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Paxar 9416 XL 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

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The most efficient encoding method depends on how complicated your graphic image is and whether or not imaging time is a concern. You may want to experiment with both encoding methods to get optimal performance.

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Once you determine the encoding method to use, you can begin mapping out your graphic image.

The image that you map must be an upside

down mirror image of the final result.

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Solid black print cannot exceed 25% of any given square inch of the supply. If the black print exceeds this limit, you may lose data or damage the printhead.

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Monarch 9416 XL Printer Canadian D.O.C. Warning Getting Started Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t sPage Table of Contents Printing Iv Table of ContentsPage Vi Table of Contents Page Viii Table of Contents O u t T h i s M a n u a l T T I N G S TA R T E DF 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 bar code field Type the following constant text fieldType the following text field Type the following bar code dataA 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 sI n g S u p p l y L a y o u t G r i d s A w i n g R o u g h S k e t c h e sField Type Description Examples N s i d e r i n g F i e l d Ty p e sT 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 tN 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 sI 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 Syntax 6Configuring the PrinterN 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 sF i n i n g t h e S y s t e m S e t u p Pa c k e t Syntax I,A,powupmode,language,sepon,slashzero, symbolset pSyntax I,B,supplytype,ribbonon,feedmode, supplyposn p F i n i n g t h e S u p p l y S e t u p Pa c k e tContrast,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 Def. ch 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 sExample 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 E a r i n g P a c k e t s f r o m M e m o r y Clears Format #1 from volatile RAM 18Configuring the PrinterSyntax W,font#,action,device,datalength,datarec ord p I n g t h e F o n t Pa c k e tM,R p Number of bytes free, Number of bytes used p 20Configuring the PrinterL 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 format1 and returns the following to the host Selects all formats in memory and returns the followingF 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 rFormat#,action,device,measure,length Width,name pT5. row F i n i n g Te x t F i e l d sFonts 15 through 18 are only for 300 dpi 4Defining FieldsLine field Line field not Blocked out by Example T,2,10,V,250,80,0,1,1,1,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 sB4. fix/var 8Defining FieldsEnd-Justified Fields Left/Center/Right-Justified Fields Balanced FieldsUpce +5 10Defining FieldsDots/mils Available 3 D P I D e n s i t i e s3 a n d 3 0 0 D P I D e n s i t i e s 12Defining Fields0 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 16Defining Fields F i n i n g C o n s t a n t Te x t F i e l d sRow,column,gap,font,hgt mag Wid mag,color,alignment,char rotFonts 15 through 18 are only for 300 dpi 18Defining Fields See Appendix C, Symbol Sets/ Code Pages for more informationField Data Field Type 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#,# of char p 20 pN e Ty p e s F i n i n g L i n e F i e l d sSegments VectorsL5. angle If Using Segments 22Defining Fields F i n i n g B o x F i e l d s999 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 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 OptionsFixed char p T i o n 1 F i x e d D a t a4Defining Field Options T i o n 4 C o p y D a t aSrc fld,src start,# to copy,dest Start,copy code pB F i e l d s R g i n g F i e l d sM p l e U s e f o r P a d d i n g T i o n 3 0 P a d d i n g D a t aPads data with an X on the left side of the field 30,L/R,character pT 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,5,1,6 p 60,I/D,amount,l pos,r pos pFldlength,D/P,weights p I n g C h e c k D i g i t sSelector,action,device,modulus Weight string Products Weight stringM o f P r o d u c t s C a l c u l a t i o n 12Defining Field Options20 + 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 n14Defining 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 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 LengthE 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 B i t m a p p e d I m a g e sI 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 I n g Te m p o r a r y S t o r 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 S i t i o n i n g t h e G r a p h i c I m a g eF 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 Row,column,algorithm,data p E a t i n g B i t m a p F i e l d sAdjdir,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 sAdjdir,adjamt,count p E a t i n g D u p l i c a t e F i e l d s16Creating Graphics M p l e H e x G r a p h i c P a c k e tM 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 20Creating Graphics M p l e B i t m a p G r a p h i c I m a g eI N T I N G 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 dataSyntax E,feedmode,batchsep,printmult, multipart p 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 dF 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 T e r i n g B a t c h D a t a f o r Q R codeC r e m e n t i n g F i e l d s Sample Batch Data with Special CharactersR u c t u r e d a p p e n d M o d e Modeid code# #ofdiv parity, errorcorM p l e Q R code Mask# datainput char8Printing ExampleQ 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 dT 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 sTAT 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 Syntax J,# B R e q u e s tStatus1,Status2,FMT-1,BCH-2 B R e s p o n s ePacket Type Status2Field Number Error NumberParameter FMT-1/BCH-2Following 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 g D a t a D u m p I n t i n g Te s t L a b e l sS e t t i n g P r i n t e r s Yo u R e c e i v e a n Error M e s s a g eL 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 sError Description Code R m a t Error sPage Error Description T c h Error sCode Option number must be 2, 4, 30, 31, 50, 51, 52, or T i o n Error sL 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 M m u n i c a t i o n Error s A p h i c Error sT 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 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 ND u c i n g I m a g i n g T i m e DarkLight N,0 p 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 sT h F i e l d s T h B a r codes6Printer 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 M p l e M a x i code P a c k e t s Mode Description4Samples D e 0 O b s o l e t e S a m p l eSamples A-5 D e 2 S a m p l e6Samples D e 3 S a m p l eN 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 Samples A-9 B e l S a m p l e10Samples T m a p F o n t I n f o r m a t i o n N T SStandard Font Bold Font2Fonts Fonts B-3 CG Triumvirate Bold FontWidth 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 nFonts B-5 6Fonts Tr i u m v i r a t e B o l d 9 p t 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 nTr i u m v i r a t e 6 p t I g h t M a g n i f i c a t i o nI g h t M a g i n f i c a t i o n 8FontsFonts B-9 Tr i u m v i r a t e 7 p t 0 0 D PFonts Tr i u m v i r a t e 9 p t 0 0 D PFonts B-11 Tr i u m v i r a t e 1 1 p t 0 0 D PTr i u m v i r a t e 1 5 p t 0 0 D P I n g F o n t N u m b e r s i n F o r m a t s C e n s i n g Yo u r F o n t sFont Number 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 M B O L S E T S / code PA G E SI n g code 1 2 8 F u n c t i o n codes L e c t i n g a S y m b o l S e t o r code P a g eT 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 tT e r n a l S y m b o l S e t Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-3S I S y m b o l S e t 4Symbol Sets/Code PagesL d C h a r a c t e r S e t Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-5R a C h a r a c t e r S e t 6Symbol Sets/Code PagesCode P a g e 4 3 7 L a t i n U . S Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-7Code P a g e 8 5 0 L a t i n 8Symbol Sets/Code PagesChar Hex Decimal Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-910Symbol Sets/Code Pages Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-11 N a r y t o H e x C o n v e r s i o n C h a r t 12Symbol Sets/Code PagesSymbol Sets/Code Pages C-13 14Symbol Sets/Code Pages Symbol Sets/Code Pages C-15 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 16Symbol Sets/Code PagesB l a c k D o t s F W h i t e D o t sR M AT D E S I G N T O O L S Control Characters L i n e C o n f i g u r a t i o n Wo r k s h e e tBatch Control Continuation T c h Wo r k s h e e tE 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 1,1,1 p Batch Header Monarch pN,1 Batch PacketNon-volatile RAM Monospaced FontsOption PacketO S S a R Y Nvram Index D ECheck 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