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TC941XPM Rev. AF 10/09 ©1998 Avery Dennison Corp. All rights reserved.

Each product and program carries a respective written warranty, the only warranty on which the customer can rely. Avery Dennison Corp. reserves the right to make changes in the product, the programs, and their availability at any time and without notice. Although Avery Dennison Corp.

has made every effort to provide complete and accurate information in this manual, Avery

Dennison Corp. shall not be liable for any omissions or inaccuracies. Any update will be incorporated in a later edition of this manual.

©1998 Avery Dennison Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form by any means, without the prior written permission of Avery Dennison Corp.

WARNING

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

CANADIAN D.O.C. WARNING

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of

Communications.

Le pr ésent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la classe A prescrites dans le Réglement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicte par le minist ère des Communications du Canada.

Trademarks

Monarch®, 9416, and 9416 XL are trademarks of Avery Dennison Retail Information Services

LLC.

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Inc.

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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Creating an MPCLII Format Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Starting with a Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Determining Format Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Determining the Print Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Drawing Rough Sketches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Using Supply Layout Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Considering Field Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Considering Fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Interchanging Packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Using the Format Worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Filling in the Format Worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

CONFIGURING THE PRINTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Using Parallel Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Using MPCLII Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

MPCLII Punctuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Standard Syntax Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Using Online Configuration Packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Configuration Syntax Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Making Print Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Defining the System Setup Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Defining the Supply Setup Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Defining the Print Control Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Defining the Monetary Formatting Packet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Defining the Control Characters Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Resetting Control Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Using Immediate Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Enabling Immediate Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Sending Immediate Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Defining the Communication Settings Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

Clearing Packets from Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14

Using the Font Packet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14

Uploading Format Header Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16

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DEFINING FIELDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Defining the Format Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Defining Text Fields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Defining Bar Code Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

300 DPI Bar Code Densities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Defining Constant Text Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Defining Non-Printable Text Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Defining Line Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Line Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Defining Box Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19

DEFINING FIELD OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Option 1 (Fixed Data) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Option 4 (Copy Data) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Merging Fields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Sub-Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Option 30 (Pad Data) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Sample Use for Padding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Option 31 (Calculate Check Digit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Option 42 (Price Field) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Option 50 (Bar Code Density). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Option 51 (PDF417 Security/Truncation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Option 52 (PDF417 Width/Length) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Option 60 (Incrementing/Decrementing Fields) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Fixing the First Number in the Incrementing Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Option 61 (Re-image Field). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Using Check Digits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Sum of Products Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Sum of Digits Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

CREATING GRAPHICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Overview of Bitmapped Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Determining a Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Designing Bitmapped Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Special Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Using the Hex Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Using the Run Length Encoding Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Determining How to Store the Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

Using Volatile RAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

Using Temporary Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

Creating a Graphic Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

Positioning the Graphic Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

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Defining the Graphic Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

Creating Bitmap Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

Creating Next-Bitmap Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

Creating Duplicate Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10

Sample Hex Graphic Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

Sample Run Length Graphic Packet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12

Placing the Graphic in a Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13

Defining the Graphic Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13

Sample Bitmap Graphic Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14

PRINTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Downloading Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Defining the Batch Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Defining the Batch Control Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

Defining Batch Data Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Using Special Characters in Batch Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Merged or Sub-Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Incrementing Fields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Downloading Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Sequential Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Batch Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Batch Quantity Zero Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Modifying Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6

Optional Entry Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6

STATUS POLLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Inquiry Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

ENQ Reference Table - Byte #2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

ENQ Reference Table - Byte #3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

Job Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

Job Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6

Job Status 0, 1, 2 Response Table (Status 1 Codes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8

Job Status 0, 1, 2 Response Table (Status 2 Codes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

DIAGNOSTICS AND ERRORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

Printing a Test Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Reading a Test Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Using Data Dump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Resetting Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

If You Receive an Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

If the PC and Printer Are Not Communicating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

Calling Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

Additional Diagnostics Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

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Data Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

Format Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

Batch Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

Option Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7

Online Configuration Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8

Check Digit Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

Graphic Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

Communication Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10

Data Formatting Failures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11

Machine Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12

Hard Printer Failure Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14

PRINTER OPTIMIZATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

Adjusting the Print Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

Reducing Imaging Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

General Format Tips and Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

SAMPLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Sample UPCA Format Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Sample MaxiCode Packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Mode 0 (Obsolete) Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

Mode 2 Sample. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

Mode 3 Sample. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Sample Data Matrix Packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Square Data Matrix Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Rectangular Data Matrix Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

Sample Data Matrix with Function 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

Sample Quick Response Packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

Entering Batch Data for QR Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

QR Code Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

Structured Append Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7

Structured Append QR Code Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7

HangTag Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8

Tag Example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8

Label Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8

Receipt Format Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9

Label Sample 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9

Label Sample 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9

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FONTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Bitmap Font Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

Monospaced Font Magnification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

Proportional Font Magnification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5

CG Triumvirateä Typeface (9 pt.) 300 DPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7

CG Triumvirateä Typeface (11 pt.) 300 DPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8

CG Triumvirateä Typeface (15 pt.) 300 DPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8

Scalable Font Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-9

TrueType Font Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-10

Downloading TrueType Fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-10

Using International Fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-10

Selecting a Symbol Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11

International Font Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11

Licensing Your Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-12

Locating the Font Number in a Font Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-12

SYMBOL SETS/CODE PAGES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Selecting a Symbol Set or Code Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Using Code 128 Function Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

Entering Extended Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

Using International Character Sets/Code Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

Internal Symbol Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

ANSI Symbol Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

Bold Character Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

OCRA Character Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

Code Page 437 (Latin U.S.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5

Code Page 850 (Latin 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5

Code Page 852 (Latin 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6

Code Page 855 (Russian) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6

Code Page 857 (IBM Turkish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7

Code Page 860 (MS-DOS Portuguese) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7

Code Page 1250 (Latin 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8

Code Page 1251 (Cyrillic). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8

Code Page 1252 (Latin 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9

Code Page 1253 (Greek) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9

Code Page 1254 (Turkish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-10

Code Page 1255 (Hebrew) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-10

Code Page 1256 (Arabic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-11

Code Page 1257 (Baltic). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-11

Code Page 1258 (Vietnamese) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-12

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ASCII to Hexadecimal Conversion Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-12

Binary to Hex Conversion Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-15

Dot to Run Length Encoding Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-19

ON (Black) Dots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-19

OFF (White Dots) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-19

FORMAT DESIGN TOOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

Online Configuration Worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2

Batch Worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3

Check Digit Worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4

GLOSSARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-1

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G E T T I N G S T A R T E D

This manual provides the necessary information to design, write and print a

Monarch® Printer Control Language II (MPCLII) format on a Monarch® 9416® or 9416® XL® printer. These printers support both thermal direct and thermal transfer printing. Before you read this manual, review the printer information in the Quick Reference or Equipment Manual.

A b o u t T h i s M a n u a l

You do not need to be a programmer to use this manual, but you must be familiar with creating text files and using basic MS-DOS® commands. This chapter describes how to

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¨ create and download a sample MPCLII packet.

use the Supply Layout Grid and Format Worksheet.

categorize data into field types and select fonts to use in your format.

See "Defining Text Fields" in Chapter 3 for a list of available fonts for your printer. See Chapter 4, "Defining Field Options," for a list of available field options for your printer.

A b o u t t h e P r i n t e r s

The following features are standard on the printer.

1

Feature

Scalable font

International fonts

9416*

V1.33 software or greater Version 2.0 or greater

No

Prints 2D bar codes PDF417, MaxiCode, and

Quick Response

Memory Card No

9416XL

Version 2.0 or greater

PDF417, MaxiCode, Quick Response, and

Data Matrix using Version 2.1 or greater

Yes

* Formats created for the 9416 printer print on the 9416XL printer. However, formats created for the 9416XL printer may not print correctly on the 9416 printer.

B e f o r e Yo u B e g i n

1.

Connect the printer to the host. Refer to the Equipment Manual for more information.

2.

Load supplies in the printer. Refer to the Equipment Manual for more information.

3.

Turn on the printer.

4.

Set the communication parameters and configure the printer. The communication parameters at the printer must match those at the host. See

Chapter 2, “Configuring the Printer,” for more information.

5.

Design your format. See “Starting with a Design” for more information.

6.

Download your format to the printer. See Chapter 6, “Printing,” for more information.

GETTING STARTED 1-1

C r e a t i n g a n M P C L I I F o r m a t P a c k e t

A format defines which fields appear and where the fields are printed on the label. The printer requires this information in a special form, using Monarch® Printer Control Language II (MPCL).

This section describes how to create a sample MPCLII format packet.

For detailed information about the format header, text, constant text, and bar code fields, see

Chapter 3, “Defining Fields.” For information about batch packets, see Chapter 6, “Printing.”

1.

Type the following format header in any text editor:

{F,25,A,R,E,200,200,"FMT-25" p

2.

Type the following constant text field:

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

3.

Type the following bar code field:

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

4.

Type the following text field:

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

You have created a format packet for your MPCLII printer. Now, a batch packet must be created before you can print the format.

5.

Type the following batch header, after the text field line:

{B,25,N,1 p

6.

Type the following bar code data:

1,"02802811111" p

7.

Type the following text field data:

2,"TEXT FIELD" p }

8.

Save your file as SAMPLE.FMT.

9.

Type MODE COM1:9600,N,8,1 at the DOS prompt if you are using serial communications.

This sets the communication parameters at your host. These communication parameters must match those at your printer. See “Setting Communication Parameters,” in Chapter 2 or your host’s documentation for more information.

10. Type COPY SAMPLE.FMT COM1. The following 2 inch by

2 inch label prints.

1-2 GETTING STARTED

S t a r t i n g w i t h a D e s i g n

Before you create a format packet, you must design your label. There are several steps to designing a custom label:

1.

Decide which fields should appear on your label. See “Determining Format Contents” for more information.

2.

Determine your label size. Labels are available from us in a wide variety of sizes. Your application and the amount of data you need to print determines the supply size. Contact your Sales Representative for more information.

3.

Draw a rough sketch of your label. You may want to draw several variations to see what works best. See “Drawing Rough Sketches” for more information.

4.

Identify the field types that appear on your label. See “Considering Field Types” for more information.

5.

Decide which fonts you want to use. See “Considering Fonts” for more information.

6.

Fill out your Format Worksheet. See “Using the Format Worksheet” for more information.

At this point, you are ready to use your format.

7.

Create a format packet, based on how you filled out your worksheet. See Chapter 3,

“Defining Fields,” for more information.

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

Before you lay out your format, answer these questions. How large is your supply, which fonts do you want to use, do you want to include a bar code, and do you want to include graphics?

D e t e r m i n i n g t h e P r i n t A r e a

The “bottom” is the edge that exits the printer first. The 0,0 point is at the bottom left corner of the label. The print area varies, depending on the size of your supply. Below are the maximum and minimum print areas. When designing formats, the following non-print zone is recommended: 0.04 inches at the top and bottom of the label.

Unit of Measure

English (1/100")

Metric (1/10mm)

Dots (1/203 dots)

Dots (1/300 dots)

Minimum Supply

Size (WxL)

25 x 75

63 x 191

51 x 152

75 x 225

Maximum Supply

Size (WxL)

425 x 1000

1080 x 2540

864 x 2030

1275 x 2700

Maximum Print

Area (WxL)

400 x 1000

1016 x 2540

812 x 2030

1200 x 2700

The minimum label feed length for peel mode is 0.75 inches (19 mm).

Note: For exact print area measurements of your supply, see the supply layout grids in

Appendix D, "Format Design Tools."

Use the following formulas to convert inches to dots and metric:

Dots = inches x 203 or (x 300 for 300 dpi)

Metric (1/10mm) = inches x 254

English (1/100 inch) = 100 x (dots/203) or (dots/300)

Dots = Metric (1/10 mm) x (799/1000) or (1181/1000)

300 dpi depends on your printer.


D r a w i n g R o u g h S k e t c h e s

After you decide what information you want to print, sketch how you want the information to appear on the label. Note any areas that are preprinted on the label, such as a logo.

As soon as you know what information to include on the label, and you have a rough sketch, you can use a supply layout grid to help you layout and size your label. If you do not want to use a grid, go to “Considering

Field Types” to choose what information you want on your label.

U s i n g S u p p l y L a y o u t G r i d s

A supply layout grid contains measurement markers. These markers help you accurately position information on your label. Decide whether you want to design formats using English,

Metric, or Dot measurements. Choose from the following grids:

¨ English

The English grid is measured in 1/100 inches.

¨ Metric

The Metric grid is measured in 1/10 millimeters (mm).

¨ Graphic

The printer uses dots to print images on a label. The printhead has 203 dots per inch (dpi) or 300 dots per inch.

Choose English or Metric units when designing formats to use with different printers. English or Metric units allow more direct use of formats on printers with different density printheads.

If you want to use the supply layout grids, a copy of each is in Appendix D, “Format Design Tools.”

1320

1218

1117

1015

914

812

203

1624

Supply Layout (dpi)

1523

1421

711

609

508

406

305

203

102

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

300

2400

2250

2100

1950

1800

1650

1500

1350

1200


C o n s i d e r i n g F i e l d Ty p e s

After you select a supply size, the next step in designing a format is to decide what information you want to print on the label. For example, you may want to print your company name, price of an item, and a bar code that combines information from other places. Everything you want to print falls into one of the following categories.

Field Type Description Examples

Text

Non-Printable

Text

Contains letters, numbers, or symbols you want to print.

item number, item description, department number, price, date

Holds data for use later, such as for merging into another field. The printer does not print non-printable text fields.

city, state, and zip code to be included in a bar code

Bar Code Used for printing bar codes that can be scanned.

item or serial numbers, zip codes, information you don’t want to have visible to customers company name, company address Constant Text Prints fixed characters that print without changing.

Line or Box Highlights or separates items.

Graphic Contains a bitmap image or a compliance label overlay.

line marking out the regular price, border around the supply logos

All of the above field types except graphics are discussed in Chapter 3. See Chapter 5,

“Creating Graphics” for information on including graphics in your format.

C o n s i d e r i n g F o n t s

When working with fonts, you have three considerations: font appearance, font size (scalable or bitmapped), and font spacing (monospaced or proportional). See Appendix B, “Fonts,” for samples of each font.

I n t e r c h a n g i n g P a c k e t s

You can use an MPCLII format that was designed for another MPCLII printer on a 9416 printer.

The format may appear smaller (fields will be shorter), because the 9416 printers use a 203 dpi printhead. However, an optional 300 dpi printhead is available. If you use a 203 dpi format on a

300 dpi printer, it may appear almost 50 percent smaller.

U s i n g t h e F o r m a t W o r k s h e e t

The Format Worksheet is divided into sections that list the field types. Each section has boxes to fill in with parameters that define your format. A format worksheet is included in Appendix D,

“Format Design Tools.”

F i l l i n g i n t h e F o r m a t W o r k s h e e t

Decide what type of field to use on your label.

1.

Make a copy of the Format Worksheet.

2.

Define the Format Header.

3.

Define options as you require them. See Chapter 4, “Defining Field Options” for more information.



C O N F I G U R I N G T H E P R I N T E R

This chapter discusses how to

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upload the printer’s configuration or font information.

configure the printer using online configuration packets.

use immediate commands to control the printer’s operation at any time.

S e t t i n g C o m m u n i c a t i o n P a r a m e t e r s

Use the following information if you are connecting to the printer’s 9-pin serial port.

The communication parameters at the printer must match those at the host, or you will not be able to communicate.

You can use the communication settings packet to set communication parameters for your printer.

On MS-DOS computers, you can use the MODE command to set communication values on your PC. For example

MODE COM1:9600,N,8,1

This command sets your host to these communication values:

¨ a baud rate of 9600

¨ no parity

¨ 8 bit word length

¨ 1 stop bit

2

CONFIGURING THE PRINTER 2-1

U s i n g P a r a l l e l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s

If your printer supports parallel communications, the parallel port is Centronics® mode. The communication settings are automatically configured for you. There are no operator settings required.

We recommend waiting at least two seconds (or longer) when switching between the serial and parallel ports to send data, because data may be lost. Be careful when using print spoolers, because data transmission occurs in the background of the operating system. This makes data transmission completion difficult to determine when switching between ports.

U s i n g M P C L I I C o n v e n t i o n s

Here are some guidelines to follow when using MPCLII.

M P C L I I P u n c t u a t i o n

Use the following symbols when creating MPCLII packets:

Character

{ (left bracket)

} (right bracket) p (vertical bar)

, (comma)

“ABC”

(quotation marks)

'comment'

(single quotation marks)

Decimal

Value

123

125

124

044

034

039

Description start of header end of header field separator* parameter separator

Quotation marks enclose character strings. Empty quotes (“”) identify null strings or unused fields.

Grave accents enclose comments. Any data enclosed in grave accents is ignored. Do not embed comments within a quoted string. Grave accents are also used to reject mainframe data.

* The field separator is the split vertical bar, which we are representing as p in this manual. The decimal value is 124. To enter this character, use the Shift key plus the Split Vertical Bar key on your computer’s keyboard. Depending on your text editor, it may appear as a solid vertical bar or as a split vertical bar.

Note: These MPCL characters are the default.

S t a n d a r d S y n t a x G u i d e l i n e s

When creating MPCLII packets:

¨ Begin each packet with a start of header ({).

¨ End each packet with an end of header (}).

¨ Define no more than1000 fields in a format. Each p indicates one field. However, options are not counted as fields. The actual number of fields a format can have may be less, because the number of fields is limited by the available memory.

¨ The field number (0 to 999) must be unique. We recommend starting at 1, instead of 0.

¨ Do not use a field number more than once per format.

¨ Define all fields in the order you want to image/print them. The printer does not print in field number order.

¨ Separate all parameters with a Parameter Separator (,).

¨ End each field with a Field Separator ( p ).

¨ Enter all information in CAPITAL letters, except words or phrases within quotation marks.

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¨ Include all parameters for a field unless documented as optional.

¨ Define non-printable text fields before the filed to which they apply.

¨ Define options immediately after the field to which they apply.

¨ Multiple options can be used with most fields. Options can be used in any combination except as noted with each definition. Options are processed in the order they are received.

¨ Keep in mind that proportionally spaced fonts need wider fields than monospaced fonts. For variable field data, use a letter “W” to determine the maximum field size.

¨ Do not place a new line (return) or any other non-printing character within a field definition.

However, a carriage return or line break after each p makes your formats easier to read.

T,1,20,V,30,30,1,1,1,1,B,C,0,0,0 p

T,2,10,V,50,30,1,1,1,1,B,C,0,0,0 p

¨ Spaces are ignored, except within character strings.

¨ Indenting options improves readability of your formats.

T,1,18,V,30,30,1,1,1,1,B,C,0,0,0 p

R,42,1 p

¨ Use a tilde (~) followed by a 3-digit ASCII code in a quoted string to send function codes or extended characters or send the 8-bit ASCII code.

You can modify formats and fields with the optional entry method. See “Optional Entry Method” in Chapter 6 for more information.

U s i n g O n l i n e C o n f i g u r a t i o n P a c k e t s

Use online configuration packets to change the printer’s settings. You can send an individual configuration packet or a single packet containing all the configuration packets. Supply all parameters for each packet. Leave the parameters blank that you do not need to change. For example,

{ I ,A,,,,1 p prints a slashed zero and uses the last sent online System Setup parameters.

Make a copy of the online configuration worksheet in Appendix D, “Format Design Tools,” and save the original. Packets A-F are listed on the worksheet.

When you turn off the printer, all the information in the online configuration packets is saved and used when the printer is turned back on. After you change printer configurations, you must resend the format, batch, or graphic to the printer before the changes take effect.

Always include an I , im me di ately af ter the left bracket { and be fore the packet iden ti fier (A, B,

C, etc.). The I pa ram e ter iden ti fies the data stream as a con fig u ra tion packet.

Note: Include the I pa ram e ter with each packet if you are send ing them in di vid u ally. In clude it only at the be gin ning of a data stream if you are send ing mul ti ple pack ets.

CONFIGURING THE PRINTER 2-3

This is the syntax to use when you create online configuration packets:

Syntax

{

I,

A, pa ram e ter 1...pa ram e ter 5 p

B, pa ram e ter 1...pa ram e ter 5 p

C, pa ram e ter 1...pa ram e ter 5 p

D, pa ram e ter 1...pa ram e ter 3 p

E, pa ram e ter 1...pa ram e ter 9 p

F, pa ram e ter 1...pa ram e ter 5 p

}

Syntax for single packet

Start of Header

Con fig u ra tion Header

Sys tem Setup

Sup ply Setup

Print Con trol

Mon e tary For mat ting

Con trol Char ac ters

Com mu ni ca tion Set tings

End of Header

{

I,

A, pa ram e ter 1...pa ram e ter 5

}

1. header

2. ID#

3. action

4. device

Example

Start of Header

Con fig u ra tion Header

Sys tem Setup

End of Header

You can also add a configuration to RAM or specify units for supply, print, margin, and cut positions. If you use the optional parameters with the I packet, any online configuration packets following the split vertical bar ( p ) must specify distances using the selected units.

However, the test labels display the units in dots, even if you entered them in English or Metrics units.

Syntax

{header,ID#,action,device p }

Constant I.

ID. Use 0.

Action. Options:

A Add configuration.

U Upload User Configuration.

Storage Device. Use R (Volatile RAM).

{ I,0,A,N,E p

C,0,25,0,0,0 p }

Adds a configuration to non-volatile RAM and specifies English units. It also uses the default contrast, moves print 0.25 inches closer to the bottom of the supply and does not change the margin adjustment, prints at the default print speed, and uses the default printhead width.

If you do not use the optional parameters, the syntax for the online configuration packets does not change. For example,

{ I,C,0,50,0,0,0 p } uses the default contrast, moves print 50 dots (0.25) inches closer to the bottom of the supply and does not change the margin adjustment, prints at the default print speed, and uses the default printhead width.


Example

{

I,0,U,R p }

Uploads the printer configuration from volatile RAM and returns the following to the host.

A,0,0,0,0,1 p

B,2,0,0,0,0 p

C,0,0,0,0,0,0 p

D,1,0,2 p

E,"~123~044~034~124~125~126","","~013~010" p

F,3,1,0,0,1 p

The parameters for each packet (A-F) are displayed. See each packet description later in this chapter for more information.

C o n f i g u r a t i o n S y n t a x G u i d e l i n e s

When creating a printer configuration packet:

¨ Follow the “Standard Syntax Guidelines” listed at the beginning of this chapter.

¨ The first character after the start of header ({) is the configuration header ( I ).

¨ Download multiple configuration packets within one packet or download a single configuration packet.

¨ If you change any of the online configuration packets, resend the format packet to the printer, so the configuration changes take effect.

¨ Include the first five ANSI codes, at a minimum, in the control characters packet.

¨ Send configuration packets once per session (each time the printer is turned off and then back on), not with every format or batch packet.

¨ Make sure the communication settings at the host match those at the printer.

M a k i n g P r i n t A d j u s t m e n t s

You can adjust where the printer prints on your supply by adjusting the supply, print, or margin positions. However, keep in mind the following:

¨ Supply adjustments across the width of your supply, such as the margin position, are based in dots. The printhead can be 203 or 300 dots per inch.

¨ Supply adjustments for the length of your supply, such as supply position or print adjustment, are measured in ½03 of an inch, regardless of your printhead density.


D e f i n i n g t h e S y s t e m S e t u p P a c k e t

Use the system setup packet (A) to select the power up mode, display language, print separators between batches, print a “slashed zero,” and select the symbol set.

Syntax

{

I,A,powup_mode,lan guage,sep_on,slash_zero,sym bol_set p}

A1. A System Setup Packet

A2. powup_mode Online Mode. Enter 0.

A3. language Display Language. Enter 0.

A4. sep_on Batch Separators. Enter 0. The printer does not print batch separators.

A5. slash_zero Slash Zero. Enter 0. The printer does not print a zero with a slash through it.

A6. symbol_set Symbol Set. Options:

0 Internal (default)

1

2

ANSI

Code Page 437 (Latin U.S.)

5

6

3

4

Code Page 850 (Latin 1)


Code Page 1251 (Cyrillic)


11

12

13

14

7

8

9

10

15

16

19

Code Page 1253 (Greek)

Code Page 1254 (Turkish)

Code Page 1255 (Hebrew)

Code Page 1256 (Arabic)

Code Page 1257 (Baltic)

Code Page 1258 (Vietnamese)


Code Page 855 (Russian)

Code Page 857 (IBM Turkish)

Code Page 860 (MS-DOS Portuguese)

Unicode

The Standard, Reduced, Bold, OCRA and HR fonts only support the Internal Symbol Set (0). The

CG Triumvirateä typefaces support only the ANSI and DOS Code 437 and 850 symbol sets. The scalable font (font 50) does not support Code Page 1256 (Arabic). Code pages 852-860 and

1250-1258 are for downloaded TrueType fonts or the scalable font. Symbol Set 19 (Unicode) requires a downloaded International TrueType font (stored on a memory card). TrueType fonts are designed to be regionally specific; therefore, all code pages may not be supported in a given font.

See Appendix C, "Symbol Sets/Code Pages" for more information.

Example

{ I,A,0,0,0,1,0 p }

Powers up the printer in the online mode, displays prompts in English, does not print a separator after each batch, prints zeros with slashes through them, and uses the internal symbol set.


D e f i n i n g t h e S u p p l y S e t u p P a c k e t

Use the supply setup packet (B) to select supply type, ribbon, feed mode, supply position, and cut position.

Syntax

{

I,B,sup ply_type,rib bon,feed_mode,sup ply_posn,cut_posn p}

B1. B Supply Setup Packet

B2. supply_type Supply Type. Options:

0 Black mark supply

1

2

Die Cut/edge aperture supply (default)

Continuous (non-indexed) supply

B3. ribbon

Note: You must use continuous (non-indexed) supply in continuous mode. You may need to adjust the print contrast (in the Print Control packet) based on the type of supply you are using.

Ribbon. The printer automatically senses if a ribbon is installed and switches to thermal transfer mode. 0 is the default. Options:

0

1

Ribbon not installed (thermal direct)

Ribbon installed (thermal transfer)

Note: If “ribbon installed” is sent to the printer, but no ribbon is installed, an error occurs. If

“ribbon not installed” is sent to the printer, but a ribbon is installed, no error occurs.

B4. feed_mode Feed Mode. Options:

0 Continuous operation (default)

1 On-demand mode

B5. supply_posn Supply Position. Range: -300 to 300 in 1/203 inch. 0 is the default. Adjusts the machine to print at the vertical 0,0 point on the supply. This adjustment accounts for mechanical tolerances from machine to machine. The supply position adjustment only needs to be made on the initial machine setup. Adjust the supply position if formats do not start at the 0,0 point on the supply. Increase the supply position to move print up, decrease to move print down on the label. To verify the 0,0 point, print a test label. See “Printing a Test Label” in Chapter 8 for more information.

You can not change the supply position while the printer is active. Changing the supply position affects the print position. Once the supply position is set, use the print control packet to adjust the print position.

B6. cut_posn Cut position. Range: -300 to 300 in 1/203 inch. Adjusts where the tag is cut. The printer adjusts the cut position according to the black marks on the supply. You may need to adjust for your supplies. Increase to move the cut up, decrease to move the cut down.

Example

{ I,B,0,0,1,10,50 p }

Indicates black mark and thermal direct stock has been loaded, causes the printer to operate in on-demand mode, feeds the supply approximately .05 inches up before printing the format on each label (10/203 inches), and feeds the supply .25 inches (50/203 inches) before cutting.


D e f i n i n g t h e P r i n t C o n t r o l P a c k e t

Use the print control packet (C) to set the contrast, print, and margin adjustment, print speed, and printhead width.

Syntax

{

I,C,con trast,print_adj,mar gin_ad just,speed_adj, ph_width p }

C1. C Print Control Packet

C2. contrast

C3. print_adj

Print Contrast. Range: -390 to 156. 0 is the default. You may need to adjust this value depending on the type of supplies you are using. To make the print darker, use increments of 13 (for example,

0, 13, 26, 39, 52, etc.). To make the print lighter, use increments of -129 (for example, -129, -258, or -387). You need to use these incremental values to see a difference in the print contrast. For example, values 1 to 13 produce the same result. This is true for values -1 to -130.

Print adjustment (position). Range: -99 to 99 in 1/203 inch. 0 is the default. Adjusts where data prints vertically on the supply. Increase the print position to move print up, decrease to move print down.

C4. margin_adj Margin adjustment (position). Range: -99 to 99 in 1/203 inch. 0 is the default. Adjusts where data prints horizontally on the supply. Increase the margin position to move print to the right, decrease to move print to the left. Margin and print position are format adjustments. They do not effect the supply position.

C5. speed_adj Print Speed in inches per second (ips). The only valid settings for 300 dpi are 20 and 30. Options:

0 This is the default and the printer prints at 3.0 ips.

20

30

Uses a print speed of 2.0 ips.

Uses a print speed of 3.0 ips

40

50

Uses a print speed of 4.0 ips (not for 300 dpi)

Uses a print speed of 5.0 ips (not for 300 dpi)

C6. ph_width Width of the printhead in dots. Use 0.

Example

{ I,C,0,-20,-10,0,0 p }

Uses the default contrast, moves print 0.1 inch closer to the bottom of the supply (20/203 inches) and .05 inch to the left on the supply (10/203 inches), the printer prints at the default speed (3.0 ips), and uses the default printhead width.


D e f i n i n g t h e M o n e t a r y F o r m a t t i n g P a c k e t

The monetary formatting packet (D) selects the monetary symbols to print for a price field. Use the monetary formatting packet to select primary and secondary monetary symbols, and designate the number of digits to appear at the right of a decimal.

Syntax

{ I,D,cur_sym,sec ond ary,dec i mals p }

D1. D

D2. cur_sym

D3. secondary

D4. decimals

Monetary Formatting Packet

10

11

12

13

8

9

6

7

14

15

16

Currency Symbol. Options:

0 No symbol

1

2

3

4

5

USA ($, Dollar- default)

UK ( £, Pound)

Japan (¥, Yen)

Germany ( 1, Deutsche Mark)

France (F, Franc)

Spain (P, Peseta)

Italy (L., Lira)

Sweden (Kr, Krona)

Finland ( 2, Markka)

Austria ( 6, Shilling)

India (Rs, Rupee)

Russian ( 3, Ruble)

Korean ( 4, Won)

Thai ( 5, Baht)

Chinese ( ¥, Yuan)

Euro-Dollar ( c)

Note: To use these symbols, select the internal symbol set.

Secondary Sign. Secondary symbols only print if you designate at least one decimal place.

Options:

0

1

No secondary sign (default)

Print secondary sign

Number of digits to the right of the decimal. Options:

0 No digits

1

2

3

One digit

Two digits (default)

Three digits

Example

{ I,D,1,1,2 p }

Prints the dollar sign, uses a secondary symbol, and places two digits to the right of the decimal.


D e f i n i n g t h e C o n t r o l C h a r a c t e r s P a c k e t

Use the control characters packet (E) to change the MPCLII control characters, enable and disable the immediate commands, and change the default terminator character for job requests and ENQ’s.

Changes take effect with the first character following the end of header character } of the configuration packet. Each control character must be unique and cannot appear anywhere else in your packet, except within quotation marks. You can customize the trailer characters to work with your host.

Note: Wait two seconds for the new characters to take effect before sending packets using the new characters.

Use the following syntax for the control characters packet. Notice all but the first parameter are within quotation marks.

Syntax

{ I,E,"ANSI_cd","string1","string2" p }

E1. E

E2. “ANSI_cd”

E3. “string 1"

E4. “string 2"

Control Characters Packet

~123

~044

~034

~124

~125

~126

Start of header

Parameter ,

{ separator

Quoted strings

Field separator

End of header

Data escape character (optional)

“ p

}

~~

(left bracket)

(comma)

(quotes)

(pipe sign)

(right bracket)

(double tilde) def. ch.

Immediate command character (optional).

Up to any 3 characters in the 0 to 255 decimal range. The character must be defined before this command can be used. The caret (~094) is normally used.

Note: “ANSI_cd” includes seven separate parameters. The first five parameters are required.

The other parameters are optional.

Terminator for status requests and ENQ requests. Up to any 3 characters in the 0-255 decimal range. The default is “013". Sending ”" disables this sequence.

Terminator for job requests and data uploads. Up to any 3 characters in the 0-255 decimal range.

The default is none. Sending “” disables this sequence.

After you change these parameters, all packets, including any future configuration packets, must use the new control characters. We recommend using the tilde and ASCII character code sequence when sending this packet multiple times. Also, set the packet delimiters to characters within the 21 hex to 7E hex range.

You must send the control characters packet to enable the immediate commands. An immediate command executes immediately, even if it is embedded within quotation marks, and all data following the command in the string is ignored.

Example

{ I,E,"~123~063~034~124~125~126~094" p }

Changes the parameter separator character from , to ?. The other control characters remain unchanged. It also enables the immediate commands by defining the ^ symbol as the command identifier.


R e s e t t i n g C o n t r o l C h a r a c t e r s

You can change the characters in the previous example back to their original settings by downloading this packet:

{ I?E?"~123~044~034~124~125~126~094" p }

Notice that the parameter separator is ? in this packet. This is the parameter separator that was set before this packet. Once the packet is received by the printer, the new parameter separator

(a comma, in this case) is valid.

Be careful when using this feature. If you forget what the control characters were changed to, print a test label. (The test label lists the current control characters.) See “Printing a Test

Label,” in Chapter 8 for more information.

U s i n g I m m e d i a t e C o m m a n d s

Immediate commands effect printer operation as soon as the printer receives them, even if they are included within a packet or used inside quotation marks.

You can use immediate commands to change immediate command or status polling control characters, reset the printer, or cancel and repeat batches.

E n a b l i n g I m m e d i a t e C o m m a n d s

When the printer is first turned on, these commands are not available. To use these commands, you must first send the control characters packet and define the immediate command control character. The immediate command control character is saved when you turn off the printer.

Once the immediate command control character is defined, the immediate commands are enabled.

S e n d i n g I m m e d i a t e C o m m a n d s

Immediate commands consist of a three- or four-character sequence you can send in a packet or embed in your application. Each command must be sent separately.

Syntax control character_immediate command

The printer can accept only one immediate command at a time. Sending a command before the previous one is completed can result in an error.

Example

^CB

Immediately cancels the batch currently printing unless an error exists on the printer. This example assumes that the defined immediate command control character is the caret (^).

The table represents the defined immediate command control character as ^ and the defined status polling control character as d. You may define these characters to suit your needs.


Command

^CA

Parameter

Cancels all the batches in the queue unless an error exists on the printer.

^CB

Cancels only the current batch being printed unless an error exists.

^DD or ^DCd Disables the MPCL data escape character (the tilde) and inhibits MPCL from acting on ANY data escape sequence from the host. Sets the MPCL data escape character to the ASCII value given by the d parameter. The value can be any ASCII character.

ÊA

ÊR

Aborts an error condition. May need to be sent multiple times. Use ^RB to reprint batch.

CAUTION: This command causes the current batch to stop and the condition that caused the error to remain uncorrected.

Resets the error. Normal operation resumes.

^FD

ÎD or ÎCd

^MC

Feeds a label when printer is idle. Simulates the operation of pressing FEED and dispenses the next label if the printer is in the on-demand mode.

Note: Printer ignores this command if printing.

Disables the Immediate Command feature by turning off the Immediate Command escape character. Sets the

Immediate Command escape character to the ASCII value given by the d parameter. The value can be any ASCII character. Use ÎE to enable immediate commands.

Returns the customer ID or RPQ version to the host. (00 to 99)

^MD

Returns the printhead dot density to the host. 00 = 203 dpi 01 = 300 dpi

^MI

Returns the customer ID or RPQ revision level to the host. (00 to 99)

^MM

Returns the model number to the host. 41 = 9416

^MP

Returns the prototype number to the host. (00 to 99)

^MR Returns the revision number to the host. (00 to 99)

^MV Returns the version number to the host. (00 to 99)

^PR

^RB

^RS

^TP

Resets the printer. This command takes five seconds to complete and then the printer is ready to receive data. It has the same effect as turning off and then turning on the printer. Note: Command should be used only when the printer is not printing.

Repeats the last printed batch, printing the same number of labels as specified in the original batch. This command does not work if using batch separators.

Note: Printer ignores this command if printing.

Resynchronizes supply when supply roll is changed.


Prints a test label.


Note: To use the immediate command control character or the status polling character within your data, use the tilde sequence.


D e f i n i n g t h e C o m m u n i c a t i o n S e t t i n g s P a c k e t

Use the communication settings packet (F) to set the baud rate, word length, stop bits, parity, and flow control for serial communications. To set parallel communications, see “Using Parallel

Communications.”

Changing the communication settings takes approximately two seconds. Communications sent during this interval will be lost. Make sure the host communication values match the values on the printer and the host is capable of communicating at the speed you select for the printer.

Do not add any characters, such as a carriage return/line feed, in your communication settings packet or communications errors may occur.

Syntax

{ I,F,baud,word_length,stop_bits,par ity, flow_con trol p }

F1. F

F2. baud

Communication Settings Packet

Baud Rate. Options:

0 1200

1 2400

2 4800

3 9600 (default)

4 19200

5 38400

F3. word_length Word Length. Options:

0 7-bit word length (odd or even parity only)

1 8-bit word length (default)

F4. stop_bits

F5. parity

Stop Bits. Options:

0 1-stop bit (default)

1 2-stop bits

Parity. Options:

0 None (default)

1

2

ODD parity

EVEN parity

F6. flow_control Flow Control. Options:

0

1

None

DTR (default)

2

3

(CTS)

XON/XOFF

Note: If you use the DOS COPY command to download your formats, set “Flow Control” to DTR

(not XON/XOFF).

Example

{ I,F,3,1,0,0,1 p }

Uses 9600 baud, an 8-bit word length, one stop bit, no parity, and the DTR mode.


C l e a r i n g P a c k e t s f r o m M e m o r y

You may want to remove packets from the printer to increase memory storage capacity or if the formats/fonts are no longer needed. In some cases, turning the printer off may clear the packets from memory. If not, send a format clear packet.

Syntax

{header,packet#,action,device p }

1. header

2. packet#

3. action

4. device

Identifies the packet. Options:

A Check Digit Scheme

F

G

W

Format

Graphic

Font

Identification number of the packet to clear (1 to 999) or font number

(0 to 9999). 0 is for all fonts.

Action. Enter C to clear the packet.

Storage device. Use R (Volatile RAM).

Example {F,1,C,R p }

Clears Format #1 from volatile RAM.

U s i n g t h e F o n t P a c k e t

You can use a font packet to add or clear downloaded fonts from memory, upload your font buffer, or upload the cell size information for a particular font. The font packet is useful when you are downloading fonts. If you are using downloaded fonts, the font number and the number of bytes each downloaded font uses is listed.

This packet does not list the number of bytes the standard printer fonts use.

Use the MONARCH® MPCL Toolbox Font Utility (available on our Web site) to create the font header and data. Refer to the online help for more information.

Syntax

{W,font#,action,device,data_length,data_record p }

W1. W Writable Font Header.

W2. font#

W3. action

The font identifier from 0 to 32000.

0 is for all fonts. 1 to 5 digits is the font number.

Example: 3 is the standard printer font, Bold.

Action. Options:

A Adds the specified font.

C

H

M

Clears all or specified fonts, except ones in flash.

Uploads font size information.

Uploads font memory usage information.

W4. device Device. Options:

M Memory card - this is optional for the 9416 and 9416XL printers.

R

Z

Volatile RAM

All devices (use for upload).

W5. data_length

(optional)

The length of the font data. The range is 68 to 16384.

If you are creating fonts, you need to have font data included with this packet.

W6. data_ record

(optional)

Multiple data records define the font. The first character is either an

H (hex) or an R (run-length), referring to the algorithm. The rest of the record is up to 2710 characters of font data in double quotes. Separate the algorthm and the data with a comma, and end the record with p .


Example

{W,0,M,R

p }

Selects all fonts and checks the memory usage in RAM. The printer returns the following to the host:

{W,0,M,R p

Number of bytes free, Number of bytes used p }

Example

{W,0,H,Z p }

Selects all fonts and uploads the font size information for any downloaded fonts.

The printer returns the following to the host:

{W,0,H,Z p

0,1,0,"Standard",0,0,0,14,22,14,22,3 p

0,1,437,"Standard",0,0,0,21,33,21,33,5,1 p

0,2,0,"Reduced",0,0,0,10,21,10,21,2,1 p

0,2,437,"Reduced",0,0,0,10,21,10,21,2,1 p

0,3,0,"Bold",0,0,0,36,51,36,51,5,1 p

0,3,437,"Bold",0,0,0,36,51,36,51,5,1 p

0,4,0,"OCRA",0,0,0,19,36,19,36,5,1 p

0,4,437,"OCRA",0,0,0,19,36,19,36,5,1 p

0,5,0,"HR1",0,0,0,18,30,18,30,3,1 p

0,5,437,"HR1",0,0,0,18,30,18,30,3,1 p

Font Name

Spacing

Baseline

Font Style

0,6,0,"HR2",0,0,0,26,24,26,24,2,1 p

0,6,437,"HR2",0,0,0,26,24,26,24,2,1 p

0,10,0,"CGTriBd9",1,0,7,25,31,10,15,0 p

Cell Width

0,10,1,"CGTriBd9",1,0,7,25,31,10,15,0 p

0,10,437,"CGTriBd9",1,0,7,25,31,10,15,0 p

Cell Height

0,10,850,"CGTriBd9",1,0,7,25,31,10,15,0 p

0,11,0,"CGTriumv6",1,0,5,17,21,5,10,0 p

0,11,1,"CGTriumv6",1,0,5,17,21,5,10,0 p

0,11,437,"CGTriumv6",1,0,5,17,21,5,10,0 p

Inter-Character Gap

0,11,850,"CGTriumv6",1,0,5,17,21,5,10,0 p

0,15,0,"CGTriumv7",1,0,7,21,28,9,14,0 p

0,15,1,"CGTriumv7",1,0,7,21,28,9,14,0 p

0,15,437,"CGTriumv7",1,0,7,22,28,9,14,0 p

Nominal Width

Type

0,15,850,"CGTriumv7",1,0,7,22,28,9,14,0 p

0,16,0,"CGTriumv9",1,0,8,28,35,12,18,0 p

Printhead Density

0,16,1,"CGTriumv9",1,0,8,28,35,12,18,0 p

0,16,437,"CGTriumv9",1,0,8,29,35,12,18,0 p

0,16,850,"CGTriumv9",1,0,8,29,35,12,18,0 p

0,17,0,"CGTriumv11",1,0,9,31,40,13,22,0 p

0,17,1,"CGTriumv11",1,0,9,31,40,13,22,0 p

0,17,437,"CGTriumv11",1,0,9,33,40,13,22,0 p

0,17,850,"CGTriumv11",1,0,9,33,40,13,22,0 p

0,18,0,"CGTriumv15",1,0,13,47,59,20,31,0 p

0,18,1,"CGTriumv15",1,0,13,47,59,20,31,0 p

0,18,437,"CGTriumv15",1,0,13,49,59,20,31,0 p

0,18,850,"CGTriumv15",1,0,13,49,59,20,31,0 p

0,50,0,"EffSwissBold",1,1,92248 p }

* The CG Triumvirateä typefaces are trademarks of Monotype Imaging, Inc.


Spacing

Type

Monospaced (0) or proportional (1).

Bitmapped (0) or scalable (1).

Baseline

Cell Width

Cell Height

Nominal Width

Bottom of the font.

Horizontal number of dots to contain the widest character.

Vertical number of dots to contain the tallest character.

Average width for lower-case letters.

Nominal Height

Inter-Character

Gap

Average height for lower-case letters.

Default spacing between characters in monospaced fonts.

Printhead Density Shows that a 203 (0) dpi or 300 dpi (1) printhead is used. The scalable font

(font 50) does not report a value for printhead density.

U p l o a d i n g F o r m a t H e a d e r I n f o r m a t i o n

You can upload format header information from the formats in memory to check the supply length and width for each format.

Syntax

{header,format#,action,device p }

F1. header

F2. format#

F3. action

F4. device

Example

Format Header

Format number from 0 to 999. 0 is for all formats in memory.

Action. Options:

A Adds the specified format

C

H

Clears the specified format

Uploads format header information

Device. Options:

R Volatile RAM

Z All devices (use for upload)

{F,0,H,Z p }

Selects all formats in memory and returns the following:

Example

{F,0,H,Z p

Fmt_1,406,406

p

Fmt_10,324,406 p

Fmt_15,812,812 p

Fmt_20,305,609

p

Fmt_25,1218,406 p }

Displays the format number, supply length and supply width (in dots) for each format in memory.

Example {F,1,H,Z p }

Selects format1 and returns the following to the host:

{F,1,H,Z p

Fmt_1,406,406 }

Displays the supply length and supply width (in dots) for format1.


D E F I N I N G F I E L D S

This chapter provides a reference for defining

¨

¨

¨

¨

¨ the format header text and constant text non-printable text fields bar code fields line and box fields.

3

DEFINING FIELDS 3-1

D e f i n i n g t h e F o r m a t H e a d e r

A Format Header begins a format file.

Syntax

{F,format#,action,device,measure,length, width,"name" p

F1. F

F2. format#

F3. action

F4. device

F5. measure

F6. length

F7. width

F8. “name”

Example

Format Header.

Unique number from 1 to 999 to identify the format.

Action. Enter A to add the format to the printer.

Format storage device. Options:

M Memory Card (only supported by the 9416XL printer with an

R optional memory card).

Volatile RAM

Unit of measure. Options:

E English, measured in 1/100 inches

M

G

Metric, measured in 1/10 mm

Graphic, measured in dots

Supply length in selected units. Measure supply from the leading edge of one label to the leading edge of the next label.

English

Metric

25 - 1000

63 - 2540

203 Dots 51 - 2030

300 Dots 75 - 2700

In peel mode, the minimum label length is 0.75 inches (19 mm). For 300 dpi, the maximum label length is 9.0 inches (229 mm).

Make sure your format length matches the actual label size exactly for correct printer performance.

This is especially true for shorter feed length supply and formats. If an error occurs, recalibrate the supplies in the printer. Refer to your Quick Reference for more information.

Supply width, from left to right, in selected units.

English

Metric

75 - 400

191 - 1016

203 Dots 152 - 812

300 Dots 225 - 1200

Format name (optional), 0 to 8 characters, enclose within quotation marks.

{F,1,A,R,E,300,100,"TEXTILES" p

Adds Format 1 (“TEXTILES”) to the printer. It uses a three inch long by two inch wide label.

3-2 DEFINING FIELDS

D e f i n i n g Te x t F i e l d s

Create a separate definition for each text field. If text falls on two lines, each line of text requires a separate definition.

Syntax

T1. T

T2. field#

T3. # of char

T4. fix/var

T5. row

T,field#,# of char,fix/var,row,column, gap,font,hgt mag,wid mag, color,alignment, char rot,field rot,sym set p

Text Field.

Unique number from 1 to 999 to identify this field.

Maximum number of printed characters (0 to 2710) in the field.

Fixed or variable length field. Options:

F Fixed length

V Variable length

For monospaced fonts, distance from bottom of print area to the pivot point. The pivot point varies depending on how text is justified.

T6. column

For proportionally spaced fonts, distance from bottom of print area to baseline of characters in field.

English

Metric

0 - 999

0 - 2539

203 Dots 0 - 2029

300 Dots 0 - 2699

Distance from the left edge of the print area to the pivot point to find the

column location.

English

Metric

0 - 399

0 - 1015

203 Dots 0 - 811

300 Dots 0 - 1199


T7. gap

T8. font

T9. hgt mag

T10. wid mag

T11. color

Number of dots between characters 203 dpi (or 300 dpi). Range: 0 to 99.

Note: For monospaced fonts, the additional spacing is added to the existing inter-character gap.

This is also true for proportionally spaced fonts, but remember that the inter-character gap varies with character combinations.

Any number other than 0 or the default number affects your field width. Default spacing:

Standard

Reduced

Bold

OCRA-like

HR1

HR2

CG Triumvirateä

Typeface Bold

CG Triumvirateä Typeface

EFF Swiss Bold

3 dots

1 dot

3 dots

3 dots

3 dots

2 dots varies with each letter varies with each letter varies with each letter

HR1 and HR2 are only used with the UPC bar code family and must be numeric.

4

5

6

2

3

Style of font. Options:

1 Standard

Reduced

Bold

OCRA-like

HR1

HR2

10

11

15

16

17

18

50

CG Triumvirateä Typeface Bold


7 pt. CG Triumvirateä Typeface




EFF Swiss Bold (scalable)

Or a valid downloaded font selector number.

Fonts 5 and 6 are only for numeric data.

Fonts 15 - 18 are only for 300 dpi and do not support Code pages 0, 1, 437, and 850.

The CG Triumvirateä typefaces support only the ANSI and DOS Code Page 437 and 850 Symbol

Sets. See Appendix C, "Symbol Sets/Code Pages" for more information.

Height magnifier, 1 to 7 times (4 to 255 points for the scalable font - font 50 or downloaded

TrueType fonts). Use a magnifier of 1 with proportionally spaced fonts, because characters lose smoothness at higher magnifications. See Appendix B, “Fonts,” for more information about fonts.

Width magnifier, 1 to 7 times (4 to 255 points for the scalable font - font 50 or downloaded TrueType fonts). Proportionally spaced fonts do not have a set width. To estimate the size of your field, use the letter “W” for the widest field or an “L” for an average width field. Find your selected font and the desired width in Appendix B, “Fonts.”

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

There are two types of field color overlay attributes:

Transparent The overlay field (text or constant text) does not block out

(or “erase”) existing fields.

Opaque The overlay field blocks out (or “erases”) existing fields.

Options for standard printer fonts:

B Opaque, Normal, Black, Normal

D/R/W

O

Opaque, Normal, White, Normal

Transparent, Normal, Black, Normal

Options for scalable fonts:

A/N Opaque, Normal, Black, Bold

B/O

E/S

F/T

Opaque, Normal, Black, Normal

Opaque, Italics, Black, Bold

Opaque, Italics, Black, Normal


Line field blocked out by opaque field using attribute B

Line field not blocked out by transparent field using attribute O

Note:

Solid black print should not exceed 25% on a given square inch of the label, or the printhead life may be decreased.

Field placement in the packet is an important consideration when using field color attributes. If a line field is defined before the overlay (text or constant text) field, the line field is blocked out by the overlay field, depending on the overlay field’s color attribute. If a line field is defined after the overlay field, the line field is not blocked out by the overlay field, regardless of the overlay field’s color attribute.

T12. alignment Options:

L

C

R

B

E

Align on left side of field.

Center text within field (monospaced fonts only)

Align on right side of field (monospaced fonts only)

Align at midpoint of field

Align at endpoint of the field

Use L, B, or E for any font.

T13. char rot Character rotation. The field or supply does not rotate, only the characters do. Options:

0 Top of character points to top of field

1

2

3

Top of character points to left of field

Top of character points to bottom of field

Top of character points to right of field

T14. field rot

Note: Font 50 and downloaded TrueType fonts do not support character rotation.

Field rotation. Field rotation rotates the whole field, not just the characters. Rotation is affected by the pivot point, which varies depending on how text is justified. Lower left corner of field is the pivot point. Options:

0 Top of field points to top of supply

1

2

3

Top of field points to left of supply

Top of field points to bottom of supply

Top of field points to right of supply


T15. sym set Symbol set. Use 0 for the Internal Symbol Set. For scalable or TrueTypeâ fonts, use:

1 ANSI Symbol Set

102

437

Unicode (user input) for particular mapping

DOS Code Page 437 (Domestic)

850

852

855

857

DOS Code Page 850 (International)

DOS Code Page 852 (Latin 2)

DOS Code Page 855 (Russian)

DOS Code Page 857 (IBM Turkish)

860

1250

1251

1252

1253

1254

1255

1256

1257

1258

DOS Code Page 860 (MS-DOS Portuguese)


DOS Code Page 1251 (Cyrilic)


DOS Code Page 1253 (Greek)

DOS Code Page 1254 (Turkish)

DOS Code Page 1255 (Hebrew)

DOS Code Page 1256 (Arabic)

DOS Code Page 1257 (Baltic)

DOS Code Page 1258 (Vietnamese)





T,2,10,V,50,80,0,1,1,1,B,C,0,0,0 p Example

Defines a text field (field #2) with a variable length of up to 10 characters. The field begins at row 50, column 80. There is no additional gap between characters, and the Standard font is used without any additional magnification. The printing is black on white and centered. No field or character rotation is used. The internal symbol set is used.

D e f i n i n g B a r C o d e F i e l d s

Each bar code field requires a separate definition.

Syntax

B,field#,# of char,fix/var,row,column, font,density,height,text, alignment,field rot p

B1. B

B2. field#

B3. # of char

Bar Code Field.

Unique number from 1 to 999 to identify this field.

Maximum number of characters. If the bar code uses a check digit, allow an extra character for the check digit. The actual maximum number of characters is limited by the size of the label and bar code density. Range: 0 to 2710.

For Quick Response bar codes, this number includes header information. The maximum depends on the type of characters entered for the batch data and differs for the two models of the bar code.

Data Type

Numeric Data

Alphanumeric data

8-byte data

Kanji data

Model 1

1167

707

486

299

Model 2

2710

2710

2710

1817

Note: The maximum number of characters depends on the selected level of error correction. As you increase the error correction level, the maximum number of characters decreases.


B4. fix/var Fixed (F) or variable (V) length field.

Bar Code

UPCA

UPCA+2

UPCA+5

UPCA+Price CD

UPCE

UPCE+2

UPCE+5

EAN8

EAN8+2

EAN8+5

EAN13

EAN13+2

EAN13+5

EAN13+Price CD

POSTNET

Interleaved 2 of 5 or Interleaved

I 2 of 5 with Barrier Bar

Code 39 (w/ or w/o CD) or MOD43

Codabar (NW7)

Code 128

Code 16K

Code 93

MSI

PDF 417

Maxicode*

Data Matrix*

Quick Response*

Number of Characters

12

8

7

9

12

14

17

12

10

13

13

15

18

13

9 or 11

0 - 2710

0 - 2710

0 - 2710

0 - 2710

0 - 2710

0 - 2710

0 - 14

0 - 2710

0 to 93 (alphanumeric)

0 to 128 (numeric)

0 to 2335 (alphanumeric)

0 to 2710 (numeric)

1167 - 2710 (numeric)

707 - 2710 (alphanumeric)

F or V

F or V

F or V

V

V

F or V

F or V

F or V

V

V

* For more information about MaxiCode, Data Matrix, and Quick Response, see Appendix A, “Samples.”

Fixed or Variable

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F or V


B5. row Distance from the bottom of the print area to the pivot point of the field. The pivot point varies, depending on how the field is justified. Pivot points:

Left/Center/Right-Justified Fields

B6. column

B7. font

B8. density

Balanced Fields End-Justified Fields

Remember to include text or numbers that may appear with the bar code for the row measurement.

English

Metric

0 - 999

0 - 2539

203 Dots 0 - 2029

300 Dots 0 - 2699

Distance from the lower left edge of the print area to the pivot point.

English

Metric

0 - 399

0 - 1015

203 Dots 0 - 811

300 Dots 0 - 1199

Allow a minimum of 1/10 inch between the scan edge of bar code and label edges or other data.

Bar code. Options:

1

2

3

4

UPCA

UPCE

Interleaved 2 of 5

21

22

23

Code 39 (no check digit) 31

5

6

Codabar

EAN8

32

33

7

8

9

10

EAN13

Code 128

MSI

UPCA +2

35

36

40

41

11

12

13

14

15

16

UPCA +5

UPCE +2

UPCE +5

EAN8 +2

EAN8 +5

EAN13 +2

44

50

17 EAN13 +5

LAC

POSTNET

Code 93

Code 16K

PDF417

MaxiCode

Data Matrix (ECC-200)

Quick Response

Code 39 (MOD 43 check digit)

UPCA & Price CD

EAN13 & Price CD

Interleaved 2 of 5 with Barrier Bar

Bar code density. Use 0 for Quick Response bar codes. Use the following table for the other bar codes.


2 0 3 D P I B a r C o d e D e n s i t i e s

Bar Code

Type

UPCA +2/+5

Price CD

UPCE

+2/+5

EAN8

+2/+5

EAN13+2/+5

Price CD

Interleaved

2 of 5 or I2of5 with Barrier

Bar

2

4

1

2

3

2

4

2

4

2

4

7

8

9

4

5

6

(Code 39 or

MOD43

(Extended

Code 39)

Codabar

(NW7)

Code 128 or

Code 16K

10

11

12

4

5

2

3

7

8

9

4

6

8

20

13

6

7

11

12

20

3

4

1

2

Density

Selector

4.2

5.6

6.3

7.5

8.8

9.6

76%

114%

76%

114%

76%

114%

76%

114%

1.1

2.1

3.2

11.2

11.0

12.7

14.5

1.4

1.7

3.5

4.2

6.3

7.0

3.9

12.7

3.0

2.1

3.0

4.6

5.1

8.4

9.2

10.1

3.5/7.0

4.4/8.7

5.8/11.7

8.7/11.5

Density

(% or cpi)

1:2.5

1:3.0

1:2.5

1:3.0

1:2.3

1:2.0

1:3.0

1:3.0

1:2.5

1:3.0

1:2.5

1:2.5

1:2.0

1:3.0

1:2.5

1:2.0

N/A

1:2.0

1:2.5

1:2.5

1:2.5

1:3.0

1:3.0

1:2.5

1:2.0

1:3.0

1:2.2

6/29.6

4/19.7

4/19.7

3/14.8

3/14.8

3/14.8

2/9.9

2/9.9

2/9.9

8/39.4

6/29.6

4/19.7

4/19.7

2/9.9

2/9.9

2/9.9

5/24.6

4/19.7

3/14.8

2/9.9

2/9.9

10/49.3

8/39.4

4/19.7

3/14.8

2/9.9

2/9.9

4/19.7

¼.9

5/24.6

Narrow

Element

(dots/mils)

2/9.9

3/14.8

2/9.9

3/14.8

2/9.9

3/14.8

2/9.9

3/14.8

21/103.4

12/59.1

7/34.5

Narrow to

Wide Ratio

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Data

Length

Appearance

Codes

Available

Char

Set

11 or 12

14/17

1, 5, 6, 7 or 8 0 to 9

6 or 7

9/12

7 or 8

10/13

1, 5, 6, 7 or 8 0 to 9

1, 5, 6,7 or 8 0 to 9

12 or 13

15/18

1, 5, 6,7 or 8

0 to 2710 8

0 to 9

0 to 9 1:3.0

1:2.5

1:3.0

0 to 2710

0 to 26

0 to 2710

8

8

8

SPACE

$%*+-./

0 to 9

A to Z

$+-./

0 to 9 a to d

00H to 7FH

Note: The start (*) and stop (+) characters are automatically added for

Code 39. Code 39, density 12, produces a one-dot narrow bar. This density is intended for special U.S.P.S. ACT-tag applications only.



Bar Code

Type

CODE 93 3

4

5

7

10

MSI 4

5

7

Density

Selector

3.7

4.5

5.6

7.5

11.2

4.2

5.6

7.2

Density

(% or cpi)

Narrow

Element

(dots/mils)

Narrow to

Wide Ratio

N/A

Data

Length

0 to 2710 8

Appearance

Codes

Available

6/29.6

5/24.6

4/19.7

3/14.8

2/9.9

4/19.7

3/14.8

2/9.9

1:2.0

1:2.0

1:2.5

0 to 14 8

Char Set

00H to

7FH

0 to 9

POSTNET 0 (fixed at

4.3 cpi)

MaxiCode 7

24/118.2

N/A

10/49.3

N/A

4/19.7 (5 dot gap)

N/A

0,5,6,9 or

11

99

8

8

0 to 9

00H to

FFH

Bar Code

Type

PDF417

7

8

5

6

9

1

2

3

4

Density

Selector

Element

Width

(dot/mils)

2/9.8

2/9.8

2/9.8

3/14.8

3/14.8

3/14.8

4/19.7

4/19.7

4/19.7

Row Height

(dots/mils)

2/9.8

4/19.7

6/29.6

3/14.8

6/29.6

9/44.3

4/19.7

8/39.4

12/59.1

1:1

1:2

1:3

1:1

1:2

1:3

1:1

1:2

1:3

Aspect

Ratio

Data

Length

0 to 2709 8

Appearance

Codes

Available

Char Set

00H to

FFH

2 0 3 / 3 0 0 D P I B a r C o d e D e n s i t i e s

Bar Code Type

Quick Response

(QR Code) Models 1 and 2

Density

Selector

0

Data Length

Model 1: 0 - 1167 Numeric; 0 - 707 Alphanumeric; 0 - 486 (8-bit);

0 - 299 (Kanji)

Model 2: 0 - 2710 Numeric, Alphanumeric and 8-bit; 0 - 1817 Kanji

Note: Values in bold indicate the default.


2 0 3 / 3 0 0 D P I B a r C o d e D e n s i t i e s

Bar Code

Data Matrix

Square symbols

Size

Row x Col.

10 x 10

12 x 12

14 x 14

16 x 16

18 x 18

20 x 20

22 x 22

24 x 24

26 x 26

32 x 32

36 x 36

40 x 40

44 x 44

48 x 48

52 x 52

64 x 64

72 x 72

80 x 80

88 x 88

96 x 96

104 x 104

120 x 120

132 x 132

144 x 144

Density

Selector

Max. Data Length

Num. X Alphanum.

App

Code

Char

Set

18

19

20

21

14

15

16

17

22

23

24

10

11

12

13

8

9

6

7

3

4

5

1

2

6 x 3

10 x 6

16 x 10

24 x 16

36 x 25

44 x 31

60 x 43

72 x 52

88 x 64

124 x 91

172 x 127

228 x 169

288 x 214

348 x 259

408 x 304

560 x 418

736 x 550

912 x 682

1152 x 862

1392 x 1042

1632 x 1222

2100 x 1573

2608 x 1954

2710 x 2335

8

0 default (bar code size automatically determined by data)

00H to FFH

Bar Code

Data Matrix

Rectangular symbols

Size

Row x Col.

8 x 18

8 x 32

12 x 26

12 x 36

16 x 36

16 x 48

Density

Selector

Max. Data Length

Num. X Alphanum.

App

Code

25

26

27

28

29

30

10 x 6

20 x 13

32 x 22

44 x 31

64 x 46

98 x 72

8

0 default (bar code size automatically determined by data)

00H to FFH

Char

Set

Note: The printers support printing a Data Matrix symbol with an X-dimension of 13 mils or greater (3 dots @203 dpi). If you use a denser bar code, make sure the bar code scans in your particular application. Our “premium” supplies and increasing the print contrast are recommended for denser bar codes. Depending on your application, additional densities are available.



Bar Code

Type

UPCA +2/+5

Price CD

UPCE

+2/+5

EAN8

+2/+5

EAN13+2/+5

Price CD

Interleaved

2 of 5 or I2of5 with Barrier

Bar

2

4

2

4

1

2

3

2

4

2

4

Density

Selector

77%

103%

77%

103%

77%

103%

77%

103%%

1.1

2.1

3.3

Density

(% or cpi)

Narrow

Element

(dots/mils)

3/10

4/13.3

3/10

4/13.3

3/10

4/13.3

3/10

4/13.3

31/103.4

18/60.1

10/33.4

Narrow to

Wide Ratio

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Data

Length

Appearance

Codes

Available

11 or 12

14/17

6 or 7

9/12

1, 5, 6, 7 or 8

1, 5, 6, 7 or 8

7 or 8

10/13

12 or 13

15/18

1, 5, 6,7 or 8

1, 5, 6,7 or 8

0 to 2710 8 1:3.0

1:2.5

1:3.0

7

8

9

4

5

6

4.2

5.6

6.2

8.3

9.4

9.9

9/30.0

6/20.0

6/20.0

4/13.3

4/13.3

4/13.3

1:2.4

1:3.0

1:2.5

1:3.0

1:2.5

1:2.3

(Code 39 or

MOD43

(Extended

Code 39)

Codabar

(NW7)

Code 128 or

Code 16K

10

11

12

7

8

9

4

5

2

3

4

6

8

20

13

6

7

11

12

20

3

4

1

2

11.1

11.1

13.0

2.3

3.4

5.0

5.6

9.1

10.4

11.1

4.5

6.8

9.1

3.9

14.3

1.4

1.7

3.4

4.7

6.2

7.1

3.8

11.5

3.1

3/10

3/10

3/10

3/10

15/50.0

12/40.0

6/20.0

4/13.3

3/10.0

3/10.0

6/20.0

2/6.7

7/23.4

12/40.0

9/30.0

6/20.0

6/20.0

3/10.0

3/10.0

3/10.0

6/20.0

4/13.3

3/10.0

7/23.4

1:3.0

1:3.0

1:2.3

1:3.0

1:2.5

1:2.5

1:2.0

1:3.0

1:2.5

1:2.0

N/A

1:2.0

1:2.5

1:2.5

1:2.5

1:3.0

1:3.0

1:2.5

1:2.0

1:3.0

1:2.2

0 to 2710

0 to 26

0 to 2710

8

8

8

Char

Set

0 to 9

0 to 9

0 to 9

0 to 9

0 to 9

SPACE

$%*+-./

0 to 9

A to Z

$+-./

0 to 9 a to d

00H to

7FH

Note: The start (*) and stop (+) characters are automatically added for

Code 39. Code 39, density 12, produces a one-dot narrow bar. This density is intended for special U.S.P.S. ACT-tag applications only.


Bar Code

Type

CODE 93 3

4

5

7

10

MSI 4

5

7

Density

Selector

3.7

4.8

5.6

8.3

11.1

4.2

6.2

7.5

Density

(% or cpi)

Narrow

Element

(dots/mils)

9/30.0

7/23.4

6/20.0

4/13.3

3/10.0

6/20.0

4/13.3

3/10.0

Narrow to

Wide Ratio

N/A

Data

Length

Appearance

Codes

Available

0 to 2710 8

Char Set

00H to

7FH

1:2.0

1:2.0

1:2.3

0 to 2710 8 0 to 9

POSTNET 0 (fixed at

MaxiCode

4.3 cpi)

7

24/118.2

N/A

10/49.3

N/A

6/20.0 (5 dot gap)

N/A

0,5,6,9 or

11

99

8

8

0 to 9

00H to

FFH

Bar Code

Type

PDF417

3

4

5

1

2

8

9

6

7

Density

Selector

Element

Width

(dot/mils)

3/10.0

3/10.0

3/10.0

4/13.33

4/13.3

4/13.3

6/20.0

6/20.0

6/20.0

Row Height

(dots/mils)

3/10.0

6/20.0

9/30.0

4/13.3

9/30.0

12/40.0

6/20.0

12/40.0

18/60.0

Aspect

1:1

1:2

1:3

1:1

1:2

1:3

1:1

1:2

1:3

Ratio

Data

Length

Appearance

Codes

Available

0 to 2709 8

Char Set

00H to

FFH


Bar Code Type

Quick Response

(QR Code) Models 1 and 2

Density

Selector

0

Data Length

Model 1: 0 - 1167 Numeric; 0 - 707 Alphanumeric;

0 - 486 (8-bit); 0 - 299 (Kanji)

Model 2: 0 - 2710 Numeric, Alphanumeric and 8-bit;

0 - 1817 Kanji

B9. height

Note: Values in bold indicate the default.

Bar code height, in 1/100 inches, 1/10 mm, or dots. Minimum values:

English 20

Metric

203 Dots

300 Dots

51

40

60

POSTNET, PDF417, and MaxiCode bar codes have a fixed height.

Always use 0 for these bar codes.

For Quick Response bar codes, the value you enter is the symbol's maximum height. Small bar codes may not be scannable.


B10. text Appearance of text with bar code. For UPC and EAN only use 0 to 7. For all others, use 8, except where noted. Options:

0 Default

MaxiCode Mode 0 (obsolete)

1

2

QR Code Model 2

No check digit or number system

QR Code Model 1

MaxiCode Mode 2 (Numeric Postal Code)

3

5

6

QR Code Model 2

MaxiCode Mode 3 (Alphanumeric Postal Code)

Number system at bottom, no check digit

Check digit at bottom, no number system

7

8

Check digit and number system at bottom

No text, bar code only

MaxiCode (autodetect modes 0, 2, or 3)

B11. alignment Choose L, R, C, B or E to align the bar code data correctly in the field. B centers variable width bar codes, which may not allow pad-character centering (Code 128, Code 39, etc.) E right justifies variable width bar codes. MaxiCode and QR Code must use L.

B12. field rot Field rotation. Field rotation rotates the whole field, not just the characters. Rotation is affected by the pivot point, which varies depending on how text is justified. Lower left corner of field is the pivot point. Options:

0 Top of field points to top of supply

1

2

3

(Use for Maxicode)

Top of field points to left of supply

Top of field points to bottom of supply

Top of field points to right of supply

Note: Serial bar codes printed at speeds greater than 3.0 IPS may not scan properly.

Example

B,3,12,V,50,40,1,2,80,7,L,0 p

Defines a bar code field (field #3) with 12 characters of variable length starting at row 150, column 40. A UPCA bar code with a density of 2 and a height of 80 is used. The check digit and number system are shown at the bottom. The bar code is left aligned without any field rotation.

D e f i n i n g C o n s t a n t Te x t F i e l d s

A constant text field is a set of fixed characters that prints on all labels. Define each constant text field separately. This field is not assigned a field number, but is counted as a field (keep this in mind, as the printer allows a maximum of 1000 fields per format). The characters in this field cannot be changed by batch data. Field options do not apply to constant text fields. Mark the pivot point of your field. This will vary, depending on how your field is justified.

Syntax

C,row,column,gap,font,hgt mag,wid mag,color,alignment, char rot, field rot,"fixed char",sym set p

C1. C

C2. row

C3. column

Constant Text Field.

For monospaced fonts, distance from bottom of print area to the pivot point.

For proportionally spaced fonts, distance from bottom of print area to baseline of characters in the field.

English

Metric

0 - 999

0 - 2539

203 Dots 0 - 2029

300 Dots 0 - 2699

Distance from the lower left edge of the print area to the pivot point.

English

Metric

0 - 399

0 - 1015

203 Dots 0 - 811

300 Dots 0 - 1199


C4. gap

C5. font

C6. hgt mag

C7. wid mag

C8. color

Number of dots between characters (203 dots per inch). Range: 0 to 99.

Any number other than 0 or the default number affects your field width. Default spacing:

Standard 3 dots

Reduced

Bold

1 dot

3 dots

OCRA-like

HR1

HR2

CG Triumvirateä

3 dots

3 dots

2 dots

Typeface Bold


EFF Swiss Bold varies with each letter varies with each letter varies with each letter

HR1 and HR2 are only used with the UPC bar code family and must be numeric.

4

5

6

2

3

Style of font. Options:

1 Standard

Reduced

Bold

OCRA-like

HR1

HR2

10

11

15

16

17

18

50

CG Triumvirateä Typeface Bold






EFF Swiss Bold (scalable)

Or a valid downloaded font selector number.

Fonts 5 and 6 are only for numeric data.

Fonts 15 - 18 are only for 300 dpi and do not support Code pages 0, 1, 437, and 850.

The CG Triumvirateä typefaces support only the ANSI and DOS Code Page 437 and 850 Symbol

Sets. See Appendix C, "Symbol Sets/Code Pages" for more information.

Height magnifier, 1 to 7 times (4 to 255 points for the scalable font - font 50 or downloaded

TrueType fonts). Use a magnifier of 1 with proportionally spaced fonts, because characters lose smoothness at higher magnifications. See Appendix B, “Fonts,” for more information about fonts.

Width magnifier, 1 to 7 times (4 to 255 points for the scalable font - font 50 or downloaded TrueType fonts). Proportionally spaced fonts do not have a set width. To estimate the size of your field, use the letter “W” for the widest field or an “L” for an average width field. Find your selected font and the desired width in Appendix B, “Fonts.”

There are two types of field color overlay attributes:

Transparent The overlay field (text or constant text) does not block out

(or “erase”) existing fields.

Opaque The overlay field blocks out (or “erases”) existing fields.

Options for standard printer fonts:

B Opaque, Normal, Black, Normal

D/R/W

O

Opaque, Normal, White, Normal

Transparent, Normal, Black, Normal

Options for scalable fonts:

A/N Opaque, Normal, Black, Bold

B/O

E/S

F/T

Opaque, Normal, Black, Normal

Opaque, Italics, Black, Bold

Opaque, Italics, Black, Normal

Note: Solid black print should not exceed 25% on a given square inch of the label, or the printhead life may be decreased.

Field placement in the packet is an important consideration when using field color attributes. If a line field is defined before the overlay (text or constant text) field, the line field is blocked out by the overlay field, depending on the overlay field’s color attribute. If a line field is defined after the overlay field, the line field is not blocked out by the overlay field, regardless of the overlay field’s color attribute.


C9. alignment

C10. char rot

Alignment of constant text in the field. Options:

L Align on left side of field.

C

R

Center text within field (for monospaced fonts only)

Align on right side of field (for monospaced fonts only)

B

E

Align at midpoint of field

Align at end of field.

Use L, B, or E for any font.

Character rotation. The field or supply does not rotate, only the characters do. Options:

0 Top of character points to top of field

1

2

3

Top of character points to left of field

Top of character points to bottom of field

Top of character points to right of field

Note: Font 50 and downloaded TrueType fonts do not support character rotation.

C11. field rot Field rotation. Field rotation rotates the whole field, not just the characters. Rotation is affected by the pivot point, which varies depending on how text is justified. Lower left corner of field is the pivot point. Options:

0 Top of overlay points to top of supply

1

2

3

Top of overlay points to left of supply

Top of overlay points to bottom of supply

Top of overlay points to right of supply

C12. “fixed char” Fixed characters to appear in the field. Maximum 2710 characters. Enclose in quotation marks.

C13. sym set Symbol set. Use 0 for the Internal Symbol Set. For scalable or TrueTypeâ fonts, use:

1

102

437

850

852

855

857

860

1250

1251

1252

1253

1254

1255

1256

1257

1258

ANSI Symbol Set

Unicode (user input) for particular mapping

DOS Code Page 437 (Domestic)

DOS Code Page 850 (International)


DOS Code Page 855 (Russian)

DOS Code Page 857 (IBM Turkish)

DOS Code Page 860 (MS-DOS Portuguese)


DOS Code Page 1251 (Cyrilic)


DOS Code Page 1253 (Greek)

DOS Code Page 1254 (Turkish)

DOS Code Page 1255 (Hebrew)

DOS Code Page 1256 (Arabic)

DOS Code Page 1257 (Baltic)

DOS Code Page 1258 (Vietnamese)





Example

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

Defines a constant text field starting at row 30, column 10. It does not have any additional inter-character gap. The Standard font is used without any additional magnification. The printing is black on white and left justified. No field or character rotation is used. “MADE IN

USA” is printed in this field. The internal symbol set is used.


D e f i n i n g N o n - P r i n t a b l e Te x t F i e l d s

Non-printable text fields allow you to enter data without printing it in its entered form. Typically, non-printable fields “hold” data that later combines with other fields to form a merged field.

Define non-printable text fields before you define the field where the information prints.

When you copy this field into another field, the maximum number of characters for the final field is 2710. Allow only as many characters as you need, because extra characters use up space.

Also, if you are copying into a bar code field, the maximum number of characters in the destination bar code is determined by the bar code specification (UPCA-12, EAN-13, etc.). You need to apply field options to manipulate the text entered in this field. For example, you may want to copy data from this field into another field. See “Option 4 Copy Data” in Chapter 4 for more information.

In the following example, data is entered into four non-printable fields and merged to form field

5, and is then printed as a bar code. See “Merging Fields” in Chapter 4 for more information.

Field Data Field Type

1

2

3

4

5

20374

339

8

15

Non-printable

Non-printable

Non-printable

Non-printable

20374339815 Bar Code

Each non-printable text field requires a separate definition.

Syntax

D,field#,# of char

p

D1. D

D2. field#

D3. # of char

Example

Non-Printable Text Field.

Unique number from 0 to 999 assigned to this field.

Maximum number of characters (0 to 2710) in the field.

D,4,20 p

Defines a non-printable text field (field #4) with a maximum of 20 characters.

D e f i n i n g L i n e F i e l d s

Use lines to form borders and mark out original prices. Define each line separately. This field is not assigned a field number, but is counted as a field (keep this in mind, as the printer allows a maximum of 1000 fields per format). You can define any line length and a thickness up to 99 dots, as long as the solid black print does not exceed 25 percent of any given square inch of the label.

L i n e Ty p e s

You can create horizontal and vertical lines. There are two ways to define lines.

Segments You choose the starting point and ending point.

Vectors You choose the starting point, the angle, and the length of the line.


Syntax

L1. L

L2. type

L3. row

L4. column

L,type,row,column,angle/end row,length/end col,thickness,

"pattern" p

Line Field.

Type of line. Only vertical and horizontal lines are supported. Options:

S Segment. You choose the starting point and ending point.

V Vector. You choose the starting point, angle, and length.

Distance from bottom of print area to the starting point.

English

Metric

0 - 999

0 - 2539

203 Dots 0 - 2029

300 Dots 0 - 2699

Distance from left edge of the print area to line origin.

English

Metric

0 - 399

0 - 1015

203 Dots 0 - 811

300 Dots 0 - 1199

L5. angle

/end row

L6. length/ end col

If Using Segments:

Row location of ending point. Measure from bottom of the print area. Ranges same as row above. On horizontal lines, this value must match item L3.

If Using Vectors:

Angle of line. Options: 0, 90, 180, or 270.

If Using Segments:

Column location of end point. Measure from left edge of print area.

Ranges same as column above. On vertical lines, this value must

match parameter L4.

If Using Vectors:

Length of the line in selected units.

Ranges for horizontal lines:

English 0 - 399

Metric 0 - 1015

203 Dots 0 - 811

300 Dots 0 - 1199

Ranges for vertical lines:

English 0 - 999

Metric 0 - 2539

203 Dots 0 - 2029

300 Dots 0 - 2699


L7. thickness Using the chart below for reference, write the line thickness

(1 to 99) in box L7. Line thickness fills upward on horizontal lines, or to the right on vertical lines.

L8. “pattern”

Example

Measured in dots.

Line pattern. Enter "".

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

Defines a horizontal line field as a segment starting at row 110, column 30 and ending at row

110, column 150. The line thickness is 10 dots.

D e f i n i n g B o x F i e l d s

Use boxes to form borders or highlight items of interest. Define each box field separately. This field is not assigned a field number, but is counted as a field (keep this in mind, as the printer allows a maximum of 1000 fields per format). You can define any line length and a thickness up to 99 dots, as long as the solid black print does not exceed 25 percent of any given square inch of the label.

Syntax Q,row,column,end row,end col,thickness,"pattern" p

Q1. Q

Q2. row

Q3. column

Box (Quadrilateral) Field.

Distance from bottom of print area to lower left corner of box.

English

Metric

0 - 999

0 - 2539

203 Dots 0 - 2029

300 Dots 0 - 2699

Distance from left edge of print area to lower left corner of box.

English

Metric

0 - 399

0 - 1015

203 Dots 0 - 811

300 Dots 0 - 1199


Q4. end row Distance from bottom of print area to upper right corner of box. Ranges same as row.

Q5. end col Distance from left edge of print area to upper right corner of box. Ranges same as column.

Q6. thickness Using the chart below for reference, write the desired line thickness

(1 to 99) in box Q6. Boxes fill inward, so make sure your boxes do not overwrite other fields. Measured in dots.

Q7. “pattern”

Example

Line pattern. Enter "".

Q,40,30,70,150,3,"" p

Defines a box field starting at row 40, column 30. It ends at row 70, column 150. It has a thickness of 3 dots.


D E F I N I N G F I E L D O P T I O N S

This chapter provides a reference for defining

¨

¨ field options in formats check digit packets.

Note: When using multiple options on the printer, options are processed in the order they are received.

A p p l y i n g F i e l d O p t i o n s

Field options further define text, bar code, and non-printable text fields. The text, constant text, or bar code field must be previously defined before you can apply any field option to it. Define options immediately after the field to which they apply.

C o m b i n i n g F i e l d O p t i o n s

You can use more than one option with most fields. For example, you can use

Option 4 to copy data from another field, and then use Option 30 to pad the field. When you use multiple options for the same field, you must place the options in the order you want to apply them to your format.

4

DEFINING FIELD OPTIONS 4-1

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

Some options cannot be used together. For example, incrementing (Option 60) and price field

(Option 42) options cannot be applied to the same field. Refer to the following sections addressing individual options for specific combinations to avoid.

Option 4 (copy a field) is the only option that can be repeated for a single field.

Example

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

Syntax

R,option#,parameter...parameter

p

R1. R

R2. option#

Indicates field option header.

Option number:

1 Define fixed characters

4

30

Copy data from previous field

Pad data to left or right with specified character

31

42

50

51

Generate check digit

Format as a price field

Define bar code densities

Define security and truncation of PDF417 bar codes

52

60

61

Define width or length of PDF417 bar codes

Define incrementing or decrementing field

Reimage fields

R3. parameter(s) Varies per option. See the following option descriptions.

O p t i o n 1 ( F i x e d D a t a )

Fixed data is information (a company name or store number) you want to print on all labels. You can define fixed characters for an entire field or for part of a field.

Syntax

R,1,"fixed char" p

R1. R

R2. 1

R3. fixed char

Option Header.

Option 1.

Characters to insert. Enclose in quotation marks. If you are defining fixed characters for part of a field, place underscores(_) in non-fixed positions. Any spaces in the phrase are fixed characters.

Range: 0 to 2710.

Note: Underscore characters are stripped out and the data is compressed if no data is supplied by the batch and the field length is variable.

Example

R,1,"_ _ _%$_ _ _ _ _" p

Uses fixed characters (%$) in positions 4 and 5. The other positions are variable.

Example

R,1,"MONARCH" p

“MONARCH” appears as a fixed field in this example.

To fill in the non-fixed portion of the field, see “Defining Batch Data Fields” in Chapter 6. As an alternative, you can apply Option 4 to copy data into the non-fixed character positions.

4-2 DEFINING FIELD OPTIONS

O p t i o n 4 ( C o p y D a t a )

You can create a field that uses data from another field. This is useful for creating merged fields or sub-fields. You can copy the information from multiple fields into one field by applying the copy procedure more than once. Copy data is the only option you can apply to a field more than once.

The maximum number of characters defined in box T3 or B3 must allow for the number of characters you will place in the field, including any price, check digit, or fixed characters inserted by the printer. The maximum number of characters in the field into which data is copied cannot exceed 2710 or the maximum number of characters permitted by the bar code.

Note: When copying from more than one field, copy into the destination field from left to right.

Syntax

R1. R

R2. 4

R3. src fld

R4. src start

R5. # to copy

R6. dest start

R7. copy code

Example

R,4,src fld,src start,# to copy,dest start,copy code p

Field Option Header.

Option 4.

Field number from which data is copied. Range: 0 to 999.

Position number in the source field of the first character to be copied. Character positions are numbered 1 to 2710, starting from the left.

Number of characters to copy. Range: 1 to 2710.

Position number where copied characters are to begin printing in the destination field. Range: 1 to

2710.

Copy Method.

1 Copy field as is (including price symbols, pad characters, check digits, etc.).

2 Copy unformatted data (without price characters, pad characters, etc.).

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

Copies data from field #3, starting at the first position and copying three characters. In the destination field, the information is placed in position 1 and copied as formatted data.

M e r g i n g F i e l d s

You can copy data to merge the contents of fields. Use the copy data option as many times as necessary to copy all the appropriate fields into the merged field.

In the following example, two text and two non-printable fields are shown. Data from these fields is merged to form field 5, and is then printed as a bar code.

Field Data Field Type

3

4

5

1

2

203

339

Non-printable

Non-printable

8

BLUE

Text

Text

2033398BLUE Bar Code

To create this sequence:

1.

Define fields 1, 2, 3, and 4.

2.

Define field 5 as a bar code. Allow enough characters in the bar code field to hold all the copied characters.

3.

Apply Option 4 to field 5 once for every source field.


S u b - F i e l d s

You can copy a segment of data from one field into a new location, called a sub-field. For example, extract part of the data in a bar code and display it in text form in a sub-field. Then, use the copy data option.

O p t i o n 3 0 ( P a d D a t a )

You can add characters to one side of a field to “pad” the field. Padding allows you to fill in the remaining spaces when the entered data does not fill an entire field. If a variable length field is not completely filled with batch data, this option fills the remaining positions in the field with the character designated by Option 30.

Syntax

R,30,L/R,"character" p

R1. R

R2. 30

Option Header.

Option 30.

R3. L® Indicates type of padding:

L Pad field on left side

R Pad field on right side

R4. “character” Pad character must be within the 0 to 255 decimal range and enclosed inside quotation marks.

Note: Do not use on fixed length fields.

Example

R,30,L,"X" p

Pads data with an “X” on the left side of the field.

S a m p l e U s e f o r P a d d i n g

If you have a variable length bar code that you want to occupy a fixed amount of space on the supply, use pad characters. If the maximum number of characters in the bar code is 15, but the batch record only has 10 characters, the padding option fills the remainder of the field with pad characters.

O p t i o n 3 1 ( C a l c u l a t e C h e c k D i g i t )

The printer generates a check digit if you apply Option 31 to the field. You cannot use this option if the field contains a UPC, EAN, or Code 39 (with the MOD43 check digit) bar code.

Syntax

R,31,gen/ver,check digit # p

R1. R

R2. 31

Option Header.

Option 31.

R3. gen/ver Enter G to generate a check digit.

R4. check digit # Specifies a check digit scheme. Enter a number that identifies a check digit scheme that has been defined. For more information, see “Using Check Digits.” Range: 1 to 10.

Example

R,31,G,5 p

Generates a check digit using the previously defined check digit scheme 5.


O p t i o n 4 2 ( P r i c e F i e l d )

You can apply options that automatically inserts monetary symbols. Do not use this option with

Option 31 (define a check digit), Option 60 (increment or decrement a field) or bar code fields.

When determining the maximum number of characters, add the maximum number of digits and the monetary symbols.

Syntax

R,42,app code p

R1. R

R2. 42

R3. app code

Option Header.

Option 42.

Appearance code. Enter 1 to print price field in standard notation, as defined by country setting.

Use the monetary formatting packet to select monetary notations and symbols by country setting.

See “Defining the Monetary Formatting Packet” for more information.See Appendix C, “Symbol

Sets/Code Pages,” to make sure the monetary symbol you want to use is printable in the font selected for this field. For monetary symbols other than the dollar sign, use the internal symbol set.

Example R,42,1 p

Uses a price field that prints the monetary symbol and notations as defined in the monetary formatting packet.

O p t i o n 5 0 ( B a r C o d e D e n s i t y )

You can apply this option to bar code fields when you want to create custom densities. When you apply this option, it overrides the density value in the bar code field. When using this option, set the density parameter in your bar code field to the default value. You can only use this option once for each bar code field.

Bar codes produced using Option 50 may not be scannable. The additional character gap, narrow space, and wide space parameters are valid only with Code 39 and Codabar. If these parameters are specified for any other bar codes, they will be ignored by the printer. Do not use

Option 50 with fixed density bar codes.

Option 50 can be used with PDF417 bar codes for specific customer ratios. With PDF417 bar codes, use only the narrow and wide parameters. The narrow parameter defines the individual bar width in dots and the wide parameter is used to define the height of each individual stacked bar code. Option 50 can also be used with Option 52 to further customize the dimensions of a

PDF417 bar code. Option 52 allows customization of the number of columns or number of rows for the bar code.

Syntax

R,50,narrow,wide,gap,nar_space,wide_space p

R1. R

R2. 50

R3. narrow

Field Option Header.

Option 50.

Dot width of the narrow element. Range: 1 to 99.

R4. wide

R5. gap

Dot width of the wide element. Range: 1 to 99.

Additional dot space between characters. Enter a value of 1 to 99. (Code 39 and Codabar only.)

R6. nar_space Additional dot width of the narrow bar code space. (Code 39 and Codabar only). Range: 1 to 99.

R7. wide_space Additional dot width of the wide bar code space. (Code 39 and Codabar only). Range: 1 to 99.

Example

R,50,4,8,4,4,8 p

Creates a custom bar code density with a narrow element of 4 dots, a wide element of 8 dots, a gap of 4 dots, 4 additional dot widths for the narrow bar code space, and 8 additional dot widths for the wide bar code space (if this is a Code 39 or Codabar bar code).


O p t i o n 5 1 ( P D F 4 1 7 S e c u r i t y / Tr u n c a t i o n )

You can define a security level and choose whether or not to truncate a PDF417 bar code.

Higher security levels add data to a bar code, improving scan reliability. Some damaged bar codes may still be scannable if the security level is high enough. You can use this option to create standard PDF417 bar codes or use the truncated option to create a narrower bar code.

This option can appear only once per PDF417 field, in any order, following the bar code field.

As the security level is increased, so is the size of your PDF417 bar code. For each level increased, the bar code will double in size.

Syntax

R,51,security,stand/default p

R1. R

R2. 51

R3. security

R4. stand/def

Example

Option Header.

Indicates Option 51.

Security level ranges from 0 to 8 (0 is the default).

Higher security levels add data to a bar code, improving scan reliability. Some damaged bar codes may still be scannable if the security level is high enough.

Truncation selector. Valid values:

S (default) a standard PDF417 bar code

T truncated

R,51,2,S p

Defines a security level of 2 for a standard PDF417 bar code.

O p t i o n 5 2 ( P D F 4 1 7 W i d t h / L e n g t h )

This option defines the image width or length of a PDF417 bar code. If you define a fixed number of columns (width), the bar code expands in length. If you define a fixed number of rows (length), the bar code expands in width.

Column value does not include start/stop or left/right indicator columns.

If this option does not immediately follow the PDF417 bar code field, the default settings are used. You can only use this option once per PDF417 bar code field.

Syntax

R,52,row/column,dimension p

R1. R Option Header.

R2. 52 Indicates Option 52.

R3. row/column Indicates if you are defining the number of rows or columns.

R Row

C Column

If you specify rows, the bar code expands in columns, or vice versa.

R4. dimension The number of rows or columns defined for the bar code.

The default is 4. Valid values:

3-90 for rows

1-30 for columns

Example

R,52,C,10 p

Defines the column width of 10, which expands the PDF417 bar code length by 10.


O p t i o n 6 0 ( I n c r e m e n t i n g / D e c r e m e n t i n g F i e l d s )

You may have an application, such as serial numbers, in which you need a numeric field to increment (increase in value) or decrement (decrease in value) on successive tickets within a single batch. Incrementing or decrementing can be applied to numeric data only. If you have a field that includes letters and digits, apply incrementing or decrementing to only the portion of the field that contains digits. Do not use with Option 42 (price field).

Syntax

R,60,I/D,amount,l pos,r pos p

R1. R

R2. 60

R3. I/D

R4. amount

R5. l pos

R6. r pos

Example

Option Header.

Option 60.

Increment or decrement:

I incrementing field

D decrementing field

Amount to increase or decrease. Range: 0 to 999.

Leftmost position in inc/dec portion of field. If this value is not entered, the default value 1 is used.

Range: 0 to 2710.

Rightmost position in inc/dec portion of field. If this value is not used, the entire field length is used as the default. Range: 0 to 2710.

R,60,I,5,1,6 p

Increments a field by 5 each time the field is printed. The field increments beginning with the first left position and ending with the sixth position.

F i x i n g t h e F i r s t N u m b e r i n t h e I n c r e m e n t i n g S e q u e n c e

There are two ways to enter the first number in the incrementing sequence. You can use batch data or use Option 1 to define the first number as a fixed character. The first number in the sequence must contain the same amount of digits as the highest number to be counted. For example, to count the numbers 1 to 999, the first number in the sequence must be entered as

001.


O p t i o n 6 1 ( R e - i m a g e F i e l d )

This option redraws (reimages) a constant field when you have a constant field next to a variable field on your label. It can be used on text, constant text, bar code, line, or box fields.

These printers do not redraw an area if the field data does not change. When a field changes, that area is cleared and the new field data is imaged. However, the new field data may require a larger area than the previous field did. In some cases, neighboring fields that do not change

(constant fields) may be covered with white space from the changing field’s (variable fields) area. Use this option to reimage the constant field, or it may appear broken.

Note: The most common use for this option is with incrementing fields on your label, because they may cover a constant field.

Syntax

R1. R

R2. 61

Example

R,61 p

Option Header.

Option 61.

R,61

Reimages the constant field that appears next to a variable field.

Re-Image

ON

Re-Image

OFF

Re-Image ON Re-Image OFF

In the above example, Option 61 was applied to the bar code field to keep the incrementing field

(Box #) from blocking out the bar code field.


U s i n g C h e c k D i g i t s

Check digits are typically used to ensure that a text or bar code field scans correctly. If you apply Option 31, the printer calculates a check digit. A check digit scheme determines how the printer calculates a check digit. When you define a check digit scheme, you assign a number to identify it. This number is later entered in box R4 when you apply Option 31 to a field. You can use check digits with text or bar code fields. Check digit calculations are performed on numeric data only.

Do not use check digits with price fields. Do not define a check digit scheme for UPC, EAN,

Code 39 (with the MOD43 check digit), and Code 93 bar codes, because they have predefined check digits.

Syntax

{A,selector,action,device,modulus, fld_length,D/P,"weights" p }

A1. A

A2. selector

A3. action

A4. device

A5. modulus

A6. fld_length

A7. D/P

A8. “weights”

Check Digit Header.

Assign a number from 1 to 10 to this check digit formula.

The action to perform. Enter A to add the check digit scheme.

Format storage device. Use R (Volatile RAM).

Number from 2 to 11. The modulus is used to divide the sum of products or the sum of digits.

The maximum number of characters the field will contain.

Range: 0 to 2710.

Algorithm. The algorithm determines how the check digit is calculated.

Options:

D

P sum of digits sum of products

String of digits used for calculation. A weight string is a group of two or more numbers that is applied to a field. The number of digits in this string should equal the number in fld_length.

Enclose in quotation marks. Range: 0 to 2710.

Example {A,1,A,R,10,5,P,"65432" p }

Adds check digit scheme number 1 to the printer’s memory. The modulus is 10, the maximum number of characters in the field is 5. The check digit is calculated by using the Sum of

Products and the string of digits used in the calculation is “65432.”


S u m o f P r o d u c t s C a l c u l a t i o n

This is an example of how the printer uses Sum of Products to calculate a check digit for this data:

5 2 3 2 4 5 2 1 9

1.

Weights are applied to each digit, starting with the last digit in the weight string. They are applied right to left, beginning at the right-most position of the field. Remember, a weight string must contain at least two different numbers. This example has a weight string of

1,2,3,4: field: weight string:

5 2 3 2 4 5 2 1 9

4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

2.

Each digit in the field is multiplied by the weight assigned to it: field: weight string: products:

5 2 3 2 4 5 2 1 9

4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

20 2 6 6 16 5 4 3 36

3.

Next, the product of each digit is added together. This is the sum of the products.

20 + 2 + 6 + 6 + 16 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 36 = 98

4.

Divide the sum of the products by the modulus (10 in this case), only to the whole number.

The balance is called the remainder.

9

10 98

90

8

5.

Subtract the remainder from the modulus.

The result becomes the check digit. In this case, the check digit is 2.

10 - 8 = 2


S u m o f D i g i t s C a l c u l a t i o n

This is an example of how the printer uses Sum of Digits to calculate a check digit for this data:

5 2 3 2 4 5 2 1 9

1.

Weights are applied to each digit, starting with the last digit in the weight string. They are applied right to left, beginning at the right-most position of the field. Remember, a weight string must contain at least two different numbers. This example has a weight string of

1,2,3,4: field: weight string:

5 2 3 2 4 5 2 1 9

4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

2.

Each digit in the field is multiplied by the weight assigned to it: field: weight string: products:

5 2 3 2 4 5 2 1 9

4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

20 2 6 6 16 5 4 3 36

3.

Next, the digits of the products are added together. Two-digit products are treated as two separate digits.

This is the sum of the digits.

2 + 0 + 2 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 3 + 6 = 44

4.

Divide the sum of the digits by the modulus (10 in this case), only to the whole number. The balance is called the remainder.

4

10 44

40

4

5.

Subtract the remainder from the modulus.

The result becomes the check digit. In this case, the check digit is 6.

10 - 4 = 6



C R E A T I N G G R A P H I C S

This chapter provides information on how to

¨

¨

¨ map out the graphic image using the hexadecimal (hex) or run length method.

create a graphic packet using a graphic header, bitmap, duplicate, next-bitmap, text, constant text, line, and box fields.

place a graphic image into a format.

You can use graphic packets to create bitmapped images. To include a graphic packet within your format, your format must contain a graphic field. See

“Placing the Graphic in a Format” for more information.

5

CREATING GRAPHICS 5-1

O v e r v i e w o f B i t m a p p e d I m a g e s

A printed image is formed through a series of dots. Each square on the grid below represents a dot on the printhead. The graphic image is created by blackening dots in a specific pattern.

You can print varying shades of gray according to the concentration of dots on the image. When the dots are printed together, the end result is a graphic image.

D e t e r m i n i n g a M e t h o d

You can use one of two methods to map out your graphic image:

Hex Method The dot sequences are segmented into binary numbers and then converted to hex numbers.

A graphic using gray-scaling, several slanted lines, or several vertical lines typically translates more efficiently with hex representation.

Run Length

Encoding Method

The dot sequences are segmented into black and white strings within a row.

The total count of each white string is converted to a lower-case letter, corresponding to numeric value. The total count of each black string is converted to an uppercase letter, corresponding to numeric value. This method can reduce imaging time for graphics that contain repetitive rows of dots. A graphic with horizontal lines or very few white-to-black borders typically translates more efficiently with run length encoding.

The most efficient encoding method depends on how complicated your graphic image is and whether or not imaging time is a concern. You may want to experiment with both encoding methods to get optimal performance.

D e s i g n i n g B i t m a p p e d I m a g e s

Once you determine the encoding method to use, you can begin mapping out your graphic image.

Note: The image that you map must be an upside down mirror image of the final result.

5-2 CREATING GRAPHICS

S p e c i a l C o n s i d e r a t i o n s

Solid black print cannot exceed 25% of any given square inch of the supply. If the black print exceeds this limit, you may lose data or damage the printhead.

In the first label, the large “M” logo and thick black line exceed the allowed black to white print ratio. In the second label, the large “M” logo does not exceed the black to white print ratio.

2 inches 2 inches

Exceeds

Limit

0.5" Does not exceed limit

0.5"

Exceeds

Limit

Does not exceed limit

U s i n g t h e H e x M e t h o d

The following steps explain how to derive a hex character string from a bitmapped graphic.

Each square on the grid represents a dot. A black square indicates the dot is ON, and a white square indicates the dot is OFF. A sequence of binary numbers, called a bit pattern or bitmap, determines what dots are on and off. The numbers “0" and ”1" are used for this purpose. The number “1" turns a dot on and ”0" turns a dot off.

All hex numbers must be two digits. For example, write hex 0 as 00, or hex E as 0E.

1.

Assign 1 to every black square and 0 to every white square.

00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000111111111111111111111111110000000000000000000000000000

00000000000000000000000000000000000000011111111111000000000000000000000000001111111110000000000000000000

00000000000000000000000000000000001111100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001111110000000000000

00000000000000000000000000000011110000000000000000111111111111111111111111110000000000000001111000000000

00000000000000000000000001111100001111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111110000111110000

00000000000000000000000110000011111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111000001100

00000000000000000000000110001111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111110

00000000000000000000000111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111110

00000000000000000000000111111111111111111111111111111000000000000000000011111111111111111111111111111110

00000000000000000000000111111111111111111111000000000000000000000000000000000000011111111111111111111100

00000000000000000000000001111111100000000000000000000111111111111111111100000000000000000011111111110000

00000000000000000000000000011111110000000000000000000111111111111111111100000000000000000001111111000000

00000000000000000000000000011100000000111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111100000000111000000

00000000000000000000000000000000001111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111110000111000000

00000000000000000000000000000011111111111111000000000000000000000000000000000000011111111111111000000000

00000000000000000000000000011111110000000000000000000111111111111111111100000000000000000001111111000000

00000000000000000000000000011100000000111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111100000000111000000

00000000000000000000000000000000001111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111110000111000000

00000000000000000000000000000011111111111111000000000000000000000000000000000000011111111111111000000000

00000000000000000000000000011111110000000000000000000111111111111111111100000000000000000001111111000000

00000000000000000000000000011100000000111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111100000000111000000

00000000000000000000000000000000001111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111110000111000000

00000000000000000000000000000011111111111111000000000000000000000000000000000000011111111111111000000000

00000000000000000000000000011111110000000000000000000111111111111111111100000000000000000001111111000000

00000000000000000000000000011100000000111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111100000000111000000

00000000000000000000000000000000001111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111110000111000000

00000000000000000000000000000011111111111111000000000000000000000000000000000000011111111111111000000000

00000000000000000000000000011111110000000000000000000111111111111111111100000000000000000001111111000000

00000000000000000000000000011100000000111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111100000000111000000

00000000000000000000000000000000001111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111110000111000000

00000000000000000000000000000011111111111111000000000000000000000000000000000000011111111111111000000000

00000010000000000000000000011111110000000000000000000111111111111111111100000000000000000001111111000000

00000011000000000000000000011100000000111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111100000000111000000

00000001111000000000000000000000001111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111110000111000000

00000000111000000000000000000011111111111111000000000000000000000000000000000000011111111111111000000000

00000000111111000000000000011100000000111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111100000001111000000

00000000111111100000000000000000001111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111110001111000000


2.

Section off the grid in columns of eight. If any rows are not divisible by 8, add enough 0’s to complete a column.

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000001 11111111 11000000 00000000 00000000 00001111 11111000 00000000 00000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111110 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000111 11100000 00000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11110000 00000000 00011110 00000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 01111100 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11110000

00000000 00000000 00000001 10000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00001100

00000000 00000000 00000001 10001111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110

00000000 00000000 00000001 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110

00000000 00000000 00000001 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111000 00000000 00000000 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110

00000000 00000000 00000001 11111111 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111111 11111100

00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 10000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00111111 11110000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111110 00000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111110 00000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111110 00000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111110 00000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111110 00000000

00000010 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000

00000011 00000000 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000001 11000000

00000001 11100000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11000000

00000000 11100000 00000000 00000011 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111110 00000000

00000000 11111100 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000011 11000000

00000000 11111110 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100011 11000000

3.

One row at a time, convert each group of eight binary digits to hex.

starting at position 49 …

00111111 = 3F

11111111 = FF

11111111 = FF

11110000 = F0

4.

Write the hex values for each row as a continuous string.

row 1, position 49 = 03FFFFFF00000

5.

Repeat steps 3 through 4 for each row on the grid.

6.

Insert the hex values in syntax format.


U s i n g t h e R u n L e n g t h E n c o d i n g M e t h o d

The following steps explain how to derive a run length character string from a bitmapped graphic.

Each square on the grid represents a dot. A black square indicates the dot is ON, and a white square indicates the dot is OFF.

Note: The following example shows “1" to indicate when a square is ON, and ”0" to indicate when a square is OFF. You do not have to convert your dots when using the run length method.

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000001 11111111 11000000 00000000 00000000 00001111 11111000 00000000 00000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111110 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00001111 11000000 00000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11110000 00000000 00011110 00000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 01111100 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11110000

00000000 00000000 00000001 10000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00001100

00000000 00000000 00000001 10001111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110

00000000 00000000 00000001 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110

00000000 00000000 00000001 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111000 00000000 00000000 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110

00000000 00000000 00000001 11111111 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111111 11111100

00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 10000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00111111 11110000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111110 00000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111110 00000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111110 00000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111110 00000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111110 00000000

00000010 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000

00000011 00000000 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000001 11000000

00000001 11100000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11000000

00000000 11100000 00000000 00000011 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111110 00000000

00000000 11111100 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000011 11000000

00000000 11111110 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100011 11000000

1.

Count the number of consecutive OFF or ON dots in a row. Write the number of consecutive dots in sequence for the first row on the grid. Write “ON” or “OFF” after each number to indicate ON or OFF dots.

(row 1, position 50) 26 on

(row 2, position 39) 11 on, 26 off, 9 on

(row 3, position 34) 5 on, 45 off, 6 on

2.

Replace each number you have written with its corresponding code from the Dot to Run

Length Encoding Chart provided in Appendix C, “Symbol Sets/Code Pages.” Be sure to use

CAPITAL letters for black dots and lower-case letters for white dots.

26 on (Z)

11 on (K), 26 off (z), 9 on (I)

If the number is greater than 26, write z, followed by the letter corresponding to the amount over 26. For example, to represent 45 off dots, write zs.

5 on (E), 45 off (zs), 6 on (F)

3.

Write the letter codes in sequence, uninterrupted, for each row.

(row 1,position 50) Z

(row 2,position 39) KzI

(row 3,position 34) EzsF

(row 4,position 30) DpZoD

Note: If the end of the line specifies OFF dots (lower-case letters), the ending lower-case letters can be omitted. For example, uZFu can be written as uZF.

4.

Repeat steps 1 through 5 for each row on the grid.

5.

Insert the code values in syntax format.


D e t e r m i n i n g H o w t o S t o r e t h e I m a g e

Once you have mapped out your graphic image, determine how you want to store it. You have several options:

¨ Volatile RAM

¨ Temporary Storage

¨ Memory Card

U s i n g Vo l a t i l e R A M

You should use RAM when the graphic image is used by several formats, because you only have to send the graphic image once. This eliminates the need to send the graphic image repeatedly. See “Placing the Graphic in a Format,” for more information about using the graphic packet in a format. Graphics smaller than approximately ½ inch by ½ inch can be stored in printer RAM and referenced by the graphic ID number.

Graphics are stored in the format buffer and remain there until another graphic packet is sent or the printer is turned off.

U s i n g Te m p o r a r y S t o r a g e

You should use temporary storage when the graphic image is used only in one format or your graphic image is very large. Graphic data in temporary storage is held in the image buffer until the graphic is printed and then it is cleared from memory. Temporary graphics are also cleared from memory when you send a new batch or update batch. You can use the same graphic image multiple times on a format. Send the graphic image to the printer after the format to which it applies.

If a graphic is stored in temporary storage, do not place a graphic field in the format. This causes an error. Instead, position the graphic image by using the row and column locations in the graphic packet header. Image memory (temporary storage) accepts a graphic packet 1218 rows long with 811 dots per row.

U s i n g a M e m o r y C a r d

The 9416XL printer has an optional memory card that allows storage of formats, graphics, and fonts. Graphics stored on the memory card are saved when the printer is turned off. Use M in the Graphic header. See "Defining the Graphic Header" for more information.

C r e a t i n g a G r a p h i c P a c k e t

Your graphic packet can contain

¨ bitmapped fields (for bitmapped images)

¨ constant text fields

¨ lines

¨ boxes.

Images using hex representation or run length encoding are bitmapped images. See “Designing

Bitmapped Images” to design your bitmapped image.

Once you design your graphic image, you are ready to define a graphic packet. This packet generates the graphic image you use in a format.


P o s i t i o n i n g t h e G r a p h i c I m a g e

This section explains how to position the graphic image within a graphic packet header, a field of a graphic packet, or within a format.

W i t h i n t h e G r a p h i c P a c k e t H e a d e r

When you are using RAM, the row and column parameters in the graphic header are usually 0,0, because placement is controlled by the graphic field in your format. This is especially true when designing a compliance label overlay.

When you are using temporary storage, these parameters control the placement of the graphic image on the supply.

The area enclosed within the dotted lines represents the graphic image starting at 0,0 (as defined in the graphic header).

If you want a fixed amount of white space around your graphic image, use something other than 0 for row and/or column.

The area enclosed within the dotted lines represents the graphic image starting at 0,0 with a fixed amount of white space (10,10) around the graphic image.

W i t h i n t h e F i e l d

In a bitmap, constant text, line, or box field, the row and column parameters control where an individual field or bitmapped row begins in relation to the coordinates defined in the graphic header.

The bottom of the triangle in this example represents the first field of the graphic packet starting at 10,0.

W i t h i n a F o r m a t

When you define the graphic field within your format, the row and

column parameters represent where on the format to place the graphic image.

If you are doing a compliance label, these numbers are usually 0,0, because your compliance label covers the entire supply. See "Placing the Graphic in a Format," for a sample compliance label.

If you are placing a graphic (a logo, for example) within a certain area on your supply, enter the starting position (bottom left corner) of the graphic image.

This label shows the triangle “logo” beginning (the bottom left corner) at 155, 33 as defined in the graphic field.


D e f i n i n g t h e G r a p h i c H e a d e r

Every graphic packet must contain a graphic header. This is the first thing you enter. It identifies and provides important measurement and formatting information for the graphic.

Bitmap, duplicate, next-bitmap, constant text, line, and box fields follow the graphic header, if they are used.

Syntax

{G,graphID,action,device,units,row,col, mode,"name" p

G1. G

G2. graphID

G3. action

G4. device

G5. units

G6. row

G7. column

G8. mode

G9. “name”

Example

Graphic Header.

Unique number from 1 to 999 to identify the graphic image.

The action to perform to the graphic. Options:

A Add the graphic to the printer.

C Clear the graphic from the printer.

Graphic storage device. Options:

M Memory Card (only supported by the 9416XL printer with an

R

T optional memory card).

Volatile RAM (format must contain a graphic field)

Temporary storage

Unit of measure. For bitmapped graphics, G (dots) is the only valid option.

Distance between the bottom of the graphic image area and the first bitmap line. This is usually 0, unless you want a fixed amount of white space around the graphic image. See “Positioning the

Graphic Image,” for more information.

English

Metric

0 - 999

0 - 2539

203 Dots 0 - 2029

300 Dots 0 - 2699

Distance between the left edge of the graphic image area and the left edge of first bitmap line. This is usually 0, unless you want a fixed amount of white space around the graphic image. See

“Positioning the Graphic Image,” for more information. Use the previous table for values.

English

Metric

0 - 399

0 - 1015

203 Dots 0 - 811

300 Dots 0 - 1199

Imaging mode. Enter 0.

Graphic name (optional), 0 to 8 characters, enclose within quotation marks.

{G,99,A,R,G,0,0,0,"99Wire" p

Adds a graphic image identified by number 99 to volatile RAM. The graphic uses dot measurement. The image will be placed according to the row and column parameters in the graphic field. The imaging mode is 0 and the image is called 99Wire.


C r e a t i n g B i t m a p F i e l d s

This defines one row of dots, starting at a specific row and column within the graphic image.

Each unique row of dots requires a bitmap field. A bitmap field can later be repeated by using a duplicate field.

Syntax

B,row,column,algorithm,"data" p

B1. B

B2. row

B3. column

B4. algorithm

B5. data

Bitmap Field.

Distance (in dots) from the graphic image’s bottom margin to the bitmap line.

English

Metric

0 - 999

0 - 2539

203 Dots 0 - 2029

300 Dots 0 - 2699

Distance (in dots) from the graphic image’s left edge to the bitmap line.

English

Metric

0 - 399

0 - 1015

203 Dots 0 - 811

300 Dots 0 - 1199

Coding method for bitmap data:

H Hex Representation

R Run Length Encoding

Character string made up of hex or run length encoding. Do not put spaces or any other character between the numbers. Range: 0 to 2710.

Example

{B,39,56,H,"3FFFFFF0" p

Defines a bitmapped graphic field. The image begins 39 dots from the bottom and 56 dots from the left edge of the graphic area. Hex representation is used.

C r e a t i n g N e x t - B i t m a p F i e l d s

This field uses the previous field’s row and column locations. It allows you to use the bitmap or duplicate field data without having to recalculate row and column locations. This field represents one row of dots on the image.

Syntax

N,adjdir,adjamt,algorithm,"data" p

N1. N

N2. adjdir

N3. adjamt

N4. algorithm

N5. “data”

Next-Bitmap Field.

Increments or decrements the row count. Inserts the duplicate line after or before the current row.

0 Increments (inserts after)

1 Decrements (inserts before)

For example:

B,50,35,R,"GsSsG" p

N,0,1,R,"DpZoD" p prints a next-bitmap field on row 51 at column 35.

Amount of row adjustment in dot rows. Using 0 overwrites the same line. Range: 0 to 999.

Coding method for bitmap data:

H Hex Representation

R Run Length Encoding

Character string made up of hex or run length encoding. Do not put spaces or any other character between the hex numbers or run length code letters. Range: 0 to 2710.


Example

B,39,56,H,"3FFFFFF0"

p

N,0,1,H,"000000E00000" p

Defines a next-bitmap graphic field beginning on row 40. The row count increments by 1. Hex representation is used.

C r e a t i n g D u p l i c a t e F i e l d s

If a line of data is identical to a previous bitmap or next-bitmap field, the duplicate field allows you to repeat the dot sequence without retyping the data. A duplicate field represents one row of dots on the image.

Note: Duplicate fields are useful when you have a graphic with a lot of repetition.

Syntax

D1. D

D2. adjdir

D3. adjamt

D4. count

Example

D,adjdir,adjamt,count p

Duplicate Field.

Increments or decrements the row count. Inserts the duplicate line after or before the current row.

0 Increments (inserts after)

1 Decrements (inserts before)

For example:

B,50,35,R,"GsSsG" p

D,0,20,2 p inserts row 50 again at row 70 and row 90. Rows 70 and 90 do not have to be defined later.

Amount of row adjustment in dot rows. Range for 203 dpi: 0 to 999; range for 300 dpi: 0 to 2699. The above example adjusts the duplicate field to image on row 70 and 90 (adding 20 to the current row count).

Number of times to duplicate the line. Range: 0 to 999.

B,117,24,H,"03FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFC" p

D,0,1,2 p

Defines a duplicate field that is imaged after the bitmap line. This field duplicates the preceding bitmap line twice (at row 118 and 119).

You can use constant text, line, or box fields in a graphic packet to create a compliance label overlay. See Chapter 3, “Defining Fields,” for more information about these fields.


S a m p l e H e x G r a p h i c P a c k e t

{G,99,A,R,G,0,0,0,"99WIRE" p

B,39,48,H,"3FFFFFF0" p

B,40,32,H,"01FFC000000FF8" p

B,41,32,H,"3E00000000000FC0" p

B,42,24,H,"03C0003FFFFFF0000F" p

B,43,24,H,"7C3FFFFFFFFFFFFFE1F0" p

B,44,16,H,"0183FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF06" p

B,45,16,H,"018FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFE" p

B,46,16,H,"01FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFE" p

B,47,16,H,"01FFFFFF80001FFFFFFFFE" p

B,48,16,H,"01FFFFF0000000007FFFFC" p

B,49,24,H,"7F800007FFFF00003FF0" p

B,50,24,H,"1FC00007FFFF00001FC0" p

D,0,4,4 p

B,51,24,H,"1C03FFFFFFFFFFFE01C0" p

D,0,4,4 p

B,52,32,H,"3FFFFFFFFFFFFFE1C0" p

D,0,4,4 p

B,53,24,H,"03FFF0000000007FFE" p

D,0,4,4 p

B,70,0,H,"0400001FC00007FFFF00001FC0" p



B,73,0,H,"01000003FFF0000000007FFE" p

B,74,8,H,"FC001C03FFFFFFFFFFFE00C0" p

B,75,8,H,"FE00003FFFFFFFFFFFFFE0C0" p

B,76,8,H,"1FF803FFF0000000007FFE" p

B,77,8,H,"0FFFCFFC00000000000001C0" p

B,78,16,H,"FFDF000FFFFFFFFF8003C0" p

B,79,16,H,"7FFFC00007FFFF00001FC0" p


D,0,4,4 p


D,0,4,4 p

B,82,24,H,"03FFF0000000007FFE" p

D,0,4,3 p

B,83,24,H,"1FC00007FFFF00001FC0" p

D,0,4,3 p

B,98,24,H,"03FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF0" p

B,99,24,H,"07FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFC" p

B,100,24,H,"1FF9FFFFFFFFFFFFFF" p

B,101,24,H,"3FFE0007FFFF8000FF80"

B,102,24,H,"391E0027FFFF803FFFC0"

B,103,24,H,"1C7FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFC0"

B,104,24,H,"1FC1FFFFFFFFFFFF1FC0"

B,105,24,H,"0FFDFFFFFFFFFFE0FF"

B,106,24,H,"FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF8"

B,107,32,H,"3FFFFFFFFFFFFFE0"

B,108,32,H,"03FFFFFFFFFFFF" p

B,109,48,H,"07FFFF80" p

D,0,1,2 p

B,111,48,H,"FFFFFFFF" p p p

B,112,32,H,"FFFF00000000FFE0"

B,113,24,H,"078000FFFFFFFF001F" p

B,114,24,H,"78FFFFFFFFFFFFFFE060" p p p p p p p


B,115,16,H,"0187FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFC18" p

B,116,16,H,"027FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF2" p

B,117,16,H,"03FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFC" p

D,0,1,2 p

B,120,16,H,"01FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF8" p

B,121,24,H,"FEFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFE0" p

B,122,24,H,"07FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFC" p

B,123,32,H,"FFFFFFFFFFFFFFC0" p

B,124,32,H,"01FFFFFFFFFFF8" p }

S a m p l e R u n L e n g t h G r a p h i c P a c k e t

D,0,4,4

{G,99,A,R,G,0,0,0,"99WIRE" p

B,39,50,R,"Z" p

B,40,39,R,"KzI" p

B,41,34,R,"EzsF" p

B,42,30,R,"DpZoD" p

B,43,25,R,"EdZZEdE" p

B,44,23,R,"BeZZMeB" p

B,45,23,R,"BcZZW" p

B,46,23,R,"ZZZA" p

B,47,23,R,"ZDsZE" p

B,48,24,"TzkU" p

B,49,25,"HtRqJ" p

B,50,27,"GsSsG" p

D,0,4,4 p

B,51,27,"ChZWgC"

D,0,4,4 p p

B,52,34,R,"ZZEdC"

D,0,4,4 p p

B,53,30,R,"NzkN"

D,0,4,4 p p

B,70,5,R,"AuGsSsG" p

B,71,5,R,"BtChZWgC" p

B,72,6,R,"DxZZEdC" p

B,73,7,R,"CtNzkN" p

B,74,8,R,"FmChZWhC" p

B,75,8,R,"GsZZEdC"

B,76,11,R,"JiNzkN" p p

B,77,12,R,"NbJzzeC" p

B,78,16,R,"JaElZKmD"

B,79,17,R,"QsSsG" p p

B,80,27,R,"ChZWgC"

D,0,4,4 p p

B,81,34,R,"ZZEdC"

D,0,4,4 p p

B,82,30,R,"NzkN" p p

B,83,27,R,"GsSsG" p p

B,98,30,R,"ZZJ"

B,99,29,R,"ZZM" p p

B,100,27,R,"JbZZE"

B,101,26,R,"MnToI" p p

B,102,26,R,"CbHnTiP" p

B,103,27,R,"CcZZC" p

B,104,27,R,"GeZWcG" p


B,105,28,R,"JaZReH" p

B,106,32,R,"ZZI" p

B,107,34,R,"ZZE" p

B,108,38,R,"ZQ" p

B,109,53,R,"T" p

D,0,1,2 p

B,111,48,R,"ZF" p

B,112,33,R,"PzfK" p

B,113,29,R,"CpZBoE" p

B,114,25,R,"DcZZGfB" p

B,115,23,R,"BdZZMeB" p

B,116,22,R,"AbZZVbA" p

B,117,22,R,"ZZZB" p

D,0,1,2 p

B,120,23,R,"ZZZ"

B,121,25,R,"ZZV"

B,122,29,R,"ZZM"

B,123,32,R,"ZZF"

B,124,39,R,"ZT" p p p p p }

P l a c i n g t h e G r a p h i c i n a F o r m a t

To include a graphic within a format:

1.

Design the graphic image as shown in “Designing Bitmapped Images.”

2.

If you are using RAM, place a graphic field in the format file to reference the graphic. See the following section, “Defining the Graphic Field,” for more information.

Note: If you are using temporary storage, you do not need a graphic field in your format to reference the graphic image.

3.

Download all the necessary packets (check digit, format, etc.).

4.

Send the graphic file to the printer, if you have not already done so. See “Creating a

Graphic Packet” for more information.

D e f i n i n g t h e G r a p h i c F i e l d

The graphic field in a format references the graphic image by the graphID in the graphic header.

This field is required only if the graphic will be stored in RAM.

Syntax

G,graphID,row,col,mode,rotation p

G1. G

G2. graphID

G3. row

Graphic Field.

Unique number from 1 to 999 to identify the graphic image.

Distance between the bottom of the print area on the supply to the bottom of the graphic image.

Measured in selected units.

English

Metric

0 - 999

0 - 2539

203 Dots 0 - 2029

300 Dots 0 - 2699

The row specified in the constant text, bitmap, line, or box field is added to the row value above to determine the actual position in the format.


G4. column

G5. mode

G6. rotation

Example

Distance between the left edge of the print area on the supply and the left edge of the graphic.

Measured in selected units. The column specified in the constant text, bitmap, line, or box field is added to the col value above to determine the actual position in the format.

English

Metric

0 - 399

0 - 1015

203 Dots 0 - 811

300 Dots 0 - 1199

Imaging mode. Enter 0.

The orientation of the graphic on the supply. Enter 0.

G,57,0,0,0,0

p

Defines a graphic field that is identified by the number 57. The image begins at 0,0. The imaging mode is 0 and there is no rotation.

S a m p l e B i t m a p G r a p h i c I m a g e

The following format shows the graphic packets (hex and run length) in a sample format.

{F,2,A,R,E,400,400,"FMT2" p

G,99,227,35,0,0 p

Q,240,15,300,125,10," " p

T,1,5,V,285,137,0,10,2,2,B,L,0,0,0 p

T,2,5,V,255,137,0,10,2,2,B,L,0,0,0 p

T,3,15,V,180,25,0,10,1,2,B,L,0,0,0 p

T,4,15,V,121,35,0,1,3,1,B,L,0,0,0 p

L,S,94,15,94,235,10,"" p

B,5,12,F,50,65,1,2,40,1,L,0 p }

Sample Batch Packet

{B,2,N,1 p

1,"Pat’s" p

2,"Parts" p

3,"3/8 inch Wire" p

4,"3.55/8 Pack" p

5,"345911871209" p }


P R I N T I N G

This chapter describes how to

¨

¨

¨

¨ download files to the printer define the batch header, batch control, and batch data files modify formats create DOS batch files.

Turn on the printer and make sure it is ready to receive data before you download. See your host’s documentation, system administrator, or

“Downloading Methods” for information on ways to download.

When downloading, send your packets in this order:

1.

Configuration packets (A-F)

2.

Any of the following:

¨ Check digit packets (see Chapter 4)

¨ Format packets (see Chapter 3)

¨ Graphic packets (see Chapter 5)

3.

Batch data (see “Defining the Batch Header”)

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PRINTING 6-1

D o w n l o a d i n g F i l e s

To download from a PC:

1.

Check that the PC and the printer are connected.

2.

Check that communications have been established between the PC and the printer.

3.

Send the communication settings packet to select the printer’s communication settings. See

“Defining the Communication Settings Packet” in Chapter 2 for more information (only used for serial communication). If you change the printer’s communication settings, make sure they match those at the host before sending any packets to the printer.

4.

Type this command at the DOS prompt:

COPY LABEL1.FMT COM1 Transmits a file called “LABEL1.FMT” to COM1.

COPY LABEL1.BCH COM1 Transmits a batch called “LABEL1.BCH” to COM1.

If you use the COPY command to download your formats, set flow control to DTR (not

XON/XOFF). Also, do not use the MS-DOS prompt from inside Windows, because you receive a framing error.

D e f i n i n g t h e B a t c h H e a d e r

Batch data is the actual information printed on the supply. Batch data fills in the format’s text, bar code, and non-printable text fields.

A batch packet contains the following three parts: batch header identifies the format and how many labels to print.

batch control defines the print job.

batch data

(optional)

B1. B

B2. format#

B3. N/U

B4. quantity

Example defines the actual information printed on the label.

A batch header begins the file. It tells which format the batch uses and how many labels to print. To record batch data, make a copy of the worksheet in Appendix D, “Format Design

Tools.”

Syntax {B,format#,N/U,quantity p

Batch Header.

Format number (1 to 999) to use.

Controls how image is generated.

N New (default). Erase image and re-image all fields using

U online data. Any missing fields will be blank.

Update last image with one or more fields.

All other fields remain the same as the last queued batch.

Quantity to print (0 to 999). Using 0 pre-images the field to reduce the imaging time for labels. See

“Batch Quantity Zero Method” for more information.

{B,1,N,1 p

Defines a batch header that uses format #1 and reimages all fields using the online data. One label is printed with this batch.

6-2 PRINTING

D e f i n i n g t h e B a t c h C o n t r o l F i e l d

The batch header must precede this field. The batch control field defines the print job and

applies only to the batch that immediately follows.

Syntax

E,feed_mode,batch_sep,print_mult,multi_part, cut_type,cut_mult p

E1. E Batch Control Field.

E2. feed_mode Feed Mode. Options:

0 Continuous Feed (default)

1 On-Demand

E3. batch_sep Batch Separator. Use 0 (no separator).

E4. print_mult

E5. multi_part

E6. cut_type

E7. cut_mult

Number of tags (1 to 999) with the same image. 0 is the default.

Number of identical parts on one tag (1 to 5). 0 is the default.

Enables or disables the knife. Options:

0 No cut

1 Stops to cut each tag

Number of tags to print before cutting. A cut multiple of one cuts after each tag. The range is 0 to

32,000. 0 is the default. The cut multiple is a multiple of the print quantity. If the cut multiple is three and the print quantity is 16, then five sets of three tags are printed and cut. The last tag is printed, but not cut until FEED is pressed. Then, the knife cuts after a blank tag is fed.

Example

E,0,0,0,0,1,0 p

Defines a batch control field. Continuous feed mode is used and no separator prints between batches. The print multiple, multi-part supply, and cut multiple are set to 0 (not used). The knife cuts before, during, and after the last tag in the batch.

Example

{B,1,N,3 p

E,0,0,0,0,1,3 p

Defines a batch header that prints three tags. The batch control field uses continuous feed mode and no separator prints between batches. The print multiple and multi-part supply are not used. The knife cuts after the strip of three tags, producing one set of three tags

(print quantity = 3; cut multiple = 3).

Example

{B,1,N,3 p

E,0,0,4,2,1,0 p

Defines a batch header that prints 12 tags. The batch control field uses continuous feed mode and no separator prints between batches. The print multiple is four and batch quantity is three, so 12 tags are printed. There are two identical parts on each tag. The knife cuts after each tag.

PRINTING 6-3

D e f i n i n g B a t c h D a t a F i e l d s

Batch data fields should be sent in field number order. Use continuation fields for large amounts of data. If you are using N (New) in the batch header, you must list all fields with your data in sequence. If you are using U, you need to list only those fields and data that changes from the last printed batch.

Syntax field#,"data string" p

C,"continuation" p field#

“data string”

C

“continuation”

Identifies the text, bar code, or non-printable text field in which to insert the following data.

Range: 1 to 999.

Provides the actual information to appear in fields. Enclose in quotation marks.

Length: 0 to 2710 characters .

Identifies information to be appended to the data string. This parameter is optional.

Provides the actual information to be added to the batch packet. Enclose in quotation marks. Use this option to break up longer fields. Length: 0 to 2710 characters. This parameter is optional.

Example

1,"Size 12" p

2,""

p

3,"Blue" p

C,"and this would be appended." p

Defines a batch data field. “Size 12" prints in field #1, a blank line appears in field #2, ”Blue and this would be appended" prints in field #3.

U s i n g S p e c i a l C h a r a c t e r s i n B a t c h D a t a

There are two ways to specify special characters in batch data:

¨ Place a tilde (~) before each character

¨ Use a tilde with the decimal ASCII equivalent

For example, you can use “” or ~034 to print the “ character in your batch data; otherwise, the tilde characters are ignored. You can also use ~XXX where XXX is the decimal equivalent of an unprintable character.

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

{B,1,N,1 p

1,"123~034456789" p

2,"~094983~’126LG4451" p

Decimal Character

~034 is “

~094 is ^

~126 is ~

What Prints

123"456789

^983~’LG4451

M e r g e d o r S u b - F i e l d s

If a field is completely filled by data copied from other fields, use quotation marks without spaces between them for the "data string" parameter.

I n c r e m e n t i n g F i e l d s

In incrementing fields, the first number in the sequence must contain the same number of digits as the highest number to be counted. For example, to increment the numbers in a field from 1 to 999, enter the starting number in the batch as 001.

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D o w n l o a d i n g M e t h o d s

You can download the format and batch data using one of three methods: sequential, batch, and batch quantity zero.

S e q u e n t i a l M e t h o d

Using the sequential method, you send all your format and batch data at one time. Use this method when your application does not require operator intervention to input data. All data is sent down at one time, and the printer then images each field. As soon as the last field is imaged, your labels begin to print.

Example

{Format}

{Batch Packet}

B a t c h M e t h o d

This is similar to the sequential method, but it is used when you want to send multiple batches.

All data for the first batch is sent at one time, and the printer then images each field. As soon as the last field for the first batch is imaged, labels begin to print. This process is repeated for each subsequent batch.

Example

{Format}

{Batch Packet}

{Batch Packet}

B a t c h Q u a n t i t y Z e r o M e t h o d

You may 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 use the batch quantity zero method:

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). This ensures the label is properly positioned.

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

2.

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

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.

4.

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

See “Reducing Imaging Time” in Chapter 9 for an example using the batch quantity zero method.

PRINTING 6-5

M o d i f y i n g F o r m a t s

The optional entry method is a quick way to modify your format fields, check digit fields and configuration packets.

O p t i o n a l E n t r y M e t h o d

This method enables you to reset only the parameters you want to change. Commas act as placeholders for unchanged parameters. The optional entry method reduces file size and increases the speed at which files are sent to the printer.

6-6 PRINTING

S T A T U S P O L L I N G

This chapter explains how to use status polling.

There are two types of Status Polling:

¨

¨

Inquiry Request—information about the readiness of the printer.

Job Request—information about the current (or last received) job downloaded to the printer.

I n q u i r y R e q u e s t ( E N Q )

An ENQ character acts as a request for printer status information. You can send an ENQ in front of, in the middle of, or immediately following any packet downloaded to the printer. An ENQ is a command that can be executed as part of a packet or sent on its own (using a communications program). An ENQ is processed immediately. The ENQ character is user defined.

The ENQ character does not appear as a visible character; however, we are representing the ENQ character as E .

I n q u i r y R e s p o n s e

Printer status is returned to the host in a 3-byte (3-character) sequence. The first byte is the non-printable user-defined ENQ character, which is not visible on the response. The second and third bytes are printer status codes. See the

ENQ Reference Tables for the meaning of bytes 2 and 3.

Example: E AB

The status codes (A and B in this case) are ASCII equivalents to the hexadecimal bits that represent the various types of status responses. This response indicates that the printer is online (Character A) and that there is a stock fault (Character B).

Example: E ??

Indicates that this is the first ENQ response since the printer was turned on.

Send another ENQ immediately to receive the printer’s status.

Example: E @@

Indicates the printer is offline.

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STATUS POLLING 7-1

The following graphics can be used as a quick reference for the Status of Byte #2 and Byte #3.

Byte #1 is the non-printable user-defined ENQ character.

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7-2 STATUS POLLING

E N Q R e f e r e n c e Ta b l e - B y t e # 2 ( c o n t i n u e d )

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J o b R e q u e s t

A Job Request returns status information about the most recently processed print job. You can send a job request after an ENQ or batch. You can send two levels of Job Requests:

¨ Numeric Error Codes Only (0, 1, or 2)

¨ Verbose (3 or 4)

Syntax

J1. J

J2. req_#

{J,req_#}

Job Status Request

Type of request. Options:

0 Returns ASCII coded strings or numeric error codes

1

2

Returns ASCII coded strings or numeric error codes

Returns ASCII coded strings or numeric error codes

3

4

Returns the error number

Returns the number of labels printed in the batch

Example

{J,3}

Returns the error number to the host.


The job response may not be immediate. If the printer has an error (out of supplies, ribbon problem, etc.), or has insufficient memory, correct the problem and then resend the job request.

If the problem is not corrected, no response is returned. If a formatting error has occurred, the job request returns the status. The printer must first interpret the format and batch data before returning the response.

An ENQ can clear errors numbered less than 500. Once the error is corrected, a job request can be sent. The printer cannot accept another job request until the error is resolved.

J o b R e s p o n s e

The Job Response varies, depending on the type of request sent to the printer. The following syntax is the response for a Job 0, 1,or 2 request.

Syntax

{J,Status1,Status2,"FMT-1","BCH-2"}

J1. J

J2. Status1

J3. Status2

J4. FMT-1

J5. BCH-2

Example

Job Status Request

These errors stop the print job. Examples include out of stock, supply faults, or data formatting errors. These errors are numbered less than 24 on the “Job Status 0, 1, 2 Response Table,” later in this chapter.

These are errors in the syntax of the MPCL data stream. Printing does not stop, but the information may not print properly. These errors are numbered greater than 24 on the “Job Status 0, 1, 2

Response Table,” later in this chapter.

The format or batch number is returned.


{J,0,1,2}

The following is returned:

{J,8,0,"FMT-1","BCH-2"}

Indicates that a portion of the format extends off the tag in format 1, batch 2. Refer to the “Job

Status 0, 1, 2 Response Table” later in this chapter for brief explanations for J, 0, 1, 2 requests.

In the above example, refer to error 8 for an explanation.


The following syntax is the response for a Job 3 request. You may need to press the FEED button before the job response is returned.

Syntax

{J,"Status1 A,B","Status2 A,B,C,D,E","FMT-1","BCH-2"}

“Status1 A,B” Status1 A contains the field number, in the format or batch, where an error was found. If the error is not in the format or batch, a “0" is returned.

Status1 B contains an error number, which represents the actual printer error. The error numbers can be found in Chapter 8, ”Diagnostics and

Errors."

Example

{J,"2,612",}

2 is the field number where an error was found. 612 is the error number, indicating that data is missing or does not match the format definition for that field.

Note: Error numbers found in Status1 B, always have a value equal to or greater than 500.

These are considered very serious errors.

“Status2 A,B,C,D,E” contains the packet type, field type, field number, parameter, and error number.

Status2

A- Packet Type

Status2

B- Field Type represents the MPCLII packet that the error occurred on. The packet could be Format (F), Batch (B), Check Digit (A), Graphic (G), or Font (W).

represents the MPCLII field that the error occurred on. If the packet has no fields, Status2 A is replicated. If the error occurs before the field is identified a question mark is sent. Since the batch data is variable, a D is sent to indicate data.

Status2

C- Field Number represents the field number within each packet. The packet header is the first field and each subsequent field is indicated by the field separator.

Status2

D- Parameter

Status2

E- Error Number represents the parameter within the field that the error occurred. The numbering begins after the field identifier.

is the error that coincides with the error numbers presented in Chapter 8,

“Diagnostics and Errors.”

“FMT-1/BCH-2" The format or batch number is returned.

Note: If more than one error occurred, only the most serious error is acknowledged.

Example {J,"","F,B,4,6,33","FMT-1","BCH-2"}

Indicates that an error occurred on a bar code (B) field within a format (F) packet. The bar code field is the fourth (4) field in the packet. The error occurred in the sixth (6) parameter of the field. Error number 33 means the bar code density is invalid.

To clear an error, press the FEED button. An ENQ can also clear errors numbered less than 500. Once the error is corrected, a job request can be sent. The printer cannot accept another job request until the error is resolved.


The following syntax is the response for a Job 4 request.

Syntax

{J,printed,total,"FMT-1","BCH-2"} printed total the number of tags or labels already printed in the batch.

the total number of tags or labels to be printed in the current batch.

“FMT-1/BCH-2"

Example


{J,8,25,"FMT-3","Bch-2"}

8 out of 25 tags or labels have been printed from format number 3.

Use a Job Request 4 when printing in the on-demand mode with a large number of tags or labels from a single batch. A Job Request 4 may not be accurate if tags or labels are printed in continuous mode, because of the response time involved. A Job Request 4 is not useful in single ticket batches (printing 1 of 1) or multiple single ticket batches.

Note: A batch has to be printing when you send the job request. You cannot use this job request on batches printing formats with incrementing fields.

J o b S t a t u s 0 , 1 , 2 R e s p o n s e Ta b l e ( S t a t u s 1 C o d e s )

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No error

Stacker fault

Supply problem

Hot printhead

Printhead open

Insufficient memory

Ribbon problem

Field ## extends off tag

Field ## has a bad font/bar code

Field ## contains invalid data

Field ## has a graphic missing

Invalid communication channel

Invalid file type

All communication channels are busy

Receive overrun error

Receive parity error

Receive framing error

Receive buffer full

Label waiting

Bad dots (verifier detected a failure)

Low battery

Memory configuration packet error

Numbers 25 through 50 are not currently in use.


J o b S t a t u s 0 , 1 , 2 R e s p o n s e Ta b l e ( S t a t u s 2 C o d e s )

Number

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Invalid command

Invalid separator value

Graphic not found

Format for batch not found

Quantity/Multiples out-of-range

Name descriptor too long

Invalid cut value

Invalid number-of-parts value

Invalid orientation value

Invalid thickness value

Invalid text field

Invalid bar code field

Data string too long

Invalid data field

Row greater than stock length

Row greater than format length

Column greater than printhead width

Column greater than format width

Invalid label length

Invalid label width

Invalid increment/decrement value

Identifier out-of-range

No field to create format

Stop location of a line is out of range

Syntax error

Can’t use offline format for online batch

Can’t queue graphic batch

Can’t store online format

Can’t queue online batch

Can’t queue online clear command



D I A G N O S T I C S A N D E R R O R S

This chapter explains how to

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¨ print test labels reset the printer call Technical Support.

Before you call Service, print a test label. The label contains information to help diagnose mechanical and setup problems.

This chapter also provides explanations of your printer’s errors. The errors are classified by type and are listed in order. If you have trouble loading supplies or performing maintenance, refer to the Equipment Manual.

Some errors numbered 400-438 and 500-574 are internal software errors.

Errors numbered 703-758 are supply errors. Follow the directions provided with the error description to correct the problem. Errors numbered 900-999 are Hard

Printer Failures. If you cannot clear an error, turn off the printer, wait several seconds and then turn on the printer. Call Technical Support if you receive any error message not listed in this chapter.

If a formatting error occurs, the label prints; but data may be missing. Correct the format or batch and resend them to the printer.

8

DIAGNOSTICS AND ERRORS 8-1

P r i n t i n g a Te s t L a b e l

1.

Turn off the printer.

2.

Press and hold the FEED button while turning on the printer.

3.

Release the FEED button when the LED is flashing orange and the printer starts advancing lines.

The test labels print. The first label shows the model number and the printer’s configuration by packet (A-F). See Chapter 2, “Configuring the Printer,” for more information.

The second label shows the software version, communication settings, speed, contrast, gap sensor setting, label length, and total number of inches printed.

R e a d i n g a Te s t L a b e l

The first test label shows the model number, software version, and the printer’s configuration by packet. See Chapter 2, “Configuring the Printer” for more information about the printer’s configuration.

The second test label shows the model number, software version, total number of inches printed, voltage, print contrast, printhead resistance, number of bad dots, and memory. In the example above:

¨ The printer has printed 119 inches of regular supplies.

¨ The printer has printed no linerless (high-energy) supplies.

¨ No options are set

¨ CONTRAST POT does not apply.

U s i n g D a t a D u m p

After printing test labels, this printer is in “data dump mode.” To use data dump mode:

1.

Turn off the printer.

2.

Press and hold the FEED button while turning on the printer.

3.

Release the FEED button when the printer starts advancing lines.

The test labels print.

Your printer is now in data dump mode.

4.

Download the data stream you wish to “dump” (print out on a label).

8-2 DIAGNOSTICS AND ERRORS

5.

The data stream prints out automatically when there is enough data to fill a label. Press the

FEED button to print any remaining data on another label.

,"06/11/94" p }0 10

D AD

1111" p o2,"G111111" p 03,"Smith" p 04, “12345678" p 05

3,"CHECKER ID: " p }0{B,1,N,1 p 01,”G111111

D D

200,100,0,1,2,1,B,L,0,3 p OC,330,20,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,

D

0,100,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,3,"DATE RECEIVED:" p OT,5,8,V,

D

“VIN #:” p OT,4,17,V,260,130,0,1,2,B,L,0,3 p OC,33

D D

,160,0,1,2,1,B,L,0,3 p OC,330,130,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,3,

D

C,330,160,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,3,"OWNER:" p OT,3,15,F,260

D

,3,3,2,B,L,0,3 p 08,2,9,V,330,220,4,11,080,8,L,3 p 0

D D

{F,1,A,R,E,400,400,"WINDSHIE" p OT,1,9,V,310,340,0

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6.

Download another data stream to dump or press the FEED button to exit data dump mode.

R e s e t t i n g P r i n t e r s

Sometimes the printer receives mixed signals and loses its ability to communicate. If this happens, reset the printer and attempt communication again. To reset the printer, turn off the printer, wait 15 seconds, and turn it back on.

When you turn off the printer, all the information set through the online configuration packets

(A-F) is saved. See the sections in Chapter 2, “Configuring the Printer,” for more information about each packet.

I f Yo u R e c e i v e a n E r r o r M e s s a g e

Any time you receive a message that is not described in this manual, or the recommended action does not solve the problem, call Technical Support. Some errors are the result of communication problems. In this case, reset your printer and reboot your computer. If you change any of the online configuration packets, resend the format packet to the printer, so the configuration changes take effect.

I f t h e P C a n d P r i n t e r A r e N o t C o m m u n i c a t i n g

If your PC is having trouble communicating with your printer, follow these steps:

¨ Check any messages that occur at the printer and at the computer. See the following error message listing in this chapter for more information.

¨ Make sure you are using the correct printer cable.

¨ Make sure the cable is plugged into the correct port on the computer.

¨ Compare your printer’s communications settings (especially flow control) with the settings on your PC. Your printer and PC communications should match. Print a test label to identify the printer’s communication settings.

¨ Make sure the printer is online (ready to receive data).

If all of the above are correct, reset your printer. Try the function again. If you still can not establish communications, call Technical Support.


C a l l i n g Te c h n i c a l S u p p o r t

Technical support representatives are available Monday through Friday during regular business hours. Follow these steps before you call:

1.

Make sure your PC and printer are properly connected.

2.

Record any error messages that occurred.

3.

Recreate the problem, if you can.

4.

Check your port settings. Your problem may be corrected simply by changing the communication settings.

5.

List any changes that have recently been made to the system. Try to record what you were doing when the problem occurred.

6.

Reset your printer. For information on resetting your printer, see "Resetting Printers."

7.

Reboot your computer. Refer to your computer documentation for specific instructions.

8.

Print a test label, see “Printing a Test Label” for more information.

Have the following information ready before you call: computer brand name and model, version of DOS, printer model, other peripheral devices on your system, support agreement, contract number, or invoice information, customer number, and printer serial number.

A d d i t i o n a l D i a g n o s t i c s I n f o r m a t i o n

For detailed printer diagnostics information, refer to the Equipment Manual. See Chapter 7,

“Status Polling,” for information on requesting printer and job status. See the following error message listing in this chapter for more information.

D a t a E r r o r s

Errors 001 to 499 are data errors. These errors are returned in response to a J,3 request. See

Chapter 7, “Status Polling,” for more information. A data error indicates that incorrect data was received from the host, causing the printer to ignore the entire print job. After checking the packet and correcting the problem, transmit the print job again.

The following is a list of data errors. These errors occur because data in the format, batch, check digit, font, or graphic packet is invalid.

F o r m a t E r r o r s

Error

Code

Description

001 Packet ID number must be 1 to 999.

002 Name must be 1 to 8 characters (excluding non-printable control characters) inside quotes.

003

004

005

Action must be A (add) or C (clear).

Supply length is invalid. See “Defining the Format Header” in Chapter 3 for valid lengths.

Supply width is invalid. See “Defining the Format Header” in Chapter 3 for valid widths.


016

017

018

020

021

022

023

024

025

030

007

010

011

012

013

014

015

006 Storage device must be F (Flash), M (Memory Card), R (volatile RAM), or T

(temporary for graphics). The 9416 memory card only stores fonts. The 9416XL memory card stores formats, graphics, and fonts.

Unit of measure must be E (English), M (Metric), or G (Dots). See “Defining the

Format Header” in Chapter 3 for more information.

Field ID number is outside the range 0 to 999.

Field length exceeds 2710.

Row field position is greater than the maximum stock dimension. See “Defining Text

Fields” in Chapter 3 for valid row lengths.

Column field position is greater than the maximum stock dimension. See “Defining

Text Fields” in Chapter 3 for valid column widths.

Font style must be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, or 50. See “Defining Text

Fields” in Chapter 3 or Appendix B, “Fonts,” for more information.

Character rotation must be 0 (0 degree), 1 (90 degree),

2 (180 degree), or 3 (270 degree). See “Defining Text Fields” in Chapter 3 for more information.

Field rotation must be 0 (0 degree), 1 (90 degree), 2 (180 degree), or 3 (270 degree).

See “Defining Text Fields” in Chapter 3 for more information.

Field restriction must be V (variable) or F (fixed).

Code page/symbol set selection defined in the field must be 0 (Internal), 1 (ANSI),

102 (Unicode), 437 (DOS Page 437), 850 (DOS Page 850), 852 (Latin 2), 855

(Russian), 857 (Turkish), 860 (Portuguese), 1250 (Latin 2), 1251 (Cyrillic), 1252 (Latin

1), 1253 (Greek), 1254 (Turkish), 1255 (Hebrew), 1256 (Arabic), 1257 (Baltic), or 1258

(Vietnamese). See “Defining Text Fields” in Chapter 3 for more information.

Vertical magnification must be 1 to 7 for standard printer fonts or 4 to 255 (point size) for the scalable or downloaded TrueType fonts.

Horizontal magnification must be 1 to 7 or 4 to 255 (point size) for the scalable or downloaded TrueType fonts.

Color must be A, B, D, E, F, N, O, R, S, T, or W. See “Defining Text Fields” in Chapter

3 for more information.

Intercharacter gap must be 0 to 99 dots.

Field justification must be B (balanced), C (centered), E (end),

L (left), or R (right). See “Defining Text Fields” in Chapter 3 for more information.

String length is outside the range 0 to 2710.

Bar code height must be at least 20 (English), 51 (Metric), 40 (203 Dots), 60 (300 dots), or is not within the supply dimensions.


040

041

042

043

031

032

033

044

045

046

051

6

7

8

1

5

Human readable option must be

0 default no CD or NS

NS at bottom, no CD

CD at bottom, no NS

CD and NS at bottom no text

Bar code type is invalid. See “Defining Bar Code Fields” in Chapter 3 for valid options.

Bar code density is invalid. See “Defining Bar Code Fields” in Chapter 3 for the bar code density chart.

Line thickness must be 0 to 99 dots.

Line direction must be 0, 90, 180, or 270.

End row is invalid. Line segment or box end row is defined outside of printable area.

End column is invalid. Line segment or box end column is defined outside of printable area.

Dot pattern for line or box must be “”.

Line length is defined beyond the maximum length. See “Defining Line Fields” in

Chapter 3 for valid lengths.

Line type must be S (segment) or V (vector).

Imaging mode in the graphic header must be 0.

104

105

106

107

108

109

B a t c h E r r o r s

Error

Code

Description

101

102

The format referenced by batch is not in memory.

Print quantity is outside the range 0 to 32,000.

Batch mode must be N (new) or U (update).

Batch separator in a batch control field must be 0 (Off).

Print multiple is outside the range 1 to 32,000.

Cut multiple is outside the range 0 to 999. Only valid for printers with a knife.

Multiple part supply is outside the range 1 to 5.

Cut type is outside the range 0 to 5. Only valid for printers with a knife.


213

214

215

216

221

222

223

224

217

218

219

220

201

202

203

204

205

206

O p t i o n E r r o r s

Error

Code

Description

200 Option number must be 1, 4, 30, 31, 42, 50, 51, 52, 60, or 61.

207

208

209

210

211

212

Copy length is outside the range 0 to 2710.

Copy start position must be 1 to 2710.

Destination start position must be 1 to 2710.

Source field must be 0 to 999.

Copy type must be 1 (copy after rules) or 2 (copy before rules).

Increment/Decrement selection must be I (increment) or

D (decrement).

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 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.)


258

259

260

261

262

252

253

254

255

256

257

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).

Language selection must be 0 (English).

Batch separator must be 0 (off).

Slash zero selection must be 0 (standard zero).

Supply type must be 0 (black mark), 1 (die cut), or 2 (continuous/non-indexed).

Ribbon selection must be 0 (thermal direct) or 1 (thermal transfer).

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

Supply position must be -300 to 300 dots.

Contrast adjustment must be -390 to 156 dots.

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

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

263

264

265

266

267

Speed adjustment must be 0 (default), 20 (2.0 ips), 30 (3.0 ips), 40 (4.0 ips), or 50

(5.0 ips).

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), or 5

(38400). Resend the communication settings packet.

268

269

270

271

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.


285

286

287

290

272

282

283

284

291

292

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), or 19 (Unicode).

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

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

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 R (volatile RAM).

The buffer size is invalid.

The printhead width must be 0.

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

Dispense position must be 0, or the printer is active.

Backfeed distance must be 0 or the printer is active. The backfeed distance can not be greater than the dispense position.

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).

327

328

340

350

351

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.

352

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

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.


380

400

402

403

404

405

406

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 200 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.

422

423

424

425

414

415

420

421

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.

410

411

412

413

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.

Internal software list error. Call Technical Support.


Duplicate internal name. Call Technical Support.

Internal software error. Call Technical Support.




426

427

428

429

433

497

499


Format name is invalid. Valid name is 1 to 8 characters inside quotes or "" for a printer-assigned name. Press the FEED button and try to continue. If the error reappears, call Technical Support.

Batch name is invalid or graphic not found. Press the FEED button and try to continue. If the error reappears, call Technical Support.

A field number appears more than once in a format.

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. Only valid for printers with a parallel port.

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

571

572

573

574

575

600

601

603

611

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.


612

613

614

615

616

618

619

620

621

622

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.

Magnification must be 1 to 7 for standard printer fonts or 4 to 255 (point size) for the scalable or downloaded TrueType fonts.

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.

704

710

711

712

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

Check the

¨

¨

¨

¨ supply tracking supply marks black mark sensor position supply roll for binding.

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.


752

753

754

755

756

757

758

769

770

771

781

762

763

766

767

768

713

714

730

750

751

Receiving failure or illegal command. Call Technical Support.

Receiving failure or undefined command. Call Technical Support.

A memory allocation error occurred during initialization.

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

¨

¨

¨

¨ supply tracking supply marks black mark sensor position supply roll for binding.

If the error continues to appear, change the supply

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 the FEED button to print on the current supply or load new supply.

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.

Low battery. Recharge the battery.

Waiting to dispense label. Press the FEED button.

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

Incorrect AD value. Call Technical Support.

Printhead has more than 10 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.

The voltage is too low. Call Technical Support.


782

790

791

792

793

794

795

The voltage is too high. Call Technical Support.

The printer is busy. 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. Turn off the printer. Wait two seconds and turn it back on. Resend the packets. If the problem continues, call Technical Support.

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.

901

902

903

904

905

906

907

908

909

910

911

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.

No memory for native layer.

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.


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

¨

¨

¨ 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.

9

PRINTER OPTIMIZATION 9-1

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 to give you the needed print performance. See “Increasing Throughput” for more information.

¨ 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 has complete bars and clear spaces. Small alphanumeric characters look complete. A bar code that is IN SPEC may not look as good as one that is too dark, but it does have the highest scan rate.

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.

Dark IN SPEC Light

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.

9-2 PRINTER OPTIMIZATION

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

PRINTER OPTIMIZATION 9-3

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.

9-4 PRINTER OPTIMIZATION

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 }


{B,25,N,1 p

1,"02802811111" p

2,"TEXT FIELD" p }

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.

0

1

2

3

Mode Description

Obsolete

Obsolete

Structured Message

Structured Message

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.

A-2 SAMPLES

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 }

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 }

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


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-3

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

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).

A-4 SAMPLES

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).

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-5

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 Ultra high reliability level

Q

M

L

High reliability level

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-6 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

Example

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.

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 }

SAMPLES A-7

H a n g Ta g E x a m p l e

{F,1,A,R,E,275,125,"1TAG01" p

C,228,20,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,0,"0047896320",1 p

C,203,20,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,0,"045",1 p

C,203,55,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,0,"12",1 p

C,203,85,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,0,"099",1 p

C,178,20,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,0,"00654113",1 p

C,178,85,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,0,"1158",1 p

C,54,37,0,50,14,14,A,L,0,0,"$49.99",1 p}


{B,1,N,1 p}

Ta g E x a m p l e

{F,1,A,R,E,200,150,"1LAB1520" p

C,44,40,0,50,9,9,A,L,0,0,"PEANUTS",1 p

B,1,12,F,125,25,1,2,50,7,L,0 p

R,1,"028400067362" p

C,20,34,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,0,"*SALT FREE*",1 p

C,84,45,0,50,14,14,A,L,0,0,"$1.19",1 p}


{B,1,N,1 p}

L a b e l E x a m p l e

{F,1,A,R,E,300,150,"1LAB1530" p

C,100,90,0,50,10,10,A,L,0,1,"BATTERY PACK",1 p

C,20,130,0,50,10,10,A,L,0,1,"1452-99311",1 p

C,230,128,0,50,12,10,A,L,0,1,"$5.99",1 p

B,1,9,F,75,55,4,7,40,8,L,1 p

R,5,N p

R,1,"031535512" p

T,2,9,V,125,67,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,1,1 p

R,4,1,1,9,1,1 p}


{B,1,N,1 p

1,"AAAAAAAAA" p

2,"KKKKKKKKK" p}

A-8 SAMPLES

R e c e i p t F o r m a t E x a m p l e

{F,1,A,R,E,300,175,"1Garage" p

C,277,15,0,50,10,18,A,L,0,0,"KRAMER’S",1 p

C,223,4,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,0,"Can Opener",1 p

C,202,4,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,0,"Travel Iron",1 p

C,179,4,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,0,"Total",1 p

C,163,81,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,0,"Tax",1 p

C,140,32,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,0,"TOTAL SALE",1 p

C,86,47,0,50,9,9,A,L,0,0,"* * P A I D * *",1 p

C,60,45,0,50,9,9,A,L,0,0,"THANK YOU!",1 p

C,256,35,0,50,10,10,A,L,0,0,"GARAGE SALE",1 p

C,223,122,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,0,"$2.50",1 p

C,202,122,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,0,"$1.50",1 p

C,182,122,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,0,"$4.00",1 p

C,163,122,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,0,"$0.26",1 p

C,140,123,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,0,"$4.26",1 p}


{B,1,N,1 p}

L a b e l S a m p l e 2

{F,1,A,R,E,110,200,"1LAB2011" p

C,92,70,0,50,7,7,A,L,0,0,"PRETZELS",1 p

B,1,12,F,45,50,1,2,40,7,L,0 p

R,1,"028400067362" p

C,18,105,0,50,10,10,A,L,0,0,"$.79",1 p}


{B,1,N,1 p}

L a b e l S a m p l e 3

{F,1,A,R,E,400,200,"1LAB2040" p

C,150,21,0,50,14,12,A,L,0,1,"BATTERY PACK",1 p

C,150,46,0,50,14,12,A,L,0,1,"WAREHOUSE 12",1 p

C,285,70,0,50,10,10,A,L,0,1,"07/14/00",1 p

C,110,70,0,50,10,10,A,L,0,1,"4425",1 p

B,1,13,F,95,165,8,6,90,8,L,1 p

R,5,N p

R,1,"0315355110299" p

T,2,13,V,214,176,0,50,7,9,A,L,0,1,1 p

R,4,1,1,13,1,1 p}


{B,1,N,1 p

1,"AAAAAAAAAAAAA" p

2,"KKKKKKKKKKKKK" p}

SAMPLES A-9

A-10 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.

Number

3

4

5

6

1

2

10

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 (TrueType®)

Type of

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

# 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

* Fonts 15 through 18 are only for 300 dpi and do not support Code pages 0, 1, 437, and 850.

B

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*

* Printed with ANSI Symbol Set

B-2 FONTS

These samples were printed using Code Page 437.

CG Triumvirate™ Typeface Bold CG Triumvirate™ Typeface

FONTS B-3

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.

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.

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

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).

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.

B-4 FONTS

Standard

1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

1x

10.8

27.4

22

7x

75.9

192.8

154

Reduced

1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

1x

6.9

17.5

14

7x

48.28

122.6

98

Bold

1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

1x

16.7

42.4

34

7x

117.24

297.8

238

OCRA-like (1x only)

1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

11.8

30

24

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 Tr i u m v i r a t e ™ Ty p e f a c e B o l d ( 9 p t . )

1x

7x

Width Mag.

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

1.48

3.76

3

10.3

26.2

21

Minimum

6.4

16.26

13

44.8

114

91

Average

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.

FONTS B-5

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

CG Triumvirateä

Typeface Bold

1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

1x

8.87

22.5

18

C G Tr i u m v i r a t e ä Ty p e f a c e ( 6 p t . )

Minimum

1x

7x

Width Mag.

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

.99

2.51

2

6.9

17.5

14

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

7x

2.96

7.52

6

20.7

52.6

42

Average

56

158

126

5.9

15

12

41.4

105.2

84

Maximum


1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

1x

5.9

14.99

12

7x

41.38

105.1

84

B-6 FONTS

C G Tr i u m v i r a t e ä Ty p e f a c e ( 7 p t . ) 3 0 0 D P I

This font does not support Code pages 0, 1, 437, and 850.

1x

7x

Width Mag.

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

1

2.54

3

9

22.9

27

Minimum

3

7.62

9

21

53.3

63

Average

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

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



Average

1x

7x

Width Mag.

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

1.3

3.4

4

9.3

23.7

28


Minimum

4.7

11.8

14

32.7

83

98

63

160.2

189

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-7



Average

1x

7x

Width Mag.

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

1.7

4.2

5

11.7

29.6

35

Minimum


5.3

13.5

16

37.3

94.8

112

10.7

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

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


Average

1x

7x

Width Mag.

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

1/100 in.

1/10 mm

Dots

2

5.1

6

14

35.5

42

Minimum


7.6

19.4

23

53.7

136.3

161

15.7

39.8

47

47

119.4

141

81.7

207.4

245

Maximum

CG Triumvirateä

Typeface

1/100 in.

1/10 mm dots

1x

B-8 FONTS

17.7

44.8

53

7x

8123.7

314.1

371

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"

FONTS B-9

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.

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 optional memory card and download the font to the memory card.

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 102

(Unicode) 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-10 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)

Batch Data*

Unicode

Unicode

Unicode

Unicode

Unicode

TrueType Font

Character Mapping

BIG5 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.

SJIS

KSC5601

GB2312

Unicode

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

Note: Symbol set 102 requires a downloaded International TrueType font.

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.

Refer to the Internet for a listing of the characters in each code page. Search on a particular code page, such as “Unicode code page" to view the characters in that code page.

FONTS B-11

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.

Font Number

Example 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.

B-12 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. Fonts 15-18 are only for 300 dpi and do not support Code pages 0, 1, 437, and 850.

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

Code page 102 contains thousands of characters, which are not represented in this manual.

These code pages require additional memory and a downloaded International TrueType font.

The Code Pages (437 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 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 vertical tab form feed carriage return

SO

SI

DLE

DC1

Hex

0E

0F

10

11

0A

0B

0C

0D

03

04

05

06

00

01

02

07

08

09

Decimal

14

15

16

17

10

11

12

13

5

6

3

4

0

1

2

7

8

9

Char.

DC2

DC3

DC4

NAK

SYN

ETB

CAN

EM

SUB

Escape file separator group separator record separator unit separator space

!

“

#

Hex

20

21

22

23

1C

1D

1E

1F

15

16

17

18

12

13

14

19

1A

1B

Decimal

32

33

34

35

28

29

30

31

21

22

23

24

18

19

20

25

26

27


,

Char.

&

‘

(

$

%

)

*

+

2

3

0

1

.

-

/

4

5

6

9

:

7

8

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 )

Hex

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

3A

29

2A

2B

2C

2D

2E

2F

24

25

26

27

28

Decimal

48

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

36

37

38

39

40

Char.

J

I

G

H

K

L

M

P

Q

N

O

@

A

B

C

D

E

F

=

>

?

;

<

Decimal

71

72

73

74

75

76

77

78

79

80

81

64

65

66

67

68

69

70

59

60

61

62

63

Hex

47

48

49

4A

4B

4C

4D

4E

4F

50

51

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

3B

3C

3D

3E

3F


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 g h e f

Y

Z

W

X

\

[

]

T

U

V

R

S

Decimal

94

95

96

97

98

99

100

101

102

103

104

87

88

89

90

91

92

93

82

83

84

85

86

Hex

5E

5F

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

57

58

59

5A

5B

5C

5D

52

53

54

55

56

Char.

p q n o r s t k l m j

I p

{ y z

}

~ delete w x u v

Decimal

117

118

119

120

121

122

123

124

125

126

127

110

111

112

113

114

115

116

105

106

107

108

109

Hex

75

76

77

78

79

7A

7B

7C

7D

7E

7F

6E

6F

70

71

72

73

74

69

6A

6B

6C

6D


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

00000000

00000001

00000010

00000011

00000100

00000101

00000110

00000111

00001000

00001001

00001010

00001011

00001100

00001101

00001110

00001111

00010000

00010001

00010010

00010011

00010100

00010101

00010110

00010111

00011000

00011001

00011010

00011011

00011100

00011101

00011110

00011111

Hex

0B

0C

0D

0E

0F

07

08

09

0A

00

01

02

03

04

05

06

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

1B

1C

1D

1E

1F

17

18

19

1A

Binary

00100000

00100001

00100010

00100011

00100100

00100101

00100110

00100111

00101000

00101001

00101010

00101011

00101100

00101101

00101110

00101111

00110000

00110001

00110010

00110011

00110100

00110101

00110110

00110111

00111000

00111001

00111010

00111011

00111100

00111101

00111110

00111111

Hex

2B

2C

2D

2E

2F

27

28

29

2A

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

3B

3C

3D

3E

3F

37

38

39

3A


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

01001110

01001111

01010000

01010001

01010010

01010011

01010100

01010101

01010110

01010111

01011000

01011001

01011010

01011011

01011100

01011101

01011110

01011111

01000000

01000001

01000010

01000011

01000100

01000101

01000110

01000111

01001000

01001001

01001010

01001011

01001100

01001101

Hex

59

5A

5B

5C

5D

5E

5F

55

56

57

58

52

53

54

4E

4F

50

51

47

48

49

4A

4B

4C

4D

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

Binary

01101110

01101111

01110000

01110001

01110010

01110011

01110100

01110101

01110110

01110111

01111000

01111001

01111010

01111011

01111100

01111101

01111110

01111111

01100000

01100001

01100010

01100011

01100100

01100101

01100110

01100111

01101000

01101001

01101010

01101011

01101100

01101101

Hex

79

7A

7B

7C

7D

7E

7F

75

76

77

78

6E

6F

70

71

72

73

74

67

68

69

6A

6B

6C

6D

60

61

62

63

64

65

66



Binary

10001110

10001111

10010000

10010001

10010010

10010011

10010100

10010101

10010110

10010111

10011000

10011001

10011010

10011011

10011100

10011101

10011110

10011111

10000000

10000001

10000010

10000011

10000100

10000101

10000110

10000111

10001000

10001001

10001010

10001011

10001100

10001101

Hex

99

9A

9B

9C

9D

9E

9F

95

96

97

98

92

93

94

8E

8F

90

91

87

88

89

8A

8B

8C

8D

80

81

82

83

84

85

86

Binary

10101110

10101111

10110000

10110001

10110010

10110011

10110100

10110101

10110110

10110111

10111000

10111001

10111010

10111011

10111100

10111101

10111110

10111111

10100000

10100001

10100010

10100011

10100100

10100101

10100110

10100111

10101000

10101001

10101010

10101011

10101100

10101101

Hex

B9

BA

BB

BC

BD

BC

BF

B5

B6

B7

B8

AE

AF

B0

B1

B2

B3

B4

A7

A8

A9

AA

AB

AC

AD

A0

A1

A2

A3

A4

A5

A6



Binary

11001110

11001111

11010000

11010001

11010010

11010011

11010100

11010101

11010110

11010111

11011000

11011001

11011010

11011011

11011100

11011101

11011110

11011111

11000000

11000001

11000010

11000011

11000100

11000101

11000110

11000111

11001000

11001001

11001010

11001011

11001100

11001101

Hex

D9

DA

DB

DC

DD

DE

DF

D5

D6

D7

D8

CE

CF

D0

D1

D2

D3

D4

C7

C8

C9

CA

CB

CC

CD

C0

C1

C2

C3

C4

C5

C6

Binary

11101110

11101111

11110000

11110001

11110010

11110011

11110100

11110101

11110110

11110111

11111000

11111001

11111010

11111011

11111100

11111101

11111110

11111111

11100000

11100001

11100010

11100011

11100100

11100101

11100110

11100111

11101000

11101001

11101010

11101011

11101100

11101101

Hex

F9

FA

FB

FC

FD

FE

FF

F5

F6

F7

F8

EE

EF

F0

F1

F2

F3

F4

E7

E8

E9

EA

EB

EC

ED

E0

E1

E2

E3

E4

E5

E6


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

6

7

8

4

5

1

2

3

9

10

11

12

13

Code

F

G

H

D

E

A

B

C

K

L

J

I

M

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

# of Dots

6

7

8

4

5

1

2

3

9

10

11

12

13

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

I m

# of Dots

17

18

19

20

21

14

15

16

22

23

24

25

26

# of Dots

17

18

19

20

21

14

15

16

22

23

24

25

26

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

Code

S

T

U

Q

R

N

O

P

V

W

X

Y

Z



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

I A B

E D

F

C O

D-2 FORMAT DESIGN TOOLS

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

B

FIELD #

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

1

2

3

4

5

6

DATA

E

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

DATA


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

A R

WEIGHTS

A8

A R

WEIGHTS

A8

A R

WEIGHTS

A8


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


140

130

120

110

100

90

80

70

180

170

160

150

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

203

200

SUPPLY LAYOUT (Metric)

190

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


203

1624

Supply Layout (dpi)

1523

1421

1320

1218

1117

1015

914

812

1350

1200

305

203

102

711

609

508

406

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

300

2400

2250

2100

1950

1800

1650

1500



F R

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

L

L

L

L

B

B

B

B

OPTION #1

Fixed Characters

OPTION #4

Copy Data from Previous Field

OPTION #30

Pad Data

OPTION

#42

Price Field

OPTION

#61

Reimage

Field

R

R

R

R

1

1

1

1

OPTION #1


T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

OPTION #4


OPTION #30

Pad Data

OPTION #31

Define

Check Digit

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

OPTION #50

Bar Code Densities

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

OPTION #51

PDF417 Security /

Truncation

OPTION #52

PDF417

Aspect Ratio

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

OPTION #60

Incrementing

Data

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

OPTION

#61

Reimage

Field

Q

Q

Q

Q

R

R

R

R

4

4

4

4

R

R

R

R

30

30

30

30

R

R

R

R

31

31

31

31

OPTION #1


R

R

R

R

50

50

50

50

D

D

D

D

R

R

R

R

1

1

1

1

R

R

R

R

4

4

4

4

G

G

G

G

OPTION #4


R

R

R

R

51

51

51

51

R

R

R

R

52

52

52

52

R

R

R

R

60

60

60

60

R

R

R

R

61

61

61

61

FORMAT

WORKSHEET

Format Name

Format #

Date

Supply Size

Supply Type

Customer Name

Software Version

TCMPCL2FW 10/94

F R

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

L

L

L

L

B

B

B

B

OPTION #1


OPTION #4


OPTION #30

Pad Data

OPTION

#42

Price Field

OPTION

#61

Reimage

Field

R

R

R

R

1

1

1

1

OPTION #1


T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

OPTION #4


OPTION #30

Pad Data

OPTION #31

Define

Check Digit

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

OPTION #50

Bar Code Densities

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

OPTION #51

PDF417 Security /

Truncation

OPTION #52

PDF417

Aspect Ratio

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

OPTION #60

Incrementing

Data

OPTION

#61

Reimage

Field

Q

Q

Q

Q

R

R

R

R

4

4

4

4

R

R

R

R

30

30

30

30

R

R

R

R

31

31

31

31

OPTION #1


R

R

R

R

50

50

50

50

D

D

D

D

R

R

R

R

1

1

1

1

G

G

G

G

R

R

R

R

4

4

4

4

OPTION #4


R

R

R

R

51

51

51

51

R

R

R

R

52

52

52

52

R

R

R

R

60

60

60

60

R

R

R

R

61

61

61

61

(SAMPLE)

FORMAT

WORKSHEET

Format Name

Format #

Date

Supply Size

Supply Type

Customer Name

Software Version

TCMPCL2FW 10/94

G L O S S A R Y

Batch Data

2,"Monarch" p

Batch Control

E,0,0,4,2,1,0 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.

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

Field 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.

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,200,200,"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

Packet

{B,1,N,1 p

2,"Monarch" 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.

Any string of characters within ({ }).

GLOSSARY G-1

Pre-image

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.

G-2 GLOSSARY

I N D E X

A

adding custom fonts

adjustments, print

algorithm

in sum of digits

in sum of products

alignment,bar code

Arabic characters

B

Baltic characters

bar codes

alignment

character lengths

customizing density

defining

defining aspect ratios

defining densities

density, 203 dpi

density, 300 dpi

density, syntax

determining distance

generating check digits

justification

list of types

PDF417 options

placing human readables

rotating

selecting a density

selecting human readables

batch

canceling printing

clearing data from memory

downloading sample overview of packet

batch control

definition of term

batch control field

defining

syntax sample

batch data

definition of term

sample w/special chars using special chars

batch data field

defining

syntax sample using entered/copied data

batch header

defining

definition of term

sample syntax

using zero quantities

C-11

3-14

3-7

4-5

3-6

4-6

4-5

3-9 - 3-11

3-10 - 3-13

4-5

3-8, 3-14

4-4

3-14

3-8

4-6

9-4

3-14

3-8

3-14

2-11

2-14

6-2

6-2

G-1

6-3

6-3

6-3

G-1

6-4

6-4

6-4

6-4

6-4

6-4

6-2

G-1

6-2

6-2

9-2

2-14

2-5

4-11

4-10

3-14

C-11

batch method of downloading

explained

batch packet

definition of term

batch quantity zero

downloading explained

batch quantity, defined

baud rate selection

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 determining distance

buffer

definition of term

C

calling technical support

changing

bar code density

communication settings

control characters

security level of PDF417

character rotation

in constant text field

in text field

characters

magnifying font size

number of in bar code

number of in non-printable field

number of in text

padding

placement of human readables

chart

hexadecimal conversion

run length conversion

check digit option

syntax

check digit schemes

clearing from memory

customizing

generating

syntax

using sum of digits

using sum of products

check digit worksheet

8-4

4-5

2-13

2-10

4-6

3-16

3-5

B-4

3-6

3-17

3-3

4-4

9-4

C-15

C-19

4-4

2-14

4-9

4-4

4-9

4-11

4-10

D-3

6-5

G-1

6-5

6-2

2-13

5-9

5-9

5-8

C-15

5-2 - 5-3

5-2

C-19

5-2, 5-5

5-6

G-1

5-3

3-19

3-19

G-1

INDEX 1

checking

ENQ trailer characters

ENQ/IMD characters

job status

packet control characters

printer status

RS232 trailer characters

clearing packets

code pages

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

855 table

857 table

860 table

ANSI table

Bold table

entering

International characters

OCRA table

selecting

color options of text

communication

checklist for trouble

packet syntax

compatibility

considering unit of measure

configuration

types of

configuration packets

communication settings packet F

control characters packet E

guidelines

header

monetary formatting packet D

overview

print control packet C

sample

supply setup packet B

system setup packet A

constant text fields

character rotation

defining determining distance

justification

modifying character height modifying character width

rotating

sample

control characters

factory defaults

resetting

selecting selecting new syntax

2 INDEX

3-16

3-14

3-14

3-16

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-14, 3-16

2-1

2-13

2-10

2-5

2-3

2-9

2-3

2-8

2-4

2-7

2-6

2-2

2-11

2-10

2-10

2-10

C-3

C-4

C-2

2-6

C-4

C-1

3-4, 3-15

C-12

C-1

C-5

C-5

C-6

C-6

C-7

C-7

C-8

C-8

C-9

C-9

C-10

C-10

C-11

C-11

8-2

8-2

7-5

8-2

7-1

8-2

2-14

C-1

8-3

2-13

1-4

copy command

sample

copy data

in partial form

merging fields source field

syntax

using option 4

cut

each tag options

position, setting

type

Cyrillic characters

D

daily checklist

data

copy option 4

deciding on a field type

for batch

list of errors

padding option 30

Data Matrix

sample, rectangular

sample, square

sample, with function 1

data stream

examples

Maxicode

decimal point selection

decrementing fields

fixing the first number syntax using option 60

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


next-bitmap fields

non-printable fields




text fields

definition of terms

density

using option 50 to customize

1-3

A-5

A-4

A-5

A-2

A-2

2-9

4-3

1-5

6-4

8-4

4-4

4-7

4-7

4-7

5-10

2-14

5-8

3-17

2-9

5-9

3-17

2-8

2-7

2-6

3-3

G-1 - G-2

3-19

4-11

4-10

2-13

2-3

3-14

2-10

3-8

3-6

6-3

6-4

6-2

5-9

4-5

6-2

4-4

4-3

4-3

4-2 - 4-3

4-3

6-3

6-3

2-7

6-3

C-8

design tools

about the grid

check digit worksheet

format worksheet

online configuration worksheet

worksheet overview

designing a format

drawing a sketch

field type considerations filling in worksheets

print area

using grids

worksheet overview

determining format content

diagnostics

list of data errors

list of data format errors

list of hard printer failure errors

list of machine fault errors

other resources

printing test label

direction of

bar code field

constant text character constant text field

of lines

text character text field

double-byte fonts

downloading

batch method batch quantity zero method methods

order packets should be received overview

sample

sequential method

E

enabling immediate commands

ENQ

printing existing config

reference table for byte 2

reference table of byte 3

requesting status

Response

erasing packets

errors

data, description of

format

hard printer failures

machine faults

F

feed mode selection

field

bitmap, defining

definition of term

duplicate,defining

next-bitmap, defining

options

field definition

definition of term

2-11

8-2

7-2

7-4

7-1

7-1

2-14

8-4

8-11

8-14

8-12

6-5

6-5

6-5

6-1

6-1 - 6-6

6-2

6-5

3-14

3-16

3-16

3-18

3-5

3-5

B-10

1-4

D-3

D-1 - D-8

D-3

1-5

1-4

1-5

1-5

1-3

1-4

1-5

1-3

8-4

8-11

8-14

8-12

8-4

8-2

6-3

5-9

G-1

5-10

5-9

4-6

G-1

field elements

definition of term

field options

brief list of

calculating check digits

copy data

customized bar code density

incrementing/decrementing

ordering overview

padding data

price field

restrictions

security/truncation for PDF417

using multiple

width/length for PDF417

fields

bar code rotation

batch control syntax

batch data syntax

constant text rotation

deciding a type

finding trailing spaces

padding

repeating parameters

text field rotation

types briefly described using a worksheet

using data entry/copied fields

G-1

fixed data

in constant text field

in text field

flash memory

definition of term

flow control selection

font

double-byte

3-16

3-3

G-1

2-13

B-10

legal information

monospaced magnification

optimizing

proportional magnification

scalable

TrueType

font packets

B-12

B-4

9-3

B-5

B-9

3-6, 3-16, B-1, B-10, B-12, C-2

2-14 clearing from memory

font upload packet

defining

format worksheet

overview

formats


decisions to make

defining bar codes

defining boxes

defining constant text fields

defining lines defining non-printable fields

defining text fields

defining the header

definition of term

designing determining content

downloading sample

field types described briefly filling in worksheets

2-14

D-1 - D-8

1-5

2-14

1-3

3-6

3-19

3-14

3-17

3-17

3-3

3-2

G-1

1-3 - 1-4

1-3

6-2

1-5

1-5

3-14

6-3

6-4

3-16

1-5

9-4

4-4

9-3

3-5

1-5

1-5

6-4

4-1

4-4

4-5

4-2

4-6

4-1

4-6

4-2

4-4

4-3

4-5

4-7

4-1

INDEX 3

header, definition of term

modifying

referenced in batch packet

sample

using grids

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

graphic packets


Greek characters

grid

overview

H hard printer failure errors

list of

Hebrew characters

help, getting

hex graphic packet

sample

human readable characters

placement considerations

selecting for a bar code

I imaging

repeating parameters

using zero batch headers

imaging time

IMD

when to use scalable fonts


immediate commands

enabling sending table when to use

incrementing fields

fixing the first number

restrictions

syntax using option 60

inquiry request

explanation of

inquiry response

explanation of

International code pages

4 INDEX

4-4

5-9

5-10

5-9

5-8

C-15

5-2 - 5-3

5-13

5-2

C-19

5-2, 5-5

5-6

2-14

C-9

1-4

G-1

6-6

6-2

A-2

1-4

8-11

8-14

C-10

8-4

5-11

9-4

3-14

2-11

2-11

2-11

2-11

4-7

4-2

4-7

4-7

7-1

7-1

2-6

9-3

9-2

9-3

8-2

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 knife

enabling options

language, printer

Latin characters

layout

decisions to make designing a label

grid

print area

rough sketches

length

of a bar code field

of a non-printable field

of a text field

lines

defining defining as segment defining as vectors

determining distance

thickness

L

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 information sample

sample, Mode 0 sample, Mode 2

sample, Mode 3

6-3

6-3

2-6

C-5 - C-6, C-8 - C-9

1-3

1-3

1-4

1-3

1-4

3-6

3-17

3-3

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-19

7-6

7-5

7-8

3-14

3-16

3-5

7-5

7-6

7-6

7-7

7-8

8-12

9-4

B-4

B-5

5-2 - 5-3

5-2, 5-5

2-8

A-2

A-2

A-2

A-3

A-3

A-4

measurement

on a grid using multiple printer types

memory

clearing packets

storing images in RAM

merging

copied data fields with option 4

modifying formats

modulus

description of check digit calc

in sum of digits

in sum of products

monetary

decimal selection formatting syntax list of options symbol selection symbol setting

using price formatting

monospaced fonts

definition of term

magnification of

N non-printable fields

defining sample

non-volatile RAM

definition of term

O

online configuration worksheet

online mode selection

opaque overlay

explanation

optimizing

compatibility for multiple printers

print quality print speed

repeating field parameters

using zero batch quantities

option

definition of term

optional entry method

options,field

brief list of

calculating check digits

copy data

customized bar code density

general overview

inc/dec fields

ordering

padding data

price formatting

restrictions

security/truncation for PDF417

using multiple

width/length for PDF417

D-3

2-6

3-4

1-4

9-2

9-2

9-3

9-2

4-5

4-1

4-7

4-1

4-4

4-5

4-2

4-6

4-1

4-6

G-1

6-6

4-5

4-2

4-4

4-3

1-4

1-4

2-14

5-6

4-3

4-3

6-6

4-9

4-11

4-10

2-9

2-9

2-9

2-9

2-9

4-5

G-1

B-4

3-17

3-17

G-1

P packet

definition of term

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

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

PDF417 bar codes

security/truncation width/length

placing

human readables

point size

polling for status

overview

Portuguese characters

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

print area maximum size

2-9

2-10

2-13

6-2

4-9

2-14

2-3

2-4

2-2

4-4

4-4

2-2

G-1

6-3

6-4

6-2

9-3

2-13

4-6

4-6

G-1

2-6

2-7

2-8

2-2

8-2

2-11

2-10

5-7

5-7

5-7

G-2

9-4

B-9

7-1

C-7

4-5

2-9

4-5

4-2

4-5

2-5

1-3

1-3

INDEX 5

print contrast

setting

print control

in batch control field

syntax

printer configuration



header


packet C

packet guidelines

packet overview

packet sample



upload syntax

printer status

explanation of response overview requesting syntax

printers

communication checklist

data errors

data formatting errors

hard printer failure errors

machine fault errors

printhead

2-8

6-3

2-8

7-1

7-1

7-1

7-1

8-3

8-4

8-11

8-14

8-12

unit of measure compatibility

printing

black to white ratio

canceling

horiz adjustment

ordering packets to download overview

test label

vert adjustment

problems

check digit miscalculated

communication check

dpi varies with printer

framing error while downloading

getting technical support

1-4

5-3

2-11

2-5

6-1

6-1 - 6-6

8-2

2-5

human readables cut off

image time and changing data

9-4

9-3

image time and unchanging data 9-2

imaging time and repeating field parameters 9-3

invalid packet syntax

list of data errors

list of format errors

list of hard printer failure errors

2-2

8-4

8-11

8-14

4-5

8-3

1-4

6-2

8-4

list of machine fault errors

missing/overlapping due to magnification

no check digit generated

off tag errors

other resources

poor print quality

running out of printer memory

procedures

daily checklist

programming conventions

proportional fonts, magnification of

proportionally spaced fonts

definition of term

8-12

9-4

4-4

9-4

8-4

9-2

2-14

1-3

2-2

B-5

G-2

2-13

2-10

2-3

2-9

2-8

2-5

2-3

2-4

2-7

2-6

2-4

6 INDEX

Q

QR code

sample

structured append

Quick Response

bar code, sample information

R

RAM

storing images

requesting job status

explanation of

requesting printer status

explanation of overview

resetting packet control characters

response

to job request 0-2

to job request 3

to job request 4

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

Russian characters

S sample

bar code density option

batch control field

batch data field

batch header

batch method downloading

calculate check digit option

check digit scheme packet


configuration packet


copy field

Data Matrix, rectangular

Data Matrix, square

Data Matrix, with function 1

font packet

font, bold style

font, standard style

format

format header

hex graphic packet

immediate command

inc/dec field option

inquiry response

job request

job response 0-2

5-6

7-5

7-1

7-1

2-11

7-6

7-7

7-8

2-7

3-14

3-16

3-16

3-5

3-5

1-4

8-2

5-12

C-6

A-6

A-7

A-5

A-5

2-15

B-5

B-4

A-2

3-2

5-11

2-11

4-7

7-1

7-5

7-6

4-9

2-13

2-4

2-10

4-3

A-5

A-4

A-5

4-5

6-3

6-4

6-2

6-5

4-4

job response 3

job response 4

MaxiCode Mode 0

MaxiCode Mode 2

MaxiCode Mode 3


monospaced font magnification

padding data

price field option


printer configuration uploaded

proportional font magnification

QR code, structured append

Quick Response

run length graphic packet

sequential method downloading



text field

scalable font

definition of term

selecting

schemes

customizing check digits

security/truncation

using option 51

segments

defining

selecting bar code type

selector, check digit

description of

sending immediate commands

sequential downloading

explained

serial communication

setting

baud rate

cut position feed mode

flow control

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

supply type

unit of measure

word length

size of

monospaced fonts

proportaional fonts

smart imaging

A-6

5-12

6-5

2-7

2-6

3-3

B-9

G-2

3-4, 3-15

2-9

B-4

4-4

4-5

2-8

2-5

B-5

A-7

7-7

7-8

A-3

A-3

A-4

4-9

4-6

3-17

3-8

4-9

2-11

6-5

2-1

2-8

2-8

2-8

2-8

2-7

2-1

2-13

2-7

3-2

2-7

3-2

2-13

2-13

2-7

2-7

2-13

3-2

2-6

2-8

2-9

2-9

2-6

2-2

2-13

B-4

B-5

9-1

soft fonts

definition of term

source field, of copy data

special char, using w/batch data

speed adjustment selection

status polling

overview

stop bits selection

storage device

storing

images images in RAM

sum of digits calculation

sum of products calculation

supply

about the layout grid measurement on a grid

position, setting type, setting

supply setup

syntax

symbol set

ANSI

entering

Internal table

options

selecting

symbols

monetary

syntax


constant text field


font upload packet

format header


non-printable field


printer configuration upload



system setup

syntax

T table

bar code lengths

ENQ reference byte 2

ENQ reference byte 3

fixed/variable bar codes

hexadecimal conversion

immediate commands

job status 0-2

run length conversion

special chars w/batch data

technical support

terms defined

test label

list of information printing

2-13

3-14, 3-16

2-10

2-14

3-2

2-9

3-17

2-8

2-4

2-7

2-6

2-6

G-2

4-3

6-4

2-8

7-1

2-13

5-6

2-7

C-1

C-1

C-2

C-3

3-6

C-1

4-5

5-6

5-6

4-11

4-10

1-4

1-4

2-7

2-7

3-7

7-2

7-4

3-7

C-15

2-11

7-8

C-19

6-4

8-4

G-1 - G-2

8-2

8-2

INDEX 7

text fields

character rotation

color attributes

defining determining distance determining distance

justification

modifying character height modifying character spacing modifying character width

placing proportionally spaced characters

rotating

syntax

3-5

3-4, 3-15

3-3

3-3

3-3

3-5

3-4

3-4, 3-15

3-4

3-3

3-5

3-3

thickness

line

trailing spaces

finding

transparent overlay

explanation

TrueType font

definition of term

Turkish characters

types of fields

brief description

3-19

9-4

3-4

3-6, 3-16, B-1, B-10, B-12, C-2

G-2

C-7, C-10

1-5

U unit of measure

setting

unsuccessful communication

uploading

configuration

font packet

3-2

8-3

2-4

2-14

V variable length

padding for

vectors

defining

Vietnamese characters

volatile RAM

definition of term

width/length

using option 52

word length selection

worksheet

check digit

filling in

format

online configuration

overview

W

4-4

3-17

C-12

G-2

4-6

2-13

D-3

1-5

D-1 - D-8

D-3

1-5

8 INDEX

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