Instruction manual

Option 42 (Price Field)
You can apply options that will insert monetary symbols automatically. Do
not use this option with Option 31 (define a check digit) or Option 60
(increment or decrement a field). This option is not recommended for bar
codes. When determining the maximum number of characters, add the
maximum number of digits and the monetary symbols.
Syntax R,42,appearance code p
R1. R Option Header.
R2. 42 Option 42.
R3. appearance
code
Enter 1 to print price field in standard notation, as defined by country
setting.
Use the monetary formatting packet to select monetary notations and
symbols by country setting. See “Defining the Monetary Formatting
Packet” for more information.
See Appendix C, “Symbol Sets/Code Pages,” to make sure the monetary
symbol you want to use is printable in the font selected for this field. For
monetary symbols other than the dollar sign, use the internal symbol set.
Example R,42,1 p
Uses a price field that prints the monetary symbol and notations as defined
in the monetary formatting packet.
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