P-touch Template Manual/ Command Reference
Table Of Contents
- PT-9800PCN_PT-9700PC_P-touchTemplate_ver103.pdf
- PT-9800PCN_PT-9700PC_CmdRef_ver103.pdf
- Control code list
- About P-touch Template
- Static and dynamic commands
- If printing does not begin (main most frequent causes)
- Control command details
- ^PT Select print start trigger
- ^PS Specify print start command text string
- ^PC Specify print start received character count
- ^SS Specify delimiter
- ^TS Select template
- ^CF Full cut setting
- ^CH Half cut setting
- ^CP Chain printing setting
- ^MP Mirror printing setting
- ^SP Special tape setting
- ^LS Specify line spacing with line feed
- ^CC Change prefix character
- ^RC Specify line feed command text string
- ^CN Specify number of copies
- ^NN Specify number of Numbering copies
- ^ID Initialize template data
- ^QV Specify QR Code version
- ^FC FNC1 replacement setting
- ^II Initialize
- ^OP Perform machine operations (feed/cut)
- ^S R Status request
- ^V R Retrieve version Information
- ^CR Line feed in object
- ^OS Select object (object number)
- ^ON Select object (object name)
- ^DI Directly insert object
- ESC ia Specify command mode
- ESC iXT2 Select print start trigger
- ESC iXP2 Specify print start command text string
- ESC iXr2 Specify print start received character count
- ESC iXD2 Specify delimiter
- ESC iXa2 Specify non-printed text strings
- ESC iXi2 Specify command mode
- ESC iXn2 Select template
- ESC iXf2 Change prefix character
- ESC iXc2 Specify machine settings (full cut option)
- ESC iXy2 Specify machine settings (full cut option–specify cutting after specified number of labels)
- ESC iXH2 Half cut setting
- ESC iXM2 Mirror printing setting
- ESC iXs2 Special tape setting
- ESC iXm2 Select character code set
- ESC iXj2 Specify international character set
- ESC iXR2 Specify line feed command text string
- ESC iXC2 Specify number of copies
- ESC iXN2 Specify number of Numbering copies
- ESC iXF2 FNC1 replacement setting
- ESC iXT1 Retrieve select print start trigger items
- ESC iXP1 Retrieve print start command setting text string
- ESC iXr1 Retrieve print start received character count
- ESC iXD1 Retrieve delimiter
- ESC iXa1 Retrieve non-printed text strings
- ESC iXi1 Retrieve command mode setting
- ESC iXn1 Retrieve template selection number
- ESC iXc1 Retrieves machine settings (full cut option)
- ESC iXy1 Retrieve machine settings (full cut option–specify cutting after specified number of labels)
- ESC iXH1 Retrieve half cut setting
- ESC iXM1 Retrieve mirror printing setting
- ESC iXs1 Retrieve special tape setting
- ESC iXm1 Retrieve character code set
- ESC iXj1 Retrieve international character set setting
- ESC iXf1 Retrieve the prefix character
- ESC iXR1 Retrieve line feed command setting text string
- ESC iXC1 Retrieve number of copies setting
- ESC iXN1 Retrieve number of Numbering copies setting
- ESC iXF1 Retrieve FNC1 replacement setting
- Character code table
- International character set table
- Appendix: Specifications
■ Relating to bar codes
● Bar codes
・When trying to transfer a template containing a bar code that is not compatible with the
machine, an error will occur while transferring and the template cannot be transferred to
the machine.
The following bar codes are compatible with the machine.
1D bar codes
CODE39, ITF (I-2/5), UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-13, EAN-8, CODE128, GS1-128
(UCC/EAN-128), RSS, CODABAR
2D bar codes
PDF417, QR Code, Micro QR Code, DataMatrix, MaxiCode, Micro PDF417
・If data containing characters incompatible with the protocol are fed into a bar code object,
that bar code object is not printed.
・The bar code size may differ from that in the print result with P-touch Editor.
Since CODE128 and GS1-128 (UCC/EAN128) can easily be printed slightly larger, we
recommend leaving larger margins when creating templates in P-touch Editor.
・If data fed into a bar code in a template created with P-touch Editor causes an extremely
long bar code, the bar code may not be fully printed.
・Do not insert line feeds immediately before or immediately after the bar code data.
Otherwise, it will be considered as part of the bar code data. In that case, the bar code will
be created containing the line feed code, or the bar code will not be printed since data
incompatible with the bar code protocol is entered.
・A delimiter or print start text string should be entered immediately after the bar code data.
● 1D bar codes
・A bar code wider than 22.5 cm will not be printed.
・A one-dimensional bar code taller than 27 mm is converted to 27 mm.
・The number of characters that can be entered for each bar code protocol is listed below.
CODE39: 1 to 50 characters (not including “*” on both sides)
ITF (I-2/5): 1 to 64 characters
EAN-8: 7 characters
EAN-13: 12 characters
UPC-A: 11 characters