Monarch MPCL II Manual

Printer control language ii, optional fonts manual

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MONARCH
PRINTER
II
CONTROL LANGUAGE
Optional Fonts Manual
©1995 Monarch Marking Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
TCMPCL2OF Rev AA 06/00

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  • Page 1 MONARCH PRINTER CONTROL LANGUAGE Optional Fonts Manual ©1995 Monarch Marking Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. TCMPCL2OF Rev AA 06/00...
  • Page 2 Each product and program carries a respective written warranty, the only warranty on which the customer can rely. Monarch reserves the right to make changes in the product and the programs and their availability at any time and without notice. Although Monarch has made every effort to provide complete and accurate information in this manual, Monarch shall not be liable for any omissions or inaccuracies.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction ....... . 1-1 About this Manual ....... . 1-1 Terms to Know .
  • Page 4 MPCLII Optional Fonts Appendix A. Character Sets ......A-1 Using Arabic Characters ......A-2 Using Hebrew Characters.
  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Introduction

    The fonts described in this manual were designed to be used with any MPCLII (Monarch® Printer Control Language version II) printer. Be sure you understand the information in the MPCLII Packet Reference Manual before you read this manual. About this Manual ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––...
  • Page 6: Terms To Know

    These are stored on a ROM chip which is installed in your priner. They cannot be erased. These fonts reside in the printer’s RAM or in a ROM chip. Changing the point size and magnification prints a smooth font. There is no jaggedness at any point size, because the font is created from an equation every time it is used.
  • Page 7: Chapter 2. Using Rom Fonts

    Chapter 2. This chapter describes how to use ANSI characters with ROM fonts. the available ROM fonts. ordering information for additional ROM fonts. Optional fonts are available in one of several ROM sets. Refer to the following tables to locate the style for your chosen font.
  • Page 8: Using Ansi Characters

    Alt 255 (column 15 + row 240). Keep in mind that the character may appear differently on your screen than it may appear when printed, because screen fonts and printer fonts are not necessarily the same. Refer to the chart on the following page for the available ANSI...
  • Page 9: Ansi Character Set

    Chapter 2. Using ROM Fonts ANSI Character Set designates non-printing characters.
  • Page 10: Rom Fonts Using Ansi Characters

    MPCLII Optional Fonts ROM Fonts Using ANSI Characters ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The following ROM fonts use the ANSI characters in the formats. Rom #1: Intensive Font The Intensive Font family is used for text intensive tags or labels. These fonts are very readable. Font Style Point Size CG Triumvirate...
  • Page 11: Rom #2: Compliance Label Font

    Rom #2: Compliance Label Font The Compliance Label Font family is used on compliance labels. Compliance labels are shipping labels used exclusively for a certain retailer. The label complies with the retailer’s standards. Font Style Chapter 2. Using ROM Fonts Point Size CG Triumvirate...
  • Page 12: Rom #3: Headline Font #1

    MPCLII Optional Fonts Rom #3: Headline Font #1 The Headline and Large Font families give a variety of looks to information that requires emphasis on your tags or labels. Font Style Refer to Appendix B, "Sample Formats," for a format using the headline font.
  • Page 13: Rom #5: Large Font

    Rom #5: Large Font Font Style Rom #6: Script Font The Script Font family gives tags or labels a calligraphic effect. Font Style Chapter 2. Using ROM Fonts Point Size CG Triumvirate Point Size Signet Roundhand CG Times...
  • Page 14: Rom #12: Scalable Font

    MPCLII Optional Fonts Rom #12: Scalable Font The Scalable Font (CG Triumvirate Bold) family produces clear and readable fonts at point sizes from 4-90. Scalable fonts are smooth at any point size or magnification. The scalable font is a proportionally spaced font. Therefore, the field height and width varies with each letter.
  • Page 15: Rom Fonts Using Non-Standard Characters

    ROM Fonts Using Non-Standard Characters ––––––––––––––––––– The following ROM fonts use the Non-Standard Characters in the formats. Refer to Appendix A, "Character Sets" for the available foreign characters and their corresponding codes. Rom #7: Latin-Hebrew Font The Latin-Hebrew Font family prints Latin-Hebrew characters. Font Style Chapter 2.
  • Page 16: Rom #8: Latin-Arabic Font

    MPCLII Optional Fonts Rom #8: Latin-Arabic Font The Latin-Arabic Font family prints Latin-Arabic characters. Font Style 2-10 Point Size CG Times...
  • Page 17: Rom #9: Greek Font

    Rom #9: Greek Font The Greek Font family prints Greek characters. Font Style Chapter 2. Using ROM Fonts Point Size Univers 2-11...
  • Page 18: Rom #10: Cyrillic Font

    MPCLII Optional Fonts Rom #10: Cyrillic Font The Cyrillic Font family prints Cyrillic characters. Font Style 2-12 Point Size Univers...
  • Page 19: Rom #11: Turkish Font

    Rom #11: Turkish Font The Turkish Font family prints Turkish characters. Font Style Chapter 2. Using ROM Fonts Point Size Univers 2-13...
  • Page 20: Ordering Additional Rom Fonts

    MPCLII Optional Fonts Ordering Additional ROM Fonts ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– If you would like to order any of the ROM Fonts shown earlier in this chapter, use the following part numbers. ROM Number 1 (Intensive) 2 (Compliance Label) 3 (Headline #1) 4 (Headline #2) 5 (Large) 6 (Script) 7 (Latin-Hebrew)
  • Page 21: Appendix A. Character Sets

    For example, to produce the ∞ character, you would press Alt 145 (column 144 + row 1). Keep in mind that the character may appear differently on your screen than it may appear when printed, because screen fonts and printer fonts are not necessarily the same.
  • Page 22: Using Arabic Characters

    MPCLII Optional Fonts Using Arabic Characters––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Refer to the chart below for the available Arabic characters.
  • Page 23: Using Hebrew Characters

    Appendix A. Character Sets Using Hebrew Characters –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Refer to the chart below for the available Hebrew characters.
  • Page 24: Using Greek Characters

    MPCLII Optional Fonts Using Greek Characters ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Refer to the chart below for the available Greek characters.
  • Page 25: Using Cyrillic Characters

    Appendix A. Character Sets Using Cyrillic Characters –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Refer to the chart below for the available Cyrillic characters.
  • Page 26: Using Turkish Characters

    MPCLII Optional Fonts Using Turkish Characters –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Refer to the chart below for the available Turkish characters.
  • Page 27: Appendix B. Sample Formats

    Appendix B. This appendix includes sample formats and their accompanying batch packets. Sample Standard Font Format Packet –––––––––––––––––––––––––– F,20,A,R,E,160,160,"Fmt 20" p T,001,03,V,0115,0008,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0 p T,002,03,V,0115,0075,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0 p T,003,03,V,0091,0008,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0 p T,004,06,V,0091,0052,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0 p B,005,12,F,0053,0014,1,0,0030,1,L,0 p T,006,1,F,0038,0014,0,2,1,1,B,L,0,0 p R,4,005,1,1,1,1 p T,007,1,F,0038,0104,0,2,1,1,B,L,0,0 p R,4,005,12,1,1,1 p T,008,07,V,0010,0017,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0 p Sample Batch Packet B,20,N,1 p 1,"111"...
  • Page 28: Sample Headline Font Format Packet

    MPCLII Optional Fonts Sample Headline Font Format Packet–––––––––––––––––––––––––– F,20,A,R,E,160,160,"Fmt 20" p T,001,03,V,0115,0008,0,520,1,1,B,L,0,0 p T,002,03,V,0115,0075,0,520,1,1,B,L,0,0 p T,003,03,V,0091,0008,0,520,1,1,B,L,0,0 p T,004,06,V,0091,0052,0,520,1,1,B,L,0,0 p B,005,12,F,0053,0014,1,0,0030,1,L,0 p T,006,1,F,0038,0014,0,2,1,1,B,L,0,0 p R,4,005,1,1,1,1 p T,007,1,F,0038,0104,0,2,1,1,B,L,0,0 p R,4,005,12,1,1,1 p T,008,07,V,0010,0017,0,522,1,1,B,L,0,0 p Sample Batch Packet B,20,N,1 p 1,"111" p 2,"222" p 3,"333"...
  • Page 29: Sample Scalable Font Format Packet

    Sample Scalable Font Format Packet –––––––––––––––––––––––––– F,2,A,R,E,200,250,"FONT50" p T,1,8,V,160,45,0,50,24,24,B,L,0,0,0 p T,2,5,V,125,45,0,50,24,24,B,L,0,0,0 p T,3,15,V,100,45,0,50,14,14,B,L,0,0,0 p T,4,15,V,75,45,0,50,12,12,B,L,0,0,0 p B,5,12,F,10,45,1,2,40,1,L,0 p Sample Batch Packet B,2,N,1 p 1,"MERRY" p 2,"MART" p 3,"LG Winter Coat" p 4,"$189.95" p 5,"345911871209" p Appendix B. Sample Formats Sample Tag Font 50 (24 pt.) Font 50...
  • Page 30: Sample Greek Font Format Packet

    MPCLII Optional Fonts Sample Greek Font Format Packet –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– F,1,A,R,E,200,250,"Greek" p T,1,18,V,165,45,0,587,1,1,B,L,0,0,0 p T,2,18,V,135,45,0,583,1,1,B,L,0,0,0 p T,3,18,V,115,45,0,582,1,1,B,L,0,0,0 p T,4,18,V,90,45,0,582,1,1,B,L,0,0,0 p B,5,12,F,10,45,1,0,40,1,L,0 p T,6,8,V,65,45,0,582,1,1,B,L,0,0,0 p Sample Batch Packet B,1,N,1 p 1,"+-++" p 2,"College-Wear" p 3,"--+" p 4,"Sm. Sweatshirt" p 5,"345911871209" p 6,"$49.95" p Greek Font Selector Sample Tag...
  • Page 32 For supplies, service, or assistance call: TOLL FREE: 1-800-543-6650 (In the U.S.A.) 1-800-263-4650 (In Canada) INTERNET ADDRESS: www.monarch.com Published by the Technical Communications Department. Printed in U.S.A.

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