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Preface

Who Should Use This Manual

This manual is intended for programmers who wish to create their own label production software. Operators without programming experience may prefer to use a label-creation software package. For programming information on models not covered in this document, a copy may be downloaded from our web site at http://www.datamaxcorp.com.

Scope of This Manual

This manual explains the Datamax Programming Language (DPL) and its related uses in the writing, loading and storing of programs for the control and production of label formats using the Datamax E4203, E4204, and E4304 printers with Application (firmware) Versions 4.06 and above. This manual contains the following chapters and appendices.

PREFACE on page 1

Contents, organization and conventions used in this manual

CONTROL CODES on page 5

Description of the attention-getter characters necessary for the printer to receive a command sequence, and available alternate characters and line terminators.

IMMEDIATE COMMANDS on page 7

Description of the commands, listed alphabetically, that perform status queries and printer control commands.

SYSTEM-LEVEL COMMANDS on page 11

Description of the commands, listed alphabetically, that control the printer and allow scalable font and image downloads.

EXTENDED SYSTEM COMMANDS on page 27

Description of the commands, listed alphabetically, that control the printer.

LABEL-FORMATTING COMMANDS on page 39

Description of commands, listed alphabetically, that control the position of text and images on the media, print or store, and end the formatting process.

FONT-LOADING COMMANDS on page 57

Description of commands, listed alphabetically, used when downloading font data in PCL-4 compatible bit-maps.

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Contents

Programmer’s Manual Part Number Revision D Table of Contents STX E Extended System Commands Label-Formatting Commands Font Loading Commands Appendix a Appendix D Appendix M Who Should Use This Manual Scope of This Manual Preface Computer Entry and Display Conventions General Conventions Serial Interface Cable Requirements 32-2300-01 Getting to Know the Printer ‘F’ Buttons Functions Introduction Control Codes Control Codes SOH# Immediate CommandsReset SOH a Send Ascii Status String SOH D SOH Shutdown Stop/CancelSOH B Toggle Pause Bit Value Condition SOH U Update System Database with Current DatabaseSOH E Send Batch Quantity SOH F Send Status Byte Immediate Commands STX a Set Time and Date System-Level Commands STXa STX a Enable Feedback CharactersSTX B Get Printer Time and Date Information STXcnnnn STX d Set Double Buffer ModeSTX c Set Continuous Paper Length STX E Set Quantity For Stored Label Form Feed STX f Set Form Stop Position Backfeed CommandSTX e Select Edge Sensor STX G Print Last Label Format Format Type STX I Image DownloadingDesignator STX k Test RS-232 Port STX i Scalable Font DownloadingSTX J Set Pause for Each Label STX M Set Maximum Label Length STX L Enter Label-Formatting Command ModeSTX m Set Metric Mode STX n Set Imperial Inches Mode STX p Controlled Pause STX P Character Hex Dump ModeSTX O Set Start of Print Position STX o Cycle Cutter STX S Set Feed Speed STX Q Clear All ModulesSTX q Clear Module STX r Select Reflective Sensor STXt STX s Set Single Buffer ModeSTX T Print Dot Pattern Label STX t Test Dram Memory Module STXUTnnss…sCR STX U Label Format String Replacement Field STXVn STX V Software Switch SettingsCommand Values for Bits Assigned STX v Request Firmware Version STXWa STX W Request Memory Module Information STXw a STX X Set Default ModuleSTX w Test Flash Memory Module STXxmtnn…nCR STX x Delete File from ModuleSTX Y Output Sensor Values STX z Pack Module STX y Select Font Symbol SetSTX Z Print Configuration and Dot Pattern Labels Extended System Command Characters Extended System CommandsSTX K Memory Configuration Command Stxk Command Character SyntaxSTXKbnnnCR Backfeed Time DelaySTX Kb STX Kc STX KC Get ConfigurationSet Configuration STXKcaa1val1aaIvalIaanvalnCR Set Configuration Commands Without any alignment unless the RTC option is installed Stxkd Ignore Host Distance bit value Setting Stop Location SyntaxSTXKDwxyzCR STX KD Database Configuration Bit Parameter Number Function Values Stxkd Configuration CommandsSTX KE Character Encoding Partial DPL Interpretation SyntaxSTXKfnnnnCR STX KQ Query Memory ConfigurationSTX Kf Set Present Distance Memory Configuration, Printable Label Width STX KR Reset Memory ConfigurationMemory Configuration, Scalable Font Cache Reset Resettable Counter Extended System Commands Set Cut By Amount Label-Formatting Commands Format Attributes Set Format AttributeAttribute Description Example Set Cut By Amount Set Column Offset Amount Set Dot Size Width and Height Terminate Label-Formatting Mode and Print Fax Font Attributes Place Data in Global Register Set Present Speed Select Mirror Mode Select Heat Setting Set Print Speed Set Metric ModeSet Imperial Inch Mode Set Print Quantity Set Backfeed Speed Recall Stored Label Format Set Row Offset Amount Store Label Format In Module Set Slew Speed Set Field Data Line Terminator Mark Previous Field as a String Replacement Field Select Font Symbol Set Terminate Label-Formatting Mode without Printing Zero Ø Conversion to + Make Last Field Entered Increment Numeric Alphanumeric Make Last Field Entered Decrement Numeric Alphanumeric Set Count by Amount Special Label-Formatting Commands Time and Date String Characters STX S Recall Global Data And Place In FieldSTX T Print Time and Date String Print Sample 1 will print SUN DEC 21, 98 on a label Assign Font ID Number Font Loading Commands###D ###W Font Descriptor ESCs ###W nn…n ###E Character CodeCharacter Download Data ESC*c ###E Sample Label Format Format Record CommandsGenerating Label Formats String Sent to Printer Printer Interpretation 121100000050005 Generating RecordsStructure of a Record Header Data String Termination Character Fonts, Bar Codes, Graphics and Images Mapped Font CodeRecord Type Structure Rotation Height Multiplier Font Field Value b InterpretationFont Field Interpretations Width Multiplier Iiii Optional Scalable Font Width Ffff Row PositionGggg Column Position Hhhh Optional Scalable Font Height Scalable Fonts Field Valid Inputs MeaningSmooth Font Record Structure 10 Bar Code Record Structure Scalable Character Size Ranges Bar Codes 12 Line and Box Parameters 11 Image Fields GraphicsLines and Boxes Segment Valid Inputs Meaning 13 Polygon Record Structure Polygons Fill Patterns Circles Circle with Fill TriangleRectangle with Fill Circle Generating Label Formats Appendix a Ascii Control Chart XON = Sample Programs Appendix B ‘C’ Language Program VB Application Generating DPL End Sub VB Application interfacing via Windows Driver Appendix B VB Application interfacing via Windows Driver Appendix B Appendix B This will create the form pictured below Available Font Sizes, Referencing and Samples Table C-2 Font Sizes 203 DPI ResolutionAppendix C Table C-4 Internal Bit-Mapped Smooth Font 9 Size Chart Table C-3 Font Sizes 300 DPI Resolution Internal Bit-Mapped and Smooth Font Samples Appendix C Appendix C Appendix C Appendix D Error Codes Appendix D Appendix E Single-Byte Symbol Sets Appendix E Appendix E Appendix E Appendix E PT PC-8 TK, Code Page 437T Symbol Set Appendix E Appendix E Appendix E 100 Class DPL Programmer’s Manual Table F-1 Bar Code Summary Data Appendix FBar Code Summary Data Table F-2 Barcode Default Data Bar Code Default Widths and Heights Code 3 Appendix GBar Code Details Interleaved 2 of 5 Valid Characters 0 9 Variable Length UPC-E Ascii Table G-1 Special Character Handling EAN-8 EAN-13 Codabar Plessey Digit UPC addendum Valid Characters 0 9 Length Five digits Digit UPC addendum Valid Characters 0 UCC/EAN Code 128 Valid Characters 0 9 Length Nineteen digits Postnet UCC/EAN Code128 K-MART NON EDI bar code. Valid Characters 0 UCC/EAN Code 128 Random Weight Valid Characters 0 UPS MaxiCode Modes 2 Telepen 89GSGS1/1GS10.1GSYGSGSGSUTRSEOT FIM Field Valid Inputs Meaning W1c / W1C DataMatrix ECC Generation Structure W1d / W1D QR Code Manual Formatting bar code W1D Auto Format bar code W1d Characteristics Other examples W1f / W1F Aztec Error Correction EC / Size Implications Table G-2 Aztec Characteristics Index Error Correction Functions Not Supported W1T Tcif Linked Barcode 3 of 9 TLC39 Specifier 128 Class DPL Programmer’s Manual Class DPL Programmer’s Manual 129 130 Class DPL Programmer’s Manual Font Mapping Single-Byte and Double-Byte Characters Appendix H Font 9 Scalable Resident Fonts Specifications optional Table H-1 Font 9 Specifications Table I-1 Single-Byte Code Pages Symbol Sets and Character MapsAppendix IntelliFont TrueType Format Double-Byte Symbols, Chinese, Kanji and KoreanDouble-Byte Character Map TrueType Font Description Appendix 136 Appendix J Appendix J Appendix K Speed Ranges and Defaults Appendix K Table L-1 Commands by FunctionAppendix L Appendix L Image Loading Appendix M Figure M-1 Sample Datamax 7-bit Ascii File Image Examples UPC-A and EAN-13 Variable Price and Weight Bar CodeAppendix N Appendix N Sample Greek DPL file and resulting label Appendix OIlpc CG Times Option Scalable CG Times Font Code ‘eee’ field ILPC-KANJI Option MCR 1911uK100250390P040P0404B30CR ILPC-CHINESE Option Inversecr Downloading Firmware Appendix P Appendix P Class 4203 / 4304 Statement of Compatibility Appendix Q Appendix Q Appendix R Bar Code Symbology Information Sources Appendix R Glossary Glossary Class DPL Programmer’s Manual 161 162 Class DPL Programmer’s Manual Index Set · Class DPL Programmer’s Manual 165 Vertical adjustment Also see Row Position ·