Microcom 438 User Manual
Microcom Printers
Table of contents
Document Outline
- Product Enhancements
- Liability Disclaimer
- FCC Compliance Statement
- 1.1 General Specifications
- 1.2 Printing Specifications
- 1.3 Media Specifications
- 2.1 Fonts
- 2.2 Graphics
- 2.3 Bar codes
- 2.4 Special Features
- 2.5 Options
- 3.1 Unpacking and Inspection
- 3.2 Connecting the Printer
- 3.3 Loading Media
- 3.4 Print Button and Status Indicator Light
- 3.5 Printer Modes
- 4.1 Control Characters
- 4.2 LDS Design Exercises
- 4.3 Label Design: An Overview
- 4.4 Label Header
- 4.4.1 HFM (Number of Fields in Layout)
- 4.4.2 LSX (Print Head Size X)
- 4.4.3 LSY (Label Size Y)
- 4.4.4 WEB (Web Size)
- 4.4.5 GAP (GAP Size)
- 4.4.6 DPS (Print Speed)
- 4.4.7 LCB (Label Control Byte)
- 4.4.8 AGD (Activate Gap Detector)
- 4.4.9 SPG (Steps Past Gap)
- 4.4.10 OFX (Offset X Direction)
- 4.4.11 OFY (Offset Y Direction)
- 4.5 Sample Header
- 4.6 Label Format Fields
- 4.6.1 TSN (Text String Number)
- 4.6.2 XB (X Beginning Coordinate)
- 4.6.3 YB (Y Beginning Coordinate)
- 4.6.4 CC (Character Count)
- 4.6.5 TCI (Text Conversion Identifier)
- 4.6.6 CGN (Character Generator Number)
- 4.6.7 FO (Field Orientation)
- 4.6.8 FJ (Field Justification)
- 4.6.9 CMX (Character Multiplier X Direction)
- 4.6.10 CMY (Character Multiplier Y Direction)
- 4.6.11 CS (Character Spacing)
- 4.6.12 TSP (Text Starting Position)
- 4.6.13 ,,, (Reserved Spaces)
- 4.6.14 AN (Attribute Number)
- 4.7 Line Draw
- 4.8 Reverse Video
- 5.1 Special Printer Control Codes
- 5.2 Printer Configuration Commands
- 5.3 General Purpose I/O
- 5.4 Specialized Print Modes
- 5.5 AutoLoad Media Commands
- 5.6 Printing Commands
- 5.7 Label Header Parameter Override Commands
- 5.8 Text String Commands
- 5.9 Cutter Configuration Commands
- 5.10 Dispensing Commands
- 5.11 View Printer Configuration and Statistics
- 5.12 Memory Commands
- 5.13 Printer Code Update
- 5.14 Miscellaneous Commands
- Memory
- 6.1 FLASH Data Types
- 6.2 RAM Data Types
- 6.3 Using the BMP2MIC.exe GRAPHIC Conversion Utility
- 6.4 Graphic Download Methods
- 6.5 Advanced GRAPHIC Format Conversion for Programmers
- 6.6 Graphic Image Data Format
- 6.7 Downloadable Graphics Commands
- 7.1 FLASH Data Types
- 7.2 RAM Data Types
- 7.3 Using the Font Conversion Utilities
- 7.4 Font Download Methods
- 7.5 Font Structure
- 7.6 Downloadable Font Command Summary
- 8.1 Types of Bar Codes
- 8.1.1 Universal Product Code – Version A (UPC-A), TCI 12
- 8.1.2 Universal Product Code – Version E (UPC-E), TCI 13
- 8.1.3 Universal Product Code (UPC-E, send 6 digits), TCI 14
- 8.1.4 Interleaved 2 of 5 (I2 of 5), TCI 15
- 8.1.5 Code 3 of 9 (Code39), TCI 16
- 8.1.6 European Article Numbering System 13 (EAN-13), TCI 20
- 8.1.7 European Article Numbering System 8 (EAN-8), TCI 21
- 8.1.8 Modified Plessey (MSI 1), TCI 24
- 8.1.9 Modified Plessey (MSI 2), TCI 25
- 8.1.10 Modified Plessey (MSI 3), TCI 26
- 8.1.11 GS1 Databar, TCI 35
- 8.1.12 Postnet (ZIP+4), TCI 36
- 8.1.13 Postnet (ZIP+6), TCI 37
- 8.1.14 MaxiCode, TCI 38
- 8.1.15 Code 128 (Automatic Compression), TCI 40
- 8.1.16 Code 128 (Manual Compression), TCI 41
- 8.1.17 Codabar (Rationalized), TCI 42
- 8.1.18 Code 93, TCI 43
- 8.1.19 PDF-417, TCI 46
- 8.1.20 Datamatrix, TCI 47
- 8.1.21 Intelligent Mail Barcode, TCI 48
- 8.1.22 Planet Code, TCI 49
- 8.1.23 UCC/EAN 128, TCI 50
- 8.1.24 UCC/EAN Text Information, TCI 51
- 8.2 Bar Code Rotation
- 8.3 Bar Code Human Readable Text
- 9.1 What is Code Page Switching?
- 9.2 Character Sets
- 9.3 Code Pages
- 9.3.1 Code Pages
- 9.3.2 Danish Code Page
- 9.3.3 860 Code Page
- 9.3.4 Spanish Code Page
- 9.3.5 850 Code Page
- 9.3.6 German Code Page
- 9.3.7 865 Code Page
- 9.3.8 Swiss Code Page
- 9.3.9 852 Code Page
- 9.3.10 French Code Page
- 9.3.11 863 Code Page
- 9.3.12 Swedish Code Page
- 9.3.13 437 Code Page
- 9.3.14 Italian Code Page
- 9.3.15 British Code Page
- 9.3.16 USA Code Page
- 10.1 Maintenance Schedule
- 10.2 Thermal Printer Card
- 10.3 Internal Cleaning
- 10.4 Print head Maintenance
- 10.5 Cleaning the Drive Roller
- 10.6 Exterior Cleaning
- 11.1 Troubleshooting Tips
- 1: General Index
- 2: List of Figures
- 3: List of Tables
- Appendix A: Limited Warranty
- Appendix B: RMA Procedure
- Appendix C: ^D Command Summary
- Glossary
- Appendix D: User Notes