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Layout and Variable Input Data in Separate Sequences, Creating the Layout, Add Variable Data and Print

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Chapter 2-Principles of Operation Layout and Variable Input Data in Separate Sequences All necessary commands for setting up the printer (see Chapter 5) should be issued before the LAYOUT INPUT...LAYOUT END sequence. The only exceptions are NASC and NASCD, see Chapters 5.13 and 8.2. Creating the Layout LAYOUT INPUT "tmp:LABEL1" ↵ (start layout recorder) BF ON ↵ (enable bar code interpretation) BF "Swiss 721 BT",6 ↵ (select bar code interpretation font) PP 10,10 ↵ (insertion point for box field) PX 430,340,15 ↵ (create a box) PP 30,30 ↵ (insertion point for image field) PM "GLOBE.1" ↵ (select image) PP 75,270 ↵ (insertion point for bar code field) BT "CODE39" ↵ (select bar code type) PB VAR1$ ↵ (variable input data to bar code field) PP 75,220 ↵ (insertion point for text field) FT "Swiss 721 BT",6 ↵ (select font for text field) PT VAR2$ ↵ (variable input data to text field) LAYOUT END ↵ (save layout) COPY "tmp:LABEL1","/c/LABEL1" ↵ (save layout in "/c") The layout was created in the printer's temporary memory ("tmp:") because it is faster and then, as a safety measure, copied to the permanent memory ("/c") which is slower but safer than ("tmp:"). The instructions could also have been sent as a continuous string rather than line-by-line. Add Variable Data and Print COPY "/c/LABEL1","tmp:LABEL1" ↵ (copy layout to "tmp:") LAYOUT RUN "tmp:LABEL1" ↵ (select layout) (start of input data, ASCII 02 dec) ABC ↵ (variable input data to VAR1$) My FIRST label ↵ (variable input data to VAR2$) (end of input data, ASCII 04 dec) PF ↵ (print one label) This should produce a label looking exactly like the one shown on the previous page. Intermec Direct Protocol v.8.60-Programmer's Reference Manual 9

Section	Page
Introduction	7
1 Getting Started	9
1.1 Computer Connection	10
1.2 Media and Ribbon Supply	10
1.3 Switch On the Printer	11
1.4 Intermec Shell Startup Program	11
1.5 Intermec Fingerprint	11
1.6 Serial Communications Test	12
2 Principles of Operation	13
2.1 Entering from Intermec Shell	14
2.2 Entering from Immediate Mode	14
2.3 Special Direct Protocol Features	14
2.4 Sending Instructions	15
2.5 Fields	18
2.6 General Formatting Instructions	18
2.7 Field-Related Formatting Instructions	19
2.8 Layout Instructions	20
2.9 Printable Data Instructions	20
2.10 Feeding and Printing Instructions	20
2.11 Setting Up the Printer	21
2.12 Reading the Printer’s Status	22
2.13 File-Handling Instructions	22
2.14 Syntax Descriptions	23
3 Label Design	25
3.1 Field Types	26
3.2. General Formatting Instructions	27
3.3 Text Fields	33
3.4 Bar Code Field	36
3.5 Image Field	41
3.6 Box Field	43
3.7 Line Field	44
3.8 Layout Instructions	45
3.9 Printable Data Instructions	47
4 Feeding & Printing Instructions	53
4.1 Media Feed	54
4.2 Label Printing	56
4.3 Batch Printing	57
5 Setting Up the Printer	61
5.1 Enabling/Disabling Direct Protocol	62
5.2 Selecting Standard IN/OUT Channel	62
5.4 Selecting Format for Date and Time	63
5.5 Changing Separators	65
5.6 Creating Counters	66
5.7 Enabling/Disabling Label Taken Sensor	67
5.8 Enabling/Disabling Automatic Cutting	67
5.9 Enabling/Disabling the Print Key	68
5.10 Producing Audible Signals	68
5.11 Formatting Printer’s Memory	68
5.12 Preprocessing Input Data	69
5.13 Selecting Character Set	70
5.14 Rebooting the Printer	71
5.15 Setting the Verbosity Level	71
5.16 Selecting Type of Error Message	71
5.17 Error Handling	72
5.18 Setting Break for Batch Printing	74
5.19 Changing the Printer’s Setup	75
5.20 Clearing Media Feed Data at Headlift	77
5.21 Minimum Gap Length	77
5.22 Overriding Media Feed Setup	77
6 Reading the Printer’s Status	79
6.1 Introduction	80
6.3 Reading Date and Time	80
6.4 Testing the Printhead	80
6.5 Reading System Counters	81
6.6 Reading Sensors and Straps	81
6.7 Reading Printer’s Status	82
7 File Handling	83
7.1 Reading the Printer’s Memory	84
7.2 Removing Fonts, Images, and Files	84
7.3 Copying Files	85
7.4 Downloading Binary Files	85
7.5 Downloading Image Files	85
8 Advanced Features	87
8.1 Specifying Complex Bar Codes	88
8.2 Using International Character Sets	89
8.3 XMLReady™ Printing	92
9 Character Sets and Fonts	93
9.1 Character Sets	94
9.2 Resident Fonts	118
A Error Messages	119
Table of Error Messages	120
B Reference Lists	123
Instructions in Alphabetic Order	124