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Paxar 9474 User's Manual

1. 2222 5 2 Parallel Character Width in Dots 5 3 Bal CONS te a a S b d 5 3 Bar Code Densities at g Zug ge an dee Set E Booted 5 4 Bar Code Deeg 2753 sez xa n n y td lees 5 4 Si Rs EE 5 5 Special Characters z d ak zoo Ad bedded 5 6 Code 128 Function 65 5 6 ASCII Characters EE 5 7 Printable Characters by Font 5 8 English Metnc Conversion eeh Aere tenons 5 9 ERROR MESSAGES daaa o E eo ile bec bb Seat ees 6 1 Diagnostic Messages EEN 6 2 Startup Messages 6 2 Operation Messages 0 cece eee eee teen ene eens 6 4 Printer EOTS onata Deeg Zeen Z 6 5 General te kk 6 5 General Errors dek py edk 6 5 33 Ae 6 8 Offline Messages EE 6 9 Data Entry or Test Print Errors 6 9 Format Entry Errors ean dential 6 11 Online Messages dee dies ohon zz 6 13 Online Warnings Seeerei ebe EN 6 13 Online Communication Errors 6 16 SAMPLE DATA STREAMS rz aa a Ee EE meee dk A 1 Formats Text and Bar Code Fields A 2 Sample Format Data Stream
2. A 2 Sample Batch Data Stream A 2 EE A 3 Sample Format Data Stream A 3 Sample Batch Data Stream A 3 Graphic EE AA Sample Format Data Stream eee eee A 5 Sample Batch Data Stream A 5 Compressed Graphic A 6 Sample Compressed Graphic Data Stream A 6 Sample Format Data Stream A 6 Sample Batch Data Stream A 6 CODE 128 INEFORMAHION B 1 Bal Code WIG 2 WITT E B 4 F ncllon GOd6S a stip ste oe aa ae seers cares epee kien Hie Meee ee ee teeta B 5 128 Bar Code Character Ges B 6 INTRODUCTION This manual tells you how to enter online formats and batch data for downloading to a Monarch 9474 printer Refer to your Operator s Handbook for general setup and maintenance procedures an explanation of data entry and batch control for offline printing and about creating and entering offline formats Introduction 1 1 The 9474 printer can receive print data online from a host During online communication the host treats the printer as an RS 232 type printer For the printer to communicate online you will need an RS 232 cable For mainframe communication you may need a
3. A 4 Sample Data Streams Sample Format Data Stream F3 0550 0507 GRAPHIC TO0 1 0 400 100 1 1 0 0 B G3 200 2001 Sample Batch Data Stream B3 1 1 1 1 0 1 LETTER A T0 LETTER A GRAPHIC T LETTER A GRAPHIC A Sample Data Streams A 5 Compressed Graphic Data This example shows the same graphic data stream in compressed format Sample Compressed Graphic Data Stream G 3 0 0 0 0 73d HsHd jeGsGe eHqHe fGgGfi 2fHoHf gGoGg gHmHg 3hGMGhi 2iFM Fi 3jEM Ej 2kHg Hk 1 611 2IHeHI 2mGeGmi 3nGcGni joFcFo 1 oGaGol pFaFp i pFAFp i 3qEAEq 2rDADri 3sCACs 2tBA Bt i 3uCu Avi L Sample Format Data Stream 1F3 0550 0507 G LETTER A GRAPHIC 0 1 0 400 100 1 1 0 0 1 G3 200 200 Sample Batch Data Stream A B3 1 1 1 1 0 1 LETTER A TO LETTER A GRAPHIC 1 A 6 Sample Data Streams CODE 126 INFORMATION The 128 bar code is divided into 3 character sets Code A Code B and Code C Depending on the character set used the same bar pattern can be one of three characters Table 1 at the end of this appendix lists the characters in each character set Code A contains upper case letters A Z special characters and control characters Code A does not have lower case letters Code B contains upper and lower case alphanumeric characters and special characters Code B does not have
4. 0123456789 ABCDEF GHIJKLMOPO Bold RSTUVVXYZ50 Y 0123456789 ABCDEF GHIJKLMNOPARSTUVUXY Z 0123456789 gt lt WY OCR A ABCDEF GHTJKLMNOPARSTUVUXY Z 0523456789 4 2411 1 1 0123456789 0123456789 0123456789 Human Readable Human HR1 Readable HR2 5 8 Quick References nches TOMM nches TOMM nches TOMM Inches TOMM 0 060 15 0 075 19 0 100 25 0 125 31 0 150 38 0 175 44 0 200 50 0 225 57 0 250 63 0 275 70 0 300 76 0 325 82 0 350 89 0 375 95 0 400 101 0 425 108 0 450 114 0 475 121 0 500 127 0 525 133 0 550 140 0 575 146 0 600 152 0 625 159 0 650 165 0 675 171 0 700 178 0 725 184 0 750 191 0 775 197 0 800 203 0 825 209 0 850 216 0 875 222 0 900 228 0 925 235 0 950 241 0 975 247 1 000 254 1 025 260 1 050 267 1 075 273 1 100 279 1 125 286 1 150 292 1 175 298 1 200 305 1 225 311 1 250 317 1 275 324 1 300 330 1 325 336 1 350 343 1 375 349 1 400 356 1 425 362 1 450 368 1 475 375 1 500 381 1 525 387 1 550 394 1 575 400 1 600 406 1 625 413 1 650 419 1 675 425 1 700 432 1 725 438 1 750 445 1 775 450 1 800 457 1 825 463 1 850 470 1 875 476 1 900 483 1 925 489 1 950 495 1 975 502 2 000 508 2 025 514 2 050 520 2 075 527 2 100 533 2 125 540 2 150 546 2 175 552 2 200 558 2 225 565 2 250 571 2 275 578 2 300 584 2 325 590 2 350 597 2 375 603 2 400 609 2 425 616 2 450 622 2 475 628 2 500 635 2 525 641 2 550 648 2 575 65
5. 2 2 Communication Requirements The printer does not require any hardvvare or software signals from the host system in order to operate Flovv control characters can be changed offline through the Printer Configuration mode The total number of formats batches and graphics is only limited by the amount of memory available Setting Communication Values To set the communication parameters follovv the instructions below For more information on operating the printer refer to the Operator s Handbook 1 From the main menu press to display Printer Configuration Press You ll see Enter the 1 8 character passvvord and press VVhen you first receive the printer the passvvord is MANAGER or ONLINE 2 You ll see the Configuration Options menu Select Config Option Define Check Digit Schemes Press until you see Host Port Configuration Press to select this option With each parameter you can enter a new selection or just press to keep the value that is displayed Communication Reguirements 2 3 3 2 4 You ll see the Host Option menu and the first online parameter Select Baud Rate 2400 Press or until you see the baud rate you need then press You ll see Enter Parity N N one O dd or E ven Select the parity you need and press You ll see Enter Word Length 7 8 8 Select the word length you need and press You ll see Enter Stop Bits 1 2 1 Select the st
6. Host communication protocol doesn t match machine Check communication setup at the host Offline Messages Data Entry or Test Print Errors The following errors occur during data entry or test printing The messages are listed in alphabetical order Message CD verify failed Improper field length Description Action You entered an incorrect check digit in a field that reguires a check digit You are trying to enter an invalid number of characters in a Fixed or Optional Fixed field A Fixed field reguires exactly the number of characters shown by the dashes on the screen An Optional Fixed field reguires either the exact number of characters shown by the dashes on the screen or 0 characters Enter the correct number of characters for the field Error Messages 6 9 Message nvalid cost code character s Machine busy Must be all digits Must be an even of characters No fields defined Price CD verify failed Typing mismatch 6 10 Error Messages Description Action You are trying to enter characters in a cost code field in Data Entry that are not defined in the cost code Check your data to be sure it is correct then enter the data again You are trying to print a test tag but the print queue is not empty The print queue must be empty to perform a test print Wait until all batches have printed then try again to print the test tag You are trying to enter non numeric cha
7. Programmers M 2474 Printer Li i 9 o Each product and program carries a respective vvritten vvarranty the only warranty on which the customer can rely Monarch reserves the right to make changes in the product the programs and their availability at any time and without notice Although Monarch has made every effort to provide complete and accurate information in this manual Monarch shall not be liable for any omissions or inaccuracies Any update will be incorporated in a later edition of this manual 1997 Monarch Marking Systems Inc 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 Monarch Marking Systems Inc WARNING This eguipment 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 eguipment is operated in a commercial environment This eguipment generates uses and can radiate radio freguency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this eguipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interfer
8. 3 3 Monetary Symbols 444x454 ake eee d dala veer kh wakes 3 4 Commands EEN 3 4 Programming Conventions 3 5 Standard Syntax Guldelines 3 5 Standard Syntax Guidelines for Batches 3 6 Format Data 2 4 stet Senden k 3 7 EE 3 8 Format Header Record 3 8 Text Field Repondeur ES B ok 3 9 Bar Code Field Record As RAR Ee eh wes 3 12 Line Sl aga s lal M n 3 16 3 19 Batch Header Record 3 19 Entering Print Data for Fields 3 21 Using Multiple Batches with One Format 3 23 Using Previously Defined Print Data 3 23 Batch Separators NN ENNEN NEEN NNN ese eee 3 24 USING ET 4 1 Defining Graphic Image Data 4 2 Example z teiaa 4 5 Placing the Image in a 4 6 Clear Image Buget RENE SEENEN Ee 4 8 a 0000000000 5 000 4 8 Compressing the Data Stream 4 8 QUICK REFERENCES da oa DAYAR 5 1 Lg ee EE 5 1 Fol deeg 5 1 Parallel Chaal 5 2 Rotated Characters 800 5 2 Character Width in Dots
9. alphabetic characters For a precise calculation of the vvidth of your bar code refer to the specification for the Code 128 bar code Density Numeric Data Alpha numeric Data 1 17 48 8 74 2 11 66 5 83 3 8 74 4 37 Quiet Zone When you estimate the area you ll need for the bar code remember to add the length of the quiet zone The quiet zone is an area of white space reguired at the beginning and end of each bar code The minimum size of the guiet zone is 0 10 or 10 times the width of the narrovvest bar code element whichever is greater The tables belovv shovv the minimum size of the quiet zone at each density For vvand scanning the quiet zone should be 0 25 to 0 35 inch Density Quiet Zone 1 0 10 inch 2 0 15 inch 3 0 20 inch B 4 Code 128 Information Function Codes Code 128 has four function codes f1 f4 These special characters can be entered as fixed characters when defining a code 128 field Format Entry data when printing a batch Data Entry Enter the special 128 function codes as follows to select this Press these keys function code F2 then 1 f1 F2 then 2 f2 F2 then 3 f3 F2 then 4 f4 The function code is displayed as F1 F Fa or Code 128 nformation B 5 128 Bar Code Character Sets Any of the following characters can be used in online communication with the printer by sending the character s standard decimal value To enter specific characters from th
10. 2IHeHI Amt eG m 3nGcGn OFC Fo 1 pFaFp PFAFp i 3qEAEq 2rDADr 3sCACs 2tBABt i 3uCu QUICK REFERENCES Text Font Sizes The 9474 fonts are selected in Printer Configuration in offline mode only Be sure the fonts selected at the printer are compatible with the format and batch data you are downloading Fonts The 9474 fonts are proportional each character takes only as much space as it needs Uppercase I is the narrowest character and results in the most characters per inch Uppercase M is the widest and results in the fewest characters per inch In the following table uppercase I was used to calculate the most characters per inch Uppercase M was used to calculate the fewest characters per inch If you rotate the characters with the top of the characters toward the left or right side of the stock you will get the characters per inch shown in the table labeled Rotated Characters Quick References 5 1 Parallel Characters Value Font Characters Inch Character M Height in 1 Standard 21 3 12 0 0 10 2 Reduced 64 0 24 0 0 07 3 Bold 19 2 71 0 20 5 OCR A 10 1 10 1 0 10 6 UPC HR1 19 2 13 7 0 10 7 UPC HR2 32 0 19 2 0 08 Rotated Characters Font Characters Inch Standard 10 Reduced 14 Bold 5 OCR A 10 Character Width in Dots The dots per character is the same for all characters The examples below show the difference
11. S0 No separator No separator No separator S1 Double length tag 3 mm extra length Double length tag with no stripe tag with 6 mm stripe with no stripe 192 Normal length tag Normal length tag Normal length tag with 3 mm stripe with 3 mm stripe with 3 mm stripe 193 3 mm extra length 3 mm extra length 3 mm extra length tag vvith tag vvith 6 mm stripe tag with 6 mm 6 mm stripe stripe Format data stream F 12 560 508 SMALL2IN TT Za Hr 0300 504 Ly Ly 070 B T23 Ta 0 21005 50 kp 120 05 B 13 0 509 50 H E Oy Di B TA e 0 9 LOOy 505 I 0G 110 EB T5 1 0 050 50 1 27 0 B T Batch data stream S0 B 12 1 0 1 1 0 C SMALL2IN T1 Separators off T2 Line 2 T3 Line 3 T4 Line 4 T5 Line 5 Message Structures 3 25 Turn batch separator on print another batch S1 B 42 14 0 Vyd 0 ON 4 T1 Separators on T2 Line 2 T3 Line 3 T4 Line 4 T5 Line 5 Turn batch separator off S0 3 26 Message Structures USING GRAPHICS There are two stages to printing a graphic Create the data stream for the graphic image Place the image into a format To print a format vvith a graphic image transmit data to the printer in this order Graphic data stream to define the graphic image Format data stream that references the graphic image Batch data to print the format Using Graphics 4 1 Defining Graphic Image Data Graphic images are cr
12. The value should be less than the length or width of the supply Values 50 2032 5 1 to 203 2 mm or 0 2 to 8 0 inches HR Human readable characters One digit for the location of human readable characters printed with a UPC or EAN bar code If no value is given no human readable characters are printed Values 0 No human readable characters printed 1 Human readable printed above the bar code 2 Human readable printed below the bar code NOTE Always use the HR parameter to generate the human readable text for a UPC or EAN bar code If you manually insert human readable text the barcode may not print accurately Example B11 1 1 70 30 1 4 0 120 0 The bar code field number is B11 the field increases by 1 with successive tickets IFLAG I increment value 1 The field begins 7 millimeters from the bottom and 3 millimeters from the left edge of the print area The bar code density is 6 63 characters per inch density 1 code 39 and Code 39 4 is used The top of the field points to the top of the supply rotation 0 The height of the bar code is 12 millimeters and no human readable characters appear with this bar code 0 The following special restrictions apply to online bar codes UPCA You must send a leading zero 11 digits of data and a check digit 13 digits total 3 14 Message Structures UPCE EAN13 EAN8 12015 39 Codabar Code 128 The printer automatically prints a leading ze
13. White Dots dots Code dots Code dots Code dots Code 1 A 14 N 1 a 14 n 2 B 15 o 2 b 15 o 3 C 16 P 3 c 16 p 4 D 17 a 4 d 17 g 5 E 18 R 5 e 18 r 6 F 19 5 6 f 19 s 7 G 20 T 7 g 20 t 8 H 21 U 8 h 21 u 9 1 22 V 9 i 22 v 10 J 23 W 10 23 w 11 K 24 X 11 k 24 x 12 L 25 Y 12 1 25 y 13 M 26 z 13 m 26 z The graphic data stream contains a graphic header record followed by data streams for each row of dots in the image Using Graphics 4 3 Syntax Ghi 0 0 0 01 dot codes dot codes dot codes Field G ROW COLUMN LINES DOTS dot codes Contents Must begin with the letter G to identify this as a graphic data stream The G is followed by a one or two digit number to identify the graphic image Later you will use this number to insert the graphic into a format Values 0 99 NOTE If this graphic is used in offline batch entry the printer assigns a name of GPH where is the ID number assigned here Enter 0 Enter 0 Enter 0 Enter 0 The first row of dot codes corresponds to the bottom row of dots in the image Essentially this means you are building the graphic image upside down in the data stream Note that since this record is a character string it begins with a semi colon You can place up to 100 characters in each row Do not put any spaces in the dot code character string 4 4 Using Graphics Example This graphic data stream genera
14. control characters CodeC character set contains pairs of numbers In code C each bar pattern represents a pair of numbers ranging from 00 to 99 When the data contains at least four numbers in a row 128 switches to code C then prints one bar pattern for each pair of numbers This doubles the numeric data per inch Therefore it may be better to pad numeric data with a zero if it has an odd number of characters The bar codes below show the difference between an odd number of numeric characters and an even number of numeric characters Do this only if your system can ignore leading zeros Bar Code 1 m dt lt Bar Code 2 777 M Code 128 Information Bi Bar Code 2 is not as vvide as Bar Code 1 because all of its characters are printed with bar symbols from code C Only 6 of Bar Code 1 s characters are printed in code C The other character has to be printed in code B Whenever 128 switches from one character set to another it adds bar patterns that tell a scanner to switch character sets These extra bar patterns cause wider bar codes Bar Code Width The width of a Code 128 bar code is determined this way If there are four or more numbers in a row an even number of them print in code C If there are four or more numbers in a row with an odd quantity e g 7 numbers in a row one of them prints in code B All other alphanumeric characters are printed in code B The printer determines which character set
15. formats available to print Ribbon problem Stacker Fault Supply problem Description Action You cannot enter Data Entry mode until a format is defined The ribbon cassette is depleted or jammed The ribbon may be broken Check the ribbon and reload or replace it if necessary The stacker is full or the stacker track is ammed Empiy the stacker before trying to print again There is a problem vvith the feed mechanism Reload the supply if necessary The 9474 will also display this message if the backing paper takup reel is full the printer is out of stock or the stock is the incorrect size for the format that was loaded Communication Errors The following errors are caused by communication problems in the printer Message All comm channels busy Invalid comm channel Invalid file type Description Action Software Error Call Monarch Service Software Error Call Monarch Service Software Error Call Monarch Service Receive buffer full The host did not stop transmission after it 6 8 Error Messages received an XOFF character or after DTR went inactive Check communication setup at the host Message Receive framing error Receive overrun error Receive parity error Description Action Host communication protocol doesn t match machine Check communication setup at the host Host communication protocol doesn t match machine Check communication setup at the host
16. to use based on the data No external control of character set selection is reguired For a given guantity of data the widest bar code will be the one that switches character set most often Suppose your data has 14 characters 8 numeric 6 alphabetic Bar code 1 The bar code for data arranged like this Data 1234ABC5678DEF is wider than data arranged like this Bar code 2 B 2 Code 128 Information Here s why bar code 1 is wider The 8 numbers in each example appear in groups of four or more and they appear in even numbered quantities therefore all 8 numbers will use code C The 6 alphabetic characters will use code B Look at the example again This time data is underlined when the character set changes The bar code for data arranged like this Bar code 1 111 s vvider than data arranged like this Bar code 2 Data 12345678ABCDEF This shows that bar code width varies depending on how data is arranged Separating numeric and alphabetic characters reduces the number of character set changes Fewer character set changes reduce bar code width Code 128 Information B 3 The table below shovvs the characters per inch for Code 128 The table shovvs the values for numeric data and for alphanumeric data at each of the three densities available on the printer The characters per inch for your bar code will be somevvhere between these tvvo values depending on the mixture of numeric and
17. 1 1078 0 75 to 4 25 inches FORMAT NAME Oneto eight character name assigned by the user It can contain any ASCII alphanumeric character including slash hyphen space dollar sign or decimal point The Format Name is a character string so it is preceded by a semicolon Example F23 500 200 TEXTILES The format number is F23 the supply length is 50 millimeters the supply width is 20 millimeters and the format is named TEXTILES Text Field Record The text field record is constructed as shovvn belovv Syntax T IFLAG IVALUE ROW COL MAG TFONT C ROT F ROT COLOR Field Contents TH Must begin with the letter T for a text field The T is followed by one or two digits for the field number There can be up to 100 fields per format in any combination of text barcode line or graphic fields Values 0 99 IFLAG You can set numeric fields to increase or decrease in value as each ticket is printed This parameter consists of one character to define the field as incremented decremented or constant Values I Increment D Decrement Message Structures 3 9 IVALUE ROVV COL MAG If the field does not change define IFLAG as l and set IVALUE to zero 0 NOTE Do not select incrementing on fields that contain a check digit One to three digits to define the amount by which the value in the field increases or decreases as each ticket is
18. 2 TD RD 3 003 RD RTS 4 4 RTS cis 5 L 5 CTS DSR 6 6 DSR 57 E DTR 20 20 DTR SG T T SG 2 6 Communication Requirements MESSAGE STRUCTURES This chapter has information and message structures for Formats Batch Data Graphic image data is discussed in Chapter 4 Using Graphics Message Structures 3 1 Creating Online Data Streams Create data streams for your 9474 printer using a standard text editor such as EDLIN or TSO f you use a vvord processor to create data streams make sure to save the file in text only or unformatted mode Transmitting Online Data Streams Your printer must be in Online Mode before it vvill accept data from your computer Select Online from the Select Operating Mode menu Press You ll see Online Mode Ready Your printer is novv ready to accept data Send data to the printer just as you would send any print data to a printer from your computer For example if you have a file named FORMAT1 DAT on an MS DOS system you could send the data to your printer vvith these commands MODE COM1 2400 N 8 1 P MODE LPT1 COM1 PRINT FORMAT1 DAT This set of commands vvould send the file FORMAT1 DAT to a printer connected to COM1 of an MS DOS computer Format and graphic structures can be sent at any time Formats or graphics used by batch data must be sent before the batch data referencing them Any batch sent vvithout a previously defined format is ignored
19. 28 Information B 7 ode ode ode ar Pattern Value A B C B S B S BS 67 ETX c 67 1 4 1 1 2 68 EOT d 68 1 4 12 2 69 ENQ e 69 1 4 2 2 44 70 ACK f 70 17 1 2 4 12 71 BEL g 71 1 2 2 1 14 72 BS h 72 1 2 2 4 1 73 HT i 73 1 4 2 1 12 74 LF j 74 1 4 2 2 11 75 VT k 75 2 4 14 2 11 76 FF 76 2 2 1 1 14 77 CR m 77 4 1 3 1 11 78 SO n 78 2 4 1 1 12 79 51 79 103 4 1 1 80 DLE p 80 1 11 1 2 42 81 DC q 81 1 2 1 1 42 82 DC2 r 82 1 2 1 2 41 83 DC3 s 83 1 1 4 2 12 84 DC4 t 84 1 2 4 141 12 85 NAK u 85 1 2 4 2 11 86 SYN v 86 4 1 1 2 12 87 ETB w 87 4 2 1 1 12 88 CAN x 88 4 2 1 2 11 89 EM y 89 2 1 2 1 341 90 SUB z 90 2 1 A4 4 2 91 ESC 91 4 1 214i 2 92 FS 92 1 1 1 1 48 93 GS 93 1 1 1 3 4 94 RS 94 1 3 1 1 2 95 US DEL 95 1 1 4 1 243 96 FNC3 FNC3 96 1 1 4 3 1 97 FNC2 FNC2 97 1 1 1 1 43 98 SHIFT SHIFT 98 4 1 1 3 11 99 CODEC CODEC 99 1 1 31 41 100 CODE B FNC4 CODEB11 4 1 3 1 101 FNC4 CODEA CODEA31 1 1 4 1 102 FNC1 FNC1 FNC1 4 1 1 1 3 B S B S B SB STOP 27 0 78 1 i 72 B 8 Code 128 Information index A ASCII codes 5 6 5 7 B bar code densities 5 3 5 4 extensions 3 15 human readable characters 3 14 restrictions 3 5 3 15 supported codes 5 3 bar code field record 3 12 3 13 example 3 14 bar code field syntax 3 14 bar code record syntax 3 12 3 13 batch multiple batch per format 3 22 print data 3 21 sending data 3 6 using previously defined data 3 22 batch data 1 2 3 19 batch data syntax 3 21 batch
20. 4 2 600 660 2 625 667 2 650 673 2 675 679 2 700 686 2 725 692 2 750 698 2 775 705 2 800 711 2 825 717 2 850 724 2 875 730 2 900 736 2 925 743 2 950 749 2 975 755 3 000 762 3 025 768 3 050 775 3 075 781 3 100 787 3 125 794 3 150 800 3 175 806 3 200 813 3 225 819 3 250 825 3 275 832 3 300 838 3 325 844 3 350 850 3 375 857 3 400 863 3 425 869 3 450 876 3 475 882 3 500 889 Inches TOMM Inches TOMM Inches TOMM Inches TOMM 3 525 895 3 550 902 3 575 908 3 600 914 3 625 921 3 650 927 3 675 933 3 700 939 3 725 946 3 750 952 3 775 959 3 800 965 3 825 971 3 850 978 3 875 984 3 900 990 3 925 996 3 950 1003 3 975 1009 4 000 1016 4 025 1022 4 050 1028 4 075 1035 4 100 1041 4 125 1048 4 150 1054 4 175 1060 4 200 1067 4 225 1073 4 250 1079 4 275 1086 4 300 1092 Quick References 5 9 4 325 1099 4 350 1105 4 375 1111 4 400 1118 4 425 1124 4 450 1130 4 475 1137 4 500 1143 4 525 1149 4 550 1156 4 575 1162 4 600 1168 4 625 1175 4 650 1181 4 675 1187 4 700 1194 4 725 1200 4 750 1206 4 775 1212 4 800 1219 4 825 1225 4 850 1232 4 875 1238 4 900 1245 4 925 1251 4 950 1257 4 975 1263 5 000 1270 5 025 1276 5 050 1283 5 075 1289 5 100 1295 5 125 1302 5 150 1308 5 175 1314 5 200 1321 5 225 1327 5 250 1333 5 275 1340 5 300 1346 5 325 1352 5 350 1359 5 375 1365 5 400 1371 5 425 1378 5 450 1384 5 475 1390 5 500 1397 5 525 1403 5 550 1409 5 575 1416 5 600 1422 5 625 1429 5 650 1435 5 675 1441 5 700 1448 5 725 1454
21. 5 Online Communication Errors These errors are caused by communication problems between the host computer and the printer during online operation Message All comm channels busy Invalid comm channel Invalid file type Description Action Software Error Call Monarch Service Software Error Call Monarch Service Software Error Call Monarch Service Receive buffer full The host did not stop transmission after it Receive framing error Receive overrun error Receive parity error Waiting for command terminator Press F1 to abort download 6 16 Error Messages received an XOFF character or after DTR went inactive Check communication setup at the host Host communication protocol doesn t match machine Check communication setup at the host Host communication protocol doesn t match machine Check communication setup at the host Host communication protocol doesn t match machine Check communication setup at the host No data is being received from the host Check to see if the host or the communications line is down Press to discontinue communications the batch or format data will be lost and must be retransmitted SAMPLE DATA STREAMS This appendix contains sample data streams for formats batches and graphics The illustrations shovv the tags that are printed from these data streams Sample Data Streams A 1 Formats Text and Bar Code Fields This example sh
22. 5 750 1460 5 775 1467 5 800 1473 5 825 1479 5 850 1486 5 875 1492 5 900 1499 5 925 1505 6 950 1511 5 975 1518 6 000 1524 6 025 1530 6 050 1537 6 075 1543 6 100 1549 6 125 1556 6 150 1562 6 175 1568 6 200 1575 6 225 1581 6 250 1588 6 275 1594 6 300 1600 6 325 1606 6 350 1613 6 375 1619 6 400 1626 6 425 1632 6 450 1638 6 475 1644 6 500 1651 TOMM Tenths of millimeters 5 10 Quick References ERROR MESSAGES This chapter provides explanations of your printer s errors There are four types of errors hd diagnostic startup operation offline If you have problems loading supplies or performing maintenance refer to the Operator s Handbook If you have a problem you can t solve contact your Monarch service representative Before you call Select Version from the main menu and press The screen displays information about the software installed in your machine Write down the information and give it to the service representative when you call Error Messages 6 1 Diagnostic Messages These messages appear if the printer fails internal testing If the printer stops at one of these messages turn the povver off Then turn it on again If the problem persists call Monarch Service Message Error Turn povver off VVait 10 seconds then turn on Head test failure RAM read write failure ROM checksum failure Startup Messages The printer displays the following messages when you turn the pow
23. Appendix B Line Width 5 4 Quick References The following table shows the horizontal and vertical line vvidths Line Number O N O G R N 10 11 12 13 14 15 Appearance nches 005 010 015 021 026 031 036 042 046 052 057 062 067 072 078 Line VVidth 13 26 40 53 66 79 92 1 06 1 32 1 44 1 57 1 70 1 82 1 98 Quick References 5 5 Special Characters The following table shows the ASCII code for special characters available in the standard font ASCII Code Symbol Description 128 Hashed box 129 Pound or Lira 130 Yen 131 Kronna 132 Deutsche mark 133 Markka 134 Schilling 135 Half sign 136 Rupee Code 128 Function Codes The following table shows the ASCII code for the Code 128 function codes ASCII Code Function Code DEE Be oe 129 F2 128 F3 132 F4 5 6 Quick References ASCII Characters The following table shows the characters available in each font HR1 and HR2 are human readable fonts for bar codes Character Std Reduced OCRA Bold HR1 HR2 yes yes no no no no D yes yes no no no no yes yes yes yes no no 96 yes yes no no no no no no no amp yes yes no no no no no no no yes yes no yes no no yes yes no yes no no yes no no no no yes no no no no
24. Batch 2 3 B1 1 0 1 1 1 C BOX TEST Note that line L3 is longer than the other 3 lines to complete the box in the upper right corner 3 18 Message Structures Batch Data The batch data stream contains Batch information format number layout for the print image print guantity supply definition item description batch name Print image field numbers data to be printed in each field The message structure used to provide the printed data for an online format is shown below An example follows B OUANTITY CUT REP PARTS 0 MODE BATCH NAME i T i print data Bit print data Batch Header Record The batch header is the first record in the batch data stream Syntax B OUANTITY CUT REP PARTS 0 MODE BATCH NAME Field Contents Bil Must begin with the letter B to begin a batch data stream The B is followed by the one or two digit number that matches the format number This is the number at the beginning of the format record Values 0 99 OUANTITY One to four digits for the quantity to print in a given batch Values 1 9999 CUT TAKEUP On printers vvith a knife Message Structures 3 19 REP PARTS RESERVED MODE One digit to control hovv tickets are cut Values 0 no cut 1 cut each ticket in the batch except last ticket 2 cut each ticket in the batch including last ticket in batch 3 cut between batches NO
25. HIC A The graphic number 1 is inserted into the format 10 millimeters from the bottom and 4 millimeters from the left edge of the print area Using Graphics 4 7 Clear Image Buffer This command clears all or selective graphics from the image buffer Once graphic data is sent to the printer that graphic stays in memory until a clear image buffer command is sent Syntax CH Field Contents C Must be the letter C to identify the clear image buffer command This optional parameter specifies a particular graphic to be cleared from memory It must match the number assigned in the graphic data stream If omitted ALL graphics in memory will be deleted Example C Clears all graphics from the printer C4 Clears only graphic number 4 Compressing the Data Stream Image data usually consists of a large amount of repetitive data Therefore the printer uses a data compression algorithm for the graphic message structure Here s how it works 1 Any image is defined as a matrix of cells 2 Each row of the matrix consists of a series of consecutive ON black or OFF white cells The range is 1 26 represented by adding either a hex 40 black or hex 60 white Cells that print black are represented by the upper case letters A through Z in the file sent to the printer Cells that print white are represented by the lowercase letters a through z in the file Consecutive cells greater than 26 r
26. HT HR Contents Must be the letter B for a bar code field The B is followed by one or two digits for the field number There can be up to 100 fields per format in any combination of text barcode line or graphic fields Values 0 99 You can set numeric fields to increase or decrease in value as each ticket is printed This parameter consists of one character to define the field as incremented decremented or constant Values I Increment D Decrement If the field does not change define IFLAG as I and set IVALUE to zero 0 NOTE Do not select incrementing on UPC or EAN bar codes or fields that contain a check digit One to three digits to define the amount by which the value in the field increases or decreases as each ticket is printed If the field does not change define IFLAG as l and set IVALUE to zero 0 NOTE The first number in the count sequence must contain the same number of digits as the highest number to be counted For example to count the numbers 1 to 999 the first number in the sequence must be entered as 001 Values 0 999 One to four digits to define the row location of the field on the supply This is the distance from the guide edge zero point at the bottom of the supply and the bottom of the field 3 12 Message Structures COL DENSITY BFONT The zero point is 1 5 mm or 0 060 inches from the bottom of the supply The bottom of the su
27. LD ROTATION HEIGHT READABLE CHARACTERS LINE FIELD ROW COLUMN DIRECTION STOP THICKNESS GRAPHIC FIELD ROW COLUMN Message Structures 3 7 Example This example has three text fields and one bar code field F1 0558 0507 0NLINE T00 1 000 0475 0050 1 01 1 000 0406 0050 1 T02 1 000 0017 0253 1 00 1 000 0124 0093 1 The format header record beginning with the Format ID must alvvays be the first record in a format data stream Spaces can be used in the data stream However if used in a string following a semi colon they vvill be treated as printable characters Format Header Record The format header record is constructed as shovvn belovv Syntax Field FHH LENGTH WIDTH zi F LENGTH WIDTH FORMAT NAMI Contents Must begin with the letter F to represent the beginning of a format data stream The F is followed by a one or two digit number as the format ID Values 0 99 Example F23 Format number 23 One to four digits to define the supply length in tenths of millimeters Values 191 2032 19 1 to 203 2 mm or 0 75 to 8 0 inches Examples 200 20mm 201 20 1mm 3 8 Message Structures One to four digits to define the width of the supply in tenths of millimeters across the printhead Values 19
28. TE Do not use option 2 if your supply is less than 4 inches long 1016 tomms or more than 8 inches long 2032 tomms When using option 2 the first 0 7 inches of the supply cannot be used for printing On non knife printers On a 9474 with no knife this parameter controls the backing paper takeup instead of the knife Values 0 print tags with no backing paper 1 print labels and take up the backing paper One to four digits for the supply repetition for cutting and increment decrement field Values 1 9999 One digit for the number of parts across the supply Values 1 5 Enter 0 One character to define the mode of printing or batch separator separator off double length separator use for 924 or 925 stacker 3 mm extra length tag on 920 stacker 2 normal length separator with 3 mm black stripe 3 3 mm extra length tag with 6 mm stripe Values 0 1 NOTE If using value 0 1 2 or 3 do not use a separate batch separator packet 3 20 Message Structures C Continuous D On Demand If you enter D On Demand in the MODE field on a printer vvith a knife the value vvill default to C Continuous BATCH NAME One to eight characters for the name of the batch A priority batch name must begin with a decimal For example SOCKS12 Each batch should have a unique name or you can omit the name for automatic batch naming If multiple batches are sent vvith the same name all batches are stored v
29. at Entry for the valid font You have reguested a graphic that is not available the file has not been downloaded from the host Download the graphic file and reguest the graphic again or reguest another graphic Message Field extends off tag Head open Hot head Insufficient memory Knife jam Merge assimilation error No batches to examine Description Action The field you are defining does not fit on the tag Change the field location rotation or font size so it fits on the tag The ribbon is improperly positioned Reposition the cassette or ribbon loading device so it is firmly seated Close the print head The print head is too hot to operate This is normally due to continual printing of formats with a lot of printed data more than 30 of the tag contains print Let the printer cool before continuing There is not enough memory available for the item you are trying to store Delete formats or batches to free memory The knife is jammed or blocked or you are attempting to cut supply that is smaller than 1 2 inches Clear the knife then try to print again If supply is too small press to override the message and load the correct supply before attempting to print You have made an error in defining a merge field Enter the merge field again to correct it Batch Control is available only when there are batches in the print queue Error Messages 6 7 Message No
30. between parallel characters and serial characters 5 2 Quick References Parallel Character Width in Dots The following table shows the character width in dots Uppercase is the narrowest character fewest dots per character Uppercase M is the widest character most dots per character Value Font Dots Wide ICG 1 M 1 Standard 7 14 2 2 Reduced 2 7 1 3 Bold 7 24 3 5 OCR A 16 16 3 6 UPC HR1 12 12 2 7 UPC HR2 10 10 1 Inter character gap Bar Codes The table below lists bar code selections and values Value Dots Wide UPC A UPC E Interleaved 2 of 5 Code 39 Codabar EAN 8 EAN 13 Code 128 MSI UPC EAN 2 UPC EAN 5 No Ga A OM CH Quick References 5 3 Bar Code Densities The samples belovv shovv the difference betvveen parallel and serial bar codes 12345678 Parallel Bar Code Bar Code Densities co L No 41 T m N Serial Bar Code Value Bar Code Density Char in Code 39 6 63 12015 12 02 1 Code 128 8 74 alphanumeric 17 48 numeric only MSI 6 87 UPC EAN 8096 standard density Code 39 3 32 12015 6 87 Code 128 5 83 alphanumeric 11 66 numeric only MSI 5 34 UPC EAN 12096 standard density Code 39 4 01 12 of 5 4 93 3 Code 128 4 37 alphanumeric 8 74 numeric only MSI 4 01 4 Code 39 not supported 12015 3 01 5 Code 39 6 01 For more information on Code 128 see
31. d on the same day batch 2 can leave out field T01 Since T01 was defined in the preceding batch it will automatically print in batch 2 Batch 1 Batch 2 B2307 dee he Oat C2 BE 24 011078 T01 12 31 90 T02 Stock 52014 T02 Stock 43768 T03 Sprinkler T03 100 Hose T If two fields overlap do NOT use this feature If fields overlap you must send the format before each batch Message Structures 3 23 Batch Separators This command selects the use of batch separators A batch separator is a tag vvith a vvide black line across the top or a double length tag and is last tag in a batch Your Operator s Handbook shovvs the type of batch separator used by your printer VVhen printing online add 1 to your batch quantity The batch separator does not add a tag to the total number of tags in a batch In offline operation a batch separator increases the batch count by one tag The command structure is shown below followed by an example If using this batch separator packet make sure the batch header MODE value is set to C Syntax S TYPE Field Contents S Must be the letter S to identify the batch separator selection TYPE A single digit to turn the batch separator selection on or off The resulting separator depends on the type of stacker you are using 3 24 Message Siructures Values 0 1 2 or 3 as shown in the table below Stacker Type none 920 924 925 Data Stream
32. e keyboard refer to Using the Keyboard in Chapter 4 of the Operator s Handbook Values listed on the chart are for reference only they are not decimal values Code Code Code Bar Pattern Value A B C B S B S BS 0 S SP 00 2 1 2 2 22 1 01 2 2 2 1 22 2 d b 02 2 2 2 2 21 3 K K 03 1 2 1 2 23 4 04 1 2 1 3 22 5 05 1 3 1 2 22 6 a a 06 1 2 2 2 13 7 07 1 2 2 3 12 8 08 1 3 2 2 12 9 09 2 2 1 2 13 10 10 2 2 1 3 12 11 11 2 3 1 2 13 12 12 1 1 2 2 32 13 13 1 2 2 1 32 14 14 1 2 2 2 31 15 15 1 1 3 2 22 16 0 0 16 1 2 3 1 22 17 1 1 17 1 2 3 2 21 18 2 2 18 2 2 3 2 11 19 3 3 19 2 2 1 1 32 20 4 4 20 2 2 1 2 31 21 5 5 21 2 1 3 2 12 22 6 6 22 2 2 3 1 12 B 6 Code 128 Information 0 NUL SOH STX ON S NXKS lt KCANDDOVOZEFAC LOMMIOWDFE Y I om e e BANWWWWWWWONNNNNWHHHAHHANNNHHH M m c c c c c c ar Pattern o Ul o MM OM K k k W o MM MM k k k E MMM k 6 MMM k MMM K k K ds bach o o k D o k o o M MM c Code 1
33. eated by a series of dots printed in a specific pattern This pattern results from a process of turning dots ON or OFF on the printhead VVe vvill use the terms black dots to describe a dot that is ON and white dots for a dot that is OFF This section describes how to build a data stream to create this pattern vvith your printer This example shovvs hovv black dots and white dots form an image of the letter A How 3 Rovv 2 Row 1 n To create a data stream for this image start vvith the bottom rovv Count the number of vvhite dots and black dots in order of appearance in each rovv For example rovvs 1 through 4 at the bottom in the image above have these dot counts Row 1 4 White 8 Black 19 White 8 Black 4 White Row 2 4 White 8 Black 19 White 8 Black 4 White Row 3 4 White 8 Black 19 White 8 Black 4 White Row 4 5 White 7 Black 19 White 7 Black 5 White 4 2 Using Graphics The data stream uses letters to identify dot counts CAPITAL letters represent black dots lowercase letters represent white dots Using the chart below the data stream for row 1 would be Dot count Row 1 4 White 8 Black 19 White 8 Black 4 White Data Stream dHsHd 4 white d 8 black H 19 white s Use multiple letter codes to indicate strings of same color dots For example 30 black dots ZD 9 white dots ccc Coding Chart Black Dots
34. eguire multiple letters Example 39 consecutive white cells are represented by the letters zm i e z produces 26 white cells followed by m or 13 more white cells 4 8 Using Graphics 3 Each row of the matrix is terminated by the command inter record separator split vertical bar 1 However the last row of the matrix ends with the TERMINATOR command closed brace H 4 In addition to compressing consecutive cells repetitive lines of compressed row data can be combined For example if twelve rows have the same data zm a number can be added at the beginning of the line to repeat the line 12zm 5 The following example shows how you can compress the Letter A data stream The long version is on the left The compressed version of the same data stream is on the right Using Graphics 4 9 Long Version G1 0 0 0 0 dHsHd i dHsHd dHsHd 5 1 eHqHe fGgGfi fHo Hr fHo Hr 900601 0 i shGMGhi shGMGhi shGMGhi mem mem mGcGni mGcGni mGcGni oFcFo i oGaGol pFaFp i pFAFp qEAEq i qEAEq i qEAEq i SCACS SLC ACS SCACS tBABt tBABt 7UC U 7UC U 7UC U VAvi 4 10 Using Graphics Compressed Version G1 0 0 0 0 3dHsHd eGsGe eHqHe fGgGfi 2fHOHF gGoGgi gHmHg i 3hGMGh i 2iFM Fit 3jEM Ej 2kHg Hk IGgGIi
35. ence at his own expense CANADIAN DOC 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 ministere des Communications du Canada Trademarks MONARCH is a registered trademark of Monarch Marking Systems Inc 920 924 925 and 9474 are trademarks of Monarch Marking Systems Inc Monarch Marking Systems P O Box 608 Dayton Ohio 45401 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION whee waa EN 1 1 COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS 2 1 ub AS EE 2 2 Data Flow Control 2 2 Setting Communication Values 2 3 Cable interface 2 5 MESSAGE STRUCTURES Ra Saa a am Bara 3 1 Creating Online Data Streams 3 2 Transmitting Online Data Streams 3 2 Error Notification 3 3 Data Transmission Errors 3 3 Incorrect Data Errors
36. er on Messages are listed in the order they appear If the printer stops at one of these messages turn the power off Wait at least 10 seconds then turn it on again If the problem persists call Monarch Service Message Description Action Copyright c 1988 89 A copyright statement for Monarch Marking Model 94 the software Select Supply Type B Press if you are A lign B lack Mark or D ie Cut using black mark or aperture supplies Type D and press if you are using die cut supplies Type A and press to calibrate the printer 6 2 Error Messages Message Enter new date 01 01 89 MM DD YY Service Required XXX dayton 800 231 7700 Press ENTER Enter nevv time 00 01 04 HH MM SS Head test failure message appears Description Action Press to keep the date shovvn or to skip the prompt Enter a nevv date in the format shown in parentheses and press Preventative maintenance message that is displayed when the counter reaches three million inches This message is displayed every time the printer is powered up until the counter is reset by a service technician Press to keep the time shown or to skip the prompt Type new time and press Enter the time in the format shown in parentheses and press Check for visible print problems Continue printing or call Service If the print problem is in a bar code call Monarch Service You can check the quality of your bar code if
37. for the TEXT field See Chapter 5 Quick References for font samples Values 1 Standard 2 Reduced 3 Bold 5 OCR A 6 UPC HR1 7 UPC HR2 C ROT Character rotation The direction characters point with respect to the field Values 0 tops of characters toward top of field 1 tops of characters toward left of field F ROT Field rotation The direction of the field with respect to the supply Values 0 top of field toward top of supply 1 top of field toward left of supply 2 top of field toward bottom of supply 3 top of field toward right of supply COLOR One character to define the color of a text field Values B Black characters 42H W White characters on black 57H Example T05 I 0 230 30 1 1 0 0 Bi The text field number is T05 the field does not change value with successive tickets IFLAG I increment value 0 The field begins 23 millimeters from the bottom and 3 millimeters from the left edge of the print area The font appears at normal size magnification 1 and the Standard font is used 1 The tops of characters point to the top of the field character rotation 0 and the top of the field points to the top of the supply rotation 0 Characters appear in Black Message Structures 3 11 Bar Code Field Record The bar code field record is constructed as shovvn belovv Syntax Field BARCODE IFLAG IVALUE ROW Bf IFLAG IVALUE ROW COL DENSITY BFONT F ROT HEIG
38. generating an error 3 2 Message Structures Error Notification Data handling and error checking are resident in the printer If an error in transmission occurs an error is displayed on the printer keypad display Hovvever no message is sent to the host and processing continues until the end of the transmission Certain errors may put the printer in offline mode See Chapter 6 Error Messages for a list of possible messages Data Transmission Errors The printer displays errors that occur during data transmission Printer fault errors stop the machine which will not resume printing until the operator corrects the error condition All these messages take the system offline Incorrect Data Errors The printer pauses when it receives incorrect data from the host During the pause it displays a message and beeps After ten seconds or when the operator presses the printer resumes operation Normally the printer loses the data that caused the error If the host or the communications line goes down during transmission the printer displays the message Waiting for command terminator Press F1 to abort download If you press 2 the batch or format data that was being sent will be lost and must be retransmitted Message Structures 3 3 Monetary Symbols The default monetary symbols are the U S dollar and cents The ASCII characters 24 hex and BE hex represent the dollar and cent symbols If you c
39. grave yes yes no no no no yes yes no no no no yes yes no no no no yes yes no no no comma yes yes no no no yes yes yes no no no yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes no no no no underscore yes yes no no no yes yes yes no no no yes yes yes no no yes yes yes yes no no apostrophe yes yes no no no yes yes no yes no no yes yes tho no no no yes yes yes no no no yes yes yes no no no yes yes no no no no yes yes no no no no no no no no 0 9 yes yes yes yes yes yes A Z yes yes yes yes no HN a z yes yes no no no no yes what you enter is what prints no character does not exist in this font nothing prints Uppercase and N are the only alphabetic characters that print in the Human Readable fonts All other characters are numeric Printable Characters by Font Quick References 5 7 Following are the printable characters not at actual size Human Readable 1 and Human Readable 2 are not available offline English lletric Conversion ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghi iklmnopqrstuvvxyz 01234567891 amp Ox gt lt 006 NETS 4Rs Standard ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz 0123456789 4 8 x gt C BU OVINE re ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVKKYZ 1 4522 0229 DY 0123456789 HSR ET ER MT Reduced ABCDEFGHISKLMNOPORSTUVHXY 2 0123456789 1 4522 0829 2 0 ABCDEF GHIJKLMOPQ RSTUVVXYZ250
40. hange your printer settings to use international pricing symbols these characters will then represent the new symbols For monetary selections that don t have a cent eguivalent the character is changed to a space In EBCDIC based systems a is not available Use 94 to print a cent sign Commands The following command characters are used in 9474 online data streams Command Hex Description Character Value 1 7B Open brace Command LEADIN character 2C Comma Inter field separator IFS 3B Semicolon Beginning of string character 7C Split vertical bar Command inter record separator IRS 7D Close brace Command TERMINATOR character 3 4 Message Structures Programming Conventions All online commands from the host follow these rules All data after the TERMINATOR character and before the next LEADIN character 1 is ignored The hex values 7B 7C and 7D are reserved as command delimiters All data of a value less than 20 hex and greater than 7E hex is ignored AI data strings batch data compressed bit map images or format data begin with a semi colon 3BH and end with a TERMINATOR or inter record separator IRS or 7C hex All space characters except string definitions are ignored All strings must be less than 100 characters Standard Syntax Guidelines A format header must be the first record in your format Begin the format name wi
41. header record 3 19 3 20 example 3 21 batch header syntax 3 19 3 21 batch separator syntax 3 24 batch separators 3 24 baud rate 2 1 boxes creating with lines 3 18 buffer input 2 1 C cable interface 2 5 character codes 5 6 5 7 characters flow control 2 2 code 128 function codes 3 15 restrictions 3 15 code 128 function codes 5 6 5 7 coding chart graphics 4 3 command characters3 4 commands 3 4 communication reguirements 2 1 communication values setting 2 3 2 4 Configuration Options menu 2 3 2 4 consecutive batches 3 22 creating data streams 3 1 3 2 D data bits 2 1 data errors 3 3 data flow control 2 2 data stream programming conventions 3 4 data streams creating 3 1 transmitting 3 1 3 2 data types 1 2 default settings 2 1 density bar code 5 3 5 4 dot patterns 4 1 4 5 DTR 2 2 E entering print data 3 21 error messages 6 1 extended bar codes 3 15 F flow control 2 1 2 2 font sizes 5 1 5 3 Index 1 Font printable characters 5 8 line field record 3 16 3 18 format example 3 18 D numbers 3 5 line field syntax 3 18 using graphics 4 6 line record syntax 3 16 3 18 format data 1 2 line width format header record3 8 9420 9440 5 5 format syntax 3 8 9425 5 5 function codes 5 6 5 7 9445 5 5 function codes code 128 3 15 9474 5 5 lines creating boxes 3 18 examples 3 18 graphic data record example 4 5 4 7 M syntax checklist 4 7 graphic data
42. lete the format You are trying to modify a format used by a batch that is printing or waiting to print Be sure you are trying to modify the right format Wait until the batch that uses the format has printed then modify the format You are trying to define the field length for an 2 of 5 barcode as an odd number Define the field length as an even number of characters You are trying to define a field length as greater than 30 characters or as O characters All fields must be 1 30 characters except merge fields which may not exceed 26 characters Re define the field length correctly You tried to use a line field or a graphic field in a merged field You cannot use these field types as part of a merged field Error Messages 6 11 Message ncompatible field for sub nvalid barcode height Invalid field reference Invalid magnification value Invalid supply length Invalid supply width Invalid thickness value Merge field limit is 26 chars Scheme uses marked chars 6 12 Error Messages Description Action You tried to use a line field or a graphic field in a subfield You cannot use these field types as part of a subfield You tried to define a bar code height as less than 0 20 inch Bar codes must be at least 0 20 inch 5 08 mm or 38 dots in height You are trying to define a subfield or a merged field You have chosen a link with a field number greater than the subfield or
43. merged field Choose a link with a field number less than the merged field You entered a font magnification value that is outside the valid range of 1 10 The specified supply length is longer or shorter than the printer can print The specified supply width is wider or narrower than the printer can print You are defining a line field You entered a value for the line width that is outside the valid range of 1 15 You are trying to define a merged field with a field length of more than 26 characters You are defining a check digit field and you have selected a check digit scheme The number of characters you marked is wrong for the scheme you chose Be sure you have selected the right check digit scheme then mark the characters again Message Scheme uses CD s Stop location out of range Sub merge requires this field Vertical Horizontal out of range Description Action You are defining a check digit field and you have selected a check digit scheme The number of characters you marked is wrong for the scheme you chose Be sure you have selected the right check digit scheme then mark the check digits again You are defining a line field and have given a stop location that is off the tag Check your format and enter the correct stop location You are trying to delete a field that is part of a subfield or a merged field Be sure you are trying to delete the right field Remove the field you
44. n of bits as characters Communication Reguirements 2 1 Input Characteristics Below are the input characteristics for communications The defaults are shown in bold print Asynchronous Full duplex Selectable options Baud rate 110 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 Parity No parity Odd Even Data flow Xon Xoff Data Terminal Ready DTR Data bits Seven 7 or eight 8 Stop bits One 1 or two 2 Modify these communication settings on your printer as necessary to match the settings on your host See Setting Communication Values for more information There are three main buffers batch format and graphic The printer also has a 1024 byte input buffer which holds data until it is processed into the respective buffer s Data Flow Control The printer uses Xon Xoff or data terminal ready DTR for data flow control DTR flow control is usually required if you are using an IBM PC unless the PC has a special Xon Xoff program In DTR mode the printer activates DTR when the printer can accept more data from the host and deactivates when the printer s receive buffer is nearly full In Xon Xoff Mode the printer sends the Xon character when the printer can accept more data and sends Xoff when the printer buffer is nearly full In either mode once the printer has indicated that its buffer is nearly full by sending Xoff or deactivating DTR up to 134 additional characters may be accepted without losing any data
45. nd was received The cut value is not 0 or 1 A field specified to receive data does not exist on the format The batch is not created The increment decrement value is outside the valid range of 0 999 The specified supply length is longer or shorter than the printer can print The specified supply width is wider or narrower than the printer can print The number of parts value is outside the valid range of 1 5 Message Invalid orientation value Invalid separator value Invalid text field Invalid thickness value Name descriptor too long No field to create format Qnty Mult out of range Row gt format length Row gt stock length Stop location out of range Description Action The line or character orientation value is not or 1 The batch separator value is outside the valid range of 0 3 Insufficient or incorrect data was used to create a text field The line thickness value is outside the valid range of 1 15 The format or batch name is longer than 8 characters The format you are sending contains no fields The print quantity or print multiple is outside the valid range of 1 4 digits The rovv definition for a field location is greater than the format length The rovv definition for a field location is greater than the supply length The stop location for a line field is off the tag or the stop location is the same as the start location Error Messages 6 1
46. ng will resume when you exit Batch Control You turned the printer off before it completed the task in progress You see this message when you turn the printer back on Check all stored items formats batches passwords graphic files etc for missing or bad data before continuing These messages are listed in alphabetical order Message Access denied Description Action You entered an invalid password Error Messages 6 5 Message Cannot cancel Cannot delete Duplicate cost code character Field bad font barcode Field invalid data Field graphic missing 6 6 Error Messages Description Action You cannot cancel the batch in its current state You can only cancel a batch that has a status of P Print or I Image You can use delete if you want to remove a batch with any other status You cannot delete the batch in its current state You can only delete a batch that has a status of Q Queue You can use cancel if you want to remove a batch with a P 1 status A character appears more than once in the Entered Char portion of your cost code Type the cost code again without repeating any characters The font or barcode for the field number shown ff is not defined properly Check the field definition in Format Entry and correct the field The data includes characters not available in the character set specified for this field Check the field definition in Form
47. of characters 123 1295678 ASCII Code Function Code 134 F1 129 F2 128 F3 132 F4 Two additional bar codes are supported as extensions to both UPC and EAN bar codes 2 Send exactly two digits for this bar code 5 Send exactly six digits a five digit bar code and a one digit check digit Line Field The message structure below transmits a line field This data stream defines the bit map to form a graphic line field Use the line field to emphasize data by printing a line or box You can have up to 100 line images The line record can be placed in a format data stream anywhere following the format header record Lines are counted as fields just like text or bar code fields When determining the number of fields in your format count each line as a separate field Syntax L ROW COLUMN DIRECTION STOP THICKNESS 3 16 Message Structures Field ROW COLUMN DIRECTION STOP THICKNESS Contents Must begin with the letter L for a line field The L is followed by one or two digits for the field number There can be up to 100 fields per format in any combination of text barcode line or graphic fields Values 0 99 One to four digits to define the row location of the field on the supply This is the distance from the the guide edge zero point at the bottom of the supply and the bottom of the field The zero point is 1 5 mm or 0 060 inches from the bottom of the
48. op bits you need and press You ll see Enter Start XON character 17 Enter a number from 1 127 for XON flow control or 128 for DTR flow control You ll see Enter Stop XOFF character 19 Enter a number from 1 127 for XOFF flow control or 128 for DTR flow control Communication Requirements If you select DTR control 128 as the XON character the printer automatically sets 128 DTR control for the XOFF character The Start and Stop characters must be set at 128 DTR flovv control for IBM PC equipment You ll see the Configuration Options menu Press to exit to the main menu Cable Interface The printer accepts standard RS 232C electrical signal transmissions when it is connected to a DB 25S connector configured as Data Terminal Equipment DTE For correct Operation use all defined pins For PC null modems plug the RS 232 cable into A serial RS 232 port on the host or protocol converter The 25 pin RS 232 connector on your printer Refer to your Operator s Handbook for more information The RS 232C cable interface is set up as a terminal device DTE Pin Description Received Data Clear to Send nput Data Set Ready Transmitted data Request to send Output 0 Data Terminal Ready NAMN ooo Protective ground Ground 7 Signal ground All other pins are open Communication Requirements 2 5 The cable interface for PC null modems is shovvn below 9474 PC FG 1 1 FG TD 2
49. ovvs a standard format vvith three text and one bar code field Sample Format Data Stream F1 0550 0507 ONLINE T00 1 000 0475 0050 01 1 000 0406 0050 T02 1 000 0017 0253 BO0 1I 000 0124 0093 Sample Batch Data Stream B1 2 3 1 1 0 c BATCH1 T00 TEST FORMAT 11 T01 S N 97464B T02 12 34 B00 0012345678905 1 TEST FORMAT 1 S N 97464B 01112345 67890 5 12 34 A 2 Sample Data Streams Line Fields This example shovvs hovv to use line fields to create a box Sample Format Data Stream F2 0550 0507 BOX L0 50 50 0 304 101 L1 50 50 1 304 101 L2 50 304 0 304 10 L4 304 50 1 316 10 Sample Batch Data Stream B2101 11 CBOXTESTU Sample Data Streams A 3 Graphic Images This Graphic data stream precedes the format that uses it Sample Graphic Data Stream G3 0 0 0 0 dHsHd dHsHd dHsHd e eH 128 H 1 H i gG i gHmHg hGMGh hGMGh hGMGh i FMFi iFMFi jJEMEj jJEMEJ jJEMEj kKHgHk kKHgHk LGgG1 i 1 I I 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 I 1 I I 1 I 1 1 1 1 I I 1 I Q o He 0 0 DO DO Fh Fh Fh Gg 1HeHl 1HeHl mGeGm mGeGm nGcGn nGcGn nGcGn OFCFo oGaGo pFaFp pFAFp QEAEq QEAEq QEAEq rDADr rDADr sCACS SCACS SCACS CBABt
50. pply is the edge that exits the printer first This value is measured in tenths of millimeters TOMMS and must be less than the maximum length of the supply Values 0 2032 NOTE The minimum row location for serial bar code fields is 23 0 09 inches One to four digits to define the column location of the field on the supply This is the distance from the guide edge zero point at the left edge of the supply and the left edge of the field The zero point is 1 5 mm or 0 060 inches from the left edge of the supply The unit of measurement is tenths of millimeters The range must be less than the maximum width of the supply Values 0 1016 0 to 4 inches One digit for the bar code density for Interleaved 2 of 5 Code 128 MSI Code 39 and UPC EAN bar codes Values 1 5 Some bar codes do not support all 5 values For the actual densities for these values see Chapter 5 Quick References One digit indicating which bar code font to use Values 1 UPC A 2 UPC E 3 Interleaved 2 of 5 4 Code 39 5 Codabar 6 EAN 8 7 EAN 13 8 Code 128 9 MSI 10 UPC EAN 2 11 UPC EAN 5 Message Structures 3 13 F ROT Field rotation The direction of the field vvith respect to the supply Values 0 top of field toward top of supply 1 top of field toward left of supply 2 top of field toward bottom of supply 3 top of field toward right of supply HEIGHT One to four digits for the bar code height in tenths of millimeters
51. printed If the field does not change define IFLAG as I and set IVALUE to zero 0 Values 0 999 NOTE The first number in the count sequence must contain the same number of digits as the highest number to be counted For example to count the numbers 1 to 999 the first number in the sequence must be entered as 001 One to four digits to define the rovv location of the field on the supply This is the distance from the the guide edge zero point at the bottom of the supply and the bottom of the field The zero point is 1 5 mm or 0 060 inches from the bottom of the supply The bottom of the supply is the edge that exits the printer first This value is measured in tenths of millimeters TOMMS and must be less than the maximum length of the supply Values 0 2032 One to four digits to define the column location of the field on the supply This is the distance from the guide edge zero point at the left edge of the supply and the left edge of the field The zero point is 1 5 mm or 0 060 inches from the left edge of the supply The unit of measurement is tenths of millimeters The range must be less than the maximum width of the supply Values 0 1016 0 to 4 inches One to two digits as the magnification factor for the font of text fields Values 1 10 3 10 Message Structures Font magnifications creating greater than 3096 black print on a format may result in lovver print quality TFONT One digit as the font
52. protocol converter Transmitting data from the host reguires communication controls See Chapter 2 Communication Requirements for more information Three types of data can be transmitted Format data The user designed layout for online formats These formats are used by online batches for printing These online formats can also be used offline Hovvever formats created offline cannot be used online Batch data Contains the format number and actual data to be printed on the supply Batch data is downloaded to the printer and combined with a format stored in the printer Graphic data Contains the actual pixel data which forms a graphic image Format batch and graphic data are stored when you turn the power off Format and graphic data may be sent at any time Since batch data is combined with a format for printing the format and graphic data for a batch must reside in the printer before sending the batch Each data type has its own data stream structure See Chapter 3 Message Structures for more information 1 2 Introduction COMMUNICATION REOUIREMENTS To enable communications between the printer and the computer the printer communications setup must match the setup for the host The options are 9 Baud rate Parity Data flovv control Data bits Stop bits All online data uses the ASCII American Standard Code for nformation Interchange character code for interpretatio
53. r and a semi colon with no print data Example This example contains data to print the label shown below B1 0012 1 01 1 0 C PTEST i T00 TEST FORMAT1 T01 S N 97464B T02 12 34 B00 00123456789051 The batch prints the phrase TEST FORMAT 1 in text field TEST FORMAT 1 S N 97464B 01112345 67890 5 12 34 TOO S N 97464B in text field T01 12 34 in text field T02 and 0012345678905 in bar code field B00 f consecutive batch data streams use the same format send only the changed data fields See the following section Using Previously Defined Print Data 3 22 Message Siructures Using Multiple Batches with One Format You can send multiple batches for any format previously loaded into the printer To do so send the format to the printer then send as many batches as you want to print data on that format This allows you to send multiple batches without sending a new format with each batch Using Previously Defined Print Data When sending multiple batches for one format you can re use your print data On consecutive batches the data in a field does not change omit that field from the later batch When you leave out any field number that was specified in the preceding batch the data used in the preceding batch will print on following batches until new field data is entered For example batch 1 below prints a date in text field T01 Since batch 1 and batch 2 are printe
54. racters in a UPC 2 of 5 EAN or MSI bar code field You can only enter numeric data for these fields Check your data to be sure it is correct then enter the data again You are trying to enter an odd number of characters for an 2 of 5 bar code field Check your bar code data to be sure it is correct then enter the data again You are trying to print a test tag but you have no fields defined You must define at least one field before you can test a format You entered incorrect data in a UPC or EAN bar code field Check your data to be sure it is correct then enter the data again You are trying to enter data for a Verify field you must enter the same data twice but your entries do not match Check your data to be sure it is correct then enter the data again Format Entry Errors Message CD scheme not defined Cannot save format Format in use Cannot delete Format in use Cannot modify 2 of 5 requires even of digits Improper field length Incompatible field for merge Description Action You selected a check digit scheme number in Format Entry that is not defined Define the check digit scheme in Printer Configuration You have not completed any field definitions for this format You are trying to delete a format used by a batch that is printing or waiting to print Be sure you are trying to delete the right format Wait until the batch that uses the format has printed then de
55. rd in your batch For a batch header record or batch data make sure the number in the first parameter matches the number of the format you are using If you choose auto naming the printer assigns a batch name make sure there are no characters or spaces between the beginning of string character and the record separator 1 If the field is an incrementing field you can enter any type of characters however only the numeric data increments Send the correct format to the printer before sending the batch Batch data without a defined format generates an error 3 6 Message Structures Format Data Format data contains the follovving Format identification number and name Supply size Online field definitions for text bar code line and graphic fields The following offline format elements are not supported online Merged fields Sub fields Time or date fields User defined check digits Fixed characters Alphanumeric distinction Fixed or variable length Price fields You must supply these elements if you need them in your program The message structure used to transmit online format data is shovvn belovv follovved by an example FORMAT ID LENGTH WIDTH FORMAT NAME TEXT FIELD INCREMENT FLAG INCREMENT VALUE ROW COLUMN MULTIPLE TEXT FONT CHARACTER ROTATION FIELD ROTATION COLOR BARCODE FIELD INCREMENT FLAG INCREMENT VALUE ROW COLUMN DENSITY BAR CODE FONT FIE
56. ro for this bar code You must send data and a check digit 7 digits total You must send 12 digits of data and a check digit 13 digits total You must send 7 digits of data and a check digit 8 digits total NOTE If the check digit is incorrect or omitted from a UPC or EAN bar code the printer will automatically place the correct check digit in the bar code This bar code has no check digit The printer automatically prints the start and stop characters so only the data must be sent The length of the data is variable If the data has an odd number of digits add a leading zero to make the length even The start and stop characters must be placed at the beginning and end of the data before it is sent to the printer The start and stop character is an asterisk The length of the data is variable The start and stop characters must be placed at the beginning and end of the data before it is sent to the printer The start and stop characters are a combination of lowercase a b or d The length of this data is variable You can send characters for Function Codes 1 4 as fixed data when defining a code 128 field and as batch data when printing To send the Function Codes use a tilde followed by a three digit ASCII code as shown in the following table Message Structures 3 15 For example to print a string of bar code data with function code F2 as the fourth character 123 F2 5678 send this string
57. s for the graphic number Enter the number you assigned to the graphic in the graphic data stream Values 0 99 ROVV One to four digits to define the rovv location of the graphic on the supply This is the distance from the the guide edge zero point at the bottom of the supply and the bottom of the field The zero point is 1 5 mm or 0 060 inches from the bottom of the supply The bottom of the supply is the edge that exits the printer first This value is measured in tenths of millimeters TOMMS and must be less than the maximum length of the supply Values 0 2032 COLUMN One to four digits to define the column location of the field on the supply This is the distance from the guide edge zero point at the left edge of the supply and the left edge of the field 4 6 Using Graphics The zero point is 1 5 mm or 0 060 inches from the left edge of the supply The unit of measurement is tenths of millimeters The range must be less than the maximum width of the supply Values 0 1016 0 to 4 inches The following format data stream uses the graphic data defined earlier in this chapter The graphic is inserted 20 mm from the bottom and 20 mm from the left edge of the supply F11 550 507 LETTER A i G1 200 200 TO 1 0 400 100 1 1 0 0 Bi T The following batch data stream prints the following tag B11 1 1 1 1 0 C LETTER A T0 LETTER A GRAPHIC T Example G1 100 40 LETTER A GRAP
58. supply The bottom of the supply is the edge that exits the printer first This value is measured in tenths of millimeters TOMMS and must be less than the maximum length of the supply Values 0 2032 One to four digits to define the column location of the field on the supply This is the distance from the guide edge zero point at the left edge of the supply and the left edge of the field The zero point is 1 5 mm or 0 060 inches from the left edge of the supply The unit of measurement is tenths of millimeters The range must be less than the maximum width of the supply Values 0 1016 0 to 4 inches One digit to define the direction of the line Values 0 Vertical 1 Horizontal One to four digits to define the stop position Row or Column dependent on the DIRECTION setting for the line Values 1 2032 One or two digits for the line thickness in dots 1 dot 1 192 inch Values 1 15 Message Structures 3 17 Example L22 400 100 1 190 5 The line field number is L22 the line begins 40 millimeters from the bottom and 10 millimeters from the left edge of the print area The line is horizontal direction 1 and ends 19 millimeters from the left edge of the supply The line is 5 dots thick Example This example draws a simple 1 inch box starting at row 50 and column 50 on a 2 x 2 5 tag as shown below Format F1 635 508 BOX 0 50 50 0 304 L1 50 50 1 304 L2 50 304 0 304 3 L3 304 50 1 316 3
59. syntax 4 5 4 7 messages graphics diagnostic 6 2 clearing the image buffer 4 8 error 6 1 coding chart 4 3 startup 6 2 compressing the data stream 4 8 monetary symbols 3 4 creating the image 4 1 4 3 multiple batches per format 3 22 data stream 4 3 order of transmission 4 1 o placing in a format 4 6 steps to printing 4 1 offline formats 1 2 syntax 4 4 4 6 Online Host port configuration 2 3 2 4 H online bar codes special restrictions 3 14 Host port configuration 2 3 2 4 online formats 1 2 human readable characters bar order of transmission 3 5 codes 3 14 overlapping fields 3 5 input buffer 2 1 parity 2 1 input characteristics 2 1 pricing symbols 3 4 international pricing symbols 3 4 Printable characters font 5 8 introduction 1 1 programming conventions 3 4 L R line thickness 5 5 Index 2 restrictions using graphics 4 1 4 3 4 6 4 8 bar codes 3 5 3 15 using previously defined data 3 22 RS 232 interface 2 5 S X sending batch data 3 6 sending data Xon Xoff 2 2 order 3 5 setting communication values 2 3 2 4 special characters 5 6 5 7 special restrictions online bar codes 3 14 stop bits 2 1 symbols 5 6 5 7 syntax bar code field 3 12 3 14 batch data 3 21 batch header 3 19 3 21 batch separator 3 24 format 3 8 format header 3 9 graphic data 4 5 4 7 graphics 4 4 4 6 4 8 line field 3 16 3 18 text field 3 9 3 11 T text field record 3 9 3 11 example 3 11 text field s
60. tes the letter A from the grid earlier in this section The format and batch data streams to print a sample tag follow the graphic data stream The graphic is assigned a number of 1 and it is 46 dots tall The graphic data stream uses the same guidelines for structure and syntax as the format data stream does See Standard Syntax Guidelines in Chapter 3 for more information G1 0 0 0 0 d3Hs AH AH eG eH Hd Hd Hd Ge He I 1 I 1 l 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 l 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 k 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 Using Graphics 4 5 Placing the Image in a Format The message structure belovv places a graphic field in a format You can have up to 100 graphic images The graphic record can be placed in a format data stream anywhere following the format header record Graphics are counted as fields just like text or bar code fields When determining the number of fields in your format count each graphic as a separate field Syntax G ROW COLUMN If graphic fields overlap with other fields in the data stream the last field in the data stream will dominate Field Contents GHH Must begin vvith the letter G for a graphic field The G is follovved by one or tvvo digit
61. th the beginning of string character Begin a record with a LEADIN character Make sure the length and width in these records match your supply length and width Remember these numbers are in tenths of millimeters so 500 equals 50 millimeters or 5 centimeters Make sure the row and column locations in the text bar code or line records are less than the supply length and width Allow enough space to hold all the characters in the field the bar code height or the line end point without running off the supply Field definitions may be sent in any order regardless of field location The last field carries priority over previous fields and overwrites the previous fields if they overlap when printed Message Structures 3 5 To print human readable characters for Code 39 Interleaved 2 of 5 Codabar Code 128 and MSI bar codes create a separate text field Hovvever using this method vvith UPC or EAN bar codes may not correctly print the bar code A new format with the same ID number as a previously defined format overwrites the old format However the old format is not overwritten until all batches gueued to use the old format are completed End records with a record separator 1 End the last record in your format with a terminator character Standard Syntax Guidelines for Batches Read the standard syntax guidelines and note the additional items for batches A batch header must be the first reco
62. vith the same name If you omit the batch name the printer will generate unique names which begin with the letters AUTO and end with a 4 digit number The 4 digit number is an increment and can have a value from 1 9999 example AUTO1354 where 1354 equals the increment Example B11 200 2 5 2 0 3 The batch prints data using format 11 and prints 200 tickets The printer cuts after each ticket is printed including the last ticket 2 and each ticket will print 5 times This is a two part ticket The format prints 2 times horizontally across each ticket A double length separator prints between batches 3 The batch name is automatically assigned by the printer because there are no characters between the semi colon and the record separator Entering Print Data for Fields Enter the data to print in each field after the batch header record as shown Syntax B QUANTITY CUT REP PARTS 0 MODE BATCH NAME THH print data B print data Message Structures 3 21 T The number of the text field to print enter the number in place of 44 Bil The number of the bar code field to print enter the field number in place of ff print data Enter the data you want to print in this field This character string begins with a semi colon and can be 1 to 100 characters long Place a record separator i at the end of this string If there is a text field you don t want to use enter that field numbe
63. want to delete from the subfield or merged field Then try to delete the field again You entered a field location in Format Entry that is outside the dimensions of the format Check the location of the field you are defining to be sure it fits on the tag then enter the location again Online Messages The following messages occur during online communication when the transmitted data contains errors To recover from the error correct the data then re transmit it Online Warnings Message Column gt format width Description Action The column definition for a field location is greater than the format width definition Error Messages 6 13 Message Column gt head width Data string too long Format for batch not found Graphic not found Identifier out of range Invalid barcode field Invalid command Invalid cut value Invalid data field Invalid incr decr value Invalid label length Invalid label width Invalid number of parts value 6 14 Error Messages Description Action The column definition for a field location is greater than the width of the printhead The data string length exceeds 30 characters The format for the batch being sent has not been downloaded The graphic specified for a field has not been downloaded The format batch line or graphic identifiers are out of range Insufficient or incorrect data was used to create a barcode field An unknown comma
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65. you have a bar code verifier Error Messages 6 3 Operation Messages There are two kinds of operation messages Error messages Warning messages The messages use the following formats ERROR function Error description text WARNING function Warning message text Function indicates the part of the program where the error originated such as Batch Control or Format Entry Warning and error messages can be Informative The printer displays an informative message messages for several seconds then resumes operating An informative message is usually displayed for 3 seconds in offline operation and for 10 seconds in online operation Or Failure The printer displays a failure message and messages stops operating until the operator presses D 6 4 Error Messages Printer Errors These messages occur during online or offline operation General Warnings These vvarning messages are listed in alphabetical order Message Demand is not available Load supply and press ENTER Printing suspended until exit Unassigned memory recovered General Errors Description Action You tried to change the print mode in Printer Options On Demand printing is not available on a printer with a knife The next batch to print needs a different supply than what is loaded Load the right supply and press 5 VVhile printing you have selected Batch Control to check the print queue Printi

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