Paxar 9474 manual F i n i n g G r a p h i c I m a g e D a t a

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D e f i n i n g G r a p h i c I m a g e D a t a

Graphic images are created 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.

We will 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 with your printer.

This example shows how black dots and white dots form an image of the letter A.

Row 3

Row 2

Row 1

To create a data stream for this image, start with the bottom row. Count the number of white dots and black dots, in order of appearance in each row.

For example, rows 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

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Contents Monarch 9474 Printer Canadian D.O.C. Warning Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Page Page Page T R O D U C T I O N Format data Batch dataGraphic data M M U N I C AT I O N Q U I R E M E N T S P u t C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s T a F l o w C o n t r o lT t i n g C o m m u n i c a t i o n Va l u e s Page B l e I n t e r f a c e Pin Description9474 S S a G E S T R U C T U R E S E a t i n g O n l i n e D a t a S t r e a m s Tr a n s m i t t i n g O n l i n e D a t a S t r e a m sError N o t i f i c a t i o n T a Tr a n s m i s s i o n Error sC o r r e c t D a t a Error s N e t a r y S y m b o l s M m a n d sA n d a r d S y n t a x G u i d e l i n e s O g r a m m i n g C o n v e n t i o n sPage R m a t D a t a A m p l e R m a t H e a d e r R e c o r dTe x t F i e l d R e c o r d IflagCOL IvalueROW MAGUPC HR1 TfontOCR-A UPC HR2R code F i e l d R e c o r d BarcodeDensity BfontUpca HeightCode CodabarN e F i e l d Stop ColumnDirection ThicknessExample Quantity T c h D a t aT c h H e a d e r R e c o r d CUT/TAKEUPReserved REPParts ModeT e r i n g P r i n t D a t a f o r F i e l d s SOCKS12This example contains data to print the label shown below I n g P r e v i o u s l y D e f i n e d P r i n t D a t a T c h S e p a r a t o r s TypeFormat data stream Batch data streamTurn batch separator on print another batch Turn batch separator offI N G G R a P H I C S F i n i n g G r a p h i c I m a g e D a t a Dot count Data StreamSyntax LinesDots A m p l e A c i n g t h e I m a g e i n a F o r m a t Following batch data stream prints the following tag E a r I m a g e B u f f e r M p r e s s i n g t h e D a t a S t r e a mPage Long Version Compressed Version Te x t F o n t S i z e s N t sA r a c t e r W i d t h i n D o t s R a l l e l C h a r a c t e r sT a t e d C h a r a c t e r s R a l l e l C h a r a c t e r W i d t h i n D o t s R codesN e W i d t h R code D e n s i t i e sLine Line Width Number Appearance Inches E c i a l C h a r a c t e r s Code 1 2 8 F u n c t i o n codesC I I C h a r a c t e r s I n t a b l e C h a r a c t e r s b y F o n tG l i s h / M e t r i c C o n v e r s i o n OCR-ATomm Tomm = Tenths of millimeters Quick References Error M E S S a G E S Before you callMessage A g n o s t i c M e s s a g e sA r t u p M e s s a g e s Message Description/ActionMM/DD/YY Messages E r a t i o n M e s s a g e sInformative FailureN e r a l Wa r n i n g s I n t e r Error sN e r a l Error s MessageDescription/ActionMessage Description/Action Message Description/Action M m u n i c a t i o n Error s T a E n t r y o r Te s t P r i n t Error s F l i n e M e s s a g e sMessage Description/Action R m a t E n t r y Error s Message Description/Action L i n e M e s s a g e s L i n e Wa r n i n g sMessage Description/Action Message Description/Action L i n e C o m m u n i c a t i o n Error s M P L E D ATA S T R E a M S R m a t s , Te x t a n d B a r code F i e l d s M p l e F o r m a t D a t a S t r e a mM p l e B a t c h D a t a S t r e a m N e F i e l d s A p h i c I m a g e s Sample Graphic Data StreamSample Data Streams A-5 M p r e s s e d G r a p h i c D a t a Code C Code aCode B Bar Code Data =R code W i d t h Bar code Data = 1234ABC5678DEFBar code Data = 12345678ABCDEF Bar code Data = 1234ABC5678DEF I e t Z o n e N c t i o n codes To select thisPress these keys Function code 8 B a r code C h a r a c t e r S e t s Code 128 Information B-7 Code B FNC4 D e Index-2 Index-3 Index-4