Instruction manual

DEFINING FIELDS................................................................3-1

Defining the Format Header ...................................................3-2

Defining Text Fields..........................................................3-3

Defining Bar Code Fields .....................................................3-6

300 DPI Bar Code Densities ............................................3-12

Defining Constant Text Fields .................................................3-14

Defining Non-Printable Text Fields .............................................3-17

Defining Line Fields ........................................................3-17

Line Types..........................................................3-17

Defining Box Fields .........................................................3-19

DEFINING FIELD OPTIONS ........................................................4-1

Option 1 (Fixed Data) ........................................................4-2

Option 4 (Copy Data) ........................................................4-3

Merging Fields........................................................4-3

Sub-Fields ...........................................................4-4

Option 30 (Pad Data) ........................................................4-4

Sample Use for Padding ................................................4-4

Option 31 (Calculate Check Digit) ..............................................4-4

Option 42 (Price Field) .......................................................4-5

Option 50 (Bar Code Density)..................................................4-5

Option 51 (PDF417 Security/Truncation) .........................................4-6

Option 52 (PDF417 Width/Length) ..............................................4-6

Option 60 (Incrementing/Decrementing Fields) ....................................4-7

Fixing the First Number in the Incrementing Sequence ........................4-7

Option 61 (Re-image Field)....................................................4-8

Using Check Digits ..........................................................4-9

Sum of Products Calculation............................................4-10

Sum of Digits Calculation ..............................................4-11

CREATING GRAPHICS ............................................................5-1

Overview of Bitmapped Images ................................................5-2

Determining a Method..................................................5-2

Designing Bitmapped Images ..................................................5-2

Special Considerations .................................................5-3

Using the Hex Method..................................................5-3

Using the Run Length Encoding Method ...................................5-5

Determining How to Store the Image ............................................5-6

Using Volatile RAM ....................................................5-6

Using Temporary Storage ...............................................5-6

Using a Memory Card ..................................................5-6

Creating a Graphic Packet ....................................................5-6

Positioning the Graphic Image ...........................................5-7