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Monarch®
Pathfinder® Ultra®
Silver and Gold
Printers
TC6037PR Rev. AF 1/08 ©2002 Paxar Americas, Inc. a subsidiary of Avery Dennison Corp. 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. Paxar reserves the right to make changes in the product, the programs, and their availability at any time and without notice. Although Paxar has made every effort to provide complete and accurate information in this manual, Paxar shall not be liable for any omissions or inaccuracies. Any update will be incorporated in a later edition of this manual. ©2002 Paxar Americas, Inc. a subsi
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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........................................ 1-4 MPCLII Punctuation ...................................... 1-4 Standard Syntax Guidelines................................ 1-5 Startin
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DEFINING FIELD OPTIONS ............................................. 3-1 Applying Field Options ........................................... 3-2 Combining Field Options .................................. 3-2 Option 1 (Fixed Data) ............................................ 3-3 Option 4 (Copy Data) ............................................ 3-4 Merging Fields .......................................... 3-5 Sub-Fields ............................................. 3-5 Option 30 (Pad Data) ........
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Creating a Graphic Packet ........................................ 4-8 Positioning the Graphic Image .............................. 4-8 Defining the Graphic Header...................................... 4-10 Creating Bitmap Fields .......................................... 4-12 Creating Next-Bitmap Fields...................................... 4-13 Creating Duplicate Fields ........................................ 4-14 Sample Hex Graphic Packet...................................... 4-15 Sample Run
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Data Errors.................................................... 6-4 Format Errors........................................... 6-4 Batch Errors ............................................ 6-7 Option Errors ........................................... 6-7 Online Configuration Errors ................................ 6-9 Check Digit Errors....................................... 6-11 Graphic Errors.......................................... 6-11 Communication Errors ...................................
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Label Example ................................................ A-10 Receipt Format Example ........................................ A-11 Label Sample 2................................................ A-11 Label Sample 3................................................ A-12 FONTS.............................................................. B-1 Bitmap Font Information.......................................... B-4 Monospaced Font Magnification.................................... B-4 Proportional Fo
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Internal Symbol Set ...................................... C-3 ANSI Symbol Set........................................ C-4 Bold Character Set....................................... C-4 OCRA Character Set ..................................... C-5 Code Page 100 (Macintosh) ............................... C-5 Code Page 101 (Wingdings) ............................... C-6 Code Page 437 (Latin U.S.)................................ C-6 Code Page 850 (Latin 1) .................................. C-7 Code
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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 who is creating and designing custom formats for the Monarch® Pathfinder® Ultra® Silver 6032™ and Monarch® Pathfinder® Ultra® Gold 6037™ printers. Note: You must develop an application that uses the packets you create. Refer to the Programmer’s Manual for information about developing an application. This chapter creates a sample Monarch® Printe
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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. This section describes how to create a sample MPCLII format packet. Make sure supplies are loaded, you have a fully charged battery, the printer is connected to a host and ready to receive data, and you have software in the printer. Refer to your Equipment Manual for more information. 1. Type the following format header in a
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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,"02802811111" p 7. Type the following text field data: 2,"TEXT FIELD" p} 8. Save your file as SAMPLE.FMT. 9. 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: Character Decimal Description Value { (left bracket) 123 start of header } (right bracket) 125 end of header p (vertical bar) 124 field separator* , (comma) 044 parameter separator “ABC” 034 Quotation marks enclose character strings. Empty quotes (“”) (quotation marks) identify null strings or unused fields. 'comment' 039 Grave accents enclose
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Standard Syntax Guidelines When creating MPCLII packets: Begin each packet with a start of header ({). Endeachpacketwithan end of header (}). Define no more than 200 fields in a format. Each p indicates one field. However, options are not counted as fields. The field number (0 - 999) must be unique. We recommend 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 parameters with
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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 us in a wide variety of sizes. Your application and the amount of data you need to print determines the supply size. Contact your sales representative for more information. 3. Draw a rough sketch o
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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. There is a non-print zone on the edges and top (0.235") and
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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 Layou
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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 description, symbols you want to print. department numbe
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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 what type of field to use on your label. 1. Make a copy of the Format Worksheet. 2. Define the Format Header. 3. Define options as you require them. See Chapter 3, “Defining Field Options” for more information. 1-10 G
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DEFINING FIELDS 2 This chapter provides a reference for defining the format header text and constant text bar code fields line and box fields. Defining Fields 2-1
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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 Action. Enter A to add the format to the printer. F4. device Format storage device. Options: R RAM (default) When you turn off the printer, items saved in RAM are lost. F Flash Memory. When you turn off the printer, items saved in Flash memory are saved. F5. measure Unit of me
