Instruction manual

Table of Contents i
TABLE OF CONTENTS
GETTING STARTED ................................................................................................................ 1-1
About This Manual ............................................................................................................. 1-1
Printer Memory ..................................................................................................................1-1
Using RAM..................................................................................................................... 1-1
Using Flash Memory........................................................................................................ 1-1
Before You Begin............................................................................................................... 1-1
Creating an MPCLII Format Packet ...................................................................................... 1-2
Starting with a Design ........................................................................................................ 1-2
Determining Format Contents.............................................................................................. 1-3
Determining the Print Area.................................................................................................. 1-3
Drawing Rough Sketches .................................................................................................... 1-4
Using Supply Layout Grids.................................................................................................. 1-4
Considering Field Types ..................................................................................................... 1-4
Considering Fonts.............................................................................................................. 1-5
Using the Format Worksheet ............................................................................................... 1-5
CONFIGURING THE PRINTER.................................................................................................. 2-1
Setting Communication Parameters...................................................................................... 2-1
Using MPCLII Conventions.................................................................................................. 2-1
MPCLII Punctuation ........................................................................................................ 2-1
Standard Syntax Guidelines............................................................................................. 2-2
Using Online Configuration Packets..................................................................................... 2-3
Configuration Packet Header ........................................................................................... 2-3
Configuration Syntax Guidelines....................................................................................... 2-5
Making Print Adjustments.................................................................................................... 2-5
Defining the System Setup Packet ....................................................................................... 2-5
Defining the Supply Setup Packet........................................................................................ 2-6
Defining the Print Control Packet......................................................................................... 2-7
Defining the Monetary Formatting Packet ............................................................................. 2-8
Defining the Control Characters Packet................................................................................ 2-9
Resetting Control Characters......................................................................................... 2-10
Using Immediate Commands ............................................................................................. 2-10
Enabling Immediate Commands...................................................................................... 2-10
Sending Immediate Commands ...................................................................................... 2-10
Defining the Communication Settings Packet ...................................................................... 2-12
Defining the Backfeed Control Packet ................................................................................ 2-13
Defining the Memory Configuration Packet.......................................................................... 2-14