Working Modes; Host Mode - Host Stored Label Format - Intermec EasyCoder 301 Installation And Operation Manual

Working Modes

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ERPLabel can store label formats locally in the printer – "Stored
Mode", or in the host system – "Host Mode"
Each method has advantages, which are described below.

Host Mode - Host Stored Label Format

• The printer uses the host to send the complete label and data.
The major advantage is that no application specific data is stored
in the printer, so additional printers can be added or moved in the
R/3 system without having to prepare the printer.
• True Type fonts can be used for fixed texts and is sent as graphic
data.
• Fixed Graphics are sent to the printer at printout.
• As Host Mode sends all data for every printout, the printout can
be slower than Stored Mode, depending on the layout of the la-
bel. If graphics is included on the label to throughput is lower
than when using Stored Mode.
• The throughput also depends on the speed of the communica-
tion interface between the host and the printer. Using large graph-
ics with slow serial communication or slow WAN links can give
un-acceptable performance. Stored Mode is preferable for such
applications.
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