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About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1±2 How to Locate Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1±2 Warnings and Special Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1±2 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1±3 How the IGP/PGL Operates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1±5 Modes of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1±7 Normal Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1±7 Quiet Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1±9 Create Form Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1±9

Create Logo Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1±11

Execute Form Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1±11

Configuration Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1±13

Alphanumeric Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1±17

Incremental Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1±17

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Printronix ThermaLine Series manual Introduction, Chapter Contents

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Page Page 136458±001, Rev B Copyright  1995, PRINTRONIX, INC Trademark Acknowledgments Page Table of Contents Commands PTXSetupPage Bar Codes Multinational Character Sets Form Examples and Exercises Error Codes Introduction Chapter Contents About this Manual How to Locate Information Features Introduction How the IGP/PGL Operates ±1. IPG/PGL Modes Modes of Operation Normal Mode Command Mnemonic Description ±1. Normal Mode Commands Create Form Mode Quiet ModeUppercase ±2. Create Form Mode Commands Execute Form Mode Create Logo Mode LPI Iset Normal Paper Reset Sfon Sfoff ±3. Execute Form Mode Commands AutoEject Configuration Mode Ext Execute Copy Option Parameter Comments Value Value Select Font Option Parameter Comments BEL ±5. Ascii Conversion Table Incremental Data Alphanumeric Data ±18 Introduction Configuration Configuring the IGP/PGL with the Control Panel IGP/PGL Emulation Submenu ±1. The Configuration Menu Define LF Code Line Feed Define CR Code Carriage ReturnAutowrap Select Sfcc Auto Eject Select FontSelect LPI S. Ascii Power On IGP/PGL Skip Command PrefixAuto Uppercase Extended Execute Copy Host Form Length UPC DescendersIGP100 Compatibility Configuration PTXSetup Ptxsetup PTXSetup Command DescriptionPtxend End command for the PTXSETUP. When Diskio PTXSetup Command Parameters and Values Fontend DELªfilenameº Ptxsetup ENGINE±LENGTH11000WIDTH8500 Ptxend PTXSetup Command Example Commands Page Inline Commands IGP/PGL Command StandardsSpecial Function Control Character Sfcc Semicolon Printable Character Line Terminator Spaces Command ParametersForm Name Prompt Comments in Command LinesNumeric Values Storing Data Character Position.Dot Position CP.DP Format Uncompressed and Packed Bits Compression ±1. CP.DP Format Example Fixed Data Data Fields for Alphanumeric and Incremental DataOverlay Data Dynamic Data Incremental Data Fields Dark PrintingThermal Printers Line-Matrix Printers ±2. Dark Printing Purpose AlphanumericsMode Format DIR Point Stop CCW454800*E INV454800*E ±3. Alphanumeric Example Alphanumerics, Incremental Fields Using Incremental Alphanumeric Data Stepmask Start Data ±1. Increment Alphanumeric ±20 Commands Commands ±21 Alpha Alphanumerics, Incremental Fixed Data FieldsRPTn RSTn Dstartdatad Idir Startdata RSTn Vdupoff END ~CREATETEST288~EXECUTETEST ~NORMAL Cn IAFnL DIR UC SR SC VE HE Stop Alphanumerics, Incremental Dynamic Data FieldsIAFnL ±26 Commands Commands ±27 Where VDUP36 Repeats alpha string BOX BoxesLT SR SC ER EC Stop BOX Box command parameters Stop indicates the end of the Box command enterDefines the ending column of the box. Enter a value Ranging from column 2 through the last column ±4. Box Example Density Compressed Print Density~DENSITY15 Config Configuration±2. Config Command Parameters Normal ~CONFIG Reset END ~CONFIG Auto WRAP1 Auto EJECT0 LPI6 END Corner CornersLT SR SC ER EC VL HL Stop Corner Based on the Scale command page 4±88, or use On the Scale command page 4±88, or use the CP.DPStop indicates the end of the Corner command Another set of Corner command parameters ±5. Corner Example Format ccCREATE /formname FL Disk CreateFormname Maximum length of the form. Form length cannot Optional forms length parameter to specifyExceed the physical length of the page. Refer to Appendix C. Specify the form length in one of three Delete Form Delete FormDisk ~DELETE FORMPAY#DISK Delete Logo Delete LogoLogoname Example Directory Directory Hdupoff Duplication, HorizontalDup# Offset# Vert Vdupoff Duplication, Vertical Horz Format END End How to Use the Execute Command Execute Form Mode Print Formats in the Execute Form Mode Execute Form General Format Data, or Evfu data are used in the Execute command When the last page prints, the IGP/PGL returns toOptional form count parameter specifies Number of copies of the form to print. Enter Form Feed Character CcAFn Dascii textD Execute Form Dynamic Alphanumeric DataAscii text Format ccBFn Ddata fieldD Execute Form Dynamic Bar Code DataData field CcEXECUTE formname page n FC ICNTn IRSTn Execute Form Incremental Dynamic Data IAF Supplying Dynamic Data for Incremental FieldsIBF Idir Startdata Execute Form Overlay Data NORMAL, Execute Expanded PrintExpand Format ccFONT Face # Bold # Slant # Symset # Point # FontFont Face # Slant # Bold #Symset # Point #Page LFORM6 Form LengthLFORM8 LFORM648 Igon Ignore SequenceIgoff LPI Line Spacing LT R SC EC Lines, HorizontalStop Horz ±68 Commands LT C SR ER Lines, VerticalStop Vert ±70 Commands Listen Listen Logo Logo CallSR SC logoname Stop Logo Stop CcLOGO logoname VL HL Disk Logo Mode, CreateRow# dot Dot1±dot2 dot Row# END Terminates the Create Logo mode enter END ~LOGOTAPEHOLD3640 Normal Mode SR SC Number Paper Speed Rotate #Ribsave # Tear # PCX PCX LogoPCX raster data RasterendPage Print File ~PRINTSETUP.PTXPrint Filename Quiet Quiet Reset Reset Reverse Reverse PrintDark SR SC ER EC Stop Reverse Stop indicates the end of the Reverse command Dot column is specified based on the Scale commandCommand. If not entered, the IGP/PGL will expect Another set of Reverse Print command parameters Scale Value from 1 to the target DPI. The default is 6 lpiDOT CharPage Select Format Command Paper Movement FunctionSfon Sfoff Setup SetupSetupend Host Data Tiff Tiff LogoTiff raster data Page ±94 Commands Bar Codes ±1. Available Bar Codes OverviewCode Code 128 ± Subset B Subset C Codabar Code UCC± Interleaved 2/5 UPC±E and UPC±E0 PostnetPostnet UPC±A UPC±E UPC±E0 User±Defined Variable Bar Code Ratios RDratio Format Size Avg. X Dim Ratio ±2. T3306 & T3308 Binary Bar Code Sizes Bar Codes ±3. T3306 & T3308 Binary Bar Code Sizes CW & CCW Drawing ±3. T3306 & T3308 Binary Bar Code Sizes 20 mil Landscape ±5. T3306 & T3308 4-Element Bar Code Sizes CW & CCW Drawing ±5. T3306 & T3308 4-Element Bar Code Sizes Bar Codes ±13 ±6. T3204 & T3304 Binary Bar Code Sizes 16.7 mil 671 Portrait ±7. T3204 & T3304 Binary Bar Code Sizes ±7. T3204 & T3304 Binary Bar Code Sizes CW & CCW Drawing Mil 331 26.7 mil ±9. T3204 & T3304 4-Element Bar Code Sizes CW & CCW Drawing ±9. T3204 & T3304 4-Element Bar Code Sizes ~CREATETEST Variable Ratio SampleScalechar Alpha Barcode ±20 ±1. Code 39 Structure Code Start/Stop Codes Quiet ZoneData Field Readable Data C3/9 CD Vscan MAG Hn.m BFnL Dark SR SC Ddata fieldD Code 39 Command FormatMAG Hn.m Dark BFnL Font LOC ±10. Code 39 Character Set Code 39 Example~CREATEC39 Sample C3/9 ±2. Sample Code 39 Bar Codes ±3. Code 93 Structure Code 93 Data Field CODE93 Code 93 Command FormatVscan To use this field, perform the following steps Same character must be used at both ends ±11. Code 93 Character Set Scalechar Barcode Code 93 Example ±4. Codabar Structure Codabar Quiet Zone Codabar CD Vscan MAG Hn.m BFnL Dark SR Ddata fieldD Codabar Command FormatCodabar CD ±38 Bar Codes ±39 ±12. Codabar Character Set CODABARVSCANX1H7520 Codabar Example~EXECUTETEST ~NORMAL ±5. Code 128 Structure Code 128B and Code 128C Code 128C Data Field Code 128B Data Field C128C Code 128 Command Format Dark Sfcc ±13. Code 128B Character Set ±14. Code 128C Character Set ~CREATE128B Code 128B ExampleSample Code 128B ~EXECUTE128B1 ~CREATE128C Code 128C Example~EXECUTE128C1 ±8. Code UCC±128 Structure Code UCC ±128 Quiet Zone UCC±128 Code UCC±128 Command Format Dark Not print with the data Must be used at both ends of the data field, but it will ~CREATEUCC±128 Code UCC±128 Example~EXECUTEUCC±1281 EAN Start/Center/Stop Codes EAN8 +n Vscan SCB MAG Hn.m BFn Dark SR Ddata fieldD EAN 8 Command FormatSCB Inches Ranging from row 1 to one less than the length Scale command page 4±88, or use the CP.DPForm. Character row or dot row is specified based on Font. Enter S to suppress printing the data field Readable data field. The default value, N, selectsTrailing lower portions of the EAN bar code ~CREATEEAN8 EAN 8 Example~EXECUTEEAN81 ±12. EAN 13 Structure EAN Number System Character EAN13 +n Vscan SCB MAG Hn.m BFn Dark SR Ddata fieldD EAN 13 Command Format Codes. Enter DARK. Refer to ªDark Printingº on Optional parameter to produce darker looking bar±10 for more information Or upper side on vertically oriented symbols Vertically oriented symbols can be encoded in eitherLeft side of the data field or lower side on Number system character. a bar code character is not ±15. Left Side Data Field Format ~CREATEEAN13 EAN 13 Example~EXECUTEEAN131 FIM ±15. FIM Structure Vscan Start/Stop Code Clear Zone FIM Vscan Hn.m BFn Dark SR SC Ddata fieldD FIM Command Format Row or dot row is specified based on the Scale ~CREATEFIMB FIM Example~EXECUTEFIMB1 POSTNETDARK33.315 ~CREATEFIMC~EXECUTEFIMC1 ±18. I±2/5 Structure Interleaved 2/5 I±2/5, German I±2/5 Quiet Zone I25GERMAN Vscan MAG Hn.m BFnL Dark SR SC D data field D ±2/5 Command Format Bar Codes ±81 Character used within the data Defines the starting row for the bar code. Enter a valueSame character must be used at both ends Data field, but it will not print with the data Printable data field above bar code ±2/5 ExampleTo compensate for printing the 0.1±inch high data, Height of the bar code body is reduced 0.1±inch ±19. Sample I±2/5 Bar Codes MSI Quiet Zone MSI n Vscan MAG Hn.m BFnL Dark SR SC Ddata fieldD MSI Command Format Default value is 0.9±inch. .m is an additional Printable data field above the bar code. To compensate Not printFor printing the 0.1±inch high data, the height Bar code body is reduced 0.1±inch Font ~CREATEMSI MSI ExampleMSIADARK3227 MSIBVSCANX2H12DARK3254 ±92 Security Level YDn XDn This parameter is used Character other than a slash /, the SFCC, or a Execute the form Postnet ±25. Postnet Structure Vscan Clear Zone Postnet Postnet Command Format Defines the starting row for the bar code. Enter a value POSTNETDARK1040 ~CREATEPOSTNETPOSTNETVSCANDARK1020 ~EXECUTEPOSTNET1 UPC±A Quiet Zone UPC±A +n Vscan SCB MAG Hn.m BFn Dark SR Ddata fieldD UPC±A Command Format Bar Codes ±107 Data. Use the same character at both ends Character used within the data. It will not print with Command format, the data field is printed Readable data field. The default font type for UPC±ACode body is reduced 0.1±inch Automatically in OCR±B. Entering X will also ~CREATEUPCA UPC±A Example~EXECUTEUPCA1 ±29. UPC±E and UPC±E0 Structure UPC±E and UPC±E0 Quiet Zone Type UPC±E and UPC±E0 Command FormatUPC±E or UPC±E0 ±114 OCR±B Command format, the data field will print Readable data field. The default font type for UPC±E ±16. Eleven Digit Compression ±17. Six±Digit Zero Expansion ~CREATEUPCE UPC±E and UPC±E0 Example~EXECUTEUPCE1 Incremental Bar Code Fields ±18. Incremental Bar Code Data Incrementing Bar Code Data Bar Codes Bar Codes ±123 Type Vscan MAG Hn I Dark SR SC Incremental Bar Code Fixed Data FieldsIdir Stepmask RPTn RSTn Dstartdatad 65,535 to specify the repeat count VDUP36 Barcode Stop Incremental Bar Code Dynamic Data FieldsIBFnL Duplicating Incremental Bar Code Fields C3/9H7IBF1665 ±130 Form Examples and Exercises Form Examples Form Examples and Exercises ±1. Basic Create Form Example ~SETUP Config TOP/BOTTOM Margin 1 Left Margin END Example Using the Setup Command~SETUPEND Example Dynamic Data ~EXECUTESAMPLE1 ~NORMAL ~CREATESAMPLE390 ±2. Sample Form Bar Code Fields First bar code command Begin alpha command for dynamic data ~EXECUTESAMPLE ~AF2*1234 Anywhere ST~FF ~AF1*ABC CorporationPage ±3. Dynamic Data Example Example Auto Increment Fields Form Examples and Exercises ±15 ±16 Form Examples and Exercises ±4. Auto Increment Fields Example ±5. Auto Increment Fields Example Form Exercise Stop END PRACTC.FRM EnterFormat ±6. Box and Corner Example System Format ±7. Box/Corner Example with Horizontal and Vertical Lines RECnAFnLDIRUCDARKSRSCVEHEDTextD Enter Stop END ~EXECUTE Practice ~NORMAL ~CREATEPRACTICE ±8. Practice Form Example Barcode C3/9H8BF15DARK35.739 Alpha previously input C3/9H8BF15DARK35.739 ±9. Completed Practice Form Example Logo Exercise ±10. Sample Logo ~CREATELEFTHAND HNDLGO.FOMSRSClogoname Disk EnterFormat ±36 Form Examples and Exercises Layout Considerations Form Design Planning the Form Layout Form Examples and Exercises ±39 ±11. Sample Form Design Form Examples and Exercises ±41 Vertvert Boxbox Stop Vdupoff Ltrscec Ddatafield D Dark SrscLogo 1218HANDCRFT EnterFormat ±13. Completed Sample Form DIRECT.FOM Directory ExamplePrint DIRECT.FOM DELETE.FRM Delete Example~DELETE Formpractice ~DELETE Formhcboats ~DELETE Logohandcrft Solving Program Errors ±50 Form Examples and Exercises Multinational Character Sets Character Sets Available About the Multinational Character Set±1. Multinational Character Sets and Set Values Making Character Substitutions Character AddressesPage ±2. Substitution Set Hex Values OCR Character Sets Power±Up Character Set Selection Accessing Characters and Character SetsData Bit Cafa User±Defined Set Command UsetUset ~USET1 ±3. USET±ISET Relationship Iset Character Set Selection Command Iset Multinational Character Sets ±12 Multinational Character Sets Multinational Character Sets ±13 ±14 Multinational Character Sets Error Codes CCCREATE/FORM Name Purpose of Error Codes Horizontal Line Errors Vertical Line Errors Box Errors Corner Errors Corner starting row SR ending row ER Corner starting column SC ending column EC Alpha leading and trailing delimiters mismatched Alpha ErrorsAlpha starting row SR out of bounds Alpha starting column SC out of bounds Alpha X expansion HE and Y expansion VE must be zero Logo Errors Logo call starting row SR out of bounds Insufficient memory for another Logo callLogo call starting column SC out of bounds Color or Gray scale not supported with Logos Create Errors Insufficient memory to store the Setup program Create Stop command missingCreate page starting column page SC out of bounds Insufficient memory to store the form Execute Errors Insufficient memory to Execute the form Execute format or delimiter error Miscellaneous Errors Expand parameters out of bounds or format error Bar Code Errors Barcode symbols exceeds the form width Barcode symbols exceeds the form lengthBarcode data field too short or too long Barcode variable ratio 0 or not ascending Dynamic Barcode field longer than previously defined Sfcc decimal input error ± must be 01 to LFORMx form length parameter n error Reverse Print ErrorsForm length physical page length FORM/LOGO name is not a legal file name Incremental Fields Errors Multinational Character Set Errors Font Errors Standard Ascii Character Set Ascii Character Set Grid Programs and Samples Grid Programs and Samples Page Grid Programs and Samples Paper Selection and Maximum Values Boundaries Boundaries Length Figure C±1. Top/Bottom Margin Example Setting Top/Bottom Margins Setting Left Margins Figure C±2. Left Margin Example ± No Setting Figure C±4. Left Margin ±20 Setting Example Boundaries Standard and Optional Typefaces Typefaces Antique Olive AlbertusITC Avant Garde Gothic Monotype Baskerville CG Bodoni ITC BenguiatITC Bookman Decorative 90326 90133 90349 90508 ITC Century CaslonCG Century Schoolbook ITC Cheltenham Book ITC Clearface ClarendonCourier Futura Garamond Antiqua ITC GalliardGarth Graphic Gill Sans Hiroshige CG Goudy Old StyleITC Korinna Letter Gothic CG Melliza ITC Lubalin GraphMicrostyle CG Palacio CG OmegaShannon ITC Souvenir ITC Tiepolo StymieITC Tiffany CG Times CG Triumvirate CG TradeCG Triumvirate Condensed CG Trump Mediaeval Univers Condensed UniversITC Zapf Chancery ITC Zapf Dingbats Chart Printing Package 141783±008 Seven Fonts Chart Printing Package 141783±008 Desktop Printing Package 141783±010 Eight Fonts Desktop Printing Package 141783±010 Label Printing Package #1 141783±006 Eight Fonts Label Printing Package #1 141783±006 Label Printing Package #2 141783±007 Eight Fonts Label Printing Package #2 141783±007 Office Printing Package 141783±009 Eight Fonts Office Printing Package 141783±009 CG Century Schoolbook Family 141783±005 Four Fonts CG Times Family 141783±004 Four Fonts CG Triumverate Family 141783±003 Four Fonts Garamond Family 141783±011 Four Fonts Gill Sans Family 141783±002 Five Fonts Gill Sans Family 141783±002 Univers Family 141783±001 Four Fonts POSTNET, 5±3 IndexPage POSTNET, 5±97 Page Page Page Page Page Page Index±10 Page 6662