Microcom 324M Manuel de l'opérateur

MODEL 324M / 424M DIRECT THERMAL PRINTER OPERATOR’S MANUAL PART NUMBER 880026-0144 Revised: November 20, 2

vi 324M/424M Operator’s Manual – 880026-0144 10.1 Maintenance Schedule...

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5-27 5.4.3.1 Adjust Contrast Window (Volatile - ^D35) This command is useful

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-28 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 ^A ^D COMMAND 1 143 Save and Reboot (Hard Reset): This command inst

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5-29 80 percent of the transmissive sensor reading when no media is detected

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-30 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5.4.7 Auto-size Commands The auto-size command attempts to automaticall

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5-31 When stock is initially loaded the printer will do an auto header to de

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-32 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5.5.1 AutoLoad + Form Feed This command is useful to load media without

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5-33 format does not have to print; it simply needs to load the correct media

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-34 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 ^A1250^D120 121 Top of Form Command. This command initiates a TOF oper

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5-35 command is most effective when used in conjunction with the Tag/Tear and

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-36 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5.7.1 Serial Number Commands The following commands, ^D80 through ^D89,

324M/424M Operator’s Manual – 880026-0144 vii Introduction The Model 324M and 424M printers are high performance Direct Thermal open frame printers

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5-37 field that will be decremented by one. The printer will not decrement f

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-38 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 entering new data. This is useful for creating variable text fields aft

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5-39 XX 64 Auto-Print String Count: This command is used in conjunction wi

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-40 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 then cuts the media. The media is not retract until the next format whi

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5-41 when that quantity is reached. This command will not operate if the Cut

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-42 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 ^A ^D COMMAND XX 117 Cutter Hold-off: X represents the number of cu

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5-43 5.11 View Printer Configuration and Statistics These commands display o

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-44 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 Sample format saved to RAM slot #1: ^A1^D59 ^D57 5,1280,900,20,40,7,0

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5-45 Flash Based Formats - [file number, size] [1,176] Slot #1 of FORMAT fl

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-46 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 (See Chapter 6, Downloadable Graphics) XX 134 Delete a GRAPHIC fr

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Chapter 5 Printer Commands 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5-47 If a FONT is downloaded that has the same CGN # as a FONT that is alrea

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-48 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 This command tells the printer to take the Label FORMAT file in Slot #x

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5-49 Please note that this command may take some time (depending on how much

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-50 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 X 153 Feed Forward Distance: This command will move the motor in the f

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5-51 3 75 4 100 5 125 6 150 7

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-52 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 Bit Position (12345678) Definition Operation 1 Reserved NA 2 Reserve

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 6-1 Chapter 6: Downloadable Graphics The 324M/424M printer allows the user to download their own GRAPHI

Downloadable Graphics Chapter 6 6-2 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 6.3.1 BMP2MIC.exe GRAPHIC Conversion Utility Procedure 1

Chapter 6 Downloadable Graphics 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 6-3 3. Conversion is complete. Converted GRAPHIC file is ready to dow

Downloadable Graphics Chapter 6 6-4 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 6.5 Advanced GRAPHIC Format Conversion for Programmers Th

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 1-1 Chapter 1: Printer Specifications 1.1 General Specifications Width* 8.53” (217 mm) Height* 4

Chapter 6 Downloadable Graphics 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 6-5 6.5.3 Binary Compression Algorithm The binary data that make up the

Downloadable Graphics Chapter 6 6-6 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 6.5.4 Uncompressed FONT to RAM (^D104) This command allow

Chapter 6 Downloadable Graphics 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 6-7 6.6 Graphic Image Data Format The image data consists of a set of d

Downloadable Graphics Chapter 6 6-8 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 Word char_width width of the graphic image in dots Byt

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 7-1 Chapter 7: Downloadable Fonts The 324M/24M printer allows the user to download their own fonts and

Downloadable Fonts Chapter 7 7-2 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 The following section details the process required to convert and downl

Chapter 7 Downloadable Fonts 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 7-3 7.4.1.1 Save Compressed FONT to RAM (D127) The following is the format

Downloadable Fonts Chapter 7 7-4 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 ^A<Slot Number>^D104<CR> <Rotation> <Count> <

Chapter 7 Downloadable Fonts 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 7-5 beginning of the file. So the ^D135 command is never sent by itself, i

Downloadable Fonts Chapter 7 7-6 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 (Word is a 16-bit value, Byte is an 8-bit value, and Label is a locatio

Printer Specifications Chapter 1 1-2 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 1.3 Media Specifications Media Types Continuous, die

Chapter 7 Downloadable Fonts 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 7-7 ^A ^D COMMAND 101 List Memory Bytes Available: The printer will s

Downloadable Fonts Chapter 7 7-8 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 8-1 Chapter 8: Bar Codes The purpose of this chapter is to provide information pertaining to the unique

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-2 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 SYMBOLOGY DECODED NUMBER X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 0 NS X1 X2 0 0 0 0 0 X3 X

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 8-3 spacing, Code39 will allow custom inter-character spacing as long as the max

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-4 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 8.1.11.1 GS1 Databar Omni-Directional The GS1 Databar Omni-Directional is u

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 8-5 Figure 8-4 GS1 Databar Stacked Omni-directional Sample 8.1.11.5 GS1 Dat

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-6 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 Valid values for parameters Type of GS1 Databar barcode: 0 = Omni-directiona

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 8-7 8.1.13 Postnet (ZIP+6), TCI 37 Postnet is a numeric-only symbology that is

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-8 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 [)>#1e01#dYYPPPPPPPPP#1dCCC#1dSSS#1dA..A#1dB..B#1dC..C#1e#04 Where: #1e

2-1 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 Chapter 2: Features and Options 2.1 Fonts  7 (203 DPI) smooth bitmapped alpha-numeric fonts from

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 8-9 DATA STRING CONTROL CODE ASCII NAME HEX VALUE #00 Control @ NUL 00 #01

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-10 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 compression, however it is not recommended. Please note that if a subset i

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 8-11 Subset A This subset contains 106 unique characters, which includes numbers

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-12 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 The following format is used to generate a PDF-417 bar code: ^D77<CR>

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 8-13 ECC# Number of Error Correction Codewords 0 2 1 4 2 8 3 16 4 32 5 64

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-14 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 Sample Format #2: ^D77<CR> :PDF-417 bar code data<CR> en

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 8-15 The sample below shows how to generate a data matrix symbol: ^D164 <---

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-16 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 Symbol Size Numeric Capacity Alphanumeric Capacity Binary Byte Capacity 26

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 8-17 T- Text Primarily Lowercase Alphanumeric 5.33 B- Base256 All byte values

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-18 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 Codeword Data and/or Function 1 - 128 ASCII data (ASCII value +1) 129 Pa

2-3 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144  Two-dimensional  GS1 Databar Omni-directional Truncated Stacked Stacked Omni directional Limited

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 8-19 ^D57 3,1280,900,,,10,0,1,250 1,300,300,1,47,0,,,10,10 <------

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-20 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 Figure 8-11 Intelligent Mail Barcode bars TYPE FIELD DIGIT

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 8-21 Sequence Number The Sequence Number is a 9-digit field. For Destination Con

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-22 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 ^D176 Rotation Planet Code String EXAMPLE: ^D176 3 <-------------------

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 8-23 AI Content Format 11(*) Production Date (YYMMDD) n2+n6 13(*) Packaging

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-24 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 AI Content Format 335(***) Gross Volume, Liters n4+n6 336(***) Gross V

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 8-25 AI Content Format 412 Purchase From (Location Code of Party from Whom Goo

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-26 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 need not be the correct check digit). This character is used as a placehol

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 8-27 Figure 8-12 Bar Code Rotations 8.3 Bar Code Human Reada

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-28 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 The Text/Extended Bar TCI’s generate the human readable text and extended b

324M/424M Operator’s Manual- 880026-0144 2-4 2.5 Options  3.425” (87mm) or 4.488” (114mm) Guillotine cutter, Full Cut Only, 170 g/m2  3.425

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 9-1 Chapter 9 Code Page Switching 9.1 What is Code Page Switching? There are 256 numeric codes used o

Code Switching Chapter 9 9-2 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 9.3.1 Code Pages The Default Code Page is selected when SW4:(5-8) = 000

Chapter 9 Code Page Switching 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 9-3 9.3.2 Danish Code Page The Danish Code Page is selected when SW4:(5

Code Switching Chapter 9 9-4 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 9.3.3 860 Code Page The 860 Code Page is selected when SW4:(5-8) = 0010

Chapter 9 Code Page Switching 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 9-5 9.3.4 Spanish Code Page The Spanish Code Page is selected when SW4:

Code Switching Chapter 9 9-6 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 9.3.5 850 Code Page The 850 Code Page is selected when SW4:(5-8) = 0100.

Chapter 9 Code Page Switching 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 9-7 9.3.6 German Code Page The German Code Page is selected when SW4:(5

Code Switching Chapter 9 9-8 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 9.3.7 865 Code Page The 865 Code Page is selected when SW4:(5-8) = 0110.

Chapter 9 Code Page Switching 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 9-9 9.3.8 Swiss Code Page The Swiss Code Page is selected when SW4:(5-8

Code Switching Chapter 9 9-10 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 9.3.9 852 Code Page The 852 Code Page is selected when SW4:(5-8) = 1000

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 3-1 Chapter 3: Getting Started 3.1 Unpacking and Inspection The printer has been packaged in protec

Chapter 9 Code Page Switching 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 9-11 9.3.10 French Code Page The French Code Page is selected when SW4:

Code Switching Chapter 9 9-12 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 9.3.11 863 Code Page The 863 Code Page is selected when SW4:(5-8) = 101

Chapter 9 Code Page Switching 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 9-13 9.3.12 Swedish Code Page The Swedish Code Page is selected when SW

Code Switching Chapter 9 9-14 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 9.3.13 437 Code Page Code Page 437 is the famous code page used in the

Chapter 9 Code Page Switching 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 9-15 9.3.14 Italian Code Page The Italian Code Page is selected when SW

Code Switching Chapter 9 9-16 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 9.3.15 British Code Page The British Code Page is selected when SW4:(5-

Chapter 9 Code Page Switching 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 9-17 9.3.16 USA Code Page The USA Code Page is selected when SW4:(5-8)

Code Switching Chapter 9 9-18 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 10-1 Chapter 10 Printer Maintenance 10.1 Maintenance Schedule It is important to note that the optim

Printer Maintenance Chapter 10 10-2 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 10.2 Thermal Printer Card Any decline in print quality, voids or

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-2 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 3.2.1 Printer Power Microcom Corporation offers three (3) different “Desk

Chapter 10 Printer Maintenance 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 10-3 Figure 10-1 Inserting Cleaning Card

Printer Maintenance Chapter 10 10-4 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 10.3 Internal Cleaning The overall internal cleaning of the print

Chapter 10 Printer Maintenance 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 10-5 10.4 Print Head Maintenance If print quality has not improved aft

Printer Maintenance Chapter 10 10-6 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 11-1 Chapter 11: Troubleshooting 11.1 Troubleshooting Tips The printer fails to turn “ON” and the st

Troubleshooting Chapter 11 11-2 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 Vertical blank or light lines appear on printed areas:  Clean the p

Chapter 11 Troubleshooting 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 11-3 During download the status indicator light flashes red in color: 

Troubleshooting Chapter 11 11-4 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 12-1 Index General Index ^D100 Clear User RAM ...

12-2 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 ^D29 Printer Statistics ...

Chapter 3 Getting Started 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 3-3 Figure 3-2 Optional Desktop Power Supply Output

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 12-3 ^D98 Peel-n-Dispense Mode...

12-4 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 Control Codes...

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 12-5 YB...

12-6 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 Memory...

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 12-7 List of Figures Typical Printer Accessories ...

12-8 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 Code Page - Danish ...

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 12-9 List of Tables General Specifications ...

12-10 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 Intelligent Mail Barcode Structure...

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 13-1 Appendix Appendix A: Limited Warranty Microcom Corporation printers, excluding thermal print h

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Getting Started Chapter 3 3-4 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 are required. The other signals are offered in the event that the host co

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 13-3 Appendix B: RMA Procedure Return Material Authorization (RMA) Procedure A Return Material Autho

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324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 13-5 Appendix C: ^D Command Summary 5 NULLS + 01: The 5 NULL method commands are a way to pass comma

13-6 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 ^A ^D COMMAND 8 Cycle the cutter: This command makes the cutter cycle once. 11 Print Tes

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 13-7 678 Power-up / ROM Format Selection: 000 = No Power-up Format 001 = ROM or Saved Fo

13-8 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 1111 = US English (7 bit) ^AB ^D COMMAND 25 Software Bank Switch #5: A non-volatile command u

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 13-9 8 1 = Enable Finish Mode; 0 = Disable ^AB ^D COMMAND 28 Software Bank Switch #8: A non-volati

13-10 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 ^A ^D COMMAND XX 41 Load Number of Fields in Layout (HFM): The ^Axx specifies the value. XX

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 13-11 ^A ^D COMMAND X 63 Text Mode Control: Allows the entry of new text without the ^D2 command and/o

13-12 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 ^A ^D COMMAND 80 Clears Command 86, 88, and 89 81 Disable Serial Number Function: This

Chapter 3 Getting Started 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 3-5 3.2.3.1 USB Driver Setup The Windows combined driver model (CDM) may be i

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 13-13 ^A ^D COMMAND X 94 Set Slice Buffer Size: Sets the size of the slice buffer memory that i

13-14 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 ^A ^D COMMAND XX 102 Full Cut Interval: Instructs the printer when to issue a Full Cut. The

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 13-15 ^A ^D COMMAND X 109 Serial Port Source (volatile) 0 RS-232 1 USB 2 Ethernet X 110 Gene

13-16 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 ^A ^D COMMAND XX 120 AutoLoad Delay Selection: The AutoLoad Delay is the amount of time, in

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 13-17 ^A ^D COMMAND xxyy 135 Save FONTS to FLASH: This command is used to save font’s into the print

13-18 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 ^A ^D COMMAND XX 146 Pre Stock-Out Distance: This command sets the distance in dots that the

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 13-19 ^A ^D COMMAND X 156 Set Non-stick Time Interval: Sets the time interval for the Non-stick TOF

13-20 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 ^A ^D COMMAND X 159 Brownout Reporting: Reports the number of recorded brownout conditions.

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 13-21 Glossary Alphanumeric - A term used to identify characters consisting of letters, numbers, and

13-22 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 DTR (Data Terminal Ready) - A status signal used to provide information about the status of the

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-6 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 Connect the power cable and the USB cable to the printer and turn the prin

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 13-23 RTS (Request To Send) - A status signal from the host PC (DTE) to the printer (DCE) indicating when

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324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 13-25 Appendix D: User Notes ______________________________________________________________________

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Chapter 3 Getting Started 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 3-7 You will see a screen similar to this showing the progress of the instal

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-8 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 The next step is to install the FTDI USB driver. While this is a commun

Chapter 3 Getting Started 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 3-9 Micprinter\Properties\Advanced Options\Setup Printer or START button\Progr

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-10 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 This is a Micoptions configuration window sample.

Chapter 3 Getting Started 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 3-11 Media and printer confi

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-12 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 The Detect Hardware but

Proprietary Statement This manual contains information proprietary to Microcom Corporation. This information is intended solely for the use of par

Chapter 3 Getting Started 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 3-13 Product Printhead Width 203 or 300 dpi Dot2Gap Va

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-14 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 You will also need to create form sizes that matc

Chapter 3 Getting Started 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 3-15 A window similar to this will appear showing the available forms.

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-16 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 The appropriate form size for the media we are using

Chapter 3 Getting Started 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 3-17 Select the Paper Size (form size) being used. Selec

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-18 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 need to be used as the GUI will only support one install. Only one drive

Chapter 3 Getting Started 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 3-19 C:\Program Files\MICOptions> micprint c:\temp\app1\image.bmp 0 –p08 –d

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-20 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 -61 - binary image download timeout -62 - binary file size error -64 - s

Chapter 3 Getting Started 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 3-21 :LabelP00 echo SUCCESS GOTO END :LabelN01 echo UNABLE TO OPEN IMAGE FILE

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-22 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 GOTO END :LabelN23 echo SETTING DISPENSE MODE 1 ERROR - ADVANCE WHEN IDLE

Chapter 3 Getting Started 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 3-23 :LabelN65 echo CLEAR MEMORY COMMAND ERROR GOTO END :LabelN66 echo IMAGE P

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-24 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 3.4 Loading Media The easy- to-release print head makes loading media i

Chapter 3 Getting Started 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 3-25 Figure 3-5 Loading Media Step 1. Insert label

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-26 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 3.5 Print Button and Status Indicator Light The Print Button and the Sta

Chapter 3 Getting Started 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 3-27 3.5.2 Status Indicator Light Light Color Description Solid Green Ind

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-28 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 3.6.2 Halted Mode: RED The printer is in the HALTED Mode when it has st

Chapter 3 Getting Started 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 3-29 3.6.4.1 Entering Diagnostic Mode To enter the Diagnostic Mode, press and

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-30 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 The general issues are:  Only trained personnel should have access to,

Chapter 3 Getting Started 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 3-31 *Printer pictured with optional cutter installed. Figu

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-32 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 produce a compressed print, slipping, and jamming which can occur more fr

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 i Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ...

Chapter 3 Getting Started 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 3-33 • Upon exiting the printer, the media should never be forced or bent as t

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-34 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 Voltage Protection is activated, the power supply will shut down. The pow

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 4-1 Chapter 4: Designing Labels Using LDS Label Design Software (LDS) refers to the control language r

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-2 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 COM1:115200,n,8,1,p) before copying the files to the port. Cre

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 4-3 press the “Shift” key and the “6”) plus the alpha character. Se

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-4 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 Microcom Corporation Thermal Printing Solutions 012345 T

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 4-5 DPI). The dot size of a 203 dots per inch head (8 dots/mm) is 0

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-6 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 4.4.1 HFM (Number of Fields in Layout) HFM, LSX, LSY, WEB, GA

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 4-7 This parameter is the height, measured in dots, of the registrat

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-8 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 This parameter selects the method the printer uses for detectin

ii 324M/424M Operator’s Manual – 880026-0144 3.7.1 Environmental Considerations ...

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 4-9 This parameter selects the number of step (dot rows) that the pr

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-10 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 SPG = (284 + 203 - 203) mod (203 + 25) SPG = 284 mod 228 SPG

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 4-11 <CR> = A carriage return must follow the header. 4

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-12 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 Figure 4-4 Label Format Field Elements 4.6.1 TSN (Text Str

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 4-13 TCI VALUE TCI DESCRIPTION 1 Regular Text (standard embedded

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-14 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 4.6.6 CGN (Character Generator Number) The CGN parameter is

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 4-15 Standard Downloadable Font Set CGN VALUE POINT SIZE FONT TYPE 1

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-16 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 4.6.6.3 Embedded Bar Codes Certain bar codes can be printed u

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 4-17 4.6.8 FJ (Field Justification) This parameter defines the ju

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-18 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 4.6.11 CS (Character Spacing) This parameter adjusts the spa

324M/424M Operator’s Manual – 880026-0144 iii 4.6.14 AN (Attribute Number) ...

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 4-19 ^D57 <CR> 2,1280,900,19,38,7,0,1,385,0,0 <CR> 1

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-20 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 Figure 4-6 Label Format Line

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 4-21 CGN (Character Generator Number) This element is not used in

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-22 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 ^D57 6,1280,900,20,40,7,0,1,405,0,0 1,280,300,,6,,,,720,520,,,

324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5-1 Chapter 5 Printer Commands The printer has a large and versatile collection of control commands to me

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-2 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 ^C Print: Starts the print cycle or batch. This command is the equival

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5-3 configured for binary compression (D23 -SW3 bit 7), which is required if

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-4 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 Table 5-1 STL Status Responses Text Mode Response Byte Mode Response

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5-5 >NO FLASH DATA FOUND< The printer was unable to locate a valid con

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-6 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 1 = Ignore Incoming Control Codes 0 = Accept Incoming Control Cod

iv 324M/424M Operator’s Manual – 880026-0144 5.9.4 Cutter Hold-off...

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5-7 0 = Enable 4 Print Repetition: Defines the function of the Print Bu

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-8 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 3 Response After Print: If enabled, an enquiry response will be sent thr

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5-9 2 External Print Request: (Call Microcom for more information.) 1 =

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-10 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 If this function is disabled, pressing the print button clears the error

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5-11 8 Status Byte Mode: If enabled, the printer will enter a special mode t

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-12 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 1 = Enable >STOCK NOT LOADED< response 0 = Disable >STOCK NOT

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5-13 d) The ^Ax^D125 command controls the location of the euro character as

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-14 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 general inputs in the form of “>IO 0nH< where “n” is a hex number

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5-15 Example: If the application wanted to configure outputs 1 and 3 active

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-16 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 8 = g/p output 4 - Format loaded All outputs are active high. 24.0 VDC =

324M/424M Operator’s Manual – 880026-0144 v 8.1.7 European Article Numbering System 8 (EAN-8), TCI 21 ... 8-3 8.1.8 Mod

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5-17 5.2.1.7 Software Switch #7 ^AB ^D COMMAND XX 27 Change SW7: Sof

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-18 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5.2.1.8 Software Switch #8 ^AB ^D COMMAND XX 28 Change SW8: Sof

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5-19 Autoheader User Mode The Autoheader User Mode operates

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-20 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 7 Reflective Stock Out Detection: When this feature is enabled, the pr

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5-21 5.2.2.2 Set Serial Port Source Command (Non-volatile- ^D108) This comma

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-22 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 0 203DPI: This sets the printhead resolution to 203dpi. This requir

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5-23 ^A ^D Command XX 110 General Purpose Status Byte The printer has a s

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-24 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 The General Purpose Status byte mode of operation is enabled by Soft Swi

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 5-25 a) Send the printer a ^D116<CR> command. This will force the pri

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-26 324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 Example: ^D57[CR][LF] 1,1280,940,,,3,0,1[CR][LF] ^D56[CR][LF] This