Brother International PT-P750W Raster Command Reference - Page 12

Raster Command Reference 2.2 Sample (analyzing the print data of the test page) The print data created by the printer driver is described here. As an example, we will check the print data created when the [Print Test Page] button in the printer Properties dialog box is clicked to print the test page. Since the print data differs depending on the print settings of the printer, refer to this procedure and try creating print data with various print settings. Furthermore, this procedure is for the Windows® 7 operating environment. A similar procedure can be performed if you are using a different operating system. Printer Properties Test page 2.2.1 Preparation Install the two listed below. ・ Printer driver of the Brother PT-XXXX ・ Binary file editor The data that we will analyze in this sample is a binary file. Therefore, use a binary file editor to display and check the contents of the binary file. 2.2.2 Checking the print data The procedure for checking the print data is provided below. Step 1: Change the port of the printer to "FILE:". Step 2: Print the desired item (in this case, the test page), and then specify the file name. Step 3: Open the created file in the binary file editor to check it. - 8 2. Print Data