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Microcom 438TC Operator's Manual

Microcom 438TC Operator's Manual (242 pages)

DIRECT THERMAL PRINTER

Brand: Microcom | Category: Printer | Size: 4 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

5
- Chapter 1: Printer Specifications
  
  13
  - Table 1-3 Media Specifications
    14
- Chapter 2: Features and Options
  
  15
  - Special Features
    16
  - Figure 3-1 Typical Printer Accessories
    17
- Chapter 3: Getting Started
  
  17
  - Figure 3-2 Printer Rear Panel
    18
    
    Printer Power
    18
    
    RS-232 Serial Cables
    19
    
    Table 3-1 RS-232 Cable Configurations
    19
    
    Parallel Communication Interface
    21
    
    Cash Drawer Option
    26
    
    Loading Media
    43
    
    Figure 3-4 Loading Media
    44
    
    Print Button and Status Indicator Light
    44
    
    Table 3-2 Print Button Description
    45
    
    Table 3-3 Status Indicator Light Description
    45
    
    Printer Modes
    46
    
    Diagnostic Mode
    47
    
    Figure 3-6 Status Label (Examples)
    48
    
    TOF Sensor
    48
    
    Figure 3-8 Rolled Media Holder
    50
    
    Figure 3-9 Ticket Catch Tray
    50
    
    Media Roll Holder Option
    50
    
    Figure 3-10 Wristband Media Adapter
    51
- Chapter 4: Designing Labels Using Lds
  
  53
  - Format Creation
    54
  - Label Design: an Overview
    55
  - Figure 4-2 3X3 Sample Label
    56
  - Label Header
    56
    
    LSX (Print Head Size X)
    58
    
    LCB (Label Control Byte)
    59
    
    Table 4-1 DPS Values
    59
    
    Black Line Media (Reflective) (Setting = 3)
    60
    
    Table 4-2 Dot to Gap Parameters
    60
    
    OFX (Offset X Direction)
    62
  - Label Format Fields
    63
    
    TSN (Text String Number)
    64
    
    Table 4-3 TCI Values
    65
    
    CGN (Character Generator Number)
    66
    
    Table 4-4 CGN-Embedded Fonts
    66
    
    Embedded Bar Codes
    68
    
    FO (Field Orientation)
    69
    
    Table4-6 CGN-Bar Code Symbologies
    69
    
    CMX (Character Multiplier X Direction)
    70
    
    AN (Attribute Number)
    71
    
    Figure 4-5 Line Draw Sample
    71
    
    Figure 4-6 Label Format Line Draw
    72
  - Reverse Video
    73
  - Figure 4-7 Reverse Video Sample
    74
    
    Auto Reverse Video
    74
    
    Figure 4-8 Auto Reverse Video Sample
    75
- Chapter 5 Printer Commands
  
  76
  - Enquiry Responses
    78
  - Table 5-1 STL Status Responses
    79
  - Printer Configuration Commands
    80
    
    Software Switch #2
    81
    
    Software Switch #3
    82
    
    Software Switch #4
    83
    
    Software Switch #5
    84
    
    Software Switch #6
    86
    
    Software Switch #7
    92
    
    Software Switch #8
    93
    
    Communication Port Configuration
    95
    
    Set Serial Port Source Command (Non-Volatile- ^D108)
    96
    
    Print Head Size Commands
    98
  - Table 5-2 Enquiry Responses
    80
  - General Purpose I/O
    99
  - TC Operator's Manual -
    100
  - Specialized Print Modes
    101
    
    USB Image Print Mode
    102
    
    Contrast Adjustment Commands
    103
    
    Slice Buffer Size and Set Starting Slice Number Commands
    104
    
    Registration Commands
    105
    
    Auto-Size Commands
    106
    
    Table 5-5 Transmissive Dot2Gap Values
    106
    
    Table 5-6 Reflective Dot2Gap Values
    106
    
    Autoheader Commands
    107
  - Autoload Media Commands
    108
    
    Autoload + Top-Of-Form
    109
  - Printing Commands
    111
  - Label Header Parameter Override Commands
    112
  - Text String Commands
    114
  - Cutter Configuration Commands
    116
    
    Kiosk Cutter Advance Distance Command
    117
    
    Cutter Hold-Off
    118
  - Dispensing Commands
    119
  - View Printer Configuration and Statistics
    120
  - Printer Code Update
    126
  - Table 5-7 Sensor Status Byte Definitions
    129
- Chapter 6: Downloadable Graphics
  
  130
  - Bmp2Mic.exe GRAPHIC Conversion Utility Procedure
    131
  - Graphic Download Methods
    132
    
    Save Compressed Graphics to RAM (D107)
    133
    
    Binary Compression Algorithm
    134
    
    Figure 6-1 ASCII-HEX Conversions
    135
  - Graphic Image Data Format
    135
  - Downloadable Graphics Commands
    137
- Chapter 7: Downloadable Fonts
  
  138
  - Sfp2Mic.exe Program
    139
    
    Save Compressed FONT to RAM (D127)
    140
    
    Save FONTS to FLASH (^D135)
    141
  - Font Structure
    142
  - Downloadable Font Command Summary
    143
- Chapter 8: Bar Codes
  
  146
  - Table 8-1 UPC-E Zero Reduction Format
    147
    
    Universal Product Code (UPC-E, Send 6 Digits), TCI 14
    147
    
    European Article Numbering System 13 (EAN-13), TCI 20
    148
    
    Figure 8-1 GS1 Databar Omni-Directional
    149
    
    Figure 8-2 GS1 Databar Truncated Sample
    149
    
    Figure 8-3 GS1 Databar Stacked Sample
    149
    
    Figure 8-5 GS1 Databar Limited Sample
    150
    
    Figure 8-6 GS1 Databar Expanded Sample
    150
    
    Figure 8-7 GS1 Databar Sample Label FORMAT
    151
    
    Postnet (ZIP+4), TCI 36
    151
    
    Postnet (ZIP+6), TCI 37
    152
    
    Code 128 (Automatic Compression), TCI 40
    154
    
    Table 8-2 Maxicode Control Code Equivalents
    154
    
    Code 128 (Manual Compression), TCI 41
    155
    
    Figure 8-8 Code 128 Subset Switching
    155
    
    Codabar (Rationalized), TCI 42
    156
    
    Figure 8-9 PDF-417 Sample Format #1
    158
    
    Table 8-4 PDF-417 Error Correction Level
    158
    
    Datamatrix, TCI 47
    159
    
    Figure 8-10 PDF-417 Sample Format #2
    159
    
    Table 8-5 Data Matrix Configuration Parameters
    161
    
    Table 8-6 Data Matrix Encoding Schemes
    162
    
    Table 8-7 ASCII Codeword Values
    163
    
    Intelligent Mail Barcode, TCI 48
    164
    
    Figure 8-11 Intelligent Mail Barcode Bars
    165
    
    Planet Code, TCI 49
    166
    
    Ucc/Ean 128, Tci 50
    167
    
    Table 8-9 UCC/EAN Application Identifiers
    171
    
    UCC/EAN Text Information, TCI 51
    171
    
    Bar Code Human Readable Text
    172
    
    Figure 8-12 Bar Code Rotations
    172
    
    Figure 8-13 UPC-A Text/Extended Bars
    173
- Chapter 9 Code Page Switching
  
  176
  - Code Pages
    177
  - Figure 9-1 Code Page - Default
    177
  - Figure 9-2 Code Page - Danish
    178
  - Code Page
    179
  - Figure 9-4 Code Page - Spanish
    180
  - Figure 9-6 Code Page - German
    182
    
    Code Page
    183
    
    Figure 9-8 Code Page - Swiss
    184
    
    Figure 9-10 Code Page - French
    186
    
    Code Page
    187
    
    Figure 9-12 Code Page - Swedish
    188
    
    Figure 9-14 Code Page - Italian
    190
    
    Figure 9-15 Code Page - British
    191
    
    Figure 9-16 Code Page - USA
    192
    
    Table 10-1 Recommended Maintenance Schedule
    194
- Chapter 10 Printer Maintenance
  
  194
- Chapter 11: Troubleshooting
  
  202
  - Index
    204
List of Figures

210
- List of Tables
  212
- Appendix
  
  214
- Appendix C: ^D Command Summary
  
  218
  - Glossary
    236
- Appendix D: User Notes
  
  240

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