Microcom 428TM Manuel de l'opérateur

MODEL 428TM DIRECT THERMAL PRINTER OPERATOR’S MANUAL PART NUMBER: 880042-0141 August 28, 2013 CPC Copyright

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Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-30 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 that matches your network. One way would be to use the Device Installer

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5-31 Se

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-32 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Printer Model Dots/Inch D79 value 224 203 448 224 300 640 324M 203 6

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5-33 This i

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-34 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 FLASH memory. This command is nonvolatile, so once the General Purpose

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5-35 If an

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-36 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3. The printer will report back the image size back to the Host as an in

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5-37 X 161

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-38 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 the first backup position. If the printer powers on and does not de

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5-39 repres

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 vii Introduction The Model 428TM p

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-40 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 ^A ^D COMMAND X 39 Auto-size: 0 Clears the use of auto-size value

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5-41 ^A ^D

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-42 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3. After the ^D120 time delay, the printer advances the media until the

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5-43 2. Th

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-44 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 command sets how far the media is moved back into the printer after the

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5-45 labels

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-46 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 ^A ^D COMMAND 81 Disable Serial Number Function: This command disable

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Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-48 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3,300,300,7,1,5<CR> ^D56 <CR> ^D2 <CR>

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5-49 2,300,

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Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-50 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5.9.2.2 Kiosk Cutter Advance Distance Command This command sets the adv

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5-51 Note:

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-52 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 operations. Most of the dispensing commands require that the printer is

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5-53 2 Cle

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-54 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 ^A ^D COMMAND 100 Clear User RAM: This command clears all the downloa

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5-55 This c

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-56 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 ^A ^D COMMAND xxyy 135 Save FONTS to FLASH. (See Chapter 7) This com

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5-57 How to

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-58 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Label FORMATS are saved into FLASH Slots 1 to 128. This command causes

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5-59 5.13

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 1-1 Chapter 1: Printer Specifications 1.1 General Specifications Width* 7.3” (185 mm) Height* 7.4” (

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-60 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 This command will move the motor in the reverse direction by the X amoun

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5-61 7

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-62 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Bit Position (12345678) Definition Operation 1 Reserved NA 2 Reserv

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 6-1 Chapter 6: Downloadable Graphics The printer allows the user to download their own GRAPHICS and store t

Downloadable Graphics Chapter 6 6-2 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 6.3.1 BMP2MIC.exe GRAPHIC Conversion Utility Procedure 1

Chapter 6 Downloadable Graphics 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 6-3

Downloadable Graphics Chapter 6 6-4 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 6.5.1 Save Compressed Graphics to RAM (D107) The followin

Chapter 6 Downloadable Graphics 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 6-5

Downloadable Graphics Chapter 6 6-6 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 8-bit data connections. This command is usable on data co

Chapter 6 Downloadable Graphics 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 6-7

Printer Specifications Chapter 1 1-2 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 1.3 Media Specifications Media Types Continuous, die-

Downloadable Graphics Chapter 6 6-8 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 6.7 Downloadable Graphics Commands The following commands

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 7-1 Chapter 7: Downloadable Fonts The printer allows the user to download their own fonts and s

Downloadable Fonts Chapter 7 7-2 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 The following section details the process required to convert and downl

Chapter 7 Downloadable Fonts 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 7-3 7.4.1.1 Save Compressed FONT to RAM (D127) The following is the format o

Downloadable Fonts Chapter 7 7-4 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 The following is the format of the ^D104 command when used for a GRAPHI

Chapter 7 Downloadable Fonts 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 7-5 beginning of the file. So the ^D135 command is never sent by itself, it’

Downloadable Fonts Chapter 7 7-6 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 (Word is a 16-bit value, Byte is an 8-bit value, and Label is a locatio

Chapter 7 Downloadable Fonts 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 7-7 ^A ^D COMMAND 100 Clear User RAM: This command clears all downloadable

Downloadable Fonts Chapter 7 7-8 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 8-1 Chapter 8: Bar Codes The purpose of this chapter is to provide information pertaining to the unique requ

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 2-1 Chapter 2: Features and Options 2.1 Fonts  7 (203 DPI) smooth bitmapped alpha-numeric fonts from 6pt

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-2 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 SYMBOLOGY DECODED NUMBER X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 0 NS X1 X2 0 0 0 0 0 X3 X4 X

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 8-3 spacing, Code39 will allow custom inter-character spacing as long as the maximum

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-4 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 8.1.11.1 GS1 Databar Omni-Directional The GS1 Databar Omni-Directional is used

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 8-5 Figure 8-4 GS1 Databar Stacked Omni-directional Sample 8.1.11.5 GS1 Databar

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-6 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Valid values for parameters Type of GS1 Databar barcode: 0 = Omni-directional 1

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 8-7 8.1.13 Postnet (ZIP+6), TCI 37 Postnet is a numeric-only symbology that is comm

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-8 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 [)>#1e01#dYYPPPPPPPPP#1dCCC#1dSSS#1dA..A#1dB..B#1dC..C#1e#04 Where: #1e is t

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 8-9 DATA STRING CONTROL CODE ASCII NAME HEX VALUE #00 Control @ NUL 00 #01 Co

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-10 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 compression, however it is not recommended. Please note that if a subset is fo

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 8-11 Subset A This subset contains 106 unique characters, which includes numbers 0 t

Features and Options Chapter 2 2-2 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 2.4 Special Features  USB 1.1  Easy print head cleaning  Tool

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-12 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 The following format is used to generate a PDF-417 bar code: ^D77<CR> :T

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 8-13 ECC# Number of Error Correction Codewords 0 2 1 4 2 8 3 16 4 32 5 64 6 1

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-14 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Sample Format #2: ^D77<CR> :PDF-417 bar code data<CR> entere

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 8-15 The sample below shows how to generate a data matrix symbol: ^D164 <-------

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-16 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Symbol Size Numeric Capacity Alphanumeric Capacity Binary Byte Capacity 26 x 26

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 8-17 T- Text Primarily Lowercase Alphanumeric 5.33 B- Base256 All byte values 0 –

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-18 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Codeword Data and/or Function 1 - 128 ASCII data (ASCII value +1) 129 Pad Ch

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 8-19 ^D57 3,1280,900,,,10,0,1,250 1,300,300,1,47,0,,,10,10 <----------

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-20 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Figure 8-11 Intelligent Mail Barcode bars TYPE FIELD DIGITS E

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 8-21 Sequence Number The Sequence Number is a 9-digit field. For Destination Confirm

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3-1 Chapter 3: Getting Started 3.1 Unpacking and Inspection The printer has been packaged in protecti

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-22 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 ^D176 Rotation Planet Code String EXAMPLE: ^D176 3 <-----------------------

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 8-23 AI Content Format 11(*) Production Date (YYMMDD) n2+n6 13(*) Packaging Dat

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-24 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 AI Content Format 335(***) Gross Volume, Liters n4+n6 336(***) Gross Volum

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 8-25 AI Content Format 412 Purchase From (Location Code of Party from Whom Goods a

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-26 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 need not be the correct check digit). This character is used as a placeholder

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 8-27 Figure 8-12 Bar Code Rotations 8.3 Bar Code Human Readable

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-28 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 The Text/Extended Bar TCI’s generate the human readable text and extended bars

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 9-1 Chapter 9 Code Page Switching 9.1 What is Code Page Switching? There are 256 numeric codes used on the

Code Switching Chapter 9 9-2 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 9.3.1 Code Pages The Default Code Page is selected when SW4 :( 5-8) =

Chapter 9 Code Page Switching 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 9-3 The printer uses the “^” caret and “|” pipe characters as delimiters so

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-2 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Figure 3-2 Printer Rear Panel 3.2 Printer Pow

Code Switching Chapter 9 9-4 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 9.3.3 860 Code Page The 860 Code Page is selected when SW4 :( 5-8) = 0

Chapter 9 Code Page Switching 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 9-5 9.3.4 Spanish Code Page The Spanish Code Page is selected when SW4 :( 5

Code Switching Chapter 9 9-6 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Figure 9-5 Code Page - 850

Chapter 9 Code Page Switching 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 9-7 9.3.6 German Code Page The German Code Page is selected when SW4 :( 5-8

Code Switching Chapter 9 9-8 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 9.3.7 865 Code Page The 865 Code Page is selected when SW4 :( 5-8) = 0

Chapter 9 Code Page Switching 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 9-9 9.3.8 Swiss Code Page The Swiss Code Page is selected when SW4 :( 5-8)

Code Switching Chapter 9 9-10 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Figure 9-9 Code Page - 852

Chapter 9 Code Page Switching 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 9-11 9.3.10 French Code Page The French Code Page is selected when SW4 :( 5

Code Switching Chapter 9 9-12 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 9.3.11 863 Code Page The 863 Code Page is selected when SW4 :( 5-8) =

Chapter 9 Code Page Switching 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 9-13 9.3.12 Swedish Code Page The Swedish Code Page is selected when SW4 :(

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3-3 3.3.1 RS-232 Serial Cables The printer uses a standard through serial cable,

Code Switching Chapter 9 9-14 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Figure 9-13 Code Page - 437

Chapter 9 Code Page Switching 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 9-15 9.3.14 Italian Code Page The Italian Code Page is selected when SW4 :(

Code Switching Chapter 9 9-16 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 9.3.15 British Code Page The British Code Page is selected when SW4 :

Chapter 9 Code Page Switching 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 9-17 9.3.16 USA Code Page The USA Code Page is selected when SW4 :( 5-8) =

Code Switching Chapter 9 9-18 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 10-1 Chapter 10 Printer Maintenance 10.1 Maintenance Schedule It is important to note that the optimum pri

Printer Maintenance Chapter 10 10-2 428TM Operator’s Manual- 880042-0141 A thermal printer card is the quickest and easiest way to clean the p

Chapter 10 Printer Maintenance 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 10-3 4. Re-latch the printhead assembly, hold the printer, and slowly pull

Printer Maintenance Chapter 10 10-4 428TM Operator’s Manual- 880042-0141 Figure 10-4 Internal Cleaning 10.4 Print Hea

Chapter 10 Printer Maintenance 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 10-5 Figure 10-5 Cleaning the Print Head 10.5 Repl

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-4 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 If there is an available Internet connection, Windows will silently connec

Printer Maintenance Chapter 10 10-6 428TM Operator’s Manual- 880042-0141 2. Unscrew the Cutter or Tear Assembly using the mounting screw that

Chapter 10 Printer Maintenance 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 10-7 5. Reattach the cutter or tear assembly taking care to locate the top

Printer Maintenance Chapter 10 10-8 428TM Operator’s Manual- 880042-0141 Figure 10-10 Narrow Media Light Spring Settin

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 11-1 Chapter 11: Troubleshooting 11.1 Troubleshooting Tips The printer fails to turn “ON” and the status

Troubleshooting Chapter 11 11-2 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 The status indicator light is solid amber in color:  Indicates that t

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 12-1 Index General Index ^D100 Cl

12-2 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 ^D35 Adjust Contrast Window ...

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 12-3

12-4 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 DOSCanadaF ...

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 12-5

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3-5 3.5 Parallel Communication Interface The printer may be configured with a sta

12-6 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Reverse Video ...

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 12-7

12-8 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Figure 9-1 Code Page - Default ...

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428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 13-1 Appendix Appendix A: Limited Warranty Microcom Corporation printers, excluding thermal print heads

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428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 13-3 Appendix B: RMA Procedure Return Material Authorization (RMA) Procedure A Return Material Authoriza

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428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 13-5 Appendix C: ^D Command Summary 5 NULLS + 01: The 5 NULL method commands are a way to pass commands

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-6 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 To change or configure the IP address, first click to highlight the XPOT-0

13-6 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 provides a temporary switch into binary compression mode without having to have the printer configure

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 13-7 ^AB ^D COMMAND 21 Software Bank Switch #1: A non-volatile command used to set the various functi

13-8 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 ^AB ^D COMMAND 24 Software Bank Switch #4: A non-volatile command used to set the various function

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 13-9 ^AB ^D COMMAND 26 Software Bank Switch #6: A non-volatile command used to set the various functions i

13-10 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 ^AB ^D COMMAND 28 Software Bank Switch #8: A non-volatile command used to set the various functi

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 13-11 ^A ^D COMMAND XX 42 Load Label Width in dots (LSX): The ^Axx specifies the value. XX 43 Load Lab

13-12 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 ^A ^D COMMAND X 63 Text Mode Control: Allows the entry of new text without the ^D2 command and/o

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 13-13 ^A ^D COMMAND 80 Clears Command 86, 88, and 89 81 Disable Serial Number Function: This command

13-14 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 ^A ^D COMMAND X 94 Set Slice Buffer Size: Sets the size of the slice buffer memory that i

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 13-15 ^A ^D COMMAND XX 102 Full Cut Interval: Instructs the printer when to issue a Full Cut. The default

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3-7 The next screen prompts you to confirm your selection by pressing the Assign b

13-16 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 ^A ^D COMMAND X 109 Serial Port Source (volatile) 0 RS-232 1 USB 2 Ethernet X 110 Gene

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 13-17 ^A ^D COMMAND XX 120 AutoLoad Delay Selection: The AutoLoad Delay is the amount of time, in Millis

13-18 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 ^A ^D COMMAND xxyy 135 Save FONTS to FLASH: This command is used to save font’s into the print

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 13-19 configuration stored in this location. The command may be sent along with the ^A1^D143 command

13-20 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 ^A ^D COMMAND X 155 Set Feed Speed: Sets the feed speed used with the D153 and D154 commands. 0

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 13-21 23 575 24 600 25 625 ^A ^D COMMAND X 158 Set the Transmissive Dot2Gap Value

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428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 13-23 Glossary Alphanumeric - A term used to identify characters consisting of letters, numbers, and other

13-24 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 DTR (Data Terminal Ready) - A status signal used to provide information about the status of the com

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 13-25 RTS (Request To Send) - A status signal from the host PC (DTE) to the printer (DCE) indicating when the

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-8 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Turn the printer ON with the print button pressed and held in. Release th

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428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 13-27 Appendix D: User Notes __________________________________________________________________________

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Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3-9 Set the COM parameters up for 115200,n,8,1 and Hardware flow control and sele

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-10 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Pin 1 - DR1 Pin 3 - DR2 Pin 2 - DO 3.7 Cash Drawer Option The printer pr

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3-11 Click the Next button to continue. You will see a screen similar to this

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-12 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Click “Continue Anyway” if this dialog box pops up. The next step i

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3-13 Select the FINISH button to complete the installation process. The Micopti

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

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-14 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 This is a Micoptions configuration window sample.

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3-15 The Form Setup may be used

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-16 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Select and send command

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3-17 The Internal Parameters sec

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-18 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Product Printhead Width 203 or 300 dpi Dot2Gap Value 203 dpi 324M 640

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3-19 You will also need to create form sizes that match the media you are using wi

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-20 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 If we were printing any files they would be listed here. From the Prin

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3-21 Now select Advanced… Select the Paper Size (form siz

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-22 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Press the Print Test Page and see a sample printout.

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3-23 -i - vertically invert the image before printing -f<config

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-24 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 -6 - error opening output file -8 - error opening output file - binary fo

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3-25 IF ERRORLEVEL -20 GOTO LabelN20 IF ERRORLEVEL -21 GOTO LabelN21 IF ERRORLEVEL

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-26 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 GOTO END :LabelN11 echo IMAGE COMPRESSIOM NOT SUPPORTED GOTO END :LabelN1

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3-27 :LabelN42 echo POST-PRINT COMMAND STRING ERROR GOTO END :LabelN43 echo POST-P

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-28 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Figure 3-4 Loading Media 3.11 Print Button and S

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3-29 3.11.1 Print Button Operation Description Printing a label Press the Prin

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-30 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3.12 Printer Modes The printer has four primary modes of operation. The

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3-31 Solid AMBER A printed tag/label is waiting to be taken by the operator when

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-32 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Figure 3-6 Status Label (Examples) 3.13 Printer Integration When des

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3-33  The printer's user interface for status lights and also access to vie

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 i Table of Contents INTRODUCTION .

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-34 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3.13.3 Media Mounting Considerations The printer uses direct thermal med

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3-35 3.13.5 Designing for Fan-Fold Media Fan-fold media must be handled correctly

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-36 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 operation of the printer and media. The operator can become caught on cab

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3-37 Electrostatic discharges can cause damage to the print head, memory or electr

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-38 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Figure 3-8 TOF (Top-Of-Form

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3-39 3.15 Wristband Media Adapter Option When 1” wide wristband media is being us

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-40 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 4-1 Chapter 4: Designing Labels Using LDS Label Design Software (LDS) refers to the control language res

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-2 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Figure 4-1 HyperTerminal™ Window Example

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 4-3 information needed to define the different properties of the media b

ii 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3.13.4 Designing a Roll Support ...

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-4 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Microcom Corporation Thermal Printing Solutions 012345 T

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 4-5 While the maximum number of dots in the horizontal or “X” direction

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-6 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 means that a total of five format fields are to be generated.

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 4-7 PRINT SPEED DPS VALUE MM PER SECOND INCHES PER SECOND INCHES PER MIN

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-8 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 For example: Imagine a receipt format that contains 100 lines.

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 4-9 For media that has a LSY value less than the D2G parameter value in

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-10 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 4.4.10 OFX (Offset X Direction) HFM, LSX, LSY, WEB, GAP, DPS

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 4-11 4.6 Label Format Fields The Label Format Fields are used to define

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-12 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 4.6.1 TSN (Text String Number) TSN, XB, YB, CC, TCI, CGN, F

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 4-13 TCI VALUE TCI DESCRIPTION 1 Regular Text (standard embedded font

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 iii 4.8 Reverse Video ...

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-14 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 4.6.6 CGN (Character Generator Number) TSN, XB, YB, CC, TCI,

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 4-15 Standard Downloadable Font Set CGN VALUE POINT SIZE FONT TYPE 10 6

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-16 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Standard Downloadable Font Set CGN VALUE POINT SIZE FONT TYPE

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 4-17 * These Symbols must use the CMX or CMY multipliers by 2 to produce

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-18 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 4.6.9 CMX (Character Multiplier X Direction) TSN, XB, YB, CC

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 4-19 2 Fixed / Non-proportional Character Spacing 3 Fixed / No

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-20 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Figure 4-6 Label Format Line D

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 4-21 CGN (Character Generator Number) This element is not used in line

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-22 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 ^D57 6,1280,900,19,38,7,0,1,385,0,0 1,300,300,,6,,,,700,550,,,

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5-9 Chapter 5 Printer Commands The printer has a large and versatile collection of control commands to meet t

iv 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5.10 Dispensing Commands ...

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-10 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 ^C Print: Starts the print cycle or batch. This command is the equiva

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5-11 config

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-12 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 Table 5-1 STL Status Responses Text Mode Response Byte Mode Response

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5-13 >NO

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-14 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 0 = Accept Incoming Control Codes 4 Port #1 Parity Selection: Sets

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5-15 4 Pr

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-16 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 3 Response After Print: If enabled, an enquiry response will be sent th

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5-17 2 Ext

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-18 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 If this function is disabled, pressing the print button clears the error

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5-19 8 Sta

428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 v 8.1.8 Modified Plessey (MSI 1),

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-20 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 1 = Enable >STOCK NOT LOADED< response 0 = Disable >STOCK NOT

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5-21 d) Th

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-22 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 general inputs in the form of “>IO 0nH< where “n” is a hex number

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5-23 Examp

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-24 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 8 = g/p output 4 - Format loaded All outputs are active high. 24.0 VDC =

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5-25 5.2.1.

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-26 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5.2.1.8 Software Switch #8 ^AB ^D COMMAND XX 28 Change SW8: Sof

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5-27

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-28 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 7 Reflective Stock Out Detection: When this feature is enabled, the pr

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TM Operator’s Manual - 880042-0141 5-29 5.2.2.