EasyCoder 4420/4440 Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual
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Emulation mode
An operating mode in which the printer has the operating characteristics of another
printer. For example, the 3440 can operate in 8636/46 Emulation, which emulates an
Intermec 8636 or 8646 printer.
field
A graphic element that is the basic unit of a format. The four basic types of fields are
bar code, graphic, line, and text.
fixed data field
Bar code and text fields that never vary from one label to the next; the data in a fixed
field is a permanent part of the format.
fixed format
A format in which the data never varies from one label to the next, such as a return
address label. A fixed format needs no additional data to print a label.
font
A character set of a given type size and style. See also character set.
font file
See soft font.
format file
A collection of printer commands and data that determines the arrangement of fields on
a label.
graphic
A bitmap picture downloaded to the printer by the host before printing.
HIBC
Health Industry Bar Code standard. A modified version of Code 39 that has 43
characters, utilizes the Modulus 43 check character, and reserves some character
combinations for special usage.
human-readable
A character, number, or symbol printed in a font that a human can read; as opposed to
bar code symbology, which only a machine can read.
image bands
A portion of an image in the shape of a strip of the image. A certain number of image
bands are stored in memory before printing begins. This method allows printing and
imaging to take place simultaneously.
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