Paxar TCMPCL2PR manual Advanced Use of the Optional Entry Method, With Bar Codes

MPCLII Packet Reference Manual

With Bar Codes

✦Be careful when rotating or placing a UPC/EAN bar code with human readable characters, because the bottom reference point is at the bottom of the bars, not at the bottom of the human readable characters.

With Fields

✦Data that remains the same for each label should be in a constant text field. Data that varies for each label should be in a text field.

✦Scalable fonts perform better in constant text fields, because those fields are imaged only once per batch, not once per label as in text fields.

✦Check for trailing spaces in text or constant text fields if you receive a "field off tag" error. An easy way to see trailing spaces is to print the field in the reverse font.

✦Make sure if you magnify a field, it does not go off the label or cover another field. Magnifying a field increases the distance between the printed character and the edge of the cell.

Advanced Use of the Optional Entry Method–––––––––––––––––––

You can optimize format packets by using the optional entry method. With this method, you use commas for parameters that do not change from their previous setting.

Two sample formats are shown: the first is a standard format, the second shows the optional entry method used on the standard format.

n Using this method on format packets can be confusing, so be sure you thoroughly understand the parameters of each field first. The fields do not need to be in numerical order, but that helps in troubleshooting your format.

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