The Print Area - SATO E series Programming Manual

Section 1. Programming Concepts
OPEN COM1:9600,N,8,1,CS,DS AS #1
30 PRINT #1,CHR$ (2);
50 PRINT #1,E$;"A";
60 PRINT #1,
E$;"H400";E$;"V100";E$;"XL1SATO";
50 PRINT #1, E$;"Q1";
60 PRINT #1, E$; "Z";
70 PRINT #1,CHR$ (3);

THE PRINT AREA

The maximum print area for the different printer models is listed in Table 1. Many of
your label applications may not require labels that fill the entireprint area, therefore it
is important to understand how to work with labelsthat do not use the entire print area.
The goal is to help you avoid printing where no label exists, which may lead to print
head damage, not to mentionfrustration when you cannot see the printed output.
The diagram below illustrates the maximum print area and a sample 2 inch wide by 3
inch long label placed within this area. As can be seen, your label will be oriented
against the inside left edge of the printer as viewed from the front of the printer. The
normal reference point is located at the H1, V1 position of the print area in the normal
print orientation (no rotation).
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Opens the COM1 port for output and
sets the parameters as 9600 baud, No
parity, 8 Data bits, 1 Stop bit and
instructs the port to ignore the CTS and
DSR control signals.
Sends an <STX> (ASCII Code a
decimal "2") to the printer instructing it
to prepare to receive a message.
Sends an "<ESC>A" command code to
Print Port #1 opened by statement 20
above.
Sends the data "SATO" to be placed
400 dots horizontally and 100 dots
vertically on the label and printed in
the"XL" autosmoothed font.
Instructs the printer to print a quantity of
one label.
Tells the printer that the last
commandhas been sent. The printer
can nowcreate and print the job.
Sends an <ETX> (ASCII Code decimal
"3") to the printer telling it that this is the
end of the message.
Identifies the program as a CL612e
RS232C port print label. The "REM"
prevents this data from being sent to
the printer and displays it only on the
screen.
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