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P-touch Template Command Reference Introduction This material provides the necessary information for directly controlling the templates transferred to PT-P9XX. This information is provided assuming that the user has full understanding of the operating system being used and basic mastery of programming in a developer's environment. Read the model names that appear in the screens in this manual as the name of your printer. We accept no responsibility for any problems caused by programs that you develop using the information provided in this material, affecting software, data or hardware, including the PT-P9XX, and any problems resulting directly or indirectly from them. Use this material only if you accept these terms. This material shall not be reproduced, in part or in full, without prior approval. In addition, this material shall not be used as evidence in a lawsuit or dispute in a way that is unfavorable towards our company. - 1 Introduction

Section	Page
P-touch Template Command ReferencePT-P900W/P950NW	1
IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY	3
Note	3
Condition of Use	3
No Warranty	3
Contents	4
Introduction	7
What is P-touch Template?	8
1. Using P-touch Template	9
2. P-touch Template Settings Tool User’s Guide	10
3. Examples for Using Commands	16
3.1 Example for using P-touch Template	16
3.2 Example for printing logo/external characters in P-touch Template	20
4. P-touch Template　Limitations	24
4.1 Relating to text objects	24
4.1.1 Font, size, etc.	24
4.1.2 Character alignment	26
4.1.3 Text Layout settings	27
4.2 Relating to barcodes	28
4.2.1 Barcodes	28
4.2.2 1D barcodes	29
4.2.3 2D barcodes	30
4.3 Relating to images	31
4.4 Relating to Numbering	31
4.5 Relating to Database	31
4.6 Others	32
4.6.1 Transferring templates	32
4.6.2 About objects in a template	32
5. Precautions	33
5.1 Notes for printers with Bluetooth interface	33
5.2 Relationship between the P-touch Editor settings and the printer image	34
5.3 Making a template in order to save time before starting to print	35
6. Control Code Lists	36
6.1 Setting and retrieving commands for P-touch Template mode	36
6.2 Setting and retrieving commands for raster mode	38
7. Control Command Details	40
^PT Select print start trigger	40
^FF Start printing	41
^PS Specify print start command text string	42
^PC Specify print start received character count	43
^SS Specify delimiter	44
^TS Select template	45
^LS Specify line spacing with line feed	46
^CC Change the prefix character	47
^RC Specify line feed command text string	48
^CN Specify number of copies	49
^NN Specify number of Numbering copies	50
^ID Initialize template data	51
^QS Select print options	52
^QV Specify QR Code version	53
^FC FNC1 replacement setting	54
^CF Full cut setting	55
^CH Half cut setting	56
^CP Chain printing setting	57
^MP Mirror printing setting	58
^II Initialize	59
^OP Perform machine operations (feed/cut)	60
^SR Status request	61
^VR Retrieve version information	67
^CR Line feed in object	68
^OS Select object (object number)	69
^ON Select object (object name)	70
^DI Directly insert object	71
ESC i a Specify command mode	72
ESC iXT2 Select print start trigger	73
ESC iXP2 Specify print start command text string	74
ESC iXr2 Specify print start received character count	75
ESC iXD2 Specify delimiter	76
ESC iXa2 Specify non-printed text strings	77
ESC iXi2 Specify command mode	78
ESC iXn2 Select template	79
ESC iXf2 Change the prefix character	80
ESC iXc2 Select printer settings (cut options)	81
ESC iXy2 Select printer settings (cut options–specifying number of labels)	82
ESC iXH2 Half cut setting	83
ESC iXM2 Mirror printing setting	84
ESC iXs2 Special tape setting	85
ESC iXm2 Select character code set	86
ESC iXj2 Select international character set	87
ESC iXR2 Specify line feed command text string	88
ESC iXC2 Specify number of copies	89
ESC iXN2 Specify number of Numbering copies	90
ESC iXF2 FNC1 replacement setting	91
ESC iXq2 Select print options	92
ESC iXT1 Retrieve select print start trigger items	93
ESC iXP1 Retrieve print start command setting text string	94
ESC iXr1 Retrieve print start received character count	95
ESC iXD1 Retrieve delimiter	96
ESC iXa1 Retrieve non-printed text strings	97
ESC iXi1 Retrieve command mode setting	98
ESC iXn1 Retrieve template selection number	99
ESC iXc1 Retrieve printer settings (cut options)	100
ESC iXy1 Retrieve printer settings (cut options–specifying number of labels)	101
ESC iXH1 Retrieve half cut setting	102
ESC iXM1 Retrieve mirror printing setting	103
ESC iXs1 Retrieve special tape setting	104
ESC iXm1 Retrieve character code set setting	105
ESC iXj1 Retrieve international character set setting	106
ESC iXf1 Retrieve the prefix character	107
ESC iXR1 Retrieve line feed command setting text string	108
ESC iXC1 Retrieve number of copies setting	109
ESC iXN1 Retrieve number of Numbering copies setting	110
ESC iXF1 Retrieve FNC1 replacement setting	111
ESC iXq1 Retrieve print options	112
Appendix A: Specifications	113
Appendix B: Character Code Tables	114
International character set table	117
Appendix C: Troubleshooting	118
If printing does not begin (main most frequent cause)	118
If a template linked to a database is not printed	118
Appendix D: Introducing the Brother Developer Center	119

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Introduction

This material provides the necessary information for directly controlling the templates transferred to PT-P9XX.

This information is provided assuming that the user has full understanding of the operating system being used

and basic mastery of programming in a developer's environment.

Read the model names that appear in the screens in this manual as the name of your printer.

We accept no responsibility for any problems caused by programs that you develop using the information

provided in this material, affecting software, data or hardware, including the PT-P9XX, and any problems

resulting directly or indirectly from them. Use this material only if you accept these terms.

This material shall not be reproduced, in part or in full, without prior approval. In addition, this material shall

not be used as evidence in a lawsuit or dispute in a way that is unfavorable towards our company.