Using Label Formats; Storing Label Formats; Designing And Creating A Label Format - Intermec 4630 User Manual

This chapter explains how to design and print your own labels using the Intermec
Printer Language (IPL) command set. It covers the basic elements of label design and
provides examples to guide you in designing your own labels. At first, these printer
commands may seem cryptic, but you can quickly learn to use them once you begin
designing labels.

Using Label Formats

To print a label using the 4630 or 4830 printer, you must first specify a label
format and then send data to fill in the appropriate fields in the format. A label
format defines how the information prints on a label. For example, if you want
to print a number on a label, the label format must indicate the location of the
number, its font and size, and whether the number has a vertical or horizontal
orientation.
Chapter 6, "Intermec Printer Language Commands," contains a complete
alphabetical listing of all of the Intermec printer commands and their purpose,
syntax, and any other necessary information.

Storing Label Formats

When you define a label, either by downloading printer commands or by using
a label generation program, the printer stores the format in RAM. Once you
store a label format in the printer, you can use it at any time to print labels. You
can also upload the label format to the host computer and use Program mode
to modify one or more of its fields.

Designing and Creating a Label Format

Label formats are combinations of several different fields that determine where
and how different types of data appear in the label design. The fields on a label
may differ in size, location, orientation, and data type. You must define
information that you plan to print on the label as a field in the label format.
Once you define the fields, you can pass data into the fields and print them.
The following tutorial assumes that you are using the IPL command set.
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