A c i n g t h e G r a p h i c i n a F o r m a t | Paxar 2 specification

P l a c i n g t h e G r a p h i c i n a F o r m a t

To include a graphic within a format:

1.Design the graphic image as shown in "Designing Bitmapped Images."

2.If you are using RAM, place a graphic field in the format file to reference the graphic. See the following section, "Defining the Graphic Field," for more information.

If you are using temporary storage, you do not need a graphic field in your format to reference the graphic image.

3.Download all the necessary packets (check digit, format, etc.).

4.Send the graphic file to the printer, if you have not already done so. See "Creating a Graphic Packet" for more information.

D e f i n i n g t h e G r a p h i c F i e l d

The graphic field in a format references the graphic image by the graphID in the graphic header.

	This field is required only if the graphic
	will be stored in RAM.
Syntax
	G,graphID,row,col,mode,rotation p
G1. G	Graphic Field.
G2. graphID	Unique number from 0 - 999 to identify the graphic image.

5-18Creating Graphics

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Paxar 2 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 d, 18Creating Graphics

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