Printer Packet Reference Manual

Chapter 4. Defining Fields
This chapter provides a reference for defining
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the format header
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text, constant text, and non-printable text fields
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bar code fields
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line and box fields.
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# Unique number from
0-99
to identify the format.
F3. action Enter
A
to add a new format to the printer.
F4. device Format storage device.
R
is the only valid value.
F5. measure Unit of measure. Options:
E
English, measured in 1/100 inches
M
Metric, measured in 1/10 mm
G
Graphic, measured in dots
F6. length Supply length, in units selected above. Measure
supply top to bottom. The bottom is the edge that
exits the printer first.
NOTE:
For the 9490 and 9494 printers, you can use
supply longer than 6 inches (up to 7.1 inches);
however, the length in your format header cannot
be greater than 6 inches.
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