Instruction manual

Downloading Files
To download from a PC:
1. Check that the PC and the printer are connected.
2. Check that communications have been established between the PC and the printer.
3. Send the communication settings packet to select the printer’s communication settings. See
“Defining the Communication Settings Packet” in Chapter 2 for more information (only used
for serial communication). If you change the printer’s communication settings, make sure
they match those at the host before sending any packets to the printer.
4. Type this command at the DOS prompt:
COPY LABEL1.FMT COM1 Transmits a file called “LABEL1.FMT” to COM1.
COPY LABEL1.BCH COM1 Transmits a batch called “LABEL1.BCH” to COM1.
If you use the COPY command to download your formats, set flow control to DTR (not
XON/XOFF). Also, do not use the MS-DOS prompt from inside Windows, because you receive a
framing error.
Defining the Batch Header
Batch data is the actual information printed on the supply. Batch data fills in the format’s text,
bar code, and non-printable text fields.
A batch packet contains the following three parts:
batch header identifies the format and how many labels to print.
batch control defines the print job.
batch data
(optional)
defines the actual information printed on the label.
A batch header begins the file. It tells which format the batch uses and how many labels to
print. To record batch data, make a copy of the worksheet in Appendix D, “Format Design
Tools.”
Syntax {B,format#,N/U,quantity p
B1. B Batch Header.
B2. format# Format number (1 to 999) to use.
B3. N/U Controls how image is generated.
N New (default). Erase image and re-image all fields using
online data. Any missing fields will be blank.
U Update last image with one or more fields.
All other fields remain the same as the last queued batch.
B4. quantity Quantity to print (0 to 999). Using 0 pre-images the field to reduce the imaging time for labels. See
“Batch Quantity Zero Method” for more information.
Example {B,1,N,1 p
Defines a batch header that uses format #1 and reimages all fields using the online data. One
label is printed with this batch.
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