Printer User Manual

Defining the Format Header
A Format Header begins a format file.
Syntax
{F,format#,action,device,measure,length,
width,"name" p
F1. F Format Header.
F2. format# Number from
0-999
(
0-99
for 9403) to identify the format.
F3. action Enter
A
to add a new format to the printer.
F4. device Format storage device. Options:
F
Flash (9403/9825)
N
Non-volatile RAM
R
Volatile RAM
F5. measure Unit of measure:
E
(English),
M
(Metric), or
G
(Graphic Dots).
See the following table.
Printer Unit of Measure Supply Length Supply Width
9403
English (1/100 inch)
Metric (1/10 mm)
203 dpi Dots
75-600
191-1524
152-1218
75-200
191-508
152-406
9825/
9850
English (1/100 inch)
Metric (1/10 mm)
203 dpi Dots
50-1750
127-4445
102-3552
75-400
191-1016
152-812
9850
English (1/100 inch)
Metric (1/10 mm)
300 dpi Dots
32-1200
82-3048
65-3600
75-400
191-1016
152-1200
F6. length Supply length in selected units. Measure supply from the top
of one black mark to the top of the next black mark. Use the
previous table for values.
F7. width Supply width, from left to right, in selected units. Use the
previous table for values.
F8. "name" Format name (optional),
0-8
characters, enclose within
quotation marks.
Example
{F,1,A,R,E,300,200,"TEXTILES" p
Adds Format 1 ("TEXTILES") to the printer. It uses a three inch
long by two inch wide label.
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Defining Fields