Argox PA-60 User Manual

B1. COORDINATE SYSTEM B2. COMMAND SYNTAX The PPLB coordinates system is depicted in Figure B1-1. ↑ +y (0,0)

Above example stores a form to the printer. If you retrieve this form and enter the counter value like the following way, the printer will print tw

EI Prints Soft Font List EK Deletes Soft Font Syntax EI↵ Syntax EK”ID”↵ EK”*”↵ Description This command causes the printer to prin

Font Descriptor ES Downloads Soft Font Byte 0 0 Byte 1 No. of characters to be downloaded Byte 2 0 Byte 3 Image height, IV Byte 4 Width in pixe

FE Ends Form Store FI Prints Form List Syntax FE↵ Syntax FI↵ Description This command is used to end a form store sequence. When

FK Deletes Form 28 FR Executes Form Syntax FK”FORMNAME”↵ Syntax FR”FORMNAME”↵ FK”*”↵ Description This command is used to retrieve

FS Stores Form 30 GG Prints Graphics Syntax FS”FORMNAME”↵ Syntax GGp1,p2,”GNAME”↵ Description This command begins a form store sequenc

32 GK Deletes GraphicsGI Prints Graphic List Syntax GK”GNAME”↵ Syntax GI↵ GK”*”↵ Description This command causes the printer to delet

P1↵ GM Stores Graphics GK"*"↵ First delete PCXA graphics, download a new one, print some Syntax GM”GNAME”p1↵ texts

GW Prints Immediate Graphics I Selects Symbol Set Syntax GWp1,p2, p3,p4,[…raster image…]↵ Syntax Ip1,p2,p3↵ Description This command is us

Example N↵ I7,5,001↵ JB/JF Disables/Enables Back Feed A50,30,0,3,1,1,N,"£100"↵ P1↵ Syntax JB↵ JF↵ This example sel

B3. FONTS String This printer language uses data string under the following conditions. This printer language defines three types of fonts acco

LE Line Draw by Exclusive OR Operation LO Line Draw by OR Operation Syntax LEp1,p2,p3,p4↵ Syntax LOp1,p2,p3,p4↵ Description This comma

LW Draws White Line N Clears Image Buffer Syntax LWp1,p2,p3,p4↵ Syntax N↵ Description This command is used to clear the image buffer be

2. nce the options are incorrectly selected, the LEDs at panel may become blinking after printing. Please refer to the trouble-shooting section to c

P Prints LabelOutput Syntax Pp1[,p2]↵ Description This command is used to output the contents of the image buffer. Parameters p1: Numbe

PA Prints AutomaticallyOutput Syntax PAp1[ ,p2]↵ Description This command is used for form application. It prints the form, as soon a

Q Sets Label and Gap Length q Sets Label Width Syntax Qp1,p2↵ Syntax qp1↵ Description This command is used to set the label and gap

R Sets Origin Point S Sets Print Speed Syntax R p1,p2↵ Syntax Sp1↵ Description This command moves the origin point for the X and De

TD Defines date format TT Defines time format Syntax TD[p1][p2][p3]↵ Syntax TT[p1][p2][p3]↵ Description This command defines the date

TS Sets RTC 56 U Prints Configuration Syntax TSp1,p2,p3,p4,p5,p6↵ Syntax U↵ Description This command is used to set the RTC if it is

UN/US Disables/Enables Error Reporting Syntax UN↵ US↵ Description This command is used to enable/disable the feedback from the pr

The advantages of using soft fonts: 8-bit Character 7-bit Character Symbol sets Code page 437, Code page 850, Code page 852, Code page 860, Code

V Defines Variable This example stores a form to the printer, if you retrieve the form and enter the counter and variable with the follo

X Draws Box Y Sets Serial Port Syntax Xp1,p2,p3,p4,p5↵ Syntax Yp1,p2,p3,p4↵ Description This command is used to draw a box by an “OR” o

Z Sets Print Direction ZN/ZS Disables/Enables Flash Memory Syntax Zp1↵ Syntax ZN↵ ZS↵ Description This command is used to set the print

? Downloads Variables and Counters APPENDIX BA: PCX SPECIFICATION Syntax ?↵ This section contains the basic PCX format that will be accepted by

0CH ~ 0DH Horizontal resolution. Ignored. 0EH ~ 0FH Vertical resolution. Ignored. 10H ~ 3FH All 0s 40H 041H Plane no., this should be 1. 42H ~ 4

APPENDIX BB: HOW TO SELECT A FONT FROM FONT BOARD APPENDIX BC: HOW TO MAKE A FORM In general a form contains texts, bar codes and graphics. Some of

Program List Define Variables and Counters GK"LOGO"↵ V00,15,N,”Start From”↵ ; variable 00 with a maximum length of 15 GM”LOGO”1024↵ V

APPENDIX BD: ADDITIONAL COMMANDS There are some extra PPLB commands for special functions on OS, X and G series printers. Their characteristics are

APPENDIX BE: HOW TO SEND THE COMMANDS TO THE PRINTER Basic program example: 10 OPEN "LPT1" FOR RANDOM AS #1 20 PRINT #1, &q

Appendix BF：FONTS AND BAR CODES FOR PPLB Symbol Internal Fonts There are 5 internal fonts for the PPLB emulation. Each has 6 eight-bit and 9 seven

B4. COMMAND SET The PPLB command sets can be categorized into the following four groups, according to functions and memory allocations.  Setting

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82Internal Bar Codes The PPLB support 26 one dimensional bar codes and 2 two dimensional bar codes. 81

B5. COMMAND REFERENCE This section lists all of the commands and their descriptions in alphabetical order. A Prints Text Syntax Ap1,p2,p3,p4,p

Notes : B Prints Bar Code 1. All PPLB samples in this manual are printed from the 300 DPI printers. 2. The sub-string of counter and variable ca

2G German Postcode2M Matrix 2 of 5 2U UPC Interleaved 2 of 5 3 Code 3 of 9 3C Code 3 of 9 with check sum digit 9 Code 93E30 EAN-13E32 EAN-1

b Prints 2D Bar Code Syntax bp1,p2,p3,[specific parameters and data]↵ Description Prints a specific 2D bar code. Parameters p1: X coordinate i

l: Maximum column count. 18 C Counter t: Truncation flag, 0=normal and 1=truncated. o: Rotation. 0-0o, 1-90o, 2-180o and 3-270o. Synta