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Chapter 2 - Designing Bar Code Labels H19;o212,505;c25;d3,Cables .375" - .675" Dia. (UL only);k12 L20;o25,580;l1130;w8 U21;o40,610;c2;h9;w9 H22;o210,600;c25;d3,ACE CORP.;k24 H23;o210,670;c25;d3,ADDRESS 3010;k12 H24;o210,710;c25;d3,FICTION USA;k12 B25;o685,615;c0,0;d0,20;i1;h100;p@ I25;h2;w2 L26;o590,580;f3;l185;w8 W27;o015,000;w10;l1150;h775 R E5 Lot 23455 262948307 91747I2 5 These command strings print this label: Cat. No. 432-3221 100 Std. Qty. 1 S i 3 z e 4 DUPLEX ANGLE CONNECTOR - For Flexible Steel Conduit and .375" - .625" Diameter Armored and Nonmetallic Sheath Cables Lot 23455 262948 - For Smooth or Interlocking Sheath Metal Clad Cables .375" - .675" Dia. (UL only) ACE CORP. ADDRESS 3010 FICTION USA *30791751* *307 91747* Example Format with Rotated Fields and Graphic Note: This example uses the "diamond" graphic from the procedure in "Creating User-Defined Characters for Advanced Mode" on page 48. To print this label, you need to follow that procedure to create and download the graphic to your printer beforehand. The next table explains the command strings for this example. For more information, see the IPL Command Reference Manual. Command String Descriptions for Example Command C P Description Places the printer in Advanced mode. Places the printer in Program mode. Intermec Printer Language (IPL) Developer's Guide 31

Section	Page
Contents	5
Before You Begin	9
Safety Information	9
Global Services and Support	9
Warranty Information	9
Web Support	9
Telephone Support	10
Service Location Support	10
Who Should Read This Manual	10
Related Documents	10
Chapter 1 - Introduction to IPL Commands	11
What Is IPL?	12
Which Printers Support IPL?	12
About IPL Commands	12
Printing Labels with IPL Commands	13
Learning the Structure of IPL Command Strings	13
Using ASCII Control Characters	14
Creating Command Strings	15
Sending IPL Commands to the Printer	15
Switching Between Printer Operating Modes	16
Chapter 2 - Designing Bar Code Labels	19
Introduction to Label Formats	20
About Field Types	20
Human-Readable Fields	21
Bar Code Fields	21
Line and Box Fields	22
User-Defined Character or Graphic Fields	22
Working With Fields	22
Editing Field Zero (H0)	22
Numbering Fields in a Format	23
About Interpretive Fields and Field Locations	23
Editing Existing Fields	24
Deleting Fields	25
Positioning Fields	25
Rotating Fields	26
Scaling Fields	27
Magnifying Fonts and Character Fields	27
Magnifying Bar Code Fields	28
Specifying Data for Fields	28
Example of Constant Data	29
Example of Changing Data	29
Example Using the “Next Data Entry Field, Select” Command	30
Working With RFID Tags	31
How to Write Data to an RFID Tag	31
How Data is Stored on an RFID Tag	32
Writing Hex or ASCII Formats	32
Writing Numerical Formats	32
Creating a Sample Label Format	32
Positioning Fields in a Label Format	33
Creating Command Strings for the Label Format	34
Printing the Sample Label	38
Complex Label Design Examples	38
Example with Lines and Boxes	38
Example with Graphics and Rotated Fields	40
RFID Tag Example	43
Chapter 3 - Working with Fonts and Graphics	47
Learning About Fonts	48
About Bitmap Fonts	48
About Outline Fonts	48
Choosing a Font	49
Downloading Fonts to the Printer	49
Using PrintSet to Download Fonts	49
Using IPL Commands to Download Fonts	50
Downloading Bitmap Fonts	50
Downloading Outline Fonts	50
Using TrueType Fonts	51
Selecting the Printer Language	51
TrueType Fonts and Memory Usage	51
Installing Asian Fonts	52
Installing Code Page Tables for Asian Scalable Fonts	52
Installing Asian Bitmap Fonts	53
Licensing Your Fonts	53
Creating Bitmap Fonts From TrueType Fonts	54
Creating User-Defined Characters and Fonts	54
Creating User-Defined Characters for Emulation Mode	55
Creating User-Defined Fonts for Emulation Mode	57
Creating User-Defined Characters for Advanced Mode	58
Creating User-Defined Font Characters for Advanced Mode	63
Chapter 4 - Advanced Printer Programming	67
Using the Printer Memory Efficiently	68
How Is the Printer Storage Memory Used?	68
Making the Most of Your Storage Memory	68
Reimaging Modified Fields	68
Using Emulation Mode	69
Using Legacy Mode	73
Using Direct Graphics Mode	74
What Is Run-Length Encoding?	74
Immediate Commands	75
Compression Encoding Commands	75
Low Order Data	75
High Order Data	75
Bitmap Data	75
Example of Direct Graphics Commands	76
Designing Pages	78
Chapter 5 - Troubleshooting	79
Troubleshooting Checklist	80
How the Printer Handles Error Conditions	80
Syntax Errors	80
Parameter Errors	80
Image Overrun Errors	80
Invalid Numeric Character Errors	81
Insufficient Storage Memory Errors	81
Interpreting Error Codes and Solving Problems	81
Printing Labels with 86XX-Compatible Code 39	83
Appendix A - Full ASCII Tables and International Character Sets	85
Full ASCII Table	86
Full ASCII Control Characters Table	88
International Character Sets	89
Advanced Character Table	89
86XX Character Table	89
IBM Translation Character Table	90
Code Page 850 Character Table	90
Extended Character Sets	92
Characters in Fonts c0, c1, c2, and c7	92
Characters in Fonts c20, c21, and c22	93
Characters in Font c23	94
Characters in Font c24	95
Characters in Fonts c25, c26 and c28	96
Appendix B - User-Defined Interface Tables	97
Print Commands (t = 0)	98
Escape Print Commands (t = 1)	99
Shift Print Commands (t = 2)	100
Status Responses and Auto-Transmit Commands (t = 3)	101
Protocol Commands (t = 4)	102
Communications Protocol Characters	103
Index	105
Symbols	106
Numerics	106
A	106
B	106
C	106
D	106
E	106
F	107
G	107
H	107
I	107
J	108
K	108
L	108
M	108
N	108
O	108
P	108
R	109
S	109
T	109
U	109