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Chapter 5 Designing Labels Using LDS
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FO of 90 & 270 degree rotation, the CMX would be the actual height in thermal dots while
the CMY parameter would be the multiplier.
5.6.10 CMY (Character Multiplier Y Direction)
The CMY parameter multiplies each character in the Y direction. The valid range is 1 to
65536. For bar codes with a FO of 90 & 270 degree rotation, the CMY would be the
multiplier while the CMX would be the actual height in thermal dots. For bar codes with a
FO of 0 & 180 degree rotation, the CMY would be the actual height in thermal dots while the
CMX parameter would be the multiplier.
5.6.11 CS (Character Spacing)
This parameter adjusts the spacing between each character. If this parameter is omitted,
then the default for the selected character generator (CGN) is used. The values (0-127) add
dots while (128-255) subtract dots. For example, a value of 4 would insert 4 dots between
the characters while a value of 131 would subtract 4 dots between the characters. Bar
codes have default spacing according to the indicated multiplier. Multiplying a text string will
not multiply the spacing between characters. This element may be used to properly space
the characters to create the desired printed effect.
5.6.12 TSP (Text Starting Position)
This parameter marks the starting position of the character in the text string to be used as
data. This is useful for allowing several fields to use sections of the same text string,
minimizing the amount of data transmitted. For example, for the text string 0123456789, a
TSP of 5 and a CC (Character Count) of 2 would print 45.
5.6.13 ,,, (Reserved Spaces)
These are spaces reserved for future use and nothing should be entered between the
comma delimiters.
5.6.14 AN (Attribute Number)
The AN
parameter has four different effects. If set to a value of “0” the character spacing is
proportional. Reverse Text (white on black) is created by setting the AN to a value of “1”
and printing a black box on top of the text using the Line Draw function. (Special Note: The
AN of the line field should also be set to a “1” for proper reverse imaging.) If the AN
parameter is set to a value of “2”, the character spacing will be fixed / non-proportional. A
setting of “3” will print both fixed/non-proportional character spacing and reversed text.
0 Proportional Character Spacing
1 Reverse Video
2 Fixed / Non-proportional Character Spacing
3 Fixed / Non-proportional Character Spacing and Reverse Video
5.7 Line Draw
The Line Draw function uses ten different parameters to generate lines. The first position
may point to any valid text string but it is a good idea to always use “1” to make trouble-
shooting formats easier. The next positions are the XB and YB or placement coordinates
for the line. The following parameter is always left blank but is still surrounded by the
comma delimiter. The next parameter is a TCI of 6 (Line Draw) followed by three blank or