Table Of Contents - Datamax MP-Compact4 Programmer's Reference Manual

PROGRAMMER'S REFERENCE MANUAL

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Labelpoint features: .......................................................................................... 2
Scalable text field.............................................................................................. 7
Bitmap text field (deprecated) ........................................................................ 10
The text to be printed ...................................................................................... 11
Fixed text ........................................................................................................ 11
Variable information....................................................................................... 11
Counters .......................................................................................................... 11
Date and time .................................................................................................. 11
Best-before date .............................................................................................. 12
Check digits .................................................................................................... 13
Line breaks...................................................................................................... 13
Reverse video.................................................................................................. 13
Barcode symbologies ...................................................................................... 16
Bar code interpretation.................................................................................... 19
Defining a 2D barcode field............................................................................ 19
2D barcode symbologies................................................................................. 20
Code 128 ......................................................................................................... 22
RSS ................................................................................................................. 23
RSS-14 ............................................................................................................ 23
RSS-14 Truncated........................................................................................... 23
RSS Limited.................................................................................................... 23
RSS Expanded ................................................................................................ 23
MaxiCode........................................................................................................ 24
Structured Carrier Message............................................................................. 24
Modes.............................................................................................................. 24
Escape Sequences ........................................................................................... 25
Data encodation .............................................................................................. 25
Structured Append .......................................................................................... 25
Code PDF417.................................................................................................. 26
Security level .................................................................................................. 26
QR Code.......................................................................................................... 28
Correction level............................................................................................... 28
Masking pattern .............................................................................................. 28
Other escape sequences................................................................................... 28
Changing a single variable.............................................................................. 31
Clearing variable information ......................................................................... 32
Clearing the layout.......................................................................................... 32
Print command ................................................................................................ 32
Dormant print (or trigged printkey) ................................................................ 32
Status request 1 ............................................................................................... 33
Out of paper .................................................................................................... 33
Label not removed (LTS)................................................................................ 33
Printer restarted............................................................................................... 33
No paper in label sensor.................................................................................. 33
Out of ribbon................................................................................................... 34
Heap error ....................................................................................................... 34
Status request 2 ............................................................................................... 34