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Paxar Monarch 2 User's Manual

1. 4 Mode 2 A 5 Mode 3 5 A 6 HangTag Example 7 Tag CE 7 Label 8 Receipt Format Example 8 Label Sample 2 A 9 Label Sample 9 FONTS cuisse sae 1 Bitmap Font B 1 Monospaced Font Magnification B 4 Proportional Font B 6 CG Triumvirate Typeface Bold 9 B 7 Height B 7 CG Triumvirate Typeface 6 B 8 Height Maginfication 203 B 8 vi Table of Contents Scalable Truelype Font 9 Format 9 Downloading 10 Using UNICODE Double Byte Truelype8 B 11 Character Mapping Overview
2. 4 9 Option 50 Bar Code Density 4 10 Option 51 PDF417 Security Truncation 4 11 Option 52 PDF417 4 12 Option 60 Incrementing Decrementing 05 4 13 Fixing the First Number in the Incrementing Sequence 4 13 Option 61 Reimage Field 4 14 Using Check Didils RE tyr Rr iy hernias 4 15 Sum of Products 4 16 Sum of Digits 4 17 CREATING GRAPHICS 5 1 Overview of Bitmapped Images 5 2 Determining a 5 2 Designing Bitmapped Images 5 3 Special Considerations 5 3 Using the Hex 5 4 Using the Run Length Encoding 5 6 Table of Contents Determining How to Store the Image 5 8 Using RAM pen edite Ev 5 8 Using Temporary Storage 5 8 Creating a Graphic 5 9
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5. 1 indicates the bit is turned on A 0 indicates the bit is off 7 4 Status Polling ENQ Reference Table Byte 92 continued Online Bit 0 Active Bit 1 Busy Bit 2 Online Data Error Bit 3 Corr Error Bit 4 Comp Failure Bit 5 Const ON Bit 6 Const OFF Bit 7 Char Dec 127 1 indicates the bit is turned on A 0 indicates the bit is off Status Polling 7 5 Reference Table Byte 3 Online Error Bit 0 Stock Fault Bit 1 Bit 2 c 38 2 O _ E oc 2 a Bit 3 Format Error Bit 4 Low Battery Bit 5 Const ON Bit 6 Const OFF Bit 7 Char 1 indicates the bit is turned on A 0 indicates the bit is off 7 6 Status Polling ENQ Reference Table Byte 3 continued Online Error Bit 0 Stock Fault Bit 1 Bit 2 c 38 2 _ E 2d Bit 3 Format Error Bit 4 Low Battery Bit 5 Const ON Bit 6 Const OFF Bit 7 Char
6. te 192 abcdefgh eoPQRSTUVWXY 21 1 QGQABCDEFGHIJKLMNO 80123456789 Code Page 1254 Turkish N gt gt gt gt uU 2 gt 24 Y I o TE lt N N 8 C 10 Symbol Sets Code Pages Code Page 1255 Hebrew 8 t f g VW FG 6 7 E 77 we co e KT Pama lt 158 0 xumec o Symbol Sets Code Pages 0 11 Code Page 1257 Baltic 2h oN N GN 5 09 ID 1D LI CN gt ad su 20 how O ur 20 of 6010 gt 0 0 214 N gt oz gt o 0 x m I a lt 9 N xo N S Code Page 1258 Vietnamese abcdefgh oPQRSTUVWXY 41 v d 2 2 m O lt 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 C 12 Symbol Sets Code Pages ASCII to Hexadecimal Conversion Chart Use the chart below to translate the characters printed on your test label The chart lists ASCII characters and their hexadecimal and decimal equivalents Decimal Char Decimal NUL DC2 SOH DC3 STX DC4 ETX NAK EOT SYN ENQ ETB ACK CAN
7. 84 Calling Technical DUDDOIT EE et ertet purs 8 4 Additional Diagnostics 8 5 Data BITOIS no roe o pore tbe be 8 5 Format BITO SS On e Hes 8 6 Balch 2 8 8 Option 5 8 9 Online Configuration 5 8 10 Check Digit Errors 4 toco de gar ro 8 13 Graphic EITOLS 555242 E E 8 13 Communication 15 8 14 Table of Data Formatting 8 15 Machine Faults 2 ek hp Peri hee IT 8 16 Flash Memory 8 18 Hard Printer Failure Errors owt 8 19 PRINTER 9 1 Adjusting the Print 9 2 Reducing Imaging 9 3 General Format Tips and 9 5 SAMPLES 1 Sample Format Packet A 2 Sample MaxiCode Packets A 3 Mode 0 Obsolete
8. Use L or E for any font Character rotation The field or supply does not rotate only the characters do Options O Top of character points to top of field 1 Top of character points to left of field 2 of character points to bottom of field 3 Top of character points to right of field MONARCH MONARCH MONARCH MONARCH ABCD TADAO 8820 DWO T14 field rot 3 6 Defining Fields Field rotation Field rotation rotates the whole field not just the characters Rotation is affected by the pivot point which varies depending on how text is justified Lower left corner of field is the pivot point Options 0 of field points to top of supply 1 of field points to left of supply 2 of field points to bottom of supply 3 of field points to right of supply T15 sym set Symbol set Use 0 for the Internal Symbol Set For scalable fonts use 1 102 437 850 852 855 857 860 1250 1251 1252 1253 1254 1255 1256 1257 1258 ANSI Symbol Set UNICODE user input for particular mapping DOS Code Page 437 Domestic DOS Code Page 850 International DOS Code Page 852 Latin 2 DOS Code Page 855 Russian DOS Code Page 857 IBM Turkish DOS Code Page 860 MS DOS Portuguese Code Page 1250 Latin 2 Code Page 1251 Cyrillic Code Page 1252 Latin 1 Code Page 1253 Greek Code Page 1254 Turkish Code Page 1255 Hebrew Code Page 1256 Arabic Code Page 1257 Baltic Co
9. Dec 127 1 indicates the bit is turned on A 0 indicates the bit is off Status Polling 7 7 Job Request A Job Request returns status information about the most recently processed print job You can send a job request after an ENQ or batch You can send two levels of Job Requests Numeric Error Codes Only 0 1 or 2 Verbose 3 or 4 Syntax Field Valid Options Description Identifier J Job Status Request request 0 Returns ASCII coded strings or 1 numeric error codes 2 3 Returns error number 4 Returns number of labels printed in batch Example 2 3 The job response may not be immediate If the printer has an error out of supplies ribbon problem etc is in pause mode or has insufficient memory correct the problem and then resend the job request If the problem is not corrected no response is returned If a formatting error has occurred the job request will return the status The printer must first interpret the format and batch data before returning the response You may need to press the before the job response is returned To clear an error press the left button An ENQ can also clear errors numbered less than 500 Once the error is corrected a job request can be sent The printer cannot accept another job request until the error is resolved 7 8 Status Polling Job Response The Job Response varies depending on the type of request sent t
10. 1 1 Standard Features 1 1 Creating an Format 1 2 Printer MEMON eee URS NOR SET 1 3 USING RAM 1 3 Using Flash 1 4 Starting with 1 4 Determining Format Contents 1 5 Determining the Print 1 5 Drawing Rough 5 1 6 Using Supply Layout Grids eere epe re E 1 7 Considering Field 1 8 Considering Fonts s 1 9 Using the Format 1 9 Filling in the Format 1 9 CONFIGURING THE 2 1 Setting Communication Parameters 2 2 Using MPCLII Conventions 2 3 MPCLII 2 3 Standard Syntax Guidelines 2 4 Using Online Configuration 5 2 5 Configuration Syntax 2 8 Table of C
11. Be careful when tearing supplies because the adhesive can adhere to the printhead or platen roller Backfeed affects each label in the on demand mode purchase optional or the first and last label of the batch in continuous mode When backfeed is enabled and multiple batches are sent the printer may not backfeed between each batch Backfeed should only be used when you need to advance labels to the desired dispense point Backfeed does not interfere with the supply print or margin positions you have set If the supply inter label gap is not between 07 inch 15 inch 14 30 dots you must adjust the dispense position and backfeed distance accordingly See the following graphic for a representation of the following adjustments dispense position backfeed distance supply position print position and margin position Label Exit Direction Printhead 5 i IN sd Print Backfeed i Position Distance Fi 5 Margin Position Xo Supply Position Dispense Position Contact Technical Support if you have problems adjusting where the format prints on the supply 2 20 Configuring the Printer Defining the Memory Configuration Packet Use the memory configuration packet M to customize the size of your printer s buffers which gives you greater flexibility in your ormats Memory must be allocated in 1 2K increments The memory configuration packet does not accept
12. SYMBOL SETS CODE PAGES This appendix contains a listing of the symbol sets code pages and extended character sets the printers support Use the charts in this appendix to convert dot sequences from the image dot pattern to codes you can use in the fields Use the Binary to Hex Conversion Chart to convert Binary dot sequences to Hexadecimal numbers for bitmap files Use the Dot to Run Length Encoding Chart to convert dot sequences to alphabetic characters for bitmap files Supported Symbol Sets and Code Pages The printer supports these symbol sets and code pages Internal ANSI Bold OCRA Character Set DOS Code Page 437 and 850 Additional Code Pages are supported with downloaded TrueType or UNICODE double byte fonts The printer defaults to the internal symbol set See Defining the System Setup Packet in Chapter 2 to change the symbol set The Triumvirate typefaces support only the ANSI and DOS Code Page 437 and 850 Symbol Sets These fonts print a slashed zero when using the ANSI symbol set However the scalable font does not print a slashed zero or support Code Page 1256 Arabic Internal Use this symbol set to print international monetary symbols the trademark symbol and for formats that may be used on other MPCLII printers ANSI Use this symbol set with proportionally spaced fonts DOS Code Use this symbol set for extended and international Pages 437 850 characters with proportion
13. NOILOV H3QvaH IV YOLOATAS H3QvaH IV D 4 Format Design Tools Supply Layout Indicat T eid 12 mage Length Image Width 0 1 89 Format Design Tools D 5 Supply Layout Indicat Metric y 304 8 mage Length e gt Image Width 0 48 D 6 Format Design Tools Supply Layout Indicates Dots no print area 2436 4 mage Length 95 4 288 3 192 9 Image 0 383 7 Format Design Tools D 7 0 8 Format Design Tools WORKSHEET 5044 Format Date Supply Size Supply Type Customer Name Software Version 8 1 M 5041 SY v Data 30 60 Incrementing 3002 AdOO ZY 3009 3 davis 1534 9H 3002 AdO2 7H I NOILVLOY 99 58
14. 0 6 9 Sequential Method 6 9 Batch Method 6 9 Batch Quantity Zero 6 9 iv Table of Contents Modifying Formats 6 10 Optional Entry 6 10 STATUS POLLING 2 7 1 Inquiry Request ENG e se td 7 2 Inquiry Response 7 2 ENQ Reference Table Byte 2 7 4 ENQ Reference Table Byte 2 7 5 ENQ Reference Table Byte 3 7 6 ENQ Reference Table Byte 3 7 7 JOD REQUEST oe Ca Dock d 7 8 Jb RESPONSE UR 7 9 Job Status 0 1 2 Response Table Status 1 Codes 7 13 Job Status 0 1 2 Response Table Status 2 Codes 7 14 TROUBLESHOOTING 8 1 Printing Diagnostics 8 2 Reading Diagnostics 5 8 3 Resetting 5 8 3 If You Receive an Error 8 3 If the PC and Printer Aren t Communicating
15. 5 59 o S 5 e 5 20 Creating Graphics PRINTING 6 This chapter describes how to define the batch header batch control and batch data files create a Print Control Packet Printing 6 1 6 2 Printing Defining the Batch Header Batch data is the actual information printed on the supply Batch data fills in the format s text bar code and non printable text fields A batch packet contains three parts batch header identifies the format and how many labels to print batch control defines the print job batch data defines the actual information printed on the optional label A batch header begins the file It tells which format the batch uses and how many labels to print To record batch data make a copy of the worksheet in Appendix D Format Design Tools Syntax B format N U quantity B1 Batch Header B2 format Format number 0 999 to use Controls how image is generated N New Erase image and re image all fields using online data Any missing fields will be blank U Update last image with 1 or more fields other fields remain the same as the last queued batch B4 quantity Quantity to print 1 999 Note Using O pre images the field to reduce the imaging time for labels See Batch Quantity Zero Method for more information Example B 1 N 1 i Defines a batch header that uses format 1 and reimages
16. The MONARCH MPCL Toolbox Soft Font Utility is available on our Web site www paxar com and converts TrueType fonts to Hex or Run Length encoding When downloading a TrueType font you download the entire font You cannot specify a subset particular characters or point size of the font This allows you to print a variety of Code Pages with International Turkish Latin Spanish etc characters TrueType fonts are designed to be regionally specific therefore all code pages may not be supported in a given font These font files are large and may image slower than bitmap fonts The size of the font file in bytes is the minimum amount of memory you must have available for fonts in the printer s downloadable fonts buffer You may need to reconfigure the printer s memory to use downloaded TrueType fonts After reconfiguring memory resend the font format and batch packets See Defining the Memory Configuration Packet in Chapter 2 for more information Also Chapter 2 lists some special considerations when defining memory for downloaded TrueType fonts Using UNICODE Double Byte TrueType amp Fonts Previously our printers supported downloadable fonts but with limited code pages Characters are represented by character code pages These fonts are designed to be regionally specific therefore all code pages may not be supported in a given font For example using Code Page 1252 Latin 1 index 192 represented as 192 in
17. 5 a 1 1 2345 6 7 8 9 Code Page 857 IBM Turkish 1 N gt gt 5 m QABCDEFGHII as 23456789 1 Symbol Sets Code Pages 0 7 Code Page 860 MS DOS Portuguese JKLMNO N gt gt Hr QABCDEFGHII 23456789 a 0 1 Code Page 1250 Latin 2 gt gt 2 o uU a uc 2 I Qo LL a O en N CN T o 8 8 Symbol Sets Code Pages Code Page 1251 Cyrillic wp K AM HO m 2 E e gt H t HK AL abcdef gh amp PQRSTUVWXYZ 1 amp QABCDEFGHIJKLMNO s0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 96 Code Page 1252 Latin 1 gt oz gt D uc o o 2 gt 4 x m I O lt 5 Ln N 8 Symbol Sets Code Pages 0 9 Code Page 1253 Greek 0 oO z onpcoTcrTuoxuoiT a P UJ gt gt e gt
18. dV9 NHa3llVd 20 OVIN 61 81 4009 1 10 09 1 118 2 2IR 41411200 21 50 Bar Code Densities 5 90 3 3405 NWN109 91 3 VN 30 to HLGIM 100 2 3009 eo MOM SL 9 81313 1 31 gt ES ATEVINidd 8 5 NON MO MJANN3O 30 amp x N 3002 zu or M30v3H NWN109 9 ES M310VHVHO e sa1al3 8 1 31 EOS 5 198 WAS 19 AdOO 24 240 S31000 9 83 1915 71630 9H AdO2 OL SU LYVLS 286 vH SALONO 246 25 OPTION 4 Copy Data from Previous Field 24 3t 3002 LOY qald HI9N31 94 wei ANAINNONMV NH3llvd 81 2 16 10 4 3 7 1 31 LOY SS3NMOIHI 10 LOY VHO 015 lHO9I3H 68 65 A R E 300 400 76 714 5 85 109
19. 417 bar code If you define a fixed number of columns width the bar code expands in length If you define a fixed number of rows length the bar code expands in width Column value does not include start stop or left right indicator columns If this option does not immediately follow the PDF417 bar code field the default settings are used You can only use this option once per PDF417 bar code field Syntax R 52 row column dimension R1 Option Header H2 52 Indicates Option 52 row column Indicates if you are defining the number of rows or columns R Row C Column If you specify rows the bar code expands in columns or vice versa R4 dimension The number of rows or columns defined for the bar code The default is 4 Valid values 3 90 for rows 1 30 for columns Example R 52 C 10 Defines the column width of 10 which expands the PDF417 bar code length by 10 4 12 Defining Field Options Option 60 Incrementing Decrementing Fields You may have an application such as serial numbers in which you need a numeric field to increment increase in value or decrement decrease in value on successive tickets within a single batch Incrementing or decrementing can be applied to numeric data only If you have a field that includes letters and digits apply incrementing or decrementing to only the portion of the field that contains digits Syntax R 60 I D amount l pos r pos R1 Option He
20. If more than one error occurred then only the most serious error will be acknowledged J 4 6 33 1 2 Indicates that an error occurred on a bar code field within a format F packet The bar code field is the fourth 4 field in the packet The error occurred in the sixth 6 parameter of the field Error number 33 means the bar code density is invalid To clear an error press CLEAR or ENTER depending on your printer An ENQ can also clear errors numbered less than 500 Once the error is corrected a job request can be sent The printer cannot accept another job request until the error is resolved Status Polling 7 11 The following syntax is the response for a Job 4 request Syntax J printed total FMT 1 BCH 2 printed the number of tags or labels already printed in the batch total the total number of tags or labels to be printed in the current batch FMT 1 BCH 2 The format or batch number is returned Example J 8 25 FMT 3 Bch 2 8 out of 25 tags or labels have been printed from format number 3 Use a Job Request 4 when printing in the on demand mode purchase optional with a large number of tags or labels from a single batch A Job Request 4 may not be accurate if tags or labels are printed in continuous mode because of the response time involved A Job Request 4 is not useful in single ticket batches printing 1 of 1 or multiple single ticket batches
21. The scalable font characters print smoothly without the jagged edges you may see when bitmapped fonts are magnified Scalable TrueType fonts are proportionally spaced field width varies with each letter Format Considerations When defining formats with scalable TrueType fonts keep the following in mind While field rotation can be set to any value 0 3 character rotation must be set to The slashed zero is not available The minimum point size for all scalable TrueType fonts is 4 The maximum point size for Font 50 EFF Swiss Bold and downloadable TrueType fonts is 255 Field color O transparent overlay allows closer field placement fields can overlap without the loss of data use large point sizes greater than 60 you must reconfigure memory and increase the size of the scalable vector fonts buffer The height and width magnification are defined in point size 72 points one inch One inch cell size The cell size is the built in space around the individual characters of the scalable font If height and width magnification are not set to the same point size the printed characters look tall and thin or short and which allows for greater flexibility in the appearance of the ont Fonts B 9 10 Fonts The 72 point CG Triumvirate Typeface Bold sample shows the one inch cell size 6pt Sample 10pt Sample 24pt Sample 4spt Sample Downloading Fonts
22. dots Proportional Font Magnification Each character in a proportionally spaced font is a different width You may be able to place more characters on a line using proportionally spaced fonts You may want to experiment with these fonts and adjust field measurements in your format as needed The following tables provide height and width magnification of sample characters Triumvirate Typeface Bold 9 pt Width Mag Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1 100 1 48 6 4 10 8 1 10 13 76 16 26 27 4 Dots 3 i 13 L 22 W 7X 1 100 in 10 3 44 8 75 9 1 10 mm 26 2 114 192 8 203 Dots 21 91 154 To calculate other font widths multiply the font dots 3 dots for Minimum 13 dots for Average 22 dots for Maximum by the magnification Example 13 Average font dots x 5 magnification 65 dots an average letter of the CG Triumvirate Typeface Bold font at 5x Height Magnification 1x 7X CG Triumvirate Typeface Bold 1 100 in 8 87 56 1 10 mm 22 5 158 dots 18 126 Fonts B 7 Triumvirate Typeface 6 pt Width Mag Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1 100 in 99 2 96 5 9 1 10 mm 2 51 7 52 15 Dots 2 i 6 L 12 W 7X 1 100 in 6 9 20 7 41 4 1 10 mm 17 5 52 6 105 2 Dots 14 42 M 84 Height Maginfication 203 DPI CG Triumvirate Typeface w 1 100 in 1 10 mm dots B 8 Fonts Scalable TrueType amp Font Information
23. 3009 Define Check Digit z o E a NWNTO9 3405 E MALOVYVHO e gt g 1 31 ER 5 198 WAS 19 AdOO 24 O IO O Of S3XOSg8 NH3llvd 81 SS3NMOIHI Z1 109 HLONAT 91 319NV 81 NWN109 21 WaavaH sq ala sq ala SANIT 1X31 LNVISNOO S31000 84 24 lHVlS 71630 9H AdO2 OL 4 1915 286 vH S310n0 97513 246 HVHO 212 OPTION 4 Copy Data from Previous Field 3t 3002 Wa3avaH LOY qald HLONAT 94 wei 1 31 LOY LOY 015 lHOI3H 68 65 85 ALISNAG LVINYOS 29 25 OVIN LOH 95 1NO3 SO NA TIOD 98 dV9 NWN109 9 va HVHO 00 12 TC9460FW Rev 05 00 K 2 o uj FE ule 3 JILT 2 9 3 2 2 0 lt lt gt 8 1 N J
24. Batch Packet Batch Quantity Zero Method You may use the batch quantity zero method when your application requires operator intervention to enter data While the operator is entering data the previous field is sent with a batch quantity of zero The printer images the field but does not print it After the operator enters the data for the last field the batch quantity can be specified The last remaining field is imaged and the label prints almost immediately Printing 6 9 6 10 Printing To use the batch quantity zero method 1 Send the format and a batch header in one file The first time you send the batch header use the parameter N new batch and the parameter 0 for zero quantity This ensures the label is properly positioned The printer images constant text line and box fields but does not print them 2 Input data for each field and send it with a batch header using the parameter U batch update and a quantity of zero When the printer receives the data it immediately images the field but does not print it At this time the printer is imaging all associated fields including fields that copy from other fields 3 Repeat step 2 for each field except the last one 4 For the last field input data and send a batch header with the quantity of labels you want printed When the printer receives input for the last field it immediately prints the labels See Reducing Imaging Time in Chapter 9 for an e
25. HLONAT 91 750 ALISNAG LVINYOS 29 25 12 go OVIN LOH 95 1NO3 SO MOM 98 319NV 81 040 410 NWN109 50 NWN109 9 va 0 HVHO 8 21 v1 HaavaH Lis 15 sq ala sq ala 1X31 LNVISNOO TC9460FW Rev 05 00 GLOSSARY Batch Data 2 Monarch Batch Control E 0 1 1 1 Batch Header B 1 N 1 Batch Packet B 1 N 1 2 Monarch Bitmapped Fonts Buffer Field Field Definition Field Parameters Format Defines the actual information as fields within printed on the label Defines the print job as a field First line of a batch immediately following 4 Identifies the format and batch quantity Contains a batch header and the batch data Enclosed within Reside in the printer s RAM or in a ROM chip If you change the point size you have changed the font Magnifying these fonts causes some jaggedness to Storage area in the printer s memory that holds specific data images formats etc Can be text bar codes lines boxes constant or non printable text It is the result of a field definition Any string of parameters that pertain to one f
26. 703 704 750 751 752 8 16 Troubleshooting The printer sensed a calibration of different sized black marks Make sure the correct supply is loaded Printer has not sensed a supply mark within the specified number of inches or is out of supplies Check the supply tracking supply marks black mark sensor position and supply roll for binding Press the button under the x icon to clear the error Change supply Printhead is overheated Turn off the printer to let the printhead cool If the error persists call Technical Support Printer did not sense a black mark when expected The supply may be jammed For these errors Check the supply tracking supply marks black mark sensor position supply roll for binding If the error continues to appear change the supply Printer sensed a mark in the wrong place 753 756 757 758 762 763 768 790 791 Printer sensed a mark that is too long The printer is out of supplies Load supplies Load supplies The calibrated supply length differs by plus or minus 25 inches from the format Check supply Either the supply is not seen or the on demand sensor is broken purchase optional Check for a label jam Clear the supply path or reload supplies This error may occur if you remove a label too quickly in on demand mode The printer does not recalibrate after this error Low battery Recharge the battery Waiting to dispense label Press
27. B 12 Sample UNICODE Double Byte Font Format and Batch B 12 Licensing Your Fonts B 13 Using Font Numbers in 5 B 13 Locating the Font Number in a Font B 14 SYMBOL SETS CODE 4 Supported Symbol Sets and Code Pages C 1 Using Code 128 Function C 2 Entering Extended 5 C 2 Using International Character Sets Code C 2 Internal Symbol 5 C 3 ANSI Symbol Sel sue C 4 Bold Character C 4 OCRA Character C 5 Code Page 437 Latin 0 5 C 5 Code Page 850 Latin 1 C 6 Code Page 852 Latin 2 C 6 Code Page 855 C 7 Code Page 857 IBM Turkish C 7 Code Page 860 MS DOS C 8 Code Page 1250 Latin 2 C 8 Code Page 1251 Cyrillic C 9 Code Page 1252
28. B 2 Fonts CG Triumvirate tm Typeface Bold ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklm nopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 lt gt 1 amp 11771 yO cPtf iounN o ran ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijkim nopaqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 lt gt I amp 99 amp Q 0 yO cPtf iounN o rahn ier raf EFF Swiss Bold ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijkim nogprstuvwxyz 0123456789 lt gt 11 128068844 4 ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklm nogprstuvwxyz 0123456789 lt gt 128 uyO e vrisf io n Nes raMM m OB CG Triumvirate tm Typeface ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcde nopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 lt gt 1 amp _ 14770 gaead 0800 09006 1 41801866 rajar rah ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcde fghijkim nopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 lt gt I v9 0 U 1 g bbIn A 800 11 52 1 rA rah EFF Swiss Bold 9 pt EFF Swiss Bold 15 pt EFF Swiss Bold 20 pt Fonts B 3 B 4 Fonts Monospaced Font Magnification Monospaced characters occupy the same amount of space within a magnification Use monos
29. LOZ 1 111 o uo 5 v o 9 2 8 gt Z o 9 o 5 gt gt vH SOd 9 E E 2 Lx Ls p 5041 54 L o 00 8 v 30 Data M3QV3H aU OPTION 60 Incrementing 3009 3002 AdOO 2 860 115 6 1391 71630 9H 3002 AdOO 2 mu 99 8 2 a 2 NOISN3MWIG 5 131 153 9N 9 e ES 191 945 t i 8 AdO2 OL SU E g 2 15 NWn2 MOM 4 z ad 5 ous 58 gt gt 1391 ONS vH 8 5 3 3009 ZW E ga 3009 zu 5 971813 94 5 NWN109 v9 MHQV3H 3009 l nv4daq 16 3002 3009 ALIMNDAS M 2 Data Type Restrictions W3QV3H 3009 OPTION 51 PDF417 Security Truncation 195 WAS SIL Hdvio lo 19 5 0 HVHO u 501414 SOIHdVYD 514 S 52 C LOY YLL 82 45 LOY HVHOD ELL 3OVdS 80102 LLL OVIN CIM OLL OPTION 1 Fixed Characters
30. Sierra Sport 2 AVERY DENNISON TC9460PM Rev AG 12 07 2000 Paxar Americas Inc a subsidiary of Avery Dennison Corp rights reserved Each product and program carries a respective written warranty the only warranty which the customer can rely Paxar reserves the right to make changes in the product the programs and their availability at any time and without notice Although Paxar has made every effort to provide complete and accurate information in this manual Paxar shall not be liable for any omissions or inaccuracies Any update will be incorporated in a later edition of this manual 2000 Paxar Americas Inc a subsidiary of Avery Dennison Corp All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without the prior written permission of Paxar Americas Inc WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely t
31. enable backfeed 2 19 enabling immediate commands 2 16 ENQ reference table for byte 2 7 4 reference table of byte 3 7 6 requesting status 7 2 Response 7 2 erasing packets 2 27 errors data description of 8 5 flash memory 8 18 format 8 15 hard printer failures 8 19 machine faults 8 16 F features printer 1 1 feed mode selection 6 3 field bitmap defining 5 13 definition of term 1 1 duplicate defining 5 15 graphic defining 5 18 next bitmap defining 5 14 options 4 11 field definition definition of term 1 1 field elements definition of term 1 1 field options brief list of 4 2 calculating check digits 4 8 copy data 4 5 customized bar code density 4 9 data type restrictions 4 4 incrementing decrementing fields 4 12 ordering 4 2 overview 4 2 padding data 4 7 4 13 restrictions 4 2 security truncation for PDF417 4 10 using multiple 4 2 width length for PDF417 4 11 fields bar code rotation 3 14 batch control syntax 6 3 batch data syntax 6 4 constant text rotation 3 17 deciding a type 1 8 finding trailing spaces 9 font considerations 1 padding 4 7 picking a font 1 9 repeating parameters 9 5 text field rotation 3 6 types briefly described 1 8 using a worksheet 1 9 using data entry copied fields 6 5 fixed data in constant text field 3 17 in text field 3 3 syntax 4 4 flash memory 1 4 flash memory errors list of 8 18 flow control selection 2 18 font legal in
32. A4 sep on Batch Separators The printer does not print batch separators Enter 0 5 slash_zero Slash Zero Options 0 Print a standard zero default 1 Print a zero with a slash through it symbol set Symbol Set Use 0 for the Internal Symbol Set For font 50 or TrueType fonts use 1 ANSI 2 Code Page 437 Latin U S 3 Code Page 850 Latin 1 4 Code Page 1250 Latin 2 5 Code Page 1251 Cyrillic 6 Code Page 1252 Latin 1 7 Code Page 1253 Greek 8 Code Page 1254 Turkish 9 Code Page 1255 Hebrew 10 Code Page 1256 Arabic 11 Code Page 1257 Baltic 12 Code Page 1258 Vietnamese 13 DOS Code Page 852 Latin 2 14 DOS Code Page 855 Russian 15 DOS Code Page 857 IBM Turkish 16 DOS Code Page 860 MS DOS Portuguese 19 UNICODE Note The CG Triumvirate typefaces support only ANSI and DOS Code Page 437 and 850 Symbol Sets The scalable font does not support Code Page 1256 Arabic The UNICODE code page is for downloaded UNICODE double byte fonts See Appendix C Symbol Sets Code Pages for more information Configuring the Printer 2 9 Example 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 i Powers up the printer in the online mode displays prompts in English does not print a separator after each batch prints zeros with slashes through them and uses the internal symbol set Defining the Supply Setup Packet Use the supply setup packet B to select supply type ribbon feed mode supply position and cut position Syntax I
33. B supply type ph energy feed mode supply posn i B1 Supply Setup Packet B2 supply type PED Type Options A 2 Note B3 ph_energy 0 1 2 Black mark supply Die Cut supply default Non indexed supply You must use non indexed supply in continuous mode Also you may need to adjust the print contrast in the Print Control packet based on the type of supply you are using Standard Supplies Special fax paper High Energy linerless and synthetic Monarch does not recommend that you print serial bar codes with linerless supplies B4 feed mode Feed Mode Options 0 1 2 10 Configuring the Printer Continuous operation default On demand mode purchase optional B5 supply posn 99 99 1 203 inch 0 is the default Adjusts the machine to print at the vertical 0 0 point on the supply This adjustment accounts for mechanical tolerances from machine to machine The supply position adjustment only needs to be made on the initial machine setup Adjust the supply position if formats do not start at the 0 0 point on the supply Increase the supply position to move print up decrease to move print down on the label To verify the 0 0 point print the diagnostic labels See Chapter 8 Troubleshooting for more information You can t change the supply position while the printer is active Changing the supply position will affect the print position dispense position and backfeed distance
34. Latin 1 C 9 Code Page 1253 C 10 Code Page 1254 Turkish C 10 Code Page 1255 Hebrew C 11 Code Page 1256 Arabic C 11 Table of Contents vii Code Page 1257 C 12 Code Page 1258 C 12 ASCII to Hexadecimal Conversion Chart C 13 Binary to Hex Conversion C 16 Dot to Run Length Encoding C 20 ON Black Dots 20 OFF White Dots 20 FORMAT DESIGN TOOLS D 1 Online Configuration D 2 Batch 5 3 Check Digit Worksheet D 4 GLOSSARY i M e Na eet G 1 viii Table of Contents GETTING STARTED Before you read this manual review the printer information in the Operator s Handbook About This Manual This manual is for the developer who is creating the formats for the printer Use this manual to design and print your own
35. Once the supply position is set use the print control packet and backfeed control packet to adjust printing and the dispense position Example I B 0 0 1 10 i Indicates black mark and thermal direct stock has been loaded causes the printer to operate in on demand mode purchase optional and feeds the supply approximately 05 inches up before printing the format on each label 10 203 inches Configuring the Printer 2 11 Defining the Print Control Packet Use the print control packet C to set the contrast print and margin adjustment print speed and printhead width Syntax C1 C C2 contrast C3 print adj C4 margin adj C5 speed adj ph width Example I C contrast print adj margin adjust speed adj ph width Print Control Packet 28 40 is the default You may need to adjust this value depending on the type of supplies you are using For example linerless supplies require a higher print contrast but receipt paper requires less contrast 99 99 in 1 203 inch 0 is the default Adjusts where data prints vertically on the supply Increase the print position to move print up decrease to move print down 99 99 in 1 203 inch 0 is the default Adjusts where data prints horizontally on the supply Increase the margin position to move print to the right decrease to move print to the left Margin and print position are format adjustments They will not affect the supply position d
36. Reduced and Bold fonts The printer can accept TrueType fonts in UNICODE character mapping using Code Page 102 This code page contains thousands of characters which are not represented in this manual Internal Symbol Set Symbol Sets Code Pages 0 3 ANSI Symbol Set MN N gt gt 2 e o tr 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 D E 4 0 Bold Character Set C 4 Symbol Sets Code Pages OCRA Character Set r4 gt gt lt gt e Uu SS 8 l H T M LL Lu A lt 0 1 5 7 4 Code Page 437 Latin U S T 244 06 2 me gt 5 0 JKLMNO oPQRSTUVWXY Zl QABCDEFGHII 23456789 40 1 Symbol Sets Code Pages 0 5 Code Page 850 Latin 1 a 9 1 A a N uy OUBE Oxf A JKLMNO N gt gt 5 12 e 23456789 4 0 1 Code Page 852 Latin 2 oPQRSTUVWXY Zl ABCDEF GH O 2 zi x 5 23456789 40 1 6 Symbol Sets Code Pages Code Page 855 Russian bl 5 240 a m x gt gt E O o n Ak 5 Si wh Tf
37. i ST 9 i Huge 2 6 Samples HangTag Example 1158 e N 9 N e 00654113 N o Add O 00 sH d lt lt H 00 00 00 OO H CO 00 00 00 OO SH CNLOLO LOLOLO LO C mioorinnord NOLO M OMMMOO EANNAN Sample Batch Packet 00 1 1 0 1 IB B 1 N 1 Tag Example D zA Q Qu CHO odes 4 oo Hoo sos ga NLIS Sample Batch Packet 0 0 1 1 0 10 IB B 1 N 1 PEANUTS SALT FREE Samples A 7 Label Example ez x De io gt BE Se lt R N 1o I 1 U Kid pio HIA EQ E010 Gu _ Eee s S MHH c N Od fd QHA gt gt E ea ss 0 OC soon x OHH s NE 20 e e duod 9 10 s e 8 LOLO H MN lt lt Oo NAHA tn MOON MH SONZ Ad aa i
38. packet A syntax 2 9 packet B syntax 2 10 packet C syntax 2 12 packet control characters factory defaults 2 3 resetting 2 15 selecting new 2 14 syntax 2 14 packet D syntax 2 13 packet E syntax 2 14 packet F syntax 2 18 packet G syntax 2 19 packet M syntax 2 21 packets batch 6 2 check digit scheme clearing from memory configuration 2 5 configuration upload guidelines 2 4 padding data 4 7 syntax 4 7 parameters definition of term 1 1 for batch control field for batch data field for batch header 6 2 repeating 9 5 parity selection 2 1 PDF417 bar codes security truncation width length 4 11 8 8 Index 4 10 placing human readables 9 6 point size B 9 polling for status overview 7 1 positioning graphic image in a field 5 10 graphic image in a format 5 11 graphic image in a packet 5 9 pre image definition of term 1 2 price fields monetary formatting 2 13 restrictions with incrementing 4 2 print adjustments 2 8 print area 1 5 maximum size 1 5 print contrast vert adjustment selection 2 12 print control in batch control field 6 3 syntax 2 12 printer features 1 1 printer configuration backfeed control packet G 2 19 communication settings packet F 2 18 header 2 5 memory configuration packet M 2 21 monetary formatting packet D 2 13 packet C 2 12 packet control characters E 2 14 packet guidelines 2 8 packet overview 2 5 packet sample 2 6 supply setup packet B 2
39. 0 Off 106 108 Print multiple is outside the range 1 24 Multiple part supply is outside the range 1 5 Option Errors Error Code 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 Description Option number must be 2 4 30 31 42 50 51 52 or 60 Copy length is outside the range 1 2710 Copy start position must be 1 255 Destination start position must be 1 255 Source field must be 0 999 Copy type must be 1 copy after rules or 2 copy before rules Increment Decrement selection must be increment or D decrement Incrementing start position must be 0 2710 Incrementing end position must be 0 2710 The incrementing amount must be 0 999 Security value for a PDF417 bar code must be O 8 Correct the value and resend the format to the printer Narrow element value is less than 1 or greater than 99 Correct the value and resend the format to the printer Wide element value is less than 1 or greater than 99 Correct the value and resend the format to the printer Dimension must be 1 30 for a column or 3 90 for a row on a PDF417 bar code Troubleshooting 8 9 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 Truncation code must be S standard or T truncated bar code Aspect code must be C columns or R rows Option definition must be S set or T template Input device device must be D Default H Host K Keyboa
40. 1 dot Bold 3 dots OCRA like 3 dots HR1 3 dots HR2 2 dots EFF Swiss Bold amp other fonts varies with each letter HR1 and HR2 are only used with the UPC bar code family and must be numeric T8 font Style of font Options 1 Standard 6 HR2 2 Reduced 10 CG Triumvirate Typeface Bold 3 Bold 11 CG Triumvirate Typeface 4 OCRA like 50 EFF Swiss Bold scalable 5 HR1 Or a valid downloaded font selector number Fonts 5 and 6 are for numeric data only The CG Triumvirate typefaces support only the ANSI and DOS Code Page 437 and 850 Symbol Sets The scalable font does not support Code Page 1256 Arabic See Appendix C Symbol Sets Code Pages for more information 3 4 Defining Fields hgt mag T10 wid mag T11 color Height magnifier 1 7 times for bitmapped fonts With TrueType Scalable fonts use 4 255 for the font s point size Use a magnifier of 1 with proportionally spaced fonts because characters lose smoothness at higher magnifications See Appendix B Fonts for more information about fonts Width magnifier 1 7 times With TrueType Scalable fonts use 4 255 for the font s point size Proportionally spaced fonts do not have a set width To estimate the size of your field use the letter W for the widest field or an L for an average width field Find your selected font and the desired width in Appendix B Fonts There are two types of field color overlay attributes Transparent Th
41. 10 Line 1010 Emulator 48 User defined vectors 48 255 0o o01i30N This error is fatal If you receive it reset and or reflash the printer If the error persists call Monarch at the number listed on the back of this manual for instructions If they determine you should send the printer back to Monarch use the original packaging and the following address Monarch ERC 200 Monarch Lane Door 39 Miamisburg OH 45342 The warranty does not apply if you do not follow these instructions Troubleshooting 8 19 8 20 Troubleshooting PRINTER OPTIMIZATION 9 This appendix provides information on how to improve your printer s performance by adjusting the print quality reducing the imaging time for printing providing general tips and hints for designing formats This printer uses smart imaging to image and print fields on supplies Smart imaging remembers the exact boundaries and locations of each field and places a boundary box white space around each field When a field changes that particular boundary box is cleared and the new field data is imaged However the new field data may require a larger boundary box than the previous field did In some cases neighboring fields that do not change may be covered with white space from the changing field s boundary box Printer Optimization 9 1 Adjusting the Print Quality Many factors affect print quality type of supplies print contrast and the type of pri
42. 9 6 Printer Optimization SAMPLES This appendix contains sample formats You can customize any of these formats to meet your needs The samples pictured are oriented as if you are looking down at the keypad watching labels come out of the front of the printer as shown below Samples A 1 Sample UPCA Format Packet Sample Batch Packet 1 x z 2 TI TEXT FIELD A 2 Samples Sample MaxiCode Packets MaxiCode is a two dimensional bar code developed by UPS United Parcel Service Inc Data must be defined in a specific way for UPS Refer to the Guide to Bar Coding with UPS or the AIM MaxiCode Specification for more details about data requirements The printer supports modes 0 1 2 and Contact Monarch for information about additional MaxiCode modes Mode Description Obsolete Obsolete Structured Message Structured Message No Known Application No Known Application No Known Application You can select which mode to use in the bar code field or allow the printer to auto select the mode 0 2 or 3 based on your data See Defining a Bar Code Field for more information MaxiCode automatically pads data with the character MaxiCode does not support the NULL character Modes 2 and 3 are defined by the way the postal code class of service and country code fields are arr
43. 9 9 N A 11 or 12 1 5 6 7 8 0109 4 114 3 14 8 14 17 2 7696 2 9 9 7 1 5 6 7 8 0109 2 5 4 114 3 14 8 9 12 8 2 7696 2 9 9 7 8 1 5 6 7 8 0109 2 5 4 114 3 14 8 10 13 13 2 5 2 76 2 9 9 12 13 1 5 6 7 8 0109 4 114 3 14 8 15 18 Interleaved 1 1 1 21 103 4 1 3 0 2710 8 0 to 9 2015 2 2 1 12 59 1 1 2 5 12015 3 3 2 7 34 5 1 3 0 with Barrier Bar 4 4 2 6 29 6 1 2 5 5 5 6 4 19 7 1 3 0 6 6 3 4 19 7 1 2 5 7 7 5 3 14 8 1 3 0 8 8 8 3 14 8 1 2 3 9 9 6 3 14 8 1 2 0 10 11 2 2 9 9 1 3 0 11 11 0 2 9 9 1 3 0 12 12 7 2 9 9 1 2 5 13 14 5 2 9 9 1 2 0 Code 39 or 1 1 4 10 49 3 1 2 5 2710 8 SPACE MOD43 2 1 7 8 39 4 1 2 5 Extended 3 3 5 4 19 7 1 2 5 0 to 9 Code 39 4 4 2 3 14 8 1 3 0 AtoZ 6 6 3 2 9 9 1 3 0 7 7 0 2 9 9 1 2 5 11 3 9 4 19 7 1 2 0 12 12 7 1 4 9 1 3 0 20 3 0 5 24 6 1 2 2 2 2 1 8 39 4 1 3 0 0 to 26 8 7 3 3 0 6 29 6 1 2 5 0 to 9 4 4 6 4 19 7 1 2 5 atod 5 5 1 4 19 7 1 2 0 7 8 4 2 9 9 1 3 0 8 9 2 2 9 9 1 2 5 9 10 1 2 9 9 1 2 0 Code 128 20 3 5 7 0 5 24 6 N A 0to2710 8 00H to 7FH Code 16 K 4 4 4 8 7 4 19 7 6 5 8 11 7 3 14 8 8 8 7 11 5 2 9 9 Note 3 12 Defining Fields The start and stop characters are automatically added for Code 39 Code 39 density 12 produces a one dot narrow bar This density is intended for special U S P S AC
44. A batch has to be printing when you send the job request You cannot use this job request on batches printing formats with incrementing fields 7 12 Status Polling Job Status 0 1 2 Response Table Status 1 Codes Number Meaning No error Stacker fault Supply problem Hot printhead Printhead open Insufficient memory Ribbon problem Field extends off tag Field has a bad font bar code Field contains invalid data Field has a graphic missing Invalid communication channel Invalid file type All communication channels are busy Receive overrun error Receive parity error Receive framing error Receive buffer full Label waiting Bad dots verifier detected a failure Low battery Memory configuration packet error Numbers 25 through 50 are not currently in use Status Polling 7 13 Job Status 0 1 2 Response Table Status 2 Codes 7 14 Status Polling Number Meaning 51 Invalid command 52 Invalid separator value 53 Graphic not found 54 Format for batch not found 55 Quantity Multiples out of range 56 Name descriptor too long 57 Invalid cut value 58 Invalid number of parts value 59 Invalid orientation value 60 Invalid thickness value 61 Invalid text field 62 Invalid bar code field 63 Data string too long 64 Invalid
45. CN 4010 0000 c MON mM SM S S 3 00 0 HL OO SELLO SO E eO e OL CO SY OYOYO H NL COHNMAHINWOR ANOS 0 NOCOCOCO ana Coen eer or ee mmammmmmmmmmmaoamamamammmmmmmmmmmaoamamammammmmmmmmmnmmmnaoamnmmmmmmaoammmmrnm Creating Graphics 5 17 Placing the Graphic in a Format To include a graphic within a format 1 Design the graphic image as shown in Designing Bitmapped Images 2 If you are using RAM place a graphic field in the format file to reference the graphic See the following section Defining the Graphic Field for more information If you are using temporary storage you do not need a graphic field in your format to reference the graphic image 3 Download all the necessary packets check digit format etc 4 Send the graphic file to the printer if you have not already done so See Creating a Graphic Packet for more information Defining the Graphic Field The graphic field in a format references the graphic image by the graphlD in the graphic header This field is required only if the graphic will be stored in RAM Syntax G graphID row col mode rotation G1 G Graphic Field G2 Unique number from 0 999 to identify the graphic image 5 18 Creating Graphics G3 row Dis
46. Chapter 3 for valid row lengths Column field position is greater than the maximum stock dimension See Defining Text Fields in Chapter 3 for valid column widths 014 015 016 017 018 020 021 022 023 024 025 030 Font style is invalid See Defining Text Fields in Chapter 3 or Appendix B Fonts for more information Character rotation must be 0 0 degree 1 90 degree 2 180 degree or 3 270 degree See Defining Text Fields in Chapter 3 for information Field rotation must be 0 0 degree 1 90 degree 2 180 degree or 3 270 degree See Defining Text Fields in Chapter 3 for information Field restriction must be V variable or F fixed Invalid text code page selection Must be 0 Monarch internal 1 ANSI 2 DOS Page 437 3 DOS Page 850 102 UNICODE 437 DOS Page 437 850 DOS Page 850 852 Latin 2 855 Russian 857 Turkish 860 Portuguese 1250 Latin 2 1251 Cyrillic 1252 Latin 1 1253 Greek 1254 Turkish 1255 Hebrew 1256 Arabic 1257 Baltic or 1258 Vietnamese See Defining Text Fields in Chapter 2 for more information Vertical magnification must be 1 7 or for TrueType Scalable fonts use 4 250 the point size Horizontal magnification must be 1 7 or for TrueType Scalable fonts use 4 250 the point size Color must be B D O R or W See Defining Text Fields in Chapter 3 for more information Intercharacter gap m
47. Mode 2 Sample m mp OocohotjNoOw o FNWOWNFRO VZP LO AZN i NO M2 3 7 0 8 L 0 1 MaxiCode bar code 33 i Message header Transportation header 0 029 Postal Code 2 field determines Mode oni gt 058 WOO WON NMOBNN ountry code 75 029 tracking numb r ing nu r 1 Origin carrier SCAC 29 UPS shipper number i of pickup hipment ID empty 5996 count Weight Ib Address validation treet address empty 029 ity empty CT 030 tate 004 i OOO Coo N o 200 00 00 Yr FAS gt Ao Samples 5 Mode 3 Sample F 1 A R E 200 200 MAXI M3 4 Cae d J MaxiCode bar code 33 1 gt 030 Message header C 01 02996 Trans oration header M5E1G45 029 Posta This field determines Mode C 124 029 ountry code C 066 029 lass of service 1712345679 029 number C UPSN 029 GB arrier SCAC C 12345E 029 shipper er 089 029 day of pic Cn 29 hipment ID Graph 1 1 029 e count C 10 029 Weigh 029 Address validation 029 treet address empty TORONTO 029 ity empty C ON 030 tate C 004
48. NAE 2 1 186 1880 94 9 2 EZ 1391 OMS vH 50 X go 01 SY IQON 59 26 2 15 NWn2 MON 2 00 5 91915 94 N 58 9 BB 1915 94 vM g E 2 3009 E of 3009 5 lt lg 071314 246 5 v9 3009 qavauvis 3002 3009 ALUINN IIS Data Type Restrictions OPTION 2 1 3009 OPTION 51 PDF417 Security Truncation 195 WAS 811 Hdvio 29 19 S310n0 HVHO SOIHdVYD LOY 82 45 LOY HVHOD ELL 3OVdS 307105 LLL OVIN CIM OLL OPTION 1 Fixed Characters 20 dV9 OVN 61 WNOILIGGV 81 lt 13 l HVHO 850141 1 31 423H2 NON AN3IAG3 T3 10 21 663 90 OPTION 50 Bar Code Densities AN3W3 13 LOG NWN109 NWN109 3009 MON WVAIXIA HVHO 30
49. Using the Font 2 28 Uploading Format Header Information 2 30 DEFINING FIELDS ER 3 1 Defining the Format 3 2 Defining Text 5 3 3 Defining Bar Code 5 3 8 Defining Constant Text Fields 3 15 Defining Line 3 19 EET 3 19 Defining Box 3 21 ii Table of Contents DEFINING FIELD OPTIONS 4 1 Applying Field 4 2 Combining Field 5 4 2 Option 1 Fixed 4 3 Option 2 Data Type 4 4 Option 4 Copy eR x 4 5 Merging Flelds 4 6 Sulb FIelds d aus 4 6 Option 30 Padding Data 4 7 Sample Use for Padding 4 7 Option 31 Calculate Check Digit 4 8 Option 42 Price
50. a printer configuration packet Follow the Standard Syntax Guidelines listed at the beginning of this chapter Begin a packet with the configuration header I Download multiple configuration packets within one packet or download a single configuration packet Include the first five ANSI codes at a minimum in the control characters packet If you change any of the online configuration packets resend the format packet to the printer so the configuration changes take effect Make sure the communication settings at the host match those at the printer Making Print Adjustments You can adjust where the printer prints on your supply by adjusting the supply print or margin positions However keep in mind the following Supply adjustments across the width of your supply such as the margin position are based in dots The printhead has 203 dots per inch Supply adjustments for the length of your supply such as supply position or print adjustment are measured in 1 203 of an inch 2 8 Configuring the Printer Defining the System Setup Packet Use the system setup packet A to select the power up mode display language print separators between batches print a slashed zero and select the symbol set Syntax I A mode language sep on slash zero symbol set System Setup Packet A2 powup mode Online Mode Enter 0 language Display Language Enter 0 for English
51. all fields using the online data One label is printed with this batch Defining the Batch Control Field The batch header must precede this field The batch control field defines the print job and applies only to the batch that immediately follows Syntax feed_mode batch_sep print_mult multi_part i E1 E Batch Control Field E2 feed_mode Feed Mode Options 0 Continuous Feed default 1 On Demand purchase optional ES batch sep Batch Separator Use 0 E4 print mult Number of tags 1 999 with the same image E5 multi part Number of identical parts on one tag 1 5 Example E50 0 1 T Defines a batch control field Continuous feed mode is used and no separator prints between batches Printing 6 3 6 4 Printing Defining Batch Data Fields Batch data fields should be sent in field number order Use continuation fields for large amounts of data If you are using N New in the batch header you must list all fields with your data in sequence If you are using U you need to list only those fields and data that changes from the last printed batch Syntax field data string C continuation field Identifies the text bar code or non printable text field in which to insert the following data Range 0 999 data string Provides the actual information to appear in fields Enclose in quotation marks Length 0 2710 characters Optional Identifies information to be appended to the
52. bitmap or next bitmap field the duplicate field allows you to repeat the dot sequence without retyping the data A duplicate field represents one row of dots on the image Duplicate fields are useful when you have a graphic with a lot of repetition Syntax D adjdir adjamt count D1 D Duplicate Field D2 adjdir Increments or decrements the row count Inserts the duplicate line after or before the current row 0 Increments inserts after 1 Decrements inserts before For example B 50 35 R GsSsG D 0 20 2 inserts row 50 again at row 70 and row 90 Rows 70 and 90 do not have to be defined later D3 adjamt Amount of row adjustment in dot rows Range 0 999 The above example adjusts the duplicate field to image on row 70 and 90 adding 20 to the current row count D4 count Number of times to duplicate the line Range 0 999 Example B 117 24 H 03FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFC DASO E 4 Defines a duplicate field that is imaged after the bitmap line This field duplicates the preceding bitmap line twice at row 118 and 119 You can use constant text line or box fields in a graphic packet to create a compliance label overlay See Chapter 3 Defining Fields for more information about these fields Creating Graphics 5 15 Sample Hex Graphic Packet EE 444
53. custom formats on the Monarch Sierra Sport 2 printer This chapter creates a sample Monarch Printer Control Language MPCLII packet Standard Features The following features are standard on the printer 203 dots per inch DPI printhead 1 89 inch by 12 inch maximum print image print speed 1 5 2 or 3 inches per second graphical LCD 5 buttons on off feed and 3 context sensitive 512K RAM with an additional 2MB flash memory Getting Started 1 1 Creating MPCLII Format Packet A format defines which fields appear and where the fields are printed on the label The printer requires this information in a special form This section describes how to create a sample MPCLII format packet Make sure supplies are loaded you have a fully charged battery the printer is connected to a host and ready to receive data and you have software in the printer Refer your Operator s Handbook for more information 1 Type the following format header in any text editor F 25 A R E 200 200 FMT 25 2 Type the following constant text field C 140 40 0 1 2 1 W C 0 0 SAMPLE FORMAT 1 3 Type the following bar code field B 1 12 F 85 40 1 2 40 5 L 0 4 Type the following text field T 2 18 V 50 50 1 3 1 1 B L 0 0 1 For detailed information about the format header text constant text and bar code fields see Chapter 3 Defining Fields For information about batch packets see Chapter 6 Printing 1 2
54. data string continuation Optional Provides the actual information to be added to the batch packet Enclose in quotation marks Use this option to break up longer fields Length 0 2710 characters Example 1 Size 12 2 3 Blue this would be appended Defines a batch data field Size 12 prints in field 1 a blank appears field 2 Blue and this would be appended prints in field 3 Using Special Characters in Batch Data There are two ways to specify special characters in batch data Place a tilde before each character Use tilde with the decimal ASCII equivalent For example you can use or 034 to print the character in your batch data otherwise the tilde characters are ignored You can also use where XXX is the decimal equivalent of an unprintable character Sample Batch Data with Special Characters B 1 N 1 Decimal Character What Prints 1 123 034456789 034 is 123 456789 2 094983 126LG4451 094 is 983 LG4451 126 is Merged or Sub Fields If a field is completely filled by data copied from other fields use quotation marks without spaces between them for data string Incrementing Fields In incrementing fields the first number in the sequence must contain the same number of digits as the highest number to be counted For example to increment the numbers in a field from 1 to 999 enter the starting numb
55. decimals so enter whole numbers Multiply the amount to reallocate in K by 10 For example To reallocate in K Enter this amount 1 10 1 5 15 2 20 2 5 25 153 1530 229 5 2295 Each buffer s allocated memory remains in effect until that buffer is reallocated For this reason you may want to reallocate all the buffers when reallocating any buffer If you reallocate more memory than you have available you will receive an error Syntax I M buffer device buffer size M1 M Memory Configuration Packet M2 buffer Buffer type D Downloadable Fonts F Format Image R Receive T Transmit V Scalable vector fonts device Storage type Use R volatile RAM Note You cannot reallocate flash memory Configuring the Printer 2 21 M4 buffer size Buffer size 1 10K ranges Options 5 40 Transmit 10 is the default 20 160 Receive 40 is the default 160 1142 Image 389 is the default 160 1280 Format 160 is the default 640 1280 Downloadable Fonts 640 is the default 10 1280 Scalable Fonts 640 is the default Note For the scalable font buffer specify 10 if you do not use the buffer When using the buffer specify a minimum of 40 The larger the number you specify for the image buffer the longer your formats can be As a rule of thumb divide the value you select by 100 and round up to the next whole number That number will be the length in inches Example LM I R 1530 Stores
56. dots for each format in memory Example F 1 H Z Selects formati and returns the following to the host F 1 H Z Fmt_1 406 406 Displays the supply length and supply width in dots for formati Configuring the Printer 2 31 2 32 Configuring the Printer DEFINING FIELDS This chapter provides a reference for defining the format header text and constant text bar code fields line and box fields Defining Fields 3 1 Defining the Format Header A Format Header begins a format file Syntax F format action device measure length width name F1 F Format Header F2 format Unique number from 0 999 to identify the format action Action Enter A to add the format to the printer F4 device Format storage device Options R RAM F Flash Memory F5 measure Unit of measure Options E English measured in 1 100 inches M Metric measured in 1 10 mm Graphic measured in dots F6 length Supply length top to bottom in selected units English 0 1200 Metric 0 3045 Dots 0 2436 F7 width Supply width from left to right in selected units English 50 205 Metric 127 521 Dots 102 416 F8 name Format name optional 0 8 characters enclose within quotation marks Example F 1 A R E 300 100 TEXTILES Format 1 TEXTILES uses a three inch long by one inch wide label 3 2 Defining Fields Defining Text Fields Create a separate definition for each
57. font data or the cell size information for a particular font The font packet is useful when you are downloading fonts If you are using downloaded fonts the font number and the number of bytes each downloaded font uses is listed This packet does not list the number of bytes the standard printer fonts use If you are creating fonts you need to have font data included with this packet Software is available to download from our Web site to create the font data and packet Syntax W font action device data_length ord W1 W Writable Font Header W2 font The font identifier from 0 32000 Use 0 to specify all fonts W3 action Action Options A Adds the specified font C Clears all or specified fonts except ones in ROM H Uploads font size information M Uploads font memory usage information W4 device Device Options R Volatile RAM 2 All devices use for upload W5 data length The length of the font data The range is 68 16384 optional If you are creating fonts you need to have font data included with this packet W6 data Multiple data records define the font The first character is record either an H hex or an R run length referring to the optional algorithm The rest of the record is up to 2710 characters of font data in double quotes Separate the algorthm and the data with comma and end the record with 2 28 Configuring the Printer Example W 0 M R Selects all fon
58. gen ver check digit R1 R Option Header R2 31 Option 31 R3 gen ver Enter G to generate a check digit R4 check digit Specifies a check digit scheme Enter a number that identifies a check digit scheme that has been defined For more information see Using Check Digits Range 1 10 Example R 31 G 5 Generates a check digit using the previously defined check digit scheme 5 4 8 Defining Field Options Option 42 Price Field You can apply options that will insert monetary symbols automatically Do not use this option with Option 31 define a check digit or Option 60 increment or decrement a field This option is not recommended for bar codes When determining the maximum number of characters add the maximum number of digits and the monetary symbols Syntax R1 R R2 42 R3 appearance code Example R 42 appearance code Option Header Option 42 Enter 1 to print price field in standard notation as defined by country setting Use the monetary formatting packet to select monetary notations and symbols by country setting See Defining the Monetary Formatting Packet for more information See Appendix C Symbol Sets Code Pages to make sure the monetary symbol you want to use is printable in the font selected for this field For monetary symbols other than the dollar sign use the internal symbol set R 42 1 1 Uses a price field that prints the monetary symbol and notations as define
59. is the length of your label in inches 10K 6 60K Multiply by 10 and round up 60K x 10 600 Enter 600 for your Image buffer Configuring the Printer 2 23 Downloadable Fonts Buffer Scalable Vector Fonts Buffer 2 24 Configuring the Printer Used to store formats batch data and graphics Use the following formula to calculate the required format buffer size Linecount x 50 1024 Linecount is the number of lines in your format packet including the format header and all the options The result of the above calculation is in kilobytes Used to store downloaded soft TrueType fonts To determine the size of your downloadable fonts send a font packet The file size in bytes is the minimum amount needed in this buffer See Using the Font Packet for more information Used to image the scalable or downloaded TrueType font characters Increasing this buffer size allows more characters to be saved in cache memory so the characters do not have to be re built the next time they are printed Use 0 if you are not using scalable TrueType fonts This buffer must be allocated as volatile R RAM The printer does not print the fonts if there is not enough memory in this buffer to image them Buffer Worksheet Make copies of this page to use as a buffer worksheet Buffer Allocation Considerations Keep these items in mind when allocating memory Do not allocate more memory than wha
60. match the values on the printer Syntax I F baud word length stop bits parity flow control F1 F Communication Settings Packet F2 baud Baud Rate Options 0 1200 3 9600 default 1 2400 4 19200 2 4800 5 38400 Note With these rates the printer can both communicate and print With higher rates it cannot print word length E Length Options 7 bit word length odd or even parity only 8 bit word length default F4 stop bits Stop Bits Options 1 stop bit default 1 2 stop bits F5 parity Parity Options 0 None default 1 ODD parity 2 EVEN parity F6 flow control Flow Control Options 0 None 2 RTS CTS 1 DTR default 3 XON XOFF Note If you use the DOS COPY command to download your formats set Flow Control to DTR not XON XOFF Example L F 3 1 0 0 1 i Uses 9600 baud an 8 bit word length one stop bit no parity and the DTR mode 2 18 Configuring the Printer Defining the Backfeed Control Packet Use the backfeed control packet G to enable or disable the backfeed option set the dispense position and the backfeed distance Backfeed works by advancing each printed label to the desired dispense position Once that label is removed the next label to be printed is backed up underneath the printhead In continuous mode only the last label in the batch is advanced to the dispense position You may need to adjust the dispense position to allow labels to be removed die cut labels to be
61. retransmit the format and batch For these errors the batch still prints but the field font bar code or density may be incomplete missing or contain incorrect data 574 No CD scheme or room for CD The CD scheme in the batch does not fit the format or the field contains blanks 575 The graphic included in your format could not be found 611 Font bar code or density is invalid The font bar code or density in the batch does not fit the format 612 The data in this line of the batch is either missing or does not match the format 613 Reference point off tag 614 Portion of field off tag There may be an invalid character in the packet Make sure you did not enter O for 616 Dot shifting failed A bad dot falls on a bar code that cannot be shifted Call Technical Support 618 Magnification must be 1 7 621 An error occurred opening the TrueType font file Select a different font to download If the error message persists call Technical Support Troubleshooting 8 15 22 Not enough memory to create the downloaded TrueType characters in the scalable vector fonts buffer Reconfigure the printer s memory and increase the scalable vector fonts buffer Resend the font format and batch packet after reconfiguring the memory See Reconfiguring Memory for more information If the error message persists call Technical Support Machine Faults These errors occur when there is a problem with the printer
62. text or numbers that may appear with the bar code for SRHPLE the row measurement 11112 42345 English 0 1200 Metric 0 3045 Dots 0 2436 B6 column Distance from the lower left edge of the print area to the pivot point SAHPLE English 0 189 0 479 11112 42345 Dots 0 383 Note Allow a minimum of 1 10 inch between the scan edge of bar code and label edges or other data Two dimensional barcodes cannot be scanned MaxiCode PDF417 Code 16K and POSTNET 3 10 Defining Fields B7 font Bar code Options 1 15 8 5 2 UPCE 0 16 EAN13 2 3 Interleaved 2 of 5 17 13 5 4 Code 39 no check digit 21 LAC 5 Codabar 22 POSTNET 6 8 23 Code 93 EAN13 31 16 8 Code 128 32 PDF417 9 MSI 33 MaxiCode 10 UPCA 2 36 Quick Response 11 UPCA 5 40 Code 39 MOD 43 12 UPCE 2 check digit 13 UPCE 5 41 UPCA amp Price CD 14 8 2 44 EAN13 amp Price CD 50 Interleaved 2 of 5 with Barrier Bar B8 density Bar code density Use 0 for Quick Response bar codes Use the following table for other bar codes Note Ifthe field contains an 11 digit UPC bar code the printer automatically zero suppresses it into a 6 digit UPCE bar code Defining Fields 3 11 Density Density Narrow Narrow to Data Appearance Char Type Selector or cpi Element Wide Ratio Length Codes Set dots mils Available 2 45 2 7696 2
63. the image buffer in volatile RAM and allocates 153K for it Checking Current Buffer Sizes Send a configuration upload packet to check the sizes of your current buffers See Configuration Packet Header for more information After you check your current buffer sizes you can begin reallocating memory If you want to increase your image buffer and you will not be using scalable fonts add that memory into your image buffer Example I M R R 20 i Receive buffer 2K M T R 10 1 Transmit buffer 1K M D N 80 Downloadable fonts 8K M V R 160 Scalable fonts buffer 16K M I N 3200 i Image buffer 320K Make sure memory is available before adding memory to a buffer the above example if the image buffer M I N 3200 was defined before the downloadable fonts and scalable fonts buffers 160 were defined an error would have occurred 2 22 Configuring the Printer About Memory Buffers Transmit Buffer Receive Buffer Image Buffer Example Used to send job and upload responses This buffer must be allocated as volatile R RAM Used to save data received from the host before it is processed by the printer Changing this buffer size affects the amount of data the printer can receive without using flow control This buffer must be allocated as volatile R RAM Used to image the current format Use the formula below to calculate the required image buffer size 10K x Length Length
64. the information in the online configuration packets is saved and used when the printer is turned back on After you change printer configurations you must resend the format batch or graphic to the printer before the changes take effect Configuring the Printer 2 5 Always include an immediately after the left bracket and before the packet identifier A B C etc The I parameter identifies the data stream as a configuration packet Include the I parameter with each packet if you are sending them individually Include it only at the beginning of a data stream if you are sending multiple packets This is the syntax to use when you create online configuration packets Syntax tart of Header onfiguration Header 1 8 25 85 records A parameter 1 parameter 5 System B parameter parameter 5 pp Setup C parameter 1 parameter 5 Print Contro D parameter 1 parameter 3 Monetar Formatting E parameter 1 parameter 9 Qontrol parameter 1 parameter 5 ommunication Settings parameter 1 parameter 4 Backfeed ntrol M parameter 1 parameter 4 Memory Configuration End of Header Syntax for single packet tart of Header onfiguration Packet Identifier gysten tu A parameter 1 parameter 5 etup End of Header You can also add a configuration to non volatile RAM or specify units for supply print margin and cut positions If you use the optional
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66. 0 46 0 80 14 12 A21 0 1 WAREHOUSE 12 11 285 70 0 50 10 10 1 0 1 07 14 00 C 110 70 0 50 10 10 A L 0 1 4425 1 13 95 165 8 6 90 8 1 1 R 5 Ni R 1 0315355110299 T 2 13 V 214 176 0 50 7 9 A L 0 1 11 Ror 1571503515 01 Sample Batch Packet 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 i 2 KKKKKKKKKKKKK BATTERY PACK WAREHOUSE 12 4425 07 14 00 0315355110299 Samples A 9 10 Samples FONTS Our printers support two types of fonts Bitmapped traditional printer fonts such as Standard and Reduced and Scalable TrueType Font 50 This appendix gives a brief overview of each type of font and how your printer interprets fonts It also shows examples of the fonts loaded in your printer Number Font Size and Appearance Type of Spacing of Dots Between Characters 1 Standard monospaced 3 203 dpi 2 Reduced monospaced 1 203 dpi 3 Bold monospaced 3 203 dpi 4 OCRA like monospaced 3 203 dpi 5 HR1 monospaced 2 203 dpi 6 HR2 monospaced 1 203 dpi CG Triumvirate Typeface 10 Bold 9 pt proportional varies w each letter 11 ca TT Typeface proportional varies w each letter 50 EFF Swiss Bold scalable varies w each letter Fonts 5 and 6 for numeric data only The CG Triumvirate typefaces support only the ANSI and DOS Code Page 437 and 850 Symbol Sets Font 50 is a TrueType font EFF Swiss Bold These samples we
67. 000 11111111 11111111 00000000 11111000 00000111 00000000 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 21111111 01111111 00000000 00000000 11111110 11111111 01111111 00000000 11111110 11111111 01111111 00000000 11111110 11111111 01111111 00000000 11111110 11111111 01111111 00000000 11111110 11111111 01111111 00000000 11111110 11111111 01111111 11111110 11111111 00000000 00000000 11100000 00011110 11100001 11111110 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 00111111 00011111 00000001 11100001 11111110 00011111 00000001 11100001 11111110 00011111 00000001 11100001 11111110 00011111 00000001 11100001 11111110 00011111 00000001 11100001 11111110 00011111 00000001 11100001 11111110 00000011 11100011 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 11110000 00001100 11111110 11111110 11111110 11111100 11110000 11000000 11000000 11000000 00000000 11000000 11000000 11000000 00000000 11000000 11000000 11000000 00000000 11000000 11000000 11000000 00000000 11000000 11000000 11000000 00000000 11000000 11000000 11000000 00000000 11000000 11000000 3 One row at a time convert each group of eight binary digits to hex starting 00111111 IITITTTT 11111111 11110000 at position 49 3F FF FF 4 Write the hex values for each row a continuous string row 1 position 49 03FFFFFF00000 5 Repeat steps 3 through 4 for each row on the grid 6 Insert the hex val
68. 0000 11100000 11100000 11111100 11111110 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000001 00000001 00000001 00000001 00000001 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 01111100 10000011 10001111 11111111 11111111 11111111 01111111 00011111 00011100 00000000 00000011 00011111 00011100 00000000 00000011 00011111 00011100 00000000 00000011 00011111 00011100 00000000 00000011 00011111 00011100 00000000 00000011 00011111 00011100 00000000 00000011 00011100 00000000 00000000 00000001 00111110 11000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 10000000 11000000 00000011 00111111 11111111 11000000 00000011 00111111 11111111 11000000 00000011 00111111 11111111 11000000 00000011 00111111 11111111 11000000 00000011 00111111 11111111 11000000 00000011 00111111 11111111 00000011 00111111 00000000 11111111 00000000 00000000 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 11111111 11111111 11110000 00000000 11111111 11111111 11110000 00000000 11111111 11111111 11110000 00000000 11111111 11111111 11110000 00000000 11111111 11111111 11110000 00000000 11111111 111111
69. 00000 00000010000000000000000000011111110000000000000000000111111111111111111100000000000000000001111111000000 00000011000000000000000000011100000000111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111100000000111000000 00000001111000000000000000000000001111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111110000111000000 00000000111000000000000000000011111111111111000000000000000000000000000000000000011111111111111000000000 00000000111111000000000000011100000000111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111100000001111000000 00000000111111100000000000000000001111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111110001111000000 5 4 Creating Graphics 2 Section off the grid columns of eight If rows 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000010 00000011 00000001 00000000 00000000 00000000 divisible by 8 add enough 075 to complete a column 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0000
70. 000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111110 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000001 11000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111110 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000001 11000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111110 00000000 00000010 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000011 00000000 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000001 11000000 00000001 11100000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111
71. 0000000000000000001111110000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000011110000000000000000111111111111111111111111110000000000000001111000000000 00000000000000000000000001111100001111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111110000111110000 00000000000000000000000110000011111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111000001100 00000000000000000000000110001111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111110 00000000000000000000000111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111110 00000000000000000000000111111111111111111111111111111000000000000000000011111111111111111111111111111110 00000000000000000000000111111111111111111111000000000000000000000000000000000000011111111111111111111100 00000000000000000000000001111111100000000000000000000111111111111111111100000000000000000011111111110000 00000000000000000000000000011111110000000000000000000111111111111111111100000000000000000001111111000000 00000000000000000000000000011100000000111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111100000000111000000 00000000000000000000000000000000001111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111110000111000000 00000000000000000000000000000011111111111111000000000000000000000000000000000000011111111111111000000000 00000000000000000000000000011111110000000000000000000111111111111111111100000000000000000001111111000000 00000000000000000000000000011100000000111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
72. 01100 01001101 01001110 01001111 01010000 01010001 01010010 01010011 01010100 01010101 01010110 01010111 01011000 01011001 01011010 01011011 01011100 01011101 01011110 01011111 01100000 01100001 01100010 01100011 01100100 01100101 01100110 01100111 01101000 01101001 01101010 01101011 01101100 01101101 01101110 01101111 01110000 01110001 01110010 01110011 01110100 01110101 01110110 01110111 01111000 01111001 01111010 01111011 01111100 01111101 01111110 01111111 Symbol Sets Code Pages 17 Binary to Hexadecimal Conversion Chart continued 10000000 10100000 10000001 10100001 10000010 10100010 1000001 1 10100011 10000100 10100100 10000101 10100101 10000110 10100110 100001 11 10100111 10001000 10101000 10001001 10101001 10001010 10101010 10001011 10101011 10001100 10101100 10001101 10101101 10001110 10101110 10001111 10101111 10010000 10110000 10010001 10110001 10010010 10110010 10010011 10110011 10010100 10110100 10010101 10110101 10010110 10110110 10010111 10110111 10011000 10111000 10011001 10111001 10011010 10111010 10011011 10111011 10011100 10111100 10011101 10111101 10011110 10111110 10011111 10111111 C 18 Symbol Sets Code Pages Binary to Hexadecimal Conversion Chart continued 11000000 11000001 11000010 11000011 11000100 11000101 11000110 11000111 11001000 11001001 11001010 11001011 11001100 11001101 11001110 11001111 11010000 11010001 11010010
73. 1 system setup packet A 2 9 upload syntax 2 6 printer status explanation of response 7 2 0 overview 7 1 requesting 7 2 syntax 7 2 printers data errors 8 5 data formatting errors 8 15 hard printer failure errors 8 19 machine fault errors 8 16 8 18 ways to configure 2 2 printing black to white ratio 5 3 canceling 2 16 horiz adjustment 2 8 overview 6 1 vert adjustment 2 8 problem running out of printer memory problems getting technical support 8 4 human readables cut off 9 6 image time and changing data image time and unchanging data imaging time and repeating field parameters 9 5 incorrect symbols print 3 18 invalid packet syntax 2 4 list of data errors 8 5 list of flash memory errors8 18 list of format errors 8 15 list of hard printer failure errors list of machine fault errors 8 16 missing overlapping due to magnification 9 6 no check digit generated 4 8 off tag errors 9 6 poor print quality 9 2 programming conventions 2 4 proportional fonts magnification of proportionally spaced fonts definition of term 1 2 2 27 9 5 9 3 B 6 R RAM 1 3 storing images 5 8 receive buffer 2 23 reimaging using option 61 4 13 requesting job status explanation of 7 8 requesting printer status explanation of 7 2 overview 7 1 resetting packet control characters 2 15 response to job request 0 2 7 9 to job request3 7 10 job request 4 7 12 ribbon selection 2 10 rotating bar codes 3 14 consta
74. 1 9 format 1 online configuration overview 1 9 12 Index C 12 D 2 o E os D ae dies d S y coc 2 29 555 c2 50 9 9 4580 88 att p 0 5 m e OL 5 oo 236
75. 11 11110000 11111111 11111111 00111111 11000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111000 00000000 00000111 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 11111111 11111111 12111117 00000000 00000000 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 11111111 11111111 11110000 00001111 00000000 11110000 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00000000 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 11111111 11111111 00000
76. 11010011 11010100 11010101 11010110 11010111 11011000 11011001 11011010 11011011 11011100 11011101 11011110 11011111 11100000 11100001 11100010 11100011 11100100 11100101 11100110 11100111 11101000 11101001 11101010 11101011 11101100 11101101 11101110 11101111 11110000 11110001 11110010 11110011 11110100 11110101 11110110 11110111 11111000 11111001 11111010 11111011 11111100 11111101 11111110 11111111 Symbol Sets Code Pages 0 19 Dot to Run Length Encoding Chart ON Black Dots of Dots of Dots 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 zrxc romnmoogu N XxzZ cadaomovuvoz OFF White Dots of Dots of Dots w 5 0 gt b f 9 h 1 k N lt C 20 Symbol Sets Code Pages FORMAT DESIGN TOOLS I Use copies of these worksheets and grids to create formats batch data and check digit schemes You may want to keep copies of the completed forms for your records 9 9 9 Online Configuration Worksheet Batch Worksheet Check Digit Worksheet Supply Layout Grids Inches Metric Dots Format Worksheet Format Sample Worksheet Format Design Tools D 1 Online Configuration Worksheet HLGIM 9334 isnrav 1SVHlNOO 1 40135 13S 108WAS OH3Z HSV1S
77. 111 11111111 11100001 11000000 00000000 11100000 00000000 00000011 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111110 00000000 00000000 11111100 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000011 11000000 00000000 11111110 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100011 11000000 1 Count the number of consecutive OFF or ON dots in a row Write the number of consecutive dots in sequence for the first row on the grid Write ON or OFF after each number to indicate ON or OFF dots row 1 position 50 26 on row 2 position 39 11 on 26 off 9 on row 3 position 34 5 on 45 off 6 on 5 6 Creating Graphics 2 Replace each number you have written with its corresponding code from the Dot to Run Length Encoding Chart provided in Appendix C Symbol Sets Code Pages Be sure to use CAPITAL letters for black dots and lower case letters for white dots 26 on 2 11 26 off z 9 on 1 If the number is greater than 26 write z followed by the letter corresponding to the amount over 26 For example to represent 45 off dots write zs 5 on E 45 off zs 6 on F 3 Write the letter codes in sequence uninterrupted for each row 50 Z row 2 position 39 KzI 34 30 row 1 position row 3 position EzsF row 4 position DpZoD If the end of the line specifies OFF dots lower case letters the end
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79. 11111111 11111111 11111000 00000000 00000000 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000000 00000000 00000001 11111111 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111111 11111100 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 10000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000001 11000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111110 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000001 11000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111110 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000001 11000000 00
80. 3 Character string length in the control characters packet must be 5 MPCL control characters or 7 ENQ IMD command character Baud rate selection must be 0 1200 1 2400 2 4800 3 9600 4 19200 5 38400 Resend the communication settings packet Word length selection must be 0 7 bits or 1 8 bits Resend the communication settings packet Stop bits selection must be 0 1 bits or 1 2 bits Resend the communication settings packet Parity selection must be 0 none 1 044 or 2 even Resend the communication settings packet Flow control selection must be 0 none 1 DTR 2 CTS RTS or 3 XON XOFF Resend the communication settings packet Troubleshooting 8 11 272 282 283 284 285 286 287 290 291 292 8 12 Troubleshooting Invalid code page selection Must be 0 Monarch internal 1 ASCII 2 DOS Page 437 3 DOS Page 850 4 1250 Latin 2 5 1251 Cyrillic 6 1252 Latin 1 7 1253 Greek 8 1254 Turkish 9 1255 Hebrew 10 1256 Arabic 11 1257 Baltic 12 1258 Vietnamese 13 852 Latin 2 14 855 Russian 15 857 IBM Turkish 16 860 DOS Portuguese or 19 UNICODE RS232 Trailer string is too long Use a maximum of 3 characters ENQ Trailer string is too long Use a maximum of 3 characters The buffer type must be T Transmit Receive Image F Format or D Downloadable Fonts The storage device type in the memory conf
81. 8 color 3 16 Defining Fields Style of font Options 1 Standard 6 HR2 2 Reduced 10 CG Triumvirate Typeface Bold 3 Bold 11 CG Triumvirate Typeface 4 OCRA like 50 EFF Swiss Bold scalable 5 HR1 Or a valid downloaded font selector number Fonts 5 and 6 are for numeric data only The CG Triumvirate typefaces support only the ANSI and DOS Code Page 437 and 850 Symbol Sets The scalable font does not support Code Page 1256 Arabic See Appendix C Symbol Sets Code Pages for more information Height magnifier 1 7 times for bitmapped fonts With TrueType Scalable fonts use 4 255 for the font s point size Use a magnifier of 1 with proportionally spaced fonts because characters lose smoothness at higher magnifications See Appendix B Fonts for more information about fonts Width magnifier 1 7 times With TrueType Scalable fonts use 4 255 for the font s point size Proportionally spaced fonts do not have a set width To estimate the size of your field use the letter W for the widest field or an L for an average width field Find your selected font and the desired width in Appendix B Fonts There are two types of field color overlay attributes Transparent The overlay field text or constant text does not block out or erase existing fields Opaque The overlay field blocks out or erases existing fields Options for standard printer fonts B Opaque Normal Black Normal D R W Opaq
82. BEL EM Backspace SUB Tab 3 A o linefeed cursor right home cursor left form feed cursor up carriage return cursor down SO space SI Symbol Sets Code Pages 0 13 ASCII Hexadecimal Conversion Chart continued Decimal Char Decimal B C D E F G H o O U Z xc C 14 Symbol Sets Code Pages ASCII Hexadecimal Conversion Chart continued Decimal Char Decimal 2 N lt delete Symbol Sets Code Pages 0 15 Binary to Hex Conversion Chart 00000000 00000001 00000010 00000011 00000100 00000101 00000110 00000111 00001000 00001001 00001010 00001011 00001100 00001101 00001110 00001111 00010000 00010001 00010010 00010011 00010100 00010101 00010110 00010111 00011000 00011001 00011010 00011011 00011100 00011101 00011110 00011111 C 16 Symbol Sets Code Pages 00100000 00100001 00100010 00100011 00100100 00100101 00100110 00100111 00101000 00101001 00101010 00101011 00101100 00101101 00101110 00101111 00110000 00110001 00110010 00110011 00110100 00110101 00110110 00110111 00111000 00111001 00111010 00111011 00111100 00111101 00111110 00111111 Binary to Hexadecimal Conversion Chart continued 01000000 01000001 01000010 01000011 01000100 01000101 01000110 01000111 01001000 01001001 01001010 01001011 010
83. Defines a bitmapped graphic field The image begins 39 dots from the bottom and 56 dots from the left edge of the graphic area Hex representation is used Creating Graphics 5 13 Creating Next Bitmap Fields This field uses the previous field s row and column locations It allows you to use the bitmap or duplicate field data without having to recalculate row and column locations This field represents one row of dots on the image Syntax N1 N N2 adjdir adjamt N4 algorithm N5 data Example N adjdir adjamt algorithm data Next Bitmap Field Increments or decrements the row count Inserts the duplicate line after or before the current row 0 Increments inserts after 1 Decrements inserts before For example B 50 35 R GsSsG N 0 R DpZoD prints a next bitmap field on row 51 at column 35 Amount of row adjustment in dot rows Using 0 overwrites the same line Range 0 999 Coding method for bitmap data H Hex Representation R Run Length Encoding Character string made up of hex or run length encoding Do not put spaces or any other character between the hex numbers or run length code letters Range 0 2710 B 39 56 H 3FFFFFFO 0 1 000000 00000 Defines next bitmap graphic field beginning on row 40 The row count increments by 1 Hex representation is used 5 14 Creating Graphics Creating Duplicate Fields If a line of data is identical to a previous
84. Getting Started You have created a format packet for your MPCLII printer Now a batch packet must be created before you can print the format 5 Type the following batch header after the text field line B 25 N 1 i 6 Type the following bar code data SAMPLE FORMAT 1 02802811111 0 28028 7 the following text field data 2 TEXT FIELD TEXT FIELD 8 Save your file as SAMPLE FMT 9 Import the packets into your communications software or send it to the printer s communication port through the Monarch MPCL Toolbox Download Utility Printer Memory The printer has both RAM and flash memory You can use one or both types of memory depending on how you use your printer Using RAM Use RAM for temporary storage It is volatile the contents are lost when you turn the printer off The printer has 512K of RAM RAM can contain formats graphics batches and fonts In the header of each packet you specify to send it to RAM Then to download them to the printer from a host device See Chapter 3 Defining Fields for more information Getting Started 1 3 Using Flash Memory Use flash memory for permanent storage 1115 non volatile the contents stay in place until erased The printer has 2MB of flash memory depending on your configuration To load flash memory use either the Monarch MPCL Toolbox Soft Font Utility fonts or the Label Designer software formats Every time you dow
85. ONS This chapter provides a reference for defining field options in formats check digit packets Defining Field Options 4 1 Applying Field Options Field options further define text and bar code fields The text constant text or bar code field must be previously defined before you can apply any field option to it Define options immediately after the field to which they apply Combining Field Options You can use more than one option with most fields When you use multiple options for the same field you must place the options in the order you want to apply them to your format Restrictions Some options cannot be used together See the following sections addressing individual options for specific combinations to avoid Example 3 15354141 Syntax R option parameter parameter R1 R Indicates field option header R2 option Option number 1 Define Fixed Characters 2 Data Type Restrictions 4 Copy Data 30 Pad Data 31 Calculate Check Digit 42 Formatas a price field 50 Define Bar Code Densities 51 Define Security and Truncation of PDF417 Bar Codes 52 Define Width or Length of PDF417 Bar Codes 60 Define Incrementing Decrementing Fields 61 Reimage fields R3 parameter s Varies per option See the following option descriptions 4 2 Defining Field Options Option 1 Fixed Data Fixed data is information a company name or store number you want to print on all labels You can define fixed ch
86. Positioning the Graphic Image 5 9 Defining the Graphic 5 11 Creating Bitmap Fields 5 13 Creating Next Bitmap 5 14 Creating Duplicate 45 5 15 Sample Hex Graphic 5 16 Sample Run Length Graphic 5 17 Placing the Graphic a Format 5 18 Defining the Graphic 5 18 Sample Bitmap Graphic Image 5 20 REESE 6 1 Defining the Batch 6 2 Defining the Batch Control Field 6 3 Defining Batch Data Fields 6 4 Using Special Characters in Batch 6 4 Merged 5 6 5 Incremefitirig Fields a e eR eet 6 5 Entering Batch Data for QR 6 6 Sample QR Code 6 6 Structured Append 6 7 Sample QR Code using a Structured Append 6 8 Downloading
87. Soft Font Utility to help you create and download international code pages characters However it is your responsibility to license the fonts you purchase and download to your Monarch printer Contact your font supplier for licensing information Using Font Numbers in Formats Use the following font numbers in your format when designating new fonts 1 49 Resident fonts bitmapped only 50 99 Resident fonts scalable only 100 499 Customer generated RAM fonts bitmapped 500 999 Monarch s optional ROM fonts bitmapped and scalable 1000 8999 Monarch s optional RAM fonts bitmapped 9000 9999 Monarch s optional RAM fonts scalable only If you use a font number that is not a standard font for your printer make sure the font has been installed in the printer Fonts B 13 B 14 Fonts Locating the Font Number in a Font Packet If you are creating font packets the font number is the second parameter in the packet Software is available to create the font data and packet Call Technical Support for more information Font Number Example W 200 A N 68 font data font data i3 Use this number in T8 or in C5 See Defining Text Fields or Defining Constant Text Fields in Chapter 3 for more information Font Number JEER Example T 1 10 V 30 10 0 200 1 1 B L 0 0 0 50 30 0 200 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 Font Number Defines a text and constant text field using the downloaded 200 font
88. T tag applications only Density Density Narrow Narrow to Data Appearance Char Set Type Selector 96 or cpi Element Wide Ratio Length Codes dots mils Available CODE 93 3 3 7 6 29 6 N A 0102710 8 OOH to 4 4 5 5 24 6 5 5 6 4 19 7 7 7 5 3 14 8 10 11 2 2 9 9 MSI 4 4 2 4 19 7 1 2 0 01014 8 0109 5 5 6 3 14 8 1 2 0 7 7 2 2 9 9 1 2 5 Density Density Narrow Narrow to Data Appearance Char Set Type Selector 96 or cpi Element Wide Ratio Length Codes dots mils Available POSTNET 0 fixed at 24 118 2 10 49 3 4 19 7 5 0 5 6 9 8 0109 4 3 dot gap 11 MaxiCode 7 N A N A N A 99 8 OOH to FFH Bar code Density Element Row Height Aspect Data Appearance Char Set Type Selector Width dots mils Ratio Length Codes dot mils Available PDF417 1 2 9 8 2 9 8 1 0102709 8 OOH to 2 2 9 8 4 19 7 1 2 3 2 9 8 6 29 6 1 3 4 3 14 8 3 14 8 1 1 5 3 14 8 6 29 6 1 2 6 3 14 8 9 44 3 1 3 7 4 19 7 4 19 7 1 1 8 4 19 7 8 39 4 1 2 9 4 19 7 12 59 1 1 3 Note Values bold indicate the default Defining Fields 3 13 B9 height Bar code height in 1 100 inches 1 10 mm or dots Minimum values English Metric Dots For Quick Reference bar codes the value you enter is the symbol s maximum height Small bar codes may not be scannable B10 text Appearance of text with bar code For UPC and EAN use 1 5 8 For Quick Response use 0 2 For
89. ader H2 60 Option 60 R3 I D incrementing field D decrementing field H4 amount Amount to increase or decrease Range O 999 R5 I pos Leftmost position in inc dec portion of field If this value is not entered the default value 1 is used Range 0 2710 R6 pos Rightmost position in inc dec portion of field If this value is not used the entire field length is used as the default Range 0 2710 Example R 60 1 5 1 6 Increments a field by 5 each time the field is printed The field increments beginning with the first left position and ending with the sixth position Fixing the First Number in the Incrementing Sequence There are two ways to enter the first number in the incrementing sequence You can use batch data to define the first number as a fixed character first number in the sequence must contain the same amount of digits as the highest number to be counted For example to count the numbers 1 999 the first number in the sequence must be entered as 001 Defining Field Options 4 13 Option 61 Reimage Field This option redraws reimages a constant field when you have a constant field next to a variable field on your label It can be used on text constant text bar code line or box fields These printers do not redraw an area if the field data does not change When a field changes that area is cleared and the new field data is imaged However the new field data may require a larger
90. all others use 8 Options 1 Nocheck digit or number system or Quick Response Model 1 2 Quick Response Model 2 5 Number system at bottom no check digit 6 Check digit at bottom no number system 7 Check digit and number system at bottom 8 No text bar code only B11 alignment Choose L C Bor E to align the bar code data correctly in the field For I2 of 5 Code 39 Mod 43 Codabar and MSI you can use L C Bor E For all other bar codes use B12 field rot Field rotation Field rotation rotates the whole field not just the characters Rotation is affected by the pivot point which varies depending on how text is justified Lower left corner of field is the pivot point Options 0 of field points to top of supply 1 Top of field points to left of supply 2 of field points to bottom of supply 3 of field points to right of supply Note Serial bar codes printed at speeds greater than 1 5 IPS may not scan properly Example B 3 12 V 150 70 1 2 80 7 L 0 Defines a bar code field field 3 with 12 characters of variable length starting at row 150 column 70 A UPCA bar code with a density of 2 and a height of 80 is used The check digit and number system are shown at the bottom The bar code is left aligned without any field rotation 3 14 Defining Fields Defining Constant Text Fields A constant text field is a set of fixed characters that prints on all labels Define each constant text field s
91. ally spaced fonts Symbol Sets Code Pages 0 1 Using Code 128 Function Codes This table lists the characters for Bar Code 128 function codes These functions are used with scanners Code Function Code Entering Extended Characters When using extended characters in your batch data file type a tilde in front of the three digit code For example if you want to include the character A in a text field using the Internal Symbol Set type 1 142 Using International Character Sets Code Pages Code pages 100 101 852 860 and 1250 1258 may only be used with downloaded TrueType fonts TrueType fonts are designed to be regionally specific therefore all code pages may not be supported in a given font Font 50 does not support Code Pages 101 Wingdings 1255 Hebrew 1256 Arabic or 1258 Vietnamese For example to print Hebrew characters you need to find a font such as Arial that supports Hebrew characters convert and then download the font to your printer Make sure the correct Code Page for Hebrew characters is selected The character sets 100 and greater were printed using Arial or a similar downloaded TrueType font To determine the character code add the column number and row number for the character For example to produce the y character you would press Alt 255 column 15 row 240 C 2 Symbol Sets Code Pages The Euro dollar symbol at position 192 is only available in the Standard
92. an 6 Ruble 13 Korean W Won 14 Thai B Baht 15 Chinese X Yuan 16 Euro Dollar Note use these symbols select the internal symbol set D3 secondary Secondary Sign Options 0 No secondary sign default 1 Print secondary sign Note Secondary symbols only print if you designate at least one decimal place D4 decimals Number of digits to the right of the decimal Options 0 No digits 1 One digit 2 Two digits default 3 Three digits Example I D 1 1 2 Prints the dollar sign uses a secondary symbol and places two digits to the right of the decimal Configuring the Printer 2 13 Defining the Control Characters Packet Use the control characters packet E to change the MPCLII control characters enable and disable the immediate commands Berge the default terminator character for job requests and ENQ s Changes take effect with the first character following the end of header character of the configuration packet Each control character must be unique and cannot appear anywhere else in your packet except within quotation marks You can customize the trailer characters to work with your host Wait two seconds for the new characters to take effect before sending packets using the new characters Use the following syntax for the control characters packet Notice all but the first parameter are within quotation marks Syntax I E ANSI cd stringl s
93. an MPCL batch packet prints this character A The printers previously supported single byte character sets which provided 255 different characters Now with version 2 8 or greater software the printer has UNICODE double byte font sets which provide over 65 000 characters Unicode is a double byte 16 bit encoding that includes many characters used throughout the world Each Unicode index refers to a particular character just like the index in a code page TrueType font files are large and may image slower than bitmap fonts The size of the font file in bytes is the minimum amount of memory you must have available for fonts in the printer s downloadable fonts buffer Fonts B 11 Character Mapping Overview The printer can accept TrueType fonts in UNICODE character mapping Character Mapping Code Page Batch Data TrueType Font use in text or constant text fields Encoding UNICODE BIG5 102 UNICODE SJIS 102 UNICODE KSC5601 102 UNICODE GB2312 102 UNICODE UNICODE 102 Characters in batch data must be entered based on their UNICODE ID Sample UNICODE Double Byte Font Format and Batch F 3 A R E 150 200 SIMPLE T 1 5 V 10 10 0 100 30 30 B L 0 0 102 B 3 U 1 i 1 125 000 125 002 125 004 125 005 i Aca ANAL This example prints these four characters with UNICODE batch data of 125 000 125 002 125 004 and 125 005 B 12 Fonts Licensing Your Fonts Monarch provides the
94. and third bytes are printer status codes See the ENQ Reference Tables for the meaning of bytes 2 and 3 Example AB The status codes A and B in this case are ASCII equivalents to the hexadecimal bits that represent the various types of status responses This response indicates that the printer is online Character A and that there is a stock fault Character B Example Indicates that this is the first ENQ response since the printer was turned on Send another ENQ immediately to receive the printer s status Example ee Indicates the printer is offline 7 2 Status Polling The following graphics can be used as a quick reference for the Status of Byte 2 and Byte 3 Byte 1 is the non printable user defined ENQ character Status Byte 2 bit 7 654 32 1 0 ofi L online active busy online data error operator correctable error hardware failure constant ON constant OFF Status Byte 3 bt 7 6543210 ofi x x x x x x 5 online error stock error ribbon error waiting to dispense label format error low battery constant ON constant OFF Status Polling 7 3 ENQ Reference Table Byte 2 Online Bit 0 Active Bit 1 Busy Bit 2 Online Data Error Bit 3 Corr Error Bit 4 Comp Failure Bit 5 Const ON Bit 6 Const OFF Bit 7 Char
95. anged The postal code class of service and country code are required fields Begin with the message header then the primary data 15 characters followed by the secondary message up to 78 characters Or begin with the primary data then the message header followed by the secondary data If the postal code data characters are all numeric then the MaxiCode symbol is set to Mode 2 If the characters are alphanumeric or only contain ASCII characters 65 to 90 then the MaxiCode symbol is set to Mode 3 Samples A 3 If you receive an error 612 check your MaxiCode data You have not correctly structured or left out one of the three required fields postal code class of service and country code or the 029 character Mode 0 Obsolete Sample F 1 A R E 0200 0200 MAXICODE B 1 93 V 020 20 33 7 0 8 L 0 ode Par code 33 B 1 N 1 1 Batch header 1 450660000 Postal 224 zip code This field determines Mode 2 001 ountry code 840 lass of service 1 030 Message header 6 51213348678 029 header lA ing num C UPSN 029 OB in Carrier SCAC C 12345A 029 shipper 070 029 Julian d ay of pic 029 hipment ID Graph 1 1 029 Backa e count C 15 029 Weigh Ib 029 Address validation C 60 SADDLEBROOK CT 029 treet address empty P c 004 i gt due 2 2 4 Samples
96. ar 124 field separator comma 044 parameter separator ABC 034 Quotation marks enclose character quotation strings Empty quotes identify null marks strings or unused fields comment 039 Grave accents enclose comments single Any data enclosed in grave accents is quotation marks ignored Do not embed comments within a quoted string Grave accents are also used to reject mainframe data These MPCL characters are the default The field separator is the split vertical bar which we are representing as in this manual The decimal value is 124 To enter this character use the Shift key plus the Split Vertical Bar key on your computer s keyboard Depending on your text editor it may appear as a solid vertical bar or as a split vertical bar Configuring the Printer 2 3 Standard Syntax Guidelines When creating MPCLII packets o Begin each packet with a start of header 4 End each packet with an end of header Define no more than 200 fields in a format Each indicates one field However options are not counted as fields The field number 0 999 must be unique Monarch recommends starting at 1 instead of O Do not use a field number more than once per format Define all fields in the order you want to image print them Separate all parameters with a Parameter Separator End each field with a Field Separator 1 Enter all information in CAPITAL lett
97. aracters for an entire field or for part of a field Syntax R 1 fixed char R1 R Option Header R2 1 Option 1 R3 fixed char Characters to insert Enclose in quotation marks If you are defining fixed characters for part of a field place underscores _ in non fixed positions Any spaces in the phrase are fixed characters Range 0 to 2710 Underscore characters are stripped out and the data is compressed if no data is supplied by the batch and the field length is variable Example Relat 99 5 d Uses fixed characters 96 in positions 4 and 5 The other positions are variable Example R 1 MONARCH MONARCH appears as a fixed field in this example To fill in the non fixed portion of the field see Defining Batch Data Fields in Chapter 6 As an alternative you can apply Option 4 to copy data into the non fixed character positions Defining Field Options 4 3 Option 2 Data Type Restrictions This option restricts the data type for a particular field You can use Option 2 only once per field If you do batch entry only in the batch packet you do not need to apply Option 2 Use this option only for offline batch entry Syntax R 2 char code R1 R Option Header R2 2 Option 2 R3 char code Character type for the field Use 1 Numeric only 0 9 2 Letters only A Z a z 3 Symbols only printable characters other than letters or numbers 4 Letters and numbers only 5 Numbers and symbols on
98. area than the previous field did In some cases neighboring fields that do not change constant fields may be covered with white space from the changing field s variable fields area Use this option to reimage the constant field or it may appear broken The most common use for this option is with incrementing fields on your label because they may cover a constant field Syntax R 61 R1 R Option Header R2 61 Option 61 Example R 61 Reimages the constant field that appears next to a variable field Re Image ON MONARCH MARKING SYSTEMS DAYTON OH 18 E 1 1 28901 Shipper Num 78961 Re Image OFF FROM MONARCH MARKING SYSTEMS DAYTON OH BOX 5 18 1 2 Shipper Num 78961 the above example Option 61 was applied to the bar code field to keep the incrementing field Box from blocking out the bar code field 4 14 Defining Field Options Using Check Digits Check digits are typically used to ensure that a text or bar code field scans correctly If you apply Option 31 the printer calculates a check digit A check digit scheme determines how the printer calculates a check digit When you define a check digit scheme you assign a number to identify it This number is later entered in box R4 when you apply Option 31 to a field You ca
99. ata Type Model 1 Model 2 Numeric Data 1167 2710 Alphanumeric data 707 2710 8 byte data 486 2710 Kanji data 299 1817 Note The maximum number of characters depends on the selected level of error correction As you increase the error correction level the maximum number of characters decreases B4 fix var Fixed F or variable V length field Bar Code Number of Characters Fixed or Variable UPCA 12 F 2 14 5 17 F CD 12 F UPCE 7 F UPCE 2 9 F UPCE 5 12 F EAN8 8 EAN8 2 10 F EAN8 5 13 13 13 F 13 2 15 F 13 5 18 EAN13 Price CD 13 Interleaved 2 of 5 or 0 2710 ForV Interleaved 2 of 5 with Barrier Bar Code 39 w or w o CD or MOD43 0 2710 ForV Codabar 0 2710 ForV Code 128 0 2710 For Code 93 0 2710 V Code 16K 0 2710 V MSI 0 14 For MaxiCode 15 99 For V PDF417 0 2710 For POSTNET 0 11 F Defining Fields 3 9 B5 row Distance from bottom of the print area to the pivot point of the field The pivot point varies depending on how the field is justified Pivot points 0 CO 25448 8568 1 23448 85689 Fields 85689 Balanced Fields End Justified Fields 235448 85689 1 Remember to include
100. ceca igh ae mmammmmmmmmmmaoamamamammmmmmmmmmmnoamamammn OYO eH e e 444 O 4 mammmmmmmmmmaomnmmmmmnmammnmmtnm 5 16 Creating Graphics Sample Length Graphic Packet I 1 eal H n mm T s m e REN Nx WI LES see I S MEN T __ Aye mta 2 En _ _ HH OQ 2 _ UDU HHHO VU Q 5 gt H 09 MOC Meme MONNNM O HONNNAN O UNRB NE NNHd OE U NBHENNNHHA HNNNNN HUNNNNNU A NDONNGNZSANN U HEQGQVUGBNNOF RE NOO O QN NNNNE o NNOIOQONODOU N OUONZON H QGOUG N N NNHSUVUUHANNNA NAVAMAN NNNNN NN Z N U FF ee ee eee RA oe AMAUO se se oz Fe 554 4 UN NOS NOS T 05555555 ETO A GS m sa Bay ch AEA 88 nini Rr ae UR hte e NRE is e 00 CN Soo 0 OO eunoowo iO OL e e UE SHS SHO St NM QW RSA HOSE SHOTAAA LL LIO 09 90 LLL NELLE EQ MAMMAMANANANANAN
101. ctured append mode D for QR Code This is symbol 02 of a concatenated set containing 05 symbols The parity byte is E9 The error correction level is Q which provides a high reliability Use 0 for the mask number The data input mode is Automatic The type of characters are binary B and there will be six 06 data characters qrcode Sample QR Code using a Structured Append 2 200 200 B 1 200 V 50 50 36 0 100 2 B 0 11 B 2 N 1 1 00202 9 00 0123456789 860 129 064 159 252 224 064 Downloading Methods You can download the format and batch data using one of three methods sequential batch and batch quantity zero Sequential Method Using the sequential method you send all your format and batch data at one time Use this method when your application does not require operator intervention to input data All data is sent down at one time and the printer then images each field As soon as the last field is imaged your labels begin to print Example Format Batch Packet Batch Method This is similar to the sequential method but it is used when you want to send multiple batches All data for the first batch is sent at one time and the printer then images each field As soon as the last field for the first batch is imaged labels begin to print This process is repeated for each subsequent batch Example Format Batch Packet
102. d as the printer allows a maximum of 200 fields per format You can define any line length and a thickness up to 99 dots as long as the solid a print does not exceed 30 percent of any given square inch of the label Syntax Q row column end row end col thickness pattern Q1 Q Box Quadrilateral Field Defining Fields 3 21 Q2 row Q3 column Q4 end row Q5 end col 3 22 Defining Fields Distance from bottom of print area to lower left corner of box English 0 1200 Metric 0 3045 SAHPLE Dots 0 2436 TET WY 11112 42345 Distance from left edge of print area to lower left corner of box English 0 189 Metric 0 479 Dots 0 383 SAHPLE 1112 5 4234 Distance from bottom of print area to upper right corner of box Ranges same as row SAMPLE 1112 42345 Distance from left edge of print area to upper right corner of box Ranges same SAHPLE as column 11112 42345 Q6 thickness Using the chart below for reference write the desired line thickness 1 99 in box Q6 Measure in dots Note Line thickness fills upward on horizontal lines or to the right on vertical lines Thickness Q7 pattern Line pattern Enter Example 0 240 80 270 130 3 Defines a box field starting at row 240 column 80 It ends at row 270 column 130 It has a thickness of 3 dots Defining Fields 3 23 3 24 Defining Fields DEFINING FIELD OPTI
103. d in the monetary formatting packet Defining Field Options 4 9 Option 50 Bar Code Density You can apply this option to bar code fields when you want to create custom densities When you apply this option it overrides the density value in the bar code field When using this option set the density parameter in your bar code field to the default value You can only use this option once for each bar code field This option overrides the density selected in the bar code field Bar codes produced using Option 50 may not be scannable The additional character gap narrow space and wide space parameters are valid only with Code 39 and Codabar If these parameters are specified for any other bar codes they will be ignored by the printer Do not use Option 50 with UPC or EAN bar codes Syntax R 50 narrow wide gap nar space wide space R1 R Field Option Header R2 50 Option 50 R3 narrow Dot width of the narrow element Range 1 99 R4 wide Dot width of the wide element Range 1 99 R5 gap Additional dot space between characters Enter a value of 1 99 Code 39 and Codabar only R6 nar_space Additional dot width of the narrow bar code space Code 39 Codabar only Range 1 99 H7 wide space Additional dot width of the wide bar code space Code 39 and Codabar only Range 1 99 Example R 50 4 8 4 4 8 Creates a custom bar code density with a narrow element of 4 dots a wide element of 8 dots a
104. data field 65 Row greater than stock length 66 Row greater than format length 67 Column greater than printhead width 68 Column greater than format width 69 Invalid label length 70 Invalid label width 71 Invalid increment decrement value 72 Identifier out of range 73 No field to create format 74 Stop location of a line is out of range 75 Syntax error 80 Can t use offline format for online batch 81 Can t queue graphic batch 82 Can t store online format 83 Can t queue online batch 84 Can t queue online clear command TROUBLESHOOTING 8 This chapter explains how to print diagnostics labels reset the printer call Technical Support This chapter also provides explanations of your printer s errors The errors are classified by type and are listed in order If you have trouble loading supplies or performing maintenance refer to you Operator s Handbook Follow the directions provided with the error description to correct the problem If you cannot clear an error turn off the printer wait several seconds and then turn on the printer Call Technical Support if you receive any error message not listed in this chapter To clear a data error press the left button If a formatting error occurs the label prints but data may be missing Troubleshooting 8 1 Printing Diagnostics Labels 1 From the Diagnostics menu select Printer You will see Test Label Sensors 4 2 From the Printer menu select Test Labe
105. de Page 1258 Vietnam The CG Triumvirate typefaces support only ANSI and DOS Code Page 437 and 850 Symbol Sets The scalable font does not support Code Page 1256 Arabic The UNICODE code page is for downloaded UNICODE double byte fonts See Appendix C Symbol Sets Code Pages for more information Example T 2 10 V 250 80 0 1 1 1 B8 C 0 0 0 Defines a text field field 2 with a variable length of up to 10 characters The field begins at row 250 column 80 There is no additional gap between characters and the Standard font is used without any additional magnification The printing is black on white and centered No field or character rotation is used The internal symbol set is used Defining Fields 3 7 Defining Bar Code Fields Each bar code field requires a separate definition Syntax B1 B B2 field of char 3 8 Defining Fields B field of char fix var row column font density height text alignment field rot Bar Code Field Unique number from 0 999 to identify this field Maximum number of characters If the bar code uses a check digit allow an extra character for the check digit The actual maximum number of characters is limited by the size of the label and bar code density Range 0 2710 For Quick Response bar codes this number includes header information The maximum depends on the type of characters entered for the batch data and differs for the two models of the bar code D
106. diate commands 2 16 sequential downloading explained 6 9 serial communication2 2 10 Index setting backfeed distance 2 19 battery voltage 2 12 baud rate 2 18 dispense position 2 19 feed mode 2 10 flow control 2 18 format number 3 2 language 2 9 margin position 2 12 monetary symbol 2 13 number of decimal places 2 13 online mode 2 9 parity 2 18 print contrast 2 12 print position 2 12 print speed 2 12 printhead width 2 12 ribbon 2 10 serial communication 2 2 stop bits 2 18 supply size 3 2 supply type position 2 10 unitofmeasure 3 2 word length 2 18 size of monospaced fonts B 4 proportaional fonts B 6 smart imaging 9 1 soft fonts definition of term 1 2 source field of copy data 4 5 special characters using with batch data 6 4 speed adjustment selection 2 12 standard features 1 1 standard fonts list of B 1 status polling overview stop bits selection 2 storage device 5 storing images 5 images in RAM 5 sum of digits calculation 4 16 8 coL 8 8 sum of products calculation 4 15 supply about the layout grid 1 7 measurementon a grid 1 7 2 1 type position selection 0 supply setup syntax 2 10 supply type position selection2 12 symbol set C 1 ANSI C 1 entering C 2 Internal table C 3 options 3 7 selecting C 1 syntax backfeed control packet G 2 19 communication settings packet F 2 18 constant text field 3 15 3 18 font upload packet 2 28 formatheader 3 2 memory configura
107. digit scheme w sod 4 16 check digit scheme w sop 4 15 communication settings packet F 2 18 configuration header 2 5 constant text fields 3 15 duplicate fields 5 15 font upload packet 2 28 graphic header 5 11 lines 3 19 memory configuration packet M 2 21 monetary formatting packet D 2 1 next bitmap fields 5 14 packet control characters E 2 14 print control packet C 2 12 supply setup packet B 2 10 Index 3 system setup packet 2 9 text fields 3 3 definition of terms 1 1 density using option 50 to customize 4 9 design tools about the grid 1 7 check digit worksheet D 3 format worksheet D 1 online configuration worksheet D 2 worksheet overview 1 9 designing a format 1 4 drawing a sketch 1 6 field type considerations 1 8 filling in worksheets 1 9 font considerations 1 9 print area 1 5 using grids 1 7 worksheet overview 1 9 determining format content 1 5 device selection 2 21 diagnostics list of data errors 8 5 list of data format errors 8 15 list of flash memory errors8 18 list of hard printer failure errors 8 19 list of machine fault errors 8 16 direction of bar code field 3 14 constant text character 3 17 constant text field 3 17 of lines 3 20 text character 3 6 text field 3 6 disable backfeed 2 19 double byte fonts B 11 downloadable fonts buffer 2 24 downloading batch method 6 9 batch quantity zero method 6 9 methods 6 9 overview 6 1 sequential method 6 9 4 Index E
108. e a supply layout grid to help you layout and size your label If you do not want to use a grid go to Considering Field Types to choose what information you want on your label 2495 1 6 Getting Started Using Supply Layout Grids A supply layout grid contains measurement markers These markers help you accurately position information on your label Decide whether you want to design formats using English Metric or Dot measurements Choose from the following grids English Supply Layout Indicates Inches no print ar 12 The English grid is measured in 1 100 inches o o Metric The Metric grid is measured in 1 10 millimeters mm isl N o Graphic a gt Image Length gt gt The printer uses dots to print images on a label The printhead has 203 dots per inch DPI If you want to use the supply layout grids a copy of each is in Appendix D Format Design Tools o Image Width Getting Started 1 7 Considering Field Types After you select a supply size the next step in designing a format is to decide what information you want to print on the label For example you may want to print your company name price of an item and a bar code that combines information
109. e are several ways to reduce the imaging time send formats and configurations once use a batch quantity of zero or update batch fields Ifthe formats use the same check digit scheme you only need to send the check digit scheme once Send formats once and use the batch update field to change information on the label Using a batch update field reduces the imaging time because only the fields that change are imaged All other fields remain the same as the last queued batch Use the batch quantity zero method when your application requires operator intervention to enter data While the operator is entering data the previous field is sent with a batch quantity of zero The printer images the field but does not print it After the operator enters the data for the last field the batch quantity can be specified The last remaining field is imaged and the label prints almost immediately Printer Optimization 9 3 To pre image a label 1 Send the format and a batch header in one file The first time you send the batch header use the parameter N new batch and the parameter 0 for zero quantity Example B 1 N 0 1 The printer images constant text line box and graphic fields but does not print them 2 Input data for each field and send it with a batch header using the parameter U update and a quantity of zero When the printer receives the data it immediately images the field but does not print it Exam
110. e overlay field text or constant text does not block out or erase existing fields Opaque The overlay field blocks out or erases existing fields Options for standard printer fonts B Opaque Normal Black Normal D R W Opaque Normal White Normal Transparent Normal Black Normal Options for scalable fonts A N Opaque Normal Black Bold B O Opaque Normal Black Normal E S Opaque Italics Black Bold F T Opaque Italics Black Normal Line field Line field not blocked out by blocked out by was 7999 opaquefield was 8 38 transparentfield usingattribute B using attribute O s 6000 6000 Note Solid black print should not exceed 30 on a given square inch of the label or the printhead life may be decreased Field placement in the packet is an important consideration when using field color attributes If a line field is defined before the overlay text or constant text field the line field is blocked out by the overlay field depending on the overlay field s color attribute If a line field is defined after the overlay field the line field is not blocked out by the overlay field regardless of the overlay field s color attribute Defining Fields 3 5 T12 alignment T13 char rot Options Align on left side of field Center text within field monospaced fonts only Align on right side of field monospaced fonts only Align at midpoint of field Align at endpoint of the field
111. ed no linerless high energy supplies No options are set CONTRAST POT does not apply Resetting Printers Sometimes the printer receives mixed signals and loses its ability to communicate If this happens reset the printer and attempt communication again To reset the printer turn off the printer wait 15 seconds and turn it back on When you turn off the printer all the information set through the online configuration packets A M is saved See the sections in Chapter 2 Configuring the Printer for more information about each packet If You Receive an Error Message Any time you receive a message that is not described in this manual or the recommended action does not solve the problem call Technical Support Troubleshooting 8 3 If the PC and Printer Aren t Communicating If your PC is having trouble communicating with your printer follow these steps Check any messages that occur at the printer and at the computer See the following error message listing in this chapter for more information Make sure you are using the correct printer cable Make sure the cable is plugged into the correct port on the computer Compare your printer s communications settings especially flow control with the settings on your PC Your printer and PC communications should match Print the diagnostics labels to identify the printer s communications settings Make sure the printer is online ready to
112. eld Remember a weight string must contain at least two different numbers This example has a weight string of 1 2 3 4 field Dr 19 weight string 4 1 2 3 4123 4 2 Each digit the field is multiplied by the weight assigned to it Defining Field Options 4 17 field 2 Sr 3 152 9 weight string 4 1 2 4 1 2 3 4 products 20 2 6 616 5 4 336 3 Next the digits of the products are added together Two digit products are treated as two separate digits This is the sum of the digits 2 0 2 6 6 1 6 5 4 3 3 6 44 4 Divide the sum of the digits by the modulus 10 in this case only to the whole number The balance is called the remainder 4 10 44 40 4 5 Subtract the remainder from the modulus The result becomes the check digit In this case the check digit is 6 10 4 6 4 18 Defining Field Options CREATING GRAPHICS This chapter provides information on how to map out the graphic image using the hexadecimal hex or run length method create a graphic packet using a graphic header bitmap duplicate next bitmap text constant text line and box fields place a graphic image into a format You can use graphic packets to create bitmapped images To include a graphic packet within your format your format must contain a graphic field See Placing the Graphic in a Format for more information Creating Graphics 5 1 Overview of Bitmapped Images A p
113. ength 5 2 5 6 margin adjustment selection 2 12 Maxicode data stream A 3 MaxiCode information A 3 measurement on a grid 1 7 memory allocating 2 21 clearing packets 2 27 packet syntax 2 21 storing images in RAM 5 8 memory buffer downloadable fonts 2 24 format 2 24 image 2 23 receive 2 23 scalable font 2 24 transmit 2 23 merging copied data 4 6 fields with option 4 4 5 mode command sample 2 2 modifying formats 6 10 modulus description of check digit calc 4 14 in sum of digits 4 16 in sum of products 4 15 monetary decimal selection 2 13 formatting syntax 2 13 list of options 2 13 symbol selection 2 13 symbol setting 2 13 monospaced fonts definition of term 1 2 monospaced fonts magnification of B 4 non volatile RAM definition of term 1 2 0 online configuration worksheet D 2 online mode selection 2 9 optimizing print quality 9 2 print speed 9 2 repeating field parameters 9 5 using zero batch quantities 9 3 option definition of term 1 2 optional entry method 6 10 options field 4 11 options field 4 9 brief list of 4 2 calculating check digits 4 8 copy data 4 5 customized bar code density 4 9 data type restrictions 4 4 general overview 4 2 incrementing decrementing fields 4 12 ordering 4 2 padding data 4 7 reimaging 4 13 restrictions 4 2 security truncation forPDF417 4 10 using multiple 4 2 width length for PDF417 4 11 Index 7 definition of term 1 2
114. eparately This field is not assigned a field number but is counted as a field keep this in mind as the printer allows a maximum of 200 fields per format The characters in this field cannot be changed by batch data Field options do not apply to constant text fields Determine the height and the maximum width of the characters using the tables in Appendix B Fonts If you re using proportionally spaced fonts use the average size of the characters Mark the pivot point of your field This will vary depending on how your field is justified Syntax C row column gap font hgt mag wid mag color alignment char rot field rot fixed char sym set C1 Constant Text Field C2 row For monospaced fonts distance from bottom of print area to the pivot point For proportionally spaced fonts distance from bottom of print area to baseline of characters in the field Bottom exits the printer first English 0 1200 Metric 0 3045 Dots 0 2436 C3 column Distance from the lower left edge of the print area to the pivot point English 0 189 Metric 0 479 Dots 0 383 C4 gap Number of dots between characters 203 dots per inch Range 0 99 Any number other than 0 or the default number affects your field width Default spacing Standard 3 dots Reduced 1 dot Bold 3 dots OCRA like 3 dots EFF Swiss Bold amp other fonts varies with each letter Defining Fields 3 15 C5 font C6 hgt mag C7 wid mag C
115. er in the batch as 001 Printing 6 5 6 6 Printing Entering Batch Data for QR Code QR Code requires certain parameters at the beginning of all batch data Syntax error cor masktt data input char Example error cor mask data input char Level of error correction Some damaged bar codes may still be scannable if the error correction is high enough Options H Ultra high reliability level Q High reliability level M Standard level L High density level Note As you increase the error correction level the maximum number of characters in the field decreases Mask number Undefined Leave blank or use Type of data input Options A Automatic M Manual Type of characters Options Numeric Alphanumeric B Binary K Kanji Note In binary mode the number of characters must be represented by the 4 digit number in decimal 1 HM N0123456789012345 Defines the following batch data for the QR Code The error correction level is H which provides very high reliability Leave the mask number blank The data input mode is Manual The type of characters are Numeric and the data is 0123456789012345 Sample QR Code 200 200 V 50 50 36 0 100 2 B 0 i a 1 123456789012345 1 m Structured Append Mode QR Code offers a mode called structured append or concatenated that allows you to collect data from multiple QR Code symbols and u
116. ers except words or phrases within quotation marks Include all parameters for a field unless documented as optional Define non printable text fields before the field to which they apply Define options immediately after the field to which they apply Multiple options can be used with most fields Options can be used in any combination except as noted with each definition Keep in mind that proportionally spaced fonts need wider fields than monospaced fonts For variable field data letter W to determine the maximum field size Do not place a new line return or any other non printing character within a field definition However a carriage return or line break after each makes your formats easier to read 1 20 30 30 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 i 2 10 50 30 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 i Spaces are ignored except within character strings 2 4 Configuring the Printer Using Online Configuration Packets Use online configuration packets to change the printer settings You must send the online configuration packets one at a time supplying all parameters for each packet Leave the parameters blank that you do not need to change For example LA 11 prints a slashed zero and uses the last sent online System Setup parameters Make a copy of the online configuration worksheet in Appendix D Format Design Tools and save the original Packets A M are listed on the worksheet When you turn off the printer all
117. fer to your Operator s Handbook See Chapter 7 Status Polling for information on requesting printer and job status See the following error message listing for more information Data Errors A data error indicates that incorrect data was received from the host causing the printer to ignore the entire print job After checking the packet and correcting the problem transmit the print job again The following is a list of data errors These errors occur because data in the format batch check digit font or graphic packet is invalid Troubleshooting 8 5 Format Errors Error Code 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 010 011 012 013 8 6 Troubleshooting Description Format ID number must be 1 99 Name must be 1 8 characters inside quotes or a printer assigned name Action must be A add or C clear Supply length is invalid maximum is 4 See Defining the Format Header in Chapter 3 for valid lengths Supply width is invalid maximum is 2 See Defining the Format Header in Chapter 3 for valid widths Storage device must be R volatile RAM T temporary storage or F flash memory Unit of measure must be E English M Metric or G Dots See Defining the Format Header in Chapter 3 for information Field ID number is outside the range 0 999 Field length exceeds 2710 Row field position is greater than the maximum stock dimension See Defining Text Fields in
118. field in the format This will cause an error Instead position the graphic image by using the row and column locations in the graphic packet header Image memory temporary storage will accept a graphic packet 2436 rows long with 384 dots per row 5 8 Creating Graphics Creating a Graphic Packet Your graphic packet can contain bitmapped fields for bitmapped images constant text fields lines boxes Images using hex representation or run length encoding are bitmapped images See Designing Bitmapped Images to design your bitmapped image Once you design your graphic image you are ready to define a graphic packet This packet generates the graphic image you use in a format Positioning the Graphic Image This section explains how to position the graphic image within a graphic packet header a field of a graphic packet or within a format Within the Graphic Packet Header When you are using RAM the row and column parameters in the graphic header are usually 0 0 because placement is controlled by the graphic field in your format This is especially true when designing a compliance label overlay When you are using temporary storage these parameters control the placement of the graphic image on the supply Creating Graphics 5 9 The area enclosed within the dotted lines represents the graphic image starting at 0 0 as defined in the graphic header If you want a fixed amount of white space c
119. formation B 13 overview 1 9 scalable B 9 TrueType 2 9 B 1 B 10 C 2 font packets clearing from memory 2 27 font upload packet defining 2 28 fonts double byte B 11 monospaced magnification B 4 optimizing 9 5 proportional magnification B 6 format buffer 2 24 definition of term 1 1 print area 1 5 scalable font B 9 TrueType font B 9 format header definition of term 1 format worksheet D overview 1 formats clearing from memory 2 2 decisions to make 1 5 defining bar codes 3 8 defining boxes 3 21 defining constant text fields 3 15 defining lines 3 19 defining text fields 3 3 defining the header 3 2 designing 1 4 1 6 determining content 1 5 field types described briefly 1 8 1 1 O D 7 filling in worksheets font considerations referenced in batch packet 6 2 sample 1 2 A 2 using grids 1 7 formats modifying 6 10 formatting errors list of 8 15 generating check digits with option 314 8 graphic defining bitmap fields 5 13 defining duplicate fields 5 15 defining next bitmap fields 5 14 defining the header 5 11 field defining 5 18 hexadecimal chart C 16 hexadecimal method 5 2 5 4 including a format 5 18 overview of bitmap 5 2 run length chart C 20 run length method 5 2 5 6 storing the image 5 8 Index 5 graphic image including 5 18 graphic packets clearing from memory 2 27 grid overview 1 7 H hard printer failure errors list of 8 19 help get
120. from other places Everything you want to print falls into one of the following categories Field Type Description Examples Text Contains letters numbers or item number item symbols you want to print description department number price date Bar Code Used for printing bar codes item or serial numbers zip that can be scanned codes information you don t want to have visible to customers Constant Text Prints fixed characters that print without changing company name company address Line or Box Highlights or separates items line marking out the regular price border around the supply Graphic Contains a bitmap image ora logos compliance label overlay of the above field types except graphics are discussed in Chapter 3 See Chapter 5 Creating Graphics for information on including graphics in your format 1 8 Getting Started Considering Fonts When working with fonts you have three considerations font appearance font size bitmapped font spacing monospaced or proportional See Appendix B Fonts for samples of each font Using the Format Worksheet The Format Worksheet is divided into sections that list the field types Each section has boxes to fill in with parameters that define your format A format worksheet is included in Appendix D Format Design Tools Filling in the Format Worksheet Decide what type of field to use on your label 1 Make a copy of the F
121. ft edge of first bitmap line This is usually 0 unless you want a fixed amount of white space around the graphic image See Positioning the Graphic Image for more information English 0 189 Metric 0 479 Dots 0 383 Imaging mode Enter 0 Graphic name optional 0 8 characters enclose within quotation marks Example G 99 A R G 0 0 0 99Wire Adds a graphic image identified by number 99 to volatile RAM The graphic uses dot measurement The image will be placed according to the row and column parameters in the graphic field The imaging mode is 0 and the image is called 99Wire Creating Bitmap Fields This defines one row of dots starting at a specific row and column within the graphic image Each unique row of dots requires a bitmap field A bitmap field can later be repeated by using a duplicate field Syntax B row column algorithm data B1 B Bitmap Field B2 row Distance in dots from the graphic image s bottom margin to the bitmap line English 0 1200 Metric 0 3045 Dot 0 2436 column Distance in dots from the graphic image s left edge to the bitmap line English 0 189 Metric 0 479 Dots 0 383 B4 algorithm Coding method for bitmap data Representation R Run Length Encoding 5 Character string made up of hex or run length encoding Do not put spaces or any other character between the numbers Range O 2710 Example B 39 56 H 3FFFFFFO
122. g Bitmapped Images Once you determine the encoding method to use you can begin mapping out your graphic image The image that you map must be an upside down mirror image of the final result Special Considerations Solid black print cannot exceed 25 of any given square inch of the supply If the black print exceeds this limit you may lose data or damage the printhead In the first label the large M logo and thick black line exceed the allowed black to white print ratio In the second label the large M logo does not exceed the black to white print ratio Creating Graphics 5 3 2 5 0 5 Doesnot exceed limit Using the Method The following steps explain how to derive a hex character string from a bitmapped graphic Each square on the grid represents a dot A black square indicates the dot is ON and a white square indicates the dot is OFF A sequence of binary numbers called a bit pattern or bitmap determines what dots are on and off The numbers O and 1 are used for this purpose The number 1 turns a dot on and O turns a dot off 1 Assign 1 to every black square and to every white square 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000111111111111111111111111110000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000011111111111000000000000000000000000001111111110000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000111110000000000000000000000000000
123. gap of 4 dots 4 additional dot widths for the narrow bar code space and 8 additonal dot widths for the wide bar code space if this is a Code 39 or Codabar bar code 4 10 Defining Field Options Option 51 PDF417 Security Truncation You can define a security level and choose whether or not to truncate a PDF417 bar code Higher security levels add data to a bar code improving scan reliability Some damaged bar codes may still be scannable if the security level is high enough You can use this option to create standard PDF417 bar codes or use the truncated option to create a narrower bar code This option can appear only once per PDF417 field in any order following the bar code field As the security level is increased so is the size of your PDF417 bar code For each level increased the bar code will double in size Syntax R 51 security stand def R1 R Option Header R2 51 Indicates Option 51 R3 security Security level ranges from 0 8 0 is the default Higher security levels add data to a bar code improving scan reliability Some damaged bar codes may still be scannable if the security level is high enough R4 stand def Truncation selector Valid values S default a standard PDF417 bar code T truncated Example 8 51 2 81 Defines a security level of 2 for a standard PDF417 bar code Defining Field Options 4 11 Option 52 PDF417 Width Length This option defines the image width or length of a
124. ides important measurement and formatting information for the graphic Bitmap duplicate next bitmap constant text line and box fields follow the graphic header if they are used Creating Graphics 5 11 Syntax G1 G G2 graphID G3 action G4 device G5 units G6 row G7 column G8 mode G9 5 12 Creating Graphics G graphlID action device units row col mode name Graphic Header Unique number from O 999 to identify the graphic image The action to perform to the graphic Options A Add the graphic C Clear the graphic from the printer Graphic storage device Volatile RAM format must contain a graphic field T Temporary Storage F Flash Memory Note If you are using flash memory send the graphic only once Then send only batches to reference it If you re send the graphic each time it creates separate copies and eventually fills up flash memory Unit of measure Options E English measured in 1 100 inches M Metric measured in 1 10 mm Graphic measured in dots For bitmapped graphics G is the only valid option Distance between the bottom of the graphic image area and the first bitmap line This is usually 0 unless you want a fixed amount of white space around the graphic image See Positioning the Graphic Image for more information English 0 1200 Metric 0 3045 Dot 0 2436 Distance between the left edge of the graphic image area and the le
125. ield A field definition begins with a field identifier such as T B D C etc T 1 10 V 250 50 0 1 1 1 B C 0 0 90 1 Parameters that apply to a field and are separated by commas the above example B is a field element for Black print on a white background Layout or design for your printed label First line of a format immediately following the start of packet A format header must begin with F followed by various header elements F 1 A R E 600 150 Fmt 1 Monospaced Fonts All characters have the same width and are easy to center justify Standard bold and reduced are monospaced Non volatile RAM Contains information that is SAVED on power down NVRAM Option R 1 Monarch Packet B 1 N 1 2 Monarch Pre image Proportionally Spaced Fonts Any line within a format that applies special formatting to afield This line always begins with R and must immediately follow the field it applies to Any string of characters within A way to optimize the printer because it images the fields while data is collected After the last field is imaged the label prints almost immediately All characters have different widths and are difficult to center justify Soft Downloaded Reside in the printer s RAM They be erased or Fonts Volatile RAM overwritten Contains information that is LOST on power down INDEX A adding custom fon
126. iguration packet must be R volatile RAM The buffer size is invalid The printhead width must be 0 Action must be 0 disable or 1 enable for the backfeed control packet or the printer is active Dispense position must be 0 or 10 200 dots and the backfeed distance is greater than the dispense position or the printer is active Backfeed distance must be 0 or 10 200 dots Check Digit Errors Error Code 310 311 314 Graphic Error Code 325 327 328 340 350 351 352 400 404 Description Check digit scheme number must be 1 10 Modulus must be 2 11 Check digit algorithm must be D sum of digits or P sum of products Errors Description Duplicating direction must be 0 insert after 1 insert before in duplicate fields for graphics Amount of row adjustment must be 0 999 dots in duplicate fields for graphics Duplicate count must be 0 999 Bitmap line encoding must be H hex or R run length Font selector must be 1 9999 Font data length must be 68 16384 Insufficient font memory is available for the downloaded font The character immediately following is invalid The number or string that is currently being processed is too long Troubleshooting 8 13 Communication Errors Error Code 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 423 8 14 Troubleshooting Description The printer memory is full Delete unnecessary formats or graphics fr
127. ing lower case letters can be omitted For example uZFu can be written as uZF 4 Repeat steps 1 through 5 for each row on the grid 5 Insert the code values in syntax format Creating Graphics 5 7 Determining How to Store the Image Once you have mapped out your graphic image determine how you want to store it You have two options RAM Temporary Storage Flash Using RAM You should use RAM when the graphic image is used by several formats because you only have to send the graphic image once This eliminates the need to send the graphic image repeatedly See Placing the Graphic in a Format for more information about using the graphic packet in a format Graphics smaller than approximately 1 2 inch by 1 2 inch can be stored in printer RAM and referenced by the graphic ID number Graphics are stored in the image buffer and remain there until another format is sent or the printer is turned off Using Temporary Storage You should use temporary storage when the graphic image is used only in one format or your graphic image is very large Graphic data in temporary storage is held in the image buffer until the graphic is printed Then it is cleared from memory when you send a new or updated batch You can use the same graphic image multiple times on a format Send the graphic image to the printer after the format to which it applies If a graphic is stored in temporary storage do not place a graphic
128. ints to left of supply 2 Top of overlay points to bottom of supply 3 Top of overlay points to right of supply Note Rotation is affected by the pivot point which varies depending on how text is justified C12 fixed char Fixed characters to appear in the field Maximum 2710 characters Enclose in quotation marks Defining Fields 3 17 C13 sym set Symbol set Use for the Internal Symbol Set For scalable fonts use 1 ANSI Symbol Set 102 UNICODE user input for particular mapping 437 DOS Code Page 437 Domestic 850 DOS Code Page 850 International 852 DOS Code Page 852 Latin 2 855 DOS Code Page 855 Russian 857 DOS Code Page 857 IBM Turkish 860 DOS Code Page 860 MS DOS Portuguese 1250 Code Page 1250 Latin 2 1251 Code Page 1251 Cyrillic 1252 Code Page 1252 Latin 1 1253 Code Page 1253 Greek 1254 Code Page 1254 Turkish 1255 Code Page 1255 Hebrew 1256 Code Page 1256 Arabic 1257 Code Page 1257 Baltic 1258 Code Page 1258 Vietnam The CG Triumvirate typefaces support only ANSI and DOS Code Page 437 and 850 Symbol Sets The scalable font does not support Code Page 1256 Arabic The UNICODE code page is for downloaded UNICODE double byte fonts See Appendix C Symbol Sets Code Pages for more information Example c 100 80 0 1 1 1 B L 0 0 MADE IN USA 0 Defines a constant text field starting at row 100 column 80 It does not have any additional inter character gap The Sta
129. ion is 65432 Sum of Products Calculation This is an example of how the printer uses Sum of Products to calculate a check digit for this data 5 2 3 2 4 5 2 1 9 1 Weights are applied to each digit starting with the last digit in the weight string They are applied right to left beginning at the right most position of the field Remember a weight string must contain at least two different numbers This example has a weight string of 1 2 3 4 field 5 2 weight string 4 1 gt gt 3 Bom 2 12 3 4 2 Each digit in the field is multiplied by the weight assigned to it field B zo 235 2440 cb 2 41259 weight string 4 1 2 3 412 3 4 products 20 2 6 616 5 4 336 4 16 Defining Field Options 3 Next the product of each digit is added together This is the sum of the products 20 2 6 6 16 5 4 3 36 98 4 Divide the sum of the products by the modulus 10 in this case only to the whole number The balance is called the remainder 9 10 98 90 8 5 Subtract the remainder from the modulus The result becomes the check digit In this case the check digit is 2 10 8 2 Sum of Digits Calculation This is an example of how the printer uses Sum of Digits to calculate a check digit for this data 5 2 3 2 4 5 2 1 9 1 Weights are applied to each digit starting with the last digit in the weight string They are applied right to left beginning at the right most position of the fi
130. ispense position or backfeed distance Print Speed Options 0 The printer determines the print speed automatically This is the default 15 Uses a print speed of 1 5 ips This is the only valid speed for serial bar codes If the speed is set differently and then the printer tries to print serial bar code the printer changes to this speed You can also use it for parallel bar codes 20 Uses a print speed of 2 0 ips 30 Uses a print speed of 3 0 ips Width of the printhead in dots Use O I c 0 20 10 0 0 1 Uses the default contrast moves print 0 1 inch closer to the bottom of the supply 20 203 inches and 05 inch to the left on the supply 10 203 inches the printer determines the print speed and uses the default printhead width 2 12 Configuring the Printer Defining the Monetary Formatting Packet The monetary formatting packet D selects the monetary symbols to print for a price field Use the monetary formatting packet to select primary and secondary monetary symbols and designate the number of digits to appear at the right of a decimal Syntax I D cur sym secondary decimals 1 D1 D Monetary Formatting Packet D2 cur sym Currency Symbol Options No symbol USA 5 Dollar default UK Pound Japan XY Yen Germany Deutsche Mark France F Franc Spain P Peseta Italy L Lira Sweden Kr Krona Finland Markka 10 Austria 8 Shilling 11 India Rs Rupee 12 Russi
131. iss Bold 1 1 92248 1 The CG Triumvirate typefaces are trademarks of Monotype Imaging Inc Configuring the Printer 2 29 Spacing Type Baseline Cell Width Cell Height Nominal Width Nominal Height Inter Character Gap Printhead Density Monospaced 0 or proportional 1 Bitmapped 0 or scalable 1 Bottom of the font Horizontal number of dots to contain the widest character Vertical number of dots to contain the tallest character Average width for lower case letters Average height for lower case letters Default spacing between characters in monospaced fonts Displays whether a 203 0 dpi or 300 1 dpi printhead is used Uploading Format Header Information You can upload format header information from the formats in memory to check the supply length and width for each format Syntax header format action device F1 header Format Header F2 format Format number from 0 999 0 is for all formats in memory F3 action Action Options Adds the specified format Clears the specified format Uploads format header information F4 device Device Options 2 30 Configuring the Printer Volatile RAM All devices use for upload Example F 0 H Z i Selects all formats in memory and returns the following Example F 0 H Z Fmt_1 406 406 Fmt_10 324 406 i Fmt_15 812 812 Fmt_20 305 609 Fmt 25 1218 406 1 Displays the format number supply length and supply width in
132. it is embedded within quotation marks and all data following the command in the string will be ignored Example I E 123 063 034 124 125 126 094 Changes the parameter separator character from to The other control characters remain unchanged It also enables the immediate commands by defining the symbol as the command identifier Resetting Control Characters You can change the characters in the previous example back to their original settings by downloading this packet I E 123 044 034 124 125 126 094 Notice that the parameter separator is in this packet This is the parameter separator that was set before this packet Once the packet is received by the printer the new parameter separator a comma in this case 5 valid Be careful when using this feature If you forget what the control characters were changed to print the diagnostic labels The labels list the current control characters See Printing Diagnostic Labels in Chapter 8 for more information Configuring the Printer 2 15 Using Immediate Commands Immediate commands affect printer operation as soon as the printer receives them even if they are included within a packet or used inside quotation marks You can use immediate commands to change immediate command or status polling control characters reset the printer or cancel and repeat batches Enabling Immediate Commands When the printer is first turned on these commands are
133. l After you select Test Label you will see Diag Label Test Pattern d From the Test Label menu select Diag Label HONAPRCH MONARCH MODEL M9460 S H Version MODEL 9460 S H Version X X 0 0 0 B 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL INCHES 0000119 U 1 HI ENERGY INCHES 0000000 nn VOLTAGE 07 44 CONTRAST POT N A 3 PH RESISTANCE 0384 0339 0 BAD DOTS 000 D MEMORY 512KR 1024KN rly OPTIONS FT SHID 120660 A t D E F G Two diagnostic labels print and you return to the Test Label menu The diagnostic labels show the printer s configuration as well as the model number and software version number With version 2 8 or greater software the printer has UNICODE double byte font capability See the System Administrator s Guide to learn how to print two other types of diagnostics labels the test pattern and the grey scale 8 2 Troubleshooting Reading Diagnostics Labels The first diagnostic test label shows the model number software version and the printer s configuration by packet See Chapter 2 Configuring the Printer for more information about the printer s configuration The second diagnostic test label shows the model number software version total number of inches printed voltage print contrast printhead resistance number of bad dots and memory In the example above The printer has printed 119 inches of regular supplies The printer has print
134. l printer error The error numbers can be found in Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Example 01 2 612 2 is the field number where an error was found 612 is the error number indicating that data is missing or does not match the format definition for that field Error numbers found in Status1 B always have a value equal to or greater than 500 These are considered very serious errors Status2 A B C D E contains the packet type field type field number parameter and error number Status2 represents the MPCLII packet that the error A Packet Type occurred on The packet could be Format F Batch B Check Digit A Graphic G or Font W Status2 represents the MPCLII field that the error B Field Type occurred on If the packet has no fields Status2 A will be replicated If the error occurs before the field is identified a question mark is sent Since the batch data is variable a D is sent to indicate data 7 10 Status Polling Status2 represents the field number within each C Field Number packet The packet header is the first field and each subsequent field is indicated by the field separator Status2 represents the parameter within the field that D Parameter the error occurred The numbering begins after the field identifier Status2 is the error that coincides with the error E Error Number numbers presented in Chapter 7 Troubleshooting FMT 1 BCH 2 The format or batch number is returned
135. lds 5 13 run length conversion C 20 defining next fields 5 14 check digit option defining the header 5 11 syntax 4 8 hexadecimal chart C 16 check digit schemes hexadecimal method 5 2 5 4 4 14 4 15 overview 5 2 using sum of digits 4 16 run length chart C 20 using sum of products 4 15 run length method 5 2 5 6 check digit worksheet D 3 storing the image 5 8 check digits bitmapped fonts clearing scheme from memory 2 27 definition of term 1 1 customizing a scheme 4 14 black to white print ratio 5 3 generating 4 8 boxes checking defining 3 21 job status 7 8 determining distance from left right printer status 7 2 3 22 clearing packets 2 27 determining distance from code pages C 1 top bottom 3 22 1251 table C 9 buffer 1252 table C 10 definition of term 1 1 1258 table C 12 scalable font 2 24 437 and 850 C 1 buffer selection 2 21 437 table 5 buffer size selection 2 21 850 table C 6 entering C 2 C International characters 2 9 selecting C 1 calling technical support 8 4 color options of text 3 5 3 16 changing communication backfeed control 2 19 packet syntax 2 18 bar code density 4 9 using a mode command 2 2 communication settings 2 18 compliance label memory configuration 2 21 including in field5 18 packet control characters 2 14 configuration security level of PDF417 4 10 4 11 types of 2 2 character rotation uploaded from printer 2 6 in constant text field 3 17 in text field 3 6 characters magnifying font si
136. ly 6 Letters and symbols only Spaces are permitted in all categories You can also use a combination of any two letter numbers or symbols character types A use for this option is a quantity field where the operator could enter only numeric data Example 2 2 Restricts the field data to letters only A Z or a z 4 4 Defining Field Options Option 4 Copy Data You can create a field that uses data from another field This is useful for creating merged fields or sub fields You can copy the information from multiple fields into one field by applying the copy procedure more than once Copy data is the only option you can apply to a field more than once The maximum number of characters defined in box T3 or B3 must allow for the number of characters you will place in the field including any price check digit or fixed characters inserted by the printer The maximum number of characters in the field into which data is copied cannot exceed 2710 or the maximum number of characters permitted by the bar code When copying from more than one field copy into the destination field from left to right Syntax R 4 src fld src start to copy dest start copy code R1 R Field Option Header R2 4 Option 4 R3 src fld Field number from which data is copied Range 0 999 R4 src start Position number in the source field of the first character to be copied Character positions are numbered 1 to 2710 starting from
137. n use check digits with text or bar code fields Check digit calculations are performed on numeric data only Do not use check digits with price fields Do not define a check digit scheme for these bar codes because they have predefined check digits UPC EAN Code 39 with the MOD43 check digit and Code 93 Syntax A selector action device modulus fld length D P weights Check Digit Header A2 selector Assign a number from 1 10 to this check digit formula action The action to perform Enter A to add the check digit scheme A4 device Device Use R A5 modulus Number from 2 11 The modulus is used to divide the sum of products or the sum of digits fld length The maximum number of characters the field will contain Range 0 2710 A7 D P Algorithm The algorithm determines how the check digit is calculated Options D sum of digits P sum of products weights String of digits used for calculation A weight string is a group of two or more numbers that is applied to a field The number of digits in this string should equal the number in fld length Enclose in quotation marks Range 0 2710 Defining Field Options 4 15 Example A 1 A R 10 5 P 65432 1 Adds check digit scheme number 1 to the printer s memory The modulus is 10 the maximum number of characters in the field is 5 The check digit is calculated by using the Sum of Products and the string of digits used in the calculat
138. ndard font is used without any additional magnification The printing is black on white and left justified No field or character rotation is used MADE IN USA is printed in this field The internal symbol set is used 3 18 Defining Fields Defining Line Fields Use lines to form borders and mark out original prices Define each line separately This field is not assigned a field number but is counted as a field keep this in mind as the printer allows a maximum of 200 fields per format You can define any line length and a thickness up to 99 dots as long as the solid black BU does not exceed 30 percent of any given square inch of the abel Line Types You can create horizontal and vertical lines There are two ways to define lines Segments You choose the starting point and ending point Vectors You choose the starting point the angle and the length of the line Syntax L type row column angle end row length end col thickness pattern L1 L Line Field L2 type Type of line Only vertical and horizontal lines are supported Options S Segment You choose the starting point and ending point V Vector You choose the starting point angle and length Defining Fields 3 19 L3 row Distance from bottom of print area to the starting point English 0 1200 Metric 0 3045 SAHPLE Dots 0 2436 111122355 14 Distance from edge of the print area to line origin English 0 189 Me
139. ni 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 KKKKKKKKK B Receipt Format Example GARAGE SALE 0 14 2 t Y Can Opener ESI 1 1 ner Iron 0 0 KRAMER S 2 TOTAL SALE 1 0 Trave Total 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L L L L L 4 JAA gt M 222646 Ki K K 40000000000 75 1 18 1 ss 0000 tS 000000 OLOLOLOLOLO CO OLOLOO OLIO OMOLOLO lt OO NQQOQOO lt lt SN S MO CQNONONONO 00 ELO e MNNM 4 26 TOTAL SALE PAID THANK YOU Travel Iron 0 0 1 1 0 10 iB Sample Batch Packet B 1 N 1 A 8 Samples Label Sample 2 F 1 A R E 110 200 1LAB2011 C 92 70 0 50 0 2 A D0 0 PRETZELS 1l B 1 12 F 45 50 1 2 40 0 R 1 028400067362 PRETZELS Sample Batch Packet 0 28400 06736 2 5 79 B 1 N 1IE 0 0 1 1 0 10 Label Sample 3 F 1 A R E 400 200 1LAB2040 C 150 21 0 50 14 12 A L 0 1 BATTERY PACK 1 C 18
140. nload these packets into flash memory another copy is made even if it is already in memory After doing this several times you will eventually use up flash memory Starting with a Design Before you create a format packet you must design your label There are several steps to designing a custom label 1 Decide which fields should appear on your label See Determining Format Contents for more information 2 Determine your label size Labels are available from Monarch in a wide variety of sizes Your application and the amount of data you need to print determines the supply size Contact your sales representative for more information 3 Draw a rough sketch of your label You may want to draw several variations to see what works best See Drawing Rough Sketches for more information 4 Identify the field types that appear on your label See Considering Field Types for more information 5 Decide which fonts you want to use See Considering Fonts for more information 6 Fill out your Format Worksheet See Using the Format Worksheet for more information At this point you are ready to use your format 1 4 Getting Started 7 Create a format packet based on how you filled out your worksheet See Chapter 3 Defining Fields for more Determining Format Contents information Before you lay out your format you need to make a few decisions For example Determining the Print Area H
141. not available To use these commands you must first send the control characters packet and define the immediate command control character The immediate command control character is saved in non volatile RAM and therefore not lost after you turn off the printer Once the immediate command control character is defined the immediate commands are enabled Sending Immediate Commands Immediate commands consist of a three or four character sequence you can send in a packet or embed in your application Each command must be sent separately Syntax control character immediate command The printer can accept only one immediate command at a time Sending a command before the previous one is completed can result in an error Example CB Immediately cancels the batch currently printing unless an error exists in the printer This example assumes that the defined immediate command control character is the caret The table represents the defined immediate command control character as and the defined status polling control character as d You may define these characters to suit your needs To use the immediate command control character or the status polling character within your data use the tilde sequence 2 16 Configuring the Printer Parameter CA Cancels all the batches in the queue unless an error exists on the printer CB Cancels only the current ba
142. nt text characters 3 17 constant text fields 3 17 text characters 3 6 text fields 3 6 rough sketches 1 6 run length graphic packet sample 5 17 5 sample backfeed control packet G 2 19 bar code density option 4 9 batch control field 6 3 batch data field 6 4 batch header 6 2 batch method downloading 6 9 calculate check digit option 4 8 4 1 2 1 check digit scheme packet 4 14 4 15 communication settings packet F 2 18 configuration packet 2 6 copy field 4 6 font packet 2 29 font bold style 6 Index 9 font OCRA style B 6 font standard style B 5 format A 2 formatheader 3 2 hex graphic packet 5 16 immediate command 2 16 incrementing decrementing field option 4 12 inquiry response 7 2 job request 7 8 job response 0 2 7 9 job response3 7 10 job response4 7 12 memory configuration packet F 2 21 mode command 2 2 monetary formatting packet D 2 1 monospaced font magnification 4 packet control characters E 2 1 padding data 4 7 print control packet C 2 12 printer configuration uploaded 2 proportional font magnification B 6 run length graphic packet 5 17 sequential method downloading 6 9 supply setup packet B 2 10 system setup packet A 2 9 text field 3 3 scalable font B 9 buffer 2 24 formats B 9 schemes customizing check digits 4 14 security truncation using option 51 4 10 segments defining 3 19 selecting bar code type 3 11 selector check digit description of 4 14 sending imme
143. nter s application The type of supply should match the printer s application Using premium supplies reduces smudged images hard to read labels and faded print Supply type print speed and print contrast work together to improve the print quality of labels Contact your Monarch Representative for more information Ifthe print quality is too light or too dark adjust the print contrast The correct contrast setting is important because it effects how well your bar codes scan and how long the printhead lasts Be sure to check the print quality of bar codes with a bar code verifier or scanner If you do not have a verifier or scanner check the bar code visually A bar code that is IN SPEC will have complete bars and clear spaces Small alphanumeric characters will look complete A bar code that is IN SPEC may not look as good as one that is too dark but it will have the highest scan rate DENTES NARKING 1 VL DAYTON OHIO DAYTON OHIO DAYTON OHIO Dark IN SPEC Light For highest scan rates make sure there is adequate white space before and after the bar code Also a darker bar code does not mean it will scan better 9 2 Printer Optimization Reducing Imaging Time Imaging time is the time it takes the printer to image the data for the first label after the printer receives the format and batch packet Ther
144. o cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense CANADIAN D O C WARNING This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de la classe A prescrites dans le R glement sur le brouillage radio lectrique dicte par le minist re des Communications du Canada Trademarks Monarch Sierra Sport and 9460 are trademarks of Paxar Americas Inc Paxar is a trademark of Paxar Corporation Avery DennisonG is a trademark of Avery Dennison Corporation Microsoft Windows and NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Novell and NetWare are trademarks of Novell Inc in the United States and other countries Centronics is a registered trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corporation Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated UFST Monotype the Monotype logo and CG Triumvirate are trademarks of Monotype Imaging Inc Avery Dennison Printer Systems Division 170 Monarch Lane Miamisburg 45342 bd Monotype Imaging TABLE OF CONTENTS GETTING STARTED oe Ur eR RR Saw 1 1 About This
145. o the printer The following syntax is the response for a Job O 1 or 2 request Syntax J Status1 Status2 FMT 1 BCH 2 Status1 These errors stop the print job Examples include out of stock supply faults or data formatting errors These errors are numbered less than 24 on the Job Status 0 1 2 Response Table later in this chapter Status2 These are errors in the syntax of the MPCL data stream Printing does not stop but the information may not print properly These errors are numbered greater than 24 on the Job Status 0 1 2 Response Table later in this chapter FMT 1 BCH 2 The format or batch number is returned Here is an example of a response returned to a J 0 1 2 request 7 8 0 FMT 1 BCH 2 Indicates that a portion of the format extends off the tag in format 1 batch 2 Refer to the Job Status 0 1 2 Response Table later in this chapter for brief explanations for J O 1 2 requests In the above example refer to error 8 for an explanation Status Polling 7 9 The following syntax is the response for a Job 3 request You may need to press FEED before the job response is returned Syntax J Statusl A B Status2 1 2 Status1 Status1 A contains the field number in the format or batch where an error was found If the error is not in the format or batch a O is returned Status1 B contains an error number which represents the actua
146. ol _ around your graphic image use something other than 0 for row and or column The area enclosed within the dotted lines represents the graphic image starting at 0 0 with a fixed amount of white space 10 10 around the graphic image Within the Field In a bitmap constant text line or box field the row and column parameters control where an individual field or bitmapped row begins in relation to the coordinates defined in the graphic header The bottom of the triangle in this example represents the first field of the graphic packet starting at 10 0 5 10 Creating Graphics Within a Format When you define the graphic field within your format the row and column parameters represent where on the format to place the graphic image If you are doing a compliance label these numbers are usually 0 0 because your compliance label covers the entire supply See Placing the Graphic in a Format for a sample compliance label If you are placing a graphic a logo for example within a certain area on your supply enter the starting position bottom left corner of the graphic image This label shows the triangle logo beginning the bottom left corner at 155 33 as defined in the graphic field N Pat s Parts 3 8 inch Wire 3 55 8 Pack 1 911787120 Defining the Graphic Header Every graphic packet must contain a graphic header This is the first thing you enter It identifies and prov
147. om memory If you are using a graphic file that is very large consider using another mapping method such as run length encoding to reduce the required memory Parity on the printer does not match the parity on the host Check the parity setting under SETUP options Framing error The printer cannot communicate with the host Make sure the host is turned on communication cables are connected correctly port settings are correct and communications are active Check the baud rate word length and stop bits to make sure they match those at the host Do not toggle between Microsoft Windows and MS DOS while using the COPY command or you will receive a framing error Exit Windows before using the COPY command Re transmit the data There is a problem with flow control between the printer and the host Make sure the printer and the host flow control settings match both are DTR or both are XON XOFF If the error persists call Technical Support Online receive queue is full Check your printer s XON XOFF or DTR SETUP values to be sure there isn t a flow control problem The internal keyboard buffer is full or you need a new keypad Call Technical Support The buffer size you defined exceeds the total available in your machine Internal software error Call Technical Support Data Formatting Failures Formatting errors indicate that a field will print incorrectly After you have checked the data stream and corrected the data
148. ontents i Making Print Adjustments 2 8 Defining the System Setup 2 9 Defining the Supply Setup 2 10 Defining the Print Control 2 12 Defining the Monetary Formatting 2 13 Defining the Control Characters Packet 2 14 Resetting Control 5 2 15 Using Immediate Commands 2 16 Enabling Immediate 2 16 Sending Immediate Commands 2 16 Defining the Communication Settings 2 18 Defining the Backfeed Control 2 19 Special Considerations When Using Backfeed 2 20 Defining the Memory Configuration 2 21 Checking Current Buffer 51265 2 22 About Memory 5 2 23 Buffer 2 25 Buffer Allocation 0 2 25 Memory Considerations with Downloaded TrueType Fonts 2 26 Clearing Packets from Memory 2 27
149. ormat Worksheet 2 Define the Format Header 3 Define options as you require them See Chapter 4 Defining Field Options for more information Getting Started 1 9 1 10 Getting Started CONFIGURING THE PRINTER This chapter discusses how to set communication parameters upload the printer s configuration or font information configure the printer using online configuration packets use immediate commands to control the printer s operation at any time Configuring the Printer 2 1 Setting Communication Parameters Use the following information if you are connecting to the printer s 9 pin serial port The communication parameters at the printer must match those at the host or you will not be able to communicate You can use the communication settings packet to set communication parameters for your printer On MS DOS computers you can use the MODE command to set communication values on your PC For example MODE COM1 9600 N 8 1 This command sets your host to these communication values a baud rate of 9600 no parity 8 bit word length 1 stop bit 2 2 Configuring the Printer Using MPCLII Conventions Here are some guidelines to follow when using MPCLII MPCLII Punctuation Use the following symbols when creating MPCLII packets Decimal Character Value Description left bracket 123 start of header right bracket 125 end of header vertical b
150. ow large is your supply Which fonts do you want to use Do you want to include a bar code Do you want to include graphics The print area varies depending on the size of your supply Below are the maximum and minimum print areas Notice that the top edge of the supply exits the printer first There is a non print zone 0 055 inches on either edge of the supply Unit of Maximum Maximum Minimum Minimum Measure Supply Size Print Area Supply Size Print Area English 205 x 1200 189 x 1200 50 x 37 5 37 5 x 37 5 1 100 Metric 521 x 3048 480 x 3048 127 x 95 95 95 1 10 Dots 416 x 2436 384 x 2436 102 x 76 76 x 76 1 203 dots The length you can print is dependent on the amount of memory you allocate for the image buffer See Defining the Memory Configuration Packet in Chapter 2 For exact print area measurements of your supply see the supply layout grids in Appendix D Getting Started 1 5 Use the following formulas to convert inches to dots and metric Dots inches x 203 Metric 1 10mm inches x 254 English 1 100 inch 100 x dots 203 Dots Metric 1 10 mm x 797 Drawing Rough Sketches After you decide what information you want to print sketch how you want the information to 723 110 appear on the label Note any areas that are preprinted on the label such as a logo As soon as you know what information to include on the label and you have a rough sketch you can us
151. paced fonts for price fields and data you want to list in a column Decide how wide and tall you want the characters to appear on the labels The following two tables show the width and height of each of the monospaced fonts after magnification This table includes the default 3 dots for Standard 1 dot for Reduced 3 dots for Bold spacing Width Mag Standard Reduced Bold Units Character Character Character Width Sample Width Sample Width Sample 1x 1 100 in 8 37 3 9 13 3 1 10 mm 21 26 9 9 33 78 Dots 17 A 8 A 27 A 7X 1 100 in 49 75 24 63 84 24 1 10 mm 126 37 62 56 214 Dots 101 50 171 uf N Only the 1x width can be scanned with the OCRA like font Using a printhead with 203 dpi the character widths are as follows 7 9 English 20 1 Metric and 16 Dots To calculate other font widths multiply the font dots 14 dots for Standard 7 dots for Reduced 24 dots for Bold by the magnification and add the default spacing 3 dots for Standard 1 dot for Reduced 3 dots for Bold between characters Example 14 Standard font dots x 5 magnification 70 3 default between characters There are 73 dots the Standard ont at 5x 1x 7X Standard A 1 100 in 1 10 mm dots Reduced 1 100 1 10 dots Fonts B 5 B 6 Fonts Bold 1 100 1 10 dots OCRA like 1x only 1 100 in 1 10 mm A
152. parameters with the I packet any online configuration packets following the split vertical bar i must specify distances using the selected units However the diagnostic labels display the units in dots even if you entered them in English or Metrics units 2 6 Configuring the Printer Syntax Ua Example Guias rg OO Adds a configuration to non volatile RAM and specifies English units It also uses the default contrast moves print 0 25 inches closer to the bottom of the supply and does not change the margin adjustment prints at the default print speed and uses the default printhead width Example 1 0 U N Uploads the printer configuration from nonvolatile RAM and returns the following to the host A 0 0 0 0 1 B 2 0 0 0 0 C 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 1 0 2 123 044 034 124 125 126 013 010 F 3 1 0 0 1 G 0 65 65 M R R 160 M T R 20 M I R 320 M D N 1280 M F N 640 M V R 1280 The parameters for each packet A M are displayed In the first line that begins with M 8725 is the total volatile memory available 1345 is the memory used in volatile RAM 2535 is the total non volatile memory available 615 is the memory used in non volatile RAM The remaining lines beginning with M list the buffer sizes in 1 10K for the Receive Transmit Image Downloadable Fonts Formats and Scalable Fonts Buffers Configuring the Printer 2 7 Configuration Syntax Guidelines When creating
153. ple Bo 0 RODGER DIST CTR B 1 0 8 1 1 i 2 i 292 At this time the printer is imaging all associated fields including fields that copy from other fields 3 Repeat step 2 for each field except the last one Br 1 1 WAY 1 1 1 B Oe U 0 ROAD U 0 5 WI 5 EST OAK AVE 4 For the last field input data and send it with the quantity of labels you want printed When the printer receives input for the last field it immediately prints the labels Example B 1 U 10 i 5 DAYTON OHIO 9 4 Printer Optimization Increasing Throughput Reducing the imaging time increases throughput You can also increase the baud rate to increase the transmission time and increase throughput Make sure the communication settings at the printer match those at the host General Format Tips and Hints The following tips and hints are helpful to keep in mind when designing MPCLII formats With Formats If you want to modify your format fields check digit fields and configuration commands use the optional entry method This method enables you to reset only the parameters you want to change Commas act as placeholders for unchanged parameters The optional entry method reduces file size and increases the speed at which files are sent to the printer With Packets Leave parameters blank that you do not need to change when
154. r code and display it in text form in a sub field Then use the copy data option 4 6 Defining Field Options Option 30 Padding Data You can add characters to one side of a field to pad the field Padding allows you to fill in the remaining spaces when the entered data does not fill an entire field If a variable length field is not completely filled with batch data this option fills the remaining positions in the field with the character designated by Option 30 Syntax R 30 L R character R1 R Option Header R2 30 Option 30 R3 L R Indicates type of padding L Pad field on left side R Pad field on right side R4 character character must be within the 0 255 decimal range and enclosed inside quotation marks Note Do not use on fixed length fields Example R 30 L X Pads data with an X on the left side of the field Sample Use for Padding If you have a variable length bar code that you want to occupy a fixed amount of space on the supply use pad characters If the maximum number of characters in the bar code is 15 but the batch record only has 10 characters the padding option fills the remainder of the field with pad characters Defining Field Options 4 7 Option 31 Calculate Check Digit The printer generates a check digit if you apply Option 31 to the field You cannot use this option if the field contains a UPC EAN or Code 39 with the MOD43 check digit bar code Syntax R 31
155. rd N None or S Scanner Pad direction must be L from left or R from right Pad character is outside the range 0 255 Check digit selection must be G to generate check digit Primary or secondary price format is outside the range 1 15 Data type restriction is outside the range of 1 6 Option is not valid for the field Bar code intercharacter gap must be 0 99 dots This is also known as the additional character gap when using Option 50 Defining Bar Code Densities Online Configuration Errors Error Code 251 252 253 254 255 8 10 Troubleshooting Description Power up mode must be 0 online Language selection must be 0 English Batch separator code in a system setup packet must be 0 off Slash zero selection must be 0 standard zero Supply type must be 0 black mark or 1 die cut 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 Printhead energy must be 0 standard supplies 1 fax paper or 2 linerless synthetic supplies Feed mode must be 0 continuous or 1 on demand if option is used Supply position is outside the range Contrast adjustment must be 28 40 dots Print adjustment must be 99 99 dots Margin adjustment must be 99 99 dots Speed adjustment must be O Primary monetary symbol is invalid Secondary symbol selection must be 0 none or 1 print secondary sign Monetary decimal places must be 0
156. re printed using the Internal Symbol set Bitmap Font Information The Monarch bitmap fonts are either monospaced each character occupies the same amount of space or proportional each character is a different height and width Use monospaced fonts for price fields and data you want to list in a column With proportionally spaced fonts you may be able to place more characters on a line However you may need to experiment with these fonts and adjust field measurements in your format The bitmapped fonts either monospaced or proportional appear jagged when magnified Fonts 1 Standard Font Reduced Font ABCDEFGHIJKLM ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdsfeh la 0123456789 lt gt J amp t 7 16 800 1 i Cieddaa AE2ES5600 OoaBaTM S XBFPLKEUBREWBE ABCDEFGH JKLM NOPQRSTUVHXYZ abcdefghi nopqrs tuvuxyz 0123456789 lt gt Gieadaa NOPQRSTUVWX nopaqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 lt gt 17 6 5 35310589 c6G 1 11 AAE2E6600 2 a i __ SE BFPLKEBPEREWB zai BeaB_ SE ZFPLE ABY Bold Font OCRA like Font ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ 01203845578 Lt an a lt gt REBY SLYRFPLKR SRP ABCDEFGHIJKLM S YBFPLKTER Cp
157. receive data If all of the above are correct reset your printer Try the function again If you still can t establish communications call Technical Support Calling Technical Support Technical support representatives are available Monday through Friday during regular business hours Their number is listed on the back cover of this manual Follow these steps before you call 1 Make sure your and printer are properly connected 2 Record any error messages that occurred 3 Recreate the problem if you can 4 Check your port settings Your problem may corrected simply by changing the communication settings 5 List any changes that have recently been made to the system Try to record what you did when the problem occurred 8 4 Troubleshooting 6 Reset your printer For information on resetting your printer see Resetting Printers 7 Reboot your computer Refer to your computer documentation for specific instructions 8 Print the Diagnostics labels See Printing Diagnostics Labels If these steps do not solve the problem call Technical Support Have the following information ready before you call computer brand name and type of software or terminal brand name and model Monarch printer model printer serial number support agreement contract number or invoice information customer number Additional Diagnostics Information For detailed printer diagnostics information re
158. removed easily or to prevent them from falling off Do not use backfeed with supplies less than 0 75 inches The dispense position and backfeed distance are optional parameters and do not have to be specified However they allow for greater precision when positioning the supply You cant change the backfeed distance while the printer is active Syntax I G action dis pos bkfd dis G1 G Backfeed Control Packet G2 action Action Options 0 disable backfeed default 1 enable backfeed use on any printer without a knife G3 dis pos Dispense Position Adjusts the stopping point of the label 0 or 10 200 dots default 65 dots G4 bkfd dis Backfeed Distance Amount to move label backwards 0 or 10 200 dots default 65 dots Cannot be greater than the dispense position The backfeed distance should equal the dispense position An exception is if you are tearing instead of peeling Then the backfeed distance must be 40 dots 150 inches less than the dispense position However you will have a 30 dot non print zone on your supply The 30 dot difference accounts for improper tearing of butt cut supplies because you do not want any exposed adhesive under the printhead Example 1 G 1 50 10 1 Enables backfeed and sets the dispense position to 0 25 inches 50 203 and the backfeed distance to 0 05 inches 10 203 Configuring the Printer 2 19 Special Considerations When Using Backfeed Make a note of the following items
159. rinted image is formed through a series of dots Each square on the grid below represents a dot on the printhead The graphic image is created by blackening dots in a specific pattern You can print varying shades of gray according to the concentration of dots on the image When the dots are printed together the end result is a graphic image Determining a Method You can use one of two methods to map out your graphic image Hex Method Run Length Encoding Method 5 2 Creating Graphics The dot sequences are segmented into binary numbers and then converted to hex numbers A graphic using gray scaling several slanted lines or several vertical lines typically translates more efficiently with hex representation The dot sequences are segmented into black and white strings within a row The total count of each white string is converted to a lower case letter corresponding to numeric value The total count of each black string is converted to an uppercase letter corresponding to numeric value This method can reduce imaging time for graphics that contain repetitive rows of dots A graphic with horizontal lines or very few white to black borders typically translates more efficiently with run length encoding The most efficient encoding method depends on how complicated your graphic image is and whether or not imaging time is a concern You may want to experiment with both encoding methods to get optimal performance Designin
160. s The size of the TrueType font file in bytes is the minimum amount of memory you must have available in the downloadable fonts buffer The scalable vector fonts buffer is used to image the downloaded fonts TrueType If you are using several downloaded TrueType fonts you may need 100K or more in this buffer The printer does not print the fonts if there is not enough memory in the scalable vector fonts buffer Touse large point sizes greater than 60 point you must reconfigure memory and increase the size of the scalable vector fonts buffer 2 26 Configuring the Printer Clearing Packets from Memory You may want to remove packets from the printer to increase memory storage capacity or if the formats fonts are no longer needed In some cases turning the printer off may clear the packets from memory If not send a format clear packet Syntax header packet action device 1 1 header Identifies the packet Options A Check Digit Scheme F Format G Graphic Font 2 packet Identification number of the packet to clear 1 999 or font number 0 9999 0 is for all fonts 3 action Enter C to clear the packet 4 device Storage device Options N Nonvolatile RAM R Volatile RAM F Flash Memory Example Clears Format 1 from volatile RAM Configuring the Printer 2 27 Using the Font Packet You can use a font packet to add or clear downloaded fonts from memory upload your font buffer
161. se that data elsewhere For example the components of a sub assembly can have individual QR Codes and the QR Code for the entire assembly contains all the data from the individual codes This mode also requires certain parameters at the beginning of all batch data Syntax mode id codes div parity error cor masks data input char mode id Use D to indicate the structured append or concatenated mode codes Code number of the individual symbol in the concatenated set You must use a two digit number in decimal Hof div Total number of symbols in this concatenated set You must use a two digit number in decimal parity Parity byte You must use a two digit number in hexadecimal There is no standard parity byte error cor Error correction level Some damaged bar codes may still be scannable if the error correction is high enough Options H Ultra high reliability level Q High reliability level M Standard level L High density level Note As you increase the error correction level the maximum number of characters in the field decreases masktt Mask number Undefined Leave blank or use O data input Type of data input Options A Automatic M Manual char Type of characters Options Numeric A Alphanumeric B Binary K Kanji Note In binary mode the number of characters must be represented by the 4 digit number in decimal 6 8 Printing Example 1 0205 9 00 C B006qrcode Defines the stru
162. sending online configuration packets You can group fields with similar parameters For example T 1 10 V 250 50 1 1 1 1 B C 0 0 T2 4555 15 T4357 1004 Printer Optimization 9 5 The first text field sets all the parameters for that field The second text field s number of characters and column location changes from what was defined in the first field In the third text field only the column location is changed This method can be used on bar code and constant text fields as well You should understand the basics of each field before using this method After you modify any fields or parameters with the optional entry method resend the format batch or configuration packet to the printer With Bar Codes Be careful when rotating or placing a UPC EAN bar code with human readable characters because the bottom reference point is at the bottom of the bars not at the bottom of the human readable characters With Fields Data that remains the same for each label should be in a constant text field Data that varies for each label should be in a text field Check for trailing spaces in text or constant text fields if you receive a field off tag error An easy way to see trailing spaces is to print the field in the reverse font Make sure if you magnify a field it does not go off the label or cover another field Magnifying a field increases the distance between the printed character and the edge of the cell
163. t is available Free memory from one buffer before you add it to another buffer Reallocate all the buffers if you need to reallocate any buffer BUFFER SIZE DOWN LOADABLE FONTS BUFFER FORMAT BUFFER IMAGE BUFFER RECEIVE BUFFER TRANSMIT BUFFER SCALABLE FONTS BUFFER Configuring the Printer 2 25 Send all buffer re allocations one packet The printer evaluates each individual buffer allocation separately If one buffer allocation is invalid the entire packet is invalid For example if you send I M R N 20 60 the printer ignores the entire packet because the second line allocates 6K for the transmit buffer and 4K is the maximum for that buffer If you define a buffer size that exceeds the maximum value an error occurs However no information is lost Whenever the printer accepts a memory configuration packet it takes effect immediately causing a printer reset Any information contained in the buffers is lost Resend your formats batches graphics or fonts to the printer If you remap your image buffer make sure the length and width specified in your format header are not too large for the current image buffer In other words if you remap fora2x 6 inch label you cannot print a 2 x 8 inch label without receiving an error until you change your format header or increase your image buffer Memory Considerations with Downloaded TrueType Font
164. tance between the bottom of the print area on the supply to the bottom of the graphic image Measured in selected units English 0 1200 Metric 0 3045 Dot 0 2436 The row specified in the constant text bitmap line or box field is added to the row value above to determine the actual position in the format G4 column Distance between the left edge of the print area on the supply and the left edge of the graphic Measured in selected units English 0 189 Metric 0 479 Dots 0 383 The column specified in the constant text bitmap line or box field is added to the col value above to determine the actual position in the format G5 mode Imaging mode Enter 0 G6 rotation The orientation of the graphic on the supply Enter O Example G 57 0 0 0 0 Defines a graphic field that is identified by the number 57 The image begins at 0 0 The imaging mode is and there is no rotation Creating Graphics 5 19 Sample Bitmap Graphic Image The following format shows the graphic packets hex and run length in a sample format HHAH gt a mam does SOLNDOMN N 00 lt lt sb OOWwnocwiunoo 9 ss e MNO MMP lt lt MOLOSION MOLOLO cA HOH NOS sss Ov HOO OlEA EX EA E1 10 o
165. tch being printed unless an error exists DD or Disables the MPCL data escape character the tilde and inhibits MPCL DCd from acting on ANY data escape sequence from the host Sets the MPCL data escape character to the ASCII value given by the d parameter The value can be any ASCII character EA Aborts an error condition This command is the same as the left 3 button to clear an error May need to be sent multiple times Use RB to reprint batch CAUTION Command causes the current batch to stop and the condition that caused the error to remain uncorrected ER Resets the error This command is the same as pressing to acknowledge an error Normal operation will resume FD Feeds a label when printer is idle Simulates the operation of pressing d and dispenses the next label if printer is in the on demand mode purchase optional Note Printer ignores this command if printing ID or Disables the Immediate Command feature by turning off the Immediate Command escape character Sets the Immediate Command escape character to the ASCII value given by the d parameter The value can be any ASCII character MC Returns the customer ID or RPQ version to the host 00 99 MD Returns the printhead dot density to the host 00 203 dpi 01 300 dpi MF Uploads the MIF file to the host MI Returns the customer ID or RPQ revision level to the host 00 99 MM Returns the model number to the host 22 9460 MP Returns the proto
166. text field If text falls on two lines each line of text requires a separate definition Syntax T field of char fix var row column gap font hgt mag wid mag color alignment char rot field rot sym set 1 Text Field T2 field Unique number from 0 999 to identify this field of char Maximum number of printed characters 0 2710 in the field 4 fix var Fixed or variable length field Options F Fixed length V Variable length T5 row For monospaced fonts distance from bottom of print area to the pivot point The pivot point varies depending on how text is justified At Left Center Right Justified Balanced End Justified For proportionally spaced fonts distance from bottom of print area to baseline of characters in field English 0 1200 Metric 0 3045 Dot 0 2436 11112 42345 Defining Fields 3 3 T6 column Distance from the left edge of the print area to the pivot point to find the column location English 0 189 OE UD Metric 0 479 reum Dots 0 383 T7 gap Number of dots between characters 203 dots per inch Range 0 99 Note For monospaced fonts the additional spacing is added to the existing inter character gap This is also true for proportionally spaced fonts but remember that the inter character gap varies with character combinations Any number other than 0 or the default number affects your field width Default spacing Standard 3 dots Reduced
167. the button Printhead has more than 10 bad dots or is not connected Make sure the printhead is connected The printer is busy Turn off the printer Wait two seconds and turn it back on Resend the packets If the problem continues call Technical Support The printer has an error pending Turn off the printer Wait two seconds and turn it back on Resend the packets If the problem continues call Technical Support Troubleshooting 8 17 Flash Memory Errors These errors occur when there a problem occurs with the printer s flash memory 800 801 802 803 810 811 812 813 820 821 822 8 18 Troubleshooting A directory in flash memory is full Flash memory is full A directory in flash memory cannot be found There is no directory in flash memory A file in flash memory is not open A file in flash memory is already open The file in flash memory is full You cannot access flash memory An error occurred in the flash program An error occurred while erasing flash memory There is a flash ID error Hard Printer Failure Errors These errors are hard printer failures Call Technical Support if you receive these messages 904 No memory for native layer 907 Low RAM error 909 RAM corrupted 911 Version string mismatch SYSTEM ERROR can be VECTOR Bus Error Address Error Illegal Instruction Zero Division Instructions TRAP Instructions Privilege Violation Trace
168. the left R5 to copy Number of characters to copy Range 1 to 2710 R6 dest start Position number where copied characters are to begin printing in the destination field Range 1 to 2710 R7 copy code Copy Method 1 Copy field as is including price symbols pad characters check digits 2 Copy unformatted data without price characters pad characters Defining Field Options 4 5 Example R 4 3 1 3 1 1 1 Copies data from field 3 starting at the first position and copying three characters In the destination field the information is placed in position 1 and copied as formatted data Merging Fields You can copy data to merge the contents of fields Use the copy data option as many times as necessary to copy all the appropriate fields into the merged field In the following example two text and two non printable fields are shown Data from these fields is merged to form field 5 and is then printed as a bar code Field Data Field Type 1 203 Non printable 2 339 Non printable 3 8 Text 4 BLUE Text 5 2033398BLUE Bar Code To create this sequence 1 Define fields 1 2 3 and 4 2 Define field 5 as a bar code Allow enough characters in the bar code field to hold all the copied characters 3 Apply Option 4 to field 5 once for every source field Sub Fields You can copy a segment of data from one field into a new location called a sub field For example extract part of the data in a ba
169. ting 8 4 hex graphic packet sample 5 16 human readable characters placement considerations 9 6 selecting for a barcode 3 14 image buffer 2 23 imaging repeating parameters 9 5 using zero batch headers 9 3 imaging time when to use scalable fonts 9 5 immediate commands enabling 2 16 sending 2 16 table 2 16 when to use 2 16 including compliance label in a format 5 18 graphic image 5 18 incrementing fields fixing the first number 4 12 restrictions 4 2 syntax 4 12 using option 60 4 12 inquiry request explanation of 7 2 inquiry response explanation of 7 2 International code pages 2 9 6 Index J job request syntax 7 8 job response explanation of 7 9 syntaxfor0 2 7 9 syntax for 3 7 10 syntax for 4 7 12 job status explanation of response 7 9 requesting 7 8 table 7 13 justification of bar code 3 14 constant text fields 3 17 of text field 3 6 L language printer 2 9 Latin characters C 5 C 6 C 10 layout decisions to make 1 5 designing a label 1 4 grid 1 7 print area 1 5 rough sketches 1 6 length of a bar code field3 8 of a text field 3 3 lines defining 3 19 defining as segment 3 19 defining as vectors 3 19 determining distance from left right 3 20 determining distance from top bottom 3 20 thickness 3 21 machine errors list of 8 16 magnification considerations 9 6 of monospaced fonts B 4 of proportional fonts B 6 mapping method hexadecimal 5 2 5 4 method run l
170. tion packet 2 21 monetary formatting packet D 2 13 packet control characters E 2 14 print control packet C 2 12 printer configuration upload 2 6 supply setup packet B 2 10 system setup packet A 2 9 system setup syntax 2 9 T table bar code lengths 3 9 ENQ reference byte 2 7 ENQ reference byte 3 7 fixed variable bar codes 3 hexadecimal conversion C immediate commands 2 job status 0 2 7 13 run length conversion C 20 special characters sample batch data 6 5 technical support 8 4 terms defined 1 1 text fields character rotation 3 6 color attributes 3 5 3 16 defining 3 3 determining distance from left right 3 4 determining distance from top bottom 3 3 justification 3 6 modifying character height 3 5 modifying character spacing 3 4 3 15 modifying character width 3 5 placing proportionally spaced characters 3 3 rotating 3 6 syntax 3 3 thickness line 3 21 trailing spaces finding 9 6 transmit buffer 2 23 transparent overlay explanation 3 5 TrueType font 2 9 B 1 B 9 B 10 C 2 format B 9 types of fields brief description 1 8 U unit of measure setting 3 2 uploading configuration 2 6 font packet 2 28 Index 11 variable length padding for 4 7 vector fonts buffer 2 24 vectors defining 3 19 Vietnamese characters volatile RAM definition of term 1 2 voltage selection 2 12 W width length using option 52 4 11 word length selection2 18 worksheet check digit D 3 filling in
171. tric 0 479 Dots 0 383 SAHPLE 1112 42345 L5 angle If Using Segments end row Row location of ending point Measure from bottom of print area Ranges same as row above On hori SAHPLE value must match item L3 If Using Vectors Angle of line Options 0 90 LOB 180 270 111122355 L6 length If Using Segments end col Column location of end point Measure from left edge of print area Ranges same as column above On vertical lines this value must match parameter L4 If Using Vectors Length of the line in selected units Lar Ranges for horizontal lines 189 Metric 0 479 Dots 0 383 Ranges for vertical lines English 0 1200 Metric 0 3045 Dots 0 2436 3 20 Defining Fields L7 thickness Using the chart below for reference write the line thickness 1 99 in box L7 Measured in dots Note Line thickness fills upward on horizontal lines or to the right on vertical lines NN 1 10 24 48 96 L8 pattern Line pattern Enter Example L S 110 70 110 350 10 Defines a horizontal line field as a segment starting at row 110 column 70 and ending at row 110 column 350 The line thickness is 10 dots Defining Box Fields Use boxes to form borders or highlight items of interest Define each box field separately This field is not assigned a field number but is counted as a field keep this in min
172. tring2 E1 Control Characters Packet E2 ANSI cd 123 Start of header 1 left bracket 044 comma separator 034 Quoted strings quotes 124 Field separator i pipe sign 125 End of header right bracket 126 Data escape double tilde character optional def ch Immediate command character optional Up to any 3 characters in the 0 255 decimal range The character must be defined before this command can be used The caret 094 is normally used Note ANSI_cd includes seven separate parameters The first five parameters are required The other parameters are optional E3 string 1 Terminator for status requests and ENQ requests Up to any 3 characters in the 0 255 decimal range The default is 013 Sending disables this sequence 2 14 Configuring the Printer E4 string 2 Terminator for job requests and data uploads Up to any 3 characters in the 0 255 decimal range The default is none Sending disables this sequence After you change these parameters all packets including any future configuration packets must use the new control characters Monarch recommends using the tilde and ASCII character code sequence when sending this packet multiple times Also set the packet delimiters to characters within the 21 hex 7E hex range You must send the control characters packet to enable the immediate commands An immediate command will execute immediately even if
173. ts 2 28 adjustments print 2 8 algorithm in sum of digits 4 16 algorithm in sum of products 4 15 alignment bar code 3 14 allocating memory 2 21 B backfeed packet syntax 2 19 bar code defining aspect ratios 4 11 PDF417 options 4 11 bar code alignment 3 14 bar code density syntax 4 9 bar codes character lengths 3 9 customizing density 4 9 defining 3 8 defining densities 4 9 determining distance from left right 3 10 3 15 determining distance from top bottom 3 10 generating check digits 4 8 justification 3 14 list of types 3 11 modifying height 3 14 placing human readables 9 6 rotating 3 14 selecting a density 3 11 selecting human readables 3 14 batch canceling printing 2 16 clearing data from memory 2 27 overview of packet 6 2 batch control definition of term 1 1 batch control field defining 6 syntax 6 sample 6 batch data definition of term 1 1 batch data field defining 6 4 syntax 6 4 sample 6 4 using entered copied data 6 5 batch data sample with special characters 6 5 batch data using special characters with 6 4 batch header syntax 6 2 defining 6 2 definition of term 1 1 sample 6 2 using zero quantities 9 3 batch method of downloading explained 6 9 batch packet definition of term 1 1 batch quantity zero downloading explained batch quantity defined baud rate selection 2 18 6 9 6 2 Index 1 chart bitmap hexadecimal conversion C 16 defining fie
174. ts and checks the memory usage in RAM The printer returns the following to the host W 0 M R i Number of bytes free Number of bytes used Example W 0 H Z Selects all fonts and uploads the font size information for any downloaded fonts The printer returns the following to the host FontStyle FontName 0 Standard 0 0 0 21 33 21 33 5 1 epacl 437 Standard 0 0 0 21 33 21 33 5 1 20 8 0 0 0 2 0 Reduced 0 070 10 21 10 21 2 1 Baseline 0 2 437 Reduced 0 0 0 10721 10 21 2 1 Cell Width 0 3 0 14 0 0 0 36 51 36 51 5 11 Cell Height 0 3 437 14 0 0 0 36 51 36 51 5 1 Inter Character Gap 0 4 0 OCRA 0 0 0 19 36 19 36 5 1 Nominal Width 0 4 437 OCRA 0 0 0 19 36 19 36 5 1 Nominal Height 0 5 0 HRI 0 0 0 18 30 18 30 3 177 Printhead Density 0 5 437 1 0 0 0 18 30 18 30 3 1 0 6 0 HR2 0 0 0 26 24 26 24 2 1 0 6 437 2 0 0 0 26 24 26 24 2 1 symbol Set 0 10 0 CGTriBd9 1 0 7 25 31 10 15 0 0 10 1 CGTriBd9 1 0 7 25 31 10 15 0 0 10 437 CGTriBd9 1 0 7 25 31 10 15 0 0 10 850 CGTriBd9 1 0 7 25 31 10 15 0 0 11 0 CGTriumv6 1 0 5 17 21 5 10 0 0 11 1 CGTriumv6 1 0 5 17 21 5 10 0 0 11 437 CGTriumv6 1 0 5 17 21 5 10 0 0 11 850 CGTriumv6 1 0 5 17 21 5 10 0 0 50 0 Swiss Bold 1 1 92248 0 50 437 Sw
175. type number to the host 00 99 MR Returns the revision number to the host 00 99 MS Returns the flash file system information fonts MV Returns the version number to the host 00 99 PR Resets the printer This command takes five seconds to complete and then the printer is ready to receive data It has the same effect as turning off and then turning on the printer Note Command should be used only when the printer is not printing RB Repeats the last printed batch printing the same number of labels as specified in the original batch This command does not work if using batch separators Note Printer ignores this command if printing RS Resynchronizes supply when supply roll is changed Note Printer ignores this command if printing SD or Disables the status polling feature by turning off the status polling control SCd character Sets the status polling control character to the ASCII value given by the d parameter The value of d can be any ASCII character TP Prints a diagnostic label set Note Printer ignores this command if printing Configuring the Printer 2 17 Defining the Communication Settings Packet Use the communication settings packet F to set the baud rate word length stop bits parity and flow control for serial communications Changing the communication settings takes approximately two seconds Communications sent during this interval will be lost Make sure the host communication values
176. ue Normal White Normal Transparent Normal Black Normal Options for scalable fonts A N Opaque Normal Black Bold B O Opaque Normal Black Normal E S Opaque Italics Black Bold F T Opaque Italics Black Normal Note Solid black print should not exceed 30 a given square inch of the label or the printhead life may be decreased Field placement in the packet is an important consideration when using field color attributes Ifa line field is defined before the overlay text or constant text field the line field is blocked out by the overlay field depending on the overlay field s color attribute If a line field is defined after the overlay field the line field is not blocked out by the overlay field regardless of the overlay field s color attribute C9 alignment Alignment of constant text in the field Options Align on left side of field Center text within field for monospaced fonts only Align on right side of field for monospaced fonts only Align at midpoint of field Align at end of field Use L or E for any font C10 char rot Character rotation Options O Top of character points to top of field 1 Top of character points to left of field 2 Top of character points to bottom of field 3 Top of character points to right of field C11 field rot Field rotation Lower left corner of field is the pivot point Options O Top of overlay points to top of supply 1 Top of overlay po
177. ues in syntax format Creating Graphics 5 5 Using the Run Length Encoding Method The following steps explain how to derive a run length character string from a bitmapped graphic Each square on the grid represents a dot A black square 5 the dot is ON and a white square indicates the dot is FF For visual clarity the following example shows 1 to indicate when a square is ON and 0 to indicate when a square is OFF You do not have to convert your dots when using the run length method 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000001 11111111 11000000 00000000 00000000 00001111 11111000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111110 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00001111 11000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11110000 00000000 00011110 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111100 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000001 10000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00001100 00000000 00000000 00000001 10001111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000000 00000000 00000001 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000000 00000000 00000001 11111111
178. ust be 0 99 dots Field justification must be B balanced C centered E end L left or R right See Defining Text Fields in Chapter 3 for more information Data length is too long Bar code height must be at least 1 English 2 Metric 1 Dots or is not within the supply dimensions Troubleshooting 8 7 031 032 033 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 Human readable option must be no CD or NS NS at bottom no CD CD at bottom no NS CD and 5 at bottom no text Bar code type is invalid See Defining Bar Code Fields in Chapter 3 for valid options Bar code density is invalid See Defining Bar Code Fields in Chapter 3 for the bar code density chart Line thickness must be O 99 dots Line direction must be O 90 180 or 270 End row is invalid Line segment or box end row is defined outside of printable area End column is invalid Line segment or box end column is defined outside of printable area Dot pattern for line or box must be Line length is defined beyond the maximum length See Defining Line Fields in Chapter 3 for valid lengths Line type must be S segment or V vector Batch Errors Error Code 101 102 104 105 8 8 Troubleshooting Description The format referenced by batch is not in memory Print quantity is outside the range 1 24 Batch mode must be N new or U update Batch separator a batch control field must be
179. xample using the batch quantity zero method Modifying Formats The optional entry method is a quick way to modify your format fields check digit fields and configuration packets Optional Entry Method This method enables you to reset only the parameters you want to change Commas act as placeholders for unchanged parameters The optional entry method reduces file size and increases the speed at which files are sent to the printer STATUS POLLING This chapter explains how to use status polling There are two types of Status Polling Inquiry Request information about the readiness of the printer Job Request information about the current or last received job downloaded to the printer Status Polling 7 1 Inquiry Request ENQ An ENQ character acts as a request for printer status information You can send an in front of in the middle of or immediately following any packet downloaded to the printer An ENQ is a command that can be executed as part of a packet or sent on its own using a communications program An ENQ is processed immediately The ENQ character is user defined The ENQ character does not appear as a visible character however we are representing the ENQ character as Inquiry Response Printer status is returned to the host in a 3 byte 3 character sequence The first byte is the non printable user defined ENQ character which is not visible on the response The second
180. ze B 4 number of in bar code 3 8 number of in text 3 3 padding 4 7 placement of human readables 9 6 2 Index configuration packets backfeed control packet G 2 19 communication settings packet F 2 18 guidelines 2 8 header 2 5 memory configuration packet M 2 21 monetary formatting packet D 2 13 overview 2 5 packet control characters E 2 14 print control packet C 2 12 sample 2 6 supply setup packet B 2 10 system setup packet A 2 9 constant text fields character rotation 3 17 defining 3 15 determining distance from top bottom 3 15 justification 3 17 modifying character height 3 16 modifying character width 3 16 rotating 3 17 sample 3 15 3 18 control characters factory defaults 2 3 resetting 2 15 selecting 2 14 syntax 2 14 copy data in partial form 4 6 merging fields 4 6 source field 4 5 syntax 4 3 4 5 copying data using option 4 4 5 Cyrillic characters 6 9 D data copy option 4 4 5 deciding on a field type 1 8 for batch 6 4 list of errors 8 5 padding option 304 7 picking a font 1 9 type restrictions option 2 4 4 data stream examples 3 Maxicode A 3 data type restrictions defining as option 2 4 decimal point selection 2 decrementing fields fixing the first number 4 12 syntax 4 12 using option 60 4 12 defining backfeed control packet G 2 19 bar code type 3 11 bar codes 3 8 batch control field 6 3 batch data field 6 4 batch header 6 2 bitmap fields 5 13 boxes 3 21 check

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