AMT Datasouth manual CodeWriter 4500 Series Features

Introduction

CodeWriter 4500 Series Features

The Datasouth CodeWriter 4500 Series printers are compact, rugged, direct thermal/thermal transfer label printers designed for the bar code industry. The printers’ high speed and high dot density offer the ability to create quality labels, tickets, and tags containing text, graphics and bar codes.

CodeWriter Series printers are part of Datasouth's Adaptive Solutions Architecture (ASAtm) family of products. Each ASA product supports Datasouth's Printer Application Language (PALtm). In addition to supporting all traditional text, barcode, and graphics print sequences common to other label printers, PAL serves a general purpose programming language. PAL’s combination of sequence based printing commands and programming constructs allows each ASA product to provide unique solutions such as:

ƒPAL programs can intelligently read and interpret existing dot-matrix, line matrix, and thermal printer data without host system programming changes. Add or replace printers without changing the data streams. For example, this tremendous flexibility permits changing a label format from dot matrix text to high quality thermal with barcodes without changing the original data from the host.

ƒTraditional label printing from all popular label design packages (Contact your Datasouth Representative).

ƒPrint from any Windowstm applications. CodeWriter text and barcode fonts included with the Windows driver allow your Windows-based applications to generate labels with barcodes.

ƒCombine PAL sequence based printing commands into your custom host applications.

ƒStore label formats and databases in the printer.

ƒStore PAL programs in the printer to create powerful stand-alone applications that don't require a host or PC connection.

ƒRead data from an optional keyboard, scanner, scale, etc.

ƒPerform math calculations and perform logical decisions within the printer

Datasouth or you distributor can develop PAL applications to provide solutions not traditionally supported by other thermal printers. Contact your Datasouth Representative today to learn how PAL can work for you.

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