User manual

1. Introduction to MPCL Graphics
You can create graphic images for printing on Monarch
®
9406™
printers.
Monarch Printer Control Language (MPCL) graphics provide a
means of printing logos and other graphic images in label or tag
formats.
There are two steps to designing a graphic for printing on a
Monarch printer.
1. Create a file from the graphic image.
2. Place the image in a format.
Chapters 2 and 3 tell how to construct an image.
Chapter 4 tells how to place the image in a format.
Who Should Read This Manual
This manual is written for programmers and experienced users
of MS-DOS computer systems.
The information presented in this manual deals with binary and
hexadecimal numbers. You should be familiar with these
number systems to create files for graphics.
Introduction to MPCL
Graphics
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