Generating And Printing A Label With The Tls Pc Link Programming Language - Brady TLS PC Link Programmer's Manual

with a feedback character denoting success or an error. Feedback characters are
defined in Appendix A. Each command lists the possible feedback characters.
Immediate Commands never send these feedback characters. They will send a
response if the Immediate Command requires one, such as Read Status String.
Generating and Printing a Label With the TLS PC Link
Programming Language
The printer is capable of storing only one label format at a time. A label format
specifies what is to be placed on the label. It specifies the text, fonts, barcodes, or
image files to use. Some barcodes and fonts are resident in the printer. Fonts and
barcodes that are not resident in the printer can only be printed by downloading a
bitmap image file of the desired label or portion of the label containing these
fonts and barcodes.
It is possible to store multiple image files in the unit. These image files will be
lost if the unit is powered down. These files are stored with an 8 character name.
When a label format is created, it can contain any number of images. These are
specified in the label format by the image file name. The actual image file is not
part of the label format. Therefore, an image only needs to be downloaded once,
but can be used in multiple label formats.
The basic procedure to create and print a label follows:
1. Power up printer.
2. Enable feedback characters if they are to be used.
3. Download any image files.
4. Enter Label Formatting Mode.
5. Enter all label fields. Each field contains the following:
field type: text, barcode, or image
font size or barcode type
location within label to place the object
the text or file name of the object
6. Exit Label Formatting Mode.
7. Set print quantity.
8. Print label.
Each time label formatting mode is entered, it clears out the previous label
format. Therefore, Label Formatting Mode cannot be entered and exited multiple
times while creating the same label. The whole label must be created in one
entry.
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