F i n i n g t h e F o r m a t H e a d e r | Paxar 9416 XL specification

D e f i n i n g t h e F o r m a t H e a d e r

A Format Header begins a format file.

Syntax	{F,format#,action,device,measure,length,
	width,"name" p
F1. F	Format Header.
F2. format#	Unique number from 0 - 999 to identify the format.
F3. action	Action. Enter A to add the format to the printer.
F4. device	Format storage device. Use R (Volatile RAM).
F5. measure	Unit of measure. Options:
	E English, measured in 1/100 inches
	M Metric, measured in 1/10 mm
	G Graphic, measured in dots
F6. length	Supply length, top to bottom, in selected units.
	English	25 - 1000
	Metric	63 - 2540
	203 Dots	51 - 2030
	300 Dots	75 - 2700
	In peel mode, the minimum label length is 0.75 inches
	(19 mm). For 300 dpi, the maximum label length is 9.0
	inches (229 mm).
	Make sure your format length matches the actual label size
	exactly for correct printer performance. This is especially true
	for shorter feed length supply and formats. If an error occurs,
	recalibrate the supplies in the printer. See your Quick
	Reference for more information.
F7. width	Supply width, from left to right, in selected units.
	English	75 - 400
	Metric	191 - 1016
	203 Dots	152 - 812
	300 Dots	225 - 1200
F8. "name"	Format name (optional), 0 - 8 characters, enclose within
	quotation marks.
Example	{F,1,A,R,E,300,100,"TEXTILES" p

Format 1 ("TEXTILES") uses a three inch long by one inch wide label.

3-2Defining Fields

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Paxar 9416 XL manual 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, Width,name p

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 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 t2Getting Started 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 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‘comment‘ 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 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 tSpeedadj,phwidth p 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 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 sN d 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 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 T i o n 5 0 B a r code D e n s i t y31,gen/ver,check digit # p 8Defining Field Options 50,narrow,wide,gap,narspace,widespace50,4,8,4,4,8 p 51,security,stand/default p 52,row/column,dimension pT i o n 5 2 P D F 4 1 7 W i d t h / L e n g t h 60,I/D,amount,l pos,r pos p 60,I,5,1,6 p Fldlength,D/P,weights p I n g C h e c k D i g i t sSelector,action,device,modulus 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 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 R a M Temporary Storage 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 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 t h e F i e l dT h i n a F o r m a t 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 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 dGraphID,row,col,mode,rotation p 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 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 eIndicates 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 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 Following syntax is the response for a Job 4 request Printed,total,FMT-1,BCH-225,FMT-3,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 D u c i n g I m a g i n g T i m e DarkLight 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 M p l e U P C a F o r m a t P a c k e t Sample Batch Packet2Samples 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 N g Ta g E x a m p l e Ta g E x a m p l eSamples A-7 B e l E x a m p l e C e i p t F o r m a t E x a m p l e8Samples 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 Standard Font Bold Font2Fonts 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