Intermec ESim v4.20 Programmer's Reference Manual

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Programmer’s Reference Manual

ESim v4.20 for EasyCoder C4 Bar Code Label Printer

Intermec Printer AB

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Preface

Contents

Introduction ................................................................................. vi

General Information

Dump Mode ..................................................................................2

Memory ......................................................................................... 3

Direct Mode ..................................................................................3

Form Edit Mode ............................................................................4

Form .............................................................................................. 4

Text Editor .....................................................................................4

Commands ....................................................................................4

Field ............................................................................................... 5

Field Positioning ............................................................................ 6

Commands List

Direct Mode ................................................................................10

Form Edit Mode ..........................................................................12

Setting Up the Printer

Default Setup ..............................................................................14

Example ....................................................................................... 15

Editing in Direct Mode

Example........................................................................................18

Editing in Form Edit Mode

Example........................................................................................20

Retrieving and Printing a Form

Example............... ........................................................................ 26

Commands

Syntax.......................................................................................... 30

A Print Text ..........................................................................31

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B Standard Bar Codes ............................................................36

b Two-Dimensional Bar Codes, General Part ........................41

MaxiCode ......................................................................42

PDF417 ........................................................................43

Data Matrix ...................................................................45

QR Code .......................................................................46

C Counter ..............................................................................49

C Cut Immediate ................................................................... 53

D Density ...............................................................................54

EI List Soft Fonts ....................................................................57

EK Delete Soft Font .................................................................58

ES Store Soft Font ...................................................................59

eR User-Deﬁ ned Error/Status Character Control .....................62

f Cut Position .......................................................................64

FE End Store Command .......................................................... 65

FI Print Form Information ......................................................66

FK Delete Form .......................................................................67

FR Retrieve Form ..................................................................... 68

FS Form Store ......................................................................... 69

GG Print Graphics ....................................................................70

GI Print Graphics Information ................................................71

GK Delete Graphics ..................................................................72

GM Store Graphics in Memory .................................................73

GW Store Graphics in Image Buﬀ er ........................................... 75

I Character Set Selection .......................................................76

i Asian Character Spacing .....................................................77

JB Disable Top of Form Backup .............................................. 78

JF Enable Top of Form Backup ...............................................79

j Media Feed Adjustment ...................................................... 80

LE Line Draw Exclusive ........................................................... 81

LO Line Draw Black .................................................................82

LS Line Draw Diagonal ...........................................................83

LW Line Draw White ...............................................................84

M Memory Allocation ............................................................85

N Clear Image Buﬀ er .............................................................88

O Options Select ....................................................................89

oR Character Substitution ........................................................91

P Print ................................................................................... 92

PA Print Automatic ..................................................................93

Q Set Form Length .................................................................94

q Set Label Width .................................................................98

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R Set Reference Point .............................................................99

S Speed Select ...................................................................... 100

U Print Conﬁ guration (General) ..........................................101

UC Command Reply Accept Character Control ..................... 102

UDC Memory Cartridge Information ........................................103

UE Soft Font Information Inquiry .......................................... 104

UF Form Information Inquiry ................................................ 105

UG Graphics Information Inquiry ..........................................106

UI Enable Prompts/Code Page Inquiry .................................. 107

UM Code Page & Memory Inquiry .........................................108

UN Disable Error Reporting ...................................................109

UP Code Page & Memory Inquiry/Print ................................110

US Enable Error Reporting ....................................................111

UV Product Identity and Asian Font Types .............................112

V Deﬁ ne Variable ................................................................. 113

W Windows Mode ................................................................115

X Draw Box ......................................................................... 116

Y Serial Port Setup ...............................................................117

Z Print Direction ................................................................. 118

? Download Variables ..........................................................119

^@ Reset Printer .....................................................................120

^A Print Pause Mode .............................................................121

^B Break Batch Printing ........................................................122

^C Continue Printing ............................................................123

^D Remaining Labels .............................................................124

^ee Immediate Error Report ...................................................125

Fonts

Resident Fonts ...........................................................................128

Font Sizes 1-5 ............................................................................129

Code Pages and Character Sets

Printout samples ........................................................................132

Error-Handling

Error-Handling Principles .......................................................... 148

Error Types ................................................................................150

Error Replies ..............................................................................151

Error Replies Table .....................................................................152

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Introduction

 e EasyCoder C4 printers from Intermec are provided with a built-in protocol (ESim) by which you can use any computer, terminal, scanner or keyboard, that can produce ASCII characters, to control the printer.  is is a useful alternative to the Intermec InterDriver, which requires a PC operating under Microsoft Windows.

With the ESim protocol, you can use any editor to control the printer, either by means of the serial RS-232 channel or the parallel Centronics channel.

 e EasyCoder C4 ESim protocol is compatible with the corresponding protocol for EasyCoder 91, even if some commands or command parameters have no meaning in EasyCoder C4, and some commands are new.

Note that EasyCoder C4 has a ﬂ ash memory for forms and graphics, which requires special consideration. Avoid storing frequently changing data in ﬂ ash (see GM and GW commands in Chapter 7) and use printer drivers developed for EasyCoder C4 rather than EasyCoder 91 drivers.

 is manual will assist you in designing labels using the ESim protocol. It has been organized to provide you with an under-standing of the printer’s functions and command structure.

 e manual describes version 4.20 of the ESim protocol.

If you have any questions regarding the protocol or this manual, please contact your Intermec distributor for technical assistance.

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General Information

 is chapter explains the basic functions and modes of the ESim protocol and helps understanding the more comprehensive explanations in the other chapters in this manual.

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Dump Mode

 e printer has the capability to perform in dump mode, which means that the printer will print out the echo of the received ASCII. Use this capability to debug your software when the printer does not perform as you expect.

To enter Dump Mode:

• Turn oﬀ the power to the printer.

• For best result, load the printer with full width labels or tags.

• Hold down the Feed key and turn on the power again.

• Release the Feed key when the indicator lamp ﬂ ashes green.

•  is procedure adjusts the label stop sensor and media feed and produces a test label, see below.

• After the test label has been printed, the printer enters the Dump Mode, as indicated by the last line on the test label.

Part No , ESim version, & checksum Serial RS-232 port setup (see Y cmd) USB port Test pattern Number of SRAMs installed Image buffer size (see M cmd) Form memory size (see M cmd) Graphic memory size (see M cmd) Font memory size (see M cmd) Character set (see I command) Speed – Density – Ref. point – Dir – Errors (see S, D, R, Z & UN/US cmds) Label width –Form length (see q & Q cmds) Options (see O & C cmd) LSS (liner+label – detection level – liner) Dump Mode On

Example of a test label from an 203.2 dpi (8 dots/mm) EasyCoder C4 without any memory cartridge installed.

Do not use continuous stock in Dump Mode. An error will occur since there are no gaps or slots to detect.

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In the Dump Mode, the output is the same label as produced by means of a U command, but an extra line will be appended saying “now in DUMP”.  en the printer waits for ASCII dump printing.

Send a string of characters or a label form to the printer and tap the Feed key to produce a printout. Dump mode will also print control characters, see character set table at the end of Chapter 9.

To return to normal mode, brieﬂ y tap the Feed key. A label with the mes- sage “out of DUMP” will be printed.

Memory

 e ﬁ rmware has memory allocation for print image buﬀ er, form, graphic, and external font memory.  e ﬁ rst time the printer is used, it is automatically initialized to default settings, see

Chapter 3.

 e

M memory command sets the image buﬀ er, the form memory, and graphic memory area.  e remaining memory space, if any, is allocated to the external font memory, which is intended for bitmap fonts downloaded using external software.

Direct Mode

You can print a label without using a predeﬁ ned format by sending write commands (text, bar codes, graphics, lines and boxes) to the printer after having cleared the image buﬀ er using an N command.  e label remains stored in the image buﬀ er and can be printed over and over again by sending new P print commands, until the buﬀ er is cleared by an N command, or by retrieving and printing a Form (see FR command).

 e Direct Mode is also used for retrieving and printing preprogrammed label formats, for the issuing of global setup commands, for deleting forms and graphics from memory, and to make the printer produce a number of diﬀ erent reports.

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Form Edit Mode

 is mode is used to permanently store label forms and graphics in the printer memory. In addition to plain text, bar codes, graphics, lines, and boxes, form edit mode also allows the use of variables and counters, which are not available in the Direct Mode.  e individual label forms can be retrieved and printed in the Direct Mode.

Some setup parameters can be included in forms in order to adapt the printer for diﬀ erent applications. However, such setup parameters will aﬀ ect the global setup after the form has been retrieved and printed.

Form

Every label is made up of various ﬁ elds. A form is the complete set of commands that deﬁ ne the content and the design of the label. A form can be saved in memory and retrieved when required.

Text Editor

Use any ASCII output device with a parallel or serial port and a text editor to design the form and programming the printer. Communication is based on the ASCII characters 10 dec. and 32-255 dec.

Commands

 e command syntax is based on upper and lower case characters, numeric characters, commas (as separators), quotation marks and line feeds (LF; ASCII 10 dec.).  e LF in this manual is listed as ↵ in the command descriptions. Line Feeds (LF) are required to be sent at the end of most command lines! Some commands require to be appended by both a carriage return and a line feed (<CR/LF>).

Note that all programming examples start with LF (depicted as ↵). It is strongly recommended to start any sequence of command lines with a Line Feed (LF).

Most PC based systems send CR/LF when pressing the <Enter> key.  e CR (carriage return) sent in a CR/LF sequence will be ignored. CR alone will not work.

Refer to

Chapter 2, “Commands List” for information on for which

purposes the various commands can be used.

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Field

Each command line of printable data will create a ﬁ eld, which is deﬁ ned in regard of start position, rotation, magniﬁ cation, etc.

X Axis

Y Axis

Feed Direction

Variable Tex t V0 0

Graphic

Rotated text

Fixed Text

Line

Counter C0

Counter C1

Box

EASYCODER C4

FRAGILE

PACKED BY: SAM

SERIAL NO. 654

76532

Bar Code

The illustration shows how a label is printed and fed out

when using the default direction.

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Field Positioning

 e printable area of the label forms a grid, where the X-axis runs across the media and the Y-axis runs along the media path. Dots are used as the unit for establishing position of the upper left corner of each ﬁ eld in relation to a speciﬁ ed reference point.

 e printer is available with two diﬀ erent printhead densities (the 203.2 dpi printer and the 300 dpi printer have diﬀ erent ﬁ rmware versions):

Density Medium High

X-axis 203.2 dpi (8 dots/mm) 300 dpi (11.81 dots/mm)

Y-axis 203.2 dpi (8 dots/mm) 304.8 dpi (12 dots/mm)

Number of active dots: 832 1208

Max. print width: 104 mm 102.2 mm

Dot line to tear bar: 136 dots 204 dots

Dot line to cutter blade: 256 dots 384 dots

Text and bar code ﬁ elds can be rotated around their insertion points, whereas lines, boxes and graphics cannot be rotated. However, the entire print image can be rotated 180°.  e illustration below shows coordinates for the default print direction (

ZT).

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Example of ﬁ eld positioning when using an 203.2 dpi (8 dots per mm) printhead.

800832 750 700 650 600 550 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

550

X-axis

Y-axis

Reference Point

at direction ZT

X000;Y000

Feed

Direction

TEXT

CODE 39

Rotated Text Field

X500;Y400

Bar Code Field

X150;Y300

Text Field

X100;Y100

Graphic Field

X650;Y050

Print Width 104 mm (832 dots)

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Commands List

 is chapters lists which commands can be used in the Direct Mode and the Form Edit Mode respectively.

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Direct Mode

Setup Commands

Used to set up the printer globally, that is, aﬀ ect both the Direct Mode and Forms.

D Density eR User-Deﬁ ned Error/Status Character Control f Cut Position I Character Set Selection i Asian Character Spacing JB Disable Top of Form Backup JF Enable Top of Form Backup j Media Feed Adjustment M Memory Allocation O Options Select oR Character Substitution Q Set Form Length q Set Label Width R Set Reference Point S Speed Select UC Command Reply Accept Character Control UN Disable Error Reporting US Enable Error Reporting W Windows Mode Y Serial Port Setup Z Print Direction

Store Commands

Used to store graphic ﬁ les.

GM Store Graphics in Memory GW Store Graphics in Image Buﬀ er

Used to store soft fonts. ES Store Soft Font

Clear and Delete Commands

Used to erase data from the printer's memory.

EK Delete Soft Font FK Delete Form GK Delete Graphics N Clear Image Buﬀ er ^@ Reset Printer

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Editing Commands

Used to edit labels in the Direct Mode.

A Print Text B Print Standard Bar Codes b Print Two-Dimensional Codes GG Print Graphics LE Line Draw Exclusive LO Line Draw Black LS Line Draw Diagonal LW Line Draw White X Draw Box

Print Control Commands

Used to produce printouts of labels edited in the Direct Mode or retrieved forms edited in the Form Edit Mode. Also commands for controlling batch printing.

C Cut Immediate FR Retrieve Form P Print ? Download Variables ^A Print Pause Mode ^B Break Batch Printing ^C Continue Printing

Report Commands

Return information on serial channel and/or produce printed information.

EI List Soft Fonts FI Print Form Information GI Print Graphics Information U Print Conﬁ guration UDC Memory Cartridge Information UE Soft Fonts Information Inquiry UF Form Information Inquiry UG Graphics Information Inquiry UI Enable Prompts/Code Page Inquiry UM Code Page & Memory Inquiry UP Code Page & Memory Inquiry/Print UV Product Identity and Asian Font Types ^D Remaining labels ^ee Immediate Error Report

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Form Edit Mode

Setup Commands in Forms

Will aﬀ ect the global setup after printing a form including such a command.

D Density Q Set Form Length R Set Reference Point S Speed Select Z Print Direction

Editing Commands

Used to edit forms.

A Print Text B Print Standard Bar Codes b Print Two-Dimensional Codes C Counter FE End Form Store FS Form Store GG Print Graphics LE Line Draw Exclusive LO Line Draw Black LS Line Draw Diagonal LW Line Draw White PA Print Automatic V Deﬁ ne Variable X Draw Box

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Setting Up the Printer

 is chapter shows the default setup of the printer and gives an example of how to change the setup.

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Default Setup

Parameter Command Default Setting

Error/Status Char.

eR0,0

XOFF/XON-handling

Density

D10

Character Set

I8,0,001

8 bits, code page 0, country code 001

Top of Form backup

Enabled

Media feed adjust

j136 j204

136 dots (at 203.2 dpi) 204 dots (at 300 dpi)

Label Gap Sensor

LTS disabled, TT mode, reverse gap disabled. cutter disabled

Char. substitution

No substitution

Form Length

Q24,0

Continuous mode, print gap 24 dots

Label Width

q832 q1208

832 dots (at 203.2 dpi) 1208 dots (at 300 dpi)

Reference Point

R000,000

X:000;Y000

Print Speed

50 mm/sec. (2 inches/sec.)

Reply Character

UC0

None

Error Handling

Error reporting disabled

Windows Mode

Disabled

Serial Port

Y96,N,8,1

9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit

Print Direction

Start printing at top of image buﬀ er

Printhead Resolution Measures

203.2 dpi printheads 203.2 dpi (8 dots/mm) in both directions

300 dpi printheads 300 dpi (11.81 dots/mm) across the media path

304.8 dpi (12 dots/mm) along the media path

 e setup will be reset to default values if...

• the printer's ﬁ rmware is upgraded using a ﬁ rmware cartridge,

• or the Feed key is pressed more than 3 seconds in the Dump Mode.

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Some commands may also aﬀ ect the values of other command, for example if a conﬁ guration label is printed (see U and UP commands), the print direction is reset to ZT, and if an R Reference Point command is executed, the label width (see q command) will be changed.

Example

Let us assume that we will use an EasyCoder C4 for direct thermal printing. We will print full width  ermal Top labels in the peel-oﬀ mode without using the label taken sensor.  e default communication setup and character set are acceptable.

 us, a few setup parameters should be changed in the Direct Mode:

• Density from 10 to 8

• Media feed adjustment from 136 to 110

• Label Taken Sensor from enabled to disabled

Enter the following commands:

Command Explanation

↵

CR/LF to start command structure

D8 ↵

Set density

j110 ↵

Set media feed adjustment for peel-oﬀ operation

ON ↵

Disable label taken sensor

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Editing in Direct Mode

 is chapter gives an example of how to create a simple label in the Direct Mode.

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Example

Assuming that...

• the printer has been set up for the application (see

Chapter 3),

• the length of the label and the gap has been determined by printing a Test Label (see

Chapter 1, “General Information/Dump Mode”),

• and the graphic used in the example has been downloaded to the printer (see

GM command1),

...we will now print two copies of a label which we will edit in the Direct Mode.  e label will look like the example in Chapter 5.

 e label can be printed as many times as you want, as long as it still is stored in the image buﬀ er. Once replaced, it cannot be retrieved. It also implies that counters and variables cannot be used.

Command Explanation

↵

CR/LF to start command structure

N↵

Clear image memory

X0,0,4,752,584↵

Draw a box

LO0,144,752,4↵

Draw a line

LO440,232,4,160↵

Draw a line

A40,400,1,1,1,1,N,"Made in Sweden"↵

Write a 90° text line of ﬁ xed data

A24,160,0,5,1,1,R,"EASYCODER"↵

Write a text line of ﬁ xed data

A24,250,0,4,1,1,N,"MODEL: 501SA"↵

Write a text line of ﬁ xed data

A472,312,0,4,1,1,N,"Checked by: Dan"↵

Write a text line of ﬁ xed data

A24,312,0,4,1,1,N,"SERIAL#: 000001"↵

Write a text line of ﬁ xed data

B280,440,0,1,2,3,96,B,"S 000001"↵

Write barcode representing ﬁ xed data

GG24,12,"LOGO"↵

Write a graphic from graphics memory

P2↵

Print command to image buﬀ er; Print 2 copies

/.  e Intermec logotype is not included in the software package and is only included in the example to demonstrate how to print a graphics ﬁ eld. You can substitute it with any graphics of approximately the same size. If you ﬁ nd it diﬃ cult to download graphics, you could omit the GG command from the example until you have become more familiar with the concept.

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Editing in Form Edit Mode

 is chapter gives an example of how to create a simple label in the Form Edit Mode.

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Example

Assuming that...

• the printer has been set up for the application (see

Chapter 3),

• the length of the label and the gap has been determined by printing a

Test Label (see

Chapter 1, “General Information/Dump Mode”),

• and the graphic used in the example has been downloaded to the

printer (see

GM command1),

...we will now edit a label that can be saved as a form in the printer's memory and retrieved when so required. It also means that we can use counters and variables.

When we are ﬁ nished, the label will look like this:

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Name the Form

Name of this form is TEST.

Command Explanation

↵

CR/LF to start command structure

FK"TEST" ↵

Delete any existing form named TEST

FS"TEST" ↵

Start store form named TEST

Deﬁ ne Variables

 e ﬁ rst variable (V00) has a maximum size of 15 characters.  e second variable (V01) has 10 characters and prints in reverse.  e third variable (V02) has a maximum size of 8 characters.

Command Explanation

V00,15,N,"Enter Product name:" ↵

Deﬁ ne ﬁ rst variable

V01,10,L,"Enter Model number:" ↵

Deﬁ ne second variable

V02,8,N,"Checked by:" ↵

Deﬁ ne third variable

 e text within quotes are prompts, which will be sent from the printer to the host when the label form is retrieved (serial communication only).

Deﬁ ne a Counter

 e counter has maximum 6 digits.

Command Explanation

C0,6,L,+1,"Enter Serial Number:"↵

Deﬁ ne counter

Note:  e variables (V00, V01, V02) and counter (C0), are deﬁ ned within this label form named TEST.  e next label form containing variables and counters, will again start with V00 and C0. If variable data is being sent from an external data base, omit the text between the quotes and replace with a space character, for example

V00,15,N," ".

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Draw a Box and two Lines

Start to draw the surrounding box using the X command and then draw the two lines using the LO command.

Command Explanation

X0,0,4,752,584↵

Draw a box

LO0,144,752,4↵

Draw a black line

LO440,232,4,160↵

Draw a black line

Place a Text Line with Fixed Data

Enter a 90° rotated text line containing the ﬁ xed data "Made in Sweden" in text size 1.  e quotation marks enclosing the ﬁ xed data will not be printed.  e text size (1) is the smallest resident font in the printer.

Command Explanation

A40,400,1,1,1,1,N,"Made in Sweden"↵

90 degree. text line, ﬁ xed data

Place a Variable Text

 e next line is a text line, using text size 5 in reverse and prints the variable V00.  e data printed in this ﬁ eld must be sent to the printer at the time of form retrieval.

Command Explanation

A24,160,0,5,1,1,R,V00 ↵

Write a text line, 1:st variable

Place a Combination of Fixed Data and a Variable

 e following two command lines consist of a combination of ﬁ xed data enclosed in quotation marks and variable data.

Command Explanation

A24,250,0,4,1,1,N,"MODEL: "V01↵

Text line, ﬁ xed data + 2:nd variable

A472,312,0,4,1,1,N,"Checked by: "V02↵

Text line, ﬁ xed data + 3:rd variable

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Place a Combination of Fixed Data and a Counter

 e next command line is a text line containing ﬁ xed data and the counter (C0).  e ﬁ rst time this label form is retrieved for printing, the start value for this counter must be sent to the printer.  e printer will store the value of the counter for this form and automatically continue to print the next value the next time this form is retrieved. Reset or set to another value by sending a new start value.

Note:  e value of the counter will be kept in the memory even if another form is retrieved or the printer is switched oﬀ .

Command Explanation

A24,312,0,4,1,1,N,"SERIAL#: "C 0↵

Text line, ﬁ xed data + 1:st counter

Place a Bar Code with Fixed Data and a Counter

Below a Bar Code Command line is used to enter a Code 128 bar code, containing the ﬁ xed data "S" in combination with the actual counter value. It is also set for printing the human readable text below the bar code.

Note:  e narrow to wide ratio is not relevant for Code 128.  e printer will use the value for the narrow bar to deﬁ ne the bar code. (Value 3 for wide bar deﬁ nition is ignored.)

Command Explanation

B280,440,0,1,2,3,96,B,"S"C 0↵

Bar code, ﬁ xed data + 1:st counter

Place Graphics

 e next line writes a graphic named "Intermec" from memory and positions it on the form.

Command Explanation

GG24,12,"LOGO"↵

Write graphic from graphics memory

End Programming of this Form

 e closing command that ﬂ ags the end of form, see the full program listing later in this chapter.

Command Explanation

FE↵

Closing command to store form

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Complete List of the Example

Command Explanation

↵

CR/LF to start command structure

FK"TEST"↵

Delete current form named TEST

FS"TEST"↵

Start store form named TEST

V00,15,N,"Enter Product name:"↵

Deﬁ ne 1:st variable

V01,10,L,"Enter Model number:"↵

Deﬁ ne 2:nd variable

V02,8,N,"Checked by:"↵

Deﬁ ne 3:rd variable

C0,6,L,+1,"Enter Serial Number:"↵

Deﬁ ne counter

X0,0,4,752,584↵

Draw a box

LO0,144,752,4↵

Draw a line

LO440,232,4,160↵

Draw a line

A40,400,1,1,1,1,N,"Made in Sweden"↵

Write a 90˚ text line of ﬁ xed data

A24,160,0,5,1,1,R,V00↵

Write 1:st variable text ﬁ eld

A24,250,0,4,1,1,N,"MODEL: "V01↵

Write text line, ﬁ xed data + 2:nd variable

A472,312,0,4,1,1,N,"Checked by: "V02↵

Write text, ﬁ xed data + 3:rd variable

A24,312,0,4,1,1,N,"SERIAL#: "C 0↵

Write text line, ﬁ xed data + 1:st counter

B280,440,0,1,2,3,96,B,"S"C 0↵

Write barcode, ﬁ xed data + 1:st counter

GG24,12,"LOGO"↵

Write graphic from graphics memory

FE↵

Closing command to store form

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 is chapter gives a step-by-step example of how a form is retrieved.  e variable data ﬁ elds are manually provided with information after the operator has been prompted to do so on the screen of the host. Finally, the operator orders a label to be printed.

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Example

 e form “TEST”, edited in the previous chapter, can be retrieved and printed from any ASCII sending device using this sequence:

Command Explanation

↵

CR/LF to start command structure

FR"TEST"↵

Retrieve form

?↵

Call for variables

EASYCODER↵

Substitute variable V00

501SA↵

Substitute variable V01

Dan↵

Substitute variable V02

100000↵

Counter start value C0

P1,2 Print 2 copies of a single label

In this example we have manually substituted variables for testing purposes.

Note: It is critical to the syntax to send exactly the same number of variable lines as deﬁ ned for this label form.

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Provided you use the serial interface for communication between printer and host1, you can make the printer return prompts that appear on the screen, requesting the operator to enter input data, by sending a UI command after each power-up.  e optional Keyboard Display Unit automatically sends the

UI command at power-up.

Printer Sends... Command Explanation

↵

CR/LF to start command structure

UI Enable prompts command (optional)

UI80,001 Printer returns code page status

FR"TEST"↵

Retrieve form

?↵

Call for variables

Enter Product name:

EASYCODER↵

Substitute variable V001

Enter Model number:

501SA↵

Substitute variable V01

Checked by:

Dan↵

Substitute variable V02

Enter SERIAL#:

100001

100000↵

Reset, accept, or enter2 counter start value C0

Number of labels sets Prompt

P1 Ignore

P1↵

Enter P + Quantity of labels

Copies of each label Prompt

2↵ Enter number of copies + ↵

/.  e font selected in this example allows uppercase characters only.

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 e example below demonstrates that it is not necessary to set the counter start value again.  e counter internally keeps track of the last number issued as long as the power remains switched on and is updated according to instructions in the form.

Command Explanation

↵

CR/LF to start command structure

FR"TEST"↵

Retrieve form

?↵

Call for variables

EASYCODER↵

Substitute variable V00

501SA↵

Substitute variable V01

Dan↵

Substitute variable V02

↵

CR/LF to use existing counter value

P1,2↵

Print 2 copies of 1 label

Once a form has been retrieved, it can be used over and over again until another form is retrieved. All variable input data and counter values are stored in the volatile memory, which means they will be lost if the printer is switched oﬀ or at a power failure. If prompts are enabled, existing data and counter values will be displayed on the screen after the related prompt. Any input data can be overwritten at will.

Command Explanation

?↵

Call for variables in same form

↵

CR/LF to use existing data in V00

↵

CR/LF to use existing data in V01

Sam↵

Substitute data in variable V02

200000↵

Substitute counter start value

P1,1↵

Print 1 copy of 1 label

Note:  e question mark (?) following the FR command is essential for the printing of certain ﬁ elds edited in the Form Edit Mode, that is ﬁ elds containing variables or counters. Variables and counter start values must be entered or accepted as described above. If no question mark is transmitted, all ﬁ elds containing variable input, that is variables and counters, will be completely omitted from the printout.

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Commands

 is chapter lists the various commands in alphabetic order. For each command, a short description is given, followed by the syntax for the command and an explanation the of parameters included in the syntax.

Examples of how to use the commands are also given.

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Syntax

In the command syntax, there are a few conventions for substituting data or indicating how data can be used:

•

p1 – pn

Indicates parameters listed separately below the command syntax.

•

[ ..... ]

Square brackets indicate optional parameters or data.

•

A straight vertical lines indicates alternatives.

•

"Name"

Enter the name of the form or graphic within double quotation marks

(ASCII 34 dec.), for example "Intermec".

•

"DATA"

 e data could be from another source such as a .PCX ﬁ le, a database,

or entered by the operator. "Data" designates the place in the command sequence to input the data.

Because the ﬁ rmware uses quotation marks "" (ASCII 34 dec.), you

need a special designator (also called escape character) to print text or bar codes which include quotation marks

.  e backslash character "\"

(ASCII 92 dec.) serves that purpose for ﬁ xed text data strings:

To print: " enter: " \" " To print: "ABC" enter: " \"ABC\" " To print: \ enter: " \\ " To print: \code\ enter: " \\code\\ "

/. If a 7 bit character set is selected, this syntax will not be supported.

All backslash (\) characters will be printed as entered.

• → Trailing arrow indicate that data continues on the next line. Leading arrow indicate that data is continued from the previous line.

• ↵ Indicates a linefeed character (LF; ASCII 10 dec.), also see Commands

in Chapter 1.

•

<name>

Alternative method for writing unprintable ASCII characters, for

example

<ACK> = ASCII 06 dec.

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A – Print Text

Description  is command is used to print an ASCII text string.

Syntax Ap1,p2,p3,p4,p5,p6,p7,"DATA"

Parameters p

Horizontal start position (X) in dots.

Vertical start position (Y) in dots.

0 No Rotation. Left to right. 1 90 degrees rotation. Left to right 2 180 degrees rotation. Left to right 3 270 degrees rotation. Left to right 4 No Rotation. Top to bottom. Asian fonts (p4=8) only 5 90 degrees rotation. Top to bottom. Asian fonts (p4=8) only 6 180 degrees rotation. Top to bottom. Asian fonts (p4=8) only 7 270 degrees rotation. Top to bottom. Asian fonts (p4=8) only p

Font Selection:

203.2 dpi (8 dots/mm) 300 dpi (11.81 dots/mm) 1 20.3 cpi, 6 points (8 x 12 dots) 25 cpi, 4 points (12 x 20 dots) 2 16.9 cpi, 7 points (10 x 16 dots) 8.75 cpi, 6 points (16 x 28 dots) 3 14.5 cpi, 10 points (12 x 20 dots) 15 cpi, 8 points (20 x 36 dots) 4 12.7 cpi, 12 points (14 x 24 dots) 12.5 cpi, 10 points (24 x 44 dots) 5 5.6 cpi, 24 points (32 x 48 dots) 6.25 cpi, 21 points (48 x 80 dots) 8 Asian fonts :

- Korean Korean.24 (24 x 24 dots in double-byte)

- Chinese GB GB.24 (24 x 24 dots in double-byte)

- Chinese BIG-5 Big5.24 (24 x 24 dots in double-byte)

- Japanese Japanese.24 (24 x 24 dots in double-byte)

- Latin (12 x 24 dots in single-byte, included in all .24 fonts) a–z Soft Fonts (dot size controlled by ES com-

mand)

Horizontal multiplier 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8. p

Vertical multiplier 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. p

N Normal image R Reverse image "DATA" Represents a ﬁ xed data ﬁ eld. When using Asian double-byte fonts, specify both bytes as ASCII decimal

values, starting with the ﬁ rst value being larger than ASCII 127 dec (ASCII 7F hex), or below ASCII 127 (ASCII 7F hex) decimal to specify a Latin character.

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Example ↵ N↵ A50,0,0,1,1,1,N,"Example 1"↵ A50,50,0,2,1,1,N,"Example 2"↵ A50,100,0,3,1,1,N,"Example 3"↵ A50,150,0,4,1,1,N,"Example 4"↵ A50,200,0,5,1,1,N,"EXAMPLE 5"↵ A50,300,0,3,2,2,R,"Example 6"↵ P1↵

Note: Font size 5 only supports uppercase characters, see example

5 in the label above.

Remarks  e "DATA" ﬁ eld can be replaced by or combined with the com-

mands below:

Variable: Vnn Prints the contents of variable “nn” at this position,

where nn is a 2 digit number from 00-99.

Consecutive Number Counter: Cn Prints the contents of counter “n” at this position,

where n is a 1 digit number from 0- 9.

Cn±x Prints the contents of counter “n” at this position while

setting the counter’s start value to “x”. n and x are 1 digit numbers from 0-9

Enter + to increment or - to decrement.

Example: When labels with consecutive numbers are printed next to each

other across the media, it is done by using a single counter in a single form.

 e command Cn±x in our example will be used twice and count

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00001 00002 00003

up the single counter by one (1) in each position (last two Acommand lines).

Set the Form Step Value p4 to +3 for the counter Cn used in our

example (see the C-command line). Also refer to “C – Counter”.

↵ FK"TEST2"↵ FS"TEST2"↵ C0,5,L,+3,"Counter 0"↵ A180,50,0,3,1,1,N,C0↵ A380,50,0,3,1,1,N,C0+1↵ A580,50,0,3,1,1,N,C0+2↵ FE↵

 is example illustrates how ﬁ xed text, variable text, and counters

can be used in text ﬁ elds in the Form Edit Mode:

↵ FK"TEST1"↵ FS"TEST1"↵ V00,25,l,"Product name"↵ C0,4,L,+1,"Start serial No"↵ A50,50,0,4,1,1,N,"COMPANY NAME"↵ A50,100,0,3,1,1,N,"Product: "V00↵ A50,150,0,3,1,1,N,"Serial No: "C0↵ FE↵

Combination of several options can also be used in a single text

ﬁ eld:

A50,300,0,3,2,2,R,"Deluxe"V01C1"Combo"↵

:Writes the text “Deluxe” + the contents of variable 01 + the con-

tents of counter 2 + the text “Combo” + the contents of variable

01.

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 e Latin font characters (1–5) are dot-mapped diﬀ erently than

the Asian font characters (8). Asian characters do not have any built-in gap between individual characters and will thus be placed adjacently, whereas Latin characters include a single dot border around each character. To create inter-character spacing for Asian fonts, use the i command.

Latin Characters

Asian Characters

White dots (character spacing)

Total character width

Character width

(8 dots)

Character height

12 dots

Total character width (24 dots)

Total character height (24 dots)

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 e Asian fonts can print character strings running from top to

bottom (p3 = 4–7), as well as the standard Latin word orientation from left to right (p3 = 0–3).  e characters will print in the sequence that they are entered into the data ﬁ eld of the A command.

Horizontal dots

Vertical dots

X-axis

Y-axis

0;0

Feed direction

Point of Origin for Text Object

=4)

Point of Origin for Text Object

=4)

Point of Origin for Text Object

=4)

Point of Origin for Text Object Rotated 270° (p

=7)

Point of Origin

for Text Object

Rotated 90°

=5)

No Multiplier

2x2 Multiplier

3x3 Multiplier

Point of Origin

for Text Object

Rotated 180°

=6)

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B – Standard Bar Codes

Description  is command is used to print standard bar codes.

Syntax Bp1,p2,p3,p4,p5,p6,p7,p8,"DATA"

Parameters p

Horizontal start position (X) in dots.

Vertical start position (Y) in dots.

0 No rotation. 1 90 degrees rotation clockwise. 2 180 degrees rotation clockwise. 3 270 degrees rotation clockwise. p

Bar code select. See Bar Code Type table below. p

Narrow bar width in dots. See Bar Code Type table below. Bar Code Type "p4" "p5" Code 39 std. or extended 3 1-10 Code 39 with check digit 3C 1-10 Code 93 9 1-10 Code 128 UCC case code 0 1-10 Code 128 Automatic subset selection 1 1-10 Manual selection of Subset A 1A 1-10 Manual selection of Subset B 1B 1-10 Manual selection of Subset C 1C 1-10 Codabar K 1-10 EAN8 E80 2-4 EAN8 2 digit add-on E82 2-4 EAN8 5 digit add-on E85 2-4 EAN13 E30 2-4 EAN 13 2 digit add-on 32 2-4 EAN13 5 digit add-on E35 2-4 Interleaved 2 of 5 2 1-10 Interleaved 2 of 5 with check digit 2C 1-10 Interleaved 2 of 5 w human readable check digit 2D 1-10 Planet PL n.a. Postnet P n.a. UCC/EAN 128 1E 1-10 UPC A UA0 2-4

UPC A 2 digit add-on UA2 2-4 UPC A 5 digit add-on UA5 2-4 UPC E UE0 2-4 UPC E 2 digit add-on UE2 2-4 UPC E 5 digit add-on UE5 2-4 UPC SCC 2U 1-10 p

Wide bar width in dots (2 -30).

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Barcode height in dots.

B Human readables ON. N Human readables OFF. "DATA" Represents a ﬁ xed data ﬁ eld.

Example  is example produces a Code 39 bar code:

↵ N↵ B50,50,0,3,2,6,200,B,"998152-001"↵ P1↵

Remarks All Bar Codes  e "DATA" ﬁ eld can be replaced by or combined with below

commands:

Variable: Vnn Prints the contents of variable “nn” at this position,

where nn is a 2 digit number from 00-99.

Consecutive Number Counter: Cn Prints the contents of counter “n” at this position,

where n is a 1 digit number from 0-9.

Cn±x Prints the contents of counter “n” at this position while

setting the counter’s start value to “x”. n and x are 1 digit numbers from 0-9.

Enter + to increment or - to decrement.

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Examples When labels with consecutive numbers are printed next to each

other across the web, it is done by using a single counter in a single form.

 e command Cn±x in our example will be used twice and count

up the single counter by one (1) in each position (last two Bcommand lines).

Set the Form Step Value p4 to +3 for the counter Cn used in our

example (see the C-command line). Also refer to “C command – Counter”.

↵ FK"TEST3"↵ FS"TEST3"↵ C0,6,L,+3,"Counter 0"↵ B120,50,0,2,3,6,100,B,C0↵ B320,50,0,2,3,6,100,B,C0+1↵ B520,50,0,2,3,6,100,B,C0+2↵ FE↵

 is example illustrates how ﬁ xed text, variable text, and counters

can be used in text ﬁ elds in the Form Edit Mode:

↵ FK"TEST4"↵ FS"TEST4"↵ V00,25,l,"Product name"↵ C0,4,L,+1,"Start serial No"↵ B50,50,0,3,2,6,100,B,"TEXT"↵ B50,200,0,3,2,6,100,B,V00↵ B50,350,0,3,2,6,100,B,C0↵ FE↵

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After retrieving and printing the form, the label may look like

this:

Combination of several options can also be used, for example:

B50,300,0,3,1,2,50,B,"Deluxe"V01C2"Combo"↵

:Writes a Code 39 bar code containing the information “Deluxe”

+ the contents of variable 01 + the contents of counter 2 + the text “Combo” + the contents of variable 01.

Bar Code 128 family  e Code 128 family has three unique data character subsets: A,

B, and C.  e choice of subset is done by use of the corresponding start character A,B, or C.  e subset can then be changed within the bar code by control characters A, B, C or shift.

Additionally, a set of special functions are available via FNC1,

FNC2, FNC3, and FNC4.  ese can be invoked in a ﬁ xed string part of the data ﬁ eld. In the symbol's human readable part, FNC and subset control characters are represented by a space character.  e data ﬁ eld is a ﬁ xed string and must not exceed 64 alphanumerical characters.

Code 128 with auto selection of subset and UCC/EAN128 Code 128 and UCC/EAN128 use automatic selection of subset,

both at the start and within the bar code.

Code 128 with manual selection of subset By manually selecting the starting subset of the Code 128

symbol, the user has complete control of how the Code 128 is

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composed. By using the special control characters in the data string, it is possible to switch to other subsets inside the bar code or to insert other special cases as shown in the table below.

Note:  e string invocation rules can only be used in ﬁ xed data

strings, not from within variables.

String invocation rules

Command Type ►

Text print Bar code

C128 manual selection

Bar code C128 Auto UCC/EAN128

Command ►

ABBBB

Param. p

= ►

- 1A 1B 1C 1, 1E

Starts with ►

- Start A Start B Start C Start A, B, or C (+FNC1

)

Invocation in string ▼

Text output ▼

Bar code output ▼

"\"" " " " NA

"\\" \ \ \ NA

"\1" 1 <FNC1> <FNC1> <FNC1> <FNC1>

"\2" 2 <FNC2> <FNC2> NA

<FNC2>

"\3" 3 <FNC3> <FNC3> NA

<FNC3>

"\4" 4 <FNC4> <FNC4> NA

<FNC4>

"\A" A Ignore

<Code A> <Code A> A

"\B" B <Code B> Ignore

<Code B> B

"\C" C <Code C> <Code C> Ignore

"\S" S <Shift> <Shift> NA

Char 06

Char 06 Char 06 NA

<FNC1>

Nothing happens if invocation code \A \B or \C refer to same Subset,

marked “Ignore.”

Not applicable combinations, will give error 01.

Character hex 06 in string is a legacy for FNC1 invocation from earlier

implementations of bar code 128.

EAN/UCC symbology always has FNC1 in the ﬁ rst data position and

do not support other FNCs.

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b – Two-Dimensional Bar Codes, General Part

Description  is command is used to print complex bar codes; Data Matrix,

PDF417, MaxiCode, and QR Code.  e command consists of two parts; a leading set of general positioning and bar type select parameters, and a trailing code-speciﬁ c part deﬁ ning the bar code’s appearance and its input data.

 e general part of the syntax is indicated by italic characters in

the code-speciﬁ c syntax descriptions on the following pages.

Syntax bp

1,p2,p3

[code speciﬁ c options]

Parameters p

Horizontal start position (X) in dots.

Vertical start position (Y) in dots.

Code type: D Selects Data Matrix. M Selects MaxiCode. P Selects PDF417. Q Selects QR Code. [code speciﬁ c options], see the following two pages.

Remarks  e standard program packages contains all the two-dimensional

bar codes mentioned above.

If the amount of data will not ﬁ t in the area speciﬁ ed, the indica-

tor will light orange, indicating an error.

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b – MaxiCode

Description  e following MaxiCode speciﬁ c options should append the

general part of the two-dimensional code command (indicated by italic characters,

see b command, general part). Only mode 2 and

3 are supported.

Syntax

bp1,p2,p3,

["CL,CO,PC,LPM"]

Parameters CL Class Code (3 digit number). CO Country Code (3 digit number). PC Postal Code (type of input decides mode 2 or 3): Mode 2: U.S.A. (5 digits, 4 digits). Note the separating comma sign! Mode 3: International (6 alphanumeric characters). LPM Low Priority Message (up to 84 alphanumeric characters).

Example N↵

b100,100,M,"300,400,93065,1692,This is→ →MaxiCode"↵ P1↵

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b – PDF417

Description  e following PDF417 bar code speciﬁ c options should append

the general part of the two-dimensional code command (indicated by italic characters, see

b command, general part).

Syntax

bp1,p2,p3,

[www,hhh,s,c,p,f,d,x,y,r,l,t,o],"DATA"

Parameters www Maximum print width in dots (3 digits). hhh Maximum print height in dots (3 digits). s Sets error correction level. Legal values are 0 thru 8. If level is not speciﬁ ed, a level that will generate about 1/8 as many ECC code

words as data code words is selected. c Selects data compression method: 0 Selects auto-encoding (default). 1 Selects binary mode. p Print human readable code appended by additional variables: xxx horizontal start location (3 digits). yyy vertical start location (3 digits). mmm maximum characters per line (3 digits). f Center pattern in area: 0 The pattern will print upper left justiﬁ ed in the area deﬁ ned by the w

and h values. 1 The pattern is printed in middle of the area deﬁ ned by the w and h

values (default). d- Print code words: 0 Values of code words not printed (default). 1 Values of code words printed. x- Module width. Legal values are 2-9. y- Set bar height. Legal values are 4-99 dots high. r- Maximum row count (refer to PDF417 speciﬁ cations). l- Maximum column count (refer to PDF417 speciﬁ cations). Note that this character

is lowercase L (ASCII 108 dec.). t- Truncated ﬂ ag: 0 Not truncated. 1 Truncated. o- Rotation: 0 0° rotation clockwise. 1 90° rotation clockwise. 2 180° rotation clockwise. 3 270° rotation clockwise. "DATA" Represents a ﬁ xed data ﬁ eld.

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Remarks If parameter www (max. print width) gives less space than

required by the sum of parameters x- (module width) and l(max. column count), error condition 50 will occur.

Likewise, if parameter hhh (max. print height) gives less space

than required by the sum of parameters y- (set bar height) and r- (max. row count), error condition 50 will also occur.

Example N↵ b40,40,P,400,300,p40,340,20,f1,x3,y10,r60,→

→l5,"ABCDEFGHIJK1234567890abcdefghijk"↵

P1↵

Note:  e last parameter in the b command above (l5) is lowercase L + the digit 5, not 15!

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b – Data Matrix

Description  e following Data Matrix speciﬁ c options should append the

general part of the two-dimensional code command (indicated by italic characters, see b command, general part).

Syntax

bp1,p2,p3,

[P4,"DATA"]

Parameters P

Narrow bar from 1 to 15.

"DATA" Represents a ﬁ xed data ﬁ eld, maximum 125 characters long.

Example N ↵ b40,80,D,5,"123456789012345678901234567890→ →1234567890123456789012345678901234567890→ →12345678901234567890" ↵ P1 ↵

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b – QR Code

Description QR Code is a matrix symbology, deﬁ ned in AIM International

ITS/97-001.

Basic characteristics for QR Code:

QR Code can be encoded as two models;

Model 1 Model 2

Model Version original enhanced

Symbol size in cell, (increment of 4 cells)

21*21 to 73*73 21*21 to

177*177

1. Numeric data mode: Digits 0-9;

Max: 1167 char Max: 7089 char

2. Alphanumeric data mode: Digits 0-9; upper case letters A-Z; nine other characters

Max: 707 char Max: 4296 char

3. 8-bit byte data mode: JIS 8-bit character set (Latin and Kana) in accordance with JIS X 0201

Max: 486 char Max: 2953 char

4. Kanji data mode: Shift JIS X 0208

Max: 299 char Max: 1817 char

5. Mixing mode: Mix of mode 1-4 above

NA Applicable

Note:  e maximum data length in ESim is approximately

780 bytes.

Error correction:

Four levels of Reed-Solomon error correction allowing recovery

of: L 7% M 15% Q 25% H 30%

Masking (intrinsic):

 is enables the ratio of dark to light modules in the symbol

to be approximated to 1:1 whilst minimizing the occurrence of

arrangements of close modules which would prevent eﬃ cient

decoding.

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 e following QR Code bar code speciﬁ c options should append

the general part of the two-dimensional code command (indicated by italic characters, see b command, general part).

Syntax

bp1,p2,p3,

[cn,mn,on,sn,xn,ynn],"DATA"

Parameters c Fixed data mode character set: 1 Numerical data mode 2 Alphanumerical data mode 3 8-bit data mode (JIS 0201) 4 Kanji data mode (JIS 0208) 5 Mixing mode (any of mode c1-c4, model type 2) Default: Model 1 Most optimal alternative of c1 to c4 Model 2 c5 Internally during rendering the QR Code, the mode can be switch within a bar

code to minimize the bit stream area. By using parameter cn, the data mode

character set is ﬁ xed. m Model type is deﬁ ned and unchanged within one QR Code. 1 Original version 2 Enhanced version (recommended). Default. o Rotation: 0 0° rotation clockwise. Default. 1 90° rotation clockwise. 2 180° rotation clockwise. 3 270° rotation clockwise. s Sets correction level. L 7 % Default. M 15% Q 25% H 30% x Masking factor 0-7 or 8 (auto). Default: 8 y Cell pixel size magniﬁ cation 02-64. Default: 10 "DATA" Represents a ﬁ xed data ﬁ eld. Maximum data length is relative chosen model

type and data mode but is limited to approximately 780 bytes. Ordinary string

controls, like \\ for \ and \" for ".

Errors If data not suitable to optional parameters: Error 01; Syntax error If data too long or out of range: Error 03; Data length

error

If data does not ﬁ t in area speciﬁ ed Error 50

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Example N↵ b40,40,Q,sM,x1,"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWHYZ→

123456789012345678901234ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQR→ STUVWHYZ1234"↵

P1↵

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C – Counter

Description  is command is used to deﬁ ne one of max. 10 automatic coun-

ters used in consecutive numbering applications, for example serial numbers. Counters can only be used in the Form Edit Mode, not in the Direct Mode.

Syntax Cp

1,p2,p3,p4

,[p5,]"PROMPT"

Parameters p

Counter number (0-9).

Maximum number of digits for the counter (1-29).

Field justiﬁ cation: L Left justiﬁ cation. R Right justiﬁ cation. C Center justiﬁ cation. N No justiﬁ cation. p

Step value. Plus or minus sign followed by a single digit (1-9): + Incrementation.

- Decrementation. p

Alphanumerical support (optional):

N Numerical support. Anything else than digit and leading spaces in DATA

will give error 03.

A Alpha support: Base 10 on digits, base 26 on letters. Default

Anything else than digit, leading spaces, and uppercase alpha characters

in DATA will give error 03. Wrap around: 0 → 9 goes back to 0 A → Z goes back to A B Alphanumerical support: Base 36 Anything else than digit, leading spaces, and uppercase alpha characters

in DATA will give error 03. Wrap around: 0 → 9 A → Z 9 goes to A Z goes to 0 [-] A single leading minus sign in the prompt ﬁ eld will cause the prompt to

be sent one time only after the form is retrieved (Keyboard Display Unit

only, see below). [- -] A double leading minus sign in the prompt ﬁ eld will cause the prompt to

be suppressed (Keyboard Display Unit only, see below). "PROMPT" An ASCII text ﬁ eld that will be transmitted to the Keyboard Display Unit or host

via the serial interface each time a form containing this command is retrieved.

It usually requests the operator to enter the starting value for the counter.

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Remarks  is command is used in forms that require sequential number-

ing. When initializing counters, they must be deﬁ ned in order (for example C0, C1, C2, etc.) after possible variables.

To print the contents of the counter, the counter number (C0-

C9) is entered in the "DATA" ﬁ eld of

A (Print Text) or B (Print

Bar Code) commands.

Prompts will only be displayed if a UI command has been issued

after last power-up.  e Keyboard Display Unit sends the UI command automatically.

 e ﬁ eld justiﬁ cation parameter (p3) aﬀ ects the way the counter

will be printed. When p3 = L, R, or C, the counter value will be printed left, right or center justiﬁ ed in an area with a width deﬁ ned by p2 (number of digits). If no justiﬁ cation is selected (p3 = N), the ﬁ eld will truncated from the right side so as to not exceed the set maximum ﬁ eld length, which may be useful when using a counter as input data to a bar code.

If the start value entered, when the form is retrieved for printing,

is started by one or several zeros (0), the entire area speciﬁ ed by p2 (number of digits) will be padded with leading zeros, that is p3 (ﬁ eld justiﬁ cation) will have no eﬀ ect.

Note: If a single counter is stepped up several times on the same

form, then the step value p4 must be set to the number of times the counter is used in the form or equivalent to what the step values for the single counter add up to in this form. A Cn±x command must also be used when designing the actual form. See the A and B commands.

 e table below illustrates how leading space characters ("")

in DATA will be inﬂ uenced by next character at wrap around. If next position is a digit with wrap around (9→0), space will be incremented to digit 1. If next position is a letter with wrap around (Z→A), space will be incrementred to letter A.

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P5 Counter Command Start Data Data after p4= +1 Data after p4= +2

NC0,3,C,+1,N,"Numerical"

" 99"

→

"100"

→

"101"

"999"

→

"000"

→

"001"

AC0,3,C,+1,A,"Alpha"

(if no P

parameter is included, method A is selected by default).

" A9"

→

" B0"

→

" B1"

" Z9"

→

"AA0"

→

"AA1"

"0Z9"

→

"1A0"

→

"1A1"

" ZZ"

→

"AAA"

→

"AAB"

"ZZ9"

→

"AA0"

→

"AA1"

BC0,3,C,+1,B,"Alpha-num"

" 99"

→

" 9A"

→

" 9B"

" A9"

→

" AA"

→

" AB"

" 9Z"

→

" A0"

→

" A1"

" ZZ"

→

"100"

→

"101"

"ZZZ"

→

"000"

→

"001"

Example  is form lets you test ﬁ eld justiﬁ cations by entering various start

values when the form is retrieved for printing.

↵

FK"TEST5"↵ FS"TEST5"↵ C0,5,L,+1,"Start value CNT 0"↵ C1,5,R,+1,N,"Start value N-CNT 1"↵ C2,5,C,+1,A,"Start value A-CNT 2"↵ C3,5,N,+1,B,"Start value B-CNT 3"↵ A50,050,0,3,1,1,N,"Cnt Default, left → →justified :"C0":"

↵

A50,100,0,3,1,1,N,"Cnt Numerical, right → →justified :"C1":"↵ A50,150,0,3,1,1,N,"Cnt Alpha, center → →justified:"C2":"

↵

A50,200,0,3,1,1,N,"Cnt Alpha-num, not → →justified :"C3":"↵

FE↵

FR"TEST5"↵ ?↵ A9↵ 99↵ ZZ9↵ ZZ9↵ P3↵

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Protect Counters

When the optional Keyboard Display Unit (KDU) is used,

the label form can be designed to “skip” a consecutive number prompt, thereby protecting the data.  is feature is especially useful when the counter represents a serial number or other types of number, that should never be repeated.

By placing one (1) minus sign as the ﬁ rst character of the

prompt, the prompt will appear only once after the form is retrieved.

Example:

C0,10,L+1,"-Enter Serial Number:"↵

By placing two (2) minus signs as the ﬁ rst two characters of the

prompt, the prompt will never be displayed.

Example:

C0,10,L+1,"- -Enter Serial Number:"↵

 e protected consecutive number is accessed and modiﬁ ed from

the optional Keyboard Display Unit only.

Enter the following when the KDU is displaying:

FORM - retrieve form F2 - list forms vx.x

1 If necessary, press <Exit> key to display above.

2 Press <F1> key.

3 Press 4 9 1 6.

4 Press the <Form> key.

5 Key in Form name and press <Enter> to retrieve.

6 Enter or modify the consecutive number.

7 When complete, print label to store new number in memory.

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C – Cut Immediate

Description  is command is used to make the cutter perform a cutting cycle

without printing a form.

Syntax C

Remarks  e command C is used for two purposes. C appended by

parameters is used to deﬁ ne counters in the Form Edit mode, whereas C without any appending parameters is used to initiate a cutting operation.

C (Cut Immediate) can not be used inside a form or in connec-

tion with a keyboard/display unit (KDU).

To perform self-cleaning of the cutter blade, issue ﬁ ve consecu-

tive C commands without any media loaded.

Example C↵ :Performs a cutting cycle

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D – Density

Description  is command is used to select the print density.

Syntax Dp

Parameters p1 Density setting (0-15). Default: 10. 0 is the lightest printing and 15 is the darkest.

Remarks  e density command is used to control the energy to the

printhead. A number of factors aﬀ ect the actual darkness of the printout:

• Direct thermal printing or thermal transfer printing

• Print speed

• Diﬀ erent brands of direct thermal media

• Diﬀ erent combination between transfer ribbons and receiving face materials

• Diﬀ erent ambient temperature/humitity

 e printed information may also require the density to be

adjusted. Typically, this applies to diﬀ erent bar code orientations and densitites. Refer to the tables in the pages that follow for recommended initial settings.

Test after the print speed has been set (see

S command) and make further adjustments until you have found the settings which best apply to your unique application.

Example D9↵ :Selects density 9

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Recommended density settings are identiﬁ ed in the following tables. Further adjustments might be necessary depending on print speed, bar code density, orientation, and ambient temperature/humidity conditions.

Direct Thermal Printing

Label/Tag Type Rec. Density

at Speed S = 2

Max. Speed

Duratherm II D10 S3

Duratherm II Tag D9 S1

Duratherm Lightning D9 S3

Duratherm IR D7 S3

 ermal Top D8 S3

 ermal Eco D8 S3

 ermal Top Board D11 S2

 ermal Eco Board D7 S2

 ermal IR D12 S3

 ermal Top High Speed D6 S3

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Thermal Transfer Printing

Label/Tag Type Ribbon Type Rec. Density

at Speed S = 2

Max. Speed

Duratran II Standard D4 S3

Duratran II Tag Standard D4 S2

Duratran II Premium D5 S3

Duratran II Tag Premium D6 S2

Kimdura Premium D6 S3

Matte Polyester Premium D6 S3

Gloss Polyester Super Premium D7 S3

TTR Uncoated GP02 D1 S2

TTR Matte Coated HP05 D6 S3

TTR Premium HP05 D4 S3

TTR Premium Board HP05 D7 S1

TTR Polyethylene HP05 D2 S3

TTR Gloss Polyethylene HP05 D5 S3

TTR High Gloss White Premium HP05 D7 S3

TTR Matte Coated HP07 D7 S3

TTR Premium HP07 D5 S3

TTR Premium Board HP07 D8 S1

TTR Polyethylene HP07 D4 S3

TTR Gloss Polyethylene HP07 D8 S3

TTR High Gloss White Premium HP07 D9 S3

TTR High Gloss Polyester HR03 D7 S3

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EI – List Soft Fonts

Description  is command makes the printer print a list of all soft fonts that

are stored in memory.

Syntax EI

Remarks  is command is related to

ES (Store Soft Fonts) and EK (Delete

Soft Fonts).

Example EI↵ :Print a soft font list

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EK – Delete Soft Font

Description  is command is used to delete soft fonts from memory.

Syntax EK["name"|"*"]

Remarks Soft fonts are stored using the ES command and listed using the

EI command.

Soft fonts can also be deleted from the printer using for example

Intermec LabelShop or Intermec InterDriver.

Example EK"a"↵ :Deletes font "a" EK"*"↵ :Deletes all soft fonts

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ES – Store Soft Font

Description  is command is used to download and store soft fonts in

memory.

Syntax ES"name"p1p2p3a1b1c1"data

1...anbncn

"datan"

Parameters "name

1-n

" Name of the soft font (one lowercase letter only in the range a–z). Lower

case named fonts minimize soft font memory usage to only store fonts downloaded and have 256 character limit.

Number of characters to be downloaded using hexadecimal coding. Range

00–FF hex (1–256 characters per soft font set).

Character rotation using hexadecimal coding: 00 hex: 0 and 180 degrees 01 hex: 90 and 270 degrees clockwise 02 hex: All for directions (2 pairs) p

Font height measured in dots and speciﬁ ed using hexadecimal coding. Range

00–FF hex. Font height includes accentors and dissenters of character and

need to ﬁ t in the character cell of 256 dots = 32.03 mm (1.26 inches). a Map position of character using hexadecimal coding. Range 00–FF hex. b Spacing to next print character in dots using hexadecimal coding. Range

00–FF hex. Must be greater than or equal to the character width speciﬁ ed

by parameter c. c Width of character in dots using hexadecimal coding. Range 00–FF hex. "data" p3 x c1 = bit map data (in bytes). Data is received in bytes on a line by line

basis. The font character’s 0,0 cell map position is in the top left corner of

the map as viewed in the 0 degree rotation.

Repeat parameters a, b, c, and data for each character until all characters

in the set have been downloaded.

For fonts with the rotation parameter p2 set to 02 hex (all directions), repeat

the individual font character download for each 90° rotated character from

the start of the character set until all rotated characters in the set have been

down loaded. The number of individual character maps downloaded will

be double the characters in the font set (p1).

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Remarks  is picture illustrates the parameters p3, b, and c:

 e black and white bitmap that represents the character must

be converted to hexadecimal code.  e bitmap is described line by line from left to right, starting from the upper left corner of the character cell. A white dot is represented by 0 and a black dot by 1. Each byte (that is 8 dots) will thus form a binary number, that is converted to hexadecimal code.  e last byte in a line is padded with zeros to complete the line and data byte.  e data is the sent to the printer as a continuous string of hexadecimal byte representations in line order.

Soft fonts can also be downloaded to the printer using for

example Intermec LabelShop or Intermec InterDriver.

Soft fonts can be listed using the

EI command.

b = 10 dots (0A hex)

Reference point

= 12 dots (0C hex)

c = 8 dots (08 hex)

b minus c = spacing between

characters (actually white dots)

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 is example shows how a character in 0° and 90° rotation is

downloaded to the printer:

Starting Point

Line 1: 00000000 01111100 00000000 = 00 7C 00 Line 2: 00000000 01111100 00000000 = 00 7C 00 Line 3: 00000000 01111100 00000000 = 00 7C 00 Line 4: 00000000 11111110 00000000 = 00 7E 00

.....

Starting Point

Line 1: 01 10000000 00000000 00000000 = 01 80 00 00 Line 2: 01 11100000 00000000 00000000 = 01 E0 00 00 Line 3: 01 11111100 00000000 00000000 = 01 FC 00 00 Line 4: 00 11111111 00000000 00000000 = 01 FF 00 00

.....

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eR – User-Deﬁ ned Error/Status Character Control

Description  is command controls the format of error messages, mostly

when command US has enabled the printer’s status reporting feature, but also at some high priority error types when command UN has disabled status report.

Syntax eRp1,p2[,p3]

Parameters p1 Reply error action single character when error occurs:

Value of p1 is one single ASCII-character, except hex 00. Default: 0 p

Mode of User Deﬁ ned Error/Status Character reply (one ASCII-numerical):

= 0 Mode of Reply Default, where error number is NN: Output at error action: <NAK>NN<XOFF> Output at error recovery: <XON> p

= 1 Mode of Reply only with character, deﬁ ned by p1: Output at error action: <p1><CRLF> Output at error recovery: <p3><CRLF> p

= 2 Mode of Reply with character p1 and error number NN: Output at error action: <p1>NN<CRLF> Output at error recovery: <p3>00<CRLF> p

= 6 Mode of <XOFF> and <XON> replacement: Like default mode (0), but with all <XOFF> replaced by p1 and all

<XON> replaced by optional p

: Output at error action: <NAK>NN<p1> Output at error recovery: <p

>NN

Optional recovery action single character:

The normal recovery character <XON> will be replaced by character p

. Value of p3 is one single ASCII-character, except hex 00. If no p3 is available, p1 is used instead as recovery action character.

Remarks Exception of output: Error 07 “Out of media or ribbon”, is

added after 07 with Pnnn or Rnnn, where nnn = numbers of remaining labels:

Output at error media action (mode 0):

Output at error ribbon action (mode 0):

Output at error recovery:

<XON>

Mode 1, 2 and 6 changes the output in a similar way.

All parameters are saved in Flash. If more than one error occur

at the same time, there will be an output for each error recovery, like

<p1>00<CRLF> on mode 2. Refer to Appendix A for

more information on error-handling.

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Example

Command Manual action Reply Comments

US↵

<ACK> Enable Error Reporting

eRC,2,Q↵

(Nothing happens)

Reply error with character ‘C’ and error NN and at recovery with character ‘Q’

Open cover C11<CRLF> Manual action generates error 11

Close cover Q00<CRLF> Manual recovery on error 11

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f – Cut Position

Description  is command is used to adjust the cutting position along the

Y-axis in relation to the media according to characteristics of individual printers and batches of media.

Syntax fp

Parameters p1 Cut position index measured in dots:

203.2 dpi (8 dots/mm): Recommended: 070–130. Min/max: 020–180 (lower or higher values ignored). Default: 100

300 dpi (11.81 dots/mm): Recommended: 050–150. Min/max: 000–200 (lower or higher values ignored). Default: 100

Remarks When using labels on liner, the printer will advance each printed

label to the cutting position (between two labels) according to the program before the liner is cut. Due to diﬀ erences between batches of media, the printer may not cut exactly between labels, but either cut a slice at the last part of the printed label or a slice at the front part of next label.

Cutting through labels should be avoided, because the adhesive

will stick to the cutting parts and prevent them from operating properly.

If the cut occurs in the already printed label, increase the cut

position index value.

If the cut occurs in the next label, decrease the cut index value.

Example f110↵ :Increases the cut position index value.

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FE – End Store Command

Description  is command is used to end a Form Store sequence.

Syntax FE

Remarks  e Form Store sequence is started with the

FS command and

ended with the FE command.

Example FS"formname"↵ :Starts Form Store

.....

FE↵ :Ends Form Store

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FI – Print Form Information

Description  is command makes the printer produce a list of all forms

stored in memory.

Syntax FI

Remarks  e FI command will be executed directly, without appending

any Linefeed.

Hint: Issue a FI command after having stored a form to make sure

the storing was successful and to check the amount of free form memory.

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FK – Delete Form

Description  is command is used to delete a speciﬁ ed form or all forms

from memory.

Syntax FK"name"|"*"

Parameters "name" By entering a name of a form, that form only will be deleted from memory.

"*" By entering an asterisk (*) as wildcard, all forms will be deleted from

memory.

Examples FK"FORM1"↵ :Deletes "FORM1" FK "*"↵ :Deletes all forms

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FR – Retrieve Form

Description  is command is used to retrieve a form that was previously

stored in memory.

Syntax FR"name"

Parameters "name" This is the form name used when the form was stored. The printer is case -

sensitive, that is, the use of upper and lower case letters must match the original name.

Remarks To print a list of the forms currently stored in memory, use the

FI command.

Example FR"Test1"↵ :Retrieves the form named "Test1"

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FS – Form Store

Description  is command is used to begin a Form Store sequence.

Syntax FS"name"

Parameters "name" This is the form name that will be used when retrieving the stored form. The

name may be from 1 to 8 characters. The printer is case sensitive, that is form names will be stored with the exact case entered on the FS command line.

Remarks All commands following FS will be stored in the Forms memory

until a FE command is received, ending the form store process. If a form with the same name is already stored in memory, the FS command will result in an error and the old form will be retained. When updating a form, use the

FK command to delete the old version before storing the new version. To print a list of the forms currently stored in memory, use the FI command.

Global commands, such as EI, EK, ES, FI, FK, GI, GK, GM, I,

M, N, P, U, UE, UF, UG, UI, UM,UP, UN, US, Y, W, ?, or ^@ should not be used in a form store sequence.

Always make backup copies on the host! If you need to change

the memory allocation (see M command), all formats and graphics stored in the printer and memory cartridge will be lost.

Startup Form A special case of forms is the startup form, that is automatically

retrieved and prompted for variables (if necessary) each time power is applied to the printer. A startup form is created by naming the form "AUTOFR". To exit the "AUTOFR" mode, send XOFF or NULL to the printer on the serial interface.

Note: Always test the form using another name before making

it a startup form. If a startup form causes an error, there are two ways of clearing it:

• If the indicator lamp shines green, send XOFF or NULL to exit "AUTOFR" mode.  en delete the startup ﬁ le using FK "AUTOFR"

• If the indicator lamp shines orange, there is no communication and the memory must be erased by pressing the Feed button for more than 3 seconds in the Dump Mode.

Example FS"TEST1"↵ :Begins the form store sequence of

"TEST1"

.....

FE↵ :Ends the form store sequence of "TEST1"

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GG – Print Graphics

Description  is command is used to print a graphic that has been previously

stored in memory.

Syntax GGp1,p2,"name"

Parameters p1 Horizontal start position (X) in dots.

Vertical start position (Y) in dots.

"name" This is the name used when the graphic was stored. The name may be from 1

to 8 characters. The printer is case sensitive, that is the use of upper and lower case letters must match the original name.

Remarks A graphic can only be printed in same direction and size as when

it was saved.  ere are no means of magniﬁ cation or rotation of an individual graphic. However, the entire print image including all text, bar codes, graphics, lines, and boxes can be rotated 180° using the Z command.

Example GG50,50,"LOGO"↵ :Prints the graphic "LOGO"

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GI – Print Graphics Information

Description  is command will cause the printer to print a list of all graphics

stored in memory.

Syntax GI

Remarks  e GI command will be executed directly, without appending

any Linefeed.

Hint: Issue a GI command after having stored a graphic to make

sure the storing was successful and to check the amount of free graphic memory.

Example GI :Prints graphics list

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GK – Delete Graphics

Description  is command is used to delete a speciﬁ ed graphic or all graphics

from memory.

Syntax GK"name"|"*"

Parameters "name" By entering a name of a form, that form only will be deleted from memory.

"*" By entering an asterisk (*) as wildcard, all forms will be deleted from

memory.

Examples GK"LOGO"↵ :Deletes "LOGO" GK"*"↵ :Deletes all graphics

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GM – Store Graphics in Memory

Description  is command is used to store PCX graphics ﬁ les in the Flash

memory.

Syntax GM"name"p1↵"DATA"

Parameters "name" This is the name that will be used when retrieving the stored graphic (max. 8

characters). The printer is case sensitive, that is, graphic names will be stored with the exact case entered on the GM command line.

This is the size of the original .PCX ﬁ le in bytes. In DOS, the DIR command can

be used to determine the exact ﬁ le size.

"DATA" The graphics data in 1-bit (black & white) PCX format. The resolution of the

graphics must match resolution of the printer.

Remarks  e GM command saves the graphics in the Flash memory, so

it will not be lost at power oﬀ . Use it for graphics that are used frequently and do not change, for example the logotype of your company. Compare with GW command. In a DOS system, the "DATA" portion can be sent to the printer via the parallel port using the DOS COPY command.

Examples Assume you have a PCX file named LOGO.PCX in your current

directory. Use a text editor to create a text file called for example STOREIT.TXT and store it in the same directory as the .PCX file.

↵ GM"LOGO"1421↵

To store the image in the default printer, at the DOS prompt

type:

COPY STOREIT.TXT PRN COPY LOGO.PCX PRN /b

To store the image in the printer connected to port LPT1, at the

DOS prompt type:

COPY STOREIT.TXT LPT1: COPY LOGO.PCX LPT1: /b

The

GI command can be used to verify that the graphic was successfully stored. If not, check that the .PCX file is in 1-bit (black & white) format and that the printer’s free graphics memory is large enough to accommodate the graphics.

Always make backup copies on the host! If you change the

memory allocation (see

M command), graphics stored in the

printer and memory cartridge will be lost.

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 e following sequences show how to generate the image

”PYRAM” and print two copies. Image “PYRAM” is saved as a PCX-ﬁ le (version 2) in monochrome mode with a size of 32*32 dots. Data below is shown in hex and ASCII format:

0000 0010 0020 0030 0040 0050 0060 0070 0080 0090 00A0 00B0 00C0 00D0 00E0 00F0 0100 0110 0120 0130

0D 0A 47 4D 22 50 59 52 41 4D 22 32 39 34 0D 0A 0A 02 01 01 00 00 00 00 1F 00 1F 00 0E 00 0E 00 00 00 00 FF FF FF 00 00 1D 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 38 42 13 00 EC E9 12 00 03 00 00 00 90 41 13 00 FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF DC E9 12 00 00 01 04 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 C1 FF C1 00 00 C1 FF 80 C1 FF C1 FF 01 BF 80 01 C1 FD A0 7F C1 FE 05 AF C1 C0 03 C1 F5 A8 3F C1 FC 15 AB C1 E0 07 C1 D5 AA 1F C1 F8 55 6A C1 F0 0F 56 5A 8F C1 F1 5A 56 B8 1D 6A 55 A7 C1 E5 AA 55 6C 36 AA 55 5B C1 DA AA 55 56 6A AA C1 55 55 C1 AA AA C1 55 55 C1 AA AA 55 56 6A AA 55 5B C1 DA AA 55 6C 36 AA 55 A7 C1 E5 AA 56 B8 1D 6A 5A 8F C1 F1 5A 6A C1 F0 0F 56 AA 1F C1 F8 55 AB C1 E0 07 C1 D5 A8 3F C1 FC 15 AF C1 C0 03 C1 F5 A0 7F C1 FE 05 BF 80 01 C1 FD 80 C1 FF C1 FF 01 C1 FF C1 00 00 C1 FF

..GM”PYRAM”294..

................

8B...........A..

................

..............?.

............Uj..

.VZ...ZV..jU....

Ul6.U[...UVj..UU

....UU...UVj.U[.

..Ul6.U....V..jZ

...Zj...V....U..

.....?..........

................

......

Save image PCX-header

PCX-header end PCX data

PCX data end

Now, the image is stored on FLASH and can be used anywhere

and several times on the printout, as this example below.

N↵ GG0,0,"PYRAM" ↵ GG50,50,"PYRAM" ↵ P↵

 e result will be a printout shown below:

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GW – Store Graphics in Image Buﬀ er

Description  is command is used to store binary graphics ﬁ les directly in the

image buﬀ er.

Syntax GW p1,p2,p3,p4,"DATA"

Parameters p

X-position in printer dots.

Y-position in printer dots.

Number of bytes across the graphic (8 dots = 1 byte).

Number of dot rows going down the graphic.

"DATA" The graphic data in 1-bit (black & white) binary format. First data-byte represent

dots in upper left corner and next data-byte next to the right. “1” bits are white dot-positions and “0”-bits are black dot-positions. The total amount of “DATA”–bytes are p3 * p4.

Remarks Use this command instead of GM for temporarily used graph-

ics, for example images that change between each label. Not only is this method faster, but it also prolongs the life of the ﬂ ash memory as the graphics are downloaded directly to SRAM.

 e printer’s ﬁ rmware will calculate exactly how much data to

expect based on p3 and p4.

Example  e following sequence shows how to generate and print an

image of a reduced square of 32*32 dots, with a diagonal line, all lines 1 dot wide. Data below is shown in hex format:

0000 0010 0020 0030 0040 0050 0060 0070 0080 0090

4E 0D 0A 47 57 32 30 2C 31 30 2C 34 2C 33 32 2C 00 FF FF 00 3F FF FF FE 5F FF FF FE 6F FF FF FE 77 FF FF FE 7B FF FF FE 7D FF FF FE 7E FF FF FE FF 7F FF FF FF BF FF FF FF DF FF FF FF EF FF FF FF F7 FF FF FF FB FF FF FF FD FF FF FF FE FF FF FF FF 7F FF FF FF BF FF FF FF DF FF FF FF EF FF FF FF F7 FF FF FF FB FF FF FF FD FF 7F FF FE FE 7F FF FF 7E 7F FF FF BE 7F FF FF DE 7F FF FF EE 7F FF FF F6 7F FF FF FA 7F FF FF FC 00 00 00 00 50 0D 0A

N..GW20,10,4,32,

....?..._...o...

w...{...}...~...

................

...~............

................

P..

 e result will be a printout shown below:

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I – Character Set Selection

Description  is command is used to select the proper character set.

Syntax Ip

1,p2,p3

Parameters p

Number of data bits (7 or 8). Default 8.

Printer Code Page (1 digit, see table 1 below). Default 0.

KDU Country Code (3 digits, see table 2 below). Default 001. (Only if p1= 8.)

Table 1. Printer Code Page (p2)

7 data bits (p1=7) 8 data bits (p1=8)

Country p

Code Page Country

0 U.S.A 0 437 United Kingdom

1 United Kingdom 1 850 Multilingual (Latin 1)

2 Germany 4 863 Canada (French)

3 France 5 865 Norway

4 Denmark

7 Sweden

8 Switzerland

In case code pages 437, 863, or 865 cannot produce the desired

characters, use code page 850 Multilingual.

Table 2. KDU Country Code (p3)

Code Country Code Country

001 U.S.A. 041 Switzerland

002 Canada 044 United Kingdom

003 Latin America 045 Denmark

027 South Africa 046 Sweden

031 Netherlands 047 Norway

032 Belgium 049 Germany

033 France 351 Portugal

034 Spain 358 Finland

039 Italy

For additional code page examples, refer to Chapter 9.

Example I8,1,046↵ :Selects 8 bit character set for use in

Sweden with a Keyboard Display Unit.

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i – Asian Character Spacing

Description  is command places an adjustable inter-character space between

Asian font characters.  e inter-character spacing gets multiplied with the text string by the selected font’s horizontal and vertical multiplier values (See

A command).

Syntax ip1

Parameters p

Space in dots between Asian characters (0–9). Default 0

Example i8↵ :Selects an 8 dots spacing between Asian characters.

1 Character

1 Character 1 Character

1 CharacterSpacing

i Command

Parameter p1 set to 0 (default)

i Command

Parameter p

set to 8 (dots)

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JB – Disable Top of Form Backup

Description  is command disables automatic top of form backup of the

media.

Syntax JB

Remarks Top of form backup is used in connection with the

j command, which makes the printer feed out an extra amount of media after printing the label, so as to allow the media to be torn or peeled oﬀ properly. It does not work with a cutter.

By default, the media is pulled back before printing the ﬁ rst label

in next batch as to allow the printing to start at the top of the label, see JF command.

 e JB command will disable this function, that is any j com-

mand will be ignored, and the printer will stop feeding when the end of the label becomes aligned with the printhead’s dot line. However, the j command is kept stored in memory and can be enabled again using a

JF command. To disabled top of form baclup with a cutter, ﬁ rst send an O command followed by a JB command.

Example JB↵ :Disables top of form backup

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JF – Enable Top of Form Backup

Description  is command enables automatic top of form backup of the

media.

Syntax JF

Remarks Top of form backup is used in connection with the

j command, which makes the printer feed out an extra amount of media after printing the label, as to allow the media to be torn, peeled, or cut oﬀ properly.

By default, top of form is enabled, that is the media is pulled

back before printing the ﬁ rst label in next batch as to allow the printing to start at the top of the label.

Top of form backup can be disabled by a JB command, that is,

any j command will be ignored, and the printer will stop feeding when the end of the label becomes aligned with the printhead’s dot line. In case of a cutter, the JB command must be preceeded by an

O command. However, the j command is kept stored in

memory and can be enabled again using a JF command.

Activating the cutter using an OC command has the same eﬀ ect

as issuing a JF command.

Example JF↵ :Enables top of form backup

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j – Media Feed Adjustment

Description  is command makes it possible to set the media feed for tear-oﬀ

(straight-through), peel-oﬀ (self-strip), or cut-oﬀ operation.

Syntax jp

Parameters p1 Length of media feed after printing in dots (0-160). Recommended values at 203.2 dpi (8 dots/mm):

• Tear-oﬀ (straight-through) operation: 136 (default)

• Peel-oﬀ (self-strip) operation: 110 Recommended values at 300 dpi (11.81 dots/mm):

• Tear-oﬀ (straight-through) operation: 204 (default)

• Peel-oﬀ (self-strip) operation: 165

Remarks When using peel-oﬀ operation, the labels should remain slightly

stuck to the liner (backing paper) so they do not fall oﬀ by their own weight, still can be manually removed with ease.

In case of tear-oﬀ operation, the media should be fed so the

preperforation between tags or the gap between labels become aligned with the tear bar.  e j command allows the media feed to be adjusted accordingly, that is after the printer has been printed and the rear edge becomes aligned with the printhead's dot line, an extra amount of media feed is performed.

Do not use extremely small or large values for the j command,

since they may cause the printer to feed or pull back the media continuously.

 e extra media feed set by the j command can be enabled or

disabled using JF and JB “Top of Form Backup” commands respectively. By default “Top of Form Backup” is enabled.

Examples j110↵ :Adjustment for peel-off operation at 8 dots/mm j136↵ :Adjustment for tear-off operation at 8 dots/mm

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LE – Line Draw Exclusive

Description  is command is used to draw black lines where the line will be

white when intersecting a black area or object and vice versa.

Syntax LEp1,p2,p3,p

Parameters p

Horizontal start position (X) in dots.

Vertical start position (Y) in dots.

Horizontal length in dots.

Vertical length in dots.

Example N↵ :Clears image buffer LE50,200,400,20↵ :Draws line A LE200,50,20,400↵ :Draws line B P1↵ :Prints one label

Line A

Line B

Intersection

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LO – Line Draw Black

Description  is command is used to draw black lines, overwriting previous

information.

Syntax LOp1,p2,p3,p

Parameters p1 Horizontal start position (X) in dots. p

Vertical start position (Y) in dots.

Horizontal length in dots.

Vertical length in dots.

Example N↵ :Clears image buffer LO50,200,400,20↵ :Draws line A LO200,50,20,400↵ :Draws line B P1↵ :Prints one label

Line A

Line B

Intersection

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LS – Line Draw Diagonal

Description  is command is used to draw diagonal black lines overwriting

previous information.

Syntax LSp1,p2,p3,p4,p5

Parameters p

Horizontal start position (X) in dots.

Vertical start position (Y) in dots.

Line thickness in dots.

Horizontal end position (X) in dots.

Vertical end position (Y) in dots.

Example N↵ :Clears image buffer LS10,10,20,200,200↵ :Draws diagonal line P1↵ :Prints one label

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LW – Line Draw White

Description  is command is used to draw white lines, eﬀ ectively erasing

previous information.

Syntax LWp1,p2,p3,p

Parameters p1 Horizontal start position (X) in dots. p

Vertical start position (Y) in dots.

Horizontal length in dots.

Vertical length in dots.

Example N↵ :Clears image buffer LO50,100,400,20↵ :Draws black line A LO50,200,400,20↵ :Draws black line B LO50,300,400,20↵ :Draws black line C LW200,50,20,400↵ :Draws white line D P1↵ :Prints one label

Line A

Line B

Line C

Line D (dotted border not printed in reality)

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M – Memory Allocation

Description  is command is used to allocate or partition the printer’s

memory into separate areas for image buﬀ er, forms, graphics, and external (soft) fonts.

Syntax Mp1,p2,p

Parameters p

Fixed image buﬀ er area (SRAM). Some value must be entered, but it will be

ignored.

Form memory area in whole kilobytes (Flash).

Graphic memory area in whole kilobytes (Flash).

The remainder of the user-available part of the Flash memory will, after

allocation of form memory (p1) and graphics memory (p2), be allocated as soft font memory.

Remarks  e command to allocate the memory may have to be performed

to initialize the printer if the current memory areas are too small.

Note:  e M command will also erase all forms and graphics and

return printer default settings.

Default Memory Allocation  e M command line will set the form memory area and the

graphic memory area in the printer’s built-in Flash memory.  e remainder of the Flash memory available to the user will automatically be allocated to the external (soft) fonts memory, which is intended for bitmap fonts downloaded using external software. By default, the printer’s memory is allocated like this:

SRAM memory Firmware: 120K Not available to the user Print image buﬀ er (p1): 392K Fixed size Sum: 512K

Flash Memory Firmware: 778K Not available to the user

Form memory (p2): 30K Graphics memory (p3): 30K 214K available to user Soft fonts memory: 154K

Sum: 992K

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Memory Cartridges  e printers can be ﬁ tted with a memory cartridge containing an

additional 256K of SRAM and/or 1 MB ﬂ ash memory.

256K SRAM Cartridge Expands image buﬀ er by 392K to a total of 648K.

1 MB Flash Cartridge Expands form, graphics, and external font memory areas by 1MB

to a total of 1.2MB.

Checking the Memory Allocation  e amount of memory and the current allocation can be printed

on a label using the

U command, or by printing a test label in

the Dump Mode, see page 2.

When to Re-allocate the Memory

• If you need to change the size of the forms memory to accommodate more or less forms.

• If you need to change the size of the graphics memory to accommodate more or less graphics.

Image Buﬀ er  e image buﬀ er is the area where the active print image is

temporarily stored. Calculate if you need to expand the image memory with an SRAM memory cartridge by measuring the largest full width form intended to be printed (take future needs into consideration).

For less than full width labels, also refer to the q command,

which allows trading oﬀ print width for increased label length with the same image buﬀ er size.

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Formulas for calculating the theoretical requirement of SRAM

memory for a label (X) in Kbytes:

8 dots/mm (203.2 dpi):

X = [(Height in mm x 8) x (Width in mm x 8)]/ (1024 x 8)

X = [(Height in inches x 203.2) x (Width in inches x 203.2)]/(1024 x 8)

11.81 dots/mm (300 dpi):

X = [(Height in mm x 12) x (Width in mm x 11.81)]/ (1024 x 8)

X = [(Height in inches x 305) x (Width in inches x 300)]/(1024 x 8)

Because of the way the memory is organized, a slightly larger

amount of memory may be required.

Form Memory  e Form memory is for permanent storage of label forms in

ﬂ ash. A form requires 1 kbyte or more of memory.

Graphics Memory  e Graphics memory is for permanent storage of label graph-

ics in ﬂ ash. Avoid storing frequently changing graphics in ﬂ ash using a

GM command, but download them directly to the image buﬀ er using a GW command.  e latter method is quicker and prolongs the life of the ﬂ ash memory.

Examples Resetting the memory via the serial port:  e example below formats the memory to allocate extra

memory to the graphics memory at the expense of the external fonts memory, whereas the size of the form memory is retained at default value.

Note that the memory allocation values returned for example by

a U command may diﬀ er slightly from the values entered using an M command because of certain round oﬀ calculations in the ﬁ rmware.  is should have few practical consequences and can generally be ignored.

M170,30,170↵

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N – Clear Image Buﬀ er

Description  is command is used to clear the image buﬀ er before building

a new image. It also clears any error list that not yet has been presented.

Syntax N

Remarks  e N command is essential when printing labels in the Direct

Mode. It is not necessary to use an N command before printing a form. An N command must not be used inside a form in the Form Edit Mode.

Example N↵ :Clears image buffer

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O – Options Select

Description  is command is used to enable or disable various sensors and

the cutter.

Syntax O[S[,N[,D[,Cnnn|Cb]]]]

Parameters S Enable reverse gap sensing.

N Disable label taken sensor. D Disable ribbon end sensor Cnnn Print nnn labels (1-255) before cutting. Cb Print batch before cutting.

Parameters can be entered in any order. Default: ON

Remarks S: Reverse Gap Sensing Enabled  is parameter reverses the operation of the label gap sensor so

it interprets a blockage of light as a gap between labels or similar. Before using the S parameter, make sure to load the EasyCoder C4 printer with the appropriate type of media. By default, the sensor will interpret blockage of light as a label or similar.

N: Label Taken Sensor Disable When the label taken sensor is enabled, the communication to

the printer will be BUSY as long as the sensor detects a label in the outfeed slot. (Does not work with a cutter—use ON to disable the sensor.)

D: Ribbon End Sensor Disable  e ribbon end sensor (thermal transfer models only) detects

reﬂ ections from the trailing silvery part of the transfer ribbon.

Direct  ermal Mode: If the ribbon end sensor is disabled

parameter, density settings (see

D command) are interpreted via a

table that gives an optimized printout for direct thermal printing.

 ermal Transfer Mode: If the ribbon end sensor is enabled, an

error will occur if no reﬂ ection is detected.  e density settings (see

D command) are interpreted via a table that gives an opti-

mized printout for thermal transfer printing.

C: Cutter Enabled If option C is enabled, cutting will be performed after print.

Commands

JF and JB will be disabled, but their values will

remain stored in memory.

If option C is disabled, no cutting will be performed after print.

Commands

JF and JB will be enabled. Command f will be dis-

abled but its value will remain stored in memory.

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 e following table illustrates the results of some combinations of

the various O command parameters:

Command LTS (N) DT/TTR

Mode (D)

Reverse Gap (S)

Cutter (C)

O Enable TT Mode Disable Disable

OD Enable DT Mode Disable Disable

OS Enable TT Mode Enable Disable

OD,S Enable DT Mode Enable Disable

OS,Cnnn|b Enable TT Mode Enable Enable

OD,S,Cnnn|b Enable DT Mode Enable Enable

ON Disable TT Mode Disable Disable

ON,D Disable DT Mode Disable Disable

ON,D,S Disable DT Mode Enable Disable

ON, Cnnn|b Disable TT Mode Disable Enable

OCnnn|b not used TT Mode Disable Enable

OD,Cnnn|b Disabled DT Mode Disable Enable

Example ON,D↵ :Enable DT Mode :Disable LTS :Disable reverse gap sensor :Disable cutter

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oR – Character Substitution

Description  is command allows the advanced programmer to substitute the

Euro currency character (€) for any ASCII character in printerresident fonts 1-5.  e original character can be restored by sending the oR command.

Syntax oR[p1[,p2]]

Parameters p

If p1 = E, the Euro character will be mapped to the code page position speciﬁ ed

by p2. If no p1 or p2 parameters are given, all code pages will be reset to original default character mapping.

Speciﬁ es the code page position for the Euro character in the range ASCII 32-255

decimal for all code pages, provided p1 = E. If p2 is omitted, the Euro character will be mapped to the code page position ASCII 213 decimal for all code pages, provided p1 = E.

Remarks  e oR command is a global printer command.

• It cannot be issued inside a form.

• It must be issued prior to issuing a text command and printing it.

• It aﬀ ects a single character on all code pages. Changing the character position will restore the original character.

• Flash memory printer parameter data are preserved until they are changed by the oR command or the printer is reset to default.

Examples oRE↵ :Places the Euro character in position

ASCII 213 dec.

oRE,128↵ :Places the Euro character in position ASCII 128

dec.

oR↵ :Clears character substitution and

restores default character maps

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P – Print

Description  is command is used to print the contents of the image buﬀ er.

Syntax Pp1[,p2]

Parameters p1 Numbers of label sets (1-65535).

Number of copies of each label (1-65535). Used in combination with counters

to print multiple copies of the same label.

Remarks Important!  e P command cannot be used inside a stored form sequence.

For automatic printing of stored forms, use the PA command.

Examples P↵ :Prints one label set P1↵ :Prints one label set P2,1↵ :Prints two label sets of one label each P5,2↵ :Prints five label sets of two labels each

 e principles for how counters are printed is illustrated by this

example, where the print command is P2,2:

Counter: 1

Label No. 1

Counter: 1

Label No. 2

Counter: 2

Label No. 3

Counter: 2

Label No. 4

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PA – Print Automatic

Description  is command is used in a stored form sequence to automatically

print the form as soon as all variable data has been supplied.

Syntax PAp1[,p2]

Parameters p

Numbers of label sets (1-65535).

Number of copies of each label (1-65535). Used in combination with counters

to print multiple copies of the same label.

Remarks Refer to the P command for explanations on how to print mul-

tiple labels with counters.  e PA command follows the same principles.

 e PA command can only be used with forms containing at

least one variable (see V command). If there is no variable in the form, the printer will enter a loop and print continuously!

Examples FK"TEST6"↵ :Deletes form “TEST6” FS"TEST6"↵ :Starts form store sequence V00,50,N,"Enter text"↵ :Defines variable A24,24,0,4,1,1,N,V00↵ :Writes text with variable PA1↵ :Prints 1 label automatically FE↵ :Ends form store sequence

FR"TEST6"↵ :Retrieves form “TEST6” ?↵ :Gets variables This is variable text :Data for variable 00

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Q – Set Form Length (gap or slot)

Description  is command is used to set the form and gap length when using

the label gap sensor, or the amount of media feed after the print image in case of continuous stock.

Syntax Qp1,p2[±p3]

Parameters p1 Form length measured in dots.

203.2 dpi (8 dots/mm): Default: 1200 dots Maximum (w/o memory cartridge): 3780 dots at full print width Maximum (w 256K SRAM cartridge): 6258 dots at full print width

300 dpi (11.81 dots/mm): Default: 1200 dots Maximum (w/o memory cartridge): 2640 dots at full print width Maximum (w 256K SRAM cartridge): 4364 dots at full print width p

Gap length measured in dots. Default: 24 dots at at 203.2 dpi (8 dots/mm) 24 dots at at 300 dpi (11.81 dots/mm) ±p3 Optional oﬀ set length measured in dots.

Remarks Gaps and slots:

 e EasyCoder C4 has a label gap sensor designed to detect the

top of each form. It does this by looking either

• through the semi-transparent liner in the gap between labels,

• or through a hole in the media.

 e sensor is located slightly to the right in relation to the center

of the media path (as seen from the printer’s front). Refer to the EasyCoder C4, User’s Guide for speciﬁ cations of the size and location of detection slots.

When entering the Dump Mode (see Chapter 1), or when print-

ing a form for the ﬁ rst time after power-up using the Windows Driver, the printer automatically determines the Q value while feeding a couple of labels.  e current Q value is printed on the test label and the label produced by a U command.

Continuous stock: In case of continuous stock, parameter p

decides the amount of media feed performed after the actual print image has been printed. Continuous stock is selected by setting parameter p

= 0.

Be careful not having the printer loaded with continuous stock

when entering the Dump Mode or an error will occur.

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