Monarch@ PAXAR MONARCH@ 6030™ PATHFINDER@ULTRA@ System Overview TC6030S0 Rev. A 12/95 @1994Monarch Marking Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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System Overview 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 F designing formats. F developing applications. F transferring data. This manual also provides cross reference charts containing common tasks for the different users.
6030 System Overview F Print any scanned, keyed, or downloaded data, in report form or with the use of a user-defined format that can also print graphics and constants. F Provide six function keys that can be defined to perform various tasks in the application. These can be disabled or enabled throughout various parts of the application. F Support modularity by allowing multi-functionality. F Provide the capability to create macros to easily implement repetitive processes.
System Overview Designing Formats –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– You can design formats using: ASCII text editor Use any ASCII text editor and follow the syntax guidelines in the 6030 Packet Reference Manual. This manual contains information you need to design an MPCL format, and provides format design tools to simplify the process. The file you create can be linked, by using the LINKFILE command of the Monarch 2370 Application Development Kit (ADK), to the application script.
030 System Overview The printer must have a compiled application file (.CFU) to execute. Your application source file has .ULT as the extension. The ADK compiles the .ULT file and creates a .CFU file. Refer to the 2330 Format Editor User’s Manual, the 2310 Spooler User’s Manual, or the 2370 ADK Programmer’s Manual for more information on any of these tools.
System Overview Terminal Program You can use any terminal program (for example, Windows Terminal) to download files to your printer. Monarch 2050 Download Utility Use the Download Utility to send the following types of files to the printer. These files can re-configure the printer. For example, you can increase the graphic buffer size by sending a memory allocation packet.
6030 System Overview Refer to the 2330 Format Editor User’s Manual, the 2310 Spooler User’s Manual, the 2370 ADK Programmer’s Manual, the 2050 Download Utility Manual, or the manual for your transfer program for more information about any of these options. Developers/Programmers –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Developers write applications and formats for the printer. The following chart helps you determine which utility to use for the various tasks.
System Overview System Administrators –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The System Administrator maintains or updates the application, formats and printer. The following chart helps you determine which utility to use for the various tasks.
6030 System Overview Configuration Summary ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Utilities 3 ASCII Text Editor PFX-DOS 3 Spooler PFX-Win Download Utility Format Editor ADK File Type This chart summarizes the different processes. 3 Create & Compile Application .cfu Download Application .cfu Create Format .fmt 3 Download Format .fmt \ Download Font 3 3 s s .pcl 3 s s Download Keypad File .kbd 3 s s Create System Prompt File .pmt Download System Prompt File .
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