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WARNING CANADIAN D.O.C. WARNING Trademarks...
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I N T R O D U C T I O N This manual tells you how to enter online formats and batch data for downloading to a Monarch® 9474 printer. Refer to your Operator’s Handbook for general setup and...
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The 9474 printer can receive print data online from a host. During online communication, the host treats the printer as an RS-232 type printer. For the printer to communicate online, you will need an RS-232 cable. For mainframe communication, you may need a protocol converter.
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C O M M U N I C AT I O N R E Q U I R E M E N T S Communication Requirements 2-1...
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I n p u t C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s No parity Xon/Xoff eight (8) One (1) D a t a F l o w C o n t r o l 2-2 Communication Requirements 2400...
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{FORMAT ID, LENGTH, WIDTH; FORMAT_NAME p TEXT FIELD, INCREMENT FLAG, INCREMENT VALUE, ROW, COLUMN, MULTIPLE, TEXT FONT, CHARACTER ROTATION, FIELD ROTATION, COLOR BARCODE FIELD, INCREMENT FLAG, INCREMENT VALUE, ROW, COLUMN, DENSITY,BAR CODE FONT, FIELD ROTATION, HEIGHT, READABLE CHARACTERS p LINE FIELD, ROW, COLUMN, DIRECTION, STOP, THICKNESS p GRAPHIC FIELD, ROW, COLUMN p Message Structures 3-7...
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{F1,0558,0507;ONLINE p T00,I,000,0475,0050,1,1,0,0,B p T01,I,000,0406,0050,1,1,0,0,B p T02,I,000,0017,0253,1,1,0,0,B p B00,I,000,0124,0093,1,1,0,0177,1 p } {F##,LENGTH,WIDTH;FORMAT NAME p 3-8 Message Structures...
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{F23, 500, 200;TEXTILES p T##,IFLAG,IVALUE,ROW,COL,MAG,TFONT,C-ROT, F-ROT,COLOR p Message Structures 3-9...
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L22,400,100,1,190,5 p Format {F1,635,508;BOX p L0,50,50,0,304,3 p L1,50,50,1,304,3 p L2,50,304,0,304,3 p L3,304,50,1,316,3 p } Batch {B1,1,0,1,1,1,C;BOX.TEST p } 3-18 Message Structures...
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{F 12, 560, 508;SMALL2IN p T1, I, 0, 300, 50, 1, 1, 0, 0, B p T2, I, 0, 200, 50, 1, 1, 0, 0, B p T3, I, 0, 150, 50, 1, 1, 0, 0, B p T4, I, 0, 100, 50, 1, 1, 0, 0, B p T5, I, 0, 050, 50, 1, 1, 0, 0, B p } {S0} {B 12, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, C;SMALL2IN p...
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{S1} {B 12, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, C;SEP.ON p T1;Separators on. p T2;Line 2. p T3;Line 3. p T4;Line 4. p T5;Line 5. p } {S0} 3-26 Message Structures...
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{G##,0,0,0,0 p ;...dot codes... p ;...dot codes... p ;...dot codes... p COLUMN LINES DOTS ;dot codes 4-4 Using Graphics...
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E x a m p l e {G1,0,0,0,0 p ;dHsHd p ;dHsHd p ;dHsHd p ;eGsGe p ;eHqHe p ;fGqGf p ;fHoHf p ;fHoHf p ;gGoGg p ;gHmHg p ;hGMGh p ;hGMGh p ;hGMGh p ;iFMFi p ;iFMFi p ;jEMEj p ;jEMEj p ;jEMEj p ;kHgHk p...
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P l a c i n g t h e I m a g e i n a F o r m a t G##, ROW, COLUMN p Syntax bottom COLUMN left 4-6 Using Graphics...
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{F11,550,507;LETTER-A p G1,200,200 p T0,I,0,400,100,1,1,0,0,B p } {B11,1,1,1,1,0,C;LETTER-A p T0;LETTER-A GRAPHIC p } G1,100,40 p Example Using Graphics 4-7...
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F i e l d Example Clears all graphics from the printer. {C4} Clears only graphic number 4. C o m p r e s s i n g t h e D a t a S t r e a m...
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{G1,0,0,0,0 p ;dHsHd p ;dHsHd p ;dHsHd p ;eGsGe p ;eHqHe p ;fGqGf p ;fHoHf p ;fHoHf p ;gGoGg p ;gHmHg p ;hGMGh p ;hGMGh p ;hGMGh p ;iFMFi p ;iFMFi p ;jEMEj p ;jEMEj p ;jEMEj p ;kHgHk p ;kHgHk p ;lGgGl p ;lHeHl p...
Q U I C K R E F E R E N C E S Te x t F o n t S i z e s F o n t s Quick References 5-1...
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P a r a l l e l C h a r a c t e r s Value/Font Characters/Inch Character Height (in.) R o t a t e d C h a r a c t e r s Font Characters/Inch C h a r a c t e r W i d t h ( i n D o t s )
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P a r a l l e l C h a r a c t e r W i d t h ( i n D o t s ) Value/Font Dots Wide ICG* B a r C o d e s Value Dots Wide Quick References 5-3...
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B a r C o d e D e n s i t i e s B a r C o d e D e n s i t i e s Value Bar Code Density (Char/in) L i n e W i d t h 5-4 Quick References...
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Line Width Line Number Appearance Inches Quick References 5-5...
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S p e c i a l C h a r a c t e r s ASCII Code Symbol Description C o d e 1 2 8 F u n c t i o n C o d e s ASCII Code Function Code 5-6 Quick References...
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A S C I I C h a r a c t e r s Character Reduced OCRA Bold ∫ ¬ P r i n t a b l e C h a r a c t e r s b y F o n t Quick References 5-7...
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E n g l i s h / M e t r i c C o n v e r s i o n 5-8 Quick References...
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O p e r a t i o n M e s s a g e s Function Informative messages Failure messages 6-4 Error Messages...
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P r i n t e r E r r o r s G e n e r a l W a r n i n g s Message Description/Action G e n e r a l E r r o r s Message Description/Action Error Messages 6-5...
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Message Description/Action C o m m u n i c a t i o n E r r o r s Message Description/Action 6-8 Error Messages...
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Message Description/Action O f f l i n e M e s s a g e s D a t a E n t r y o r Te s t P r i n t E r r o r s Message Description/Action Error Messages 6-9...
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Message Description/Action same 6-10 Error Messages...
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F o r m a t E n t r y E r r o r s Message Description/Action Error Messages 6-11...
S A M P L E D ATA S T R E A M S This appendix contains sample data streams for formats, batches, and graphics. The illustrations show the tags that are printed from these data streams. Sample Data Streams A-1...
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F o r m a t s , Te x t a n d B a r C o d e F i e l d s This example shows a standard format with three text and one bar code field. S a m p l e F o r m a t D a t a S t r e a m {F1,0550,0507;ONLINE p T00,I,000,0475,0050,1,1,0,0,B p...
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L i n e F i e l d s This example shows how to use line fields to create a box. S a m p l e F o r m a t D a t a S t r e a m {F2,0550,0507;BOX p L0,50,50,0,304,10 p L1,50,50,1,304,10 p...
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G r a p h i c I m a g e s This Graphic data stream precedes the format that uses it. Sample Graphic Data Stream {G3,0,0,0,0 p ;dHsHd p ;dHsHd p ;dHsHd p ;eGsGe p ;eHqHe p ;fGqGf p ;fHoHf p ;fHoHf p ;gGoGg p...
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S a m p l e F o r m a t D a t a S t r e a m {F3,0550,0507;GRAPHIC p T0,I,0,400,100,1,1,0,0,B p G3,200,200 p } S a m p l e B a t c h D a t a S t r e a m {B3,1,1,1,1,0,1;LETTER-A p T0;LETTER A GRAPHIC p } Sample Data Streams A-5...
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C o m p r e s s e d G r a p h i c D a t a This example shows the same graphic data stream in compressed format. S a m p l e C o m p r e s s e d G r a p h i c D a t a S t r e a m {G3,0,0,0,0 p ;3dHsHd p ;eGsGe p...
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