Page 3 - Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Getting Started
Table of Contents Chapter 1. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Overview of Printer Differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Before You Begin . . . . ....
Page 4 - Chapter 4. Defining Fields
Defining the Supply Setup Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 Defining the Print Control Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 Defining the Monetary Formatting Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10 Defining the Control Characters Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 Rese...
Page 5 - Chapter 5. Defining Field Options
Defining Box Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21 Chapter 5. Defining Field Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 Applying Field Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 Combining Field Options . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 7 - Chapter 10. Printer Optimization
Chapter 10. Printer Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1 Adjusting the Print Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1 Reducing Imaging Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3 General Format Tips and Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 8 - Appendix D. Format Design Tools
Appendix C. Symbol Sets/Code Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1 Supported Symbol Sets and Code Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1 Selecting a Symbol Set or Code Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2 Selecting the Internal Symbol Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2 Selecting the ANSI...
Page 9 - Getting Started; Audience ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Chapter 1. Getting Started T hi s ma nu al pr o v id es t h e n ec e s s ar y i nf o r ma t io n t o de s ig n,w r it e an d p r in t a M on ar ch ® Pr i nt e r Co nt r o l L an gu ag e I I( M PC LI I ) f o r ma t . Th e f o ll ow in g p r in t er s s u pp or t t h is t y p e o ff o r ma t : ✦ 94 94...
Page 10 - Overview of Print er Differences ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Overview of Print er Differences –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– W hi le al l f o ur o f t he s e p r in t er s a r e v e r y s im il ar, s o med if f e r en ces i n o pe r at i on an d a vai la bl e o pt i on s exi st . Fe at ure 94 94 9 49 0 94 46 14 60 M ax i m um p ri n tsp ee d 2 . 0 I P S 2. 0 ...
Page 11 - Before You Begin ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––; Crea t ing an MPCLII Forma t Pa cket –––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Before You Begin –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1. C on ne c t t he pr i nt e r t o t h e h os t . R ef e r t o y o ur p r in t er ’ sd ocu me nt a t io n f o r mo r e i nf o r ma t io n. 2. L oa d s u pp li es i n t h e p r in t er. R ef e r t o y o ur p r in t er ’ sd ocu me nt a t i...
Page 13 - S am pl e Ba t ch Pa ck et; Daily St a rt up Procedures ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
10. Typ e C OP Y S AM PL E. F MT CO M1 . Th e f o ll ow in g 2 in c h b y2 in ch l ab el pr i nt s: {F ,2 5, A, R, M, 50 8, 50 8, "F mt 2 5" p C ,2 50 ,8 0, 0, 1, 2, 1, W, C, 0, 0, "M ON AR CH M AR KI NG " p B ,1 ,1 2, F, 11 0, 11 5, 1, 2, 12 0, 5, L, 0 p T ,2 ,1 8, V, 30 ,3 0, 1, 1,...
Page 15 - Designing a Format; St art ing wit h a Design–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Chapter 2. Designing a Format T hi s c ha pt e r de s c r ib es h ow t o ✦ de t er m in e w ha t k in d o f in f or m at i on t o u s e i n y o urf o r ma t . ✦ use t he Su pp ly L ayo ut G r id an d Fo r ma t Wor k s h ee t . ✦ c at e go r iz e da t a i nt o f ie ld t y pe s . ✦ s el ec t f o nt s ...
Page 17 - Drawing Rough Sket ches –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
T he f ol lo wi ng t ab le li s t s t he no n- p r in t z on es f o r ea c h p r in t er. P ri nt er Top B ot to m L eft R i g ht 94 90 / 94 94 . 0 4 in ch es1 . 01 m m7 . 7 d ot s . 1 6 - . 19 i nc he s4 . 1 - 4. 8 m m3 1 - 36 . 5 d ot s . 05 - . 1 1 i n ch es1. 3 - 2 . 8 m m9. 6 - 2 1. 1 do t s . ...
Page 18 - Using Supply La yout Grids ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––; Considering Field Types ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Using Supply La yout Grids –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A s up pl y la y ou t gr i d c o nt a in s me as u r em en t ma r k er s . T he s em ar k e r s he lp y ou ac c u r at e ly p osi t io n i nf o r ma t io n o n y o ur l ab el . D ec i de wh et h er y o u w an t t o d esi gn f or m at s u ...
Page 19 - Considering Font s –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Fi eld Typ e Descrip ti o n Examp l es Te xt C on t ain s l e t t er s, n um b er s, o rs ym b ols yo u w an t t o p rin t . i t e m nu m be r, i t em d es cr i pt i o n,d ep ar t m en t nu m be r, pr ice , da t e No n- Pr int a bleTe xt H ol d s b at c h d at a f or us e l a t er,s uc h a s f o r m...
Page 20 - Format Worksheet ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––; Filling in t he Format Worksheet
C ho osi ng t he ap pr o pr i at e f on t ap pe ar a nce is u p t o t he use r.S ee Ap pe nd ix B , " Fon t s , " f or s a mp le s of e ach f on t . Ch oo s in gt h e a pp r op r ia t e f o nt si ze a nd spa cin g d ep en ds o n h ow mu chs p ace is a v ai la bl e o n y o ur s u pp ly. M on ...
Page 21 - Configuring the Printer; Set t ing Communica t ion Para met ers –––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Chapter 3. Configuring the Printer T hi s cha pte r di scusse s ho w to ✦ set co mm un ica t io n p ar a me t er s. ✦ c on f ig ur e t he pr i nt e r usi ng on li ne c on f ig ur a t io n p ac k e t s . ✦ use im me di at e com ma nd s t o co nt r o l t h e p r in t er ’ so pe r at i on at a ny t i m...
Page 22 - Using Autoba ud
Using Autoba ud n ✦ D o N ot s e nd an y da t a t o t he pr i nt e r be f or e us i ng au t ob au d. ✦ A ut o ba ud is o nl y av a il ab le on t he 94 94 an d 9 49 0 p r in t er s . You c an use t he au t ob au d f e at u r e t o au t om at i c al ly s e t t hep r in t er ’ s ba ud r at e , pa r it ...
Page 23 - Using MP CLII Convent ions ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––; MP CLII Punct ua tion; ‘comment‘; Sta ndard Synta x Guidelines; s t art o f he ad er
Using MP CLII Convent ions –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H er e ar e s om e g ui de li ne s t o f o ll ow wh en usi ng MP CL I I . MP CLII Punct ua tion U s e t h e f o ll ow in g s y m bo ls w he n c r e at i ng MP CL I I pa c k et s : { s t a r t of h ea de r } e nd of h ea de r p f i el d se...
Page 25 - Using Online Configurat ion Pa cket s –––––––––––––––––––––––––––; Configurat ion Packet Header
✦ Use a t i ld e ( ~ ) f ol lo we d b y a 3 - di gi t AS CI I c o de in aq uo t ed s t r in g t o s en d f u nct i on c od es o r ext e nd edc h ar a c t er s o r s en d t h e 8 - bi t AS CI I c o de . You c an mo di f y f or m at s a nd f ie ld s wi t h t h e o pt i on al en t r ym et h od . Se e &...
Page 26 - Configurat ion Synt ax Guidelines
T hi s is t h e s y n t ax t o us e wh en y ou c r ea t e o nl in e c o nf i gu r at i onp acke ts: S ynt a x { Start of Header I , Configuration Header 1 t o 7 op ti on al p ac ke tsA , pa ra me te r 1. .. pa ra me te r 5 p System Setup B , pa ra me te r 1. .. pa ra me te r 5 p Supply Setup C , pa ...
Page 27 - Defining t he Syst em Set up Pa cket –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Defining t he Syst em Set up Pa cket ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Use th e syste m se t up pa cket (A) to se le ct the po we r up mo de ,d isp la y la ng ua ge , pr i nt se pa r at o r s be t we en ba t che s, pr i nt a" s l as h ed z er o , " an d s e le c t t he s y mb ol s et . S ynt a x...
Page 28 - Defining t he Supply Set up Pa cket –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Defining t he Supply Set up Pa cket ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– U s e t h e s u pp ly s e t up pa c k et ( B ) t o s e le c t s up pl y t y pe , r ib bo n,f e ed mo de , s up pl y po s it i on , an d c u t po s it i on . S ynt a x { I ,B,supply_type,ribbon_on,feed_mode, supply_posn,cut_posn p } B ...
Page 29 - Defining t he Print Cont rol Packet –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Defining t he Print Cont rol Packet ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– U s e t h e p r in t c on t r ol pa c k et ( C ) t o s e t t he c on t r as t , p r in t , an dm ar g in ad ju s t me nt , p r in t s pe ed , an d p r in t he ad wi dt h . S ynt a x { I ,C,contrast,print_adj,margin_adjust, speed_adj,p...
Page 30 - Defining t he Monet a ry Format t ing Packet –––––––––––––––––––––
E xam pl e { I ,C,0,-20,-10,0,768,1 p } U s es t h e d ef a ul t c on t r ast , m ove s pr i nt . 1 in c h c l ose r t o t h eb ot t o m o f t he s up pl y ( 20 / 19 2 i nch es ) a nd . 05 in c h t o t he le f to n t h e s u pp ly ( 1 0/ 1 92 in c he s ) , pr i nt s a t s ix i nch es p er s e c on d...
Page 31 - Defining t he Cont rol Chara ct ers Packet ––––––––––––––––––––––––
D 4 . de c i m a ls N u mb er of d ig it s to t he r i gh t of t he d ec im al . Op ti on s: 0 N o di gi ts 1 O ne d ig it 2 Tw o d ig it s ( de fa ul t) 3 Th r ee d ig it s T he de f au lt s l ist e d a bo v e a r e t h e d ef a ul t s f or a ll pr i nt e r s . E xam pl e { I ,D,1,1,2 p } P r in t ...
Page 33 - Reset ting Cont rol Charact ers; Defining t he Communicat ion Set t ings Packet –––––––––––––––––––
Reset ting Cont rol Charact ers You can cha ng e t h e ch ar a ct er s i n t h e p r evi ou s exa mp le ba ckt o t he ir o r ig in al s et t i ng s by d ow nl oa di ng t hi s pa c k et : { I ?E?"~123~044~034~124~125~126~094" p } N ot i c e t h at t h e p ar a me t er s e pa r at o r is ? in ...
Page 35 - Defining t he Memory Configura t ion Packet –––––––––––––––––––––
Defining t he Memory Configura t ion Packet ––––––––––––––––––––– U s e t h e m em or y c o nf i gu r at i on pa c k et ( M ) t o c u s t om iz e t hes i z e o f y ou r pr i nt e r ’s b uf f e r s , wh ic h gi v es y o u g r ea t er f l exi bi li t yi n y o ur f o r ma t s . Me mo r y mu s t be al l...
Page 37 - Checking Current Buffer Sizes
✦ B uf f e r s mu s t t ot a l 2 56 K, o r 51 2K if t h e O pt i on al RA M i spr e sen t . ✦ " O pt i on al RA M B uf f e r Si z es " l ist s t h e m in im um an dma x im um v al ue s f or e ac h bu f f er u s in g t h e O pt i on al RA M. Checking Current Buffer Sizes S en d a c on f ig ur...
Page 38 - About Memory Buffers ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––; mu st
About Memory Buffers –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Transmit Buffer U s ed t o s e nd EN Q, j ob , an d u pl oa dr e s po ns e s . A m in im um of 5 is r e qu ir e d.T he ma x im um is 4 0. T hi s bu f f er m us t b ea ll oca t ed as vo la t il e ( R ) RA M. Receive Buffer U s ed t o s a v e...
Page 40 - Buffer Worksheet
Scalable (Vector)Fonts Buffer U s ed t o i ma ge t he s c al ab le f on tc h ar a c t er s . I n c r ea s in g t h is b uf f e r s iz ea ll ow s mo r e c h ar a c t er s t o be s av e d i nc a c he me mo r y, s o t h e c h ar a c t er s d o n oth av e t o b e r e - bu il t t he ne x t t im e t h ey ...
Page 41 - Buffer Alloca tion Considerat ions; Do No t
Buffer Alloca tion Considerat ions Kee p t h ese it e ms i n m in d w he n a ll oca t in g m em or y. ✦ Do No t al lo c at e mo r e m em or y t h an wh at i s ava il ab le . ✦ Fr e e m em or y f r o m o ne bu f f er b ef o r e y o u a dd it t o a no t he r bu f f er. ✦ Re al lo c at e al l t h e b u...
Page 42 - Optiona l RAM Buffer Sizes; Using Immediat e Commands –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––; Enabling Immedia te Comma nds
Optiona l RAM Buffer Sizes I f y o u h ave pu r c ha s ed t he 25 6 K Op t io na l R AM f or y o ur p r in t er,t h e f o ll ow in g t a bl e l ist s t h e m in im um an d m axi mu m va lu es f o re ac h bu f f er. Buf fe r M i n - M ax (i n K ) Tra ns m i t . 5 - 4 Re ce i ve 2 - 32 I m ag e 38 . 5...
Page 43 - Sending Immedia te Comma nds
Sending Immedia te Comma nds I m me di at e c om ma nd s c on s is t o f a t h r ee - or f o ur- c h ar a c t ers e qu en c e y o u c a n s e nd in a p ac k e t or e mb ed in y ou ra pp li c at i on . Ea c h c o mm an d m us t b e s e nt s e pa r at e ly. S ynt a x control character_immediate comman...
Page 45 - Clearing Packet s from Memory –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
n To u se t h e i mm ed ia t e co mm an d co nt r o l ch ar a ct er o r t he st at u spo ll in g c h ar a c t er w it h in y ou r da t a, u s e t h e t i ld e s e qu en c e. Clearing Packet s from Memory ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– You ma y wa nt t o r em ove pa c k et s f r o m t h e p r in t e...
Page 46 - Using t he Font Packet –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Using t he Font Packet ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– You c an use a f o nt p ac k e t t o a dd or c l ea r do wn lo ad ed f on t sf r o m m em or y, u pl oa d y o ur f o nt b uf f e r, or u pl oa d t h e c e ll s izei nf o r ma t io n f o r a p ar t i c ul ar f o nt . T he f on t pa c k et...
Page 47 - Spacing; Cell Width
E xam pl e {W,0,H,Z p } S el ec t s a ll f on t s an d u pl oa ds t h e f o nt s i z e i nf o r ma t io n f o r an yd ow nl oa de d f o nt s. T he pr i nt e r r et u r ns t h e f o ll ow in g t o t he ho s t : {W,0,H,Z p 0,1,0,"Standard",0,0,0,14,22,14,22,3 p 0,1,1,"CGTriBd9",1,0,7,2...
Page 48 - Nominal Height; Using Configura t ion Uploa d Packet –––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Cell Height Ve r t ica l n um be r of d ot s t o c on t ai n t h et a ll est c h ar a c t er. Nominal Width A v er a ge wi dt h f or l ow er- c a s e l et t e r s . Nominal Height A v er a ge he ig ht f o r lo we r- c as e le t t er s . Inter-CharacterGap D ef a ul t s pa c in g b et w ee n c h ar a...
Page 49 - firs t
E xam pl e { I ,0,U,N p } U pl oa ds t h e p r in t er c o nf i gu r at i on f r om no nv o la t il e R AM an dr e t ur n s t he f ol lo wi ng t o t h e h os t . A,0,0,0,0,0 p B,1,1,0,0,0 p C,0,0,0,0,768 p D,1,0,2 p E,"~123~044~034~124~125~126","","~013~010" p F,1,1,0,0,1 p M...
Page 50 - Default s –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Default s ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Fo r t he Sy s t e m S et u p Pac k e t ( A) , a ll t he pr i nt e r s us e t he s ed ef a ul t s : Par a m e t er D e fa u l t D e s c r i p ti o n I de nt i f i e r A Sy st e m Se t up Pa ck et on line _m o de 0 Onlin e m o de lan gu ag...
Page 53 - Defining Fields; Defining t he Forma t Header ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Chapter 4. Defining Fields T hi s cha pt e r pr o vid es a r ef e r en ce f o r de f in in g ✦ t he f or m at h ea de r ✦ t ex t , c o ns t a nt t e x t , an d n on - pr i nt a bl e t e x t f ie ld s ✦ ba r cod e f i el ds ✦ li ne an d b ox f i el ds. Defining t he Forma t Header –––––––––––––––––––...
Page 54 - Defining Text Fields –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
9 49 4 / 94 90 r a ng es : 9 44 6 / 14 60 r a ng es : Eng li sh 10 0 - 6 00 Me tr i c 25 4 - 1 52 4 D ot s 19 2 - 1 15 2 Eng li sh 07 5 - 8 00 Me tr i c 19 1 - 2 03 3 D ot s 14 4 - 1 53 6 N OTE : T he r a ng es a bo ve a r e ba se d on a s ta nd ar dm em or y c on fi gu r at io n. Yo u ca n cr e at ...
Page 59 - Defining Ba r Code Fields –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
T 15 . sy m se t S y mb ol s et . O p ti on s: 0 In te r na l S ym bo l S et 1 A N S I S ym bo l S et 43 7 D O S C o de Pag e 43 7 ( D om es ti c) 85 0 D O S C o de Pag e 85 0 ( In te r na ti on al ) N OTE : T he C G Tr i um vi r at e fo nt s an d Fo nt # 50 s up po r t o nl y th e A N S I an d D O ...
Page 61 - Balanced Fields
B 5 . r ow D i st an ce f r om b ot to m of t he p r in t ar e a to t he p iv ot p oi nt o ft he f ie ld . T he p iv ot p oi nt v ar i es , de pe di ng o n ho w t hef ie ld i s ju st if ie d. P iv ot p oi nt s: R e m e m b er to i nc lu de t ex t orn um be r s th at m ay a pp ea r w i th t heb ar co...
Page 65 - Defining Non- P rint able Text Fields ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
B 1 0. t ex t A p pe ar a nc e of t ex t w it h ba r c od e. Fo r U P C an d E A N o nl yu se 0 - 7 . Fo r a ll o th er s , us e 8 . O pt io ns : 0 D ef au lt 1 N o ch ec k di gi t or nu m b er sy st em 5 N um be r s ys te m at b ot to m, n o ch ec k di gi t 6 C he ck d ig it a t bo tt om , no n um ...
Page 67 - Defining Const ant Text Fields –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Defining Const ant Text Fields ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A c on s t an t t ex t f i el d i s a s e t of f i x ed c ha r act e r s t ha t pr i nt s o na ll la be ls. D ef i ne ea c h c o ns t a nt t e x t f ie ld s ep ar a t el y. Th isf i el d i s no t as s i gn ed a f i el d n um be r, bu t...
Page 70 - Defining Line Fields –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
C 1 1. f ie ld r o t F ie ld r o ta ti on . L ow e r l ef t co r ne r o f fi el d is t he p iv ot p oi nt .Op ti on s: 0 Top o f ov er l ay p oi nt s to t op o f su pp ly 1 Top o f ov er l ay p oi nt s to l ef t of s up pl y 2 Top o f ov er l ay p oi nt s to b ot to m of s up pl y 3 Top o f ov er l ...
Page 71 - Line Types; Segments
Line Types You c an c r ea t e h or i z on t al an d v e r t ica l l in es. T he r e a r e t w ow ay s t o de f in e l in es . Segments You c ho os e t he s t ar t i ng po in t an d e nd in gp oi nt . Vectors You c ho os e t he s t ar t i ng po in t , t he an gl e,a nd t he le ng t h o f t he li ne ...
Page 73 - Defining Box Fields ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
L 7. t hi ck ne ss U s in g th e ch ar t b el ow fo r r e fe r en ce , w r it e th e de si r ed l in et hi ck ne ss ( 1 t o 99 ) i n bo x L7 . M ea su r ed i n do ts . N OTE : L in e th ic kn es s fi ll s up w ar d o n ho r iz on ta l li ne s, o rt o th e r ig ht o n ve r ti ca l li ne s. L 8. "...
Page 77 - Defining Field Options; Applying Field Opt ions ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––; Combining Field Options
Chapter 5. Defining Field Options T hi s cha pt e r pr o vid es a r ef e r en ce f o r de f in in g ✦ f ie ld op t io ns i n f o r ma t s ✦ che ck di gi t pa ckets. Applying Field Opt ions –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– F ie ld op t io ns f u r t he r de f in e t e x t , ba r c od e, a nd no...
Page 78 - Restrictions
Restrictions S om e o pt i on s can no t be use d t o ge t he r. For e xam pl e,i ncr e me nt i ng ( Op t io n 6 0) a nd pr i ce f i el d ( O pt i on 42 ) op t io nsc a nn ot b e a pp li ed t o t h e s a me f ie ld . Se e t h e f o ll ow in gse ct io ns a dd r essi ng in di vid ua l o pt i on s f or...
Page 79 - Opt ion 1 (Fixed Da t a) –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Opt ion 1 (Fixed Da t a) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– F ix e d d at a is i nf o r ma t io n ( a c om pa ny n am e o r s t or e nu mb er )y o u w an t t o p r in t on al l l ab el s . Yo u c a n d ef i ne f ix e dc h ar a c t er s f o r an en t ir e f ie ld or f o r pa r t of a f ie ld . S...
Page 80 - Opt ion 4 (Copy Da t a) –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––; ba r co de
Opt ion 4 (Copy Da t a) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– You c an c r ea t e a f ie ld t ha t us e s da t a f r o m a no t he r f ie ld . Th isi s us e f ul f or c r e at i ng me r ge d f i el ds o r s ub - f ie ld s . Yo u c a nc o py t h e i nf o r ma t io n f r o m m ul t ip le f ie ld s i...
Page 81 - Merging Fields; F i el d
C op ie s da t a f r o m f i el d # 3, s t a r t in g a t t he f ir s t p osi t io n a ndc o pyi ng t hr e e c h ar a c t er s . I n t he de s t in at i on f ie ld , t hei nf o r ma t io n i s pl ace d i n p osi t io n 1 an d co pi ed as f o r ma t t edd at a . Merging Fields You c an c op y da t a ...
Page 82 - Opt ion 30 (Pa dding Da t a) –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––; Sample Use for Pa dding
Opt ion 30 (Pa dding Da t a) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– You c an ad d c h ar a c t er s t o on e s i de of a f ie ld t o " p ad " t he f ie ld .Pad di ng al lo ws y o u t o f il l i n t h e r e ma in in g s p ace s wh en t hee nt e r ed da t a d oe s no t f il l a n e nt i r e f i e...
Page 83 - Opt ion 31 (Ca lculat e Check Digit ) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Opt ion 31 (Ca lculat e Check Digit ) –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– T he pr i nt e r ge ne r at e s a c h ec k d ig it i f y ou ap pl y O p t io n 3 1 t ot h e f i el d. You c an no t us e t hi s op t io n i f t he f ie ld c on t ai ns aU PC , EA N, C od e 3 9 ( w it h t he MO D4 3 c h ec k d ig it )...
Page 84 - Opt ion 42 (Price Field) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Opt ion 42 (Price Field) –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– You can ap pl y op tio ns th at w il l i nse rt mo ne t ary symbo lsa ut o ma t ic a ll y. Do no t us e t hi s op t io n w it h O p t io n 3 1 ( d ef i ne ac h ec k d ig it ) o r O p t io n 6 0 ( i nc r e me nt o r de c r em en t a f i ...
Page 85 - Opt ion 50 (Ba r Code Densit y)–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––; o nl y
Opt ion 50 (Ba r Code Densit y)––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– You c an ap pl y t hi s op t io n t o ba r c od e f i el ds w he n y o u w an t t oc r e at e c ust o m d en s it i es . W he n y o u a pp ly t h is o pt i on , ito ver r i de s t he de nsi t y val ue in t he ba r cod e f i el d. W he ...
Page 86 - Opt ion 51 (PDF417 Securit y/Trunca t ion) –––––––––––––––––––––––
Opt ion 51 (PDF417 Securit y/Trunca t ion) ––––––––––––––––––––––– You c an de f in e a s ecu r it y l ev e l a nd c ho os e wh et h er o r no t t ot r u nc a t e a PD F4 17 ba r c od e. H ig he r s ec u r it y l eve ls a dd da t at o a b ar c o de , im pr o v in g s c a n r e li ab il it y. S om e ...
Page 87 - Opt ion 52 (PDF417 Widt h/Lengt h) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Opt ion 52 (PDF417 Widt h/Lengt h) –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– T hi s op t io n d ef i ne s t he im ag e w id t h o r le ng t h o f a P DF 41 7 b arc o de . I f y ou de f in e a f ix e d n um be r of c o lu mn s ( wi dt h ) , t he ba rc o de ex p an ds i n l en gt h . I f y ou de f in e a f ix e d ...
Page 88 - Opt ion 60 (Increment ing/Decrement ing Fields)––––––––––––––––––; n umeric; Fixing the First Number in t he Increment ing Sequence
Opt ion 60 (Increment ing/Decrement ing Fields)–––––––––––––––––– You ma y ha ve a n a pp li cat i on , such as se r ia l n um be r s, in wh ichy o u n ee d a nu me r ic f i el d t o in c r em en t ( in c r ea s e i n v a lu e) o rd ecre me nt (d ecre ase in val ue ) on succe ssive ticke ts wi t hi ...
Page 89 - Opt ion 61 (Reima ge Field) –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Opt ion 61 (Reima ge Field) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– T hi s op t io n r e dr a ws ( r e im ag es) a c on s t an t f ie ld wh en y ou ha v ea c on s t an t f ie ld ne x t t o a v ar i ab le f ie ld on y ou r la be l. I t c a n b eu s ed on t ex t , c o ns t a nt t e x t , ba r c od e, l in...
Page 90 - Using Check Digit s –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Using Check Digit s ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– C he c k di gi t s ar e t y pi c al ly u s ed t o e nsu r e t h at a t ex t o r ba rc o de f ie ld s c an s c or r e c t ly. I f y o u a pp ly O pt i on 31 , t he pr i nt e rc a lcu la t es a c he c k di gi t . A c h ec k d ig it s c h em...
Page 91 - Sum of Product s Ca lcula tion
E xam pl e {A,1,A,R,10,5,P,"65432" p } A dd s c he c k di gi t s c he me nu mb er 1 t o t h e p r in t er ’ s me mo r y.T he mo du lu s is 1 0, t h e m ax i mu m n um be r of c h ar a c t er s i n t h ef i el d i s 5. T he c he c k di gi t is c a lcu la t ed by u s in g t h e S um ofP r od u...
Page 92 - Sum of Digit s Ca lcula tion
4. D iv i de t he s um of t h e p r od uct s b y t he mo du lu s ( 10 in t hi s c a s e) , o nl y t o t h e w ho le nu mb er. T he ba la nc e is c a ll edt h e r e ma in de r. 9 10 98 90 8 5. S ub t r ac t t h e r e ma in de r f r om t he mo du lu s . T he r es u lt b eco me s t he c he c k di gi t ...
Page 95 - Printing
Chapter 6. Printing T hi s c ha pt e r de s c r ib es h ow t o ✦ do wn lo ad f il es t o t he pr i nt e r ✦ de f in e t h e b at c h he ad er, b at c h c on t r ol , an d b at c h da t af i le s ✦ mo di f y f or m at s ✦ c r ea t e D OS ba t c h f i le s . Tu r n o n t h e p r in t er a nd ma k e s ...
Page 96 - Defining t he Ba t ch Header –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––; batch header
3. S en d t h e c o mm un ica t io n s e t t in gs p ac k e t t o s e le c t t hep r in t er ’ s c om mu ni c at i on s et t i ng s . Se e " D ef i ni ng t heC om mu ni c at i on Se t t in gs Pac k e t " in Ch ap t er 3 f or m or ei nf o r ma t io n. M ake s ur e t he s et t i ng s ma t c h ...
Page 98 - Defining t he Ba t ch Cont rol Field––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Defining t he Ba t ch Cont rol Field–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– T he ba t c h h ea de r mu s t pr e c ed e t h is f i el d. T he ba t c h c o nt r o lf i el d d ef i ne s t he pr i nt j ob an d a pp li es o nl y t o t h e b at c h t ha ti mm ed ia t el y f ol lo ws. S ynt a x E,feed_mode,batch_se...
Page 99 - Defining Ba t ch Da t a Fields –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––; Using Specia l Charact ers in Ba tch Da ta
Defining Ba t ch Da t a Fields ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– B at c h da t a f i el ds s h ou ld be s en t in f ie ld nu mb er o r de r. Us ec o nt i nu at i on f ie ld s f or l ar g e a mo un t s of d at a . I f y ou ar e us i ng N ( Ne w) i n t h e b at c h he ad er, y o u m ust l ist a ll f...
Page 100 - S am pl e Ba t ch Da t a w i t h S pe ci a l Ch ar a ct e r s; Increment ing Fields; Downloading Met hods ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––; Sequent ial Met hod
Fo r exa mp le , y ou c an us e " " or ~ 03 4 t o pr i nt t h e " c h ar a c t er i ny o ur b at c h da t a. U s e ~ ~ t o pr i nt t h e ~ c ha r act e r in y ou r ba t c hd at a ; ot h er w is e , t he t il de c ha r act e r s is i gn or e d. You c an al s ou s e ~ XX X w he r e X XX is...
Page 101 - Bat ch Met hod; Bat ch Quantit y Zero Method
E xam pl e {Format}{Batch Packet} Bat ch Met hod T hi s is s i mi la r t o t h e s e qu en t ia l m et h od , bu t it i s use d w he ny o u w an t t o s e nd mu lt i pl e b at c h es. A ll da t a f o r t he f ir s t b at c hi s s en t at o ne t im e, a nd t he pr i nt e r t he n i ma ge s ea c h f i...
Page 102 - Modifying Format s –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––; Optiona l Ent ry Met hod; Crea t ing DOS Ba t ch Files for Downloading ––––––––––––––––––––
3. R ep ea t s t ep 2 f o r ea c h f i el d e x c ep t t he la s t on e. 4. Fo r t he la s t f ie ld , in pu t da t a a nd s en d a ba t c h h ea de r wi t ht h e q ua nt i t y of l ab el s y ou wa nt p r in t ed . Wh en t he pr i nt e rr e c ei v es i np ut f o r t he la s t f ie ld , it i mm ed ia...
Page 103 - Status Polling; Inquiry Request (ENQ) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––; Inquiry Response
Chapter 7. Status Polling T hi s c ha pt e r ex p la in s ho w t o us e s t at u s po ll in g. T he r e a r e t w o t y p es o f St a t us Po ll in g: ✦ I nq ui r y Re qu est - - i nf o r ma t io n a bo ut t h e r e ad in es s o f t hep r in t er. ✦ J ob Re qu es t - - i nf o r ma t io n a bo ut t h...
Page 105 - E NQ Re f ere nc e Ta bl e - By t e # 2
E NQ Re f ere nc e Ta bl e - By t e # 2 Cha r C onst . OFF C onst . ON C omp. Fai l u re Corr. Error Onl i n e Dat a Error Bus y Ac ti v e Onl i ne B it 7 B it 6 B it 5 B it 4 B it 3 B it 2 B it 1 B it 0 @ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 B 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 C 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 D 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 E 0 1 ...
Page 107 - E NQ Re f ere nc e Ta bl e - By t e # 3
E NQ Re f ere nc e Ta bl e - By t e # 3 Cha r C onst . OFF C onst . ON Low Ba tt ery Forma t Error Wa i ti n g t o Dispe nse Labe l R i bbon Faul t S to c k Faul t Onl i n e Error B it 7 B it 6 B it 5 B it 4 B it 3 B it 2 B it 1 B it 0 @ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 B 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 C 0 1 0 0 ...
Page 109 - Job Request ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Job Request –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A J ob Re qu es t r e t ur n s s t at u s in f or m at i on ab ou t t he mo s tr e c en t ly p r oc e s s ed pr i nt j ob . Yo u c a n s e nd a j ob r eq ue s t af t e ra n E NQ or b at c h . Yo u c a n s e nd t wo le v el s of J o b R eq ...
Page 110 - Job Response; Status1
Job Response T he Job Re spo nse var i es, d ep en di ng on t he t ype of r e qu ests e nt t o t he pr i nt e r. Th e f o ll ow in g s y n t ax i s t he r es p on s e f o r aJ o b 0 , 1, o r 2 r e qu est . S ynt a x {J,Status1,Status2,"FMT-1","BCH-2"} Status1 T he s e e r r or s s t ...
Page 113 - printed
T he f ol lo wi ng s y nt a x is t h e r e s po ns e f or a J ob 4 r e qu es t . S ynt a x {J,printed,total,"FMT-1","BCH-2"} printed t h e n um be r of t a gs o r la be ls a lr e ad yp r in t ed in t he ba t c h. total t h e t o t al nu mb er o f t ag s or l ab el s t o b ep r in t e...
Page 117 - Diagnostics; P rint ing a Test Label ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Chapter 8. Diagnostics T hi s c ha pt e r ex p la in s ho w t o ✦ pr i nt a t es t l ab el ✦ r es e t t he pr i nt e r ✦ cal l Tech ni cal Su pp or t . B ef o r e y o u c a ll Se r v ice , pr i nt a t es t l ab el . Th e l ab el c on t ai nsi nf o r ma t io n t o he lp Se r vice di ag no se m ech an...
Page 119 - Using Dat a Dump –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
✦ EN Q t r a il er c h ar a c t er s ✦ R S 23 2 t r a il er c h ar a c t er s ( t h ese ar e t he t r ai le r s f or a llc o mm un ica t io ns, e x c ep t an EN Q. ) n T he EN Q/ I M D, M PC L, a nd R S 23 2 t r a il er c h ar a c t er s c a n b euse r de f in ed t hr o ug h t h e c o nt r o l c h a...
Page 120 - Troubleshoot ing Informat ion–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––; If You Receive an Error Messa ge
4. T he da t a s t r e am pr i nt s o ut a ut o ma t ica ll y wh en t he r e i se no ug h d at a t o f i ll on e l ab el . Pr e s s t he t r ig ge r t o p r in t an yr e ma in in g d at a on an ot h er l ab el . ,"06/11/94" p }0 10 D AD 1111" p o2,"G111111" p 03,"Smith" p...
Page 121 - If the PC and P rinter Aren’t Communicat ing; Reset ting P rinters
If the PC and P rinter Aren’t Communicat ing I f y o ur P C i s ha v in g t r o ub le c om mu ni c at i ng wi t h y o ur p r in t er,f o ll ow t he s e s t e ps : ✦ Ch ec k a ny m es s a ge s t ha t oc c u r at t h e p r in t er a nd att h e c o mp ut e r. Se e C ha pt e r 9, " E r r or s , "...
Page 122 - Calling Technical Support; Addit ional Diagnost ics Informat ion ––––––––––––––––––––––––––
n W he n y o u t u r n o f f t he pr i nt e r, wa it t w o s e c on ds b ef o r e t u r ni ngit b ac k o n. Calling Technical Support Tech ni cal sup po r t r ep r ese nt a t ive s ar e ava il ab le Mo nd ayt h r ou gh Fr i da y du r in g r e gu la r bu s in es s h ou r s . Fol lo w t h esest e ps b...
Page 123 - Errors; Dat a Errors ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––; D es cr i p t i on
Chapter 9. Errors T hi s cha pt e r pr o vid es e xpl an at i on s of yo ur p r in t er ’ s er r o r s.T he er r o r s ar e c la s s if i ed by t y p e a nd ar e li s t ed in or d er f r o m0 01 t o 7 65 , f ol lo we d b y t he un nu mb er e d e r r or s . S om e e r r or sn um be r ed 40 0- 4 38 an...
Page 133 - D es cri p t i on / Ac t i on
ErrorCode D es cri p t i on / Ac t i on 380 Jo b r e qu est i s ou t sid e t h e r a ng e 0 t o 4 . 400 T he cha r act e r im me di at e ly f o ll ow in g { i s in val id . 401 I n t er n al s of t w ar e f ai lu r e. C al l Tec h ni c al S u pp or t . 402 F ie ld sep ar a t or i s no t in t he exp ...
Page 134 - Communica t ion Fa ilures –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Communica t ion Fa ilures ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– E r r or s 4 10 t o 4 13 ar e us u al ly c a us e d b y a h ar d wa r e f a il ur e , bya n i nco r r ec t S ET UP op t io n o r by t h e h os t i gn or i ng f lo w c o nt r o l( XON / OF F, CT S / R TS or D TR ) . n T he val id com mu ...
Page 137 - Dat a Forma t t ing Failures ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
ErrorCode D es cr i p t i on 435 I n t er n al sof t w ar e er r o r cau sed by a do wn lo ad ed t askt h at a lr e ad y ex i s t s . Tur n of f t h e p r in t er. Wa it t w os e c on ds a nd t ur n it b ac k o n. I f t h e e r r or p er s i s t s ,ca ll Te chn ica l Sup po r t . 499 A n e r r or o ...
Page 139 - Ma chine Fa ult s –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
619 T he JI S ( 1 6- b it ) co de f or K an ji is i nva li d. Ma chine Fa ult s ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– E r r or s 7 00 t o 7 65 oc c u r wh en t he r e i s a p r ob le m w it h t hep r in t er. ErrorCode D es cr i p t i on 700 A n e r r or i s pe nd in g a nd t he pr i nt e r ...
Page 144 - Hard Print er Failures ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––; WA RN I NG; PO WE R D OWN
ErrorCode D es cr i p t i on 937 I n v al id AS CI I h ex d at a in r eco r d. T he f il e y o ud ow nl oa de d i s in v al id . Ver i f y t he f il e’ s in t eg r it y a ndr e f la s h t h e p r in t er. 938 In valid che cksum. Th e ch ecksu m fo r the me ssag e’sd at a wa s in c or r e c t . Ver i...
Page 147 - Printer Optimization; Adjust ing t he Print Qualit y ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Chapter 10. Printer Optimization T hi s c ha pt e r pr o v id es i nf o r ma t io n o n h ow t o i mp r ov e y ou rp r in t er ’ s pe r f or m an ce b y ✦ ad ju s t in g t h e p r in t qu al it y ✦ r ed uc i ng t he im ag in g t i me f or p r in t in g ✦ pr o v id in g g en er a l t i ps a nd hi nt ...
Page 148 - I N SP EC; I N S PE C; Dark
✦ Se le c t t he pr i nt s p ee d b ase d o n d es i r ed t hr o ug hp uta nd pr i nt q ua li t y. I f pr i nt q ua li t y is m or e im po r t an t ,r e du c e t h e p r in t s pe ed , be c au s e a lo we r pr i nt s p ee di nc r e as e s t he pr i nt q ua li t y of l ab el s . I f t hr o ug hp ut i...
Page 149 - Reducing Imaging Time ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Reducing Imaging Time –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– I m ag in g t i me is t h e t i me it t a k es t h e p r in t er t o im ag e t h e d at af o r t he f ir s t l ab el af t e r t he pr i nt e r r ec e ive s t he f or m at a ndb at c h pa c k et . T he r e a r e s e v er a l w ay s t o r ed...
Page 150 - Increa sing Throughput
2. I n pu t da t a f o r ea c h f i el d, a nd s en d i t wi t h a ba t c h h ea de ru s in g t h e p ar a me t er U ( up da t e) a nd a q ua nt i t y of z e r o. W he n t h e p r in t er r e c ei v es t h e d at a , it i mm ed ia t el y im ag est h e f i el d, b ut d oe s no t pr i nt i t . E xam p...
Page 151 - Genera l Format Tips a nd Hint s –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––; Wit h Forma ts
Genera l Format Tips a nd Hint s ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– T he f ol lo wi ng t ip s an d h in t s ar e he lp f ul t o k e ep in mi nd wh end es i gn in g M PC LI I f o r ma t s . Wit h Forma ts ✦ I f y ou wa nt t o mo di f y y ou r f or m at f i el ds, c h ec k d ig itf i el ds, a nd c on f i...
Page 152 - Wit h Fields; Advanced Use of t he Opt ional Ent ry Met hod –––––––––––––––––––
Wit h Ba r Codes ✦ Be car e f ul wh en r ot a t in g o r pl aci ng a U PC / EA N b arco de wi t h h um an r ea da bl e ch ar a ct er s, b eca use t heb ot t o m r e f er e nce po in t is a t t he bo t t om of t h e b ar s , n ot a t t he bo t t om of t h e h um an r ea da bl e c h ar a c t er s . Wi...
Page 153 - Sta ndard Format
To u s e t h e o pt i on al en t r y me t ho d o n a f or m at p ac k e t : 1. C r ea t e t h e f o r ma t . 2. G r ou p t h e f i el ds w it h t he s am e p ar a me t er s . 3. S en d t h e f o r ma t pa c k et t o t he pr i nt e r. Sta ndard Format { F, 1, A, R, E, 60 0, 40 0, "A CG I" p L...
Page 155 - Samples; Sample UP CA Format Packet ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Appendix A. Samples T hi s ap pe nd ix c o nt a in s s am pl e f o r ma t s an d l ab el s . Yo u c a nc u s t om ize an y of t h ese f or m at s a nd la be ls t o me et y o ur n ee ds . Sample UP CA Format Packet –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– {F ,2 5, A, R, M, 50 8, 50 8, "F mt 2 5" p C ...
Page 156 - Sample MaxiCode Pa cket s –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Sample MaxiCode Pa cket s ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– M axi Co de is a t wo - di me nsi on al ba r cod e d eve lo pe d b y UP S( U ni t ed Pa r c el S e r v ic e , I nc . ) . D at a mu s t be de f in ed in as p eci f ic w ay f o r UP S . R ef e r t o t h e G ui de t o B ar C od in g w it h U...
Page 158 - Mode 2 Sample
Mode 2 Sample { F, 1, A, R, E, 40 0, 40 0, "M AX I_ M2 " p B ,1 ,9 9, V, 04 0, 14 0, 33 ,7 ,0 ,8 ,L ,0 p } MaxiCode bar-code (33) { B, 1, N, 1 p 1 ," [) >~ 03 0" p Message header C ," 01 ~0 29 96 " p Transportation header C ," 06 81 00 00 0~ 02 9" p Postal Code(Thi...
Page 159 - Mode 3 Sample
Mode 3 Sample { F, 1, A, R, E, 40 0, 40 0, "M AX I_ M3 " p B ,1 ,9 9, V, 04 0, 14 0, 33 ,7 ,0 ,8 ,L ,0 p } MaxiCode bar-code (33) { B, 1, N, 1 p 1 ," [) >~ 03 0" p Message header C ," 01 ~0 29 96 " p Transportation header C ," M5 E1 G4 5~ 02 9" p Postal Code(This f...
Page 160 - Sample Complia nce Packet –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Sample Complia nce Packet ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– {F ,1 ,A ,R ,E ,6 00 ,4 00 ," RD CI " p L ,V ,5 00 ,1 15 ,9 0, 85 ,3 p L ,V ,2 98 ,2 45 ,9 0, 10 2, 3 p L ,V ,5 00 ,2 ,0 ,3 90 ,3 p L ,V ,4 00 ,2 ,0 ,3 90 ,3 p L ,V ,2 98 ,2 ,0 ,3 90 ,3 p L ,V ,2 00 ,2 ,0 ,3 90 ,5 p C ,5 68 ,8 ,0 ...
Page 163 - Sample Zero Ba t ch Pa cket –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Sample Zero Ba t ch Pa cket ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– { I, E, "~ 12 3~ 04 4~ 03 9~ 12 4~ 12 5~ 12 6" p } { F, 5, A, R, G, 57 6, 76 8, "1 HD RE C1 " p L ,S ,1 9, 39 ,4 99 ,3 9, 38 ," 11 11 11 11 " p L ,S ,1 9, 93 ,4 99 ,9 3, 15 ," 11 11 11 11 " p L ,S ,1 9, 1...
Page 165 - Sample Fixed Chara ct er Forma t Pa cket ––––––––––––––––––––––––
Sample Fixed Chara ct er Forma t Pa cket –––––––––––––––––––––––– {F ,1 ,A ,R ,E ,3 00 ,2 00 ," TE XT IL ES " p T ,1 ,1 0, V, 25 0, 50 ,0 ,1 ,1 ,1 ,B ,C ,0 ,0 ,0 p B ,2 ,1 2, V, 15 0, 40 ,1 ,2 ,8 0, 7, L, 0 p D ,3 ,3 p D ,4 ,2 0 p T ,5 ,2 5, V, 80 ,1 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, B, L, 0, 0, 0 p R ,1 ,"...
Page 167 - Fonts; St anda rd Font s –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Appendix B. Fonts T hi s ap pe nd ix c o nt a in s in f or m at i on y ou ne ed t o w or k w it hf o nt s . St anda rd Font s ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– T he 94 90 pr i nt e r com es w it h t he se f o nt s l oa de d i n R OM : Num b er Fo n t S i ze and A ppea ranc e Type of Spa ...
Page 170 - Monospaced Font Magnificat ion––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Monospaced Font Magnificat ion–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– D ec i de ho w w id e a nd t al l y o u w an t t he c ha r act e r s t o a pp ea ro n t h e l ab el s . Th e f o ll ow in g t w o t a bl es s h ow t he wi dt h an dh ei gh t of e ach of t h e m on os p ace d f o nt s a f t er m ag ni f ica...
Page 171 - Fon t Ma gn i f i ca t i on; K L M N O P Q
Fon t Ma gn i f i ca t i on 1 x 2x 3 x 4 x 5 x 6 x 7 x S tan dard K L M N O P Q 1 / 10 0 in . 1 1. 4 2 2. 8 3 4. 2 4 5. 6 5 7. 0 6 8. 4 79 . 8 1/ 1 0 m m 2 9. 1 5 8. 2 8 7. 3 1 16 . 4 1 45 . 5 17 4. 6 2 03 . 7 do t s 22 44 66 88 1 10 1 32 15 4 R e d uc e d n o p q r s t 1 / 10 0 i n . 7. 3 1 4. 6 2 ...
Page 172 - P roport iona l Font Ma gnifica t ion –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
P roport iona l Font Ma gnifica t ion ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Each character in a proportionally spaced font is a differentheight and width. Therefore, field height and width varydepending on the characters used. For optimal field placement,you may want to experiment by printing your label and...
Page 174 - b c d e f; i j k l m; Sca la ble Font Informat ion –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Fon t Ma gn i f i ca t i on 1x 2 x 3x 4x 5x 6x 7x CG Triumvira te Bold (9 pt .) ` a b c d e f 1/ 1 00 in. 9. 3 8 1 8. 7 5 3 0. 2 1 3 7. 5 0 46 . 88 62 . 50 71 . 88 1/ 1 0 m m 23 . 81 4 7. 6 3 7 6. 7 3 9 5. 2 5 11 9. 0 6 15 8. 7 5 18 2. 5 6 do t s 18 3 6 5 8 7 2 90 12 0 13 8 CG Triumvira te (6 pt.) g...
Page 175 - S a m p l e; S a m p l e
T he he ig ht a nd wi dt h ma gn if i c at i on ar e de f in ed in po in t s ize .7 2 p oi nt s = on e i nc h . On e i nch = c e ll s ize . Th e c e ll s iz e is t h eb ui lt - i n s p ac e ar o un d t h e i nd iv i du al c ha r ac t e r s of t h e s c a la bl ef o nt . T he mi ni mu m p oi nt s i z...
Page 176 - Locat ing t he Font Number in a Font Pa cket –––––––––––––––––––––
Addit ional Font s ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– O pt i on al an d d ow nl oa da bl e f o nt s a r e a vai la bl e f o r t he sep r in t er s . Fo r mo r e i nf o r ma t io n, c o nt a c t y ou r S a le sR ep r ese nt a t ive . Using Font Numbers in Forma t s ––––––––––––––––––––––––––...
Page 177 - Support ed Symbol Set s and Code Pages ––––––––––––––––––––––––
Appendix C. Symbol Sets/Code Pages T hi s ap pe nd ix c o nt a in s a l ist i ng of t h e s y m bo l s e t s an d c o dep ag es t h e p r in t er s u pp or t s . T he ex t e nd ed c ha r act e r s av a il ab lew it h in t he s e s y m bo l s e t s an d c o de pa ge s ar e al s o l ist e d. Support e...
Page 178 - Select ing a Symbol Set or Code Page ––––––––––––––––––––––––––; Selecting the Internal Symbol Set; Ent ering Ext ended Chara ct ers ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Select ing a Symbol Set or Code Page –––––––––––––––––––––––––– T he s e p r in t er s d ef a ul t t o t h e I n t er n al s y mb ol s et . You c ans e le c t a d if f e r en t s y mb ol s et . S ee " De f in in g t h e S y s t em Se t upPac k e t " in C h ap t er 3 f or m or e in f or m at ...
Page 179 - Int ernal Symbol Set –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Int ernal Symbol Set ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– C ode C har. C ode C har. C ode C har. 1 28 Ç 1 51 ù 1 74 « 1 29 ü 1 52 ÿ 1 75 » 1 30 é 1 53 Ö 1 76 n 1 31 â 1 54 Ü 1 77 $ 1 32 ä 1 55 ¢ 1 78 £ 1 33 à 1 56 £ 1 79 ¥ 1 34 å 1 57 ¥ 1 80 1 35 ç 1 58 P t 1 81 F 1 36 ê 1 59 ƒ 1 82 P 1 37 ë 1 ...
Page 180 - ANSI Symbol Set –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
ANSI Symbol Set ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– To d et e r mi ne t he c ha r act e r c od e, a dd t he c ol um n n um be r an dr o w n um be r f or t h e c h ar a c t er. Fo r ex a mp le , t o p r od uc e t he ÿc h ar a c t er, y o u w ou ld pr e s s Al t 2 55 ( c ol um n 1 5 + r ow 24 ...
Page 181 - Bold Cha ract er Set ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Bold Cha ract er Set –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– T he se a r e t h e p r in t ab le cha r act e r s usi ng t he Bo ld f on t . C od e C ha r. C od e C har. C od e C ha r. 33 ! 60 < 87 W 34 " 61 = 88 X 35 # 62 > 89 Y 36 $ 63 ? 90 Z 37 % 64 @ 91 [ 38 & 65 A 92 \ 39 ’ 66 B ...
Page 182 - OCRA Cha ract er Set ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
OCRA Cha ract er Set –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– T he se a r e t h e p r in t ab le cha r act e r s usi ng t he OC RA f on t . C od e C ha r. C od e C har. C od e C ha r. 34 " 67 C90 Z 36 $ 68 D 91 [ 37 % 69 E 92 \ 43 + 70 F 93 ] 44 ¬ 71 G 94 ^ 45 - 72 H 95 _ 46 . 73 I 1 12 p 47 / 7...
Page 183 - Code Page 437 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Code Page 437 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Appendix C. Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-7
Page 184 - Code Page 850––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Code Page 850–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– MPCLII Packet Reference Manual C-8
Page 185 - ASCII t o Hexadecima l Conversion Chart
ASCII t o Hexadecima l Conversion Chart ––––––––––––––––––––––– U s e t h e c h ar t b el ow t o t r a ns l at e t he c ha r act e r s pr i nt e d o n y o urt e s t la be l. T he c ha r t li s t s AS C I I c h ar a c t er s a nd t he irh exa de cimal an d d eci ma l e qu iva le nts. C ha r. H e x D ...
Page 186 - ASCII to Hexa decima l Conversion Cha rt (continued)
ASCII to Hexa decima l Conversion Cha rt (continued) C ha r. H e x D e c i m a l C har. H e x D e c i m a l $ 24 36 ; 3 B 59 % 25 37 < 3 C 60 & 26 38 = 3 D 61 ’ 27 39 > 3 E 62 ( 28 40 ? 3F 63 ) 29 41 @ 40 64 * 2 A 42 A 41 65 + 2 B 43 B 42 66 , 2 C44 C 43 67 - 2 D 45 D 44 68 . 2 E 46 E 45 6...
Page 189 - Format Design Tools
Appendix D. Format Design Tools U s e c o pi es o f t he s e w or k s h ee t s an d g r id s t o c r e at e f or m at s ,b at c h da t a, a nd c he c k di gi t s c he me s . Yo u m ay w an t t o k e epc o pi es o f t he c om pl et e d f o r ms f o r y ou r r eco r ds: ✦ On li ne Co nf i gu r at i on...
Page 190 - Online Configurat ion Worksheet –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Online Configurat ion Worksheet ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– HEADER BAUD WOR D LENGTH STO P BITS PARITY FLOW CONTROL F COMMUNICATION SETUP HEADER I ONLINE HEADER HEADER ONLINE MODE LANGUAGE SE PARATO R SLASH ZERO SY MBOL S E T A SYSTEM SETUP HEADER START O F HEADER PARAMETER SE PARATO R CHAR. STRIN...
Page 191 - Bat ch Worksheet ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Bat ch Worksheet –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– FIELD # DATA BATCH DATA E E1 E2 E3 E5 HEADER E6 E7 E4 0 0 FE ED- M ODE BATCH-SEP PRI N T-M U LT MULTI-PAR T CUT-TYPE CUT-MULT B B1 B2 B3 B4 HEADER FORMAT # NE W / UP DA T E QU ANTITY C DATA CCCCCCCCCCCCCC BATCH CONTINUATION
Page 192 - Check Digit Worksheet ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Check Digit Worksheet –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A1 HEADE R A2 SELEC TOR # A3 ACT IO N A4 DEVIC E A5 MODULUS A6 LE N G T H A7 ALG O R IT HM WEIGHTS A8 A R A1 HEADE R A2 SELEC TOR # A3 ACT IO N A4 DEVIC E A5 MODULUS A6 LE N G T H A7 ALG O R IT HM WEIGHTS A8 A R A1 HEADE R A2 SELEC TOR # A...
Page 198 - Appendix E. Addressing a 9490 Printer; Addressing t he P rint er –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––; Step 1. Define the Print er Address
Appendix E. Addressing a 9490 Printer T hi s ap pe nd ix d escr i be s ho w t o pr i nt su pp li es f r o m a 94 90p r in t er u sed wi t h t h e M on ar ch ® 94 76 M ob il e P r in t in g S t at i on . T he St a t io n a ll ow s mu lt i pl e p r in t er s t o s ha r e a c om mo nco mm un ica t io...
Page 200 - Step 2. Select a P rinter; xx xx xx; Step 3. Select the Ba tt ery Volta ge
Step 2. Select a P rinter S el ec t a s pe c if i c pr i nt e r by s e nd in g t h is i mm ed ia t e c o mm an d: ^AD xx xx xx , wh er e ^ i s t he de f in ed im me di at e com ma nd c h ar a c t er, a nd xx xx xx is t h e p r in t er ’ s ad dr e s s in AS CI I . S ee " U s in g I m me di at e C...
Page 201 - Using Non- Addressed Mode––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
C 7 . ba t_ vo lt ag e S e le ct s th e ba tt er y v ol ta ge . Op ti on s: 0 15 - vo lt b at te r y 1 12 - vo lt b at te r y n T he pr i nt e r ’s L ED do es n ot f l ash af t e r r ec e ivi ng t hi s pa c k et .To c he c k if t h e b at t e r y v ol t ag e c h an ge d, p r in t a t e s t la be l. ...
Page 202 - Ret urning t o Addressed M ode; Swit ching Bet ween Addressed Print ers –––––––––––––––––––––––––
Ret urning t o Addressed M ode To c h an ge t he pr i nt e r f r om no n- a dd r es s e d m od e t o ad dr e s s edm od e: 1. D ef i ne t he pr i nt e r ’s a dd r ess b y sen di ng t he com mu ni cat i ons e t t in gs p ac k e t . Af t e r a p r in t er h as b ee n a dd r es s e d,i mm ed ia t e co ...
Page 203 - Troubleshoot ing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Troubleshoot ing –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– I f y o u h ave a p r ob le m w it h t he pr i nt e r t ha t y ou c an no t c or r e c t ,c a ll Se r v ic e . Se e y o ur p r in t er ’ s do c um en t at i on f or m or et r o ub le sho ot i ng in f or m at i on . P r o bl e m A c ti o n...
Page 204 - Glossary
Glossary Batch Data2,"Monarch" p D ef i ne s t he act u al in f or m at i on ( as f i el dsw it h in { } ) pr i nt e d o n t h e l ab el . Batch ControlE,0,1,4,2 p D ef i ne s t he pr i nt j ob ( as a f ie ld ) . Batch Header{B,1,N,1} F ir s t l in e o f a b at c h , im me di at e ly f o ll ...
Page 205 - Format Header; Monospaced Fonts; Scalable Fonts
Format Header F ir s t l in e o f a f o r ma t , im me di at e lyf o ll ow in g t h e s t a r t of p ac k e t ( { ) . A f o r ma t h ea de r mu st be gi n w it h F . {F,1,A,R,E,600,400,"Fmt-1" p Monospaced Fonts C ha r act e r s ha v e t h e s a me wi dt h an d a r ee as y t o c en t er j us...
Page 206 - Index
Index A ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– adding custom fonts 3-26addressing 9490 printer E-1, E-3, E-5 algorithm,in sum of digits 5-16algorithm,in sum of products 5-15allocating memory 3-15 B ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– backing up 1-5bar code defining aspect ratios 5-11field 2-6PDF417 options 5-11 ba...