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Chapter 4 Designing Labels Using LDS
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4.3 FORMATTING LABELS: AN OVERVIEW
A label format consists of a header record and field records, followed by the text data to be
printed. The records describe how the label is to be printed. The header contains information
about the label itself such as label height, width, print speed, etc. The field records refer to the
data section and contain information about positioning coordinates, the type of character
generators or bar codes to use, etc.. The number of fields is limited only by the amount of free
memory.
Below is a sample label format. We will refer to this format as we break down the components
of its structure.
(See Figure 8)
^D57?
5,812,1218,,20,35
1,190,1068,8,1,8,,,2,2?
2,139,900,11,1,8,,,2,2?
3,117,760,26,1,8?
4,265,560,11,1,8?
4,123,50,11,16,3,,,3,406?
^D56?
^D2?
Microcom?
Corporation?
Thermal Printing Solutions?
01234567890?
^D3? A label format is coming
Header information
Field #1 information
Field #2 information
Field #3 information
Field #4 information
Field #5
Select RAM Format
Text Data is Coming
Text String #1
Text String #2
Text String #3
Text String #4
Print Label 1
The sequence ^D57? puts the printer in format entry mode.
The next line is the header information: sizing the label (812 dots wide 1218 dots high).
The next five lines are layout information for each data field in the format.
The sequence ^D56? selects the user layout.
The sequence ^D2? tells the printer to start accepting data for each defined field. (Field #1 defines
where Data #1 should be positioned.) (Note: The label prints from bottom to top.)
The next three lines are data for each field.
Text string #4 is accessed twice. The format will print '01234567890' and then the bar code
equivalent.
The sequence ^D3? starts the print cycle. (Default is one copy. See section 5.3.2)