Pitney Bowes J640 - Manual (Page 4)

Compliance Labels These ar e shi ppi ng l abel s used excl usi v el y
for a cer tai n r etai l er. The l abel compl i es
w i th the retai l er ’s stand ard s.
Compliance Label
Overlay Thi s i s the "skel eton" of the compl i ance
l abel that contai ns the fi xed fi el ds (constant
text, l i nes, etc.).
Field Thi s can be text, bar cod es, l i nes, boxes,
constant, or non-pri ntabl e text. It i s the
r esul t of a fi el d defi ni ti on.
Field D efinition Thi s i s any str i ng of el ements (par ameters)
that per tai n to one fi el d. A fi el d d efi ni ti on
begi ns w i th a fi el d i denti fi er (such as T , B,
D , C, etc.). For exampl e, a fi el d d efi ni ti on
w i thi n a for mat may l ook somethi ng l i ke:
T,1,10,V,250,50,0,1,1,1,B,C,0
p
Field Elements
(Parameters) These ar e the parameter s that appl y to a
f i el d and are separated by commas. (In the
abov e exampl e, B i s a fi el d el ement for
Bl ack pri nt on a w hi te background.)
Format Thi s i s the l ayout or d esi gn for your suppl y.
Format H eader Thi s i s the fi rst l i ne of a for mat,
i mmed i atel y fol l ow i ng the star t of a Packet
({). A for mat header must begi n w i th F,
fol l ow ed by v ari ous header el ements.
Format Packet Thi s i s a packet that creates the for mat.
Refer to the d efi ni ti on of Packet for mor e
i nfor mati on.
Graphic Field Thi s fi el d i s speci fi ed i n the for mat packet.
The v al ues for row and col umn posi ti on the
graphi c i mage on the suppl y.
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