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©2001 Paxar Corporation. All Rights Reserved. TCMPCL2PR Rev. BA 06/00 Packet Reference Manual II CONTROL LANGUAGE MONARCH PRINTER.
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Table of Cont ents Chapter 1. Get ting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Overview of Pr inter Differ ences . . . . . . . . . .
Defining the Supply Set up P acket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 Defining the Pr int Contro l P acket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 9 Defining the Monetary F ormatting Pac ket . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10 Defi ning the C ontro l Char acte rs P acket .
Defi ning B ox Fi elds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 -21 Chapter 5. Def ining Field Opti ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 Applying Field Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Downloading Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6 Sequential Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6- 6 Batch Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Batch Quantit y Zero Method .
Chapter 10. Printer Opti mization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10- 1 Adj usting the P rint Qual ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1 Reducing Imaging Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3 General Form at Tips and Hints .
Appendix C. Symbol Sets/Code P ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C -1 Supported Symbol Sets and Code P ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . C- 1 Selecting a Symbol Set or Code P age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C -2 Selecting the Int ernal Symbol Set .
Chapter 1. Getting Started This man ual provide s the necessary in formation to design, write a nd print a Monarch® Printer C ontrol Language II (MPCLII) form at. The follo wing printers sup port this type of format: ✦ 9494 (V . 1.0 or greate r) ✦ 9490 (V .
Ove r vie w of P rin t e r D i f f e re n ce s –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– While all four of these pri nters are very simila r , some diffe rences in o perati on an d avai lable o ption s exist.
Be f ore Y ou Be g in –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1. Connect the p rinter to the ho st. Refer to your printe r’s docum entation for more in formati on.
3. T ype the followi ng bar code fi eld: B,1,12 ,F,1 10,115 ,1,2 ,120,5 ,L,0 p 4. T ype the following text field: T,2,18 ,V,3 0,30,1 ,1,1 ,1,B,C ,0,0,0 p } Y ou have created a forma t packet for your MP CLII printer . Now , a batch packet mu st be created before you can pri nt the format.
10. T ype CO PY SAMPLE .FMT C OM1. The fol lowing 2 i nch by 2 in ch lab el pri nts: { F,25,A ,R,M,5 08,508 ,"Fm t 25" p C,250, 80,0,1 ,2,1,W ,C,0 ,0,"MO NARCH MA RKING" p B,1,12 ,.
MPC L II P a c k e t R e f e r e n c e Ma nu a l 1-6.
Chapter 2. Designing a Format This chapter descri bes how to ✦ determine wh at kind of info rmation to use in you r format. ✦ use the S upply Lay out Grid and F ormat W orksheet. ✦ categorize d ata into fiel d types. ✦ select fonts to u se in your format.
At this point, you are ready to send your design to the printer . T o do this: 7. Create a format pa cket, based on how you filled out your worksheet. See Chapter 4, "Definin g Fields," for more informati on. 8. Download your format p acket to the prin ter .
The foll owing tabl e lists the non -print zones for e ach printer . Printer T op Bottom Left Right 9490/ 9494 .04 i nches 1.01 m m 7.7 do ts .16 - .19 inches 4.1 - 4.8 mm 31 - 3 6.5 do ts .05 - .11 inches 1.3 - 2.8 m m 9.6 - 21.1 d ots .05 - .11 inches 1.
Usin g S u p p ly La you t G rid s –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A supply layo ut grid contains m easurement m arkers. These markers help yo u accurately po sition inform ation on you r label.
Field T yp e Description Examples T ext Contains letters, numbers , or symbols y ou want to print. item number , item description, depart ment n umber , pri ce, dat e Non-Pr inta ble Te x t Holds batch da ta for use later , such as for merging in to another field.
Choos ing the appr opriate fo nt appearan ce is up to the user . See Appendi x B, "F onts," for sampl es of each font. C hoosing the appr opriate font size and sp acing de pends on how m uch space i s available on your suppl y .
Chapter 3. Configuring the Printer This chapte r discusses ho w to ✦ set c ommuni cation paramete rs. ✦ configure th e printer us ing online confi guration pa ckets. ✦ use i mmedia te comm ands to c ontrol the printer’s operatio n at any tim e.
Usin g A u t ob a u d n ✦ Do Not sen d any data to the prin ter before using a utobaud. ✦ Autobaud i s only availa ble on the 9494 and 9490 printers. Y ou can use the a utobaud feature to automatica lly set the printer’s baud ra te, parity , data bits, and stop bi ts to match the host’s.
Usin g M P C LII C on ve n t ion s –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Here are so me guidel ines to follo w when u sing MPC LII.
✦ The f ield n umber ( 0 to 99 ) must be unique. Mon arch recommen ds starting at 1, i nstead of 0. ✦ Do not use a field numb er more than o nce per format. ✦ Define all fiel ds in the orde r you want to im age/print them. ✦ Separate a ll param eters with a parameter s eparator ( , ).
✦ Use a tilde (~) foll owed by a 3-d igit ASCII cod e in a quoted string to send function co des or extended characters or se nd the 8-bit ASC II code. Y ou can modify forma ts and fields w ith the optio nal entry method. See "Optiona l Entry Method" in Chapter 6 for more informati on.
This is the syntax to use when yo u create online con figuration packets: Syntax { Start of Header I , Configuration Header 1 to 7 opti onal packets A, para mete r 1...pa rame ter 5 p System Setup B, para mete r 1...pa rame ter 5 p Supply Setup C, para mete r 1.
D e f in in g t h e S yst e m S e t u p P a ck e t ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Use the system setup pa cket (A) to select the po wer up mode, displa y lang uage , print sepa rator s bet ween ba tches, print a "slashed zero," and sel ect the symbol set.
D e f in in g t h e S u p p ly S e t u p P a ck e t ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Use the supply setup packet (B) to select su pply type, ribbon, feed mode, su pply position, and cut position. Syntax { I ,B,supply_type,ribbon_on,feed_mode, supply_posn,cut_posn p } B1.
D e f in in g t h e P rin t C on t rol P a c k e t ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Use the print co ntrol packet (C) to set the co ntrast, print, and margin adj ustment, pri nt speed, and pri nthead wid th.
Exampl e { I ,C,0,-20,-10,0,768,1 p } Uses the de fault contrast, mov es print .1 inch closer to the bottom of th e supply (20/192 inches) and .0 5 inch to the l eft on the suppl y (10/192 inch es), prints at six in ches per second , sets the prin thead width to 4 inches, and u ses a 12-volt battery (only for the 9490 printer).
D4. decima ls Numb er of digit s to t he ri ght of the decim al. Option s: 0 No d igits 1 One digit 2 T wo digits (defau lt) 3 Three digits The defaul ts listed above are the defaults for al l printers. Exampl e { I ,D,1,1,2 p } Prints the dolla r sign, uses a second ary symbol, and places two digi ts to the right of th e decimal.
E2. "ANSI_ cd" ~123 Start of h eader { (left brac ket) ~044 P aramete r , (c omma) separ ator ~034 Qu oted s trings " (quote s) ~124 Field se parat or p (pipe sig n) ~125 End of hea der } (right bra cket) ~126 Data escap e ~~ (doub le til de) charac ter (opt ional) def.
R e se t t in g C o n t r ol C h a ra ct e rs Y ou can ch ange the c haracte rs in the pr evious exampl e back to their ori ginal settings by do wnloading this packet: { I ?E?"~123~044~034~124~125~126~094" p } Notice that the parameter separa tor is ? in this p acket.
F5. pa rity P arity . Opti ons: 0 None (defa ult for a ll p rinte rs) 1 ODD parity 2 EVEN parit y F6. fl ow_contr ol Flow Contro l. O ptions : 0 None 1 DTR (d efault for al l print ers) 2 CTS 3 XON / XO FF NOTE: If you u se the DOS COPY c ommand t o downl oad your f ormats, set "Flow Co ntrol" to DTR (n ot XON/XO FF).
D e f in in g t h e M e m or y C on f ig u ra t ion P a ck e t ––––––––––––––––––––– Use the memo ry configuration packet (M) to customize the size of your prin ter’s buffers, whi ch gives you gre ater flexibil ity in your form ats.
M4. bu ffer size Buffer siz e in 1 /10K ran ges 5 - 40 Tr a n s m i t 20 - 32 0 Receive 385 - 2 295 Imag e 160 - 2 295 Fo r m a t 80 - 22 95 Downlo adable Fonts 0 - 1280 Scalab le F onts Buff er s ize.
✦ Buffers m ust total 25 6K, or 512K i f the Optio nal RAM is presen t. ✦ "Optional R AM Buffer S izes" lists the mi nimum and maximu m values for each buffe r using the Optio nal RAM. Ch e c king Cur r en t B uf f e r Siz es Send a confi guration up load packet to check the sizes of your current buffers.
A b ou t M e m or y Bu f f e rs –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– T ransmit Buffer Use d to send ENQ , job, and uplo ad responses. A mi nimum of 5 i s required. The maxi mum is 40.
Use the form ula below to ca lculate the required im age buffer size. 19.13K x Length Length i s the length o f your label i n inches. Exampl e 19.13 K x 6 = 114.78 K (Mult iply by 10 and roun d up.) 114.78 K x 10 = 1147. 8 1147.8 = 115 0 Enter 1150 for you r Image buffer .
Scalable (V ector ) Fonts Buffer Used to imag e the scalable fo nt characters. Increasing this buffer si ze allows m ore characters to b e saved in cache mem ory , so the characters do no t have to be re-b uilt the next ti me they are printed. U se 0 if you are not using scalable fon ts.
Bu f f e r A lloca t io n Con sid e ra t ion s Ke ep thes e items in mind when al locating memor y . ✦ Do No t allocate m ore memory tha n what is avai lable. ✦ F ree memory from one buffer be fore you add i t to another b uffer . ✦ Reall ocate all the bu ffers if you need to reallocate any buffer .
Op t ion a l RA M Bu f f e r S ize s If you have purchased the 256K Opti onal RAM for your printe r , the follow ing t able l ists th e minim um and maximum va lues f or each buffe r . Buff er Min - Ma x (in K) T ransmit .5 - 4 Receive 2 - 32 Image 38.
Sendi ng I mmedi a t e C o mma nds Immediate co mmands consist of a three- or four -character sequence you can send in a packet o r embed i n your applica tion. Each com mand must be sent separatel y . Syntax control character_immediate command n The printe r can accept o nly on e immedia te comman d at a time.
Comm and P aram eter ^ADx xxxxx Se lects the 9490 prin ter whose ASCII ad dress is xxxx xx. ^CA Cancels all t he batc hes i n the qu eue. ^CB Cancels onl y the c urrent batc h being print ed. ^DD or ^DCd Disables the MPC L data escape character (the tilde) and inhibits MPCL from actin g on ANY data esc ape sequence from the hos t.
n T o use the i mmediat e command contro l char acter or t he statu s polling cha racter within your data, use the tilde sequence. C le a rin g P a ck e t s f r om M e m or y ––––––––.
Usin g t h e F on t P a ck e t ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Y ou can use a font pa cket to add or clear dow nloaded fonts from memo ry , upload you r font buffer , or upload the cell si ze informati on for a particula r font.
Exampl e {W,0,H,Z p } Selects al l fonts and uplo ads the font size in formation for any downlo aded fon ts. The prin ter returns the follo wing to the h ost: {W,0,H ,Z p 0,1,0, "Stand ard",.
Cell Heigh t V ertical nu mber of dots to contain the tallest cha racter . Nominal Width Ave rage width fo r lower -case letters. Nominal Height Average hei ght for lower -case letters. Inter- Character Gap Default spaci ng between characters in mono spaced fonts.
Exampl e { I ,0,U,N p } Upload s the printer conf iguration from nonvolati le RAM and returns the foll owing to the host. A,0,0, 0,0,0 p B,1,1, 0,0,0 p C,0,0, 0,0,76 8 p D,1,0, 2 p E,"~12 3~044~ .
D e f a u lt s ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– F or the System Se tup P acket .
F or t h e 9490 p rin t e r P arameter Default Description Identifier B Supply Setu p Packet supp ly_t ype 0 Black Mark stock loaded ribb on_on 1 R ibbon instal led ( transf er supp ly) feed _mode 0 O.
F or t h e 1460 p rin t e r P arameter Default Description Identifier B Supply Setu p Packet supp ly_t ype 1 Die Cut stock loaded ribb on_on 1 R ibbon instal led ( transf er supp ly) feed_mode 1 On -D.
Chapter 4. Defining Fields This c hapter pr ovides a referenc e for defi ning ✦ the format he ader ✦ text, constant text, a nd non-prin table text fiel ds ✦ bar cod e fi elds ✦ line and b ox fiel ds.
9494 / 9490 ran ges: 9446 / 1460 ran ges: Engli sh 100 - 600 Metri c 254 - 1524 Dots 192 - 1 152 Engli sh 075 - 800 Metri c 191 - 2033 Dots 144 - 1 536 NOTE: Th e range s above are bas ed on a stan dard mem ory c onfi gurat ion.
T5. row F or monosp aced fonts , dist ance f rom bottom of p rint ar ea to the pivot point . The pivot point varies d ependi ng on how te xt is justifie d. For pro porti onally spa ced fo nts, dis tance from bott om of prin t area to baseli ne of charact ers in field.
T6. column Dista nce from the le ft edg e of the prin t area to the pivot point is the colum n loca tion. Ranges : Engli sh 0 - 399 Metri c 0 - 10 15 Dots 0 - 7 67 T7.
T10. wi d mag Width magn ifier , 1-7 (tim es) or 4-90 points for th e scal able font. If using the scal able f ont on the 9 490 pri nter , the rang e is 4-200 point s.
Field placem ent in the p acket is an important consid eration when u sing f ield col or attri butes. If a line field is def ined b efore t he o verlay (text o r const ant te xt) field, the l ine fi eld is block ed out by th e overl ay fie ld, depend ing on the o verlay field’ s color attrib ute.
T15. s ym set S ymb ol s et. Op tion s: 0 Inter nal S ymbo l Set 1 ANSI Symbol Se t 437 DOS Code Page 437 (Domes tic) 850 DOS Code Page 850 (Inte rnati onal ) NOTE: Th e CG T riumvira te fon ts and F ont # 50 sup por t onl y the ANS I and DOS Co de 4 37 a nd 850 Page Symbol Sets.
B4. fix/va r Fixed ( F ) or variabl e ( V ) leng th f ield. Bar Code Number of Chara cters Fixed or Va r i a b l e UPCA 12 F UPCA+2 14 F UPCA+5 17 F UPCA+Pr ice CD 12 F UPCE 7F UPCE+2 9F UPCE+5 12 F E.
B5. row Distance fro m bott om of the pri nt area to the pi vot po int of the f ield . The pivot poi nt var ies, depe ding o n ho w the field is jus tified. Pivot points: Remembe r to includ e text or num bers that m ay a ppea r with the bar code f or th e row measur ement .
B6. col umn D istan ce to the lo wer left c orn er of the f ield f rom t he lef t edge o f print area. Ranges : Engli sh 0 - 3 99 Metri c 0 - 10 15 Dots 0 - 767 NOTE: A llow a mini mum of 1/10 inch b etwee n the scan edg e of b ar co de and lab el edg es o r oth er da ta.
Barcode Ty p e Density Sel ect or Densi ty (% or cpi) Narrow Elem ent (dots/mils) Narrow to Wide Ratio Data Length Appe arance Codes Available Char Set UPCA 2 80% 2/10.4 N/A 11 or 12 1,5,6 0 to 9 +2/+5 Price CD 4 1 20% 3/15. 6 14/17 7 or 8 UPCE 2 80% 2/10.
NOTE: V alu es i n bold indic ate the de faul t. B9. height Bar code h eight, in 1/ 100 in ches, 1/10 m m, or d ots. Mini mum va lues: Engli sh 20 Metri c 51 Dots 38 NOTE: PO STNET , PDF417, and Max iCode bar codes have a fixed heigh t. Alwa ys ent er 0 fo r these bar code types .
B10. tex t Appearan ce of te xt with bar code . F or UPC and EAN only use 0-7 . For a ll o thers , us e 8 . Option s: 0 Default 1 No che ck dig it or n umber sys tem 5 Numbe r sys tem at bot tom, n o chec k di git 6 Chec k digi t at b ottom, no nu mber system 7 Chec k digi t and number system at bo ttom 8 No tex t, bar code only B11.
When you cop y this field into anothe r field, the maxim um number of cha racters for the fi nal field i s 2710 . Allow o nly as many characters as you need, becau se extra characters use up space.
D e f in in g C on st a n t T e xt F ie ld s ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A constant text fie ld is a set of fixed chara cters that prints on all lab els. Define e ach constant text fi eld separately .
C3. column Dist ance t o low er le ft cor ner of fie ld, fr om left e dge of prin t are a. Ran ges: Engli sh 0 - 3 99 Metri c 0 - 10 15 Dots 0 - 767 C4.
Option s fo r the S cal able Font: A Opaq ue, Norm al, Bla ck, Bold B Opaq ue, Norm al, Black , Normal E Opaq ue, It alics, Black, Bo ld F Opaq ue, It alics, Black, Normal N T ranspare nt, Normal, Bla.
C11. field rot Fie ld ro tati on. L ower left corne r o f fiel d is the p ivot point . Option s: 0 T op of ov erl ay poi nts to top of su pply 1 T op of o verl ay p oints to l eft of suppl y 2 T op of.
Lin e T yp e s Y ou can create horizonta l and vertical lines. There are two ways to defi ne lines. Segments Y ou ch oose the startin g point and en ding point. V ectors Y ou choo se the starting poi nt, the angle, and the l ength of the lin e. Syntax L,type,row,column,angle/end row,length/ end col,thickness,"pattern" p L1.
L4. column Distanc e from left e dge of the p rint are a to l ine origi n. Rang es: Engli sh 0 - 399 Metri c 0 - 10 15 Dots 0 - 7 67 L5. angle/ e nd row If Using Segm ents Row lo cation of en ding p oint. Measu re from bottom of prin t are a. Ran ges sa me as row abo ve.
L7. thicknes s Using the cha rt belo w for ref erence, write the desire d line thickn ess ( 1 to 99 ) in box L7 . Measu red i n do ts. NOTE: Li ne thi ckness fills upward on hori zontal lines , or to the right on vert ical lin es. L8. "p attern" Line p attern.
Syntax Q,row,column,end row,end col,thickness, "pattern" p Q1. Q Box ( Q uad rilatera l) Fiel d. Q2. row Distance from bottom o f print area to lowe r left corner o f box.
Q5. en d col Distance from le ft edg e of p rint area to up per righ t cor ner o f box. Range s same as co lumn . Q6. thic knes s Using t he cha rt belo w for ref erence, wri te the desired line thickn ess ( 1 to 99 ) in box Q6 . Measu re in dot s. NOTE: Li ne thi ckness fills upward on hori zontal lines , or to the right on vert ical lin es.
MPC L II P a c k e t R e f e r e n c e Ma nu a l 4-24.
Chapter 5. Defining Field Options This c hapter pr ovides a referenc e for defi ning ✦ field o ptions in formats ✦ check digit pa ckets. A p p lyin g F ie ld Op t ion s –––––––––.
R e st rict ion s Some o ption s canno t be used t oget her . For exampl e, incre menting (Op tion 60) and price fiel d (Opt ion 42) optio ns cannot be applied to the same fi eld. See the followi ng sectio ns add ressing individ ual o ption s for specific combinatio ns to avoid.
Op t ion 1 (F ixe d D a t a ) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Fixed da ta is inform ation (a comp any name or sto re numbe r) you want to print on all labels. Y ou can de fine fixed characters for a n entire fiel d or for part of a fi eld.
Op t ion 4 (C op y D a t a ) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Y ou can create a fiel d that uses data from another fi eld. This is useful for crea ting merged fie lds or sub-fiel ds.
Copies d ata from field #3, starting at th e first positi on and copying th ree characters. In th e destination fi eld, the info rmatio n is pl aced i n posit ion 1 and copied as fo rmatt ed data. M e r g in g F ie ld s Y ou can copy data to m erge the contents of field s.
Op t ion 30 (P a d d in g D a t a ) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Y ou can add characte rs to one side o f a field to "pa d" the fiel d. P adding a llows you to fill in the remai ning spaces w hen the entered data does not fill an entire field .
Op t ion 31 (C a lcu la t e C h e ck D ig it ) –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The printer generates a check digit if you apply Option 31 to the field. Y ou cannot use th is option if the fi eld contains a UPC, EAN , Code 39 (with th e MOD43 che ck digit), Max icode, or POS TNET bar code.
Op t ion 42 (P rice F ie ld ) –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Y ou can ap ply options th at will insert mone tary symbols automati cally . Do not use this option with Option 31 (define a check digit) or Option 60 (incremen t or decrement a field).
Op t ion 50 (Ba r C od e D e n s it y)––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Y ou can apply this opti on to bar code field s when you want to create custom densitie s. When you ap ply this op tion, it overr ides t he de nsity val ue in the ba r cod e fiel d.
Op t ion 51 (P D F417 S e cu rit y/ T r u n ca t ion ) ––––––––––––––––––––––– Y ou can define a se curity level and choose w hether or not to truncate a P DF417 bar code. Hi gher security le vels add data to a bar cod e, improving scan reliabi lity .
Op t ion 52 (P D F417 W id t h / L e n g t h ) –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– This o ption defin es the ima ge width or length of a PDF417 bar code. If you defi ne a fixed numb er of colum ns (width), the b ar code expands in length.
Op t ion 60 (In cre m e n t in g / D e cre m e n t in g F ie ld s) –––––––––––––––––– Y ou may h ave an ap plicatio n, such a s seri al numb ers, in w hich you need a n umeric field to increme nt (increase in val ue) or decrement (decre ase in val ue) on succe ssive tickets wit hin a single batch .
Op t ion 61 (R e im a g e F ie ld ) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– This opti on redraws (rei mages) a constant fi eld when yo u have a constant fi eld next to a varia ble fiel d on your label.
Usin g C h e ck D ig it s ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Check digits are typ ically used to en sure that a text or bar code field sca ns correctly . If you apply Option 3 1, the printer calcul ates a check dig it.
Exampl e {A,1,A,R,10,5,P,"65432" p } Adds check digit sch eme number 1 to the printer’s mem ory . The mod ulus is 10, the maximum nu mber of character s in the field is 5. Th e check digit is calcul ated by using the Sum of Products an d the string of dig its used in the calcul ation is "654 32.
4. Divide the su m of the products by the m odulus ( 10 in this case), only to the whole num ber . The balance i s called the rema inder . 9 10 98 90 8 5. Subtract the rem ainder from the m odulus. The resul t becomes the ch eck digit. In thi s case, the check digit is 2 .
3. Next, the di gits of the pr oducts are add ed together . T wo-digit pro ducts are treated as two s eparate di gits. This is the sum of the dig its. 2 + 0 + 2 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 3 + 6 = 44 4. Divide the su m of the digi ts by the modulus ( 10 in th is case), only to the whole num ber .
MPC L II P a c k e t R e f e r e n c e Ma nu a l 5-18.
Chapter 6. Printing This chapter descri bes how to ✦ downloa d files to the prin ter ✦ define the batch header , batch co ntrol, and batch d ata files ✦ modify formats ✦ create DOS batch files. T urn on the pri nter and make sure it i s ready to receive da ta before you downloa d.
3. Send the com munic ation settings pa cket to select the printer’s comm unication settin gs. See "Definin g the Commun ication Setting s P acket" in Cha pter 3 for more informati on. Make sure the se ttings match those a t the host before sending any packets to the printer .
A batch head er begins the fil e. It tells which format the batch uses and how many labels to print. T o record batch data, make a copy of th e worksheet in Ap pendix D, "F o rmat D esign To o l s . " Syntax {B,format#,N/U,quantity p B1. B Batch H eader .
D e f in in g t h e Ba t ch C on t rol F ie ld–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The batch he ader must prece de this fie ld. The batch con trol field de fines the print jo b and applie s only to the batch that imme diately fo llows .
D e f in in g Ba t ch D a t a F ie ld s ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Batch data fie lds should b e sent in fiel d number ord er . Use continua tion fields for la rge amou nts of data.
F or exampl e, you can use "" or ~034 to print the " characte r in your batch data . Use ~~ to prin t the ~ character i n your batch data; otherwi se, the tild e characters is ig nored. Y ou can also use ~XXX where XXX i s the decimal equival ent or an unpri ntable ch aracter .
Exampl e {Format} {Batch Packet} B a t c h Met ho d This is sim ilar to the seq uential metho d, but it is us ed when you want to sen d multiple batches. Al l data for the fi rst batch is sent at one time , and the printer th en images each fie ld. As soon as the la st field for the first ba tch is imag ed, labels begin to print.
3. Repeat step 2 for each field exce pt the last one. 4. F or the last fiel d, input data and send a b atch header with the quan tity of labels you w ant printed. W hen the prin ter receives in put for the last fiel d, it immedi ately prints the labels.
Chapter 7. Status Polling This chapter expl ains how to use status p olling. There are two types of Status P olling: ✦ Inquiry R equest--inform ation about the readiness of the printer . ✦ Job Reque st--informati on about the current (or last receiv ed) job do wnload ed to the prin ter .
Exampl e: E AB The status code s (A and B in th is case) are ASC II equival ents to the hexadecim al bits that rep resent the various types o f status respons es. This respon se indicates th at the printer i s online (Character A) and that there is a stock fault (Chara cter B).
ENQ R eference T able - Byte #2 Char Const. OFF Const. ON Comp . F ailure Corr . Error Online Data Error Busy Acti ve Onl ine Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 @ 0 1 000000 A 01000001 B .
ENQ Re ference T able - Byte #2 (c ontinued) Char Const. OFF Const. ON Comp . F ailure Corr . Error Online Data Error Busy Acti ve Onl ine Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 a 01100001 b .
ENQ R eference T able - Byte #3 Char Const. OFF Const. ON Low Battery Form at Error W aiting to Dispense Label Ribbon Fa u l t Stock Fa u l t Online Error Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit.
ENQ Re ference T able - Byte #3 (c ontinued) Char Const. OFF Const. ON Low Battery Form at Error W aiting to Dispense Label Ribbon Fa u l t Stock Fa u l t Online Error Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bi.
Job R e q u e st –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A Job Request retur ns status information about the most recently pro cessed print jo b. Y ou can send a job re quest after an ENQ or batch.
Job R e sp o n se The Job Respo nse var ies, d ependi ng on the t ype of r equest sent to the prin ter . The following synta x is the response for a Job 0, 1,or 2 reques t. Syntax {J,Status1,Status2,"FMT-1","BCH-2"} Status1 These errors stop the print job.
The follow ing syntax is the respon se for a Job 3 request. Syntax {J,"Status1 A,B","Status2 A,B,C,D,E","FMT-1","BCH-2"} "Status1 A ,B" St atus1 A cont ains th e fiel d numbe r , in t he format or ba tch, where an e rror was found.
Status2 C - F ield Num ber represe nts the fiel d number within e ach packet. The pa cket header is th e first field an d each subsequent fi eld is indicate d by the field separator . Status2 D- P arameter represents the p arameter within the field that the error occu rred.
The follow ing syntax is the respon se for a Job 4 request. Syntax {J,printed,total,"FMT-1","BCH-2"} printed the number o f tags or lab els alr eady printed i n the batch. tota l the total numbe r of tags or labels to be printed in th e current batch.
Job S t a t u s 0, 1, 2 R e sp on se T a b le (S t a t u s 1 Co d e s) Numb er Meaning 0 No erro r 1 Stac ker fa ult 2 Supp ly pro blem 4 Hot print head 5 Pri nthead o pen 6 Insufficient memory 7 Ribb.
Job Sta tus 0, 1, 2 R esponse T able (continued) Number Mea ning 51 Invalid command 52 Inva lid s eparat or v alue 53 Graphic n ot found 54 Forma t for batch not found 55 Quantity/Multip les out-of- r.
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Chapter 8. Diagnostics This chapter expl ains how to ✦ print a test la bel ✦ reset the pr inter ✦ call T echnic al Sup port. Before you cal l Service, p rint a test label. T he label contain s inform ation to hel p Servi ce dia gnose me chanic al and se tup probl ems .
n Y ou can also use an im mediate command to prin t a test label, see Chapte r 3, "Configuring the Printer ," for more inf ormation. Usin g a 9446 or 1460 p rin t e r Use your arrow ke ys to scroll through th e main men u until you see Diagno stics.
✦ ENQ trai ler characters ✦ RS232 trailer characters (these are the trailers for all communi cations, except a n ENQ.) n The ENQ/IMD , MPCL, and RS232 trailer characte rs can be user defi ned through the con trol characters pa cket. See "Defini ng the Control C haracters P acket," in C hapter 3 for mor e i nfo rma tio n.
4. The data strea m prints out au tomatic ally whe n there is enough data to fill o ne label. Press th e trigger to pri nt any remai ning data o n anothe r label.
If t h e P C a n d P r in t e r A re n ’t C om m u n ica t in g If your PC is h aving trouble co mmunica ting with your pri nter , follow these steps: ✦ Check any me ssages that occur at the pri nter and at the compu ter . See Chapter 9, "Errors," for i nformation about the spe cific error me ssages you may recei ve.
n When you turn off the printer , wai t two seconds be fore turning it back on . C a llin g T e ch n ica l S u p p o rt T echni cal supp ort repres entativ es are av ailable M onday through F riday duri ng regular busine ss hours. F ollow the se steps before y ou call: 1.
Chapter 9. Errors This c hapter pr ovides explana tions of y our printe r’s err ors. The errors are cl assified by type an d are listed in o rder from 001 to 76 5, followed by the unnum bered errors. So me errors number ed 400-43 8 and 50 0-574 are internal software errors .
Error Code Descriptio n 0 0 4 Supply length is i nvalid. See "Defining the F orma t Header" in Cha pter 4 for v alid le ngths. 0 0 5 Supply widt h is inv alid. See "D efining the F ormat Header" in Chapte r 4 for val id width s. 0 0 6 Storage devic e is defin ed as somethi ng other than R .
Error Code Descriptio n 0 1 8 Code page select ion must be 0 (Internal), 1 (ANSI), 2 (DOS 437), or 3 (DOS 850). 0 2 0 V ertical ma gnification must be 1 to 7 or 4 to 90 (point size) for th e scalable fo nt. 0 2 1 Horizontal mag nification m ust be 1 to 7 or 4 to 90 (point size) for th e scalable fo nt.
Error Code Descriptio n 0 3 1 Human re adable op tion must b e 0 not UPC A or EAN 1 no CD or NS 5 NS at bo ttom, no CD 6 CD at bo ttom, no NS 7 CD and NS at bottom 8 no text See "Defi ning Bar Co de Fiel ds" in Chapte r 4 for the bar code density ch art.
Error Code Descriptio n 1 0 2 Print quanti ty is o utside the range 1 to 3 2000 . 1 0 4 Batch mode must b e N (new) or U (u pdate). See "Definin g the Batch Head er" in Chapte r 6 for more informati on. 1 0 5 Batch separator must be 0 (off) or 1 (on).
Error Code Descriptio n 2 1 0 Security val ue for a PDF4 17 bar code m ust be 0 to 8 . Correct the value and resen d the format to the printer . 2 1 1 Narrow elemen t value is less than 1 o r greater than 99 . Correct th e value and rese nd the format to the printer .
Error Code Descriptio n 2 2 2 Data type restriction is outside the ran ge of 1 to 6 . 2 2 3 Option is not val id for the fi eld. 2 2 4 Bar code Inter -Character Gap m ust be 1 to 99 in printer dots. (Th is is also know n as the Addi tional Character G ap when usi ng Option 50 , Def inin g Bar Code Densi ties.
Error Code Descriptio n 2 5 7 F e ed m ode must b e 0 (co ntinuou s), 1 (on-d emand) , or 2 (rewin d). ( 1 is the only val id option fo r the 1460 printer .) See "Defini ng the System S etup P acket" in Chapter 3 for more inform ation. 2 5 8 Supply position i s outside the ra nge.
Error Code Descriptio n 2 6 7 Baud rate select ion must be 0 (1200 ), 1 (2400), 2 (480 0), 3 (9600) or 4 (19200). Resend th e communica tion settin gs packet. 2 6 8 W ord length s electio n must be 0 (7 b its), or 1 (8 bits). Resen d the commun ication settings packet.
Error Code Descriptio n 2 8 5 The storag e devic e type mus t be N (non- volatil e RAM) or R (vo latile R AM). See "Defi ning the Memory Confi guration P acket" in Chapter 3 for mo re informati on. 2 8 6 The buffer size is invali d. See "Definin g the Memory Configurati on P acket" in C hapter 3 for more informati on.
Error Code Descriptio n/Action 3 8 0 Job re quest is out side t he ra nge 0 to 4 . 4 0 0 The charact er im mediate ly fo llowin g { is invali d. 4 0 1 Internal software failure . Call T echnica l Support. 4 0 2 Field s eparator is not in th e expec ted locati on.
C om m u n ica t ion F a ilu re s ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Errors 410 to 41 3 are usually caused by a ha rdware failu re, by an incorre ct SETUP opti on or by the host ignorin g flow control (XO N/OFF , CTS/RTS or DTR).
Error Code Descriptio n 4 1 2 There is a pro blem wi th flow control betwe en the printer and th e host. Make sure the printer an d the host flow control se ttings match (both a re DTR or both are X ON/X OFF ). If the error persists, call T echnical Support.
Error Code Descriptio n 4 2 4 Item in use. Rec ord the error , then press the fe ed button and try to continue. If the erro r reappears, call T e chnical S uppor t. 4 2 5 Item already checke d out. Record the e rror , then press the feed b utton and try to continu e.
Error Code Descriptio n 4 3 5 Inter nal softwar e err or cau sed by a do wnload ed t ask that alrea dy exists. T urn off the printer . W ait two seconds and tu rn it back on. If the error persists, call T e chnical S uppor t. 4 9 9 An error occurred durin g the loop back test on the serial port.
Error Code Descriptio n 5 7 5 The graphi c included in yo ur format could no t be foun d. 6 0 0 Imagin g err or beca use t he ba tch was r efuse d. Resend the batch. If the error persists, call T echnical Support. 6 0 1 An error occurred while the batch was im aging.
6 1 9 The JIS (16-bi t) code for Kanji is inval id. M a ch in e F a u lt s ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Errors 700 to 76 5 occur when there is a problem wi th the printer .
Error Code Descriptio n 705 Invalid batch rece ived. Press the trigger or E to clear the error . Check the batch data. Res end the batch. If the e rror persists, cal l T echnical Support. 7 5 0 Printhead is overheated. T urn the prin ter off to let the printhea d cool.
Error Code Descriptio n 7 5 7 Load Suppli es. The calib rated supply length di ffers by plus or m inus .25 inches from th e format. Press R to displa y the format n ame. Press e to print on the current su pply or load new su pply and press E . 7 5 8 Check Supply .
Error Code Descriptio n 7 7 0 The print mo tor is not ready . Call T echnical Su pport. 7 7 1 The format specifi ed by the app lication wa s not found. Relo ad your applica tion and form at, and try again. If th e problem conti nues, call T echnical Suppo rt.
Error Code Descriptio n 9 0 5 Ille gal inte rrup t. 9 0 6 Non-mas kable i nterrupt . 907 L o w R A M e r r o r . 9 0 8 Non V olatile RA M checksum failure. 909 R A M c o r r u p t e d . 9 1 0 Warm restart. 9 1 1 V e rsio n string mismat ch. 9 3 1 An error occurred wri ting to flas h memory .
Error Code Descriptio n 9 3 7 Invalid ASC II hex data i n record. Th e file you download ed is invali d. V erify the fi le’s integrity an d reflash the printer . 9 3 8 In valid checksum. The checksu m for the message’s data was i ncorrect. V erify the cable co nnection and the comm unication settings and re peat the flash ing proc edure.
n These error me ssages will o nly ap pear on th e printers w ith an LCD displ ay (9 446 and 1460) . Printer Display Descriptio n WARNING RAM T est F ailure RAM check fa iled on po wer up. All formats, batch es, graphics, and SETUP data are lost. Re set your SETUP opti ons.
Printer Display Descriptio n POWER DOWN NVRAM Sum F ail RAM checksum test failed. All formats, batches, gra phics, and SE TUP data are lost. Reset your SETUP options. T ransmit your packets again . POWER DOWN RAM Corrupt Item storage RA M failed. Al l formats, batches, gra phics, and SE TUP data are lost.
Chapter 10. Printer Optimization This chapter p rovides inform ation on how to improve your prin ter’s perfor mance by ✦ adjusting the print quali ty ✦ reducing th e imaging tim e for printing ✦ providi ng general tip s and hints for d esigning forma ts.
✦ Select the p rint speed ba sed on de sired through put and print qu ality . If print qu ality is more imp ortant, reduce the pri nt speed, because a l ower print speed increases the p rint quality of la bels. If throughput is more imp ortant, increase the print speed as hi gh as it will go to give you the needed pri nt performance.
R e d u cin g Im a g in g T im e –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Imaging tim e is the time i t takes the printer to i mage the da ta for the first la bel after the printer re ceives the fo rmat and batch packet.
2. Input data for e ach field, and send it with a batch header using the parameter U (u pdate) and a quantity of zero. When the pri nter receives the data, it im mediately ima ges the field, bu t does not print it.
G e n e ra l F or m a t T ip s a n d H in t s ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The foll owing ti ps and hints are h elpful to keep in min d when designing MP CLII formats.
W it h Ba r C od e s ✦ Be ca reful when r otating or placin g a UPC/E AN bar code with human r eadable characte rs, becau se the bottom refe rence point i s at the bottom of the bars, not at the bottom o f the human re adable characte rs. W it h F ie ld s ✦ Data that rem ains the same for each label shou ld be in a constant text fie ld.
T o use the optional entry m ethod on a fo rmat packet: 1. Create the form at. 2. Group the fie lds with the sa me paramete rs. 3. Send the form at packet to th e printer .
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Append ix A. Samples This app endix contai ns sample form ats and labe ls. Y ou can customiz e any of these forma ts and label s to meet you r needs. S a m p le UP C A F or m a t P a ck e t –––.
S a m p le M a xiC od e P a ck e t s ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– MaxiC ode is a two-dim ensio nal bar c ode dev eloped by UPS (United P arcel Service, Inc.). Data must be defined in a specific way for UPS.
If you receive an error 612, check your M axiCode data. Y ou may have not co rrectly structured or left out one of the three required fie lds (postal code, class of service, a nd country code) or th e "~02 9" char acter .
M od e 2 S a m p le {F,1,A ,R,E,4 00,400 ,"MA XI_M2" p B,1,99 ,V,040 ,140,3 3,7, 0,8,L, 0 p } MaxiCode bar-code (33) {B,1,N ,1 p 1,"[)> ~030" p Message header C,"01~ 02996&.
M od e 3 S a m p le {F,1,A ,R,E,4 00,400 ,"MA XI_M3" p B,1,99 ,V,040 ,140,3 3,7, 0,8,L, 0 p } MaxiCode bar-code (33) {B,1,N ,1 p 1,"[)> ~030" p Message header C,"01~ 02996&.
S a m p le C om p lia n ce P a ck e t ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– { F,1,A, R,E,60 0,400, "RDC I" p L,V,50 0,115,.
Sample B atch P acke t { B,1,N, 1 p 1,"123 456789 0" p 2,"098 765432 1" p 3,"~42 032678 " p 4,"100 280286 62854" p 5,"1 00 28 028 6628 5 4" p 6,"ROD GER DIST CTR" p 7,"829 2" p 8,"BRO ADWAY" p 9,"555 WEST OAK AV E.
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S a m p le Ze r o Ba t ch P a ck e t ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– {I,E," ~123~0 44~039 ~124 ~125~1 26" p } {F,5,A.
Sample B atch P acke t { B,5,N, 0 p } { B,5,U, 1 p 1,"600 5710" p 2,"106 " p 3,"3" p 4,"3" p 5,"ALL IED FREI GHT123 4" p 6,"123 456789 012" .
S a m p le F ixe d C h a ra ct e r F or m a t P a ck e t –––––––––––––––––––––––– { F,1,A, R,E,30 0,200, "TEX TILES" p T,1,10 ,V,250 ,50,0, 1,.
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Append ix B. Fonts This appen dix contai ns informatio n you need to wo rk with fonts. S t a n d a rd F on t s –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––.
Bold Font OCRA-like Font Standard F ont Reduced Font MPC L II P a c k e t R e f e r e n c e Ma nu a l B- 2.
CG T r iumvirate Bold Font CG T riumvirate F ont A p p e nd ix B. F o nts B- 3.
M o n osp a ce d F on t M a g n if ica t ion –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Decide how wide and ta ll you want the ch aracters to appe ar on the la bels. The fol lowing two tables show th e width a nd height o f each of the mo nospaced fonts after magn ification .
F ont Mag nification 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x 6x 7x Stan dar d KLMNOPQ 1/10 0 in. 1 1.4 22. 8 34.2 45. 6 57.0 68. 4 79.8 1/10 mm 29.1 58.2 87.3 116.4 145.5 174.6 203.7 dots 22 44 66 88 110 132 154 Reduced nopqrst 1/100 in. 7.3 14 .6 21.9 2 9.2 36.5 43.8 51.1 1/10 mm 1 8.
P r op ort ion a l F on t M a g n if ica t ion ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Each character in a proportionally spaced font is a differ ent height and width. Therefore, field height and width vary depending on the characters used.
C G T riu m vira t e (6 p t .) Width Mag. Minimum Average Ma ximum 1x 1/10 0 in. 1/10 m m Dots 1.04 2.65 2 6 3.13 7.94 6 R 6.25 15.88 12 Y 2x 1/10 0 in. 1/10 m m Dots 2.08 5.29 4 7 6.25 15.88 12 S 12.50 31.75 24 Z 3x 1/10 0 in. 1/10 m m Dots 3.13 7.94 6 8 9.
F ont Mag nification 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x 6x 7x C G T riu m vira t e Bold (9 p t .) ` a bc d e f 1/100 in. 9.3 8 18.7 5 30.2 1 37.5 0 46 .88 62.50 71.88 1/10 mm 23.81 47.63 76.73 95.25 119. 06 158.75 1 82.56 dots 18 3 6 58 72 90 120 138 C G T riu m vira t e (6 p t .
The heigh t and width m agnifica tion are define d in point siz e. 72 points = o ne inch. One inch = cel l size. The cell size is the built-in space around the in dividual chara cters of the scalable font. The min imum po int size is 4 and the m aximum poi nt size is 90.
A d d it ion a l F on t s ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Option al an d dow nloada ble fo nts a re av ailable for these printers. F or more informati on, contact your Sal es Repres entativ e.
Appendix C. Symbol Sets/Code Pages This appen dix contai ns a listing o f the symbol sets a nd code pages the pri nter supports. The e xtended charac ters availabl e within these symbol sets and cod e pages are also li sted.
S e le ct in g a S ym b ol S e t or C od e P a g e –––––––––––––––––––––––––– These pri nters default to the Inte rnal symbol se t. Y ou can select a differe nt symbol set. Se e "Defining the System Setup P acket" in Chapter 3 for more informatio n.
In t e r n a l S ym b ol S e t ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Code Char .
A N S I S ym b ol S e t ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– T o determ ine the character co de, add the colu mn number and row numb er for the characte r . For exam ple, to produce th e ÿ character , you would press Alt 2 55 (column 15 + row 2 40).
Bold C h a ra ct e r S e t –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– These are the pri ntable c haracters using th e Bold font.
OC R A C h a ra ct e r S e t –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– These are the pri ntable ch aracters using th e OCRA fo nt. Code Char . Code Char . Code Ch ar . 34 " 67 C 90 Z 3 6$6 8 D 9 1 [ 37 % 69 E 92 43 + 70 F 93 ] 44 ¬ 71 G 94 ^ 45 - 72 H 95 _ 46 .
C od e P a g e 437 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A p p e n d ix C .
C od e P a g e 850 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– MPC L II P a c k e t R e f e r e n c e Ma .
A S C II t o H e xa d e cim a l C on ve rsion C h a rt ––––––––––––––––––––––– Use the char t below to transla te the characters p rinted on your test label. The chart lists ASCII characters and their hexade cimal and d ecimal equ ivalents.
A S C I I to H e x ad e c i m al C o n v e r s i o n C h ar t ( c o n ti n u e d ) Char . Hex Decimal Char . Hex Decimal $2 4 3 6 ; 3 B 5 9 %2 5 3 7 < 3 C 6 0 &2 6 3 8 = 3 D 6 1 ’2 7 3 9 > 3 E 6 2 ( 28 40 ? 3F 63 ) 29 41 @ 40 64 * 2A 42 A 41 65 + 2B 43 B 42 66 , 2 C 44 C 43 67 - 2 D 45 D 44 68 .
A S C I I to H e x ad e c i m al C o n v e r s i o n C h ar t ( c o n ti n u e d ) Char . Hex Decimal Char . Hex Decimal R5 2 8 2 i 6 9 1 0 5 S 53 83 j 6A 106 T 54 84 k 6B 107 U 55 85 l 6C 108 V 56 86.
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Appendix D. Format Design Tools Use copies of th ese worksheets and grids to create forma ts, batch data, and ch eck digit schemes. Y ou may want to keep copies of th e completed form s for your recor.
On lin e C on f ig u ra t ion W ork sh e e t ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– HEADER BAUD WORD LENGTH STOP BITS PARITY FLOW CONTROL F COMMUNICATI.
Ba t ch W ork sh e e t –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– FIELD # DATA BATCH DATA E E1 E2 E3 E5 HEADER.
C h e ck D i g it W ork sh e e t –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A1 HEADER A2 SELECTOR # A3 ACTION A4 DEVICE A5 MODUL.
Supply Layout (Inches) 8.0 7.5 7.0 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.2.
Supply Layout (Metric) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 107 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 203.
Supply Layout (Dots) 0.0 0.0 96 192 288 384 480 576 672 768 806 480 384 288 192 96 576 672 768 864 960 1056 1152 1536 1440 1344 1248.
D D D D R R R R 1 1 1 1 R R R R 4 4 4 4 NON - PRINTABLE TEXT FIELDS D1 HEADER D2 FIELD # FORMAT WORKSHEET TCMPCL2FW 10/94 D3 # OF CHAR. C C C C C C C C1 HEADER C2 ROW C3 COLUMN C4 GAP C5 FONT C6 HGT. MAG. C7 WID. MAG. C8 COLOR C9 ALIGNMENT C10 CHAR. ROT.
D D D D R R R R 1 1 1 1 R R R R 4 4 4 4 NON - PRINTABLE TEXT FIELDS D1 HEADER D2 FIELD # FORMAT WORKSHEET TCMPCL2FW 10/94 D3 # OF CHAR. C C C C C C C C1 HEADER C2 ROW C3 COLUMN C4 GAP C5 FONT C6 HGT. MAG. C7 WID. MAG. C8 COLOR C9 ALIGNMENT C10 CHAR. ROT.
Appendix E. Addressing a 9490 Printer This a ppendix descr ibes how to print s upplies from a 9 490 printer used with the Mona rch® 947 6 Mobile Pri nting Statio n.
F7. p r_add ress Pr inte r’s addre ss. Can be any six -by te str ing i n th e 0 to 255 d ecim al ra nge en clos ed b y quot es. We r ecomme nd sett ing th e print er’s ad dress to the printab le alp hanume ric ASCII value s (0-9; A-Z; a-z). This avoids an y confli ct with the cont rol charac ters (ENQ, pa rameter se parators , etc.
S t e p 2. S e le ct a P r in t e r Select a speci fic printer by sending thi s immedi ate command : ^ADx xxxxx , w here ^ is the d efined i mmediat e comman d character , and xxxxxx is the pri nter’s address in ASC II. See "Using Imm ediate Com mands," in Ch apter 3 for more informati on.
C7. bat_vo ltage Sele cts th e batt ery v olta ge. Op tions: 0 15-vol t batt ery 1 12-vol t batt ery n The printer’ s LED does not flash after re ceiving this p acket. T o check if the battery volta ge changed, pri nt a test label . The sele cted pri nter remai ns activ e until a differen t printer is selected or yo u turn the printer o ff.
Re tu rn i n g to A d d r e s s e d M o d e T o change the prin ter from non-addre ssed mode to a ddressed mode: 1. Define the printe r’s add ress by sending the communicat ion settings pa cket. After a printer ha s been addressed , imme diate c ommand s are aut omatic ally ena bled wi th the caret ( ^ ) as th e immedia te comman d char acter .
T r ou b le s h oot in g –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– If you have a problem wi th the printer that yo u cannot correct, call Servi ce. See your pri nter’s documentation fo r more troubl eshootin g informa tion.
Glossa ry Batch Data 2,"Monarch" p Defines the a ctual informa tion (as fields within { } ) pr inte d on t he lab el. Batch Control E,0,1,4,2 p Defines the p rint job (as a fi eld). Batch Header {B,1,N,1} First line of a batch, imm ediatel y followi ng ( { ).
For mat Header First line of a form at, immed iately followi ng the start of packet ( { ). A format header m ust beg in with F . {F,1,A,R,E,600,400,"Fmt-1" p Monospaced Fonts Characters h ave the sam e width and are easy to center ju stify .
Index A ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– adding custom fonts 3-26 addressing 9490 printer E -1, E- 3, E-5 algorithm,in sum o f digits 5-16 algori.
charac ters fixed using option 1 5-3 number of in bar code 4-7 number of in non-printable field 4-14 number o f in text 4-2 padding 5-6 placem ent o f human reada bles 10-6 check digit worksheet D-4 c.
D ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– daily checklist 1-5 data copy option 4 5-4 fixed opt i on 1 5-3 for ba t ch 6-5 padding option 30 5-6 setting .
errors 7-13 abou t 9-1 comm unication 9-1 1 - 9- 13 data 9-1 - 9-10 data fo rmat fa ilure 9-15 display 9-23 - 9-24 machine f aults 9- 16 - 9 -22 F –––––––––––––––––.
G ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– generating chec k digits with option 31 5-7 graphic packets clear ing f rom m emo ry 3- 25 grid overview 2-4 H.
mea suremen t on a grid 2-4 memo ry alloc ating 3-15 clear ing pack ets 3 -25 packet synt ax 3-15 memo r y b u f fe r down loadable fonts 3-19 form at 3-19 image 3-18 r e ce i ve 3-18 scalable font 3-.
packet F syntax 3-13 packet M syntax 3-15 packets batch 6-2 check d igit scheme 5-14 clear ing f rom m emo ry 3- 25 configuration 3 -5 configuration upload 3-28 guidelines 3-3 padding data 5-6 syntax .
R ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– receive bu ffer 3-18 reimaging, using option 61 5-13 rem o v in g 9490 p rinter ’s address E-1, E-3, E -5 re.
number of decimal pl ac es 3-10 online mode 3-7 parity 3-13 print con t rast 3-9 print position 3-9 print speed 3-9 printh ea d wi dth 3-9 ribbon 3-8 serial communication 3-1 stop bi ts 3-13 supply si.
thickness line 4-21 trailing spaces finding 1 0-6 trans mit buffer 3 -18 transpare nt overlay explan a t ion 4-5, 4-1 7 U ––––––––––––––––––––––––––.
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