User`s guide

USING VARIABLE COMMANDS

Blazer Compatibility

As shipped, Barcode Blaster, Solus, and Blaster Advantage printers are

not compatible with older Barcode Blazers, or with enhanced Blazers

operating in nonlinear dot time mode. High speed Blasters can closely

emulate Barcode Blazers. Solus and Advantage printers are more

limited in their Blazer emulation.

As a rule, only use Blazer emulation mode if you are replacing an older

Barcode Blazer and must avoid modifying any label formats or software.

Do not use Blazer emulation mode if you can print successfully without

it.

Blazer emulation mode is controlled by the VARIABLE MODE command.

VARIABLES ON/OFF controls access to VARIABLE MODE. Please refer to

these command descriptions before using the label formats.

The following label format sets up any Barcode Blaster to emulate an

enhanced Barcode Blazer operating in linear dot time mode:

! 0 0 0 0

VARIABLE MODE 1

VARIABLE WRITE

END

The following label format will set up a high speed Blaster to emulate a

non-enhanced Blazer or an enhanced Blazer operating in nonlinear dot

time mode. Adjust the second parameter in the VARIABLE MODE

command to compensate for the speed of the Blazer that you are

replacing. The value shown (70) will vertically scale all labels to 70% of

their normal height.

! 0 0 0 0

VARIABLE MODE 2 70

VARIABLE WRITE

END