Paxar Monarch 9825, Reference Manual

Page 1: ...TC9800PM Rev DE 3 03 1996 Paxar Americas Inc All rights reserved 9403 9825 9850 9855 9860 Paxar Printers ...

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

Page 3: ...9 Considering Fonts 1 10 Interchanging Packets 1 10 Using the Format Worksheet 1 10 Filling in the Format Worksheet 1 10 CONFIGURING THE PRINTER 2 1 Setting Communication Parameters 2 2 Using Parallel Communications 2 2 Using MPCLII Conventions 2 3 MPCLII Punctuation 2 3 Standard Syntax Guidelines 2 3 Using Online Configuration Packets 2 5 Configuration Packet Header 2 5 Configuration Syntax Guide...

Page 4: ...tions 2 27 Memory Considerations with Downloaded TrueType Fonts 2 28 Using Immediate Commands 2 29 Enabling Immediate Commands 2 29 Sending Immediate Commands 2 29 Clearing Packets from Memory 2 32 Using the Font Packet 2 32 Using the Flash Upload Packet 2 36 Flash Considerations 2 38 Uploading Format Header Information 2 38 Creating a Verifier Configuration Packet 2 40 Sample Verifier Configurati...

Page 5: ...Option 31 Calculate Check Digit 4 10 Option 42 Price Field 4 11 Option 50 Bar Code Density 4 12 Option 51 PDF417 Security Truncation 4 13 Option 52 PDF417 Width Length 4 14 Option 60 Incrementing Decrementing Fields 4 15 Fixing the First Number in the Incrementing Sequence 4 15 Option 61 Reimage Field 4 16 Using Check Digits 4 17 Sum of Products Calculation 4 18 Sum of Digits Calculation 4 19 CREA...

Page 6: ...ing Next Bitmap Fields 5 16 Creating Duplicate Fields 5 17 Sample Compliance Graphic Packet 5 18 Sample Hex Graphic Packet 5 19 Sample Run Length Graphic Packet 5 20 Placing the Graphic in a Format 5 22 Defining the Graphic Field 5 22 Sample Compliance Label 5 24 Sample Bitmap Graphic Image 5 25 PRINTING 6 1 Formatting Flash 6 2 Downloading Files 6 3 Defining the Batch Header 6 4 Defining the Batc...

Page 7: ...e Byte 2 7 4 ENQ Reference Table Byte 2 continued 7 5 ENQ Reference Table Byte 3 7 6 ENQ Reference Table Byte 3 continued 7 7 Job Request 7 8 Job Response 7 9 Job Status 0 1 2 Response Table Status 1 Codes 7 13 Job Status 0 1 2 Response Table Status 2 Codes 7 14 Status Polling Considerations for Script Mode 7 15 DIAGNOSTICS AND ERRORS 8 1 Printing a Test Label 8 2 Reading a Test Label 8 3 If You R...

Page 8: ...Mode 3 Sample A 6 Sample Data Matrix Packets A 7 Square Data Matrix Packet A 7 Rectangular Data Matrix Packet A 7 Sample Quick Response Packets A 8 Entering Batch Data for QR Code A 9 QR Code Packet A 10 Structured Append Mode A 10 Structured Append QR Code Packet A 11 Sample Compliance Packet A 12 Sample Format Packet A 15 Sample Data Entry Format Packet A 17 FONTS B 1 EFF Swiss Bold Font B 4 Pax...

Page 9: ... Licensing Your Fonts B 24 Using Font Numbers in Formats B 25 Locating the Font Number in a Font Packet B 26 SYMBOL SETS CODE PAGES C 1 Supported Symbol Sets and Code Pages C 1 Using Code 128 Function Codes C 2 Entering Extended Characters C 2 Using International Character Sets Code Pages C 2 Internal Symbol Set C 3 ANSI Symbol Set C 4 Bold Character Set C 4 OCRA Character Set C 5 Code Page 100 Ma...

Page 10: ...ietnamese C 13 ASCII to Hexadecimal Conversion Chart C 14 Binary to Hex Conversion Chart C 17 Dot to Run Length Encoding Chart C 21 ON Black Dots C 21 OFF White Dots C 21 FORMAT DESIGN TOOLS D 1 Online Configuration Worksheet D 2 Batch Worksheet D 3 Check Digit Worksheet D 4 PRINTER DIFFERENCES E 1 Printer Comparison E 1 1464 1465 Printer Applicator Information E 3 Printer Configuration Informatio...

Page 11: ...inter information provided in this manual However there are a few differences See Appendix E Printer Differences for 1464 1465 specific information along with a description of each printer s features A b o u t T h i s M a n u a l You do not need to be a programmer to use this manual but you must be familiar with creating text files and using basic MS DOS commands This chapter describes how to N cr...

Page 12: ...ting for more information C r e a t i n g a n M P C L I I Fo r m a t Pa c ke t A format defines which fields appear and where the fields are printed on the label The printer requires this information in a special form using Monarch Printer Control Language II MPCL This section describes how to create a sample MPCLII format packet Make sure supplies are loaded the printer is connected to the host a...

Page 13: ...the format 5 Type the following batch header after the text field line B 25 N 1 p 6 Type the following bar code data 1 12345678901 p 7 Type the following text field data 2 DAYTON OHIO p 8 Save your file as SAMPLE FMT 9 Type MODE COM1 9600 N 8 1 at the DOS prompt if you are using serial communications This sets the communication parameters at your host These communication parameters must match thos...

Page 14: ... for operators to follow each day Here are a few suggested items Turn on the printer and host make sure ribbon and supplies are loaded make sure communication parameters are set and download packets from the host to the printer You may want to keep records of supplies that have been printed A good way to do this is to design a print log for operators to complete at the end of the day Here are some...

Page 15: ... rough sketch of your label You may want to draw several variations to see what works best See Drawing Rough Sketches for more information 4 Identify the field types that appear on your label See Considering Field Types for more information 5 Decide which fonts you want to use See Considering Fonts for more information 6 Fill out your Format Worksheet See Using the Format Worksheet for more inform...

Page 16: ...t area Printer Unit of Measure Maximum Supply Size Width x Length Maximum Print Area Width x Length 9403 English 1 100 in 200 x 600 200 x 600 Metric 1 10mm 508 x 1524 508 x 1524 Dots 1 203 dots 406 x 1218 406 x 1218 9825 985x 9860 English 425 x 1750 400 x 1600 Metric 1080 x 4445 1016 x 4064 Dots 863 x 3553 812 x 3248 985x 9860 w optional 300 dpi English 425 x 1750 400 x 1300 Metric 1080 x 4445 152...

Page 17: ...00 dpi depends on your printer D r a wi n g Ro u g h S ke t c h e s After you decide what information you want to print sketch how you want the information to appear on the label Note any areas that are preprinted on the label such as a logo As soon as you know what information to include on the label and you have a rough sketch you can use a supply layout grid to help you layout and size your lab...

Page 18: ...as 203 dots per inch dpi or an optional 300 dots per inch printhead depending on your printer Choose English or Metric units when designing formats to use with different printers English or Metric units allow more direct use of formats on printers with different density printheads If you want to use supply layout grids a copy of each is in Appendix D Format Design Tools Supply Layout dpi 0 0 0 0 1...

Page 19: ...a for use later such as for merging into another field The printer does not print non printable text fields city state and zip code to be included in a bar code Bar Code Used for printing bar codes that can be scanned item or serial numbers zip codes information you don t want to have visible to customers Constant Text Prints fixed characters that print without changing company name company addres...

Page 20: ...es printers use a 203 dpi printhead The 985x and 9860 printers have an optional 300 dpi printhead U s i n g t h e Fo r m a t Wo r k s h e e t The Format Worksheet is divided into sections that list the field types Each section has boxes to fill in with parameters that define your format A format worksheet is included in Appendix D Format Design Tools F i l l i n g i n t h e Fo r m a t Wo r k s h e...

Page 21: ...onfiguration or font information N configure the printer using online configuration packets N use immediate commands to control the printer s operation at any time Some parameters may not be available on each printer See Appendix E Printer Differences for a list of differences between all the printers Configuring the Printer 2 1 ...

Page 22: ...values 9600 baud no parity an 8 bit word length 1 stop bit U s i n g Pa r a l l e l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s If your printer supports parallel communications the parallel port is IEEE 1284 or Centronics mode You can set which mode to use through the control panel Refer to the Quick Reference or Operator s Handbook for control panel information The communication settings are automatically config...

Page 23: ...es identify null strings or unused fields comment Grave accents enclose comments Any data enclosed in grave accents is ignored Do not embed comments within a quoted string ENQ and immediate commands are always processed even if they are included within grave accents Grave accents are also used to reject mainframe data These MPCL characters are the default See Defining the Control Characters Packet...

Page 24: ...al N Define non printable text fields before the field to which they apply N Define options immediately after the field to which they apply N Multiple options can be used with most fields Options can be used in any combination except as noted with each definition When using multiple options on the 9403 printer remember that options are processed in the order they are received N Keep in mind that p...

Page 25: ...o not need to change For example I A 1 p prints a slashed zero and uses the last sent online System Setup parameters Make a copy of the online configuration worksheet in Appendix D Format Design Tools and save the original Packets A M are listed on the worksheet When you turn off the printer all the information in the online configuration packets is saved and used when the printer is turned back o...

Page 26: ...ter 5 p Communication Settings G parameter 1 parameter 4 p Backfeed Control M parameter 1 parameter 4 p Memory Configuration End of Header Syntax for single packet Start of Header I Configuration Packet Identifier A parameter 1 parameter 5 System Setup End of Header You can also add a configuration to non volatile RAM or specify units for supply print margin and cut positions If you use the option...

Page 27: ... at the default print speed and uses the default printhead width If you do not use the optional parameters the syntax for the online configuration packets does not change For example I C 0 50 0 0 0 p uses the default contrast moves print 50 dots 0 25 inches closer to the bottom of the supply and does not change the margin adjustment prints at the default print speed and uses the default printhead ...

Page 28: ... u i d e l i n e s When creating a printer configuration packet N Follow the Standard Syntax Guidelines listed at the beginning of this chapter N Begin a packet with the configuration header I N Download multiple configuration packets within one packet or download a single configuration packet N Include the first five ANSI codes at a minimum in the control characters packet N If you change any of ...

Page 29: ...ardless of your printhead density D e f i n i n g t h e S y s t e m S e t u p Pa c ke t Use the system setup packet A to select the power up mode display language print separators between batches print a slashed zero and select the symbol set Syntax I A powup_mode language sep_on slash_zero symbol_set p A1 A System Setup Packet A2 powup_mode Online Mode Options 0 online mode default 1 offline mode...

Page 30: ...ltic 12 Code Page 1258 Vietnamese 13 DOS Code Page 852 Latin 2 14 DOS Code Page 855 Russian 15 DOS Code Page 857 IBM Turkish 16 DOS Code Page 860 MS DOS Portuguese 17 Wingdings 18 Macintosh 19 UNICODE 20 BIG5 21 GB2312 22 SJIS Shift JIS to SJIS Code Page 932 Japanese 23 GB2312 to GB2312 Code Page 936 Simplified Chinese 24 BIG5 to BIG5 Code Page 950 Traditional Chinese NOTE The CG Triumvirate fonts...

Page 31: ...licator NOTE You must use continuous supply in continuous mode Do not use continuous supply with extended backfeed or 94x5 emulation If your aperture supply has holes on the edge use 1 If your aperture supply has holes in the center use 3 B3 ribbon_on Ribbon Options 0 Ribbon not installed default for 9403 1 Ribbon installed default for 9825 985x 9860 2 High Energy Ribbon installed 985x 9860 You mu...

Page 32: ...on is set use the print control packet and backfeed control packet to adjust printing and the dispense position B6 cut_posn 300 to 300 in 1 203 inch Use 0 for 9403 9825 Adjusts where the tag is cut The printer adjusts the cut position according to the black marks on the supply You may need to adjust for aperture supplies Increase to move the cut up decrease to move the cut down B7 skip_index Skip ...

Page 33: ...sition are format adjustments They will not affect the supply position dispense position or backfeed distance C5 speed_adj Print speed in inches per second ips Options 0 Default formats with serial bar codes automatically print at 2 5 ips 20 2 0 ips only speed for 9403 25 2 5 ips default for serial bar codes 40 4 0 ips 60 6 0 ips default for 9825 985x 9860 80 8 0 ips 985x 9860 100 10 0 ips 985x wi...

Page 34: ... number of digits to appear at the right of a decimal Syntax I D cur_sym secondary decimals p D1 D Monetary Formatting Packet D2 cur_sym Currency Symbol Options 0 No symbol 1 USA Dollar default 2 UK Pound 3 Japan Yen 4 Germany 1 Deutsche Mark 5 France F Franc 6 Spain P Peseta 7 Italy L Lira 8 Sweden Kr Krona 9 Finland 2 Markka 10 Austria 6 Shilling 11 India Rs Rupee 12 Russian 3 Ruble 13 Korean 4 ...

Page 35: ...mmands and change the default terminator character for job requests and ENQ s Changes take effect with the first character following the end of header character of the configuration packet Each control character must be unique and cannot appear anywhere else in your packet except within quotation marks You can customize the trailer characters to work with your host Wait two seconds for the new cha...

Page 36: ...d ENQ requests Up to any 3 characters in the 0 to 255 decimal range The default is 013 Sending disables this sequence E4 string 2 Terminator for job requests and data uploads Up to any 3 characters in the 0 to 255 decimal range The default is none Sending disables this sequence After you change these parameters all packets including any future configuration packets must use the new control charact...

Page 37: ...get what the control characters were changed to print a test label The test label lists the current control characters See Printing a Test Label in Chapter 8 for more information D e f i n i n g t h e C o m m u n i c a t i o n S e t t i n g s Pa c ke t Use the communication settings packet F to set the baud rate word length stop bits parity and flow control for serial communications To set paralle...

Page 38: ...38400 F3 word_length Word Length Options 0 7 bit word length 1 8 bit word length default F4 stop_bits Stop Bits Options 0 1 stop bit default 1 2 stop bits F5 parity Parity Options 0 None default 1 ODD parity 2 EVEN parity F6 flow_control Flow Control Options 0 None 2 CTS 1 DTR default 3 XON XOFF NOTE If you use the DOS COPY command to download your formats set Flow Control to DTR not XON XOFF Exam...

Page 39: ...nstalled The 9860 printer always uses extended backfeed operation whether it is selected or not Extended backfeed feeds a tag far enough out to be cut and backfeeds the next tag to the printhead line You can not change the backfeed distance while the printer is active Extended backfeed eliminates printed tags being left between the printhead and knife Extended backfeed does not work with non index...

Page 40: ... equal the dispense position An exception is if you are tearing instead of peeling Then the backfeed distance must be 30 dots 150 inches less than the dispense position However you will have a 30 dot non print zone on your supply The 30 dot difference accounts for improper tearing of butt cut supplies because you do not want any exposed adhesive under the printhead Example I G 2 p Enables extended...

Page 41: ... batch N Backfeed should only be used when you need to advance labels to the desired dispense point N Backfeed does not interfere with the supply print or margin positions you have set N If the supply inter label gap is not between 07 inch to 15 inch 14 to 30 dots you must adjust the dispense position and backfeed distance accordingly See the following graphic for a representation of the following...

Page 42: ...K by 10 For example To reallocate in K Enter this amount 1 10 1 5 15 2 20 2 5 25 153 1530 229 5 2295 Each buffer s allocated memory remains in effect until that buffer is reallocated For this reason you may want to reallocate all the buffers when reallocating any buffer If you reallocate more memory than you have available you will receive an error Syntax I M buffer device buffer_size p M1 M Memor...

Page 43: ...t exceed the maximum available memory of the printer Buffer Type 9403 9825 9850 9855 9860 Transmit Vol 1K 5K 4K 2K 5K 4K 2K 5K 4K 64K 5K 128K Receive Vol 8K 2K 32K 8K 2K 64K 8K 2K 64K 64K 2K 128K Image Vol 67K 41 5K 124K 330K 41 5K 640K 585K 38 5K 6144K 330K 41 5K 6144K Downld Fonts NVol Vol NA 20K 8K 32K NA 64K 8K 640K 120K 8K 1024K NA NA 64K 8K 8192K Scalable Fonts Vol NA 64K 32K 640K 384K 0K 10...

Page 44: ...eader for more information After you check your current buffer sizes you can begin reallocating memory If you want to increase your image buffer and you will not be using scalable fonts add that memory into your image buffer Example I M R R 20 p Receive buffer 2K M T R 10 p Transmit buffer 1K M D N 80 p Downloadable fonts 8K M V R 160 p Scalable fonts buffer 16K M I N 3200 p Image buffer 320K Make...

Page 45: ...ocated as volatile R RAM Image Buffer Used to image the current format The 9800 printers support two 4 inch by 8 inch buffers You can create an image up to 16 inches long without reallocating memory The Image Buffer is cleared after a printer reset even if it is stored in non volatile RAM Use the formula below to calculate the required image buffer size 19 13K x Length Length is the length of your...

Page 46: ...ownloadable fonts send a font packet For TrueType fonts the file size in bytes is the minimum amount needed in this buffer See Using the Font Packet for more information Scalable Vector Fonts Buffer Used to image the scalable or downloaded TrueType or bitmapped font characters Increasing this buffer size allows more characters to be saved in cache memory so the characters do not have to be re buil...

Page 47: ...in one packet The printer evaluates each individual buffer allocation separately If one buffer allocation is invalid the entire packet is invalid For example if you send I M R N 20 p M T N 60 p the printer ignores the entire packet because the second line allocates 6K for the transmit buffer and 4K is the maximum for HEADER BUFFER DEVICE BUFFER SIZE M DOWN LOADABLE FONTS BUFFER D FORMAT BUFFER IMA...

Page 48: ...uffer M e m o r y C o n s i d e r a t i o n s w i t h D o w n l o a d e d Tr u e Ty p e Fo n t s N Downloaded TrueType fonts are only available on the 9825 985x and 9860 printers N The size of the TrueType font file in bytes is the minimum amount of memory you must have available in the downloadable fonts buffer N The scalable vector fonts buffer is used to image the downloaded fonts TrueType or b...

Page 49: ...cter The immediate command control character is saved in non volatile RAM and therefore not lost after you turn off the printer Once the immediate command control character is defined the immediate commands are enabled S e n d i n g I m m e d i a t e C o m m a n d s Immediate commands consist of a three or four character sequence you can send in a packet or embed in your application Each command m...

Page 50: ...nter is in the on demand mode NOTE Printer ignores this command if printing FF1 Formats flash memory 9825 985x 9860 printers FF2 Returns the amount in bytes of the available flash memory GD Disables conversion of formats designed in 203 dpi density dot units to 300 dpi density GE Enables the conversion of formats designed in 203 dpi dot units not English or Metric to 300 dpi ID or ICd Disables the...

Page 51: ...SCII character SFa Loads script with host response 9825 985x 9860 SFb Loads script without host response 9825 985x 9860 SFc Enables script 9825 985x 9860 SFd Disables script 9825 985x 9860 SFe Uploads script version information 9825 985x 9860 SFf Deletes script 9825 985x 9860 SFg Turns on ENQ status polling before it reaches the script 9825 985x 9860 SFh Turns off ENQ status polling before it reac...

Page 52: ... font number 0 9999 0 is for all formats fonts or graphics 3 action Enter C to clear the packet 4 device Storage device Options F Flash N Nonvolatile RAM R Volatile RAM Example F 1 C R p Clears Format 1 from volatile RAM U s i n g t h e Fo n t Pa c ke t You can use a font packet to add or clear downloaded fonts from memory upload your font buffer or upload the cell size information for a particula...

Page 53: ... from the printer s flash memory However when you format flash memory ALL fonts saved in the printer s flash memory are deleted W4 device Device Options F Flash 9825 985x 9860 R Volatile RAM Z All devices use for upload If you are creating fonts you need to have font data included with this packet Software is available to create the font data and packet Call Technical Support for more information ...

Page 54: ... 10 1 CGTriBd9 1 0 7 25 31 10 15 0 p 0 10 437 CGTriBd9 1 0 7 25 31 10 15 0 p 0 10 850 CGTriBd9 1 0 7 25 31 10 15 0 p 0 11 0 CGTriumv6 1 0 5 17 21 5 10 0 p 0 11 1 CGTriumv6 1 0 5 17 21 5 10 0 p 0 11 437 CGTriumv6 1 0 5 17 21 5 10 0 p 0 11 850 CGTriumv6 1 0 5 17 21 5 10 0 p 0 15 0 CGTriumv7 1 0 7 21 28 9 14 0 p 0 15 1 CGTriumv7 1 0 7 21 28 9 14 0 p 0 15 437 CGTriumv7 1 0 7 22 28 9 14 0 p 0 15 850 CG...

Page 55: ... 0 p 0 512 850 CGTriumv11 1 0 9 33 40 13 22 0 p 0 513 0 CGTriumv15 1 0 13 47 59 20 31 0 p 0 513 1 CGTriumv15 1 0 13 47 59 20 31 0 p 0 513 437 CGTriumv15 1 0 13 49 59 20 31 0 p 0 513 850 CGTriumv15 1 0 13 49 59 20 31 0 p 0 70 0 Paxar15 1 0 7 32 42 22 42 0 p 0 71 0 Paxar18 1 0 9 34 51 27 51 0 p 0 72 0 Nafta15 1 0 6 32 42 32 41 0 p 0 73 0 Nafta18 1 0 8 48 51 46 50 0 p 0 50 0 CGTriBd 1 1 92248 p This ...

Page 56: ...nd it does not display which printhead 203 dpi or 300 dpi is used U s i n g t h e F l a s h U p l o a d Pa c ke t Use the flash upload packet to check the contents of flash memory Syntax header packet action p 1 header Identifies the packet Options A Check Digit Scheme F Format G Graphic 2 packet Identification number of the packet Use 0 to upload all packets 3 action Enter H to upload flash infor...

Page 57: ...FMT5 Example G 0 H p Selects all the graphics in flash memory and uploads the information The printer returns the following to the host 10 A F G 812 406 Wire p 99 A F G 350 406 Logo p Graphic 10 was added to flash memory and uses Graphic units The supply length was 812 dots and the supply width was 406 dots The format name was Wire Graphic 99 was added to flash memory and uses Graphic units The su...

Page 58: ...gh the printer s menu N Individual packets cannot be cleared from flash memory Clearing flash erases all packets stored in flash memory with F selector however clearing flash does not erase any packets loaded by Service N Flash cannot be reallocated U p l o a d i n g Fo r m a t H e a d e r I n f o r m a t i o n You can upload format header information from the formats in memory to check the supply...

Page 59: ...ll formats in memory and returns the following F 0 H Z p Fmt_1 406 406 p Fmt_10 324 406 p Fmt_15 812 812 p Fmt_20 305 609 p Fmt_25 1218 406 p Displays the format number supply length and supply width in dots for each format in memory Example F 1 H Z p Selects format1 and returns the following to the host F 1 H Z p Fmt_1 406 406 p Displays the supply length and supply width in dots for format1 Conf...

Page 60: ... format number NOTE You can specify up to 50 different verifier configurations for your formats V3 action Enter A to add a verifier configuration V4 device Storage device Options F Flash Stores the verifier configuration in the printer Packets stored in flash memory are saved when the power is turned off T Temporary Passes the packet through the printer and stores the packet in the verifier Packet...

Page 61: ...LV02 H01 Lp0 LD05 LN01 PB816005100 PB806025000 PB802037100 PR0210 LS03 LI1 LI2 LI3 LI4 LI5 LI6 p Creates a verifier packet to use with format 1 passes the packet through the printer and stores the packet in the verifier and uses BEAMON for the packet name Configuring the Printer 2 41 ...

Page 62: ...2 42 Configuring the Printer ...

Page 63: ... F I N I N G F I E L D S 3 This chapter provides a reference for defining N the format header N text constant text and non printable text fields N bar code fields N line and box fields Defining Fields 3 1 ...

Page 64: ... Supply Width 9403 English 1 100 inch Metric 1 10 mm 203 dpi Dots 75 600 191 1524 152 1218 75 200 191 508 152 406 9825 English 1 100 inch Metric 1 10 mm 203 dpi Dots 50 1750 127 4445 102 3552 75 400 191 1016 152 812 985x 9860 English 1 100 inch Metric 1 10 mm 203 dpi Dots 32 1750 82 4445 65 3552 75 400 191 1016 152 812 985x 9860 English 1 100 inch Metric 1 10 mm 300 dpi Dots 32 1300 82 3300 65 390...

Page 65: ...ield T2 field Unique number from 1 999 1 99 for 9403 to identify this field T3 of char Maximum number of printed characters is 0 2710 0 100 for 9403 in the field T4 fix var Fixed or variable length field Options F Fixed length V Variable length T5 row For monospaced fonts distance from bottom of print area to the pivot point The pivot point varies depending on how text is justified For proportiona...

Page 66: ...85x or 9860 printers Range 0 99 NOTE For monospaced fonts the additional spacing is added to the existing inter character gap This is also true for proportionally spaced fonts but remember that the inter character gap varies with character combinations Any number other than 0 or the default number affects your field width Default spacing Standard 3 dots Reduced 1 dot Bold 3 dots OCRA like 3 dots C...

Page 67: ... W for the widest field or an L for an average width field Find your selected font and the desired width in Appendix B Fonts NOTE To use large point sizes greater than 60 point you must reconfigure memory and increase the size of the scalable vector fonts buffer T11 color Options for standard printer fonts B Opaque Normal Black Normal D R W Opaque Normal White Normal O Transparent Normal Black Nor...

Page 68: ... of field E Align at endpoint of the field Use L B or E for any font T13 char rot Character rotation The field or supply does not rotate only the characters do Options 0 Top of character points to top of field Use for scalable font 1 Top of character points to left of field 2 Top of character points to bottom of field 3 Top of character points to right of field NOTE Font 50 and downloaded TrueType...

Page 69: ...255 Code Page 1255 Hebrew 1256 Code Page 1256 Arabic 1257 Code Page 1257 Baltic 1258 Code Page 1258 Vietnamese The CG Triumvirate fonts support only the ANSI and DOS Code Page 437 and 850 Symbol Sets The scalable font does not support Code Page 1256 Arabic See Appendix C Symbol Sets Code Pages for more information Code pages 852 860 and 1250 1258 are for downloaded TrueType fonts or the scalable f...

Page 70: ...ual maximum number of characters is limited by the size of the label and bar code density Range 0 2710 0 100 for 9403 Data Matrix can use up to 2710 numeric characters or 2335 alphanumeric characters Quick Response QR Code can use 299 2710 characters See Appendix A Samples for more information B4 fix var Fixed F or variable V length field Bar Code Number of Characters Fixed or Variable UPCA 12 F U...

Page 71: ... 0 to 128 numeric V Data Matrix 0 to 2335 alphanumeric 0 to 2710 numeric V Quick Response 1167 to 2710 numeric 707 to 2710 alphanumeric V For the 9403 printer use the 2D bar codes online For more information about MaxiCode Data Matrix and Quick Response see Appendix A Samples B5 row Distance from bottom of the print area to the pivot point of the field The pivot point varies depending on how the f...

Page 72: ...0 399 0 1015 0 811 985x 9860 English 1 100 inch Metric 1 10 mm 300 dpi Dots 0 1199 0 3047 0 3599 0 399 0 1015 0 1199 B6 column Distance from the lower left edge of the print area to the pivot point Use the previous table for values NOTE Allow a minimum of 1 10 inch between the scan edge of bar code and label edges or other data If using the optional verifier allow a minimum of 1 3 inches 33 mm bet...

Page 73: ...E 2 13 UPCE 5 14 EAN8 2 15 EAN8 5 16 EAN13 2 17 EAN13 5 22 POSTNET 23 Code 93 31 Code 16K 32 PDF417 33 MaxiCode 35 Data Matrix ECC 200 36 Quick Response 40 Code 39 MOD 43 check digit 41 UPCA Price CD 44 EAN13 Price CD 50 Interleaved 2 of 5 with Barrier Bar B8 density Bar code density Use the following table for the bar code density Defining Fields 3 11 ...

Page 74: ...9 2 9 9 1 3 0 1 2 5 1 3 0 1 2 5 1 3 0 1 2 5 1 3 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 2 5 1 2 0 0 to 2710 8 0 to 9 Code 39 or MOD43 Extended Code 39 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 20 1 4 1 7 3 5 4 2 6 3 7 0 3 9 12 7 3 0 10 49 3 8 39 4 4 19 7 3 14 8 2 9 9 2 9 9 4 19 7 1 4 9 5 24 6 1 2 5 1 2 5 1 2 5 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 2 5 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 2 2 0 to 2710 8 SPACE 0 to 9 A to Z Codabar NW7 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 2 1 3 0 4 6 5 1 8 4 9 2 10 1 8...

Page 75: ... 2 6 29 6 5 24 6 4 19 7 3 14 8 2 9 9 N A 0 to 2710 8 00H to 7FH MSI 4 5 7 4 2 5 6 7 2 4 19 7 3 14 8 2 9 9 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 5 0 to 14 8 0 to 9 POSTNET 0 fixed at 4 3 cpi 24 118 2 10 49 3 4 19 7 5 dot gap 0 5 6 9 or 11 8 0 to 9 MaxiCode 7 N A N A N A 99 8 00H to FFH Bar code Type Density Selector Element Width dot mils Row Height dots mils Aspect Ratio Data Length Appearance Codes Available Char Set ...

Page 76: ...222 2100 x 1573 2608 x 1954 2710 x 2335 8 00H to FFH 0 default bar code size automatically determined by data Bar Code Size Row x Col Density Selector Max Data Length Num X Alphanum App Code Char Set Data Matrix Rectangular symbols 8 x 18 8 x 32 12 x 26 12 x 36 16 x 36 16 x 48 25 26 27 28 29 30 10 x 6 20 x 13 32 x 22 44 x 31 64 x 46 98 x 72 8 00H to FFH 0 default bar code size automatically determ...

Page 77: ...10 0 3 10 0 1 3 0 1 2 5 1 3 0 1 2 4 1 3 0 1 2 5 1 3 0 1 2 5 1 2 3 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 to 2710 8 0 to 9 Code 39 or MOD43 Extended Code 39 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 20 1 4 1 7 3 4 4 7 6 2 7 1 3 8 11 5 3 1 15 50 0 12 40 0 6 20 0 4 13 3 3 10 0 3 10 0 6 20 0 2 6 7 7 23 4 1 2 5 1 2 3 1 2 5 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 2 3 0 to 2710 8 SPACE 0 to 9 A to Z Codabar NW7 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 2 3 3 4 5 0 5 6 9 1 10 ...

Page 78: ...30 0 7 23 4 6 20 0 4 13 3 3 10 0 N A 0 to 2710 8 00H to 7FH MSI 4 5 7 4 2 6 2 7 5 6 20 0 4 13 3 3 10 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 3 0 to 2710 8 0 to 9 POSTNET 0 fixed at 4 2 cpi 24 118 2 15 50 0 6 20 0 5 dot gap 0 5 6 9 or 11 8 0 to 9 MaxiCode 7 N A N A N A 99 8 00H to FFH Bar code Type Density Selector Element Width dot mils Row Height dots mils Aspect Ratio Data Length Appearance Codes Available Char Set P...

Page 79: ...x 1954 2710 x 2335 8 00H to FFH 0 default bar code size automatically determined by data Bar Code Size Row x Col Density Selector Max Data Length Num X Alphanum App Code Char Set Data Matrix Rectangular symbols 8 x 18 8 x 32 12 x 26 12 x 36 16 x 36 16 x 48 25 26 27 28 29 30 10 x 6 20 x 13 32 x 22 44 x 31 64 x 46 98 x 72 8 00H to FFH 0 default bar code size automatically determined by data NOTE The...

Page 80: ...cording to rows and columns within the specified height B10 text Appearance of text with bar code For UPC and EAN only use 0 7 For all others use 8 except where noted Options 0 Default MaxiCode Mode 0 obsolete QR Code Model 2 1 No check digit or number system QR Code Model 1 2 MaxiCode Mode 2 Numeric Postal Code QR Code Model 2 3 MaxiCode Mode 3 Alphanumeric Postal Code 5 Number system at bottom n...

Page 81: ...re shown at the bottom The bar code is left aligned without any field rotation D e f i n i n g N o n P r i n t a b l e Tex t F i e l d s Non printable text fields allow you to enter data without printing it in its entered form Typically non printable fields hold data that later combines with other fields to form a merged field Define non printable text fields before you define the field where the ...

Page 82: ...m number of characters in this field 0 2710 or 0 100 for 9403 Example D 4 20 p Defines a non printable text field field 4 with a maximum of 20 characters D e f i n i n g C o n s t a n t Tex t F i e l d s A constant text field is a set of fixed characters that prints on all labels Define each constant text field separately This field is not assigned a field number but is counted as a field keep thi...

Page 83: ...0 1015 0 811 985x 9860 English 1 100 inch Metric 1 10 mm 300 dpi Dots 0 1199 0 3047 0 3599 0 399 0 1015 0 1199 C3 column Distance from the lower left edge of the print area to the pivot point Use the previous table for values C4 gap Number of dots between characters Range 0 99 dots Any number other than 0 or the default number affects your field width Default spacing Standard 3 dots Reduced 1 dot ...

Page 84: ...of your field use the letter W for the widest field or an L for an average width field Find your selected font and the desired width in Appendix B Fonts NOTE To use larger point sizes greater than 60 you must reconfigure memory and increase the size of the scalable vector fonts buffer C8 color Options for standard printer fonts B Opaque Normal Black Normal D R W Opaque Normal White Normal O Transp...

Page 85: ... Use L B or E for any font C10 char rot Character rotation Options 0 Top of character points to top of field Use for scalable font 1 Top of character points to left of field 2 Top of character points to bottom of field 3 Top of character points to right of field NOTE Font 50 and downloaded TrueType fonts do not support character rotation C11 field rot Field rotation Lower left corner of field is t...

Page 86: ... 1255 Code Page 1255 Hebrew 1256 Code Page 1256 Arabic 1257 Code Page 1257 Baltic 1258 Code Page 1258 Vietnamese The CG Triumvirate fonts support only the ANSI and DOS Code Page 437 and 850 Symbol Sets The scalable font does not support Code Page 1256 Arabic See Appendix C Symbol Sets Code Pages for more information Code pages 852 860 and 1250 1258 are for downloaded TrueType fonts or the scalable...

Page 87: ...ot exceed 30 percent of any given square inch of the label L i n e Ty p e s You can create horizontal and vertical lines Define lines as Segments Choose starting point and ending point Vectors Choose starting point angle and length of line Syntax L type row column angle end row length end col thickness pattern p L1 L Line Field L2 type Type of line Only vertical and horizontal lines are supported ...

Page 88: ...of the print area to line origin Use the previous table for values L5 angle end row If Using Segments Row location of ending point Measure from bottom of print area Ranges same as row above On horizontal lines this value must match item L3 If Using Vectors Angle of line Options 0 90 180 or 270 L6 length end col If Using Segments Column location of end point Measure from left edge of print area Ran...

Page 89: ...n 30 and ending at row 110 column 150 The line thickness is 10 dots D e f i n i n g B ox F i e l d s Use boxes to form borders or highlight items of interest Define each box field separately This field is not assigned a field number but is counted as a field keep this in mind as the printer allows a maximum of 1000 fields or 100 for 9403 printer per format You can define any line length and a thic...

Page 90: ... 9860 English 1 100 inch Metric 1 10 mm 203 dpi Dots 0 1599 0 4063 0 3247 0 399 0 1015 0 811 985x 9860 English 1 100 inch Metric 1 10 mm 300 dpi Dots 0 1199 0 3047 0 3599 0 399 0 1015 0 1199 Q3 column Distance from left edge of print area to lower left corner of box Use the previous table for values Q4 end row Distance from bottom of print area to upper right corner of box Ranges same as row Q5 en...

Page 91: ...in box Q6 Measured in dots NOTE Boxes fill inward so make sure your boxes do not overwrite other fields Q7 pattern Line pattern Enter Example Q 240 30 270 150 3 p Defines a box field starting at row 240 column 30 It ends at row 270 column 150 It has a thickness of 3 dots Defining Fields 3 29 ...

Page 92: ...3 30 Defining Fields ...

Page 93: ... chapter provides a reference for defining N field options in formats N check digit packets When using multiple options on the 9403 985x or 9860 printers remember that options are processed in the order they are received Defining Field Options 4 1 ...

Page 94: ...st place the options in the order you want to apply them to your format Re s t r i c t i o n s Some options cannot be used together For example incrementing Option 60 and price field Option 42 options cannot be applied to the same field Refer to the following sections addressing individual options for specific combinations to avoid Option 4 copy a field is the only option that can be repeated for ...

Page 95: ... fixed char p R1 R Option Header R2 1 Option 1 R3 fixed char Characters to insert Enclose in quotation marks If you are defining fixed characters for part of a field place underscores _ in non fixed positions Any spaces in the phrase are fixed characters Range 0 2710 or 0 100 for 9403 NOTE Underscore characters are stripped out and the data is compressed if no data is supplied by the batch and the...

Page 96: ...e options only for offline batch entry Syntax R 2 char_code p R1 R Option Header R2 2 Option 2 R3 char code Character type for the field Options 1 Numeric only 0 9 2 Letters only A Z a z 3 Symbols only printable characters other than letters or numbers 4 Letters and numbers only 5 Numbers and symbols only 6 Letters and symbols only Spaces are permitted in all categories You can also use a combinat...

Page 97: ...st use the 917 keypad or 939 keyboard for offline data entry Syntax R 3 code chars p R1 R Option Header R2 3 Option 3 R3 code Data types Options S Defines a specific set of characters for the entire field The string length does not have to match the field length Maximum is 30 characters T Creates a template of allowable data types by placing character indicators in each character position The numb...

Page 98: ... copy the information from multiple fields into one field by applying the copy procedure more than once Copy data is the only option you can apply to a field more than once The maximum number of characters defined in box T3 or B3 must allow for the number of characters you will place in the field including any price check digit or fixed characters inserted by the printer The maximum number of char...

Page 99: ...eck digits etc 2 Copy unformatted data without price characters pad characters etc Example R 4 3 1 3 1 1 p Copies data from field 3 starting at the first position and copying three characters In the destination field the information is placed in position 1 and copied as formatted data M e r g i n g F i e l d s You can copy data to merge the contents of fields Use the copy data option as many times...

Page 100: ...y data option O p t i o n 5 D e f i n e D a t a E n t r y S o u r c e s Defines how data is entered into a field If the field holds all fixed characters or copied data only you can eliminate the operator prompt Use Option 5 only once per field You must use the 917 keypad or 939 keyboard for offline data entry Option 5 is required for offline data entry on the 9403 985x and 9860 printers Syntax R 5...

Page 101: ...rompt p R1 R Option Header R2 20 Option 20 R3 prompt Displays the exact phrase you want to prompt the operator Must be enclosed within quotations The prompt should be 15 characters or fewer Example R 20 Order Number p Displays the prompt Order Number for the operator when this field is imaged O p t i o n 3 0 Pa d d i n g D a t a You can add characters to one side of a field to pad the field Paddin...

Page 102: ...aracters in the bar code is 15 but the batch record only has 10 characters the padding option fills the remainder of the field with pad characters O p t i o n 3 1 C a l c u l a t e C h e c k D i g i t The printer generates a check digit if you apply Option 31 to the field You cannot use this option if the field contains a UPC EAN or Code 39 with the MOD43 check digit bar code Syntax R 31 gen ver c...

Page 103: ...e p R1 R Option Header R2 42 Option 42 R3 appearance code Enter 1 to print price field in standard notation as defined by country setting Use the monetary formatting packet to select monetary notations and symbols by country setting See Defining the Monetary Formatting Packet for more information See Appendix C Symbol Sets Code Pages to make sure the monetary symbol you want to use is printable in...

Page 104: ...ecommended to produce scannable bar codes The additional character gap narrow space and wide space parameters are valid only with Code 39 and Codabar If these parameters are specified for any other bar codes they will be ignored by the printer Do not use Option 50 with fixed density bar codes Syntax R 50 narrow wide gap nar_space wide_space p R1 R Option Header R2 50 Option 50 R3 narrow Dot width ...

Page 105: ...rd PDF417 bar codes or use the truncated option to create a narrower bar code This option can appear only once per PDF417 field in any order following the bar code field As the security level is increased so is the size of your PDF417 bar code For each level increased the bar code will double in size Syntax R 51 security stand default p R1 R Option Header R2 51 Indicates Option 51 R3 security Secu...

Page 106: ... bar code field the default settings are used You can only use this option once per PDF417 bar code field Syntax R 52 row column dimension p R1 R Option Header R2 52 Indicates Option 52 R3 row column Indicates if you are defining the number of rows or columns R Row C Column If you specify rows the bar code expands in columns or vice versa R4 dimension The number of rows or columns defined for the ...

Page 107: ... dec portion of field If this value is not entered the default value 1 is used Range 0 2710 1 100 for 9403 R6 r pos Rightmost position in inc dec portion of field If this value is not used the entire field length is used as the default Range 0 2710 1 100 for 9403 Example R 60 I 5 1 6 p Increments a field by 5 each time the field is printed The field increments beginning with the first left positio...

Page 108: ... some cases neighboring fields that do not change constant fields may be covered with white space from the changing field s variable fields area Use this option to reimage the constant field or it may appear broken The most common use for this option is with incrementing fields on your label because they may cover a constant field Syntax R 61 p R1 R Option Header R2 61 Option 61 Example R 61 p Rei...

Page 109: ...cheme for these bar codes because they have predefined check digits UPC EAN Code 39 with the MOD43 check digit and Code 93 Syntax A selector action device modulus fld_length D P weights p A1 A Check Digit Header A2 selector Assign a number from 1 10 to this check digit formula A3 action Adds a check digit scheme Enter A A4 device Device Options F Flash R Volatile RAM NOTE Check digits stored in fl...

Page 110: ...e calculation is 65432 S u m o f P r o d u c t s C a l c u l a t i o n This is an example of how the printer uses Sum of Products to calculate a check digit for this data 5 2 3 2 4 5 2 1 9 1 Weights are applied to each digit starting with the last digit in the weight string They are applied right to left beginning at the right most position of the field Remember a weight string must contain at lea...

Page 111: ...ck digit is 2 10 8 2 S u m o f D i g i t s C a l c u l a t i o n This is an example of how the printer uses Sum of Digits to calculate a check digit for this data 5 2 3 2 4 5 2 1 9 1 Weights are applied to each digit starting with the last digit in the weight string They are applied right to left beginning at the right most position of the field Remember a weight string must contain at least two d...

Page 112: ...together Two digit products are treated as two separate digits This is the sum of the digits 2 0 2 6 6 1 6 5 4 3 3 6 44 4 Divide the sum of the digits by the modulus 10 in this case only to the whole number The balance is called the remainder 4 10 44 40 4 5 Subtract the remainder from the modulus The result becomes the check digit In this case the check digit is 6 10 4 6 4 20 Defining Field Option...

Page 113: ...ket using a graphic header bitmap duplicate next bitmap text constant text line and box Fields N place a graphic image into a format You can use graphic packets to create compliance labels or bitmapped images To include a graphic packet within your format your format must contain a graphic field See Placing the Graphic in a Format for more information Creating Graphics 5 1 ...

Page 114: ... fields per packet 0 999 or 0 99 for 9403 However you can bypass that requirement by placing your compliance layout in a graphic packet When you process your formats you only need one line in the format packet to reference the graphic packet The following example shows how to reference a graphic packet from within a format packet start of header F 1 A R E 400 400 RDCI p format header G 57 0 0 0 0 ...

Page 115: ...to binary numbers and then converted to hex numbers A graphic using gray scaling several slanted lines or several vertical lines typically translates more efficiently with hex representation Run Length Encoding Method The dot sequences are segmented into black and white strings within a row The total count of each white string is converted to a lower case letter corresponding to numeric value The ...

Page 116: ... boxes and which fields are variable addresses and shipping information 2 Design your compliance label as you would any other format D e s i g n i n g B i t m a p p e d I m a g e s Once you determine the encoding method to use you can begin mapping out your graphic image The image that you map must be an upside down mirror image of the final result S p e c i a l C o n s i d e r a t i o n s Solid b...

Page 117: ...racter string from a bitmapped graphic Each square on the grid represents a dot A black square indicates the dot is ON and a white square indicates the dot is OFF A sequence of binary numbers called a bit pattern or bitmap determines what dots are on and off The numbers 0 and 1 are used for this purpose The number 1 turns a dot on and 0 turns a dot off Exceeds Limit Exceeds Limit 0 5 2 inches Does...

Page 118: ... 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000001 11111111 11000000 00000000 00000000 00001111 11111000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111110 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000111 11100000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11110000 000...

Page 119: ...Repeat steps 3 through 4 for each row on the grid 6 Insert the hex values in syntax format U s i n g t h e Ru n L e n g t h E n c o d i n g M e t h o d The following steps explain how to derive a run length character string from a bitmapped graphic Each square on the grid represents a dot A black square indicates the dot is ON and a white square indicates the dot is OFF For visual clarity the foll...

Page 120: ...0 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111110 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11...

Page 121: ...ge determine how you want to store it You have several options N Flash N Non volatile RAM N Volatile RAM N Temporary Storage U s i n g F l a s h Flash memory is available on all the printers You can use flash memory when the graphic image is used by several formats because you only have to send the graphic image once This eliminates the need to send the graphic image repeatedly See Placing the Gra...

Page 122: ... in the format buffer and remain there until another graphic packet is sent or the printer is turned off U s i n g Te m p o r a r y S t o r a g e You should use temporary storage when the graphic image is used only in one format or your graphic image is very large Graphic data in temporary storage is held in the image buffer until the graphic is printed and then it is cleared from memory Temporary...

Page 123: ...se in a format Po s i t i o n i n g t h e G r a p h i c I m a g e This section explains how to position the graphic image within a graphic packet header a field of a graphic packet or within a format W i t h i n t h e G r a p h i c Pa c ke t H e a d e r When you are using RAM the row and column parameters in the graphic header are usually 0 0 because placement is controlled by the graphic field in...

Page 124: ...ed lines represents the graphic image starting at 0 0 with a fixed amount of white space 10 10 around the graphic image W i t h i n t h e F i e l d The row and column parameters in a bitmap constant text line or box field control where an individual field or bitmapped row begins in relation to the coordinates defined in the graphic header The bottom of the triangle in this example represents the f...

Page 125: ... bottom left corner of the graphic image This label shows the triangle logo beginning the bottom left corner at 400 75 as defined in the graphic field D e f i n i n g t h e Gr a p h i c H e a d e r Every graphic packet must contain a graphic header This is the first thing you enter It identifies and provides important measurement and formatting information for the graphic Bitmap duplicate next bit...

Page 126: ...0 405 9825 985x 9860 English 1 100 inch Metric 1 10 mm 203 dpi Dots 0 1599 0 4063 0 3247 0 399 0 1015 0 811 985x 9860 English 1 100 inch Metric 1 10 mm 300 dpi Dots 0 1199 0 3047 0 3599 0 399 0 1015 0 1199 G7 column Distance between the left edge of the graphic image area and the left edge of first bitmap line This is usually 0 unless you want a fixed amount of white space around the graphic image...

Page 127: ...60 English 1 100 inch Metric 1 10 mm 203 dpi Dots 0 1599 0 4063 0 3247 0 399 0 1015 0 811 985x 9860 English 1 100 inch Metric 1 10 mm 300 dpi Dots 0 1199 0 3047 0 3599 0 399 0 1015 0 1199 B3 column Distance in dots from the graphic image s left edge to the bitmap line Use the previous table for values B4 algorithm Coding method for bitmap data H Hex Representation R Run Length Encoding B5 data Cha...

Page 128: ...ments inserts before For example B 50 35 R GsSsG p N 0 R DpZoD p prints a next bitmap field on row 51 at column 35 N3 adjamt Amount of row adjustment in dot rows Using 0 overwrites the same line Range 0 999 0 99 for 9403 N4 algorithm Coding method for bitmap data H Hex Representation R Run Length Encoding N5 data Character string made up of hex or run length encoding Do not put spaces or any other...

Page 129: ...ample B 50 35 R GsSsG p D 0 20 2 p inserts row 50 again at row 70 and row 90 Rows 70 and 90 do not have to be defined later D3 adjamt Amount of row adjustment in dot rows Range 0 999 0 99 for 9403 The above example adjusts the duplicate field to image on row 70 and 90 adding 20 to the current row count D4 count Number of times to duplicate the line Range 0 999 0 99 for 9403 Example B 117 24 H 03FF...

Page 130: ... 10 0 2 2 2 B L 0 0 TO 0 p C 387 10 0 2 1 1 B L 0 0 SHIP TO POSTAL CODE 0 p C 391 250 0 2 1 1 B L 0 0 APPOINTMENT NUMBER 0 p C 358 250 0 2 1 1 B L 0 0 ORDER TYPE 0 p C 327 250 0 2 1 1 B L 0 0 ITEM 0 p C 190 8 0 2 1 1 B L 0 0 UPC SHIPPING CONTAINER CODE 0 p C 548 6 0 2 1 1 B L 0 0 MONARCH MARKING SYSTEMS 0 p C 538 6 0 2 1 1 B L 0 0 170 MONARCH LANE 0 p C 528 6 0 2 1 1 B L 0 0 P O BOX 608 0 p C 518 ...

Page 131: ... B 70 0 H 0400001FC00007FFFF00001FC0 p B 71 0 H 0600001C03FFFFFFFFFFFE01C0 p B 72 0 H 030000003FFFFFFFFFFFFFE1C0 p B 73 0 H 01000003FFF0000000007FFE p B 74 8 H FC001C03FFFFFFFFFFFE00C0 p B 75 8 H FE00003FFFFFFFFFFFFFE0C0 p B 76 8 H 1FF803FFF0000000007FFE p B 77 8 H 0FFFCFFC00000000000001C0 p B 78 16 H FFDF000FFFFFFFFF8003C0 p B 79 16 H 7FFFC00007FFFF00001FC0 p B 80 24 H 1C03FFFFFFFFFFFE01C0 p D 0 ...

Page 132: ...FFFFFFFFFF8 p B 121 24 H FEFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFE0 p B 122 24 H 07FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFC p B 123 32 H FFFFFFFFFFFFFFC0 p B 124 32 H 01FFFFFFFFFFF8 p S a m p l e Ru n L e n g t h G r a p h i c Pa c ke t G 99 A R G 0 0 0 99WIRE p B 39 50 R Z p B 40 39 R KzI p B 41 34 R EzsF p B 42 30 R DpZoD p B 43 25 R EdZZEdE p B 44 23 R BeZZMeB p B 45 23 R BcZZW p B 46 23 R ZZZA p B 47 23 R ZDsZE p B 48 24 TzkU p B 49 25 Ht...

Page 133: ... R ZZM p B 100 27 R JbZZE p B 101 26 R MnToI p B 102 26 R CbHnTiP p B 103 27 R CcZZC p B 104 27 R GeZWcG p B 105 28 R JaZReH p B 106 32 R ZZI p B 107 34 R ZZE p B 108 38 R ZQ p B 109 53 R T p D 0 1 2 p B 111 48 R ZF p B 112 33 R PzfK p B 113 29 R CpZBoE p B 114 25 R DcZZGfB p B 115 23 R BdZZMeB p B 116 22 R AbZZVbA p B 117 22 R ZZZB p D 0 1 2 p B 120 23 R ZZZ p B 121 25 R ZZV p B 122 29 R ZZM p B ...

Page 134: ... do not need a graphic field in your format to reference the graphic image 3 Download all the necessary packets check digit format etc 4 Send the graphic file to the printer if you have not already done so See Creating a Graphic Packet for more information D e f i n i n g t h e Gr a p h i c F i e l d The graphic field in a format references the graphic image by the graphID in the graphic header Th...

Page 135: ...e constant text bitmap line or box field is added to the row value above to determine the actual position in the format G4 column Distance between the left edge of the print area on the supply and the left edge of the graphic Measured in selected units Use the previous table for values The column specified in the constant text bitmap line or box field is added to the col value above to determine t...

Page 136: ...L 0 0 0 p T 8 20 V 545 160 0 2 2 2 B L 0 0 0 p T 9 30 V 446 40 4 2 2 2 B L 0 0 0 p T 10 30 V 426 40 4 2 2 2 B L 0 0 0 p T 11 30 V 406 40 4 2 2 2 B L 0 0 0 p T 12 20 V 368 270 0 2 3 2 B L 0 0 0 p T 13 5 V 335 270 0 2 3 2 B L 0 0 0 p T 14 15 V 304 270 0 2 3 2 B L 0 0 0 p T 15 15 V 366 65 0 2 2 2 B L 0 0 0 p R 1 420 p Sample Batch Packet B 1 N 1 p 1 123456789 p 2 987654321 p 3 42032678 p 4 1002802866...

Page 137: ... 99 227 35 0 0 p Q 240 15 300 125 10 p T 1 5 V 285 137 0 10 2 2 B L 0 0 0 p T 2 5 V 255 137 0 10 2 2 B L 0 0 0 p T 3 15 V 180 25 0 10 1 2 B L 0 0 0 p T 4 15 V 121 35 0 1 3 1 B L 0 0 0 p L S 94 15 94 235 10 p B 5 12 F 50 65 1 2 40 1 L 0 p Sample Batch Packet B 2 N 1 p 1 Pat s p 2 Parts p 3 3 8 inch Wire p 4 3 55 8 Pack p 5 345911871209 p Creating Graphics 5 25 ...

Page 138: ...5 26 Creating Graphics ...

Page 139: ...es how to N download files to the printer N format flash memory N define the batch header batch control and batch data files N modify formats N create DOS batch files This chapter also lists some special printing considerations Printing 6 1 ...

Page 140: ...ter 3 Graphic packets see Chapter 5 4 Batch data see Defining the Batch Header Fo r m a t t i n g F l a s h Before you send packets to flash memory it must be formatted first This is required once during initial printer setup On the 9800 series printers from the Main Menu select Setup Flash Memory then Format Flash The process takes a few minutes When you format flash memory the script and any dow...

Page 141: ... the printer s communication settings make sure they match those at the host before sending any packets to the printer 4 Type this command at the DOS prompt COPY LABEL1 FMT COM1 Transmits a file called LABEL1 FMT to COM1 COPY LABEL1 BCH COM1 Transmits a batch called LABEL1 BCH to COM1 If you use the COPY command to download your formats set flow control to DTR not XON XOFF Also do not use the MS D...

Page 142: ...ke a copy of the worksheet in Appendix D Format Design Tools Syntax B format N U quantity p B1 B Batch Header B2 format Format number 1 999 1 99 for 9403 to use B3 N U Controls how image is generated N New Erase image and re image all fields using online data Any missing fields will be blank U Update last image with 1 or more fields All other fields remain the same as the last queued batch B4 quan...

Page 143: ...ptions 0 Continuous Feed default 1 On demand E3 batch_sep Batch Separator striped label in between batches Options 0 Does not print a separator default 1 Prints a separator 2 Double length separator prints 2 tags 985x 9860 NOTE Do not use batch separators with continuous non indexed supply If using a stacker the batch separator is always 3 66 inches long E4 print_mult Number of tags with the same ...

Page 144: ...o tags left between the printhead and the knife because the knife is two and a half inches away from the printhead Using extended backfeed may eliminate printed tags in between the printhead and knife See Defining the Backfeed Control Packet in Chapter 2 for more information The 9860 printer always uses extended backfeed operation whether that option is selected or not E7 cut_mult Number of tags t...

Page 145: ...ion to appear in fields Enclose in quotation marks Range 0 2710 0 100 for 9403 C Identifies information to be appended to the data string This parameter is optional continuation Provides the actual information to be added to the batch packet Enclose in quotation marks Use this option to break up longer fields This parameter is optional Example 1 Size 12 p 2 p 3 Blue p C and this would be appended ...

Page 146: ...e r g e d o r S u b F i e l d s If a field is completely filled by data copied from other fields use quotation marks without spaces between them for the data string parameter I n c r e m e n t i n g F i e l d s In incrementing fields the first number in the sequence must contain the same number of digits as the highest number to be counted For example to increment the numbers in a field from 1 to ...

Page 147: ...d print speed using linerless supplies is 2 5 or 4 0 ips Contact your Paxar Representative for supply requirements in high temperature and high humidity environments 9 8 6 0 P r i n t e r Print Speed Printing Printhead Density Knife Verifier 2 5 4 0 6 0 ips direct transfer 203 300 dpi supported supported 8 0 ips direct transfer 203 300 dpi supported supported The 9860 printer allows cutting 1 2 in...

Page 148: ...t it is used when you want to send multiple batches All data for the first batch is sent at one time and the printer then images each field As soon as the last field for the first batch is imaged labels begin to print This process is repeated for each subsequent batch Example Format Batch Packet Batch Packet B a t c h Q u a n t i t y Z e r o M e t h o d You may use the batch quantity zero method w...

Page 149: ... from other fields 3 Repeat step 2 for each field except the last one 4 For the last field input data and send a batch header with the quantity of labels you want printed When the printer receives input for the last field it immediately prints the labels See Reducing Imaging Time in Chapter 9 for an example using the batch quantity zero method M o d i f y i n g Fo r m a t s The optional entry meth...

Page 150: ...s It is a good idea to create a subdirectory to hold your format files Here is a DOS batch file that sets a serial port changes to a subdirectory and downloads a check digit file format file and batch data file MODE COM1 9600 N 8 1 P CD PAXAR COPY LABEL1 CDS COM1 COPY LABEL1 FMT COM1 COPY LABEL1 BCH COM1 Refer to your DOS manual for more information on creating batch files 6 12 Printing ...

Page 151: ...lains how to use status polling There are two types of Status Polling N Inquiry Request information about the readiness of the printer N Job Request information about the current or last received job downloaded to the printer Status Polling 7 1 ...

Page 152: ... is returned to the host in a 3 byte 3 character sequence The first byte is the non printable user defined ENQ character which is not visible on the response The second and third bytes are printer status codes See the ENQ Reference Tables for the meaning of bytes 2 and 3 Example E AB The status codes A and B in this case are ASCII equivalents to the hexadecimal bits that represent the various type...

Page 153: ...The following graphics can be used as a quick reference for the Status of Byte 2 and Byte 3 Byte 1 is the non printable user defined ENQ character Status Polling 7 3 ...

Page 154: ...0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 I 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 J 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 K 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 L 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 M 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 N 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 O 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 P 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Q 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 R 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 S 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 T 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 U 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 V 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 W 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 X 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Y 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 Z 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 ...

Page 155: ...1 1 h 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 i 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 j 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 k 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 l 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 m 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 n 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 o 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 p 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 q 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 r 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 s 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 t 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 u 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 v 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 w 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 x 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 y 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 z 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 ...

Page 156: ...0 0 0 1 1 1 H 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 I 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 J 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 K 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 L 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 M 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 N 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 O 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 P 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Q 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 R 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 S 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 T 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 U 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 V 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 W 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 X 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Y 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 Z 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 ...

Page 157: ...g 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 h 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 i 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 j 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 k 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 l 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 m 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 n 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 o 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 p 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 q 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 r 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 s 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 t 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 u 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 v 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 w 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 x 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 y 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 z 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 ...

Page 158: ... error out of supplies ribbon problem etc is in pause mode or has insufficient memory correct the problem and then resend the job request If the problem is not corrected no response is returned If a formatting error has occurred the job request will return the status The printer must first interpret the format and batch data before returning the response You may need to press ENTER or FEED CUT dep...

Page 159: ...hese are errors in the syntax of the MPCL data stream Printing does not stop but the information may not print properly These errors are numbered greater than 24 on the Job Status 0 1 2 Response Table later in this chapter FMT 1 BCH 2 The format or batch number is returned Here is an example of a response returned to a J 0 1 2 request J 8 0 FMT 1 BCH 2 Indicates that a portion of the format extend...

Page 160: ...er error The error numbers can be found in Chapter 8 Diagnostics and Errors Example J 2 612 2 is the field number where an error was found 612 is the error number indicating that data is missing or does not match the format definition for that field Error numbers found in Status1 B always have a value equal to or greater than 500 These are considered very serious errors Status2 A B C D E contains ...

Page 161: ...ror Number is the error that coincides with the error numbers presented in Chapter 8 Diagnostics and Errors FMT 1 BCH 2 The format or batch number is returned If more than one error occurred then only the most serious error will be acknowledged J F B 4 6 33 FMT 1 BCH 2 Indicates that an error occurred on a bar code B field within a format F packet The bar code field is the fourth 4 field in the pa...

Page 162: ...ave been printed from format number 3 Use a Job Request 4 when printing in the on demand mode with a large number of tags or labels from a single batch A Job Request 4 may not be accurate if tags or labels are printed in continuous mode because of the response time involved A Job Request 4 is not useful in single ticket batches printing 1 of 1 or multiple single ticket batches A batch has to be pr...

Page 163: ...ad font bar code 10 Field contains invalid data 11 Field has a graphic missing 12 Invalid communication channel 13 Invalid file type 14 All communication channels are busy 15 Receive overrun error 16 Receive parity error 17 Receive framing error 18 Receive buffer full 19 Label waiting 21 Bad dots verifier detected a failure 23 Low battery 24 Memory configuration packet error Numbers 25 through 50 ...

Page 164: ...d bar code field 63 Data string too long 64 Invalid data field 65 Row greater than stock length 66 Row greater than format length 67 Column greater than printhead width 68 Column greater than format width 69 Invalid label length 70 Invalid label width 71 Invalid increment decrement value 72 Identifier out of range 73 No field to create format 74 Stop location of a line is out of range 75 Syntax er...

Page 165: ...anel OFF status polling enabled through printer s front panel ON status polling enabled by I packet OFF status polling not enabled through printer s front panel ON status polling enabled through printer s front panel Immediate Commands OFF immediate commands not enabled by I packet OFF immediate commands not enabled through printer s front panel OFF immediate commands enabled through printer s fro...

Page 166: ...7 16 Status Polling ...

Page 167: ...ternal software errors Errors numbered 703 758 are supply errors Follow the directions provided with the error description to correct the problem Errors numbered 900 999 are Hard Printer Failures If you cannot clear an error turn off the printer wait several seconds and then turn on the printer Call Technical Support if you receive any error message not listed in this chapter To clear a data error...

Page 168: ... print the test labels shown below On the 9403 printer you will see Print Quantity 1 999 1 3 Type the quantity of test labels you want to print Press ENTER You will see The test label shows the model number software version total number of inches printed voltage print contrast printhead resistance code page MPCL control characters ENQ and RS232 characters 8 2 Diagnostics and Errors ...

Page 169: ...ble The test label for the 985x and 9860 printers show an inch count for the high energy ribbon The one dot rule line at the bottom of the test label indicates the vertical 0 0 point Installed Options Description B Battery C Cutter Knife H High Speed 12 ips M 256K memory expansion P Peel mode R RS 232 option Keypad S Stacker V Verifier I f Yo u Re c e i v e a n E r r o r M e s s a g e Any time you...

Page 170: ...ld match Print a test label to identify the printer s communication settings N Make sure the printer is online ready to receive data If all of the above are correct reset your printer Try the function again If you still can t establish communications call Technical Support Re s e t t i n g P ri n t e r s Sometimes the printer receives mixed signals and loses its ability to communicate If this happ...

Page 171: ... resetting your printer see Resetting Printers 7 Reboot your computer Refer to your computer documentation for specific instructions 8 Print a test label see Printing a Test Label Have the following information ready before you call computer brand name and model version of DOS printer model other peripheral devices on your system support agreement contract number or invoice information customer nu...

Page 172: ...k digit graphic or online configuration packet The first label shows an error in line 8 which is a constant text field within the format packet The error number is 18 The second label shows an error in line 1 of the batch packet The error number is 101 D a t a E r r o r s Errors 001 to 499 are data errors These errors are returned in response to a J 3 request See Chapter 7 Status Polling for more ...

Page 173: ...re must be E English M Metric or G Dots See Defining the Format Header in Chapter 3 for information 010 Field ID number is outside the range 0 to 999 or 0 to 99 depending on your printer 011 Field length exceeds 2710 or 100 depending on your printer 012 Row field position is greater than the maximum stock dimension See Defining Text Fields in Chapter 3 for valid row lengths 013 Column field positi...

Page 174: ...illic 1252 Latin 1 1253 Greek 1254 Turkish 1255 Hebrew 1256 Arabic 1257 Baltic or 1258 Vietnamese 020 Vertical magnification must be 1 to 7 or 4 to 255 for the scalable or downloaded TrueType fonts 021 Horizontal magnification must be 1 to 7 or 4 to 255 for the scalable or downloaded TrueType fonts 022 Color must be A B D E F N O R S T or W See Defining Text Fields in Chapter 3 for more informatio...

Page 175: ...egment or box end row is defined outside of printable area 043 End column is invalid Line segment or box end column is defined outside of printable area 044 Dot pattern for line or box must be 045 Line length is defined beyond the maximum length See Defining Line Fields in Chapter 3 for valid lengths 046 Line type must be S segment or V vector 051 Imaging mode in the graphic header must be 0 101 T...

Page 176: ...inter 203 Destination start position must be 1 to 2710 or 1 to 100 depending on your printer 204 Source field must be 0 to 999 or 0 to 99 depending on your printer 205 Copy type must be 1 copy after rules or 2 copy before rules 206 Increment Decrement selection must be I increment or D decrement 207 Incrementing start position must be 0 to 2710 or 0 to 100 depending on your printer 208 Incrementin...

Page 177: ... set or T template 217 Input device device must be D Default H Host K Keyboard N None or S Scanner 218 Pad direction must be L from left or R from right 219 Pad character is outside the range 0 to 255 220 Check digit selection must be G to generate check digit 221 Primary or secondary price format is outside the range 1 to 16 222 Data type restriction is outside the range of 1 to 6 223 Option is n...

Page 178: ... demand 258 Supply position is outside the range See Defining the Supply Setup Packet in Chapter 2 for more information 259 Contrast adjustment must be 390 to 156 dots for the 9403 printer or 699 to 699 for the 9825 985x or 9860 printers 260 Print adjustment must be 99 to 99 dots 261 Margin adjustment must be 99 to 99 dots 262 Speed adjustment must be 0 default 20 2 0 ips 25 2 5 ips 40 4 0 ips 60 ...

Page 179: ...st be 0 none 1 DTR 2 CTS RTS or 3 XON XOFF Resend the communication settings packet 272 Internal code page selection must be 0 Internal 1 ANSI 2 DOS 437 3 DOS 850 4 1250 Latin 2 5 1251 Cyrillic 6 1252 Latin 1 7 1253 Greek 8 1254 Turkish 9 1255 Hebrew 10 1256 Arabic 11 1257 Baltic 12 1258 Vietnamese 13 852 Latin 2 14 855 Russian 15 857 IBM Turkish 16 860 DOS Portuguese 17 Wingdings 18 Macintosh 19 ...

Page 180: ...or the printer is active 291 Dispense position must be 50 to 200 dots or the printer is active 292 Backfeed distance must be 10 to 200 dots or the printer is active The backfeed distance can not be greater than the dispense position 293 The skip index selection defined in the field must be 0 disabled or 1 enabled Correct the packet and resend to the printer 310 Check digit scheme number must be 1 ...

Page 181: ... 402 Field separator is not in the expected location 403 Field separator was not found 404 The number or string that is currently being processed is too long 405 Too many fields exist in the format You cannot have more than 1000 or 100 depending on your printer fields in the format Lines boxes and constant text fields count as fields 409 The printer memory is full Delete unnecessary formats or gra...

Page 182: ... settings are correct and communications are active Check the baud rate word length and stop bits to make sure they match those at the host Do not toggle between Microsoft Windows and MS DOS while using the COPY command or you will receive a framing error Re transmit the data 412 There is a problem with flow control between the printer and the host Make sure the printer and the host flow control s...

Page 183: ...ort 427 Format name is invalid Valid name is 1 8 characters inside quotes or for a printer assigned name Press ENTER or ESCAPE CLEAR depending on your printer and try to continue If the error reappears call Technical Support 428 Batch name is invalid or graphic not found Press ENTER or ESCAPE CLEAR depending on your printer and try to continue If the error reappears call Technical Support 429 A fi...

Page 184: ... length field does not contain the specified number of characters 573 Price field length is invalid The price field length in the batch does not fit the format or the field contains blanks 574 No CD scheme or room for CD The CD scheme in the batch does not fit the format or the field contains blanks 575 The graphic included in your format could not be found Resend the graphic packet If the error p...

Page 185: ...ode 616 A bad dot falls on a bar code and the dot cannot be shifted A gray box is printed instead of the bar code However 2D bar codes still print on the 9825 9850 printers when bad dots are present within the bar code field 618 Magnification must be 1 to 7 or 4 to 255 for the scalable font 619 The JIS 16 bit code for Kanji is invalid 620 Font and printhead dot density mismatch A 300 dpi font is s...

Page 186: ...marks Make sure the correct supply is loaded 704 Printer has not sensed a supply mark within the specified number of inches or out of supplies Check the supply tracking supply marks black mark sensor position supply roll for binding Press ENTER or ESCAPE CLEAR depending on your printer If the error continues to appear change the supply 750 Printhead is overheated Turn off the printer to let the pr...

Page 187: ...minus 25 inches from the format Press ESCAPE FEED CUT or the up arrow 9403 to print on the current supply or load new supply and press ENTER PAUSE 758 Check supply Either the supply is not seen or the on demand sensor is broken Check for a label jam Clear the supply path or reload supplies This error may occur if you remove a label too quickly in on demand mode The printer does not recalibrate aft...

Page 188: ...nd Reload your application and format and try again If the problem continues call Technical Support 772 Verifier failure The verifier detected three or more bad scans in a row Press Escape Clear to clear the error and continue printing The printer does not recalibrate after this error 773 Verifier is enabled but not connected Make sure the I O and or serial cable is connected to the verifier Refer...

Page 189: ...rs were invalid input buffer temporary buffer lookup buffer printer or array buffer Check the buffer definitions Format flash memory and download the script using the COPY command from DOS or the ADK2 software 853 Invalid version string or not enough flash memory for the script The version information in the APPVERSION command is missing or invalid Make sure the information is enclosed in double q...

Page 190: ...m failure 902 Software timer failure 903 Software interrupt failure 905 Illegal interrupt 906 Non maskable interrupt Check format packet for font clear or format clear packets 907 Low RAM error 908 Non Volatile RAM checksum failure 909 RAM corrupted 910 Warm restart 911 Version string mismatch Errors numbered 900 911 occur when you turn on the printer They may indicate a circuit board failure Erro...

Page 191: ...NING RAM Test Failure RAM check failed on power up Reset your SETUP options Transmit your packets again POWER DOWN ROM Sum Failure ROM checksum test failed POWER DOWN Timer Failure Timer test failed POWER DOWN Intr Test Failure Interrupt test failed POWER DOWN Low System RAM Not enough RAM for system Reset your SETUP options Transmit your packets again POWER DOWN Illegal Intr Illegal interrupt occ...

Page 192: ...M Sum Fail RAM checksum test failed Reset your SETUP options Transmit your packets again POWER DOWN RAM Corrupt Item storage RAM failed Reset your SETUP options Transmit your packets again 8 26 Diagnostics and Errors ...

Page 193: ...ge may be covered with white space from the changing field s boundary box To prevent existing fields from being covered by a changing field see Option 61 Reimage Field in Chapter 4 Smart imaging is automatically disabled on formats with a Data Matrix bar code A d j u s t i n g t h e P r i n t Q u a l i t y Many factors affect print quality type of supplies print speed print contrast and the type o...

Page 194: ...s important because it effects how well your bar codes scan and how long the printhead lasts Be sure to check the print quality of bar codes with a bar code verifier or scanner If you do not have a verifier or scanner check the bar code visually A bar code that is IN SPEC will have complete bars and clear spaces Small alphanumeric characters will look complete A bar code that is IN SPEC may not lo...

Page 195: ...d formats and configurations once use a batch quantity of zero or update batch fields N If the formats use the same check digit scheme you only need to send the check digit scheme once N Send formats once and use the batch update field to change information on the label Using a batch update field reduces the imaging time because only the fields that change are imaged All other fields remain the sa...

Page 196: ...zero When the printer receives the data it immediately images the field but does not print it Example B 1 U 0 p 1 RODGER DIST CTR p B 1 U 0 p 2 8292 p At this time the printer is imaging all associated fields including fields that copy from other fields 3 Repeat step 2 for each field except the last one B 1 U 0 p 3 BROADWAY p B 1 U 0 p 4 555 WEST OAK AVE p 4 For the last field input data and send ...

Page 197: ...are helpful to keep in mind when designing MPCLII formats W i th Fo r m a ts N If you want to modify your format fields check digit fields and configuration commands use the optional entry method This method enables you to reset only the parameters you want to change Commas act as placeholders for unchanged parameters The optional entry method reduces file size and increases the speed at which fil...

Page 198: ...uration packet to the printer W i th B a r C o d e s N Be careful when rotating or placing a UPC EAN bar code with human readable characters because the bottom reference point is at the bottom of the bars not at the bottom of the human readable characters W i t h F i e l d s N Data that remains the same for each label should be in a constant text field Data that varies for each label should be in ...

Page 199: ...S A M P L E S A This appendix contains sample formats You can customize any of these formats to meet your needs Samples A 1 ...

Page 200: ...m a t Pa c ke t F 25 A R M 508 508 Fmt 25 p C 250 80 0 1 2 1 W C 0 0 MONARCH MARKING p B 1 12 F 110 115 1 2 120 5 L 0 p T 2 18 V 30 30 1 1 1 1 B C 0 0 p Sample Batch Packet B 25 N 1 p 1 12345678901 p 2 DAYTON OHIO p A 2 Samples ...

Page 201: ... based on your data See Defining a Bar Code Field for more information MaxiCode automatically pads data with the character MaxiCode does not support the NULL character Modes 2 and 3 are defined by the way the postal code class of service and country code fields are arranged The postal code class of service and country code are required fields Begin with the message header then the primary data 15 ...

Page 202: ...XICODE p B 1 99 V 050 150 33 7 0 8 L 0 p MaxiCode bar code 33 B 1 N 1 p Batch header 1 450660000 p Postal code zip code This field determines Mode C 001 p Country code C 840 p Class of service C 030 p Message header C 01 02996 p Transportation header C 1Z12345678 029 p Tracking number C UPSN 029 p Origin carrier SCAC C 12345A 029 p UPS shipper number C 070 029 p Julian day of pickup C 029 p Shipme...

Page 203: ...is field determines Mode C 840 029 p Country code C 001 029 p Class of service C 1Z12345675 029 p Tracking number C UPSN 029 p Origin carrier SCAC C 12345E 029 p UPS shipper number C 089 029 p Julian day of pickup C 029 p Shipment ID empty C 1 1 029 p Package count C 10 029 p Weight lb C Y 029 p Address validation C 029 p Street address empty C 029 p City empty C CT 030 p State C 004 p EOT Samples...

Page 204: ...eld determines Mode C 124 029 p Country code C 066 029 p Class of service C 1Z12345679 029 p Tracking number C UPSN 029 p Origin carrier SCAC C 12345E 029 p UPS shipper number C 089 029 p Julian day of pickup C 029 p Shipment ID empty C 1 1 029 p Package count C 10 029 p Weight lb C Y 029 p Address validation C 029 p Street address empty C TORONTO 029 p City empty C ON 030 p State C 004 p EOT A 6 ...

Page 205: ...Version 1 0 or greater Make sure you do not overlay other fields when designing your Data Matrix symbol Smart imaging is automatically disabled on formats with a Data Matrix bar code You should also allow a 3 or 4 dot quiet zone blank space around the bar code s perimeter for scanning See Defining a Bar Code Field for more information S q u a r e D a t a M a t r i x Pa c ke t F 36 A R E 400 400 DT...

Page 206: ...9860 printers support both models of QR Code N Model 1 is the original specification N Model 2 is an enhanced form that includes additional features The maximum number of characters depends on the type of characters entered for the batch data and differs for the two models of QR Code Data Type Model1 Model2 Numeric data 1167 2710 Alphanumeric data 707 2710 8 Bit data 486 2710 Kanji data 299 1817 Q...

Page 207: ...evel the maximum number of characters in the field decreases mask Mask number Undefined Leave blank or use 0 data_input Type of data input Options A Automatic M Manual char Type of characters Options A Alphanumeric B Binary K Kanji N Numeric NOTE In binary mode the number of characters must be represented by the 4 digit number in decimal Example 1 HM N0123456789012345 p Defines the following batch...

Page 208: ...sk data_input char mode_id Mode identifier Use D to indicate the structured append or concatenated mode code Code number of the individual symbol in the concatenated set You must use a two digit number in decimal of_div Total number of symbols in this concatenated set You must use a two digit number in decimal parity Parity byte You must use a two digit number in hexadecimal There is no standard p...

Page 209: ... for QR Code This is symbol 02 of a concatenated set containing 05 symbols The parity byte is E9 The error correction level is Q which provides a high reliability Use 0 for the mask number The data input mode is Automatic The type of characters are binary B and there will be six 06 data characters qrcode S t r u c t u r e d A p p e n d Q R C o d e Pa c ke t F 2 A R E 200 200 QRCODE2 p B 1 200 V 50...

Page 210: ...6 0 2 1 1 B L 0 0 170 MONARCH LANE 0 p C 537 6 0 2 1 1 B L 0 0 P O BOX 608 0 p C 527 6 0 2 1 1 B L 0 0 DAYTON OHIO 45401 0 p C 462 313 0 2 4 3 B L 0 0 0 p T 1 15 V 529 220 0 2 2 2 B L 0 0 0 p T 2 15 V 511 220 0 2 2 2 B L 0 0 0 p B 3 13 V 311 28 8 4 50 8 L 0 p B 4 14 V 17 60 50 5 130 8 L 0 p T 5 30 V 161 080 0 3 1 1 B L 0 0 0 p T 6 15 V 467 40 4 1 2 2 B L 0 0 0 p T 7 10 V 462 330 6 2 4 3 B L 0 0 0 ...

Page 211: ...42032678 p 4 10028028662854 p 5 1 00 28028 66285 4 p 6 RODGER DIST CTR p 7 8292 p 8 BROADWAY p 9 555 WEST OAK AVE p 10 DAYTON OH 45401 0608 p 11 p 12 08292 123456 123 p 13 AR p 14 999 999999 99 p 15 32678 p 16 WYSIWYG p 17 99999 p 18 TO A PRODUCT DEMO p Samples A 13 ...

Page 212: ...A 14 Samples ...

Page 213: ...26 445 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 p C 391 445 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 p C 357 445 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 p C 320 445 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 p C 259 445 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 p C 196 445 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 p C 159 445 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 p C 125 445 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 p C 090 445 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 p C 056 445 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 p T 01 08 V 461 458 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 p T 02 08 V 426 458 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 p T 03 08 V 391 458 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 p T 04 08 V 357 4...

Page 214: ...Sample Zero Batch Packet B 5 N 0 p B 5 U 1 p 1 6005710 p 2 106 p 3 3 p 4 3 p 5 ALLIED FREIGHT1234 p 6 123456789012 p 7 P p 8 10650337 p 9 0 p 10 VIC p 11 1 6 94 p 12 106503378 p A 16 Samples ...

Page 215: ... 5 K p B 2 12 V 150 40 1 2 80 7 L 0 p R 20 UPC NUMBER p R 5 K p D 3 20 p R 20 FIBER 1 p R 5 K p D 4 3 p R 20 PERCENTAGE p R 5 K p T 5 30 V 80 10 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 0 p R 1 p R 4 3 1 20 5 1 p R 4 4 1 3 1 1 p R 5 N p D 6 20 p R 20 FIBER 2 p R 5 K p D 7 3 p R 20 PERCENTAGE p R 5 K p T 8 30 V 65 10 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 0 p R 1 p R 4 6 1 20 5 1 p R 4 7 1 3 1 1 p R 5 N p C 30 10 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 MADE IN USA 0 p ...

Page 216: ...A 18 Samples ...

Page 217: ...w each letter 11 CG Triumvirate 6 pt Proportional varies w each letter 15 7 pt CG Triumvirate Proportional varies w each letter 16 9 pt CG Triumvirate Proportional varies w each letter 17 11 pt CG Triumvirate Proportional varies w each letter 18 15 pt CG Triumvirate Proportional varies w each letter 50 EFF Swiss Bold Scalable varies w each letter 70 Paxar 15 pt Proportional varies w each letter 71...

Page 218: ...These samples were printed using the Internal Symbol set Bold Font Standard Font Reduced Font OCRA like Font B 2 Fonts ...

Page 219: ...These samples were printed using Code Page 437 CG Triumvirate Bold Font CG Triumvirate Font CG Triumvirate Font 9pt Fonts B 3 ...

Page 220: ... 1 C h a r a c t e r s 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 8 9 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 A B C D E F G 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 H I J K L M N O 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 P Q R S T U V W B 4 Fonts ...

Page 221: ... G 104 105 106 107 108 109 H I J K L M B i t m a p Fo n t I n f o r m a t i o n The bitmap fonts are either monospaced fixed width or proportional variable width Use monospaced fonts for price fields and data you want to list in a column With proportionally spaced fonts you may be able to place more characters on a line However you may need to experiment with these fonts and adjust field measureme...

Page 222: ...n g 2 0 3 D P I Width Mag Standard Reduced Bold Units Character Width Sample Character Width Sample Character Width Sample 1x 1 100 in 8 37 3 9 13 3 1 10 mm 21 26 9 9 33 78 Dots 17 8 27 7x 1 100 in 49 75 24 63 84 24 1 10 mm 126 37 62 56 214 Dots 101 50 171 5 U s i n g 3 0 0 D P I Width Mag Standard Reduced Bold Units Character Width Sample Character Width Sample Character Width Sample 1x 1 100 in ...

Page 223: ... for Standard 1 dot for Reduced 3 dots for Bold between characters Example 14 Standard font dots x 5 magnification 70 3 default spacing between characters There are 73 dots in the Standard font at 5x 203 DPI Height Magnification 1x 7x Standard K Q 1 100 in 10 8 75 9 1 10 mm 27 4 192 8 dots 22 154 Reduced n t 1 100 in 6 9 48 28 1 10 mm 17 5 122 6 dots 14 98 Fonts B 7 ...

Page 224: ...mm 42 4 297 8 dots 34 238 OCRA like 1x only 1 100 in 11 8 1 10 mm 30 dots 24 300 DPI Height Magnification 1x 7x Standard K Q 1 100 in 11 77 1 10 mm 28 195 6 dots 33 231 Reduced n t 1 100 in 7 49 1 10 mm 17 8 124 5 dots 21 147 B 8 Fonts ...

Page 225: ...300 DPI Height Magnification Bold u 1 100 in 18 7 130 7 1 10 mm 47 4 332 dots 56 392 OCRA like 1x only 1 100 in 12 1 10 mm 30 5 dots 36 Fonts B 9 ...

Page 226: ... u m v i r a t e B o l d 9 p t 2 0 3 D P I Width Mag Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 1 48 3 76 3 6 6 4 16 26 13 10 8 27 4 22 D 7x 1 100 in 1 10 mm 203 Dots 10 3 26 2 21 44 8 114 91 C 75 9 192 8 154 J To calculate other font widths multiply the font dots 3 dots for Minimum 13 dots for Average 22 dots for Maximum by the magnification Example 13 Average font dots x 5 magnification 65...

Page 227: ...26 7 31 5 56 142 2 168 C 77 195 6 231 J H e i g h t M a g n i f i c a t i o n 3 0 0 D P I 1x 7x CG Triumvirate Bold f 1 100 in 9 63 1 10 mm 22 9 160 2 dots 27 189 C G Tr i u m v i r a t e 6 p t 2 0 3 D P I Width Mag Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 99 2 51 2 6 2 96 7 52 6 R 5 9 15 12 Y 7x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 6 9 17 5 14 20 7 52 6 42 X 41 4 105 2 84 _ Fonts B 11 ...

Page 228: ... Tr i u m v i r a t e 6 p t 3 0 0 D P I Width Mag Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 1 2 54 3 6 3 7 62 9 R 6 15 2 18 Y 7x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 7 17 8 21 21 53 3 63 X 42 106 7 126 _ H e i g h t M a g i n f i c a t i o n 2 0 3 D P I CG Triumvirate g m 1 100 in 6 7 46 7 1 10 mm 16 9 118 5 dots 20 140 B 12 Fonts ...

Page 229: ... 6 9 17 5 14 20 7 52 6 42 41 4 105 2 84 H e i g h t M a g n i f i c a t i o n 2 0 3 D P I 1x 7x CG Triumvirate 1 100 in 8 87 56 1 10 mm 22 5 158 dots 18 126 C G Tr i u m v i r a t e 7 p t 3 0 0 D P I Width Mag Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 1 2 54 3 3 7 62 9 7 3 18 6 22 7x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 9 22 9 27 21 53 3 63 51 3 130 4 154 Fonts B 13 ...

Page 230: ...r i u m v i r a t e 9 p t 2 0 3 D P I Width Mag Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 99 2 51 2 2 96 7 52 6 5 9 15 12 7x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 6 9 17 5 14 20 7 52 6 42 41 4 105 2 84 Height Magnification 203 DPI 1x 7x CG Triumvirate 1 100 in 8 87 68 1 10 mm 22 5 172 7 dots 18 138 B 14 Fonts ...

Page 231: ...m Dots 9 3 23 7 28 32 7 83 98 67 7 171 8 203 Height Magnification 300 DPI 1x 7x CG Triumvirate 1 100 in 10 7 74 7 1 10 mm 27 1 189 6 dots 32 224 C G Tr i u m v i r a t e 1 1 p t 2 0 3 D P I Width Mag Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 99 2 51 2 2 96 7 52 6 5 9 15 12 7x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 6 9 17 5 14 20 7 52 6 42 41 4 105 2 84 Fonts B 15 ...

Page 232: ... u m v i r a t e 1 1 p t 3 0 0 D P I Width Mag Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 1 7 4 2 5 5 3 13 5 16 10 7 27 1 32 7x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 11 7 29 6 35 37 3 94 8 112 74 7 189 6 224 Height Magnification 300 DPI 1x 7x CG Triumvirate 1 100 in 11 7 81 7 1 10 mm 29 6 207 4 dots 35 245 B 16 Fonts ...

Page 233: ...g Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 99 2 51 2 2 96 7 52 6 5 9 15 12 7x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 6 9 17 5 14 20 7 52 6 42 41 4 105 2 84 Height Magnification 203 DPI 1x 7x CG Triumvirate 1 100 in 8 87 68 1 10 mm 22 5 172 7 dots 18 138 Fonts B 17 ...

Page 234: ...inimum Average Maximum 1x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 2 5 1 6 7 6 19 4 23 15 7 39 8 47 7x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 14 35 5 42 53 7 136 3 161 47 119 4 141 Height Magnification 300 DPI 1x 7x CG Triumvirate 1 100 in 17 7 8123 7 1 10 mm 44 8 314 1 dots 53 371 B 18 Fonts ...

Page 235: ...m point size for Font 50 EFF Swiss Bold and downloadable TrueType fonts is 255 N Field color O transparent overlay allows closer field placement fields can overlap without the loss of data N To use large point sizes greater than 60 you must reconfigure memory and increase the size of the scalable vector fonts buffer The height and width magnification are defined in point size 72 points one inch On...

Page 236: ...The 72 point CG Triumvirate Bold sample shows the one inch cell size 6pt Sample 10pt Sample 24pt Sample 48pt Sample 72ptSample1 B 20 Fonts ...

Page 237: ...ze of the font This allows you to print a variety of Code Pages with International Turkish Latin Spanish etc characters TrueType fonts are designed to be regionally specific therefore all code pages may not be supported in a given font These font files are large and may image slower than bitmap fonts The size of the font file in bytes is the minimum amount of memory you must have available for fon...

Page 238: ... JIS are available Each code page contains several thousand characters To access these characters in an MPCL batch packet you need to pick a specific code page and a specific type of font encoding One standard font encoding is Unicode Unicode is a double byte 16 bit encoding that includes many characters used throughout the world Each Unicode index refers to a particular character just like the in...

Page 239: ... BIG5 GB2312 SJIS or KSC5601 character mapping Based on your data and code page selection the printer determines the type of encoding UNICODE BIG5 GB2312 SJIS or KSC5601 to use Character Mapping Code Page Batch Data TrueType Font Encoding use in text or constant text fields UNICODE BIG5 102 UNICODE SJIS 102 UNICODE KSC5601 102 UNICODE GB2312 102 UNICODE UNICODE 102 BIG5 UNICODE 103 GB2312 UNICODE ...

Page 240: ...example search on a particular code page such as codepage 936 and view the characters for that code page L i c e n s i n g Yo u r Fo n t s We provide you with tools to create and download double byte TrueType fonts However it is your responsibility to license the fonts you purchase and download to your printer Contact your font supplier for licensing information Additional fonts that are compatibl...

Page 241: ...r format when designating new fonts 1 49 Resident fonts bitmapped only 50 99 Resident fonts scalable only 100 499 Customer generated RAM fonts bitmapped 500 999 Our optional ROM fonts bitmapped and scalable 1000 8999 Our optional RAM fonts bitmapped 9000 9999 Our optional RAM fonts scalable only If you use a font number that is not a standard font for your printer make sure the font has been insta...

Page 242: ...Call Technical Support for more information Example W 200 A N 68 p font data p font data p Use this number in T8 or in C5 See Defining Text Fields or Defining Constant Text Fields in Chapter 3 for more information Example T 1 10 V 30 10 0 200 1 1 B L 0 0 0 p C 50 30 0 200 1 1 B L 0 0 MONARCH 0 p Defines a text and constant text field using the downloaded 200 font FontNumber FontNumber FontNumber B...

Page 243: ...cter Set DOS Code Page 437 and 850 Additional Code Pages are supported with downloaded TrueType or Double byte fonts The printer defaults to the internal symbol set See Defining the System Setup Packet in Chapter 2 to change the symbol set The CG Triumvirate fonts support only the ANSI and DOS Code Page 437 and 850 Symbol Sets These fonts print a slashed zero when using the ANSI symbol set However...

Page 244: ...258 may only be used with downloaded TrueType fonts TrueType fonts are designed to be regionally specific therefore all code pages may not be supported in a given font Font 50 does not support Code Pages 101 Wingdings 1255 Hebrew 1256 Arabic or 1258 Vietnamese For example to print Hebrew characters you need to find a font such as Arial that supports Hebrew characters convert and then download the ...

Page 245: ...d Bold fonts Additional code pages 932 936 and 950 are available when using downloaded Asian double byte TrueType fonts Each of these Asian code pages contain thousands of characters which are not represented in this manual I n t e r n a l S y m b o l S e t Symbol Sets Code Pages C 3 ...

Page 246: ...A N S I S y m b o l S e t B o l d C h a r a c t e r S e t C 4 Symbol Sets Code Pages ...

Page 247: ...O C RA C h a r a c t e r S e t C o d e Pa g e 1 0 0 M a c i n t o s h Symbol Sets Code Pages C 5 ...

Page 248: ...C o d e Pa g e 1 0 1 W i n g d i n g s C o d e Pa g e 4 3 7 L a t i n U S C 6 Symbol Sets Code Pages ...

Page 249: ...C o d e Pa g e 8 5 0 L a t i n 1 C o d e Pa g e 8 5 2 L a t i n 2 Symbol Sets Code Pages C 7 ...

Page 250: ...C o d e Pa g e 8 5 5 Ru s s i a n C o d e Pa g e 8 5 7 I B M Tu r k i s h C 8 Symbol Sets Code Pages ...

Page 251: ...C o d e Pa g e 8 6 0 M S D O S Po r t u g u e s e C o d e Pa g e 1 2 5 0 L a t i n 2 Symbol Sets Code Pages C 9 ...

Page 252: ...C o d e Pa g e 1 2 5 1 C y r i l l i c C o d e Pa g e 1 2 5 2 L a t i n 1 C 10 Symbol Sets Code Pages ...

Page 253: ...C o d e Pa g e 1 2 5 3 G r e e k C o d e Pa g e 1 2 5 4 Tu r k i s h Symbol Sets Code Pages C 11 ...

Page 254: ...C o d e Pa g e 1 2 5 5 H e b r e w C o d e Pa g e 1 2 5 6 A r a b i c C 12 Symbol Sets Code Pages ...

Page 255: ...C o d e Pa g e 1 2 5 7 B a l t i c C o d e Pa g e 1 2 5 8 V i e t n a m e s e Symbol Sets Code Pages C 13 ...

Page 256: ... Hex Decimal NUL 00 0 DC2 12 18 SOH 01 1 DC3 13 19 STX 02 2 DC4 14 20 ETX 03 3 NAK 15 21 EOT 04 4 SYN 16 22 ENQ 05 5 ETB 17 23 ACK 06 6 CAN 18 24 BEL 07 7 EM 19 25 Backspace 08 8 SUB 1A 26 Tab 09 9 Escape 1B 27 linefeed 0A 10 cursor right 1C 28 home 0B 11 cursor left 1D 29 form feed 0C 12 cursor up 1E 30 carriage return 0D 13 cursor down 1F 31 SO 0E 14 space 20 32 SI 0F 15 21 33 DLE 10 16 22 34 DC...

Page 257: ...C 60 26 38 3D 61 27 39 3E 62 28 40 3F 63 29 41 40 64 2A 42 A 41 65 2B 43 B 42 66 2C 44 C 43 67 2D 45 D 44 68 2E 46 E 45 69 2F 47 F 46 70 0 30 48 G 47 71 1 31 49 H 48 72 2 32 50 I 49 73 3 33 51 J 4A 74 4 34 52 K 4B 75 5 35 53 L 4C 76 6 36 54 M 4D 77 7 37 55 N 4E 78 8 38 56 O 4F 79 9 39 57 P 50 80 3A 58 Q 51 81 Symbol Sets Code Pages C 15 ...

Page 258: ...107 U 55 85 l 6C 108 V 56 86 m 6D 109 W 57 87 n 6E 110 X 58 88 o 6F 111 Y 59 89 p 70 112 Z 5A 90 q 71 113 5B 91 r 72 114 5C 92 s 73 115 5D 93 t 74 116 5E 94 u 75 117 _ 5F 95 v 76 118 60 96 w 77 119 a 61 97 x 78 120 b 62 98 y 79 121 c 63 99 z 7A 122 d 64 100 7B 123 e 65 101 p 7C 124 f 66 102 7D 125 g 67 103 7E 126 h 68 104 delete 7F 127 C 16 Symbol Sets Code Pages ...

Page 259: ... 2A 00001011 0B 00101011 2B 00001100 0C 00101100 2C 00001101 0D 00101101 2D 00001110 0E 00101110 2E 00001111 0F 00101111 2F 00010000 10 00110000 30 00010001 11 00110001 31 00010010 12 00110010 32 00010011 13 00110011 33 00010100 14 00110100 34 00010101 15 00110101 35 00010110 16 00110110 36 00010111 17 00110111 37 00011000 18 00111000 38 00011001 19 00111001 39 00011010 1A 00111010 3A 00011011 1B ...

Page 260: ...01010 4A 01101010 6A 01001011 4B 01101011 6B 01001100 4C 01101100 6C 01001101 4D 01101101 6D 01001110 4E 01101110 6E 01001111 4F 01101111 6F 01010000 50 01110000 70 01010001 51 01110001 71 01010010 52 01110010 72 01010011 53 01110011 73 01010100 54 01110100 74 01010101 55 01110101 75 01010110 56 01110110 76 01010111 57 01110111 77 01011000 58 01111000 78 01011001 59 01111001 79 01011010 5A 0111101...

Page 261: ...01010 8A 10101010 AA 10001011 8B 10101011 AB 10001100 8C 10101100 AC 10001101 8D 10101101 AD 10001110 8E 10101110 AE 10001111 8F 10101111 AF 10010000 90 10110000 B0 10010001 91 10110001 B1 10010010 92 10110010 B2 10010011 93 10110011 B3 10010100 94 10110100 B4 10010101 95 10110101 B5 10010110 96 10110110 B6 10010111 97 10110111 B7 10011000 98 10111000 B8 10011001 99 10111001 B9 10011010 9A 1011101...

Page 262: ...01010 CA 11101010 EA 11001011 CB 11101011 EB 11001100 CC 11101100 EC 11001101 CD 11101101 ED 11001110 CE 11101110 EE 11001111 CF 11101111 EF 11010000 D0 11110000 F0 11010001 D1 11110001 F1 11010010 D2 11110010 F2 11010011 D3 11110011 F3 11010100 D4 11110100 F4 11010101 D5 11110101 F5 11010110 D6 11110110 F6 11010111 D7 11110111 F7 11011000 D8 11111000 F8 11011001 D9 11111001 F9 11011010 DA 1111101...

Page 263: ... 2 B 15 O 3 C 16 P 4 D 17 Q 5 E 18 R 6 F 19 S 7 G 20 T 8 H 21 U 9 I 22 V 10 J 23 W 11 K 24 X 12 L 25 Y 13 M 26 Z O F F W h i t e D o t s of Dots Code of Dots Code 1 a 14 n 2 b 15 o 3 c 16 p 4 d 17 q 5 e 18 r 6 f 19 s 7 g 20 t 8 h 21 u 9 i 22 v 10 j 23 w 11 k 24 x 12 l 25 y 13 m 26 z Symbol Sets Code Pages C 21 ...

Page 264: ...C 22 Symbol Sets Code Pages ...

Page 265: ...ats batch data and check digit schemes You may want to keep copies of the completed forms for your records N Online Configuration Worksheet N Batch Worksheet N Check Digit Worksheet N Supply Layout Grids Inches Metric Dots N Format Worksheet N Format Sample Worksheet Format Design Tools D 1 ...

Page 266: ...ER PARAMETER SEPARATOR CHAR STRING FIELD SEPARATOR END OF TRANSMISSION DATA ESCAPE IMMED COMMAND E CONTROL CHARACTERS STATUS REQUEST JOB REQUEST HEADER SUPPLY TYPE RIBBON ON FEED MODE SUPPLY POSN B SUPPLY SETUP HEADER CURRENCY SYMBOL SECONDARY DECIMALS D MONETARY FORMATTING HEADER ACTION DISPENSE POSITION BACK FEED DISTANCE G BACK FEED CONTROL HEADER CONTRAST PRINT ADJUST MARGIN ADJUST SPEED ADJUS...

Page 267: ... NEW UPDATE B4 QUANTITY B BATCH HEADER E1 HEADER E2 FEED MODE E3 BATCH SEP E4 PRINT MULT E5 MULTI PART E6 CUT TYPE E BATCH CONTROL E7 CUT MULT BATCH DATA DATA 1 FIELD BATCH CONTINUATION DATA C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ...

Page 268: ...C h e c k D i g i t Wo r k s h e e t ...

Page 269: ...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 5 5 0 5 5 6 0 6 5 7 0 ...

Page 270: ...Supply Layout Metric 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 203 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 178 ...

Page 271: ...192 288 384 480 576 672 768 806 480 384 288 192 96 576 672 768 864 960 1056 1152 1536 1440 1344 1248 192 203 0 0 508 406 305 203 102 609 711 812 914 1015 1117 1218 1624 1523 1421 1320 0 0 102 203 305 406 508 609 711 812 853 192 203 ...

Page 272: ...609 711 812 853 508 406 305 203 102 609 711 812 914 1015 1117 1218 1624 1523 1421 1320 203 300 0 0 750 600 450 300 150 900 1050 1200 1350 1500 1650 1800 2400 2250 2100 1950 0 0 150 300 450 600 750 900 1050 1200 203 300 1350 1500 1650 1800 1950 2100 ...

Page 273: ...B B B BAR CODE FIELDS B1 HEADER B2 FIELD B3 OF CHAR B4 FIX VAR B5 ROW B6 COLUMN B7 FONT B8 DENSITY B9 HEIGHT B10 TEXT B11 ALIGNMENT B12 FIELD ROT R R R R 1 1 1 1 R1 HEADER R2 CODE R3 FIXED CHAR IN QUOTES OPTION 1 Fixed Characters R R R R 4 4 4 4 OPTION 4 Copy Data from Previous Field R1 HEADER R2 CODE R3 SRC FIELD R4 SRC START R5 TO COPY R6 DEST START R7 COPY CODE R R R R R R R R 30 30 30 30 31 31...

Page 274: ...B BAR CODE FIELDS B1 HEADER B2 FIELD B3 OF CHAR B4 FIX VAR B5 ROW B6 COLUMN B7 FONT B8 DENSITY B9 HEIGHT B10 TEXT B11 ALIGNMENT B12 FIELD ROT R R R R 1 1 1 1 R1 HEADER R2 CODE R3 FIXED CHAR IN QUOTES OPTION 1 Fixed Characters R R R R 4 4 4 4 OPTION 4 Copy Data from Previous Field R1 HEADER R2 CODE R3 SRC FIELD R4 SRC START R5 TO COPY R6 DEST START R7 COPY CODE R R R R R R R R 30 30 30 30 31 31 31 ...

Page 275: ... at the beginning and 10 from the left edge Recommended all supplies 05 on either edge and 02 at the end Butt cut supplies 15 at the beginning Recommended all supplies 05 on either edge and 02 at the end Butt cut supplies 15 at the beginning Location of Print Area Left Center Center Supply Width 75 x 2 5 75 x 4 25 75 x 4 25 Supply Length 75 x 9 0 50 x 17 5 32 x 17 5 Power Up Mode Online Offline On...

Page 276: ...mvirate Bold 9 pt CG Triumvirate 6 pt Standard Reduced Bold OCRA CG Triumvirate Bold 9 pt CG Triumvirate 6 7 9 11 or 15 pt Standard Reduced Bold OCRA CG Triumvirate Bold 9 pt CG Triumvirate 6 7 9 11 or 15 pt Scalable Font Standard No Yes EFF Swiss Bold Yes EFF Swiss Bold Downloadable Fonts Yes Yes Yes Memory Allocation Yes Yes Yes RAM 256K 512K Flash 4 Meg 2 Meg Flash 16 Meg 4 Meg Flash Storage on...

Page 277: ...External Rewind No Yes Yes Tear Bar No Yes optional Optional on 985x NA on 9860 12 IPS No No Optional on 985x NA on 9860 300 DPI No No Yes optional 1 4 6 4 1 4 6 5 P r i n t e r A p p l i c a t o r I n f o r m a t i o n When designing formats for the Printer Applicators use the 985x specifications with these changes N 1464 Supply Widths 2 0 to 4 25 51 mm to 108 mm 1465 Supply Widths 1 5 to 4 25 38...

Page 278: ...configuration packet settings are I A 0 0 0 0 0 p B 3 1 1 0 0 p C 0 0 0 0 0 0 p D 1 0 2 p E p Od Oa p F 1 1 0 0 3 p G 1 95 95 p The supply type must be center aperture 3 Backfeed must be enabled 1 The dispense position when and backfeed distances must be set to 95 dots using 1 8 inch gap supplies S t a t u s Po l l i n g I n f o r m a t i o n ENQ Response Meaning Powerup A Online Ready to receive ...

Page 279: ...ze you have changed the font Magnifying these fonts causes some jaggedness to occur Buffer Storage area in the printer s memory that holds specific data images formats etc Field Can be text bar codes lines boxes constant or non printable text It is the result of a field definition Field Definition Any string of parameters that pertain to one field A field definition begins with a field identifier ...

Page 280: ...at that applies special formatting to a field This line always begins with R and must immediately follow the field it applies to Packet B 1 N 1 p 2 Monarch p Any string of characters within Pre image A way to optimize the printer because it images the fields while data is collected After the last field is imaged the label prints almost immediately Proportionally Spaced Fonts All characters have di...

Page 281: ...rotating 3 19 selecting a density 3 11 selecting human readables 3 18 batch canceling printing 2 29 clearing data from memory 2 32 downloading sample 6 3 overview of packet 6 4 sample A 13 batch control definition of term G 1 batch control field defining 6 5 syntax 6 5 sample 6 5 batch data definition of term G 1 batch data field defining 6 7 syntax 6 7 containing incrementing fields 6 8 sample 6 ...

Page 282: ...human readables 9 6 chart hexadecimal conversion C 17 run length conversion C 21 check digit option syntax 4 10 check digit schemes syntax 4 17 4 18 using sum of digits 4 19 using sum of products 4 18 check digit worksheet D 3 check digits clearing scheme from memory 2 32 customizing a scheme 4 17 generating 4 10 checking ENQ trailer characters 8 2 ENQ IMD characters 8 2 job status 7 8 packet cont...

Page 283: ...yntax 2 15 copy command sample 6 3 copy data in partial form 4 8 merging fields 4 7 source field 4 7 syntax 4 6 copying data using option 4 4 6 creating DOS batch files 6 12 Cyrillic characters C 10 D daily checklist 1 4 data copy option 4 4 6 deciding on a field type 1 9 entry prompts option 20 4 9 entry sources option 5 4 8 entry templates option 3 4 5 fixed option 1 4 3 for batch 6 7 list of er...

Page 284: ...g grids 1 8 worksheet overview 1 10 determining format content 1 6 device selection 2 22 diagnostics list of communication errors 8 16 list of data errors 8 6 list of data format errors 8 18 list of machine fault errors 8 20 printing test label 8 2 resetting printers 8 4 direction of bar code field 3 19 constant text character 3 23 constant text field 3 23 of lines 3 26 text character 3 6 text fie...

Page 285: ...text rotation 3 23 deciding a type 1 9 finding trailing spaces 9 6 font considerations 1 10 padding 4 9 picking a font 1 10 repeating parameters 9 5 setting the starting increment 6 8 text field rotation 3 6 types briefly described 1 9 using a worksheet 1 10 using data entry copied fields 6 8 fixed data defining as option 1 4 3 in constant text field 3 23 in text field 3 3 syntax 4 3 4 5 4 8 4 9 f...

Page 286: ...d defining 5 22 hexadecimal chart C 17 hexadecimal method 5 3 5 5 including in a format 5 22 overview of bitmap 5 3 run length chart C 21 run length method 5 3 5 7 storing the image 5 9 graphic image including 5 22 graphic packets clearing from memory 2 32 grid overview 1 8 H help getting 8 5 hex graphic packet sample 5 19 human readable characters placement considerations 9 6 selecting for a bar ...

Page 287: ... from left right 3 26 determining distance from top bottom 3 25 thickness 3 27 M machine errors list of 8 20 magnification considerations 9 6 of monospaced fonts B 6 of proportional fonts B 10 mapping method hexadecimal 5 3 5 5 method run length 5 3 5 7 margin adjustment selection 2 13 Maxicode data stream A 3 MaxiCode information A 3 measurement on a grid 1 8 using multiple printer types 1 8 memo...

Page 288: ...ld 4 12 brief list of 4 2 calculating check digits 4 10 copy data 4 6 customized bar code density 4 12 data entry prompts 4 9 data entry sources 4 8 data entry templates 4 5 data type restrictions 4 4 fixed data 4 3 general overview 4 2 incrementing decrementing fields 4 15 ordering 4 2 padding data 4 9 price formatting 4 11 reimaging 4 16 restrictions 4 2 security truncation for PDF417 4 13 using...

Page 289: ...cket C 2 13 packet control characters packet E 2 15 packet guidelines 2 8 packet overview 2 5 packet sample 2 6 supply setup packet B 2 11 system setup packet A 2 9 upload syntax 2 6 printer status explanation of response 7 2 overview 7 1 requesting 7 2 syntax 7 2 printers communication checklist 8 4 communication errors 8 16 data errors 8 6 data formatting errors 8 18 machine fault errors 8 20 re...

Page 290: ...6 rough sketches 1 7 RS232 trailer characters printing existing config 8 2 run length graphic packet sample 5 20 S sample fixed data field 4 3 backfeed control packet G 2 19 bar code density option 4 12 batch control field 6 5 batch data field 6 7 batch header 6 4 batch method downloading 6 10 batch packet A 13 calculate check digit option 4 10 check digit scheme packet 4 17 4 18 communication set...

Page 291: ...tion 2 2 parity 2 17 print contrast 2 13 print position 2 13 print speed 2 13 printhead width 2 13 ribbon 2 11 serial communication 2 2 stop bits 2 17 supply size 3 2 supply type position 2 11 unit of measure 3 2 word length 2 17 size of monospaced fonts B 6 proportaional fonts B 10 smart imaging 9 1 soft fonts definition of term G 2 source field of copy data 4 7 speed adjustment selection 2 13 st...

Page 292: ...etermining distance from top bottom 3 3 font options 3 4 justification 3 6 modifying character height 3 5 modifying character spacing 3 4 modifying character width 3 5 rotating 3 6 syntax 3 3 thickness line 3 27 trailing spaces finding 9 6 transmit buffer 2 25 transparent overlay explanation 3 5 troubleshooting 8 6 TrueType font 2 10 3 4 3 22 B 1 B 19 B 21 B 24 C 2 format B 19 types of fields brie...

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