Monarch 9906 - Glossary

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GLOSSARY
Batch Data
2,"Monarch" |
Defines the actual information (as fields within { }) printed on the
label.
Batch Control
E,0,0,4,2,1,0 |
Defines the print job (as a field).
Batch Header
{B,1,N,1 | }
First line of a batch, immediately following ({). Identifies the format
and batch quantity.
Batch Packet
{B,1,N,1 |
2,"Monarch" | }
Contains a batch header and the batch data. Enclose within { }.
Bitmapped Fonts
Reside in the printer’s memory. If you change the point size, you
have changed the font. Magnifying these fonts causes jaggedness to
occur.
Buffer
Storage area in the printer’s memory that holds specific data (images,
formats, etc).
Field
Can be text, bar codes, lines, boxes, constant, or non-printable text.
It is the result of a field definition.
Downloaded Fonts
Reside in the printers RAM and deleted when the printer is turned off.
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Field Definition
Any string of parameters that pertain to one field. A field definition
begins with a field identifier (such as T, B, D, C, etc.).
T,1,10,V,250,50,0,1,1,1,B,C,0 |
Field Parameters
Parameters that apply to a field and are separated by commas. (In
the above example, B is a field element for black print on a white
background.)
Flash Memory
Contains information that is SAVED when the printer is turned off.
Flash memory needs to be formatted before it can be used.
Format
Layout or design for your printed label.
Format Header
First line of a format, immediately following the start of packet ({). A
format header must begin with F, followed by various header
elements.
F,1,A,R,E,600,400,”Fmt-1” |
Monospaced Fonts
All characters have the same width and are easy to center justify.
(Standard, bold, and reduced are monospaced.)
Non-volatile RAM
Contains information that is SAVED when the printer is turned off.
Option
R,4,6,1,3,1 |
Any line within a format that applies special formatting to a field. This
line begins with
R
and must immediately follow the field it applies to.
Packet
B,1,N,1 |
2,”Monarch" |
Any string of characters within ({ }).
Pre-image
A way to optimize the printer, because it images the fields while data
is collected. After the last field is imaged, the label prints almost
immediately.
Proportionally
Spaced Fonts
All characters have different widths and are difficult to center justify
(CG Triumvirate™ Typefaces).
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