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Defining the Monetary Formatting Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Defining the Control Characters Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

Resetting Control Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Defining the Communication Settings Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Defining the Memory Configuration Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Checking Current Buffer Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18

About Memory Buffers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18

Buffer Worksheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20

Buffer Allocation Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21

Using Immediate Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21

Enabling Immediate Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22

Sending Immediate Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22

Clearing Packets from Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24

Using the Font Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25

D E F I N I N G F I E L D S

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Defining the Format Header. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Defining Text Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Defining Bar Code Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Defining Non-Printable Text Fields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Defining Constant Text Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

Defining Line Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17

Line Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17

Defining Box Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20

D E F I N I N G F I E L D O P T I O N S

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Applying Field Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Combining Field Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Option 1 (Fixed Data). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Option 4 (Copy Data) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Merging Fields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Sub-Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Table of Contents

Содержание Monarch 9412

Страница 2: ...ration 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 Le pr...

Страница 3: ...idering Field Types 2 6 Considering Fonts 2 6 Using the Format Worksheet 2 7 Filling in the Format Worksheet 2 7 CONFIGURING THE PRINTER 3 1 Setting Communication Parameters 3 2 Using Parallel Communications 3 2 Using MPCLII Conventions 3 3 MPCLII Punctuation 3 3 Standard Syntax Guidelines 3 3 Using Online Configuration Packets 3 5 Configuration Packet Header 3 5 Configuration Syntax Guidelines 3 ...

Страница 4: ...s 3 21 Enabling Immediate Commands 3 22 Sending Immediate Commands 3 22 Clearing Packets from Memory 3 24 Using the Font Packet 3 25 DEFINING FIELDS 4 1 Defining the Format Header 4 2 Defining Text Fields 4 3 Defining Bar Code Fields 4 7 Defining Non Printable Text Fields 4 12 Defining Constant Text Fields 4 14 Defining Line Fields 4 17 Line Types 4 17 Defining Box Fields 4 20 DEFINING FIELD OPTIO...

Страница 5: ...sing Check Digits 5 14 Sum of Products Calculation 5 15 Sum of Digits Calculation 5 16 PRINTING 6 1 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 6 Merged or Sub Fields 6 6 Incrementing Fields 6 6 Downloading Methods 6 7 Sequential Method 6 7 Batch Method 6 7 Batch Quantity Zero Method 6 7 Modifying Format...

Страница 6: ...r Message 8 4 If the PC and Printer Aren t Communicating 8 4 Calling Technical Support 8 5 ERRORS 9 1 Data Errors 9 2 Communication Failures 9 10 Data Formatting Failures 9 12 Machine Faults 9 13 PRINTER OPTIMIZATION 10 1 Adjusting the Print Quality 10 1 Reducing Imaging Time 10 3 General Format Tips and Hints 10 5 SAMPLES A 1 Sample UPCA Format Packet A 2 Sample MaxiCode Packets A 3 Mode 0 Sample...

Страница 7: ...t or Code Page C 1 Selecting the Internal Symbol Set C 1 Selecting the ANSI Symbol Set C 2 Selecting the 437 or 850 Code Page C 2 Using Code 128 Function Codes C 2 Entering Extended Characters 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 C 7 Code Page 850 C 8 ASCII to Hexadecimal Conversion Chart C 9 FORMAT DESIGN TOOLS D 1 Online Conf...

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Страница 9: ...s type of format u 9412 V 1 0 or greater u 9413 V 1 0 or greater u 9414 V 1 0 or greater A b o u t T h i s 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 executing basic MS DOS commands This chapter u describes the significant differences between the printers u creates a sample MPCLII packet u shows how to download a sample p...

Страница 10: ...in Power Up Mode Online Online Online Feed Mode Continuous On Demand Continuous On Demand Continuous On Demand Ribbon Yes Yes No direct only Supplies Tags or Labels Tags or Labels Tags or Labels Field Number Range 0 999 0 999 0 999 Batch Separator Yes No Yes 2D bar codes Yes Yes Yes Memory 128K battery backed RAM 128K battery backed RAM 512K Flash Parallel Port Yes Yes Yes You can create larger im...

Страница 11: ...g for more information C r e a t i n g a n M P C L I I F o r m a t P a c k e 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 Make sure supplies are loaded the printer is connected to the host a...

Страница 12: ...pe 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 field data 2 DAYTON OHIO p 8 Save your file as SAMPLE FMT 9 Type MODE COM1 9600 N 8 1 at the DOS prompt if you are using serial communications This sets the communication parameters at your host These communication parameters must match those at your print...

Страница 13: ...checklist for operators to follow each day Here are a few suggested items Turn on the printer and host make sure ribbon and supplies are loaded make sure communication parameters are set and download packets from the host to the printer You may want to keep records of supplies that have been printed A good way to do this is to design a print log for operators to complete at the end of the day Here...

Страница 14: ...1 6 Getting Started ...

Страница 15: ... This chapter describes how to u determine what kind of information to use in your format u use the Supply Layout Grid and Format Worksheet u categorize data into field types u select fonts to use in your format Designing a Format 2 1 ...

Страница 16: ...rough sketch of your label You may want to draw several variations to see what works best See Drawing Rough Sketches for more information 4 Identify the field types that appear on your label See Considering Field Types for more information 5 Decide which fonts you want to use See Considering Fonts for more information 6 Fill out your Format Worksheet See Using the Format Worksheet for more informa...

Страница 17: ...m left corner of the label For these printers the print area is in the center of the label Check the table to determine the maximum print area Printer Unit of Measure Maximum Supply Size Width x Length Maximum Print Area Width x Length 9412 English 1 100 236 x 600 200 x 600 Metric 1 10mm 599 x 1524 508 x 1524 Dots 1 203 dots 479 x 1218 406 x 1218 9413 English 425 x 400 400 x 400 Metric 1080 x 1016...

Страница 18: ...l Note any areas that are preprinted on the label such as a logo As soon as you know what information to include on the label and you have a rough sketch you can use a supply layout grid to help you layout and size your label If you do not want to use a grid go to Considering Field Types to choose what information you want on your label U s i n g S u p p l y L a y o u t G r i d s A supply layout g...

Страница 19: ...d in 1 10 millimeters mm u Graphic The printer uses dots to print images on a label The printhead has 203 dots per inch DPI Choose English or Metric units when designing formats to use with different printers English or Metric units allow more direct use of formats on printers with different density printheads If you want to use supply layout grids a copy of each is in Appendix D Format Design Too...

Страница 20: ...an be scanned item or serial numbers zip codes information you don t want to have visible to customers Constant Text Prints fixed characters that do not change company name company address Line or Box Highlights or separates items line marking out the regular price border around the supply Non Printable Text Holds data for later use such as for merging into another field The printer does not print...

Страница 21: ...gn Tools F i l l i n g i n t h e F o r m a t W o r k s h e e t Decide what type of field to use on your label 1 Make a copy of the Format Worksheet 2 Define the Format Header 3 Define all non printable text fields before you define the ones you want to print See Defining Non printable Text Fields in Chapter 4 for more information 4 Define options as you require them See Chapter 5 Defining Field Op...

Страница 22: ...2 8 Designing a Format ...

Страница 23: ...scusses how to u set communication parameters u upload the printer s configuration or font information u configure the printer using online configuration packets u use immediate commands to control the printer s operation at any time Configuring the Printer 3 1 ...

Страница 24: ...ommunication parameters for your printer On MS DOS computers you can use the MODE command to set communication values on your PC For example MODE COM1 9600 N 8 1 This command sets your host to these communication values u a baud rate of 9600 u no parity u 8 bit word length u 1 stop bit U s i n g P a 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 parall...

Страница 25: ...dentify 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 See Defining the Control Characters Packet to change these characters S t a n d a r d S y n t a x G u i d e l i n e s When creating MPCLII pa...

Страница 26: ...printable text fields before the field to which they apply u Define options immediately after the field to which they apply u Multiple options can be used with most fields Options can be used in any combination except as noted with each definition u Keep in mind that proportionally spaced fonts need wider fields than monospaced fonts For variable field data use a letter W to determine the maximum ...

Страница 27: ...uration worksheet in Appendix D Format Design Tools and save the original Packets A M are listed on 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 or batch to the printer before the changes take effect C o n f i g u r a t i o n...

Страница 28: ...ader I Configuration Packet Identifier A parameter 1 parameter 5 p System Setup End of Header You can also add a configuration to non volatile RAM or specify units for supply print and margin 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 Syntax header ID action devic...

Страница 29: ...on packets does not change For example I C 0 50 0 0 0 p uses the default contrast moves print 50 dots 025 inches closer to the bottom of the supply and does not change the margin adjustment prints at the default print speed and uses the default printhead width Example I 0 U N p Uploads the printer configuration from non volatile RAM and returns the following to the host A 0 0 0 0 p B 1 0 0 0 0 0 p...

Страница 30: ...s C o n f i g u r a t i o n S y n t a x G u i d e l i n e s When creating a printer configuration packet u Follow the Standard Syntax Guidelines listed at the beginning of this chapter u Begin a packet with the configuration header I u Download multiple configuration packets within one packet or download a single configuration packet u Include the first five ANSI codes at a minimum in the control ...

Страница 31: ... A4 sep_on Batch Separators Options 0 Does not print a separator default for all printers 1 Prints a separator A5 slash_zero Slash Zero Options 0 Print a standard zero default for all printers 1 Print a zero with a slash through it A6 symbol_set Symbol Set Options 0 Internal Monarch default for all printers 1 ANSI 2 Code Page 437 3 Code Page 850 Example I A 0 0 1 1 0 p Powers up the printer in the...

Страница 32: ...NOTE The 9414 printer does not support a ribbon B4 feed_mode Feed Mode Options 0 Continuous operation default for all printers 1 On demand mode For the 9412 9413 printers you must have the on demand sensor installed to use on demand mode Also the feed mode is determined by the presence of the on demand sensor not from this parameter If the on demand sensor is open you are using on demand mode If t...

Страница 33: ...0 is the default for all printers Adjusts where data prints vertically on the supply Increase the print position to move print up decrease to move print down C4 margin_adj 99 to 99 in 1 203 inch 0 is the default for all printers 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 a...

Страница 34: ...k 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 NOTE To use these symbols select the internal symbol set D3 secondary Secondary Sign Options 0 No secondary sign default for all printers 1 Print secondary sign NOTE Secondary symbols only print if you desi...

Страница 35: ... packets using the new characters Use the following syntax for the control characters packet Notice all but the first parameter are within quotation marks Syntax I E ANSI_cd string1 string2 p E1 E Control Characters Packet E2 ANSI_cd 123 Start of header left bracket 044 Parameter comma separator 034 Quoted strings quotes 124 Field separator p pipe sign 125 End of header right bracket 126 Data esca...

Страница 36: ...ange You must send the control characters packet to enable the immediate commands An immediate command will execute immediately even if it is embedded within quotation marks and all data following the command in the string will be ignored Example I E 123 063 034 124 125 126 094 p Changes the parameter separator character from to The other control characters remain unchanged It also enables the imm...

Страница 37: ...nt during this interval will be lost Make sure the host communication values match the values on the printer Syntax I F baud word_length stop_bits parity flow_control p F1 F Communication Settings Packet F2 baud Baud Rate Options 0 1200 3 9600 default for all printers 1 2400 4 19200 2 4800 5 38400 F3 word_length Word Length Options 0 7 bit word length 1 8 bit word length default for all printers F...

Страница 38: ... configuration packet does not accept decimals so enter whole numbers Multiply the amount to reallocate in K by 10 For example To reallocate in K Enter this amount 1 10 1 5 15 2 20 2 5 25 32 320 153 1530 229 5 2295 Each buffer s allocated memory remains in effect until that buffer is reallocated For this reason you may want to reallocate all the buffers when reallocating any buffer If you realloca...

Страница 39: ...wing table lists the configured buffer sizes and min max values for your printer Buffer Type 9412 9413 9414 Transmit Non Volatile 1K 5K 4K 1K 5K 4K Receive Non Volatile 2K 2K 64K 2K 2K 64K Image Non Volatile 67K 38 5K 512K 83K 38 5K 512K Downloadable Fonts Non Volatile 10K 8K 512K 10K 8K 512K Scalable Fonts NA NA NA Formats Formats and Batches Non Volatile 16K 16K 512K 16K 16K 512K Internal NA can...

Страница 40: ... buffer 16K M I N 3200 p Image buffer 320K Make sure memory is available before adding memory to a buffer In the above example if the image buffer M I N 3200 was defined before the downloadable fonts and scalable fonts buffers M D N 80 and M V N 160 were defined an error would have occurred A b o u t M e m o r y B u f f e r s Transmit Buffer Used to send ENQ job and upload responses This buffer mu...

Страница 41: ...he required format buffer size Linecount x 50 1024 Linecount is the number of lines in your format packet including the format header and all the options The result of the above calculation is in kilobytes Downloadable Fonts Buffer Used to store downloaded soft bitmapped fonts To determine the size of your downloadable fonts send a font packet See Using the Font Packet for more information Scalabl...

Страница 42: ...B u f f e r W o r k s h e e t Make copies of this page to use as a buffer worksheet 3 20 Configuring the Printer ...

Страница 43: ...e second line allocates 6K for the transmit buffer and 4K is the maximum for that buffer If you define a buffer size that exceeds the maximum value an error occurs However no information is lost u Whenever the printer accepts a memory configuration packet it takes effect immediately causing a printer reset Any information contained in the buffers is lost Resend your formats batches graphics or fon...

Страница 44: ...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...

Страница 45: ...n be any ASCII character MC Returns the customer ID or RPQ version to the host 00 to 99 MI Returns the customer ID or RPQ revision level to the host 00 to 99 MM Returns the model number to the host 12 9412 13 9413 14 9414 MP Returns the prototype number to the host 00 to 99 MR Returns the revision number to the host 00 to 99 MV Returns the version number to the host 00 to 99 PR Resets the printer ...

Страница 46: ...r 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 B Batch F Format W Font 2 packet Identification number of the packet to clear 1 999 or font number 0 9999 0 is for...

Страница 47: ... is for all fonts 1 5 digits is the font number Example 11 is the standard printer font CG Triumvirate W3 action Action Options A Adds the specified font C Clears all or specified fonts except ones in ROM H Uploads font size information W4 device Device Options F Flash 9414 only N Non volatile RAM 9412 9413 default R Volatile RAM 9414 default If you are creating fonts you need to have font data in...

Страница 48: ... 15 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 Spacing Monospaced 0 or proportional 1 Type Bitmapped 0 or scalable 1 Baseline Bottom of the font Cell Width Horizontal number of dots to contain the widest character Cell Height Vertical number of dots to contain the tallest character Nominal Width Average width for lower ...

Страница 49: ...I N I N G F I E L D S 4 This chapter provides a reference for defining u the format header u text constant text fields and non printable text fields u bar code fields u line and box fields Defining Fields 4 1 ...

Страница 50: ...ists the values for the specified parameters English measurements are used throughout the rest of the chapter Printer Unit of Measure Supply Length Supply Width Row or End Row Column or End Column 9412 Maximum print area 2 x6 English Metric Dots 38 600 97 1524 77 1218 120 200 305 508 244 406 0 599 0 1523 0 1217 0 199 0 507 0 405 9413 Maximum print area 4 x4 English Metric Dots 38 400 97 1016 77 81...

Страница 51: ...text requires a separate definition Syntax T field of char fix var row column gap font hgt mag wid mag color alignment char rot field rot sym set p T1 T Text Field T2 field Unique number from 0 999 to identify this field T3 of char Maximum number of printed characters is 0 2710 in the field T4 fix var Fixed or variable length field Options F Fixed length V Variable length T5 row For monospaced fon...

Страница 52: ...itional spacing is added to the existing inter character gap This is also true for proportionally spaced fonts but remember that the inter character gap varies with character combinations Any number other than 0 or the default number affects your field width Default spacing Standard 3 dots Reduced 1 dot Bold 3 dots OCRA like 3 dots CG Triumvirate Bold varies with each letter CG Triumvirate varies ...

Страница 53: ... are two types of field color 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 because fields are imaged in the order they are received If a line field is defined before the over...

Страница 54: ...of field T14 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 of field points to bottom of supply 3 Top of field points to right of su...

Страница 55: ...es a separate definition Syntax B field of char fix var row column font density height text alignment field rot p B1 B Bar Code Field B2 field Unique number from 0 999 to identify this field B3 of char Maximum number of characters If the bar code uses a check digit allow an extra character for the check digit The actual maximum number of characters is limited by the size of the label and bar code ...

Страница 56: ...o 99 V B5 row Distance from bottom of the print area to the pivot point of the field The pivot point varies depending on how the field is justified Pivot points Remember to include text or numbers that may appear with the bar code for the row measurement 9412 9414 ranges English 0 599 9413 range English 0 399 Left Center Right Justified Fields Balanced Fields End Justified Fields 4 8 Defining Fiel...

Страница 57: ...d label edges or other data B7 font Bar code Options 1 UPCA 2 UPCE 3 Interleaved 2 of 5 4 Code 39 no check digit 5 Codabar 6 EAN8 7 EAN13 8 Code 128 10 UPCA 2 11 UPCA 5 12 UPCE 2 13 UPCE 5 14 EAN8 2 15 EAN8 5 16 EAN13 2 17 EAN13 5 22 POSTNET 23 Code 93 32 PDF417 33 MaxiCode 40 Code 39 MOD 43 check digit NOTE For more information about the MaxiCode bar code see Appendix A Samples B8 density Bar cod...

Страница 58: ... 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 to Z Codabar NW7 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 2 1 3 0 4 6 5 1 8 4 9 2 10 1 8 39 4 6 29 6 4 19 7 4 19 7 2 9 9 ...

Страница 59: ...nsity 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 15 to 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 ...

Страница 60: ...tion 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 Use for MaxiCode 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 Example B 3 12 V 150 40 1 2 80 7 L 0 p Defines a bar code field field 3 with 12 cha...

Страница 61: ... another field See Option 4 Copy Data in Chapter 5 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 5 for more information Field Data Field Type 1 20374 Non printable 2 339 Non printable 3 8 Non printable 4 15 Non printable 5 20374339815 Bar Code Each non printable...

Страница 62: ... the average size of the characters Mark the pivot point of your field 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 are...

Страница 63: ...eld or an L for an average width field C8 color Options for standard printer fonts B Opaque Normal Black Normal D Opaque Normal White Normal O Transparent Normal Black Normal R Opaque Normal White Normal W Opaque Normal White Normal There are two types of field color overlay attributes Transparent The overlay field text or constant text does not block out or erase existing fields Opaque The overla...

Страница 64: ... pivot point which varies depending 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 Multilingual NOTE The CG Triumvirate fonts support only the ANSI and DOS Code Page Symbol Sets See Appendix C...

Страница 65: ... percent of any given square inch of the label L i n e Ty p e 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 ...

Страница 66: ...d row If Using Segments Row location of ending point Measure from bottom of print area Ranges same as row above On horizontal lines this value must match 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 ...

Страница 67: ...elow for reference write the desired line thickness 1 to 99 in box L7 Measured in dots NOTE Line thickness fills upward on horizontal lines or to the right on vertical lines L8 pattern Line pattern Enter Example L S 110 30 110 150 10 p Defines a horizontal line field as a segment starting at row 110 column 30 and ending at row 110 column 150 The line thickness is 10 dots Defining Fields 4 19 ...

Страница 68: ...ercent of any given square inch of the label Syntax Q row column end row end col thickness pattern p Q1 Q Box Quadrilateral Field Q2 row Distance from bottom of print area to lower left corner of box 9412 9414 ranges English 0 599 9413 range English 0 399 Q3 column Distance from left edge of print area to lower left corner of box 9412 range English 0 199 9413 9414 ranges English 0 399 See Defining...

Страница 69: ...eference write the desired line thickness 1 to 99 in box Q6 Measure in dots NOTE Boxes fill inward so make sure your boxes do not overwrite other fields Q7 pattern Line pattern Enter Example Q 240 30 270 150 3 p Defines a box field starting at row 240 column 30 It ends at row 270 column 150 It has a thickness of 3 dots Defining Fields 4 21 ...

Страница 70: ...4 22 Defining Fields ...

Страница 71: ...ield must be previously defined before you can apply any field option to it Define options immediately after the field to which they apply C o m b i n i n g F i e l d O p t i o n s You can use more than one option with most fields For example you can use Option 4 to copy data from another field and then use Option 30 to pad the field When you use multiple options for the same field you must place ...

Страница 72: ...tax R option parameter parameter p R1 R Indicates field option header R2 option Option number supported on all printers 1 Define fixed characters 4 Copy data from previous field 30 Pad data to left or right with specified character 31 Generate check digit 42 Format as a price field 50 Define bar code densities 51 Define security and truncation of PDF417 bar codes 52 Define width or length of PDF41...

Страница 73: ...ed positions Any spaces in the phrase are fixed characters Range 0 2710 NOTE 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 four and five The other positions are variable Example R 1 MONARCH p MONARCH appears as a fixed field in this example To fi...

Страница 74: ...or the maximum 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 0 999 R4 src start Position number in the source field of the first character to be copied Cha...

Страница 75: ... 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...

Страница 76: ...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 P a d d i n g If you have a variable length bar code that you want to occupy a fixed amount...

Страница 77: ...git bar code Syntax R 31 gen ver check digit p R1 R Option Header R2 31 Option 31 R3 gen ver Enter G to generate a check digit R4 check digit Specifies a check digit scheme Enter a number that identifies a check digit scheme that has been defined For more information see Using Check Digits Range 1 10 Example R 31 G 5 p Generates a check digit using the previously defined check digit scheme 5 Defin...

Страница 78: ...2 R3 appearance code Enter 1 to print price field in standard notation as defined by country setting Use the monetary formatting packet to select monetary notations and symbols by country setting See Defining the Monetary Formatting Packet for more information See Appendix C Symbol Sets Code Pages to make sure the monetary symbol you want to use is printable in the font selected for this field For...

Страница 79: ...gnored by the printer Do not use Option 50 with fixed density bar codes Syntax R 50 narrow wide gap nar_space wide_space p R1 R Option Header R2 50 Option 50 R3 narrow Dot width of the narrow element Range 1 99 R4 wide Dot width of the wide element Range 1 99 R5 gap Additional dot space between characters Enter a value of 1 to 99 Code 39 and Codabar only R6 nar_space Additional dot width of the na...

Страница 80: ... in any order following the bar code field As the security level is increased so is the size of your PDF417 bar code For each level increased the bar code will double in size Syntax R 51 security stand default p R1 R Option Header R2 51 Indicates Option 51 R3 security Security level ranges from 0 8 0 is the default Higher security levels add data to a bar code improving scan reliability Some damag...

Страница 81: ... bar code field the default settings are used You can only use this option once per PDF417 bar code field Syntax R 52 row column dimension p R1 R Option Header R2 52 Indicates Option 52 R3 row column Indicates if you are defining the number of rows or columns R Row C Column If you specify rows the bar code expands in columns or vice versa R4 dimension The number of rows or columns defined for the ...

Страница 82: ... portion of field If this value is not entered the default value 1 is used Range 0 2710 R6 r pos Rightmost position in inc dec portion of field If this value is not used the entire field length is used as the default Range 0 2710 Example R 60 I 5 1 6 p Increments a field by 5 each time the field is printed The field increments beginning with the first left position and ending with the sixth positi...

Страница 83: ...n some cases neighboring fields that do not change constant fields may be covered with white space from the changing field s variable fields area Use this option to reimage the constant field or it may appear broken The most common use for this option is with incrementing fields on your label because they may cover a constant field Syntax R 61 p R1 R Option Header R2 61 Option 61 Example R 61 p Re...

Страница 84: ... because they have predefined check digits UPC EAN Code 39 with the MOD43 check digit and Code 93 Syntax A selector action device modulus fld_length D P weights p A1 A Check Digit Header Assign a number from 1 10 to this check digit formula A3 action Adds a check digit scheme Enter A A4 device Storage device Options F Flash 9414 only N Non volatile RAM 9412 9413 default R RAM 9414 default NOTE To ...

Страница 85: ...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 the field Remember a weight string must contain at least two different numbers This example has a weight string of ...

Страница 86: ...ate 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 weight string of 1 2 3 4 field 5 2 3 2 4 5 2 1 9 weight string 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 2 Each digit i...

Страница 87: ... 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 Defining Field Options 5 17 ...

Страница 88: ...5 18 Defining Field Options ...

Страница 89: ...P R I N T I N G 6 This chapter describes how to u download files to the printer u define the batch header batch control and batch data files u modify formats u create DOS batch files Printing 6 1 ...

Страница 90: ...shed 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 3 for more information only used for serial communication If you change the printer s communication settings make sure they match those at the host before sending any packets to the printer 4 Type this command at the D...

Страница 91: ...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 using online data Any missing fields will be blank U Update last image with 1 or more fields All other fields remain the same as the last queued batch B4 quantity Quantity to print 0 32000 NOTE Using 0 pre images the field to reduce ...

Страница 92: ... from this parameter If the on demand sensor is open you are using on demand mode If the on demand sensor is closed you are using continuous mode There is a switch on the 9414 printer for on demand mode Refer to your Equipment Manual for more information E3 batch_sep Batch Separator striped label in between batches Options 0 Does not print a separator default 1 Prints a separator E4 print_mult Num...

Страница 93: ...ng p C continuation p field Identifies the text bar code or non printable text field in which to insert the following data Range 0 999 data string Provides the actual information to appear in fields Enclose in quotation marks Range 0 2710 C Identifies information to be appended to the data string This parameter is optional continuation Provides the actual information to be added to the batch packe...

Страница 94: ...table character Sample Batch Data with Special Characters B 1 N 1 p Decimal Character What Prints 1 123 034456789 p 034 is 123 456789 2 094983 126LG4451 p 094 is 126 is 983 LG4451 M e r g e d o r S u b F i e l d s If a field is completely filled by data copied from other fields use quotation marks without spaces between them for the data string parameter I n c r e m e n t i n g F i e l d s In incr...

Страница 95: ...ut it 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 ...

Страница 96: ...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 10 for an example using the batch quantity zero method M o d i f y i n g F o r m a t s The optional entry met...

Страница 97: ...s It is a good idea to create a subdirectory to hold your format files Here is a DOS batch file that sets a serial port changes to a subdirectory and downloads a check digit file format file and batch data file MODE COM1 9600 N 8 1 P CD MONARCH COPY LABEL1 CDS COM1 COPY LABEL1 FMT COM1 COPY LABEL1 BCH COM1 Refer to your DOS manual for more information on creating batch files Printing 6 9 ...

Страница 98: ...6 10 Printing ...

Страница 99: ...plains how to use status polling There are two types of Status Polling u Inquiry Request information about the readiness of the printer u Job Request information about the current or last received job downloaded to the printer Status Polling 7 1 ...

Страница 100: ...s 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 typ...

Страница 101: ...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 ...

Страница 102: ... 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 1 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...

Страница 103: ... 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 1 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...

Страница 104: ... 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...

Страница 105: ... 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 1 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...

Страница 106: ...ple J 3 The job response may not be immediate If the printer has an error out of supplies ribbon problem etc is in pause mode 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 batch data before...

Страница 107: ...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...

Страница 108: ...ssing 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 could be Format F Batch B Check D...

Страница 109: ...mat 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 density is invalid To clear an...

Страница 110: ...ave been printed from format number 3 Use a Job Request 4 when printing in the on demand mode 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 to be pr...

Страница 111: ...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 ...

Страница 112: ...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...

Страница 113: ...D I A G N O S T I C S 8 This chapter explains how to u print a test label u reset the printer u call Technical Support Diagnostics 8 1 ...

Страница 114: ...e FEED button while turning the printer on 3 Release the FEED button when the printer starts advancing lines Several labels may advance including a diagnostic label The test label shows the model number software version total number of inches printed voltage print contrast printhead resistance code page MPCL control characters ENQ and RS232 characters 4 Press the FEED button to exit Data Dump Mode...

Страница 115: ...o fill a label Press the FEED button to print any remaining data on another label 06 11 94 p 0 10 D AD 1111 p o2 G111111 p 03 S mith p 04 12345678 p 05 3 CHE CKER ID p 0 B 1 N 1 p 01 G111111 D D 200 100 0 1 2 1 B L 0 3 p OC 330 20 0 1 1 1 B L 0 D 0 100 0 1 1 1 B L 0 3 DAT E R E CE IVED p OT 5 8 V D VIN p OT 4 17 V 260 130 0 1 2 B L 0 3 p OC 33 D D 160 0 1 2 1 B L 0 3 p OC 330 130 0 1 1 1 B L 0 3 D...

Страница 116: ...e configuration packets resend the format packet to the printer so the configuration changes take effect I f t h e P C a n d P r i n t e r A r e n t C o m m u n i c a t i n g If your PC is having trouble communicating with your printer follow these steps u Make sure you are using the correct printer cable u Make sure the cable is plugged into the correct port on the computer u Compare your printer...

Страница 117: ...occurred 3 Try to recreate the problem if you can 4 Check your port settings Your problem may corrected simply by changing the communication settings 5 List any changes that have recently been made to the system Try to record what you did when the problem occurred 6 Reset your printer For information on resetting your printer see Resetting Printers 7 Reboot your computer Refer to your computer doc...

Страница 118: ...u support agreement contract number or invoice information u customer number u printer serial number 8 6 Diagnostics ...

Страница 119: ...58 are supply errors Follow the directions provided with the error description to correct the problem Errors numbered 900 999 are Hard Printer Failures 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 To clear a data error press the FEED button If a formatting error...

Страница 120: ...on 001 Packet ID number must be 1 to 999 002 Name must be 1 to 8 characters inside quotes or a printer assigned name 003 Action must be A add or C clear 004 Supply length is invalid See Defining the Format Header in Chapter 4 for valid lengths 005 Supply width is invalid See Defining the Format Header in Chapter 4 for valid widths 006 Storage device must be N non volatile RAM 007 Unit of measure m...

Страница 121: ...80 degree or 3 270 degree See Defining Text Fields in Chapter 4 for information 017 Field restriction must be V variable or F fixed 018 Code page selection defined in the field must be 0 Internal 1 ANSI 2 DOS 437 or 3 DOS 850 020 Vertical magnification must be 1 to 7 021 Horizontal magnification must be 1 to 7 022 Color must be B D O R or W See Defining Text Fields in Chapter 4 for more informatio...

Страница 122: ...chart 040 Line thickness must be 0 to 99 dots 041 Line direction must be 0 90 180 or 270 042 End row is invalid Line segment or box end row is defined outside of printable area 043 End column is invalid Line segment or box end column is defined outside of printable 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 ...

Страница 123: ... 0 to 2710 202 Copy start position must be 1 to 2710 203 Destination start position must be 1 to 2710 204 Source field must be 0 to 999 205 Copy type must be 1 copy after rules or 2 copy before rules 206 Increment Decrement selection must be I increment or D decrement 207 Incrementing start position must be 0 to 2710 208 Incrementing end position must be 0 to 2710 209 The incrementing amount must ...

Страница 124: ...or R from right 219 Pad character is outside the range 0 to 255 220 Check digit selection must be G to generate check digit 221 Primary or secondary price format is outside the range 1 to 15 222 Data type restriction is outside the range of 1 to 6 223 Option is not valid for the field 224 Bar code Intercharacter gap must be 0 to 99 dots This is also known as the additional character gap when using...

Страница 125: ... 2 0 IPS 263 Primary monetary symbol is invalid See Defining the Monetary Formatting Packet in Chapter 3 for more information 264 Secondary symbol selection must be 0 none or 1 print secondary sign 265 Monetary decimal places must be 0 to 3 266 Character string length in the control characters packet must be 5 MPCL control characters or 7 ENQ IMD command character 267 Baud rate selection must be 0...

Страница 126: ...Internal 1 ANSI 2 DOS 437 or 3 DOS 850 273 Cut adjustment must be 300 to 300 dots 282 RS232 Trailer string is too long Use a maximum of 3 characters 283 ENQ Trailer string is too long Use a maximum of 3 characters 284 The buffer type must be T Transmit R Receive I Image F Format or D Downloadable Fonts 285 The storage device type in the memory configuration packet must be N non volatile RAM 286 Th...

Страница 127: ...s 325 Duplicating direction must be 0 insert after or 1 insert before in duplicate fields for graphics 327 Amount of row adjustment must be 0 to 999 0 to 99 for 9403 dots in duplicate fields for graphics 328 Duplicate count must be 0 to 999 0 to 99 for 9403 340 Bitmap line encoding must be H hex or R run length 350 Font selector must be 1 to 9999 351 Font data length must be 68 to 16384 352 Insuff...

Страница 128: ...st ignoring flow control XON OFF CTS RTS or DTR Communication settings Baud rate 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 Word length 7 or 8 Stop bits 1 or 2 Parity Odd Even None Flow control None XON XOFF DTR CTS 410 Parity on the printer does not match the parity on the host Check the parity setting under SETUP options 411 Framing error The printer cannot communicate with the host Make sure the host is t...

Страница 129: ... Flash memory is full Clear flash through the 9403 printer s menu Resend the format graphic and check digit packets If the error reappears call Technical Support 427 Format name is invalid Valid name is 1 8 characters inside quotes or for a printer assigned name Press the FEED button and try to continue If the error reappears call Technical Support 428 Batch name is invalid or graphic not found Pr...

Страница 130: ...ld padded field or incrementing field length is invalid The field length in the batch does not fit the format or the field contains blanks Or the fixed length field does not contain the specified number of characters 573 Price field length is invalid The price field length in the batch does not fit the format or the field contains blanks 574 No CD scheme or room for CD The CD scheme in the batch d...

Страница 131: ... is invalid M a c h i n e F a u l t s Errors 700 to 793 occur when there is a problem with the printer 703 The printer sensed a calibration of different sized black marks Make sure the correct supply is loaded 704 Printer has not sensed a supply mark within the specified number of inches or out of supplies Check the F supply tracking F supply marks F black mark sensor position F supply roll for bi...

Страница 132: ...inthead before continuing If the error persists call Technical Support 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 Press the FEED button to print on the current supply or load new supply and press the FEED button 758 Check supply Either the supply is not seen or the on demand sensor is broken Che...

Страница 133: ...Support 770 The print motor is not ready Call Technical Support 771 The format specified by the application was not found Reload your application and format and try again If the problem continues call Technical Support 790 Wait until the printer is idle no batch waiting to print or not receiving data before you send any packets This error may occur when you try to print a test label if the printer...

Страница 134: ...AM checksum failure 909 RAM corrupted 910 Warm restart 911 Version string mismatch Errors numbered 900 911 occur when you turn on the printer They may indicate a circuit board failure Errors numbered 930 940 are errors that may occur during the loading of flash memory Errors numbered 950 999 indicate a circuit board failure Call Technical Support if you receive any of these messages 9 16 Errors ...

Страница 135: ...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 ...

Страница 136: ... a t P a c k e t F 25 A R M 508 508 Fmt 25 p C 250 80 0 1 2 1 W C 0 0 MONARCH MARKING 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 p Sample Batch Packet B 25 N 1 p 1 12345678901 p 2 DAYTON OHIO p A 2 Samples ...

Страница 137: ...e printer 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 th...

Страница 138: ...33 B 1 N 1 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 C 1 1 029 p Package count C 15 029 p Weight lb C Y 02...

Страница 139: ...l Code This 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 C 1 1 029 p Package count C 10 029 p Weight lb C Y 029 p Address validation C 029 p Street address C 029 p City C CT 030 p State C 004 p EOT Samples A 5 ...

Страница 140: ...e This field 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 C 1 1 029 p Package count C 10 029 p Weight lb C Y 029 p Address validation C 029 p Street address C TORONTO 029 p City C ON 030 p State C 004 p EOT A 6 Samples ...

Страница 141: ... 6 0 2 1 1 B L 0 0 170 MONARCH LANE 0 p C 537 6 0 2 1 1 B L 0 0 P O BOX 608 0 p C 527 6 0 2 1 1 B L 0 0 DAYTON OHIO 45401 0 p C 462 313 0 2 4 3 B L 0 0 0 p T 1 15 V 529 220 0 2 2 2 B L 0 0 0 p T 2 15 V 511 220 0 2 2 2 B L 0 0 0 p B 3 13 V 311 28 8 4 50 8 L 0 p B 4 14 V 17 60 50 5 130 8 L 0 p T 5 30 V 161 080 0 3 1 1 B L 0 0 0 p T 6 15 V 467 40 4 1 2 2 B L 0 0 0 p T 7 10 V 462 330 6 2 4 3 B L 0 0 0...

Страница 142: ...2032678 p 4 10028028662854 p 5 1 00 28028 66285 4 p 6 RODGER DIST CTR p 7 8292 p 8 BROADWAY p 9 555 WEST OAK AVE p 10 DAYTON OH 45401 0608 p 11 p 12 08292 123456 123 p 13 AR p 14 999 999999 99 p 15 32678 p 16 WYSIWYG p 17 99999 p 18 TO A PRODUCT DEMO p A 8 Samples ...

Страница 143: ...Samples A 9 ...

Страница 144: ... 426 445 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 p C 391 445 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 p C 357 445 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 p C 320 445 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 p C 259 445 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 p C 196 445 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 p C 159 445 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 p C 125 445 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 p C 090 445 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 p C 056 445 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 p T 01 08 V 461 458 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 p T 02 08 V 426 458 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 p T 03 08 V 391 458 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 p T 04 08 V 357...

Страница 145: ...Sample Zero Batch Packet B 5 N 0 p B 5 U 1 p 1 6005710 p 2 106 p 3 3 p 4 3 p 5 ALLIED FREIGHT1234 p 6 123456789012 p 7 P p 8 10650337 p 9 0 p 10 VIC p 11 1 6 94 p 12 106503378 p Samples A 11 ...

Страница 146: ...A 12 Samples ...

Страница 147: ...Standard Monospaced 3 2 Reduced Monospaced 1 3 Bold Monospaced 3 4 OCRA like Monospaced 3 10 CG Triumvirate Bold 9 pt Proportional varies w each letter 11 CG Triumvirate 6 pt Proportional varies w each letter The CG Triumvirate fonts support only the ANSI and DOS Code Page Symbol Sets The CG Triumvirate fonts print a slashed zero when using the ANSI symbol set See the following pages for illustrat...

Страница 148: ...These samples were printed using the Internal Symbol set Bold Font Standard Font Reduced Font OCRA like Font B 2 Fonts ...

Страница 149: ...These samples were printed using Code Page 437 CG Triumvirate Bold Font CG Triumvirate Font Fonts B 3 ...

Страница 150: ...dth 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 Metric and 16 Dots To calculate other font widths multiply the fon...

Страница 151: ...d 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 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 Fonts B 5 ...

Страница 152: ...tables 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 ...

Страница 153: ...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 _ Height Magnification 1x 7x CG Triumvirate Bold f 1 100 in 8 87 68 1 10 mm 22 5 172 7 dots 18 138 CG Triumvirate g m 1 100 in 5 9 41 38 1 10 mm 14 99 105 1 dots 12 84 Fonts B 7 ...

Страница 154: ... 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 4 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 If you use a font numbr that is not a standard font for your printer make sure the font has been i...

Страница 155: ...nal ANSI Bold OCRA Character Set DOS Code Page 437 and 850 S e l e c t i n g a S y m b o l S e t o r C o d e P a g e The printer defaults to the internal symbol set See Defining Text Fields in Chapter 4 to change the symbol set The standard reduced bold and OCRA Fonts only use the Internal Symbol Set S e l e c t i n g t h e I n t e r n a l S y m b o l S e t Use this symbol set when you want to use...

Страница 156: ...ernational characters and use proportionally spaced fonts U s i n g C o d e 1 2 8 F u 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 ...

Страница 157: ...I n t e r n a l S y m b o l S e t These are the printable characters using the Internal Symbol set Symbol Sets Code Pages C 3 ...

Страница 158: ...A N S I S y m b o l S e t These are the printable characters using the ANSI Symbol set C 4 Symbol Sets Code Pages ...

Страница 159: ...B o l d C h a r a c t e r S e t These are the printable characters using the Bold font Symbol Sets Code Pages C 5 ...

Страница 160: ...O C R A C h a r a c t e r S e t These are the printable characters using the OCRA font C 6 Symbol Sets Code Pages ...

Страница 161: ...C o d e P a g e 4 3 7 These are the printable characters using Code Page 437 Symbol Sets Code Pages C 7 ...

Страница 162: ...C o d e P a g e 8 5 0 These are the printable characters using Code Page 850 C 8 Symbol Sets Code Pages ...

Страница 163: ...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...

Страница 164: ...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 ...

Страница 165: ... 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 ...

Страница 166: ...C 12 Symbol Sets Code Pages ...

Страница 167: ...s to create your formats You may want to keep copies of the completed forms for your records u Online Configuration Worksheet u Batch Worksheet u Check Digit Worksheet u Supply Layout Grids Inches Metric Dots u Format Worksheet u Format Sample Worksheet Format Design Tools D 1 ...

Страница 168: ...O n l i n e C o n f i g u r a t i o n W o r k s h e e t Thebackfeedcontrolpacketisnot supportedontheseprinters D 2 Format Design Tools ...

Страница 169: ...B a t c h W o r k s h e e t Format Design Tools D 3 ...

Страница 170: ...C h e c k D i g i t W o r k s h e e t D 4 Format Design Tools ...

Страница 171: ...ize 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...

Страница 172: ...ption R 4 6 1 3 1 p Any line within 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 Proporti...

Страница 173: ...a density 4 9 selecting human readables 4 12 batch canceling printing 3 22 clearing data from memory 3 24 downloading sample 6 2 overview of packet 6 2 sample A 5 batch control field syntax 6 4 sample 6 4 batch data field defining 6 5 syntax 6 5 containing incrementing fields 6 6 sample 6 5 using entered copied data 6 6 batch header syntax 6 3 defining 6 2 sample 6 3 using zero quantities 10 3 bat...

Страница 174: ...electing C 1 color options of text 4 5 communication checklist for trouble 8 4 list of errors 9 10 packet syntax 3 15 resetting printer 8 5 using a mode command 3 2 compatibility considering unit of measure 2 5 compliance format sample A 4 configuration types of 3 2 configuration packets communication settings packet F 3 15 guidelines 3 8 header 3 5 memory configuration packet M 3 16 monetary form...

Страница 175: ...acket control characters packet E 3 13 print control packet C 3 11 supply setup packet B 3 10 system setup packet A 3 9 text fields 4 3 density using option 50 to customize 5 9 design tools about the grid 2 4 check digit worksheet D 3 format worksheet D 1 online configuration worksheet D 2 worksheet overview 2 7 designing a format 2 2 drawing a sketch 2 4 field type considerations 2 6 filling in w...

Страница 176: ...ltiple 5 1 width length for PDF417 5 11 fields bar code rotation 4 12 batch control syntax 6 4 batch data syntax 6 5 constant text rotation 4 16 deciding a type 2 6 finding trailing spaces 10 6 font considerations 2 6 padding 5 6 picking a font 2 6 repeating parameters 10 5 setting the starting increment 6 6 text field rotation 4 6 types briefly described 2 6 using a worksheet 2 7 using data entry...

Страница 177: ... image buffer 3 19 imaging repeating parameters 10 5 using zero batch headers 10 3 imaging time when to use scalable fonts 10 5 IMD printing existing config 8 2 immediate commands enabling 3 22 sending 3 22 table 3 22 when to use 3 21 incrementing fields fixing the first number 5 12 in batch data 6 6 syntax 5 12 using option 60 5 12 inquiry request explanation of 7 2 inquiry response explanation o...

Страница 178: ...ducts 5 15 monetary decimal selection 3 12 formatting syntax 3 12 list of options 3 12 symbol selection 3 12 symbol setting 3 12 using price formatting 5 8 monospaced fonts magnification of B 4 N non printable fields defining 4 12 O online configuration worksheet D 2 online mode selection 3 9 opaque overlay explanation 4 5 optimizing compatibility for multiple printers 2 5 print quality 10 1 print...

Страница 179: ...ption 5 8 monetary formatting 3 12 restrictions with check digits 5 8 syntax 5 8 print area 2 3 print contrast vert adjustment selection 3 11 print control in batch control field 6 4 syntax 3 11 printer configuration communication settings packet F 3 15 header 3 5 memory configuration packet M 3 16 monetary formatting packet D 3 12 packet C 3 11 packet control characters packet E 3 13 packet guide...

Страница 180: ... overview 7 1 resetting packet control characters 3 14 resetting printers 8 5 response to job request 0 2 7 9 to job request 3 7 10 to job request 4 7 12 ribbon selection 3 10 rotating bar codes 4 12 constant text characters 4 16 constant text fields 4 16 text characters 4 6 text fields 4 6 rough sketches 2 4 RS232 trailer characters printing existing config 8 2 S sample fixed data field 5 3 bar c...

Страница 181: ... 10 serial communication 3 2 stop bits 3 15 supply size 4 2 supply type position 3 10 unit of measure 4 2 word length 3 15 size of monospaced fonts B 4 proportaional fonts B 6 smart imaging 10 1 soft fonts description of B 1 source field of copy data 5 4 speed adjustment selection 3 11 standard fonts list of B 1 status polling overview 7 1 stop bits selection 3 15 sum of digits calculation 5 16 su...

Страница 182: ...fying character spacing 4 4 modifying character width 4 5 placing proportionally spaced characters 4 3 rotating 4 6 syntax 4 3 thickness line 4 19 trailing spaces finding 10 6 transmit buffer 3 18 transparent overlay explanation 4 5 troubleshooting 8 3 types of fields brief description 2 6 U unit of measure setting 4 2 unsuccessful communication 8 4 uploading font packet 3 25 V variable length pad...

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