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Generating Label Formats
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b
: Fonts, Bar Codes, Graphics and Images
The second field (b) determines how the rest of the fields are interpreted, as shown in the table
below. Values 0 through 9 select human-readable fonts. 0 through 8 will select standard Datamax-
O’Neil fonts; value 9 selects the CG Triumvirate smooth scalable font (internal) or scalable fonts.
When 9 is used to select a scalable font, the font size (font I.D. number) is chosen by entering a
value in the height field eee.
Values A through z select bar codes. Values A through T (uppercase) will print bar codes with
human-readable interpretations. Values a through z (lowercase) will print bar codes only.
Value W requires two additional characters to specify the Bar Code/Font ID.
A font field value X selects a drawing object (line, box, circle or polygon), and field value Y is
used to print an image stored in a module.
b
Font Field Value Interpretation
0-9 Font
A-T Bar code with human readable text.
a-z Bar code without human readable text.
Wxx
Bar code/Font expansion
X Line, box, polygon, circle
Y
Image
Table 8-4: Font Field Interpretations
c
: Width Multiplier
Values 1-9, A-Z, and a-z represent multiplication factors from 1 – 61, respectively. For human-
readable fonts, the width multiplier represents the number of times the selected font dot tables are
multiplied and has no effect on the character height. For bar codes, this character specifies the wide
bar width or ratio at a resolution that is dependent upon the printer model. See Appendix F for
default values.
d
: Height Multiplier
The height multiplier has the same range and function as the width multiplier (c), but vertical.
When used in the context of bar codes, this field is the ratio denominator, or the small bar (module)
width. Values 1-9, A-Z, and a-z will give a narrow bar width of one dot (dot size = 1/printhead
resolution) to dots. The narrow bar width resolution and range are dependent upon the print head
resolution, see Appendix K. A “dot multiplier” command can also be used to change the printed
dot size (see Label Formatting Command ‘D’ and Appendix F).