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Reducing the imaging time increases throughput. You can also increase the baud rate to increase the transmission time and increase throughput. Make sure the communication settings at the printer match those at the host.

G e n e r a l F o r m a t T i p s a n d H i n t s

The following tips and hints are helpful to keep in mind when designing MPCLII formats.

W i t h F o r m a t s

If you want to modify your format fields, check digit fields, and configuration commands, use the optional entry method. This method enables you to reset only the parameters you want to change. Commas act as placeholders for unchanged parameters. The optional entry method reduces file size and increases the speed at which files are sent to the printer.

W i t h P a c k e t s

Leave parameters blank that you do not need to change when sending online configuration packets.

You can group fields with similar parameters. For example

T,1,10,V,250,50,1,1,1,1,B,C,0,0 p

T,2,15,,,75 p

T,3,,,,100 p

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Contents

Programmer ’s Manual Canadian D.O.C. Warning Getting Started TA B L E O F C O N T E N T SPage Table of Contents Printing Iv Table of ContentsModifying Formats -10 Optional Entry Method Vi Table of Contents Page Page A n d a r d F e a t u r e s O u t T h i s M a n u a lType the following text 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 bar code fieldType the following text field data I n t e r M e m o r yI n g R a M Type the following bar code dataI n g F l a s h M e m o r y A r t i n g w i t h a D e s i g nT 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 sA 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 Field Type Description Examples N s i d e r i n g F i e l d Ty p e sI 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 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 Mode COM19600,N,8,1C L I I P u n c t u a t i o n Here are some guidelines to follow when using MpcliiUse the following symbols when creating Mpclii packets I n g M P C L I I C o n v e n t i o n sA 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 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 K i n g P r i n t a d j u s t m e n t sF i n i n g t h e S y s t e m S e t u p Pa c k e t Syntax I,A,powupmode,language,sepon,slashzero, symbolset pF i n i n g t h e S u p p l y S e t u p Pa c k e t 10Configuring the PrinterExample 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 ANSIcd,string1,string2 p 14Configuring the Printer?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 sA 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 10K x Length O u t M e m o r y B u f f e r sLinecount x 50/1024 24Configuring the PrinterF 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 I n g t h e F o n t Pa c k e t 28Configuring the PrinterH,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 format1 and returns the following to the host Selects all formats in memory and returns the following32Configuring the Printer 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,lengthT5. row F i n i n g Te x t F i e l d sVaries with each letter 4Defining FieldsLine field Line field not Blocked out by T12. alignment Options 6Defining FieldsExample 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 10Defining Fields Left/Center/Right-Justified Fields Balanced FieldsUpca Dots/mils Available 12Defining FieldsBar code Density Narrow Narrow to Data Appearance Char Set Example B,3,12,V,150,70,1,2,80,7,L,0 p 383 F i n i n g C o n s t a n t Te x t F i e l d s16Defining Fields Defining Fields 18Defining Fields 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,length20Defining Fields L5. angle If Using SegmentsF 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 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 sFixed char p T i o n 1 F i x e d D a t aCharcode p T i o n 2 D a t a Ty p e R e s t r i c t i o n sSrc fld,src start,# to copy,dest T i o n 4 C o p y D a t aStart,copy code p 203 Non-printable 339 Text R g i n g F i e l d sB F i e l d s Field Data Field Type30,L/R,character p 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 Pads data with an X on the left side of the field31,gen/ver,check digit # 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 t42,appearance code p T i o n 4 2 P r i c e F i e l d42,1 p 50,4,8,4,4,8 p T i o n 5 0 B a r code D e n s i t y50,narrow,wide,gap,narspace Widespace p51,security,stand/def 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 nT 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,5,1,6 p 60,I/D,amount,l pos,r pos pT 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 16Defining Field Options M o f P r o d u c t s C a l c u l a t i o n20 + 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 n18Defining Field Options Field Weight string ProductsE AT I N G G R a P H I C 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 MethodE 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 B i t m a p p e d I m a g e s4Creating Graphics I n g t h e H e x M e t h o dPage 6Creating Graphics 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 dOn 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 T h 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 H e a d e rGraphID,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 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 sAdjdir,adjamt,count p E a t i n g D u p l i c a t e F i e l d s16Creating Graphics M p l e H e x G r a p h i c P a c k e tM 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 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 18Creating Graphics57,0,0,0,0 p 20Creating Graphics M p l e B i t m a p G r a p h i c I m a g eI N T I N G Batch data F i n i n g t h e B a t c h H e a d e rBatch header Batch controlSyntax E,feedmode,batchsep,printmult, multipart p 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 dF i n i n g B a t c h D a t a F i e l d s C r e m e n t i n g F i e l d s R g e d o r S u b F i e l d s6Printing 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 M p l e Q R codeR 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 8Printing ExampleT c h Q u a n t i t y Z e r o 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 M e t h o dT 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 sTAT 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 Syntax J,# B R e q u e s tStatus1,Status2,FMT-1,BCH-2 B R e s p o n s ePacket Type Status2FMT-1/BCH-2 Error NumberField Number ParameterPrinted,total,FMT-1,BCH-2 Following syntax is the response for a Job 4 request25,FMT-3,Bch-2 Number Meaning 14Status Polling Troubleshooting I n t i n g D i a g n o s t i c s L a b e l s See the System Administrator’s Guide toA 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 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 sError Description Code R m a t Error sPage 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 A p h i c Error s E c k D i g i t 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 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 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 sT h F i e l d s T h B a r codesM 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 M p l e M a x i code P a c k e t s Mode Description4Samples D e 0 O b s o l e t e S a m p l eSamples A-5 D e 2 S a m p l e6Samples D e 3 S a m p l eTa 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 Samples A-9 B e l S a m p l e10Samples T m a p F o n t I n f o r m a t i o n N T SBold Font OCRA-like Font Standard Font2Fonts Fonts B-3 CG Triumviratetm Typeface Bold CG Triumviratetm TypefaceWidth 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 nFonts 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 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 nFonts W n l o a d i n g F o n t sI 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 I n g F o n t N u m b e r s i n F o r m a t s C e n s i n g Yo u r F o n t sFont 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 CodeT 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 codesT e r n a l S y m b o l S e t Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-3S 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 PagesSymbol Sets/Code Pages C-5 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 6Symbol Sets/Code PagesSymbol 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 Char Hex Decimal Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-1314Symbol Sets/Code Pages Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-15 N a r y t o H e x C o n v e r s i o n C h a r t 16Symbol Sets/Code PagesSymbol Sets/Code Pages C-17 18Symbol Sets/Code Pages Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-19 F W h i t e 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 B l a c k D o t sR M AT D E S I G N T O O L S 2Format Design Tools L i n e C o n f i g u r a t i o n Wo r k s h e e tFormat Design Tools D-3 T c h Wo r k s h e e t4Format Design Tools E c k D i g i t Wo r k s h e e tA g Id t h Format Design Tools D-5 A g Id t h 6Format Design Tools 396Supply Layout Dots 8Format Design Tools R M R K S R M Batch Packet Monarch p1,1,1 p Batch Header N,1Packet Monospaced FontsNon-volatile RAM OptionIndex D ECheck 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