Instruction manual

4. Type this command at the DOS prompt:
COPY LABEL1.FMT COM1 Transmits a file called "LABEL1.FMT" to COM1.
COPY LABEL1.BCH COM1 Transmits a batch called “LABEL1.BCH” to COM1.
If you use the COPY command to download your formats, set flow control to
DTR (not XON/XOFF). Also, do not use the MS-DOS prompt from inside
Windows, because you will get a framing error.
Refer to the Operator’s Handbook or keyboard’s Operating Instructions for
offline data entry and more printing information.
Defining the Batch Header
Batch data is the actual information printed on the supply. Batch data fills in
the format’s text, bar code, and non-printable text fields.
A batch packet contains the following three parts:
batch header identifies the format and how many labels to print.
batch control defines the print job.
batch data
(optional)
defines the actual information printed on the label.
A batch header begins the file. It tells which format the batch uses and how
many labels to print. To record batch data, make a copy of the worksheet in
Appendix D, “Format Design Tools.”
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