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
UPC-E: 6 characters
CODABAR: 3 to 64 characters (with “A”, “B”, “C” or “D” at the beginning and end)
CODE128: 1 to 64 characters
GS1-128 (UCC/EAN-128): 1 to 64 characters
RSS-14: 3 to 15 characters (begins with “01”)
RSS Limited: 3 to 15 characters (begins with “01”; third digit is “0” or “1”)
RSS Expanded: 1 to 64 numbers or 1 to 40 letters*
* ISO646 characters can be printed.
<<numbers, letters, spaces, !, ”, %, &, ’, (, ), *, +, ,, -, ., /, :, ;, <, =, >, ? and _>>
When trying to transfer data exceeding the ranges described above, an error will occur
while transferring. If the data that is fed does not meet the minimum limit, the bar code is
not printed. If the data exceeds the maximum limit, only the data to the maximum limit is
applied. However, if the data exceeds 64 characters, the bar code is not printed.
・If a template is created in P-touch Editor with an extremely low bar code bar height, the
bars may not be printed.
● CODE39
・When feeding data, the asterisks (*) at the beginning and end of the data are skipped.
● ITF (I-2/5)
・The bearer bar setting specified in P-touch Editor is invalid.
● QR Code
・The version setting for a QR Code specified in P-touch Editor is invalid. The version setting
must be turned off.
・The linkage setting specified in P-touch Editor is invalid.
・If the value specified with the QR Code version command is outside of the allowable range,
it is changed to AUTO. (MODEL1: 0 to 14, MODEL2: 0 to 40, Micro QR: 0 to 4)
● PDF417
・Since the error correction levels for PDF417 specified in P-touch Editor are inconsistent
with those on the machine, the size of the bar code may change when it is printed with
P-touch Template.
・The width for PDF417 specified in P-touch Editor may change from “Minimum” to “Small”.
・The linkage setting specified in P-touch Editor is invalid.