Rice Lake Datamax M-Class Mark II - Manual (Page 43)

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UNITS OF MEASURE Sets the measurement standard used, where:
IMPERIAL Gives length and counter information in inches. (Default Setting)
METRIC Gives length information in millimeters and counter information in centimeters.
INPUT MODE Defines the type of processing that will occur when data is received, where:
DPL Datamax programming language processing will be used. (Default Setting)
LINE Line Mode processing will be used, where data terminated by a carriage return will
be extracted and inserted for template printing.
PL-Z Alternative programming language processing will be used, with the exception of
the following DPL specific-parameters:
DPL Emulation;
SOP Emulation; and,
Label Store.
DPL EMULATION Allows the printer to reproduce, for backward compatibility, label formats with the
same characteristics as those produced by legacy models, where:
STANDARD Standard DPL processing will be used for printing. (Default Setting)
ALLEGRO Processes DPL data as an Allegro®, including row position calculations based on
194 dots per inch and the exceptions noted below.
PRODIGY PLUS Processes DPL data as a Prodigy Plus®, including column calculations based on
200 dots per inch and the exceptions noted below.
PRODIGY Processes DPL data as a Prodigy®, including column calculations based on 200
dots per inch and the exceptions noted below.
Exceptions: ƒ Data Terminator processing – When printing I 2 of 5 bar codes D, J, and L, the
first non-numeric character processed will terminate the bar code data field.
ƒ Bar Size exception – When printing I 2 of 5 bar code L, if the bar size specified is
greater than P (25) it is automatically decreased to 10.
ƒ Human Readable Fonts fixed size – When printing EAN and UPC bar codes B, C,
F, G, M, and N, a fixed font size is produced.
ƒ Line and box vertical sizing anomaly – When printing rotations 2 and 4, lines and
boxes are affected by the vertical multiplication factor defined in the DPL Dxx
command.
ƒ Column position defaults – Column positions greater than the printhead width
are adjusted back to the printable area then printed.
ƒ Bar codes in rotation 3 - (upside down / right to left) default sizing – When row
position in rotation 3 is less than bar code height, bar codes falling off the label's
leading edge are pushed back onto the label.
ƒ <STX>L command – When no printable fields reside in the format, it results in
no label movement.