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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 Create Form Mode Quiet 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 Define CR Code Carriage Return Define LF Code Line FeedAutowrap Select Sfcc Select Font Auto EjectSelect LPI S. Ascii Skip Command Prefix Power On IGP/PGLAuto Uppercase Extended Execute Copy Host Form Length UPC DescendersIGP100 Compatibility Configuration PTXSetup Ptxsetup PTXSetup Command DescriptionPtxend End command for the PTXSETUP. When PTXSetup Command Parameters and Values Diskio DELªfilenameº Fontend PTXSetup Command Example Ptxsetup ENGINE±LENGTH11000WIDTH8500 Ptxend Commands Page IGP/PGL Command Standards Inline CommandsSpecial Function Control Character Sfcc Semicolon Line Terminator Printable Character Spaces Command ParametersForm Name Comments in Command Lines PromptNumeric Values Storing Data Uncompressed and Packed Bits Compression Character Position.Dot Position CP.DP Format ±1. CP.DP Format Example Data Fields for Alphanumeric and Incremental Data Fixed DataOverlay Data Dynamic Data Dark Printing Incremental Data FieldsThermal Printers Line-Matrix Printers ±2. Dark Printing Alphanumerics PurposeMode 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 Alphanumerics, Incremental Fixed Data Fields AlphaRPTn RSTn Dstartdatad Idir RSTn Startdata ~CREATETEST288 Vdupoff END~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 Boxes BOXLT SR SC ER EC Stop BOX Stop indicates the end of the Box command enter Box command parametersDefines 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 Configuration Config±2. Config Command Parameters Normal ~CONFIG Auto WRAP1 Auto EJECT0 LPI6 END ~CONFIG Reset END Corners CornerLT SR SC ER EC VL HL Stop Corner On the Scale command page 4±88, or use the CP.DP Based on the Scale command page 4±88, or useStop indicates the end of the Corner command Another set of Corner command parameters ±5. Corner Example Format ccCREATE /formname FL Disk CreateFormname Optional forms length parameter to specify Maximum length of the form. Form length cannotExceed 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 Duplication, Horizontal HdupoffDup# 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 When the last page prints, the IGP/PGL returns to Data, or Evfu data are used in the Execute commandOptional 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 Execute Form Incremental Dynamic Data CcEXECUTE formname page n FC ICNTn IRSTn Supplying Dynamic Data for Incremental Fields IAFIBF Idir Startdata Execute Form Overlay Data NORMAL, Execute Expanded PrintExpand Font Format ccFONT Face # Bold # Slant # Symset # Point #Font Face # Bold # Slant #Symset # Point #Page Form Length LFORM6LFORM8 LFORM648 Igon Ignore SequenceIgoff Line Spacing LPI LT R SC EC Lines, HorizontalStop Horz ±68 Commands LT C SR ER Lines, VerticalStop Vert ±70 Commands Listen Listen Logo Call LogoSR SC logoname Stop Logo Stop Logo Mode, Create CcLOGO logoname VL HL DiskRow# dot Dot1±dot2 dot Row# Terminates the Create Logo mode enter END END ~LOGOTAPEHOLD3640 Normal Mode Number SR SC Paper Rotate # SpeedRibsave # Tear # PCX Logo PCXPCX raster data RasterendPage ~PRINTSETUP.PTX Print FilePrint Filename Quiet Quiet Reset Reset Reverse Print ReverseDark SR SC ER EC Stop Reverse Dot column is specified based on the Scale command Stop indicates the end of the Reverse commandCommand. If not entered, the IGP/PGL will expect Another set of Reverse Print command parameters Value from 1 to the target DPI. The default is 6 lpi ScaleDOT CharPage Command Paper Movement Function Select FormatSfon Sfoff Setup SetupSetupend Host Data Tiff Tiff LogoTiff raster data Page ±94 Commands Bar Codes Overview ±1. Available Bar CodesCode 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 ±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 Variable Ratio Sample ~CREATETESTScalechar Alpha Barcode ±20 Code ±1. Code 39 Structure Quiet Zone Start/Stop CodesData Field Readable Data Code 39 Command Format C3/9 CD Vscan MAG Hn.m BFnL Dark SR SC Ddata fieldDMAG Hn.m BFnL Dark LOC Font Code 39 Example ±10. Code 39 Character Set~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 Code 93 Example Scalechar Barcode Codabar ±4. Codabar Structure 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 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 Code 128B Example ~CREATE128BSample Code 128B ~EXECUTE128B1 ~CREATE128C Code 128C Example~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 ~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 EAN ±12. EAN 13 Structure Number System Character EAN 13 Command Format EAN13 +n Vscan SCB MAG Hn.m BFn Dark SR Ddata fieldD Codes. Enter DARK. Refer to ªDark Printingº on Optional parameter to produce darker looking bar±10 for more information Vertically oriented symbols can be encoded in either Or upper side on vertically oriented symbolsLeft 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 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 ~CREATEFIMB FIM Example~EXECUTEFIMB1 POSTNETDARK33.315 ~CREATEFIMC~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 Defines the starting row for the bar code. Enter a value Character used within the dataSame character must be used at both ends Data field, but it will not print with the data ±2/5 Example Printable data field above bar codeTo 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 Command Format MSI n Vscan MAG Hn.m BFnL Dark SR SC Ddata fieldD Default value is 0.9±inch. .m is an additional Not print Printable data field above the bar code. To compensateFor printing the 0.1±inch high data, the height Bar code body is reduced 0.1±inch Font MSI Example ~CREATEMSIMSIADARK3227 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 ~CREATEPOSTNET POSTNETDARK1040POSTNETVSCANDARK1020 ~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 Readable data field. The default font type for UPC±A Command format, the data field is printedCode body is reduced 0.1±inch Automatically in OCR±B. Entering X will also ~CREATEUPCA UPC±A Example~EXECUTEUPCA1 UPC±E and UPC±E0 ±29. UPC±E and UPC±E0 Structure Quiet Zone Type UPC±E and UPC±E0 Command FormatUPC±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 ~CREATEUPCE UPC±E and UPC±E0 Example~EXECUTEUPCE1 Incremental Bar Code Fields Incrementing Bar Code Data ±18. Incremental 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 Example Using the Setup Command ~SETUP Config TOP/BOTTOM Margin 1 Left Margin END~SETUPEND Example Dynamic Data ~CREATESAMPLE390 ~EXECUTESAMPLE1 ~NORMAL ±2. Sample Form Bar Code Fields First bar code command Begin alpha command for dynamic data ~AF2*1234 Anywhere ST ~EXECUTESAMPLE~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 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 ~CREATELEFTHAND HNDLGO.FOMSRSClogoname 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 Ddatafield D Dark SrscLogo 1218HANDCRFT EnterFormat ±13. Completed Sample Form DIRECT.FOM Directory ExamplePrint DIRECT.FOM Delete Example DELETE.FRM~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 Character Addresses Making Character SubstitutionsPage ±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 ±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 Errors Alpha leading and trailing delimiters mismatchedAlpha 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 Insufficient memory for another Logo call Logo call starting row SR out of boundsLogo call starting column SC out of bounds Color or Gray scale not supported with Logos Create Errors Create Stop command missing Insufficient memory to store the Setup programCreate page starting column page SC out of bounds 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 symbols exceeds the form length Barcode symbols exceeds the form widthBarcode data field too short or too long Barcode variable ratio 0 or not ascending Sfcc decimal input error ± must be 01 to Dynamic Barcode field longer than previously defined Reverse Print Errors LFORMx form length parameter n errorForm 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 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 Albertus Antique OliveITC Avant Garde Gothic Monotype Baskerville ITC Benguiat CG BodoniITC Bookman Decorative 90326 90133 90349 90508 Caslon ITC CenturyCG Century Schoolbook ITC Cheltenham Book Clarendon ITC ClearfaceCourier Futura ITC Galliard Garamond AntiquaGarth Graphic Gill Sans CG Goudy Old Style HiroshigeITC Korinna Letter Gothic CG Melliza ITC Lubalin GraphMicrostyle CG Omega CG PalacioShannon ITC Souvenir Stymie ITC TiepoloITC Tiffany CG Times CG Trade CG TriumvirateCG Triumvirate Condensed CG Trump Mediaeval Univers Univers CondensedITC 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 Index POSTNET, 5±3Page POSTNET, 5±97 Page Page Page Page Page Page Index±10 Page 6662