Datamax Allegro 2 manual Label-Formatting Commands, Description Format

Setting Up Your Printer

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,	10 is nominal and default
	can 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 2-8 Label-Formatting Commands

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