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3.7.1 Environmental Considerations .................................................................... 3-30
3.7.2 Printer Mounting Orientations...................................................................... 3-30
3.7.3 Media Mounting Considerations.................................................................. 3-31
3.7.4 Designing a Roll Support ............................................................................ 3-32
3.7.5 Designing for Fan-Fold Media ..................................................................... 3-32
3.7.6 Designing Media Guides ............................................................................. 3-32
3.7.6.1 Designing the Media Dispense Path .................................................... 3-32
3.7.6.2 Cables and Routing.............................................................................. 3-33
3.7.7 Power Supply Requirements....................................................................... 3-33
3.7.8 Electrostatic Discharges and Ground Connections ..................................... 3-34
CHAPTER 4: DESIGNING LABELS USING LDS ......................................4-1
4.1 Control Characters ............................................................................................... 4-1
4.2 LDS Design Exercises.......................................................................................... 4-1
4.2.1 PC Connection (Serial) ................................................................................. 4-1
4.2.2 Format Creation ............................................................................................ 4-2
4.3 Label Design: An Overview .................................................................................. 4-3
4.4 Label Header........................................................................................................ 4-4
4.4.1 HFM (Number of Fields in Layout) ................................................................ 4-6
4.4.2 LSX (Print Head Size X)................................................................................ 4-6
4.4.3 LSY (Label Size Y)........................................................................................ 4-6
4.4.4 WEB (Web Size) ........................................................................................... 4-6
4.4.5 GAP (GAP Size)............................................................................................ 4-6
4.4.6 DPS (Print Speed)......................................................................................... 4-7
4.4.7 LCB (Label Control Byte) .............................................................................. 4-7
4.4.7.1 Die-Cut and Blow-Hole Media (setting = 0) ............................................ 4-8
4.4.7.2 Continuous Media (setting = 2) .............................................................. 4-8
4.4.7.3 Black Line Media (Reflective) (setting = 3)............................................ 4-8
4.4.8 AGD (Activate Gap Detector) ........................................................................ 4-8
4.4.9 SPG (Steps Past Gap) .................................................................................. 4-9
4.4.10 OFX (Offset X Direction) ............................................................................. 4-10
4.4.11 OFY (Offset Y Direction) ............................................................................. 4-10
4.5 Sample Header .................................................................................................. 4-10
4.6 Label Format Fields............................................................................................ 4-11
4.6.1 TSN (Text String Number).......................................................................... 4-12
4.6.2 XB (X Beginning Coordinate) ...................................................................... 4-12
4.6.3 YB (Y Beginning Coordinate) ...................................................................... 4-12
4.6.4 CC (Character Count) ................................................................................. 4-12
4.6.5 TCI (Text Conversion Identifier) .................................................................. 4-12
4.6.6 CGN (Character Generator Number) .......................................................... 4-14
4.6.6.1 Embedded Fonts.................................................................................. 4-14
4.6.6.2 Downloadable Fonts and Graphics ...................................................... 4-14
4.6.6.3 Embedded Bar Codes.......................................................................... 4-16
4.6.7 FO (Field Orientation) ................................................................................. 4-16
4.6.8 FJ (Field Justification) ................................................................................ 4-17
4.6.9 CMX (Character Multiplier X Direction) ....................................................... 4-17
4.6.10 CMY (Character Multiplier Y Direction) ....................................................... 4-17
4.6.11 CS (Character Spacing) .............................................................................. 4-18
4.6.12 TSP (Text Starting Position)........................................................................ 4-18
4.6.13 ,,, (Reserved Spaces) ................................................................................ 4-18
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