Datamax DGL - Manual (Page 22)

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the pre-printed data.) The ‘C’ command instructs the printer to print label
formats nnnn units to the right of the position that the format specifies.
c - Set Cut By Amount
This command is the same as the ‘:’ command except only a two-digit value
can be entered. This command allows a predetermined number of labels to
be printed before a cut is made. 1 to 99 labels may be printed before a cut is
made.
D - Set Dot Size Width and Height
This command is used to change the size of a printed dot, hence the print
resolution – dots per inch (DPI) of the printhead. By changing the height of a
dot, the maximum length of a label can be increased or decreased.
E - Terminate Label Formatting Mode and Print Label
When the printer is processing Label-Formatting Commands and receives an
‘E’ command, it will immediately print a label based upon the data received at
that point. Even if no printable data has been received, the printer will
generate and feed a label (other termination commands are ‘X’ and ‘s’).
Commands sent to the printer after a “terminate label” command must be
Status and Control, System-Level or Font Download type.
F - Advanced Font Attributes
These commends extend the text presentation capabilities for Scalable Fonts.
The format attribute allows a set of label format records to select Bolding,
Italicizing and Underlining. Additional commands allow the specification of line
rotation and font changes within a label field.
FB +/- Turns Bolding on or off
FI +/- Turns Italicizing on or off
FU +/- Turns Underlining on or off
FPn Points
Specify the vertical point size of the following text relative to the base line.
FSn Points
Specify the horizontal point size of the following text relative to the base line.
G - Place Data in Global Register
The ‘G’ command saves the print data of a print format record in a global
register (temporary storage). This data may be retrieved and copied to
another record in the same label format using the special Label-Formatting
Command, <STX>S. Global registers are named in the order received,