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Epson 32 Printer User Manual

1. 0 110 Baud 1 150 Baud 2 300 Baud 3 600 Baud 4 1200 Baud 5 2400 Baud 6 4800 Baud 7 9600 Baud 8 19200 Baud 21 Change SW1 Software dip switch 1 An EEPROM command Below is the AB seguence 12345678 NABXXXXXXXX EXXXX Q 1 XON XOFF Enable O Disable Q 1 8 Data Bits 0 7 Data Bits 0 1 Echo Enable O Disable 0 1 No Parity O Enable Parity Q 1 0dd Parity O Even Parity 0 1 Tgnore Control Codes O Accept Enquiry Response 00 Control Codes 10 Text Equivalent 11 Equivalent 1110000000000 00 33333333 88 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 22 sequence 12345678 ABXXXXXXXX xk xxx Printer Commands RRR Power up Label Format Change SW2 Software dip switch 2 An EEPROM command Below is the AB 000 ALWAYS EPROM Format 1 001 ROM or Saved Format File 1 010 ROM or Saved Format File 2 011 ROM or Saved Format File 3 100 ROM or Saved Format File 4 01 ROM or Saved Format File 5 O ROM or Saved Format File 6 ROM or Saved Format F
2. Label Height Gap The printer s default print speed is 2 1 inches per second DSP value 34 To speed itup or slow it down the following DPS parameters can be inserted into the label header Please note that certain conditions such as large supply rolls narrow label stock and tag peel mode may require slower print speeds about 2 sec in order to acheive reliable label feed 10000010 22 410 Operators Manual Chapter 4 Designing Labels Using LDS MDD See Table 3 for a list of print speeds DPS values and inches per second higher value slows the printer down and a smaller value speeds it up DPS MM SEC INCHES PER INCHES PER SECOND MINUTE Table 4 LCB LABEL CONTROL BYTE The label control number defines the type of label stock that is used Continuous Stock If set to a value of 2 the printer will not activate the gap detector circuit After all fields are printed the printer will advance the extra distance in the SPG header element Normal Stock leading edge If defaulted value of 0 the printer will detect the trailing edge of the label the beginning of the gap Black Line Stock If set to a value of 1 the printer will detect the leading edge of a black line Blow Hole Stock Slot Cut Use the default value 0 and set software dip switch 4 D24 for blow hole stock see section 5 3 1110000000000 00001 3333 410 Operators Manual 23 Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 MIDI AGD NUMBER OF
3. AA D COMMAND 20 Change baud rate Unless otherwise requested by the customer the baud rate of the printer is 9600 To change baud to 19200 use A8 D20 lt CR gt 110 Baud 150 Baud 300 Baud 600 Baud 1200 Baud 2400 Baud 4800 Baud 9600 Baud 19200 Baud ONOORWN OC 100 410 Operators Manual 37 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MOD Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 COMMAND Change SW1 Software dip switch 1 The dip switches are the only commands that do not use the A parameters Instead they use a AB sequence followed by an 8 digit 0 or 1 code For example AB10101011 D21 lt CR gt will configure the printer for a text eguivalent enguiry response accept control codes even parity disable parity disable echo 8 data bits and enable XON XOFF flow control 12345678 SABXXXXXXXX Q 1 XON XOFF Enable O Disable Q 1 8 Data Bits 0 7 Data Bits 0 1 Echo Enable O Disable 0 1 No Parity O Enable Parity Q 1 0dd Parity O Even Parity 0 1 Tgnore Control Codes O Accept Enquiry Response 00 Control Codes 10 Text Equivalent 11 Equivalent Enquiry Response This determines what the printer will send back in response to an enquiry See chapter 5 Control Codes This switch setting will allow or disallow printer response to control codes below 20h Parity Selects either even or o
4. LEFT C1 50 REM Limit comment to 50 characters 68 C2 LEN C1 66 INPUT Comment 2 C2 67 C2 LEFT C2 50 REM Limit comment to 50 characters 68 C2 LEN C2 84 PRINT 1 A3 D97 REM Tag mode 3 85 PRINT 1 D57 REM format following 90 PRINT 1 6 30 70 2 REM label header 95 PRINT 1 1 150 5 D 1 6 REM fields 100 PRINT 1 2 530 5 ND 1 6 110 PRINT 1 3 320 110 DT 1 13 4 115 PRINT41 4 50 5 F 1 6 116 PRINT 1 5 80 75 C1 1 10 117 PRINT 1 6 80 50 C2 1 10 120 PRINT 1 D561D2 REM select layout and 130 PRINT 1 D REM send text data 140 PRINT 1 ND 150 PRINT 1 DT 155 PRINT 1 F 156 PRINT 1 F 157 PRINT 1 C2 160 PRINT 1 D3 REM print label 170 PRINT PRINT PRINT INPUT Another Y N YN 180 IF YN Y OR YN y THEN 15 100010 86 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 MDD 190 CLOSE 200 SYSTEM A 410 Operators Manual Printer Commands 87 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MDD APPENDIX G QUICK REFERENCE COMMAND SUMMARY AA AD Command 2 Text string entry mode Precedes the text strings that are supplied to the various fields in the label Equivalent to B 3 Print Command Prints a single label or starts the printing of a batch of labels Equivalent to C 5 Send Printer Status Equivalent to E 1 Print a Test Label Equivalent to K 12 Print a Blank Label Equivalent to L 20 Change baud rate An EEPROM command
5. Ne Do Not Care Do Not Care Indeterminate Indeterminate Table 2 100 410 Operators Manual 15 Communications Chapter 3 MDD Parallel Port Configuration 1 STROBE 10 ACK 2 D0 11 BUSY 3 D1 12 PAPER OUT 4 D2 13 SLCT 5 D3 14 NC 6 D4 15 ERROR 7 D5 16 NIT 8 D6 17 NC 9 D7 18 25 GROUND 25 PIN FEMALE Table 3 3 2 PRINTER CABLES Warning Connection of a serial printer to a parallel port may result in damage to the printer and or computer Connection of a parallel printer to a serial port may result in damage to the printer and or computer The printer cables needed are standard and available through Microcom Corporation You will not need a NULL modem cable because the printer is DCE equipment For parallel connection use a straight 25 pin male to 25 pin male cable connected from the desired parallel port of the host computer to the 25 pin connector on the optional parallel board For serial connection if your host computer has a 25 pin serial com port Use a standard 25 pin male to 9 pin male serial cable 9 pin serial com port Use a 9 pin female to 9 pin male video extension cable 100111 16 410 Operators Manual CHAPTER 4 DESIGNING LABELS USING LDS Label Design Software LDS refers to the firmware language resident in the printer that is used to process information sent by the host computer All fonts character sets and bar codes
6. data line 07 data line 08 data line 09 data line 10 protected protected protected protected protected enable auto print and clear text tell printer to print after 6 CR A6 D61 lt CR gt tel printer to start new data entry 1100000000000 56 at data line 6 instead of 1 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 Printer Commands VIIDI 5 3 10 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTER COMMANDS AA AD Command 2 Text string entry mode Precedes the text strings that are supplied to the various fields in the label Text strings must be followed by a carriage return Equivalent to B 5 Send Printer Status See section 5 3 Equivalent to E 29 Printer Statistics The information produced is eguivalent to the status label in section 2 1 3 Print statistics to serial port Print statistics on a label Clear the printed labels variable in the statistics Clear the printed inches variable in the statistics NO 32 Soft Reset Restores printer to power up settings 33 Display Model and Revision Number Displays important reference numbers to the screen 35 Contrast Window Adjust Adjusts to a percentage of current contrast base Used for slight variations in paper and should be turned down for ladder style vertical bar codes If this command does not sufficiently lighten or darken the contrast use the Adjust Contrast Base command D36 section 5 3 Values for A are shown below 60 of Base 70
7. 0 0 wers Label Header Parameters of a 4 X 3 Label Figure 6 10010010 410 Operators Manual 21 Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 MDD Refer to Figure 6 for a visual representation of most header parameters The following is a description of each header element HFM NUMBER OF FIELDS IN LAYOUT This parameter is used to specify the number of fields in the layout If more fields are defined than what is specified for HFM the extras will be ignored To prevent software confusion do not set the HFM parameter to a number higher than the number of fields defined LSX LABEL SIZE X DIRECTION Specifies the width of the label in dots For example A 3 wide label would have an LSX of 3x154 462 dots 154 dots 1 inch LSY LABEL SIZE Y DIRECTION Specifies the height of the label in dots WEB WEB SIZE The width measured in dots of the webbing that is found on the left side of the label GAP GAP SIZE The height measured in dots of the gap between labels Auto sizing See section 5 3 3 will define this value DPS PRINT SPEED The speed the printer actually prints a label The printer will slow down in a dense area of the label if needed to prevent the label from being garbled If the printer must slow down in an area reducing the print speed will produce a better quality label The labels per minute a particular format will print can be calculated by the equation below IPS x 60 seconds Labels per Minute
8. 50 166 23 1 10 1 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR gt CHARACTER SPACING 1 lt CR gt CHARACTER SPACING 5 lt CR gt CHARACTER SPACING 10 lt CR gt CHARACTER SPACING 20 lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt AD57 lt CR gt 5 620 441 10 25 352 lt CR gt 1 310 100 5 1 10 lt CR gt 2 200 120 1 7 1 255 2 1 1 lt CR gt 2 210 130 1 7 1 200 2 1 1 lt CR gt 2 200 140 1 7 1 2 200 1 1 lt CR gt 2 190 130 1 7 1 2 255 1 1 lt CR gt 1100000000000 80 Chapter 5 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 Printer Commands Wa AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR gt LINES lt CR gt lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt A3 D35 lt CR gt AD57 lt CR gt 9 620 441 10 25 352 lt CR gt 1 320 30 11 1 10 4 lt CR gt 2 320 120 11 1 10 4 lt CR gt 2 320 137 1 16 2 4 2 40 2 lt CR gt 3 487 254 11 1 10 3 4 lt CR gt 3 470 254 2 16 2 3 4 40 2 2 lt CR gt 4 320 387 11 1 10 1 4 lt CR gt 4 320 370 3 16 2 1 4 2 40 2 lt CR gt 5 160 254 11 1 10 2 4 lt CR gt 5 177 254 3 16 2 2 4 40 2 2 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR gt ROTATIONS lt CR gt 0 DEGREES lt CR gt 90 DEGREES lt CR gt 180 DEGREES lt CR gt 270 DEGREES lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt AA5 D35 lt CR gt AD57 lt CR gt 6 620 441 10 25 352 lt CR gt 1 320 100 50 1 10 0 lt CR gt 2 320 100 50 1 10 2 lt CR gt 3 320 150 50 1 10 4 lt CR gt 4 320 150 50 1 10 5 lt CR gt 5 320 200 50 1 10 1 lt CR gt 6 320 200 50 1 10 3 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR g
9. LSX A indicates the width 43 Load label height in dots LSY A defines the height 44 Load web size in dots WEB A specifies the web size 45 Load gap size in dots GAP A denotes the gap size 46 Load print speed DPS A designates the print speed 47 Load label control byte LCB A specifies the number 48 Load number of steps to activate gap detector AGD A determines the number of steps 49 Load number of steps past gap SPG A designates the number of steps 50 Load X direction offset OFX A indicates the X offset 51 Load Y direction offset OFY A denotes the Y offset 100 410 Operators Manual 49 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MDD 5 3 7 SAVING FORMAT FILES COMMANDS NA XX XX XX 66 The printer has the capability to store a format file in RAM without processing it Later this file can be accessed repeatedly at very high speeds because access is now a direct memory fetch With the use of battery backed RAM socket the printer will retain these format files after the removal of power The printer can be configured through software dip switch 2 see section 5 3 to automatically process the file at power up The printer treats these files exactly as if they were sent through the communication port AD Command 54 Send Saved Format File to Serial Port A selects which one 1 8 58 Process Saved Format A selects which user entered format 1 8 is to be printed 59 Save Forma
10. Lines how to make 67 Logo 3 59 62 63 67 74 Offset 24 40 49 58 82 83 92 Parallel 4 5 15 16 18 70 73 Physical 5 Power Up 9 36 37 39 41 43 55 57 58 76 89 90 92 Print Count 42 Print Head 1 14 21 26 35 42 54 67 71 Print Width 3 Printing Commands 42 Repair 71 72 Reset 9 36 39 57 90 Resolution 3 59 60 62 Reverse Video 67 68 Revision Number 9 57 90 Serial Number 9 42 43 47 48 72 93 94 Serial Port 11 15 16 38 40 50 51 57 90 92 Speed 1 17 19 22 25 41 49 53 92 Status Label 9 10 41 57 Text Conversion Identifier 27 Text Starting Position 32 55 93 Text String Number 26 47 55 94 Text Strings Commands 55 Variable Text 39 50 VDD 36 Warranty 9 71 72 XOFF 4 11 15 35 38 88 XON 4 15 35 38 88 Y Beginning Coordinate 26 Y Direction Offset 24 49 92 MDD 410 Operators Manual Printer Commands 97 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MDD Notes EEEN 98 410 Operators Manual
11. This CGN selection of 4 selects a font size of 7 dots high by 5 dots wide This is the size of each character in the word EASY as it appears on the label lt CR gt The carriage return lt CR gt signifies that this field is complete The field parameters that were not defined will accept the default values A FO Field Orientation and FJ Field Justification of O will place EASY to the right of the X co ordinate with a rotation of O degrees CMX and CMY will default to 1 so the character will be the size as defined by the font The TSN is 1 therefore we will print the entire EASY word a TSN of 2 would have printed ASY CLX and CLY will default to 5 and 7 respectively so a full character will be printed MOD 410 Operators Manual 33 CHAPTER 5 PRINTER COMMANDS The Model 410 printer has a large and versatile collection of control codes to meet the special needs of labeling applications Most of the commands use a D control sequence however the printer also recognizes a selected number of other control seguences For all the commands listed in this manual the printer will recognize either the one character control character or the two character caret and alpha character seguence In other words for a PC key board the same command can be generated either by holding down the control key and pressing the letter or by entering two characters the a caret the character generated if you press the Shift key and the 6 and an alpha ch
12. of Base 80 of Base 90 of Base Base default 110 of Base 120 of Base 130 of Base 140 of Base OO S 00 RON 38 Epson Emulation The 410 printer will emulate an Epson printer in this mode There is also an Epson emulation on power up feature as explained in section 5 3 1 The following A parameters define mode of operation This function is no longer supported mb 40 column Epson emulation 2 80 column Epson emulation XX 55 Select Default Label Layout Select from the ROM power up label layout Only used if you have a special lay out embedded into ROM A selects which one 1 8 if more than one are present 1 410 Operators Manual 57 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MDD Command End of Label Fields Select RAM format label Enter Label Format Mode This tells the printer that information for a label is following Emulation control This list of commands was designed for those users who were previously using an older Microcom Corporation printer and now want to use their old format files with the model 410 printer Label centering creates an X offset for the older formats that were left justified It will not center all the fields on the label It offsets a previously left justified label Note Not recommended for new formats Disable All Enable Label Centering Used only in conjunction with 450 and 460 emulation Enable 450 Emulation Enable 1 amp 2 Enable 460 Emulation Enable 1 amp 4 Load Grap
13. 200 18 1 10 lt CR gt 1 120 222 10 42 2 2 80 2 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR gt 1234567890 lt CR gt CODABAR 4 2 RATIO lt CR gt CODABAR 6 2 RATIO lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt AD57 lt CR gt 5 620 441 10 25 352 lt CR gt 1 100 40 12 1 10 lt CR gt 5 100 62 3 1 10 8 lt CR gt 4 100 84 3 1 10 4 lt CR gt 3 100 106 3 1 10 2 lt CR gt 2 100 128 3 1 10 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR gt X MULTIPLIER lt CR gt 1X lt CR gt 2X lt CR gt 4X lt CR gt 8X lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt AD57 lt CR gt 5 620 441 10 25 352 lt CR gt 1 100 40 12 1 10 lt CR gt 5 100 62 3 1 10 8 lt CR gt 100 410 Operators Manual Printer Commands 79 Printer Commands MMM 4 100 168 3 1 10 4 lt CR gt 3 100 226 3 1 10 2 lt CR gt 2 100 260 3 1 10 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR gt Y MULTIPLIER lt CR gt 1Y lt CR gt 2Y lt CR gt 4Y lt CR gt 8Y lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt AD57 lt CR gt 5 620 441 10 25 352 lt CR gt 1 100 40 14 1 10 lt CR gt 5 100 62 3 1 10 8 8 lt CR gt 4 100 168 3 1 10 4 4 lt CR gt 3 100 226 3 1 10 2 2 lt CR gt 2 100 260 3 1 10 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR gt XY MULTIPLIER lt CR gt 1XY lt CR gt 2XY lt CR gt 4XY lt CR gt 8XY lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt AD57 lt CR gt 4 620 441 10 25 352 lt CR gt 4 50 100 23 1 10 20 lt CR gt 3 50 122 23 1 10 10 lt CR gt 2 50 144 23 1 10 5 lt CR gt 1
14. 3 2 255 lt CR gt 1 335 766 1 7 1 3 2 150 lt CR gt 1 463 1 1 7 1 3 2 255 lt CR gt 1 463 256 1 7 1 3 2 255 lt CR gt 1 463 511 1 7 1 3 2 255 lt CR gt 1 463 766 1 7 1 3 2 150 lt CR gt 1 535 623 1 7 1 3 2 255 lt CR gt 1 535 878 1 7 1 3 2 48 lt CR gt 1 336 621 1 7 1 126 2 lt CR gt 1 464 621 1 7 1 150 2 lt CR gt 1 166 515 1 7 1 168 2 lt CR gt 1 25 10 8 1 10 3 lt CR gt 1 40 10 3 1 10 3 10 lt CR gt 2 182 10 8 1 10 3 lt CR gt 2 197 10 3 1 10 3 10 lt CR gt 3 352 10 8 1 10 3 lt CR gt 3 367 10 3 1 10 3 10 lt CR gt 4 480 10 6 1 10 3 lt CR gt 4 495 10 3 1 10 3 8 lt CR gt 5 182 525 11 1 10 3 lt CR gt 6 352 634 15 1 10 3 lt CR gt 8 480 634 4 1 10 3 lt CR gt 9 554 634 11 1 10 3 lt CR gt 10 600 10 60 1 10 3 lt CR gt 11 161 62 9 16 3 3 69 2 2 lt CR gt 11 88 115 8 1 13 3 2 4 8 2 lt CR gt 12 330 62 5 16 3 3 69 2 2 lt CR gt 12 253 115 4 1 13 3 2 4 8 2 lt CR gt 13 455 62 10 16 3 3 69 2 2 lt CR gt 13 380 115 9 1 13 3 2 2 lt CR gt 14 581 62 8 16 3 3 69 2 2 lt CR gt 14 506 115 7 1 13 3 2 2 lt CR gt 15 280 525 12 1 13 3 2 3 6 lt CR gt 17 452 634 3 1 13 3 2 4 8 2 lt CR gt 19 528 634 8 1 13 3 lt CR gt 20 602 684 2 1 13 3 2 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt 10011011 84 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 MDD AD2 lt CR gt PART NO P lt CR gt QUANTITY Q lt CR gt SUPPLIER V lt CR gt SERIAL S lt CR gt DESCRIPTION lt CR gt BROADCAST
15. 3 65 Emulation Control 0 Disable All 1 Enable Label Centering Used only in conjunction with 450 and 460 emulation 2 Enable 450 Emulation 3 Enable 1 amp 2 4 Enable 460 Emulation 5 Enable 1 amp 4 66 66 Initialize Storage Area for Saved Format Files Used when format files are to be stored into Ram Section 5 3 8 67 Load Graphic Image See chapter 6 0 Send single graphic image in four rotations 1 Send graphic image 1 of 2 in 2 rotations 2 Send graphic image 2 of 2 in 2 rotations 70 Clear commands 71 76 71 Disable Copies Function 72 Enable Copies Function XX 73 Load copies count Tells the printer to print a group of labels Will not increment serial numbers use D75 1 74 Infinity Print Prints a batch of labels like D75 but will continue to print until the machine is turned off XX 75 Load Label Count Tells the printer to print a batch of labels using the serial number function if enabled 100 410 Operators Manual 93 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MDD XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX 76 80 81 84 85 86 87 88 89 91 93 95 96 Load Delay Time Between Labels Preceded by A which contains the wait in 1 10ths of a second Maximum value is 650 Clears Commands 86 88 89 Disable Serial Number Function Will disable either single or multiple serial number commands Load Text String Number to increment decrement Tells the printer which
16. 3 40 389 14 1 3 lt CR gt 4 40 372 14 1 4 lt CR gt 5 40 355 14 1 5 lt CR gt 6 40 338 14 1 6 lt CR gt 7 40 320 14 1 7 lt CR gt 8 40 301 14 1 8 lt CR gt 9 40 282 14 1 9 lt CR gt 10 40 260 14 1 10 lt CR gt 11 40 235 14 1 11 lt CR gt 12 40 207 14 1 12 lt CR gt 13 40 157 14 1 13 lt CR gt 14 40 107 14 1 14 lt CR gt 15 40 62 14 1 19 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR gt FONT 1 5X3 lt CR gt FONT 2 5X5 lt CR gt FONT 3 6X5 lt CR gt FONT 4 7X5 lt CR gt FONT 5 7X7 lt CR gt FONT 6 7X7 lt CR gt FONT 7 8X5 lt CR gt FONT 8 9X5 lt CR gt FONT 9 9X7 lt CR gt FONT 10 12X8 lt CR gt FONT 11 15X12 lt CR gt FONT 12 18X10 lt CR gt FONT 13 40X15 lt CR gt FONT 14 40X20 lt CR gt FONT 19 OCR A lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt AD57 16 620 441 10 25 352 lt CR gt 1 100 20 17 1 10 lt CR gt 3 60 37 11 32 2 2 lt CR gt 3 82 55 11 12 2 60 lt CR gt 2 375 20 19 1 10 lt CR gt 3 350 37 11 33 2 2 lt CR gt 3 372 55 11 12 2 60 lt CR gt 4 80 150 19 1 10 lt CR gt MDD 410 Operators Manual 77 Printer Commands 4 65 167 12 20 2 60 8 lt CR gt 5 408 150 14 1 10 lt CR gt 5 395 167 7 21 2 60 7 lt CR gt 6 110 270 5 1 10 lt CR gt 6 120 287 12 13 2 60 8 lt CR gt 9 180 270 8 3 10 lt CR gt 7 400 270 5 1 10 lt CR gt 7 410 287 12 13 2 60 8 lt CR gt 8 460 270 8 3 10 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR gt UPC A HR W
17. 58 88 92 94 AB 34 55 57 88 AC 17 18 34 88 AD 34 36 45 47 50 53 55 57 58 88 AE 17 19 35 57 88 AH 35 AK 35 42 88 AL 35 42 88 AM 35 Q 35 AS 35 Accumulator 34 Bar code 1 17 27 29 33 55 64 65 Bar code Symbologies 1 29 Batch Mode 1 4 9 Baud Rate 4 9 37 88 Cable Pinout 15 Centronics ii Character Cell Length X Direction 32 Character Cell Length Y Direction 32 Character Count 27 32 33 Character Generators 19 28 Character Multiplier X Direction 31 Character Multiplier Y Direction 31 Character Spacing 32 80 Cleaning Instructions 14 Cleaning Kit 5 14 70 73 Clear Text 39 56 89 Clock 5 26 32 45 46 69 73 74 90 Communications CABLE PINOUT 15 Contrast 3 41 57 64 90 Control Codes 19 34 38 56 88 how to use 34 Default Label 57 Dip Switches how to display 9 how to set 37 Electrical 5 35 Emulation 17 19 40 41 57 58 89 91 93 Enquiries 3 35 39 Environment 5 70 Epson ii 41 57 90 91 Escape 17 50 Field Justification 30 33 Field Orientation 28 30 31 33 Field Parameters 26 33 45 64 Fixed Text 50 Ha 96 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 MDD Flow Control 4 11 38 58 Form Feed 35 42 Graphic Images 1 29 59 61 73 74 Human Readables 64 66 Justification 30 33 Label Centering 3 40 58 89 93 Label Control Byte 23 49 92 Label Fields 26 58 92 Label Header 19 21 22 25 43 44 49 86 Label Samples 76 Label Size X Direction 22 Label Size Y Direction 22
18. CODE lt CR gt lt CR gt DATE lt CR gt ENGR CHANGE lt CR gt GREAT PRODUCTS COLS OH 43229 MICRO 000069073 lt CR gt P14015248 lt CR gt Q60 lt CR gt V046068722 lt CR gt S150 lt CR gt WHEEL lt CR gt lt CR gt AA lt CR gt 11 lt CR gt 06 10 92 lt CR gt 3 lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt A 410 Operators Manual Printer Commands 85 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MDD APPENDIX F SAMPLE BASIC PROGRAM This program produces labels for computer diskettes It is intended to show the simplicity that higher languages communicate with the 410 printer Communication parameters may need to be changed for some computers 2 REM 3 REM DISK LABEL MAKER 4 REM Sample BASIC program demonstration LDS 5 REM 10 OPEN COM1 9600 N 8 1 RS AS 1 15 CLS 20 PRINT PRINT PRINT 30 INPUT Disk Title DT 32 DT LEFT DT 30 REM Limit title to 30 characters 35 DT LEN DT 40 INPUT Date D 45 D LEN D 47 INPUT format F 48 F LEN F 50 INPUT Disk Number DN 60 INPUT Total Disks In Series TD 61 ND DN OF TD 62 ND LEN D 63 INPUT Comment 1 C1 64 C1
19. Load gap size in dots GAP Preceded by A Load print speed DPS Preceded by A Load label control byte LCB Preceded by A Load number of steps to activate gap detector AGD Preceded by A Load number of steps past gap SPG Preceded by A Load X direction offset OFX Preceded by A Load Y direction offset OFY Preceded by A Send Saved Format File to Serial Port A selection which one 1 8 Section 5 3 6 Select ROM Label Layout Select from the ROM power up layouts AXX ranges from 1 to 8 Select User Defined Layout Signals to the printer the end of the label fields and precedes the text fields in a format file Enter Label Format Mode This tells the printer that information for a label is following Process Saved Format A selects which one 1 8 Section 5 3 6 Save Format File A selects which one 1 8 Section 5 3 6 EEDE 92 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 Printer Commands MDD 60 Clears command 61 XX 61 Mark Text Starting Position A designates which text field to start entering new data Section 5 3 8 62 Pre padded Text This command is sent after text that is to appear at the beginning of each field is sent 63 Text Mode Control Section 5 3 8 Disable 1 amp 2 Enable auto print mode Clear all previous text upon receiving new data Enable 1 amp 2 NO XX 64 Auto Print String Count A tells the printer how many text strings to accept before printing Section 5
20. PRINTER ENQUIRIES ria a Gho Haide a tia lukus 35 5 3 SENDING D PRINTER COMMANDS cd Shots ae acta sete 36 5 3 1 SOFTWARE DIP SWITCHES AND EEPROM COMMANDS 37 5 3 2 PRINTING COMMANDS neee ee eeen 42 5 3 3 AUTO SIZING and VALID GAP COMMANDS 43 5 34 REAL TIME CLOCK tess tr eeen eT er Ee wide 45 5 3 5 SERIAL NUMBER COMMANDS 47 5 3 6 LABEL HEADER COMMANDS SO cor 49 5 3 7 SAVING FORMAT FILES COMMANDS nn 50 5 3 8 LABEL PRESENCE SENSOR CONTROL 0 53 5 3 9 TEXT STRINGS COMMANDS 0c eee eee 55 5 3 10 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTER COMMANDS i 57 CHAPTER LOGOS 1044 ohh a et a a OU coe 59 6 1 PROCEDURE FOR USING THE PCX2410 SOFTWARE 60 62 FORMAT ORD OGO FIRES iten feos ante ta ila eRe 62 CHAPTER 7 SPECIAL DESIGNS saas int Sv ype eee ee REA FES ye eee we es 64 TA DESIGNING WITH BAR CODES i 64 7A HUMAN READABLES 2 0 3er RAE BAG 64 Aes MAKING PINES naer siete makes we Sted nee eee aen ene ae ts 67 LS y REVERSE VIDEO riid met ene aiamaa heme eee 68 CHARTER 6 OF TONG Ginder a emamaa aa tre te NEE tbe Eat 69 8 1 LABEL SUPPORT RACK cera i views eto la aed 69 8 2 LARGE PAPER ROLL SUPPLY HOLDER en 69 83 CLOCK BATTERY BACKED RAM SOCKET i 69 84 PCX2410 SOFTWARE 2 nanos Ie Ghee ada seein Deen oe taa 69 85 WYSIWYG SOFTWARE PACKAGES neee 70 8 6 PARALLEL CONVERSION BOARDS cece eee eens 70 87 GEEANINGKIT esteemed Ge Ke ei nadele 70 APPEND
21. STEPS TO ACTIVATE GAP DETECTOR The number of steps dots from the front edge of the label before the gap detector circuitry is activated This value is usually defaulted It is not defaulted when using stock that is smaller than 2 3 inches the distance between the gap detector and the dot row or on larger labels when skipping over pre print gaps or paper flutter that may cause the gap detector to trigger incorrectly There is a long eguation to manually calculate this value for small labels but auto sizing D39 the label will produce this value accurately and guickly SPG NUMBER OF STEPS PAST GAP The steps dots to move the label after detection of a label gap This facilitates using very small label stock less than 2 3 inches the distance between the dot row and the gap detector Use auto sizing A39 to quickly evaluate this parameter for small stock It may also be necessary to adjust this value if using special stock For example if using black line stock with a perforation that is not on the black line SPG would need to be manipulated so that the printer can print the label between the perforations yet still trigger on the black line In this case SPG would be calculated as the distance from the black line to the perforation OFX X DIRECTION OFFSET Equally moves all of the fields to the right Useful for centering a label format on different label stock For example Transferring a small label layout to a larger label stock N
22. a DXX where XX is the command number It is followed by a carriage return or another control code Some commands load data or control numbers and are preceded by a AXX where XX represents the data or control number Unless otherwise specified command codes should precede or follow the actual format layout They should be placed before the D57 or just before the print command ADS All commands not listed in 5 3 1 the EEPROM and dip switch section are not retained when the printer is turned off and if desired must be sent again upon power up When possible the following commands are grouped by function See the quick reference command summary in Appendix G for a listing by number Some commands can be substituted with equivalent control codes If this is the case there will be an equivalence statement in the description Example of Command usage A3 D75 D3 lt CR gt This sequence will print a batch of three labels 10010 36 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 Printer Commands MIDI 5 3 1 SOFTWARE DIP SWITCHES AND EEPROM COMMANDS The following commands are different from the other printer commands in that they are stored in EEPROM are non volatile and configure the machine upon power up Once sent to the printer they do not need to be sent again The printer will only configure to the following commands after a the machine has been powered off and then turned back on The printer will not accept these commands until this is done
23. and SPG were defaulted the carriage return could have followed the DPS 100 410 Operators Manual 25 Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 MIDI 4 4 LABEL FIELDS A field is broken down into fourteen different parameters These parameters contain the information necessary to position data text bar codes etc on the label It is not necessary to enter values for all of the field parameters the default values will be used if left blank A carriage return must follow each label field The following is a list of the field element mnemonics and their default values TSN XB YB CC TCI CGN FO FJ CMX CMY CS TSP CLX CLY 1 0 0 kt 1 hade 0 0 1 1 1 E x ie The default depends on the character generator CGN used ia The default depends on the TCI used TSN TEXT STRING NUMBER Determines from which text string the field obtains the printable information This allows for more than one field to use the same text string A TSN of 0 accesses the clock chip text string see section 8 3 for more details A TSN of 1 accesses the first line of text data A TSN of 2 accesses the second line of text data and so forth Note Text data is the information that follows the D2 command section 5 3 XB X BEGINNING COORDINATE The X coordinate of the field is measured in dots The far left edge of the print head as viewed from the front of the printer is X co ordinate 1 There is no X co ordinate 0 The X coordinate increases in size
24. be multiplied in size to offer great flexibility in custom designing labels Once the labels are designed they can be stored in printer memory for high speed access The 410 is capable of printing on most types of label stock or fax paper It offers operation in a tag tear peel and dispense batch mode and user defined advance mode It can handle blow hole black line label gap and continuous stock Many thermal printer applications use the same label format but change the data on every label This is not a problem for the Microcom Corporation model 410 printer Data may be changed without down loading the same fixed format or fixed data fields time after time This increases data access time and productivity Various options are available for the Model 410 printer Label creation software packages are offered with database capabilities including guick and easy on screen label design custom fonts bar codes and graphics 100 410 Operators Manual MM 2 410 Operators Manual CHAPTER 1 FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS The Microcom Corporation model 410 direct thermal printer is designed with many standard features that are unique when compared to other printers The 410 is built to meet the demands of complicated applications and rigorous use A guarantee of excellence in engineering is provided by fulfilling the reguirements for approval by UL CSA and the FCC 1 1 SPECIAL FEATURES Operates as tag or ticket feed Resolution of 6 do
25. from left to right See figure 7 An XB of 154 would place the text one inch from the left side of the print head YB Y BEGINNING COORDINATE The Y coordinate of the field is measured in dots A YB of one would be specified as the first edge of the label coming out of the front of the printer during a label print The Y coordinate increases in size from the bottom to the top of the label See figure 7 A YB of 154 would place text one inch from the bottom of the label EDEN 26 410 Operators Manual Chapter 4 Designing Labels Using LDS Wa CC CHARACTER COUNT 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 The selected text string will be printed according to this chart The values below define which method is used 1 Text 2 Text Surrounded by Asterisks Code 3 of 9 3 Text with UPC A UPC E Checksum Digit Printed 7 Graphic Image ROM and RAM 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 20 EAN 13 Bar code 21 EAN 8 Bar co
26. gt lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt HALF LINES If you often use lines on your labels it is a good idea to fire every other dot to extend print head life The following program is similar to the thick line program but also accesses a blank space to create a line that fires every other dot 100 410 Operators Manual 67 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MDD Program sample Half Lines AD57 lt CR gt 2 615 lt CR gt 1 165 1 1 7 1 3 2 1 255 lt CR gt 1 166 100 1 7 1 2 168 1 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR gt lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt 7 3 REVERSE VIDEO If you can draw a line you can draw a filled box Just increase CMX or CMY to increase the thickness of the line until it becomes a box Place a text field in this box and you have reverse video When the 410 printer has two fields occupying the same space it XOR s the data together This creates the reverse video Here is a label example that shows text placed in a filled box Program sample Reverse Video See figure 16 AD57 lt CR gt 10 378 960 12 12 30 130 10 lt CR gt DTY 1 270 225 12 2 12 1 0 1 1 lt CR gt 2 175 3 1 7 1 0 0 145 95 1 1 lt CR gt 2 275 70 4 01 12 1 0 2 2 lt CR gt 3 270 120 10 1 12 1 0 1 1 lt CR gt 0035 4 80 90 8 1 4 1 0 1 1 lt CR gt LOT NUMBER 5 70 130 5 1 4 1 0 1 1 lt CR gt 6 160 25 4 1 12 1 0 1 1 lt CR gt 7 160 100 4 1 12 1 0 1 1 lt CR gt 1 300 175 12 16 3 1 0 1 50 lt CR gt 7 160 81 4 16 3 1 0 1 50 lt CR gt x x Teen
27. revision number of the Label Design Software LDS WY 410 Operators Manual 9 Basic Operation Chapter 2 MDD The switch bank settings reflect the contents of the four software dip switches that configure the operation of the printer See section 5 3 specifically D21 D22 D23 and D24 for more information on software dip switch settings PRINTER SERIAL 0 1083 PRINTED LABELS 3097 TOTAL LABELS 4937 PRINTED INCHES 7150 TOTAL INCHES 11885 POWER ON HOURS 353 SWITCH BANK 1 10001011 SWITCH BANK 2 01010001 SWITCH BANK 3 00000000 SWITCH BANK 4 00000000 SERIAL PARAMETERS 9600 N 8 1 LDS 410 REV3 0 8 02 91 Status Label Figure 3 2 2 4 PAPER OUT MODE After a paper out condition the front panel switch serves to load and realign the new label stock When a paper out condition occurs the indicator light will turn red Pressing the button and holding it will cause the status light to go from red to yellow and feed paper The status light will then flash yellow until the button is pressed for a label request It will then turn yellow and the printer will print a duplicate of the last label printed and return to the blinking mode This feature was designed to facilitate batches with serial numbers or other variable data This process can be repeated as often as necessary to allow the paper to align itself To return to the pre paper out condition tap the button while the duplicate label is being printed The status ligh
28. second the unit will start to feed paper until the button is released 2 2 2 BATCH MODE If the printer is in the process of printing a predetermined quantity of labels see D73 section 5 3 pressing the button after the printer has started to print these labels will cause the unit to pause Pressing the button again will allow the printer to continue the batch 2 2 3 STATUS LABEL MODE When status label mode is accessed the printer creates a status label and temporarily defaults all serial communication settings To print a status label hold the button while turning on the printer until the status light turns orange Release the button and a test pattern with statistical information will be printed see figure 3 When a status label is created the communication settings will be temporarily set to 9600 baud rate no parity 8 data bits and 1 stop bit The printer will return to the old settings if different after power down ora soft reset The printed labels and total labels represent the number of labels printed to date The printed labels and printed inches fields are user resetable while the total labels and total inches are not Printed inches and printed labels are reset using the D29 command see section 5 3 Other useful information on the power up label is the unit serial number the non resetable power on hours the previous serial parameters not the default parameters caused by executing creating a status label and the
29. symbologies are resident in the printer A label format is produced by a series of 5 steps 1 Control commands to define printer operation 2 A header to define label height width print speed etc 3 Field data to define placement of text bar code graphic or line 4 Actual text data to place in the above text or bar code fields 5 Control commands to initiate printing 4 1 CONTROL CHARACTERS Throughout this manual there are references to control characters In order to print them in this manual they have been written using standard characters and icons Escape characters are represented by lt ESC gt and a carriage return is represented by the symbol It is important to note that all printer functions unless otherwise noted must be followed with a carriage returne 4 2 GETTING STARTED There are many different machines that can send information to the printer For example main frames mini computers special purpose computers and PC s However if you are using the printer for the first time the easiest way to start is with a PC and terminal emulation software This will allow two way serial communication with the printer You will be able to quickly upload files and access label sizing and other features that will help considerably in formatting your first labels 4 2 1 PC CONNECTION SERIAL Items required A computer with at least one unused serial communications port COM1 COM2 A serial interface cable S
30. the EEPROM fields in memory Section 5 3 Display Model and Revision Number Contrast Window Adjust 60 of Base 70 of Base 80 of Base 90 of Base Base default 110 of Base 120 of Base 130 of Base 140 of Base Adjust Contrast Base An EEPROM command The AXX is between 10 and 200 Section 5 3 Epson Emulation This function is no longer supported 40 column Epson emulation 2 inch EEDE 24 29 0 1 2 3 30 32 33 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 XX 36 38 1 90 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 Printer Commands EEDE 2 80 column Epson emulation 4 inch A 410 Operators Manual 91 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MDD mb XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 54 55 56 57 58 59 Auto Size Label Section 5 3 3 Clears the use of auto size values set by A1 D39 Uses the values obtained for the variables instead of what the user supplies in the header of the format file Automatically sizes the label and displays on the screen the values for the size variables Same as A2 D39 but prints the values on a label instead of on the screen Clear Commands 41 51 Load number of fields in layout HFM Preceded by A Load label width in dots LXS Preceded by A Load label height in dots LSY Preceded by A Load web size in dots WEB Preceded by A
31. will be appended to the existing lines 63 Text Mode Control Allows entry of new text without a D2 and or clears all text when new text is added The following AXX values have the following effects 0 Disable 1 amp 2 Enable auto print mode New text entered after this command are recognized as text lines and will overwrite existing text The D2 lt CR gt is not needed at the beginning of new text 2 Clear all previous text upon receiving new data When one or more characters of new text is entered the existing text area will be erased in its entirety The printer can be programmed to enter this mode automatically upon power up by setting position 7 of software dip switch 2 See D21 section 5 3 1 3 Enable 1 amp 2 mb A D Command XX 64 Auto Print String Count A tells the printer how many text strings to accept before printing Used in conjunction with A1 D63 When the printer is put in auto print mode it is not necessary to send a D2 lt CR gt to inform the printer that text is coming or send a D3 lt CR gt to tell the printer to print a label The printer will accept all incoming data as text strings except 100 410 Operators Manual 55 Printer Commands MDD Chapter 5 control codes and will print a label as soon as the number of strings eguals the amount specified by the D64 command At this point the printer will print a label and continue to accept data This mode is useful for interfacing to a dev
32. 2410 tree pcx Download resulting tree ogo file to printer Access graphic image by using CGN 3 a TCI of 7 and FO of O 1 2 or 3 To Create Two Graphic Images in 0 and 180 Degree Rotations 1 For graphic image 1 A Type at DOS prompt pcx2410 filename ext 1 EX pcx2410 tree pcx 1 B Download resulting tree og1 file to printer C Access graphic image 1 by using CGN 3 TCI 7 and FO of 0 or 1 2 For graphic image 2 A Type at DOS prompt pcx2410 filename ext 2 EX pcx2410 bird pcx 2 B Download resulting bird og2 file to printer C Access graphic image 2 by using CGN 4 TCI 7 and FO of 0 or 1 Sample Format Files to Access Graphic Images Label format for one graphic image four rotations See figure 11 AD57 lt CR gt 4 615 441 10 36 0 1 352 lt CR gt 1 355 20 1 7 3 0 4 1 1 lt CR gt 1 355 400 1 7 3 1 4 1 1 lt CR gt 1 100 20 1 7 3 2 4 1 1 lt CR gt 1 150 270 1 7 3 3 4 1 1 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR gt lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt Graphic Image in Four Rotations Figure 11 1000111 60 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 Printer Commands MDD Label format for two graphic imgaes two rotations See figure 12 AD57 lt CR gt 4 615 441 10 36 0 1 352 lt CR gt 1 315 20 1 7 3 0 4 1 1 lt CR gt 1 315 220 1 7 4 0 4 1 1 lt CR gt 1 150 20 1 7 3 1 4 1 1 lt CR gt 1 150 420 1 7 4 1 4 1 1 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR gt lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt Two Graphic Images in Two Rotations Figur
33. 48 lt CR gt 1 100 20 10 1 10 0 2 1 1 1 lt CR gt 1 210 20 7 1 10 0 2 2 2 11 lt CR gt 1 152 154 12 12 0 2 2 100 18 lt CR gt 1 130 54 12 32 0 2 2 2 18 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR gt lt ESC gt File 2 AA1AD58 lt CR gt 24 PRINTS 3 79 20496340379 lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt 100 410 Operators Manual 51 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MDD File 3 AA2A D59 lt CR gt AD57 lt CR gt 4 620 161 18 35 73 3 lt CR gt 1 120 110 50 1 11 lt CR gt 2 120 80 70 1 10 lt CR gt 3 120 60 70 1 10 lt CR gt 4 120 40 70 1 10 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR gt MICROCOM CORPORATION lt CR gt 8333 A GREEN MEADOWS DR N lt CR gt WESTERVILLE OH 43081 lt CR gt 614 548 6262 lt CR gt lt ESC gt The above file would be selected by sending an A2 D58 lt CR gt 100 52 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 Printer Commands MDD 5 3 8 LABEL PRESENCE SENSOR CONTROL The label presence sensor that is standard on the 410 printer gives the printer the ability to print at the operators pace The following modes define its operation AA AD Command XX 96 Load Advance Delay A specifies how many milliseconds to delay repositioning of the label in tag tear and peel and dispense modes Example usage A1000 D96 would delay label advance by one second 97 Tag Tear Operation A method of dispensing a label where the label is advanced so the perforation between labels is on the tear bar This allows heavy tag stock and re
34. 5 Centered below base line Whereas Right Justified Text positioned right of X co ordinate Left Justified Text positioned left of X co ordinate Centered Text is centered on the X co ordinate Above Baseline Text positioned above the Y co ordinate Below Baseline Text positioned below the Y co ordinate 100110 30 410 Operators Manual Chapter 4 Designing Labels Using LDS MDD Starting position definitions Use the following to obtain proper character placement relative to orientations and justifications Character Starting Positions Relative to Field Orientations and Field Justifications Field Orientation 0 Degrees 0 Right justified above base line 1 Left justified above base line 2 Right justified below base line 3 Left justified above base line 4 Centered above base line 5 Centered below base line 180 Degrees 0 Left justified below base line 1 Right justified below base line 2 Left justified above base line 3 Right justified above base line 4 Centered below base line 5 Centered above base line 270 Degrees 0 Right justified below base line 1 Right justified above base line 2 Left justified below base line 3 Left justified centered on base line 4 Right justified centered on base line 5 Left justified centered on base line 90 Degrees 0 Left justified above base line 1 Left justified below base line 2 Right justified above base line 3 Right justified below base line 4 L
35. 59 command where X denotes the number of the file Be sure that the A66 D66 command is not sent again This will erase all stored files These files can also be accessed through the AX D58 command where X denotes the number of the file to be processed It is important to note that the saved format file mode works very well with variable text Configure the format file with all the positioning data header information and fixed text Terminate the file with an escape character Select the saved format and send the 11000000000000000000000000 50 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 Printer Commands MIDI variable data as normal It may be the difference between sending a few lines of data versus the entire format Access is very fast To list a file that has previously been sent to the printer use the AX D54 command where AX denotes the file to be read The printer will send the file to the serial port Sample files File 1 initiates the save format file memory and downloads saved format file 1 File 1 includes all the fixed data on the label File 2 is the file that initiates processing of file 1 and includes all variable data for the format File 2 also prints the label File 3 shows how a second saved format would look if the entire format was in one file NOTE lt ESC gt 1B hex or ESC character File 1 AA66 D66 lt CR gt Remember send this string first time AA1 D59 lt CR gt AD57 lt CR gt 4 288 193 5 19 30 0 1 1
36. CHKSUM lt CR gt UPC A HR W O CHKSUM lt CR gt 01234567890 lt CR gt EAN13 012345678901 lt CR gt EAN8 0123456 lt CR gt UPC E 00123400005 lt CR gt UPC E 10123400005 lt CR gt 0012345 lt CR gt 1012345 lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt AD57 lt CR gt 9 620 441 10 25 352 lt CR gt 4 190 10 29 1 10 lt CR gt 1 320 52 20 15 3 4 2 70 lt CR gt 1 230 30 20 1 10 lt CR gt 3 190 142 29 1 10 lt CR gt 1 320 184 20 15 5 4 70 lt CR gt 1 230 162 20 1 10 lt CR gt 2 190 274 29 1 10 lt CR gt 1 320 316 20 15 2 4 2 70 lt CR gt 1 230 294 20 1 10 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR gt 12345678901234567890 lt CR gt INTERLEAVED 2 OF 5 4 2 RATIO lt CR gt INTERLEAVED 2 OF 5 5 2 RATIO lt CR gt INTERLEAVED 2 OF 5 6 2 RATIO lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt AD57 lt CR gt 4 620 441 10 25 352 lt CR gt 2 60 40 18 1 10 lt CR gt 2 60 62 12 16 3 2 80 2 lt CR gt 1 60 200 18 1 10 lt CR gt 1 60 222 12 16 2 2 80 2 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR gt 1100000000000 78 Chapter 5 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 MDD CODE 39 4 2 RATIO lt CR gt CODE 39 6 2 RATIO lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt AD57 lt CR gt 2 620 441 10 25 352 lt CR gt 2 300 140 8 1 10 lt CR gt 1 320 162 4 40 80 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR gt 1234 lt CR gt CODE 128 lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt AD57 lt CR gt 4 620 441 10 25 352 lt CR gt 3 140 50 18 1 10 lt CR gt 1 100 72 10 42 3 2 80 2 lt CR gt 2 140
37. CSA Complies with FCC Class A EEDE 6 410 Operators Manual Chapter 1 Features and Specifications MDD LABEL SUPPORT RACKS LABEL SUPPLY SHAFT PUSH TO LIFT HEAD LEVER PEEL EDGE TOP COVER DRIVE ROLLER POWER CORD FRONT PANEL LED PINCH ROLLER FRONT PANEL LABEL FEED AND LINE FEED BUTTON Front View Figure 1 LINE GUIDE ADJUSTMENT KNOB THUMB NUTS LABEL DIAPHRAGMS POWER SWITCH SERIAL PORT LINE GUIDE IDLER POWER CORD LINE GUIDE SHAFT PAPER LINE GUIDES REAR PANEL Rear View Figure 2 100001 410 Operators Manual EDEN 8 410 Operators Manual CHAPTER 2 BASIC OPERATION 2 1 UNPACKING THE 410 PRINTER While unpacking the printer please check all packing materials closely to avoid misplacing any necessary parts After the printer is removed from the box verify that all parts are present and in good condition see Figure 3 All packaging material should be kept and used if the printer is to be shipped The printer must be returned in the original container to insure proper warranty coverage 2 2 FRONT PANEL SWITCH AND STATUS LIGHTS The front panel switch performs several different functions depending on the printer mode 2 2 1 NORMAL MODE The front panel switch see figure 1 acts as both a paper feed button and a label reguest button If the button is pressed and then released within a half second the unit will print a label using the current label format If the button is held for more than the half
38. EAN DATE FORMAT lt CR gt AN ETTI AD3 lt CR gt 24704291 MON Figure 9 AD57 lt CR gt 3 163 35 1 178 lt CR gt European Date Format 0 320 40 12 16 2 4 2 60 2 10 lt CR gt Figure 8 0 320 20 12 1 10 4 10 lt CR gt 1 320 110 20 1 11 4 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR gt US DATE FORMAT US DATE FORMAT lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt 04 24 91 MON Figure 10 AD57 lt CR gt 3 163 35 1 178 lt CR gt U S Date Format 0 320 20 34 1 10 4 lt CR gt Figure 9 0 550 80 8 1 10 3 4 lt CR gt 1 320 60 18 1 13 4 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR AD2 lt CR gt M 410 CLOCK OPTION M 41 0 CLOCK OPTION lt CR gt 10 42 07 04724791 MON 24 04 91 MON D3 lt CR gt Time Format Figure 10 46 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 Printer Commands MDD 5 3 5 SERIAL NUMBER COMMANDS The following commands D80 through D89 refer to the serial number function of the printer The printer can increment or decrement any single serial number on the label by any amount However ifthere is more than one serial number on the label it can only increment or decrement those serial numbers by one Single and multiple serial commands cannot be implemented on the same label The following two commands are valid for both serial number functions AA AD Command 80 Clears Commands 86 88 89 81 Disable Serial Number Function Will disable either single or multiple serial number commands The next three commands dea
39. ES Program sample Bar codes in four rotations See figure 13 AA3AD35 lt CR gt AD57 lt CR gt 9 620 441 10 25 352 lt CR gt 1 320 30 11 1 10 4 lt CR gt 2 320 120 11 1 10 4 lt CR gt 2 320 137 1 16 2 4 2 40 2 lt CR gt 3 487 254 11 1 10 3 4 lt CR gt 3 470 254 2 16 2 3 4 40 2 2 lt CR gt 4 320 387 11 1 10 1 4 lt CR gt 4 320 370 3 16 2 1 4 2 40 2 lt CR gt 5 160 254 11 1 10 2 4 lt CR gt 5 177 254 3 16 2 2 4 40 2 2 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR gt ROTATIONS lt CR gt 0 DEGREES lt CR gt 90 DEGREES lt CR gt 180 DEGREES lt CR gt 270 DEGREES lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt 7 1 1 HUMAN READABLES 1000010 64 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 Printer Commands Wa Text conversion identifiers 32 and 33 refer to human readable UPC bar codes These identifiers are designed to be used in conjunction with the UPC bar codes and do not create the actual bar codes They represent numerical bottom borders that extend some of the bar code lines These bar code human readables must UPE E 10123454 UFL E 11123457 be lined up with the bottom of the bar codes identifiers 28 and 29 are ERNIE OLTTUGE ASUI EANE 17345E MSI human readables that do not border themselves with bar lines like 32 and 33 Their purpose is only to 123451678 12345 NI add the calculated check UPE A HR eli a HR Wd CHKGUA digit s to text lines To design with these TCl s select Bar code Human Readables a tex
40. IX A WARRANTY AND REPAIR PROCEDURES e 71 APPENDIX B CLEANING KIT 8 ACCESSORIES 73 APPENDIX C CONFIGURATION GUIDE i 74 BATTERY BACKED RAM WITH REAL TIME CLOCK n mene eee 74 ADDITION FORMAT AREA i 74 Graphic MAGGS sii tuntuimat ama altai 74 APPENDIX D INSTALLING THE LABEL SUPPORT RACK neee 75 APPENDIX E MORE LABEL SAMPLES i 76 DEFAULT POWERUP LABEL o 0 Clee ad ad eeskava ma 76 FONTS ATO ten ore Sie a eo a tn E ea DE denn ende 77 100 410 Operators Manual Table of Contents AIAG LABEL oan zater enten Me ot ee EERE a ae 84 APPENDIX F SAMPLE BASIC PROGRAM i 86 APPENDIX G QUICK REFERENCE COMMAND SUMMARY ee 88 EX 96 MAMI 410 Operators Manual List of Tables Status Might joo en ds sal aaa tt 11 Serial Port ConfigurationNn Se wter rt E win Cee eR LS 15 Parallel Port Configuration Seters nee nbr tee drek a at 16 e ORE 23 Fonts windt tete aen B ee es eke ac ene ht 28 Barcode SYMDOIOGIOS Hin ran ida ee O E 29 Graphic IMAGES sis bes IEEE IER Oe No 29 Character Starting Positions eneen eeen 31 ENQUI RESPONSES is Lara ann et pen ee ann IN ere enen annen 36 Clock Field ParamebtlerS meo coi a is doit patio 45 Front MIEWe Se Te acd Seo aches che A a a endet di 7 Rear VIEW a
41. LINES THICK LINES Label parameters CLX and CLY are used for making lines This is done by accessing a dark dot of the line logo character and then multiplying it out using CMX and CMY to make a line The only limitation is that the multipliers only extend to 255 Therefore if the line is to exceed 255 dots it must be extended in the next field This can be done by incrementing XB or YB depending on the direction of the line by 255 in the next field to extend the line One must be very careful in making boxes If one line intersects another line that part of the line will disappear due to a unique XORing of label data that protects the head and enables the ability to do reverse video With minor calculations the exact placing of lines to make boxes can be predicted Note in the following program sample that the line logo needs to refer to some kind of text A period is used only because there was no other text field to reference The logo must reference a text line but that text line can be anything but a space Program sample Thick Lines See figure 15 AD57 lt CR gt 7 506 771 30 0 1 361 0 0 1 616 lt CR gt 1 240 5 1 7 1 4 255 1 1 lt CR gt 1 240 260 1 7 1 4 255 1 1 lt CR gt 1 400 005 1 7 1 4 255 1 1 lt CR gt 1 400 260 1 7 1 4 255 1 1 lt CR gt 1 244 40 1 7 1 156 4 1 1 lt CR gt 1 404 40 1 7 1 100 4 1 1 lt CR gt 1 55 300 1 7 1 185 4 1 1 lt CR gt Thick Lines AD56 lt CR gt Figure 15 AD2 lt CR
42. MIGROCOM CORPORATION MODEL 410 DIRECT THERMAL PRINTER OPERATOR S MANUAL 6dpmm version January 1995 Software Version 3 35 Operators Manual 410 Direct Thermal Printer Revised 01 13 95 MSG Centronics is a registered trademark of Data Computer Corp Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation FX 86e is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation HP and LaserJet Il are trademarks of Hewlett Packard Company Other products names and brands are trademarks of their respective holders This manual is subject to change without notice Copyright 1995 Microcom Corporation Westerville Ohio All rights reserved Printed in the U S A Table of Contents stof Tables red oaren det ta a dee nee ME aed vi ISE OHEIGUTES dad Dede id ee den vi Iritroduch n tente rente teen Saat we en Aa ee eden dh rata ade ates Ret Ce 1 CHAPTER 1 FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS i 3 1 1 SPECIAL FEATURES ir iili dn tE 3 1 2 BAR GODES Aon Se ra denn ne n kaa a enen anna 4 1 3 ON 4 1 4 PRINTING SI 4 1 5 INTERFACE COMMUNICATIONS i 4 1 6 P XSIGAL Seaman ent ea asi 5 1 7 ENVIRONMENT Sc e o pd erre 5 1 8 ELECTRICAL vss lt td maca ae 5 1 9 OR TIONS 5 te am ERE UD EE rep MEER PEEL 5 1 10 PRINTER VARIATIONS ss sae ime DR i E ER EA 6 1 11 APPROVALS she aant o a he Penne sande nt ee be ee 6 CHAPTER 2 BASIC OPERATION co eaea ccc eee eens 9 2 1 UNPACKING THE 410 PRINTER 00 9 2 2 FRO
43. NT PANEL SWITCH AND STATUS LIGHTS ee 9 2221 NORMAL MODE sm i a a aaa 9 222 BATCH MODE inene brain det erdee at Eon at arate tb ne 9 2 2 3 STATUS LABEL MODE 9 2 2 4 PAPER OUT MODE 00 0000 ccc ccc ccc eee eens 10 2 3 THE STATUS LIGHT dw toi se Oe ne er se Me O a e a 11 2 4 LOADING PAPER SE 12 2 4 1 NORMAL AND TAG TEAR MODES 12 24 2 PEEL AND DISPENSE MODE 13 2 5 CLEARING LABEL MISFEEDS DIAPHRAGM REMOVAL 13 2 6 CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS 14 CHAPTER 3 COMMUNICATIONS i 15 3 1 GABLE PINOUT 2 Bs eon kaan a be do Ri eee acute idad 15 3 2 PRINTER GABLES zeit fete ke ieee id 16 CHAPTER 4 DESIGNING LABELS USING LDS i 17 4 1 CONTROL CHARACTERS 17 4 2 GETTING STARTED 0 a aha hah de lo aha antes oa ates Sta 17 4 2 1 PC CONNECTION SERIAL 2200 besa atten ae a ite ed 17 4 2 2 PC CONNECTION PARALLEL i 18 4 23 LEARNING EDS serine meere RGN ina alee 19 4 3 FORMATTING LABELS AN OVERVIEW 19 4 3 AD 21 4 3 1 A SAMPLE SESSION WITH A LABEL HEADER 25 4 4 LABEL FI BEDS nennen zene a uee been EDE ae he 26 10011 410 Operators Manual Table of Contents MMM 44 1 A SAMPLE SESSION WITH A LABEL FIELD 33 CHAPTER 5 PRINTER COMMANDS i 34 5 1 SPECIAL PRINTER CONTROL CODES i 34 5 2
44. STRUCTIONS The printer and printhead should be cleaned approximately every 5 000 labels or every two weeks whichever occurs first The printer should also be cleaned whenever a label roll is changed A Microcom Corporation cleaning kit should be used for cleaning and maintaining the model 410 printer It is important to note that the optimum printhead life is achieved by maintaining a clean printer and printhead To clean the printer 1 Turn the printer off 2 Lift the printhead using the PUSH TO LIFT HEAD lever and remove any label stock that remains inside the head mechanism 3 Using the cleaning brush sweep away all small label and adhesive particles that may be in the area of the printhead 4 Moisten a cleaning swab with the cleaning solution and wipe away any adhesive from the rollers or the aluminum peel bar 5 Dampen a swab with cleaning solution and lift the print head by pushing the lever in the direction of the arrows Take the moistened swab and gently wipe the underside of the printhead Repeat if necessary if swab is extremely dirty 6 Moisten the felt side of a cleaning card with the cleaning solution Insert card with felt side facing up into the rear of the printer as you would insert label stock Hold down on the print button to feed the card through the printer see section 2 3 Do not lift the print head for this operation Allow the printhead to ride on the cleaning card Repeat the process if needed The clea
45. Tag tear mode advances label to the tear bar Batch mode printing User defined label advancement for special stock or application Label presence sensor allows printer to dispense at operator s pace Label back up to prevent wasted media in tag tear and peel modes INTERFACE COMMUNICATIONS Serial RS 232C 9 pin female D Sub connector DCE Flow control XON XOFF CTS Baud rate 110 to 19200 user selectable Parity odd even or none Data bits 7 or 8 Parallel 25 pin female optional WO 4 410 Operators Manual Chapter 1 Features and Specifications MDD 1 6 PHYSICAL Construction Rigid painted steel construction Height 5 127mm Width 8 5 216mm Depth 10 5 267mm Weight 12 LBS 5 44 Kg ENVIRONMENT Temperature 0 C to 40 C operating Humidity 10 85 non condensing ELECTRICAL Voltage 117 VAC nom 60Hz Current 3 AMPS maximum OPTIONS Cleaning kit Assorted printer cables On screen label design PC software packages Expandable memory 128K bytes ROM 64K bytes RAM or 256K bytes ROM 32K bytes RAM Media supply rack of 8 inch outer diameter no charge option Real time clock that battery backs RAM PCX to printer graphic conversion PC software Parallel interface On demand label support rack MMM 410 Operators Manual 5 Features and Specifications Chapter 1 Wa 1 10 PRINTER VARIATIONS 230V European power supply Battery powered model 405 1 11 APPROVALS UL
46. a a ta is 7 Status Label 0 a di ake REET ecards wet MEE bla be een de aes 10 Printer Feed Mechanism u Arnen tarka lasta sence iia ia 12 Microcom Label skin uue wava neede Aas Bo bak Ges ees 20 Label Header Parameters of a4 X 3 Label 21 OECD 46 European Date Format sis sss en aranea ae oo 46 GS DateFormat de o o te eens 46 EGG 46 Graphic Image in Four Rotations KS 60 Two Graphic Images in Two Rotations 4 61 Bar Code Rotations ttr ii alte Mote 2 64 Bar code Human Readables na ia eee eee eee eee a Aa 65 MICE PINGS Santonien taten ede Lende kaden add a dent 67 ReveleeVIdBO ss SD het a ke 68 Ha 410 Operators Manual Introduction The Microcom Corporation model 410 6 dots mm version is a direct thermal label printer with a 640 element 4 16 inch wide print head The economic size and price have no effect on the printer s ability to handle a wide variety of labeling tasks even the most demanding applications The resident Label Design Software LDS is a powerful and easy to use package that allows the user to create personalized label formats It can be driven from a PC mini computer mainframe and most special purpose computers Among many other features LDS supports graphics functions and multiple serial numbering It offers 18 different text fonts in four rotations and all popular bar code symbologies Graphic images can also be loaded into the printer s memory Fonts bar codes and graphic images can
47. ading edge of the backing paper is sguare and straight Tear at perforation or cut if necessary Insert the leading edge of the backing paper between the black drive roller and the white pinch roller making sure it is positioned evenly between the rollers Press and hold the print button and feed the backing paper completely through the rollers until about three inches protrude out of the printer Firmly push the head lift lever and press the feed button until most of the slack is taken out then release the lift lever Continue feeding paper until labels are reached To avoid a paper jam remove the labels as they start to peel Enable the peel and dispense mode using the A1 D98 lt CR gt command described in this manual If the label height is over 2 a label support rack should be used This rack will support the peeled label until it is removed CLEARING LABEL MISFEEDS DIAPHRAGM REMOVAL The purpose of the label diaphragm is to provide a smooth path for labels through the printer and provide an easy means of removing label misfeeds If a label misfeed occurs remove the supply roll shaft at rear of printer Remove the four black thumb nuts which hold the diaphragm sheets in place Gently slip the sheets off the threaded studs Once the sheets are removed clean all foreign matter and any adhesive gum To replace the sheets repeat this process in reverse 100 410 Operators Manual 13 Basic Operation Chapter 2 MDD 2 6 CLEANING IN
48. aracter upper or lower case To protect against errors in situations where two character caret alpha seguences are used exclusively as printer commands control character recognition can be disabled This is done either through software dip switch 1 D21 or command D93 Some main frame and mini computers cannot use the ASCII character In these cases substitute the ASCII pipe symbol or use the one character control code representation The caret symbol can be used in text or bar codes by preceding it with another caret 5 1 SPECIAL PRINTER CONTROL CODES The following control characters perform special functions All other control characters are ignored Some of these instructions are also accessible through a D sequence AA Accumulator Mode Used to supply parameters for D commands These parameters must be positive integers and are generally decimal numbers but they can however be binary if preceded by an ASCII B AB00000001 D21 lt CR gt equals A1 D21 lt CR gt gt AB Text entry mode Instructs the printer to enter printable text entry mode This command or the preferred D2 lt CR gt must be sent before the text information This command is equivalent to D2 lt CR gt but does not require a lt CR gt after it Btext data string Because control B is shorter it is easier to use in direct terminal mode In general it is better to use D2 inside a file or program AC Print a label Starts the print cycle or batch This c
49. be paid at customer expense The return of non warranty repair printers and or materials will be shipped by a shipping carrier and service determined by the customer Receiving a Return Material Authorization RMA Number 1 To receive an RMA number either complete the online RMA request form located on the world wide web http www microcomcorp com or contact the Microcom Corporation Service Department and provide the representative with the following information Company Name Contact name and phone number Model number Serial number A detailed description of the problem Service Selection 1 Day 3 Day 5 Day or Standard turnaround Purchase Order number 2 The shipping label should contain the following information Microcom Corporation Attn Service Dept RMA lt place number here gt 8333A Green Meadows Dr N Westerville OH 43081 USA 3 Return the defective item s for repair to the above listed address freight and insurance prepaid 4 Upon receipt of an RMA number the customer contact will be notified by a Microcom Corporation representative regarding repair charges at which time the ship method will be determined Items returned for repair with inadequate packaging material will be returned to the customer in Microcom Corporation approved packaging at the customers expense Ha 72 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 Printer Commands MIDI APPENDIX B CLEANING KIT amp ACCESSORIES Cleaning K
50. ce between this command and D73 is in the ability of this command to increment and decrement sequential numbers in the batch See section 5 3 for more information Example usage AA20 D74 D3 lt CR gt Prints 20 serial number labels XXX 76 Load Delay Time Between Printed Labels Delays the printing between labels in a batch Preceded by A which contains the wait in 1 10ths of a second increments The maximum value is 650 Example usage AA10 D76 lt CR gt introduces a one second delay between printed labels 5 3 3 AUTO SIZING and VALID GAP COMMANDS The auto size feature gives important format file values for the label header These values are LSY Label height GAP Distance between labels AGD Steps until activating gap detector SPG Steps past gap AD91 Value Sets transmissive properties of stock See D91 definition later in this section This value is obtained from auto sizing and should be inserted as the A value associated with the D91 command This must be done whenever stock is changed When auto size is executed a sample of approximately 10 labels will run through the printer The printer averages the values it receives from these labels To auto size labels that use a black line instead of a gap first execute a A1 D47 lt CR gt to put the unit in black line mode To auto size blow hole stock set software dip switch 4 for blow hole stock see section 5 3 1 and then auto size There is also a power up auto s
51. dd parity error checking Enable Parity Enables or disables parity error checking Echo If this feature is enabled the printer will echo all received characters to the serial port Data Bits Choose 7 or 8 bit data XON XOFF Enable or disable XON XOFF software handshaking Clear to Send CTS hardware handshaking is always enabled 1000000000009 38 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 Printer Commands MIDI AA D COMMAND 22 Change SW2 Software dip switch 2 Below is the AB sequence 12345678 AABXXXXXXXX kx RA RRR Power up Label Format KRK 000 ALWAYS EPROM Format 1 ak 001 ROM or Saved Format Fil td 010 ROM or Saved Format Fil lei 011 ROM or Saved Format Fil MI 100 ROM or Saved Format Fil a zi OO 1 ROM or Saved Form Fil KKK 110 ROM or Saved Form 111 ROM or Saved Formai Q 1 Use Saved Format File O Rom Format Q 1 Prin Button Enable O Disable Q 1 Disable Button Use O Enable Q Q 000000 O HK O NE Fil File 7 cr ct CH CH CH CE CF 0 1 gt RESTARTED lt Response Enable ll Disable 1 Clear Text Enable O Disable Position 1 Clear Text Function If enabled all variable text strings will be erased when a AD2 lt CR gt is processed 2 gt RESTARTED lt Response If the printer has been reset and this switch has been enabled the printer will respond with to the first poll by sending the gt RESTARTED lt me
52. de 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 40 Code 128 bar code 42 Codabar bar code 43 Code 93 bar code 44 AS 10 bar code Refer to section 7 1 1 on how to use these TCI s Example For the text string 1234567 A TCI of one would print it as an ASCII string A TCI of 42 would print it as a Codabar bar code 100 410 Operators Manual 27 Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 MDD CGN CHARACTER GENERATOR NUMBER This refers to the character generator font size barcode size etc that is used The character generators and specifications for the various fonts barcodes and logos are shown below Remember there are 154 dots per inch Key For Tables CGN Character Generator Number FO Field Orientation Height Y Direction in Dots Width X Direction in Dots Spacing Default Spacing Between Characters in Dots Font Type Font Descriptor A Use Default Ratio Fonts Dot Dot Spacing Font Type Height Width Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Bold Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Numeric Custom 1 Custom 2 OCR A Upper Lowercase O OSI 0 OI RON 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 2 Table 5 10011010 28 410 Operator
53. ds multiple copies function and returns printer to single copy mode Enable Copies Function Allows a batch of labels to be produced Used to restore conditions after a D71 has been executed Note if copies function was disabled with the D71 command then this function will restore copies function using previously entered copies count D73 Load copies count Tells the printer to print multiple copies without incrementing serial numbers This command can be used in conjunction with the AD75 load print count to allow duplicate copies to be made inside a batch For example the following command string will print a total of 150 labels three copies of each serial number and 50 different numbers A3 D73 A50 D75 D3 lt CR gt Infinity Print Prints a batch of labels but will continue to print until the printer is turned off This command is most useful in tag tear or peel and dispense modes A1 activates this mode Can be used with serial numbers Example usage A11D741D3 lt CR gt Prints until printer turned off or paused using the front panel button 1000000000000 42 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 Printer Commands MIDI AA AD COMMAND XX 75 Load Label Count Tells the printer to print a batch of labels using the serial number function if enabled Can be used in conjunction with load copies count D73 The batch of labels will be printed when a D3 is executed Therefore this must precede a D3 command The only differen
54. e 12 A 410 Operators Manual 61 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MDD 6 2 FORMAT OF LOGO FILES This information is made available to companies that may need to convert other graphic formats to the OGO format The file sent to the 410 printer should appear as follows whereas h Hex representation X Indeterminate data X Parenthesis signal ASCII data db Single byte hex width OPENING PARAMETERS If creating a graphic image file in four rotations send AO D67 0dhOah If creating graphic image 1 file send A14D67 Odh0ah If creating graphic image 2 file send A24D67 Odh0ah The following header and data information should always follow the above db XXh Pixels high db XXh Pixels wide db 00h Always 00h db XXh Bytes wide db 20h Always 20h db 21h Always 21h db 20h Always 20h db XXh Pixels high db XXh Pixels wide db 7688 DUP set defines a fired dotheG3cDwks3 dpagahialdata WereuambB48 x 248 resolution Signifies end of graphic data The data between the dashed lines should be decoded before being sent to the printer This decoding is a simplified version of ASCII hex EXAMPLE Data byte 9Bh Step 1 Create two bytes with leading zero 09h 0Bh Step 2 OR the resulting bytes with 30h 39h 3Bh Step 3 Put 39h 3Bh in file to be sent down to printer BEDDEN 62 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 Printer Commands MDD If you are sending logo 1 the format is finished This data can be
55. ee section 3 2 for cable information A terminal emulation program Note This communications test assumes that you have a standard serial printer Set the communication parameters in the PC terminal software program to 9600 baud no parity 8 data bits and 1 stop bit Unless modified by the user this is the printers communication configuration out of the box Depress C ASCII or control code on the PC keyboard If the printer prints a label proper PC to printer communications have been confirmed Depress E to verify printer to PC communication You will receive a text response from the printer Ha 410 Operators Manual 17 Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 Wa If a terminal program is not available it is possible to send files to the printer using the DOS COPY command To do this you must first create a text file containing the information to be sent i e C You may use any text editor that does not add its own formatting characters Use the following DOS MODE command to set up the appropriate PC port Note COM1 may be any available communications port on your PC C gt MODE COM1 9600 N 8 1 P You mustthen send the file to the printer using the following DOS command C gt COPY FILENAME COM1 4 2 2 PC CONNECTION PARALLEL ltems reguired A computer with at least one unused parallel communications port LPT1 LPT2 A parallel interface cable See section 3 2 for cable information Create a text file contain
56. eft justified centered on base line 5 Right justified centered on base line Table 8 CMX CHARACTER MULTIPLIER X DIRECTION Multiplies each character in the X direction A 5 high by 3 wide character with a CMX of 2 would produce a 5 high by 6 wide character CMY CHARACTER MULTIPLIER Y DIRECTION Multiplies each character in the Y direction A 5 high by 3 wide character with a CMY of 2 would produce a 10 high by 3 wide character OEDEEM 410 Operators Manual 31 Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 Wa CS TSP CLX CLY CHARACTER SPACING The spacing between each character If this parameter is not used then the default for the selected character generator CGN is used Bar codes have default spacing according to the indicated multiplier Multiplying a text string will not multiply the spacing between characters This element should be used to properly space the characters TEXT STARTING POSITION The starting position of the character in the text string to be used as data This is useful for allowing several fields to use sections of the same text string minimizing the amount of data transmitted For example for the text string 0123456789 a TSP of 5 anda CC character count of 2 would print 45 See section 5 3 4 for use of this parameter with clock fields CHARACTER CELL LENGTH X DIRECTION This will override the width of the characters in the selected character generator This element is used only in special cases s
57. gular label stock to be torn off easier The distance of advancement may also be defined by the user if used in conjunction with the AD95 command There are three modes of operation 0 Disable tag tear operation 1 Advance after every label Causes the paper to be advanced to the perforation after every label is printed As soon as the label is taken the paper is backed up to the beginning of the next label This mode forces the printer and computer to operate at the speed of the operator 2 Advance after copies count Causes the paper to be advanced to the perforation after the number of labels specified by the copy count D73 or label count D75 commands have been printed As soon as the labels are taken the paper is backed up to the beginning of the next label 3 Advance when idle This causes the paper to be advanced to the perforation whenever the printer does not have a label request pending When another label request is made the paper backs up and the next label is printed It is possible to have more than one mode in effect at a time For example Modes 2 amp 3 which would cause the label stock to be advanced after a copies count and then remain advanced until another label request is made EDEN 410 Operators Manual 53 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MDD mb XX 95 Command Peel and Dispense Mode A method of dispensing a label where the backing paper is automatically peeled away from the label It allows the ope
58. hic Image See chapter 6 for more details Send single graphic in four rotations Send graphic 1 of 2 in 2 rotations Send graphic 2 of 2 in 2 rotations Load Control Code Recognition Status Some mainframe mini computer and special purpose computers cannot send ASCII characters under 20 hex or send these numbers for reasons other than 410 operation spooler initialization etc In order to maintain proper flow control the 410 printer will ignore everything under 20 hex if so directed There is also an EEPROM dip switch see section 5 3 that will enable the printer to enter this mode upon power up Note if control code recognition is disabled the printer will not process the 1Bhex ESC character and therefore will not be able to store data streams Enable control code recognition Disable control code recognition AA AD 56 57 65 0 1 2 3 4 5 67 0 1 2 93 0 1 58 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 Printer Commands Wa CHAPTER 6 LOGOS The Microcom Corporation model 410 printer is capable of storing two graphic images at 0 and 180 degree rotations or one graphic image in four 0 90 180 and 270 degree rotations You may either use the Microcom Corporation pcx2410 software to create an OGO file from a downsized PCX of PCC file or use your own software to format a graphics file into a form that the printer can understand The only limitation in graphic design i
59. ice that transmits raw data such as a scale or meter This is an example of the D63 64 and 65 Commands A0 D64 lt CR gt D57 lt CR gt 12 640 400 20 36 1 412 lt CR gt 1 320 270 3 7 1 4 205 3 1 1 lt CR gt 1 35 325 10 1 6 2 lt CR gt 2 320 325 20 1 10 4 lt CR gt 3 320 305 25 1 10 4 lt CR gt 4 320 285 25 1 10 4 lt CR gt 5 35 250 10 1 6 2 lt CR gt 6 230 355 30 1 12 lt CR gt 7 75 133 29 1 13 lt CR gt 7 320 185 20 16 2 4 2 50 2 lt CR gt 0 eader ield info info info info info info info info info ear any old settings ad new format mode 8 75 089 29 1 9 75 045 29 1 13 lt CR gt 13 lt CR gt 10 75 001 29 1 13 lt CR gt D56 lt CR gt D2 lt CR gt SHIP FROM lt CR gt MI CROCOM CORPORATI ON lt CR gt 8333 A GREEN MEADOWS DR N lt CR gt WESTERVILLE OH 43081 lt CR gt SHIP TO lt CR gt Order No XXX lt CR gt 77777777777777777777777777777777777777 lt CR gt 88888888888888888888888888888888888888 lt CR gt 99999999999999999999999999999999999999 lt CR gt AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA lt CR gt A3 D6 3 lt CR gt A5 D64 lt CR gt C h f f f f ti f f f f f f ti sele 0 be mo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo mp oO D om 8 inf 0 inf 0 info t RAM format ext entry mode data line 01 data line 02 data line 03 data line 04 data line 05 data line 06
60. ile 7 l Use Saved Format File 0 Rom Format Print Button Enable O Disable Disable Button Use 0 Enab gt RESTARTED lt Response Enable O Disable l Clear Text Enable O Disable 23 Change SW3 Software dip switch 3 An EEPROM command Below is the AB sequence 12345678 NABXXXXXXXX Not Used Not Used Enable 460 Emulation O Disable Enable 450 Emulation 0 Disable Enable Label Centering O Disable 1 Send Response After a Print 0 No Response After a Print Not Used Not Used 1000000000009 410 Operators Manual 89 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MDD Change SW4 Software dip switch 4 An EEPROM command Below is the AB seguence 12345678 ABXXXXXXXX Q Not Used Q Not Used Q Not Used Q Not Used Q1 Auto size on Power up O Disable Q1 Blow hole Sensing Enable O Disable Q1 Q1 E my Enable 2 Epson Emulation O Disable Enable 4 Epson Emulation O Disable Q1 Printer Statistics Print statistics to serial port Print statistics on a label Clear the printed labels variable in the statistics Clear the printed inches variable in the statistics Change Clock Use the sequence below to set the time and date of the optional real time clock AD30 return HH MM SS return DD MM YY W return Reset Machine Restores printer to power up settings Also used to set
61. ing the information to be sent AC is the print command AC You may use any text editor that does not add its own formatting characters Send the file to the printer using the following DOS command Note LPT1 may be any available printer port on your PG C gt COPY FILENAME LPT1 BEEN 18 410 Operators Manual Chapter 4 Designing Labels Using LDS Wa 4 2 3 LEARNING LDS You can test some of the control code functions see section 5 1 directly through the keyboard Large label files such as some of those illustrated in Appendix B may be entered in a straight ASCII text word editor and then up loaded to the printer using a terminal emulation program or the DOS copy command To use the DOS copy command first use the DOS mode instruction to configure the PC For example MODE COM1 9600 N 8 1 P There are some special features offered by the printer that will aid label design For example the auto size command A2 D39 will provide most of the header format information needed to define the different properties of label stock The state of the machine is accessed through the enquiry command D5 or E The statistical printer information is made available through the A0 D29 command The following sections of this chapter are designed to give an overview of a label format define the label header and list the different types of field information available Chapter 5 explains the special functions of the control codes Once some unde
62. ion 2 but prints in a 40 column format Also see the A2 D38 command in section 5 3 This function is no longer supported 3 Blow hole Stock Enable this position when using blow hole or cut slot stock Stock that uses a hole instead of a gap to separate labels 4 Auto size on power up When enabled the printer automatically sizes the label stock when turned on The printer then uses these header values for all subsequent label formats See the D39 command in section 5 3 for more information on auto sizing Always 0 Always 0 Always 0 Always 0 0 Y O A AA AD COMMAND XX 36 Adjust Contrast Base Used to adjust the contrast base point for such things as high speed paper and printhead wear This command is stored in the EEprom and skews the entire contrast window D35 This command has a A range of 10 to 200 100 410 Operators Manual 41 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MDD 5 3 2 PRINTING COMMANDS The following commands initiate label printing or define the number of labels to be printed A D 3 11 12 70 71 72 XX 73 Command Print Command Prints a single label or starts the printing of a batch of labels This is usually the last command in a format file Print Test Prints a label with diagonal lines that is useful in determining the condition of wear of the print head Equivalent to K Form Feed Equivalent to L Prints a blank label Clear commands 71 76 Disable Copies Function Suspen
63. it 040005 410 Cleaning Kit IT IS SUGGESTED THE PRINTER BE CLEANED ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS EVERY 5 000 LABELS OR WHENEVER LABEL STOCK IS REPLACED Supply Rack Supply Rack holds 5 or 8 OD media supply roll must specify size at time of order Peel Mode Label Support Rack Recommended for labels over 2 in length when used in peel mode Battery Backed RAM Socket With Clock 410012 Allows for label layout storage with built in real time clock 32K RAM Chip 410006 10 Reguired for Graphic Images Graphics Conversion Software Allows user to upload PCX or PCC files to printer Parallel Port Option For interfacing to parallel equipment DB 25 Female connector A 410 Operators Manual 73 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MDD APPENDIX C CONFIGURATION GUIDE The 410 printer must be configured to use some of the special features The printer can be configured by Microcom Corporation when ordered or can be configured by the user with Microcom Corporation parts BATTERY BACKED RAM WITH REAL TIME CLOCK A battery backed RAM clock socket is required to utilize the real time clock capabilities of the 410 printer This socket should be placed in socket U5 after removal of the RAM chip already in that socket The RAM chip should then be inserted into the battery backed RAM clock socket The clock function will not work until initialized with the time and date through command D30 The circuit board must at least be a C rev to use the clock feature If i
64. ize feature as defined in section 5 3 3 D24 100 410 Operators Manual 43 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MDD XX 91 Command Auto Size Label Clears the use of auto size values set by A1 D39 Uses the values obtained for the variables above instead of what the user supplies in the header of the file format This will not display the variables on the screen Automatically sizes the label and displays on the screen the values for the size variables These values should be placed in the label header for that stock Same as A2 D39 but prints the values on a label instead of on the screen Note The LCB should be set to 1 before auto sizing black line stock AA1AD47 lt CR gt Load Value for Printer to See Valid Gap Obtained from the auto size D39 command This value states the translucent properties of stock to the gap detector This AXX D91 command should be at the beginning of all format files if suggested D91 value returned from auto size is not between 50 and 70 or the default value creates skipping over the label gap Skipping over the label gap is defined as the printing of one label and then the printing of a blank label This condition occurs because the default D91 value cannot adjust for stock that has unusual translucent properties old stock thick tag stock unusual backing paper etc This problem can be rectified by auto sizing the stock 1000000000000 44 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 Printer Comma
65. l with single serial number functions XX 84 Load Text String Number to increment decrement Tells the printer which text string number to increment or decrement See section 4 4 on text string numbers The A value states which string is adjusted XX 85 Load increment decrement step value This is the value that the single serial number is incremented or decremented A specifies the step value 86 Single Serial Number Status 0 Disable increment and decrement 1 Enable increment The serial number will be incremented by the value from D85 2 Enable Decrement The serial number will be decremented by the value from D85 The next three commands determine the status of multiple serial numbers XX 87 Load Field Number to Clear Increment Decrement status Clear the status of one or more serial numbers with this command Example A1 D87 will command the printer not to increment decrement field number one anymore XX 88 Load Field Number to Increment by 1 A specifies which field XX 89 Load Field Number to Decrement by 1 A specifies which field 100 410 Operators Manual 47 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MDD AA XX AD 75 Command Load Label Count Tells the printer to print a batch of labels using the serial number function if enabled Can be used in conjunction with load copies count D73 see section 5 3 The batch of labels will be printed when a D3 is executed Therefore this must precede a D3 command The onl
66. lowing two sections explain the dispensing modes Refer to figures 1 2 and 4 for the printer components Printer Feed Mechanism Figure 4 2 4 1 NORMAL AND TAG TEAR MODES Unwind about two feet of stock from the paper supply roll of paper Set the roll behind the printer on the table Remove the label supply shaft Insert the paper with the thermally sensitive side up under the rear threaded paper guide shaft and into the printer until the paper stops Turn the paper guide adjust knob at the rear of the printer until the paper guides are slightly wider than the label stock Continue to apply pressure on the paper with your left hand With your right hand apply slight pressure to the printhead lift lever with your little finger Press and hold the front panel button with your pointing finger until the paper has advanced to a point past the printhead and release the pressure of your little finger from the lift lever To align the paper press down on the head lift lever and move the paper until the desired alignment is reached Replace the label supply roll shaft and stock onto the wire rack 100111 12 410 Operators Manual Chapter 2 Basic Operation MDD 2 4 2 PEEL AND DISPENSE MODE 1 2 3 2 5 Follow the paper loading in the normal and tag mode directions Remove enough labels to expose about two feet of backing paper Insert the stock into the printer and allow about three inches to protrude out of the front Make sure the le
67. n addition clock battery backed socket may be required 8 4 PCX2410 SOFTWARE This 16bit DOS PC software program converts a PCX file into an OGO file that can be downloaded to the 410 printer The PCX or PCC file must meet the 248 X 248 pixel scale excluding white space for the program to create the picture Otherwise the graphic will begin with the first Y and X co ordinate that contains dark pixel data and create a window of the graphic from that point It creates a true graphic representation no dithering of the PCX or PCC file See Chapter 6 for more information on logos 100 410 Operators Manual 69 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MDD 8 5 WYSIWYG SOFTWARE PACKAGES WYSIWYG Software packages offer a What You See Is What You Get label design environment Please contact Microcom Corporation for more information 8 6 PARALLEL CONVERSION BOARDS Some applications reguire a parallel interface Microcom Corporation offers a parallel board option that is internal to the 410 8 7 CLEANING KIT An approved cleaning kit is offered for the 410 printer EDEN 70 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 Printer Commands MDD APPENDIX A WARRANTY AND REPAIR PROCEDURES LIMITED WARRANTY Microcom Corporation printers excluding thermal print heads which are warranted separately below are warranted against defects in material and workmanship for twelve 12 months from the date of original shipment by Microcom Corporation This warranty does not co
68. ncluding but not limited to special indirect or conseguential damages arising out of or in conjunction with the sale use or performance of the products MICROCOM CORPORATION SHALL NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES WHATSOEVER BE LIABLE TO BUYER OR ANY OTHER PARTY FOR LOST PROFITS DIMINUTION OF GOODWILL OR ANY OTHER SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIM HEREUNDER IN ADDITION MICROCOM CORPORATION S LIABILITY FOR WARRANTY CLAIMS SHALL NOT IN ANY EVENT EXCEED THE INVOICE PRICE OF THE PRODUCT CLAIMED TO BE DEFECTIVE NOR SHALL MICROCOM CORPORATION BE LIABLE FOR DELAYS IN REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR OF PRODUCTS 1110000000000 00001 3333 410 Operators Manual 71 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MDD RETURN MATERIAL AUTHORIZATION RMA PROCEDURE A Return Material Authorization RMA number must be obtained prior to the return of printers and or materials the Microcom Corporation Service Department The purpose of the RMA number is to provide effective tracking and control of returned printers and or materials Microcom Corporation will not be responsible or accountable for printers and or materials returned without proper authorization Shipping Charges The return of printers and or materials returned to Microcom Corporation for repair should be returned freight and insurance prepaid Microcom Corporation will pay the return shipping charges standard ground service on all warranty repairs expedited services will
69. nds EEDE 5 3 4 REAL TIME CLOCK AA D Command 30 Change Clock Use the sequence below to set the time and date of the optional real time socket AD30 lt CR gt HH MM SS lt CR gt DD MN YR W lt CR gt Where the above parameters are defined as HH hours 24 hour format DD day MM minutes MN month SS seconds YR last 2 of year W day of the week 1 SUN 2 MON 3 TUE 4 WED 5 THR 6 FRI 7 SAT The optional clock chip produces a string of data that is accessed through use of a TSN of 0 and a TSP dependent on the data required of the clock chip The data string is shown below HH MM SS MN DD YR XXX DD MN YR XXX Where xxx is the day of the week These values should be inserted into the Field parameters for proper clock text access 0 1 s mms oo io s luwopm o w 3 payoiweek 0 a os lppwwve oo sz s Day ot Week Table 10 EEEN 410 Operators Manual 45 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MDD Sample formats using the clock function Figure 7 04 24 91 AD57 lt CR gt 2 163 35 1 178 lt CR gt 0 320 40 8 16 2 4 2 60 2 10 lt CR gt 0 320 20 8 1 10 4 10 lt CR gt Clock Option AD56 lt CR gt Figure 7 AD3 lt CR gt Figure 8 AD57 lt CR gt 3 163 35 1 178 lt CR gt 0 320 40 12 16 2 4 2 60 2 23 lt CR gt 0 320 20 12 1 10 4 23 lt CR gt 1 320 110 20 1 11 4 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt EUROPEAN DATE FORMAT AD2 lt CR gt EUROP
70. ning card may be used once at each end 7 Remove the label diaphragm see section 2 4 WARNING DO NOT TOUCH THE PRINTHEAD WITH ANY METAL OR SHARP OBJECTS ODA 14 410 Operators Manual CHAPTER 3 COMMUNICATIONS The printer may be connected to PC s mini computers main frames and many other special purpose machines The following sections explain the communication interfaces 3 1 CABLE PINOUT Table 2 shows the signals of the 410 s 9 pin RS 232 serial port Out of the box unless otherwise reguested the printer communicates serially at 9600 baud 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity with both hardware and software handshaking This configuration may be changed through software commands as explained in the programming section of this manual Table 3 shows the optional parallel port configuration If XON XOFF hand shaking is used the only signals the 410 requires are RXD TXD and GND If hardware CTS hand shaking is used a CTS signal is provided XON XOFF may be disabled through the software dip switch 1 see chapter 5 The other signals are offered in the event the host computer reguires them Serial Port Configuration 25 TO 9 PIN 9 TO 9 PIN State 4 XX XX XX HI LO HI BC XX HI Direction x DS iH QF OS 1 O KA Gr 109 q 1 Xx H X X al al D X HI Ww A N Cn SL KIE 0 09 A Oo 01 4 WN ANA ES WD U U A
71. ommand is equivalent to D3 lt CR gt but does not require a lt CR gt after it Because control C is shorter than D3 lt CR gt it is easier to use in direct terminal mode In general it is better to use D3 lt CR gt inside a file or program AD Command Mode Used to issue commands to the printer This command is normally preceded by a A sequence see above D commands must be terminated with a lt CR gt or another control sequence A9 D73 D3 lt CR gt equals A9 D73 lt CR gt and AD3 lt CR gt 1110000000000 00003 333333 34 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 Printer Commands MDD E Printer enquiry See section 5 2 for more details equivalent to D5 lt CR gt but does not require a lt CR gt after it Because control E is shorter than D5 lt CR gt it is easier to use in direct terminal mode In general it is better to use D5 lt CR gt inside a file or program AM Terminate text or data string Must be used to terminate a text or data string Same as a carriage return or enter key on a PC keyboard AH or DEL Deletes the last printable character entered This is usually only used when communicating to the printer through the keyboard Same as the backspace key on a PC keyboard AK Print test label A test label consists of a series of diagonal lines It is useful in determining the condition of the dots on the print head equivalent to D11 lt CR gt AL Form Feed Equivalent to D12 AQ XON Instructs the printer
72. ote This command consumes software time and may decrease the maximum print speed OFY Y DIRECTION OFFSET Equally moves all of the fields up on the label Also useful for adjusting a label format to a different stock Note This command consumes software time and may decrease the maximum print speed 1000 24 410 Operators Manual Chapter 4 Designing Labels Using LDS MDD 4 3 1 A SAMPLE SESSION WITH A LABEL HEADER This is the label header from the sample label in section 4 2 4 615 153 20 30 70 4 lt CR gt 4 4 fields following the header 615 Label width LSX of 615 615 154 4 inches 153 Labellength LSY of 153 153 154 1 inch No entry in the WEB parameter means default value of 10 20 AGAP between labels of 20 20 154 13 inch 30 Label print speed DPS of 30 2 5 inches per second from table No entry for the LCN parameter means default value of 0 normal stock on backing paper 70 The AGD could not be defaulted because the stock was less than 2 3 inches in length LSY This value was produced from auto sizing LDS command D39 the label 4 SPG also could not be defaulted because of the small size of the stock Auto sizing quickly produced this value lt CR gt A carriage return must follow the label header There were two parameters left that were not entered into the header OFX and OFY Because they were not entered the printer assumes the default values 0 in their cases Likewise if the AGD
73. rator to take the label and apply it to an object without having to peel the label off the backing paper The printer will advance the label so that it is still hanging off the tear bar This will make it easier for the operator to take the label Once the label is taken the printer will back the paper into the printer so as not to waste label stock Larger labels may require the use of the front label support rack see section 8 1 This will prevent the label from falling off and sticking to the front of the printer The distance of advancement can also be user defined by the D95 command Turn off peel and dispense mode with D98 Turn on peel and dispense mode Load User Defined Steps for Label to Advance Used in conjunction with tag tear and peel and dispense mode This value after print will advance the label a user defined distance instead of defaulting to the measure specified by the peel and dispense and tag tear modes This printer feature accommodates special stock and special circumstances very small labels label applicator etc While the user may specify 64 000 steps it is not recommended that the number of steps create a situation where the entire label is back fed into the printer This may create labels jamming in the printer when the back edge of the label meets the print head unit MDD 54 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 Printer Commands Wa 5 3 9 TEXT STRINGS COMMANDS The following commands support special edi
74. rstanding of these basic concepts are achieved use the quick reference guide in Appendix D for expedient label design 4 3 FORMATTING LABELS AN OVERVIEW A label format consists of a header record and field records followed by the text data to be printed The records describe how the label is to be printed The header contains information about the label itself such as label height width print speed etc The field records refer to the data section and contain information about positioning coordinates the type of character generators or bar codes to use etc Below is a sample label format We will refer to this format as we break down the components of its structure See figure 5 AD57 lt CR gt A format is coming 4 615 153 20 30 70 4 lt CR gt Header information 1 100 40 4 1 4 lt CR gt Field 1 information 2 100 60 17 1 4 lt CR gt Field 2 information 3 100 100 5 1 6 lt CR gt Field 3 information 3 100 150 5 16 2 30 lt CR gt Field 4 information AD56 lt CR gt Select RAM Format AD2 lt CR gt Text Data is Coming EASY lt CR gt Text String 1 MICROCOM MAKES IT lt CR gt Text String 2 HELLO lt CR gt Text String 3 AD3 lt CR gt Print 100 410 Operators Manual 19 Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 MDD nn A Ad FIE cle Sood oS POOD xT Ora n Microcom Label Figure 5 The seguence D57 lt CR gt puts the printer in format entry mode The next line is the header information sizing the label 615 dots
75. s 10103311034 AD2 lt CR gt 10123911234 lt CR gt 45678 lt CR gt LOT NUMBER lt CR gt Reverse Video 06 10 92 lt CR gt Figure 16 11 35 lt CR gt QTY lt CR gt 0036 lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt 10000010 68 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 Printer Commands Wa CHAPTER 8 OPTIONS The 410 printer has many options available to enhance the performance of the printer Contact your sales representative for more information on these features See Appendix B for ordering information 8 1 LABEL SUPPORT RACK An attachment used for peel and dispense mode It allows large labels to be peeled without falling down against the printer and causing a false detection of a removed label Recommended for labels over 2 in height 8 2 LARGE PAPER ROLL SUPPLY HOLDER A paper supply holder that allows the use of 8 diameter paper supply rolls No charge option if requested at time of order 8 3 CLOCK BATTERY BACKED RAM SOCKET This socket fits under the primary RAM chip and adds real time clock features to the 410 printer It also makes the RAM battery backed will not loose data when the power is off The clock only needs to be set once See the configuration guide section 5 3 4 for more details This socket also creates non volatile Ram that survives power down conditions Label formats and logos can be saved in RAM for quick access See configuration guide Appendix C for more details Note if Logos or large label formats are to be stored a
76. s Manual Chapter 4 Designing Labels Using LDS Wa This list constitutes the bar codes available on the 410 printer Some bar codes offer different ratios to accommodate different applications See section 7 1 on designing with bar codes for more information Bar code Symbologies Bare m aa tim sm FO Code 3 of 9 non standard 12 of 5 Special UPC EAN UPC Readable Code 128 Codabar Code 93 AS 10 MSI Plessy ZA dl ld ok sss ss do od so do st Table 6 These bar codes must be multiplied by 2 for a 100 ratio Graphic Images eon han tan oosina same Line RAM 5 RAM 1 Table 7 X Indeterminate See chapter 6 on RAM Graphic Images 100 410 Operators Manual 29 Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 MIDI FO FIELD ORIENTATION Defines the rotation of each field on the label The point of rotation is determined from the field justification The positioning of data relative to field orientation and field justification can sometimes be confusing Refer to Table 8 for more detailed information on FO and FJ interaction 0 degrees normal rotation 180 degrees upside down rotation 270 degrees right rotation 90 degrees left rotation NO FJ FIELD JUSTIFICATION The justification of each field on the label 0 Right justified above base line 1 Left justified above base line 2 Right justified below base line 3 Left justified below base line 4 Centered above base line
77. s the 248 X 248 pixel resolution due to memory restraints Though this resolution is sufficient for most applications Microcom Corporation has 16bit DOS PC software available that will automatically down size large PCX and PCC files This software package is available from Microcom Corporation at http www microcomcorp com software html Remember Use the X and Y format multiplier features to increase the size of your logo past the 248 by 248 window GOOD IDEA Create your own software to manipulate graphic files into the OGO format BETTER IDEA Use the OGO software to turn your PCX file into the OGO format BEST IDEA Use the WYSIWYG on screen label design package to turn any size PCX file into the OGO format REQUIRED FOR THE LOGO OPTION 1 Extra 32K RAM chip 2 LDS ROM revision 3 0 or higher 3 Optional A Battery backed RAM socket for retention of graphic files during power down B Microcom Corporation pcx2410 software to turn PCX files into OGO files C WYSIWYG software package that will down size the largest of PCX files EDEN 410 Operators Manual 59 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MDD 6 1 PROCEDURE FOR USING THE PCX2410 SOFTWARE To Create a Four Rotation Graphic Image 1 Create a PCX or PCC file by scanning graphics utility etc Be sure the image excluding white space is within the 248 X 248 resolution Install Microcom Corporation pcx2410 software onto PC Type at DOS prompt pcx2410 filename ext EX pcx
78. sent to the printer Proceed with graphic image 2 from the very beginning of this format It does not matter whether you send graphic 1 or graphic 2 first If you are sending one graphic image in four rotations start the second rotation at the point of the format with the sign then send the header and graphic data 100 410 Operators Manual 63 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MDD CHAPTER 7 SPECIAL DESIGNS 7 1 DESIGNING WITH BAR CODES When 0 and 180 degree bar codes are X multiplied CMX for better readability the space between characters is also multiplied to create a more readable bar code The printer will do this internally Therefore when multiplying bar codes use the default value for the spacing element SP in the field parameters Iil If the Y multiplier CMY is not multiplied a barcode NE with a vertical length of one dot is produced Of course this will not be picked up by scanners Multiply the Y co ordinate to the proper height For example ROTATIONS Multiply the Y co ordinate CMY by 154 to create a one inch tall bar code If the bar code is in a ladder or vertical Bar Code Rotations orientation 90 and 270 degrees multiply Figure 13 CMY for width and CMX for bar code length It may be necessary to slightly adjust the contrast base or window D35 or D36 since the dots will be continually fired in succession and may cause distorted print ra I o a m gl o m m LT q0 DEGRE
79. ssage If additional enquiries are made the printer will respond normally The gt RESTARTED lt message is only sent once after reset 3 Button Use Set to 1 the printer will not allow button use even for paper feed 4 Print Button If this is 0 the button can be used for paper feed but cannot be used to initiate label printing 5 Power up Format Type Defines the power up label format This parameter determines whether to use a saved format file for the power up label or a ROM format defined by positions 6 7 and 8 The saved format file must be battery backed to use the saved format file feature See Appendix C for configuration instructions and section 5 3 7 for saved format file information Please consult your service organization if changes or additions to the fixed ROM formats are required 6 7 8 Power up Label Format These switches decide which format to use at power up 100 410 Operators Manual 39 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MOD AA AD COMMAND 23 Change SW3 Software dip switch 3 Below is the AB sequence 12345678 ABxxxxxxxxX KOK RK KOK Not Used dn 0 Not Used BARKER 0 1 Enable 460 Emulation O Disable XX 310 1 Enable 450 Emulation O Disable 3 0 l Enable Label Centering O Disable HA 1 Send Response After a Print oe O No Response After a Print Q Not Used 0 Not Used Position 1 Always 0 2 Always 0 3 Response After Print If enabled an enq
80. t LEFT JUSTIFIED ABOVE BASELINE lt CR gt LEFT JUSTIFIED BELOW BASELINE lt CR gt CENTER JUSTIFIED ABOVE BASELINE lt CR gt CENTER JUSTIFIED BELOW BASELINE lt CR gt RIGHT JUSTIFIED ABOVE BASELINE lt CR gt RIGHT JUSTIFIED BELOW BASELINE lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt AD57 lt CR gt 1 620 441 10 25 352 lt CR gt 1 100 100 13 1 13 lt CR gt MDD 410 Operators Manual 81 Printer Commands 1000000000000 AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR gt X OFFSET OF 0 lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt AD57 lt CR gt 1 620 441 10 25 352 100 lt CR gt 1 100 100 15 1 13 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR gt X OFFSET OF 100 lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt 1000000000000 82 Chapter 5 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 MDD AD57 lt CR gt 1 620 441 10 25 352 lt CR gt 1 100 100 13 1 13 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR gt Y OFFSET OF 0 lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt AD57 lt CR gt 1 620 441 10 25 352 100 lt CR gt 1 100 100 15 1 13 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR gt Y OFFSET OF 100 lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt A 410 Operators Manual Printer Commands 83 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MDD AIAG LABEL AA9 D35 lt CR gt AA1 D65 lt CR gt AD57 lt CR gt 42 615 917 0 20 38 1 357 lt CR gt 1 165 1 1 7 1 3 2 255 lt CR gt 1 165 256 1 7 1 3 2 255 lt CR gt 1 165 511 1 7 1 3 2 255 lt CR gt 1 165 766 1 7 1 3 2 150 lt CR gt 1 335 1 1 7 1 3 2 255 lt CR gt 1 335 256 1 7 1 3 2 255 lt CR gt 1 335 511 1 7 1
81. t 2 320 337 30 1 13 4 lt CR gt 3 154 298 30 1 19 4 lt CR gt 4 154 277 30 1 19 4 lt CR gt 5 154 256 30 1 19 4 lt CR gt 6 154 235 30 1 19 4 lt CR gt 7 154 214 30 1 19 4 lt CR gt 3 154 160 6 16 2 4 2 45 2 13 lt CR gt 1 415 248 1 7 2 4 lt CR gt 1 415 218 1 7 2 1 4 lt CR gt 1 400 233 1 7 2 3 4 lt CR gt 1 430 233 1 7 2 2 4 lt CR gt 1 569 172 1 7 1 21 123 1 1 lt CR gt 8 586 179 8 1 11 3 lt CR gt 8 565 171 8 15 2 3 50 2 lt CR gt 9 461 130 30 1 10 4 lt CR gt 1 164 110 2 7 1 157 2 1 1 lt CR gt 1 164 13 1 7 1 2 98 1 1 lt CR gt 1 476 13 1 7 1 2 97 1 1 lt CR gt 1 164 11 2 7 1 157 2 1 1 lt CR gt 10 320 80 30 1 11 4 lt CR gt 11 320 60 30 1 6 4 2 lt CR gt 12 320 40 30 1 6 4 2 lt CR gt 13 320 20 30 1 6 4 2 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR gt PRINT CAPABILITIES OF THE lt CR gt M 410 DIRECT THERMAL PRINTER lt CR gt INVOICE NO 395172 lt CR gt ACCOUNT NO 60417 lt CR gt SHIP VIA BEST WAY lt CR gt DEST ZIP 43085 lt CR gt PACKAGE WT 6 LBS lt CR gt 04312598 lt CR gt LOGOS AND CHARACTER ROTATION lt CR gt MICROCOM CORPORATION lt CR gt 8333 GREEN MEADOWS DR N lt CR gt WESTERVILLE OH 43081 lt CR gt 740 548 6262 lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt 1110000000000 000 3 333333 76 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 Printer Commands MDD FONTS 410 Label layouts for demonstration AD57 lt CR gt 15 620 441 10 27 352 lt CR gt 1 40 420 14 1 1 lt CR gt 2 40 405 14 1 2 lt CR gt
82. t File A selects which slot 1 8 in which the user entered format is to be placed The format file must be terminated by an ESC 1B hex character 66 Initialize Storage Area for Format Files Used when format files are to be stored into Ram This command must be issued before saving format files or when saved format files need to be changed There is no way to erase or change one data stream they must all be initialized A A66 must precede this command USAGE Before sending the first format file the RAM must be initiated by sending A66 D66 lt CR gt This command sequence reserves an area of memory for format storage When this command is issued all previously saved format files will be erased Therefore it also works as a memory clear operation Only use this command before sending the first file Next send the A1 D59 lt CR gt command sequence This indicates to the printer that file 1 of a possible 8 is being sent to the printer After this command follows the format file The format file must be terminated with an escape character 1B hex so that the printer knows that the complete file has been sent down The printer will not accept an ASCII representation of the escape character To access the stored file serially send A1 D58 lt CR gt where A1 indicates the number of the file that is accessed The printer will now process the stored file All proceeding files sent to the printer to be saved also receive the AX D
83. t character generator Figure 14 number and multiply as with any other text field Place this field underneath the MSI bar code TCI 3 works in this same way but for UPC A bar codes All other bar code human readables only require a text TCI of 1 a user selectable text character generator and text positioning under the desired bar code This field must refer to the bar code number 100 410 Operators Manual 65 Printer Commands MDD Program sample Barcodes with human readables See figure 14 AD57 lt CR gt 16 620 441 10 25 352 lt CR gt 1 100 20 17 1 10 lt CR gt 3 60 37 11 32 2 2 lt CR gt 3 82 55 11 12 2 60 lt CR gt 2 375 20 19 1 10 lt CR gt 3 350 37 11 33 2 2 lt CR gt 3 372 55 11 12 2 60 lt CR gt 4 80 150 19 1 10 lt CR gt 4 65 167 12 20 2 60 8 lt CR gt 5 408 150 14 1 10 lt CR gt 5 395 167 7 21 2 60 7 lt CR gt 6 110 270 5 1 10 lt CR gt 6 120 287 12 13 2 60 8 lt CR gt 9 180 270 8 3 10 lt CR gt 7 400 270 5 1 10 lt CR gt 7 410 287 12 13 2 60 8 lt CR gt 8 460 270 8 3 10 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR gt UPC A HR WCHKSUM lt CR gt UPC A HR W O CHKSUM lt CR gt 01234567890 lt CR gt EAN13 012345678901 lt CR gt EAN8 0123456 lt CR gt UPC E 00123400005 lt CR gt UPC E 10123400005 lt CR gt 0012345 lt CR gt 1012345 lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt MDD 66 Chapter 5 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 Printer Commands MDD 7 2 MAKING
84. t is not the printer may be sent to Microcom Corporation for a board upgrade ADDITION FORMAT AREA If needed an extra 32K RAM is available This option will increase the communications buffer and add addition RAM which can be used for format and or graphics storage see section 5 3 6 This extra RAM should be inserted into slot U4 If permanent storage is required an additional battery backed RAM clock socket placed beneath each RAM chip U4 U5 can be used Note The clock function of the extra RAM socket U4 will be ignored Graphic Images Logo operation requires the extra 32K RAM and battery backed RAM clock socket in slot U4 lt is not necessary to battery back U5 for logos 1001111 74 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 Printer Commands MIDI APPENDIX D INSTALLING THE LABEL SUPPORT RACK To install the optional label support rack insert the lower left tab of the rack into the hole on the lower left side of the printer Press inward on the opposite side and slide the rack downward until the tab drops into the hole on the right side Both lower tabs should be inserted Press inward on the upper portion of the rack and insert the upper tabs into the two upper holes When reloading paper depress upper two tabs and swing rack downward A 410 Operators Manual 75 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MDD APPENDIX E MORE LABEL SAMPLES DEFAULT POWER UP LABEL AD57 lt CR gt 24 615 441 10 36 1 352 lt CR gt 1 320 387 30 1 13 4 lt CR g
85. t will turn green and normal printing may resume EEEN 10 410 Operators Manual Chapter 2 Basic Operation MDD 2 3 THE STATUS LIGHT The status light has different functions depending upon the mode of the printer Table 1 shows the relationship between the status light and the different modes Status Light Color On Line and ready to print All Printer error Caused by a paper out condition or a hardware failure If paper is out follow instructions in section 2 3 otherwise turn printer off and back on If condition persists contact our service representative Flashing All Spike or low voltage on the AC line The unit will remain in Red this mode until the condition is removed and the printer is powered off Tag tear Peel Label present Label is ready to be removed from the printer mouth Flashing Printer is paused or in standby mode and is waiting for the Yellow front panel button to be pressed If the paper was just changed and the reprinted label look good press the button during the next print cycle to clear the repeat function and flashing yellow light Flashing A serial port buffer overflow has occurred Check the host Yellow and flow control for problems Note the serial buffer will only Red accept 9 characters after the printer drops the clear to send signal or optionally sends the XOFF character Table 1 EDEN 410 Operators Manual 11 Basic Operation Chapter 2 MIDI 24 LOADING PAPER The fol
86. text string number to increment or decrement For single serial numbers Section 5 3 8 Load increment decrement step value This is the value that the single serial number is incremented or decremented Single Serial Number Status Disable increment and decrement Enable increment The serial number will be incremented by the value from D85 Enable Decrement The serial number will be decremented by the value from D85 Load Field Number to Clear Increment Decrement Status Clear the status of one or more serial numbers with this command Load Field Number to Increment by 1 For multiple serial numbers Load Field Number to Decrement by 1 For multiple serial numbers Load Value for Printer to See Valid Gap Section 5 3 Load Control Code Recognition Status Enable control code recognition Disable control code recognition Load User Defined Steps for Label to Advance Load Advance Delay A specifies how many milliseconds to delay repositioning of the label in tag tear and peel and dispense modes 1000000000009 94 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 Printer Commands MDD 97 Tag Tear Operation Turns off tag tear operation Advance after every label Advance after copies count Advance when idle NO 98 Peel and Dispense Mode Section 2 1 2 Turn off peel and dispense mode Turn on peel and dispense mode O A 410 Operators Manual 95 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MDD Index NA 34 37 45 47 50 53 55 57
87. ting features that allows the positioning of new text protects existing text and enters text without using the D2 lt CR gt or B delimiter These commands are generally used when there is a format already loaded in RAM They are used to edit that file in order to print variations often only the text in one field AA AD Command 60 Clears command 61 XX 61 Mark Text Starting Position A designates which text field to start entering new data This is useful for creating variable data fields after a string of fixed data fields AXX D61 lt CR gt marks the text starting position where XX is the text string number where the new text will begin If XX is a 2 the first line of new text entered following a D2 lt CR gt will overwrite text line two If two new text strings are entered the existing text lines two and three will be over written If three new text strings are entered the existing lines two three and four will be overwritten and so forth 62 Pre padded Text This command is sent after text that is to appear at the beginning of each field Text sent after this command will be appended to the pre padded text This is useful for example if the first two numbers of a bar code are always constant and only the new bar code numbers need to be sent The printer would automatically update the new bar code with the two fixed numbers A D62 prevents existing text lines from being over written Any new text entered after a AD62 lt CR gt
88. to continue sending data AS XOFF Instructs the printer to stop sending data 5 2 PRINTER ENQUIRIES It is important for the host computer to know the status of the printer as labels are produced This facilitates security in the system and flags electrical and mechanical errors Enquiries also aid the system designer in adjusting the pace of the printer with that of the operator The printer is capable of returning responses to enquiries in three different ways depending on how the machine is programmed see software dip switch 1 D21 section 5 3 The text equivalent response returns a defining word giving the state of the machine The equivalent returns an ASCII response followed by the defining alpha character The control code eguivalent returns an actual control code The printer will send to the host one of the following responses in response to a E or D5 EDEN 410 Operators Manual 35 Printer Commands Chapter 5 MDD Enquiry Responses TEXT AALPHA or CONTROL DEFINITION CODE gt RESTARTED lt Printer has been reset gt READY lt Normal condition gt DATA ERROR lt Communication error gt LOW STOCK lt Out of labels gt LOW TEMP lt Head temperature is low gt OVER TEMP lt Head temperature is high gt OVER VDD lt VDD voltage is high gt TAKE LABEL lt Printer is waiting for a label to be taken Table 9 5 3 SENDING D PRINTER COMMANDS Unless otherwise specified these commands are entered by sending
89. ts mm 0065 per dot and a print width of 640 dots 4 16 Print length is virtually unlimited WYSIWYG software compatible Print speeds up to 3 0 sec 2 sec for large supply roll narrow stock or peel mode Media supply rack allows roll size up to 5 inches OD 8 inch optional Prints on die cut continuous fax or preprinted label stock Prints on tag stock up to 9 0 mil thickness factory adjustment reguired Software controlled contrast adjustment Standard memory of 128K bytes ROM 32K bytes RAM Easy to load label path with liner for easy misfeed removal Adjustable guides for easy label centering Preheated head for improved print quality and life Detects label gap black line or blow hole stock Internal statistical counter for inches and labels printed Automatic label sizing on power up Logo graphics capability in four rotations with optional RAM Incrementing and decrementing fields Machine state enquiries for security and maintenance OEDEEM 410 Operators Manual Features and Specifications Chapter 1 Wa 1 2 BAR CODES Code 39 Interleaved 2 of 5 CODABAR Code 128 Code 93 Plessey Modified Plessey UPC A UPC E EAN 8 EAN 13 Selectable ratios for producing HIBC AIAG LOGMARS and Bookland FONTS 18 resident font styles including OCR A All fonts expandable in height and width up to 255 times Rotated fonts and bar codes 0 90 180 and 270 degrees PRINTING Peel function strips label off of backing
90. uch as drawing lines It will form an incomplete character CHARACTER CELL LENGTH Y DIRECTION This elements will over ride the height of the characters in the selected character generator This element is used only in creating lines WO 32 410 Operators Manual Chapter 4 Designing Labels Using LDS MDD 44 1 A SAMPLE SESSION WITH A LABEL FIELD Looking at the sample label AD57 lt CR gt A format is coming 4 615 153 20 30 70 4 lt CR gt Header Information 1 100 40 4 1 4 lt CR gt Field 1 information 2 100 60 17 1 4 lt CR gt Field 2 information 3 100 100 5 1 6 lt CR gt Field 3 information 3 100 150 5 16 2 30 lt CR gt Field 3 information AD56 lt CR gt Select RAM Format AD2 lt CR gt Text Data is Coming EASY lt CR gt Text String 1 MICROCOM MAKES IT lt CR gt Text String 2 HELLO lt CR gt Text String 3 AD3 lt CR gt Print and referring to field 1 1 100 40 4 1 4 lt CR gt 1 Field refers to text string 1 EASY This field could have referred to HELLO if it had a TSN of three The fields do not have to be in any kind of order with respect to the data fields 100 Data X co ordinate XB of 100 dots from left side of label 40 Data Y co ordinate YB of 40 dots from bottom of label 4 Character count CC of 4 characters the amount of characters in EASY 1 ATCIof 1 indicates that the data will appear on the label as text an ASCII string as opposed to for example a bar code 4
91. uiry response will be sent back through the serial port after every print 4 Label Centering The printer will center all label formats if this position is set to 1 Label centering creates an X offset for the older formats that were left justified It will not center normal format fields on the label It offsets a previously left justified label Not recommended for new applications 5 450 Emulation Only used if 450 format files are being sent to the printer 6 460 Emulation Used if 460 format files are being sent to the printer 7 Always 0 8 Always 0 EDEN 40 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 Printer Commands MIDI AA D COMMAND 24 Change SW4 Change software dip switch 4 Below is the AB sequence 12345678 ABxxxxxxxxX x x x Q Not Used E 0 Not Used ME 370 Not Used PEER Q Not Used FEX Arronnes on Power up O Disable a A tet onno ls Sensing Enable O Disable 333353 01 Enab1e 2 Epson Emulation O Disable 01 Enab1e 4 Epson Emulation O Disable Position 1 4 Epson Emulation When set the printer executes the same commands as an Epson printer in an 80 column format This parameter enables the emulation on printer power up Also see the A1 D38 command in section 5 3 To exit this mode create a status label see section 2 1 3 and clear 0 this position in this software dip switch This function is no longer supported 2 Enable 2 Epson Emulation Same as posit
92. ver normal wear and tear and shall be null and void if the printer is modified improperly installed or used damaged by accident or neglect or in the event any parts are improperly installed or replaced by the user The thermal print head is covered by a limited warranty of three 3 months or 500 00 linear inches to be free from defects in material and workmanship The length of media run through the printer may be verified using the printer s internal statistical counter Although the user is not reguired to purchase Microcom Corporation brand supplies to the extent it is determined that the use of other supplies such as non approved label stock ribbons and cleaning solutions shall have caused any defects in the thermal print head for which the warranty claim has been made the user shall be responsible for Microcom Corporation s customary charges for labor and materials to repair such defects MICROCOM CORPORATION S SOLE OBLIGATION UNDER THIS WARRANTY SHALL BE TO FURNISH PARTS AND LABOR FOR THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF PRODUCTS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE IN MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD Except for the express warranties stated Microcom Corporation disclaims all warranties on products including all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose The stated warranties and remedies are in lieu of all other warranties obligations or liabilities on the part of Microcom Corporation for any damages i
93. wide 153 dots high The next four lines are layout information for each printable text string The sequence D56 lt CR gt selects the user layout The sequence D2 lt CR gt tells the printer to start accepting text data for each defined field The next three lines contain the text for each field The first string will be TSN 1 the second will be TSN 2 and so on Text string 3 is accessed twice The format will print the word easy and then the barcode equivalent The sequence D3 lt CR gt starts the print cycle unless otherwise defined it will print one copy EEEN 20 410 Operators Manual Chapter 4 Designing Labels Using LDS MIDI 4 3 LABEL HEADER The header is broken down into eleven different parameters These parameters contain information about the label It is not necessary to enter information for all of the parameters If a parameter is left blank then the default value will be used A carriage return must follow the label header The value of measurement for many of the header elements is the dot There are 154 dots perinch across the print head 6 dots mm There is a maximum 640 dots in the X direction width Y direction length is virtually unlimited Most of the header parameters can be supplied by auto sizing the label stock D39 section 5 3 3 Below is a list ofthe header element mnemonics and their default values HFM LSX LSY WEB GAP DPS LCB AGD SPG OFX OFY 0 640 443 10 10 35 0 1 352
94. y difference between this command and D73 is inthe ability of this command to increment and decrement serial numbers in the batch A sample program using the single serial number feature NA2 D86 lt CR gt AA1 AD84 lt CR gt AA5 D85 lt CR gt AA3A D75 lt CR gt AD57 lt CR gt 1 616 297 5 6 31 1 43 lt CR gt 1 435 24 2 1 14 0 1 1 3 lt CR gt AD56 D2 lt CR gt 20 lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt A sample program using the multiple serial number feature A2 D88 lt CR gt A1 D88 lt CR gt A3 D89 lt CR gt A9 D75 lt CR gt AD57 lt CR gt 3 640 164 17 30 1 177 lt CR gt 1 100 20 4 1 11 lt CR gt 2 100 40 4 1 11 lt CR gt 3 100 60 4 1 11 lt CR gt AD56 lt CR gt AD2 lt CR gt 100 lt CR gt 200 lt CR gt 300 lt CR gt AD3 lt CR gt 1000000000000 48 410 Operators Manual Chapter 5 Printer Commands EEDE 5 3 6 XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX LABEL HEADER COMMANDS The following D commands 41 51 all refer to label header values The printer will use these values for all subseguent label formats unless a D40 is executed or the machine is powered off More information on what these label header values mean can be found in section 4 3 Example usage A9241D43 lt CR gt Sets the label height for all following formats to 5 inches AD Command 40 Clear Commands 41 51 41 Load number of fields in layout HFM A determines number of fields 42 Load label width in dots

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