Ovation Software Label Printer manual Label-Formatting Commands, Description Format

Printing Labels

A STX L command switches the printer from the system level to the label-formatting mode. All command characters after STX L are interpreted as label formatting commands until the label-formatting mode is terminated with the command character E. All label - formatting commands are terminated with hex value 0D.

CC	Description			Format
:	Set cut by amount (4 digits)	:nnnn
	The cutter function will perform a cutting	nnnn = 4 digits of labels printed
	action after the number of labels specified.	before cut. Default = 0001
A	Set format attribute	An n=1-XOR, 2-Transparent, 3-
		Opaque, 5-Inverse
C	Set column offset amount	Cnnnn nnnn= in/100 or mm/10
c	Set cut by amount (2 digits)	cnn nn = 2 cut amount
D	Set height and width dot size	h = Horiz. dot size; can be 1 or 2
		v = Vert. dot size; can be 1,2, or
		3 (0.005" steps) Default is
		“D22”
E	Terminate field generation and print label
G	Place data in global register
H	Enter heat setting	Hnn nn = 2 digits. 1 - 30
	(The amount of heat applied per dot row, can	10 is nominal and default
	be used to help control print quality)
m	Set metric mode	The printer must be reset in order
		to return to standard measure
M	Set mirror image mode	'M' must be re-sent to cancel.
	('Mirror Images' current formatted label)	* Will not mirror polygons.
P	Print speed	Px	x = A -C (1.0 to 2.0 ips)
p	Set label backup speed	px	x	x = A -C (1.0 to 2.0 ips)
Q	Enter quantity of labels to print	Qnnnn		nnnn = quantity
R	Set row offset amount	Rnnnn nnnn = in/100 or mm/10
r	Recall stored label format	rnn...n nn...n Label name of up
		to 16 char. terminated by CR.
S	Slew (feed) speed	Sx x = A -C (1.0 to 2.0 ips)
s	Store label format in module	sann...n		a - destination module
				A Memory Module A
		nn...n - label name (16 char.
		max)
T	Set field data line terminator	Tnn nn = 2 digit ASCII Hex
				00 - FF
U	Make previous field a string replace field

Table 2-4 Label-Formatting Commands (continued)

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