Microcom 400 Manuel de l'opérateur

MICROCOM CORPORATIONMODEL 400DIRECT THERMAL PRINTEROPERATOR'S MANUALPart Number 880014-0220March 1999 Software Version 2.2

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400 Operators Manual3CHAPTER 1: FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONSThe Microcom 400 Direct Thermal printer is designed with many standard features that areuni

Features and Specifications Chapter 1400 Operators Manual41.3 FONTS! Converted HP LaserJet II™ font compatibility and 8 resident bit mapped fonts, inc

Chapter 1 Features and Specifications400 Operators Manual51.8 ELECTRICAL! Voltage: 117 VAC nom.,60Hz! Current: 3 AMPS maximum1.9 OPTIONS! Label suppl

Features and Specifications Chapter 1400 Operators Manual6POWER CORDFRONT PANELFRONT PANEL LEDTOP COVERLABEL SUPPLY SHAFTPINCH ROLLER RELEASE LEVER (O

400 Operators Manual7CHAPTER 2: BASIC OPERATION2.1 UNPACKING THE 400 PRINTERWhile unpacking the printer, please check all packing materials closely to

Basic Operation Chapter 2400 Operators Manual82.4 INITIAL POWER UPBefore connecting the printer to a power source, verify that the voltage printed on

Chapter 2 Basic Operation400 Operators Manual92.5.3 STATUS LABEL MODEWhen status label mode is accessed, the printer creates a status label and tem

Basic Operation Chapter 2400 Operators Manual102.5.4 PAPER-OUT MODEAfter a paper-out condition, the front panel switch serves to load and realign t

Chapter 2 Basic Operation400 Operators Manual112.7 LOADING PAPERPart of the 400's versatility is in the different ways it processes labels. The f

Operator's Manual400 Direct Thermal Printer- Revised March 23, 1999 MSG -HP and LaserJet II are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company.FastFont is

Basic Operation Chapter 2400 Operators Manual125. Pull and hold the pinch roller release lever and insert the leading edge of thebacking paper between

Chapter 2 Basic Operation400 Operators Manual136) Moisten the felt side of a cleaning card with the cleaning solution. Insert card with feltside facin

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400 Operators Manual15CHAPTER 3: COMMUNICATIONSThe model 400 can be interfaced to PC's, mini-computers, main frames, and other specialpurpose mac

Communications Chapter 3400 Operators Manual16Parallel Port Configuration 1 = /STROBE 2 = D0 3 = D1 4 = D2 5 = D3 6 = D4 7 = D5

400 Operators Manual17CHAPTER 4: DESIGNING LABELS USING LDSLabel Design Software (LDS) refers to the software resident in the printer used to decipher

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4400 Operators Manual18Note: COM1 may be any available communications port on your PC. C:>MODE COM1:9600,N,8,1,P

Chapter 4 Designing Labels Using LDS400 Operators Manual194.3 FORMATTING LABELS: AN OVERVIEWA label format consists of a header record and field recor

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4400 Operators Manual20Microcom LabelFigure 7

Chapter 4 Designing Labels Using LDS400 Operators Manual21FEED DIRECTION.125" OR 25 DOTSTHIS IS THE GAP VALUE3" OR 600 DOTS LSYTHIS IS 0,0MI

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Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4400 Operators Manual22Refer to Figure 8 for a visual representation of most header parameters.The following is a d

Chapter 4 Designing Labels Using LDS400 Operators Manual23Print SpeedDPS VALUE MM PER SECOND INCHES PER SECOND INCHES PER MINUTE2526272829303132333435

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4400 Operators Manual24AGD NUMBER OF STEPS TO ACTIVATE GAP DETECTORThis parameter selects the number of steps (dots

Chapter 4 Designing Labels Using LDS400 Operators Manual254.4.1 A SAMPLE SESSION (HEADER)This is the label header from the sample label in section

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4400 Operators Manual264.5 LABEL FIELDSA field is broken down into many different parameters. These parameters cont

Chapter 4 Designing Labels Using LDS400 Operators Manual27CC CHARACTER COUNTThis parameter determines the number of characters that will be used in a

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4400 Operators Manual28CGN CHARACTER GENERATOR NUMBERThe following is a list of the character sets and specificatio

Chapter 4 Designing Labels Using LDS400 Operators Manual29FO FIELD ORIENTATIONThis parameter defines the rotation of each field on the label. The poin

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4400 Operators Manual30CMX CHARACTER MULTIPLIER X DIRECTIONThis parameter multiplies each character in the X direct

Chapter 4 Designing Labels Using LDS400 Operators Manual314.5.2 DOWNLOADABLE FONT/GRAPHIC IMAGE FIELDSThe 400 does not differentiate between downloada

Table of Contents400 Operators Manual4.4.1 A SAMPLE SESSION (HEADER) ...254.5 LABEL FIELDS ...

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4400 Operators Manual32FO FIELD ORIENTATIONThis parameter defines the rotation of each field on the label. The poin

Chapter 4 Designing Labels Using LDS400 Operators Manual33AN ATTRIBUTE NUMBERIf this parameter is set to a value of 1, the printed image will reverse

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4400 Operators Manual34XS X SIZEThe X size of the line. Valid range is 1 to 832.YS Y SIZEThe Y size of the line. Va

Chapter 4 Designing Labels Using LDS400 Operators Manual354.5.4 A SAMPLE SESSION (FIELDS)Looking at the sample label...^D5755,812,1218,,20,3551,190

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4400 Operators Manual36The field parameters that were not defined will default. A FO and FJ of 0 will place EASY to

400 Operators Manual37CHAPTER 5: PRINTER COMMANDSThe 400 printer has a large and versatile collection of control codes to meet the special needs oflab

Printer Commands Chapter 5400 Operators Manual38^M Terminate text or data string: Must be used to terminate a text or data string. (Same asa carriage

Chapter 5 Printer Commands400 Operators Manual39Enquiry ResponsesTEXT ^ALPHA or CONTROLCODEDEFINITION>RESTARTED<>READY<>DATA ERROR<&

Printer Commands Chapter 5400 Operators Manual405.3.1 SOFTWARE DIP SWITCHES AND EEPROM COMMANDSThe following commands are different from the other

Chapter 5 Printer Commands400 Operators Manual41^A ^D COMMAND21 Change SW1: Software dip switch #1. The dip switches are the only commandsthat do not

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Printer Commands Chapter 5400 Operators Manual42^A ^D COMMAND 22 Change SW2: Software dip switch #2. Below is the ^AB sequence: 12345678

Chapter 5 Printer Commands400 Operators Manual43^A ^D COMMAND 23 Change SW3: Software dip switch #3. Below is the ^AB sequence: 12345678

Printer Commands Chapter 5400 Operators Manual44^A ^D COMMAND24 Change SW4: Change software dip switch #4. Below is the ^AB sequence. 123

Chapter 5 Printer Commands400 Operators Manual455.3.2 PRINTING COMMANDSThe following commands initiate label printing or define the number of label

Printer Commands Chapter 5400 Operators Manual46^A ^D COMMANDXXX 76 Load Delay Time Between Printed Labels: Delays the printing between labels ina bat

Chapter 5 Printer Commands400 Operators Manual47^A ^D Command39 Auto-Size Label: 0 Clears the use of auto-size values set by ^A1^D39. 1 Uses the val

Printer Commands Chapter 5400 Operators Manual485.3.4 REAL-TIME CLOCK ^A ^D Command30 Change Clock: Use the sequence below to set the time and date

Chapter 5 Printer Commands400 Operators Manual49^A ^D Command31 Show Clock: This command will send the date and time to the serial port.Sample formats

Printer Commands Chapter 5400 Operators Manual505.3.5 SERIAL NUMBER COMMANDSThe following commands, ^D80 through ^D89, refer to the serial number f

Chapter 5 Printer Commands400 Operators Manual51^A ^D CommandXX 75 Load Label Count: Tells the printer to print a batch of labels using the serialnum

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Printer Commands Chapter 5400 Operators Manual525.3.6 SAVING FORMAT COMMANDSThe printer has the capability to store up to 128 format files in RAM w

Chapter 5 Printer Commands400 Operators Manual53Terminate the file with an escape character. Select the saved format and send the variabledata as norm

Printer Commands Chapter 5400 Operators Manual54File #3^A2^D595^D5754,620,161,,18,35,,73,351,120,110,50,1,1152,120, 80,70,1,1053,120, 60,70,1,1054,120

Chapter 5 Printer Commands400 Operators Manual555.3.7 LABEL PRESENCE SENSOR CONTROLThe label presence sensor that is standard on the 400 printer gi

Printer Commands Chapter 5400 Operators Manual56^A ^D Command98 Peel-and-Dispense Mode: A method of dispensing a label, where the backingpaper is auto

Chapter 5 Printer Commands400 Operators Manual575.3.8 TEXT STRINGS COMMANDSThe following commands support special editing features that allows the

Printer Commands Chapter 5400 Operators Manual58^A0^D645^D57511,832,640,,20,3651,47,463,10,1,252,416,439,20,1,3,,453,416,412,25,1,3,,454,416,385,25,1,

400 Operators Manual59CHAPTER 6: DOWNLOADABLE GRAPHIC IMAGESThe Microcom 400 printer is capable of storing multiple fonts/graphic images. You may eith

Loading Graphic Images Chapter 6400 Operators Manual60400 Look-up Tabledw,dw,dw,dw... ;Offset in bytes, from START2 to the specified character descrip

Chapter 6 Loading Graphic Images400 Operators Manual616.3 DOWNLOADABLE GRAPHICS COMMAND SUMMARYThe following commands refer to the use of downloadable

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400 Operators Manual63CHAPTER 7: BAR CODESAlthough bar codes are accessed in the same manner as text fields, bar codes often limit orexpand the type o

Bar codes Chapter 7400 Operators Manual64UPC Zero Reduction FormatSYMBOL DECODED NUMBERX1 X2 X3 X4 X5 0 NS X1 X2 0 0 0 0 0 X3 X4 X5X1 X2 X3 X4 X5

Chapter 7 Bar codes400 Operators Manual65will allow custom inter character spacing as long as the maximum does not exceed the timeoutzone of the inten

Bar codes Chapter 7400 Operators Manual66For example: The UCC-128 shipping container specification requires the 128 bar code to startin subset C and c

Chapter 7 Bar codes400 Operators Manual67n..3 variable length up to 3 numeric charactersan..3 variable length up to 3 alphanumeric charactersAI Conten

Bar codes Chapter 7400 Operators Manual68348(***) Depth, Thickness, Height or 3rd Dimension, Feet, Logistics n4+n6349(***) Depth, Thickness, Height

Chapter 7 Bar codes400 Operators Manual69(*) : To indicate only year and month, DD must be filled with “00”(**) : Plus one digit for length indication

Bar codes Chapter 7400 Operators Manual707.2 DESIGNING WITH BAR CODESWhen 0 and 180 degree bar codes are X multiplied (CMX), the space between charac

Chapter 7 Bar codes400 Operators Manual717.2.1 BAR CODE HUMAN READABLESText conversion identifiers (TCI position in field description) 32 and 33 re

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Bar codes Chapter 7400 Operators Manual72012345678905EAN13 0123456789015EAN8 01234565UPC-E 001234000055UPC-E 101234000055^D35

400 Operators Manual73CHAPTER 8: SPECIAL EFFECTS8.1 REVERSED PRINT (WHITE TEXT OVER BLACK)The 400 has the ability to print white text on a user defin

Special Effects Chapter 9400 Operators Manual74

400 Operators Manual75CHAPTER 9: DOWNLOADABLE FONTS/GRAPHICSThe 400 is capable of storing up to 20 downloadable fonts/graphics. The printer treatsdown

Downloadable Fonts/Graphics Chapter 9400 Operators Manual76

400 Operators Manual77CHAPTER 10: OPTIONSThe 400 printer has many options available to enhance the performance of the printer. Contactyour sales repre

400 Operators Manual78APPENDIX A: WARRANTY AND REPAIR PROCEDURESLIMITED WARRANTYA Microcom cleaning kit must be purchased with each printer to validat

400 Operators Manual79APPENDIX B: LABEL SAMPLES

400 Operators Manual80APPENDIX C: SAMPLE BASIC PROGRAMThis Basic program produces labels for computer diskettes. It is intended to show the simplicity

400 Operators Manual81APPENDIX D: QUICK REFERENCE COMMAND SUMMARYThe following is a list of HEADER element mnemonics and their default values:HFM, LSX

400 Operators ManualIntroductionThe Microcom 400 is a Direct Thermal label printer with a high resolution (832 dots or 8dots/mm), 4.09 inch wide print

Quick Reference Command Summary Appendix D400 Operators Manual82The following is a combined list of all TCI (Text Conversion Identifier) numbers: 1 Te

Appendix D Quick Reference Command Summary400 Operators Manual83^A ^D Command 2 Text string entry mode: Precedes the text strings that are supplied to

Quick Reference Command Summary Appendix D400 Operators Manual8422 Change SW2: Software dip switch #2. An EEPROM command.Below is the ^AB sequence:

Appendix D Quick Reference Command Summary400 Operators Manual8524 Change SW4: Software dip switch #4. An EEPROM command.Below is the ^AB sequence.

Quick Reference Command Summary Appendix D400 Operators Manual8639 Auto-Size Label: Section 5.3.3. 0 Clears the use of auto-size values set by ^A1^D39

Appendix D Quick Reference Command Summary400 Operators Manual87XX 61 Mark Text Starting Position: ^A designates which text field to start enteringnew

Quick Reference Command Summary Appendix D400 Operators Manual88XX 87 Load Field Number to Clear Increment/Decrement status: Clear the status of one o

Appendix D Quick Reference Command Summary400 Operators Manual8997 Tag/Tear Operation: 0 Turns off tag/tear operation. 1 Advance after every label

400 Operators Manual90Index^A 37, 40-52, 55-57, 61, 75, 83, 86-88^B 37, 57, 83^C 17, 18, 37, 83^D 37, 39-52, 55-57, 61, 75, 83^E 17, 18, 37, 38, 83^H

Index400 Operators Manual91Label Fields 26, 86Label Header 18, 21, 22, 25, 46, 47, 80Label Jams 3Label Samples 79Label Size X Direction 22Label Size Y