Monarch Instrument PATHFINDER Ultra 6030TM - Manual (Page 3)

The PATHFINDER Ultra printer is totally configurable. You
must have an application in the printer to print a label.
This manual explains the various utilities and programs you
can use to communicate with and configure the printer. It
contains information about
✦ designing formats.
✦ developing applications.
✦ transferring data.
This manual also provides cross reference charts containing
common tasks for the different users. See your printer’s
Operator’s Handbook for information about operating the
printer.
Your application can be as simple as printing a tag or label or
it can perform the following functions:
✦ Perform mathematical operations.
✦ Transfer data such as uploading and downloading lookup
tables, uploading database files, and sending and receiving
datastreams that conform to your other system devices.
✦ Perform string manipulation such as concatenation of
substrings, padding and stripping of characters, validating
and/or generating check digits, and defining templates to
assist in data entry.
✦ Search lookup and data collect files to find existing records.
✦ Check status of system parameters such as battery power
and memory availability.
✦ Sound a beeper at various tones and durations.
✦ Set and use date and time, and alter their appearance.
✦ Dynamically set and change system parameters such as
scanner symbologies, communication parameters,
On-demand mode and key pad shift level (Numeric,
Uppercase Alpha, and Lowercase Alpha).
✦ Print automatically or use the trigger, in strip or peel mode,
with or without the On-Demand sensor.
System Overview
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