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Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS
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properly. “Line” was used in the example to clearly define the label format fields that contain
line values. However, it could have simply been one character such as a period “.”
XB (X Beginning Coordinate) The X and Y coordinates determine the start of the line
draw.
YB (Y Beginning Coordinate) The X and Y coordinates determine the start of the line
draw.
CC (Character Count) This element is not used in line draw. No value is necessary,
however, a comma needs to be entered to acknowledge the position.
TCI (Text Conversion Identifier ) The TCI is always set to a “6” for line draw.
CGN (Character Generator Number) This element is not used in line draw. No value is
necessary, however, a comma needs to be entered to acknowledge the position.
FO (Field Orientation) This element is not used in line draw. No value is necessary,
however, a comma needs to be entered to acknowledge the position.
CMX (Character Multiplier X Direction) This element sets the length of a horizontal line
or the thickness of a vertical line.
CMY (Character Multiplier Y Direction) This element sets the length of a vertical line or
the thickness of a horizontal 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 used in line draw. No value is
necessary, however, a comma needs to be entered to acknowledge the position.
,,, (Reserved Spaces) These are reserved for future use and no values should be
added between the commas.
AN (Attribute Number) This element should be set to “0” for line draw.
4.8 Reverse Video
The printer has the ability to produce Reverse Video by printing white text over a black
background. Two methods are used to produce this effect. The advantages and
disadvantages are covered in greater detail in the following two sections.
4.8.1 Black Box Reverse Video
The first method (Reverse Video) is to place text over a black box created with line draw.
When the label format defines print at the same coordinate twice the printer will not print
creating a reverse print effect when the Attribute Number (AN) is set to “1” for the Label
Format Fields defining the line draw and the text fields. The size of the box is not defined