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Intermec EasyCoder ESim v4.00—Programmer’s Reference Manual

Chapter 3—Setting Up the Printer

Default Setup

Parameter

Command

Default Setting

Error/Status Char.

eR

eR0,0   XOFF/XON-handling

Density

D

10

Character Set

I

8 bits, code page 0, country code 001  

Top of Form backup 

JB/JF

Disabled

/

Enabled

Media feed adjust

j

136 dots (at 203.2 dpi)
204 dots (at 300 dpi)

Label Gap Sensor

O

Normal (blockage of light = label)

Label Taken Sensor

O

Enabled

Ribbon End Sensor

O

Enabled (not in pure DT printers)

Cutter (option)

O

Disabled

Char. substitution

oR

No substitution

Form Length

Q

Length 1200 dots, gap 24 dots at 203.2 dpi 
Length 1200 dots, gap 24 dots at 300 dpi 

Label Width

q

832 dots (at 203.2 dpi) 
1208 dots (at 300 dpi)

Reference Point

R

X:000;Y000

Reply Character

UC

none

Print Speed

S

50 mm/sec. (2 inches/sec.)

Error Handling

UN/US

Disabled

Windows Mode

W

Disabled

Serial Port

Y

9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit

Print Direction

Z

ZT (Start printing at top of image buffer)

Printhead Resolution

Measures

203.2 dpi printheads

203.2 dpi (8 dots/mm) in both directions

300 dpi printheads

300 dpi (11.81 dots/mm) across the media path 
304.8 dpi (12 dots/mm) along the media path

The setup will be reset to default values if...
•  the printer's fi rmware is upgraded using a fi rmware cartridge, 
• or the 

Feed

 key is pressed more than 3 seconds in the Dump Mode.

Summary of Contents for EasyCoder C4

Page 1: ...Programmer s Reference Manual ESim v4 00 for EasyCoder C4 Bar Code Label Printer...

Page 2: ...asyCoder EasyLAN Fingerprint and LabelShop are registered trademarks of Intermec Technologies Corp The word Intermec the Intermec logo InterDriver PrintSet and Duratherm are trademarks of Intermec Tec...

Page 3: ...formation Dump Mode 2 Memory 3 Direct Mode 3 Form Edit Mode 4 Form 4 Text Editor 4 Commands 4 Field 5 Field Positioning 6 2 Commands List Direct Mode 10 Form Edit Mode 12 3 Setting Up the Printer Defa...

Page 4: ...Store Command 60 FI Print Form Information 61 FK Delete Form 62 FR Retrieve Form 63 FS Form Store 64 GG Print Graphics 65 GI Print Graphics Information 66 GK Delete Graphics 67 GM Store Graphics in M...

Page 5: ...UI Enable Prompts Code Page Inquiry 102 UM Code Page Memory Inquiry 103 UN Disable Error Reporting 104 UP Code Page Memory Inquiry Print 105 US Enable Error Reporting 106 UV Product Identity and Asia...

Page 6: ...le with the corresponding protocol for EasyCoder 91 even if some commands or command parameters have no meaning in EasyCoder C4 and some commands are new Note that EasyCoder C4 has a flash memory for...

Page 7: ...00 Programmer s Reference Manual 1 1 General Information This chapter explains the basic functions and modes of the ESim protocol and helps understanding the more comprehensive explanations in the oth...

Page 8: ...e label stop sensor and media feed and produces a test label see below After the test label has been printed the printer enters the Dump Mode as indicated by the last line on the test label PartNo ESi...

Page 9: ...nitialized to default settings see page 14 The M memory command sets the image buffer the form memory and graphic memory area The remaining memory space if any is allocated to the external font memory...

Page 10: ...memory and retrieved when required Text Editor Use any ASCII output device with a parallel or serial port and a text editor to design the form and programming the printer Communication is based on th...

Page 11: ...a field which is defined in regard of start position rotation magnification etc X Axis Y Axis Feed Direction Variable Text V00 Graphic Rotated text Fixed Text Line Counter C0 Counter C1 Box EASYCODER...

Page 12: ...nt printhead densities the 203 2 dpi printer and the 300 dpi printer have different firmware versions Density Medium High X axis 203 2 dpi 8 dots mm 300 dpi 11 81 dots mm Y axis 203 2 dpi 8 dots mm 30...

Page 13: ...dots per mm printhead 800 832 750 700 650 600 550 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 X axis Y axis Reference Point at direction ZT X000 Y000 Feed Directi...

Page 14: ...8 Intermec EasyCoder ESim v4 00 Programmer s Reference Manual Chapter 1 General Information...

Page 15: ...Intermec EasyCoder ESim v4 00 Programmer s Reference Manual 9 2 Commands List This chapters lists which commands can be used in the Direct Mode and the Form Edit Mode respectively...

Page 16: ...on 80 O Options Select 84 oR Character Substitution 86 Q Set Form Length 89 q Set Label Width 93 R Set Reference Point 94 S Speed Select 95 UC Command Reply Accept Character Control 97 UN Disable Erro...

Page 17: ...ved form edited in the Form Edit Mode C Cut Immediate 48 FR Retrieve Form 63 P Print 87 Download Variables 114 Report Commands Return information on serial channel and or produce printed information E...

Page 18: ...Form Length 90 R Set Reference Point 94 S Speed Select 95 Z Print Direction 113 Editing Commands Used to edit forms A Print Text 31 B Print Standard Bar Codes 36 b Print Two Dimensional Codes 40 C Co...

Page 19: ...Intermec EasyCoder ESim v4 00 Programmer s Reference Manual 13 3 Setting Up the Printer This chapter shows the default setup of the printer and gives an example of how to change the setup...

Page 20: ...Length 1200 dots gap 24 dots at 203 2 dpi Length 1200 dots gap 24 dots at 300 dpi Label Width q 832 dots at 203 2 dpi 1208 dots at 300 dpi Reference Point R X 000 Y000 Reply Character UC none Print Sp...

Page 21: ...Let us assume that we will use an EasyCoder C4 for direct thermal printing We will print full width Thermal Top labels in the peel off mode without using the label taken sensor The default communicati...

Page 22: ...16 Intermec EasyCoder ESim v4 00 Programmer s Reference Manual Chapter 3 Setting Up the Printer...

Page 23: ...Intermec EasyCoder ESim v4 00 Programmer s Reference Manual 17 4 Editing in Direct Mode This chapter gives an example of how to create a simple label in the Direct Mode...

Page 24: ...N Clear image memory X0 0 4 752 584 Draw a box LO0 144 752 4 Draw a line LO440 232 4 160 Draw a line A40 400 1 1 1 1 N Made in Sweden Write a 90 text line of fixed data A24 160 0 5 1 1 R EASYCODER Wr...

Page 25: ...Intermec EasyCoder ESim v4 00 Programmer s Reference Manual 19 5 Editing in Form Edit Mode This chapter gives an example of how to create a simple label in the Form Edit Mode...

Page 26: ...ge 68 GM command 1 we will now edit a label that can be saved as a form in the printer s memory and retrieved when so required It also means that we can use counters and variables When we are finished...

Page 27: ...oduct name Define first variable V01 10 L Enter Model number Define second variable V02 8 N Checked by Define third variable The text within quotes are prompts which will be sent from the printer to t...

Page 28: ...ext size 1 is the smallest resident font in the printer Command Explanation A40 400 1 1 1 1 N Made in Sweden 90 degree text line fixed data Place a Variable Text The next line is a text line using tex...

Page 29: ...N SERIAL C0 Text line fixed data 1 st counter Place a Bar Code with Fixed Data and a Counter Below a Bar Code Command line is used to enter a Code 128 bar code containing the fixed data S in combinat...

Page 30: ...6 L 1 Enter Serial Number Define counter X0 0 4 752 584 Draw a box LO0 144 752 4 Draw a line LO440 232 4 160 Draw a line A40 400 1 1 1 1 N Made in Sweden Write a 90 text line of fixed data A24 160 0...

Page 31: ...and Printing a Form This chapter gives a step by step example of how a form is retrieved The variable data fields are manually provided with information after the operator has been prompted to do so...

Page 32: ...and Explanation CR LF to start command structure FR TEST Retrieve form Call for variables EASYCODER Substitute variable V00 501SA Substitute variable V01 Dan Substitute variable V02 100000 Counter sta...

Page 33: ...nd at power up Printer Sends Command Explanation CR LF to start command structure UI Enable prompts command optional UI80 001 Printer returns code page status FR TEST Retrieve form Call for variables...

Page 34: ...data and counter values are stored in the volatile memory which means they will be lost if the printer is switched off or at a power failure If prompts are enabled existing data and counter values wil...

Page 35: ...Commands This chapter lists the various commands in alphabetic order For each command a short description is given followed by the syntax for the command and an explanation the of parameters included...

Page 36: ...Data designates the place in the command sequence to input the data Because the firmware uses ASCII 34 dec you need a special designator if you need to print text or bar codes which include these quot...

Page 37: ...3cpi 6points 8x12dots 25cpi 4points 12x20dots 2 16 9cpi 7points 10x16dots 8 75cpi 6points 16x28dots 3 14 5cpi 10points 12x20dots 15cpi 8points 20x36dots 4 12 7cpi 12points 14x24dots 12 5cpi 10points 2...

Page 38: ...ommands below Variable Vnn Prints the contents of variable nn at this position where nn is a 2 digit number from 00 99 Consecutive Number Counter Cn Prints the contents of counter n at this position w...

Page 39: ...0 A380 50 0 3 1 1 N C0 1 A580 50 0 3 1 1 N C0 2 FE This example illustrates how fixed text variable text and counters can be used in text fields in the Form Edit Mode FK TEST1 FS TEST1 V00 25 l Produc...

Page 40: ...in gap between individual characters and will thus be placed adjacently whereas Latin characters include a single dot border around each character To create inter character spacing for Asian fonts us...

Page 41: ...The characters will print in the sequence that they are entered into the data field of the A command Horizontaldots Vertical dots X axis Y axis 0 0 Feeddirection PointofOrigin forTextObject p3 4 Poin...

Page 42: ...p5 Code39std orextended 3 1 10 Code39withcheckdigit 3C 1 10 Code93 9 1 10 Code128UCCcasecode 0 1 10 Code128A B C 1 1 10 Codabar K 1 10 EAN8 E80 2 4 EAN82digitadd on E82 2 4 EAN85digitadd on E85 2 4 E...

Page 43: ...ode 128 A B and C FNC2 197 C5 Code 128 A and B FNC3 196 C4 Code 128 A and B The DATA field can be replaced by or combined with below commands Variable Vnn Prints the contents of variable nn at this po...

Page 44: ...ast two B command lines Set the Form Step Value p4 to 3 for the counter Cn used in our example see the C command line Also refer to C command Counter FK TEST3 FS TEST3 C0 6 L 3 Counter 0 B120 50 0 2 3...

Page 45: ...printing the form the label may look like this Combination of several options can also be used for example B50 300 0 3 1 2 50 B Deluxe V01C2 Combo Writes a Code 39 bar code containing the information...

Page 46: ...d a trailing code specific part defining the bar code s appearance and its input data Syntax bp1 p2 p3 code specific options Parameters p1 Horizontalstartposition X indots p2 Verticalstartposition Y i...

Page 47: ...command see b command general part Only mode 2 and 3 are supported Syntax CL CO PC LPM Parameters CL ClassCode 3digitnumber CO CountryCode 3digitnumber PC PostalCode typeofinputdecidesmode2or3 Mode2 U...

Page 48: ...p Printhumanreadablecodeappendedbyadditionalvariables xxx horizontalstartlocation 3digits yyy verticalstartlocation 3digits mmm maximumcharactersperline 3digits f Centerpatterninarea 0 Thepatternwill...

Page 49: ...d l max column count error condition 50 will occur Likewise if parameter hhh max print height gives less space than required by the sum of parameters y set bar height and r max row count error conditi...

Page 50: ...specific options should append the general part of the two dimensional code command see b command general part Syntax P4 DATA Parameters P4 Narrowbarfrom1to15 DATA Representsa xeddata eld maximum125c...

Page 51: ...dthatwillbetransmittedtotheKeyboardDisplayUnit or host viatheserialinterfaceeachtimeaformcontainingthiscommandisretrieved Itusuallyrequeststheoperatortoenterthestartingvalueforthecounter Remarks This...

Page 52: ...is used in the form or equivalent to what the step values for the single counter add up to in this form A Cn x command must also be used when designing the actual form See the A and B commands Exampl...

Page 53: ...appear only once after the form is retrieved Example C0 10 L 1 Enter Serial Number By placing two 2 minus signs as the first two characters of the prompt the prompt will never be displayed Example C0...

Page 54: ...and C is used for two purposes C appended by parameters is used to define counters in the Form Edit mode whereas C without any appending parameters is used to initiate a cutting operation C Cut Immedi...

Page 55: ...ng or thermal transfer printing Print speed Different brands of direct thermal media Different combination between transfer ribbons and receiving face materials Different ambient temperature humitity...

Page 56: ...ssary depending on print speed bar code density orientation and ambient temperature humidity conditions Direct Thermal Printing Label Tag Type Rec Density at Speed S 2 Max Speed Duratherm II D10 S3 Du...

Page 57: ...a Premium D6 S3 Matte Polyester Premium D6 S3 Gloss Polyester Super Premium D7 S3 TTR Uncoated GP02 D1 S2 TTR Matte Coated HP05 D6 S3 TTR Premium HP05 D4 S3 TTR Premium Board HP05 D7 S1 TTR Polyethyle...

Page 58: ...Chapter 7 Commands EI List Soft Fonts Description This command makes the printer print a list of all soft fonts that are stored in memory Syntax EI Remarks This command is related to ES Store Soft Fo...

Page 59: ...This command is used to delete soft fonts from memory Syntax EK name Remarks Soft fonts are stored using the ES command and listed using the EI command Soft fonts can also be deleted from the printer...

Page 60: ...ntheightincludesaccentorsanddissentersofcharacterand needto tinthecharactercellof256dots 32 03mm 1 26inches a Mappositionofcharacterusinghexadecimalcoding Range00 FFhex b Spacingtonextprintcharacterin...

Page 61: ...ented by 0 and a black dot by 1 Each byte that is 8 dots will thus form a binary number that is converted to hexadecimal code The last byte in a line is padded with zeros to complete the line and data...

Page 62: ...rting Point Line 1 00000000 01111100 00000000 00 7C 00 Line 2 00000000 01111100 00000000 00 7C 00 Line 3 00000000 01111100 00000000 00 7C 00 Line 4 00000000 11111110 00000000 00 7E 00 Starting Point L...

Page 63: ...errornumberNN Outputaterroraction p1 NN CRLF Outputaterrorrecovery p3 00 CRLF p2 6 Modeof XOFF and XON replacement Likedefaultmode 0 butwithall XOFF replacedbyp1 andall XON replacedbyoptionalp3 Output...

Page 64: ...tatusCharacterControl cont Example Command Manual action Reply Comments US ACK Enable Error Reporting eRC 2 Q Nothing happens Reply error with character C and error NN and at recovery with character Q...

Page 65: ...ault 100 Remarks When using labels on liner the printer will advance each printed label to the cutting position between two labels according to the program before the liner is cut Due to differences b...

Page 66: ...Chapter 7 Commands FE End Store Command Description This command is used to end a Form Store sequence Syntax FE Remarks The Form Store sequence is started with the FS command and ended with the FE co...

Page 67: ...scription This command makes the printer produce a list of all forms stored in memory Syntax FI Remarks The FI command will be executed directly without appending any Linefeed Hint Issue a FI command...

Page 68: ...cription This command is used to delete a specified form or all forms from memory Syntax FK name Parameters name Byenteringanameofaform thatformonlywillbedeletedfrom memory By entering an asterisk as...

Page 69: ...rm that was previously stored in memory Syntax FR name Parameters name This is the form name used when the form was stored The printer is case sensitive thatis theuseofupperandlowercaselettersmustmatc...

Page 70: ...UG UI UM UP UN US Y W or should not be used in a form store sequence Always make backup copies on the host If you need to change the memory allocation see M command all formats and graphics stored in...

Page 71: ...name Thisisthenameusedwhenthegraphicwasstored Thenamemaybefrom1 to8characters Theprinteriscasesensitive thatistheuseofupperandlower caselettersmustmatchtheoriginalname Remarks A graphic can only be pr...

Page 72: ...will cause the printer to print a list of all graphics stored in memory Syntax GI Remarks The GI command will be executed directly without appending any Linefeed Hint Issue a GI command after having...

Page 73: ...ription This command is used to delete a specified graphic or all graphics from memory Syntax GK name Parameters name Byenteringanameofaform thatformonlywillbedeletedfrommemory By entering an asterisk...

Page 74: ...ample the logotype of your company Compare with GW command In a DOS system the DATA portion can be sent to the printer via the parallel port using the DOS COPY command Examples Assume you have a PCX f...

Page 75: ...0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 C1 FF C1 00 00 C1 FF 80 C1 FF C1 FF 01 BF 80 01 C1 FD A0 7F C1 FE 05 AF C1...

Page 76: ...this method faster but it also prolongs the life of the flash memory as the graphics are downloaded directly to SRAM The printer s firmware will calculate exactly how much data to expect based on p3...

Page 77: ...ted Kingdom 1 United Kingdom 1 850 Multilingual Latin 1 2 Germany 4 863 Canada French 3 France 5 865 Norway 4 Denmark 7 Sweden 8 Switzerland In case code pages 437 863 or 865 cannot produce the desire...

Page 78: ...e inter character spacing gets multiplied with the text string by the selected font s horizontal and vertical multiplier values See A command Syntax ip1 Parameters p1 SpaceindotsbetweenAsiancharacters...

Page 79: ...perly It does not work with a cutter By default the media is pulled back before printing the first label in next batch as to allow the printing to start at the top of the label see JF command The JB c...

Page 80: ...m is enabled that is the media is pulled back before printing the first label in next batch as to allow the printing to start at the top of the label Top of form backup can be disabled by a JB command...

Page 81: ...do not fall off by their own weight still can be manually removed with ease In case of tear off operation the media should be fed so the preperforation between tags or the gap between labels become al...

Page 82: ...he line will be white when intersecting a black area or object and vice versa Syntax LEp1 p2 p3 p4 Parameters p1 Horizontalstartposition X indots p2 Verticalstartposition Y indots p3 Horizontallengthi...

Page 83: ...draw black lines overwriting previous information Syntax LOp1 p2 p3 p4 Parameters p1 Horizontalstartposition X indots p2 Verticalstartposition Y indots p3 Horizontallengthindots p4 Verticallengthindot...

Page 84: ...raw diagonal black lines overwriting previous information Syntax LSp1 p2 p3 p4 p5 Parameters p1 Horizontalstartposition X indots p2 Verticalstartposition Y indots p3 Linethicknessindots p4 Horizontale...

Page 85: ...LWp1 p2 p3 p4 Parameters p1 Horizontalstartposition X indots p2 Verticalstartposition Y indots p3 Horizontallengthindots p4 Verticallengthindots Example N Clears image buffer LO50 100 400 20 Draws bl...

Page 86: ...memory may have to be performed to initialize the printer if the current memory areas are too small Note The M command will also erase all forms and graphics and return printer default settings Defau...

Page 87: ...using the U command or by printing a test label in the Dump Mode see page 2 When to Re allocate the Memory If you need to change the size of the forms memory to accommodate more or less forms If you...

Page 88: ...s 1 kbyte or more of memory Graphics Memory The Graphics memory is for permanent storage of label graphics in flash Avoid storing frequently changing graphics in flash using a GM command but download...

Page 89: ...image buffer before building a new image It also clears any error list that not yet has been presented Syntax N Remarks The N command is essential when printing labels in the Direct Mode It is not ne...

Page 90: ...to the printer will be BUSY as long as the sensor detects a label in the outfeed slot Does not work with a cutter use ON to disable the sensor D Ribbon End Sensor Disable The ribbon end sensor therma...

Page 91: ...nable DT Mode Disable Disable OS Enable TT Mode Enable Disable OD S Enable DT Mode Enable Disable OS Cnnn b Enable TT Mode Enable Enable OD S Cnnn b Enable DT Mode Enable Enable ON Disable TT Mode Dis...

Page 92: ...racterintherangeASCII32 255 decimalforallcodepages providedp1 E Ifp2 isomitted theEurocharacter willbemappedtothecodepagepositionASCII213decimalforallcodepages providedp1 E Remarks The oR command is a...

Page 93: ...iplecopiesofthesamelabel Remarks Important The P command cannot be used inside a stored form sequence For automatic printing of stored forms use the PA command Examples P Prints one label set P1 Print...

Page 94: ...r to the P command for explanations on how to print multiple labels with counters The PA command follows the same principles The PA command can only be used with forms containing at least one variable...

Page 95: ...ap sensor designed to detect the top of each form It does this by looking either through the semi transparent liner in the gap between labels or through a hole in the media The sensor is located sligh...

Page 96: ...slot cont Examples Rectangular label 203 2 dpi 8 dots mm printhead p1 20 0 mm 160 dots p2 3 0 mm 24 dots The Q command would be Q160 24 Butterfly label 203 2 dpi 8 dots mm printhead p1 12 5 mm 100 dot...

Page 97: ...suredindots B Disableslabelgapsensor enablesblackmarksensor p2 Heightofblackmarkmeasuredindots p3 Optionalo setlengthmeasuredindots Remarks In addition to the label gap sensor all EasyCoder C4 printer...

Page 98: ...tion in a 203 2 dpi 8 dots mm printer p1 31 0 mm 248 dots p2 7 0 mm 56 dots p3 0 5 mm 4 dots The Q command would be Q248 B56 4 On the tag below the black marks are printed between the perforations The...

Page 99: ...se the image buffer see M command to be formatted to match the label width that is width is traded off for increased length within the same memory size The q command will also automatically set the ma...

Page 100: ...bel A minimum margin of 1 mm should be used on all sides of the label Repeated printing outside the edge of the media can cause excessive printhead wear For narrow labels the R command could be substi...

Page 101: ...ed Syntax Sp1 Parameters p1 Speedselectvalue 0 30mm sec 1 2inches sec 1 40mm sec 1 6inches sec 2 50mm sec 2inches sec 3 75mm sec 3inches sec 203 2dpi 8dots mm printersonly Remarks Changing the print s...

Page 102: ...Print Con guration General Description This command is used to print the current printer configuration Syntax U Remarks This command produces a single label identical to the one printed in the Dump Mo...

Page 103: ...desiredreplycharacterbyitsASCIIdecimalvalue 0 255 Ifp1 isanythingotherthannumericalcharactersorthevalueiszero therewill notbeanyCommandReplyAcceptCharacter defaultvalue Remarks Default is no Command R...

Page 104: ...ecks the memory cartridge for the following information and returns one of the following alternatives NA Cartridge not detected 000 Cartridge detected but no relevant information is found 001 004 Cart...

Page 105: ...This command makes the printer send information back to the host on the soft fonts stored in memory Syntax UE Remarks The printer sends the number of soft fonts and the name height and direction of ea...

Page 106: ...about forms currently stored in the printer back to the host Syntax UF Remarks The printer will send the number of forms stored and the name of each form to the host through the RS 232 or USB port Th...

Page 107: ...nd information about graphics currently stored in the printer back to the host Syntax UG Remarks The printer will send the number of graphics and the name of each graphic to the host through the RS 23...

Page 108: ...USB port Syntax UI The printer will send information on the currently selected code page back to the host in the following format UIp1 p2 p3 Parameters p1 Numberofdatabits p2 Codepage p3 Countrycode R...

Page 109: ...ack to the host in the following format UM p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 UI p8 p9 p10 Parameters p1 Imagebu ersizeinkilobytes p2 Formmemoryallocationsizeinkilobytesincl decimals p3 Formmemoryfreeinkilobytesinc...

Page 110: ...r ESim v4 00 Programmer s Reference Manual Chapter 7 Commands UN Disable Error Reporting Description This command is used to disable error reporting Syntax UN Remarks Cancels US command Example UN Dis...

Page 111: ...s UM command Print the current printer configuration same as U command The format of the data sent to the host is as follows UM p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 UI p8 p9 p10 Parameters p1 Imagebu ersizeinkilobyte...

Page 112: ...edwithFEEDkey E Error13LTSreplycontrol labeltakensensor Returnserror13if LTSdetectsa labelbeforeandafterprinting Remarks Any or all parameters can be activated at the same time Refer to Appendix A for...

Page 113: ...the UV command is the base software appended by a CR LF Then comes one line with information on the font appended by CR LF Example UV returns for example 1 972640 00 Base 4 00 Base software 1 972550...

Page 114: ...aceeachtimethiscommandisexecuted Thispromptrequests theoperatortoenterthevalueforthevariable Remarks This command is used in forms that require unique data on each label When initializing variables th...

Page 115: ...n works in variable fields FK TEST7 FS TEST7 V00 10 L Variable 00 V01 10 R Variable 01 V02 10 C Variable 02 V03 10 N Variable 03 A50 50 0 3 1 1 N TEXT V00 Left justified A50 100 0 3 1 1 N TEXT V01 Rig...

Page 116: ...ablesWindowsMode N DisablesWindowsMode default Remarks When enabled the printer will accept Windows mode escape sequences to print data When disabled escape sequences will be ignored up to the next li...

Page 117: ...draw a box shape Syntax Xp1 p2 p3 p4 p5 Parameters p1 Horizontalstartposition X indots p2 Verticalstartposition Y indots p3 Linethicknessindots p4 Horizontalendposition X indots p5 Verticalendposition...

Page 118: ...7databits 8 8databits p4 Numberofstopbits 1 1stopbit 2 2stopbits Remarks After receiving this command the printer will automatically reset its communication on the serial RS 232 communication port The...

Page 119: ...ntingfromthebottomofimagebu er Remarks This command affects the complete print image including text bar codes graphics lines and boxes as well as the location of the reference point see R command Note...

Page 120: ...r counters to the printer after a stored for containing variables and or counters has been retrieved The amount of data following the question mark line must match exactly the total number and order o...

Page 121: ...hat is not as data in PCX graphics soft fonts or in format forms The printer will be unavailable for a short time during which all commands sent to the printer will be lost Note An error report has hi...

Page 122: ...of the following formats 1 If no error code is available normal case 00 CR LF 00 Status code OK 2 If only one error code is available XX CR LF XX Error or Status code 3 If more error or status codes...

Page 123: ...01 Open cover NAK 11 XOFF Manual action to generate error 11 and wait in position of error waiting recovering UV Nothing happens Command to print product ID will be queued ee 01 11 CR LF Command repor...

Page 124: ...118 Intermec EasyCoder ESim v4 00 Programmer s Reference Manual Chapter 7 Commands...

Page 125: ...Intermec EasyCoder ESim v4 00 Programmer s Reference Manual 119 8 Fonts This chapter lists the printer s resident fonts and illustrates the various fot sizes...

Page 126: ...oportional The ASCII value of the different characters is determined by the I command setting 203 2 dpi 8 dots mm illustrated in Chapter 8 and 9 Font Size dots Size points Characters inch 1 8 x 12 6 2...

Page 127: ...Intermec EasyCoder ESim v4 00 Programmer s Reference Manual 121 Chapter 8 Fonts Font Sizes 1 5 Below the various fonts are illustrated in real size as printed on an 8 dots mm 203 2 dpi printer...

Page 128: ...122 Intermec EasyCoder ESim v4 00 Programmer s Reference Manual Chapter 8 Fonts...

Page 129: ...9 Code Pages and Character Sets This chapter contains printout samples in 100 size of the various code pages and character sets for the printer s resident fonts For information and printout samples on...

Page 130: ...124 Intermec EasyCoder ESim v4 00 Programmer s Reference Manual Chapter 9 Code Pages and Character Sets Size 1 4 8 bit Code page 437 printed in size 4 Size 1 4 8 bit Code page 850 printed in size 4...

Page 131: ...Intermec EasyCoder ESim v4 00 Programmer s Reference Manual 125 Chapter 9 Code Pages and Character Sets Size 1 4 8 bit Code page 863 printed in size 4 Size 1 4 8 bit Code page 865 printed in size 4...

Page 132: ...126 Intermec EasyCoder ESim v4 00 Programmer s Reference Manual Chapter 9 Code Pages and Character Sets Size 5 8 bit Code page 437...

Page 133: ...Intermec EasyCoder ESim v4 00 Programmer s Reference Manual 127 Chapter 9 Code Pages and Character Sets Size 5 8 bit Code page 850...

Page 134: ...128 Intermec EasyCoder ESim v4 00 Programmer s Reference Manual Chapter 9 Code Pages and Character Sets Size 5 8 bit Code page 863...

Page 135: ...Intermec EasyCoder ESim v4 00 Programmer s Reference Manual 129 Chapter 9 Code Pages and Character Sets Size 5 8 bit Code page 865...

Page 136: ...c EasyCoder ESim v4 00 Programmer s Reference Manual Chapter 9 Code Pages and Character Sets Size 1 4 7 bit German printed in size 4 Size 1 4 7 bit USA printed in size 4 Size 1 4 7 bit British printed...

Page 137: ...yCoder ESim v4 00 Programmer s Reference Manual 131 Chapter 9 Code Pages and Character Sets Size 1 4 7 bit Italian printed in size 4 Size 1 4 7 bit French printed in size 4 Size 1 4 7 bit Danish print...

Page 138: ...EasyCoder ESim v4 00 Programmer s Reference Manual Chapter 9 Code Pages and Character Sets Size 1 4 7 bit Swiss printed in size 4 Size 1 4 7 bit Spanish printed in size 4 Size 1 4 7 bit Swedish print...

Page 139: ...Intermec EasyCoder ESim v4 00 Programmer s Reference Manual 133 Chapter 9 Code Pages and Character Sets Size 5 7 bit USA Size 5 7 bit British...

Page 140: ...134 Intermec EasyCoder ESim v4 00 Programmer s Reference Manual Chapter 9 Code Pages and Character Sets Size 5 7 bit German Size 5 7 bit French...

Page 141: ...Intermec EasyCoder ESim v4 00 Programmer s Reference Manual 135 Chapter 9 Code Pages and Character Sets Size 5 7 bit Italian Size 5 7 bit Danish...

Page 142: ...136 Intermec EasyCoder ESim v4 00 Programmer s Reference Manual Chapter 9 Code Pages and Character Sets Size 5 7 bit Spanish Size 5 7 bit Swedish...

Page 143: ...Intermec EasyCoder ESim v4 00 Programmer s Reference Manual 137 Chapter 9 Code Pages and Character Sets Size 5 7 bit Swiss Size 4 8 bit Characters in Dump Mode...

Page 144: ...138 Intermec EasyCoder ESim v4 00 Programmer s Reference Manual Chapter 9 Code Pages and Character Sets...

Page 145: ...explains the principles of error handling and lists the various error types and all possible error replies that the printer can return to the host via an RS 232 or USB channel It also shows how the LE...

Page 146: ...and cutting not completed See error type B C and D C Status A status error performs normally not a true error case but in some matter it has to be detected A typical case is LTS detection waiting See...

Page 147: ...g Loop only command ee and can be performed and executed The error recovery often performed by pressing the FEED key releases the error and sends recovery information on the serial line RS 232 or USB...

Page 148: ...t See Also command USA At no Error reporting cmd UN No recover necessary already done B Print Stopping Error Sets Orange LED or red LED Feed Key or command Reset See also command USB C Paper End Stopp...

Page 149: ...r of LED indicator Green GRN Red RED Blinking Red BLNK RED Orange ORA Serial Output on Serial line RS 232 or USB at error response Response at ee Output on serial line of error number if only one erro...

Page 150: ...ED NAK 07Rnnn XOFF RED XOFF 07 CRLF 08 A Form or image name duplicate RED NAK 08 XOFF GRN 08 CRLF 09 A Form or image not found RED NAK 09 XOFF GRN 09 CRLF 11 D Print Head Up Cover Open RED NAK 11 XOFF...

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