Brady 2034, 2024 manual Label Formatting Commands, Description Format

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The STX L command switches the Printer from the system level to the label formatting command. All command characters after STX L are interpreted as Label Formatting Commands until terminated with E,X, or s. All label formatting commands are terminated with 0D HEX.

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 = Inches/100

 

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)

Print contrast is relative to speed

M

Mirror text/bar code

Second transmission restores print

m

Set metric mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

Print speed

Pa

a = single

char.

 

 

Enter maximum speed for print cycle, 1

C

2.0 ips

I

5.0

ips

O 8.0 ips

 

character

D

2.5 ips

J

5.5 ips

P 8.5

ips

 

 

E

3.0 ips

K 6.0 ips

Q 9.0

ips

 

 

F

3.5 ips

L 6.5

ips

R 9.5

ips

 

 

G

4.0 ips

M 7.0 ips

S 10.0 ips

 

 

H

4.5 ips

N 7.5 ips

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

p

Set label backup speed

pa

 

a = single char. (C - I)

 

Q

Enter quantity of labels to print

Qnnnn

nnnn =

quantity

 

R

Set row offset amount

Rnnnn

nnnn =

row offset

 

r

Recall stored label format

rnn...n nn...n label name of up

 

 

to 16 char. terminated by CR

 

S

Slew speed

Sa a = single character

 

 

Sets maximum speed for label feeding. 1

C

2.0 ips

I

5.0

ips

O 8.0 ips

 

digit.

D

2.5 ips

J

5.5 ips

P 8.5

ips

 

 

E

3.0 ips

K 6.0 ips

Q 9.0

ips

 

 

F

3.5 ips

L 6.5

ips

R 9.5

ips

 

 

G

4.0 ips

M 7.0 ips

S 10.0 ips

 

 

H

4.5 ips

N 7.5 ips

 

 

Table 4-4 Label Formatting Commands

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Printing Labels

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