G E T T I N G S TA R T E D Equipment Manual A b o u t T h i s M a n u a l Programmer Manual S t a n d a r d F e a t u r e s Getting Started 1-1...
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C r e a t i n g a n M P C L I I F o r m a t P a c k e t format Manual {F,25,A,R,M,508,508,"FMT-25" p C,250,80,0,1,1,1,W,C,0,0,"MONARCH MARKING:",0 p B,1,12,F,110,115,1,2,120,5,L,0 p T,2,18,V,30,30,1,1,1,1,B,C,0,0,0 p } 1-2 Getting Started Equipment...
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{B,25,N,1 p 1,"12345678901" p 2,"DAYTON, OHIO" p } Programmer Manual Getting Started 1-3...
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U s i n g M P C L I I C o n v e n t i o n s M P C L I I P u n c t u a t i o n "ABC" ‘comment‘...
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S t a n d a r d S y n t a x G u i d e l i n e s start of header { end of header } Field Separator p Parameter Separator , Getting Started 1-5...
D E S I G N I N G A F O R M AT Designing a Format 2-1...
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S t a r t i n g w i t h a D e s i g n Programmer Manual 2-2 Designing a Format...
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D e t e r m i n i n g F o r m a t C o n t e n t s D e t e r m i n i n g t h e P r i n t A r e a Unit of Maximum Maximum...
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D r a w i n g R o u g h S k e t c h e s U s i n g S u p p l y L a y o u t G r i d s 2-4 Designing a Format Supply Layout (dpi)
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C o n s i d e r i n g F i e l d Ty p e s Field Type Description Examples Designing a Format 2-5...
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C o n s i d e r i n g F o n t s U s i n g t h e F o r m a t Wo r k s h e e t F i l l i n g i n t h e F o r m a t W o r k s h e e t 2-6 Designing a Format...
D E F I N I N G F I E L D S Defining Fields 3-1...
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D e f i n i n g t h e F o r m a t H e a d e r {F,format#,action,device,measure,length, width,"name" p {F,1,A,R,E,300,200,"TEXTILES" p 3-2 Defining Fields...
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D e f i n i n g Te x t F i e l d s Defining Fields 3-3...
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Line field blocked out by opaque field using attribute B Line field not blocked out by transparent field using attribute O Defining Fields 3-5...
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T,2,10,V,250,50,0,1,1,1,B,C,0,0,0 p 3-6 Defining Fields...
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D e f i n i n g B a r C o d e F i e l d s B,field#,# of char,fix/var,row,column, font,density,height,text,alignment, field rot p Defining Fields 3-7...
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B,3,12,V,150,40,1,2,80,7,L,0 p D e f i n i n g C o n s t a n t Te x t F i e l d s C,row,column,gap,font,hgt mag, wid mag,color,alignment,char rot, field rot,"fixed char",sym set p 3-12 Defining Fields...
D E F I N I N G F I E L D O P T I O N S Defining Field Options...
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R,1,3,1,3,1,1 p Example: R,option#,parameter...parameter p Syntax R1. R R2. option# R3. parameter(s) Defining Field Options before...
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R,1,"fixed char" p Syntax R1. R R2. 1 R3. fixed char R,1,"_ _ _%$_ _ _ _ _" p Example: R,1,"MONARCH" p Example: 2710 Defining Field Options...
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Syntax R,4,src fld,src start,# to copy,dest start,copy code p R1. R R2. 4 R3. src fld R4. src start R5. # to copy R6. dest start Defining Field Options 2710 bar code 2710 2710 2710.
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R7. copy code R,4,3,1,3,1,1 p Example Field Data Field Type Defining Field Options...
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Syntax R,31,gen/ver,check digit # p R1. R R2. 31 R3. gen/ver R4. check digit # Example R,31,G,5 p Defining Field Options...
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only Syntax R,50,narrow,wide,gap,nar_space,wide_space R1. R R2. 50 R3. narrow R4. wide R5. gap R6. nar_space R7. wide_space R,50,4,8,5,1,1 p Example: 1-99 1-99 1- 99 1- 99 Defining Field Options...
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R,51,security,stand/default p Syntax R1. R R2. 51 R3. security R4. stand/def R,51,2,S p Example R,52,row/column,dimension p Syntax R1. R R2. 52 Defining Field Options 0-8 0...
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R3. row/column R4. dimension 3-90 1-30 R,52,C,10 p Example: R,61 p Syntax numeric Defining Field Options...
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D e f i n i n g t h e B a t c h H e a d e r batch header batch control batch data (optional) {B,format#,N/U,quantity p Syntax B1. B B2. format# B3. N/U 5-2 Printing 0-999...
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B4. quantity {B,1,N,1 p Example: D e f i n i n g t h e B a t c h C o n t r o l F i e l d Syntax E,feed_mode,batch_sep,print_mult, multi_part p E1. E E2. feed_mode E3.
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D e f i n i n g B a t c h D a t a F i e l d s field#,"data string" p Syntax C,"continuation" p field# "data string" "continuation" 1,"Size 12" p Example: 2,"" p 3,"Blue" p C,"and this would be appended."...
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D o w n l o a d i n g M e t h o d s Programmer Manual S e q u e n t i a l M e t h o d Example: {Format} {Batch Packet} B a t c h M e t h o d Example: {Format}...
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D e f i n i n g t h e P r i n t C o n t r o l P a c k e t Syntax {I,C,contrast,print_adj,margin_adjust, speed_adj,ph_width p } C1. C C2. contrast -390 C3. print_adj 5-6 Printing...
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C4. margin_adj C5. speed_adj C6. ph_width {I,C,0,-20,-10,0,0 p } Example C l e a r i n g P a c k e t s f r o m M e m o r y {header,packet#,action,device p } Syntax 1. header 2.
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Syntax {G,graphID,action,device,units,row,col, mode,"name" p G1. G G2. graphID G3. action G4. device G5. units G6. row G7. column Creating Graphics...
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G8. mode G9. "name" {G,99,A,R,G,0,0,0,"99Wire" p Example B,row,column,algorithm,"data" p Syntax B1. B B2. row B3. column B4. algorithm B5. data {B,39,56,H,"3FFFFFF0" p Example Creating Graphics...
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N,adjdir,adjamt,algorithm,"data" p Syntax N1. N N2. adjdir N3. adjamt N4. algorithm N5. "data" B,39,56,H,"3FFFFFF0" p Example N,0,1,H,"000000E00000" p Creating Graphics...
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D,adjdir,adjamt,count p Syntax D1. D D2. adjdir D3. adjamt D4. count B,117,24,H,"03FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFC" p Example D,0,1,2 p Creating Graphics...
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{G,99,A,R,G,0,0,0,"99WIRE" B,39,48,H,"3FFFFFF0" p B,40,32,H,"01FFC000000FF8" p B,41,32,H,"3E00000000000FC0" p B,42,24,H,"03C0003FFFFFF0000F" p B,43,24,H,"7C3FFFFFFFFFFFFFE1F0" p B,44,16,H,"0183FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF06" p B,45,16,H,"018FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFE" p B,46,16,H,"01FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFE" p B,47,16,H,"01FFFFFF80001FFFFFFFFE" p B,48,16,H,"01FFFFF0000000007FFFFC" p B,49,24,H,"7F800007FFFF00003FF0" p B,50,24,H,"1FC00007FFFF00001FC0" p D,0,4,4 p B,51,24,H,"1C03FFFFFFFFFFFE01C0" p D,0,4,4 p B,52,32,H,"3FFFFFFFFFFFFFE1C0" p D,0,4,4 p B,53,24,H,"03FFF0000000007FFE" p D,0,4,4 p B,70,0,H,"0400001FC00007FFFF00001FC0" p B,71,0,H,"0600001C03FFFFFFFFFFFE01C0"...
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B,107,32,H,"3FFFFFFFFFFFFFE0" p B,108,32,H,"03FFFFFFFFFFFF" p B,109,48,H,"07FFFF80" p D,0,1,2 p B,111,48,H,"FFFFFFFF" p B,112,32,H,"FFFF00000000FFE0" p B,113,24,H,"078000FFFFFFFF001F" p B,114,24,H,"78FFFFFFFFFFFFFFE060" p B,115,16,H,"0187FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFC18" p B,116,16,H,"027FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF2" p B,117,16,H,"03FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFC" p D,0,1,2 p B,120,16,H,"01FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF8" p B,121,24,H,"FEFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFE0" p B,122,24,H,"07FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFC" p B,123,32,H,"FFFFFFFFFFFFFFC0" p B,124,32,H,"01FFFFFFFFFFF8" p } {G,99,A,R,G,0,0,0,"99WIRE" p B,39,50,R,"Z" p B,40,39,R,"KzI" p B,41,34,R,"EzsF"...
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B,78,16,R,"JaElZKmD" p B,79,17,R,"QsSsG" p B,80,27,R,"ChZWgC" p D,0,4,4 p B,81,34,R,"ZZEdC" p D,0,4,4 p B,82,30,R,"NzkN" p D,0,4,4 p B,83,27,R,"GsSsG" p D,0,4,4 p B,98,30,R,"ZZJ" p B,99,29,R,"ZZM" p B,100,27,R,"JbZZE" p B,101,26,R,"MnToI" p B,102,26,R,"CbHnTiP" p B,103,27,R,"CcZZC" p B,104,27,R,"GeZWcG" p B,105,28,R,"JaZReH" p B,106,32,R,"ZZI" p B,107,34,R,"ZZE" p B,108,38,R,"ZQ"p B,109,53,R,"T"...
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G,graphID,row,col,mode,rotation p Syntax G1. G G2. graphID Creating Graphics...
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G3. row G4. column G5. mode G6. rotation G,57,0,0,0,0 p Example Creating Graphics...
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{F,2,A,R,E,200,200,"FMT2"| p G,99,132,30,0,0 p Q,146,30,198,95,5,"" T,1,5,V,175,100,0,1004,1,1,B,L,0,0,0 p T,2,5,V,150,100,0,1004,1,1,B,L,0,0,0 p T,3,15,V,120,25,0,1003,1,1,B,L,0,0,0 p T,4,15,V,95,35,0,1003,1,1,B,L,0,0,0 p L,S,84,15,84,195,10," " p B,5,12,F,30,65,1,2,40,1,L,0 p Creating Graphics...
T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G Operator’s Handbook Troubleshooting 7-1...
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Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g I n f o r m a t i o n I f Yo u R e c e i v e a n E r r o r M e s s a g e C a l l i n g Te c h n i c a l S u p p o r t 7-2 Troubleshooting...
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D a t a E r r o r s F o r m a t E r r o r s ( 1 - 9 9 ) Error Description Code Troubleshooting 7-3...
P R I N T E R O P T I M I Z AT I O N Printer Optimization 8-1...
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A d j u s t i n g t h e P r i n t Q u a l i t y IN SPEC IN SPEC 8-2 Printer Optimization...
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R e d u c i n g I m a g i n g T i m e Printer Optimization 8-3...
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{B,1,N,0 p } Example {B,1,U,0 p Example 1,"RODGER DIST CTR" p } {B,1,U,0 p 2,"8292" p } {B,1,U,0 p 3,"BROADWAY" p } {B,1,U,0 p 4,"555 WEST OAK AVE." p } {B,1,U,10 p Example 5,"DAYTON, OHIO" p } 8-4 Printer Optimization...
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G e n e r a l F o r m a t T i p s a n d H i n t s W i t h F o r m a t s W i t h P a c k e t s T,1,10,V,250,50,1,1,1,1,B,C,0,0 p T,2,15,,,75 p T,3,,,,100 p Printer Optimization 8-5...
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W i t h B a r C o d e s W i t h F i e l d s 8-6 Printer Optimization...
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S A M P L E S This appendix contains sample formats. You can customize any of these formats to meet your needs. Samples A-1...
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S a m p l e U P C A F o r m a t P a c k e t {F,25,A,R,M,508,508,"Fmt 25" p C,250,80,0,1,2,1,W,C,0,0,"MONARCH MARKING" p B,1,12,F,110,115,1,2,120,5,L,0 p T,2,18,V,30,30,1,1,1,1,B,C,0,0 p } Sample Batch Packet {B,25,N,1 p 1,"12345678901" p 2,"DAYTON, OHIO"...
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S a m p l e F i x e d C h a r a c t e r F o r m a t P a c k e t {F,1,A,R,E,300,200,"TEXTILES" p T,1,10,V,250,50,0,1,1,1,B,C,0,0,0 p B,2,12,V,150,40,1,2,80,7,L,0 p D,3,3 p D,4,20 p T,5,25,V,80,10,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,0 p R,1,"...
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Number Font Size and Appearance Type of Spacing # of Dots Between Characters Fonts...
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1 - 49 50 - 99 100 - 499 500 - 999 1000 - 8999 9000 - 9999 {W,200,A,N,68 p Example font data p font data p } T,1,10,V,30,10,0,200,1,1,B,L,0,0,0 p Example C,50,30,0,200,1,1,B,L,0,0,"MONARCH",0 p Fonts...
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S Y M B O L S E T S / C O D E P A G E S S u p p o r t e d S y m b o l S e t s a n d C o d e P a g e s Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-1...
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S e l e c t i n g a S y m b o l S e t o r C o d e P a g e S e l e c t i n g t h e I n t e r n a l S y m b o l S e t S e l e c t i n g t h e 4 3 7 C o d e P a g e U s i n g C o d e 1 2 8 F u n c t i o n C o d e s Code...
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A S C I I S y m b o l S e t Alt 226 Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-3...
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C o d e P a g e 4 3 7 C-4 Symbol Sets/Code Pages...
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D o t t o R u n L e n g t h E n c o d i n g C h a r t O N ( B l a c k ) D o t s # of Dots Code O F F ( W h i t e D o t s )