Microcom 470 - Manual (Page 69)

Chapter 5 Printer Commands
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^A ^D Command
98 Peel-and-Dispense Mode: A method of dispensing a label, where the backing
paper is automatically peeled away from the label. It allows the operator to take
the label and apply it to an object without having to peel the label off the
backing paper. The printer will advance the label so that it is still hanging off the
tear bar. This will make it easier for the operator to take the label. Once the
label is taken, the printer will back the paper into the printer so as not to waste
label stock. Larger labels may require the use of the front label support rack
(see chapter 9). This will prevent the label from falling off and sticking to the
front of the printer. The distance of advancement can also be user defined by
the ^D95 command.
0 Turn off peel-and-dispense mode with ^D98.
1 Turn on peel-and dispense mode.
XX 95 Load User Defined Steps for Label to Advance: Used in conjunction with
tag/tear and peel-and-dispense mode. This value, after print, will advance the
label a user defined distance instead of defaulting to the measure specified by
the peel-and-dispense and tag/tear modes. This printer feature accommodates
special stock and special circumstances (very small labels, label applicator,
etc.). While the user may specify 64,000 steps, it is not recommended that the
number of steps create a situation where the entire label is back fed into the
printer. This may create labels jamming in the printer when the back edge of the
label meets the print head unit.
5.3.9 TEXT STRINGS COMMANDS
The following commands support special editing features that allows the positioning of
new text, protects existing text, and enters text without using the ^D25 delimiter. These
commands are generally used when there is a format file already in RAM (a format file
previously sent to the printer, not necessarily a saved format file). They are used to edit
that file in order to print variations of a label, often only the text in one field.
^A ^D Command
60 Clears command 61
XX 61 Mark Text Starting Position: ^A designates which text field to start entering
new data. This is useful for creating variable data fields after a string of fixed
data fields. ^AXX^D615 marks the text starting position, where XX is the text
string number where the new text will begin. If XX is a 2, the first line of new text
entered following a ^D25 will overwrite text line two. If two new text strings are
entered, the existing text lines two and three will be over-written. If three new
text strings are entered, the existing lines two, three and four will be overwritten,
and so forth.
62 Pre-padded Text: This command is sent after text that is to appear at the
beginning of each field. Text sent after this command will be appended to the
pre-padded text. This is useful, for example, if the first two numbers of a bar
code are always constant and only the new bar code numbers need to be sent.