Printing Labels

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 - 20

 

(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 = C-G (2 - 4 ips)

400

 

 

Px x = C-K (2 - 6 ips)

430

p

Set label backup speed

px

x x = C-G (2-4ips) 400

 

 

 

 

C-I (2-5 ips) 430

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 = C -I (2 -5 ips)

400

 

 

Sx

x = C -K (2 -6 ips)

430

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 4-4 Label-Formatting Commands

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