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 - 30

 

(The amount of heat applied per dot row, can

10 is nominal and default

 

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 2-4 Label-Formatting Commands (continued)

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Ovation Software Label Printer manual Label-Formatting Commands, Description Format