Reimaging Modified Fields; Using Emulation Mode - Intermec EasyCoder 3240 Developer's Manual

Reimaging Modified Fields

Using Emulation Mode

Intermec Printer Language (IPL) Developer's Guide
Note: This section applies only to the 3240, 3400C, 3400D, 3600, and
4100 printers.
You can reimage only the changed fields in a label format instead of the
entire label. To update data in only changed fields, use the "Format, Select"
command to specify that only changed fields should be reimaged. If used
correctly, this command parameter can greatly increase the throughput of
your printer; however, if you reimage a field that takes longer to erase and
reimage than erasing and reimaging the entire label format, you will not be
increasing throughput.
Follow the next procedure to use the "Format, Select" command as
described.
To use the modified field reimaging command
1 Make sure that you select enough image bands to allow the printer to
retain the entire label image.
One image band is equal to 2.54 cm (1 in) of label length.
2 Select the fields to reimage by using the following command:
<ESC>En,1
where n is the format ID to be edited, and 1 specifies that only the
changed fields should be reimaged.
For more information, see the "Format, Select" command in the IPL
Command Reference Manual.
3 Print the label to see if throughput is improved.
Note: Emulation mode is not supported by the 4630 and 4830 printers, or
by PD/PF/PM/PX series printers with 300 dpi printheads.
Emulation mode lets you print bar code labels that were designed on an
86XX printer in multiples of 10 or 15 mil. ("Emulation mode" is also called
"86XX Emulation mode" in some printer manuals.)
Here is a summary of the features in Emulation mode:
• Pages are not available.
• Character size is specified by height and width magnification only.
• International characters are preceded by <SUB> or selectable by
language.
• The bitmaps for user-defined characters (UDC) and user-defined fonts
(UDF) are one bit per byte (instead of six bits per byte).
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