Printronix ThermaLine Series

D–11

Typefaces

Stymie

90385

90386

90067

90068

ITC Tiepolo

93799

93800

93801

93802

ITC Tiffany

90437

92628

90441

92630

CG Times

92500

92501

92504

92505

Contents

Main Page Page Page Page Page Table of Contents Introduction Configuration PTX_Setup Commands Page Bar Codes Form Examples and Exercises Multinational Character Sets Page About this Manual How to Locate Information Warnings and Special Information Features Page How the IGP/PGL Operates Page Modes of Operation Normal Mode 18 Introduction Table 11. Normal Mode Commands Command Mnemonic Description Page # Quiet Mode Create Form Mode 110 Introduction Table 12. Create Form Mode Commands Command Mnemonic Description Page # Create Logo Mode Execute Form Mode 112 Introduction Table 13. Execute Form Mode Commands Command Mnemonic Description Page No. Configuration Mode 114 Introduction Option Parameter Value Comments 115Introduction Option Parameter Value Comments 116 Introduction Table 15. ASCII Conversion Table Alphanumeric Data Incremental Data Page Configuring the IGP/PGL with the Control Panel 23 Configuration The IGP/PGL Emulation Submenu Figure 21. The Configuration Menu Define CR Code (Carriage Return) Define LF Code (Line Feed) Autowrap Select SFCC Select Font Auto Eject Select LPI Auto Uppercase Skip Command Prefix Power On IGP/PGL Extended Execute Copy UPC Descenders Host Form Length IGP100 Compatibility Page PTX_Setup Command Description Page PTX_Setup Command Parameters and Values DISK_IO ENGINE PTX_Setup Command Example Page IGP/PGL Command Standards Special Function Control Character (SFCC) Semicolon (;) Uppercase Inline Commands Upright Text Line Terminator Printable Character Spaces Command Parameters Form Name Prompt Numeric Values Comments in Command Lines Storing Data Uncompressed and Packed Bits Compression Character Position.Dot Position (CP.DP) Format Commands48 Figure 41. CP.DP Format Example Data Fields for Alphanumeric and Incremental Data Fixed Data Overlay Data Dynamic Data Incremental Data Fields Dark Printing Thermal Printers Line-Matrix Printers Page Alphanumerics Page Page Page Page Page Alphanumerics, Incremental Fields Using Incremental Alphanumeric Data Page Commands420 421Commands Alphanumerics, Incremental: Fixed Data Fields Page Page Alphanumerics, Incremental: Dynamic Data Fields Page 427Commands Page Page Boxes Page Page Compressed Print (Density) Configuration Page Corners Page Page Create Page Delete Form Delete Logo Directory Duplication, Horizontal Page Duplication, Vertical Page End Execute Form Mode How to Use the Execute Command Print Formats in the Execute Form Mode Execute Form: General Format Page Page Execute Form: Dynamic Alphanumeric Data Execute Form: Dynamic Bar Code Data Execute Form: Incremental Dynamic Data Supplying Dynamic Data for Incremental Fields Page Execute Form: Overlay Data Expanded Print Font Page Page Form Length Ignore Sequence Line Spacing Lines, Horizontal Page Lines, Vertical Page Listen Logo Call Page Logo Mode, Create Page Page Normal Mode Page Number Paper Page PCX Logo Page Print File Quiet Reset Reverse Print Page Scale Page Select Format Setup TIFF Logo Page Page Overview Page UserDefined Variable Bar Code Ratios [R[D]ratio] 55Bar Codes Bar Codes56 Table 52. T3306 & T3308 Binary Bar Code Sizes (Continued) 57Bar Codes Bar Codes58 Table 52. T3306 & T3308 Binary Bar Code Sizes (Continued) Table 53. T3306 & T3308 Binary Bar Code Sizes (CW & CCW Drawing) 59Bar Codes Table 53. T3306 & T3308 Binary Bar Code Sizes (Continued) Bar Codes510 511Bar Codes Table 54. T3306 & T3308 4-Element Bar Code Sizes (Normal & Inverted Drawing) Table 55. T3306 & T3308 4-Element Bar Code Sizes (CW & CCW Drawing) Bar Codes512 Table 55. T3306 & T3308 4-Element Bar Code Sizes (Continued) Table 56. T3204 & T3304 Binary Bar Code Sizes (Normal & Inverted Drawing) 513Bar Codes Table 56. T3204 & T3304 Binary Bar Code Sizes (Continued) Bar Codes514 Table 56. T3204 & T3304 Binary Bar Code Sizes (Continued) 515Bar Codes Table 57. T3204 & T3304 Binary Bar Code Sizes (CW & CCW Drawing) Table 57. T3204 & T3304 Binary Bar Code Sizes (Continued) Bar Codes516 517Bar Codes Table 58. T3204 & T3304 4-Element Bar Code Sizes (Normal & Inverted Drawing) Table 59. T3204 & T3304 4-Element Bar Code Sizes (CW & CCW Drawing) Bar Codes518 Table 59. T3204 & T3304 4-Element Bar Code Sizes (Continued) Variable Ratio Sample PDF Character Sizes [PDF [;LOC] [;FONT] (T)] 521Bar Codes Code 39 Figure 51. Code 39 Structure The Code 39 structure is shown in Figure 51 and described on the following Page Code 39 Command Format Page Page Code 39 Example Page Bar Codes528 Code 93 Figure 53. Code 93 Structure The Code 93 structure is shown in Figure 53 and described on the following Page Code 93 Command Format Page Page 533Bar Codes Table 511. Code 93 Character Set Character Hex Character Hex Code 93 Example 535Bar Codes Codabar Figure 54. Codabar Structure The Codabar structure is shown in Figure 54 and described on the following Page Codabar Command Format Page Page Bar Codes540 Table 512. Codabar Character Set Codabar Example Bar Codes542 Code 128B and Code 128C Figure 55. Code 128 Structure The Code 128 structure is shown in Figure 55 and described on the Page Code 128 Command Format Page Page 547Bar Codes Table 513. Code 128B Character Set Character Hex Character Hex Character Hex Character Hex Bar Codes548 Table 514. Code 128C Character Set Code 128B Example Code 128C Example 551Bar Codes Code UCC 128 Figure 58. Code UCC128 Structure The Code UCC128 structure is shown in Figure 58 and described on the Page Code UCC128 Command Format Page Page Code UCC128 Example 557Bar Codes EAN 8 Figure 510. EAN 8 Structure The EAN 8 bar code structure is shown in Figure 510 and described on the Page EAN 8 Command Format Page Page Page EAN 8 Example Bar Codes564 EAN 13 Figure 512. EAN 13 Structure The EAN 13 bar code structure is shown in Figure 512 and described on the Page EAN 13 Command Format Page Page Page EAN 13 Example FIM Bar Codes572 (T (Last Line) Above Last) (Line Page FIM Command Format Page FIM Example Page Bar Codes578 Interleaved 2/5 (I2/5), German I2/5 Figure 518. I2/5 Structure The I2/5 bar code structure is shown in Figure 518 and described on the Page I2/5 Command Format I2/5 German Command Format Page Page I2/5 Example Page 585Bar Codes MSI Figure 520. MSI Structure The MSI bar code structure is shown in Figure 520 and described on the Page MSI Command Format Page Page Page MSI Example Bar Codes592 PDF417 Figure 522. PDF417 Structure The PDF417 structure is shown in Figure 522 and described on the Page PDF417 Command Format Page Page PDF417 Example POSTNET 599Bar Codes NOTE: Illustration is not to scale Figure 525. POSTNET Structure (VSCAN) Page POSTNET Command Format Page Page Bar Codes5104 UPCA Figure 527. UPCA Structure The UPCA bar code structure is shown in Figure 527 and described on the Page UPCA Command Format Page Page Page UPCA Example 5111Bar Codes UPCE and UPCE0 Figure 529. UPCE and UPCE0 Structure Page UPCE and UPCE0 Command Format Page Page Page 5117Bar Codes Table 516. Eleven Digit Compression ( ___ ___ ) ( ___ ___ ___ ) ( ___ ) ( ( ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ) ( ___ ) ( ___ ___ ___ ___ ) ( ___ ) ( 4 ) Bar Codes5118 Table 517. SixDigit Zero Expansion UPCE and UPCE0 Example Incremental Bar Code Fields Incrementing Bar Code Data Page 5123Bar Codes Incremental Bar Code Fixed Data Fields Page Page Incremental Bar Code Dynamic Data Fields Duplicating Incremental Bar Code Fields Page Page Form Examples Page Page Example: Using the Setup Command Example: Dynamic Data Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Form Exercise Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Logo Exercise 633Form Examples and Exercises Figure 610. Sample Logo Page Page Form Examples and Exercises636 Form Design Page Layout Considerations Planning the Form Layout 639Form Examples and Exercises Enter Format Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Directory Example Delete Example Solving Program Errors Page About the Multinational Character Set Character Sets Available Character Addresses Making Character Substitutions Page Multinational Character Sets 75 Table 72. Substitution Set Hex Values OCR Character Sets Accessing Characters and Character Sets Data Bit 8 PowerUp Character Set Selection UserDefined Set Command (USET) Page Character Set Selection Command (ISET) Page Page Page Page The Purpose of Error Codes Horizontal Line Errors Vertical Line Errors Box Errors Corner Errors Page Alpha Errors Page Logo Errors Page Create Errors Page Execute Errors Page Miscellaneous Errors Page Bar Code Errors Page Page Reverse Print Errors Incremental Fields Errors Multinational Character Set Errors Font Errors A A1ASCII Character Set * ^ KEY + ~ Page B Page Page Page C Paper Selection and Maximum Values Create Form Mode Execute Form Mode Page Setting Top/Bottom Margins Setting Left Margins Page BoundariesC6 Figure C2. Left Margin Example No Setting Figure C3. Left Margin Setting +20 Example Page Page D Typefaces Standard and Optional Typefaces Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Index A B C Page D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T U V