Images can be downloaded and stored. There are three basic types of commands: Control 。 Setup。 Label format。 Cause the Printer to take action immediately, such as cleaning memory, feeding label. Description Date and Time setup Graphic download memory Graphic mode...
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Contain the printer control instructions, configuration instructions and image downloading instructions. Description Printing Mode Set the backward length Number of copies per label Number of labels per cut Stop position setting Download label format Setting Print darkness Recall label format...
= seconds (00~59) Description The printer date and time setting. After setting, the printer will record the value even turn off the printer. If want to add the date/time in the label format, sould combine with text command ^T and ^D.
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= label width; from 1 ~ 104 (mm) Description Rotate the label format 180-degrees when printing (refer page 19). To return to the original print direction, set the x value greater than 104 ( x > 104). 11. Printer head testing Syntax Parameter None Description Print a pattern for the user to determine if the print head is damaged (refer to page 22).
Description Print the available space in the memory card (unit:bytes) 14. Reset printer Syntax Parameter None Description Reset the printer. LED will flash once. Setup commands Printing mode Syntax Parameter X = D or T Description x = D , Direct thermal mode...
Download label format intomemory. After the download is finished, the printer will beep once. data Same name inspection : If you use the same file name, the printer will print “REPEAT FILE NAME”, and the download will be not be accepted. (refer to P21)
12. Label length setting Syntax ^Qx, y (,z ) Parameter : x = label length (mm) y = Gap length (mm) Plain paper: x = label length (mm) y = 0 (constant) z = feed paper length (mm) Black mark label: x = Label length (mm) y = Black mark width(mm) z = Black line to top of form position.
Label formatting commands Text command Syntax At, x, y, x_mul, y_mul, gap, rotation, data Parameter t : font(A~H for Code page 850 ; font I for ASCII ) Font Points 16x26 dots for US ASCII 8 bit t = Z Asia font;...
Define the date layout for print out (refer page 23) Terminate label formatting mode and print label Syntax Parameter None Description End of formatting command; printer will print label after receiving this command. Graphic command( sub-command of ~G ) Syntax Gwxxx Parameter wxxx...
: Height (y dimension) of each barcode row in the symbol. r : number of barcode rows, from 3 to 90. If you key in 0, printer will count all the rows. c : number of barcode columns, from 1 ~ 30. If you key in 0, printer will count the all columns.
= prompt of variable (maximum up to 20 characters,sould be used with KP-180) Description The usage term for the variables is that the label formats must be saved onto the printer or the KP -180 keyboard. Variable entries can be inserted via KP-180, also through command "^Kname" to replace user defined variable field setting.
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: Vert. Pos. of left-upper of graphics (dots) name : Name of graphics download Description This command is print a graphic that has been previously stored in printer memory (refer page) Example: A graphic in printer named “Graphic1”, command Y20,40,Graphic1 graphic into label at position (20,40).
1-3. BARCODE BARCODE EXAMPLE TYPE Code 39 EAN 8 EAN 8 Add on 2 EAN 8 Add on 5 EAN 13 EAN 13 Add on 2 EAN 13 Add on 5 UPC A UPC A Add on 2 UPC A Add on 5 DataMatrix Code...
1-4. EXAMPLE To create a label, it must be an order command combination. Control command Setup up command ^L is precedent for the beginning of label format Label format command E is ending of label format ** Control or setup commands to be used in the label command area will be ineffective. Example: The following program example is printing a label with EAN8.
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^Q50,0,2 ^W50 ^H10 ^R10 ~D8,27,00,8,39,36 AC,10,10,1,1,1,0,EZ-4206 PRINTER AC,10,50,1,1,1,0,^D AC,10,100,1,1,1,0,^T The data output is a default setting and user can change it with ~D command. The time output format is a default setting and user can change it with T command Serial No.
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Rotation Example ^Q50,0,0 ^W50 ^H10 AC,100,30,1,1,1,0,ROTATION 0 AC,40,20,1,1,1,1,ROTATION 90 AC,260,150,1,1,1,2,ROTATION 180 AC,290,220,1,1,1,3,ROTATION 270 AZ,100,12,1,1,0,4,㆗文 AZ,220,50,1,1,0,5,㆗文 AZ,75,83,1,1,0,6,㆗文 AZ,121,144,1,1,0,7,㆗文 RTC Setting Example ^Q20,2 ^W50 ^H10 ~D6,26,00,9,47,00 DY4-ME-DD Th:m:s AC,10,30,1,1,0,0,^D AC,10,70,1,1,0,0,^T Modification of Date and Specification Setting Example Dy4-me-dd Dy4/mn/dd Dmn|dd|y4 Dy4,me Dme-dd Barcode Example ^Q30,0,2...
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Example ^W25 ^Q30,0,2 BE,100,20,2,4,80,1,1,123456789012 Barcode with serial number Example ^H10 ^Q20,0,2 ^W50 ^P10 C0,000,-1,A3 BE,40,20,3,3,100,0,1,111111^C0111 Line Printing Example ^H10 ^Q50,2 ^W60 AB,50,60,1,1,1,1,PRINTER Le,10,10,60,200 AC,120,155,1,1,1,0,PRINTER Le,100,10,400,200 Rectangle printing Example ^H10 ^Q25,2 ^W32 R20,20,120,120,8,8 Maxicode Example ^Q30,0,0 ^W70 ^H10 M30,20,1,1,2,840,068107317,8,0,123456 Description Darkness= 6...
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^Q50,0,3 ^W90 ^H10 X30,20,5,1234567890 Stripper Setting Example ^Q50,2 ^W50 ^E10 ^H10 AD,20,20,1,1,3,0,Stripper Function Download Graphic to printer’ s memory Example ~Ep,chipmunk,2484 Copy chipmunk.pcx prn/b ^Q25,2 ^W50 ^H10 AB,50,10,1,1,1,0,EXTERNAL Y30,80, chipmunk Label hight =50mm, Gap =2mm Label width=50mm Speed 2 inch/second...
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Rotate label format for printing Example ^Q30,2 ^W50 ^H10 ~R50 AC,20,10,1,1,1,0,ROTATE BB,20,45,2,5,50,0,1,1234567 ~R105 AC,20,10,1,1,1,0,ROTATE BB,20,45,2,5,50,0,1,1234567 Cutter Setting Example ^Q15,0,0 ^W25 ^H10 ^P10 R10,10,170,100,2,2 C0,001,+1,A1 AE,50,30,1,1,1,0,a^C0 Download label and variable settings Example ^Ftest ^Q50,0,15 ^W70 ^H10 ^E12 C0,0000,+1,serial no. V00,10,name V01,8,barcode V02,6,price AE,108,306,1,1,1,0,$^V02 AC,39,27,1,1,1,0,S/N.^C0...
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Changing speed 6”/sec Changing darkness to 10 Printing the last label twice Description Print out a sample test to check if the print head is damaged or not. Description Print out the f/w version of printer. Result S/N.0000 book $200.00 Result S/N.1111 Pencil $100.00...
Appendix A. Barcode Details 1. Code 128 BQ2, X, Y, NARROW, WIDE, HEIGHT, ROTATION, READABLE, DATA Subset A: Included the standard uppercase alphanumeric keyboard characters, control and special characters. To select Code 128 Subset A, place A before the data to be encoded. Subset B: Included the standard uppercase, lowercase alphanumeric keyboard characters and special characters.
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