Example print-out:
This example is based on a print job with three <Extern Text: fixed length> objects.
Each object has different settings for wildcards and offset (abbreviated: OS). The
character string 12ab345 shall be transmitted. The settings for each <Extern Text:
fixed length> object look as follows:
Object 1:
Wildcards: X 1 wildcard
Offset: 0 0 offset
Sum of wildcards and offset: 1
Object 2:
Wildcards: YY 2 wildcard
Offset: 1 1 offset
Sum of wildcards and offset: 3
Object 3:
Wildcards: ZZZ 3 wildcard
Offset: 3 3 offset
Sum of wildcards and offset: 6
The input buffer in this example has the length of 6 characters because the largest
sum of wildcards and offset is 6.
Beside the input buffer there is also a display buffer. The content of the display buffer
is what you see in the print preview of the main window of the JET3 printer.
There are three rules regarding the input and the display buffer:
1. The input buffer has to be completely filled before its content is transferred
to the display buffer.
2. The print-out always reflects the content of the display buffer (what you see
is what you get printed).
3. The input buffer is emptied as soon as its content is transferred to the display
buffer.
The current display buffer will be printed with each PrintGo signal received unless
you have selected the <Check Double Prints> option.
With the <Check Double Prints> option activated you will receive an error message
when a PrintGo signal occurs before a new character string was received. So it is
granted that each character string is only printed once.
The following tables show the data transmission, the buffer content and the print-
out. It also shows how the settings for the wildcards and the offset affect the
displayed characters and therefor the print-out.
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