Specifications

Contents
vi IPL Programmer’s Reference Manual
Designing Bar Code Labels.................................................................................................... 21
Introduction to Formats .................................................................................................... 22
Tutorial for Designing and Creating a Label Format.......................................................... 22
Defining Label Design Fields............................................................................................. 27
Bar Code Fields .................................................................................................... 27
Human-Readable Fields........................................................................................ 27
Line and Box Fields .............................................................................................. 28
Lines and Boxes Format.............................................................. 29
Graphic Fields ...................................................................................................... 30
Editing Label Formats and Working With Fields............................................................... 31
Editing Existing Fields.......................................................................................... 33
Deleting Fields...................................................................................................... 34
Positioning Fields ................................................................................................. 34
Rotating Fields ..................................................................................................... 35
Scaling Fields........................................................................................................ 36
Magnifying Fonts and Character Fields ................................................... 36
Magnifying Bar Code Fields .................................................................... 37
Designing Pages.................................................................................................... 38
Label Format Example....................................................................................................... 38
Graphic for Example............................................................................................. 39
Format for Example.............................................................................................. 39
Data for Example.................................................................................................. 40
Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................... 43
Troubleshooting Checklist................................................................................................. 44
How the Printer Handles Error Conditions ....................................................................... 44
Syntax Errors........................................................................................................ 44
Parameter Errors................................................................................................... 45
Image Overrun Errors........................................................................................... 45
Invalid Numeric Character Errors......................................................................... 45
Insufficient Storage Memory Errors ...................................................................... 45
Interpreting Error Codes and Solving Problems................................................................. 46
Advanced Printer Programming........................................................................................ 49
Using the Printer Memory Efficiently................................................................................ 50
How Is the Printer Storage Memory Used? ........................................................... 50
Making the Most of Your Storage Memory........................................................... 50
Increasing Throughput ...................................................................................................... 51
What Is an Image Band? ....................................................................................... 51
How the Image Bands Command Works ............................................................. 52
Optimizing Print Speed and Image Band Setting.................................................. 52
Image Band Example.................................................................. 53
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