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Chapter 4 Designing Labels Using LDS
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4.5.2 DOWNLOADABLE FONT/GRAPHIC IMAGE FIELDS
The 400 does not differentiate between downloadable fonts and graphics. A graphic
image is simply a one character font where any character can be referenced to access
the image. The following is a list of font/graphic field element mnemonics and their
default values:
TSN, XB, YB, CC, TCI, CGN, FO, FJ, CMX, CMY, CS, TSP,,, AN
1, 0, 0, 1, 8, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, *, 1,,, 0
* The default depends on the character generator (CGN) used.
Note: All values must be positive integers.
TSN TEXT STRING NUMBER
Determines from which text string the field obtains the data. This allows for more than
one field to use the same text string. A TSN of 0 accesses the clock chip text string
(see section 5.3.4). A TSN of 1 accesses the first line of data. A TSN of 2 accesses the
second line of data, and so forth. Data is the text that follows a ^D25 command in a
label layout.
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 8). An XB of 203 would place
the text one inch from the left side of the label.
YB Y BEGINNING COORDINATE
The Y coordinate of the field is measured in dots. A YB of 1 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 8). A
YB of 203 would place text one inch from the bottom of the label.
CC CHARACTER COUNT
This parameter determines the number of characters that will be used in a field. If the
number of characters in the selected text string is more than the quantity specified by
CC, then the remainder of the text string is ignored. If the text string has less than the
number of characters specified by this parameter, then only those characters defined
by the text string are printed. For example, the text string - MICROCOM - would be 8
characters long. Set this position to 1 when accessing a graphic image field.
TCI TEXT CONVERSION IDENTIFIER
This parameter determines what form the text string will be printed in. Downloadable
Fonts/Graphics are selected using a value of 8.
CGN CHARACTER GENERATOR NUMBER
The following is a list of the character sets and specifications for the embedded fonts.