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The following steps explain how to derive a run length character string from a bitmapped graphic.

Each square on the grid represents a dot. A black square indicates the dot is ON, and a white square indicates the dot is OFF.

For visual clarity, the following example shows "1" to indicate when a square is ON, and "0" to indicate when a square is OFF. You do not have to convert your dots when using the run length method.

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000001 11111111 11000000 00000000 00000000 00001111 11111000 00000000 00000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111110 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00001111 11000000 00000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11110000 00000000 00011110 00000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 01111100 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11110000

00000000 00000000 00000001 10000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00001100

00000000 00000000 00000001 10001111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110

00000000 00000000 00000001 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110

00000000 00000000 00000001 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111000 00000000 00000000 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110

00000000 00000000 00000001 11111111 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111111 11111100

00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 10000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00111111 11110000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111110 00000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111110 00000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111110 00000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111110 00000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11000000

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000011 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111110 00000000

00000010 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000 00000000 00000111 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 00011111 11000000

00000011 00000000 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000001 11000000

00000001 11100000 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100001 11000000

00000000 11100000 00000000 00000011 11111111 11110000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111 11111110 00000000

00000000 11111100 00000000 00011100 00000011 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111110 00000011 11000000

00000000 11111110 00000000 00000000 00111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100011 11000000

1.Count the number of consecutive OFF or ON dots in a row. Write the number of consecutive dots in sequence for the first row on the grid. Write "ON" or "OFF" after each number to indicate ON or OFF dots.

(row 1, position 50) 26 on

(row 2, position 39) 11 on, 26 off, 9 on (row 3, position 34) 5 on, 45 off, 6 on.

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Contents

Programmer ’s Manual Canadian D.O.C. Warning TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S Getting StartedPage Table of Contents Iv Table of Contents Printing Modifying Formats -10 Optional Entry Method Vi Table of Contents Page Page O u t T h i s M a n u a l A n d a r d F e a t u r e s E 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 constant text fieldType the following bar code field Type the following text field I n t e r M e m o r y I n g R a MType the following bar code data Type the following text field data A r t i n g w i t h a D e s i g n I n g F l a s h M e m o r y T e r m i n i n g F o r m a t C o n t e n t s T e r m i n i n g t h e P r i n t a r e a 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 i e l d Ty p e s Field Type Description Examples I n g t h e F o r m a t Wo r k s h e e t N s i d e r i n g F o n t sL l i n g i n t h e F o r m a t Wo r k s h e e t 10Getting Started N F I G U R I N G T H E P R I N T E R Mode COM19600,N,8,1 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 Here are some guidelines to follow when using Mpclii Use the following symbols when creating Mpclii packetsI 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 A n d a r d S y n t a x G u i d e l i n e s 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 Syntax Syntax Example K i n g P r i n t a d j u s t m e n t s 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 Syntax I,A,powupmode,language,sepon,slashzero, symbolset p 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 10Configuring the Printer F i n i n g t h e S u p p l y S e t u p Pa c k e t Example I,B,0,0,1,10 p 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 Contrast,printadj,marginadjustSpeedadj,phwidth p Cursym,secondary,decimals p 14Configuring the Printer ANSIcd,string1,string2 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 ?E?~123~044~034~124~125~126~094 p A b l 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 sN d i n g I m m e d i a t e C o m m a n d s DD or Example I,F,3,1,0,0,1 p Action,dispos,bkfddis p F 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 t1,50,10 p Page Buffer,device,buffersize p 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 10K x Length 24Configuring the Printer Linecount x 50/1024 F 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 F f e r Wo r k s h e e tMake copies of this page to use as a buffer worksheet R,N,20 p M,T,N,60 p E a r i n g P a c k e t s f r o m M e m o r y Clears Format #1 from volatile RAM Configuring the PrinterC,R p 28Configuring the Printer I n g t h e F o n t Pa c k e t 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 n Selects all formats in memory and returns the following Selects format1 and returns the following to the host 32Configuring the Printer F I N I N G F I E L D S F i n i n g t h e F o r m a t H e a d e r Format Header begins a format fileFormat#,action,device,measure,length Width,name p F i n i n g Te x t F i e l d s T5. row 4Defining Fields Varies with each letter Line field Line field not Blocked out by 6Defining Fields T12. alignment Options Example T,2,10,V,250,80,0,1,1,1,B,C,0,0,0 p Each bar code field requires a separate definition F i n i n g B a r code F i e l d s8Defining Fields B4. fix/var Left/Center/Right-Justified Fields Balanced Fields 10Defining Fields Upca 12Defining Fields Dots/mils Available Bar code Density Narrow Narrow to Data Appearance Char Set Example B,3,12,V,150,70,1,2,80,7,L,0 p F i n i n g C o n s t a n t Te x t F i e l d s 383 16Defining Fields Defining Fields 18Defining Fields F i n i n g L i n e F i e l d s N e Ty p e sType,row,column,angle/end row,length End col,thickness,pattern p L5. angle If Using Segments 20Defining Fields F i n i n g B o x F i e l d s 22Defining Fields Example Q,240,80,270,130,3, p 24Defining Fields F I N I N G F I E L D O P T I O N S P l y i n g F i e l d O p t i o n s M b i n i n g F i e l d O p t i o n sS t r i c t i o n s 2Defining Field Options T i o n 1 F i x e d D a t a Fixed char p T i o n 2 D a t a Ty p e R e s t r i c t i o n s Charcode p Src fld,src start,# to copy,dest T i o n 4 C o p y D a t aStart,copy code p R g i n g F i e l d s B F i e l d sField Data Field Type 203 Non-printable 339 Text T i o n 3 0 P a d d i n g D a t a M p l e U s e f o r P a d d i n gPads data with an X on the left side of the field 30,L/R,character p T i o n 3 1 C a l c u l a t e C h e c k D i g i t 31,gen/ver,check digit # p 42,appearance code p T i o n 4 2 P r i c e F i e l d42,1 p T i o n 5 0 B a r code D e n s i t y 50,narrow,wide,gap,narspaceWidespace p 50,4,8,4,4,8 p T i o n 5 1 P D F 4 1 7 S e c u r i t y / Tr u n c a t i o n 51,security,stand/def p T i o n 5 2 P D F 4 1 7 W i d t h / L e n g t h 52,row/column,dimension p12Defining Field Options 60,I/D,amount,l pos,r pos p 60,I,5,1,6 p T i o n 6 1 R e i m a g e F i e l d I n g C h e c k D i g i t s Fldlength,D/P,weights pSelector,action,device,modulus M o f P r o d u c t s C a l c u l a t i o n 16Defining Field Options M o f D i g i t s C a l c u l a t i o n 20 + 2 + 6 + 6 + 16 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 36 = Field Weight string Products 18Defining Field Options E AT I N G G R a P H I C S E r v i e w o f B i t m a p p e d I m a g e s T e r m i n i n g a M e t h o dHex Method Run Length S i g n i n g B i t m a p p e d I m a g e s E c i a l C o n s i d e r a t i o n s I n g t h e H e x M e t h o d 4Creating GraphicsPage 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 6Creating Graphics On Z On K, 26 off z, 9 on I n g Te m p o r a r y S t o r a g e 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 Temporary Storage Flash S i t i o n i n g t h e G r a p h i c I m a g e E a t i n g a G r a p h i c Pa c k e tT 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 T h i n t h e F i e l d F i n i n g t h e G r a p h i c H e a d e r T h i n a F o r m a t GraphID,action,device,units,row,col 12Creating GraphicsMode,name p Row,column,algorithm,data p E a t i n g B i t m a p F i e l d s39,56,H,3FFFFFF0 p E a t i n g N e x t B i t m a p F i e l d s Adjdir,adjamt,algorithm,data p E a t i n g D u p l i c a t e F i e l d s Adjdir,adjamt,count p M p l e H e x G r a p h i c P a c k e t 16Creating 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 A c i n g t h e G r a p h i c i n a F o r m a t F i n i n g t h e G r a p h i c F i e l d18Creating Graphics GraphID,row,col,mode,rotation p 57,0,0,0,0 p M p l e B i t m a p G r a p h i c I m a g e 20Creating Graphics I N T I N G F i n i n g t h e B a t c h H e a d e r Batch headerBatch control Batch data 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 d Syntax E,feedmode,batchsep,printmult, multipart p F i n i n g B a t c h D a t a F i e l d s R g e d o r S u b F i e l d s C r e m e n t i n g F i e l d s Errorcor mask# datainput, char p T e r i n g B a t c h D a t a f o r Q R codeM p l e Q R code 6Printing R u c t u r e d a p p e n d M o d e Modeid code# #ofdiv parity, errorcorMask# datainput char p Example 8Printing W 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 dT c h 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 D i f y i n g F o r m a t s T i o n a l E n t r y M e t h o d TAT U S P O L L I N G Q u i r y R e s p o n s e Q u i r y R e q u e s t E N QIndicates the printer is offline 2Status Polling Page Q 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 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 B R e q u e s t Syntax J,# B R e s p o n s e Status1,Status2,FMT-1,BCH-2 Status2 Packet Type Error Number Field NumberParameter FMT-1/BCH-2 Printed,total,FMT-1,BCH-2 Following syntax is the response for a Job 4 request25,FMT-3,Bch-2 Number Meaning 14Status Polling Troubleshooting See the System Administrator’s Guide to I n t i n g D i a g n o s t i c s L a b e l s A d i n g D i a g n o s t i c s L a b e l s Yo u R e c e i v e a n Error M e s s a g eS 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 T a Error s 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 R m a t Error s Error Description CodePage T c h Error s T i o n Error s L i n e C o n f i g u r a t i o n Error s Page Page E c k D i g i t Error s A p h i c Error s M m u n i c a t i o n Error s T a F o r m a t t i n g F a i l u r e s C h i n e Fault s Page A s h M e m o r y Error s R d P r i n t e r F a i l u r e Error s 20Troubleshooting I N T E R O P T I M I Z AT I O N Dark J u s t i n g t h e P r i n t Q u a l i t yLight D u c i n g I m a g i n g T i m e 4Printer Optimization N e r a l F o r m a t T i p s a n d H i n t s C r e a s i n g T h r o u g h p u tT h F o r m a t s T h P a c k e t s T h B a r codes T h F i e l d s M P L E SA Sample Batch Packet M p l e U P C a F o r m a t P a c k e t2Samples Mode Description M p l e M a x i code P a c k e t s D e 0 O b s o l e t e S a m p l e 4Samples D e 2 S a m p l e Samples A-5 D e 3 S a m p l e 6Samples Ta g E x a m p l e N g Ta g E x a m p l eSamples A-7 C e i p t F o r m a t E x a m p l e B e l E x a m p l e8Samples B e l S a m p l e Samples A-9 10Samples N T S T m a p F o n t I n f o r m a t i o n Bold Font OCRA-like Font Standard Font2Fonts CG Triumviratetm Typeface Bold CG Triumviratetm Typeface Fonts B-3 N o s p a c e d F o n t M a g n i f i c a t i o n Width Mag Standard Reduced Bold Fonts B-5 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 n I g h t M a g n i f i c a t i o n Tr i u m v i r a t e  Ty p e f a c e B o l d 9 p tFonts B-7 I g h t M a g i n f i c a t i o n 2 0 3 D P Tr i u m v i r a t e  Ty p e f a c e 6 p t8Fonts 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 R m a t C o n s i d e r a t i o n s W n l o a d i n g F o n t s Fonts I n g U N I code D o u b l e B y t e Tr u e Ty p e F o n t s A r a c t e r M a p p i n g O v e r v i e w C e n s i n g Yo u r F o n t s I n g F o n t N u m b e r s i n F o r m a t s Font Number 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 s InternalDOS Code Pages 437 or I n g code 1 2 8 F u n c t i o n codes T e r i n g E x t e n d e d C h a r a c t e r s Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-3 T e r n a l S y m b o l S e t 4Symbol Sets/Code Pages 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 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 T t o R u n L e n g t h E n c o d i n g C h a r tB l a c k D o t s F W h i t e D o t s R M AT D E S I G N T O O L S 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 2Format Design Tools T c h Wo r k s h e e t Format Design Tools D-3 E c k D i g i t Wo r k s h e e t 4Format Design Tools A g Id t h Format Design Tools D-5 396 A g Id t h 6Format Design Tools Supply Layout Dots 8Format Design Tools R M R K S R M Monarch p 1,1,1 p Batch HeaderN,1 Batch Packet Monospaced Fonts Non-volatile RAMOption Packet D E Index Check digit schem es Configuration packets Backfeed control packet G List of hard printer failure errors Fields Bar code rotation Using zero batch headers 9 Layout Im aging tim e Axicode Data stream Check digit schem e Printing Im ages Im ages in R a M Sum of digits calculation Supply type/position selection Ord length selection