Intermec EasyCoder PL-Series, Programmer'S Reference Manual

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Chapter 2— Printer Commands
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Command Start Line
A label file always begins with the “!” character followed by an “x” offset
parameter, “x” and “y” axis resolutions, a label length, and finally a
quantity of labels to print. The line containing these parameters is referred
to as the command start line.
A label file always begins with the command start line and ends with the
Print command. The commands that build specific labels are placed
between the command start line and the Print command.
A space character is used to delimit each field in a command line.
Note: Every line in the command session must be terminated with both
carriage-return and line-feed characters. All Printer commands must be in
uppercase characters only.
Printer Commands
Format:
<!> { offset } <200> <200> { height } { qty }
where:
<!>: Use “!” to begin a control session.
{offset}: The horizontal offset for the entire label. This value causes all
fields to be offset horizontally by the specified number of
units. For information on setting units, see “Units
Commands” later in this chapter.
<200>: Horizontal resolution (in dots-per-inch).
<200>: Vertical resolution (in dots-per-inch).
{height}: The maximum height of the label.
The maximum label height is calculated by measuring from
the bottom of the first black bar (or label gap) to the top of
the next black bar (or label gap). Then 1.5 mm (0.0625 inch)
is subtracted from this distance to obtain the maximum
height. (In dots, subtract 12 dots on 203 dpi printers.)