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Chapter 4 Designing Labels Using LDS
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string will not multiply the spacing between characters. This element should be used to
properly space the characters.
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. See section
5.3.4 for use of this parameter with clock fields.
,,,,, RESERVED SPACES
AN ATTRIBUTE NUMBER
If this parameter is set to a value of 2, the character spacing will be fixed/non-
proportional. A value of 0 is proportional (if available). Reversed text (white on black) is
created by setting this value to 1 and printing a black box on top of the text. (Special
note: The AN of the line field should also be set to a 1 for a reversed image.) A value
of 3 will print both fixed/non-proportional character spacing and reversed text.
4.5.2 LINES
A line field is broken down into ten different parameters. The first position is a constant of 1.
Next is the X starting coordinate followed by the Y. The next is a constant of 6 followed by
three blank positions. The next two positions are the X size and Y size. Finally there is an
attribute position. All fields defaulted must be separated by commas, and a carriage return
must follow each graphics field definition.
The following is a list of line field mnemonics and their default values:
1,XB,YB,,6,,,,XS,YS,,,,,,,AN
1, 1, 1,,6,,,, 1, 1,,,,,,, 0
Note: All values must be positive integers.
1 CONSTANT FIELD
This value should be set to 1.
XB X BEGINNING COORDINATE
The X coordinate of the field is measured in dots. The far left edge of the label as
viewed from the front of the printer is X coordinate 1. There is no X coordinate 0. The X
coordinate increases in size from left to right (see Figure 9). An XB of 203 would place
the line one inch from the left side of the label. The valid range is limited to the print
head width (832).
YB Y BEGINNING COORDINATE
The Y coordinate of the field is measured in dots. A YB of one would be specified as
the first edge of the label coming out of the front of the printer during a label print. The
Y coordinate increases in size from the bottom to the top of the label (see Figure 9). A
YB of 203 would place the line one inch from the bottom of the label. The valid range is
1 to 65536.