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Chapter 2: Features and Options

2.1 Fonts

7 (203 DPI) smooth bitmapped alpha-numeric fonts from 6pt to 14pt.

TrueType® font capability using Microcom Corporation utility program.

19 downloadable standard font set.

All bitmapped fonts expandable in height and width.

Reverse image printing.

Rotated: 0 º, 90 º, 180 º, and 270 º.

2.2 Graphics

Resident Lines feature.

Storage of fonts, label formats and graphics in both volatile RAM and non-

volatile FLASH memory.

All BMP files may be converted using a Microcom utility program.

Rotated: 0 º, 90 º, 180 º, and 270 º.

2.3 Bar codes

One-dimensional

Code 39

Interleaved 2 of 5

Code 128 (A, B, C and

Auto)

Code 93

Codabar

Modified Plessey

UPC-A

UPC-E

EAN 8

EAN 13

UCC/EAN 128

Postnet.

4-State

Two-dimensional

RSS-14

Standard

Truncated

Stacked

Stacked Omni-
directional

Limited

Expanded

PDF-417

Maxicode

DataMatrix

Rotated: 0 º, 90 º, 180 º, and

270 º.

Expandable in height and

width.

Summary of Contents for 428LT

Page 1: ...28LT DIRECT THERMAL PRINTER OPERATOR S MANUAL PART NUMBER 880040 0200 October 24 2012 CPC Copyright 2012 by Microcom Corporation Lewis Center Ohio All rights reserved Printed in the United States of A...

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Page 3: ...bove may or may not apply FCC Compliance Statement 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...

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Page 5: ...USB Driver Installation 3 3 3 5 AUX Option 3 3 3 6 Loading Media 3 4 3 7 Paper Low Sensor 3 8 3 8 Print Button and Status Indicator Light 3 9 3 8 1 Print Button 3 9 3 8 2 Status Indicator Light 3 10...

Page 6: ...ber 4 13 4 6 6 1 Embedded Fonts 4 14 4 6 6 2 Downloadable Fonts and Graphics 4 14 4 6 6 3 Embedded Bar Codes 4 16 4 6 7 FO Field Orientation 4 17 4 6 8 FJ Field Justification 4 17 4 6 9 CMX Character...

Page 7: ...r Parameter Override Commands 5 39 5 7 1 Serial Number Commands 5 39 5 8 Text String Commands 5 41 5 9 Cutter Configuration Commands 5 43 5 9 1 Cutter Type 5 43 5 9 2 Kiosk Cutter Commands 5 44 5 9 2...

Page 8: ...on A UPC A TCI 12 8 1 8 1 2 Universal Product Code Version E UPC E TCI 13 8 1 8 1 3 Universal Product Code UPC E send 6 digits TCI 14 8 2 8 1 4 Interleaved 2 of 5 I2 of 5 TCI 15 8 2 8 1 5 Code 3 of 9...

Page 9: ...e Page 9 5 9 3 6 German Code Page 9 7 9 3 7 865 Code Page 9 8 9 3 8 Swiss Code Page 9 9 9 3 9 852 Code Page 9 9 9 3 10 French Code Page 9 11 9 3 11 863 Code Page 9 12 9 3 12 Swedish Code Page 9 13 9 3...

Page 10: ...vi 428LT Operator s Manual 880040 0200 General Index 13 1 List of Figures 13 7 List of Tables 13 9...

Page 11: ...er uses the same reliable print mechanism found in the Model 428M printer The print mechanism has been designed with a 4 printhead capable of printing up to 8 per second and is available in 203 or 300...

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Page 13: ...y Odd Even and None Data Bits 7 or 8 Table 1 1 General Specifications NOTE Listed specifications are based on a standard print mechanism and may vary based on final configuration NOTE Higher temperatu...

Page 14: ...Maximum Media Width 4 38 111 mm NOTE The printers may print on thicker media types depending on the pliability of the material however this requires testing and evaluation Contact your authorized Micr...

Page 15: ...hics Resident Lines feature Storage of fonts label formats and graphics in both volatile RAM and non volatile FLASH memory All BMP files may be converted using a Microcom utility program Rotated 0 90...

Page 16: ...are controlled contrast adjustment Field incrementing decrementing and serialization Downloadable fonts and graphics with data compression Internal statistical counters for inches and labels printed R...

Page 17: ...a damage claim After the printer is removed from the container s verify that all the items on the packing list are present and in good condition The picture below See Figure 3 1 shows a 428LT USB cab...

Page 18: ...ion The printer is configured as DCE Data Circuit terminating Equipment so a NULL modem cable is not necessary A serial data cable is required to use serial communications refer to Table 3 1 below for...

Page 19: ...o communicate with the printer the FTDI USB driver must be installed on the host computer This may be downloaded at http www microcomcorp com drivers htm The FTDI driver is a CDM driver that provides...

Page 20: ...ading Media Loading media into the printer is an easy process Follow the instructions below to properly load the media 1 Open the top cover 2 Remove the media supply roller 3 Install the roll of media...

Page 21: ...and rotate to the open position Figure 3 5 Printhead release 5 Loosen the media guide locking thumbscrew and adjust the media guides to your media width Figure 3 6 Media Guide Thumbscrew Pull Printhea...

Page 22: ...Manual 880040 0200 Figure 3 7 Cutter in the Open Position 6 Lift up the cutter to release and rotate the cutter assembly to the open position 7 Insert media between the guides and through the cutter...

Page 23: ...assembly Figure 3 9 Cutter Home Position 9 Close the printhead assembly and verify that it latches on both sides of the assembly Figure 3 10 Printhead Latch Press here to latch printhead Printhead As...

Page 24: ...osition 3 7 Paper Low Sensor The Model 428LT provides a sensor to detect paper low conditions The sensor detects the edge of the roll of media and when the sensor does not detect paper the printer rep...

Page 25: ...ation Description Printing a label Press the Print Button while the printer is IDLE or PAUSED to reprint the last label A power up label will print after a power ON cycle when the Print Button is pres...

Page 26: ...ed and the printer power is cycled Flashing Amber Printer is PAUSED Table 3 3 Status Indicator Light Description 3 9 Printer Modes The printer has four primary modes of operation The different types o...

Page 27: ...he feed distance is just enough to eject the last of the label media past the drive roller and then stop This happens automatically the user doesn t have to hit the Print Button 3 9 3 Paused Mode Soli...

Page 28: ...AL 00516645051 PRINTED LABELS 303 PRINTED INCHES 1533 TOTAL INCHES 1571 POWER ON HOURS 32 8 CUTTER TYPE Guillotine CUTTER ENABLED YES CUTTER COUNTS 1789 KIOSK CUT MODE Disabled KIOSK DISTANCE 0 SWITCH...

Page 29: ...mportant to note that all printer functions unless otherwise noted must be followed or terminated with a carriage return CR or HEX 0D The printer ignores the LF line feed or HEX 0A character so it is...

Page 30: ...wise should be entered using dots The printer is capable of being fitted with a 203 dpi or a 300 dpi head The examples contained in this document discuss a 300 dpi printer The conversion values for th...

Page 31: ...eight width print speed etc The field records refer to the data section and contain information about positioning coordinates and the type of character generation such as text graphics bar codes etc T...

Page 32: ...being accessed twice The format places the Text 012345 on the label and then is accessed again placing a Code39 symbol representing 012345 on the label The command D3 CR instructs the printer to prin...

Page 33: ...385 0 0 Figure 4 3 Header Elements 4 4 1 HFM Number of Fields in Layout HFM LSX LSY WEB GAP DPS LCB AGD SPG OFX OFY This parameter is used to specify the number of fields in the layout If more format...

Page 34: ...SX LSY WEB GAP DPS LCB AGD SPG OFX OFY The WEB parameter is the width measured in dots of the webbing or backing material that is found on the left side of a die cut label This parameter is used to in...

Page 35: ...e printer will not search for a registration mark The gap detectors are only used for stock out conditions when set for continuous media types The printer will print all fields that contain data and t...

Page 36: ...cts the number of step dot rows that the printer will skip before registration mark sensing is activated This value is usually set to 1 It is a good idea to set it to a value to ignore areas of pre pr...

Page 37: ...LSY SBL SPG 264 203 203 mod 203 25 SPG 264 mod 228 SPG 36 D2G 264 The Dot to Gap distance for the transmissive sensor Table 4 2 LSY 203 The height of the printable area 1 x 203 DPI 203 dots SBL 25 The...

Page 38: ...0 No Y offset CR A carriage return must follow the header 4 6 Label Format Fields The Label Format Fields are used to define the characteristics placement and representation of the corresponding text...

Page 39: ...ing that contains at least one character The maximum value for a TSN is 65536 4 6 2 XB X Beginning Coordinate TSN XB YB CC TCI CGN FO FJ CMX CMY CS TSP AN The X coordinate of the field is measured in...

Page 40: ...then only those characters defined by the text string will be printed For example the text string character count should have a CC of 15 including the space character This parameter should be set to a...

Page 41: ...net Symbol Zip 6 38 MaxiCode Symbol 40 Code 128 Symbol Automatic Compression 41 Code 128 Symbol Manual Compression 42 Codabar Symbol 43 Code 93 Symbol 46 PDF 417 Symbol 47 Data Matrix Symbol 48 Intell...

Page 42: ...here the font or graphic has been stored See Chapters 6 and 7 for additional information regarding downloadable fonts and graphics For example If a graphic had been stored into RAM volatile memory slo...

Page 43: ...3 20 Swiss 721 Normal 90 degree 24 24 Swiss 721 Normal 0 degree 25 24 Swiss 721 Normal 90 degree 30 6 Swiss 721 Bold 0 degree 31 6 Swiss 721 Bold 90 degree 32 8 Swiss 721 Bold 0 degree 33 8 Swiss 721...

Page 44: ...tering the comma delimiter For Example If a TCI of 40 is selected the CGN will be omitted by entering nothing for the CGN and surrounding the parameter with the comma delimiter 1 200 200 10 40 0 0 100...

Page 45: ...line 1 Right Justified above the base line 2 Left Justified below the base line 3 Right Justified below the base line 4 Centered above the base line 5 Centered below the base line The table below sho...

Page 46: ...aracter generator CGN is used The values 0 127 add dots while 128 255 subtract dots For example a value of 4 would insert 4 dots between the characters while a value of 131 would subtract 4 dots betwe...

Page 47: ...l format fields Specifically a TCI value of 6 enables the line draw function XB and XY provide a starting position for a line draw CMX and CMY provide length and thickness to a line Other elements not...

Page 48: ...ys use 1 to make trouble shooting formats easier The text string that the TSN is referencing must contain at least one character in order for a line to print properly Line was used in the example to c...

Page 49: ...line CS Character Spacing This element is not used in line draw No value is necessary however a comma needs to be entered to acknowledge the position TSP Text Starting Position This element is not us...

Page 50: ...Reverse Video will create a white character in a black character cell The size of the black box surrounding the character will be determined by the character cell Adjusting the size of the box is sur...

Page 51: ...Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 428LT Operator s Manual 880040 0200 4 23 Corporation Thermal Printing Solutions 012345 D3 Figure 4 8 Auto Reverse Video Sample...

Page 52: ...d unless otherwise mentioned To protect against errors in situations where the two character caret and alpha sequences are used exclusively as printer commands the control character recognition may be...

Page 53: ...r status as it functions with a printer in binary compression binary compression disabled or if the printer is in an error condition See 5 1 1 for additional information regarding the Printer Enquirie...

Page 54: ...rinter as labels are being produced This facilitates security in the system and flags electrical mechanical and functional error conditions Enquiries also aid the system designer in adjusting the pace...

Page 55: ...eset READY 06 Normal condition CUTTER ERROR 07 Cutter cannot rotate TAKE LABEL 16 Printer is waiting for label to be taken LOW STOCK 19 Media supply is low or out INPUT 1 0E Input sensor 1 active INPU...

Page 56: ...1 AB D COMMAND XX 21 Change SW1 Software Switch 1 AB12345678 each bit is represented by a numeric position number Position 1 2 Enquiry Response This determines what the printer will send back in resp...

Page 57: ...e If set to a 1 the printer will disable the Print Button 1 Disable 0 Enable 4 Print Repetition Defines the function of the Print Button If set to a 0 the button can be used for feeding labels but the...

Page 58: ...tting of 0 active HIGH will report the INPUT 1 message if a reflection is detected 1 Send INPUT 1 active LOW 0 Send INPUT 1 active HIGH 3 Response After Print If enabled an enquiry response will be se...

Page 59: ...rough the embedded zero 0 characters 1 Enable 0 Disable 2 External Print Request Call Microcom for more information 1 Enable 0 Disable 3 Stock Out function Enable this function to get a LOW STOCK mess...

Page 60: ...te The button must be pressed and held during printing in order to exit the error routine This is used to reprint the pending job until the print realigns before continuing 1 Enable Single Button Erro...

Page 61: ...AutoLoad function uses the Top Of Form sensor TOF or if it uses the Form Feed technique 1 AutoLoad TOF 0 AutoLoad FF 8 Status Byte Mode If enabled the printer will enter a special mode that sends a s...

Page 62: ...ll continue to be reported until media is installed in the printer This message will only be reported if media is not detected by the internal sensors following a power on reboot command D143 and or r...

Page 63: ...slots 121 to 128 to be overwritten to when the emulation command is enabled d The Ax D125 command controls the location of the euro character as provided in the model 48 466 printers The euro charact...

Page 64: ...n the PCB to change the status of the outputs and to configure the inputs to generate immediate errors GP INPUTS The P17 connector is used for the GP inputs These inputs are active high 24VDC and may...

Page 65: ...are inactive 0v 05H 0101 binary The D68 is a nonvolatile command used to enable which GP outputs are active The outputs are entered in as a HEX value that is equal to a binary number with the outputs...

Page 66: ...510188 0008 The pin out is as follows the square pad denotes pin one on the PCB Connector P17 is the input port 1 ground Green 2 g p input 1 Print Brown 3 ground Green 4 g p input 2 Print Test Patter...

Page 67: ...s added to handle some applications where an unmanned system is left idle for long periods of time The printer will periodically move the media to keep it from adhering to the platen roller in an effo...

Page 68: ...omes first The dot to gap value is configurable using the D158 command The error will be acknowledged at the end of printing This will work with all media continuous black line and gap 1 Enable Finish...

Page 69: ...erations These settings are only intended to be used by the D149 USB image print mode 0 110 bps 1 150 bps 2 300 bps 3 600 bps 4 1200 bps 5 2400 bps 6 4800 bps 7 9600 bps 8 19200 bps 9 38400 bps 10 576...

Page 70: ...the 3 serial ports without the need to cycle power Settings made with D109 command are NOT saved on power down The printer returns to the original port setting on the next power ON Note The Auto Selec...

Page 71: ...nthead sizes D78 These are examples of how to use the D78 and D79 commands EXAMPLE 1 How to set the printer for a 640 dot 300 dpi print head A1 D79 CR Sets 300 dpi A640 D78 CR Sets 640 dots EXAMPLE 2...

Page 72: ...4 not used 5 not used 6 not used 7 not used The HOST only sends the command byte to the printer The printer s Ethernet interface receives this command byte from the HOST and tests it to see if it is d...

Page 73: ...de command will cause the printer to leave General Purpose Mode Note A default power ON will also take the printer out of General Purpose Mode 5 4 Synchronous Print Mode This mode allows the printer t...

Page 74: ...he image being generated Larger labels will take longer The main difference between the two modes is single sync mode prints one label and exits sync mode Continuous sync mode allows a user to print a...

Page 75: ...again This typically happens on more dense formats were more memory is required so that the printer can build the image to be printed before actually printing the image This command is used in conjunc...

Page 76: ...ransmissive sensor This value is calibrated at the factory and should not require adjustment unless the transmissive sensor has been replaced X 129 Auto Set Threshold This command will cause the print...

Page 77: ...ling command that works when the correct media is used Please contact your Microcom Corporation representative if you have any questions regarding the use of this command When enabled the printer will...

Page 78: ...g the media using either a TOF sensor or a Form Feed The Autoload feature should not be used with Linerless media There are two types of AutoLoad AutoLoad Form Feed AutoLoad Top of Form Refer to Secti...

Page 79: ...format is coming 1 1280 900 19 38 7 0 1 385 0 0 CR Header Information 1 1 1 6 1 1 0 CR Field 1 format information line draw D56 CR Signals the end of the label field definition D2 CR Text data is com...

Page 80: ...AND XX 120 AutoLoad Delay Selection AutoLoad Delay xx milliseconds up to a maximum of 5000 milliseconds or 5 seconds The AutoLoad Delay is the amount of time that the printer waits after detecting tha...

Page 81: ...is command is equivalent to the K control code 12 Form Feed Equivalent L Prints or scrolls a blank form based upon the previous format definitions This command is equivalent to the L control code 70 C...

Page 82: ...e value XX 44 Load the Web Size in dots WEB The Axx specifies the value XX 45 Load the Gap Size in dots GAP The Axx specifies the value XX 46 Load Print Speed The Axx specifies the value XX 47 Load th...

Page 83: ...ement Fields that instructs the printer to decrement beyond 0 will be set to 0 XX 86 Single Serial Number Status 0 Disable increment and decrement 1 Enable increment The serial number will be incremen...

Page 84: ...format would enable the multiple serial number function and select the first text string to increment by one A1 D88 the second field to decrement by one A2 D89 and print three serialized labels A3 D7...

Page 85: ...Allows the entry of new text without the D2 command and or clears all previous text when new text is added 0 Disable modes 1 and 2 1 Enable Auto Print mode If this mode is selected the printer will ac...

Page 86: ...Clears any old settings D57 CR 6 1280 900 38 7 0 1 385 0 0 CR 1 300 300 20 1 4 CR 2 300 250 20 1 4 CR 3 300 200 20 1 4 CR 4 300 150 20 1 4 CR 5 300 100 20 1 4 CR 6 300 50 20 1 4 CR D56 CR D2 CR Prote...

Page 87: ...tance of 150 Recommend distance for a 203dpi 428LT is 189 while a 300dpi 428LT would be 280 5 9 3 Volatile Cutter Operation A D COMMAND 8 Cycle Cutter If a cutter is installed on the printer this comm...

Page 88: ...al Cut Interval is also set to a value of 5 the printer will issue a Full Cut Example 2 If the Full Cut Interval is set to a value of 5 and the Partial Cut Interval is set to a value of 1 the printer...

Page 89: ...D X 97 Tag Tear Operation 0 Disable Tag Tear operation 1 Advance after every print 2 Advance after copies count 3 Advance when idle Does not use LPD retracts stock at next sent label format 5 10 2 Pee...

Page 90: ...ASH memory The printer can store up to 128 FORMAT files into the printer s volatile RAM memory and another 128 files into non volatile FLASH memory Once stored these files may be loaded from memory ra...

Page 91: ...hics that have been stored in RAM This command does not affect fonts and graphics that have been downloaded and stored into the FONT flash memory Use the D17 to erase FONT flash memory 101 Send User R...

Page 92: ...ere are 65 359bytes of FORMAT flash open Label Memory size available 43231 41618 The difference is the amount of memory to process current format NOTES RAM GRAPHICS can extend beyond the starting slot...

Page 93: ...This command is not normally seen by the user It is put into a FONT file by the FONT converter program which generates a special Axxyy D135 code which is placed at the beginning of the FONT download...

Page 94: ...unction properly each FONT in FLASH must have a unique CGN If a FONT is downloaded that has the same CGN as a FONT that is already stored in FLASH then an error message is sent back indicating a Dupli...

Page 95: ...FORMAT file in Slot xx and build up its image in the printer s slice buffer After this command is finished the label may be printed by sending the C print command NOTE If the FORMAT file contains a p...

Page 96: ...depending on how much is stored During this time the printer will not respond to commands The printer may appear to be locked up until the command finishes Hint Use command D119 to confirm that FONTS...

Page 97: ...e printer to reset to this value The maximum setting is 7200 and values above this setting will be ignored 149 USB Image Print Mode This command controls an image print mode protocol that is used with...

Page 98: ...l if the image data is larger than the value entered after the D149 command The printer will report FAIL SIZE the status light will turn RED and the printer will not respond to any commands until rece...

Page 99: ...Set Non stick Time Interval This command is used to set the time interval for the Non stick TOF mode D26 position 8 used to help alleviate the media adhering to the platen roller The value for X repr...

Page 100: ...r the Post Takeup Time 0 0 1 25 25 msec 2 50 3 75 4 100 5 125 6 150 7 175 8 200 9 225 10 250 11 275 12 300 13 325 14 350 15 375 16 400 17 425 18 450 19 475 20 500 21 525 22 550 23 575 24 600 25 625 X...

Page 101: ...e The printer will attempt to update its configuration and counters in this condition Proper power sources should not normally have situations were Brownouts are a frequent occurrence The printer prov...

Page 102: ...dable FONTS and GRAPHICS using TCI 8 2 128 slots for label FORMATS NOTE The printer s RAM memory is NOT battery backed up So when the printer is turned OFF any data stored in the RAM memory is lost Th...

Page 103: ...exe Press ENTER BMP2MIC Convert BMP Graphic File to Microcom Printer Graphic Rev 2 01 Copyright 1998 2005 Microcom Corp Westerville Ohio Use BMP2MIC infile outfile outtype slotnum limit destination Wh...

Page 104: ...ed format shortens the download time by reducing the number of bytes sent to the printer Data compression is accomplished by converting strings of 0 HEX or FF HEX to shorter byte plus count sequences...

Page 105: ...d Due to compression the number of bytes transmitted will normally be less than this number Image Data is the compressed binary image 6 5 2 Save Compressed Graphics to FLASH D133 The following is the...

Page 106: ...or repeated zero times FD a FD byte FF another FF byte 04 the FF byte is repeated 4 times for a total of 5 FF bytes FF 04 5 FF bytes 00 another 00 byte 00 repeat count 0 FF another FF byte 00 repeat...

Page 107: ...that the image uses Image Data is the graphic image data that has been converted to ASCII HEX ASCII HEX Conversion The ASCII HEX conversion is performed by ORing the most significant and least signifi...

Page 108: ...le Label start the beginning of the file Word Word lookup_table_offset distance in bytes from start to beginning of lookup_table 4 bytes Word tallest_char height of graphic image in dots Word widest_c...

Page 109: ...hout Compression The Axx specifies which memory slot to place the image font 1 255 This command should be used with an ASCII HEX file that contains only printable characters less than 80 HEX This comm...

Page 110: ...provides volatile storage for several types of downloadable data 1 RAM memory slots 1 thru 255 are used to store downloadable FONTS and GRAPHICS using TCI 8 These FONTS are downloaded using the D127 c...

Page 111: ...Make sure the destination memory slot is clear The D100 command can be used to clear the printer s memory 4 Download the resulting file filename N12 normal rotation or R12 rotated file to the printer...

Page 112: ...NT to FLASH D135 The following is the format of the D135 command when used to store a compressed FONT file into FLASH A FLASH Memory Slot Number D135 CR Rotation Count Image Data Where FLASH Memory Sl...

Page 113: ...n a file size that is twice as big as the source but the data can now be transmitted over a 7 bit data connection Refer to Figure 13 7 4 3 Save FONTS to FLASH D135 xxyy 135 Save FONTS to FLASH This co...

Page 114: ...n properly each FONT in FLASH must have a unique CGN If a FONT is downloaded that has the same CGN as a FONT that is already stored in FLASH then an error message is sent back indicating a Duplicate C...

Page 115: ...up_table beginning of lookup table Word char_offset last_char first_char an array of offsets one for each character in font Each offset is the distance in bytes from the start to the beginning of the...

Page 116: ...er i e 192690 XX 104 Load GRAPHIC or FONT into RAM Memory without Compression The Axx specifies which memory slot to place the image font 1 255 This command should be used with an ASCII HEX file that...

Page 117: ...Downloadable Fonts Chapter 7 7 8 428LT Operator s Manual 880040 0200...

Page 118: ...mbology that is within the specification a minimum multiplier of 2 should be entered in the appropriate multiplier parameters CMX or CMY depending on the field orientation to produce an 80 or 10 4 mil...

Page 119: ...ltiplier of 2 should be entered in the appropriate multiplier parameters CMX or CMY depending on the field orientation to produce an 80 or 10 4 mils symbology 8 1 4 Interleaved 2 of 5 I2 of 5 TCI 15 T...

Page 120: ...calculate While very similar to the UPC E symbology the EAN 8 does not compress the data digits and is not a condensed version of the EAN 13 symbology The EAN symbology defaults to an X dimension of 4...

Page 121: ...aracters for compatibility with transport industry standards In order to properly specify a control character in a MaxiCode data string use the pound symbol followed by the two digits Hexadecimal valu...

Page 122: ...e the same as previously described in Format 1 Mode 3 Mode 3 may have either of the following formats Format 1 1e01 1dYYPPPPPP 1dCCC 1dA A 1dB B 1dC C 1e 04 Format 2 PPPPPP 1dCCC 1dSSS 1dA A 1dB B 1dC...

Page 123: ...J LF 0A 0B Control K VT 0B 0C Control L FF 0C 0D Control M CR 0D 0E Control N SO 0E 0F Control O SI 0F 10 Control P DLE 10 11 Control Q DC1 11 12 Control R DC2 12 13 Control S DC3 13 14 Control T DC4...

Page 124: ...be used Code SUBSET A SUBSET B SUBSET C 0 FNC3 FNC3 N A 1 FNC2 FNC2 N A 2 SHIFT SHIFT N A 3 CODE C CODE C N A 4 CODE B FNC4 CODE B 5 FNC4 CODE A CODE A 6 FNC1 FNC1 FNC1 7 START N A N A 8 N A START N A...

Page 125: ...ar is capable of encoding the 16 following characters 0123456789 and the four start stop characters ABCD This symbology uses 2 1 3 1 4 2 5 2 and 8 3 ratios which may be selected using the CGN paramete...

Page 126: ...ndered PDF 417 symbology in 90 degree increments The valid arguments for this parameter would be 0 90 180 or 270 with the default being set to 0 A carriage return character must be used to terminate t...

Page 127: ...Table 8 4 PDF 417 Error Correction Level The following format samples show how to generate a PDF 417 bar code Sample Format 1 D77 CR PDF 417 bar code data 3 CR 30 CR 0 CR 0 CR 0 CR 2 1 CR D57 CR 2 57...

Page 128: ...two dimensional matrix symbology that is capable of encoding alphanumeric characters The version implemented supports ECC 200 and uses Reed Solomon error correction The maximum number of characters is...

Page 129: ...has been specified in the format being sent to the printer Height Parameter 0 This parameter is used to set the height of the Data Matrix symbol Zero entry will invoke auto sizing Width Parameter 0 Th...

Page 130: ...1042 694 104 x 104 1632 1222 814 120 x 120 2100 1573 1048 132 x 132 2608 1954 1302 144 x 144 3116 2335 1556 8 x 18 10 6 3 8 x 32 20 13 8 12 x 26 32 22 14 12 x 36 44 31 20 16 x 36 64 46 30 16 x 48 98...

Page 131: ...her encoding schemes are invoked from ASCII and will then return to this scheme through the use of code words refer to Table 9 C40 Encoding Scheme C40 encoding scheme is used to encode uppercase alpha...

Page 132: ...es four data characters in three codewords Codeword Data and or Function 1 128 ASCII data ASCII value 1 129 Pad Character 130 229 2 digit data 00 99 Numeric Value 130 230 Latch to C40 Encoding Scheme...

Page 133: ...D166 command instructs the printer to enter 4 State processing mode The formatting line must use a TCI value of 48 to print the 4 State Barcode that has been specified in the format being sent to the...

Page 134: ...d a CMY of 15 Example Format D166 Start of 4 State Data 0 Rotation 53379777234994544928 51135759461 4 State Data D57 4 1280 800 0 38 08 0 1 418 0 0 1 100 400 1 48 4 6 15 4 State Placement Field 2 550...

Page 135: ...added to the sum of the other digits in the barcode results in a whole number that is a multiple of 10 Example Format D176 Start of Planet Code Data 0 Rotation 1234567890123 Planet Code Data D57 4 128...

Page 136: ...h 00 Plus one digit for length indication Plus one digit for decimal point indication AI Content Format 00 SCC 18 n2 n18 01 SCC 14 n2 n14 10 Batch or Lot Number n2 an 20 11 Production Date YYMMDD n2 n...

Page 137: ...33 Depth Thickness Height or 3rd Dimension Meters Logistics n4 n6 334 Area Square Meters Logistics n4 n6 335 Gross Volume Liters n4 n6 336 Gross Volume Cubic Meters n4 n6 340 Gross Weight Pounds n4 n6...

Page 138: ...m Goods are Purchased n3 n13 414 EAN Location Code for Physical Identification n3 n13 420 Ship To Deliver To Postal Code Within a Single Postal Authority n3 an 9 421 Ship To Deliver To Postal Code wit...

Page 139: ...cter must be included in the check digit place although it need not be the correct check digit This character is used as a placeholder and will not be printed The printer will calculate the correct ch...

Page 140: ...de field Figure 8 6 RSS 14 Standard Sample 8 1 24 2 RSS 14 Truncated RSS 14 Truncated has the exact same data characteristics as the RSS 14 Standard barcode except the bar height is set to the RSS sta...

Page 141: ...that it may only include values up to 4 trillion This symbology is specifically designed to be read by wands and handheld laser scanners Omni directional scanners can not read it efficiently Figure 8...

Page 142: ...ake the symbol Multiplies both X Y Segments per ROW 2 to 22 EVEN number ONLY X Undercut 0 to MULTIPLIER 1 Y Undercut 0 to MULTIPLIER 1 Separator Height MULTIPLIER Separator Height 2 MULTIPLIER Specifi...

Page 143: ...dot would be produced For example If a one inch high bar code is desired using a 300 dpi print head 300 should be inserted for the CMY value When 90 and 270 degree ladder or vertical bar codes are X...

Page 144: ...codes that do not require extended bars simply access the data that the bar code is using with a second field that generates a text representation of the data and insert in the desired position TCI VA...

Page 145: ...same data used to generate the bar code TCI s 3 28 and 29 that only add the human readable portion may select any CGN for the font size and multiply it normally The main purpose of these codes is to a...

Page 146: ...d by the printer Code page 437 is the famous original IBM PC character set It is the most common and is used for several languages including English German and French Character sets 865 and 860 contai...

Page 147: ...Code Switching Chapter 9 9 2 428LT Operator s Manual 880040 0200 9 3 1 Code Pages The Default Code Page is selected when SW4 5 8 0000 Figure 9 1 Code Page Default...

Page 148: ...Page Switching 428LT Operator s Manual 880040 0200 9 3 9 3 2 Danish Code Page The Danish Code Page is selected when SW4 5 8 0001 Refer to Section 5 1 2 4 for more details on SW4 settings Figure 9 2 Co...

Page 149: ...de Switching Chapter 9 9 4 428LT Operator s Manual 880040 0200 9 3 3 860 Code Page The 860 Code Page is selected when SW4 5 8 0010 This code page is also known as DOS Portuguese Figure 9 3 Code Page 8...

Page 150: ...cross national boundaries This 850 code page can be used instead of local code pages and reduces the need for code page switching because the sender and the recipient always use the same code page Thi...

Page 151: ...Code Switching Chapter 9 9 6 428LT Operator s Manual 880040 0200 Figure 9 5 Code Page 850...

Page 152: ...Page Switching 428LT Operator s Manual 880040 0200 9 7 9 3 6 German Code Page The German Code Page is selected when SW4 5 8 0101 Refer to Section 5 1 2 4 for more details on SW4 settings Figure 9 6 Co...

Page 153: ...Code Switching Chapter 9 9 8 428LT Operator s Manual 880040 0200 9 3 7 865 Code Page The 865 Code Page is selected when SW4 5 8 0110 This code page is also known as DOS Nordic Figure 9 7 Code Page 865...

Page 154: ...1 Refer to Section 5 1 2 4 for more details on SW4 settings Figure 9 8 Code Page Swiss 9 3 9 852 Code Page The 852 Code Page is selected when SW4 5 8 1000 This code page is also known as DOSLatin2 Eas...

Page 155: ...Code Switching Chapter 9 9 10 428LT Operator s Manual 880040 0200 Figure 9 9 Code Page 852...

Page 156: ...age Switching 428LT Operator s Manual 880040 0200 9 11 9 3 10 French Code Page The French Code Page is selected when SW4 5 8 1001 Refer to Section 5 1 2 4 for more details on SW4 settings Figure 9 10...

Page 157: ...Switching Chapter 9 9 12 428LT Operator s Manual 880040 0200 9 3 11 863 Code Page The 863 Code Page is selected when SW4 5 8 1010 This code page is also known as DOS French Canada Figure 9 11 Code Pag...

Page 158: ...Refer to Section 5 1 2 4 for more details on SW4 settings Figure 9 12 Code Page Swedish 9 3 13 437 Code Page Code Page 437 is the famous code page used in the original IBM PC This code page contains l...

Page 159: ...Code Switching Chapter 9 9 14 428LT Operator s Manual 880040 0200 Figure 9 13 Code Page 437...

Page 160: ...e Switching 428LT Operator s Manual 880040 0200 9 15 9 3 14 Italian Code Page The Italian Code Page is selected when SW4 5 8 1101 Refer to Section 5 1 2 4 for more details on SW4 settings Figure 9 14...

Page 161: ...Chapter 9 9 16 428LT Operator s Manual 880040 0200 9 3 15 British Code Page The British Code Page is selected when SW4 5 8 1110 Refer to Section 5 1 2 4 for more details on SW4 settings Figure 9 15 Co...

Page 162: ...de Page Switching 428LT Operator s Manual 880040 0200 9 17 9 3 16 USA Code Page The USA Code Page is selected when SW4 5 8 1111 Refer to Section 5 1 2 4 for more details on SW4 settings Figure 9 16 Co...

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Page 164: ...r every roll of media or every 512 feet of tag stock or fanfold media Cutter Blades Foam tipped swab cotton tipped swab dampened with Isopropyl Alcohol or Adhesive Remover tweezers After every roll of...

Page 165: ...stack of tag or fanfold media is approximately 3 200 tags A thermal printer card is the quickest and easiest way to clean the print head drive roller and peel edge all at the same time Follow the step...

Page 166: ...r s performance Refer to Figure 40 for common areas needing cleaning 1 Remove any installed media 2 Turn the printer power OFF 3 Open the printhead assembly 4 The exposed Drive Roller and paper path m...

Page 167: ...clean the thermal elements by gently rubbing the swab down the length of the print head dot row Allow for the alcohol to evaporate then repeat if necessary See Figure 10 3 3 Reinstall media and run l...

Page 168: ...urn the printer off before servicing the unit 2 If excessive adhesive is experienced you may use some tweezers to remove the adhesive and then clean with a cotton swab dampened with Isopropyl Alcohol...

Page 169: ...e knob in and using your other finger rotate wheel located under the cutter cover 6 Continue to rotate the blades until the lower cutter blade is fully exposed Using a cotton swab dampened with Isopro...

Page 170: ...rator s Manual 880040 0200 10 7 Figure 10 6 Cutter Rotation Knob Figure 10 7 Cleaning the Lower Cutter Blades Push the knob in and hold it into Once the know is pressed in rotate the wheel to expose t...

Page 171: ...LT Operator s Manual 880040 0200 Figure 10 8 Removing adhesive with Tweezers 7 After finished inspecting and cleaning the cutter blades turning the printer back on will automatically home the cutter b...

Page 172: ...on the host computer Verify that the host communication port is functioning properly Verify that the printer and the host serial parameters are set exactly the same Verify that nothing else is config...

Page 173: ...he error condition Cycle power to reset the printer The status indicator light is flashing red in color Generally due to a power fail error Verify that the AC line voltage is present at the AC outlet...

Page 174: ...122 Display Available FLASH memory 5 49 12 16 D123 Set TOF Retract Distance 5 38 12 16 D125 Location of Euro Character 5 20 D127 Save FONTS to RAM 5 49 7 7 12 16 D129 Auto Set Threshold 5 33 12 16 D13...

Page 175: ...le FORMAT Stored in RAM 5 48 12 11 D7 Download New Application or FONT 12 6 D70 Clear Commands 73 thru 76 5 38 12 11 D71 Load MaxiCode Bar Code Data 8 4 12 11 D73 Load Copies Count 5 38 12 11 D74 Infi...

Page 176: ...tation 8 26 Barcode 12 21 Black line 12 21 Blow hole 12 21 Cleaning Kit 2 2 10 1 10 2 Codabar Symbol 8 8 Code 39 Symbol 8 2 Code 93 Symbol 8 8 Code Pages 9 1 437 9 13 850 9 5 852 9 9 860 9 4 863 9 12...

Page 177: ...ownable 4 12 4 14 Downloadable 6 1 7 1 Resident 4 12 4 14 Structure 7 5 GND 12 22 Graphics 2 1 4 12 Downable 4 14 6 7 6 8 Line Draw 4 12 4 18 Guillotine cutter 12 22 Humidity 1 1 Indicator Light 3 9 3...

Page 178: ...essed FONT to FLASH 7 3 Save Compressed FONT to RAM 7 3 SDRAM 12 23 SRAM 1 1 12 23 Uncompressed 6 5 Modes 3 10 Diagnostic 3 11 3 12 5 34 12 10 Modified Plessey Symbol 8 3 Operation Indicator Light 3 1...

Page 179: ...12 23 TXD 12 23 RS 232C Cable 3 2 RTS 12 23 RXD 12 23 SDRAM 12 23 Shipping Damage 3 1 Special Control Codes B Text Entry Mode 12 6 C Print 5 38 K Print Test Pattern 5 38 L Form Feed 5 38 12 6 Specific...

Page 180: ...Examples 3 12 Figure 4 1 HyperTerminal Window Example 4 2 Figure 4 2 3x3 Sample Label 4 4 Figure 4 3 Header Elements 4 5 Figure 4 4 Label Format Field Elements 4 11 Figure 4 5 Line Draw Sample 4 19 Fi...

Page 181: ...Page Swiss 9 9 Figure 9 9 Code Page 852 9 10 Figure 9 10 Code Page French 9 11 Figure 9 11 Code Page 863 9 12 Figure 9 12 Code Page Swedish 9 13 Figure 9 13 Code Page 437 9 14 Figure 9 14 Code Page I...

Page 182: ...TL Status Responses 5 11 Table 5 2 48 466 Compatibility Fonts 5 20 Table 8 1 UPC E Zero Reduction Format 8 2 Table 8 2 MaxiCode Control Code Equivalents 8 6 Table 8 3 Code128 Special Function Access 8...

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Page 184: ...de the user shall be responsible for Microcom Corporation s customary charges for labor and materials to repair such defects MICROCOM CORPORATION S SOLE OBLIGATION UNDER THIS WARRANTY SHALL BE TO FURN...

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Page 186: ...d by the customer Receiving a Return Material Authorization RMA number 1 To receive an RMA number either complete the online RMA request form located at Microcom s website www microcomcorp com or cont...

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Page 188: ...n causing the original error condition still exists sending new jobs will cause the printer to go back into an error condition This command simply provides the ability to remotely clear error conditio...

Page 189: ...pdate printer flash This command is used to update the printer s software which includes the application the bootloader and the embedded fonts 8 Cycle the cutter This command makes the cutter cycle on...

Page 190: ...ton 0 Enable 4 1 Enable Print Repetition 0 Enable Form Feed 5 1 Use Saved Format File 0 ROM Format 678 Power up ROM Format Selection 000 No Power up Format 001 ROM or Saved Format File 1 010 ROM or Sa...

Page 191: ...0101 German 7 bit 0110 865 8 bit 0111 Swiss 7 bit 1000 852 8 bit 1001 French 7 bit 1010 863 8 bit 1011 Swedish 7 bit 1100 437 8 bit 1101 Italian 7 bit 1110 British 7 bit 1111 US English 7 bit 25 Softw...

Page 192: ...command used to set the various functions identified below AB12345678 Position 123 Select STL Stock Class 100 Standard Ticket 010 Cinema Ticket 001 Wristbands 456 Select STL Stock Width Inches 000 1 0...

Page 193: ...abel Width in dots LSX The Axx specifies the value XX 43 Load Label Height in dots LSY The Axx specifies the value XX 44 Load the Web Size in dots WEB The Axx specifies the value XX 45 Load the Gap Si...

Page 194: ...le 1 and 2 1 Enable Auto Print Mode 2 Clear all previous text upon receiving new data 3 Enable 1 and 2 XX 64 Auto Print String Count The Axx instructs the printer how many text strings to accept befor...

Page 195: ...Only used in conjunction with single serial numbers XX 85 Load Increment Decrement Step Value The Axx specifies the value that the serial number will be incremented or decremented X 86 Single Serial...

Page 196: ...trol code recognition 1 Disable control code recognition X 94 Set Slice Buffer Size Sets the size of the slice buffer memory that is used by the printer to generate images to be printed If the slice b...

Page 197: ...ll not operate if the Cutter Control D99 command is set to partial cut XX 103 Partial Cut Interval This command instructs the printer when to issue a Partial Cut A partial cut requires the use of a Cu...

Page 198: ...peration The D112 command is also used with the D111 command to adjust the advance distance to the cutter blades and then retract to the home position dot row one 0 Disable Kiosk Cutter Mode 1 Enable...

Page 199: ...g in dots or pixels XX 124 Stock Out Threshold Sets the stock out threshold xxyy 127 Save FONTS to RAM This command is used to load or save fonts to the volatile RAM memory Refer to Chapter 7 for more...

Page 200: ...RAM Issuing a 0 for the A value causing the printer to delete all RAM fonts The A value is used to select the memory slot or CGN that will be deleted The valid values for Axx are 0 to 255 XX 137 Dele...

Page 201: ...l Other than this the operation of the printer will be the same as above The printer s default distance is set to 1800 and issuing a 0 A0 D146 will cause the printer to reset to this value The maximum...

Page 202: ...X represents the number of seconds that the printer will execute the Non stick TOF operation The default setting is 14400 or 4 hours The valid range is from 2 to 65536 X 157 Takeup Motor Run Time Only...

Page 203: ...68 203dpi 224 424 720 300dpi 224 424 X 159 Brownout Reporting Reports the number of recorded brownout conditions 0 After a power up reports the running total of detected Brownouts 1 Clears the running...

Page 204: ...er Detect A status signal from the printer to the host PC that tells the PC DTE that the printer is powered up This signal is 5Vdc when the printer is turned ON DCD leaves the printer on pin 1 of the...

Page 205: ...of label uncut in the center of the label Not all Guillotine cutters can make partial cuts a special blade is required Cuts paper weights in the range of 60 100 gm m2 LDS Label Design Software This i...

Page 206: ...e buffer and serial buffer 10Kbyte are also in SRAM This is volatile memory which means that the information is lost when the printer powers down The 428M printers use a 512Kbyte SRAM configured as 25...

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