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Each product and program carries a respective written warranty, the only warranty on which the customer can rely. Paxar reserves the right to make changes in the product, the programs, and their availability at any time and without notice. Although Paxar has made every effort to provide complete and accurate information in this manual, Paxar shall not be liable for any omissions or inaccuracies.
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Dots = inches x 203 or (x 300 for 300 dpi) Metric (1/10mm) = inches x 254 English (1/100 inch) = 100 x (dots/203) or (dots/300) Dots = Metric (1/10 mm) x (799/1000) or (1181/1000) 300 dpi depends on your printer. Getting Started...
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B, parameter 1...parameter 5 p C, parameter 1...parameter 5 p D, parameter 1...parameter 3 p E, parameter 1...parameter 9 p F, parameter 1...parameter 5 p A, parameter 1...parameter 5 A,0,0,0,0,1 p B,2,0,0,0,0 p Configuring the Printer {I, p C,0,25,0,0,0 p } {I,0,U,N p }...
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C,0,0,0,0,0,0 p D,1,0,2 p E,"~123~044~034~124~125~126","","~013~010" F,3,1,0,0,1 p Configuring the Printer...
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{I,A,powup_mode,language,sep_on,slash_zero, symbol_set p} {I,A,0,0,0,1,0 p } Configuring the Printer...
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{I,B,supply_type,ribbon_on,feed_mode, supply_posn p} {I,B,0,0,1,10 p } Configuring the Printer...
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{I,C,contrast,print_adj,margin_adjust, speed_adj,ph_width p } {I,C,0,-20,-10,0,0 p } Configuring the Printer...
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{I,D,cur_sym,secondary,decimals p } Configuring the Printer...
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{header,packet#,action,device p } {F,1,C,R p } Configuring the Printer...
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{W,font#,action,device,data_length,data_rec ord p } Configuring the Printer...
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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,"CGTriumv7",1,0,7,22,28,9,14,0 p 0,16,0,"CGTriumv9",1,0,8,28,35,12,18,0 p 0,16,1,"CGTriumv9",1,0,8,28,35,12,18,0 p 0,16,437,"CGTriumv9",1,0,8,29,35,12,18,0 p 0,16,850,"CGTriumv9",1,0,8,29,35,12,18,0 p 0,17,0,"CGTriumv11",1,0,9,31,40,13,22,0 p 0,17,1,"CGTriumv11",1,0,9,31,40,13,22,0 p Configuring the Printer {W,0,M,R p } {W,0,H,Z p }...
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0,17,437,"CGTriumv11",1,0,9,33,40,13,22,0 p 0,17,850,"CGTriumv11",1,0,9,33,40,13,22,0 p 0,18,0,"CGTriumv15",1,0,13,47,59,20,31,0 p 0,18,1,"CGTriumv15",1,0,13,47,59,20,31,0 p 0,18,437,"CGTriumv15",1,0,13,49,59,20,31,0 p 0,18,850,"CGTriumv15",1,0,13,49,59,20,31,0 p } {header,format#,action,device p } Configuring the Printer...
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{F,1,H,Z p Fmt_1,406,406 p } Configuring the Printer {F,0,H,Z p } {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 } {F,1,H,Z p }...
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D E F I N I N G F I E L D S Defining Fields 3-1...
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D e f i n i n g t h e F o r m a t H e a d e r Syntax F1. F F2. format# F3. action F4. device F5. measure F6. length F7. width F8. "name" Example 3-2 Defining Fields {F,format#,action,device,measure,length,...
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D e f i n i n g Te x t F i e l d s Defining Fields 3-3...
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Line field blocked out by opaque field using attribute B Line field not blocked out by transparent field using attribute O Defining Fields 3-5...
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T,2,10,V,250,80,0,1,1,1,B,C,0,0,0 p 3-6 Defining Fields...
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D e f i n i n g B a r C o d e F i e l d s B,field#,# of char,fix/var,row,column, font,density,height,text,alignment, field rot p Defining Fields 3-7...
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2 0 3 D P I D e n s i t i e s Defining Fields 3-11...
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2 0 3 D P I D e n s i t i e s 2 0 3 a n d 3 0 0 D P I D e n s i t i e s 3-12 Defining Fields...
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3 0 0 D P I D e n s i t i e s Defining Fields 3-13...
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3 0 0 D P I D e n s i t i e s 3-14 Defining Fields...
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B,3,12,V,150,70,1,2,80,7,L,0 p Defining Fields 3-15...
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D e f i n i n g C o n s t a n t Te x t F i e l d s C,row,column,gap,font,hgt mag, wid mag,color,alignment,char rot, field rot,"fixed char",sym set p 3-16 Defining Fields...
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C,100,80,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,"MADE IN USA",0 p 3-18 Defining Fields...
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D e f i n i n g N o n - P r i n t a b l e Te x t F i e l d s D,field#,# of char p D,4,20 p Defining Fields 3-19...
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D e f i n i n g L i n e F i e l d s L i n e Ty p e s 3-20 Defining Fields L,type,row,column,angle/end row,length/ end col,thickness,"pattern" p...
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Syntax B,row,column,algorithm,"data" p B1. B B2. row B3. column B4. algorithm B5. data 0 2710 Example {B,39,56,H,"3FFFFFF0" p 2539 2029 2699 1015 1199 Creating Graphics...
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Syntax N1. N N2. adjdir N3. adjamt N4. algorithm N5. "data" Example Creating Graphics N,adjdir,adjamt,algorithm,"data" p B,39,56,H,"3FFFFFF0" p N,0,1,H,"000000E00000" p 2710...
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Syntax D,adjdir,adjamt,count p D1. D D2. adjdir D3. adjamt D4. count Example B,117,24,H,"03FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFC" p D,0,1,2 p 0 - 2699 Creating Graphics...
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{G,99,A,R,G,0,0,0,"99WIRE" B,39,48,H,"3FFFFFF0" p B,40,32,H,"01FFC000000FF8" p B,41,32,H,"3E00000000000FC0" p B,42,24,H,"03C0003FFFFFF0000F" p B,43,24,H,"7C3FFFFFFFFFFFFFE1F0" p B,44,16,H,"0183FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF06" p B,45,16,H,"018FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFE" p B,46,16,H,"01FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFE" p B,47,16,H,"01FFFFFF80001FFFFFFFFE" p B,48,16,H,"01FFFFF0000000007FFFFC" p B,49,24,H,"7F800007FFFF00003FF0" p B,50,24,H,"1FC00007FFFF00001FC0" p D,0,4,4 p B,51,24,H,"1C03FFFFFFFFFFFE01C0" p D,0,4,4 p B,52,32,H,"3FFFFFFFFFFFFFE1C0" p D,0,4,4 p B,53,24,H,"03FFF0000000007FFE" p D,0,4,4 p B,70,0,H,"0400001FC00007FFFF00001FC0" p B,71,0,H,"0600001C03FFFFFFFFFFFE01C0"...
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B,105,24,H,"0FFDFFFFFFFFFFE0FF" p B,106,24,H,"FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF8" p B,107,32,H,"3FFFFFFFFFFFFFE0" p B,108,32,H,"03FFFFFFFFFFFF" p B,109,48,H,"07FFFF80" p D,0,1,2 p B,111,48,H,"FFFFFFFF" p B,112,32,H,"FFFF00000000FFE0" p B,113,24,H,"078000FFFFFFFF001F" p B,114,24,H,"78FFFFFFFFFFFFFFE060" p B,115,16,H,"0187FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFC18" p B,116,16,H,"027FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF2" p B,117,16,H,"03FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFC" p D,0,1,2 p B,120,16,H,"01FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF8" 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 } {G,99,A,R,G,0,0,0,"99WIRE" p B,39,50,R,"Z"...
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B,74,8,R,"FmChZWhC" p B,75,8,R,"GsZZEdC" p B,76,11,R,"JiNzkN" p B,77,12,R,"NbJzzeC" p B,78,16,R,"JaElZKmD" p B,79,17,R,"QsSsG" p B,80,27,R,"ChZWgC" p D,0,4,4 p B,81,34,R,"ZZEdC" p D,0,4,4 p B,82,30,R,"NzkN" p D,0,4,4 p B,83,27,R,"GsSsG" p D,0,4,4 p B,98,30,R,"ZZJ" p B,99,29,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"...
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Syntax G,graphID,row,col,mode,rotation p G1. G G2. graphID Creating Graphics...
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G3. row G4. column G5. mode G6. rotation Example {F,2,A,R,E,200,200,"FMT2"| p G,99,132,30,0,0 p Q,146,30,198,95,5,"" T,1,5,V,175,100,0,1004,1,1,B,L,0,0,0 p T,2,5,V,150,100,0,1004,1,1,B,L,0,0,0 p T,3,15,V,120,25,0,1003,1,1,B,L,0,0,0 p T,4,15,V,95,35,0,1003,1,1,B,L,0,0,0 p L,S,84,15,84,195,10," " p B,5,12,F,30,65,1,2,40,1,L,0 p } Creating Graphics 2539 1015 G,57,0,0,0,0 p 2029 2699 1199...
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✦ ✦ ✦ D o w n l o a d i n g F i l e s COPY LABEL1.FMT COM1 COPY LABEL1.BCH COM1 6-2 Printing...
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D e f i n i n g t h e B a t c h H e a d e r batch header batch control batch data (optional) Syntax {B,format#,N/U,quantity p B1. B B2. format# 0-999 B3. N/U B4. quantity 1-32000 NOTE: Printing 6-3...
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Example D e f i n i n g t h e B a t c h C o n t r o l F i e l d Syntax E1. E E2. feed_mode E3. batch_sep E4. print_mult E5. multi_part Example 6-4 Printing {B,1,N,1 p...
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D e f i n i n g B a t c h D a t a F i e l d s Syntax field#,"data string" p C,"continuation" p field# "data string" "continuation" Example 1,"Size 12" p 2,"" p 3,"Blue" p C,"and this would be appended."...
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{B,1,N,1 p M e r g e d o r S u b - F i e l d s I n c r e m e n t i n g F i e l d s E n t e r i n g B a t c h D a t a f o r Q R C o d e Syntax error_cor mask#...
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char NOTE: Example 1,"HM,N0123456789012345" p S a m p l e Q R C o d e {F,1,A,R,E,200,200,"QRCODE" p B,1,200,V,50,50,36,0,100,2,B,0 p } {B,1,N,1 p 1,"HM,N0123456789012345" p } S t r u c t u r e d A p p e n d M o d e Syntax "mode_id code# #of_div parity, error_cor mask# data_input char"...
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error_cor mask# data_input char 1,"D0205E9,Q0A," C,"B006qrcode," S a m p l e Q R C o d e u s i n g a S t r u c t u r e d A p p e n d {F,2,A,R,E,200,200,"QRCODE2"...
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D o w n l o a d i n g M e t h o d s S e q u e n t i a l M e t h o d Example {Format} {Batch Packet} B a t c h M e t h o d Example {Format} {Batch Packet}...
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M o d i f y i n g F o r m a t s O p t i o n a l E n t r y M e t h o d 6-10 Printing...
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S TAT U S P O L L I N G Status Polling 7-1...
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I n q u i r y R e q u e s t ( E N Q ) I n q u i r y R e s p o n s e Example Example Example 7-2 Status Polling E AB E ?? E @@...
,"06/11/94" p }0 1111" p o2,"G111111" p 03,"Smith" p 04, "12345678" p 05 3,"CHECKER ID: 200,100,0,1,2,1,B,L,0,3 p OC,330,20,0,1,1,1,B,L,0, 0,100,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,3,"DATE RECEIVED:" p OT,5,8,V, "VIN #:" p OT,4,17,V,260,130,0,1,2,B,L,0,3 p OC,33 ,160,0,1,2,1,B,L,0,3 p OC,330,130,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,3, C,330,160,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,3,"OWNER:" p OT,3,15,F,260 ,3,3,2,B,L,0,3 p 08,2,9,V,330,220,4,11,080,8,L,3 p 0 {F,1,A,R,E,400,400,"WINDSHIE" p OT,1,9,V,310,340,0 "...
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P R I N T E R O P T I M I Z AT I O N A d j u s t i n g t h e P r i n t Q u a l i t y Printer Optimization 9-1...
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IN SPEC IN SPEC Dark Light IN SPEC R e d u c i n g I m a g i n g T i m e 9-2 Printer Optimization...
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Example {B,1,N,0 p } Example {B,1,U,0 p 1,"RODGER DIST CTR" p } {B,1,U,0 p 2,"8292" p } {B,1,U,0 p 3,"BROADWAY" p } {B,1,U,0 p 4,"555 WEST OAK AVE." p } Printer Optimization 9-3...
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G e n e r a l F o r m a t T i p s a n d H i n t s W i t h F o r m a t s W i t h P a c k e t s T,1,10,V,250,50,1,1,1,1,B,C,0,0 p T,2,15,,,75 p T,3,,,,100 p 9-4 Printer Optimization {B,1,U,10 p 5,"DAYTON, OHIO" p }...
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W i t h B a r C o d e s W i t h F i e l d s Printer Optimization 9-5...
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S a m p l e U P C A F o r m a t P a c k e t {F,25,A,R,M,508,508,"Fmt 25" p C,250,80,0,1,2,1,W,C,0,0,"MONARCH MARKING", 1 p B,1,12,F,110,115,1,2,120,5,L,0 p T,2,18,V,30,30,1,1,1,1,B,C,0,0,1 p } Sample Batch Packet {B,25,N,1 p 1,"12345678901" p 2,"DAYTON, OHIO"...
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S a m p l e M a x i C o d e P a c k e t s Guide to Bar Coding with UPS AIM MaxiCode Specification Mode Description Samples A-3...
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M o d e 0 ( O b s o l e t e ) S a m p l e {F,1,A,R,E,0200,0200,"MAXICODE" p B,1,93,V,020,20,33,7,0,8,L,0 p } {B,1,N,1 p 1,"450660000" p C,"001" p C,"840" p C,"[)~030" p C,"01~02996" p C,"1Z12345678~029" p C,"UPSN~029"...
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M o d e 2 S a m p l e {F,1,A,R,E,200,200,"MAXI_M2" p B,1,93,V,020,020,33,7,0,8,L,0 p } {B,1,N,1 p 1,"[)>~030" p C,"01~02996" p C,"068100000~029" p C,"840~029" p C,"001~029" p C,"1Z12345675~029" p C,"UPSN~029" p C,"12345E~029" p C,"089~029" p C,"~029" p C,"1/1~029" p C,"10~029"...
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M o d e 3 S a m p l e {F,1,A,R,E,200,200,"MAXI_M3" p B,1,93,V,020,020,33,7,0,8,L,0 p } {B,1,N,1 p 1,"[)>~030" p C,"01~02996" p C,"M5E1G45~029" p C,"124~029" p C,"066~029" p C,"1Z12345679~029" p C,"UPSN~029" p C,"12345E~029" p C,"089~029" p C,"~029" p C,"1/1~029" p C,"10~029"...
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H a n g Ta g E x a m p l e {F,1,A,R,E,275,125,"1TAG01"p C,228,20,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,0,"0047896320",1p C,203,20,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,0,"045",1p C,203,55,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,0,"12",1p C,203,85,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,0,"099",1p C,178,20,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,0,"00654113",1p C,178,85,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,0,"1158",1p C,54,37,0,50,14,14,A,L,0,0,"$49.99",1p} Sample Batch Packet {B,1,N,1pE,0,0,1,1,0,1p} Ta g E x a m p l e {F,1,A,R,E,200,150,"1LAB1520"p C,44,40,0,50,9,9,A,L,0,0,"PEANUTS",1p B,1,12,F,125,25,1,2,50,7,L,0p R,1,"028400067362"p C,20,34,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,0,"*SALT FREE*",1p C,84,45,0,50,14,14,A,L,0,0,"$1.19",1p} Sample Batch Packet {B,1,N,1pE,0,0,1,1,0,1p}...
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L a b e l E x a m p l e {F,1,A,R,E,300,150,"1LAB1530"p C,100,90,0,50,10,10,A,L,0,1,"BATTERY PACK",1p C,20,130,0,50,10,10,A,L,0,1,"1452-99311",1p C,230,128,0,50,12,10,A,L,0,1,"$5.99",1p B,1,9,F,75,55,4,7,40,8,L,1p R,5,Np R,1,"031535512"p T,2,9,V,125,67,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,1,1p R,4,1,1,9,1,1p} Sample Batch Packet {B,1,N,1pE,0,0,1,1,0,1p 1,"AAAAAAAAA"p 2,"KKKKKKKKK"p} R e c e i p t F o r m a t E x a m p l e {F,1,A,R,E,300,175,"1Garage"p C,277,15,0,50,10,18,A,L,0,0,"KRAMER’S",1p C,223,4,0,50,8,8,A,L,0,0,"Can Opener",1p...
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L a b e l S a m p l e 2 {F,1,A,R,E,110,200,"1LAB2011"p C,92,70,0,50,7,7,A,L,0,0,"PRETZELS",1p B,1,12,F,45,50,1,2,40,7,L,0p R,1,"028400067362"p C,18,105,0,50,10,10,A,L,0,0,"$.79",1p} Sample Batch Packet {B,1,N,1pE,0,0,1,1,0,1p} L a b e l S a m p l e 3 {F,1,A,R,E,400,200,"1LAB2040"p C,150,21,0,50,14,12,A,L,0,1,"BATTERY PACK",1p C,150,46,0,50,14,12,A,L,0,1,"WAREHOUSE 12",1p C,285,70,0,50,10,10,A,L,0,1,"07/14/00",1p C,110,70,0,50,10,10,A,L,0,1,"4425",1p B,1,13,F,95,165,8,6,90,8,L,1p R,5,Np R,1,"0315355110299"p...
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Example Example Fonts {W,200,A,N,68 p font data p font data p } 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...
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S Y M B O L S E T S / C O D E P A G E S Symbol Sets/Code Pages...
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Code Function Code 1,"~142" p Symbol Sets/Code Pages...
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# of Dots # of Dots Symbol Sets/Code Pages Code # of Dots Code # of Dots Code Code...
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F O R M AT D E S I G N T O O L S Use copies of these worksheets and grids to create formats, batch data, and check digit schemes. You may want to keep copies of the completed forms for your records: Online Configuration Worksheet Batch Worksheet Check Digit Worksheet...
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O n l i n e C o n f i g u r a t i o n Wo r k s h e e t The 9416 printer does not support the Backfeed Control and Buffer Allocation Packets.
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B a t c h Wo r k s h e e t FIELD # DATA DATA...
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OPTION #4 OPTION #1 OPTION #30 OPTION #31 Define Fixed Characters Copy Data Pad Data Check Digit from Previous Field OPTION #1 Fixed Characters OPTION #1 OPTION #4 Fixed Characters Copy Data from Previous Field OPTION #50 OPTION #51 OPTION #52 Bar Code Densities PDF417 Security / PDF417...
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OPTION #4 OPTION #1 OPTION #30 OPTION #31 Fixed Characters Copy Data Pad Data Define Check Digit from Previous Field OPTION #1 Fixed Characters OPTION #1 OPTION #4 Fixed Characters Copy Data from Previous Field OPTION #52 OPTION #50 OPTION #51 Bar Code Densities PDF417 Security / PDF417...
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{B,1,N,1 p within { }. 2,"Monarch" p } Bitmapped Fonts Reside in the printer’s RAM or in a ROM chip. If you change the point size, you have changed the font. Magnifying these fonts causes some jaggedness to occur. Buffer Storage area in the printer’s memory that holds specific...
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Any string of characters within ({ }). {B,1,N,1 p 2,"Monarch" p } 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...
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G L O S S A R Y Batch Data 2,"Monarch" p Batch Control E,0,1,1,1 p Batch Header {B,1,N,1} Batch Packet {B,1,N,1 p 2,"Monarch" p } Bitmapped Fonts Buffer Field Field Definition B D C T,1,10,V,250,50,0,1,1,1,B,C,0,0,0 p Field Parameters Format...
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Format Header {F,1,A,R,E,600,150,"Fmt-1" p Monospaced Fonts Non-volatile RAM (NVRAM) Option R,1,"Monarch" p Packet {B,1,N,1 p 2,"Monarch" p } Pre-image Proportionally Spaced Fonts Soft (Downloaded) Fonts Volatile RAM...
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Visit www.monarch.com for sales, service, supplies, information, and telephone numbers for our locations throughout the world. TOLL FREE: 1-800-543-6650 (In the U.S.A.) 1-800-363-7525 (In Canada)