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MODEL 428TC DIRECT THERMAL PRINTER OPERATOR’S MANUAL PART NUMBER: 880041-0141 September 12, 2013 CPC Copyrig

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Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-34 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 FLASH memory. This command is nonvolatile, so once the General Purpose

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 5-35 begin

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-36 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 3. The printer will report back the image size back to the Host as an in

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 5-37 X 161

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-38 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 ^A ^D COMMAND 2 143 Save Backup 1 and Reboot (Hard Reset): This com

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 5-39 This i

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-40 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 When using media that contains a blow-hole, set software switch #4 (^D24

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 5-41 1 Exe

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-42 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 1. With the head mechanism latched in its normal print position, the us

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 5-43 These

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 vii Introduction The Model 428TC p

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-44 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 This command is useful when using the AutoLoad + Top of Form command. X

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 5-45 once a

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-46 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Refer to Section 5.6.1 for additional information regarding the use of t

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 5-47 ^D

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-48 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 already loaded into a field will be retained if the ^D62 command is sent

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 5-49 The fo

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-50 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 1 Enable Kiosk Cutter Mode. 2 Enable Partial Kiosk cut mode. 4

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 5-51 defaul

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-52 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 5.10 Dispensing Commands Dispensing commands are commands that ad

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 5-53 5.11

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Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-54 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Saved Format ^D3 ^[ ^A ^D COMMAND XX 66 Clear Single FORMAT Stored

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 5-55 NOTES

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-56 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 ^Axx deletes the GRAPHIC stored in FLASH Slot #xx Valid values for A

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 5-57 The pr

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-58 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 NOTE: If the FORMAT file contains a print command, then the label will

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 5-59 Hint:

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-60 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 ^A ^D COMMAND X 154 Feed Reverse Distance: This command will move th

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 5-61 ^A ^D

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-62 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Bit Position (12345678) Definition Operation 1 Reserved NA 2 Reserve

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 6-1 Chapter 6: Downloadable Graphics The printer allows the user to download their own GRAPHICS and store t

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 1-1 Chapter 1: Printer Specifications 1.1 General Specifications Width* 7.3” (185 mm) Height* 7.4” (

Downloadable Graphics Chapter 6 6-2 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 6.3.1 BMP2MIC.exe GRAPHIC Conversion Utility Procedure 1

Chapter 6 Downloadable Graphics 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 6-3

Downloadable Graphics Chapter 6 6-4 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 6.5.1 Save Compressed Graphics to RAM (D107) The followin

Chapter 6 Downloadable Graphics 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 6-5

Downloadable Graphics Chapter 6 6-6 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 8-bit data connections. This command is usable on data co

Chapter 6 Downloadable Graphics 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 6-7

Downloadable Graphics Chapter 6 6-8 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 6.7 Downloadable Graphics Commands The following commands

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 7-1 Chapter 7: Downloadable Fonts The printer allows the user to download their own fonts and s

Downloadable Fonts Chapter 7 7-2 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 The following section details the process required to convert and downl

Chapter 7 Downloadable Fonts 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 7-3 7.4.1.1 Save Compressed FONT to RAM (D127) The following is the format o

Printer Specifications Chapter 1 1-2 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 1.3 Media Specifications Media Types Continuous, die-

Downloadable Fonts Chapter 7 7-4 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 The following is the format of the ^D104 command when used for a GRAPHI

Chapter 7 Downloadable Fonts 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 7-5 beginning of the file. So the ^D135 command is never sent by itself, it’

Downloadable Fonts Chapter 7 7-6 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 (Word is a 16-bit value, Byte is an 8-bit value, and Label is a locatio

Chapter 7 Downloadable Fonts 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 7-7 ^A ^D COMMAND 100 Clear User RAM: This command clears all downloadable

Downloadable Fonts Chapter 7 7-8 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 8-1 Chapter 8: Bar Codes The purpose of this chapter is to provide information pertaining to the unique requ

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-2 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 SYMBOLOGY DECODED NUMBER X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 0 NS X1 X2 0 0 0 0 0 X3 X4 X

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 8-3 spacing, Code39 will allow custom inter-character spacing as long as the maximum

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-4 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 8.1.11.1 GS1 Databar Omni-Directional The GS1 Databar Omni-Directional is used

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 8-5 Figure 8-4 GS1 Databar Stacked Omni-directional Sample 8.1.11.5 GS1 Databar

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 2-1 Chapter 2: Features and Options 2.1 Fonts  7 (203 DPI) smooth bitmapped alpha-numeric fonts from 6pt

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-6 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Valid values for parameters Type of GS1 Databar barcode: 0 = Omni-directional 1

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 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 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 [)>#1e01#dYYPPPPPPPPP#1dCCC#1dSSS#1dA..A#1dB..B#1dC..C#1e#04 Where: #1e is t

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 8-9 DATA STRING CONTROL CODE ASCII NAME HEX VALUE #00 Control @ NUL 00 #01 Co

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-10 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 compression, however it is not recommended. Please note that if a subset is fo

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 8-11 Subset A This subset contains 106 unique characters, which includes numbers 0 t

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-12 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 The following format is used to generate a PDF-417 bar code: ^D77<CR> :T

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 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 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Sample Format #2: ^D77<CR> :PDF-417 bar code data<CR> entere

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 8-15 The sample below shows how to generate a data matrix symbol: ^D164 <-------

Features and Options Chapter 2 2-2 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 2.4 Special Features  USB 1.1  Easy print head cleaning  Tool

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-16 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Symbol Size Numeric Capacity Alphanumeric Capacity Binary Byte Capacity 26 x 26

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 8-17 T- Text Primarily Lowercase Alphanumeric 5.33 B- Base256 All byte values 0 –

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-18 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Codeword Data and/or Function 1 - 128 ASCII data (ASCII value +1) 129 Pad Ch

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 8-19 ^D57 3,1280,900,,,10,0,1,250 1,300,300,1,47,0,,,10,10 <----------

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-20 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Figure 8-11 Intelligent Mail Barcode bars TYPE FIELD DIGITS E

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 8-21 Sequence Number The Sequence Number is a 9-digit field. For Destination Confirm

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-22 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 ^D176 Rotation Planet Code String EXAMPLE: ^D176 3 <-----------------------

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 8-23 AI Content Format 11(*) Production Date (YYMMDD) n2+n6 13(*) Packaging Dat

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-24 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 AI Content Format 335(***) Gross Volume, Liters n4+n6 336(***) Gross Volum

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 8-25 AI Content Format 412 Purchase From (Location Code of Party from Whom Goods a

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 3-1 Chapter 3: Getting Started 3.1 Unpacking and Inspection The printer has been packaged in protecti

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-26 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 need not be the correct check digit). This character is used as a placeholder

Chapter 8 Bar Codes 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 8-27 Figure 8-12 Bar Code Rotations 8.3 Bar Code Human Readable

Bar Codes Chapter 8 8-28 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 The Text/Extended Bar TCI’s generate the human readable text and extended bars

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 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 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 9.3.1 Code Pages The Default Code Page is selected when SW4 :( 5-8) =

Chapter 9 Code Page Switching 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 9-3 The printer uses the “^” caret and “|” pipe characters as delimiters so

Code Switching Chapter 9 9-4 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 9.3.3 860 Code Page The 860 Code Page is selected when SW4 :( 5-8) = 0

Chapter 9 Code Page Switching 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 9-5 9.3.4 Spanish Code Page The Spanish Code Page is selected when SW4 :( 5

Code Switching Chapter 9 9-6 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Figure 9-5 Code Page - 850

Chapter 9 Code Page Switching 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 9-7 9.3.6 German Code Page The German Code Page is selected when SW4 :( 5-8

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-2 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Figure 3-2 Printer Rear Panel 3.2 Printer Power

Code Switching Chapter 9 9-8 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 9.3.7 865 Code Page The 865 Code Page is selected when SW4 :( 5-8) = 0

Chapter 9 Code Page Switching 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 9-9 9.3.8 Swiss Code Page The Swiss Code Page is selected when SW4 :( 5-8)

Code Switching Chapter 9 9-10 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Figure 9-9 Code Page - 852

Chapter 9 Code Page Switching 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 9-11 9.3.10 French Code Page The French Code Page is selected when SW4 :( 5

Code Switching Chapter 9 9-12 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 9.3.11 863 Code Page The 863 Code Page is selected when SW4 :( 5-8) =

Chapter 9 Code Page Switching 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 9-13 9.3.12 Swedish Code Page The Swedish Code Page is selected when SW4 :(

Code Switching Chapter 9 9-14 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Figure 9-13 Code Page - 437

Chapter 9 Code Page Switching 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 9-15 9.3.14 Italian Code Page The Italian Code Page is selected when SW4 :(

Code Switching Chapter 9 9-16 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 9.3.15 British Code Page The British Code Page is selected when SW4 :

Chapter 9 Code Page Switching 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 9-17 9.3.16 USA Code Page The USA Code Page is selected when SW4 :( 5-8) =

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 3-3 3.3.1 RS-232 Serial Cables The printer uses a standard through serial cable,

Code Switching Chapter 9 9-18 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 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 428TC Operator’s Manual- 880041-0141 A thermal printer card is the quickest and easiest way to clean the p

Chapter 10 Printer Maintenance 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 10-3 4. Re-latch the printhead assembly, hold the printer, and slowly pull

Printer Maintenance Chapter 10 10-4 428TC Operator’s Manual- 880041-0141 Figure 10-4 Internal Cleaning 10.4 Print Head

Chapter 10 Printer Maintenance 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 10-5 Figure 10-5 Cleaning the Print Head 10.5 Replac

Printer Maintenance Chapter 10 10-6 428TC Operator’s Manual- 880041-0141 3. Unscrew the Cutter or Tear Assembly using the mounting screw tha

Chapter 10 Printer Maintenance 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 10-7 5. Replace the assembly with a new platen assembly making sure that t

Printer Maintenance Chapter 10 10-8 428TC Operator’s Manual- 880041-0141 Figure 10-10 Narrow Media Light Spring Settin

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 11-1 Chapter 11: Troubleshooting 11.1 Troubleshooting Tips The printer fails to turn “ON” and the status

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-4 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 If there is an available Internet connection, Windows will silently connec

Troubleshooting Chapter 11 11-2 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 The status indicator light is solid amber in color:  Indicates that t

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 12-1 Index General Index ^D100 Clear

12-2 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 ^D35 Adjust Contrast Window ...

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 12-3

12-4 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 DOSCanadaF ...

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 12-5

12-6 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Reverse Video ...

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 12-7

12-8 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Figure 8-13 UPC-A Text/Extended Bars...

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 12-9

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 3-5 3.5 Parallel Communication Interface The printer may be configured with a sta

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428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 13-1 Appendix Appendix A: Limited Warranty Microcom Corporation printers, excluding thermal print heads

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428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 13-3 Appendix B: RMA Procedure Return Material Authorization (RMA) Procedure A Return Material Authoriza

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428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 13-5 Appendix C: ^D Command Summary 5 NULLS + 01: The 5 NULL method commands are a way to pass commands

13-6 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 provides a temporary switch into binary compression mode without having to have the printer configure

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 13-7 ^AB ^D COMMAND 21 Software Bank Switch #1: A non-volatile command used to set the various functi

13-8 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 ^AB ^D COMMAND 24 Software Bank Switch #4: A non-volatile command used to set the various function

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 13-9 ^AB ^D COMMAND 26 Software Bank Switch #6: A non-volatile command used to set the various functions i

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-6 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 To change or configure the IP address, first click to highlight the XPOT-0

13-10 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 ^AB ^D COMMAND 28 Software Bank Switch #8: A non-volatile command used to set the various functi

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 13-11 ^A ^D COMMAND XX 42 Load Label Width in dots (LSX): The ^Axx specifies the value. XX 43 Load Lab

13-12 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 ^A ^D COMMAND X 63 Text Mode Control: Allows the entry of new text without the ^D2 command and/o

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 13-13 ^A ^D COMMAND 80 Clears Command 86, 88, and 89 81 Disable Serial Number Function: This command

13-14 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 ^A ^D COMMAND X 94 Set Slice Buffer Size: Sets the size of the slice buffer memory that i

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 13-15 ^A ^D COMMAND XX 102 Full Cut Interval: Instructs the printer when to issue a Full Cut. The default

13-16 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 ^A ^D COMMAND X 109 Serial Port Source (volatile) 0 RS-232 1 USB 2 Ethernet X 110 Gene

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 13-17 ^A ^D COMMAND XX 120 AutoLoad Delay Selection: The AutoLoad Delay is the amount of time, in Millis

13-18 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 ^A ^D COMMAND xxyy 135 Save FONTS to FLASH: This command is used to save font’s into the print

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 13-19 configuration stored in this location. The command may be sent along with the ^A1^D143 command

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 3-7 The next screen prompts you to confirm your selection by pressing the Assign b

13-20 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 direction by the X amount, specified in dots. ^A ^D COMMAND X 155 Set Feed Speed: Sets the fee

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 13-21 21 525 22 550 23 575 24 600 25 625 ^A ^D COMMAND X 158 Set

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428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 13-23 Glossary Alphanumeric - A term used to identify characters consisting of letters, numbers, and oth

13-24 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 DTR (Data Terminal Ready) - A status signal used to provide information about the status of the com

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 13-25 RTS (Request To Send) - A status signal from the host PC (DTE) to the printer (DCE) indicating when the

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428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 13-27 Appendix D: User Notes __________________________________________________________________________

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Getting Started Chapter 3 3-8 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Turn the printer ON with the print button pressed and held in. Release th

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 3-9 Set the COM parameters up for 115200,n,8,1 and Hardware flow control and sele

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-10 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Pin 1 - DR1 Pin 3 - DR2 Pin 2 - DO 3.7 Cash Drawer Option The printer pr

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 3-11 Click the Next button to continue. You will see a screen similar to this

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-12 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Click “Continue Anyway” if this dialog box pops up. The next step i

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 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 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 This is a Micoptions configuration window sample.

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 3-15 The Form Setup may be used

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-16 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Select and send command

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 3-17 The Internal Parameters sec

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-18 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Product Printhead Width 203 or 300 dpi Dot2Gap Value 203 dpi 324M 640

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 3-19 You will also need to create form sizes that match the media you are using wi

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-20 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 If we were printing any files they would be listed here. From the Prin

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 3-21 Now select Advanced… Select the Paper Size (form siz

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-22 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Press the Print Test Page and see a sample printout.

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 3-23 -i - vertically invert the image before printing -f<config

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-24 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 -6 - error opening output file -8 - error opening output file - binary fo

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 3-25 IF ERRORLEVEL -20 GOTO LabelN20 IF ERRORLEVEL -21 GOTO LabelN21 IF ERRORLEVEL

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-26 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 GOTO END :LabelN11 echo IMAGE COMPRESSIOM NOT SUPPORTED GOTO END :LabelN1

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 3-27 :LabelN42 echo POST-PRINT COMMAND STRING ERROR GOTO END :LabelN43 echo POST-P

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-28 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Figure 3-4 Loading Media 3.11 Print Button and S

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 3-29 3.11.1 Print Button Operation Description Printing a label Press the Prin

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-30 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 3.12 Printer Modes The printer has four primary modes of operation. The

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 3-31 Solid AMBER A printed tag/label is waiting to be taken by the operator when

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-32 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Figure 3-6 Status Label (Examples) 3.13 TOF Sensor The TOF Sensor is

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 3-33 Figure 3-7 TOF (Top-Of-Form) Se

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 i Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ...

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-34 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 3.14 Media Roll Holder Option The printer may be configured with an opti

Chapter 3 Getting Started 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 3-35 3.16 Wristband Media Adapter Option When 1” wide wristband media is being us

Getting Started Chapter 3 3-36 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 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 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Figure 4-1 HyperTerminal™ Window Example

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 4-3 information needed to define the different properties of the media b

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-4 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Microcom Corporation Thermal Printing Solutions 012345 T

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 4-5 While the maximum number of dots in the horizontal or “X” direction

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-6 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 means that a total of five format fields are to be generated.

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 4-7 PRINT SPEED DPS VALUE MM PER SECOND INCHES PER SECOND INCHES PER MIN

ii 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 CHAPTER 4: DESIGNING LABELS USING LDS ...4-1 4.1

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-8 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 For example: Imagine a receipt format that contains 100 lines.

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 4-9 For media that has a LSY value less than the D2G parameter value in

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-10 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 4.4.10 OFX (Offset X Direction) HFM, LSX, LSY, WEB, GAP, DPS

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 4-11 4.6 Label Format Fields The Label Format Fields are used to define

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-12 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 4.6.1 TSN (Text String Number) TSN, XB, YB, CC, TCI, CGN, F

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 4-13 TCI VALUE TCI DESCRIPTION 1 Regular Text (standard embedded font

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-14 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 4.6.6 CGN (Character Generator Number) TSN, XB, YB, CC, TCI,

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 4-15 Standard Downloadable Font Set CGN VALUE POINT SIZE FONT TYPE 10 6

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-16 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Standard Downloadable Font Set CGN VALUE POINT SIZE FONT TYPE

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 4-17 * These Symbols must use the CMX or CMY multipliers by 2 to produce

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 iii 5.2.1.1 Software Switch #1 ..

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-18 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 4.6.9 CMX (Character Multiplier X Direction) TSN, XB, YB, CC

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 4-19 2 Fixed / Non-proportional Character Spacing 3 Fixed / No

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-20 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Figure 4-6 Label Format Line D

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 4-21 CGN (Character Generator Number) This element is not used in line

Designing Labels Using LDS Chapter 4 4-22 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 ^D57 6,1280,900,19,38,7,0,1,385,0,0 1,300,300,,6,,,,700,550,,,

428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 5-9 Chapter 5 Printer Commands The printer has a large and versatile collection of control commands to meet

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-10 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 ^C Print: Starts the print cycle or batch. This command is the equiva

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 5-11 config

Printer Commands Chapter 5 5-12 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 Table 5-1 STL Status Responses Text Mode Response Byte Mode Response

Chapter 5 Printer Commands 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 5-13 >NO

iv 428TC Operator’s Manual - 880041-0141 CHAPTER 6: DOWNLOADABLE GRAPHICS ...6-1 6.1

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