Type the following constant text field | Paxar 9402, 9403 specs

2.Type the following constant text field:

C,250,80,0,1,1,1,W,C,0,0,"MONARCH MARKING:",0 p

3.Type the following bar code field:

B,1,12,F,110,115,1,2,120,5,L,0 p

4.Type the following text field:

T,2,18,V,30,30,1,1,1,1,B,C,0,0,0 p }

You have created a format packet for your MPCLII printer. Now, a batch packet must be created before you can print the format.

5.Type the following batch header, after the text field line:

{B,25,N,1 p

6.Type the following bar code data:

1,"12345678901" p

7.Type the following text field data:

2,"DAYTON, OHIO" p }

8.Save your file as SAMPLE.FMT.

9.Type MODE COM1:9600,N,8,1 at the DOS prompt if you are using serial communications. This sets the communication parameters at your host. These communication parameters must match those at your printer. See "Setting Communication Parameters," in Chapter 2, or your host’s documentation for more information.

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Paxar 9402, 9403 Type the following constant text field, Type the following bar code field, Type the following text field

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9403 9825 9850 9855 9860 Paxar Printers Trademarks Canadian D.O.C. Warning Getting Started B L E O F C O N T E N T SPage Page Printing Iv Table of Contents Status Polling Page Page Page O u t T h i s M a n u a l T T I N G S T a R T E D 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 F o r e Yo u B e g i n2Getting Started Type the following bar code field Type the following constant text fieldType the following text field Type the following bar code data Sample Batch Packet I l y S t a r t u p P r o c e d u r e s A r t i n g w i t h a D e s i g n T 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 s 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 Field Type Description Examples N s i d e r i n g F i e l d Ty p e s T e r c h a n g i n g P a c k e t s 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 L l i n g i n t h e F o r m a t Wo r k s h e e t N F I G U R I N G T H E P R I N T E R I n g P a r a l l e l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s 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 C L I I P u n c t u a t i o n 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 ‘comment‘Page N f i g u r a t i o n P a c k e t H e a d e r I n g O n l i n e C o n f i g u r a t i o n P a c k e t s Header,ID#,action,device p 6Configuring the PrinterHeader Constant ID# ID. Use 25,0,0,0 p A,N,E p 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 s A1. a System Setup PacketF i n i n g t h e S y s t e m S e t u p P a c k e t Ansi 10Configuring the Printer Supplytype,ribbonon,feedmode F i n i n g t h e S u p p l y S e t u p P a c k e tSupplyposn,cutposn,skipindex p Example I ,B,0,0,1,10,50,1 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 1,1,2 p ANSIcd,string1,string2 p ?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 s Syntax I ,F,baud,wordlength,stopbits,parity, flowcontrol p DTR default F i n i n g t h e B a c k f e e d C o n t r o l P a c k e t 2 p Action,dispos,bkfddis pPage M1. M Memory Configuration Packet M2. buffer Buffer type 22Configuring the PrinterBuffer,device,buffersize p To reallocate in K Enter this amount Buffer Type 9403 9825 9850 9855/9860 M3. device Storage type 9403 9825 9850 9855/9860 E c k i n g C u r r e n t B u f f e r S i z e s 1147.8 = O u t M e m o r y B u f f e r s 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 Page 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 30Configuring the Printer SCd SD orSFa SFb I n g t h e F o n t P a c k e t E a r i n g P a c k e t s f r o m M e m o r yClears Format #1 from volatile RAM Font#,action,device p M,R p Printer returns the following to the host 34Configuring the Printer Type SpacingBaseline Cell Width I n g t h e F l a s h U p l o a d P a c k e t F,E,200,200,FMT1 p 5,A,F,E,400,200,FMT5 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 38Configuring the PrinterA s h C o n s i d e r a t i o n s Header,format#,action,device p Selects format1 and returns the following to the host Selects all formats in memory and returns the followingH,Z p Verifier Configuration 40Configuring the PrinterFormat#,action,device,name p Vfrcomds p M p l e Ve r i f i e r C o n f i g u r a t i o n P a c k e t 42Configuring the Printer F I N I N G F I E L D S Format Header begins a format file F i n i n g t h e F o r m a t H e a d e r2Defining Fields Field#,# of char,fix/var,row,column F i n i n g Te x t F i e l d sGap,font,hgt mag,wid mag,color,alignment Char rot,field rot,sym set p 4Defining Fields Line field Line field not Blocked out by T12. alignment 6Defining Fields Example T,2,10,V,250,50,0,1,1,1,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 Bar Code Number of Characters Fixed or Variable Left/Center/Right-Justified Fields Balanced Fields Printer Unit of Measure Row or Column or End Row End Column 10Defining Fields Postnet B7. font Bar code. Options 12Defining Fields 3 D P I B a r code D e n s i t i e sSet Dots/mils Available Selector Or cpi Element Wide Ratio Bar code Density Narrow Narrow to Data Appearance Char SetBar code Density Element Row Height Data Appearance Char Set Num Alphanum 14Defining Fields 0 D P I B a r code D e n s i t i e s Selector Width Dots/mils Ratio 16Defining Fields Num Alphanum 18Defining Fields F i n i n g N o n P r i n t a b l e Te x t F i e l d s Field Data Field Type F i n i n g C o n s t a n t Te x t F i e l d sField#,# of char p 20 p 18 15 pt. CG Triumvirate Field width. Default spacing Standard C6. hgt mag 22Defining FieldsC7. wid mag C8. color Defining Fields 24Defining Fields N e Ty p e s F i n i n g L i n e F i e l d sType,row,column,angle/end row,length End col,thickness,pattern p L6. length/ If Using Segments end col L5. angle/ If Using Segments end row26Defining Fields F i n i n g B o x F i e l d s Q1. Q 28Defining FieldsQ2. row Printer Unit of Measure Row or Example Q,240,30,270,150,3, p 30Defining Fields F I N 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 s P l y 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 Fixed char p T i o n 1 F i x e d D a t a%$ p Charcode p T i o n 2 D a t a Ty p e R e s t r i c t i o n sR1. R Option Header Code,chars p T i o n 3 D a t a E n t r y Te m p l a t e s 6Defining Field Options T i o n 4 C o p y D a t aSrc fld,src start,# to copy,dest Start,copy code p 203 Non-printable 339 Text R g i n g F i e l d s2033398BLUE Bar Code Defining Field Options R7. copy code Copy Method B F i e l d s T i o n 5 D e f i n e D a t a E n t r y S o u r c e sAllows data to be entered from the keypad 8Defining Field Options T i o n 3 0 P a d d i n g D a t a T i o n 2 0 D e f i n e D a t a E n t r y P r o m p t s20,prompt p 20,Order Number p M p l e U s e f o r P a d d i n g T i o n 3 1 C a l c u l a t e C h e c k D i g i tPads data with an X on the left side of the field 10Defining Field Options 42,appearance code p T i o n 4 2 P r i c e F i e l d42,1 p 12Defining Field Options T i o n 5 0 B a r code D e n s i t y50,narrow,wide,gap,narspace Widespace p 51,2,S p 51,security,stand/default pIndicates Option 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 p14Defining Field Options 60,I,5,1,6 p 60,I/D,amount,l pos,r pos 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 1,2,3,4 M o f P r o d u c t s C a l c u l a t i o n18Defining Field Options 20 + 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 n 20Defining Field Options + 0 + 2 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 3 + 6 = E AT I N G G R a P H I C S E r v i e w o f C o m p l i a n c e L a b e l s T e r m i n i n g a M e t h o d E r v i e w o f B i t m a p p e d I m a g e sHex 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 S i g n i n g C o m p l i a n c e L a b e l sE c i a l C o n s i d e r a t i o n s Exceeds I n g t h e H e x M e t h o dInches Limit 6Creating Graphics Assign 1 to every black square and 0 to every white square 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 Row 1, position 50 26 on I n g F l a s h 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 I n g Vo l a t i l e R a M I n g N o n v o l a t i l e R a MI n g Te m p o r a r y S t o r a g e 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 rG1. G Graphic Header G5. units G8. modeG6. row G7. column B2. row E a t i n g B i t m a p F i e l d sB3. column B4. algorithm 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 s Adjdir,adjamt,count p E a t i n g D u p l i c a t e F i e l d s117,24,H,03FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFC p 1,2 p Sample compliance graphic packet is shown below M p l e C o m p l i a n c e G r a p h i c P a c k e t M p l e H e x G r a p h i c P a c k e t 20Creating 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 Creating Graphics F i n i n g t h e G r a p h i c F i e l d A c i n g t h e G r a p h i c i n a F o r m a t22Creating Graphics GraphID,row,col,mode,rotation p G3. row G5. modeG4. column G6. rotation 24Creating Graphics M p l e C o m p l i a n c e L a b e l M p l e B i t m a p G r a p h i c I m a g e 26Creating Graphics I N T I N G R m a t t i n g F l a s h W n l o a d i n g F i l e s Batch header F i n i n g t h e B a t c h H e a d e rBatch control Batch data E1. E Batch Control Field 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 1,4,2,1,4 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 E c i a l P r i n t i n g C o n s i d e r a t i o n sC r e m e n t i n g F i e l d s Sample Batch Data with Special Characters 6 0 P r i n t e r 5 x P r i n t e r sR i a l B a r code P r i n t i n g I n f o r m a t i o n Q u e n t i a l M e t h o d W n l o a d i n g M e t h o d sT 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 T 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 s Mode COM1 9600,N,8,1,P A T 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 # Failure Error DataChar Const Comp Corr Online Busy Active 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 Battery Error Fault Dispense Label 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 Field Type Valid Options Description Identifier B R e q u e s t Status1,Status2,FMT-1,BCH-2 B R e s p o n s e Packet Type Status2 Field Number Error 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 Status Polling 16Status Polling A G N O S T I C S a N D Error S User Diag I n t i n g a Te s t L a b e l Installed Options Description Yo u R e c e i v e a n Error M e s s a g eA d i n g a Te s t L a b e l S 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 s A d i n g a n Error L a b e l Error Description Code Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page M m u n i c a t i o n F a i l u r e s Page T a F o r m a t t i n g F a i l u r e s Page C h i n e Fault s ENTER/PAUSE Page Space Page Printer Description Display Nvram Sum Fail Setup options. Transmit your packets Again RAM checksum test failed. Reset yourItem storage RAM failed. Reset your J u s t i n g t h e P r i n t Q u a l i t y I N T E R O P T I M I Z AT I O N Spec Dark D u c i n g I m a g i n g T i m e 4Printer Optimization C r e a s i n g T h r o u g h p u t N e r a l F o r m a t T i p s a n d H i n t sT h F o r m a t s T h P a c k e t s T h B a r codes You can group fields with similar parameters. For exampleT h F i e l d s M P L E SA 2Samples M p l e U P C a F o r m a t P a c k e t M p l e M a x i code P a c k e t s Mode Description 4Samples D e 0 O b s o l e t e S a m p l e Samples A-5 D e 2 S a m p l e 6Samples D e 3 S a m p l e U a r e D a t a M a t r i x P a c k e t M p l e D a t a M a t r i x P a c k e t sC t a n g u l a r D a t a M a t r i x P a c k e t Samples A-7 M p l e Q u i c k R e s p o n s e P a c k e t s T e r i n g B a t c h D a t a f o r Q R code Errorcor mask# datainput, charHM,N0123456789012345 p Code P a c k e t Modeid code# #ofdiv parity, errorcorR u c t u r e d a p p e n d M o d e 10Samples Samples A-11 R u c t u r e d a p p e n d Q R code P a c k e tExample 1,D0205E9,Q0A, p B006qrcode, p 12Samples M p l e C o m p l i a n c e P a c k e t Samples A-13 14Samples Samples A-15 M p l e F o r m a t P a c k e t 16Samples Sample Zero Batch Packet M p l e D a t a E n t r y F o r m a t P a c k e t 18Samples Fonts B-1 N T SB Standard Font These samples were printed using the Internal Symbol setBold Font 2Fonts CG Triumvirate Bold Font These samples were printed using CodeCG Triumvirate Font 9pt Fonts B-3 4Fonts F TA F o n t 7 2 a n d F o n t 7 3 C h a r a c t e r s T m a p F o n t I n f o r m a t i o n I n g 2 0 3 D P N o s p a c e d F o n t M a g n i f i c a t i o nI n g 3 0 0 D P Width Mag Standard Reduced Bold Fonts B-7 8Fonts Fonts B-9 Tr i u m v i r a t e B o l d 9 p t 0 3 D P 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 nI g h t M a g n i f i c a t i o n 2 0 3 D P Fonts I g h t M a g n i f i c a t i o n 3 0 0 D P Tr i u m v i r a t e B o l d 9 p t 0 0 D PFonts B-11 Tr i u m v i r a t e 6 p t 0 0 D P 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 7 p t 0 0 D P Tr i u m v i r a t e 7 p t 0 3 D PFonts B-13 Tr i u m v i r a t e 9 p t 0 3 D P Tr i u m v i r a t e 1 1 p t 0 3 D P Tr i u m v i r a t e 9 p t 0 0 D PFonts B-15 Tr i u m v i r a t e 1 1 p t 0 0 D P Fonts B-17 Tr i u m v i r a t e 1 5 p t 0 3 D P Tr i u m v i r a t e 1 5 p t 0 0 D P 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 n 48pt Sample W n l o a d i n g Tr u e Ty p e F o n t s U b l e B y t e B i t m a p F o n t s I n g a s i a n 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 U b l e B y t e Tr u e Ty p e F o n t sFonts B-23 Character Mapping Code Batch Data C e n s i n g Yo u r F o n t s 100 I n g F o n t N u m b e r s i n F o r m a t s500 1000 Example Internal 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 sDOS Code Pages 437 or T 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 codes T e r n a l S y m b o l S e t Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-3 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 4Symbol Sets/Code Pages 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 t Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-21B l a c k D o t s F W h i t e D o t s 22Symbol Sets/Code Pages R M AT D E S I G N T O O L S 9403 printer does not support backfeed 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 Batch Control Continuation T c h Wo r k s h e e t E c k D i g i t Wo r k s h e e t Supply Layout Inches 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 203 102 203 305 406 508 609 711 812 853 192 288 384 480 576 672 768 806 102 203 305 406 508 609 711 812 Supply Layout dpi 300 Format Sample I n t e r C o m p a r i s o n Feature Printer 985x/9860 PrinterPrinter Differences E-1 RAM 2Printer Differences Feature Printer 985x/9860 Printer I n t e r C o n f i g u r a t i o n I n f o r m a t i o n Default configuration packet settings areA t u s P o l l i n g I n f o r m a t i o n 4Printer Differences 1,4,2 p Batch Header Monarch pN,1 Batch Packet Non-volatile RAM Monospaced FontsOption 6,1,3,1 p Index D E Packet control characters Security level of P D F417 Com pliance label overlay Sam ple Next-bitm ap fields Ordering Overview Padding data Price field Reim aging IM D On a grid Using price form atting 4 Parity selection List of data errors 001 Print control packet C 2 Form at header 3 Transm it buffer