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3440 Bar Code Label Printer User's Manual
Terms and Conventions
The following special terms and conventions occur throughout the manual.
Refer to the glossary for a complete list of terms.
Terms
"Printer" or "3440" refer to the 3440 bar code label printer.
"Media" is the label stock on which the printer prints labels.
"Host" refers to a personal computer or other computer that communicates
with the printer.
Conventions
The following conventions are used throughout this manual for operating
procedures and descriptions of the printer.
• Feed/Pause refers to the Feed/Pause button on the printer front panel.
• Downloaded commands appear in the order that you enter them into the
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printer with the following conventions:
Convention Description
< > Angle brackets < > enclose mnemonic representations of ASCII
control characters. For example, <ETX> represents the ASCII
"End of Text" control character.
data Italic text represents variable data, which you must replace with a
real value. For example, n signifies a variable for which you must
designate a constant value.
[data] Italic text within brackets represents optional data.
Ctrl Bold text represents a key on your keypad. For example, Tab
represents the Tab key and M represents the letter M key.
Ctrl-Z When two keys are joined with a dash, press them
simultaneously. For example, if you see the command Ctrl-C,
press the two keys at the same time.
Type all characters that appear in the Courier font by pressing an
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individual key on the keypad.