Operator`s manual

Chapter 4 Designing Labels Using LDS

400 Operators Manual

CC CHARACTER COUNT

This parameter determines the number of characters that will be used in a field. If the

number of characters in the selected text string is more than the quantity specified by

CC, then the remainder of the text string is ignored. If the text string has less than the

number of characters specified by this parameter, then only those characters defined

by the text string are printed. For example, the text string - MICROCOM - would be 8

characters long.

TCI TEXT CONVERSION IDENTIFIER

This parameter determines what form the text string will be printed in. The following

values define which text conversion method is used:

1 Text (ASCII)

2 Text Surrounded by Asterisks (Code 3 of 9)

3 Text with UPC-A/UPC-E Checksum Digit Printed

8 Downloadable Fonts/Graphics

12 UPC-A Bar Code

13 UPC-E Bar Code (SEND 11 DIGITS)

14 UPC-E Bar Code (SEND 7 DIGITS)

15 Interleaved 2 of 5 Bar Code

16 Code 3 of 9 Bar Code

*17 Text with UPC-E Checksum and Extended Bars Added

20 EAN-13 Bar Code

21 EAN-8 Bar Code

*22 Text with EAN-13 Checksum and Extended Bars Added

*23 Text with EAN-8 Checksum and Extended Bars Added

24 MSI 1 (Plessey)

25 MSI 2 (Plessey)

26 MSI 3 (Plessey)

*28 Text with MSI Checksum Added - Type 1

*29 Text with MSI Checksum Added - Type 2

*32 Text with UPC-A Checksum and Extended Bars Added

*33 Text with UPC-A With Extended Bars Added

36 Postnet (Zip+4)

37 Postnet (Zip+6)

40 Code 128 Bar Code (Automatic Compression)

42 Codabar Bar Code

43 Code 93 Bar Code

44 AS-10 Bar Code

50 EAN-128 Bar Code

51 Text with EAN-128 Information

* Refer to Section 7.1.1 on how to use these TCI's.

Example: For the string - 1234567

A TCI of 1 would print ASCII text.

A TCI of 42 would print a Codabar bar code.