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MONARCH
DOS-based
PATHFINDER Ultra
System
TC6035PR Rev. BA 6/01 ©2001 Monarch Marking Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Each product and program carries a respective written warranty, the only warranty on which the customer can rely. Monarch reserves the right to make changes in the product, the programs, and their availability at any time and without notice. Although Monarch has made every effort to provide complete and accurate information in this manual, Monarch shall not be liable for any omissions or inaccuracies. Any update will be incorporated in a later edition of this manual. ©1998 Monarch Marking Sys
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TABLE OF CONTENTS GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Standard Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Creating an MPCLII Format Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Using MPCLII Conventions .
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DEFINING FIELD OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Applying Field Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Combining Field Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Option 1 (Fixed Data). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 Option 4 (Copy Data). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Special Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 Using the Hex Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 Using the Run Length Encoding Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Determining How to Store the Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Using RAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8 Using Te
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PRINTER OPTIMIZATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1 Adjusting the Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2 Reducing Imaging Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3 General Format Tips and Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5 SAMPLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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GETTING STARTED 1 Before you read this manual, review the printer information in the Equipment Manual. About This Manual This manual is for the developer creating the application for the printer. You must develop an application that uses the packets you create. Refer to the Programmer Manual for information about developing an application. Use this manual to design and print your own custom formats on the Monarch® 6035 printer. This chapter creates a sample MPCLII packet. Standard Features T
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Creating an MPCLII Format Packet A format defines which fields appear and where the fields are printed on the label. The printer requires this information in a ® special form, using Monarch Printer Control Language II (MPCL). This section describes how to create a sample MPCLII format packet. Make sure supplies are loaded, you have a fully charged battery, and you have an application in the printer. Refer your Equipment Manual for more information. For detailed information about the format hea
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You have created a format packet for your MPCLII printer. Now, a batch packet must be created before you can print the format. 5. Type the following batch header, after the text field line: {B,25,N,1 p 6. Type the following bar code data: 1,"12345678901" p 7. Type the following text field data: 2,"DAYTON, OHIO" p } 8. Save your file as SAMPLE.FMT. For your application to use the format, use the PCL library functions in the Programmer Manual. Getting Started 1-3
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Using MPCLII Conventions Here are some guidelines to follow when using MPCLII. MPCLII Punctuation Use the following symbols when creating MPCLII packets: { start of header } end of header p field separator. Depending on the character set you are using, this character may appear differently, but it should always be hex 7C. , parameter separator "ABC" Quotation marks enclose character strings. Empty quotes ("") identify null strings or unused fields. ‘comment‘ Grave accents enclose comments. An
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Standard Syntax Guidelines When creating MPCLII packets: Begin each packet with a start of header ({). End each packet with an end of header (}). Define no more than 50 fields in a format. Each p indicates one field. However, options are not counted as fields. The field number (0 to 999) must be unique. Monarch recommends starting at 1, instead of 0. Do not use a field number more than once per format. Define all fields in the order you want to image/print them. Separate all p
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1-6 Getting Started
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DESIGNING A FORMAT 2 This chapter describes how to determine what kind of information to use in your format. use the Supply Layout Grid and Format Worksheet. categorize data into field types. select fonts to use in your format. Designing a Format 2-1
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Starting with a Design Before you create a format packet, you must design your label. There are several steps to designing a custom label: 1. Decide which fields should appear on your label. See "Determining Format Contents" for more information. 2. Determine your label size. Labels are available from Monarch in a wide variety of sizes. Your application and the amount of data you need to print determines the supply size. Contact Monarch Marking for more information. 3. Draw a rough sketch of
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Determining Format Contents Before you lay out your format, you need to make a few decisions. For example: How large is your supply? Which fonts do you want to use? Do you want to include a bar code? Do you want to include graphics? Determining the Print Area The print area varies, depending on the size of your supply. Below are the maximum and minimum print areas. Notice that the top edge of the supply exits the printer first. Unit of Maximum Maximum Minimum Minimum Measure Supply
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Drawing Rough Sketches After you decide what information you want to print, sketch how you want the information to appear on the label. Note any areas that are preprinted on the label, such as a logo. As soon as you know what information to include on the label, and you have a rough sketch, you can use a supply layout grid to help you layout and size your label. If you do not want to use a grid, go to "Considering Field Types" to choose what information you want on your label. Using Supply Lay
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Considering Field Types After you select a supply size, the next step in designing a format is to decide what information you want to print on the label. For example, you may want to print your company name, price of an item, and a bar code that combines information from other places. Everything you want to print falls into one of the following categories. Field Type Description Examples Text Contains letters, numbers, or item number, item symbols you want to print. description, department numb
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Considering Fonts When working with fonts, you have three considerations: font appearance font size (bitmapped) font spacing (monospaced or proportional) See Appendix B, "Fonts," for samples of each font. Using the Format Worksheet The Format Worksheet is divided into sections that list the field types. Each section has boxes to fill in with parameters that define your format. A format worksheet is included in Appendix D, "Format Design Tools." Filling in the Format Worksheet Decide
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DEFINING FIELDS 3 This chapter provides a reference for defining the format header text and constant text bar code fields line and box fields. Defining Fields 3-1
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Defining the Format Header A Format Header begins a format file. Syntax {F,format#,action,device,measure,length, width,"name" p F1. F Format Header. F2. format# Unique number from 0-999 to identify the format. F3. action Enter A to add a new format to the printer. F4. device Format storage device. R is the only valid value. F5. measure Unit of measure. Options: E English, measured in 1/100 inches M Metric, measured in 1/10 mm G Graphic, measured in dots F6. length Supply length, top to bott
