Instruction manual

Configuring the Printer 2-3
Using Online Configuration Packets
Use online configuration packets to change the printer’s settings. You can send an individual
configuration packet or a single packet containing all the configuration packets. Supply all
parameters for each packet. Leave the parameters blank that you do not need to change. For
example,
{I,A,,,,1 | }
prints a slashed zero and uses the last sent online System Setup parameters.
Make a copy of the online configuration worksheet in Appendix D, “Format Design Tools
,” and
save the original. Packets A-M are listed on the worksheet.
When you turn off the printer, all the information in the online configuration packets is saved
and used when the printer is turned back on. After you change the printer’s configuration,
resend the format, batch, or graphic to the printer before the changes take effect.
Configuration Packet Header
Always include an I, immediately after the left bracket { and before the packet identifier (A, B,
C, etc.). The I parameter identifies the data stream as a configuration packet.
Note: Include the I parameter with each packet if you are sending them individually. Include
it only at the beginning of a data stream if you are sending multiple packets.
This is the syntax to use when you create online configuration packets:
Syntax
{ Start of Header
I, Configuration Header
1 - 8 optional records
A, parameter 1...parameter 5 | System Setup
B, parameter 1...parameter 5 | Supply Setup
C, parameter 1...parameter 5 | Print Control
D, parameter 1...parameter 3 | Monetary Formatting
E, parameter 1...parameter 9 | Control Characters
F, parameter 1...parameter 5 | Communication Settings
G, parameter 1...parameter 4 | Backfeed Control
M, parameter 1...parameter 4 | Memory Configuration
} End of Header
Syntax for single packet
{ Start of Header
I, Configuration Header
A, parameter 1...parameter 5 | System Setup
} End of Header
You can also add a configuration to RAM or specify units for supply, print, margin, and cut
positions. If you use the optional parameters with the I packet, any online configuration
packets following the split vertical bar (|) must specify distances using the selected units.
However, the test labels display the units in dots, even if you entered them in English or
Metrics units.