Datamax DGL manual Set Dot Size Width and Height, Terminate Label Formatting Mode and Print Label

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the pre-printed data.) The ‘C’ command instructs the printer to print label formats nnnn units to the right of the position that the format specifies.

c - Set Cut By Amount

This command is the same as the ‘:’ command except only a two-digit value can be entered. This command allows a predetermined number of labels to be printed before a cut is made. 1 to 99 labels may be printed before a cut is made.

D - Set Dot Size Width and Height

This command is used to change the size of a printed dot, hence the print resolution – dots per inch (DPI) of the printhead. By changing the height of a dot, the maximum length of a label can be increased or decreased.

E - Terminate Label Formatting Mode and Print Label

When the printer is processing Label-Formatting Commands and receives an ‘E’ command, it will immediately print a label based upon the data received at that point. Even if no printable data has been received, the printer will generate and feed a label (other termination commands are ‘X’ and ‘s’). Commands sent to the printer after a “terminate label” command must be Status and Control, System-Level or Font Download type.

F - Advanced Font Attributes

These commends extend the text presentation capabilities for Scalable Fonts. The format attribute allows a set of label format records to select Bolding, Italicizing and Underlining. Additional commands allow the specification of line rotation and font changes within a label field.

FB +/- Turns Bolding on or off

FI +/- Turns Italicizing on or off

FU +/- Turns Underlining on or off

FPn Points

Specify the vertical point size of the following text relative to the base line.

FSn Points

Specify the horizontal point size of the following text relative to the base line.

G - Place Data in Global Register

The ‘G’ command saves the print data of a print format record in a global register (temporary storage). This data may be retrieved and copied to another record in the same label format using the special Label-Formatting Command, <STX>S. Global registers are named in the order received,

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Contents Printer Protocol Interpreter PPI DGL Page Page Trademark Acknowledgments Copyright 2006 PRINTRONIX, INCTable of Contents Table of Contents Command Enhancements And Differences STX K- Top of Form, Offset Distance Configuration Setting Compatibility Contact Information Table of Contents Introduction PPI/DGL Setup Menu PPI/DGL Setup MenuActive PPI/DGL Setup SubmenuCharacter Set Control Codes Default ModuleEuro Character Feedback CharsColumn Offset Error HandlingRow Offset Format AttribSoft Switch Vertical DPI AdjustCommand Ignore Menus Length Cmd STXcSTX B Get Printer Time and Date Information STX a Enable Feedback CharactersSTX a Set Time and Date STX c Set Continuous Paper LengthSTX F Form Feed STX K Extended-System CommandsSTX L Enter Label-Formatting Command STX G Print Last Label FormatSTX n Set Printer to Imperial Inches STX U Label Format Field ReplacementSTX m Set Printer To Metric STX o Cycle CutterSTX y Select Font Symbol Set STX V Software SettingsSTX X Set Default Module STX v Print Firmware Version InformationSet Count by Amount + Make Last Field Entered Increment Numeric AlphanumericMake Last Field Entered Decrement Numeric Alphanumeric Set Format AttributeAdvanced Font Attributes Terminate Label Formatting Mode and Print LabelSet Dot Size Width and Height FSn PointsSet Inch Mode Imperial Enter Heat SettingSet Metric Mode Set Print SpeedSet Slew Rate Terminate Label-Formatting ModeSelect Font Symbol Set Store Label Format In ModuleESC *c###D Assign Font ID Number STX S Recall Global Data And Place In FieldSTX T Print Time and Date ESC s###W Font DescriptorChapter SOH C Stop/Cancel SOH # ResetSOH *- Reset SOH a Send Ascii Status StringSTX Kc Configuration Set SOH U Update System Database with Current DatabaseSTX KC Get Configuration STX Kd Set File as Factory DefaultSTX Kq Query Memory Configuration new format STX KF Select Factory DefaultsSTX KQ Query Memory Configuration STX Kr Resettable Counter ResetSTX KM Configure Internal Memory Module Size STX Kb Backfeed Time DelaySTX KD Database Configuration STX KR Reset Memory ConfigurationSTX T Printhead Dot Pattern Test Label STX P Character HEX Dump Mode STX p Controlled PauseSTX R Ribbon Saver On/Off STX t Test RAM Memory ModuleSTX d Set Printer to double buffer mode STX b Set Cutter signal timeSTX D Memory Dump Test Mode Only STX g Internal Batch Software ModeWait mode Prodigy only Select Mirror ModeSet Label Backup Speed Zip Mode Prodigy onlyFonts DPI Internal Bitmapped Non-Proportional fontsSlash Zero ISmooth, Scalable and Downloaded fontsValid Ascii Characters for bitmap fonts CodepagesResident Bitmap Fonts Scalable FontsBarcode Symbologies PostNet UCC/EAN CodePlessey MaxiCodeFlash / Ram Module compatibility ImagesGraphics Supported graphics objects Image FormatsBi-Directional Communications Cutter CommandsModule Operations Ignored Commands Printer ConfigurationCommand Reference EmulationsWorkaround Partially Supported Commands Media Settings menu Datamax Setting Description PTX Setting Print Control Menu Datamax Setting Description PTX Setting Printer Options Menu Datamax Setting Description Datamax Setting Description PTX Setting System Settings Menu Datamax Setting Description ENABLED, *DISABLED TRANSPARENT, *XOR Opaque Imaging ModePause Mode Peel ModeHost Settings ENABLED, *DISABLED Menu LanguageFault Handling Level Host TimeoutDiagnostics Menu Communications Menu Datamax Setting Description PTX SettingDescription PTX Setting Contact Information Corporate Offices Appendix B Corporate OfficesPage 250103-001