Instruction manual

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GLOSSARY
Batch Data
2,"Monarch" |
Defines the actual information (as fields within { }) printed on the label.
Batch Control
E,0,0,4,2,1,0 |
Defines the print job (as a field).
Batch Header
{B,1,N,1 | }
First line of a batch, immediately following ({). Identifies the format and
batch quantity.
Batch Packet
{B,1,N,1 |
2,"Monarch" | }
Contains a batch header and the batch data. Enclose within { }.
Bitmapped Fonts
Reside in the printer’s memory. If you change the point size, you have
changed the font. Magnifying these fonts causes jaggedness to occur.
Buffer
Storage area in the printer’s memory that holds specific data (images,
formats, etc).
Field
Can be text, bar codes, lines, boxes, constant, or non-printable text. It is
the result of a field definition.
Downloaded Fonts
Reside in the printers RAM and deleted when the printer is turned off. .
Field Definition
Any string of parameters that pertain to one field. A field definition
begins with a field identifier (such as T, B, D, C, etc.).
T,1,10,V,50,50,0,1,1,1,B,C,0 |
Field Parameters
Parameters that apply to a field and are separated by commas. (In the
above example, B is a field element for black print on a white
background.)
Flash Memory
Contains information that is SAVED when the printer is turned off. Flash
memory needs to be formatted before it can be used.
Format
Layout or design for your printed label.
Format Header
First line of a format, immediately following the start of packet ({). A
format header must begin with F, followed by various header elements.
F,1,A,R,E,400,200,”Fmt-1” |
Monospaced Fonts
All characters have the same width and are easy to center justify.
(Standard, bold, and reduced are monospaced.)
Non-volatile RAM
Contains information that is SAVED when the printer is turned off.
Option
R,4,6,1,3,1 |
Any line within a format that applies special formatting to a field. This
line begins with R and must immediately follow the field it applies to.
Packet
B,1,N,1 |
2,”Monarch" |
Any string of characters within ({ }).
Pre-image
A way to optimize the printer, because it images the fields while data is
collected. After the last field is imaged, the label prints almost
immediately.
Proportionally
Spaced Fonts
All characters have different widths and are difficult to center justify (CG
Triumvirate™ Typefaces).
Scalable Fonts
All characters are scalable and smooth at any point size. There are no
jagged edges at any point size because the font is created from an
equation every time it is used.
TrueType Fonts
All characters follow the TrueType outline font standard. All characters
are scalable and smooth at any point size.
Volatile RAM
Contains information that is LOST when the printer is turned off.
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