P-touch Template Manual/ Command Reference
Table Of Contents
- P-Touch Template Manualv
- P-Touch Template Command Referencev
- Control Code List
- About P-touch Template
- Static and dynamic commands
- If printing does not begin (main most frequent causes)
- If a template linked to a database is not printed
- Control Command Details
- ^PT Specify print start trigger selection
- ^FF Start printing
- ^PS Specify print start command text string
- ^PC Specify print start received character count
- ^SS Specify delimiter
- ^TS Specify template selection
- ^CO Specify machine settings (cut options)
- ^LS Specify line spacing with line return
- ^CC Change the prefix character
- ^RC Specify line return command text string
- ^CN Specify number of copies
- ^NN Specify number of Numbering copies
- ^ID Initialize template data
- ^QS Specify print options
- ^QV Specify QR code version
- ^FC FNC1 replacement setting
- ^II Initialize
- ^OP Perform machine operation (feed/cut)
- ^SR Status request
- ^VR Retrieve version Information
- ^CR Line return in object
- ^OS Specify object selection (object number)
- ^ON Specify object selection (object name)
- ^DI Direct object insertion
- ESC ia Specify command mode
- ESC iXT2 Specify print start trigger selection
- 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 character text strings
- ESC iXi2 Specify command mode
- ESC iXn2 Specify template selection
- ESC iXf2 Change the prefix character
- ESC iXc2 Specify machine settings (cut options)
- ESC iXy2 Specify machine settings (cut options–specify cutting after a number of labels)
- ESC iXm2 Select character code set
- ESC iXj2 Specify international character set
- ESC iXR2 Specify line return command text string
- ESC iXC2 Specify number of copies
- ESC iXN2 Specify number of Numbering copies
- ESC iXF2 FNC1 replacement setting
- ESC iXq2 Specify print options
- 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 character text strings
- ESC iXi1 Retrieve command mode setting
- ESC iXn1 Retrieve template selection number
- ESC iXc1 Retrieves machine settings (cut options)
- ESC iXy1 Retrieve machine settings (cut options–specify cutting after a number of labels)
- ESC iXm1 Retrieve character code set
- ESC iXj1 Retrieve international character set setting
- ESC iXf1 Retrieve the prefix character
- ESC iXR1 Retrieve line return command setting text string
- ESC iXC1 Retrieve number of copies
- ESC iXN1 Retrieve number of Numbering copies setting
- ESC iXF1 Retrieve FNC1 replacement setting
- ESC iXq1 Retrieve print options
- International character set table
UPC-A: 1
1 characters
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 describe 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 joining setting specified in P-touch Editor is invalid.
● 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 joining setting specified in P-touch Editor is invalid.
● Data Matrix
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