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 S
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Iv Table of Contents
Status Polling
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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
2Getting Started
F o r e Yo u B e g i n
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 bar code data
Type the following constant text field
Type the following bar code field
Type the following text field
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
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 s i d e r i n g F o n t s
T e r c h a n g i n g P a c k e t s
I n g 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
‘comment‘
I 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
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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 Constant ID# ID. Use
6Configuring the Printer
Header,ID#,action,device p
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
F 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
A1. a System Setup Packet
K i n g P r i n t a d j u s t m e n t s
Ansi
10Configuring the Printer
Supplyposn,cutposn,skipindex p
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 t
Supplytype,ribbonon,feedmode
Example I ,B,0,0,1,10,50,1 p
Speedadj,phwidth p
Contrast,printadj,marginadjust
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
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 p
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To reallocate in K Enter this amount
22Configuring the Printer
M1. M Memory Configuration Packet M2. buffer Buffer type
Buffer,device,buffersize p
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
Make copies of this page to use as a buffer worksheet
F f e r Wo r k s h e e t
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
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N 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 s
A b l i n g I m m e d i a t e C o m m a n d s
30Configuring the Printer
SFb
SD or
SCd
SFa
Clears Format #1 from volatile RAM
E a r i n g P a c k e t s f r o m M e m o r y
I n g t h e F o n t P a c k e t
Font#,action,device p
M,R p
Printer returns the following to the host
34Configuring the Printer
Cell Width
Spacing
Type
Baseline
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
Header,format#,action,device p
38Configuring the Printer
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
A s h C o n s i d e r a t i o n s
H,Z p
Selects all formats in memory and returns the following
Selects format1 and returns the following to the host
Vfrcomds p
40Configuring the Printer
Verifier Configuration
Format#,action,device,name 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
2Defining Fields
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 file
Char rot,field rot,sym set p
F i n i n g Te x t F i e l d s
Field#,# of char,fix/var,row,column
Gap,font,hgt mag,wid mag,color,alignment
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
8Defining Fields
F i n i n g B a r code F i e l d s
Each bar code field requires a separate definition
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
Dots/mils Available
3 D P I B a r code D e n s i t i e s
12Defining Fields
Set
Data Appearance Char Set
Bar code Density Narrow Narrow to Data Appearance Char Set
Selector Or cpi Element Wide Ratio
Bar code Density Element Row Height
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
20 p
F i n i n g C o n s t a n t Te x t F i e l d s
Field Data Field Type
Field#,# of char p
18 15 pt. CG Triumvirate
Field width. Default spacing Standard
C8. color
22Defining Fields
C6. hgt mag
C7. wid mag
Defining Fields
24Defining Fields
End col,thickness,pattern p
F i n i n g L i n e F i e l d s
N e Ty p e s
Type,row,column,angle/end row,length
26Defining Fields
L5. angle/ If Using Segments end row
L6. length/ If Using Segments end col
F i n i n g B o x F i e l d s
Printer Unit of Measure Row or
28Defining Fields
Q1. Q
Q2. row
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
2Defining Field Options
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 s
S t r i c t i o n s
%$ p
T i o n 1 F i x e d D a t a
Fixed char p
R1. R Option Header
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
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
Start,copy code p
T i o n 4 C o p y D a t a
6Defining Field Options
Src fld,src start,# to copy,dest
R7. copy code Copy Method
R g i n g F i e l d s
203 Non-printable 339 Text
2033398BLUE Bar Code Defining Field Options
8Defining Field Options
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 s
B F i e l d s
Allows data to be entered from the keypad
20,Order Number p
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 s
T i o n 3 0 P a d d i n g D a t a
20,prompt p
10Defining Field Options
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
M 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 field
42,1 p
T i o n 4 2 P r i c e F i e l d
42,appearance code p
Widespace p
T i o n 5 0 B a r code D e n s i t y
12Defining Field Options
50,narrow,wide,gap,narspace
Indicates Option
51,security,stand/default p
51,2,S p
14Defining Field Options
52,row/column,dimension p
T i o n 5 2 P D F 4 1 7 W i d t h / L e n g t h
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
Selector,action,device,modulus
Fldlength,D/P,weights p
I n g C h e c k D i g i t s
18Defining Field Options
M o f P r o d u c t s C a l c u l a t i o n
1,2,3,4
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
Run Length
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 d
Hex Method
E 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 C o m p l i a n c e L a b e l s
S i g n i n g B i t m a p p e d I m a g e s
Limit
I n g t h e H e x M e t h o d
Exceeds
Inches
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 Te m p o r a r y S t o r a g e
I n g N o n v o l a t i l e R a M
I n g Vo l a t i l e R a M
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 t
S 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
G1. G Graphic Header
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
G7. column
G8. mode
G5. units
G6. row
B4. algorithm
E a t i n g B i t m a p F i e l d s
B2. row
B3. column
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
1,2 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
117,24,H,03FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFC 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
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 t
F i n i n g t h e G r a p h i c F i e l d
22Creating Graphics
G6. rotation
G5. mode
G3. row
G4. column
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 data
F i n i n g t h e B a t c h H e a d e r
Batch header
Batch control
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
Sample Batch Data with Special Characters
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 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
R 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
5 x P r i n t e r s
6 0 P r i n t e r
T 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 s
Q u e n t i a l M e t h o d
T c h 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
Indicates the printer is offline 2Status Polling
Q u i r y R e q u e s t E N Q
Q u i r y R e s p o n s e
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Char Const Comp Corr Online Busy Active
Failure Error Data
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
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
FMT-1/BCH-2
Error Number
Field Number
Parameter
25,FMT-3,Bch-2
Following syntax is the response for a Job 4 request
Printed,total,FMT-1,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
A d i n g a Te s t L a b e l
Yo u R e c e i v e a n Error M e s s a g e
Installed Options Description
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
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M m u n i c a t i o n F a i l u r e s
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T a F o r m a t t i n g F a i l u r e s
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C h i n e Fault s
ENTER/PAUSE
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Space
Page
Printer Description Display
Item storage RAM failed. Reset your
RAM checksum test failed. Reset your
Nvram Sum Fail Setup options. Transmit your packets Again
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
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 s
C 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 s
T h F i e l d s
You can group fields with similar parameters. For example
T h B a r codes
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
Samples A-7
M p l e D a t a M a t r i x P a c k e t s
U a r e D a t a M a t r i x P a c k e t
C t a n g u l a r D a t a M a t r i x P a c k e t
M p l e Q u i c k R e s p o n s e P a c k e t s
HM,N0123456789012345 p
Errorcor mask# datainput, char
T e r i n g B a t c h D a t a f o r Q R code
10Samples
Modeid code# #ofdiv parity, errorcor
Code P a c k e t
R u c t u r e d a p p e n d M o d e
Example 1,D0205E9,Q0A, p B006qrcode, p
R u c t u r e d a p p e n d Q R code P a c k e t
Samples A-11
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
2Fonts
These samples were printed using the Internal Symbol set
Standard Font
Bold Font
Fonts B-3
These samples were printed using Code
CG Triumvirate Bold Font
CG Triumvirate Font 9pt
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
Width 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 n
I n g 2 0 3 D P
I n g 3 0 0 D P
Fonts B-7
8Fonts
Fonts B-9
Fonts
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
Tr i u m v i r a t e B o l d 9 p t 0 3 D P
I g h t M a g n i f i c a t i o n 2 0 3 D P
Fonts B-11
Tr i u m v i r a t e B o l d 9 p t 0 0 D P
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 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
Fonts B-13
Tr i u m v i r a t e 7 p t 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 9 p t 0 3 D P
Fonts B-15
Tr i u m v i r a t e 9 p t 0 0 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 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
Character Mapping Code Batch Data
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
Fonts B-23
C e n s i n g Yo u r F o n t s
1000
I n g F o n t N u m b e r s i n F o r m a t s
100
500
Example
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 s
Internal
DOS Code
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
F W h i t e D o t s
Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-21
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
B l a c k 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
Printer Differences E-1
Feature Printer 985x/9860 Printer
I n t e r C o m p a r i s o n
RAM
2Printer Differences
Feature Printer 985x/9860 Printer
4Printer Differences
Default configuration packet settings are
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
A t u s P o l l i n g I n f o r m a t i o n
Batch Packet
Monarch p
1,4,2 p Batch Header
N,1
6,1,3,1 p
Monospaced Fonts
Non-volatile RAM
Option
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