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

Chapter 8—Advanced Features

To be exact, the double-byte mappings allow an ASCII string to contain

a mixture of single-byte and double-bytes codes. °e selected double-

byte character set decides from which ASCII value double-byte mapping

will apply. For example, in the BIG5 mapping, any ASCII character with

value 160 or greater is the first byte of a double-byte code, while the

remaining characters form single-byte codes.

So, in BIG5, the ASCII string

"<160><64><65>"

splits into the double-

byte code

"<160><64>"

and the single-byte code

"<65>"

.

°e current

NASCD

setting specifies both how to divide an ASCII string

into single-byte and double-byte codes and also how the double-byte

codes are mapped to unicodes, whereas the current NASC setting speci-

fies how the single-byte codes are mapped to unicodes. °e relevant

commands are:

NASC <character set no.> |"utf-8"

NASCD "[card1:]<file name>"|"utf-8"

<character set no.>

is one of the values listed in chapter 6.11

<"file name">

is the device and name of a double byte character set (normally stored in a

memory card)

"/utf-8"

sets the printer to use uth UTF-8 character set.

Default:

NASC 1

(Roman 8 character set)

NASCD ""

(empty string; disables double-byte interpretation of ASCII

strings)

Double-byte fonts

As discussed above, the ASCII data input to text fields and human

readable parts of bar codes can contain a mixture of single-byte and

double-byte codes, which are mapped to unicodes by the

NASC

and

NASCD

settings respectively. °e characters for the single-byte codes

are printed using the current single-byte font, as specified by the

FONT

command (see Chapter 3.3). °e characters for the double-byte codes are

printed using the current double-byte font, as specified by the following

command:

FONTD "" [,,[]]



the name of a TrueDoc or TrueType font file enclosed by quotation marks



the height of the characters in points (a point is a standard typographic unit,

equal to 1/72 inches)



the italic angle of the characters in degrees; a positive value slants the

characters clockwise away from the vertical.

Default: 0

Reset to default by:

PRINTFEED|PF

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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