Monarch 9400 Series

9400 Series Programmer’s Manual

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Contents

Main Page Table of Contents Page Page Page 1. Introduction Users Manual Operators Handbook Equipment Manual Page 2. Overview Page 3. Communication Requirements Input Characteristics Data Flow Control Setting Communication Values Operators Handbook Page Cable Interface Equipment Manual Page 4. Message Structures Creating Online Data Streams Transmitting Online Data Streams Page Error Notification Messages Manual Monetary Symbols Commands Programming Conventions Format Data Merged fields Time or date fields Fixed characters Fixed or variable length Format Header Record Page Page Text Field Record Page Page Page Bar Code Field Record Page Page Page Page Page Line Field Page Page Page Page Batch Data Batch Header Record Syntax On printers with a knife: On non-knife printers: Page Entering Print Data for Fie lds Page Page Batch Separators Operators Handbook Page Page Page 5. Using Graphics Defining Graphic Image Data Page Page Page 5-6 Page Placing the Image in a Format Page Page Clear Image Buffer Compressing the Data Stream Long Version Compressed Version Using Graphics 5-13 Page 6. Quick References Text Font Sizes 9420/9440 Compatible Mode 9425/9445/9465/9474 Fonts Page 9420/9440 Fonts Character Width (in Dots) Parallel Character Width (in Dots) for the 9425, 9445, and 9474 Serial Character Width (in Dots) for 9465 Parallel Character Width (in Dots) for 9465 Parallel Character Width (in Dots) for 9420/9440 Fonts Serial Character Width (in Dots) for 9420/9440 Fonts Bar Codes 6-6 The table below lists bar code selections and values . Bar Code Densities Bar Code Densities (9425/9445/9474) 6-8 Bar Code Densities (9420/9440) 6-9 Bar Code Densities (9465, Parallel Print) 6-10 Bar Code Densities (9465, Serial Print) 6-11 Line Width Line Widths (9425/9445/9474 and 9420/9440) Horizontal Line Widths (9465) Vertical Line Widths (9465) Special Characters Code 128 Function Codes 9420/9440 Horizontal Print Location Page ASCII Characters 6-18 Page English/Metric Conversion 6-20 English/Metric Conversion (cont.) TOMM = Tenths of millimeters 6-21 Page Appendix A: Sample Data Streams Formats, Text and Bar Code Fields Line Fields Graphic Images This Graphic data stream precedes the format that uses it. A-3 Sample Data Streams Appendix A: Page Compressed Graphic Data A-5 Sample Data Streams Appendix A: Page Appendix B: Code 128 Information Bar Code Width Page Page Quiet Zone Function Codes Table A-1. 128 Bar Code Character Sets Operators Handboo B-8 B-9