AMT Datasouth Printer Fastmark 400 Users Guide

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Editing Commands
Command format Description
General format rthveeeyyyyxxxx See below
Print direction r ‘1’, ’2’, ’3’ or ‘4’ (rotation)
Object type  t ‘0’ to ‘9’ and ‘:’ (fonts) **,
‘A’ to ‘Z’ and ‘a’ to ‘z’ (bar
codes),
‘X’   (lines or boxes),
‘Y’   (graphics).
See Object Table below
Width multiplier   h  ‘1’ to 9 and  ‘A’ to ’ O’.
‘0’ stands for default.
Height multiplier     v ‘1’ to ‘9’  and  ‘A’ to ’ O’,
‘0’ stands for default.
Bar code height      eee This is ignored for box, line...

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Object Table
The following table is used for the Object Type, t, in the Editing Command Table.
Object String Description
L : line Lwwwhhh www : width,
hhh   : height.
L : line Lwwwwhhhh wwww : width,
hhhh   : height.
B : box Baaabbbcccddd aaa :  horizontal width
bbb : vertical height
ccc :  thickness of top and bottom edges
ddd : thickness of left and right bars
B : box Baaaavvvvccccdddd aaaa :  horizontal width
vvvv : vertical height
cccc : thickness of top and bottom edges
dddd :...

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Font Downloading Commands
Such commands are only used for soft fonts with PCL format.
Command Description
ESC *c###D assign the soft fonts ID number (### : 100 ~ 999)
ESC )s###W download font descriptor (### : length of font descriptor)
ESC *c###E set character code (### : 1 ~ 255)
ESC (s###W download character descriptor and image
(### : length of character descriptor and image)
Note: No spaces are after the escape character. 

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Command Set for the PPLB
All PPLB commands must end with  or + codes.  No spaces are allowed between
parameters and leading command character.
Command Description Parameter
Ax,y,rot,font,hm,vm,nr,stringPrint text.font:  1to 5 for internal font and A to Z
for soft font.
Bx,y,rot,bar,nw,ww,v,hum,stringPrint Bar Code.
bar: barcode
selectionnw:     width of narrow bar
ww:    width of wide bar
v:       bar code height
hum:  B for printing readable code
and N for disabling.
bx,y,type,[…]Print 2D...

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Command (Cont) Description Parameter
Ip1,p2,001 Select symbol set**p1:    7 or 8 data bits
p2:    symbol set
JB
JFDisable back feed**
Enable back feed**
LEx,y,hlen,vlenLine draw by
exclusivehlen:  horizontal length
vlen:  vertical length
LOx,y,hlen,vlenLine draw by OR
LWx,y,hlen,vlenDraw white line
N Clear frame buffer
O[,C][,N][,D] Select options**
Pp1[,p2] Print labelp1:    label set number
p2:    copy number of each label
PAp1[,p2] Print automatic
Qp1,p2[,+p3]Set label and gap...

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Command (Cont) Description Parameter
d0,euroEnable/disable
European dollar
mark
**
0:   disable European dollar mark.
1:   enable
d1,hadjSet horizontal
position adjustment**hadj: adjustment in dots.
d2,hadjSame as d1 except the parameter is not saved to non-
volatile memory.
Notes:
1.  x and y represents horizontal and vertical co-ordinate values.
2.  hm and vm stand for horizontal and vertical multipliers.
3.  rot is the rotation direction, its value is from 0 to 3.
4.  nr is either N for...

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PRINTER DRIVER
The bundled printer driver is used for applications under Windows 95/98/2000 and Windows NT.
You may run any popular software application, such as MS-Word, as long as they are for Windows
and printing the contents to the printer through the designated driver.
Before starting installation you should:
♦ Check the contents of the driver to ensure it is complete.
♦ Make a backup copy of the driver.
♦ Read the README.TXT file for installation guide and change notices.
Under the...

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10. You may wish to change the Printer Name to be more descriptive.  Also select this
printer as the Default printer.  Click Next.
11. Select whether you want a test page to be printed, then click on Finish.
12. After the related files have been copied to your system, the procedure is complete.
 
Notes:
1. If you are just updating your driver, make sure to delete the previous version first.
2. If you install new bar code application software like BarTender, LabelView or CodeSoft, the...

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How to Use the Driver
After the driver is installed, you can open the Printers dialogue box and make parameter settings:
Windows 95/98/2000/NT4.0 - Start ➩ Settings ➩ Printers ➩ Printer Name ➩ Properties
Parameter setting:
After entering the Selected Printer you can change the parameters to meet your configuration and
needs.  The following Format is from Windows 98. 

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Details Tab
Print to the following port
This allows you to select the IO port to link with the printer. The port may be one of
parallel (LPT), serial (COM), network port or file.
If the communication port is the serial port (COM1: or COM2:), check the baud rate and
flow control as they must be consistent between host and printer.  The printer’s baud rate
is printed on the following the self-test page.  The factory default baud rate is 9600.
Print using the following driver
This must match...