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LDS II PROGRAMMING GUIDE PART NUMBER 880019-0123 Revised: September 5, 2006 CPC © Copyright 2006 by Microcom Corpor

vi LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 5.3.1 Data Matrix ...

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Chapter 6 84 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 6.3.2 >STOCK OVERADVANCED< (02) This error response is

Chapter 6 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 85 6.3.7 >CUTTER WATCHDOG STOPPED CUTTER< (12) This error

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Chapter 6 86 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 responses, the code ASCII 0x31 will be issued from the printe

Chapter 6 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 87 6.4.2 >INPUT 1< (21) The “>INPUT 1<” response in

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Chapter 6 88 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 6.4.9 >FEEDING< (85) The “>FEEDING<” response in

Chapter 6 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 89 6.4.16 >FLASH MEMORY LOW< (B0) The “>FLASH MEMORY L

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Chapter 6 90 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 If the printer is configured for byte responses, the code ASC

Chapter 6 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 91 6.4.30 >FONT/GRAPHIC NOT FOUND< (DC) This enquiry resp

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LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 93 Chapter 7: Communications 7.1 RS-232 Serial The printer provides a 9 pin female D-Sub connector, on th

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Communications Chapter 7 94 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 For a 25-pin serial communication port – Use a 25-pin female to 9-pin male cab

LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 95 Appendix A – ASCII Chart DEC HEX ASCII KEY DEC HEX ASCII DEC HEX ASCII DEC HEX ASCII 0 00 N

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LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 97 Glossary Alphanumeric - A term used to identify characters consisting of letters, numbers, and other sym

98 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 Ethernet - A fast and capable serial interface used by many networks for connecting host computers to vari

LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 99 TXD (Transmit Data) - An essential signal that carries data from the DTE to the DCE for 2-way RS-232 seria

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LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 101 Index A AGD Parameter...

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LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 103 User Notes

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LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 ix List of Tables Table 1 Resident Bitmapped Fonts ...

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LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 xi List of Figures Figure 1 Sample Script Format...

xii LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 Figure 25 ^D324) - List Statistics Example ...

LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 1 Introduction This programming guide provides the user with an overview of the LDSII command structure and

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LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 3 Chapter 1: Designing Using LDSII Label formats or scripts are very easy to design using LDSII by following

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Designing Using LDSII Chapter 1 4 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 ^J Line Feed: Represents a Line Feed (LF) character or 0x0A. ^K Print

Chapter 1 Designing Using LDSII LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 5 1.2 Script Creation: An Overview This section is intended to show a sam

Designing Using LDSII Chapter 1 6 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 Figure 1 Sample Script Format 1.3 Begin Script - ^A

Chapter 1 Designing Using LDSII LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 7 The persistent commands are helpful in setting the printer up for a bas

Designing Using LDSII Chapter 1 8 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 1.4.4 DRM (Distance to Registration Mark) LSX, LSY, GAP, DRM, SPD, D

Chapter 1 Designing Using LDSII LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 9 conjunction with media containing a blowhole. The blowhole and die-cut

Designing Using LDSII Chapter 1 10 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 1.5.1 XB (X Coordinate) XB, YB, CI, SW, SH, AI, DN, FO, FJ, FW,

Chapter 1 Designing Using LDSII LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 11 CI - Font Name Font Sample @bold_12 12 Point – 01234567890ABCDEFGHIJKLM

Designing Using LDSII Chapter 1 12 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 This script would cause a line to be inserted an inch from the left sid

Chapter 1 Designing Using LDSII LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 13 Graphics The printer is capable of processing monochrome 1-bit bitmaps.

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Designing Using LDSII Chapter 1 14 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 Bitmapped Fonts For bitmapped fonts, the SH can be used to adjust the

Chapter 1 Designing Using LDSII LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 15 Reverse Video The reverse video function inserts a black rectangle that

Designing Using LDSII Chapter 1 16 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 orientation may be; left will always be the left edge of the characters

Chapter 1 Designing Using LDSII LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 17 values reduce the default spacing. The point values are accurate to a

Designing Using LDSII Chapter 1 18 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 Figure 5 Text Entry Command^Tn)Your subject text is typ

LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 19 Chapter 2: Printer Commands The script management commands may be issued inside a script file while the ^

Printer Commands Chapter 2 20 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 2.1.1 Begin Script - ^A)filename This command is used to mark the beginning

Chapter 2 Printer Commands LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 21 helpful for debugging purposes. The same would be true when using the line

Printer Commands Chapter 2 22 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 ^D202 Print Example #1 The “^D202 Print Example #1” illustrates what t

Chapter 2 Printer Commands LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 23 2.3.1 ^D300)n (Print Command) This command will print a label or a bat

Proprietary Statement This manual contains information proprietary to Microcom Corporation. This information is intended solely for the use of partie

Printer Commands Chapter 2 24 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 2.3.7 ^D323)n (List Enablements) The “^D323)” command will list the p

Chapter 2 Printer Commands LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 25 2.3.12 ^D340)filename (Load/Save File) The “^D340)” command causes the p

Printer Commands Chapter 2 26 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 The “^D341)” command is useful in determining the exact filename and the val

Chapter 2 Printer Commands LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 27 command until the defragmenting operation has completed. The “^D360)”, “^D3

Printer Commands Chapter 2 28 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 Byte Mode Responses (ASCII) Text / Verbose Mode Response Equivalent 0x22 &

Chapter 2 Printer Commands LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 29 Byte Mode Responses (ASCII) Text / Verbose Mode Response Equivalent 0xDB &

Printer Commands Chapter 2 30 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 “^D392)1” command after a Flash code update may cause the printer to become

Chapter 2 Printer Commands LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 31 2.4.3 ^D507)n (Select Printed Media Handler) This command is used to s

Printer Commands Chapter 2 32 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 2.4.6 ^D541)n (Select Button 1 Response) This command is used to selec

Chapter 2 Printer Commands LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 33 automatically generated is the >POWERED DOWN< response and occurs when

LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 i Table of Contents INTRODUCTION...

Printer Commands Chapter 2 34 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 2.4.10 ^D566)n (Select Temperature Units) The “^D566)” command is used

Chapter 2 Printer Commands LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 35 2 Finish current label before halting. 2.4.14 ^D597)n (Select D

Printer Commands Chapter 2 36 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 4 Advance after every label (LTS Disabled) - Causes the label or tag perfor

Chapter 2 Printer Commands LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 37 2.5.5 ^D635)n (Set Print Speed) The “^D635)” command sets the print sp

Printer Commands Chapter 2 38 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 2.5.6.2 Detection Mode - Blackline (1) This detection mode is used when a b

Chapter 2 Printer Commands LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 39 Figure 8 Detection Mode - Die-cut and Blowhole 2.5.7 ^D

Printer Commands Chapter 2 40 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 2.5.12 ^D642)n (Set Advance/Retract Distance) This command is used to

Chapter 2 Printer Commands LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 41 the “^D394)1” command. This command is a “property” which means that it con

Printer Commands Chapter 2 42 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 Printer Model Number Recommended ^D648 Value 226 2.32” 326M 1.36” 426M

Chapter 2 Printer Commands LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 43 following structure, ^D670) b, p, d, s. When changing the serial parameters

ii LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 2.1.1 Begin Script - ^A)filename...

Printer Commands Chapter 2 44 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 2.5.26 ^D678)n (Set Broadcast Mask Address) This command is used to se

Chapter 2 Printer Commands LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 45 2.5.32 ^D690)n (Set Darkness Range) The “^D690)” command is used to se

Printer Commands Chapter 2 46 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 starting edge of the media is aligned to the print head reducing media waste

Chapter 2 Printer Commands LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 47 2.6.9 ^D740)n (Enable Cutter) This command is used to control the enab

Printer Commands Chapter 2 48 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 2.7 9xx Series Commands The 9xx series commands are reserved for printer se

Chapter 2 Printer Commands LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 49 4. Be sure that the printer is in the reflective detection mode selected is

Printer Commands Chapter 2 50 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 Figure 10 ^D900 Blackline Threshol

Chapter 2 Printer Commands LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 51 2. Load media into the printer. 3. Establish communication with a termin

Printer Commands Chapter 2 52 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 Figure 12 ^D900 Die-cut Thres

Chapter 2 Printer Commands LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 53 2.7.3 ^D930)level (Get Access Code Key) This command returns an access

LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 iii 2.4.2 ^D506)n (Select Cutter Type) ...3

Printer Commands Chapter 2 54 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 entire listing is terminated with either an additional CR+LF or 0x1A charact

Chapter 2 Printer Commands LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 55 FACT and/or DEV modes. This statistic field is only available on models tha

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LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 57 Chapter 3: Updating Flash Memory The printer’s firmware (Microcom Corporation Application; MCA) or Bootlo

Updating Flash Memory Chapter 3 58 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 8. After the file has been unzipped and the checksum verified, the foll

Chapter 3 Updating Flash Memory LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 59 1. Make sure the RS-232 serial connection is made between the host and

Updating Flash Memory Chapter 3 60 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 Note: The emulation program used to transfer the MCA file via the seria

LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 61 Chapter 4: Special Features 4.1 Reverse Video The Reverse Video feature is used to automatically genera

Special Features Chapter 4 62 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 Line Draw Reverse Video Example: ^A) ^D200) 3.3, 1.9, 0.125, 1.063, 5, 1 ^F1

Chapter 4 Special Features LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 63 Figure 16 Line Draw Feature Two Lines Example: ^A) ^D200) 3.

iv LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 2.5.21 ^D670) (Set Serial Port)...

Special Features Chapter 4 64 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 The Line Draw feature can also be used to create boxes. To accomplish this y

LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 65 Chapter 5: Bar Codes The purpose of this chapter is to provide information and the formatting requiremen

Bar Codes Chapter 5 66 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 5.2 Linear Bar Codes This section provides information regarding the different requ

Chapter 5 Bar Codes LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 67 Figure 19 Code 128 Subset Switching Subset A This subset contains 106 u

Bar Codes Chapter 5 68 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 5.2.4 Code 39 Code 39 is a variable length, alphanumeric symbology that is very pop

Chapter 5 Bar Codes LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 69 5.2.9 MSI2 (Modified Plessey) The MSI Plessey is a variable length, numeric only sy

Bar Codes Chapter 5 70 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 Y Parameter This parameter is used to set the Y coordinate start position of the Dat

Chapter 5 Bar Codes LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 71 Symbol Size Numeric Capacity Alphanumeric Capacity Binary Byte Capacity 120 x 120 2

Bar Codes Chapter 5 72 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 ACSII Encoding Scheme ASCII encoding is the basic scheme that encodes ASCII data, d

Chapter 5 Bar Codes LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 73 Module Width This parameter is used to adjust the size of the individual square modu

LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 v 2.7.9 ^D972)n (Edit Total Inches Run Statistic)...54 2.7.10

Bar Codes Chapter 5 74 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 Special Character Description ~dNNN Represents the ASCII encoded by the “NNN” value.

Chapter 5 Bar Codes LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 75 #Rows This parameter is used to specify the number of rows used for rendering the PD

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LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 77 Chapter 6: Diagnostics and Troubleshooting The purpose of this chapter is to provide some information a

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Chapter 6 78 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 Figure 23 ^D326) - L

Chapter 6 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 79 Figure 24 ^D325) - List Selections Example

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Chapter 6 80 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 Figure 26 ^D960)1 or ^K Test Pattern 6.2 Enqui

Chapter 6 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 81 Byte Mode Responses (ASCII Hex) Text and Verbose Mode Respons

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Chapter 6 82 LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 Byte Mode Responses (ASCII Hex) Text and Verbose Mode Respons

Chapter 6 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting LDSII Programming Guide - 880015-0123 83 Byte Mode Responses (ASCII Hex) Text and Verbose Mode Respons