Instruction manual

3
DEFINING FIELDS
This chapter provides a reference for defining
 the format header
 text and constant text
 bar code fields
 line and box fields.
Defining the Format Header
A Format Header begins a format file.
Syntax {F,format#,action,device,measure,length,width,"name" |
F1. F Format Header.
F2. format# Unique number from 1 to 999 to identify the format.
F3. action Action. Enter A to add the format to the printer.
F4. device Format storage device. Options:
F Flash (saved when the printer is turned off.)
R Volatile RAM (deleted when the printer is turned off).
F5. measure Unit of measure. Options:
E English, measured in 1/100 inches
M Metric, measured in 1/10 mm
G Graphic, measured in dots
F6. length Supply length in selected units. Measure supply from the leading ege of one label
to the leading edge of the next label.
English 0 – 1200
Metric 0 – 3045
Dots 0 – 2436
F7. width Supply width, from left to right, in selected units.
English 50 – 205
Metric 127 – 521
Dots 102 – 416
F8. “name” Format name (optional), 0 to 8 characters, enclose within quotation marks.
Example {F,1,A,R,E,300,200,"TEXTILES" |
Adds Format 1 (“TEXTILES”) to the printer. It uses a three inch long by two inch wide label.
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