Printer Protocol Interpreter IGL™
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1. ssssse 34 lt Sl gt In Number of Image Bands Select 34 lt SI gt Ln Maximum Label Length Set ssse 34 lt SI gt Nn Amount of Storage Define sssss 34 SI On Online or Offline on Power Up 34 Table of Contents lt SI gt pn m Pin 11 20 Protocol Set ee 34 lt SI gt P n1 n2 n3 n4 n5 n6 Communication Port Configuration Set 35 lt SI gt rn Label Retract Distance Set 35 lt SI gt Rn Label Retract Enable or Disable 35 lt SI gt sn Interlabel Ribbon Save Enable or Disable 35 lt SI gt UnL m Lp La Printhead Test Parameters Set 35 lt SI gt Zn m Ribbon Save Zones Set 35 SOH n Preamble Set ees esse ee ee ee ee ee Re RR EE EE RE EE EE EE Ee 35 SYN n Intercharacter Delay Set sees ee ee 35 A Ambient Temperature Transmit ssssssss 35 B Printhead Resistance Test Begin sssss 35 C Pitch Label Print inei rer nen eme 35 D Factory Defaults Reset ss ee ee ee ee 35 t Formats dil dca Dr AR N 36 g User Defined Characters UDC and Graphics Print 36 G Transmissive Sensor Value Transmit2. 36 h Hardware Configuration Label Print sssss 36 jnn nn Outline Font Download suseeeeeess 36 Jn namel typel size Outline Font Clear or Create 36 K Dark Adjust res Ee ede SU ee bee PEEL sede 36 L Label Path Open Sensor Value Transmit 36 M Reflective Sensor Value Transmit 36 N Current Edit Session SAVE ee ees ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 36 p Pages Print EE OE EE OE OE RE 36 P Printhead Temperature Sensor Value Transmit 36 Q Print Quality Label Print 37 s Software Configuration Label Print suusess 37 S Printhead Resistance Values Transmit 37 t User Defined Fonts Print ees see ee ee EE ee RR ee ee 37 T Label Taken Sensor Value Transmit 37 U 12 Volt Supply Value Transmit 37 V Printhead Volt Supply Value Transmit 37 A ASEIEodES Red SR TE AN EE DE RE DE De 39 B Eror Codes se DE o een 41 C Contact Informati0N ccccocccccooonnncconcnnnncnnnononons 45 Printronix Customer Support Center sss 45 Printronix Supplies Department sess 45 Corporate Offices necne ed Herne Eee eet edis 46 Table of Contents l Introduction About This Man
3. Field Select 22 lt ESC gt gm Direct Graphics Mode Select 22 lt ESC gt Gn Page Select RR Re ee ee 22 lt ESC gt In m Field Increment Select 22 lt ESC gt Mn Program Number Transmit sssse 22 lt ESC gt N Increment and Decrement Disable 22 lt ESC gt P Program Mode Enter rrrrrrnnrnrnnnrnnnvrnrrrrnnrrnerrrnn 22 lt ESC gt T Test and Service Mode Enter 22 lt ESC gt Zt User Defined Tables Transmit 22 lt ETB gt OER RE ER EE N tras e coetus 22 FF Form Feed N 22 lt FS gt data lt FS gt Numeric Field Separator 23 lt GS gt data lt GS gt Alphanumeric Field Separator 23 LF Command Terminator 2 ccccccccncnnconooonccnnnnnnnnnnnnnns 23 lt NUL gt Command Terminator 1 ccccccccnnccconocnnccnnoncnnnnnns 23 RS n Quantity Count Set ae Re RR Re 23 lt Sl gt cn Cutter Enable or Disable 23 lt SI gt Cn Emulation or Advanced Mode on Power Up 23 SI dn Dark Adjust Set ee ees Re RR ee RR Re 23 lt SI gt D n End of Print Skip Distance Set 23 lt SI gt fn Label Reset Point Adjust i see ke 23 lt SI gt Fn Top of Form Set
4. Inverse Printing mode which causes all white pixels to invert to black and vice versa is not supported lt SI gt In Printer Language Select NOTE The third character in this command is an uppercase i and the fifth character is a lowercase L This command selects the printer language This command is fully implemented with the exception of CP850 110 which is not implemented for bitmap fonts in any font type This command overrides the control panel setting but the value will not be automatically saved in the configuration You must save the configuration manually VT Status Dump This command causes the printer to upload all current printer status IGL will not detect all errors that IPL3 does See Appendix B for a list of error codes The printer uploads the status in the following order of priority for Intermec Standard Protocol See Appendix A for an ASCII codes table GS Buffer already full BS Takeup reel full SO Printhead test fail SI Printhead hot US Label path open FS Label at strip pin US Ribbon fault lt DC1 gt Skipping lt EM gt No label stock lt DC1 gt Printing lt DC3 gt Buffer now full DC1 Ready Zn Font Character Width Define This command defines the font character width which is the amount of space from the origin of one character to the origin of the next character If you define n too small characters may overlap This command supports bitmap f
5. Test and Service Mode Exit This command causes the printer to exit Program or Test and Service mode and enter Print mode This command also saves any current page or format being edited sn Page Delete This command deletes a page n is the numeric page ID Sn Page Create or Edit This command creates or edits a page n is the numeric page ID in User Defined Font Character Create This command indicates the font character you will define next Tn name Bitmap User Defined Font Clear or Define This command clears or creates a user defined bitmap font set n is the font ID number un m m Graphic or UDC Define This command maps one column n of bitmap for a graphic or a font character In Emulation mode m mis a string of 1s and Os that defines the column and specifies whether or not to print in that row element of the column m 1 prints m 0 does not print Unmapped columns or row elements default to m 0 In Advanced mode each data byte m represents 6 bits of the bitmap Un name User Defined Character Field Create or Edit This command creates or edits a user defined character graphic field wn Width of Line Box or Character Define This command defines width magnification of a line box or character The number of dots specified for n defines the width of line box or bar code fields nis the character width magnification for human readable fields graphics and the P
6. older models and 406 dpi dots per inch The Printronix SL5000r T5000r IGL with a 203 dpi printhead can replace an Intermec 203 dpi model The Printronix SL5000r T5000r IGL with a 300 dpi printhead can replace an Intermec 300 dpi model The Printronix SL5000r T5000r IGL with a 203 dpi printhead can replace an Intermec 406 dpi printer if the Intermec printer operates in Advanced 5mil mode but not if it operates in Advanced 2 5mil mode In IGL the lt ESC gt Cn lt ESC gt cn and lt SI gt Cn have been implemented The n parameter in the lt ESC gt Cn command is ignored since Printronix printers do not support the 2 5 mil dot size only Intermec 406 dpi printers support the n parameter The dot size will always be set to 5 mil when this command is received The dot size can be set to 10 or 15 mil bar codes only using the lt ESC gt cn command Images fonts lines bar codes and boxes will be scaled to the configured dot size For example if a label is printed in Emulation 10mil mode it will be twice the size of the same label printed in Advanced 5mil mode The lt SI gt n command has been implemented and it will change the Mode on Power Up value on printers with a 203 dpi printhead As on Intermec printers Printronix 203 dpi printers will ignore the Advanced 2 5mil mode since these printers cannot print a 2 5 mil dot size NOTE The configured mode does not save automatically You must save the value in one of the user configuration
7. sees ee Re RR ee 24 lt SI gt in IBM Language Translation Enable or Disable 24 lt SI gt Sn Print Speed Set RR RA ee ee 24 lt Sl gt tn Self Strip Enable or Disable 24 lt Sl gt Tn Label Stock Type Select 24 lt SI gt Wn Label Width Set ccccccccccciciciciccnonononononcnonononononos 24 50 gt SGU ED khat Ada ER DE GE EE E 24 lt SUB gt Data Shift International Characters 24 US n Batch Count Satasen ar e e ee h 24 An name Format Create or Edlit ccccnnccccococcccnnnnccononns 24 bn Border Around Human Readable Text Define 25 Table of Contents Bn name Bar Code Field Create or Edit 25 cn Graphic Select a den dabei ee er etes 25 dn m1 m2 Field Data Define Source 25 Dn Field Delete cccccooonncccccccconoconnnononoconononcnonancnnnnnnnnanoss 25 en m1 m2 Data Source for Format in a Page Define 25 En Format EfaS8 ooccccnncccooocccnnccocononnnnnnnonoacnnnnnnnonononnncnnnnns 25 fn Field Direction Define cccccccconnccnncccconocnnnnnononanannnnnns 25 Fn name Format Create or Edit sees esse ees see ee ee ee ee 25 gn Pitch Size Set iss eere RR RR IRE Dee KERE 25 Gn name User Defined Character Clear or Create 25 hn Height Magnification of Bar
8. syntax 44 C Contact Information Printronix Customer Support Center IMPORTANT Please have the following information available prior to calling the Printronix Customer Support Center e Model number e Serial number located on the back of the printer e Installed options i e interface and host type if applicable to the problem e Configuration printout Thermal Printer See Printing A Configuration in the Quick Setup Guide Line Matrix Printer Press PRT CONFIG on the control panel then press Enter e sthe problem with a new install or an existing printer e Description of the problem be specific e Good and bad samples that clearly show the problem faxing of these samples may be required Americas 714 368 2686 Europe Middle East and Africa 31 24 6489 410 Asia Pacific 65 6548 4114 China 86 800 999 6836 http www printronix com support aspx Printronix Supplies Department Contact the Printronix Supplies Department for genuine Printronix supplies Americas 800 733 1900 Europe Middle East and Africa 33 0 1 46 25 19 07 Asia Pacific 65 6548 4116 or 65 6548 4182 China 86 400 886 5598 http www printronix com supplies parts aspx 45 Appendix C Corporate Offices Corporate Offices 46 Printronix Inc 14600 Myford Road P O Box 19559 Irvine CA 92623 9559 Phone 714 368 2300 Fax 714 368 2600 Printronix Inc Nederland BV P O Box 163 Nieuwe
9. 16 IBM Translat esa N RE ON RE 16 Sl sh Zero int 16 EURO Syrmibol recien Madera 16 Preparsing data entente te tee re int 17 Status on ETX ees ese esse ee ee ee ee Re ee nennen nennen 17 Gutter GMA C eth tete 17 PwrUpMod Cmd CO ee RR Re ee ee 17 EOP Dist Cmd D iese eiue tere GERS a 17 Intens Gmd d ies see in ese P t te retirer 17 TOF set Cmd F orennnnrnnnnnrnnnnnvnnnnnrnnnnnrnnnnnrnnnrnrnnnnnrnnnsnrnnnennne 18 LRP adj Cmd f ee essen 18 Speed Md 18 Stock CMA T dci ibo n cei to perna 18 Warm Bt Cmd BS 18 Vert DPI Adjust ee ee ee ee Re Re ee ee Re ee ee 19 Reported model see ee E A 19 Saving UDGS iii nnd eee ente ds 19 Save State eoe Lcd N EE ER RE 20 Table of Contents 2 Fully Supported Commanqs 21 Command Terminator eese 21 lt ACK gt First Data Entry Field Select 21 BS Warm BOOt ococccccccnccnnonocononcnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnconononcncnnnnnnnnnnnns 21 CAN Clear All Data ee ee ee ER ER Re ee ee 21 CR Next Data Entry Field Select sesse ee ese ee ee 21 DEL Clear Data From Current Field 21 lt ESC gt lt SP gt Start and Stop Codes Code 39 Print 21 lt ESC gt Dn Field Decrement Set eers ese ee ee RE EE EE 21 lt ESC gt En m Format Select ee ee ee ee ee 22 lt ESC gt Fn or lt ESC gt F name
10. Message Delay Set This command sets the message delay in n milliseconds TO NOTE The third character in the following 17 commands are uppercase is lt SI gt an Audible Alarm Enable or Disable This command enables or disables the audible alarm n 0 disables n 1 enables lt SI gt An Control Panel Access Permission Set This command restricts access to certain menus lt SI gt bn Takeup Motor Torque Increase This command increases the takeup motor torque for 0 to 50 above the default value Sl en Media Fault Recovery Mode Set This command sets the media fault recovery mode lt SI gt gn m Media Sensitivity Select This command selects the media sensitivity of the printer lt SI gt Hn Printhead Pressure Select This command compensates for variations in the thickness of label stock lt SI gt In Number of Image Bands Select NOTE The fourth character in this command is an uppercase i This command selects the number of image bands lt SI gt Ln Maximum Label Length Set This command sets the maximum label length lt SI gt Nn Amount of Storage Define This command defines in kilobytes the amount of RAM you have allocated for storage lt SI gt On Online or Offline on Power Up This command specifies whether the printer will be online or offline when powered on lt SI gt pn m Pin 11 20 Protocol Set This command sets the pin 11 20 protocol
11. codes Table 3 Supported and Non Supported Bar Codes Bar Code Support Code 39 Supported Code 93 Supported Interleaved 2 of 5 Supported Code 2 of 5 Supported Codabar Supported Code 11 Supported Code 128 Supported UPC EAN Codes Supported although versions D1 D2 D3 D4 and D5 are obsolete and are not supported HIBC Code 39 Supported Code 16K Not supported obsolete in industry Code 49 Not supported obsolete in industry Postnet Supported PDF417 Supported Code One Not supported obsolete in industry Maxicode Supported JIS ITF Not supported HIBC Code 128 Supported Data Matrix Supported QR Code Supported NOTE IPL3 supports Automatic Mask selection This is not supported on IGL emulation If Automatic Mask selection is specified in the barcode command IGL will use the No Mask value for the Mask parameter MicroPDF417 Supported RSS 14 Supported 31 Chapter 32 3 cn m Font Type Select This command selects a font type for human readable fields This command does not support Asian TrueType and does not support Kanji and Katakana fonts Sl hn m Printhead Loading Mode Select NOTE The third character in this command is an uppercase i This command selects the printhead loading mode that determines how the entire image prints on the label Mirror Printing mode reverses the order in which the data loads into the printhead
12. font IDs and IGL will replace the scalable font by a downloaded bitmap font In the following examples font number 12 will upload from the Intermec Emulation mode font upload lt STX gt lt ESC gt c lt ETX gt lt STX gt lt ESC gt v12 lt ETX gt Advanced mode font upload lt STX gt lt ESC gt C lt ETX gt lt STX gt lt ESC gt v12 lt ETX gt Chapter 1 Upload And Download IPL3 Saved Formats In Flash Upload And Download IPL3 Saved Formats In Flash If the Printronix thermal printer is replacing an Intermec printer the customer must transfer the saved formats on the Intermec printer to the new Printronix printer When you send the lt ESC gt x command to the Intermec printer all the saved formats will upload from the flash memory Use a serial terminal on the host to capture these data then download these saved formats directly to the Printronix printer After downloading the data use the Save state menu item to save these formats to the flash memory Save Format IGL allows you to edit the formats and save the results to the flash memory Use the Save state menu item to save the current state of the printer to the flash memory The pages formats and fields that currently exist in RAM memory will save to the flash memory and restore at power up This allows you to send the format once and make it resident in the printer DPI Compatibility Intermec has printer models with print head resolutions of 203 300
13. number s Software Configuration Label Print This command prints a label containing software configuration information S Printhead Resistance Values Transmit This command transmits the average maximum and minimum printhead dot resistance values to the host t User Defined Fonts Print This command prints all stored user defined fonts T Label Taken Sensor Value Transmit This command transmits the label taken sensor A D output to the host U 12 Volt Supply Value Transmit This command transmits the 12 volt supply A D output to the host V Printhead Volt Supply Value Transmit This command transmits the printhead volt supply A D output to the host 37 Chapter 4 38 A ASCII Codes Char Dec Hex Char Dec Hex Char Dec Hex Char Dec Hex NUL 0 00 EM 25 19 2 50 32 K 75 4B SOH 1 01 SUB 26 1A 3 51 33 L 76 4C STX 2 02 ESC 27 1B 4 52 34 M TT 4D EXT 3 03 FS 28 1C 5 53 35 N 78 4E EOT 4 04 GS 29 1D 6 54 36 O 79 4F ENQ 5 05 RS 30 1E 7 55 37 P 80 50 ACK 6 06 US 31 1F 8 56 38 Q 81 51 BEL 7 07 32 20 9 57 39 R 82 52 BS 8 08 33 21 58 3A S 83 53 HT 9 09 34 22 59 3B T 84 54 LF 10 0A 35 23 lt 60 3C U 85 55 VT 11 OB 36 24 61 3D V 86 56 FF 12 OG 37 25 gt 62 3E W 87 57 CR 13 OD amp 38 26 63 3F X 88 58 SO 14 OE t 39 27 64 40 Y 89 59 Sl 15 OF 40 28 A 65 41 Z 90 5A DLE 16 10 41 29 B 6
14. prints the start and stop characters of the current Code 39 field lt ESC gt Dn Field Decrement Set This command sets the field decrement value for the selected field 21 Chapter 22 2 lt ESC gt En m Format Select This command selects the format for printing or data entry lt ESC gt Fn or lt ESC gt F name Field Select This command selects field n or field name for entering or working with data lt ESC gt gm Direct Graphics Mode Select This command selects Direct Graphics mode which allows you to download graphic images directly into image memory without storing them in the printer s nonvolatile RAM lt ESC gt Gn Page Select This command selects page n for printing or data entry lt ESC gt In m Field Increment Select NOTE The sixth character in this command is an uppercase i This command selects field increment n for the selected field lt ESC gt Mn Program Number Transmit This command transmits the program and version numbers to the host lt ESC gt N Increment and Decrement Disable This command resets increment or decrement flags for the current field lt ESC gt P Program Mode Enter This command places the printer in Program mode which allows you to create or edit pages formats fonts or graphics lt ESC gt T Test and Service Mode Enter This command places the printer in Test and Service mode ESC Zt User Defined Tables Transmit
15. 0x11 Skipping printing or ready online To select this protocol set the menus as follows e SERIAL PORT Data Protocol Set to DTR e IGLSETUP Preparsing data Set to Enable e IGL SETUP Status on lt ETX gt Set to Enable Chapter 1 Selecting Serial Protocols XON XOFF Protocol With Status XON XOFF Protocol is the standard XON XOFF serial protocol for flow control The data is sent in STX ETX blocks and status must be sent when an ETX is received Refer to Table 2 for a list of status responses in priority Table 2 XON XOFF Protocol Status Responses in Priority Status Response Description GS 0x1D Buffer already full US 0x1F Ribbon Fault EM 0x19 No label DC4 0x14 Buffer now full or offline SI OxOF Printhead hot DC2 0x12 Skipping printing or ready online To select this protocol set the menus as follows e SERIAL PORT Data Protocol Set to XON XOFF e IGL SETUP Preparsing data Set to Enable e IGL SETUP Status on lt ETX gt Set to Enable XON XOFF Protocol Without Status XON XOFF Protocol is the standard XON XOFF serial protocol for flow control The data is sent in STX ETX blocks but no status is sent when an ETX is received To select this protocol set the menus as follows e SERIAL PORT Data Protocol Set to XON XOFF e IGLSETUP Preparsing data Set to Enable e IGL SETUP Status on lt ETX gt Set to Disable 14 IGL SETUP Menu XON XOFF Protocol Wit
16. 6 42 91 5B DC1 17 11 Hi 42 2A C 67 43 92 5C DC2 18 12 43 2B D 68 44 93 5D DC3 19 13 44 2C E 69 45 A 94 5E DC4 20 14 45 2D F 70 46 e 95 5F NAK 21 15 46 2E G 71 47 96 60 SYN 22 16 47 2F H 72 48 a 97 61 ETB 23 17 0 48 30 l 73 49 b 98 62 CAN 24 18 1 49 31 J 74 4A C 99 63 39 Appendix A Char Dec Hex Char Dec Hex Char Dec Hex Char Dec Hex d 100 64 k 107 6B r 114 72 y 121 79 e 101 65 108 6C S 115 73 Z 122 7A f 102 66 m 109 6D t 116 74 123 7B g 103 67 n 110 6E u 117 75 124 7C h 104 68 O 111 6F V 118 76 125 7D i 105 69 p 112 70 Ww 119 TT 126 7E j 106 6A q 113 71 X 120 78 127 7F 40 B Error Codes Message Explanation Solution 0 No error only reported via No action required interface in case of no error 1 Not supported Invalid bar code check Verify that the host supplied character digit is correct 2 Not supported Invalid number of bar code Verify the number of bar characters Code UPC EAN code characters used in the Bar Code Select Type command 4 Not supported Bar code check character within numeric field marks 5 Not supported Supplemental delimiter within numeric field marks Code UPC EAN 6 Not supported Invalid supplemental Make sure that the character count Code UPC supplemental data consists EAN of either tw
17. A CONTROL menu or MEDIA SETUP menu SL4M T4M The default is Process Warm Bt Cmd BS This menu item defines the handling of the warm boot BS command It has four options Ignore Soft Reset Save State or Both For backwards compatibility the default setting is Ignore When set to Save State the printer executes the save state action as if it was performed from the Save State menu option see page 20 If Soft Reset is selected the emulation will reset In this case the host needs to stop sending data for at least 1 second to give the system time to perform the reset When Both is selected the printer performs the Save State action first and then resets the emulation IGL SETUP Submenus Vert DPI Adjust NOTE Applies to SLAM TAM printers only This menu item fine adjusts the resolution used to convert the coordinates of page elements bar codes font fields graphic images lines and boxes The coordinates received from the host are converted to engine resolution 203 or 300 dpi In cases where the printed label length is incorrect the vertical resolution value IGL uses for calculations can be fine adjusted by this menu item between 100 and 100 Negative values result in a lower DPI value and thus a longer label Positive values result in a higher DPI value and thus a shorter label NOTE This adjustment does not affect the size of fonts and bar codes It only affects the coordinates The default is O Reporte
18. Box or UDC Define 25 Hn name Human Readable Field Create or Edit 26 in Interpretive Field Enable or Disable 26 In Interpretive Field Edit sesse see ee ee ee ee Re ee ee 26 kn PoihntSize Set EE atre eed dar ve de GR caves 26 In Length of Line or Box Field Define 26 Ln name Line Field Create or Edit 26 mp Format Position From Page Delete 26 Mp n Format Position in a Page Assign 26 on m Field Origin Define oooooococonncoccccccnoocnnnnonononcnconnnn noo 26 On m Format Offset Within a Page Define 26 p n1 n2 n3 n4 Code 39 Prefix Character Define 26 qn Format Direction in a Page Define 27 rn Character Rotation or Bar Code Ratio Define 27 R Program Mode Exit also Test and Service Mode Exit 27 sn Page Delete rrnnnnnnnnnvonnnnnnnvrvnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnrrnnnenenennnnre 27 Sn Page Create or Edit 27 tn User Defined Font Character Create 27 Tn name Bitmap User Defined Font Clear or Define 27 un m m Graphic or UDC Define sesesesssse 27 Un name User Defined Character Field Create or Edit 27 wn W
19. Euro symbol 8 The default is 0x0 IGL SETUP Submenus Preparsing data This menu item enables or disables the data preparser currently supported on serial interface and TCP NOTE When the preparser is enabled on TCP the host should use the Intermec standard protocol If set to Enable the data received from the host is preprocessed to quickly respond to the Immediate commands If set to Disable the data is processed synchronously commands are not processed until all preceding commands have been processed The default is Disable When this menu item is enabled Printronix PGL Windows Drivers cannot be utilized For SL5000r T5000r printers the TN Protocol cannot be utilized Status on ETX This menu item determines if a printer status should be returned to the host on receipt of the block terminator ETX This has been implemented for serial interface only X on X off or Intermec protocol See Intermec Standard Protocol on page 13 for information on selecting these protocols The default is Disable Cutter Cmd c This menu item defines if the lt SI gt c command which enables or disables the cutter is processed or ignored The default is Process PwrUpMod Cmd C This menu item defines if the lt SI gt C command which selects the Emulation or Advanced power up mode is processed or ignored The default is Process EOP Dist Cmd D This menu item is used to define if the lt SI gt D comman
20. OSTNET symbology Wn name Box Field Create or Edit This command creates or edits a box field 27 Chapter 28 2 xn Bitmap Cell Width for Graphic or UDF Define This command defines the maximum width for a graphic or a character in a font Each character s width is within this amount and is at least as wide as the font s widest character n is the number of columns for the UDC bitmap or user defined font For outline fonts n is the number of dots that defines the width of the base character Xn Character Bitmap Origin Offset Define This command defines the offset to the right of all the characters in a font If you define each character s width in columns with the first column numbered 0 then the origin of each character is at the same column number as n For example n 2 shifts the character origin two columns to the right yn Bitmap Cell Height for Graphic or UDF Define This command defines the height of a graphic or user defined font zn Intercharacter Space for UDF Define This command defines the intercharacter space which is the amount of space added to a bitmap font s default intercharacter gap length n is the number of dots you select for the intercharacter gap length 3 Partially Supported Commands BEL Error Code Request The printer sends an ASCII number representing the most recent error code The are two types of errors command syntax and printer RAM usage If
21. Printer Protocol Interpreter IGL Programmer s Reference Manual for IGL an Intermec IPL Printer Protocol Interpreter Thermal Series Printers Printer Protocol Interpreter IGL Programmer s Reference Manual for IGL an Intermec Printer Protocol Interpreter Thermal Series Printers Trademark Acknowledgments Intermec is a registered trademark of the Intermec Technologies Corporation SL4M TAM SL5000r T5000r and SL T5R Energy Star are trademarks of Printronix Inc Printronix and PSA are registered trademarks of Printronix Inc PrintSet is a trademark of the Intermec Technologies Corporation COPYRIGHT 2006 2010 PRINTRONIX INC All rights reserved 1 Table of Contents ligit ere Porto 11 About This Manual ees eke a ee irian enne nnne 11 Upload And Download IPL3 Resident Bitmap Fonts 11 Upload And Download IPL3 Saved Formats In Flash 12 Save Format E 12 DPI Compatibility iese ee Re AA Re ee Re ee Re ee ee ee 12 Selecting Serial Protocols iss ek ed Re Re Re ee Re ee 13 Intermec Standard Protocol ese ke ke Re Re ee 13 XON XOFF Protocol With Status 14 XON XOFF Protocol Without Status 14 IGE SETUP Mn xin iei Deere ente de 15 IGL SETUP Submenus iese esse sees ee eek ee eke ee eke ee ee ke ee ee ee 16 te eT c 16 Mode on Power UP sees ee ee ee Re ee ee ee ee ee 16 Print Language sees see ee E A AR ee ee ee
22. R Re ee Re 32 lt SI gt hn m Printhead Loading Mode Select 32 lt Sl gt In Printer Language Select ee ke Re 32 VT Status Dump iese se ee AA Re ee e aiai 32 Zn Font Character Width Define cccnncccccocccccnnnncconanns 32 4 Ignored Commangds esses 33 lt EM gt Abort Print Job ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 33 lt EOT gt n Postamble Set esse ese ee ee ee ee ER ER RR EE EE Ee 33 lt ESC gt d Auto Transmit 2 Enable esse ese ee ee ee 33 lt ESC gt e Auto Transmit 3 Enable esse ese ee ee ee 33 lt ESC gt H Printhead Parameters Transmit 33 ESC j Auto Transmit 1 Enable esse es esse ee ese ee 33 lt ESC gt k Auto Transmit 1 2 and 3 Disable 33 lt ESC gt L Label and Gap Length Transmit 33 lt ESC gt Q Remaining Quantity and Batch Count RP en EE iida 33 lt ESC gt lt SYN gt n Message Delay Set ees ee see ee 34 lt SI gt an Audible Alarm Enable or Disable 34 lt SI gt An Control Panel Access Permission Set 34 lt SI gt bn Takeup Motor Torque Increase ss 34 lt SI gt en Media Fault Recovery Mode Set 34 SI gn m Media Sensitivity Select 34 lt SI gt Hn Printhead Pressure Select
23. SI P n1 nZ n3 n4 n5 n6 Communication Port Configuration Set This command sets the communication serial and parallel port configuration lt SI gt rn Label Retract Distance Set This command sets the label retract distance SI Rn Label Retract Enable or Disable This command enables or disables the label retract option n 0 disables n 1 enables lt SI gt sn Interlabel Ribbon Save Enable or Disable This command enables or disables the interlabel ribbon save option n 0 disables n 1 enables SI Un m p q Printhead Test Parameters Set This option sets the printhead test parameters lt SI gt Zn m Ribbon Save Zones Set This option sets the start and stop positions of a ribbon save zone within a label SOH n Preamble Set This command sets the preamble character lt SYN gt n Intercharacter Delay Set This command sets the intercharacter delay which is the time delay between characters in a printer s transmitted message A Ambient Temperature Transmit This command transmits the ambient temperature sensor A D output to the host B Printhead Resistance Test Begin This command begins the printhead resistance test C Pitch Label Print The command prints the pitch label D Factory Defaults Reset This command resets the printer configuration to the factory defaults 35 Chapter 36 4 f Formats Print This command prints a
24. This command transmits user defined command and protocol tables which the printer receives to download a new command set to the host ETB Print This command prints the current page or format that contains previously entered data FF Form Feed This command performs a form feed which feeds a label out to the next print point lt FS gt data lt FS gt Numeric Field Separator This command indicates which numeric data within a field to increment or decrement lt GS gt data lt GS gt Alphanumeric Field Separator This command increments or decrements alphanumeric characters within a field separated region LF Command Terminator 2 The command terminates the current command lt NUL gt Command Terminator 1 This command terminates the current command RS n Quantity Count Set This command sets the quantity count which is the quantity of label batches n that will print with the next print command TO NOTE The third character in the following 11 commands are uppercase i s lt SI gt cn Cutter Enable or Disable This command enables or disables the cutter feature if installed n 0 disables n 1 enables lt SI gt Cn Emulation or Advanced Mode on Power Up This command specifies whether the printer will be in Emulation or Advanced mode when powered on lt SI gt dn Dark Adjust Set This command sets the dark adjust command which determines the print darkness on the l
25. abel Stock Type Select This command selects the type of label stock SI Wn Label Width Set This command sets the label width to n the number between the minimum and maximum number of dots for your printer SO Cut This command cuts the label stock by advancing the label to the cutter lt SUB gt Data Shift International Characters This command allows you to enter command characters as data US n Batch Count Set This command sets the batch count which is the number of labels n that will print in the next batch An name Format Create or Edit This command creates or edits a format NOTE This is the same command as the Fn name Format Create or Edit command bn Border Around Human Readable Text Define This command defines a border around a human readable text field Bn name Bar Code Field Create or Edit This command creates or edits a bar code field cn Graphic Select This command selects a graphic for graphic fields dn m1 m2 Field Data Define Source This command defines the current field s data source and number of characters in the field Dn Field Delete This command deletes field n from the format en m1 m2 Data Source for Format in a Page Define This command defines a data source for a format assigned to a page position En Format Erase This command erases the format ID number n fn Field Direction Define T
26. abels This command supports a range of 10 to 10 lt SI gt D n End of Print Skip Distance Set This command sets the end of print skip distance This value in 5 mil increments is the distance that the label advances after printing or when you pause printing This command supports a range of 0 to 50 lt SI gt fn Label Reset Point Adjust This command adjusts the label reset point the point where the labels stop for removal to n This command is for self strip applications This command supports a range of 0 15 to 0 15 23 Chapter 24 2 lt SI gt Fn Top of Form Set This command sets the top of form left margin or start print point to n nis the distance in 5 mil increments from the label origin to its leading edge This command supports a range of 0 05 to 4 Sl in IBM Language Translation Enable or Disable This command enables or disables the IBM language translation feature n 0 disables n 1 enables This command overrides the control panel setting but the value will not be automatically saved in the configuration You must save the configuration manually lt SI gt Sn Print Speed Set This command sets the print speed to n This command supports a range of 20 to 100 which represents 2 to 10 ips lt SI gt tn Self Strip Enable or Disable This command enables or disables the self strip label taken sensor n 0 disables n 1 enables lt SI gt Tn L
27. d which sets the End Of Print distance is processed or ignored The default is Process Intens Cmd d This menu item is used to define if the lt SI gt d command which sets the print darkness is processed or ignored If you adjust the print intensity using the control panel host commands will not override your control panel settings If set to Ignore the command will be ignored and the Print Intensity as configured in the MEDIA CONTROL menu SL5000r T5000r or MEDIA SETUP menu SLAM TAM will be used The default is Process Chapter 18 1 IGL SETUP Menu TOF set Cmd F This menu item is used to define if the lt SI gt F command which sets the Top Of Form start print point is processed or ignored The default is Process LRP adj Cmd f This menu item is used to define if the lt SI gt f command which sets the Label Rest Point label position after printing is processed or ignored The default is Process Speed Cmd S This menu item is used to define if the lt SI gt S command which sets the print speed is processed or ignored If you adjust the print feed speed using the control panel host commands will not override your control panel settings The default is Process Stock Cmd T This menu item is used to define if the lt SI gt T command which sets the media handling is processed or ignored If set to Ignored host commands will not override the Media Handling as set by the MEDI
28. d model This menu item is used to define which printer model IGL reports on the lt ESC gt M command If set to Auto detect IGL will report a model that corresponds with the actual width and resolution of the printer running IGL For example IGL running on a 6 inch printer with 203 dpi head will report model 3600 Manual selection may be needed in cases where the auto detected Intermec model does not support a feature the user may want to use For example TrueType font download is not supported on an Intermec 3600 printer IGL supports always supports this feature To download TrueType fonts via the Intermec utility the user can set the model to 4420E which does support TrueType font download and download the font NOTE This setting only affects the model reported to the host It does not affect the IGL behavior in any other way The default is Auto detect Saving UDCs This menu item is used to define if User Defined Characters UDCs are saved to flash automatically or manually via the Save state menu Manual saving must be selected in cases where UDCs are sent over and over again for each label If the menu is set to Automatic in these cases the file system could run full as it is not automatically optimized The default is Automatic Chapter 1 IGL SETUP Menu Save State This menu item saves the current state of the printer to flash memory The pages formats and fields that currently exist in RAM memory save to flas
29. h memory and are restored at power up This allows you to send the format once and make it resident in the printer NOTE Saving the state does not save general printer settings for which configuration menus are provided These settings are saved by storing the configuration and selecting that configuration as the power up configuration Examples of settings that can be configured this way by host control are print speed print density and media handling continuous tear off etc 20 2 Fully Supported Commands These fully supported commands can be rendered ignored if set as ignored in the IGL menu Command Terminator This command terminator must end all commands in Test and Service mode except the last command in a message lt ACK gt First Data Entry Field Select This command selects the first data entry field that can accept Print mode data BS Warm Boot This command performs a warm boot that resets the printer Handling of this command depends on the setting under Warm Bt Cmd BS menu See IGL SETUP Menu on page 15 CAN Clear All Data This command clears all host entered data from the current format or page CR Next Data Entry Field Select This command moves the field pointer to the next data entry field DEL Clear Data From Current Field This command erases data from the current field lt ESC gt lt SP gt Start and Stop Codes Code 39 Print This command
30. his command defines the field rotation Fn name Format Create or Edit This command creates or edits a format NOTE This is the same command as the An name Format Create or Edit command gn Pitch Size Set This command sets the pitch size that defines the size of the characters in human readable fields This command is available in Advanced mode only When you use the Pitch Size Set command the Height Magnification Width magnification and Point Size Set commands are disabled Gn name User Defined Character Clear or Create This command clears or creates a graphic bitmap hn Height Magnification of Bar Box or UDC Define This command defines the height magnification of bar box or UDC It defines the height n in number of dots for bar codes and box fields 25 Chapter 26 2 Hn name Human Readable Field Create or Edit This command creates or edits a human readable field in Interpretive Field Enable or Disable This command edits an interpretive field In Interpretive Field Edit NOTE The first character in this command is an uppercase i This command edits and interpretive field n 0 disables n 1 enables with start or stop characters n 2 enables without start or stop characters kn Point Size Set This command sets the point size that defines the size of the characters in human readable fields This command is available in Advanced mode only In Leng
31. hout Status IGL SETUP Active Mode on Print IBM Slash EURO Symbol Power Up 1 Language Translation Zero Yes Advanced 5mil US ASCII Disable Font Based Ox0 No Emulation 10mil UK ASCII Enable Disable 0x0 to OxFF Emulation 15mil Germany Enable Denmark France Sweden Italy Spain 8 Bit ASCII Switzerland Code Page 850 I Preparsing Status on Cutter PowerUpMod EOP Dist Intens Data lt ETX gt Cmd c Cmd C Cmd D Cmd d Disable Disable Process Process Process Process Enable Enable Ignore Ignore Ignore Ignore TOF set LRP adj Speed Stock Warm Bt Vert DPI Cmd F Cmd f Cmd S Cmd T Cmd BS 2 Adjust E Process Process Process Process Ignore Process Ignore Ignore Ignore Ignore Soft Reset Ignore Save State Both Reported Saving Save Model UDCs State Auto Detect Automatic 3600 Use Save State 4420E 4630 4830 Notes Default For SL5000r T5000r printers italicized items are available only when you enable Admin User in the PRINTER CONTROL menu For SLAM TAM printers the IGL Setup menu is available only when you enable Admin User in the PRINTER SETUP menu This menu does not appear when a 300 dpi printhead is installed When a 300 dpi printhead is installed the mode will always be Advanced 3 3mil This menu does not appear unless a cu
32. idth of Line Box or Character Define 27 Wn name Box Field Create or Edit 27 xn Bitmap Cell Width for Graphic or UDF Define 28 Xn Character Bitmap Origin Offset Define 28 yn Bitmap Cell Height for Graphic or UDF Define 28 zn Intercharacter Space for UDF Define 28 Table of Contents 3 Partially Supported Commands 29 lt BEL gt Error Code Redguest iese see ses see ee ee ee ee ee 29 DLE RESEb insta eet eng Ee Se ge m 29 lt ENQ gt Status Enquiry sss 29 lt ESC gt cn Emulation Mode Enter esse ee ese sees ee ee ee ee ee 29 lt ESC gt Cn Advanced Mode Select ees ee ese ee 29 lt ESC gt mn Memory Usage Transmit 30 lt ESC gt 0 Options Selected Transmit 30 ESC p Configuration Parameters Transmit 30 lt ESC gt un User Defined Characters Transmit 30 ESC vn Font Transmit esse esse ee ee ese ee ee RR ER EE RE ee 30 lt ESC gt xn Format TransMit esse esse ee ee ee ee ee RR ER EE EE EE Ee 30 lt ESC gt yn Page Transmit rrmnsnnrnnenvonnnnrrnnnnvennrnrvnnrnrerernnen 30 cn m1 m2 m3 Bar Code Select Type 31 cn m Font Type Select ees ee RA E
33. ll stored formats g User Defined Characters UDC and Graphics Print This command prints all stored user defined characters and graphics G Transmissive Sensor Value Transmit This command transmits the label gap transmissive sensor A D output to the host h Hardware Configuration Label Print This command prints a label containing hardware configuration information jnn nn Outline Font Download This command downloads outline font descriptions Jn name type size Outline Font Clear or Create This command clears or creates an outline font or graphic n is the font or graphic ID K Dark Adjust This command adjusts the darkness of the print on the labels L Label Path Open Sensor Value Transmit This command transmits the label path open sensor value to the host M Reflective Sensor Value Transmit This command transmits the label mark reflective sensor A D output to the host N Current Edit Session Save This command saves the current page format and UDC or UDF being edited The printer stays in Program mode NOTE Current edit session is saved only by selecting Save state in the IGL menu p Pages Print This command prints all stored pages P Printhead Temperature Sensor Value Transmit This command transmits the printhead thermistor A D output to the host Q Print Quality Label Print This command prints a label containing the print quality program and model
34. nsmit This command transmits a list of select options to the host This command transmits a hardcoded value that says no options are installed then a list of actual options installed ESC p Configuration Parameters Transmit This command transmits the printer s current configuration commands to the host This command transmits hardcoded values as transmitted by an IPL3 4420 then actual values where possible lt ESC gt un User Defined Characters Transmit This command transmits user defined characters graphic ID n in the form of commands and data to the host This command transmits only the image directory part required by the PrintSet utility ESC vn Font Transmit This command transmits font ID n in the form of commands and data to the host This command transmits only the font directory part required by the PrintSet utility lt ESC gt xn Format Transmit This command transmits format ID n in the form of commands and data to the host This command transmits only the format directory part required by the PrintSet utility ESC yn Page Transmit This command transmits page ID n in the form of commands and data to the host This command also transmits all the formats in the page This command transmits only the page directory part required by the PrintSet utility cn m1 m2 m3 Bar Code Select Type Refer to Table 3 for a list of supported and non supported bar
35. ntax error for Program Check the Program Commands Command for proper syntax 42 OVERFLOW ERROR 42 Insufficient room in RAM to 1 Empty the buffer store format contents 2 If the format still does not fit delete some fields or other data from the format 3 If necessary remove or reduce the UDCs formats or fonts NOTE Entering lt ESC gt m tells the host how much memory is installed and how much is available 43 OVERFLOW ERROR 43 Too many fields You can use up to 200 fields in a format and each field can use up to 250 characters Reduce field size or delete some fields 44 SYNTAX ERROR 44 No delimiter found after the Verify if all lt ESC gt P lt ESC gt P command commands are terminated with a delimiter 46 SYNTAX ERROR 46 Undefined statement Check the statement syntax 43 Appendix B Message Explanation Solution 52 RANGE ERROR 52 53 OVERFLOW ERROR Invalid UDC or UDF bitmap cell height width or inter character space Insufficient room in RAM to store UDC or UDF Verify that the UDC UDF bitmap cell height width or intercharacter space is within the specified values for n For more information see the Bitmap Cell Height Width for Graphic or UDF Define or the Intercharacter Space for UDF Define command Remove or reduce formats fonts or UDCs 54 SYNTAX ERROR Invalid UDC command syntax Correct the UDC command
36. o or five characters 7 Not supported More than one supplemental Make sure that you have delimiter Code UPC EAN only one supplemental delimiter between the bar code data and the supplemental data 8 PARAMETER ERROR 08 Invalid start stop characters Codabar 11 PARAMETER ERROR 11 Invalid bar code data Verify data in the label format 12 RANGER ERROR 12 Data count exceeded Data count cannot exceed what is specified for the field 13 Not supported Data is being entered into a Check the field for accuracy non data entry field 41 Appendix B Message Explanation Solution 21 RANGE ERROR 21 Quantity or batch count out of Quantity of labels or number range of batches must be between 1 and 9999 22 RANGE ERROR 22 Field increment or decrement Quantity must be between 1 out of range and 9999 23 RANGE ERROR 23 Intercharacter message delay Delay must be between 0 out of range and 9999 24 SYNTAX ERROR 24 Missing preamble or Change the configuration postamble data command to no preamble postamble or include preamble postamble data 25 Not supported Invalid format transmission Check the Format Transmit syntax command syntax The correct syntax is lt ESC gt xn with n ranging from O to 19 on most printers On some printers such as the 3440 n ranges from 0 to 99 For more information see the Format Transmit command 26 Not supported Invalid
37. onts only 4 Ignored Commands lt EM gt Abort Print Job This command stops the current batch print job resets the batch quantity count to the default value and executes the commands remaining in the buffer EOT n Postamble Set This command sets the postamble character n lt ESC gt d Auto Transmit 2 Enable This command enables auto transmit level 2 lt ESC gt e Auto Transmit 3 Enable This command enables auto transmit level 3 lt ESC gt H Printhead Parameters Transmit This command transmits the printhead parameters number and size of dots in the printhead to the host lt ESC gt j Auto Transmit 1 Enable This command enables auto transmit level 1 lt ESC gt k Auto Transmit 1 2 and 3 Disable This command disables auto transmit levels 1 2 and 3 lt ESC gt L Label and Gap Length Transmit This command transmits the label and gap length in 5 mil increments Label length is the length of the label being processed If the distance between the label sensor and the printhead is less than the label length the printer transmits the length of the previous label If continuous stock is selected the printer transmits the length defined by the Maximum Label Length Set command lt ESC gt Q Remaining Quantity and Batch Count Transmit This command transmits the remaining quantity and batch counts for the current print job 33 Chapter 34 4 lt ESC gt lt SYN gt n
38. page transmission Check the Page Transmit syntax command syntax The correct syntax is ESC yn with n ranging from O to 9 27 Not supported Invalid font transmission Check the Font Transmit syntax command syntax The correct syntax is lt ESC gt vn Values for n vary depending on your printer model For more information see the Font Transmit command 28 Not supported Invalid UDC transmission Check the User Defined syntax Characters Transmit command syntax The correct syntax is lt ESC gt un with n ranging from O to 99 32 OVERFLOW ERROR 32 Non immediate command or Allow the printer to empty data received after buffer is the buffer contents before full sending commands or data 33 SYNTAX ERROR 33 Invalid field marks Check for all pairs of field 42 delimiters and make sure both are numeric or alphanumeric Message Explanation Solution 34 SYNTAX ERROR 34 Invalid escape command Correct the escape command syntax 35 SYNTAX ERROR 35 Invalid data shift command Correct the shift command syntax 36 PARAMETER ERROR 36 Invalid or undefined format Verify that the format number numbers are between 0 and 19 37 OVERFLOW ERROR 37 Insufficient room in RAM to Reduce the number of data print format fields in the format or add more DRAM 38 PARAMETER ERROR 38 Invalid or undefined field Verify the field number in number the label format 41 SYNTAX ERROR 41 Sy
39. s and make it the Power Up Config so that this mode is selected automatically on power up 12 Intermec Standard Protocol On printers with a 300 dpi printhead the lt ESC gt Cn lt ESC gt cn and lt SI gt Cn commands will not change the dot size Printronix 300 dpi printers are compatible with Intermec 300 dpi printers and will always use a dot size of 3 3mil Since the 300 dpi printers do not use the Mode on Power Up menu it will not appear when a 300 dpi printhead is installed Selecting Serial Protocols You can access the serial interface by default hot port or by setting the Interface to Serial The following three menus affect the serial protocol selection e SERIAL PORT Data Protocol e IGL SETUP Preparsing data e IGL SETUP Status on lt ETX gt If you are not interested in Immediate commands or feedbacks sent back to the host set Preparsing data to Disable Intermec Standard Protocol Intermec standard protocol is a block protocol Each block begins with STX and ends with ETX After each block the host will wait for a status response from the printer Refer to Table 1 for a list of status responses in priority Table 1 Intermec Standard Protocol Status Responses in Priority Status Response Description NAK 0x15 Serial interface transmission error GS 0x1D Buffer already full US 0x1F Ribbon Fault EM 0x19 No label DC3 0x13 Buffer now full or offline SI OxOF Printhead hot DC1
40. th of Line or Box Field Define NOTE The first character in this command is a lowercase L This command defines the length of a line or box nis the number of dots that defines the length of a line or box field Ln name Line Field Create or Edit This command creates or edits a line field mp Format Position From Page Delete This command deletes the page position p from a page Mp n Format Position in a Page Assign This command assigns the numeric format ID n to page position p on m Field Origin Define This command defines the field origin Horizontal n and vertical m locations define the number of dots from the label s field origin The upper left corner of the label is the field origin 0 0 On m Format Offset Within a Page Define This command defines the format offsets within a page This command also creates new origins for fields within a format by adding the format offsets to the original field offsets m and n represent dot size increments p n7 n2 n3 n4 Code 39 Prefix Character Define This command defines the Code 39 field s prefix character The prefix is valid for Code 39 fields only qn Format Direction in a Page Define This command defines the format directions within a page rn Character Rotation or Bar Code Ratio Define This command defines the human readable field s character rotation or the bar code field s bar code ratio R Program Mode Exit also
41. there have been no errors since the printer was powered on the printer sends 00 IGL will not detect all errors that IPL3 does See Appendix B for a list of error codes DLE Reset This command performs a printer power on reset immediately All data and commands in the input buffer erase when the printer resets lt ENQ gt Status Enquiry This command transmits the current printer status to the host IGL will not detect all errors that IPL3 does See Appendix B for a list of error codes The printer uploads the status in the following order of priority for Intermec Standard Protocol See Appendix A for an ASCII codes table GS Buffer already full BS Takeup reel full SO Printhead test fail SI Printhead hot US Label path open FS Label at strip pin US Ribbon fault lt DC1 gt Skipping lt EM gt No label stock lt DC1 gt Printing lt DC3 gt Buffer now full lt DC1 gt Ready ESC cn Emulation Mode Enter This command places the printer in Emulation mode n specifies the dot size Not all dot sizes are supported ESC Cn Advanced Mode Select This command places the printer in Advanced mode the default n specifies the dot size Not all dot sizes are supported 29 Chapter 30 3 lt ESC gt mn Memory Usage Transmit This command transmits memory usage information memory installed or allocated and memory not being used to the host lt ESC gt 0 Options Selected Tra
42. tter is installed 3 This menu is used to save the current state To activate press Enter Available for SLAM TAM printers only 15 Chapter 16 1 IGL SETUP Menu IGL SETUP Submenus Active If set to Yes all data will be parsed by the IGL emulation Non IGL data will be absorbed If set to No non IGL text data will print The default is Yes Mode on Power Up This menu item defines the IGL mode on power up You can select advanced modes or one of the two emulation modes The default is Advanced 5mil NOTE This menu does not appear when a 300 dpi printhead is installed When a 300 dpi printhead is installed the mode will always be Advanced 3 3mil Print Language This menu item selects the character set The default is US ASCII IBM Translation If set to Enable the IBM version of the selected character set will be used The default is Disable Slash Zero This menu item determines if the zero character gets printed as slash zero If set to Font Based the zero will only print as slash zero if the selected font contains the slash zero character This mimics the IPL3 printers where not all fonts contain a slash zero If set to Disable zero characters will never be printed as slash zero If set to Enable all zero characters will be printed as slash zero independent of the selected font The default is Font Based EURO Symbol This menu item defines the code page position that contains the
43. ual This manual explains the differences between Printer Protocol Interpreter Intermec Graphic Language IGL Utility and the Intermec Printer Language IPL If you have a SL5000r T5000r printer use this manual with your SL5000r T5000r User s Manual for complete printer protocol operation If you have a SL4M T4M printer use this manual with your SL4M T4M User s Manual Since the SL5000r T5000r or SLAM TAM comes equipped with scalable fonts some fonts will be fully compatible in appearance only if you download bitmap fonts into the printer For most applications scalable fonts have a better appearance Upload And Download IPL3 Resident Bitmap Fonts You can upload the resident bitmap fonts from different Intermec printers and then download them to Printronix thermal printers that have IGL installed You can upload the fonts from Intermec printers in either Emulation or Advanced mode The resulting font data will describe the same fonts but in different formats In Emulation mode one byte is used to describe each pixel In Advanced mode one byte describes six pixels Although Advanced mode is more compact you may have problems when you upload some of the Intermec fonts using Advanced mode The Intermec printer will upload the font through the serial port You can use a terminal program to capture the data and download the uploaded data to a Printronix printer with no change IGL allows downloading fonts to any of the
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