Quiet Zone | Printronix ThermaLine Series guide

Quiet Zone

Both ends of the bar code structure require blank quiet zones. The quiet zones must be at least 0.25 inches wide and completely blank to ensure accurate reading of the start/stop codes and to prevent adjacent bar codes from overlapping. Be sure to provide sufficient space on the form for the quiet zones.

Start/Stop Codes

The start/stop code is a unique character identifying the leading and trailing end of the bar code. The start/stop code is automatically produced with each bar code. The start/stop code structure permits bidirectional bar code scanning.

Data Field

The bar code symbol uses a series of wide and narrow bars and spaces to represent standard alphanumeric characters. Each wide or narrow bar or space is one element; each character in the data field has nine elements.

The structure is three wide elements (bars or spaces) out of the nine total elements which compose one character.

Readable Data

The optional readable data field provides a readable interpretation of the bar code data. It can be printed above or below the bar code symbol.

Check Digit

The optional modulo±43 check digit can be inserted into the bar code to verify accurate scanning.

5±36

Bar Codes

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Printronix ThermaLine Series manual Quiet Zone

Contents

Page Page 136458±001, Rev B Copyright  1995, PRINTRONIX, INC Trademark Acknowledgments Page Table of Contents PTXSetup CommandsPage Bar Codes Form Examples and Exercises Multinational Character Sets Error Codes Chapter Contents Introduction How to Locate Information About this Manual Features Introduction How the IGP/PGL Operates ±1. IPG/PGL Modes Normal Mode Modes of Operation ±1. Normal Mode Commands Command Mnemonic Description Quiet Mode Create Form ModeUppercase ±2. Create Form Mode Commands Create Logo Mode Execute Form Mode ±3. Execute Form Mode Commands LPI Iset Normal Paper Reset Sfon Sfoff Configuration Mode AutoEject Option Parameter Comments Value Ext Execute Copy Option Parameter Comments Value Select Font ±5. Ascii Conversion Table BEL Alphanumeric Data Incremental Data ±18 Introduction Configuration Configuring the IGP/PGL with the Control Panel ±1. The Configuration Menu IGP/PGL Emulation Submenu Autowrap Define CR Code Carriage ReturnDefine LF Code Line Feed Select Sfcc Select LPI Select FontAuto Eject S. Ascii Auto Uppercase Skip Command PrefixPower On IGP/PGL Extended Execute Copy UPC Descenders Host Form LengthIGP100 Compatibility Configuration PTXSetup PTXSetup Command Description PtxsetupPtxend End command for the PTXSETUP. When PTXSetup Command Parameters and Values Diskio DELªfilenameº Fontend PTXSetup Command Example Ptxsetup ENGINE±LENGTH11000WIDTH8500 Ptxend Commands Page Special Function Control Character Sfcc IGP/PGL Command StandardsInline Commands Semicolon Line Terminator Printable Character Command Parameters SpacesForm Name Numeric Values Comments in Command LinesPrompt Storing Data Uncompressed and Packed Bits Compression Character Position.Dot Position CP.DP Format ±1. CP.DP Format Example Overlay Data Data Fields for Alphanumeric and Incremental DataFixed Data Dynamic Data Thermal Printers Dark PrintingIncremental Data Fields Line-Matrix Printers ±2. Dark Printing Mode AlphanumericsPurpose Format DIR Point Stop CCW454800*E INV454800*E ±3. Alphanumeric Example Using Incremental Alphanumeric Data Alphanumerics, Incremental Fields ±1. Increment Alphanumeric Stepmask Start Data ±20 Commands Commands ±21 RPTn RSTn Dstartdatad Alphanumerics, Incremental Fixed Data FieldsAlpha Idir RSTn Startdata ~EXECUTETEST ~CREATETEST288Vdupoff END ~NORMAL Alphanumerics, Incremental Dynamic Data Fields Cn IAFnL DIR UC SR SC VE HE StopIAFnL ±26 Commands Commands ±27 Where VDUP36 Repeats alpha string LT SR SC ER EC BoxesBOX Stop BOX Defines the ending column of the box. Enter a value Stop indicates the end of the Box command enterBox command parameters Ranging from column 2 through the last column ±4. Box Example Compressed Print Density Density~DENSITY15 ±2. Config Command Parameters ConfigurationConfig Normal ~CONFIG Auto WRAP1 Auto EJECT0 LPI6 END ~CONFIG Reset END LT SR SC ER EC VL HL CornersCorner Stop Corner Stop indicates the end of the Corner command On the Scale command page 4±88, or use the CP.DPBased on the Scale command page 4±88, or use Another set of Corner command parameters ±5. Corner Example Create Format ccCREATE /formname FL DiskFormname Exceed the physical length of the page. Refer to Optional forms length parameter to specifyMaximum length of the form. Form length cannot Appendix C. Specify the form length in one of three Disk Delete FormDelete Form ~DELETE FORMPAY#DISK Logoname Delete LogoDelete Logo Example Directory Directory Dup# Duplication, HorizontalHdupoff Offset# Vert Duplication, Vertical Vdupoff Horz End Format END Execute Form Mode How to Use the Execute Command Print Formats in the Execute Form Mode Execute Form General Format Optional form count parameter specifies When the last page prints, the IGP/PGL returns toData, or Evfu data are used in the Execute command Number of copies of the form to print. Enter Form Feed Character Execute Form Dynamic Alphanumeric Data CcAFn Dascii textDAscii text Execute Form Dynamic Bar Code Data Format ccBFn Ddata fieldDData field Execute Form Incremental Dynamic Data CcEXECUTE formname page n FC ICNTn IRSTn IBF Supplying Dynamic Data for Incremental FieldsIAF Idir Startdata Execute Form Overlay Data Expanded Print NORMAL, ExecuteExpand Font FontFormat ccFONT Face # Bold # Slant # Symset # Point # Face # Symset # Bold #Slant # Point #Page LFORM8 Form LengthLFORM6 LFORM648 Ignore Sequence IgonIgoff Line Spacing LPI Lines, Horizontal LT R SC ECStop Horz ±68 Commands Lines, Vertical LT C SR ERStop Vert ±70 Commands Listen Listen SR SC logoname Logo CallLogo Stop Logo Stop Row# dot Dot1±dot2 dot Logo Mode, CreateCcLOGO logoname VL HL Disk Row# Terminates the Create Logo mode enter END END ~LOGOTAPEHOLD3640 Normal Mode Number SR SC Paper Ribsave # Rotate #Speed Tear # PCX raster data PCX LogoPCX RasterendPage Print ~PRINTSETUP.PTXPrint File Filename Quiet Quiet Reset Reset Dark SR SC ER EC Reverse PrintReverse Stop Reverse Command. If not entered, the IGP/PGL will expect Dot column is specified based on the Scale commandStop indicates the end of the Reverse command Another set of Reverse Print command parameters DOT Value from 1 to the target DPI. The default is 6 lpiScale CharPage Sfon Command Paper Movement FunctionSelect Format Sfoff Setupend SetupSetup Host Data Tiff Logo TiffTiff raster data Page ±94 Commands Bar Codes Code Code 128 ± Subset B Subset C Codabar Code UCC± Overview±1. Available Bar Codes Interleaved 2/5 Postnet UPC±E and UPC±E0Postnet 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 ±6. T3204 & T3304 Binary Bar Code Sizes Bar Codes ±13 16.7 mil 671 Portrait ±7. T3204 & T3304 Binary Bar Code Sizes CW & CCW Drawing ±7. T3204 & T3304 Binary Bar Code Sizes Mil 331 26.7 mil ±9. T3204 & T3304 4-Element Bar Code Sizes CW & CCW Drawing ±9. T3204 & T3304 4-Element Bar Code Sizes Scalechar Alpha Variable Ratio Sample~CREATETEST Barcode ±20 Code ±1. Code 39 Structure Data Field Quiet ZoneStart/Stop Codes Readable Data MAG Code 39 Command FormatC3/9 CD Vscan MAG Hn.m BFnL Dark SR SC Ddata fieldD Hn.m BFnL Dark LOC Font ~CREATEC39 Code 39 Example±10. Code 39 Character Set Sample C3/9 ±2. Sample Code 39 Bar Codes ±3. Code 93 Structure Code 93 Data Field Code 93 Command Format CODE93Vscan To use this field, perform the following steps Same character must be used at both ends ±11. Code 93 Character Set Code 93 Example Scalechar Barcode Codabar ±4. Codabar Structure Quiet Zone Codabar Command Format Codabar CD Vscan MAG Hn.m BFnL Dark SR Ddata fieldDCodabar CD ±38 Bar Codes ±39 ±12. Codabar Character Set Codabar Example CODABARVSCANX1H7520~EXECUTETEST ~NORMAL Code 128B and Code 128C ±5. Code 128 Structure Code 128B Data Field Code 128C Data Field Code 128 Command Format C128C Dark Sfcc ±13. Code 128B Character Set ±14. Code 128C Character Set Sample Code 128B Code 128B Example~CREATE128B ~EXECUTE128B1 Code 128C Example ~CREATE128C~EXECUTE128C1 Code UCC ±128 ±8. Code UCC±128 Structure Quiet Zone Code UCC±128 Command Format UCC±128 Dark Must be used at both ends of the data field, but it will Not print with the data Code UCC±128 Example ~CREATEUCC±128~EXECUTEUCC±1281 EAN Start/Center/Stop Codes EAN 8 Command Format EAN8 +n Vscan SCB MAG Hn.m BFn Dark SR Ddata fieldDSCB Inches Scale command page 4±88, or use the CP.DP Ranging from row 1 to one less than the lengthForm. Character row or dot row is specified based on Readable data field. The default value, N, selects Font. Enter S to suppress printing the data fieldTrailing lower portions of the EAN bar code EAN 8 Example ~CREATEEAN8~EXECUTEEAN81 EAN ±12. EAN 13 Structure Number System Character EAN 13 Command Format EAN13 +n Vscan SCB MAG Hn.m BFn Dark SR Ddata fieldD Optional parameter to produce darker looking bar Codes. Enter DARK. Refer to ªDark Printingº on±10 for more information Left side of the data field or lower side on Vertically oriented symbols can be encoded in eitherOr upper side on vertically oriented symbols Number system character. a bar code character is not ±15. Left Side Data Field Format EAN 13 Example ~CREATEEAN13~EXECUTEEAN131 FIM ±15. FIM Structure Vscan Clear Zone Start/Stop Code FIM Command Format FIM Vscan Hn.m BFn Dark SR SC Ddata fieldD Row or dot row is specified based on the Scale FIM Example ~CREATEFIMB~EXECUTEFIMB1 ~CREATEFIMC POSTNETDARK33.315~EXECUTEFIMC1 Interleaved 2/5 I±2/5, German I±2/5 ±18. I±2/5 Structure Quiet Zone ±2/5 Command Format I25GERMAN Vscan MAG Hn.m BFnL Dark SR SC D data field D Bar Codes ±81 Same character must be used at both ends Defines the starting row for the bar code. Enter a valueCharacter used within the data Data field, but it will not print with the data To compensate for printing the 0.1±inch high data, ±2/5 ExamplePrintable data field above bar code Height of the bar code body is reduced 0.1±inch ±19. Sample I±2/5 Bar Codes MSI Quiet Zone MSI Command Format MSI n Vscan MAG Hn.m BFnL Dark SR SC Ddata fieldD Default value is 0.9±inch. .m is an additional For printing the 0.1±inch high data, the height Not printPrintable data field above the bar code. To compensate Bar code body is reduced 0.1±inch Font MSIADARK3227 MSI Example~CREATEMSI MSIBVSCANX2H12DARK3254 ±92 Security Level XDn YDn This parameter is used Character other than a slash /, the SFCC, or a Execute the form Postnet ±25. Postnet Structure Vscan Clear Zone Postnet Command Format Postnet Defines the starting row for the bar code. Enter a value POSTNETVSCANDARK1020 ~CREATEPOSTNETPOSTNETDARK1040 ~EXECUTEPOSTNET1 UPC±A Quiet Zone UPC±A Command Format UPC±A +n Vscan SCB MAG Hn.m BFn Dark SR Ddata fieldD Bar Codes ±107 Character used within the data. It will not print with Data. Use the same character at both ends Code body is reduced 0.1±inch Readable data field. The default font type for UPC±ACommand format, the data field is printed Automatically in OCR±B. Entering X will also UPC±A Example ~CREATEUPCA~EXECUTEUPCA1 UPC±E and UPC±E0 ±29. UPC±E and UPC±E0 Structure Quiet Zone UPC±E and UPC±E0 Command Format TypeUPC±E or UPC±E0 ±114 OCR±B Readable data field. The default font type for UPC±E Command format, the data field will print ±16. Eleven Digit Compression ±17. Six±Digit Zero Expansion UPC±E and UPC±E0 Example ~CREATEUPCE~EXECUTEUPCE1 Incremental Bar Code Fields Incrementing Bar Code Data ±18. Incremental Bar Code Data Bar Codes Bar Codes ±123 Incremental Bar Code Fixed Data Fields Type Vscan MAG Hn I Dark SR SCIdir Stepmask RPTn RSTn Dstartdatad 65,535 to specify the repeat count VDUP36 Incremental Bar Code Dynamic Data Fields Barcode StopIBFnL Duplicating Incremental Bar Code Fields C3/9H7IBF1665 ±130 Form Examples and Exercises Form Examples Form Examples and Exercises ±1. Basic Create Form Example ~SETUPEND Example Using the Setup Command~SETUP Config TOP/BOTTOM Margin 1 Left Margin END Example Dynamic Data ~CREATESAMPLE390 ~EXECUTESAMPLE1 ~NORMAL ±2. Sample Form Bar Code Fields First bar code command Begin alpha command for dynamic data ~FF ~AF2*1234 Anywhere ST~EXECUTESAMPLE ~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 PRACTC.FRM Stop END EnterFormat ±6. Box and Corner Example System Format ±7. Box/Corner Example with Horizontal and Vertical Lines Enter RECnAFnLDIRUCDARKSRSCVEHEDTextD ~CREATEPRACTICE Stop END ~EXECUTE Practice ~NORMAL ±8. Practice Form Example Barcode C3/9H8BF15DARK35.739 Alpha previously input C3/9H8BF15DARK35.739 ±9. Completed Practice Form Example Logo Exercise ±10. Sample Logo HNDLGO.FOM ~CREATELEFTHANDSRSClogoname Disk EnterFormat ±36 Form Examples and Exercises Form Design Layout Considerations Planning the Form Layout Form Examples and Exercises ±39 ±11. Sample Form Design Form Examples and Exercises ±41 Boxbox Vertvert Ltrscec Stop Vdupoff Dark Srsc Ddatafield DLogo 1218HANDCRFT EnterFormat ±13. Completed Sample Form Directory Example DIRECT.FOMPrint DIRECT.FOM ~DELETE Formpractice Delete ExampleDELETE.FRM ~DELETE Formhcboats ~DELETE Logohandcrft Solving Program Errors ±50 Form Examples and Exercises Multinational Character Sets About the Multinational Character Set Character Sets Available±1. Multinational Character Sets and Set Values Character Addresses Making Character SubstitutionsPage ±2. Substitution Set Hex Values OCR Character Sets Accessing Characters and Character Sets Power±Up Character Set SelectionData Bit User±Defined Set Command Uset CafaUset ±3. USET±ISET Relationship ~USET1 Character Set Selection Command Iset Iset Multinational Character Sets ±12 Multinational Character Sets Multinational Character Sets ±13 ±14 Multinational Character Sets Error Codes Purpose of Error Codes CCCREATE/FORM Name Horizontal Line Errors Vertical Line Errors Box Errors Corner Errors Corner starting column SC ending column EC Corner starting row SR ending row ER Alpha starting row SR out of bounds Alpha ErrorsAlpha leading and trailing delimiters mismatched Alpha starting column SC out of bounds Alpha X expansion HE and Y expansion VE must be zero Logo Errors Logo call starting column SC out of bounds Insufficient memory for another Logo callLogo call starting row SR out of bounds Color or Gray scale not supported with Logos Create Errors Create page starting column page SC out of bounds Create Stop command missingInsufficient memory to store the Setup program Insufficient memory to store the form Execute Errors Execute format or delimiter error Insufficient memory to Execute the form Miscellaneous Errors Expand parameters out of bounds or format error Bar Code Errors Barcode data field too short or too long Barcode symbols exceeds the form lengthBarcode symbols exceeds the form width Barcode variable ratio 0 or not ascending Sfcc decimal input error ± must be 01 to Dynamic Barcode field longer than previously defined Form length physical page length Reverse Print ErrorsLFORMx form length parameter n error 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 Boundaries Paper Selection and Maximum Values Boundaries Length Setting Top/Bottom Margins Figure C±1. Top/Bottom Margin Example Setting Left Margins Figure C±2. Left Margin Example ± No Setting Figure C±4. Left Margin ±20 Setting Example Boundaries Typefaces Standard and Optional Typefaces ITC Avant Garde Gothic AlbertusAntique Olive Monotype Baskerville ITC Bookman ITC BenguiatCG Bodoni Decorative 90326 90133 90349 90508 CG Century Schoolbook CaslonITC Century ITC Cheltenham Book Courier ClarendonITC Clearface Futura Garth Graphic ITC GalliardGaramond Antiqua Gill Sans ITC Korinna CG Goudy Old StyleHiroshige Letter Gothic ITC Lubalin Graph CG MellizaMicrostyle Shannon CG OmegaCG Palacio ITC Souvenir ITC Tiffany StymieITC Tiepolo CG Times CG Triumvirate Condensed CG TradeCG Triumvirate CG Trump Mediaeval ITC Zapf Chancery UniversUnivers Condensed 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 Index POSTNET, 5±3Page POSTNET, 5±97 Page Page Page Page Page Page Index±10 Page 6662