Preface – Pitney Bowes J640 User Manual
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Preface
Thi s manual shoul d be used w i th the Pi tney Bow es J640
/J641
pri nter.
About This Manual –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
You need not be a progr ammer to use thi s manual , but y ou need
to know basi c pr ogrammi ng fund amental s.
Terms to Know –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Batch D ata
Thi s contai ns fi el ds w i thi n ({ }) that pri nt on
the suppl y.
Batch H eader
Thi s i s the fi rst l i ne of a batch, i mmedi atel y
fol l ow i ng the Start of Packet ({). A batch
header must begi n w i th B, and i s fol l ow ed
by v ari ous batch el ements (parameter s).
Bitmapped Fonts
These fonts r esi de i n the pri nter ’s RA M or
i n a ROM chi p. If you change the poi nt
si ze, y ou hav e changed the font.
M agni fy i ng these fonts causes some
jaggedness to occur.
Bitmapped I mages
These i mages are for med thr ough a seri es
of dots.
Buffer
Thi s i s a storage area i n your pr i nter ’s
memor y that hol d s speci fi c d ata (i mages,
for mats, etc).
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