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A Format Header begins a format file.  

Syntax

{F,format#,action,device,measure,length,
width,"name" 

p

 

F1. F

Format Header.

F2. format#

Unique number from 

0

 - 

999

 to identify the format.

F3. action

Action.  Enter 

A

 to add the format to the printer.

F4. device

Format storage device.  Use 

R 

(Volatile RAM).

F5. measure

Unit of measure.  Options:

E

English, measured in 1/100 inches

M

Metric, measured in 1/10 mm

G

Graphic, measured in dots

F6. length

Supply length, top to bottom, in selected units.

English

25

 - 

1000

Metric

63

 - 

2540

203 Dots

51

 - 

2030

300 Dots

75

 - 

2700

In peel mode, the minimum label length is 0.75 inches 
(19 mm).  For 300 dpi, the maximum label length is 9.0 
inches (229 mm).
Make sure your format length matches the actual label size
exactly for correct printer performance.  This is especially true
for shorter feed length supply and formats.  If an error occurs,
recalibrate the supplies in the printer.  See your 

Quick

Reference

 for more information. 

F7. width

Supply width, from left to right, in selected units.

English

75

 - 

400

Metric

191

 - 

1016

203 Dots

152

 - 

812

300 Dots

225

 - 

1200

F8. "name"

Format name (optional), 

0

 - 

8

 characters, enclose within

quotation marks.

Example

{F,1,A,R,E,300,100,"TEXTILES" 

p

 

Format 1 ("TEXTILES") uses a three inch long by one inch wide
label.

3-2  

Defining Fields

Summary of Contents for Monarch 9416 XL

Page 1: ...TC941XPM Rev AE 1 08 2007 Paxar Americas Inc a subsidiary of Avery Dennison Corp All rights reserved Monarch 9416 XL Printer ...

Page 2: ... Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense CANADIAN D O C WARNING This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications L...

Page 3: ...sing Supply Layout Grids 1 6 Considering Field Types 1 7 Considering Fonts 1 8 Interchanging Packets 1 8 Using the Format Worksheet 1 8 Filling in the Format Worksheet 1 8 CONFIGURING THE PRINTER 2 1 Setting Communication Parameters 2 2 Using Parallel Communications 2 2 Using MPCLII Conventions 2 3 MPCLII Punctuation 2 3 Standard Syntax Guidelines 2 4 Using Online Configuration Packets 2 5 Configu...

Page 4: ...ion Settings Packet 2 14 Using Immediate Commands 2 16 Enabling Immediate Commands 2 16 Sending Immediate Commands 2 16 Clearing Packets from Memory 2 18 Using the Font Packet 2 19 Uploading Format Header Information 2 21 DEFINING FIELDS 3 1 Defining the Format Header 3 2 Defining Text Fields 3 3 Defining Bar Code Fields 3 7 Defining Constant Text Fields 3 16 Defining Non Printable Text Fields 3 1...

Page 5: ...on 52 PDF417 Width Length 4 9 Option 60 Incrementing Decrementing Fields 4 10 Fixing the First Number in the Incrementing Sequence 4 11 Using Check Digits 4 11 Sum of Products Calculation 4 12 Sum of Digits Calculation 4 13 CREATING GRAPHICS 5 1 Overview of Bitmapped Images 5 2 Determining a Method 5 2 Designing Bitmapped Images 5 3 Special Considerations 5 3 Using the Hex Method 5 4 Using the Run...

Page 6: ...map Graphic Image 5 20 PRINTING 6 1 Downloading Files 6 2 Defining the Batch Header 6 3 Defining the Batch Control Field 6 4 Defining Batch Data Fields 6 5 Using Special Characters in Batch Data 6 5 Merged or Sub Fields 6 6 Incrementing Fields 6 6 Entering Batch Data for QR Code 6 6 Sample QR Code 6 7 Structured Append Mode 6 7 Sample QR Code using a Structured Append 6 8 Downloading Methods 6 9 S...

Page 7: ...ing Test Labels 8 2 Using Data Dump 8 2 Resetting Printers 8 3 If You Receive an Error Message 8 3 If the PC and Printer Aren t Communicating 8 4 Calling Technical Support 8 4 Additional Diagnostics Information 8 5 Data Errors 8 5 Format Errors 8 6 Batch Errors 8 8 Option Errors 8 9 Online Configuration Errors 8 10 Check Digit Errors 8 12 Graphic Errors 8 13 Communication Errors 8 13 Data Formatti...

Page 8: ...mple A 8 Receipt Format Example A 8 Label Sample 2 A 9 Label Sample 3 A 9 FONTS B 1 Bitmap Font Information B 1 Monospaced Font Magnification B 4 Proportional Font Magnification B 7 CG Triumvirate Bold 9 pt B 7 CG Triumvirate 6 pt B 8 CG Triumvirate 7 pt 300 DPI B 9 CG Triumvirate 9 pt 300 DPI B 10 CG Triumvirate 11 pt 300 DPI B 11 CG Triumvirate 15 pt 300 DPI B 12 Licensing Your Fonts B 13 Using ...

Page 9: ...haracters C 2 Internal Symbol Set C 3 ANSI Symbol Set C 4 Bold Character Set C 5 OCRA Character Set C 6 Code Page 437 Latin U S C 7 Code Page 850 Latin 1 C 8 ASCII to Hexadecimal Conversion Chart C 9 Binary to Hex Conversion Chart C 12 Dot to Run Length Encoding Chart C 16 ON Black Dots C 16 OFF White Dots C 16 FORMAT DESIGN TOOLS D 1 Online Configuration Worksheet D 2 Batch Worksheet D 3 Check Di...

Page 10: ...viii Table of Contents ...

Page 11: ...M a n u a l You do not need to be a programmer to use this manual but you must be familiar with creating text files and using basic MS DOS commands This chapter describes how to N create and download a sample MPCLII packet N use the Supply Layout Grid and Format Worksheet N categorize data into field types and select fonts to use in your format See Defining Text Fields in Chapter 3 for a list of a...

Page 12: ...mation 6 Download your format to the printer See Chapter 6 Printing for more information C r e a t i n g a n M P C L I I Fo r m a t Pa c ke t A format defines which fields appear and where the fields are printed on the label The printer requires this information in a special form using Monarch Printer Control Language II MPCL This section describes how to create a sample MPCLII format packet For d...

Page 13: ...xt constant text and bar code fields see Chapter 3 Defining Fields For information about batch packets see Chapter 6 Printing You have created a format packet for your MPCLII printer Now a batch packet must be created before you can print the format 5 Type the following batch header after the text field line B 25 N 1 p 6 Type the following bar code data 1 12345678901 p 7 Type the following text fi...

Page 14: ... label See Determining Format Contents for more information 2 Determine your label size Labels are available from Monarch in a wide variety of sizes Your application and the amount of data you need to print determines the supply size Contact your sales representative for more information 3 Draw a rough sketch of your label You may want to draw several variations to see what works best See Drawing ...

Page 15: ...m print areas Unit of Measure Minimum Supply Size Maximum Supply Size Maximum Print Area English 1 100 25 X 75 425 x 1000 400 x 1000 Metric 1 10mm 63 X 191 1080 x 2540 1016 x 2540 Dots 1 203 dots 51 X 152 864 x 2030 812 x 2030 Dots 1 300 dots 75 X 225 1275 x 2700 1200 x 2700 The minimum label feed length for peel mode is 0 75 inches 19 mm For exact print area measurements of your supply see the su...

Page 16: ...n on your label Decide whether you want to design formats using English Metric or Dot measurements Choose from the following grids N English The English grid is measured in 1 100 inches N Metric The Metric grid is measured in 1 10 millimeters mm N Graphic The printer uses dots to print images on a label The printhead has 203 dots per inch dpi or 300 dots per inch Choose English or Metric units whe...

Page 17: ...t Contains letters numbers or symbols you want to print item number item description department number price date Bar Code Used for printing bar codes that can be scanned item or serial numbers zip codes information you don t want to have visible to customers Constant Text Prints fixed characters that print without changing company name company address Line or Box Highlights or separates items lin...

Page 18: ... optional 300 dpi printhead is available If you use a 203 dpi format on a 300 dpi printer it may appear almost 50 percent smaller U s i n g t h e Fo r m a t Wo r k s h e e t The Format Worksheet is divided into sections that list the field types Each section has boxes to fill in with parameters that define your format A format worksheet is included in Appendix D Format Design Tools F i l l i n g i...

Page 19: ...scusses how to N set communication parameters N upload the printer s configuration or font information N configure the printer using online configuration packets N use immediate commands to control the printer s operation at any time Configuring the Printer 2 1 ...

Page 20: ...ese communication values N a baud rate of 9600 N no parity N 8 bit word length N 1 stop bit U s i n g Pa r a l l e l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s If your printer supports parallel communications the parallel port is Centronics mode The communication settings are automatically configured for you There are no operator settings required We recommend waiting at least two seconds or longer when switchin...

Page 21: ...r end of header p field separator parameter separator ABC Quotation marks enclose character strings Empty quotes identify null strings or unused fields comment Grave accents enclose comments Any data enclosed in grave accents is ignored Do not embed comments within a quoted string Grave accents are also used to reject mainframe data These MPCL characters are the default Configuring the Printer 2 3...

Page 22: ...ithin quotation marks N Include all parameters for a field unless documented as optional N Define non printable text fields before the field to which they apply N Define options immediately after the field to which they apply N Multiple options can be used with most fields Options can be used in any combination except as noted with each definition N Keep in mind that proportionally spaced fonts ne...

Page 23: ... the worksheet When you turn off the printer all the information in the online configuration packets is saved and used when the printer is turned back on After you change printer configurations you must resend the format batch or graphic to the printer before the changes take effect Always include an I immediately after the left bracket and before the packet identifier A B C etc The I parameter id...

Page 24: ...and cut positions If you use the optional parameters with the I packet any online configuration packets following the split vertical bar p must specify distances using the selected units However the diagnostic labels display the units in dots even if you entered them in English or Metrics units Syntax I p Example I p C 0 25 0 0 0 p Adds a configuration to non volatile RAM and specifies English uni...

Page 25: ...um in the control characters packet N If you change any of the online configuration packets resend the format packet to the printer so the configuration changes take effect N Make sure the communication settings at the host match those at the printer M a k i n g P r i n t A d j u s t m e n t s You can adjust where the printer prints on your supply by adjusting the supply print or margin positions ...

Page 26: ...r 0 for English A4 sep_on Batch Separators Enter 0 for no batch separators A5 slash_zero Slash Zero Options 0 Print a standard zero default 1 Print a zero with a slash through it A6 symbol_set Symbol Set Options 0 Internal default 1 ANSI 2 Code Page 437 Latin U S 3 Code Page 850 Latin 1 NOTE See Appendix C for more information Example I A 0 0 0 1 0 p Powers up the printer in the online mode displa...

Page 27: ...sent to the printer but a ribbon is installed no error occurs B4 feed_mode Feed Mode Options 0 Continuous operation default 1 On demand mode B5 supply_posn 300 300 in 1 203 inch 0 is the default Adjusts the machine to print at the vertical 0 0 point on the supply This adjustment accounts for mechanical tolerances The supply position adjustment only needs to be made on the initial machine setup Inc...

Page 28: ...sition to move print up decrease to move print down C4 margin_adj 99 99 in 1 203 inch 0 is the default Adjusts where data prints horizontally on the supply Increase the margin position to move print to the right decrease to move print to the left Margin and print position are format adjustments They will not affect the supply position dispense position or backfeed distance C5 speed_adj Print Speed...

Page 29: ...ket D2 cur_sym Currency Symbol Options 0 No symbol 1 USA Dollar default 2 UK Pound 3 Japan Yen 4 Germany 1 Deutsche Mark 5 France F Franc 6 Spain P Peseta 7 Italy L Lira 8 Sweden Kr Krona 9 Finland 2 Markka 10 Austria 6 Shilling 11 India Rs Rupee 12 Russian 3 Ruble 13 Korean 4 Won 14 Thai 5 Baht 15 Chinese Yuan 16 Euro Dollar c NOTE To use these symbols select the internal symbol set D3 secondary ...

Page 30: ...mmands and change the default terminator character for job requests and ENQ s Changes take effect with the first character following the end of header character of the configuration packet Each control character must be unique and cannot appear anywhere else in your packet except within quotation marks You can customize the trailer characters to work with your host Wait two seconds for the new cha...

Page 31: ...equests Up to any 3 characters in the 0 to 255 decimal range The default is 013 Sending disables this sequence E4 string 2 Terminator for job requests and data uploads Up to any 3 characters in the 0 to 255 decimal range The default is none Sending disables this sequence After you change these parameters all packets including any future configuration packets must use the new control characters We ...

Page 32: ...t what the control characters were changed to print the diagnostic labels The labels list the current control characters See Printing a Test Label in Chapter 8 for more information D e f i n i n g t h e C o m m u n i c a t i o n S e t t i n g s Pa c ke t Use the communication settings packet F to set the baud rate word length stop bits parity and flow control for serial communications To set paral...

Page 33: ... word length default F4 stop_bits Stop Bits Options 0 1 stop bit default 1 2 stop bits F5 parity Parity Options 0 None default 1 ODD parity 2 EVEN parity F6 flow_control Flow Control Options 0 None 2 RTS CTS 1 DTR default 3 XON XOFF NOTE If you use the DOS COPY command to download your formats set Flow Control to DTR not XON XOFF Example I F 3 1 0 0 1 p Uses 9600 baud an 8 bit word length one stop...

Page 34: ...cter The immediate command control character is saved in non volatile RAM and therefore not lost after you turn off the printer Once the immediate command control character is defined the immediate commands are enabled S e n d i n g I m m e d i a t e C o m m a n d s Immediate commands consist of a three or four character sequence you can send in a packet or embed in your application Each command m...

Page 35: ...e Command escape character to the ASCII value given by the d parameter The value can be any ASCII character MC Returns the customer ID or RPQ version to the host 00 99 MD Returns the printhead dot density to the host 00 203 dpi 01 300 dpi MI Returns the customer ID or RPQ revision level to the host 00 99 MM Returns the model number to the host 41 9416 MP Returns the prototype number to the host 00...

Page 36: ...he printer to increase memory storage capacity or if the formats fonts are no longer needed In some cases turning the printer off may clear the packets from memory If not send a format clear packet Syntax header packet action device p 1 header Identifies the packet Options A Check Digit Scheme F Format G Graphic W Font 2 packet Identification number of the packet to clear 1 999 or font number 0 99...

Page 37: ...00 Use 0 to specify all fonts W3 action Action Options A Adds the specified font C Clears all or specified fonts except ones in ROM H Uploads font size information M Uploads font memory usage information W4 device Device Options R Volatile RAM Z All devices use for upload W5 data_length optional The length of the font data The range is 68 16384 If you are creating fonts you need to have font data ...

Page 38: ...0 0 26 24 26 24 2 1 p 0 6 437 HR2 0 0 0 26 24 26 24 2 1 p 0 10 0 CGTriBd9 1 0 7 25 31 10 15 0 p 0 10 1 CGTriBd9 1 0 7 25 31 10 15 0 p 0 10 437 CGTriBd9 1 0 7 25 31 10 15 0 p 0 10 850 CGTriBd9 1 0 7 25 31 10 15 0 p 0 11 0 CGTriumv6 1 0 5 17 21 5 10 0 p 0 11 1 CGTriumv6 1 0 5 17 21 5 10 0 p 0 11 437 CGTriumv6 1 0 5 17 21 5 10 0 p 0 11 850 CGTriumv6 1 0 5 17 21 5 10 0 p 0 15 0 CGTriumv7 1 0 7 21 28 9...

Page 39: ...s Nominal Height Average height for lower case letters Inter Character Gap Default spacing between characters in monospaced fonts Printhead Density Displays what printhead density is used U p l o a d i n g Fo r m a t H e a d e r I n f o r m a t i o n You can upload format header information from the formats in memory to check the supply length and width for each format Syntax header format action ...

Page 40: ...t_15 812 812 p Fmt_20 305 609 p Fmt_25 1218 406 p Displays the format number supply length supply width in dots for each format in memory Example F 1 H Z p Selects format1 and returns the following to the host F 1 H Z p Fmt_1 406 406 p Displays the supply length and supply width in dots for format1 2 22 Configuring the Printer ...

Page 41: ...D E F I N I N G F I E L D S 3 This chapter provides a reference for defining N the format header N text and constant text N bar code fields N line and box fields Defining Fields 3 1 ...

Page 42: ...03 Dots 51 2030 300 Dots 75 2700 In peel mode the minimum label length is 0 75 inches 19 mm For 300 dpi the maximum label length is 9 0 inches 229 mm Make sure your format length matches the actual label size exactly for correct printer performance This is especially true for shorter feed length supply and formats If an error occurs recalibrate the supplies in the printer See your Quick Reference ...

Page 43: ...ed characters 0 2710 in the field T4 fix var Fixed or variable length field Options F Fixed length V Variable length T5 row For monospaced fonts distance from bottom of print area to the pivot point The pivot point varies depending on how text is justified For proportionally spaced fonts distance from bottom of print area to baseline of characters in field English 0 999 Metric 0 2539 203 Dots 0 20...

Page 44: ...ot Bold 3 dots OCRA like 3 dots HR1 3 dots HR2 2 dots HR1 and HR2 are only used with the UPC bar code family and must be numeric T8 font Style of font Options 1 Standard 10 CG Triumvirate Bold 2 Reduced 11 CG Triumvirate 3 Bold 15 7 pt CG Triumvirate 4 OCRA like 16 9 pt CG Triumvirate 5 HR1 17 11 pt CG Triumvirate 6 HR2 18 15 pt CG Triumvirate Fonts 5 and 6 are for numeric data only Fonts 15 throu...

Page 45: ... before the overlay text or constant text field the line field is blocked out by the overlay field depending on the overlay field s color attribute If a line field is defined after the overlay field the line field is not blocked out by the overlay field regardless of the overlay field s color attribute T12 alignment Options L Align on left side of field C Center text within field monospaced fonts ...

Page 46: ...p of supply 1 Top of field points to left of supply 2 Top of field points to bottom of supply 3 Top of field points to right of supply T15 sym set Symbol set Options 0 Internal Symbol Set 1 ANSI Symbol Set 437 DOS Code Page 437 Domestic 850 DOS Code Page 850 International See Appendix C Symbol Sets Code Pages for more information Example T 2 10 V 250 80 0 1 1 1 B C 0 0 0 p Defines a text field fie...

Page 47: ...imum number of characters is limited by the size of the label and bar code density Range 0 2710 For Quick Response bar codes this number includes header information The maximum depends on the type of characters entered for the batch data and differs for the two models of the bar code Data Type Model 1 Model 2 Numeric Data 1167 2710 Alphanumeric data 707 2710 8 byte data 486 2710 Kanji data 299 181...

Page 48: ... EAN8 8 F EAN8 2 10 F EAN8 5 13 F EAN13 13 F EAN13 2 15 F EAN13 5 18 F EAN13 Price CD 13 F Interleaved 2 of 5 or Interleaved I 2 of 5 with Barrier Bar 0 2710 F or V Code 39 w or w o CD or MOD43 0 2710 F or V Codabar 0 2710 F or V Code 128 0 2710 F or V Code 93 0 2710 V Code 16K 0 2710 V MSI 0 14 F or V MaxiCode 15 99 For V PDF417 0 2710 F or V POSTNET 0 11 F 3 8 Defining Fields ...

Page 49: ... code for the row measurement English 0 999 Metric 0 2539 203 Dots 0 2029 300 Dots 0 2699 B6 column Distance from the lower left edge of the print area to the pivot point English 0 399 Metric 0 1015 203 Dots 0 811 300 Dots 0 1199 NOTE Allow a minimum of 1 10 inch between the scan edge of bar code and label edges or other data Left Center Right Justified Fields Balanced Fields End Justified Fields ...

Page 50: ...31 Code 16K 7 EAN13 32 PDF417 8 Code 128 33 MaxiCode 9 MSI 36 Quick Response 10 UPCA 2 40 Code 39 MOD 43 11 UPCA 5 check digit 12 UPCE 2 41 UPCA Price CD 13 UPCE 5 44 EAN13 Price CD 14 EAN8 2 50 Interleaved 2 of 5 with Barrier Bar B8 density Bar code density Use 0 for Quick Response bar codes Use the following table for other bar codes 3 10 Defining Fields ...

Page 51: ...4 5 6 29 6 4 19 7 4 19 7 3 14 8 3 14 8 3 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 7 0 3 9 12 7 3 0 10 49 3 8 39 4 4 19 7 3 14 8 2 9 9 2 9 9 4 19 7 1 4 9 5 24 6 1 2 5 1 2 5 1 2 5 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 2 5 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 2 2 0 to 2710 8 SPACE 0 to 9 A...

Page 52: ...9 N A 0 to 2710 8 00H to 7FH MSI 4 5 7 4 2 5 6 7 2 4 19 7 3 14 8 2 9 9 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 5 0 to 14 8 0 to 9 Bar code Type Density Selector Density or cpi Narrow Element dots mils Narrow to Wide Ratio Data Length Appearance Codes Available Char Set POSTNET 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 9 MaxiCode 7 N A N A N A 99 8 00H to FFH Bar code Type Density Selector ...

Page 53: ...3 4 9 30 0 6 20 0 6 20 0 4 13 3 4 13 3 4 13 3 3 10 0 3 10 0 3 10 0 3 10 0 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 2 7 1 3 8 11 5 3 1 15 50 0 12 40 0 6 20 0 4 13 3 3 10 0 3 10 0 6 20 0 2 6 7 7 23 4 1 2 5 1 2 3 1 2 5 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 2 3 0 to 2710 8 SPACE 0...

Page 54: ...0 1 2 0 1 2 5 0 to 14 8 0 to 9 POSTNET 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 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 Codes Available Char Set PDF417 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 9 8 2 9 8 2 9 8 3 14 8 3 14 8 3 14 8 4 19 7 4 19 7 4 19 7 2 9 8 4 19 7 6 29 6 3 14 ...

Page 55: ... 39 Mod 43 Codabar and MSI you can use L R C B or E For all other bar codes use L B12 field rot Field rotation Field rotation rotates the whole field not just the characters Rotation is affected by the pivot point which varies depending on how text is justified Lower left corner of field is the pivot point Options 0 Top of field points to top of supply 1 Top of field points to left of supply 2 Top...

Page 56: ...ld This will vary depending on how your field is justified Syntax C row column gap font hgt mag wid mag color alignment char rot field rot fixed char sym set p C1 C Constant Text Field C2 row For monospaced fonts distance from bottom of print area to the pivot point For proportionally spaced fonts distance from bottom of print area to baseline of characters in the field Bottom exits the printer fi...

Page 57: ...lor overlay attributes Transparent 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 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 field the line field is blocked out by the overlay field ...

Page 58: ...ng on how text is justified C12 fixed char Fixed characters to appear in the field Maximum 2710 characters Enclose in quotation marks C13 sym set Symbol set Options 0 Internal Symbol Set 1 ANSI Symbol Set 437 DOS Code Page 437 Domestic 850 DOS Code Page 850 International See Appendix C Symbol Sets Code Pages for more information Example C 100 80 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 MADE IN USA 0 p Defines a constant t...

Page 59: ...CA 12 EAN 13 etc You need to apply field options to manipulate the text entered in this field For example you may want to copy data from this field into another field See Option 4 Copy Data in Chapter 4 for more information In the following example data is entered into four non printable fields and merged to form field 5 and is then printed as a bar code See Merging Fields in Chapter 4 for more in...

Page 60: ...s You can create horizontal and vertical lines There are two ways to define lines Segments You choose the starting point and ending point Vectors You choose the starting point the angle and the length of the line Syntax L type row column angle end row length end col thickness pattern p L1 L Line Field L2 type Type of line Only vertical and horizontal lines are supported Options S Segment You choos...

Page 61: ...item L3 If Using Vectors Angle of line Options 0 90 180 or 270 L6 length end col If Using Segments Column location of end point Measure from left edge of print area Ranges same as column above On vertical lines this value must match parameter L4 If Using Vectors Length of the line in selected units Ranges for horizontal lines English 0 399 Metric 0 1015 203 Dots 0 811 300 Dots 0 1199 Ranges for ve...

Page 62: ...0 The line thickness is 10 dots D e f i n i n g B ox F i e l d s Use boxes to form borders or highlight items of interest Define each box field separately This field is not assigned a field number but is counted as a field keep this in mind as the printer allows a maximum of 1000 fields per format You can define any line length and a thickness up to 99 dots as long as the solid black print does no...

Page 63: ... Distance from left edge of print area to lower left corner of box English 0 399 Metric 0 1015 203 Dots 0 811 300 Dots 0 1199 Q4 end row Distance from bottom of print area to upper right corner of box Ranges same as row Q5 end col Distance from left edge of print area to upper right corner of box Ranges same as column Defining Fields 3 23 ...

Page 64: ... Q6 Measure in dots NOTE Line thickness fills upward on horizontal lines or to the right on vertical lines Q7 pattern Line pattern Enter Example Q 240 80 270 130 3 p Defines a box field starting at row 240 column 80 It ends at row 270 column 130 It has a thickness of 3 dots 3 24 Defining Fields ...

Page 65: ...D E F I N I N G F I E L D O P T I O N S 4 This chapter provides a reference for defining N field options in formats N check digit packets Defining Field Options 4 1 ...

Page 66: ...u want to apply them to your format Re s t r i c t i o n s Some options cannot be used together See the following sections addressing individual options for specific combinations to avoid Example R 1 3 1 3 1 1 p Syntax R option parameter parameter p R1 R Indicates field option header R2 option Option number 1 Define Fixed Characters 4 Copy Data 30 Pad Data 31 Calculate Check Digit 50 Define Bar Co...

Page 67: ...fixed positions Any spaces in the phrase are fixed characters Range 0 to 2710 Underscore characters are stripped out and the data is compressed if no data is supplied by the batch and the field length is variable Example R 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ p Uses fixed characters in positions 4 and 5 The other positions are variable Example R 1 MONARCH p MONARCH appears as a fixed field in this example To fill in...

Page 68: ...aximum number of characters permitted by the bar code When copying from more than one field copy into the destination field from left to right Syntax R 4 src fld src start to copy dest start copy code p R1 R Field Option Header R2 4 Option 4 R3 src fld Field number from which data is copied Range 0 to 999 R4 src start Position number in the source field of the first character to be copied Characte...

Page 69: ... Data from these fields is merged to form field 5 and is then printed as a bar code Field Data Field Type 1 203 Non printable 2 339 Non printable 3 8 Text 4 BLUE Text 5 2033398BLUE Bar Code To create this sequence 1 Define fields 1 2 3 and 4 2 Define field 5 as a bar code Allow enough characters in the bar code field to hold all the copied characters 3 Apply Option 4 to field 5 once for every sour...

Page 70: ...dicates type of padding L Pad field on left side R Pad field on right side R4 character Pad character must be within the 0 255 decimal range and enclosed inside quotation marks NOTE Do not use on fixed length fields Example R 30 L X p Pads data with an X on the left side of the field S a m p l e U s e f o r Pa d d i n g If you have a variable length bar code that you want to occupy a fixed amount ...

Page 71: ...defined check digit scheme 5 O p t i o n 5 0 B a r C o d e D e n s i t y You can apply this option to bar code fields when you want to create custom densities When you apply this option it overrides the density value in the bar code field When using this option set the density parameter in your bar code field to the default value You can only use this option once for each bar code field This optio...

Page 72: ...dditional dot widths for the narrow bar code space and 8 additonal dot widths for the wide bar code space if this is a Code 39 or Codabar bar code O p t i o n 5 1 P D F 4 1 7 S e c u r i t y Tr u n c a t i o n You can define a security level and choose whether or not to truncate a PDF417 bar code Higher security levels add data to a bar code improving scan reliability Some damaged bar codes may st...

Page 73: ...g t h This option defines the image width or length of a PDF417 bar code If you define a fixed number of columns width the bar code expands in length If you define a fixed number of rows length the bar code expands in width Column value does not include start stop or left right indicator columns If this option does not immediately follow the PDF417 bar code field the default settings are used You ...

Page 74: ... a field that includes letters and digits apply incrementing or decrementing to only the portion of the field that contains digits Syntax R 60 I D amount l pos r pos p R1 R Option Header R2 60 Option 60 R3 I D I incrementing field D decrementing field R4 amount Amount to increase or decrease Range 0 999 R5 l pos Leftmost position in inc dec portion of field If this value is not entered the default...

Page 75: ...efine a check digit scheme you assign a number to identify it This number is later entered in box R4 when you apply Option 31 to a field You can use check digits with text or bar code fields Check digit calculations are performed on numeric data only Do not use check digits with price fields Do not define a check digit scheme for these bar codes because they have predefined check digits UPC EAN Co...

Page 76: ... Sum of Products and the string of digits used in the calculation is 65432 S u m o f P r o d u c t s C a l c u l a t i o n This is an example of how the printer uses Sum of Products to calculate a check digit for this data 5 2 3 2 4 5 2 1 9 1 Weights are applied to each digit starting with the last digit in the weight string They are applied right to left beginning at the right most position of th...

Page 77: ...g i t s C a l c u l a t i o n This is an example of how the printer uses Sum of Digits to calculate a check digit for this data 5 2 3 2 4 5 2 1 9 1 Weights are applied to each digit starting with the last digit in the weight string They are applied right to left beginning at the right most position of the field Remember a weight string must contain at least two different numbers This example has a...

Page 78: ...ated as two separate digits This is the sum of the digits 2 0 2 6 6 1 6 5 4 3 3 6 44 4 Divide the sum of the digits by the modulus 10 in this case only to the whole number The balance is called the remainder 4 10 44 40 4 5 Subtract the remainder from the modulus The result becomes the check digit In this case the check digit is 6 10 4 6 4 14 Defining Field Options ...

Page 79: ...graphic packet using a graphic header bitmap duplicate next bitmap text constant text line and box fields N place a graphic image into a format You can use graphic packets to create bitmapped images To include a graphic packet within your format your format must contain a graphic field See Placing the Graphic in a Format for more information Creating Graphics 5 1 ...

Page 80: ...to binary numbers and then converted to hex numbers A graphic using gray scaling several slanted lines or several vertical lines typically translates more efficiently with hex representation Run Length Encoding Method The dot sequences are segmented into black and white strings within a row The total count of each white string is converted to a lower case letter corresponding to numeric value The ...

Page 81: ...i n g B i t m a p p e d I m a g e s Once you determine the encoding method to use you can begin mapping out your graphic image The image that you map must be an upside down mirror image of the final result S p e c i a l C o n s i d e r a t i o n s Solid black print cannot exceed 25 of any given square inch of the supply If the black print exceeds this limit you may lose data or damage the printhea...

Page 82: ...racter string from a bitmapped graphic Each square on the grid represents a dot A black square indicates the dot is ON and a white square indicates the dot is OFF A sequence of binary numbers called a bit pattern or bitmap determines what dots are on and off The numbers 0 and 1 are used for this purpose The number 1 turns a dot on and 0 turns a dot off Exceeds Limit Exceeds Limit 0 5 2 inches Does...

Page 83: ... 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000001 11111111 11000000 00000000 00000000 00001111 11111000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111110 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000111 11100000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11110000 000...

Page 84: ...in syntax format U s i n g t h e Ru n L e n g t h E n c o d i n g M e t h o d The following steps explain how to derive a run length character string from a bitmapped graphic Each square on the grid represents a dot A black square indicates the dot is ON and a white square indicates the dot is OFF For visual clarity the following example shows 1 to indicate when a square is ON and 0 to indicate wh...

Page 85: ...000001 11000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111110 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 000111...

Page 86: ...n g H o w t o S t o r e t h e I m a g e Once you have mapped out your graphic image determine how you want to store it You have two options N RAM N Temporary Storage U s i n g RA M You should use RAM when the graphic image is used by several formats because you only have to send the graphic image once This eliminates the need to send the graphic image repeatedly See Placing the Graphic in a Format...

Page 87: ...pplies If a graphic is stored in temporary storage do not place a graphic field in the format This will cause an error Instead position the graphic image by using the row and column locations in the graphic packet header Image memory temporary storage will accept a graphic packet 1218 rows long with 811 dots per row C r e a t i n g a Gr a p h i c Pa c ke t Your graphic packet can contain N bitmapp...

Page 88: ...rmat This is especially true when designing a compliance label overlay When you are using temporary storage these parameters control the placement of the graphic image on the supply The area enclosed within the dotted lines represents the graphic image starting at 0 0 as defined in the graphic header If you want a fixed amount of white space around your graphic image use something other than 0 for...

Page 89: ...logo for example within a certain area on your supply enter the starting position bottom left corner of the graphic image This label shows the triangle logo beginning the bottom left corner at 155 33 as defined in the graphic field D e f i n i n g t h e Gr a p h i c H e a d e r Every graphic packet must contain a graphic header This is the first thing you enter It identifies and provides important...

Page 90: ...more information English 0 999 Metric 0 2539 203 Dots 0 2029 300 Dots 0 2699 G7 column Distance between the left edge of the graphic image area and the left edge of first bitmap line This is usually 0 unless you want a fixed amount of white space around the graphic image See Positioning the Graphic Image for more information English 0 399 Metric 0 1015 203 Dots 0 811 300 Dots 0 1199 G8 mode Imagin...

Page 91: ... 2539 203 Dots 0 2029 300 Dots 0 2699 B3 column Distance in dots from the graphic image s left edge to the bitmap line English 0 399 Metric 0 1015 203 Dots 0 811 300 Dots 0 1199 B4 algorithm Coding method for bitmap data H Hex Representation R Run Length Encoding B5 data Character string made up of hex or run length encoding Do not put spaces or any other character between the numbers Range 0 2710...

Page 92: ...s after 1 Decrements inserts before For example B 50 35 R GsSsG p N 0 R DpZoD p prints a next bitmap field on row 51 at column 35 N3 adjamt Amount of row adjustment in dot rows Using 0 overwrites the same line Range 0 999 N4 algorithm Coding method for bitmap data H Hex Representation R Run Length Encoding N5 data Character string made up of hex or run length encoding Do not put spaces or any othe...

Page 93: ... B 50 35 R GsSsG p D 0 20 2 p inserts row 50 again at row 70 and row 90 Rows 70 and 90 do not have to be defined later D3 adjamt Amount of row adjustment in dot rows Range for 203 dpi 0 999 range for 300 dpi 0 2699 The above example adjusts the duplicate field to image on row 70 and 90 adding 20 to the current row count D4 count Number of times to duplicate the line Range 0 999 Example B 117 24 H ...

Page 94: ... B 70 0 H 0400001FC00007FFFF00001FC0 p B 71 0 H 0600001C03FFFFFFFFFFFE01C0 p B 72 0 H 030000003FFFFFFFFFFFFFE1C0 p B 73 0 H 01000003FFF0000000007FFE p B 74 8 H FC001C03FFFFFFFFFFFE00C0 p B 75 8 H FE00003FFFFFFFFFFFFFE0C0 p B 76 8 H 1FF803FFF0000000007FFE p B 77 8 H 0FFFCFFC00000000000001C0 p B 78 16 H FFDF000FFFFFFFFF8003C0 p B 79 16 H 7FFFC00007FFFF00001FC0 p B 80 24 H 1C03FFFFFFFFFFFE01C0 p D 0 ...

Page 95: ...FFFFFFFFFF8 p B 121 24 H FEFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFE0 p B 122 24 H 07FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFC p B 123 32 H FFFFFFFFFFFFFFC0 p B 124 32 H 01FFFFFFFFFFF8 p S a m p l e Ru n L e n g t h G r a p h i c Pa c ke t G 99 A R G 0 0 0 99WIRE p B 39 50 R Z p B 40 39 R KzI p B 41 34 R EzsF p B 42 30 R DpZoD p B 43 25 R EdZZEdE p B 44 23 R BeZZMeB p B 45 23 R BcZZW p B 46 23 R ZZZA p B 47 23 R ZDsZE p B 48 24 TzkU p B 49 25 Ht...

Page 96: ... R ZZM p B 100 27 R JbZZE p B 101 26 R MnToI p B 102 26 R CbHnTiP p B 103 27 R CcZZC p B 104 27 R GeZWcG p B 105 28 R JaZReH p B 106 32 R ZZI p B 107 34 R ZZE p B 108 38 R ZQ p B 109 53 R T p D 0 1 2 p B 111 48 R ZF p B 112 33 R PzfK p B 113 29 R CpZBoE p B 114 25 R DcZZGfB p B 115 23 R BdZZMeB p B 116 22 R AbZZVbA p B 117 22 R ZZZB p D 0 1 2 p B 120 23 R ZZZ p B 121 25 R ZZV p B 122 29 R ZZM p B ...

Page 97: ... in your format to reference the graphic image 3 Download all the necessary packets check digit format etc 4 Send the graphic file to the printer if you have not already done so See Creating a Graphic Packet for more information D e f i n i n g t h e Gr a p h i c F i e l d The graphic field in a format references the graphic image by the graphID in the graphic header This field is required only if...

Page 98: ...p line or box field is added to the col value above to determine the actual position in the format G5 mode Imaging mode Enter 0 G6 rotation The orientation of the graphic on the supply Enter 0 Example G 57 0 0 0 0 p Defines a graphic field that is identified by the number 57 The image begins at 0 0 The imaging mode is 0 and there is no rotation S a m p l e B i t m a p G r a p h i c I m a g e The f...

Page 99: ...T I N G 6 This chapter describes how to N download files to the printer N format flash memory N define the batch header batch control and batch data files N modify formats N create DOS batch files Printing 6 1 ...

Page 100: ...ownload from a PC 1 Check that the PC and the printer are connected 2 Check that communications have been established between the PC and the printer 3 Send the communication settings packet to select the printer s communication settings See Defining the Communication Settings Packet in Chapter 2 for more information only used for serial communication If you change the printer s communication setti...

Page 101: ...ines the actual information printed on the label A batch header begins the file It tells which format the batch uses and how many labels to print To record batch data make a copy of the worksheet in Appendix D Format Design Tools Syntax B format N U quantity p B1 B Batch Header B2 format Format number 0 999 to use B3 N U Controls how image is generated N New Erase image and re image all fields usi...

Page 102: ... job and applies only to the batch that immediately follows Syntax E feed_mode batch_sep print_mult multi_part p E1 E Batch Control Field E2 feed_mode Feed Mode Options 0 Continuous Feed default 1 On Demand E3 batch_sep Batch Separator Use 0 E4 print_mult Number of tags 1 999 with the same image E5 multi_part Number of identical parts on one tag 1 5 Example E 0 0 1 1 p Defines a batch control fiel...

Page 103: ...d to the data string continuation Optional Provides the actual information to be added to the batch packet Enclose in quotation marks Use this option to break up longer fields Length 0 2710 characters Example 1 Size 12 p 2 p 3 Blue p C and this would be appended p Defines a batch data field Size 12 prints in field 1 a blank line appears in field 2 Blue and this would be appended prints in field 3 ...

Page 104: ...le to increment the numbers in a field from 1 to 999 enter the starting number in the batch as 001 E n t e r i n g B a t c h D a t a f o r QR C o d e QR Code requires certain parameters at the beginning of all batch data Syntax error_cor mask data_input char error_cor Level of error correction Some damaged bar codes may still be scannable if the error correction is high enough Options H Ultra high...

Page 105: ...ode called structured append or concatenated that allows you to collect data from multiple QR Code symbols and use that data elsewhere For example the components of a sub assembly can have individual QR Codes and the QR Code for the entire assembly contains all the data from the individual codes This mode also requires certain parameters at the beginning of all batch data Syntax mode_id code of_di...

Page 106: ...Kanji NOTE In binary mode the number of characters must be represented by the 4 digit number in decimal Example 1 D0205E9 Q0A p C B006qrcode p Defines the structured append mode D for QR Code This is symbol 02 of a concatenated set containing 05 symbols The parity byte is E9 The error correction level is Q which provides a high reliability Use 0 for the mask number The data input mode is Automatic...

Page 107: ... is used when you want to send multiple batches All data for the first batch is sent at one time and the printer then images each field As soon as the last field for the first batch is imaged labels begin to print This process is repeated for each subsequent batch Example Format Batch Packet Batch Packet B a t c h Q u a n t i t y Z e r o M e t h o d You may use the batch quantity zero method when ...

Page 108: ...ng fields that copy from other fields 3 Repeat step 2 for each field except the last one 4 For the last field input data and send a batch header with the quantity of labels you want printed 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 M o d i f y i n g Fo r m a t s The ...

Page 109: ...lains how to use status polling There are two types of Status Polling N Inquiry Request information about the readiness of the printer N Job Request information about the current or last received job downloaded to the printer Status Polling 7 1 ...

Page 110: ... is returned to the host in a 3 byte 3 character sequence The first byte is the non printable user defined ENQ character which is not visible on the response The second and third bytes are printer status codes See the ENQ Reference Tables for the meaning of bytes 2 and 3 Example E AB The status codes A and B in this case are ASCII equivalents to the hexadecimal bits that represent the various type...

Page 111: ...The following graphics can be used as a quick reference for the Status of Byte 2 and Byte 3 Byte 1 is the non printable user defined ENQ character Status Polling 7 3 ...

Page 112: ...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 1 0 0 0 1 R 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 S 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 T 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 U 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 V 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 W 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 X 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Y 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 Z 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 ...

Page 113: ...0 1 h 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 i 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 j 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 k 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 l 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 m 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 n 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 o 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 p 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 q 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 r 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 s 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 t 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 u 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 v 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 w 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 x 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 y 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 z 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 ...

Page 114: ...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 0 0 0 0 Q 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 R 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 S 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 T 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 U 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 V 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 W 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 X 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Y 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 Z 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 ...

Page 115: ...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 0 1 0 1 1 0 m 0 1 1 1 1 0 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 0 0 1 r 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 s 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 t 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 u 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 v 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 w 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 x 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 y 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 z 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 ...

Page 116: ...of labels printed in batch Example J 3 The job response may not be immediate If the printer has an error out of supplies ribbon problem etc or has insufficient memory correct the problem and then resend the job request If the problem is not corrected no response is returned If a formatting error has occurred the job request will return the status The printer must first interpret the format and bat...

Page 117: ...hese are errors in the syntax of the MPCL data stream Printing does not stop but the information may not print properly These errors are numbered greater than 24 on the Job Status 0 1 2 Response Table later in this chapter FMT 1 BCH 2 The format or batch number is returned Here is an example of a response returned to a J 0 1 2 request J 8 0 FMT 1 BCH 2 Indicates that a portion of the format extend...

Page 118: ...mber indicating that data is missing or does not match the format definition for that field Error numbers found in Status1 B always have a value equal to or greater than 500 These are considered very serious errors Status2 A B C D E contains the packet type field type field number parameter and error number Status2 A Packet Type represents the MPCLII packet that the error occurred on The packet co...

Page 119: ...ting FMT 1 BCH 2 The format or batch number is returned If more than one error occurred then only the most serious error will be acknowledged J F B 4 6 33 FMT 1 BCH 2 Indicates that an error occurred on a bar code B field within a format F packet The bar code field is the fourth 4 field in the packet The error occurred in the sixth 6 parameter of the field Error number 33 means the bar code densit...

Page 120: ...printed from format number 3 Use a Job Request 4 when printing in the on demand mode purchase optional with a large number of tags or labels from a single batch A Job Request 4 may not be accurate if tags or labels are printed in continuous mode because of the response time involved A Job Request 4 is not useful in single ticket batches printing 1 of 1 or multiple single ticket batches A batch has...

Page 121: ...ad font bar code 10 Field contains invalid data 11 Field has a graphic missing 12 Invalid communication channel 13 Invalid file type 14 All communication channels are busy 15 Receive overrun error 16 Receive parity error 17 Receive framing error 18 Receive buffer full 19 Label waiting 21 Bad dots verifier detected a failure 23 Low battery 24 Memory configuration packet error Numbers 25 through 50 ...

Page 122: ...d bar code field 63 Data string too long 64 Invalid data field 65 Row greater than stock length 66 Row greater than format length 67 Column greater than printhead width 68 Column greater than format width 69 Invalid label length 70 Invalid label width 71 Invalid increment decrement value 72 Identifier out of range 73 No field to create format 74 Stop location of a line is out of range 75 Syntax er...

Page 123: ...r If you have trouble loading supplies or performing maintenance refer to your Equipment Manual Follow the directions provided with the error description to correct the problem If you cannot clear an error turn off the printer wait several seconds and then turn on the printer Call Technical Support if you receive any error message not listed in this chapter If a formatting error occurs the label p...

Page 124: ...onfiguration by packet A F See Chapter 2 Configuring the Printer for more information The second label shows the software version communication settings speed contrast gap sensor setting label length and total number of inches printed U s i n g D a t a D u m p After printing test labels this printer is in data dump mode To use data dump mode 1 Turn off the printer 2 Press and hold the FEED button ...

Page 125: ... V 330 220 4 11 080 8 L 3 p 0 D D F 1 A R E 400 400 WINDSHIE p OT 1 9 V 310 340 0 D Download another data stream to dump or press the FEED button to exit data dump mode Re s e t t i n g P r i n t e r s Sometimes the printer receives mixed signals and loses its ability to communicate If this happens reset the printer and attempt communication again To reset the printer turn off the printer wait 15 ...

Page 126: ...gs N Make sure the printer is online ready to receive data If all of the above are correct reset your printer Try the function again If you still can t establish communications call Technical Support C a l l i n g Te c h n i c a l S u p p o r t Technical support representatives are available Monday through Friday during regular business hours Follow these steps before you call 1 Make sure your PC ...

Page 127: ...d i t i o n a l D i a g n o s t i c s I n f o r m a t i o n For detailed printer diagnostics information refer to your Equipment Manual See Chapter 7 Status Polling for information on requesting printer and job status See the following error message listing for more information D a t a E r r o r s A data error indicates that incorrect data was received from the host causing the printer to ignore t...

Page 128: ... temporary storage or F flash memory 007 Unit of measure must be E English M Metric or G Dots See Defining the Format Header in Chapter 3 for information 010 Field ID number is outside the range 0 999 011 Field length exceeds 2710 012 Row field position is greater than the maximum stock dimension See Defining Text Fields in Chapter 3 for valid row lengths 013 Column field position is greater than ...

Page 129: ...ontal magnification must be 1 7 022 Color must be B D O R or W See Defining Text Fields in Chapter 3 for more information 023 Intercharacter gap must be 0 99 dots 024 Field justification must be B balanced C centered E end L left or R right See Defining Text Fields in Chapter 3 for more information 025 Data length is too long 030 Bar code height must be at least 20 English 51 Metric 40 203 Dots 60...

Page 130: ...e area 044 Dot pattern for line or box must be 045 Line length is defined beyond the maximum length See Defining Line Fields in Chapter 3 for valid lengths 046 Line type must be S segment or V vector B a t c h E r r o r s Error Code Description 101 The format referenced by batch is not in memory 102 Print quantity is outside the range 0 32000 104 Batch mode must be N new or U update 105 Batch sepa...

Page 131: ... 2710 208 Incrementing end position must be 0 2710 209 The incrementing amount must be 0 999 210 Security value for a PDF417 bar code must be 0 8 Correct the value and resend the format to the printer 211 Narrow element value is less than 1 or greater than 99 Correct the value and resend the format to the printer 212 Wide element value is less than 1 or greater than 99 Correct the value and resend...

Page 132: ...ion is not valid for the field 224 Bar code intercharacter gap must be 0 99 dots This is also known as the additional character gap when using Option 50 Defining Bar Code Densities O n l i n e C o n f i g u r a t i o n E r r o r s Error Code Description 251 Power up mode must be 0 online 252 Language selection must be 0 English 253 Batch separator must be 0 off 254 Slash zero selection must be 0 s...

Page 133: ...5 MPCL control characters or 7 ENQ IMD command character 267 Baud rate selection must be 0 1200 1 2400 2 4800 3 9600 4 19200 or 5 38400 Resend the communication settings packet 268 Word length selection must be 0 7 bits or 1 8 bits Resend the communication settings packet 269 Stop bits selection must be 0 1 bits or 1 2 bits Resend the communication settings packet 270 Parity selection must be 0 no...

Page 134: ...cket must be R volatile RAM 286 The buffer size is invalid 287 The printhead width must be 0 290 Action must be 0 disable for the backfeed control packet or the printer is active 291 Dispense position must be 0 or the printer is active 292 Backfeed distance must be 0 C h e c k D i g i t E r r o r s Error Code Description 310 Check digit scheme number must be 1 10 311 Modulus must be 2 11 314 Check...

Page 135: ...ufficient font memory is available for the downloaded font 400 The character immediately following is invalid 404 The number or string that is currently being processed is too long C o m m u n i c a t i o n E r r o r s Error Code Description 409 The printer memory is full Delete unnecessary formats or graphics from memory If you are using a graphic file that is very large consider using another ma...

Page 136: ...ettings match both are DTR or both are XON XOFF If the error persists call Technical Support 413 Online receive queue is full Check your printer s XON XOFF or DTR SETUP values to be sure there isn t a flow control problem 414 The internal keyboard buffer is full or you need a new keypad Call Technical Support 415 The buffer size you defined exceeds the total available in your machine 423 Internal ...

Page 137: ...s on a bar code that cannot be shifted Call Technical Support 618 Magnification must be 1 7 621 An error occurred opening the TrueType font file Select a different font to download If the error message persists call Technical Support 622 Not enough memory to create the downloaded TrueType characters in the scalable vector fonts buffer M a c h i n e Fa u l t s These errors occur when there is a pro...

Page 138: ...too long 756 The printer is out of supplies Load supplies 757 Load supplies The calibrated supply length differs by plus or minus 25 inches from the format 758 Check supply Either the supply is not seen or the on demand sensor is broken purchase optional Check for a label jam Clear the supply path or reload supplies This error may occur if you remove a label too quickly in on demand mode The print...

Page 139: ...ing Turn off the printer Wait two seconds and turn it back on Resend the packets If the problem continues call Technical Support H a r d P r i n t e r Fa i l u r e E r r o r s These errors are hard printer failures Call Technical Support if you receive these messages 904 No memory for native layer 907 Low RAM error 909 RAM corrupted 911 Version string mismatch Troubleshooting 8 17 ...

Page 140: ...8 18 Troubleshooting ...

Page 141: ...e previous field did In some cases neighboring fields that do not change may be covered with white space from the changing field s boundary box A d j u s t i n g t h e P r i n t Q u a l i t y Many factors affect print quality type of supplies print contrast and the type of printer s application The type of supply should match the printer s application N Using premium supplies reduces smudged image...

Page 142: ...ill scan better Re d u c i n g I m a g i n g T i m e Imaging time is the time it takes the printer to image the data for the first label after the printer receives the format and batch packet There are several ways to reduce the imaging time send formats and configurations once use a batch quantity of zero or update batch fields N If the formats use the same check digit scheme you only need to sen...

Page 143: ...zero quantity Example B 1 N 0 p The printer images constant text line box and graphic fields but does not print them 2 Input data for each field and send it with a batch header using the parameter U update and a quantity of zero When the printer receives the data it immediately images the field but does not print it Example B 1 U 0 p 1 RODGER DIST CTR p B 1 U 0 p 2 8292 p At this time the printer ...

Page 144: ...mats W i th Fo rm a t s If you want to modify your format fields check digit fields and configuration commands use the optional entry method This method enables you to reset only the parameters you want to change Commas act as placeholders for unchanged parameters The optional entry method reduces file size and increases the speed at which files are sent to the printer W i t h Pa c ke t s Leave pa...

Page 145: ... Be careful when rotating or placing a UPC EAN bar code with human readable characters because the bottom reference point is at the bottom of the bars not at the bottom of the human readable characters W i t h F i e l d s Data that remains the same for each label should be in a constant text field Data that varies for each label should be in a text field Check for trailing spaces in text or consta...

Page 146: ...9 6 Printer Optimization ...

Page 147: ...S A M P L E S A This appendix contains sample formats You can customize any of these formats to meet your needs Samples A 1 ...

Page 148: ...a t Pa c ke t F 25 A R M 508 508 Fmt 25 p C 250 80 0 1 2 1 W C 0 0 MONARCH MARKING 1 p B 1 12 F 110 115 1 2 120 5 L 0 p T 2 18 V 30 30 1 1 1 1 B C 0 0 1 p Sample Batch Packet B 25 N 1 p 1 12345678901 p 2 DAYTON OHIO p A 2 Samples ...

Page 149: ...nter to auto select the mode 0 2 or 3 based on your data See Defining a Bar Code Field for more information MaxiCode automatically pads data with the character 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 arranged The postal code class of service and country code are required fields Begin with the mes...

Page 150: ... p Batch header 1 450660000 p Postal code zip code This field determines Mode C 001 p Country code C 840 p Class of service C 030 p Message header C 01 02996 p Transportation header C 1Z12345678 029 p Tracking number C UPSN 029 p Origin carrier SCAC C 12345A 029 p UPS shipper number C 070 029 p Julian day of pickup C 029 p Shipment ID empty C 1 1 029 p Package count C 15 029 p Weight lb C Y 029 p ...

Page 151: ...is field determines Mode C 840 029 p Country code C 001 029 p Class of service C 1Z12345675 029 p Tracking number C UPSN 029 p Origin carrier SCAC C 12345E 029 p UPS shipper number C 089 029 p Julian day of pickup C 029 p Shipment ID empty C 1 1 029 p Package count C 10 029 p Weight lb C Y 029 p Address validation C 029 p Street address empty C 029 p City empty C CT 030 p State C 004 p EOT Samples...

Page 152: ...eld determines Mode C 124 029 p Country code C 066 029 p Class of service C 1Z12345679 029 p Tracking number C UPSN 029 p Origin carrier SCAC C 12345E 029 p UPS shipper number C 089 029 p Julian day of pickup C 029 p Shipment ID empty C 1 1 029 p Package count C 10 029 p Weight lb C Y 029 p Address validation C 029 p Street address empty C TORONTO 029 p City empty C ON 030 p State C 004 p EOT A 6 ...

Page 153: ...0 50 8 8 A L 0 0 00654113 1p C 178 85 0 50 8 8 A L 0 0 1158 1p C 54 37 0 50 14 14 A L 0 0 49 99 1p Sample Batch Packet B 1 N 1pE 0 0 1 1 0 1p Ta g E x a m p l e F 1 A R E 200 150 1LAB1520 p C 44 40 0 50 9 9 A L 0 0 PEANUTS 1p B 1 12 F 125 25 1 2 50 7 L 0p R 1 028400067362 p C 20 34 0 50 8 8 A L 0 0 SALT FREE 1p C 84 45 0 50 14 14 A L 0 0 1 19 1p Sample Batch Packet B 1 N 1pE 0 0 1 1 0 1p Samples A...

Page 154: ...R E 300 175 1Garage p C 277 15 0 50 10 18 A L 0 0 KRAMER S 1p C 223 4 0 50 8 8 A L 0 0 Can Opener 1p C 202 4 0 50 8 8 A L 0 0 Travel Iron 1p C 179 4 0 50 8 8 A L 0 0 Total 1p C 163 81 0 50 8 8 A L 0 0 Tax 1p C 140 32 0 50 8 8 A L 0 0 TOTAL SALE 1p C 86 47 0 50 9 9 A L 0 0 P A I D 1p C 60 45 0 50 9 9 A L 0 0 THANK YOU 1p C 256 35 0 50 10 10 A L 0 0 GARAGE SALE 1p C 223 122 0 50 8 8 A L 0 0 2 50 1p ...

Page 155: ...L a b e l S a m p l e 3 F 1 A R E 400 200 1LAB2040 p C 150 21 0 50 14 12 A L 0 1 BATTERY PACK 1p C 150 46 0 50 14 12 A L 0 1 WAREHOUSE 12 1p C 285 70 0 50 10 10 A L 0 1 07 14 00 1p C 110 70 0 50 10 10 A L 0 1 4425 1p B 1 13 F 95 165 8 6 90 8 L 1p R 5 Np R 1 0315355110299 p T 2 13 V 214 176 0 50 7 9 A L 0 1 1p R 4 1 1 13 1 1p Sample Batch Packet B 1 N 1pE 0 0 1 1 0 1p 1 AAAAAAAAAAAAA p 2 KKKKKKKKKK...

Page 156: ...A 10 Samples ...

Page 157: ...ional varies w each letter 17 11 pt CG Triumvirate Proportional varies w each letter 18 15 pt CG Triumvirate Proportional varies w each letter Fonts 5 and 6 are for numeric data only Fonts 15 through 18 are only for 300 dpi These samples were printed using the Internal Symbol set B i t m a p Fo n t I n f o r m a t i o n The Monarch bitmap fonts are either monospaced each character occupies the sam...

Page 158: ...Bold Font Standard Font Reduced Font OCRA like Font B 2 Fonts ...

Page 159: ...CG Triumvirate Bold Font CG Triumvirate Font Fonts B 3 ...

Page 160: ...or Bold spacing Width Mag Standard Reduced Bold Units Character Width Sample Character Width Sample Character Width Sample 1x 1 100 in 8 37 3 9 13 3 1 10 mm 21 26 9 9 33 78 Dots 17 8 27 7x 1 100 in 49 75 24 63 84 24 1 10 mm 126 37 62 56 214 Dots 101 50 171 5 Only the 1x width can be scanned with the OCRA like font Using a printhead with 203 dpi the character widths are as follows 7 9 English 20 1 ...

Page 161: ...agnification 70 3 default spacing between characters There are 73 dots in the Standard font at 5x 1x 7x Standard K Q 1 100 in 10 8 75 9 1 10 mm 27 4 192 8 dots 22 154 Reduced n t 1 100 in 6 9 48 28 1 10 mm 17 5 122 6 dots 14 98 Fonts B 5 ...

Page 162: ...Bold u 1 100 in 16 7 117 24 1 10 mm 42 4 297 8 dots 34 238 OCRA like 1x only 1 100 in 11 8 1 10 mm 30 dots 24 B 6 Fonts ...

Page 163: ... provide height and width magnification of sample characters C G Tr i u m v i r a t e B o l d 9 p t Width Mag Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 1 48 3 76 3 6 6 4 16 26 13 10 8 27 4 22 D 7x 1 100 in 1 10 mm 203 Dots 10 3 26 2 21 44 8 114 91 C 75 9 192 8 154 J To calculate other font widths multiply the font dots 3 dots for Minimum 13 dots for Average 22 dots for Maximum by the magnif...

Page 164: ... C G Tr i u m v i r a t e 6 p t Width Mag Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 99 2 51 2 6 2 96 7 52 6 R 5 9 15 12 Y 7x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 6 9 17 5 14 20 7 52 6 42 X 41 4 105 2 84 _ H e i g h t M a g i n f i c a t i o n CG Triumvirate g m 1 100 in 5 9 41 38 1 10 mm 14 99 105 1 dots 12 84 B 8 Fonts ...

Page 165: ... Mag Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 1 2 54 3 3 7 62 9 7 3 18 6 22 7x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 9 22 9 27 21 53 3 63 51 3 130 4 154 Height Magnification 300 DPI 1x 7x CG Triumvirate 1 100 in 9 63 1 10 mm 22 9 160 2 dots 27 189 Fonts B 9 ...

Page 166: ...inimum Average Maximum 1x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 1 3 3 4 4 4 7 11 8 14 9 6 24 5 29 7x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 9 3 23 7 28 32 7 83 98 67 7 171 8 203 Height Magnification 300 DPI 1x 7x CG Triumvirate 1 100 in 10 7 74 7 1 10 mm 27 1 189 6 dots 32 224 B 10 Fonts ...

Page 167: ...nimum Average Maximum 1x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 1 7 4 2 5 5 3 13 5 16 10 7 27 1 32 7x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 11 7 29 6 35 37 3 94 8 112 74 7 189 6 224 Height Magnification 300 DPI 1x 7x CG Triumvirate 1 100 in 11 7 81 7 1 10 mm 29 6 207 4 dots 35 245 Fonts B 11 ...

Page 168: ...inimum Average Maximum 1x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 2 5 1 6 7 6 19 4 23 15 7 39 8 47 7x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 14 35 5 42 53 7 136 3 161 47 119 4 141 Height Magnification 300 DPI 1x 7x CG Triumvirate 1 100 in 17 7 8123 7 1 10 mm 44 8 314 1 dots 53 371 B 12 Fonts ...

Page 169: ...bers in your format when designating new fonts 1 49 Resident fonts bitmapped only 50 99 Resident fonts scalable only 100 499 Customer generated RAM fonts bitmapped 500 999 Monarch s optional ROM fonts bitmapped and scalable 1000 8999 Monarch s optional RAM fonts bitmapped 9000 9999 Monarch s optional RAM fonts scalable only If you use a font number that is not a standard font for your printer make...

Page 170: ...Call Technical Support for more information Example W 200 A N 68 p font data p font data p Use this number in T8 or in C5 See Defining Text Fields or Defining Constant Text Fields in Chapter 3 for more information Example T 1 10 V 30 10 0 200 1 1 B L 0 0 0 p C 50 30 0 200 1 1 B L 0 0 MONARCH 0 p Defines a text and constant text field using the downloaded 200 font FontNumber FontNumber FontNumber B...

Page 171: ... the symbol sets and code pages the printer supports S u p p o r t e d S y m b o l S e t s a n d C o d e Pa g e s The printers support these symbol sets and code pages N Internal Symbol Set N ASCII Symbol Set N DOS Code Page 437 N DOS Code Page 850 Symbol Sets Code Pages C 1 ...

Page 172: ...fonts U s i n g C o d e 1 2 8 Fu n c t i o n C o d e s This table lists the characters for Bar Code 128 function codes These functions are used with scanners Code Function Code 201 F1 202 F2 203 F3 204 F4 E n t e r i n g E x t e n d e d C h a r a c t e r s When using extended characters in your batch data file type a tilde in front of the three digit code For example if you want to include the cha...

Page 173: ... the character code add the column number and row number for the character For example to produce the character you would press Alt 126 column 14 row 112 I n t e r n a l S y m b o l S e t Symbol Sets Code Pages C 3 ...

Page 174: ...A N S I S y m b o l S e t C 4 Symbol Sets Code Pages ...

Page 175: ...B o l d C h a r a c t e r S e t Symbol Sets Code Pages C 5 ...

Page 176: ...O C RA C h a r a c t e r S e t C 6 Symbol Sets Code Pages ...

Page 177: ...C o d e Pa g e 4 3 7 L a t i n U S Symbol Sets Code Pages C 7 ...

Page 178: ...C o d e Pa g e 8 5 0 L a t i n 1 C 8 Symbol Sets Code Pages ...

Page 179: ...r 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 ENQ 05 5 ETB 17 23 ACK 06 6 CAN 18 24 BEL 07 7 EM 19 25 Backspace 08 8 SUB 1A 26 Tab 09 9 Escape 1B 27 linefeed 0A 10 cursor right 1C 28 home 0B 11 cursor left 1D 29 form feed 0C 12 cursor up 1E 30 carriage return 0D 13 cursor down 1F 31 SO 0E 14 space 20 32 SI 0F 15 21 33 DLE 10 16 22 34 D...

Page 180: ...C 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 4A 74 4 34 52 K 4B 75 5 35 53 L 4C 76 6 36 54 M 4D 77 7 37 55 N 4E 78 8 38 56 O 4F 79 9 39 57 P 50 80 3A 58 Q 51 81 C 10 Symbol Sets Code Pages ...

Page 181: ...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 95 v 76 118 60 96 w 77 119 a 61 97 x 78 120 b 62 98 y 79 121 c 63 99 z 7A 122 d 64 100 7B 123 e 65 101 p 7C 124 f 66 102 7D 125 g 67 103 7E 126 h 68 104 delete 7F 127 Symbol Sets Code Pages C 11 ...

Page 182: ... 2A 00001011 0B 00101011 2B 00001100 0C 00101100 2C 00001101 0D 00101101 2D 00001110 0E 00101110 2E 00001111 0F 00101111 2F 00010000 10 00110000 30 00010001 11 00110001 31 00010010 12 00110010 32 00010011 13 00110011 33 00010100 14 00110100 34 00010101 15 00110101 35 00010110 16 00110110 36 00010111 17 00110111 37 00011000 18 00111000 38 00011001 19 00111001 39 00011010 1A 00111010 3A 00011011 1B ...

Page 183: ...01010 4A 01101010 6A 01001011 4B 01101011 6B 01001100 4C 01101100 6C 01001101 4D 01101101 6D 01001110 4E 01101110 6E 01001111 4F 01101111 6F 01010000 50 01110000 70 01010001 51 01110001 71 01010010 52 01110010 72 01010011 53 01110011 73 01010100 54 01110100 74 01010101 55 01110101 75 01010110 56 01110110 76 01010111 57 01110111 77 01011000 58 01111000 78 01011001 59 01111001 79 01011010 5A 0111101...

Page 184: ...01010 8A 10101010 AA 10001011 8B 10101011 AB 10001100 8C 10101100 AC 10001101 8D 10101101 AD 10001110 8E 10101110 AE 10001111 8F 10101111 AF 10010000 90 10110000 B0 10010001 91 10110001 B1 10010010 92 10110010 B2 10010011 93 10110011 B3 10010100 94 10110100 B4 10010101 95 10110101 B5 10010110 96 10110110 B6 10010111 97 10110111 B7 10011000 98 10111000 B8 10011001 99 10111001 B9 10011010 9A 1011101...

Page 185: ...01010 CA 11101010 EA 11001011 CB 11101011 EB 11001100 CC 11101100 EC 11001101 CD 11101101 ED 11001110 CE 11101110 EE 11001111 CF 11101111 EF 11010000 D0 11110000 F0 11010001 D1 11110001 F1 11010010 D2 11110010 F2 11010011 D3 11110011 F3 11010100 D4 11110100 F4 11010101 D5 11110101 F5 11010110 D6 11110110 F6 11010111 D7 11110111 F7 11011000 D8 11111000 F8 11011001 D9 11111001 F9 11011010 DA 1111101...

Page 186: ... 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 O F F W h i t e D o t s 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 C 16 Symbol Sets Code Pages ...

Page 187: ...ats batch data and check digit schemes You may want to keep copies of the completed forms for your records N Online Configuration Worksheet N Batch Worksheet N Check Digit Worksheet N Supply Layout Grids Inches Metric Dots N Format Worksheet N Format Sample Worksheet Format Design Tools D 1 ...

Page 188: ... HEADER START OF HEADER PARAMETER SEPARATOR CHAR STRING FIELD SEPARATOR END OF TRANSMISSION DATA ESCAPE IMMED COMMAND E CONTROL CHARACTERS STATUS REQUEST JOB REQUEST HEADER SUPPLY TYPE RIBBON ON FEED MODE SUPPLY POSN B SUPPLY SETUP HEADER CURRENCY SYMBOL SECONDARY DECIMALS D MONETARY FORMATTING HEADER ACTION DISPENSE POSITION BACK FEED DISTANCE G BACK FEED CONTROL HEADER CONTRAST PRINT ADJUST MARG...

Page 189: ... NEW UPDATE B4 QUANTITY B BATCH HEADER E1 HEADER E2 FEED MODE E3 BATCH SEP E4 PRINT MULT E5 MULTI PART E6 CUT TYPE E BATCH CONTROL E7 CUT MULT BATCH DATA DATA 1 FIELD BATCH CONTINUATION DATA C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ...

Page 190: ...C h e c k D i g i t Wo r k s h e e t ...

Page 191: ...Supply Layout Inches 8 0 7 5 7 0 6 5 6 0 5 5 5 0 4 5 4 0 3 5 3 0 2 5 2 0 1 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 2 ...

Page 192: ...Supply Layout Metric 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 107 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 203 ...

Page 193: ...Supply Layout Dots 0 0 0 0 96 192 288 384 480 576 672 768 806 480 384 288 192 96 576 672 768 864 960 1056 1152 1536 1440 1344 1248 ...

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Page 195: ...TION 42 R1 HEADER R1 HEADER R2 CODE R2 CODE R3 L R R4 CHARACTER R3 APP CODE Pad Data Price Field OPTION 61 Reimage Field R R R R R R R R R 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 R1 HEADER R2 CODE R3 INPUT B B B B BAR CODE FIELDS B1 HEADER B2 FIELD B3 OF CHAR B4 FIX VAR B5 ROW B6 COLUMN B7 FONT B8 DENSITY B9 HEIGHT B10 TEXT B11 ALIGNMENT B12 FIELD ROT R R R R 1 1 1 1 R1 HEADER R2 CODE R3 FIXED CHAR IN QUOTES O...

Page 196: ...N 42 R1 HEADER R1 HEADER R2 CODE R2 CODE R3 L R R4 CHARACTER R3 APP CODE Pad Data Price Field OPTION 61 Reimage Field R R R R R R R R R 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 R1 HEADER R2 CODE R3 INPUT B B B B BAR CODE FIELDS B1 HEADER B2 FIELD B3 OF CHAR B4 FIX VAR B5 ROW B6 COLUMN B7 FONT B8 DENSITY B9 HEIGHT B10 TEXT B11 ALIGNMENT B12 FIELD ROT R R R R 1 1 1 1 R1 HEADER R2 CODE R3 FIXED CHAR IN QUOTES OPTI...

Page 197: ... you have changed the font Magnifying these fonts causes some jaggedness to occur Buffer Storage area in the printer s memory that holds specific data images formats etc Field Can be text bar codes lines boxes constant or non printable text It is the result of a field definition Field Definition Any string of parameters that pertain to one field A field definition begins with a field identifier su...

Page 198: ...hin a format that applies special formatting to a field This line always begins with R and must immediately follow the field it applies to Packet B 1 N 1 p 2 Monarch p Any string of characters within Pre image A way to optimize the printer because it images the fields while data is collected After the last field is imaged the label prints almost immediately Proportionally Spaced Fonts All characte...

Page 199: ... you have changed the font Magnifying these fonts causes some jaggedness to occur Buffer Storage area in the printer s memory that holds specific data images formats etc Field Can be text bar codes lines boxes constant or non printable text It is the result of a field definition Field Definition Any string of parameters that pertain to one field A field definition begins with a field identifier su...

Page 200: ...hin a format that applies special formatting to a field This line always begins with R and must immediately follow the field it applies to Packet B 1 N 1 p 2 Monarch p Any string of characters within Pre image A way to optimize the printer because it images the fields while data is collected After the last field is imaged the label prints almost immediately Proportionally Spaced Fonts All characte...

Page 201: ... 3 15 batch canceling printing 2 16 clearing data from memory 2 18 downloading sample 6 2 overview of packet 6 3 batch control field defining 6 4 syntax 6 4 sample 6 4 batch data field defining 6 5 syntax 6 5 sample 6 5 using entered copied data 6 6 batch header syntax 6 3 defining 6 3 sample 6 3 using zero quantities 9 2 batch method of downloading explained 6 9 batch quantity zero downloading ex...

Page 202: ...37 table C 7 850 table C 8 entering C 2 International characters 2 8 selecting C 2 communication packet syntax 2 14 using a mode command 2 2 compatibility considering unit of measure 1 6 compliance label including in a field 5 19 configuration types of 2 2 uploaded from printer 2 6 configuration packets communication settings packet F 2 14 guidelines 2 7 header 2 5 monetary formatting packet D 2 1...

Page 203: ...ters packet E 2 12 print control packet C 2 10 supply setup packet B 2 9 system setup packet A 2 8 text fields 3 3 density using option 50 to customize 4 7 design tools about the grid 1 6 check digit worksheet D 3 format worksheet D 1 online configuration worksheet D 2 worksheet overview 1 8 designing a format 1 4 drawing a sketch 1 6 field type considerations 1 7 filling in worksheets 1 8 font co...

Page 204: ...a type 1 7 finding trailing spaces 9 5 font considerations 1 8 padding 4 6 picking a font 1 8 repeating parameters 9 4 text field rotation 3 6 types briefly described 1 7 using a worksheet 1 8 using data entry copied fields 6 6 fixed data in constant text field 3 18 in text field 3 3 flow control selection 2 14 font legal information B 13 overview 1 8 TrueType 2 8 B 1 font packets clearing from me...

Page 205: ...p getting 8 4 hex graphic packet sample 5 16 human readable characters placement considerations 9 5 selecting for a bar code 3 15 I imaging repeating parameters 9 4 using zero batch headers 9 2 imaging time when to use scalable fonts 9 4 immediate commands enabling 2 16 sending 2 16 table 2 16 when to use 2 16 including compliance label in a format 5 19 graphic image 5 19 incrementing fields fixin...

Page 206: ... multiple printer types 1 6 memory clearing packets 2 18 storing images in RAM 5 8 merging copied data 4 5 fields with option 4 4 4 mode command sample 2 2 modifying formats 6 10 modulus description of check digit calc 4 11 in sum of digits 4 13 in sum of products 4 12 monetary decimal selection 2 11 formatting syntax 2 11 list of options 2 11 symbol selection 2 11 symbol setting 2 11 monospaced f...

Page 207: ...ncation 4 8 width length 4 9 placing human readables 9 5 polling for status overview 7 1 positioning graphic image in a field 5 11 graphic image in a format 5 11 graphic image in a packet 5 10 price fields monetary formatting 2 11 restrictions with incrementing 4 2 print adjustments 2 7 print area 1 5 maximum size 1 5 print contrast vert adjustment selection 2 10 print control in batch control fie...

Page 208: ...n of 7 8 requesting printer status explanation of 7 2 overview 7 1 resetting packet control characters 2 14 response to job request 0 2 7 9 to job request 3 7 10 to job request 4 7 12 ribbon selection 2 9 rotating bar codes 3 15 constant text characters 3 18 constant text fields 3 18 text characters 3 6 text fields 3 6 rough sketches 1 6 run length graphic packet sample 5 17 S sample bar code dens...

Page 209: ...h 2 10 ribbon 2 9 serial communication 2 2 stop bits 2 14 supply size 3 2 supply type position 2 9 unit of measure 3 2 word length 2 14 size of monospaced fonts B 4 proportaional fonts B 7 smart imaging 9 1 source field of copy data 4 4 speed adjustment selection 2 10 status polling overview 7 1 stop bits selection 2 14 storage device 5 8 storing images 5 8 images in RAM 5 8 sum of digits calculat...

Page 210: ... modifying character height 3 4 modifying character spacing 3 4 3 16 modifying character width 3 4 placing proportionally spaced characters 3 3 rotating 3 6 syntax 3 3 thickness line 3 22 trailing spaces finding 9 5 transparent overlay explanation 3 5 TrueType font 2 8 B 1 types of fields brief description 1 7 U unit of measure setting 3 2 uploading configuration 2 6 font packet 2 19 V variable le...

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