Chapter 2 Configuring the PCL-II Emulation with Control Codes
Printing Multiple Labels On The Same Line
Printing more than one label on the same line involves no more than positioning the cursor and sending the data for each label to be printed. Since the termination of the bar code data sequence (signalled by an
ESC*z5c<label1>z20c<label2>z35c<label3>Z
ESC*z5c | Moves cursor to column 5 |
<label1> | Bar code data |
z20c | Moves cursor to column 20 |
<label2> | Bar code data |
z35c | Moves cursor to column 35 |
<label3> | Bar code data |
Z | Initiates printing |
Printing Bar Codes With Text
When printing bar codes with text, since the printer automatically generates a carriage return and line feed at the end of the terminating character (upper case Z), potential problems exist. As a general rule, for each line of bar code mixed with text, send the text information first, followed by a carriage return without a line feed (ASCII 13), and then overlay the bar code. (The carriage return is required so that the bar code cursor position will be correct.) The following example illustrates how to print text and bar codes on the same line.
This example involves a
ESC*z0v25c1q<12345>Z
ESC*z0v | Selects Code 3 of 9 |
25c | Moves cursor to column 25 |
1q | Specifies header placement above label |
<12345> | Bar code data |
ZEnables printing this portion of the bar code
ESC*z75CThis is textCRESC*z0q25c<12345>Z
ESC*z75C | Moves cursor to column 75 |
This is text | Text for right of bar code |
CR | Carriage return without a line feed |
ESC*z0q | Disables header for this portion |
25c | Moves cursor to column 25 |
<12345> | Bar code data |
ZInitiates printing this portion
ESC*z25c0q<12345>Z
ESC*z25c | Moves cursor to column 25 |
0q | Disables header for lower portion |
<12345> | Bar code data |
Z | Initiates printing for lower portion of label |
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