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Intermec Direct Protocol v.8.60—Programmer’s Reference Manual

Chapter 5—Setting Up the Printer

5.6 Creating Counters

You can create a number of counters for use in text and bar code fields,

where each counter is specified by a

CNT<Counter No.>$

instruc-

tion, see Chapter 3.9. °e counters are global, which means that the

same counter can be used in many different labels and layouts, but will

be incremented/decremented at any

PRINTFEED

operation, regardless

of label. °us, if you want to use a counter for one specific layout only,

make sure not to use it any other layout too.

Note that the counter must be created before you send a layout contain-

ing a reference to the counter in question. A counter created inside a

layout will not be updated properly.

Each counter is designated by means of a number. Alpha counters count

A-Z, whereas numeric counters have no practical limit. °e type of coun-

ter is decided by the type of start value.

Use the instructions listed on the next page to create a counter and

specify its characteristics.

Start Value

COUNT& "START", <counter number>,"<start value>"

<start value>

is the first value to be printed. Negative values are indicated by a leading

minus sign (-).

Type of start value (numeric or alpha) decides type of counter.

Number of Digits

COUNT& "WIDTH", <counter number>,"<number of digits>"

<number of digits>

adds leading zero characters up to the specified number of digits. Must only

be used in numeric counters.

Default:

1

Number of Copies Before Update

COUNT& "COPY", <counter number>,"<number of copies>"

<number of copies>

sets the quantity of copies to be printed before counter is incremented or

decremented.

Default:

1

Incrementation/Decrementation

COUNT& "INC", <counter number>,"<incr. value>|<decr. value> "

<incr. value>

sets the value by which the counter should be incremented.

<decr. value>

sets the value by which the counter should be decremented. Decrementation

is indicated by a leading minus sign (-).

Default:

1

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

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