P-touch Template Manual/ Command Reference

P-touch Template Command Reference
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Contents
Introduction ·························································································· 1
What is P-touch Template? ······································································ 2
1. Using P-touch Template ······································································· 3
2. P-touch Template Settings Tool User’s Guide ········································· 4
3. Examples for Using Commands ···························································· 9
3.1 Example for using P-touch Template ......................................................................... 9
3.2 Example for printing logo/external characters in P-touch Template ......................... 15
4. P-touch Template Limitations ····························································· 18
4.1 Relating to text objects ............................................................................................ 18
4.1.1 Font, size, etc. .............................................................................................. 18
4.1.2 Character alignment ..................................................................................... 20
4.1.3 Text Layout settings ...................................................................................... 21
4.2 Relating to barcodes................................................................................................ 22
4.2.1 Barcodes ...................................................................................................... 22
4.2.2 1D barcodes ................................................................................................. 23
4.2.3 2D barcodes ................................................................................................. 24
4.3 Relating to images ................................................................................................... 25
4.4 Relating to Numbering ............................................................................................. 25
4.5 Others ...................................................................................................................... 26
4.5.1 Transferring templates .................................................................................. 26
4.5.2 About objects in a template........................................................................... 27
5. Precautions ····················································································· 28
5.1 Notes for printers with Bluetooth interface ............................................................... 28
5.2 Relationship between the P-touch Editor settings and the printer image................. 29
5.3 Making a template in order to save time before starting to print .............................. 30
6. Control Code Lists ············································································ 31
6.1 Setting and retrieving commands for P-touch Template mode ................................ 31
6.2 Setting and retrieving commands for ESC/P Legacy / Raster mode ....................... 32
7. Control Command Details ·································································· 33
^PT Select print start trigger ...................................................................... 33
^FF Start printing ...................................................................................... 34
^PS Specify print start command text string .............................................. 35
^PC Specify print start received character count ....................................... 36
^SS Specify delimiter ................................................................................ 37
^TS Select template .................................................................................. 38
^LS Specify line spacing with line feed ..................................................... 39
^CC Change prefix character .................................................................... 40
^RC Specify line feed command text string ............................................... 41
^CN Specify number of copies................................................................... 42
^QV Specify QR Code version................................................................... 43
^FC FNC1 replacement setting ................................................................. 44
^II Initialize .............................................................................................. 45
^OP Perform printer operation (feed) ........................................................ 46
^SR Status request .................................................................................... 47