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Paxar 2 manual 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

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Use flash memory for permanent storage. It is non-volatile; the contents stay in place until erased. The printer has 2MB of flash memory, depending on your configuration.

To load flash memory, use either the Monarch® MPCL Toolbox Soft Font Utility (fonts) or the Label Designer software (formats).

Every time you download these packets into flash memory, another copy is made, even if it is already in memory. After doing this several times, you will eventually use up flash memory.

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Before you create a format packet, you must design your label. There are several steps to designing a custom label:

1.Decide which fields should appear on your label. See "Determining Format Contents" for more information.

2.Determine your label size. Labels are available from Monarch in a wide variety of sizes. Your application and the amount of data you need to print determines the supply size. Contact your sales representative for more information.

3.Draw a rough sketch of your label. You may want to draw several variations to see what works best. See "Drawing Rough Sketches" for more information.

4.Identify the field types that appear on your label. See "Considering Field Types" for more information.

5.Decide which fonts you want to use. See "Considering Fonts" for more information.

6.Fill out your Format Worksheet. See "Using the Format Worksheet" for more information.

At this point, you are ready to use your format.

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Paxar 2 manual 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

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 PrintingModifying 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 sType the following bar code field 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 tType the following constant text field Type the following text fieldType the following bar code data I n t e r M e m o r yI n g R a M Type the following text field dataA 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 yT 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 aA 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 ExamplesL l i n g i n 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 sI n g 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 sI 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 MpcliiUse the following symbols when creating Mpclii packets C L I I P u n c t u a t i o nA 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 sSyntax 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 t10Configuring 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 tExample I,B,0,0,1,10 p Speedadj,phwidth p Contrast,printadj,marginadjustF 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 Cursym,secondary,decimals p 14Configuring the Printer ANSIcd,string1,string2 pS 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 pN 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 DD or Example I,F,3,1,0,0,1 p 1,50,10 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 tAction,dispos,bkfddis 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 Length24Configuring the Printer Linecount x 50/1024Make 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 R,N,20 p M,T,N,60 p C,R p Clears Format #1 from volatile RAM Configuring the PrinterE a r i n g P a c k e t s f r o m M e m o r y 28Configuring the Printer I n g t h e F o n t Pa c k e tH,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 host32Configuring the Printer F I N I N G F I E L D S Format#,action,device,measure,length 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 Width,name pF i n i n g Te x t F i e l d s T5. row4Defining Fields Varies with each letterLine field Line field not Blocked out by 6Defining Fields T12. alignment OptionsExample T,2,10,V,250,80,0,1,1,1,B,C,0,0,0 p 8Defining Fields F i n i n g B a r code F i e l d sEach bar code field requires a separate definition B4. fix/var Left/Center/Right-Justified Fields Balanced Fields 10Defining FieldsUpca 12Defining Fields Dots/mils AvailableBar 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 38316Defining Fields Defining Fields 18Defining Fields Type,row,column,angle/end row,length F i n i n g L i n e F i e l d sN e Ty p e s End col,thickness,pattern pL5. angle If Using Segments 20Defining FieldsF 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 S t r i c t i o n s 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 2Defining Field OptionsT i o n 1 F i x e d D a t a Fixed char pT i o n 2 D a t a Ty p e R e s t r i c t i o n s Charcode pStart,copy code p T i o n 4 C o p y D a t aSrc fld,src start,# to copy,dest Field Data Field Type R g i n g F i e l d sB F i e l d s 203 Non-printable 339 TextPads data with an X on the left side of the field T i o n 3 0 P a d d i n g D a t aM p l e U s e f o r P a d d i n g 30,L/R,character pT 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 # p42,1 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 y50,narrow,wide,gap,narspace 50,4,8,4,4,8 pT 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 p12Defining 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/D,amount,l pos,r pos p 60,I,5,1,6 pT i o n 6 1 R e i m a g e F i e l d Selector,action,device,modulus Fldlength,D/P,weights pI n g C h e c k D i g i t s M o f P r o d u c t s C a l c u l a t i o n 16Defining Field OptionsM 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 OptionsE AT I N G G R a P H I C S Hex Method 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 Run LengthS 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 sI 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 GraphicsOn Z On K, 26 off z, 9 on Temporary Storage Flash 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 eI n g Te m p o r a r y S t o r a g e 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 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 tMode,name p 12Creating GraphicsGraphID,action,device,units,row,col 39,56,H,3FFFFFF0 p E a t i n g B i t m a p F i e l d sRow,column,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 Adjdir,adjamt,algorithm,data pE a t i n g D u p l i c a t e F i e l d s Adjdir,adjamt,count pM p l e H e x G r a p h i c P a c k e t 16Creating GraphicsM 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 18Creating Graphics 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 GraphID,row,col,mode,rotation p57,0,0,0,0 p M p l e B i t m a p G r a p h i c I m a g e 20Creating GraphicsI N T I N G Batch control F i n i n g t h e B a t c h H e a d e rBatch header Batch dataF 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 pF 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 sM p l e Q R code Errorcor mask# datainput, char pT e r i n g B a t c h D a t a f o r Q R code 6PrintingMask# datainput char p Modeid code# #ofdiv parity, errorcorR u c t u r e d a p p e n d M o d e Example 8PrintingT c h M e t h o d W n l o a d i n g M e t h o d sQ 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 dD 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 dTAT 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 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-2Status2 Packet TypeParameter Error NumberField Number FMT-1/BCH-225,FMT-3,Bch-2 Following syntax is the response for a Job 4 requestPrinted,total,FMT-1,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 sS e t t i n g P r i n t e r s Yo u R e c e i v e a n Error M e s s a g eA d i n g D i a g n o s t i c s L a b e l 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 nR 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 sM 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 Light J u s t i n g t h e P r i n t Q u a l i t yDark D u c i n g I m a g i n g T i m e 4Printer Optimization T h F o r m a 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 P a c k e t sT h B a r codes T h F i e l d sM P L E SA 2Samples M p l e U P C a F o r m a t P a c k e tSample Batch Packet Mode Description M p l e M a x i code P a c k e t sD e 0 O b s o l e t e S a m p l e 4SamplesD e 2 S a m p l e Samples A-5D e 3 S a m p l e 6SamplesSamples A-7 N g Ta g E x a m p l eTa g E x a m p l e 8Samples B e l E x a m p l eC e i p t F o r m a t E x a m p l e B e l S a m p l e Samples A-910Samples N T S T m a p F o n t I n f o r m a t i o n2Fonts Standard FontBold Font OCRA-like Font CG Triumviratetm Typeface Bold CG Triumviratetm Typeface Fonts B-3N 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 BoldFonts 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 Fonts B-7 Tr i u m v i r a t e  Ty p e f a c e B o l d 9 p tI g h t M a g n i f i c a t i o n 8Fonts Tr i u m v i r a t e  Ty p e f a c e 6 p tI g h t M a g i n f i c a t i o n 2 0 3 D P 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 sW n l o a d i n g F o n t s FontsI 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 sFont Number DOS Code 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 Pages 437 orI 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 sSymbol Sets/Code Pages C-3 T e r n a l S y m b o l S e t4Symbol 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 tSymbol 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 nSymbol 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 Decimal14Symbol 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 tSymbol Sets/Code Pages C-17 18Symbol Sets/Code Pages Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-19 B l a c k D o t s 20Symbol Sets/Code PagesT t o R u n L e n g t h E n c o d i n g C h a r t F W h i t e D o t sR 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 ToolsT c h Wo r k s h e e t Format Design Tools D-3E c k D i g i t Wo r k s h e e t 4Format Design ToolsA g Id t h Format Design Tools D-5 396 A g Id t h 6Format Design ToolsSupply Layout Dots 8Format Design Tools R M R K S R M N,1 Monarch p1,1,1 p Batch Header Batch PacketOption Monospaced FontsNon-volatile RAM PacketD E IndexCheck 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