Printing In Emulation Mode - Intermec 4400 User Manual

4400 Bar Code Label Printer User's Manual

Printing in Emulation Mode

In Emulation mode, the 4400 uses a subset of its command set to let you print
labels identical to those produced on an 86XX printer. There are some
operational and programming differences between an 86XX printer and 86XX
emulation on the 4400 printer. The differences are noted in the following table.
Note: In 4400 printers with a 6.5 mil printhead, Emulation mode simulates an
Intermec 8637 or 8638 printer. The procedures are the same as for the 4400, but the
print dimensions are different. Differences are noted where applicable.
Printing in Emulation Mode
Feature 8636 or 8646 Printer
Sends a <BEL> character
Format Error
(error code) back to the host
and does not try to execute
the command or print a label.
Range Errors Does not attempt to print a
label unless the label format
definitions fit within the
media boundaries.
Supports the capability for
User-Defined
users to define their own
Protocol
communications protocol.
No Auto-Transmit 3
Auto-Transmit
command.
Commands
Configuration (SI) No SI configuration
commands.
Commands
5.5K bytes
Format Storage
10
Number of
Formats
100
Fields per Format
50 bytes
Field Data Buffer
10
Number of
Graphics (UDCs)
5-22
4400 Printer in Emulation Mode
Does not send a <BEL> character (error code) back
to the host. The printer attempts to execute the
command and print a label by substituting the
printer default settings for the invalid syntax.
Displays syntax error message.
Certain erroneous commands generate error codes
that are stored in the printer. When the host sends
a <BEL> character to the printer, the printer
transmits the most recent error code to the host.
Attempts to print a label even if the image runs
onto the next label. If this happens, the printer
skips the rest of the overrun label.
Has limited user-defined protocol. You can
redefine protocol characters by substituting one
character for another, but you cannot change the
rules of a given protocol.
Supports the Auto-Transmit 3 command.
A new set of SI configuration commands added to
the command set.
40K bytes
20
200
200 bytes
100