Microcom 470 - Manual (Page 33)

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 Non-Volatile Downloadable Fonts
11 Volatile Downloadable Fonts
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
40 Code 128 bar code (Automatic Compression)
41 Code 128 bar code (No Compression)
42 Codabar bar code
43 Code 93 bar code
44 AS-10 bar code
* 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.