A r t i n g w i t h a D e s i g n | Paxar 9416 XL guide

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.

10.Type COPY SAMPLE.FMT COM1. The following 2 inch by 2 inch label prints.

S t a r t i n g w i t h a D e s i g n

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.

1-4Getting Started

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Paxar 9416 XL manual A r t i n g w i t h a D e s i g n

Contents

Monarch 9416 XL Printer 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 PrintingPage Vi Table of Contents Page Viii Table of Contents T T I N G S TA R T E D O u t T h i s M a n u a l 2Getting Started F o r e Yo u B e g i nE 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 text field Type the following constant text fieldType the following bar code field Type the following bar code data 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 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 sT e r c h a n g i n g P a c k e t 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 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 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 ‘comment‘ I n g M P C L I I C o n v e n t i o n sC 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 6Configuring the Printer Syntax 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 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 Syntax I,B,supplytype,ribbonon,feedmode, supplyposn 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 1,1,2 p ANSIcd,string1,string2 p Def. ch 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 Example I,F,3,1,0,0,1 p 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 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 Clears Format #1 from volatile RAM 18Configuring the Printer 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 Pa c k e t Syntax W,font#,action,device,datalength,datarec ord p 20Configuring the Printer M,R p Number of bytes free, Number of bytes used 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 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 p F i n i n g Te x t F i e l d s T5. row 4Defining Fields Fonts 15 through 18 are only for 300 dpi Line field Line field not Blocked out by Example T,2,10,V,250,80,0,1,1,1,B,C,0,0,0 p F i n i n g B a r code F i e l d s Each bar code field requires a separate definition 8Defining Fields B4. fix/var Left/Center/Right-Justified Fields Balanced Fields End-Justified Fields 10Defining Fields Upce +5 3 D P I D e n s i t i e s Dots/mils Available 12Defining Fields 3 a n d 3 0 0 D P I D e n s i t i e s 0 D P I D e n s i t i e s 14Defining Fields Example B,3,12,V,150,70,1,2,80,7,L,0 p Row,column,gap,font,hgt mag F i n i n g C o n s t a n t Te x t F i e l d s16Defining Fields Wid mag,color,alignment,char rot Fonts 15 through 18 are only for 300 dpi See Appendix C, Symbol Sets/ Code Pages for more information 18Defining Fields Field#,# of char p 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 sField Data Field Type 20 p Segments F i n i n g L i n e F i e l d sN e Ty p e s Vectors L5. angle If Using Segments F i n i n g B o x F i e l d s 22Defining Fields 999 Example Q,240,80,270,130,3, p 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 Options T i o n 1 F i x e d D a t a Fixed char p Src fld,src start,# to copy,dest T i o n 4 C o p y D a t a4Defining Field Options Start,copy code p R g i n g F i e l d s B F i e l d s Pads 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 p 31,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 tT i o n 5 0 B a r code D e n s i t y 50,4,8,4,4,8 p 8Defining Field Options50,narrow,wide,gap,narspace,widespace T i o n 5 2 P D F 4 1 7 W i d t h / L e n g t h 51,security,stand/default p52,row/column,dimension p 60,I/D,amount,l pos,r pos p 60,I,5,1,6 p 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 Weight stringWeight string Products 12Defining 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 = + 0 + 2 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 3 + 6 = 14Defining Field Options E 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 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 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 Temporary Storage 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 R a M E a t i n g a G r a p h i c Pa c k e t I 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 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 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 rT h i n t h e F i e l d 99,A,R,G,0,0,0,99Wire p E a t i n g B i t m a p F i e l d s Row,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 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 18Creating 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 tF i n i n g t h e G r a p h i c F i e l d 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 W n l o a d i n g F i l e s Batch control F i n i n g t h e B a t c h H e a d e rBatch header 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 C r e m e n t i n g F i e l d s T e r i n g B a t c h D a t a f o r Q R codeR g e d o r S u b F i e l d s Sample Batch Data with Special Characters M p l e Q R code Modeid code# #ofdiv parity, errorcorR u c t u r e d a p p e n d M o d e Mask# datainput char Example 8Printing T 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 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 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-2 Status2 Packet Type Parameter Error NumberField Number FMT-1/BCH-2 25,FMT-3,Bch-2 Following syntax is the response for a Job 4 requestPrinted,total,FMT-1,BCH-2 Number Meaning 14Status Polling Troubleshooting I n t i n g Te s t L a b e l s I n g D a t a D u m p Yo u R e c e i v e a n Error M e s s a g e 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 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 Error Description T i o n Error s Code Option number must be 2, 4, 30, 31, 50, 51, 52, or L i n e C o n f i g u r a t i o n Error s 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 R d P r i n t e r F a i l u r e Error s 18Troubleshooting I N T E R O P T I M I Z AT I O N J u s t i n g t h e P r i n t Q u a l i t y Light D u c i n g I m a g i n g T i m eDark N,0 p 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 s T h B a r codes T h F i e l d s 6Printer Optimization 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 tSample Batch Packet 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 Samples 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-9 10Samples N T S T m a p F o n t I n f o r m a t i o n 2Fonts Standard FontBold Font CG Triumvirate Bold Font 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 6Fonts 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 I g h t M a g i n f i c a t i o n I g h t M a g n i f i c a t i o nTr i u m v i r a t e 6 p t 8Fonts Tr i u m v i r a t e 7 p t 0 0 D P Fonts B-9 Tr i u m v i r a t e 9 p t 0 0 D P Fonts Tr i u m v i r a t e 1 1 p t 0 0 D P Fonts B-11 Tr i u m v i r a t e 1 5 p t 0 0 D P 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 M B O L S E T S / code PA G E S 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 T e r i n g E x t e n d e d C h a r a c t e r s L e c t i n g a S y m b o l S e t o r code P a g eI n g code 1 2 8 F u n c t i o n codes L e c t i n g t h e I n t e r n a l S y m b o l S e t 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 Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-5 L d C h a r a c t e r S e t 6Symbol Sets/Code Pages R a C h a r a c t e r S e t Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-7 Code P a g e 4 3 7 L a t i n U . S 8Symbol Sets/Code Pages Code P a g e 8 5 0 L a t i n Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-9 Char Hex Decimal 10Symbol Sets/Code Pages Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-11 12Symbol 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-13 14Symbol Sets/Code Pages Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-15 B l a c k D o t s 16Symbol 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 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 Control Characters T c h Wo r k s h e e t Batch Control Continuation E c k D i g i t Wo r k s h e e t Supply Layout Inches 203 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 107 Supply Layout Dots Page Format Worksheet Sample N,1 Monarch p1,1,1 p Batch Header Batch Packet Option Monospaced FontsNon-volatile RAM Packet O S S a R Y Nvram D E Index Check digit schem es Non -printable fields Fields Bar code rotation Defining next-bitm ap fields Language, printer Latin characters Layout General overview Unit of m easure com patibility Printing Syntax Setting Odifying character w idth 3 Page Toll Free