Instruction manual

Within a Format
Wh
en you define the graphic field within your format, the row and column parameters
represent where on the format to place the graphic image.
I
f you are doing a compliance label, these numbers are usually
0,0, because your compliance label covers the entire supply.
See “Placing the Graphic in a Format
,” for a sample compliance
label.
If you are placing a graphic (a logo, for example) within a certain
area on your supply, enter the starting position (bottom left corner)
of the graphic image.
This label shows the triangle “logo” beginning (the bottom left
corner) at 155, 33 as defined in the graphic field.
Defining the Graphic Header
Every graphic packet must contain a graphic header. This is the first thing you enter. It
identifies and provides important measurement and formatting information for the graphic.
Bitmap, duplicate, next-bitmap, constant text, line, and box fields follow the graphic header, if
they are used.
Syntax {G,graphID,action,device,units,row,col, mode,"name" |
G1. G Graphic Header.
G2. graphID Unique number from 1 to 999 to identify the graphic image.
G3. action Use A to add the graphic to the printer.
G4. device Graphic storage device:
R Volatile RAM
T Temporary storage
G5. units Unit of measure. For bitmapped graphics, G (dots) is the only valid option.
G6. row Distance between the bottom of the graphic image area and the first bitmap line.
This is usually 0, unless you want a fixed amount of white space around the graphic
image. See “Positioning the Graphic Image
,” for more information.
English 0 – 1200
Metric 0 – 3045
Dots 0 – 2436
G7. column Distance between the left edge of the graphic image area and the left edge of first
bitmap line. This is usually 0, unless you want a fixed amount of white space
around the graphic image. See “Positioning the Graphic Image
,” for more
information.
English 0 – 189
Metric 0 – 479
Dots 0 – 383
G8. mode Imaging mode. Enter 0.
G9. “name” Graphic name (optional), 0 to 8 characters, enclose within quotation marks.
Example {G,99,A,R,G,0,0,0,"99Wire" |
Adds a graphic image identified by number 99 to volatile RAM. The graphic uses dot
measurement. The image will be placed according to the row and column parameters in the
graphic field. The imaging mode is 0 and the image is called 99Wire.
Creating Graphics 5-7