Avery 9860, 9825, 9855 User Manual 2

PROGRAMMER’S ADDENDUM

This addendum describes the software changes available in

♦ version 6.0 of the Monarch® 9855® and 9860™ printers.

♦ version 3.0 of the Monarch® 9825® printer.

This addendum contains information about

♦ defining a GS1 DataBar™ (RSS) bar code symbology.

♦ defining the RFID Setup Packet.

♦ using the Unicode UTF-8 symbol set.

♦ viewing the printer's serial number.

Note: Information in this document supercedes information in previous

versions. Check our Web site (www.monarch.com) for the latest documentation and release information.

Audience

This addendum is for the System Administrator, who designs and prints Monarch® Printer Control Language II (MPCLII) formats.

Monarch®, 9825®, 9855®, and 9860® are trademarks of Paxar Americas, Inc. Avery Dennison® is a trademark of Avery Dennison Corp. DataBar is a trademark of GS1. Portions of this software are ©2007 The FreeType Project (www.freetype.org). All rights reserved.

Defining a GS1 DataBar™ (RSS) Symbology

The GS1 DataBar is a family of linear symbologies. Depending on the bar code data entered, the bar code may appear as a 2D bar code stacked on top of the linear bar code. For more information about the GS1 DataBar bar

code, refer to the GS1 Genera l Specification.

Syntax B,field#,# of char,fix/var,row,column,

font,density,height,text,alignment,field rot, type,sep_height,segment¦

B1. B Bar Code Field. B2. field# Unique number from 1-999 to identify this field. B3. # of char Maximum number of characters. The actual maximum

number of characters is limited by the size of the label

B13. Bar Code Type B3. Number of Characters (Max.)

1 - GS1 DataBar 14 13 - no check digit input

2 - GS1 DataBar 14 Truncated 13 - no check digit input

3 - GS1 DataBar 14 Stacked 13 - no check digit input

4 - GS1 DataBar 14 Stacked Omni directional

5 - GS1 DataBar Limited 13 - no check digit input

6 - GS1 DataBar Expanded *

7 - UPCA 11 - no check digit input

8 - UPCE 10 - no check digit input

9 - EAN13 12 - no check digit input

10 - EAN8 7 - no check digit input

11 - UCC/EAN128 and CC A/B *

12 - UCC/EAN128 and CC C *

* For more information, refer to the GS1 General Specification.

Note: If not enough characters are entered, the bar code pads to the left

with zeros. If too many characters are entered, unpredictable results may occur.

and bar code density. Range: 0-2710. The default is 30.

13 - no check digit input

B4. fix/var Fixed (F) or variable (V) length field. B5. row Distance from bottom of the

print area to the pivot point of the field. The pivot point varies, depending on how the field is justified.

To easily identify the

pivot points (marked with a circle), a linear bar code is shown:

Row

Left-Justified Fields

Printer Unit of Measure Row or

End Row

9855/ 9860

B6. column Distance from the lower left edge of the print area to the

pivot point. Use the previous table for values. Allow a minimum of 1/10 inch between the scan edge of bar code and label edges or other data.

B7. font Bar code type. Use 38.

English (1/100 inch) Metric (1/10 mm) 203 dpi Dots

English (1/100 inch) Metric (1/10 mm) 300 dpi Dots

0-1599 0-4061 0-3246

0-1199 0-3045 0-3597

Col

Column or End Column

0-399 0-1013 0-810

0-399 0-1013 0-1197

B8. density Bar code density. The range is 2-8. The default is 2.

Select the density from the following table.

Bar Code Type

GS1 DataBar

B9. height Bar code height of the linear bar code, in 1/100 inches,

English 19

Note: Only for use with UCC/EAN family types listed

B10. text Appearance of text with bar code. Options:

B11. alignment Alignment of bar code data in the field. Use L (left). B12. field rot Field rotation. Field rotation rotates the whole field.

Density Selector

2 2/9.9 3/9.8

3 3/14.8 4/13.1

203 dpi Narrow Element Size (dots/mils)

300 dpi Narrow Element Size (dots/mils)

Data Length

Char Set

0-2710 00H to

FFH

4 4/19.7 5/16.4 5 5/24.6 7/23 6 6/29.6 8/26.2 7 7/34.5 10/32.8 8 8/39.4 11/36.1

1/10 mm, or dots. Minimum values:

Metric 48 203 Dots 38 300 Dots 57

below.

0 Default 8 No text, bar code only

Rotation is affected by the pivot point, which varies depending on how text is justified. The lower left corner of the field is the pivot point. The default is 0. Options: 0 Top of field points to top of supply 1 Top of field points to left of supply 2 Top of field points to bottom of supply 3 Top of field points to right of supply

B13. type Select from the bar code family. Options:

1 GS1 DataBar 14

2 GS1 DataBar 14 Truncated 3 GS1 DataBar 14 Stacked 4 GS1 DataBar 14 Stacked Omni directional 5 GS1 DataBar Limited 6 GS1 DataBar Expanded 7 UPCA 8 UPCE 9 EAN13 10 EAN8 11 UCC/EAN128 and CC A/B 12 UCC/EAN128 and CC C

B14. sep_height Height of the separator between the linear bar code and

2D bar code. The value is 1 or 2 . The default is 1.

B15. segment Width of the segment – only for use with GS1 DataBar

family types listed above. The range is even numbers from 2 to 22. The default is 22.

Example B,1,30,V,5,5,38,4,0,0,L,0,1,2,22¦

Defines a bar code field (field #3) with up to 30 characters of variable length starting at row 5, column 5. The GS1 DataBar uses a density of 4. No text is shown with the bar code. The bar code is left-aligned with no field rotation.

{F,1,A,R,E,400,400,""¦ B,1,30,V,5,5,38,4,0,0,L,0,1,2,22¦} {B,1,N,1¦ 1,"123456|Monarch Brand Printers"¦}

{F,1,A,R,E,400,400,""¦ B,1,30,V,5,5,38,4,35,0,L,0,11,2,22¦} {B,1,N,1¦ 1,"10ABC|Monarch"¦}

This GS1 DataBar uses UCC/EAN128 and CC A/B as the bar code type and specifies the linear bar code height at 0.35 inches.

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