Oki LE840, LE850 True Type Font Tool Manual
LE840/LE850
True Type Font Tool Manual
Technical Reference
Table of
Contents
1.
SCOPE ...............................................................................................................................................
2. GENERAL DES
3. HOW TO CONNECT PRINTER TO
CRIPTION.................................................................................................................
PC.............................................................................................
3.1 Connection with serial interface (RS-232C)...................................................................................... 1
3.2 Connection with Parallel Interface (Centronics)................................................................................ 2
3.3 Connection with USB Interface ......................................................................................................... 2
3.4 Connection with LAN Interface ......................................................................................................... 2
4. OPERATION PROCEDURE
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4.1 Starting the Program ......................................................................................................................... 3
4.2 Selecting a Printer Model .................................................................................................................. 3
4.3 Selecting an Interface ....................................................................................................................... 4
4.4 Setting the Number of Font Memory Blocks ..................................................................................... 5
4.5 Creating Download Files ................................................................................................................. ..6
4.6 Starting a download .......................................................................................................................... 9
4.7 Calling the Saved Files ................................................................................................................... 10
5. ERROR MESSAGES
6. INTERNAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR LE840/LE850
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6.1 TrueType Font Memory Block Command ................................................................................... 12
6.2 TrueType Font Data Loading Prepare Command....................................................................... 13
6.3 Program Data Command ............................................................................................................ 13
7. STATUS
8. DATA TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION CONT
FORM
AT
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ROL............................................................................
8.1 Loading from PC through RS-232C ............................................................................................ 14
8.2 Loading from PC through Centronics .......................................................................................... 14
9. LOADING
SEQUE
NCE
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9.1 Loading from PC through RS-232C ............................................................................................ 15
9.2 Loading from PC through Centronics .......................................................................................... 16
9.2 Loading from PC through Centronics .......................................................................................... 16
9.3 Loading from PC through USB and LAN..................................................................................... 16
10. TRUETYPE FONT DATA FORMAT
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1. SCOPE
This specification applies to the TrueType font tool for use with the LE840/LE850 series Label printers.
2. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Tools for downloading TrueType font files to the LE840/LE850 is provided.
TrueType font tool:
• Downloads any TrueType font file to any font slot.
• Sets the areas to be used for the TrueType font files and writable characters in memory on the
LE840/LE850series.
• Supports serial, parallel, USB and LAN interfaces.
• Supports Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 (32 bit/64 bit), Windows Vista (32 bit/64 bit),
Windows Server 2008 (32 bit/64 bit) , Windows 7 (32 bit/64 bit) , Windows Server 2008 R2
or Windows 8 (32 bit/64 bit)
3. HOW TO CONNECT PRINTER TO PC
3.1 Connection with serial interface (RS-232C)
The communication conditions must be set to the factory default values, as follows:
Communication speed: 9600 bps
Data length: 8 bits
Parity: None
Stop bit: 1 bit
RS-232C
Status
Printer
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3.2 Connection with Parallel Interface (Centronics)
As the printer status cannot be received through the parallel interface, the LED on the printer indicates
an error status.
Centronics
NOTE: If port LPT1 on the PC is assigned to the local printer, the assignment must be cleared.
3.3 Connection with USB Interface
The PC communicates with one connected Oki Data printer. The printer model is not recognized. If
more than one printer is connected, an error occurs.
USB
Status
3.4 Connection with LAN Interface
The PC communicates with the specified IP address.
LAN
Printer
Printer
Printer
Status
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4. OPERATION PROCEDURE
4.1 Starting the
(1) Start up the program.
4.2 Selecting a Printer
(1) Select the printer
Program
Model
model
to be used from the printer
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box.
4.3 Selecting an Interface
(1) Select an interface to be used from the Device box.
LE840/LE850
USB: USB port is used. Connected only when one Oki Data printer is detected
LAN: LAN port is used. Connected to th e IP address specified on the LAN Configuration
screen below.
COM1: COM1 port is used.
COM2: COM2 port is used.
LPT1: Parallel port is used.
FILE: The download files can be stored in other files. The stored files can be called anytime,
and the same files can be downloaded.
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4.4 Setting the Number of Font Memory Blocks
(1) Select “Change blocks” from the “TOOL” menu, and set the number of memory blocks to be used for
storing the TrueType font files.
The dialog box to be displayed differs depending on the selected printer.
(1.1) LE840/LE850 series (1 block = 128K bytes)
The LE840/LE850 has a total of 24 blo cks of expansion memory. Since this memory is shared by
TrueType font files, writable characters, BASIC files, and PC save commands, it is necessary to set
the number of memory blocks to be use d for TrueType font files and writa ble characters, and
BASIC files by using this command. The remaining number of memory blocks is used for P C save
commands.
After the number of memory blocks is set by this command, all data in th e expansion memory,
including writable character data, BASIC files and PC save commands, is initialized.
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