HID FARGO HDPii User Guide - Manual (Page 246)

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Inhibit Bitmap - Local Printer Instances Functions
If the printer instance is local to the workstation where the print job is created (e.g., the
printer instance is not shared from another workstation on a local area network) rendering of
the print job occurs on the given local workstation.
Thus the file specified within the “~i” command in a print job being printed on a local printer
instance must reside on the local workstation.
Inhibit Bitmap - Network (Shared) Printer Instances Functions
If the printer is a shared instance (e.g., shared from another workstation attached to a local
area network) the print job is rendered on the server workstation from which it is shared
under Microsoft Windows.
• Thus the file location specified within the command is relative to the server workstation on
Windows; for example, it must exist in that location on the server workstation.
• Under Microsoft Windows Vista, the rendering of the print job may be performed (a) on
either the client (that is printing to that instance) or (b) on the server workstation which is
sharing that instance depending upon the setting chosen within the printer instance.
• Thus the file location specified within the command depends upon your settings within that
instance for printing under Windows Vista.
Inhibit Bitmap File Placement Examples
For example placing a “~iC:\Test\inhibit.bmp” text object within a Corel Draw print job against
a local HDPii printer instance under Windows XP causes the printer driver to look for a file
with that name and location on the local workstation.
The location of the inhibit area within the print job is the upper left hand corner of the page
where the TextOut string is placed upon the drawing within the application.
Inhibit Bitmap File Description
The inhibit bitmap file must contain one bit per pixel (e.g., Monochrome) at 300 dots per inch.
If the inhibit bitmap is larger than the page size it is trimmed to fit.
• The normal print size for a HDPii CR-80 card is 2.204 by 3.452 inches.
• With that print size, the maximum size of the inhibit bitmap area would be 661 by 1035
pixels. Black pixels within the image file produce an inhibit covering on the card.