Datamax M-Class Mark II Operator's Manual page 44

UNI TS OF MEASURE
I MPERI AL
METRI C
I NPUT MODE
DPL
LI NE
PL- Z
AUTO
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Correct ident ificat ion can be dependant upon HOST SETTI NGS / HOST TI MEOUT ( see Sect ion
4.2.5) . Also, ext raneous charact ers m ay, in som e cases, render t he dat a unrecognizable, t hus
requiring m anual select ion of t he desired m ode.
USER LABEL MODE
ENABLED
DI SABLED
DPL EMULATI ON
STANDARD
ALLEGRO
PRODI GY PLUS
PRODI GY
Except ions:
Ch a pt e r 4 – M e n u Syst e m
Set s t he m easurem ent st andard used, where:
Uses inches. ( Default Set t ing)
Uses m illim et ers and cent im et ers.
Defines t he t ype of processing t hat will occur when dat a is received, where:
Dat am ax- O'Neil program m ing language processing will be used. ( Default Set t ing)
Line Mode processing will be used, where dat a t erm inat ed by a carriage ret urn will
be ext ract ed and insert ed for t em plat e print ing.
Alt ernat ive program m ing language processing will be used, wit h t he except ion of
t he following DPL specific- param et ers:
DPL Em ulat ion;
SOP Em ulat ion; and,
Label St ore.
I dent ifies t hen act ivat es t he appropriat e em ulat ion parser for t he dat a.
Set s t he print er t o power- up as default , where:
Funct ions in st andalone m ode for quick access t o user defined form at s; see Sect ion
3.6.
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This m ode will rem ain act ive unt il disabled.
Funct ions in norm al m ode, await ing com m ands from a host .
Allows t he print er t o reproduce, for backward com pat ibilit y, label form at s wit h t he
sam e charact erist ics as t hose produced by legacy m odels, where:
St andard DPL processing will be used for print ing. ( Default Set t ing)
Processes DPL dat a as an Allegro® , including row posit ion calculat ions based on
194 dot s per inch and t he except ions not ed below.
Processes DPL dat a as a Prodigy Plus® , including colum n calculat ions based on
200 dot s per inch and t he except ions not ed below.
Processes DPL dat a as a Prodigy® , including colum n calculat ions based on 200
dot s per inch and t he except ions not ed below.
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Dat a Term inat or processing – When print ing I 2 of 5 bar codes D, J,
and L, t he first non- num eric charact er processed will t erm inat e t he
bar code dat a field.
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Bar Size except ion – When print ing I 2 of 5 bar code L, if t he bar
size specified is great er t han P ( 25) it is aut om at ically decreased t o
10.
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Hum an Readable Font s fixed size – When print ing EAN and UPC bar
codes B, C, F, G, M, and N, a fixed font size is produced.
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Line and box vert ical sizing anom aly – When print ing rot at ions 2 and
4, lines and boxes are affect ed by t he vert ical m ult iplicat ion fact or
defined in t he DPL Dxx com m and.
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Colum n posit ion default s – Colum n posit ions great er t han t he
print head widt h are adj ust ed back t o t he print able area t hen print ed.
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Bar codes in rot at ion 3 - ( upside down / right t o left ) default sizing –
When row posit ion in rot at ion 3 is less t han bar code height , bar
codes falling off t he label's leading edge are pushed back ont o t he
label.
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< STX> L com m and – When no print able fields reside in t he form at , it
result s in no label m ovem ent .
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