Microcom 400 - Manual (Page 35)

Chapter 4 Designing Labels Using LDS
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CC CHARACTER COUNT
This parameter determines the number of characters that will be used in a field. If the
number of characters in the selected text string is more than the quantity specified by
CC, then the remainder of the text string is ignored. If the text string has less than the
number of characters specified by this parameter, then only those characters defined
by the text string are printed. For example, the text string - MICROCOM - would be 8
characters long.
TCI TEXT CONVERSION IDENTIFIER
This parameter determines what form the text string will be printed in. The following
values define which text conversion method is used:
1 Text (ASCII)
2 Text Surrounded by Asterisks (Code 3 of 9)
3 Text with UPC-A/UPC-E Checksum Digit Printed
8 Downloadable Fonts/Graphics
12 UPC-A Bar Code
13 UPC-E Bar Code (SEND 11 DIGITS)
14 UPC-E Bar Code (SEND 7 DIGITS)
15 Interleaved 2 of 5 Bar Code
16 Code 3 of 9 Bar Code
*17 Text with UPC-E Checksum and Extended Bars Added
20 EAN-13 Bar Code
21 EAN-8 Bar Code
*22 Text with EAN-13 Checksum and Extended Bars Added
*23 Text with EAN-8 Checksum and Extended Bars Added
24 MSI 1 (Plessey)
25 MSI 2 (Plessey)
26 MSI 3 (Plessey)
*28 Text with MSI Checksum Added - Type 1
*29 Text with MSI Checksum Added - Type 2
*32 Text with UPC-A Checksum and Extended Bars Added
*33 Text with UPC-A With Extended Bars Added
36 Postnet (Zip+4)
37 Postnet (Zip+6)
40 Code 128 Bar Code (Automatic Compression)
42 Codabar Bar Code
43 Code 93 Bar Code
44 AS-10 Bar Code
50 EAN-128 Bar Code
51 Text with EAN-128 Information
* Refer to Section 7.1.1 on how to use these TCI's.
Example: For the string - 1234567
A TCI of 1 would print ASCII text.
A TCI of 42 would print a Codabar bar code.