPROM checksum failure.

Software timer failure.

Software interrupt failure.

Illegal interrupt.

Non-maskable interrupt. Check format packet for font clear or format clear packets.

Low RAM error.

Non Volatile RAM checksum failure.

RAM corrupted.

Warm restart.

Version string mismatch.

Flash erase error.

Flash write error.

RAM write error.

Parity error.

Framing error.

Buffer overrun.

Invalid record type.


937

938

939

940

Invalid hex data.

Invalid checksum.

Invalid record count.

Invalid flash address.

Errors numbered 900-911 occur when you turn on the printer. They may indicate a circuit board failure. Errors numbered 930-940 are errors that may occur during the loading of flash memory. Errors numbered 950-999 indicate a circuit board failure. Call Technical Support if you receive any of these messages.

When a HARD failure (errors 900-999) occurs on the printer, the printer displays WARNING or POWER DOWN on the top line of the keypad display.

If this happens, record the displayed message and turn off the printer. If the problem reoccurs when you turn the printer on again, call Technical Support.

If the problem does not reoccur after you turn your printer on again, reset your printer’s SETUP options. Retransmit your packets.

Printer

Display

WARNING

RAM Test Failure

Description

RAM check failed on power up. Reset your SETUP options. Transmit your packets again.

ROM checksum test failed.

POWER DOWN

ROM Sum Failure

POWER DOWN

Timer Failure

Timer test failed.

POWER DOWN

Intr Test Failure

POWER DOWN

Low System RAM

Interrupt test failed.

Not enough RAM for system. Reset your SETUP options. Transmit your packets again.

POWER DOWN

Illegal Intr#

Illegal interrupt occurred.


POWER DOWN

NMI Received

POWER DOWN

Low Appl RAM

POWER DOWN

NVRAM Sum Fail

POWER DOWN

RAM Corrupt

Non-maskable interrupt occurred. Reset your

SETUP options. Transmit your packets again.

Not enough RAM for application. Reset your SETUP options. Transmit your packets again.

RAM checksum test failed. Reset your SETUP options. Transmit your packets again.

Item storage RAM failed. Reset your SETUP options. Transmit your packets again.


P R I N T E R O P T I M I Z A T I O N

This chapter provides information on how to improve your printer’s performance by

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¨ adjusting the print quality reducing the imaging time for printing providing general tips and hints for designing formats.

This printer uses “smart imaging” to image and print fields on supplies. Smart imaging remembers the exact boundaries and locations of each field and places a boundary box (white space) around each field. When a field changes that particular boundary box is cleared and the new field data is imaged. However, the new field data may require a larger boundary box than the previous field did. In some cases, neighboring fields that do not change may be covered with white space from the changing field’s boundary box. To prevent existing fields from being covered by a changing field, see “Option 61 (Reimage Field)” in Chapter 4.

Note: Smart imaging is automatically disabled on formats with a Data

Matrix bar code.

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A d j u s t i n g t h e P r i n t Q u a l i t y

Many factors affect print quality: type of supplies, print speed, print contrast, and the type of printer’s application. This printer supports both thermal transfer and thermal direct supplies. The type of supply should match the printer’s application.

¨ If you want to print at high speeds, you should use premium supplies.

Using premium supplies reduces smudged images, hard to read labels, and faded print. Supply type, print speed, and print contrast work together to improve the print quality of labels. Contact your Sales

Representative for more information.

¨ Select the print speed based on desired throughput and print quality. If print quality is more important, reduce the print speed, because a lower print speed increases the print quality of labels. If throughput is more important, increase the print speed as high as it will go to give you the needed print performance. See “Increasing Throughput” for more information.

Printer Optimization 9-1

¨ If the print quality is too light or too dark, adjust the print contrast. The correct contrast setting is important because it effects how well your bar codes scan and how long the printhead lasts.

Be sure to check the print quality of bar codes with a bar code verifier or scanner. If you do not have a verifier or scanner, check the bar code visually. A bar code that is IN SPEC will have complete bars and clear spaces. Small alphanumeric characters will look complete. A bar code that is IN SPEC may not look as good as one that is too dark, but it will have the highest scan rate.

Dark IN SPEC Light

Note: For highest scan rates, make sure there is adequate white space before and after the bar code. Also, a darker bar code does not mean it will scan better.

The following non-print zones are recommended:

All Supplies

All Supplies

.050 inches on either edge of the label.

.020 inches at the end of the label.

If using the optional verifier, allow a minimum no-scan zone on the trailing edge of the label of 0.5 inches (13 mm).

9-2 Printer Optimization

R e d u c i n g I m a g i n g T i m e

Imaging time is the time it takes the printer to image the data for the first label after the printer receives the format and batch packet. There are several ways to reduce the imaging time: send formats and configurations once, use a batch quantity of zero, or update batch fields.

¨ If the formats use the same check digit scheme, you only need to send the check digit scheme once.

¨ Send formats once and use the batch update field to change information on the label. Using a batch update field reduces the imaging time, because only the fields that change are imaged. All other fields remain the same as the last queued batch.

¨ Use the batch quantity zero method when your application requires operator intervention to enter data. While the operator is entering data, the previous field is sent with a batch quantity of zero. The printer images the field, but does not print it. After the operator enters the data for the last field, the batch quantity can be specified. The last remaining field is imaged, and the label prints almost immediately.

To pre-image a label:

1.

Send the format and a batch header in one file. The first time you send the batch header, use the parameter N (new batch), and the parameter

0 for (zero quantity).

Example

{B,1,N,0 p }

The printer images constant text, line, box, and graphic fields, but does not print them.

2.

Input data for each field, and send it with a batch header using the parameter U (update) and a quantity of zero. When the printer receives the data, it immediately images the field, but does not print it.

Example

{B,1,U,0 p

1,"RODGER DIST CTR" p }

{B,1,U,0 p

2,"8292" p }

At this time, the printer is imaging all associated fields, including fields that copy from other fields.


3.

Repeat step 2 for each field except the last one.

{B,1,U,0 p

3,"BROADWAY" p }

{B,1,U,0 p

4,"555 WEST OAK AVE." p }

4.

For the last field, input data and send it with the quantity of labels you want printed. When the printer receives input for the last field, it immediately prints the labels.

Example {B,1,U,10 p

5,"DAYTON, OHIO" p }

I n c r e a s i n g T h r o u g h p u t

Reducing the imaging time increases throughput. You can also increase the baud rate to increase the transmission time and increase throughput. Make sure the communication settings at the printer match those at the host.

Using a baud rate of 19200 is almost twice as fast as 9600 baud. Using a baud rate of 38400 is almost twice as fast as 19200 baud.

G e n e r a l F o r m a t T i p s a n d H i n t s

The following tips and hints are helpful to keep in mind when designing

MPCLII formats.

W i t h P a c k e t s

¨ Leave parameters blank that you do not need to change when sending online configuration packets. For example, { I,A,,,,1 p } prints a slashed zero and uses the last sent online system setup parameters.

You can group fields with similar parameters. For example

T,1,10,V,250,50,1,1,1,1,B,C,0,0 p

T,2,15,,,75 p

T,3,,,,100 p

The first text field sets all the parameters for that field. The second text field’s number of characters and column location changes from what was defined in the first field. In the third text field, only the column location is changed. This method can be used on bar code and constant text fields as well.


Note: You should understand the basics of each field before using this method.

After you modify any fields or parameters with the optional entry method, resend the format, batch, or configuration packet to the printer.

W i t h B a r C o d e s

¨ Be careful when rotating or placing a UPC/EAN bar code with human readable characters, because the bottom reference point is at the bottom of the bars, not at the bottom of the human readable characters.

W i t h F i e l d s

¨ Data that remains the same for each label should be in a constant text field. Data that varies for each label should be in a text field.

¨ Check for trailing spaces in text or constant text fields if you receive a

“field off tag” error. An easy way to see trailing spaces is to print the field in the reverse font.

¨ Make sure if you magnify a field, it does not go off the label or cover another field. Magnifying a field increases the distance between the printed character and the edge of the cell.



S A M P L E S

This appendix contains sample formats. You can customize any of these formats to meet your needs.

A

Samples A-1

S a m p l e U P C A F o r m a t P a c k e t

{F,25,A,R,E,200,200,"Fmt 25" p

C,140,40,0,1,2,1,W,C,0,0,"SAMPLE FORMAT" p

B,1,12,F,85,40,1,2,40,5,L,0 p

T,2,18,V,50,50,1,3,1,1,B,L,0,0 p }

Sample Batch Packet

{B,25,N,1 p

1,"02802811111" p

2,"TEXT FIELD" p }

A-2 Samples

2

3

0

1

S a m p l e M a x i C o d e P a c k e t s

MaxiCode is a two-dimensional bar code developed by UPS (United Parcel

Service, Inc.). Data must be defined in a specific way for UPS. Refer to the

Guide to Bar Coding with UPS or the AIM MaxiCode Specification for more details about data requirements.

The printer supports modes 0, 1, 2, and 3. Contact us for information about additional MaxiCode modes.

Mode

Obsolete

Obsolete

Structured Message

Structured Message

Description

You can select which mode to use in the bar code field or allow the printer to auto-select the mode (0, 2, or 3) based on your data. See “Defining a

Bar Code Field” for more information. MaxiCode automatically pads data with the “!” character.

Note: MaxiCode does not support the NULL character.

Modes 2 and 3 are defined by the way the postal code, class of service, and country code fields are arranged. (The postal code, class of service, and country code are required fields.) Begin with the message header, then the primary data (15 characters), followed by the secondary message (up to 78 characters). Or, begin with the primary data, then the message header, followed by the secondary data. If the postal code data characters are all numeric then the MaxiCode symbol is set to Mode 2. If the characters are alphanumeric, or only contain ASCII characters 65 to 90, then the MaxiCode symbol is set to Mode 3.

If you receive an error 612, check your MaxiCode data. You may have not correctly structured or left out one of the three required fields (postal code, class of service, and country code) or the “~029" character.

Samples A-3

M o d e 0 ( O b s o l e t e ) S a m p l e

{F,1,A,R,E,0200,0200,"MAXICODE" p

B,1,93,V,020,20,33,7,0,8,L,0 p }

{B,1,N,1 p

1,"450660000" p

C,"001" p

C,"840" p

C,"[)~030" p

C,"01~02996" p

C,"1Z12345678~029" p

C,"UPSN~029" p

C,"12345A~029" p

C,"070~029" p

C,"~029" p

C,"1/1~029" p

C,"15~029" p

C,"Y~029" p

C,"60 SADDLEBROOK CT.~029" p

C,"DAYTON~029" p

C,"OH~030" p

C,"~004" p }

MaxiCode bar code (33)

Batch header

Postal code- zip code

(This field determines Mode)

Country code

Class of service

Message header

Transportation header

Tracking number

Origin carrier SCAC

UPS shipper number

Julian day of pickup

Shipment ID (empty)

Package count

Weight (lb.)

Address validation

Street address (empty)

City (empty)

State

EOT

A-4 Samples

M o d e 2 S a m p l e

{F,1,A,R,E,200,200,"MAXI_M2" p

B,1,93,V,020,020,33,7,0,8,L,0 p }

{B,1,N,1 p

1,"[)>~030" p

C,"01~02996" p

C,"068100000~029" p

C,"840~029" p

C,"001~029" p

C,"1Z12345675~029" p

C,"UPSN~029" p

C,"12345E~029" p

C,"089~029" p

C,"~029" p

C,"1/1~029" p

C,"10~029" p

C,"Y~029" p

C,"~029" p

C,"~029" p

C,"CT~030" p

C,"~004" p }


Message header


Postal Code


Country code

Class of service

Tracking number

Origin carrier SCAC

UPS shipper number


Shipment ID (empty)

Package count

Weight (lb.)

Address validation


City (empty)

State

EOT

Samples A-5

M o d e 3 S a m p l e

{F,1,A,R,E,200,200,"MAXI_M3" p

B,1,93,V,020,020,33,7,0,8,L,0 p }

{B,1,N,1 p

1,"[)>~030" p

C,"01~02996" p

C,"M5E1G45~029" p

C,"124~029" p

C,"066~029" p

C,"1Z12345679~029" p

C,"UPSN~029" p

C,"12345E~029" p

C,"089~029" p

C,"~029" p

C,"1/1~029" p

C,"10~029" p

C,"Y~029" p

C,"~029" p

C,"TORONTO~029" p

C,"ON~030" p

C,"~004" p }


Message header


Postal Code


Country code

Class of service

Tracking number

Origin carrier SCAC

UPS shipper number


Shipment ID (empty)

Package count

Weight (lb.)

Address validation


City (empty)

State

EOT

A-6 Samples

M a x i C o d e C o m p r e s s i o n S a m p l e

Once the data is properly encoded in the compressed format as rendered by the UPS.dll, the UPS scanners and software do the translating of the compressed data when reading the symbol. Our printers take the input data as-is and encode it as a standard MaxiCode symbol. Without the UPS encoded scanners and software, generic scanners interpret the encoded data exactly as it appears in the symbology without decompressing its contents.

28,"[)>~030" p

C,"01~02996" p

C,"453420000~029" p

C,"840~029" p

C,"013~029" p

C,"1Z12121212~029" p

C,"UPSN~029" p

C,"564W65~030" p

C,"07’4N%KKL8X5~044" p

C,"9T#VO:Z+Z 0~028" p

C,"SFBH3R#&ZAT/~028" p

C,"87EPJ)~028" p

C,"S~013" p

C,"~030" p

C,"~004" p

Samples A-7

S a m p l e D a t a M a t r i x P a c k e t s

Data Matrix (ECC-200) is a two-dimensional bar code which is made up of square modules arranged within a perimeter finder pattern. There are 24 square symbol sizes available ranging from 10 rows by 10 columns to 144 rows by 144 columns. There are six rectangular symbol sizes available ranging from 8 rows by 8 columns to 16 rows by 48 columns. The symbol size is data dependent. Data Matrix automatically pads data.

Make sure you do not overlay other fields when designing your Data Matrix symbol. Smart imaging is automatically disabled on formats with a Data

Matrix bar code. You should also allow a 3 or 4 dot “quiet zone” (blank space around the bar code’s perimeter) for scanning. See “Defining a Bar

Code Field” for more information.

S a m p l e B a t c h D a t a w i t h S p e c i a l C h a r a c t e r s

To use this character in the bar code null character

~ (tilde)

FNC1 enter these characters in the batch data

~~@

~126~126

~~1

S q u a r e D a t a M a t r i x P a c k e t

{F,36,A,R,E,400,400,"DTMTRX1" p

B,1,50,V,50,100,35,0,100,8,L,0 p }

{B,36,N,1 p

1,"1234567890ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST" p }

This example prints a one-inch wide by one-inch tall (100) square Data

Matrix symbol using the default density (0) without any field rotation (0).

R e c t a n g u l a r D a t a M a t r i x P a c k e t

{F,36,A,R,E,400,400,"DTMTRX2" p

B,1,400,V,100,200,35,29,50,8,L,1 p }

{B,36,N,1 p

1,"1234567890ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST" p }

This example prints a one-inch by a half-inch tall (50) rectangular 16 rows by 36 columns (density 29) Data Matrix symbol rotated 90 (1).

A-8 Samples

S a m p l e D a t a M a t r i x w i t h F u n c t i o n 1

{F,36,A,R,E,400,400,"DTMTRX1" p

B,1,50,V,10,50,35,0,50,8,L,0 p}

{B,36,N,1 p

1,"~~110012345678902" p}

This example prints a 0.50-inch wide by 0.50-inch tall (50) square Data

Matrix symbol using the default density (0) without any field rotation (0).

FNC1 appears in the batch data as ~~1.

S a m p l e Q u i c k R e s p o n s e P a c k e t s

Quick Response (QR Code) is a two-dimensional bar code, which is made up of square modules arranged in an overall square pattern. A unique finder pattern is located at three corners of the symbol. Four levels of error correction are available, along with a wide range of symbol sizes.

¨ Model 1 is the original specification.

¨ Model 2 is an enhanced form that includes additional features.

The maximum number of characters depends on the type of characters entered for the batch data and differs for the two models of QR Code.

Data Type

Numeric data

Alphanumeric data

8-Bit data

Kanji data

Model1

1167

707

486

299

2710

2710

2710

1817

Model2

QR Code can accommodate Japanese Kana and Kanji characters and has a variety of applications, including marking spark plugs, radiators, printed circuit boards, and test tubes. Refer to the AIM International Symbology

Specification for more details about data requirements.

Samples A-9

E n t e r i n g B a t c h D a t a f o r Q R C o d e

QR Code requires certain parameters at the beginning of all batch data.

Syntax

"error_cor mask# data_input, char" error_cor mask# data_input char

Example

Level of error correction. Some damaged bar codes may still be scannable if the error correction is high enough. Options:

H

Q

Ultra high reliability level

High reliability level

M

L

Standard level

High density level

Note: As you increase the error correction level, the maximum number of characters (in the field) decreases.

Mask number. Undefined. Leave blank or use 0.

Type of data input. Options:

A Automatic

M Manual

Type of characters. Options:

A Alphanumeric

B

K

N

Binary

Kanji

Numeric

Note: In binary mode, the number of characters must be represented by the 4-digit number in decimal.

1,"HM,N0123456789012345" p }

Defines the following batch data for the QR Code: The error correction level is H, which provides very high reliability. Leave the mask number blank.

The data input mode is Manual. The type of characters are Numeric and the data is 0123456789012345.

Q R C o d e P a c k e t

{F,1,A,R,E,200,200,"QRCODE" p

B,1,200,V,50,50,36,0,100,2,B,0 p

{B,1,N,1 p

1,"HM,N0123456789012345" p }

A-10 Samples

S t r u c t u r e d A p p e n d M o d e

QR Code offers a mode called structured append (or concatenated) that allows you to collect data from multiple QR Code symbols and use that data elsewhere. For example, the components of a sub-assembly can have individual QR Codes and the QR Code for the entire assembly contains all the data from the individual codes. This mode also requires certain parameters at the beginning of all batch data.

Syntax

"mode_id code# #of_div parity, error_cor mask# data_input char" mode_id code#

#of_div parity error_cor mask# data_input char

Mode identifier. Use D to indicate the structured append (or concatenated) mode.

Code number of the individual symbol in the concatenated set. You must use a two-digit number in decimal.

Total number of symbols in this concatenated set. You must use a two-digit number in decimal.

Parity byte. You must use a two-digit number in hexadecimal. There is no standard parity byte.

Level of error correction. Some damaged bar codes may still be scannable if the error correction is high enough. Options:

H

Q

Ultra high reliability level

High reliability level

M

L

Standard level

High density level

Note: As you increase the error correction level, the maximum number of characters (in the field) decreases.

Mask number. Undefined. Leave blank or use 0.

Type of data input. Options:

A Automatic

M Manual

Type of characters. Options:

A Alphanumeric

B

K

N

Binary

Kanji

Numeric

Note: In binary mode, the number of characters must be represented by the 4-digit number in decimal.

Samples A-11

Example

1,"D0205E9,Q0A," p

C,"B006qrcode," p }

Defines the structured append mode (D) for QR Code. This is symbol (02) of a concatenated set containing (05) symbols. The parity byte is E9. The error correction level is Q, which provides a high reliability. Use 0 for the mask number. The data input mode is Automatic. The type of characters are binary (B) and there will be six (06) data characters (qrcode).

S t r u c t u r e d A p p e n d Q R C o d e P a c k e t

{F,2,A,R,E,200,200,"QRCODE2" p

B,1,200,V,50,50,36,0,100,2,B,0 p }

{B,2,N,1 p

1,"D0202E9,Q0A" p

C,"0123456789ABCD+__ âôû~129~064~159~252~224~064" p }

S a m p l e G S 1 D a t a B a r P a c k e t

{F,1,A,R,E,400,400,""¦

B,1,30,V,5,5,38,4,0,0,L,0,1,2,22¦}

{B,1,N,1¦

1,"123456|Monarch Brand Printers"¦}

S a m p l e G S 1 D a t a B a r w i t h F u n c t i o n 1

{F,1,A,R,E,400,400,"UCC AB"¦

B,1,30,V,5,65,38,4,35,0,L,0,11,2,22¦}

{B,1,N,1¦

1,"~02910ABC¦~029Monarch Brand Printers"¦}

S a m p l e A z t e c P a c k e t

{F,1,A,R,G,3000,832,"TEST"¦

B,1,2000,V,50,300,37,7,0,0,L,0¦

R,53,0,0,0,1,""¦}

{B,1,N,1¦

1,"Monarch Brand Printers"¦}

A-12 Samples

S a m p l e C o m p l i a n c e P a c k e t

{F,1,A,R,E,600,400,"RDCI" p

L,V,500,115,90,85,3 p

L,V,298,245,90,102,3 p

L,V,500,2,0,390,3 p

L,V,400,2,0,390,3 p

L,V,298,2,0,390,3 p

L,V,200,2,0,390,5 p

C,568,8,0,2,2,2,B,L,0,0,"FROM:",0 p

C,568,125,0,2,2,2,B,L,0,0,"CARRIER:",0 p

C,529,124,0,2,2,2,B,L,0,0,"PRO NUMBER:",0 p

C,511,125,0,2,2,2,B,L,0,0,"B/L NUMBER:",0 p

C,472,8,0,2,2,2,B,L,0,0,"TO:",0 p

C,387,8,0,2,1,1,B,L,0,0,"(420) SHIP TO POSTAL CODE",0 p

C,391,250,0,2,1,1,B,L,0,0,"APPOINTMENT NUMBER:",0 p

C,358,250,0,2,1,1,B,L,0,0,"ORDER TYPE:",0 p

C,327,250,0,2,1,1,B,L,0,0,"ITEM:",0 p

C,190,8,0,2,1,1,B,L,0,0,"UPC SHIPPING CONTAINER CODE",0 p

C,557,6,0,2,1,1,B,L,0,0,"MONARCH",0 p

C,547,6,0,2,1,1,B,L,0,0,"170 MONARCH LANE",0 p

C,537,6,0,2,1,1,B,L,0,0,"P.O. BOX 608",0 p

C,527,6,0,2,1,1,B,L,0,0,"DAYTON, OHIO 45401",0 p

C,462,313,0,2,4,3,B,L,0,0,"#",0 p

T,1,15,V,529,220,0,2,2,2,B,L,0,0,0 p

T,2,15,V,511,220,0,2,2,2,B,L,0,0,0 p

B,3,13,V,311,28,8,4,50,8,L,0 p

B,4,14,V,17,60,50,5,130,8,L,0 p

T,5,30,V,161,080,0,3,1,1,B,L,0,0,0 p

T,6,15,V,467,40,4,1,2,2,B,L,0,0,0 p

T,7,10,V,462,330,6,2,4,3,B,L,0,0,0 p

T,8,20,V,549,124,0,2,2,2,B,L,0,0,0 p

T,9,30,V,446,40,4,2,2,2,B,L,0,0,0 p

T,10,30,V,426,40,4,2,2,2,B,L,0,0,0 p

T,11,30,V,406,40,4,2,2,2,B,L,0,0,0 p

T,12,20,V,368,255,0,2,3,2,B,L,0,0,0 p

T,13,5,V,335,270,0,2,3,2,B,L,0,0,0 p

T,14,15,V,304,270,0,2,3,2,B,L,0,0,0 p

T,15,15,V,366,65,0,2,2,2,B,L,0,0,0 p

R,1,"(420)ÿ" p

T,16,27,V,270,10,0,3,1,1,B,C,0,0,0 p

T,17,27,V,240,10,0,3,1,1,B,C,0,0,0 p

R,1,"WELCOMES GUEST # " p

T,18,27,V,210,10,0,3,1,1,B,C,0,0,0 p }

Samples A-13


{B,1,N,1 p

1,"1234567890" p

2,"0987654321" p

3,"~20142032678" p

4,"10028028662854" p

5,"1 00 28028 66285 4" p

6,"RODGER DIST CTR" p

7,"8292" p

8,"BROADWAY" p

9,"555 WEST OAK AVE." p

10,"DAYTON, OH 45401-0608" p

11,"" p

12,"08292 123456-123" p

13,"AR" p

14,"999-999999-99" p

15,"32678" p

16,"WYSIWYG" p

17,"99999" p

18,"TO A PRODUCT DEMO" p }

A-14 Samples

Samples A-15

S a m p l e F o r m a t P a c k e t

{F,5,A,R,G,576,768,"1HDREC1" p

L,S,19,39,499,39,38,"" p

L,S,19,93,499,93,15,"" p

L,S,19,124,499,124,15,"" p

L,S,19,155,499,155,38,"" p

C,461,232,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,"PO NUMBER ",1 p

C,426,232,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,”STORE " p

C,391,232,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,”CTNS SHOPPED" p

C,357,232,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,"CTNS RECVD " p

C,320,232,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,”CARRIER " p

C,259,232,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,”FRT BILL # " p

C,196,232,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,”FRT TERMS " p

C,159,232,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,”KEYREC# " p

C,125,232,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,”FRT CLAIM # " p

C,090,232,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,”RECVD BY " p

C,056,232,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,”DATE RECVD " p

C,461,445,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,”:" p

C,426,445,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,":" p

C,391,445,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,":" p

C,357,445,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,":" p

C,320,445,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,":" p

C,259,445,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,":" p

C,196,445,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,":" p

C,159,445,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,":" p

C,125,445,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,":" p

C,090,445,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,":" p

C,056,445,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,":" p

T,01,08,V,461,458,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0 p

T,02,08,V,426,458,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0 p

T,03,08,V,391,458,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0 p

T,04,08,V,357,458,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0

T,05,18,V,290,289,0,1,1,1,B,R,0,0

T,06,12,V,230,395,0,1,1,1,B,R,0,0

T,07,08,V,196,458,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0

T,08,08,V,159,458,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0

T,09,08,V,125,458,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0

T,10,08,V,090,458,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0

T,11,08,V,056,458,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0

T,12,11,V,259,762,0,1,2,2,B,B,0,1

R,1,"*_________*" p p p p p p p p p p

B,13,09,V,259,720,4,4,145,8,B,1

R,4,12,2,9,1,1 p p

R,50,3,8 p }

A-16 Samples

Sample Zero Batch Packet

{B,5,N,0 p }

{B,5,U,1 p

1,"6005710" p

2,"106" p

3,"3" p

4,"3" p

5,"ALLIED FREIGHT1234" p

6,"123456789012" p

7,"P" p

8,"10650337" p

9,"0" p

10,"VIC" p

11,"1/6/94" p

12,"106503378" p }

Samples A-17

S a m p l e D a t a E n t r y F o r m a t P a c k e t

This packet uses Option 5 (Data Entry Sources) and Option 20 (Data Entry

Prompts). After the printer receives the format packet, the operator can go into Batch Entry Mode at the printer and enter the batch data.

{F,1,A,R,E,300,200,"TEXTILES" p

T,1,10,V,250,50,0,1,1,1,B,C,0,0,0 p

R,20,"PART NUMBER:" p

R,5,K p

B,2,12,V,150,40,1,2,80,7,L,0 p

R,20,"UPC NUMBER:" p

R,5,K p

D,3,20 p

R,20,"FIBER#1:" p

R,5,K p

D,4,3 p

R,20,"PERCENTAGE:" p

R,5,K p

T,5,30,V,80,10,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,0 p

R,1," % " p

R,4,3,1,20,5,1 p

R,4,4,1,3,1,1 p

R,5,N p

D,6,20 p

R,20,”FIBER #2:" p

R,5,K p

D,7,3 p

R,20,"PERCENTAGE:" p

R,5,K p

T,8,30,V,65,10,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,0 p

R,1," % " p

R,4,6,1,20,5,1 p

R,4,7,1,3,1,1 p

R,5,N p

C,30,10,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,”MADE IN USA",0 p

L,S,110,30,110,150,10," " p

Q,240,30,270,150,3," " p }

Depending on the operator-entered batch data, a label similar to this one prints.

A-18 Samples

R F I D D a t a F i e l d S a m p l e s

The ellipsis indicate additional fields that are not shown.

RFID Data Field with a Copy Option

{F,1,A,R,E,600,400,"RDCI" p

L,V,500,115,90,85,3 p

L,V,298,245,90,102,3 p

C,568,8,0,2,2,2,B,L,0,0,"FROM:",0 p

C,568,125,0,2,2,2,B,L,0,0,"CARRIER:",0 p

C,387,8,0,2,1,1,B,L,0,0,"(420) SHIP TO POSTAL CODE",0 p

C,391,250,0,2,1,1,B,L,0,0,"APPOINTMENT NUMBER:",0 p

C,327,250,0,2,1,1,B,L,0,0,"ITEM:",0 p

C,190,8,0,2,1,1,B,L,0,0,"UPC SHIPPING CONTAINER CODE",0 p

T,1,15,V,529,220,0,2,2,2,B,L,0,0,0 p

B,3,13,V,311,28,8,4,50,8,L,0 p

B,4,14,V,17,60,50,5,130,8,L,0 p

X,5,24,0 p

T,6,20,V,415,270,0,50,15,15,B,L,0,2 p

R,4,5,1,16,1,0 p

...}


{B,1,N,1 p

1,"RFID TEST" p

3,"1005678" p

4,"67-90-32" p

5,"3123456789ABCDEF12345678" p

6,"ABCDEFG" p

...}

The RFID Data Field contains exactly 24 characters of data in ASCII Hex format for a 96-bit RFID tag.

Samples A-19

96-Bit RFID Data Field Samples

The following examples can be used for C1Gen1 and C1Gen2 (without locking).

The 96-bit data that can be displayed using the printer’s Setup, RFID menu for all these examples is the same: “313233343536373839303132.”

Refer to your RFID Multi-Protocol Application Notes for more information about displaying what is programmed into an RFID tag.

ASCII HEX Sample

{F,2,A,R,E,400,400,"ASCIIHEX" p

T,1,50,V,10,10,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0 p

X,2,24,0 p }

{B,2,N,2 p

1,"313233343536373839303132" p

2,"313233343536373839303132" p }

ASCII Hex data type is selected in the RFID Data Field and the batch data is entered as ASCII Hex.

ASCII Sample

{F,2,A,R,E,400,400,"ASCII" p

T,1,50,V,10,10,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0 p

X,2,12,1 p }

{B,2,N,1 p

1,"123456789012" p

2,"123456789012" p }

ASCII data type is selected in the RFID Data Field and the batch data is entered as ASCII.

A-20 Samples

ASCII BINARY Sample

{F,2,A,R,E,400,400,"ASCIIBIN" p

T,1,96,V,10,10,0,2,1,1,B,L,0,0 p

X,2,96,2 p }

{B,2,N,1 p

1,"00110001001100100011001100110100001101010011011000110111

0011100000110001001100100011001100110100" p

2,"00110001001100100011001100110100001101010011011000110111

0011100000110001001100100011001100110100" p }

Note: The ASCII Binary data needs to be entered on one line. Do not use line breaks to wrap the data. This data is shown on several lines because of the font size and margins.

ASCII Binary data type is selected in the RFID Data Field and the batch data is entered as ASCII Binary.

HEX Sample

{F,2,A,R,E,400,400,"HEX" p

T,1,50,V,10,10,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0 p

X,2,12,3 p }

{B,2,N,1 p

1,"~049~050~051~052~053~054~055~056~057~048~049~050" p

2,"~049~050~051~052~053~054~055~056~057~048~049~050" p }

Hex data type is selected in the RFID Data Field and the batch data is entered as Hex.

Note: Tilde numbers are decimal 0 to 255, which is how Hex values must be entered.

Samples A-21

SSCC96 Sample

{F,45,A,R,E,600,400,"SSCC96" p

C,45,220,0,50,10,10,B,L,0,2,"_" p

C,75,385,0,50,40,30,B,L,0,2,"Monarch RFID" p

C,110,385,0,50,6,6,B,L,0,2,"SHIP TO RFID USER" p

C,110,150,0,50,6,6,B,L,0,2,"CARRIER" p

C,150,150,0,50,9,9,B,L,0,2,"PRO:" p

C,165,150,0,50,9,9,B,L,0,2,"B/L:" p

C,200,380,0,50,18,15,B,L,0,2,"PAXAR AMERICAS, Inc." p

C,235,380,0,50,14,12,B,L,0,2,"EMAIL: [email protected]" p

C,255,380,0,50,14,12,B,L,0,2,"PHONE: 1 800 543-6650" p

C,275,345,0,50,6,6,B,L,0,2,"VENDOR STK NO:" p

C,275,110,0,50,6,6,B,L,0,2,"PACK/UNITS:" p

C,360,330,0,50,10,10,B,L,0,2,"EPC Pure Identity:" p

C,275,190,0,50,6,6,B,L,0,2,"COLOR:" p

C,315,110,0,50,6,6,B,L,0,2,"SIZE/STYLE:" p

C,415,390,0,50,12,12,B,L,0,2,"EPC#:" p

L,S,098,005,098,395,6,"" p

L,S,170,005,170,395,6,"" p

L,S,098,155,170,155,6,"" p

L,S,260,005,260,395,6,"" p

L,S,390,005,390,395,6,"" p

T,1,15,V,130,335,0,50,13,12,B,L,0,2 p

B,2,15,V,165,365,8,4,25,0,L,2 p

T,3,20,V,130,150,0,50,13,12,B,L,0,2 p

T,4,20,V,150,110,0,50,10,12,B,L,0,2 p

T,5,20,V,165,110,0,50,10,12,B,L,0,2 p

T,12,10,V,295,370,0,50,15,18,B,L,0,2 p

T,13,10,V,295,110,0,50,15,18,B,L,0,2 p

T,14,50,V,380,385,0,50,12,11,B,L,0,2 p

T,15,10,V,295,200,0,50,15,18,B,L,0,2 p

T,16,10,V,335,155,0,50,15,18,B,L,0,2 p

T,18,30,V,550,330,0,50,15,18,B,L,0,2 p

B,17,20,V,530,340,50,6,110,0,L,2 p

X,19,24 p

T,20,40,V,415,330,0,50,12,13,B,L,0,2 p

R,4,19,1,40,1,1 p }

A-22 Samples


{B,45,N,1 p

1,"VENDOR USA" p

2,"42060512" p

3,"PAXAR AMERICAS" p

4,"0987764356" p

5,"0020545640" p

12,"0075687332" p

13,"3600" p

14,"urn:epc:tag:sscc-96:1.0028028.0000001235" p

15,"RED" p

16,"48~"/TOUGH" p

17,"009280287586887" p

18,"0 09 28028 75688 7" p

19,"313401B5F0000004D3000000" p

20,"0" p }

Samples A-23

SGTIN 96 Sample

{F,46,A,R,E,600,400,"SGTIN96" p

C,45,220,0,50,10,10,B,L,0,2,"_" p

C,75,385,0,50,40,30,B,L,0,2,"Monarch RFID" p

C,110,385,0,50,6,6,B,L,0,2,"SHIP TO RFID USER" p

C,110,150,0,50,6,6,B,L,0,2,"CARRIER" p

C,150,150,0,50,9,9,B,L,0,2,"PRO:" p

C,165,150,0,50,9, 9,B,L,0,2,"B/L:" p

C,200,380,0,50,18,15,B,L,0,2,"PAXAR AMERICAS, Inc." p

C,235,380,0,50,14,12,B,L,0,2,"EMAIL: [email protected]" p

C,255,380,0,50,14,12,B,L,0,2,"PHONE: 1 800 543-6650" p

C,275,345,0,50,6,6,B,L,0,2,"VENDOR STK NO:" p

C,275,110,0,50,6,6,B,L,0,2,"PACK/UNITS:" p

C,360,330,0,50,10,10,B,L,0,2,"EPC Pure Identity:" p

C,275,190,0,50,6,6,B,L,0,2,"COLOR:" p

C,315,110,0,50,6,6,B,L,0,2,"SIZE/STYLE:"

p

C,415,390,0,50,12,12,B,L,0,2,"EPC#:" p

L,S,098,005,098,395,6,"" p

L,S,170,005,170,395,6,"" p

L,S,098,155,170,155,6,"" p

L,S,260,005,260,395,6,"" p

L,S,390,005,390,395,6,"" p

T,1,15,V,130,335,0,50,13,12,B,L,0,2 p

B,2,15,V,165,365,8,4,25,0,L,2 p

T,3,20,V,130,150,0,50,13,12,B,L,0,2 p

T,4,20,V,150,110,0,50,10,12,B,L,0,2 p

T,5,20,V,165,110,0,50,10,12,B,L,0,2 p

T,12,10,V,295,370,0,50,15,18,B,L,0,2 p

T,13,10,V,295,110,0,50,15,18,B,L,0,2 p

T,14,50,V,380,385,0,50,12,11,B,L,0,2

T,15,10,V,295,200,0,50,15,18,B,L,0,2 p p

T,16,10,V,335,155,0,50,15,18,B,L,0,2 p p

T,18,30,V,550,330,0,50,15,18,B,L,0,2

B,17,20,V,530,340,50,6,110,0,L,2 p

X,19,24 p

T,20,40,V,415,330,0,50,12,13,B,L,0,2

R,4,19,1,40,1,1 p } p

A-24 Samples


{B,46,N,1 p

1,"VENDOR USA" p

2,"42060512" p

3,"PAXAR AMERICAS" p

4,"0987764356" p

5,"0020545640" p

12,"0075687332" p

13,"3600" p

14,"urn:epc:tag:sgtin-96:1.0028028.001234.2" p

15,"RED" p

16,"48~"/TOUGH" p

17,"009280287586887" p

18,"0 09 28028 75688 7" p

19,"303401B5F001348000000002" p

20,"0" p }

E x p a n d e d C 1 G e n 2 S a m p l e s

Password Lock

{F,2,A,R,E,400,400,"PWDLOCK" p

X,1,100,0 p }

{B,2,N,1 p

1,"313233343536373831323334~028" p

C,"ABCDEFGH01234567UserMemorySample~028" p

C,"~028" p

C,"73737373~028" p

C,"CAD01234~028" p

C,"22022" p }

The EPC data is 313233343536373831323334, the user memory data is

ABCDEFGH01234567UserMemorySample, the access password is

73737373, and the kill password is CAD01234. Selects password lock (2) as the locking method for the EPC, user memory, access, and kill fields. To change the EPC, user memory, or kill fields, the access password must be sent with the batch data.

Samples A-25

Permalock and Password Lock

{F,2,A,R,E,400,400,"BOTHLOCK" p

X,1,100,0 p }

{B,2,N,1 p

1,"313233343536373831323334~028" p

C,"~028" p

C,"~028" p

C,"73737373~028" p

C,"CAD01234~028" p

C,"30033" p }

The EPC data is 313233343536373831323334, the access password is

73737373, and the kill password is CAD01234. Selects permalock and password lock (3) as the locking method for the EPC, access, and kill fields, which means these fields are permanently un-writable. The EPC data can only be programmed ONE time.

A-26 Samples

F O N T S

Our printers support two types of fonts: Bitmapped (traditional printer fonts such as Standard and Reduced) and

Scalable/TrueType® (Font 50). This appendix gives a brief overview of each type of font and how your printer interprets fonts.

It also shows examples of the fonts loaded in your printer.

B

Number

3

4

1

2

5

6

10

56

70

71

72

73

11

15

16

17

18

50

Font Size and Appearance

Standard

Reduced

Bold

OCRA-like

HR1 - only for numeric data

HR2 - only for numeric data

CG Triumvirate™ Typeface Bold

(9 pt. at 203 dpi or 8 pt. at 300 dpi)

6 pt. CG Triumvirate™ Type face





EFF Swiss Bold

PaxarSymbols

15 pt. Paxar

18 pt. Paxar

15 pt. NAFTA

18 pt. NAFTA

Type of

Spacing monospaced monospaced monospaced monospaced monospaced monospaced proportional proportional proportional proportional proportional proportional scalable proportional proportional proportional proportional proportional

# of Dots Between

Characters

3 (203 dpi) 5 (300 dpi)

1 (203 dpi) 2 (300 dpi)

3 (203 dpi) 5 (300 dpi)

3 (203 dpi) 5 (300 dpi)

2 (203 dpi) 3 (300 dpi)

1 (203 dpi) 2 (300 dpi) varies w/ each letter varies w/ each letter varies w/ each letter varies w/each letter varies w/each letter varies w/each letter varies w/each letter varies w/each letter varies w/each letter varies w/each letter varies w/each letter varies w/each letter

* The CG Triumvirate™ typefaces support only ANSI and DOS Code Page 437 and 850 Symbol Sets.

The scalable font does not support Code Page 1256 (Arabic). The Euro-dollar symbol at position

~192 is only available in the Standard, Reduced, and Bold fonts.

Fonts B-1

These samples were printed using the Internal Symbol set.

Standard Font Reduced Font Bold Font

OCRA-like Font

EFF Swiss Bold Font*

B-2 Fonts

* Printed with ANSI Symbol Set

These samples were printed using Code Page 437.

CG Triumvirate™ Typeface Bold

CG Triumvirate™ Typeface

Fonts B-3

P a x a r S y m b o l s F o n t 5 6 C h a r a c t e r s

A (decimal 65) =

40

(

48

0

56

8

64

:

72

H

80

P

P a x a r F o n t 7 0 a n d F o n t 7 1 C h a r a c t e r s

32 33

!

41

)

49

1

57

=

65

A

73

I

81

Q

34

_

42

*

50

2

58

>

66

B

74

J

82

R

35

#

43

+

51

3

59

?

67

C

75

K

83

S

36

$

76

L

84

T

60

@

68

D

44

,

52

4

37

%

77

M

85

U

61

;

69

E

45

-

53

5

38

&

46

.

54

6

62

<

70

F

78

N

86

V W

39

$

47

/

55

7

63

9

71

G

79

O

87

B-4 Fonts

8

64

@

72

H

80

P

88

X

96

$`

40

(

48

0

56

104 h

N A F TA F o n t 7 2 a n d F o n t 7 3 C h a r a c t e r s

32

I

81

Q

89

Y

97 a

105 i

9

65

A

73

33

!

41

)

49

1

57

J

82

R

90

Z

98 b

106 j

:

66

B

74

34

"

42

*

50

2

58

K

83

S

91

[

99 c

107 k

;

67

C

75

35

#

43

+

51

3

59

L

84

T

92

\

100 d

108 l

<

68

D

76

36

$

44

,

52

4

60

M

85

U

93

]

101 e

109 m

=

69

E

77

37

%

45

-

53

5

61

38

&

46

.

54

6

62

>

70

F

78

N

86

V

94

^

102 f

_

G

39

'

47

/

55

7

63

?

71

79

O

87

W

95

103 g

B i t m a p F o n t I n f o r m a t i o n

Our bitmap fonts are either monospaced (each character occupies the same amount of space) or proportional (each character is a different width). Use monospaced fonts for price fields and data you want to list in a column.

With proportionally spaced fonts, you may be able to place more characters on a line. However, you may need to experiment with these fonts and adjust field measurements in your format. The bitmapped fonts (either monospaced or proportional) appear jagged when magnified.

The magnification range is 1 to 7.

Use the MONARCH® MPCL™ Toolbox (Soft Font Utility), available on our

Web site, to convert a bitmap font to Hex or Run-Length encoding for the printer. Select the point size and characters to print. Bitmap fonts may image faster than a TrueType font, but you are limited to the point size and characters you downloaded.

Fonts B-5

M o n o s p a c e d F o n t M a g n i f i c a t i o n

Monospaced characters occupy the same amount of space within a magnification. Use monospaced fonts for price fields and data you want to list in a column. Decide how wide and tall you want the characters to appear on the labels. The following two tables show the width and height of each of the monospaced fonts after magnification.

This table includes the default (3 dots for Standard, 1 dot for Reduced, 3 dots for Bold) spacing.

U s i n g 2 0 3 D P I

1x

7x

Width Mag.

Units

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

Standard

Character

Width Sample

8.37

21.26

17

49.75

126.37

101

Reduced

Character

Width Sample

3.9

9.9

8

24.63

62.56

50

Character

Width Sample

13.3

33.78

27

84.24

214

171

Bold

U s i n g 3 0 0 D P I

1x

7x

Width Mag.

Units

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

Standard

Character

Width Sample

8.7

22

26

50.7

128.7

152

Reduced

Character

Width Sample

4

10.2

12

25

63.5

75

Character

Width Sample

13.7

34.7

41

85.7

217.6

257

Bold

Only the 1x width can be scanned with the OCRA-like font. Using a printhead with 203 dpi, the character widths are as follows: 7.9 (English),

20.1 (Metric), and 16 (Dots).

B-6 Fonts

To calculate other font widths, multiply the font dots (14 dots for Standard, 7 dots for Reduced, 24 dots for Bold) by the magnification and add the default spacing (3 dots for Standard, 1 dot for Reduced, 3 dots for Bold) between characters.

Example

14 (Standard font dots) x 5 (magnification) = 70 + 3 (default spacing between characters). There are 73 dots in the Standard font at 5x.

203 DPI Height Magnification

1x 7x

Standard

1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

Reduced

1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

10.8

27.4

22

6.9

17.5

14

75.9

192.8

154

48.28

122.6

98

Fonts B-7

Bold

1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

OCRA-like (1x only)

1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

300 DPI Height Magnification

16.7

42.4

34

11.8

30

24

1x

Standard

1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

B-8 Fonts

Reduced

1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

11

28

33

7

17.8

21

117.24

297.8

238

7x

77

195.6

231

49

124.5

147

Bold

1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

OCRA-like (1x only)

1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

12

30.5

36

18.7

47.4

56

130.7

332

392

Fonts B-9

P r o p o r t i o n a l F o n t M a g n i f i c a t i o n

Each character in a proportionally spaced font is a different height and width. You may be able to place more characters on a line using proportionally spaced fonts. You may want to experiment with these fonts and adjust field measurements in your format as needed. The bitmapped fonts (either monospaced or proportional) appear jagged when magnified.

The magnification range is 1 to 7. The following tables provide height and width magnification of sample characters.

C G T r i u m v i r a t e ™ T y p e f a c e B o l d ( 9 p t . ) 2 0 3 D P I

1x

Width Mag.

1/100 in.

1.48

Minimum

6.4

Average

7x

1/10 mm

Dots

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

3.76

3

10.3

26.2

21

16.26

13

44.8

114

91

10.8

27.4

22

75.9

192.8

154

Maximum

To calculate other font widths, multiply the font dots (3 dots for Minimum, 13 dots for Average, 22 dots for Maximum) by the magnification.

Example

13 (Average font dots) x 5 (magnification) = 65 dots in an average letter of the CG Triumvirate™ Typeface Bold at 5x.

H e i g h t M a g n i f i c a t i o n 2 0 3 D P I

CG Triumvirateä

Typeface Bold

1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

B-10 Fonts

1x

8.87

22.5

18

7x

56

158

126

C G T r i u m v i r a t e ™

T y p e f a c e B o l d ( 9 p t . ) 3 0 0 D P I

1x

Width Mag.

1/100 in.

1.5

Minimum

8

Average

7x

1/10 mm

Dots

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

3.8

4.5

10.5

26.7

31.5

20.3

24

56

142.2

168

H e i g h t M a g n i f i c a t i o n

11

28

331

77

195.6

231

Maximum

CG Triumvirateä

Typeface Bold

1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

1x

9

22.9

27

7x

63

160.2

189

Fonts B-11

C G Tr i u m v i r a t e ä Ty p e f a c e ( 6 p t . ) 2 0 3 D P I

1x

Width Mag.

1/100 in.

.99

Minimum

2.96

Average

7x

1/10 mm

Dots

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

2.51

2

6.9

17.5

14

7.52

6

20.7

52.6

42


5.9

15

12

41.4

105.2

84

Maximum

CG Triumvirateä Typeface

1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

1x

5.9

14.99

12

7x

41.38

105.1

84

B-12 Fonts


1x

Width Mag.

1/100 in.

1

Minimum

3

Average

7x

1/10 mm

Dots

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

2.54

3

7

17.8

21

7.62

9

21

53.3

63


6

15.2

18

42

106.7

126

Maximum

CG Triumvirateä Typeface

1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

1x

6.7

16.9

20

7x

46.7

118.5

140

Fonts B-13


1x

Width Mag.

1/100 in.

.99

Minimum

2.96

Average

7x

1/10 mm

Dots

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

2.51

2

6.9

17.5

14

7.52

6

20.7

52.6

42


5.9

15

12

41.4

105.2

84

Maximum

CG Triumvirateä

Typeface

1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

1x

8.87

22.5

18

7x

56

158

126

B-14 Fonts


1x

Width Mag.

1/100 in.

1

Minimum

3

Average

7x

1/10 mm

Dots

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

2.54

3

9

22.9

27

7.62

9

21

53.3

63


7.3

18.6

22

51.3

130.4

154

Maximum

CG Triumvirateä

Typeface

1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

1x

9

22.9

27

7x

63

160.2

189

Fonts B-15


1x

Width Mag.

1/100 in.

.99

Minimum

2.96

Average

7x

1/10 mm

Dots

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

2.51

2

6.9

17.5

14

7.52

6

20.7

52.6

42


5.9

15

12

41.4

105.2

84

Maximum

CG Triumvirateä

Typeface

1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

1x

8.87

22.5

18

7x

68

172.7

138

B-16 Fonts


1x

Width Mag.

1/100 in.

1.3

Minimum

4.7

Average

7x

1/10 mm

Dots

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

3.4

4

9.3

23.7

28

11.8

14

32.7

83

98


9.6

24.5

29

67.7

171.8

203

Maximum

CG Triumvirateä

Typeface

1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

1x

10.7

27.1

32

7x

74.7

189.6

224

Fonts B-17


1x

Width Mag.

1/100 in.

.99

Minimum

2.96

Average

5.9

7x

1/10 mm

Dots

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

2.51

2

6.9

17.5

14

7.52

6

20.7

52.6

42

15

12

41.4

105.2

84

Maximum


CG Triumvirateä

Typeface

1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

1x

8.87

22.5

18

7x

68

172.7

138

B-18 Fonts


1x

Width Mag.

1/100 in.

1.7

Minimum

5.3

Average

10.7

7x

1/10 mm

Dots

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

4.2

5

11.7

29.6

35

13.5

16

37.3

94.8

112

27.1

32

74.7

189.6

224

Maximum


CG Triumvirateä

Typeface

1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

1x

11.7

29.6

35

7x

81.7

207.4

245

Fonts B-19

C G Tr i u m v i r a t e ä Ty p e f a c e ( 1 5 p t . ) 2 0 3 D P I

1x

Width Mag.

1/100 in.

.99

Minimum

2.96

Average

5.9

7x

1/10 mm 2.51

Dots

1/100 in.

2

6.9

1/10 mm 17.5

Dots 14

7.52

6

20.7

52.6

42

15

12

41.4

105.2

84


Maximum

CG Triumvirateä

Typeface

1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

8.87

22.5

18

68

172.7

138

B-20 Fonts

C G Tr i u m v i r a t e ä Ty p e f a c e ( 1 5 p t . ) 3 0 0 D P I

1x

Width Mag.

1/100 in.

2

Minimum

7.6

Average

15.7

7x

1/10 mm

Dots

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

5.1

6

14

35.5

42

19.4

23

53.7

136.3

161

39.8

47

47

119.4

141


Maximum

CG Triumvirateä

Typeface

1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

1x

17.7

44.8

53

7x

8123.7

314.1

371

Fonts B-21

S c a l a b l e F o n t I n f o r m a t i o n

The scalable font is smooth at any point size. There are no jagged edges because the font is created from an equation every time it is used. The field width varies with each letter.

When you define formats using scalable fonts, remember to set the character rotation to 0, because it is not supported. However, field rotation is supported for text or constant text fields using the scalable font. The

scalable font does not print a slashed zero.

Scalable fonts perform better in constant text fields, because those fields are imaged only once per batch, not once per label as in text fields. The transparent overlay allows closer field placement when using scalable fonts.

To use large point sizes (greater than 60), you must reconfigure memory and increase the size of the scalable (vector) fonts buffer.

The height and width magnification are defined in point size.

72 points = one inch. One inch = cell size. The cell size is the built-in space around the individual characters of the scalable font. The point size range is 4 to 255. If the height and width are not set to the same point size, the printed characters look tall and thin or short and thick, which allows for greater flexibility in the appearance of the font.

The 72 point EFF Swiss Bold sample shows the one inch cell size.

6pt Sample

10pt Sample

24pt Sample

48pt

Sample

7 2 p t

Sample

1"

B-22 Fonts

Tr u e Ty p e F o n t I n f o r m a t i o n

TrueType fonts follow the TrueType outline font standard. These fonts are smooth at any point size. There are no jagged edges, because the font is created from an equation every time it is used. The height and width magnification are defined in point size. 72 points = one inch.

One inch = cell size. The cell size is the built-in space around the individual characters of the scalable font. The point size range is 4 to 255. The field width varies with each letter. The printer can accept downloaded TrueType fonts.

D o w n l o a d i n g Tr u e Ty p e F o n t s

The MONARCH® MPCL™ Toolbox (Font Utility) is available on our Web site and converts TrueType fonts to Hex or Run-Length encoding for the printer.

When downloading a TrueType font, you download the entire font, not particular characters or one point size. You can print a variety of symbol sets with International (Turkish, Latin, Spanish, etc.) characters. TrueType fonts are designed to be regionally specific; therefore, all symbol sets may not be supported in a given font.

These font files are large and may image slower than bitmap fonts. The size of the font file, in bytes, is the minimum amount of memory you must have available for fonts in the printer’s downloadable fonts buffer.

You may need to reallocate memory to use downloaded TrueType fonts.

After reallocating memory, resend the font, format, and batch packets. See

“Defining the Memory Configuration Packet” in Chapter 2 for more information. Also, Chapter 2 lists some special considerations when defining memory for downloaded TrueType fonts.

Fonts B-23

U s i n g I n t e r n a t i o n a l F o n t s

International fonts are available as bitmap or TrueType fonts. See "Bitmap

Font Information" or "TrueType Font Information" for more details. To use these fonts, you must purchase the memory expansion option and download the font to the printer.

Version 6.0 or greater (9855/9860) and version 3.0 or greater (9825) have a new font rasterizer, which allows for an additional symbol set

(110 – Unicode UTF-8). To use this symbol set, you must download an

International TrueType font. An International TrueType font containing

Chinese or Japanese characters requires the high memory option

(purchased separately). The high memory option is only available with the

9855/9860 printers. An International TrueType font containing Arabic characters may not require the high memory option.

Note: Because the 9825 printer’s memory is limited, only Latin fonts

(smaller than 256K) may fit in the printer’s flash memory. There is not enough memory to store an Asian font.

To use International fonts, consider the following information:

¨ All fonts contain an internal character mapping. The mapping is organized by one or more standards, such as BIG5. These mapping standards can provide over 65,000 characters, which are not represented in this manual.

The printer supports several mapping standards:

¨

¨

¨

¨

Unicode (UCS-2)

BIG5

GB2312

SJIS

¨ Specify a symbol set based on the characters to print and one that is compatible with the font's character mapping. For example, to print

Japanese characters, select symbol set 932 (Japanese Shift JIS) and a font compatible with that symbol set. See "Selecting a Symbol Set" for more information.

¨ To enter batch data, use the method specified by the font's character mapping and a compatible symbol set.

B-24 Fonts

S e l e c t i n g a S y m b o l S e t

Specify a symbol set based on the characters to print and one that is compatible with the font's character mapping. The symbol set parameter identifies the character mapping used in the text field or constant text field, for example, Unicode, BIG5, etc. If no symbol set is selected, the default symbol set (Internal Symbol Set) is used.

The printer automatically translates some character mappings to others.

For example, if you need a BIG5 font, it is possible to use Unicode text data. Use Unicode in the symbol set parameter to indicate the text mapping and select the BIG5 font needed in the font parameter (T8 or C5). The printer automatically translates the Unicode character values into BIG5 values before printing the character.

The following table lists the compatible mappings and symbol sets.

Font Character Mapping Symbol Set Parameter (T15, C13, or A6)

Unicode

Unicode

Unicode

Unicode

Unicode

BIG5

GB2312

SJIS

GB2312

BIG5

UTF-8

Batch Data* TrueType Font

Character Mapping

BIG5

SJIS

KSC5601

GB2312

Unicode

Unicode

Unicode

SJIS

GB2312

BIG5

Unicode

BIG5

SJIS

KSC5601

GB2312 use in text or constant text fields

102 - Unicode

If you are unsure which character mapping to select, use this symbol set, because the printer automatically translates the character mappings.

103 - BIG5

104 - GB2312

105 - SJIS (Code Page 932 - Japanese Shift-JIS)

106 - GB2312 (Code Page 936 - Simplified Chinese)

107 - BIG5 (Code Page 950 - Traditional Chinese)

110 - Unicode UTF-8

If you are unsure which character mapping to select, use this symbol set, because the printer automatically translates the character mappings.

Note: UTF-8 is very common. We recommend using it for compatibility with different host applications and data streams.

* Characters in batch data must be entered based on their mapping (Unicode, BIG5, etc.).

Note: Symbol sets 102-110 require the memory expansion option and a downloaded International TrueType font.

Fonts B-25

I n t e r n a t i o n a l F o n t S a m p l e

{F,3,A,R,E,150,200,"SIMPLE" p

T,1,5,V,10,10,0,100,30,30,B,L,0,0,102 p }

Symbol Set Parameter

{B,3,U,1 p

1,"~125~000~125~002~125~004~125~005" p }

Font Number

This example prints these four characters with Unicode batch data of

~125~000, ~125~002, ~125~004 and ~125~005.

A r a b i c F o n t S a m p l e

{F,3,A,R,E,220,400,"SIMPLE"¦

T,1,250,V,40,380,0,1000,24,24,B,E,0,0,110¦

T,2,250,V,90,380,0,1000,24,24,B,E,0,0,110¦}

{B,3,N,1¦

1,"%5 95% "¦

2,"5% polyester 95% cotton"¦}

This example prints on the 9855 printer with a downloaded Arabic font and the printer's Numeric Format set as Default.

Refer to the Internet for a listing of the characters in each code page.

Search on a particular code page, such as “codepage 936" to view the characters in that code page.

B-26 Fonts

L i c e n s i n g Yo u r F o n t s

We provide you with tools to create and download TrueType fonts.

However, it is your responsibility to purchase and license any fonts you download to your printer. Contact your font supplier for licensing information. Additional fonts that are compatible with the printer can be purchased from:

The Electronic Font Foundry

11 Silwood Road; Ascot; SL5 OPY; England

(0)1344 875 201 www.eff.co.uk

Korean, Chinese, and Japanese fonts can be purchased from:

Dynalab Inc.

2055 Gateway Place; Suite 400; San Jose, CA 95110

408-490-4224 www.dynalab.com

L o c a t i n g t h e F o n t N u m b e r i n a F o n t P a c k e t

If you are creating font packets, the font number is the second parameter in the packet. Software is available to create the font data and packet. Call

Technical Support for more information.

Font Number

Example

{W,200,A,M,68 p font data p font data p }

Use this number in T8 or in C5. See “Defining Text Fields” or “Defining Constant

Text Fields” in Chapter 2 for more information.

l

Example

Font Number

T,1,10,V,30,10,0,200,1,1,B,L,0,0,0 p

C,50,30,0,200,1,1,B,L,0,0,"MONARCH",0 p

Font Number

Defines a text and constant text field using the downloaded (#200) font.

Fonts B-27

B-28 Fonts

S Y M B O L S E T S / C O D E P A G E S

This appendix contains a listing of the symbol sets, code pages, and extended character sets the printer supports.

Use the charts in this appendix to convert dot sequences from the image dot pattern to codes you can use in the fields. Use the

Binary to Hex Conversion Chart to convert Binary dot sequences to

Hexadecimal numbers for bitmap files. Use the Dot to Run Length

Encoding Chart to convert dot sequences to alphabetic characters for bitmap files.

C

S u p p o r t e d S y m b o l S e t s a n d C o d e P a g e s

The printers support these symbol sets and code pages: Internal,

ANSI, Bold, OCRA Character Set, DOS Code Page 437 and 850.

Additional Code Pages are supported with downloaded TrueType or Unicode (double-byte) fonts.

The printer defaults to the internal symbol set. See “Defining the

System Setup Packet” in Chapter 2 to change the symbol set.

S e l e c t i n g a S y m b o l S e t o r C o d e P a g e

The CG Triumvirate™ typefaces support only the ANSI and DOS

Code Page 437 and 850 Symbol Sets. These fonts print a slashed zero when using the ANSI symbol set.

Internal

ANSI

DOS Code

Pages 437 or 850

Use this symbol set to print international monetary symbols, the trademark (™ ) symbol, and for formats that may be used on other MPCLII printers.

Use this symbol set with proportionally spaced fonts.

Use this symbol set for extended and international characters with proportionally spaced fonts.

Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-1

U s i n g C o d e 1 2 8 F u n c t i o n C o d e s

This table lists the characters for Bar Code 128 function codes. These functions are used with scanners.

Code

~201

~202

~203

~204

Function Code

F1

F2

F3

F4

E n t e r i n g E x t e n d e d C h a r a c t e r s

When using extended characters in your batch data file, type a tilde in front of the three-digit code. For example, if you want to include the character Ä in a text field using the Internal Symbol Set, type:

1,"~142" p

U s i n g I n t e r n a t i o n a l C h a r a c t e r S e t s / C o d e P a g e s

Symbol sets 100, 101, 852-860, and 1250-1258 may only be used with the scalable font (font#50) or downloaded TrueType fonts. TrueType fonts are designed to be regionally specific; therefore, all symbol sets may not be supported in a given font. For example, to print Hebrew characters, you need to find a font (such as Arial) that supports Hebrew characters; convert, and then download the font to your printer. Make sure the correct symbol set for Hebrew characters is selected.

Font 50 does not print the slashed zero or support Code Pages 101

(Wingdings) and 1256 (Arabic). The Euro-dollar symbol at position ~192 is only available in the Standard, Reduced, and Bold fonts.

Code pages 102-107, 932, 936, and 950 contain thousands of characters, which are not represented in this manual. These code pages require the memory expansion option and a downloaded International TrueType font.

The Code Pages (100 and greater) on the following pages were printed using Arial or a similar downloaded TrueType font. To determine the character code, add the column number and row number for the character.

For example, to produce the

ÿ

character with the ANSI character set, you would press Alt 255 (column 15 + row 240).

C-2 Symbol Sets/Code Pages

I n t e r n a l S y m b o l S e t


A N S I S y m b o l S e t

B o l d C h a r a c t e r S e t


O C R A C h a r a c t e r S e t

C o d e P a g e 1 0 0 ( M a c i n t o s h )


C o d e P a g e 1 0 1 ( W i n g d i n g s )

C o d e P a g e 4 3 7 ( L a t i n U . S . )


C o d e P a g e 8 5 0 ( L a t i n 1 )

C o d e P a g e 8 5 2 ( L a t i n 2 )


C o d e P a g e 8 5 5 ( R u s s i a n )

C o d e P a g e 8 5 7 ( I B M Tu r k i s h )


C o d e P a g e 8 6 0 ( M S - D O S P o r t u g u e s e )

C o d e P a g e 1 2 5 0 ( L a t i n 2 )


C o d e P a g e 1 2 5 1 ( C y r i l l i c )

C o d e P a g e 1 2 5 2 ( L a t i n 1 )


C o d e P a g e 1 2 5 3 ( G r e e k )

C o d e P a g e 1 2 5 4 ( Tu r k i s h )


C o d e P a g e 1 2 5 5 ( H e b r e w )

C o d e P a g e 1 2 5 6 ( A r a b i c )


C o d e P a g e 1 2 5 7 ( B a l t i c )

C o d e P a g e 1 2 5 8 ( V i e t n a m e s e )


A S C I I t o H e x a d e c i m a l C o n v e r s i o n C h a r t

Use the chart below to translate the characters printed on your test label.

The chart lists ASCII characters and their hexadecimal and decimal equivalents.

Char.

NUL

SOH

STX

ETX

EOT

ENQ

ACK

BEL

Backspace

Tab linefeed home form feed carriage return

SO

SI

DLE

DC1

Hex

04

05

06

07

08

09

0A

00

01

02

03

0B

0C

0D

0E

0F

10

11

Decimal

6

7

4

5

8

9

10

0

1

2

3

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Char.

DC2

DC3

DC4

NAK

SYN

ETB

CAN

EM

SUB

Escape cursor right cursor left cursor up cursor down space

“

!

#

Hex

16

17

18

19

1A

1B

1C

12

13

14

15

1D

1E

1F

20

21

22

23

Decimal

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

18

19

20

21

29

30

31

32

33

34

35


,

Char.

(

‘

)

*

++

$

%

&

3

4

1

2

5

6

7

8

9

:

-

/

.

0

A S C I I t o H e x a d e c i m a l C o n v e r s i o n C h a r t ( c o n t i n u e d )

Decimal

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

36

37

38

39

40

41

Hex

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

3A

2A

2B

2C

2D

2E

2F

30

24

25

26

27

28

29

Char.

J

K

H

I

L

M

N

O

P

Q

C

D

A

B

E

F

G

;

<

=

>

?

@

Hex

48

49

4A

4B

4C

4D

4E

4F

50

51

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

3B

3C

3D

3E

3F

40

Decimal

72

73

74

75

76

77

78

79

80

81

65

66

67

68

69

70

71

59

60

61

62

63

64


A S C I I t o H e x a d e c i m a l C o n v e r s i o n C h a r t ( c o n t i n u e d )

Char.

a b

_

` c d e f g h

Z

[

X

Y

]

\

^^

R

S

T

U

V

W

Hex

5F

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

58

59

5A

5B

5C

5D

5E

52

53

54

55

56

57

Decimal

95

96

97

98

99

100

101

102

103

104

88

89

90

91

92

93

94

82

83

84

85

86

87

Char.

q r o p s t u k j i l m n

} p z

{

~ delete x y v w

Hex

76

77

78

79

7A

7B

7C

7D

7E

7F

6F

70

71

72

73

74

75

69

6A

6B

6C

6D

6E

Decimal

118

119

120

121

122

123

124

125

126

127

111

112

113

114

115

116

117

105

106

107

108

109

110


B i n a r y t o H e x C o n v e r s i o n C h a r t

Binary

00001111

00010000

00010001

00010010

00010011

00010100

00010101

00010110

00010111

00011000

00011001

00011010

00011011

00011100

00011101

00011110

00011111

00000000

00000001

00000010

00000011

00000100

00000101

00000110

00000111

00001000

00001001

00001010

00001011

00001100

00001101

00001110

Hex

13

14

15

16

17

0F

10

11

12

18

19

1A

1B

1C

1D

1E

1F

03

04

05

06

07

00

01

02

08

09

0A

0B

0C

0D

0E

Binary

00101111

00110000

00110001

00110010

00110011

00110100

00110101

00110110

00110111

00111000

00111001

00111010

00111011

00111100

00111101

00111110

00111111

00100000

00100001

00100010

00100011

00100100

00100101

00100110

00100111

00101000

00101001

00101010

00101011

00101100

00101101

00101110

Hex

33

34

35

36

37

2F

30

31

32

38

39

3A

3B

3C

3D

3E

3F

23

24

25

26

27

20

21

22

28

29

2A

2B

2C

2D

2E


B i n a r y t o H e x a d e c i m a l C o n v e r s i o n C h a r t ( c o n t i n u e d )

Binary

01000000

01000001

01000010

01000011

01000100

01000101

01000110

01000111

01001000

01001001

01001010

01001011

01001100

01001101

01001110

01001111

01010000

01010001

01010010

01010011

01010100

01010101

01010110

01010111

01011000

01011001

01011010

01011011

01011100

01011101

01011110

01011111

Hex

4A

4B

4C

4D

4E

46

47

48

49

40

41

42

43

44

45

56

57

58

59

5A

5B

5C

5D

5E

5F

53

54

55

4F

50

51

52

Binary

01100000

01100001

01100010

01100011

01100100

01100101

01100110

01100111

01101000

01101001

01101010

01101011

01101100

01101101

01101110

01101111

01110000

01110001

01110010

01110011

01110100

01110101

01110110

01110111

01111000

01111001

01111010

01111011

01111100

01111101

01111110

01111111

Hex

6A

6B

6C

6D

6E

66

67

68

69

60

61

62

63

64

65

76

77

78

79

7A

7B

7C

7D

7E

7F

73

74

75

6F

70

71

72



Binary

10000000

10000001

10000010

10000011

10000100

10000101

10000110

10000111

10001000

10001001

10001010

10001011

10001100

10001101

10001110

10001111

10010000

10010001

10010010

10010011

10010100

10010101

10010110

10010111

10011000

10011001

10011010

10011011

10011100

10011101

10011110

10011111

Hex

8A

8B

8C

8D

8E

86

87

88

89

80

81

82

83

84

85

96

97

98

99

9A

9B

9C

9D

9E

9F

93

94

95

8F

90

91

92

Binary

10100000

10100001

10100010

10100011

10100100

10100101

10100110

10100111

10101000

10101001

10101010

10101011

10101100

10101101

10101110

10101111

10110000

10110001

10110010

10110011

10110100

10110101

10110110

10110111

10111000

10111001

10111010

10111011

10111100

10111101

10111110

10111111

Hex

AA

AB

AC

AD

AE

A6

A7

A8

A9

A0

A1

A2

A3

A4

A5

B6

B7

B8

B9

BA

BB

BC

AF

B0

B1

B2

B3

B4

B5

BD

BC

BF



Binary

11000000

11000001

11000010

11000011

11000100

11000101

11000110

11000111

11001000

11001001

11001010

11001011

11001100

11001101

11001110

11001111

11010000

11010001

11010010

11010011

11010100

11010101

11010110

11010111

11011000

11011001

11011010

11011011

11011100

11011101

11011110

11011111

Hex

CA

CB

CC

CD

CE

C6

C7

C8

C9

C0

C1

C2

C3

C4

C5

D6

D7

D8

D9

DA

DB

DC

CF

D0

D1

D2

D3

D4

D5

DD

DE

DF

Binary

11100000

11100001

11100010

11100011

11100100

11100101

11100110

11100111

11101000

11101001

11101010

11101011

11101100

11101101

11101110

11101111

11110000

11110001

11110010

11110011

11110100

11110101

11110110

11110111

11111000

11111001

11111010

11111011

11111100

11111101

11111110

11111111

Hex

EA

EB

EC

ED

EE

E6

E7

E8

E9

E0

E1

E2

E3

E4

E5

F6

F7

F8

F9

FA

FB

FC

EF

F0

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

FD

FE

FF


D o t t o R u n L e n g t h E n c o d i n g C h a r t

O N ( B l a c k ) D o t s

# of Dots

8

9

10

11

12

13

3

4

1

2

5

6

7

Code

L

M

J

K

H

I

C

D

A

B

E

F

G

# of Dots

21

22

23

24

25

26

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

O F F ( W h i t e D o t s )

# of Dots

8

9

10

11

12

13

3

4

1

2

5

6

7

Code k j h i l m c d a b f e g

# of Dots

21

22

23

24

25

26

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Code w x u v y z p q n o r s t

Code

Y

Z

U

V

W

X

P

Q

N

O

R

S

T



F O R M A T D E S I G N T O O L S

Use copies of these worksheets and grids to create formats, batch data, and check digit schemes. You may want to keep copies of the completed forms for your records:

¨

¨

¨

¨

¨

¨

Online Configuration Worksheet

Batch Worksheet

Check Digit Worksheet

Supply Layout Grids (English, Metric, Dots)

Format Worksheet

Sample Format Worksheet

D

Format Design Tools D-1

O n l i n e C o n f i g u r a t i o n W o r k s h e e t

D-2 Format Design Tools

B a t c h W o r k s h e e t

Format Design Tools D-3

C h e c k D i g i t W o r k s h e e t

D-4 Format Design Tools

8.0

SUPPLY LAYOUT (Inches)

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0 4.25

203

200

SUPPLY LAYOUT (Metric)

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

110

100

90

80

70

190

180

170

160

150

140

130

120

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 108

1248

1152

1056

960

864

768

672

576

480

192

1536

1440

Supply Layout (dpi)

1344

384

288

192

96

0.0

192

203

0.0

96 192 288 384 480 576 672 768 806

0.0

102 203 305 406 508 609 711 812 853

0.0

406

305

203

102

812

711

609

508

1320

1218

1117

1015

914

203

1624

1523

1421

203

1624

Supply Layout (dpi)

1523

1421

1320

1218

1117

1015

914

812

711

609

508

406

305

203

102

1350

1200

0.0

0.0

203 0.0

102 203 305 406 508 609 711 812 853

300 0.0

150 300 450 600 750 900 1050 12001275

450

300

150

1050

900

750

600

1950

1800

1650

1500

300

2400

2250

2100

O P T I O N # 1

F i x e d C h a r a c t e r s

O P T I O N # 1


O P T I O N # 2

D a t a T y p e

R e s t r i c t i o n s

O P T I O N # 3

D a t a E n t r y

T e m p l a t e s

O P T I O N # 4

C o p y D a t a f r o m P r e v i o u s F i e l d

O P T I O N # 5


S o u r c e

O P T I O N # 6

U p l o a d F i e l d

D a t a

O P T I O N # 2 0


P r o m p t s

O P T I O N # 2 1

D e f i n e

E x t e n d e d

F i e l d N a m e s

O P T I O N # 3 0

P a d D a t a

# 4 2

P r i c e F i e l d

O P T I O N

# 6 1

R e i m a g e

F i e l d

O P T I O N # 1


O P T I O N # 4


O P T I O N # 5


S o u r c e

O P T I O N # 6


D a t a

O P T I O N # 2 1

D e f i n e

E x t e n d e d


O P T I O N # 3 0

P a d D a t a

O P T I O N # 3 1

D e f i n e

C h e c k D i g i t

O P T I O N # 5 0

B a r C o d e D e n s i t i e s

O P T I O N # 5 1

P D F 4 1 7 S e c u r i t y /

T r u n c a t i o n

2 0

2 0

2 0

2 0

2 0

2 0

2 0

2 0

2 0

O P T I O N # 5 2

P D F 4 1 7

A s p e c t R a t i o

2 1

2 1

2 1

2 1

2 1

2 1

2 1

2 1

2 1

3 0

3 0

3 0

3 0

3 0

3 0

3 0

3 0

3 0

O P T I O N # 6 0

I n c r e m e n t i n g

D a t a

4 2

4 2

4 2

4 2

4 2

4 2

4 2

4 2

4 2

6 1

6 1

6 1

6 1

6 1

6 1

6 1

6 1

6 1

# 6 1

R e i m a g e

F i e l d

# 6 2

B y p a s s

B a r C o d e

O P T I O N # 4


2 1

2 1

2 1

2 1

3 0

3 0

3 0

3 0

3 1

3 1

3 1

3 1

5 0

5 0

5 0

5 0

O P T I O N # 1


5 1

5 1

5 1

5 1

O P T I O N # 4


5 2

5 2

5 2

5 2

6 0

6 0

6 0

6 0

O P T I O N # 5


S o u r c e

O P T I O N # 6


D a t a

O P T I O N # 3 0

P a d D a t a

6 1

6 1

6 1

6 1

O P T I O N # 6 0


D a t a

6 2

6 2

6 2

6 2

F O R M A T W O R K S H E E T

F o r m a t N a m e

S u p p l y T y p e

F o r m a t #

C u s t o m e r N a m e

D a t e

S o f t w a r e V e r s i o n

S u p p l y S i z e

3 0

3 0

3 0

3 0

6 0

6 0

6 0

6 0

T C 9 8 0 0 F W R e v . A A 2 / 0 7

O P T I O N # 1


O P T I O N # 1


O P T I O N # 2

D a t a T y p e

R e s t r i c t i o n s

O P T I O N # 3


T e m p l a t e s

O P T I O N # 4


O P T I O N # 5


S o u r c e

O P T I O N # 6


D a t a

O P T I O N # 2 0


P r o m p t s

O P T I O N # 2 1

D e f i n e

E x t e n d e d


O P T I O N # 3 0

P a d D a t a

# 4 2

P r i c e F i e l d

# 6 1

R e i m a g e

F i e l d

O P T I O N # 1


O P T I O N # 4


O P T I O N # 5


S o u r c e

O P T I O N # 6


D a t a

O P T I O N # 2 1

D e f i n e

E x t e n d e d


O P T I O N # 3 0

P a d D a t a

O P T I O N # 3 1

D e f i n e

C h e c k D i g i t

O P T I O N # 5 0

B a r C o d e D e n s i t i e s

O P T I O N # 5 1

P D F 4 1 7 S e c u r i t y /

T r u n c a t i o n

2 0

2 0

2 0

2 0

2 0

2 0

2 0

2 0

2 0

O P T I O N # 5 2

P D F 4 1 7

A s p e c t R a t i o

2 1

2 1

2 1

2 1

2 1

2 1

2 1

2 1

2 1

3 0

3 0

3 0

3 0

3 0

3 0

3 0

3 0

3 0

O P T I O N # 6 0


D a t a

4 2

4 2

4 2

4 2

4 2

4 2

4 2

4 2

4 2

6 1

6 1

6 1

6 1

6 1

6 1

6 1

6 1

6 1

# 6 1

R e i m a g e

F i e l d

# 6 2

B y p a s s

B a r C o d e

O P T I O N # 4


2 1

2 1

2 1

2 1

3 0

3 0

3 0

3 0

3 1

3 1

3 1

3 1

5 0

5 0

5 0

5 0

O P T I O N # 1


5 1

5 1

5 1

5 1

O P T I O N # 4


5 2

5 2

5 2

5 2

6 0

6 0

6 0

6 0

O P T I O N # 5


S o u r c e

O P T I O N # 6


D a t a

O P T I O N # 3 0

P a d D a t a

6 1

6 1

6 1

6 1

O P T I O N # 6 0


D a t a

6 2

6 2

6 2

6 2

F O R M A T W O R K S H E E T

F o r m a t N a m e

( S A M P L E )

S u p p l y T y p e

3 0

3 0

3 0

3 0

F o r m a t #

C u s t o m e r N a m e

D a t e

S o f t w a r e V e r s i o n

S u p p l y S i z e

6 0

6 0

6 0

6 0

T C 9 8 0 0 F W R e v . A A 2 / 0 7

P R I N T E R D I F F E R E N C E S

Here are the major features and differences between each printer.

Earlier printer versions may not support all features.

P r i n t e r C o m p a r i s o n

Feature

Printhead Density DPI

(dots per inch)

Print speed IPS

(inches per second)

Maximum print area

203 DPI

9825 Printer

2.5, 4.0, or 6.0 IPS

4.0" x 16.0"

9855/9860 Printer

203 DPI

300 DPI (optional)

2.5, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 10.0, or 12.0 IPS

(optional)

9860 max. is 8.0 IPS

4.0" x 16.0"

4.0" x 13.0" (w/300 dpi)

Recommended: all supplies - .05" on either edge and .02" at the end

Non-Print Zone Recommended: all supplies -

.05" on either edge and .02" at the end

Butt cut supplies - .15" at the beginning

Location of Print Area Center

Supply Width .75" x 4.25"

Supply Length

Power Up Mode

Feed Mode

.50" x 17.5"

Online

On demand/Continuous/

Peel Mode (optional)

Supplies

Supply Type

Keypad

Display

Serial Port Speed

Labels or Perforated Tags

Edge Aperture/Black mark/

Die cut/ Continuous

Feed/Cut

Enter/Pause

Escape/Clear buttons

2-line 16 characters per line

1200/2400/4800/9600/

19200/38400 Baud

Butt cut supplies - .15" at the beginning

Center

.75" x 4.25"

.32" x 17.5"

Online/Offline

On demand/Continuous/

Peel Mode (optional)

9860 does not support peel mode

Labels or Tags

Aperture/Black mark/Die cut/

Continuous

9860 does not support continuous supply

Feed/Cut

Enter/Pause

Escape/Clear buttons

9860 printer comes with an external keyboard

2-line 16 characters per line

1200/2400/4800/9600/

19200/38400/57600/

115200 Baud

E

Printer Differences E-1

Feature 9825 Printer 9855/9860 Printer

Field Number Range 0-999

Batch Separator Yes

0-999

Yes

High Energy Ribbon

Standard Fonts

No Yes

Standard/Reduced/Bold Standard/Reduced/Bold

OCRA/CG Triumvirateä Typeface OCRA/CG Triumvirateä Typeface

Bold 9 pt/CG Triumvirateä

Typeface 6, 7, 9, 11, or 15 pt

Bold 9 pt/CG Triumvirateä

Typeface 6, 7, 9, 11, or 15 pt

Scalable Font Standard Yes

(EFF Swiss Bold)

Yes

(EFF Swiss Bold)

Downloadable Fonts

Memory Allocation

RAM

Storage on

Power-down

Extended Memory

2D bar codes

Parallel Port

94x5 Emulation

Backfeed

Offline Batch Entry

Yes

Yes

4 Meg

2 Meg (Flash)

512K (Flash)

No

MaxiCode/PDF417

POSTNET/Data Matrix/Quick

Response

IEEE-1284 or Centronics Mode

No

Yes

No

Status Polling Yes

Immediate Commands Yes

Test Label Two labels for user and printer configuration

Ethernet Print Server Yes- supports IPX (NetWare),

TCP/IP, LAT, AppleTalk, and

NetBios/NetBEUI.

RF Print Server

External Knife

Yes

No

Stacker

Verifier

External Rewind

Tear Bar

No

No

Yes

Yes (optional)

Yes

Yes

16 Meg

4 Meg (Flash)

In Flash

Yes

MaxiCode/PDF417

POSTNET/Data Matrix/Quick

Response

IEEE-1284 or Centronics Mode

Yes

Yes

Yes, with keyboard

Yes

Yes

Two labels for user and printer configuration

Yes- supports IPX (NetWare),

TCP/IP, LAT, AppleTalk, and

NetBios/NetBEUI.

Yes

Optional on 9855

Standard on 9860

Yes

Yes

12 IPS

300 DPI

RFID support

No

No

No

Yes

Optional on 9855

NA on 9860

Optional on 9855

NA on 9860

Yes (optional)

Yes for 9855; No for 9860

E-2 Printer Differences

P o s t - P r i n t O p t i o n s

The following post-print options are available:

Printer 926ä

Knife

9855â

9860ä

(includes knife)

Yes

No

928ä

Stacker

932ä

Stacker

935ä

Rewind

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

938ä

Verifier

Yes

Yes

939ä

Keyboard

945ä

Unwinder

Yes Yes

Included with printer

Yes

Yes

No

Tear

Bar

Peel

Mode

Yes

No

It may be desirable to install the printer, knife, and stacker on sound-absorbing material in office, commercial, or industrial environments.

¨ The verifier cannot be used with the 926 Knife and/or 928 Stacker combination.

¨ The 9855 “knife ready” printer does not support on-demand/peel mode or the optional tear bar.

¨ The 926 knife must be installed before you can use the 928 stacker.

¨ To use the 938 verifier, the printer must be ordered “verifier ready” to receive the correct cut-out cover, which allows room for the verifier’s beam and for tearing supplies.

Printer Differences E-3

E-4 Printer Differences

G L O S S A R Y

Batch Data

2,"Monarch" p

Batch Control

E,0,1,4,2 p

Batch Header

{B,1,N,1}

Defines the actual information (as fields within { }) printed on the label.

Defines the print job (as a field).

Batch Packet

{B,1,N,1 p

2,"Monarch" p }

Contains a batch header and the batch data. Enclosed within { }.

Bitmapped Fonts Reside in the printer’s memory. If you change the point size, you have changed the font. Magnifying these fonts causes some jaggedness to occur.

Buffer

First line of a batch, immediately following ({). Identifies the format and batch quantity.

Field

Storage area in the printer’s memory that holds specific data (images, formats, etc).

Can be text, bar codes, lines, boxes, constant, or non-printable text. It is the result of a field definition.

Field Definition Any string of parameters that pertain to one field. A field definition begins with a field identifier (such as T,

B, D, C, etc.).

T,1,10,V,250,50,0,1,1,1,B,C,0 p

Field Parameters Parameters that apply to a field and are separated by commas. (In the above example, B is a field element for black print on a white background.)

Flash Memory

Format

Contains information that is SAVED when the printer is turned off. Flash memory needs to be formatted before it can be used.

Layout or design for your printed label.

Format Header First line of a format, immediately following the start of packet ({). A format header must begin with F, followed by various header elements.

{F,1,A,R,E,600,400,"Fmt-1" p

Monospaced Fonts All characters have the same width and are easy to center justify. (Standard, bold, and reduced are monospaced.)

Non-volatile RAM Contains information that is SAVED when the printer is turned off.

Option

R,4,6,1,3,1 p

Any line within a format that applies special formatting to a field. This line always begins with R and must immediately follow the field it applies to.

Packet

{B,1,N,1 p

2,"Monarch" p }

Pre-image

Any string of characters within ({ }).

Proportionally

Spaced Fonts

Scalable Fonts

A way to optimize the printer, because it images the fields while data is collected. After the last field is imaged, the label prints almost immediately.

All characters have different widths and are difficult to center justify (CG Triumvirate™ Typefaces).

All characters are scalable and smooth at any point size. There are no jagged edges at any point size because the font is created from an equation every time it is used.

Soft (Downloaded)

Fonts

Reside in the printer’s RAM. They can be erased or overwritten.

TrueType Fonts

Volatile RAM

All characters follow the TrueType outline font standard.

All characters are scalable and smooth at any point size.

Contains information that is LOST when the printer is turned off.

I N D E X

A

access password

adding custom fonts

adjustments, print

algorithm,in sum of digits

algorithm,in sum of products

alignment

bar code

allocating

memory

Aztec bar code

optional settings using option 53

B backfeed

packet syntax

backing up

bar code

alignment

defining aspect ratios

PDF417 options

rotating

bar code density

syntax

bar codes

character lengths

customizing density

defining

defining densities

determining distance

generating check digits

justification

list of types

placing human readables

selecting a density

selecting human readables

6-8, 6-11

2-34

2-8

4-29

4-28

3-21

2-25

4-21

4-21

4-18

3-10

4-17

3-8

4-18

3-11

4-15

3-21

3-12

9-5

3-12

3-21

2-22

1-4

3-21

4-20

4-20

3-21

batch

canceling printing

clearing data from memory

downloading sample overview of packet

sample

batch control

definition of term

batch control field

defining

syntax sample

batch data

definition of term

sample with special chars using special chars in

batch data field

defining

syntax sample

using entered/copied data

batch header

syntax defining

definition of term

sample

using zero quantities

batch method of downloading

explained

batch packet

definition of term

batch quantity zero

downloading explained

syntax

batch quantity, defined

batch separator

baud rate selection

6-14

G-1

6-15

A-16

6-3

2-9, 6-4

2-21

6-7

6-7

6-7

6-12

6-3

6-3

G-1

6-3

9-3

6-4

6-4

6-4

G-1

6-12

6-12

2-18

2-33

6-3

6-3

A-14

G-1

Index 1

bitmap

defining fields

defining next fields

defining the header

hexadecimal chart

hexadecimal method overview

run length chart

run length method

storing the image

bitmapped fonts

definition of term

black to white print ratio

boxes

defining


buffer

definition of term

scalable font

buffer selection buffer size selection

bypass bar code, using option 62

5-14

5-15

5-12

C-17

5-3, 5-5

5-3

C-21

5-3, 5-7

5-9

G-1

5-4

3-30

3-31

G-1

2-29

2-25

2-25

4-24

C

calling technical support

changing

backfeed control

bar code density

communication settings

control characters

memory configuration

security level of PDF417

character rotation

in constant text field

in text field

characters

3-26

3-6

magnifying font size

number in RFID data field

B-6

3-34

number of in bar code 3-8

number of in non-printable field 3-23

number of in text

padding

2-22

4-17

2-21

2-15

2-25

4-19 - 4-20

placement of human readables

chart

hexadecimal conversion

run length conversion

8-5

3-3

4-14

9-5

C-17

C-21

check digit option

syntax

check digit schemes

syntax

using sum of digits

using sum of products

check digit worksheet

check digits

clearing scheme from memory

customizing a scheme

generating

4-15

4-27 - 4-28

4-29

4-28

D-3

2-33

4-27

4-15

checking

ENQ trailer characters

ENQ/IMD characters

job status

packet control characters

printer status

RS232 trailer characters

clearing packets

8-2

8-2

7-8

8-2

7-2

8-2

2-33

code pages

100 table

101 table

1250 table

1251 table

1252 table

1253 table

1254 table

1255 table

1256 table

1257 table

1258 table

437 and 850

437 table

850 table

852 table

C-12

C-12

C-13

C-13

C-1

C-6

C-7

C-7

C-1

C-5

C-6

C-9

C-10

C-10

C-11

C-11

855 table

857 table

860 table

ANSI table

Bold table

entering

International characters

OCRA table

selecting

color options of text

C-8

C-8

C-9

C-4

C-4

C-2

2-10

C-5

C-1

3-5, 3-25

Index 2

communication

checklist for trouble

packet syntax

resetting printer

using a mode command

compatibility

considering unit of measure

compliance

format sample

compliance label

including in a format

overview

compliance label overlay

sample

compliance label overlay sample

configuration

uploaded from printer

configuration packets

backfeed control packet G

comm settings packet F

control characters packet E

guidelines

header

memory config packet M

monetary formatting packet D

overview

print control packet C

sample

supply setup packet B

system setup packet A

constant text fields

character rotation

defining


justification

modifying character height modifying character width

rotating

sample

control characters

factory defaults

resetting

selecting selecting new syntax

copy command

sample

8-4

2-21

8-4

2-2

1-8

A-13

5-4

5-2

5-17

5-24

2-7

3-26

3-23

3-24

3-26

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-23, 3-28

2-22

2-21

2-15

2-8

2-5

2-25

2-14

2-5

2-13

2-6

2-11

2-9

2-3

2-17

2-15

2-15

2-15

6-3

copy data

in partial form merging fields

source field

syntax

copying data, using option 4

creating

DOS batch files

cut

each tag in strips

multiple

options type

Cyrillic characters

D

daily checklist

data

copy option 4

deciding on a field type

entry prompts option 20

entry sources option 5

entry templates option 3

for batch

list of errors

padding option 30

type restrictions option 2

data entry

prompts, defining as option 20

sample

sources, defining as option 5

templates, defining as option 3

data error

label

data stream

examples

Maxicode

data type restrictions

defining as option 2

decimal point selection

decrementing fields

fixing the first number syntax using option 60

4-9

4-9

4-8

4-4, 4-8

4-7

6-16

6-5

6-5

6-6

6-5

6-5

C-10

1-4

4-13

A-18

4-10

4-6

8-3

A-3

A-3

4-5

2-14

4-22

4-22

4-22

4-7

1-9

4-13

4-10

4-6

6-7

8-6

4-14

4-5

Index 3

defining


bar code type

bar codes

batch control field

batch data field

batch header

bitmap fields

boxes

check digit scheme w/sod

check digit scheme w/sop


configuration header

constant text fields


duplicate fields

font upload packet

graphic header

lines

5-16

2-34

5-12

3-28

memory configuration packet M 2-25

monetary formatting packet D 2-14

network packet

next-bitmap fields

2-40

5-15

non-printable fields


RFID (HF) setup packet X

RFID (UHF) setup packet X



text fields

verifier configuration packet

3-22

2-13

2-42

2-41

2-11

2-9

3-3

2-39

G-1 definition of terms

density

using option 50 to customize

design tools

about the grid

check digit worksheet

format worksheet

online configuration worksheet

4-17

1-8

D-3

D-1

D-3

1-10 worksheet overview

designing a format

drawing a sketch

field type considerations

filling in worksheets

print area

using grids

worksheet overview

device selection

1-7

1-9

1-10

1-6

1-8

1-10

2-25

2-22

3-12

3-8

6-4

6-7

6-3

5-14

3-30

4-29

4-28

2-21

2-5

3-23

2-15

Index 4 diagnostics

list of data errors

list of data format errors

8-6

8-17

list of hard printer failure errors 8-26

list of machine fault errors 8-19

list of RFID errors

list of script errors

8-20

8-24

other resources

printing test label

resetting printers

direction of

bar code field

constant text character constant text field

of lines

8-5

8-2

8-4

text character

text field

disable backfeed

disabling

knife

verifier

DOS batch files

creating

6-5

6-6

double-byte fonts

downloadable fonts

buffer

downloading

6-16

B-24

2-29

batch method

batch quantity zero method

6-14

6-15

methods 6-14

order packets should be received 6-2

3-21

3-26

3-26

3-29

3-6

3-7

2-22

overview

sample

sequential method

to the printer (overview)

6-1

6-3

6-14

6-16

E

EM4122

protocol

enable backfeed

enabling

verifier

enabling immediate commands

4-10 - 4-11

2-22

6-6

2-17

ENQ

printing existing config

reference table for byte 2

reference table of byte 3

requesting status

Response

EPC data

lock

erasing packets

error

label

errors

data, description of

display

format

hard printer failures

how to reset printers

machine faults

RFID faults

script faults

6-8, 6-11

2-33

8-3

F

feed mode selection

field

bitmap, defining

definition of term

duplicate,defining

names

next-bitmap, defining

options

field definition

definition of term

field elements

definition of term

field options

AFI field RFID (UHF)

6-4

5-14

G-1

5-16

4-14

5-15

4-20

G-1

G-1

Aztec bar code

brief list of

calculating check digits

copy data

customized bar code density

data entry prompts

data entry templates

4-26

4-21

4-2

4-15

4-7

4-17

4-13

4-6

data type restrictions 4-5

incrementing/decrementing fields 4-22

no scan

ordering

4-24

4-2

8-6

8-27

8-17

8-26

8-4

8-19

8-20

8-24

8-2

7-4

7-6

7-2

7-2

overview

padding data

price field

restrictions

security/truncation for PDF417

using multiple

width/length for PDF417

field, options

data entry sources

fields

bar code rotation

batch control syntax

batch data syntax

constant text rotation

deciding a type

4-10

finding trailing spaces

padding

repeating parameters

RFID Data

text field rotation

types briefly described

using data entry/copied fields

verifier

fixed data

in constant text field

in text field

syntax

4-14

3-26

3-3

4-5 - 4-6, 4-10 - 4-11, 4-13 -

flash

storing images

flash memory

5-9

2-31

G-1

2-32

2-21

font

definition of term

guidelines

flow control selection

3-21

6-4

6-7

3-26

1-9

9-5

4-14

9-4

3-34

3-7

1-9

6-12

3-33

4-2

4-14

4-16

4-2

4-19

4-2

4-20

legal information

scalable

B-27

B-22

TrueType

3-5, 3-25, B-1, B-23, B-27,

C-2

font packets

clearing from memory

font upload packet

2-33

2-34 defining

fonts

double-byte

monospaced magnification

optimizing

proportional magnification

B-24

B-6

9-4

B-10

Index 5

format

buffer

definition of term

flash memory

format header

definition of term

format worksheet

overview

formats


decisions to make

defining bar codes

defining boxes

defining constant text fields

defining lines

defining RFID field

defining text fields

defining the header

designing

determining content

downloading sample

field types described briefly

filling in worksheets

referenced in batch packet

sample

sample of compliance

using grids

formats, modifying

formatting errors

list of

G generating check digits

with option 31

graphic

defining bitmap fields

defining duplicate fields

defining next-bitmap fields

defining the header

hexadecimal chart

hexadecimal method

including in a format

overview of bitmap

run length chart

run length method

storing the image

2-33

1-6

3-8

3-30

3-23

3-28

3-34

3-3

3-2

1-5 - 1-7

1-6

6-3

1-9

1-10

6-3

A-2

A-13

1-8

6-15

8-17

2-28

G-1

2-31

G-2

D-1

1-10

4-15

5-14

5-16

5-15

5-12

C-17

5-3, 5-5

5-22

5-3

C-21

5-3, 5-7

5-9

graphic packets


grid

overview

guidelines

flash memory

H hard printer failure errors

list of

help, getting

hex graphic packet

sample

human readable characters

placement considerations

selecting

I

image buffer

imaging

repeating parameters

using zero batch headers

imaging time

when to use scalable fonts

IMD


immediate commands

enabling

sending table

when to use

incrementing fields

fixing the first number

restrictions

syntax using option 60

information

printing

inital printer setup

inquiry request

explanation of

inquiry response

explanation of

International code pages

Index 6

2-33

1-8

2-32

2-27

9-4

9-3

9-4

8-2

2-17

2-18

2-18

2-17

4-22

4-2

4-22

4-22

6-13

2-31

7-2

7-2

2-10

8-26

8-5

5-18

9-5

3-21

J job request

syntax

job response

explanation of syntax for 0-2

syntax for 3

syntax for 4

job status

explanation of response

requesting

table

justification

of bar code

of constant text fields

of text field

K

kill password

knife

enabling options

L

6-8, 6-11

6-5

6-5

7-8

7-9

7-9

7-10

7-11

7-9

7-8

7-12

3-21

3-26

3-6

lock

code, RFID tag

EPC data

RFID tag

lock code

6-8

6-8, 6-11

6-8, 6-11, A-25 - A-26

6-11

M machine errors

list of

magnification

considerations

of monospaced fonts

of proportional fonts

mapping

method, hexadecimal method, run length

margin adjustment selection

Maxicode

data stream

MaxiCode information

measurement

on a grid using multiple printer types

memory

allocating

clearing packets

packet syntax

storing images in flash storing images in RAM

user

memory buffer

downloadable fonts

format

image receive

scalable font

transmit

merging

copied data

fields with option 4

mode command sample

modifying formats

modulus

description of check digit calc

in sum of digits

in sum of products

8-19

9-5

B-6

B-10

5-3, 5-5

5-3, 5-7

2-13

A-3

A-3

1-8

1-8

2-25

2-33

2-25

5-9

5-9

6-9

2-29

2-28

2-27

2-27

2-29

2-27

4-9

4-7

2-2

6-15

4-27

4-29

4-28

Index 7

monetary

decimal selection formatting syntax list of options symbol selection symbol setting

using price formatting

monospaced fonts

definition of term

magnification of

multiple part

supply

network

packet

non-printable fields

defining

sample

N

2-14

2-14

2-14

2-14

2-14

4-16

G-2

B-6

6-5

2-40

3-22

3-23

O

online configuration worksheet

online mode selection

opaque overlay

explanation

optimizing

compatibility for multiple printers 1-8

print quality print speed

9-1

9-1

repeating field parameters

using zero batch quantities

option

21 (extended field names)

D-3

2-9

3-5

9-4

9-3

4-14

5 (data entry sources)

6 (upload data)

definition of term

read RFID data

verifier cable

optional entry method

options

cut

field

4-10

4-11

G-2

4-10

6-6

6-15

6-5

4-20

options,field

AFI field RFID (UHF)

Aztec bar code

brief list of

bypass bar code

calculating check digits

copy data

customized bar code density

data entry prompts

data entry sources

data entry templates

4-17

4-13

4-10

4-6

data type restrictions

general overview

4-5

4-2

incrementing/decrementing fields 4-22

ordering 4-2

4-18

4-26

4-21

4-2

4-24

4-15

4-7

padding data

price formatting

restrictions

security/truncation for PDF417

using multiple

width/length for PDF417

4-14

4-16

4-2

4-19

4-2

4-20

P packet

definition of term

error

packet A

syntax

packet B

syntax

packet C

syntax

packet control characters

factory defaults


resetting

syntax

packet D

syntax

packet E

syntax

packet F

syntax

packet G

syntax

packet M

syntax

G-2

8-3

2-9

2-11

2-13

2-3

8-2

2-17

2-15

2-14

2-15

2-21

2-22

2-25

Index 8

packets

batch

check digit scheme


configuration

configuration upload

guidelines

padding data syntax

parallel communication

parameters

definition of term

for batch control field

for batch data field

for batch header

repeating

parity selection

password

access kill

password lock

sample

PDF417 bar codes

security/truncation

width/length

permalock

sample

permalock and password lock

sample

placing

human readables

point size

polling for status

overview

positioning

graphic image in a field

graphic image in a format

graphic image in a packet

pre-image

definition of term

price fields

formatting option

monetary formatting

restrictions with check digits

restrictions with incrementing

syntax

print adjustments

6-3

4-27

2-33

2-5

2-6 - 2-7

2-3

4-14

4-14

2-2

G-1

6-4

6-7

6-3

9-4

2-21

6-8, 6-11

6-8, 6-11

A-25

4-19

4-20

6-11

A-26

9-5

B-22

7-1

5-11

5-12

5-10

G-2

4-16

2-14

4-16

4-2

4-16

2-8

print area maximum size

print control

in batch control field

syntax

print multiple

printer

communication

features

printer configuration




header

memory config packet M


packet C

packet guidelines

packet overview

packet sample



upload syntax

printer differences

printer status

explanation of response

overview

requesting syntax

printers

communication checklist

data errors

data formatting errors

hard printer failure errors

machine fault errors

resetting

RIFD fault errors

script errors

ways to configure

printhead

unit of measure compatibility

1-6

1-6

6-4

2-13

6-5

2-2

1-2

2-22

2-21

2-15

2-5

2-25

2-14

2-13

2-8

2-5

2-6

2-11

2-9

2-6 - 2-7

E-1

7-2

7-1

7-2

7-2

1-8

8-4

8-6

8-17

8-26

8-19

8-4

8-20

8-24

2-2

Index 9

printing

black to white ratio

canceling

considerations

horiz adjustment

information

ordering packets to download

5-4

2-18

6-13

2-8

6-13

6-2

overview

test label

vert adjustment

problem

running out of printer memory

problems

check digit miscalculated

communication checklist

6-1

8-2

2-8

2-33

dpi varies with printer

framing error while downloading

getting technical support

human readables cut off

4-16

8-4

1-8

6-3

8-5

9-5

image time and changing data 9-4

image time and unchanging data 9-3

imaging time and repeating field parameters 9-4

incorrect symbols print

invalid packet syntax

list of data errors

list of format errors

3-27

2-3

8-6

8-17

list of hard printer failure errors 8-26

list of machine fault errors 8-19

list of RFID fault errors

list of script errors

8-20

8-24

missing/overlapping due to magnification

no check digit generated

off tag errors

other resources

poor print quality

procedures

backing up

9-5

4-15

9-5

8-5

9-1

1-4

1-4

1-4 daily checklist print logs

program AFI field RFID (UHF)

option 64

programming conventions

proportionally spaced fonts

definition of term

magnification of

4-26

2-3

G-2

B-10

protocol

EM4122 4-10 - 4-11

R

RAM

storing images

receive buffer

requesting job status

explanation of

requesting printer status

explanation of

overview

5-9

2-27

7-8

resetting packet control characters 2-17

resetting printers 8-4

response

to job request 0-2 7-9

to job request 3

to job request 4

RFID (HF) setup

packet

7-2

7-1

7-10

7-11

2-42

RFID (UHF) setup

packet

RFID data field

number of chars

types of data

RFID errors

list of

RFID field

2-41

3-34

3-35

8-20

3-34 defining

RFID tag

lock

ribbon selection

rotating

bar codes

constant text characters constant text fields

text characters

text fields

rough sketches

RS232 trailer characters


run length graphic packet

sample

6-8, 6-11

2-11

3-21

3-26

3-26

3-6

3-7

1-7

8-2

5-20

Index 10

S sample

bar code density option

batch control field

batch data field

batch header

batch method downloading

batch packet

4-18

6-4

6-7

6-3

6-14

A-14

calculate check digit option 4-15

check digit scheme packet 4-27 - 4-28


compliance formats

2-21

A-13

compliance label

compliance label overlay

configuration packet


5-24

5-17

2-6

2-15

copy field

data entry format

font packet

font, bold style

font, OCRA style

font, standard style

format

format header

hex graphic packet

immediate command

inc/dec field option

inquiry response

job request

job response 0-2

job response 3

4-8

A-18

2-35

B-8 - B-9

B-9

B-7 - B-8

A-2

3-2

5-18

2-18

4-22

7-2

7-8

7-9

7-10

job response 4

memory configuration packet F

mode command


monospaced font magnification

network packet

padding data

password lock

permalock

permalock and password lock

price field option


printer configuration uploaded

proportional font magnification



6-11

A-26

4-16

2-13

2-7

B-10

2-42

2-41

7-11

2-25

2-2

2-14

B-6

2-40

4-15

A-25

run length graphic packet 5-20

sequential method downloading 6-14

supply setup packet B 2-11


text field


zero batch packet

2-9

3-3

2-39

A-16

B-22

2-29

scalable font

buffer

schemes

customizing check digits

script errors

list of

security/truncation

using option 51

4-27

8-24

4-19

segments

defining

selecting bar code type

selector, check digit

description of

sending immediate commands

sequential downloading

explained

serial communication

setting

backfeed distance

battery voltage

baud rate

dispense position

feed mode

flow control

3-28

3-12

4-27

2-18

6-14

2-2

format number

language

margin position

monetary symbol number of decimal places

online mode

parallel communication

parity

print contrast print position print speed printhead width

ribbon

serial communication

stop bits

supply position

supply size

2-22

2-13

2-21

2-22

2-11

2-21

3-2

2-9

2-13

2-14

2-14

2-9

2-2

2-21

2-13

2-13

2-13

2-13

2-11

2-2

2-21

2-11

3-2

Index 11

supply type

unit of measure

word length

size of

monospaced fonts

proportaional fonts

slashed zero

smart imaging

soft fonts

definition of term

source field, of copy data

special characters

using in batch data

speed adjustment selection

status polling

overview

stop bits selection

storage device

storing

images images in flash images in RAM

sum of digits calculation

sum of products calculation

supply

about the layout grid measurement on a grid

multiple part

supply setup

syntax

supply type/position selection

symbol set

ANSI

entering

Internal table

options

selecting

symbols

monetary

6-12

2-13

7-1

2-21

5-9

2-11

2-13

2-10, C-1

C-1

C-2

C-3

3-7

C-1

4-16

5-9

5-9

5-9

4-29

4-28

1-8

1-8

6-5

2-11

3-2

2-21

B-6

B-10

2-9

9-1

G-2

4-8

syntax



2-22

2-21

constant text field

font upload packet

3-23, 3-28

2-34

format header 3-2

memory configuration packet M 2-25


network packet

2-14

2-40

non-printable field 3-23

packet control characters packet E2-15

print control packet C 2-13

printer configuration upload 2-6 - 2-7



2-42

2-41




system setup

syntax

2-11

2-9

2-39

2-9

T table

bar code lengths

ENQ reference byte 2

ENQ reference byte 3

fixed/variable bar codes

hexadecimal conversion

3-10

7-4

7-6

3-10

C-17

immediate commands

job status 0-2

2-18

7-12

run length conversion C-21

special chars, sample batch data 6-12

technical support

terms defined

test label

list of information

8-5

G-1

8-2

8-2 printing

text fields

character rotation

color attributes

3-6

3-5, 3-25

defining determining distance

justification

3-3

3-3

3-6

Index 12

modifying character height 3-5

modifying character spacing 3-4, 3-24

modifying character width 3-5

proportional chars

rotating

syntax

thickness

3-3

3-7

3-3

line

trailing spaces

finding

transmit buffer

3-30

9-5

2-27

transparent overlay

explanation

troubleshooting

3-5

8-3

TrueType font

3-5, 3-25, B-1, B-23, B-27,

C-2

types of data

in RFID data field

types of fields

3-35

brief description 1-9

U unit of measure

setting

unsuccessful communication

upload

RFID data

uploading

configuration

font packet

user memory

using flash

using verifier

3-2

8-4

4-11

2-6 - 2-7

2-34

6-9

2-32

4-24

V variable length

padding for

vector fonts buffer

vectors

defining

verifer

mode

verifier

cable detect option

defining

verifier configuration

packet

verifier field

defining

Vietnamese characters

volatile RAM

definition of term

voltage selection

W width/length

using option 52

word length selection

worksheet

check digit

contents

format

online configuration

2-39

3-33

C-13

G-2

2-13

4-15

2-29

3-28

6-6

6-6

3-33

4-20

2-21

D-3

1-10

D-1

D-3

Index 13

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