Paxar 9430RX User's Manual
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1. Next remove the battery and wait several seconds before replacing it B 4 Modifying Standard Fonts BLUETOOTH RF COMMUNICATION This printer has been electronically modified to extend the life of the battery due to the current demands of Bluetooth RF communication The printer can be set to operate in either the MANUAL POWER OFF or AUTO POWER OFF mode of operation To use Bluetooth make sure the DIP switches are set as follows 1 2 34 5 e Bluetooth OFF JON OFF jorr jorr OFF orr Setting the Communications Parameters Bluetooth RF communication occurs at 38 4Kb sec and parity none To access the DIP switches open the battery door and remove the battery See Setting the DIP Switches in Chapter 2 for the proper location of the following DIP switch settings DIP switch 4 OFF and DIP switch 5 OFF for 38 4Kb sec DIP switch 6 OFF and DIP switch 7 OFF for parity none Manual Power Off When using RF wireless communication turn the printer on by pressing the ON switch located on the left side of the printer The printer remains active waiting for the wireless print command Pressing the ON switch again turns the printer OFF For each wireless use turn on the printer again by pressing the ON switch Operating in this way greatly extends the life of the battery Operating with dip switch 8 ON means that the printer automatically turns off after 99 sec default or the time set up by the System2. l lu P T Y 8 lo l lg Ir l vlelel l In These character sets are standard in the printer NOTE You can modify the standard character sets fonts See Appendix Modifying Standard Fonts for more information Character Exceptions Both character sets have missing characters The v characters replace and respectively the character replaces 3 2 Creating and Printing Formats Syntax ESC lt cmdcs gt ESC lt cmdcs gt lt chset gt Example ESC F1 lt chset gt Starts the command language Character set command Enter F Character Set Options 1 Selects International ANSI characters default 2 Selects PC Line Draw ASCII characters Selects the International ANSI character set Selecting a Font For your format s text select the font its size and style normal or bold Syntax ESC chheight ESC cmdf font ESC cmdb bold ESC chheight ESC lt cmdf gt lt font gt Starts the command language Character Height Use EXTEND or EXTENDOFF 1C hex Prints characters twice as high as normal EXTEND 1D hex Prints characters at the normal height EXTENDOFF Starts the command language Font command Enter k Font Options 0 Large Rotated 90 degrees clockwise Large Normal Standard Bold default Standard Normal Reduced Bold Reduced Normal a A o N 2 Creating and Printing Formats 3 3
3. P Selects online mode P Selects buffer mode Example ESC Pi Uses online mode The printer starts printing as soon as it receives a character Setting the Print Contrast You can increase or decrease the print contrast for lighter or darker print This setting affects the print speed the higher the contrast the lower the speed and vice versa The print contrast also depends on the battery voltage Syntax ESC cmdpc contrast ESC Starts the command language lt cmdps gt Print contrast command Enter P lt contrast gt Print Contrast Value can be between 0 9 where 0 is the highest contrast and 9 is the lowest contrast The default is 5 Example ESC P9 Sets printer to lowest contrast 9 and fastest print speed Configuring the Printer 2 1 Setting the Power Mode The printer can operate in five different power modes each using a different number of printhead sections which are groups of dots on the printhead The mode selected also affects the print speed the more printhead sections used the faster the printer speed and vice versa Syntax ESC cmdpm powmode ESC Starts the command language lt cmdpm gt Power mode command Enter P lt powmode gt Power mode The number of printhead sections to use specified in hex Options 1 Low Use one printhead section less than 1 0 Amp 2 Medium Use two printhead sections less than 2 0 Amps 3 High Use three printhead sections less than 3 0
4. and less than or equal to 127 process the specified amount of data as with data stream graphics Otherwise repeat the next byte the specified number of times the specification being the difference between counter and 256 data The data in the graphic 72 hex bytes indicating the dots to turn on or off For example ifa specified byte is FF all the dots are on If it is 01 only one dot is on and the other 7 are off NOTES counter and data can repeat multiple times within one command For using Flash Memoroy Graphics use the graphic command above However height and width are replaced by low and high Do not use counter but make sure you still include the graphic s data lt low gt lt high gt The hex digits listed backward of a number indicating how many lines to print For example to print 10 lines lt low gt is A and lt high gt is 0 data 72 hex bytes indicating the dots to turn on or off For example if a specified byte is FF all the dots are on If it is 01 only one dot is on and the other 7 are off If you accidentally specify less than 72 bytes the printer does not print the graphic If you specify more than 72 bytes a fatal error occurs Creating and Printing Formats 3 7 Using Flash Memory Graphics You can also use a graphic stored in flash memory You are limited to one graphic stored in memory at a time Saving a graphic to flash memory when there is already on
5. frequency range Operation in Italy requires a user license Trademarks Paxar is a trademark of Paxar Corporation Monarch and 9430RX are registered trademarks of Paxar Americas Inc Paxar Americas Inc 170 Monarch Lane pem Miamisburg OH 45342 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION euer artes edad 1 1 Duty Cy vated tnd ade tetas hate be tl 1 1 Conventions Used in this 1 2 Control Characters y Ala kulk kh kalk A y kal kani A KK memes 1 3 CONFIGURING THE PRINTER eee 2 1 Selecting the Operating 2 1 Setting the Print Contrast kl eee anak eee m 2 1 Setting the Power mn 2 2 Checking the Battery Voltage 2 2 Request the printer statuses 2 3 Using the Power Off Timer xelkan eee eee m 2 4 Supply Control Commands 2 5 Printer 2 6 Checking Version 2 6 Printer Device Communications 2 7 Setting the DIP mn 2 8 Printer PAN OUTS DD E te ees pope pop ae ee ess 2 9
6. Magnetic card reader status card Four ASCII hex digits which are OR d with 30 hex representing the time left before the printer enters sleep mode CR LF NAK Indicates the end of a response from the printer You can send a print status request to the printer for print buffer status and the magnetic card reader status by sending 2 hex Ctr1 B Configuring the Printer 2 3 Using the Power Off Timer The printer has a power off timer to conserve battery life After a specified period of inactivity occurs the printer goes into sleep mode The printer returns to normal mode when it starts receiving commands again but the countdown re starts after every character received Before powering down the printer sends AuXon then Xoff See Setting the Communications Parameters for descriptions of the dip switches and for information about this feature Syntax ESC lt cmdpt gt lt digit1 gt lt digit2 gt CR ESC Starts the command language lt cmdpt gt Power off timer command Enter M lt digit1 gt lt digit2 gt Number of seconds for the inactivity period Options 0to 9 The first and second digits respectively of the number of seconds to set the inactivity period to To disable the timer set both parameters to 0 CR Carriage return NOTE Be careful when using sleep mode with buffer mode If there is data in the print buffer when the printer goes into sleep mode you lose the data Example ESC MC CR Sets t
7. Miscellaneous Control 2 10 Table of Contents i CREATING AND PRINTING FORMATS 3 1 ONGIVIEW x24 1 pua edet iden p d ra 3 1 Creating Text Fields 3 1 Selecting Character Sets 3 2 Selecting a Font ucciso Pez Pye EENE ENA 3 3 Using Underline Characters 3 4 Selecting the Line 9 3 5 Creating Graphic Fields Aaaa 3 5 Using Data Stream Graphics 3 6 Using Compressed Graphics 3 7 Using Flash Memory 3 8 Creating Bar Code Fields i i cece eee ee eee eee m 3 9 Specifying Particular Bar Codes 3 10 Positioning FIS ys nad cist eee ted ai ee d RD 3 12 USING THE MAGNETIC CARD 4 1 Magnetic Card Specifications 4 1 Error Messages concio dra ha anka Al nec ha l n kO AN pae da 4 3 QUICK REFERENCE rrr n Rr Rut k E K a Eye A 1 Choosing Font ste Yr RYE YR ER A 1 C
8. Printer Action ESC z lt bctype gt lt length gt lt height gt lt data gt Prints a bar code without human readable data ESC Z lt bctype gt lt length gt lt height gt lt data gt Prints a bar code with human readable data Quick Reference A 1 Printing Graphics Syntax Printer Action ESC P Selects online mode characters are printed when received ESC Selects buffer mode characters are printed on receipt of an EOT character ESC V lines1 lt lines2 gt data Prints a line from a data stream graphic ESC v lt height gt lt width gt counter data Specifies a line of a compressed graphic Command ESC DL Performs step 1 of entering flash memory graphic download mode ESC LGO Performs step 2 of entering flash memory graphic download mode ESC LG FF hex Saves a flash memory graphic ESC LgO Prints the stored flash memory graphic Supply Control Commands Syntax ESC QJ lines Printer Action Moves the supply backward in 125mm increments looking for a black mark ESC QQ lines Specifies the number of lines to continue printing after failing to find a black mark ESC QF lt max gt Moves the supply forward in 25mm increments looking for a black mark ESC QB lt max gt A 2 Quick Reference Moves the supply backward in 25mm increments looking for a black mark Font Modification Syntax ESC DAO Pr
9. by all bar code scanners Function 3 Initializes a bar code scanner Function 4 Extends characters by adding 128 to the ASCII code For example a 97 decimal is changed to 225 decimal by adding 128 to it This function is unavailable in subset C Creating and Printing Formats 3 11 Positioning Fields You may need to use some of these supply positioning control characters to position the fields on the format The data stream can also write spaces to the printer before it prints text to position a field You can also change the line spacing between lines or before a line See Selecting the Line Spacing in this chapter for more information NOTE There are 157 inch no print zones on the left and right sides of the format and a 7 inch no print zone at the top of the format Char Hex Control Action CR 0x0D Carriage Return Advances to beginning of next line LF 0x0A Line Feed Advances to beginning of next line FF 0x0C Form Feed Advances 10 lines NORM 0x14 Switches to 57 column print mode SI OxOF Shift In Switches to 57 column print mode SO OxOE Shift Out Switches to 36 column print mode HT 0x09 Horizontal Tab Advances to the next tab position from the following list or to the beginning of the next line 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 VT 0x0B Vertical Tab Advances 5 lines 3 12 Creating and Printing Formats USING THE MAGNETIC CARD 4 READER Optional Your
10. interface settings must be set as defined in the table Select DIP switches 4 through 8 for RS232 and 6 through 8 for IrDA Communication Interface RS232 IrDA Fixed 9600 IrDA Variable Baud Bluetooth Baud Rate 38400 19200 9600 2400 Parity None Odd Even Printer Power Auto Power Off ON Manual Power Off OFF The printer automatically turns off after 99 sec default or the time set up by the System Administrator 2 8 Configuring the Printer Printer Pinouts There is a port for a 6 Pin RJ25 data connector It provides RS 232 communications and is located at the back of the printer The six connections provide the serial interface to the host The table below lists the serial interface signals and pinouts NOTE Pins 1 and 3 must be set on at all times Pin Description Input Output Signal 3 Signal to printer from host Input RXD 2 Signal to host from printer Output TXD 6 Request to send from Host Input RTS 4 Clear to send from Printer Output CTS 1 and 5 Logic common COM Following are the pin locations on the connector C O UN RJ 25 DATA CONNECTOR SHOWING PIN LOCATIONS FRONT VIEW ew The following control characters are related to communications between the printer and the host Char Hex Control Action AUXON 0x12 Signals to the host that the printer is online It is sent after initial power up clearing a supply jam or re loading supply AUXOFF 0 15 Signals
11. to the host that the printer is out of supply or has powered down XON 0x11 Transmitter On Signals that the device is ready to receive data can be sent by the printer or host XOFF 0x13 Printer receiver is off Signals to the host that the print buffer is full or an error has occurred Signals to the printer that the host s transmitter is off Configuring the Printer 2 9 Miscellaneous Control Characters You may need to use some of these miscellaneous control characters in your data streams Char Hex Control Action BS 0x08 Removes the last character entered in the print buffer CANCEL 0x18 Re initializes the printer We recommend that you begin all data streams with this command EOT 0x04 Sent by the printer to indicate the buffer is empty and the printer is idle End Of Text 2 10 Configuring the Printer CREATING AND PRINTING FORMATS A format defines which fields appear and where the fields are printed on the supply Fields can contain text graphics and bar codes This chapter describes how to create a format Overview To create a format 1 Decide the information fields you want on your supply 2 Draw a rough sketch of how you want the format to look For example graphic graphic field may appear at the top followed by the name of your organization text field followed by a list of items text field purchased Your format could be organized any number of ways NOTE Ther
12. Administrator This places the highest current demand from the battery resulting in reduced battery charge life It is recommended using the universal wall charger for additional trickle charging to the battery to keep it fully charged If you want to leave the printer on for continuous operation MANUAL POWER OFF set the DIP switch 8 to OFF DIP switch 8 OFF Bluetooth RF Communication C 1 C 2 Bluetooth RF Communication INDEX bar code fields creating 3 11 specifying particular 3 13 types available 3 13 bar code field creation commands 3 11 battery voltage checking 2 3 black mark supplies 2 7 buffer mode 2 1 character defining new B 2 exceptions B 3 loading new B 4 sets selecting creating text fields B 3 sets selecting font modification B 3 checking battery voltage 2 3 version information 2 8 Codabar bar codes 3 13 Code 128 UCC EAN 128 bar codes 3 13 Code 39 bar codes 3 13 command summary 1 1 commands bar code field creation 3 11 battery voltage checking 2 3 character set selection 3 3 formatting text 3 5 magnetic card reader 4 2 operating mode selection 2 1 power mode setting 2 3 power off timer 2 6 print contrast setting 2 1 supply control 2 7 version information checking 2 8 communication parameters 2 9 communications between the printer and device 2 9 compressed graphics 3 8 contrast print 2 1 control characters miscellaneous 2 13 control of suppl
13. Amps 6 Very high Use six printhead sections less than 9 0 Amps 7 Auto Control Dynamically choose the number of printhead sections to use 1 2 3 or 6 depending on what is printed default Example ESC P2 Uses two printhead sections which is less than 2 0 Amps Checking the Battery Voltage The following commands control characters check the battery s voltage and request statuses Syntax ESC cmdvolt ESC Starts the command language cmdvolt Battery voltage command Options P Prints the battery voltage P Requests the battery voltage from the printer Example ESC P Prints the battery voltage 2 2 Configuring the Printer Request the printer statuses You can request the print buffer battery status and magnetic card reader status from the printer by sending 16 hex Ctr1 V to the printer The printer responds with ESC B pbchars CR LF ESC V volts CR LF ESC M card CR LF NAK ESC B Print buffer status pbchars The number of characters currently in the print buffer shown as four ASCII hex digits which are OR d with 30 hex CR LF Carriage return and line feed ESC V Battery voltage status volts Four ASCII decimal digits which are OR d with 30 hex The first three are the battery voltage form x x The fourth character categorizes the voltage listed to give it a reference Values are 1 4 where 1 is high and 4 is low CR LF Carriage return and line feed ESC M
14. Data 0 9 and and stop characters The printer adds the stop Start characters a the character automatically default b c or d Code 128 UCC EAN 128 Details For Code 128 UCC EAN 128 bar codes length can be a maximum of 18 with alphanumeric control code data or 36 if you use subset C and numeric pairs The first character of data must specify the subset to use A B or C listed as 87 88 and 89 hex respectively The rest of the data can be all 256 ASCII characters by using a combination of the subsets The data must appear as numeric pairs corresponding to the hex values for the ASCII character in question Each subset enables the bar code to contain different characters Subset A uses 20 3F hex and 40 7F hex read by a bar code scanner as 00 7F hex subset B uses 20 7F hex and subset C uses 30 39 hex 3 10 Creating and Printing Formats The following tables explain how to switch from one subset to another and use the functions Character Subset B Subset C 84 hex Function 4 Switch to Subset B 85 hex Switch to Subset A Switch to Subset A 86 hex Function 1 Function 1 Function 1 A temporary one character shift to another subset The following table describes the purpose of each function listed in the previous table Function Purpose Number Function 1 Uses reserved Code 128 characters UCC EAN128 Function 2 Appends data subsets A and B only The result is not readable
15. Example ESC Starts the command language lt cmdb gt Bold command Enter U lt bold gt Enables or disables bold printing Options 0 Turn off bold printing 1 Turn on bold printing ESC 1D hex ESC k1 ESC UO This example uses the International ANSI character set prints characters at the normal height uses the Large Normal font and disables bold printing Using Underline Characters You can specify underlining for text on your format Syntax Example ESC lt cmdu gt lt uline gt data ESC Starts the command language lt cmdu gt Underline command Enter F lt uline gt Sets underline mode Options w Turns on underline for all characters following this command Underline is used until an ESC Fh command is received or until the end of the current line h Turns off underline for all for all characters following this command No underline is used until an ESC Fw command is received or until the end of the current line data Enter the data to print in your format Must be enclosed within single quotation marks ESC Fw 12345 ESC Fh 78910 ESC Fw 3345 CR 12345 Turns on underline for characters 12345 and turns off underline for characters 78910 The printer prints 12345789103345 12345 3 4 Creating and Printing Formats Selecting the Line Spacing You can change the line spacing between lines or before a line Syntax ESC cmdls num ESC Starts the command language lt cmd
16. II characters representing the firmware version CR LF NAK Indicates the end of a response from the printer Example ESC P The printer responds with ESC 103 version CR LF NAK ESC Response from the hardware version request version An ASCII character representing the hardware version CR LF NAK Indicates the end of a response from the printer Printer Device Communications Following are the printer s communication values The defaults are listed in bold Baud Rate 2400 9600 19200 or 38 4K Stop Bits 1 or 2 Parity None Odd or Even Data Bits 7 or 8 Flow Control RTS CTS hardware or XON XOFF software The printer and host cannot communicate unless they use the same communication values Additional communication specifications Word Length 10 or 11 bits Start Bit 1 Signal Levels RS232C Mark or Logical 1 3 15VDC Space or Logical 0 3 to 15VDC Auto Power Up Positive signal on RTS input turns printer on Configuring the Printer 2 7 Setting the DIP Switches Use the DIP switches to set the RS232 communication IrDA and optional RF values To access the DIP switches open the battery door and remove the battery Turn the printer upside down to easily read the DIP switches To activate the DIP switches turn the printer off and then back on Gently use a plastic tipped object to set the DIP switches Do not use any metal object The communications
17. Monarch 9430RX M Printer TC9430RXPM Rev AA 10 05 2005 Paxar Americas Inc All rights reserved Each product and program carries a respective written warranty the only warranty on 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 2005 Paxar Americas 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 Paxar Americas Inc Regulatory Compliance Paxar products are designed to be compliant with the rules and regulations in the locations into which they are sold and will be labeled as required The majority of RF devices are type approved and do not require the user to obtain license or authorization before using the equipment Any changes or modifications to Paxar equipment not expressly approved by Paxar could void the user authority to operate the equipment Radio Frequency Interference Requirements This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interferen
18. able data Z Prints a bar code with human readable data The type of bar code to print values are the ASCII representation not hex Options 1 Code 39 2 Code 128 UCC EAN 128 3 Interleaved 2 of 5 4 UPC EAN JAN 5 Codabar The data length specified in hex 01 FF This value is dependent on the bar code you choose with bctype See Specifying Particular Bar Codes The bar code height specified in hex in increments of 125 mm height can be no smaller than 14 For example 14 2 5 mm 15 2 625 mm etc For UPC EAN JAN bar codes the height you specify includes a 1 25 mm drop bar pattern after the bar code The data for the bar code It must equal length See Specifying Particular Bar Codes for data restrictions which vary by bar code Creating and Printing Formats 3 9 Example ESC 2 3 08 hex 50 hex 12345678 Prints an Interleaved 2 of 5 bar code 10 mm high containing 12345678 as the data Specifying Particular Bar Codes Values for the lt length gt and lt data gt parameters depend on the type of bar code you choose with lt bctype gt Bar Code lt length gt lt data gt Code 39 12 maximum with 0 9 A Z space automatic centering and Interleaved 2 of 5 24 maximum Pairs of numeric characters 0 9 UPC EAN JAN UPCA 12 0 9 UPCE 7 EAN JAN 8 8 EAN JAN 13 13 These lengths are fixed and all include a check digit Codabar 20 maximum plus start
19. ce and 2 this device must accept any interference that may cause undesired operations Radio Frequency Interference Requirements Canada This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B 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 B prescrites dans le R glement sur le brouillage radio lectrique dicte par le minist re des Communications du Canada To comply with FCC and Industry Canada exposure requirements if this device is a hand held portable device it is approved for operation in a user s hand when there is 2 5 cm or more between the antenna and the user s body if this device is a table top device it is approved for operation when there is 25 cm or more between the antenna and the user s body European Economic Area The European variant is intended for use throughout the European Economic Area and is compliant with the R amp TTE directives however authorization for use restricted as follows European standards dictate maximums radiated transmit power of 100 mW EIRP and frequency range 2 400 2 4835 GHz France the equipment is to be restricted to the 2 4465 2 4835 GHz frequency range Belgium outside the equipment is to be restricted to the 2 460 2 4835 GHz
20. curs the reader s LED blinks once E error text CR LF Indicates an error occurred and Start of track characters E Indicates an error occurred error text Error number and corresponding text 05 Timeout Expired 07 Invalid Track Number 08 Unsupported Track selected 09 Cancel Request CR LF Carriage return and line feed Set the value for the timer long enough to allow the swipe but short enough not to allow multiple swipes If multiple swipes are done with different cards and each uses different tracks to store data the data sent back to the hostis a mixture from the two cards Using the Magnetic Card Reader 4 3 4 4 Using the Magnetic Card Reader QUICK REFERENCE For more detailed information about each command see the previous chapters Choosing a Font Syntax Character size Font Name Action WxH ESC k5 8x21 Reduced Normal ESC k4 9x21 Reduced Bold ESC k3 10x21 Standard Normal ESC k2 12x21 Standard Bold ESC k1 16x21 Large Normal ESC 14x16 Large Rotated 90 degrees clockwise ESC F1 Selects the International character set ESC F2 Selects the PC Line Draw character set ESC U1 Enables bold printing ESC 00 Disables bold printing ESC Fw Enables underline mode ESC Fh Disable underline mode ESC a lt num gt Selects the dot line spacing between printed lines ESC J lt num gt Performs a line feed Choosing a Bar Code Syntax
21. e are 157 inch no print zones on the left and right sides of the format and a 7 inch no print zone at the top of the format 3 Create the data stream based on your format s design 4 Add any commands to the data stream related to how the printer performs For example at the data stream s beginning enter the command to initialize the printer 18 hex or any supply control commands 5 Send the data stream from the host to the printer Creating Text Fields Text fields can contain letters numbers and symbols To specify text for the format write the text directly to the printer There is no special Text field command However there are commands control characters to select a character set and font Creating and Printing Formats 3 1 Selecting Character Sets The printer comes with a default ASCII character set 0 1 2 3141516 7 819 1A B IC D IE F 2 tl m Ce 0 1213 4 5161718191 lt gt 4 g R BIC D E F G H I J K L M N 0 S P QIR STU v uK Y 6 ajb c d e f g h i j k 1 m n o s t ulviwix y z CIE DIT ASCII Character Set You can select either of two extended character sets International or PC Line Draw 8 C j jaja le fi J i A l 9 e t l f f l f l jn 9 9 1I BiS s GiS T AAA IT AlAS vm Y 5 s aA Dir v Y f T eae noi l l
22. e command language emdbfw Search for black mark forward command Enter QF max The maximum number of lines to move forward advance in 0 25mm line increments in 00 hex FF hex Configuring the Printer 2 5 ESC Starts the command language emdbbw Search for black mark backward command Enter QB max The maximum number of lines to move backward in 0 25mm line increments in 00 hex FF hex Printer Responses See the printer s response to the black mark commands in the following table Response ESC Q 3F hex 3F hex high low Command Description ESC QR39 ESC QB35 Black mark found ESC Q 30 hex 30 hex high low Black mark not found high The left digit of the hex number representing the number of lines moved to find the black mark in 30 hex 3F hex low The right digit of the hex number representing the number of lines moved to find the black mark in 30 hex hex Checking Version Information You can check the versions of both the printer s hardware and firmware Syntax ESC cmdfv ESC cmdhv ESC Starts the command language cmdfv Request firmware version command Enter P ESC Starts the command language cmdhv Request hardware version command Enter P 2 6 Configuring the Printer Example ESC P The printer responds with ESC version CR LF NAK ESC Response from the firmware version request version Four ASC
23. e there overwrites the previous one l 25 Remove the printer s battery and wait several seconds Re insert the battery and enter Download Mode immediately It takes two commands to enter Download Mode ESC DL Have the host wait to send the second command until the printer responds to the first command by returning a character ESC LGO Send the graphic one line at a time using the ESC V command as described in Using Data Stream Graphics ESC V 1 0 FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF Save the graphic to flash memory using the following command ESC LG FF hex When the printer receives the command it returns a D character and begins the save When the save is complete the printer sends a l character and then an X character every 500 milliseconds Remove the printer s battery and wait several seconds before replacing it Print the flash memory graphic with the following command ESC LgO 3 8 Creating and Printing Formats Creating Bar Code Fields The printer can print the following bar codes with or without human readable data Code 39 Codabar Interleaved 2 of 5 Code 128 UCC EAN 128 UPC EAN JAN Syntax ESC lt cmdbc gt lt bctype gt length height data ESC lt cmdbc gt lt bctype gt lt length gt lt height gt data Starts the command language Bar code command Options z Prints a bar code without human read
24. g the dots to turn on or off For example if a specified byte is FF all the dots are on If it is 01 only one dot is on and the other 7 are off If you accidentally specify less than 72 bytes the printer does not print the graphic If you specify more than 72 bytes a fatal error occurs NOTE You do not directly specify the bits turned on or off You specify the bits in groups of eight by using two digit hex values Example ESC V 10 FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF This line of code prints a solid horizontal line of dots The data needs to be entered on one line Do not use line breaks to wrap the data This data is shown on several lines because of the font size and margins 3 6 Creating and Printing Formats Using Compressed Graphics You can compress the data in a graphic when it has repetitive values Syntax ESC lt cmdg gt lt height gt lt width gt lt counter gt data ESC Starts the command language lt cmdg gt Graphic command Enter v lt height gt The number of dot lines in the following data entered as 8 bit data lt width gt The number of bytes per dot line entered as 8 bit data lt counter gt An indicator of how much data to process When lt counter gt is signed and a positive number process the specified amount of data as with data stream graphics Otherwise repeat the next byte the specified number of times When lt counter gt is unsigned
25. he inactivity period to the default 20 seconds Example ESC M560 CR Sets the inactivity period to 56 seconds Example ESC M000 CR Disables the power off timer 2 4 Configuring the Printer Supply Control Commands The commands in this section control how the printer uses black mark supplies Look at your supply distance between black marks existence of any preprinted text etc before you begin You may have to use the black mark search command multiple times if the marks are farther apart than the maximum search allows To use these commands 1 Set the sensitivity of the sensor search mechanism detecting the black mark ESC QQ command 2 Move the supplies forward ESC QF command or backward ESC QB or ESC QJ commands to find the black mark 3 Wait for a response from the printer found or not found 4 Send a data stream with printing commands Syntax ESC cmdbw lines ESC cmdos lt lines gt ESC cmdbfw lt max gt ESC cmdbbw lt max gt ESC Starts the command language Backward command Enter QJ lines The number of lines to move the printer backwards in 0 125 mm increments in 00 hex FF hex ESC Starts the command language cmdos Out of supply sensitivity command Enter QQ lt lines gt The number of lines to continue to print in 0 125mm increments 00 hex FF hex after failing to detect a black mark The default is 28 hex ESC Starts th
26. hoosing a Bar A 1 Printing Graphics 2 Supply Control Commands A 2 Font Modification e ele tette dr E RO RR A 3 Configuring the n A 3 Using the Magnetic Card Reader A 3 ii Table of Contents MODIFYING STANDARD B 1 Standard Font un xu e pd t dp reine qo i eee ee B 1 Modifying Fonte spiriata dbi dopo ERE ida EREE B 1 Defining New B 2 Selecting Character Sets l k mme B 3 Loading New Card l n sara kan n naye kal k d mms B 4 Saving Modified FOM Soricei ieie eee eee k n mme B 4 BLUETOOTH RF COMMUNICATION eme C 1 Setting the Communications Parameters C 1 Manual Power Off cesis recte vane C 2 INDEX ree shee ee ak a aa em ri eee IER ME nee 1 3 Table of Contents iii iv Table of Contents INTRODUCTION The Monarch 9430RX printer control language contains a variety of commands to create and print formats configure the printer enable specific printer features You download these commands in a data stream from another device This manual describes the pr
27. ies 2 7 conventions in manual 1 2 Index i creating bar code fields 3 11 formats 3 1 graphic fields 3 6 text fields 3 2 D data stream graphics 3 7 defining new characters B 2 device printer communications 2 9 DIP switches 2 8 C 1 duty cycle 1 1 E errors magnetic card reader 4 3 exceptions character 3 3 F fields bar code 3 11 graphic 3 6 positioning 3 15 text 3 2 flash memory graphics 3 10 font modification procedure B 1 fonts modified B 4 ii Index resident B 1 formats definition 3 1 printing and creating 3 1 formatting text 3 4 graphics data stream 3 7 fields 3 6 flash memory 3 10 graphics compressed 3 8 H hardware version 2 9 Interleaved 2 of 5 bar codes 3 13 introduction 1 1 L loading new characters B 4 M magnetic card reader errors 4 3 using 4 1 manual conventions in 1 2 mode buffer 2 1 online 2 1 operating 2 1 power 2 3 modification of fonts procedure B 1 modifying resident fonts B 1 O online mode 2 1 operating mode selecting 2 1 P pinouts of the printer 2 12 positioning fields 3 15 power mode setting 2 3 power off timer using 2 6 print contrast setting 2 1 printer supply control responses 2 8 printer pinouts 2 12 printer device communications 2 9 printing formats 3 1 R resident fonts modifying B 1 responses supply control 2 8 S saving modified fonts B 4 selecting character se
28. inter Action Selects characters from the ASCII character set ESC DX lt charfont gt Selects extended characters from the PC Line Draw or International character sets ESC D lt font gt lt code gt lt matrix gt Configuring the Pri Syntax ESC Loads a character at a particular position nter Printer Action Prints the battery voltage ESC P lt value gt Sets the power mode when value is hex Sets the print contrast when value is decimal ESC MnnO CR Sets the power down timer to nn seconds 000 disable timer ESC C Resets auto power down to 20 seconds ESC P Requests the printer s battery voltage ESC P Queries the printer firmware version ESC P Queries the printer hardware model CTRL B Print status request for buffer and magnetic card reader CTRL V Battery status request for buffer battery Using the Magnetic Syntax ESC M timer lt tracks gt CR voltage and magnetic card reader Card Reader Printer Action Prepares the reader for a card swipe Quick Reference A 3 A 4 Quick Reference MODIFYING STANDARD FONTS You can modify the printer s standard fonts by redefining the characters NOTE Each time you modify a font it replaces the current font definition The only way to return to the default font is to reload the original definition Standard Fonts The following fonts are standard in the printer Standard B
29. inter s control language Duty Cycle The printer is designed to print up to 1000 inches per day The average print rate is 1 inch every 10 seconds at a text character print density of 25 i e one character printed out of every four positions Bar codes and graphics are more dense print with more dots than text and may need a lower duty cycle In high temperature environments pause the printer for one minute after every four 4 inches printed If the duty cycle is exceeded the printer may not print all of the information that was sent to it Introduction 1 1 Conventions Used in this Manual Following are the conventions used in the syntax descriptions of each command Symbol Description Separates items the command sequence lt gt Indicates a variable with a single byte value Indicates the value is a literal Enter the value as it appears or use the ASCII hex values for the same characters Indicates a variable of any length Indicates a variable of an exact length ESC Indicates the beginning of a command sequence Enter 1B hex for this item CR LF Indicates the end of a response from the printer In the NAK response itis represented as OD OA 15 hex These conventions make it easier for you to read the commands syntax descriptions They are not part of the data streams For example ESC F1 may be the syntax description but the data stream should contain 1B for ESC Also and and
30. is gt num Line spacing command Options a num sets the line spacing between text lines Value for num is 0 10 in increments of 0 125mm J num sets the number of line feeds at the Example ESC a2 Sets the spacing between lines to 0 25mm Creating Graphic Fields The printer can print bitmap graphics from data streams flash memory beginning of a line Value for num is 0 255 in increments of 0 125mm You use the same commands for both methods However if you use a data stream you must recreate the graphic every time you print it If you save the graphic in flash memory you only create it once and retrieve it when you want to print it You can also compress graphics You can also change the line spacing between lines or before a line See Selecting the Line Spacing in this chapter for more information Creating and Printing Formats 3 5 Using Data Stream Graphics Data stream graphics print one line at a time These lines may contain data or spaces To create a line you specify bits to turn off or on Bits turned off represent white space and bits turned on represent part of the graphic There is a 125 mm gap between consecutive lines Syntax ESC lt cmdg1 gt lt lines1 gt lt lines2 gt data ESC Starts the command language lt 91 gt Graphic line command Enter V lt ines1 gt lt lines2 gt The first and second hexadecimal digits of the number of lines to print data 72 hex bytes indicatin
31. nd Reduced Normal fonts Example ESC DX2 Selects characters from the International Set Large Rotated Large Normal and Standard Bold fonts Modifying Standard Fonts B 3 Loading New Characters This step allows you to load the new characters at a particular position in the set Syntax lt ESC gt lt cmdlc gt lt chfont gt lt code gt matrix ESC lt cmdlc gt lt chfont gt lt code gt matrix Starts the command language Load character command Loads acharacter ata particular position Enter D Character Set and Font options 0 PC Line Draw characters Large Normal and Standard Bold Extended PC Line Draw and International Fonts Large Normal Standard Bold and Standard Normal 1 Line Draw Fonts Standard Normal Extended PC Line Draw and International Fonts Large Rotated Reduced Bold and Reduced Normal 2 PC Line Draw Fonts Reduced Bold and Reduced Normal The hex character code for the new character 21 hex 7F hex PC Line Draw or 80 hex FF hex Extended PC Line Draw and International The hex data from the matrix describing the new character see Defining New Characters Saving Modified Fonts To save the modified font into flash memory use ESC D FF hex The printer sends a D character and then performs the save When the fonts have been saved the printer sends a character to the host Then it sends an X character every 500 milliseconds
32. old is the default Before you start any modifications note the maximum size of characters in the font you want to use Font Name Pitch Columns Character Syntax per Line Size WxH Reduced Normal 24 CPI normal 72 8x23 ESC k5 Reduced Bold 21 CPI normal 63 9x23 ESC k4 Standard Normal 19 CPI normal 57 10x23 ESC k3 Standard Bold 16 CPI normal 48 12x23 ESC k2 Large Normal 12 CPI normal 32 16x23 ESC k1 Large Rotated 13 CPI rotated 32 rows 14x16 ESC k0 90 degrees per line clockwise Modifying Fonts To modify a font 1 Define a new character 2 Select a character set to modify 3 Load the new character 4 Save the modified font Modifying Standard Fonts B 1 Defining New Characters You must define each new character separately performing the following procedure for each one 1 Define the character in a matrix The matrix size depends on the font you select see Standard Fonts Think of the matrix as a bitmap showing the character s design Following is an example Left Byte Right Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 NOTE Leave at least one column blank to the character s right so character strings do not run together 2 Translate each line into two bit sequences left byte right byte whe
33. other such characters described here are not part of the data stream For values not enclosed within single quotation marks enter the value shown while pressing ALT on the keyboard NOTE The printer ignores commands with syntax errors 1 2 Introduction Control Characters The following characters are reserved and used to control the printer The printer provides single byte responses to the host of its status Char Control Hex Dec Control Action EOT AD 0x04 04 End Of Text Signals to the host device that the printer is in idle mode and the print buffer is empty BS 0x08 08 Backspace Removes the previous character in the print buffer HT 0x09 09 Horizontal Tab Advances to the next tab position from the following list or to the beginning of the next line 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 LF 0x0A 10 Line Feed Advances to beginning of next line VT K 11 Vertical Tab Advances 5 lines FF AL 0x0C 12 Form Feed Advances 10 lines CR M 0x0D 13 Carriage Return Advances to beginning of next line SO N OxOE 14 Shift Out Switches to 36 column print mode SI O 15 Shift In Switches to 57 column print mode Introduction 1 3 Control Hex Dec Control Action XON Q 0x11 17 Transmitter On Signals that the device is ready to receive data can be sent by the printer or host AUXON R 0x12 18 Printer on Signals to the host tha
34. printer may have a magnetic card reader which reads up to three tracks of magnetically encoded data from cards conforming to the ANSI ISO 7810 and 7811 standards Magnetic Card Specifications The card thickness is 0 76 mm 0 08 mm Recording Recording Number of Track Position Density Capacity Data Bits Track 1 210 BPI 79 Characters 7 1501 IATA Track 2 75 BPI 40 Characters 5 ISO2 ABA Track 3 210 BPI 107 Characters 7 ISO3 MINTS After reading the data the printer returns the information to the host Following is a summary of what occurs when using the reader 1 The host wakes up the printer by sending it some characters 2 The printer responds with an XON character 3 The device starts the reader ESC M command The green LED turns on 4 The user swipes a card 5 Ifthe swipe was successful the reader turns off and the printer sends the data read If an error occurs the red LED turns on If the reader times out the printer sends a message Using the Magnetic Card Reader 4 1 Syntax ESC lt cmdmc gt timer lt tracks gt CR ESC lt gt timer lt tracks gt CR Starts the command language Magnetic card command Enter M Prepares the reader for a magnetic card swipe The reader s LED turns on when the printer receives this command indicating it is waiting for the user to swipe the card On a successful swipe the LED turns off Sets the reader s timer If the use
35. r does not swipe the card through the reader before the timer runs out an error occurs Values are 00 99 seconds 00 disables the timer The combination of tracks to read Track 1 only Track 2 only Track 3 only Tracks 1 and 2 together Tracks 2 and 3 together Tracks 1 2 and 3 together 9 Q amp Carriage return The reader responds to the read command with trck data CR LF NAK trck data CR LF NAK 4 2 Using the Magnetic Card Reader Track indicator Values are 1 track 1 2 track 2 and 3 track3 The data read from the card This field can be empty If an error occurs this field contains an E character and the error message text see Error Messages End of track character Indicates the end of a response from the printer Syntax 2 hex 2 hex Ctrl B Requests the status of the print buffer and card reader The printer responds with ESC B pb CR LF ESC M sleep CR LF NAK pb The number of characters currently in the print buffer shown as four hex digits which are OR d with 30 hex sleep Four ASCII hex digits which are OR d with 30 hex representing the time left before the printer enters sleep mode CR LF NAK Indicates the end of a response from the printer Example Esc C Cancels the reading process Error Messages The following data is returned when an error occurs with the magnetic card reader When an error oc
36. re an empty square is 0 and a filled in square is a1 For example the second line from the top is 00000000 01000000 3 Convert each bit sequence into two hex characters For example the second line from the top is 00 40 B 2 Modifying Standard Fonts Selecting Character Sets Before selecting a character set remove the printer s battery and wait several seconds Then replace the battery and immediately use one of these commands to select the character set to modify When it receives either of these commands the printer copies the character set to memory then sends a character to the host The printer returns any characters not accepted as part of this command NOTE Do not send any commands to the printer between turning it on and selecting the character set Syntax ESC cmdmd chfont ESC Starts the command language cmdmd Modify font command Options DAO Selects characters from the ASCII character set 33 127 DX Selects characters and fonts from the Extended PC Line Draw or International character set 128 255 lt chfont gt Character Set and Font options 0 Extended PC Line Draw characters Large Rotated Large Normal and Standard Bold fonts 1 Extended PC Line Draw characters Standard Normal Reduced Bold and Reduced Normal fonts 2 International characters Large Rotated Large Normal and Standard Bold fonts 3 International characters Standard Normal Reduced Bold a
37. t the printer is online It is sent after initial power up clearing a supply jam or a supply reload XOFF S 0x13 19 Printer receiver is off Signals to the host that the print buffer is full or an error has occurred Signals to the printer that the host s transmitter is off NORM AT 0x14 20 Switches to 57 column print mode AUXOFF 4U 0x15 21 Printer is off Signals to the host that the printer is out of supply or has powered down CANCEL 4X 0x18 24 Cancel and reset printer Resets the print buffer places the printer in initial power up mode with the default settings ESC AT Ox1B 27 Escape Indicates that the following characters are part of a printer control language command EXTEND Ox1C 28 Extended print Prints characters double high EXTEND Ox1D 29 Extended print off Normal print OFF 1 4 Introduction Prints characters at the normal height CONFIGURING THE PRINTER 7 There are several commands to configure the printer You can include these commands anywhere in a data stream This chapter describes the commands to configure the printer Selecting the Operating Mode The printer works in either online or buffer mode In online mode the printer prints characters as soon as they are received In buffer mode the printer receives and stores characters and then prints them upon receipt of an EOT control character 4 hex Syntax ESC cmdol ESC Starts the command language emdol Online command Options
38. ts creating text fields 3 3 character sets font modification B 3 operating mode 2 1 setting DIP switches 2 8 C 1 power mode 2 3 print contrast 2 1 supplies black mark 2 7 supply control commands 2 7 T text fields creating 3 2 formatting 3 4 timer power off 2 6 Index iii U UPC EAN JAN bar codes 3 13 using data stream graphics 3 7 flash memory graphics 3 10 magnetic card reader 4 1 power off timer 2 6 version information checking 2 8 voltage battery 2 3 iv Index XWAN a NEN Visit www paxar com for sales service supplies information and telephone numbers for our locations throughout the world TOLL FREE 1 800 543 6650 In the U S A 1 800 363 7525 In Canada
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