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Packet Reference Manual 

Classification:  Avery Dennison – Public 

S a m p l e  M S I   P a c k et  

MSI  is  a linear  bar c ode for num eric  data. 

{F,1 0 1 ,A,F,E,6 00,40 0,"MSI"| 
B ,3 ,1 2,V,55 ,5 0,9,7,85,8,L,0| 

 

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S a m p l e  P D F 4 1 7   P a c k et  

PDF417 is  two-dim ens ional  barc ode that c ontains  alphanum eric  or num eric  data. 

{F,1 0 1 ,A,F,E,6 00,40 0,"POSTNET"| 
B ,2 ,1 00,V,2 25,50 ,3 2,7,0,8,L,0 | 
  R,1 ,"1 2 3 456 789 0Thisisasamplepdf4 1 7barco deAveryDenniso n201 5" | } 
{B ,1 0 1,N,1   |  } 

 
 

 

S a m p l e  P O S T N E T   P a c k e t  

POSTNET (

Pos

tal 

N

um eric  

E

nc oding 

T

ec hnique) is  a barc ode that  c ontains  num eric  data. 

{F,1 0 1 ,A,F,E,6 00,40 0,"POSTNET"| 
B ,1 ,9 ,F,39 5,50,22 ,0 ,0 ,8 ,L,0| 
  R,1 ,"1 2 3 456 789 "  |  }   
{B ,1 0 1,N,1   |  } 

 

 

S amp le  Qu ick  Respon se  Packe ts 

 

Quic k  Res pons e (QR Code)  is  a  two-dim ens ional bar c ode, whic h is  m ade up  of s quare m odules  
arranged in an overall s quare pattern. A unique finder pattern is  loc ated at three c orners  of the 
s ym bol. Four levels  of  error c orrec tion are  available,  along  with a wide range  of s ym bol s iz es . 

 

Model  1 is  the original  s pec ific ation. 

 

Model  2 is  an enhanc ed  form  that  inc ludes  additional  features . 

The m axim um  num ber of c harac ters  depends  on  the type  of c harac ters  entered  for the batc h data 
and  differs  for the two m odels  of QR Code.  
 

Data T ype  

M ode l1 

M ode l2 

Nume ric Data 

1167 

2710 

Alphanume ric Data 

707 

2710 

8-Bit data 

486 

2710 

Kanji data 

299 

1817 

 

QR Code c an ac c om m odate Japanes e 

Kana

 and 

Kanji

  c harac ters  and has  a variety of 

applic ations ,  inc luding  m arking s park plugs , radiators , printed  c irc uit boards , and tes t tubes . 
Refer to the 

AIM   International  Sy m bology  Spec ific ation

  for m ore details   about  data requirem ents . 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Monarch Tabletop Printer 2

Page 1: ...PACKET REFERENCE MANUAL TCADTP2PR Rev AD 8 18 2017 Avery Dennison Corp All rights reserved Classification Avery Dennison Public...

Page 2: ...very Dennison Corp shall not be liable for any omissions or inaccuracies Any update will be incorporated in a later edition of this manual 2017 Avery Dennison Corp All rights reserved No part of this...

Page 3: ...2 2 Using Online Configuration Packets 2 3 Configuration Packet Header 2 3 Configuration Syntax Guidelines 2 5 Making Print Adjustments 2 5 Defining the System Setup Packet 2 5 Defining the Supply Set...

Page 4: ...with RFID 2 31 DEFINING FIELDS 3 1 Defining the Format Header 3 1 Defining Text Fields 3 2 Defining Bar Code Fields 3 7 Defining Non Printable Text Fields 3 22 Defining Constant Text Fields 3 23 Defin...

Page 5: ...sing Option 65 Serialized EPC Data 4 18 RFID Data Field with Serialized EPC Data Option 4 18 Using Check Digits 4 19 Sum of Products Calculation 4 20 Sum of Digits Calculation 4 21 CREATING GRAPHICS 5...

Page 6: ...D Data 6 6 Lock Code Methods 6 6 Entering Batch Data for QR Code 6 9 Structured Append Mode 6 10 Structured Append QR Code Packet 6 11 Using Special Characters in Batch Data 6 11 Sample Batch Data wit...

Page 7: ...ults 8 12 RFID Errors 8 12 Flash Memory Errors 8 15 Script Errors 8 16 Hard Printer Failure Errors 8 17 Waiting for Host Message 8 17 PRINTER OPTIMIZATION 9 1 Adjusting the Print Quality 9 1 Reducing...

Page 8: ...te Sample A 8 Mode 2 Sample A 9 Mode 3 Sample A 10 MaxiCode Compression Sample A 11 Sample MSI Packet A 12 Sample PDF417 Packet A 12 Sample POSTNET Packet A 12 Sample Quick Response Packets A 12 Sampl...

Page 9: ...Selecting a Symbol Set B 9 International Font Sample B 10 Arabic Font Sample B 10 Licensing Fonts B 10 Locating the Font Number in a Font Packet B 10 SYMBOL SETS CODE PAGES C 1 Supported Symbol Sets...

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Page 11: ...the Operator s Handbook 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 hos...

Page 12: ...d be used should a bar code be included what about a graphic There are several steps to designing a custom format Determine the label size Labels are available from Avery Dennison in a wide variety of...

Page 13: ...e The leading edge is the edge of the label that exits the printer first regardless of how the format is designed on the label Use the Monarch RFID Printer Setup Utility to configure the printer read...

Page 14: ...dge of the label that exits the printer first the trailing edge is the edge of the label that exits the printer last regardless of how the format is designed on the label Use the following formulas to...

Page 15: ...be included in a bar code Bar Code Used for printing bar codes that can be scanned item or serial numbers zip codes information not visible to customers Constant Text Prints fixed characters that do n...

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Page 17: ...greater firmware the printer supports the ACK NAK protocol See Sending Immediate Commands for more information Us in g M PCL II Co n v entio ns Here are some guidelines to follow when using MPCLII MP...

Page 18: ...non printable text fields before the field 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...

Page 19: ...eter identifies the data stream as a configuration packet Note Include the I parameter with each packet if sending them individually Include it only at the beginning of a data stream if sending multip...

Page 20: ...hange For example I C 0 50 0 0 0 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 spee...

Page 21: ...r keep in mind the following Supply adjustments across the width of the supply such as the margin position are based in dots either 203 dpi or 300 dpi depending on the printhead density Supply adjustm...

Page 22: ...o SJIS CP 932 Japanese 23 GB2312 to GB2312 CP 936 Simplified Chinese 24 BIG5 to BIG5 CP 950 Traditional Chinese 25 KSC5601 26 Unicode UTF 8 The Standard Reduced Bold OCRA and HR fonts only support the...

Page 23: ...feed 1 5 inches of supply when calibrating or whenever Feed is pressed 3 Center Aperture 4 Reserved 5 Tag Edge Aperture commonly with RFID 6 Center Tag Edge 7 Edge Black Mark 8 Center Die Cut Use cont...

Page 24: ...e over multiple labels Note Do not use skip index with RFID supplies Unexpected results may occur B8 cut_mode Enables or disables the optional cutter 0 does not cut is the default We do not recommend...

Page 25: ...print to the left Margin and print position are format adjustments They do not affect the supply position dispense position or backfeed distance C5 speed_adj Print Speed in inches per second ips 0 is...

Page 26: ...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 secondary de cimals D1 D Mone...

Page 27: ...gs quotes 124 Field separator vertical bar 125 End of header right bracket 126 Data escape character optional double tilde defined character Immediate command character optional caret 094 is normally...

Page 28: ...printer receives them even if they are included within a packet or used inside quotation marks Use immediate commands to change immediate command or status polling control characters reset the printer...

Page 29: ...tion of pressing FEED and dispenses the next label if printer is in the on demand mode The printer ignores this command if printing FF1 Formats flash memory FF2 Returns the amount in bytes of the avai...

Page 30: ...es the script SFj Turns off immediate commands before it reaches the script TC Prints a series of three test labels printer MNet2 and MPCL TP Prints a test label The printer ignores this command if pr...

Page 31: ...ing RF ID Da ta When the printer encodes an RFID inlay the encoded data is temporarily stored in the printer until the next RFID inlay is encoded To upload the RFID EPC encoded data send immediate com...

Page 32: ...riage return line feed in the communication settings packet or communications errors may occur Syntax I F baud word_le ngth stop_bits parity flow_control F1 F Communication Settings Packet F2 baud Bau...

Page 33: ...nce are optional parameters that do not have to be specified However they allow for greater precision when positioning the supply Syntax I G action dis_pos bkfd_dis G1 G Backfeed Control Packet G2 act...

Page 34: ...en backfeed is enabled and multiple batches are sent the printer may not backfeed between each batch Backfeed should only be used to advance labels to the desired dispense point Backfeed does not inte...

Page 35: ...figuration Packet M2 buffer Buffer type Options D Downloadable Fonts F Format I Image M3 device Storage type Use R for volatile RAM Packets stored in volatile RAM are deleted when the printer is turne...

Page 36: ...e buffer size 21K x Le ngth for 203 dpi OR 46K x Le ngth for 300 dpi Length is the length of the label in inches 203 DPI Example 21K x 25 525 Multiply by 10 and round up to the next whole number if ne...

Page 37: ...cannot be reallocated Ab o u t F la s h M e m o ry Items stored in flash memory are saved when the printer is turned off Flash memory cannot be reallocated Flash memory can contain formats fonts grap...

Page 38: ...y in the PC For example a file that is 5K in Windows may require 15 20K to store in the printer When using graphics use the lowest resolution graphic possible If the printer uses a 203 dpi printhead t...

Page 39: ...16 00 hours See Using Option 7 Print Time Date in Chapter 4 to print the current date and time in a format Syntax I T hour min day month ye ar T1 T Time Date Packet T2 hour Hour in 24 hour time Range...

Page 40: ...standard printer font Bold W3 action Action Options A Adds the specified font C Clears all or specified fonts except ones in flash H Uploads font size information M Uploads font memory usage informat...

Page 41: ...0 12 20 12 20 2 0 6 0 HR2 0 0 0 10 16 10 16 1 0 15 0 CGTriumv7 1 0 7 21 28 9 14 0 0 15 1 CGTriumv7 1 0 7 21 28 9 14 0 0 15 437 CGTriumv7 1 0 7 21 28 9 14 0 0 15 850 CGTriumv7 1 0 7 21 28 9 14 0 0 510...

Page 42: ...ZIEFont 0 0 0 15 28 15 28 5 0 26 0 ZIFFont 0 0 0 13 26 13 26 3 0 27 0 ZIGFont 0 0 0 40 60 40 60 8 0 50 0 EffSwissBold 1 1 92248 0 56 0 PaxSymbols 1 1 12260 Note The CG Triumvirate typefaces are tradem...

Page 43: ...mber from 0 to 999 0 is for all formats in memory F3 action Action Options A Adds the specified format C Clears the specified format H Uploads format header information F4 device Device Options F Flas...

Page 44: ...Enter T to pass the packet through the printer and store the packet in the wireless module N5 name Packet name 0 to 8 characters enclose within quotation marks is the default C1 C Command field C2 con...

Page 45: ...t The printer does not pause or stop while encoding the RFID inlay 1 Yes The printer operates in stop to encode mode The printer pauses or stops while encoding the RFID inlay Y3 singulate Singulate mo...

Page 46: ...to determine this value The range is 0 to 2000 in 1 203 inch 0 is the default When using a 0 encode position the printer encodes when the label is at the defined top of form position no extra supply m...

Page 47: ...s not set an encode position 0 uses the internal reader 1 to verify the RFID data does not set a tag verify position 0 enables retry encode 1 and sets the verify power to 12 Performance Considerations...

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Page 49: ...dots is the default E English in 1 100 inches M Metric in 1 10 mm G Graphic in dots F6 length Printable length of the supply in selected units 600 is the default English 32 1600 Metric 81 4064 203 Do...

Page 50: ...s the default T4 fix var Fixed or variable length field V is the default Options F Fixed length V Variable length T5 row Row location distance from the bottom of print area to the pivot point 10 is th...

Page 51: ...rate Typeface 4 OCRA like 16 9 pt CG Triumvirate Typeface 5 HR1 17 11 pt CG Triumvirate Typeface 6 HR2 18 15 pt CG Triumvirate Typeface 50 EFF Swiss Bold TrueType Scalable 56 PaxarSymbols Or a valid d...

Page 52: ...Transparent Italics Black Normal 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 fiel...

Page 53: ...ter points to right of field Note Font 50 and downloaded TrueType fonts do not support character rotation T14 field rot Field rotation 0 is the default Field rotation rotates the whole field not just...

Page 54: ...he Standard Reduced Bold OCRA and HR fonts only support the Internal Symbol Set 0 The CG Triumvirate typefaces only support the ANSI 1 and DOS Code Page 437 2 and 850 3 Symbol Sets The scalable font f...

Page 55: ...Response QR Code UPCA 2 UPCA 5 UPCE 2 or UPC 5 Syntax B fie ld of char fix var row column font de nsity height te xt alignment fie ld rot type sep_height segment B1 B Bar Code Field B2 field Unique n...

Page 56: ...the bar code pads to the left with zeros If too many characters are entered unpredictable results may occur 12 UCC EAN128 and CC C If FNC1 function 1 is supported use the pound sign in the batch data...

Page 57: ...with Barrier Bar Fixed or Variable Code 16K Variable MaxiCode Fixed or Variable Code 39 w or w o CD or MOD43 Fixed or Variable MSI Fixed or Variable Code 93 Variable PDF417 Fixed or Variable Code 128...

Page 58: ...ts 0 831 300 Dots 0 1247 Allow a minimum of 1 10 inch between the scan edge of bar code and label edges or other data B7 font Bar code 4 is the default Options 1 UPCA 11 UPCA 5 31 Code 16K 2 UPCE 12 U...

Page 59: ...14 8 2 9 9 2 9 9 2 9 9 2 9 9 1 3 0 1 2 5 1 3 0 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 2 0 0 to 2710 8 0 to 9 Code 39 or MOD43 Extended Code 39 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 20 1 4 1 7 3 5 4 2 6 3...

Page 60: ...2 10 49 3 4 19 7 5 dot gap 0 5 6 9 or 11 8 0 to 9 MaxiCode 7 N A N A N A 99 8 00H to FFH Bar Code Type Density Selector Element Width dot mils Row Height dots mils Aspect Ratio Data Length Appearance...

Page 61: ...912 x 682 1152 x 862 1392 x 1042 1632 x 1222 2100 x 1573 2608 x 1954 2710 x 2335 8 00H to FFH 0 default bar code size automatically determined by data Bar Code Size Row x Col Density Selector Max Dat...

Page 62: ...lement dots mils Data Length Char Set GS1 DataBar 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 9 9 3 14 8 4 19 7 5 24 6 6 29 6 7 34 5 8 39 4 0 to 2710 00H to FFH Aztec 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 0099 0 0148 0 0197 0 0247...

Page 63: ...3 3 4 13 3 3 10 3 10 3 10 3 10 1 3 0 1 2 5 1 3 0 1 2 4 1 3 0 1 2 5 1 3 0 1 2 5 1 2 3 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 to 2710 8 0 to 9 Code 39 or MOD43 Extended Code 39 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 20 1 4 1 7 3 4 4 7 6...

Page 64: ...1 2 3 0 to 2710 8 0 to 9 POSTNET 0 fixed at 4 3 cpi 24 118 2 10 49 3 6 20 0 5 dot gap 0 5 6 9 or 11 8 0 to 9 Intelligent Mail 0 fixed at 4 3 cpi 24 118 2 10 49 3 4 19 7 5 dot gap 0 5 6 9 or 11 8 0 to...

Page 65: ...nt dots mils Data Length Char Set GS1 DataBar 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 3 9 8 4 13 1 5 16 4 7 23 8 26 2 10 32 8 11 36 1 0 to 2710 00H to FFH Aztec 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 0100 0 0133 0 0167 0 0233 0 0...

Page 66: ...of the symbol Small Data Matrix and QR Codes may not be scannable The Data Matrix and QR Code s height depends on the number entered for this parameter For example 80 means the symbol could be smaller...

Page 67: ...number system No check digit or number system QR Code Model 1 2 MaxiCode QR Code MaxiCode Mode 2 Numeric Postal Code QR Code Model 2 3 MaxiCode MaxiCode Mode 3 Alphanumeric Postal Code 5 EAN UPC Numbe...

Page 68: ...side of field Must use L for these bar codes C Code 39 Codabar I 2of5 MSI Center within field R Code 39 Codabar I 2of5 MSI Align on right side of field B All except where noted Align at midpoint of f...

Page 69: ...clude this parameter Options 1 GS1 DataBar 14 2 GS1 DataBar 14 Truncated 3 GS1 DataBar 14 Stacked 4 GS1 DataBar 14 Stacked Omni directional 5 GS1 DataBar Limited 6 GS1 DataBar Expanded 7 UPCA 8 UPCE 9...

Page 70: ...space Also if 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 Apply field options to manipulat...

Page 71: ...ea to baseline of characters in the field Bottom exits the printer first English 0 1599 Metric 0 4063 203 Dots 0 3247 300 Dots 0 3599 C3 column Column location distance from the left edge of the print...

Page 72: ...parent 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 Nor...

Page 73: ...t The field or supply does not rotate only the characters do Options 0 Top of character points to top of field 1 Top of character points to left of field 2 Top of character points to bottom of field 3...

Page 74: ...ge 1256 Arabic 1257 Code Page 1257 Baltic 1258 Code Page 1258 Vietnam The Standard Reduced Bold OCRA and HR fonts only support the Internal Symbol Set 0 The CG Triumvirate typefaces only support the A...

Page 75: ...column angle end row le ngth end col thickness pattern L1 L Line Field L2 type Type of line Only vertical and horizontal lines are supported S is the default Options S Segment Select the starting poi...

Page 76: ...ots 0 1247 If Using Vectors Length of the line in selected units 10 is the default L7 thickness Using the chart below for reference write the line thickness 1 to 99 in box L7 2 is the default Line thi...

Page 77: ...e nd col thickness pattern Q1 Q Box Quadrilateral Field Q2 row Row location distance from bottom of print area to lower left corner of box 10 is the default English 0 1599 Metric 0 4063 203 Dots 0 32...

Page 78: ...rite the desired line thickness 1 to 99 in box Q6 2 is the default Boxes fill inward so make sure boxes do not overwrite other fields Measured in dots Q7 pattern Line pattern Enter Example Q 240 30 27...

Page 79: ...otocol and module type For example C1Gen2 can be up to 496 bits plus the access password lock code etc Note An error 715 occurs if the printer does not receive the correct amount of data Pad data to e...

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Page 81: ...ns in the order to apply them in the format Restrictions Some options cannot be used together For example incrementing Option 60 and price field Option 42 options cannot be applied to the same field S...

Page 82: ...ill in the non fixed portion of the field see Defining Batch Data Fields in Chapter 6 As an alternative apply Option 4 to copy data into the non fixed character positions Us in g O p tio n 2 Da ta T y...

Page 83: ...is the default Options S Defines a specific set of characters for the entire field The string length does not have to match the field length Maximum is 30 characters T Creates a template of allowable...

Page 84: ...4 src fld src start to copy de st start copy code R1 R Option Header R2 4 Option 4 R3 src fld Field number from which data is copied Range 0 to 999 1 is the default R4 src start Position number in th...

Page 85: ...24 12 5 Convert MFG ID to ASCII De cimal T 4 30 V 60 10 0 50 8 8 B L 0 0 R 1 ITEM ID __________________ R 4 1 39 20 13 5 Convert ITEM ID to ASCII De cimal T 5 30 V 80 10 0 50 8 8 B L 0 0 R 1 SERIAL __...

Page 86: ...c es Defines how data is entered into a field Option 5 is required for offline data entry If the field holds all fixed characters or copied data only eliminate the operator prompt Use Option 5 only o...

Page 87: ...receded by an error message 1 Yes R 6 H R 6 H T Yes R 60 I 1 EPC data is uploaded after each label TID data is uploaded after each label 1 Yes R 6 H R 6 H T Yes R 60 I 0 EPC data is uploaded after eac...

Page 88: ...mple F 1 A R E 600 400 RDCI X 5 24 0 T 6 20 V 415 270 0 50 15 15 B L 0 2 R 4 5 1 16 1 0 R 6 H Copies data from field 5 RFID Data Field to field 6 Text field Uploads the data to the last used port Samp...

Page 89: ...t Options 1 Date as 06 09 2014 2 Date and time as 06 09 2014 18 15 3 Date and time as 06 09 2014 4 Time as 18 15 5 Time as 18 15 05 Example R 7 1 2 Prints the date and time in the format as 06 09 2014...

Page 90: ...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 Note Option 30 can be applied to an R...

Page 91: ...to automatically insert monetary symbols Do not use this option with Option 31 define a check digit or Option 60 increment or decrement a field This option is not recommended for bar codes When deter...

Page 92: ...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 R1 R Field Option Header R2 50 Option 50 R3 narrow Dot widt...

Page 93: ...code space and the wide bar code space The same Code 39 bar code is shown with the default density for 300 dpi This sample does not use Option 50 B 6 12 V 125 40 4 7 80 1 L 0 Example B 1 40 V 100 100...

Page 94: ...y level is high enough R4 stand def Truncation selector S is the default Valid values S a standard PDF417 bar code T truncated Example R 51 2 S Defines a security level of 2 for a standard PDF417 bar...

Page 95: ...ion 53 R3 error_ctrl Error control level Some damaged bar codes may still be scannable if the error control level is high enough 0 is the default Options 0 Default level 1 99 101 104 201 232 300 R4 EC...

Page 96: ...multiple times to one RFID field Syntax R 60 I D amount l pos r pos R1 R Option Header R2 60 Option 60 R3 I D Increment or decrement I is the default I incrementing field D decrementing field not vali...

Page 97: ...t 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 th...

Page 98: ...number the maximum EPC length is 496 bits 458 bits of EPC data plus the 38 bit serial number Note Set the RFID printer for stop to encode mode for serialized EPC data Non stop encode mode is not suppo...

Page 99: ...orm Enter A to add the check digit scheme A4 device Format storage device R is the default Options F Flash must be formatted first See Formatting Flash and Flash Memory Guidelines in Chapter 2 for mor...

Page 100: ...erent numbers This example has a weight string of 1 2 3 4 field 5 2 3 2 4 5 2 1 9 weight string 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 2 Each digit in the field is multiplied by the weight assigned to it field 5 2 3 2 4 5...

Page 101: ...a weight string of 1 2 3 4 field 5 2 3 2 4 5 2 1 9 weight string 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 2 Each digit in the field is multiplied by the weight assigned to it field 5 2 3 2 4 5 2 1 9 weight string 4 1 2 3 4...

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Page 103: ...s are printed together the end result is a graphic image Determining a Method Use one of two methods to map out the graphic image Hex Method The dot sequences are segmented into binary numbers and the...

Page 104: ...ations Solid black print cannot exceed 30 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...

Page 105: ...lumns 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 000000...

Page 106: ...000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000001 11000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 1110000...

Page 107: ...See Placing the Graphic in a Format for more information about using the graphic packet in a format Store graphics smaller than approximately 1 2 inch by 1 2 inch in printer RAM and reference by the...

Page 108: ...placement is controlled by the graphic field in the format This is especially true when designing a compliance label overlay When using temporary storage these parameters control the placement of the...

Page 109: ...c Header G2 graphID Unique number from 1 to 999 to identify the graphic image 1 is the default G3 action Use A to add the graphic to the printer G4 device Graphic storage device R is the default F Fla...

Page 110: ...bitmap fields with a duplicate field Syntax B row col algorithm data B1 B Bitmap Field B2 row Distance in dots from the graphic image s bottom margin to the bitmap line 10 is the default English 0 159...

Page 111: ...etween the hex numbers or run length code letters Range 0 to 2710 2710 is the default Example B 39 56 H 3FFFFFF0 N 0 1 H 000000E00000 Defines a next bitmap graphic field beginning on row 40 The row co...

Page 112: ...ates the preceding bitmap line twice at row 118 and 119 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...

Page 113: ...in Designing Bitmapped Images 2 If 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 If using tempor...

Page 114: ...ea on the supply and the left edge of the graphic 10 is the default Measured in selected units The column specified in the constant text bitmap line or box field is added to the col value above to det...

Page 115: ...e bottom of the print area on the supply to the bottom of the graphic image 10 is the default Measured in selected units English 0 1599 Metric 0 4063 203 Dots 0 3247 300 Dots 0 3599 E7 col Distance be...

Page 116: ...ots of Dots Code of Dots Code 1 A 14 N 2 B 15 O 3 C 16 P 4 D 17 Q 5 E 18 R 6 F 19 S 7 G 20 T 8 H 21 U 9 I 22 V 10 J 23 W 11 K 24 X 12 L 25 Y 13 M 26 Z Off White Dots of Dots Code of Dots Code 1 a 14 n...

Page 117: ...CLII MLI or XML format Turn on the printer and make sure it is ready to receive data before downloading files See Downloading Methods for information on ways to download When downloading send packets...

Page 118: ...uch as Tera Term or our MPCL Toolbox software to download files Command Prompt Example COPY LABEL1 FMT COM1 Transmits a file calle d LABEL1 FMT to COM1 COPY LABEL1 BCH COM1 Transmits a batch calle d L...

Page 119: ...may create this packet De fin ing the Ba tch Head er The batch header specifies which format the batch uses and how many labels to print Syntax B format N U quantity B1 B Batch Header B2 format Forma...

Page 120: ...hes Options 0 Continuous Feed 1 On Demand 2 Liner take up optional E3 batch_sep Batch Separator striped label in between batches 0 is the default Do not use batch separators with continuous non indexe...

Page 121: ...ing Provides the actual information to appear in fields Enclose in quotation marks Length 0 to 2710 characters is the default Note When using Option 65 Serialized EPC Data the amount of data entered h...

Page 122: ...Contains the locking method for each field There are four locking methods Lock Code Methods Value EPC Lock Description 0 No lock unsecure The selected memory fields EPC user memory access password an...

Page 123: ...ode data varies by print speed and RFID chip If the printer cannot program all the RFID data within the allotted time an error occurs C User_Mem 028 User Memory Enclose in quotation marks The amount o...

Page 124: ...ently locked For example to permalock an Impinj Monza R6 chip use 33333 for the lock code Access or kill passwords are not valid for Monza R6 If the lock code is not 00000 no lock or 33333 permalock t...

Page 125: ...d decreases mask Mask number Undefined Use 0 data_input Type of data input Options A Automatic M Manual When using Automatic do not end with a comma or specify the next parameter for char type of char...

Page 126: ...two digit number in decimal parity Parity byte Use a two digit number in hexadecimal There is no standard parity byte error_cor Level of error correction Some damaged bar codes may still be scannable...

Page 127: ...the sequential method send all format and batch data at one time Use this method when the application does not require operator intervention to input data All data is sent down at one time and the pri...

Page 128: ...antity of labels to print 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...

Page 129: ...wever this manual represents the ENQ character as Inquiry Response Printer status is returned to the host in a 3 byte 3 character sequence The first byte is the non printable user defined ENQ characte...

Page 130: ...0 0 0 1 1 0 G 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 H 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 I 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 J 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 K 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 L 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 M 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 N 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 O 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 P 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Q 0 1 0...

Page 131: ...0 1 1 0 g 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 h 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 i 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 j 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 k 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 l 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 m 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 n 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 o 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 p 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 q 0 1 1 1 0...

Page 132: ...0 0 1 0 1 F 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 G 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 H 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 I 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 J 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 K 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 L 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 M 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 N 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 O 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 P 0 1 0 1...

Page 133: ...0 1 f 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 g 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 h 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 i 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 j 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 k 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 l 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 m 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 n 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 o 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 p 0 1 1 1 0 0 0...

Page 134: ...response Press FEED if necessary to return the job response To clear an error press ENTER An ENQ can also clear errors numbered less than 500 Once the error is corrected a job request can be sent The...

Page 135: ...bering begins after the field identifier E The error number See Chapter 8 Diagnostics and Errors J4 FMT 1 Returns the format number J5 BCH 2 Returns the batch number Example J 2 612 2 is the field num...

Page 136: ...Invalid number of parts 9 Field number has a bad font bar code 59 Invalid orientation value 10 Field number contains invalid data 60 Invalid thickness value 11 Field number has a graphic missing 61 In...

Page 137: ...tus polling enabled through printer s front panel ON status polling enabled by I packet OFF status polling not enabled through printer s front panel ON status polling enabled through printer s front p...

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Page 139: ...rror message not listed in this chapter To clear an error correct the problem load supply etc and press ENTER to reprint continue If a formatting error occurs the label prints but data may be missing...

Page 140: ...m unic ating If the PC is not communicating with the printer follow these steps Check any messages that occur at the printer and at the computer See the following error message listing in this chapte...

Page 141: ...rors 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...

Page 142: ...Defining Text Fields in Chapter 3 for more information 020 Vertical magnification must be 1 to 7 or 4 to 255 point size for the scalable or downloaded TrueType fonts 021 Horizontal magnification must...

Page 143: ...a batch control field must be 0 Off 1 On or 2 Double length 106 Print multiple is outside the range 1 to 999 107 Cut multiple is outside the range 0 to 999 Only valid for printers with a cutter 108 M...

Page 144: ...al character gap when using Option 50 Defining Bar Code Densities 226 Rule option Record Line xx The upload device must be H host for Option 6 231 Error control level must be 0 1 99 101 104 201 232 or...

Page 145: ...or 3 XON XOFF Resend the communication settings packet 272 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...

Page 146: ...e number must be 1 to 10 311 Modulus must be 2 to11 312 Multi Tag Check must be 0 Check the first tag or 1 Check each tag See Defining the RFID Setup Packet for more information 313 Inlay Position is...

Page 147: ...parator is not in the expected location 403 Field separator was not found 404 The number greater than five digits 732 000 string greater than 2710 or tilde sequence greater than 255 currently being pr...

Page 148: ...in use 425 Item already checked out 426 Item not checked out 427 Format name is invalid Valid name is 1 to 8 characters inside quotes or for a printer assigned name Press ESCAPE and try to continue I...

Page 149: ...hile the batch was imaging Resend the format batch font and or any graphic packets If the error persists call Technical Support 603 The batch was not found while imaging Resend the batch packet If the...

Page 150: ...otor reached desired speed but could not maintain it 708 The motor has stalled or is running too slow to measure the speed 710 Band out of data 711 UART receiving communication error framing parity et...

Page 151: ...n one active label after the errored label Singulate mode defined in the RFID Setup Packet must be enabled to upload TID data using Option 6 Option 65 Serialized EPC Data is only supported in stop to...

Page 152: ...sensed a mark that is too long Check the supply tracking supply marks black mark sensor position and supply roll for binding Press ENTER to continue printing Clean the sensor If the error continues t...

Page 153: ...ccur when printing a test label if the printer is busy 791 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 Te...

Page 154: ...tion in the APPVERSION command is missing or invalid Make sure the information is enclosed in double quotation marks Format flash memory and download the script using the Command prompt 854 Invalid ta...

Page 155: ...tart 911 Version string mismatch 930 Flash erase error 931 Flash write error 932 RAM write error 933 Parity error 934 Framing error 935 Buffer overrun 936 Invalid record type 937 Invalid hex data 938...

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Page 157: ...pply should match the printer s application To print at high speeds use premium supplies Using premium supplies reduces smudged images hard to read labels and faded print Supply type print speed and p...

Page 158: ...tch quantity zero method when the 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 imag...

Page 159: ...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 t...

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Page 161: ...53 0 0 0 1 B 1 N 1 1 Monarch Brand Printe rs Sa m p le Co d a ba r Pa c k e t Codabar is a linear one dimensional bar code F 101 A F E 600 400 Codabar B 3 12 V 55 50 5 8 85 8 L 0 R 1 1234567890 B 101...

Page 162: ...8 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 T 05 18 V 290 289 0 1 1 1 B R 0 0 T 06 12 V 230 395 0 1 1 1 B R 0 0 T 07 08 V 196 458 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 T 08 08 V 159 458 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 T 09 08 V 125 458 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 T 10 08 V 09...

Page 163: ...2 1 1 B L 0 0 ITEM 0 C 190 8 0 2 1 1 B L 0 0 UPC SHIPPING CONTAINER CODE 0 C 557 6 0 2 1 1 B L 0 0 MONARCH 0 C 547 6 0 2 1 1 B L 0 0 170 MONARCH LANE 0 C 537 6 0 2 1 1 B L 0 0 P O BOX 608 0 C 527 6 0...

Page 164: ...mart imaging is automatically disabled on formats with a Data Matrix bar code Allow a three or four dot quiet zone blank space around the bar code s perimeter for scanning See Defining a Bar Code Fiel...

Page 165: ...entification and dynamic data This family of bar codes can contain more information than current EAN UPC bar codes Seven symbologies encode a Global Trade Item Number GTIN GS1 DataBar codes can be sta...

Page 166: ...V 125 40 3 12 80 8 L 0 B 11 N 1 4 028028123456 Sa m p le In te llig ent M a il Pa c k e t For the Intelligent Mail bar code the maximum number of characters is 31 including commas between the data Fo...

Page 167: ...xiCode 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 ar...

Page 168: ...sfielddeterminesMode C 001 Countrycode C 840 Classof service C 030 Messageheader C 01 02996 Transportationheader C 1Z12345678 029 Trackingnumber C UPSN 029 OrigincarrierSCAC C 12345A 029 UPS shippernu...

Page 169: ...nheader C 068100000 029 Postal Code ThisfielddeterminesMode C 840 029 Countrycode C 001 029 Classof service C 1Z12345675 029 Trackingnumber C UPSN 029 OrigincarrierSCAC C 12345E 029 UPS shippernumber...

Page 170: ...tationheader C M5E1G45 029 Postal Code ThisfielddeterminesMode C 124 029 Countrycode C 066 029 Classof service C 1Z12345679 029 Trackingnumber C UPSN 029 OrigincarrierSCAC C 12345E 029 UPS shippernumb...

Page 171: ...Compressed data can not contain carriage return or line feed CRLF characters F 1 A R E 600 400 Compress B 01 120 V 272 15 33 7 0 8 L 0 appearance 8 forcompresseddata B 1 N 1 1 030 C 01 029 C 96453420...

Page 172: ...se 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...

Page 173: ...6 0 100 2 B 0 B 1 N 1 2 MA http www monarch ave ryde nnison com Structured Append QR Code Packet F 2 A R E 200 200 QRCODE2 B 1 200 V 50 50 36 0 100 2 B 0 B 2 N 1 1 D0202E9 Q0A C 0123456789ABCD _ _ 129...

Page 174: ...R E 300 200 TEXTILES T 1 10 V 250 50 0 1 1 1 B C 0 0 0 R 20 PART NUMBER R 5 K B 2 12 V 150 40 1 2 80 7 L 0 R 20 UPC NUMBER R 5 K D 3 20 R 20 FIBER 1 R 5 K D 4 3 R 20 PERCENTAGE R 5 K T 5 30 V 80 10 0...

Page 175: ...1 1 B L 0 0 ITEM 0 C 190 8 0 2 1 1 B L 0 0 UPC SHIPPING CONTAINER CODE 0 T 1 15 V 529 220 0 2 2 2 B L 0 0 0 B 3 13 V 311 28 8 4 50 8 L 0 B 4 14 V 17 60 50 5 130 8 L 0 X 5 24 0 T 6 20 V 415 270 0 50 1...

Page 176: ...90 0 50 12 12 B L 0 2 EPC L S 098 005 098 395 6 L S 170 005 170 395 6 L S 098 155 170 155 6 L S 260 005 260 395 6 L S 390 005 390 395 6 T 1 15 V 130 335 0 50 13 12 B L 0 2 B 2 15 V 165 365 8 4 25 0 L...

Page 177: ...0 12 12 B L 0 2 EPC L S 098 005 098 395 6 L S 170 005 170 395 6 L S 098 155 170 155 6 L S 260 005 260 395 6 L S 390 005 390 395 6 T 1 15 V 130 335 0 50 13 12 B L 0 2 B 2 15 V 165 365 8 4 25 0 L 2 T 3...

Page 178: ...1 1 313233343536373831323334 028 C ABCDEF 028 C 028 C 73737373 028 C CAD01234 028 C 33033 RFID Data Field with Serialized EPC Data Option F 2 A R E 400 400 SerEPC T 1 50 V 10 10 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 X 2 24...

Page 179: ...8 pt at 300 dpi Proportional Varies with each letter 11 6 pt CG Triumvirate Typeface Proportional Varies with each letter 15 7 pt CG Triumvirate Typeface Proportional Varies with each letter 16 9 pt...

Page 180: ...ference Manual Classification Avery Dennison Public These samples were printed using the Internal Symbol set Standard Font Reduced Font Bold Font OCRA like Font EFF Swiss Bold Font Printed w ith AN SI...

Page 181: ...Classification Avery Dennison Public Fonts B 3 These samples were printed using Code Page 437 CG Triumvirate Typeface Bold CG Triumvirate Typeface...

Page 182: ...48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 Cool iron Warm iron Hot iron No iron Hand Wash Do Not Wash 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 Cotton Wash Synthetics Wash Cotton Wash Synthetics Wash Cotton Wash Synthetics Wash Cotton W...

Page 183: ...Not Bleach Do Not Dry No Iron Bleach When Needed Non Chlorine Bleach When Needed 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 Tumble Dry Tumble Dry High Heat Tumble Dry Medium Heat Tumble Dry Low Heat Tumble Dry No Heat...

Page 184: ...ed character on tags labels F 1 A R E 200 200 Font72 T 1 10 V 25 25 0 72 2 2 B L 0 0 T 2 10 V 65 65 0 72 1 1 B L 0 0 B 1 N 1 1 042 067 2 080 087 Bitmap Fon t Info rma tion Our bitmap fonts are either...

Page 185: ...t 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 Stan...

Page 186: ...pearance of the font The 72 point EFF Swiss Bold sample shows the one inch cell size 6pt Sample 10pt Sample 24pt Sample 48pt Sample 72pt Sample T rueType Fon t In for ma tion TrueType fonts follow the...

Page 187: ...code 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...

Page 188: ...codepage 936 to view the characters in that code page L ic e ns ing F o n ts Avery Dennison provides tools to create and download TrueType fonts However it is your responsibility to purchase and licen...

Page 189: ...l set See Defining the System Setup Packet in Chapter 2 to change the symbol set Selecting a Symbol Set or Code Page The CG Triumvirate typefaces support only the ANSI and DOS Code Page 437 and 850 Sy...

Page 190: ...rs convert and then download the font to the printer Make sure the correct symbol set for Hebrew characters is selected Font 50 does not print the slashed zero or support Code Pages 101 Wingdings and...

Page 191: ...ge 850 Latin 1 Code Page 852 Latin 2 Code Page 855 Russian Code Page 857 Turkish Symbol Sets Code Pages C 3 Note To determine the character code add the column number and row number for the character...

Page 192: ...Page 1257 Baltic Code Page 1258 Vietnamese C 4 Packet Reference Manual Note To determine the character code add the column number and row number for the character For example to produce the character...

Page 193: ...s Char Hex Decimal Char Hex Decimal NUL 00 0 DC2 12 18 SOH 01 1 DC3 13 19 STX 02 2 DC4 14 20 ETX 03 3 NAK 15 21 EOT 04 4 SYN 16 22 ENG 05 5 ETB 17 23 ACK 06 6 CAN 18 24 BEL 07 7 EM 19 25 Backspace 08...

Page 194: ...37 3C 60 26 38 3D 61 27 39 3E 62 28 40 3F 63 29 41 40 64 2A 42 A 41 65 2B 43 B 42 66 2C 44 C 43 67 2D 45 D 44 68 2E 46 E 45 69 2F 47 F 46 70 0 30 48 G 47 71 1 31 49 H 48 72 2 32 50 I 49 73 3 33 51 J 4...

Page 195: ...53 83 j 6A 106 T 54 84 k 6B 107 U 55 85 l 6C 108 V 56 86 m 6D 109 W 57 87 n 6E 110 X 58 88 o 6F 111 Y 59 89 p 70 112 Z 5A 90 q 71 113 5B 91 r 72 114 5C 92 s 73 115 5D 93 t 74 116 5E 94 u 75 117 _ 5F...

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Page 197: ...lic Format Design Tools D 1 F O R M AT D E S I G N T O O L S Use copies of these worksheets and grids to create online configuration packets and design formats Online Configuration Worksheet Supply La...

Page 198: ...D 2 Packet Reference Manual Classification Avery Dennison Public O n lin e Co n figur ation W o r k sheet...

Page 199: ...Classification Avery Dennison Public Format Design Tools D 3 Su p p ly L a y out G r id s En g lis h...

Page 200: ...D 4 Packet Reference Manual Classification Avery Dennison Public Su p p ly L a y out G r id s M e tr ic...

Page 201: ...Classification Avery Dennison Public Format Design Tools D 5 Su p p ly L a y out G r id s Do ts...

Page 202: ...D 6 Packet Reference Manual Classification Avery Dennison Public...

Page 203: ...text It is the result of a field definition Downloaded Fonts Reside in the printers RAM and deleted when the printer is turned off Field Definition Any string of parameters that pertain to one field...

Page 204: ...na is located between the platen roller and supply guide inside a bracket RFID Reader An optional device that reads the RFID inlays after they are programmed RFID Inlays Supplies that contain an embed...

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