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Chapter 3 - Working with Fonts and Graphics Nybblized Outline Font File Example (continued) Command j00ebf468646d78d956f5ab0001135800001508686561; j0d2000012f04000006a3706f7374d43c8176000135a8; : : : j00b3008200b0008725ba0000; R Definition TrueType data string. TrueType data string. Several TrueType data strings not shown due to space constraints. Last TrueType data string. Exit Program mode. Using TrueType Fonts This section includes information to keep in mind if you are using TrueType fonts with your Intermec printer. Since TrueType fonts may be very complex, they tend to image slower than bitmap fonts. You cannot subset a TrueType font. You must download the entire font to the printer. Note: When using TrueType fonts, your printer must be configured to operate in 8 bit mode. Intermec also recommends the following printer configuration: highest supported baud rate, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, XON/XOFF flow control. Your TrueType fonts must be compatible with Microsoft Windows. To generate bitmap fonts from TrueType fonts for a particular language, you must run PrintSet under that language version of Microsoft Windows. You can run PrintSet Version 2.0 and later under Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/2000/XP. Selecting the Printer Language When you install a TrueType font, you must select the correct printer language. To choose the correct language, use the IPL command "Printer Language, Select." If the language setting you have chosen does not work, use the default language setting. TrueType Fonts and Memory Usage To install a TrueType font in your printer, the printer must have enough memory available to contain the entire font file. The size of the TrueType font file, in bytes, is the minimum amount of memory you must have available in your printer. Bitmap fonts generated from TrueType files will vary in size, depending on the point size and number of characters you create. The larger the point size you choose, the larger the resulting file size. Some TrueType fonts require large amounts of dynamic RAM to operate. If you receive an error code 37 when printing a label using TrueType fonts, you may need to purchase expanded dynamic RAM. Intermec Printer Language (IPL) Developer's Guide 41

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

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Chapter 3 — Working with Fonts and Graphics

Intermec Printer Language (IPL) Developer’s Guide

Using TrueType Fonts

This section includes information to keep in mind if you are using TrueType fonts

with your Intermec printer.

Since TrueType fonts may be very complex, they tend to image slower than bitmap

fonts. You cannot subset a TrueType font. You must download the entire font to the

printer.

Your TrueType fonts must be compatible with Microsoft Windows. To generate

bitmap fonts from TrueType fonts for a particular language, you must run PrintSet

under that language version of Microsoft Windows. You can run PrintSet Version

2.0 and later under Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/2000/XP.

Selecting the Printer Language

When you install a TrueType font, you must select the correct printer language. To

choose the correct language, use the IPL command “Printer Language, Select.” If the

language setting you have chosen does not work, use the default language setting.

TrueType Fonts and Memory Usage

To install a TrueType font in your printer, the printer must have enough memory

available to contain the entire font file. The size of the TrueType font file, in bytes, is

the minimum amount of memory you must have available in your printer. Bitmap

fonts generated from TrueType files will vary in size, depending on the point size

and number of characters you create. The larger the point size you choose, the larger

the resulting file size.

Some TrueType fonts require large amounts of dynamic RAM to operate. If you

receive an error code 37 when printing a label using TrueType fonts, you may need

to purchase expanded dynamic RAM.

TrueType data string.

TrueType data string.

Several TrueType data strings not

shown due to space constraints.

Last TrueType data string.

Exit Program mode.

Nybblized Outline Font File Example (continued)

Command

Definition

Note:

When using TrueType fonts, your printer must be configured to operate in 8

bit mode. Intermec also recommends the following printer configuration: highest

supported baud rate, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, XON/XOFF flow control.