Form Edit Mode; Form; Text Editor; Commands - Intermec EasyCoder PD4 Programmer's Reference Manual

Chapter 1—General Information

Form Edit Mode

This mode is used to permanently store label forms and graphics in the
printer memory. In addition to plain text, bar codes, graphics, lines,
and boxes, form edit mode also allows the use of variables and counters,
which are not available in the Direct Mode. The individual label forms
can be retrieved and printed in the Direct Mode.
Some setup parameters can be included in forms in order to adapt the
printer for different applications. However, such setup parameters will
affect the global setup after the form has been retrieved and printed.

Form

Every label is made up of various fields. A form is the complete set of
commands that define the content and the design of the label. A form
can be saved in memory and retrieved when required.

Text Editor

Use any ASCII output device with a parallel, serial, or USB port and a
text editor to design the form and programming the printer. Communi-
cation is based on the 8 bit ASCII characters 10 dec. and 32-255 dec.

Commands

The command syntax is based on upper and lower case characters,
numeric characters, commas (as separators), quotation marks and line
feeds (LF; ASCII 10 dec.). The LF in this manual is listed as ↵ in the
command descriptions. Some commands require to be appended by both
a carriage return and a line feed (<CR/LF>).
Note that all programming examples start with LF (depicted as ↵). It is
strongly recommended to start any sequence of command lines with a
Line Feed (LF).
Most PC based systems send CR/LF when pressing the <Enter> key. The
CR (carriage return) sent in a CR/LF sequence will be ignored. CR alone
will not work.
Refer to Chapter 2 for a list showing for which purposes the various com-
mands can be used.
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