I n g M P C L I I C o n v e n t i o n s, ‘comment‘ | Monarch 9403

U s i n g M P C L I I C o n v e n t i o n s

Here are some guidelines to follow when using MPCLII.

M P C L I I P u n c t u a t i o n

Use the following symbols when creating MPCLII packets:

{	start of header
}	end of header
p	field separator (Use hex 7C for this character.
	Depending on the code page selected, this
	character may appear differently.)
,	parameter separator
"ABC"	Quotation marks enclose character strings.
	Empty quotes ("") identify null strings or
	unused fields.
‘comment‘	Grave accents enclose comments. Any data
	enclosed in grave accents is ignored. Do not
	embed comments within a quoted string.
	ENQ and immediate commands are always
	processed, even if they are included within
	grave accents Grave accents are also used
	to reject mainframe data.

These MPCL characters are the default. See "Defining the Control Characters Packet" to change these characters.

S t a n d a r d S y n t a x G u i d e l i n e s

When creating MPCLII packets:

Begin each packet with a start of header ({).

End each packet with an end of header (}).

Configuring the Printer 2-3

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Monarch 9403, 9850, 9825 manual I n g M P C L I I C o n v e n t i o n s, C L I I P u n c t u a t i o n, ‘comment‘

Contents

9403 9825 9850 Monarch Printers Trademarks Canadian D.O.C. Warning Getting Started TA B L E O F C O N T E N T SPage Iii Printing Status Polling Page Vii Viii O u t T h i s M a n u a l T T I N G S TA R T E D 2Getting Started F o r e Yo u B e g i nE a t i n g a n M P C L I I F o r m a t P a c k e t Type the following bar code data Type the following constant text fieldType the following bar code field Type the following text field Sample Batch Packet I l y S t a r t u p P r o c e d u r e s A r t i n g w i t h a D e s i g n T e r m i n i n g t h e P r i n t a r e a T e r m i n i n g F o r m a t C o n t e n t s A w i n g R o u g h S k e t c h e s I n g S u p p l y L a y o u t G r i d s N s i d e r i n g F o n t s N s i d e r i n g F i e l d Ty p e s L l i n g i n t h e F o r m a t Wo r k s h e e t T e r c h a n g i n g P a c k e t sI n g t h e F o r m a t Wo r k s h e e t N F I G U R I N G T H E P R I N T E R I n g P a r a l l e l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s T t i n g C o m m u n i c a t i o n P a r a m e t e r s ‘comment‘ I n g M P C L I I C o n v e n t i o n sC L I I P u n c t u a t i o n A n d a r d S y n t a x G u i d e l i n e sPage N f i g u r a t i o n P a c k e t H e a d e r I n g O n l i n e C o n f i g u r a t i o n Pa c k e t s Header Constant ID# ID. Use 6Configuring the PrinterHeader,ID#,action,device p Units Optional parameter. Options English Metric Dots Action Add configurationA,N,E p 25,0,0,0 p N f i g u r a t i o n S y n t a x G u i d e l i n e s F i n i n g t h e S y s t e m S e t u p Pa c k e t A1. a System Setup PacketK i n g P r i n t a d j u s t m e n t s Example I,A,0,0,1,1,0 p B3. ribbonon B1. B Supply Setup PacketF i n i n g t h e S u p p l y S e t u p Pa c k e t Speedadj,phwidth p 12Configuring the PrinterContrast,printadj,marginadjust F i n i n g t h e P r i n t C o n t r o l P a c k e t D1. D Monetary Formatting Packet 1,1,2 p ANSIcd,string1,string2 p ?E?~123~044~034~124~125~126~094 p S e t t i n g C o n t r o l C h a r a c t e r s Syntax I,F,baud,wordlength,stopbits,parity, flowcontrol p F6. flowcontrol Flow Control. Options None DTR defaultF i n i n g t h e B a c k f e e d C o n t r o l Pa c k e t 2 p Action,dispos,bkfddis pPage To reallocate in K Enter this amount M1. M Memory Configuration Packet M2. buffer Buffer typeBuffer,device,buffersize p Buffer Type 9403 9825 9850 22Configuring the PrinterM3. device Storage type 9403 9825 9850 E c k i n g C u r r e n t B u f f e r S i z e s O u t M e m o r y B u f f e r s 24Configuring the Printer Linecount x 50/1024 Make copies of this page to use as a buffer worksheet F f e r Wo r k s h e e tF f e r a l l o c a t i o n C o n s i d e r a t i o n s Page N d i n g I m m e d i a t e C o m m a n d s I n g I m m e d i a t e C o m m a n d sA b l i n g I m m e d i a t e C o m m a n d s FF1 Command ParameterDD or DCd E a r i n g P a c k e t s f r o m M e m o r y Font#,action,device p I n g t h e F o n t Pa c k e tClears Format #1 from volatile RAM C,R p W4. device W3. action Action. Options Cell Height Printer returns the following to the host Cell Width SpacingType Baseline Action Enter H to upload flash information I n g t h e F l a s h U p l o a d Pa c k e tH p A s h C o n s i d e r a t i o n s 36Configuring the Printer H,Z p L o a d i n g F o r m a t H e a d e r I n f o r m a t i o nSelects all formats in memory and returns the following Header,format#,action,device p Selects format1 and returns the following to the host F I N I N G F I E L D S Width,name p F i n i n g t h e F o r m a t H e a d e rFormat Header begins a format file Format#,action,device,measure,length T1. T T2. field# T3. # of char T4. fix/var T5. row F i n i n g Te x t F i e l d s 4Defining Fields Line field Line field not Blocked out by T12. alignment 6Defining Fields Example T,2,10,V,250,50,0,1,1,1,B,C,0,0,0 p 8Defining Fields Internal symbol set is usedF i n i n g B a r code F i e l d s Each bar code field requires a separate definition Bar Code Number of Characters Fixed or Variable Left/Center/Right-Justified Fields Balanced Fields Printer Unit of Measure Row or Column or End Row End Column 10Defining Fields Postnet B7. font Bar code. Options Dots/mils Available 3 D P I B a r code D e n s i t i e s12Defining Fields Set Data Appearance Char Set Bar code Density Narrow Narrow to Data Appearance Char SetSelector Or cpi Element Wide Ratio Bar code Density Element Row Height Row x Col Selector Length Code 14Defining FieldsNum Alphanum Bar Code Size Density Max. Data App 0 D P I B a r code D e n s i t i e s Row Height Aspect Data Appearance Char Set 16Defining FieldsSelector Or cpi Element Wide Ratio Length Bar code Density Num Alphanum 18Defining Fields F i n i n g N o n P r i n t a b l e Te x t F i e l d s 20 p F i n i n g C o n s t a n t Te x t F i e l d sField Data Field Type Field#,# of char p 15 pt. CG Triumvirate C1. CC2. row 11 pt. CG Triumvirate C8. color 22Defining FieldsC6. hgt mag C7. wid mag Defining Fields Example C,30,10,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,MADE in USA,0 p End col,thickness,pattern p F i n i n g L i n e F i e l d sN e Ty p e s Type,row,column,angle/end row,length 26Defining Fields L5. angle/ If Using Segments end rowL6. length/ If Using Segments end col F i n i n g B o x F i e l d s Q2. row 28Defining FieldsQ1. Q Example Q,240,30,270,150,3, p 30Defining Fields F I N I N G F I E L D O P T I O N S 2Defining Field Options P l y i n g F i e l d O p t i o n sM b i n i n g F i e l d O p t i o n s S t r i c t i o n s %$ p T i o n 1 F i x e d D a t aFixed char p R1. R Option Header T i o n 2 D a t a Ty p e R e s t r i c t i o n sCharcode p Code,chars p T i o n 3 D a t a E n t r y Te m p l a t e s Start,copy code p T i o n 4 C o p y D a t a6Defining Field Options Src fld,src start,# to copy,dest R7. copy code Copy Method R g i n g F i e l d s203 Non-printable 339 Text 2033398BLUE Bar Code Defining Field Options 8Defining Field Options T i o n 5 D e f i n e D a t a E n t r y S o u r c e sB F i e l d s Allows data to be entered from the keypad 20,Order Number p T i o n 2 0 D e f i n e D a t a E n t r y P r o m p t sT i o n 3 0 P a d d i n g D a t a 20,prompt p 10Defining Field Options T i o n 3 1 C a l c u l a t e C h e c k D i g i tM p l e U s e f o r P a d d i n g Pads data with an X on the left side of the field 42,1 p T i o n 4 2 P r i c e F i e l d42,appearance code p Widespace p T i o n 5 0 B a r code D e n s i t y12Defining Field Options 50,narrow,wide,gap,narspace Indicates Option 51,security,stand/default p51,2,S p 14Defining Field Options 52,row/column,dimension pT i o n 5 2 P D F 4 1 7 W i d t h / L e n g t h 60,I,5,1,6 p 60,I/D,amount,l pos,r pos p T i o n 6 1 R e i m a g e F i e l d Check Digit Header Fldlength,D/P,weights pI n g C h e c k D i g i t s Selector,action,device,modulus 18Defining Field Options M o f P r o d u c t s C a l c u l a t i o n1,2,3,4 20 + 2 + 6 + 6 + 16 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 36 = M o f D i g i t s C a l c u l a t i o n 20Defining Field Options + 0 + 2 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 3 + 6 = E AT I N G G R a P H I C S E r v i e w o f C o m p l i a n c e L a b e l s Run Length E r v i e w o f B i t m a p p e d I m a g e sT e r m i n i n g a M e t h o d Hex Method E c i a l C o n s i d e r a t i o n s S i g n i n g C o m p l i a n c e L a b e l sS i g n i n g B i t m a p p e d I m a g e s Limit I n g t h e H e x M e t h o dExceeds Inches 6Creating Graphics Assign 1 to every black square and 0 to every white square I n g t h e R u n L e n g t h E n c o d i n g M e t h o d Row 1, position 50 26 on I n g F l a s h T e r m i n i n g H o w t o S t o r e t h e I m a g e I n g Te m p o r a r y S t o r a g e I n g N o n v o l a t i l e R a MI n g Vo l a t i l e R a M T h i n t h e G r a p h i c P a c k e t H e a d e r E a t i n g a G r a p h i c Pa c k e tS i t i o n i n g t h e G r a p h i c I m a g e T h i n t h e F i e l d G1. G Graphic Header F i n i n g t h e G r a p h i c H e a d e rT h i n a F o r m a t G6. row 99,A,R,G,0,0,0,99Wire pG5. units B4. algorithm E a t i n g B i t m a p F i e l d sB2. row B3. column Adjdir,adjamt,algorithm,data p E a t i n g N e x t B i t m a p F i e l d s 1,2 p E a t i n g D u p l i c a t e F i e l d sAdjdir,adjamt,count p 117,24,H,03FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFC p Sample compliance graphic packet is shown below M p l e C o m p l i a n c e G r a p h i c P a c k e t M p l e H e x G r a p h i c P a c k e t 20Creating Graphics M p l e R u n L e n g t h G r a p h i c P a c k e t Creating Graphics GraphID,row,col,mode,rotation p A c i n g t h e G r a p h i c i n a F o r m a tF i n i n g t h e G r a p h i c F i e l d 22Creating Graphics G4. column G5. modeM p l e C o m p l i a n c e L a b e l G3. row 24Creating Graphics M p l e B i t m a p G r a p h i c I m a g e 26Creating Graphics I N T I N G Page Batch data F i n i n g t h e B a t c h H e a d e rBatch header Batch control E1. E Batch Control Field F i n i n g t h e B a t c h C o n t r o l F i e l d4Printing 1,4,2,1,4 p F i n i n g B a t c h D a t a F i e l d s N,1 p Decimal Character What Prints R g e d o r S u b F i e l d sC r e m e n t i n g F i e l d s Sample Batch Data with Special Characters Print Printhead Minimum Bar Code Narrow Print Printing Printhead Knife Peel Mode Speed DensityW n l o a d i n g M e t h o d s Q u e n t i a l M e t h o d T c h Q u a n t i t y Z e r o M e t h o d T c h M e t h o d T i o n a l E n t r y M e t h o d D i f y i n g F o r m a t s TAT U S P O L L I N G Indicates the printer is offline 2Status Polling Q u i r y R e q u e s t E N QQ u i r y R e s p o n s e Page Char Const Comp Corr Online Busy Active Failure Error DataQ R e f e r e n c e Ta b l e B y t e # Q R e f e r e n c e Ta b l e B y t e # 2 c o n t i n u e d Char Const Low Format Waiting Ribbon Stock Online Battery Error Fault Dispense Label Q R e f e r e n c e Ta b l e B y t e # 3 c o n t i n u e d Field Type Valid Options Description Identifier B R e q u e s t Status1,Status2,FMT-1,BCH-2 B R e s p o n s e Packet Type Status2 FMT-1/BCH-2 Error NumberField Number Parameter 25,FMT-3,Bch-2 Following syntax is the response for a Job 4 requestPrinted,total,FMT-1,BCH-2 Number Meaning 14Status Polling Status Polling 16Status Polling A G N O S T I C S a N D Error S User Diag I n t i n g a Te s t L a b e l A d i n g a Te s t L a b e l Yo u R e c e i v e a n Error M e s s a g eInstalled Options Description S e t t i n g P r i n t e r s L l i n g Te c h n i c a l S u p p o r t D i t i o n a l D i a g n o s t i c s I n f o r m a t i o n T a Error s A d i n g a n Error L a b e l Error Description Code Page Page Page Page Page Page Page M m u n i c a t i o n F a i l u r e s Page Page T a F o r m a t t i n g F a i l u r e s Page C h i n e Fault s ENTER/PAUSE Page Space Page Printer Description Display 26Diagnostics and Errors J u s t i n g t h e P r i n t Q u a l i t y I N T E R O P T I M I Z AT I O N Spec Dark D u c i n g I m a g i n g T i m e 4Printer Optimization T h P a c k e t s N e r a l F o r m a t T i p s a n d H i n t sC r e a s i n g T h r o u g h p u t T h F o r m a t s T h F i e l d s You can group fields with similar parameters. For exampleT h B a r codes M P L E SA 2Samples M p l e U P C a F o r m a t P a c k e t M p l e M a x i code P a c k e t s Mode Description 4Samples D e 0 O b s o l e t e S a m p l e Samples A-5 D e 2 S a m p l e 6Samples D e 3 S a m p l e Samples A-7 M p l e D a t a M a t r i x P a c k e t sU a r e D a t a M a t r i x P a c k e t C t a n g u l a r D a t a M a t r i x P a c k e t M p l e Q u i c k R e s p o n s e P a c k e t s HM,N0123456789012345 p Errorcor mask# datainput, charT e r i n g B a t c h D a t a f o r Q R code 10Samples Modeid code# #ofdiv parity, errorcorCode P a c k e t R u c t u r e d a p p e n d M o d e Example 1,D0205E9,Q0A, p B006qrcode, p R u c t u r e d a p p e n d Q R code P a c k e tSamples A-11 12Samples M p l e C o m p l i a n c e P a c k e t Samples A-13 14Samples Samples A-15 M p l e F o r m a t P a c k e t 16Samples Sample Zero Batch Packet M p l e D a t a E n t r y F o r m a t P a c k e t 18Samples Fonts B-1 N T S 2Fonts These samples were printed using the Internal Symbol setStandard Font Bold Font Fonts B-3 These samples were printed using CodeCG Triumvirate Bold Font CG Triumvirate Font 9pt 4Fonts F TA F o n t 7 2 a n d F o n t 7 3 C h a r a c t e r s T m a p F o n t I n f o r m a t i o n Width Mag Standard Reduced Bold N o s p a c e d F o n t M a g n i f i c a t i o nI n g 2 0 3 D P I n g 3 0 0 D P Fonts B-7 8Fonts Fonts B-9 Fonts O p o r t i o n a l F o n t M a g n i f i c a t i o nTr i u m v i r a t e B o l d 9 p t 0 3 D P I g h t M a g n i f i c a t i o n 2 0 3 D P Fonts B-11 Tr i u m v i r a t e B o l d 9 p t 0 0 D PI g h t M a g n i f i c a t i o n 3 0 0 D P Tr i u m v i r a t e 6 p t 0 0 D P I g h t M a g i n f i c a t i o n 2 0 3 D P Fonts B-13 Tr i u m v i r a t e 7 p t 0 3 D PTr i u m v i r a t e 7 p t 0 0 D P Tr i u m v i r a t e 9 p t 0 3 D P Fonts B-15 Tr i u m v i r a t e 9 p t 0 0 D PTr i u m v i r a t e 1 1 p t 0 3 D P Tr i u m v i r a t e 1 1 p t 0 0 D P Fonts B-17 Tr i u m v i r a t e 1 5 p t 0 3 D P Tr i u m v i r a t e 1 5 p t 0 0 D P R m a t C o n s i d e r a t i o n s A l a b l e / Tr u e Ty p e F o n t I n f o r m a t i o n 48pt Sample W n l o a d i n g Tr u e Ty p e F o n t s 9 8 2 5 / 9 8 5 U b l e B y t e B i t m a p F o n t s I n g a s i a n D o u b l e B y t e Tr u e Ty p e F o n t s Character Mapping Code Batch Data U b l e B y t e Tr u e Ty p e F o n t sA r a c t e r M a p p i n g O v e r v i e w Fonts B-23 C e n s i n g Yo u r F o n t s 1000 I n g F o n t N u m b e r s i n F o r m a t s100 500 Font Number Pages 437 or P p o r t e d S y m b o l S e t s a n d code P a g e sInternal DOS Code T e r i n g E x t e n d e d C h a r a c t e r s I n g code 1 2 8 F u n c t i o n codes T e r n a l S y m b o l S e t Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-3 S I S y m b o l S e t L d C h a r a c t e r S e t 4Symbol Sets/Code Pages Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-5 6Symbol Sets/Code Pages Code P a g e 8 5 0 L a t i n Code P a g e 8 5 2 L a t i n Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-7 8Symbol Sets/Code Pages Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-9 10Symbol Sets/Code Pages Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-11 12Symbol Sets/Code Pages Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-13 Char Hex Decimal 14Symbol Sets/Code Pages Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-15 16Symbol Sets/Code Pages N a r y t o H e x C o n v e r s i o n C h a r t Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-17 18Symbol Sets/Code Pages Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-19 20Symbol Sets/Code Pages F W h i t e D o t s Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-21T t o R u n L e n g t h E n c o d i n g C h a r t B l a c k D o t s 22Symbol Sets/Code Pages R M AT D E S I G N T O O L S 9403 printer does not support backfeed L i n e C o n f i g u r a t i o n Wo r k s h e e t Batch Control Continuation T c h Wo r k s h e e t E c k D i g i t Wo r k s h e e t Supply Layout Inches 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 203 102 203 305 406 508 609 711 812 853 192 288 384 480 576 672 768 806 102 203 305 406 508 609 711 812 Supply Layout dpi 300 Format Sample Printer Differences E-1 Feature PrinterI n t e r C o m p a r i s o n 2Printer Differences Feature Printer 4Printer Differences Default configuration packet settings areI n t e r C o n f i g u r a t i o n I n f o r m a t i o n A t u s P o l l i n g I n f o r m a t i o n Batch Packet Monarch p1,4,2 p Batch Header N,1 6,1,3,1 p Monospaced FontsNon-volatile RAM Option Index D E Packet control characters Security level of P D F417 Yrillic characters Online configuration w orksheet D Data type restrictions Fixed data IM D On a grid List of options Sym bol selection 2 Restrictions w ith check digits Increm enting/decrem enting field option Description of 4 Odifying character w idth