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 | Paxar 9416 XL

S e 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

Use the following information if you are connecting to the printer’s 9-pin serial port.

The communication parameters at the printer must match those at the host, or you will not be able to communicate.

You can use the communication settings packet to set communication parameters for your printer.

On MS-DOS computers, you can use the MODE command to set communication values on your PC.

For example

MODE COM1:9600,N,8,1

This command sets your host to these communication values:

a baud rate of 9600

no parity

8 bit word length

1 stop bit

U 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

If your printer supports parallel communications, the parallel port is Centronics® mode. The communication settings are automatically configured for you. There are no operator settings required.

We recommend waiting at least two seconds (or longer) when switching between the serial and parallel ports to send data, because data may be lost. Be careful when using print spoolers, because data transmission occurs in the background of the operating system. This makes data transmission completion difficult to determine when switching between ports.

2-2Configuring the Printer

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Paxar 9416 XL 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

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 constant text field Type the following bar code fieldType the following text 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 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 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 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 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 fileFormat#,action,device,measure,length 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 F i n i n g C o n s t a n t Te x t F i e l d s 16Defining FieldsRow,column,gap,font,hgt mag 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 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 TypeField#,# of char p 20 p F i n i n g L i n e F i e l d s N e Ty p e sSegments 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 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 sS t r i c 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 T i o n 4 C o p y D a t a 4Defining Field OptionsSrc fld,src start,# to copy,dest Start,copy code p R g i n g F i e l d s B F i e l d s T i o n 3 0 P a d d i n g D a t a M p l e U s e f o r P a d d i n gPads data with an X on the left side of the field 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 Weight string Weight string ProductsM o f P r o d u c t s C a l c u l a t i o n 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 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 dHex 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 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 F i n i n g t h e B a t c h H e a d e r Batch headerBatch control 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 T e r i n g B a t c h D a t a f o r Q R code R g e d o r S u b F i e l d sC r e m e n t i n g F i e l d s Sample Batch Data with Special Characters Modeid code# #ofdiv parity, errorcor R u c t u r e d a p p e n d M o d eM p l e Q R code Mask# datainput char Example 8Printing 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 dT 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 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 Error Number Field NumberParameter 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 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 tT h F o r m a t s 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 n i f i c a t i o n Tr i u m v i r a t e 6 p tI g h t M a g i n f i c a t i o n 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 L e c t i n g a S y m b o l S e t o r code P a g e I n g code 1 2 8 F u n c t i o n codesT 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 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 16Symbol 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 tB l a c k D o t s 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 Monarch p 1,1,1 p Batch HeaderN,1 Batch Packet Monospaced Fonts Non-volatile RAMOption 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