SATO CX Series manuale d’uso

Issued April 2001 CX Series Programming Manual[...]

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SATO CX Serie s Printer Wa r n i n g It is essential that the safety and ope rating procedures contained within this manual be brought to the attention of, and are used by, all personnel likely to operate this printer/pr oduct. This prin ter/pr oduct must only be used for th e purpose for which it was designed. In the case of fire, water must not b[...]

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SATO CX Series Printer i Contents Contents Contents Contents CX SERIES PROG RAMMING GUIDE .............. ........... .......... 1 INTRODUCTION ... ........... ........... ................ ........... .......... 1 THE SATO PROGRA MMING LANGUAG E . ........... ........... .... 1 SELECTING PROTOCOL CO NTROL CODES ............ .......... 2 USING BASIC [...]

ii SATO CX Seri es Printer Line Feed ........ ................ ........... ........... .......... ................. 50 Off-Line/ Pause .......... ........... ........... ................ ........... ...... 52 Postnet ...... ........... ........... ........... ................ ........... ........... 53 Print Darkness ........... ........... .......[...]

SATO CX Series Printer iii Two-Dimensional Ba r Codes Maxicode .... .......... ........... ................. .......... ........... .......... 89 Two-Dimensional Ba r Codes PDF417 ....... .......... ........... ........... ................ ........... .......... 91 CONFIGURATIO N COMMANDS .. ........... ................ .......... 94 Calibrate Sens[...]

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SATO CX Series Printer 1 CX SERIES PRO GRAMMING GUIDE CX SERIES PRO GRAMMING GUIDE CX SERIES PRO GRAMMING GUIDE CX SERIES PRO GRAMMING GUIDE INTRODUCTION This sect ion pr esen ts th e comma nds t hat ar e use d with the SATO CX prin ters to pr oduc e labe ls with l ogos, bar cod es an d alp han umer ic dat a. The following information is presented [...]

2 SATO CX Seri es Printer <ESC> {C ommand} {P arame ter} {D ata} Some commands can contain both Paramete r and Data elements, s uch as “print a Code 39 symbol containing the data.” SELECT ING PROTOCOL CONT ROL CO DES SELECT ING PROTOCOL CONT ROL CO DES SELECT ING PROTOCOL CONT ROL CO DES SELECT ING PROTOCOL CONT ROL CO DES Protocol codes [...]

SATO CX Series Printer 3 1. Set the WID TH of the output dev ice to 2 55 charac ters to avoid au- tomatically sending <CR > and <LF> c haracters after ev ery line. The command string s hould be continuous and uninterrupted by <CR> and/or <LF> commands . The example s giv en in th is ma- nual are printed on separate lines bec[...]

4 SATO CX Seri es Printer 50 LPRIN T E$;"Q1 "; Instructs t he pri nter to print one label. 60 LPRI NT E$; “Z”; Tells the prin ter that the las t command has be en sen t. The printer can now create and print the job . Pr inting with the R S232 P ort Pr inting with the R S232 P ort Pr inting with the R S232 P ort Pr inting with the R S2[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 5 ROT A T ED FIELDS ROT A T ED FIELDS ROT A T ED FIELDS ROT A T ED FIELDS The printers can rotate e ach print field in 90° incr ements using the Rotat e command. There are two variations of this command. • <ESC> % - The field rotates, but the b ase refe rence point for the field remains t he same. • <ESC> R -[...]

6 SATO CX Seri es Printer NO TES : (1) The settings for these co mmands will re vert to the default value when the printer recei ves an <ESC>Z or an <ESC>* . (2) These values trans mitted with t hese command s wil l re main in effect until a new command is received. PRINTER CONFIGURA TION PRINTER CONFIGURA TION PRINTER CONFIGURA TION PR[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 7 COMM AND CODE P AGE RE FERENC E COMM AND CODE P AGE RE FERENC E COMM AND CODE P AGE RE FERENC E COMM AND CODE P AGE RE FERENC E This section contains all the printer Command Codes. The commands must be sent to the prin ter in an org anized fa shion in order fo r the label (s) to pr int. The purpose of this section is to: Ex[...]

8 SATO CX Seri es Printer Bar Codes Bar Codes Bar Codes Bar Codes Comm and Str uctu re 1:3 narrow /wide bar rati o: <ESC>B abbcc cd 2:5 narrow/ wide ratio: <ESC>BDab bcccd 1:2 narrow /wide bar rati o: <ESC>Dab bcccd a= B a r C o d e S y m b o l 0 Coda bar 1C o d e 3 9 2 Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 /5) 3 UPC-A / EA N-13 4E A N - 8 AM S[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 9 Input to Printer <ESC>A <ESC>H0025<ESC>V0025<ESC>B103100*CODE 39* <ESC>H0155<ESC>V0130<ESC>XS*CODE 39* <ESC>H0025<ESC>V0200<ESC>BD20210045676567 <ESC>H0075<ESC>V0310<ESC>XM45676567 <ESC>H0025<ESC>V0375<ESC>BD30215001234567890 <[...]

10 SATO CX Seri es Printer Printer Outpu t[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 11 UCC-128 Withou t In crem entin g <ESC>A <ESC>H0100<ESC>V0100<ESC> BI071501012345670000 00001 <ESC>Q2<ESC>Z With In cremen ting <ESC>A <ESC>H0100<ESC>V0100<ESC >F001+001 <ESC >BI07150101234567000000001 <ESC>Q2<ESC>Z[...]

12 SATO CX Seri es Printer Special Note s 1. UPC a nd EA N bar c odes are no t af fected b y th e diffe rent types of narrow to wide ratios. Instead , the <ESC>D comman d ad ds desce nder bars t o thes e co des wh ere needed to meet UPC sp ecifications . The <ESC>BD com- mand pu ts des cende r bars and hum an rea dable t ext below th e [...]

SATO CX Series Printer 13 Bar Co des, Expa nsion Bar Co des, Expa nsion Bar Co des, Expa nsion Bar Co des, Expa nsion Command St ructur e <ESC>BW aabbb aa = Expansion factor by which the width of all bars and sp aces w ill be in creased (01-12 ) bbb = Bar hei ght by dot (00 4-600 dots) Example : <ESC>BW 02100 Place ment: Immedi ately f [...]

14 SATO CX Seri es Printer Special Note s 1. This comma nd must be preced ed by the V ariable Ratio Bar Code s <ES C>BT c ommand (See page 15)) . 2. The following bar codes will be affected by the Character Pitch command: Coda bar , Code 39 and Int erleave d 2 o f 5.[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 15 Bar Codes, Variable Ratio Bar Codes, Variable Ratio Bar Codes, Variable Ratio Bar Codes, Variable Ratio Command St ructur e <ESC> BTabbccddee a= B a r C o d e S y m b o l : 0 Coda bar 1C o d e 3 9 2 Interleaved 2 of 5 bb = Narrow spa ce in dots (01- 99) cc = Wide space in dots (01-99) dd = Narrow bar i n dots (0 1-99[...]

16 SATO CX Seri es Printer Printer Outpu t: Special Note s 1. This command must be immediately followed by the <ESC>BW Bar Code Expansion command (See page 13). 2. Y ou may use only one variable ratio bar code per label. 3. If the data specified in this c ommand is incorrect, the command is ignored and t he ratio used will be based on the pre[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 17 Base Reference Point Base Reference Point Base Reference Point Base Reference Point Command St ructur e <ESC> A3H-aaaaVbbbb - = This char acter is optional. When present, it specifies that the horizontal offset is in the ne- gative direction. If it is left out the offset d irec- tion is positive. aaaa = Horizontal Pr[...]

18 SATO CX Seri es Printer Printer Outpu t: Special Note s 1. Use of this comma nd will set the V ertical/Horizontal Off- set setting of the printer configuration until a new Base Reference P oint command is issued. 2. This command may b e used more than once in a p rint job. 3. An alte rnat ive to usin g this com mand is to mak e cha n- ges to you[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 19 Characters, Custom-Designed Characters, Custom-Designed Characters, Custom-Designed Characters, Custom-Designed Command St ructur e Store Comm and:<E SC> Tabcc Recall Command:<ESC> Kab90cc a = 1 16x16 m atrix 2 24x24 mat rix b = Spec ifies th e ch aracte r enc oding m ethod f or the data s tream H Hexad ecima l[...]

20 SATO CX Seri es Printer <ESC>V100 <ESC>L0505 <ESC> K1H903F <ESC>H350 <ESC>V100 <ESC>L1010 <E SC> K1H903F <ESC>Q1 <ESC>Z Printer Outpu t: Special Note s 1. When printing the custom character using the <ESC>K Recall com mand, th e ch aracte r is af fect ed by t he follo - wing commands: C[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 21 Character Expans ion Character Expans ion Character Expans ion Character Expans ion Command St ructur e <ESC>L aabb aa = Multiple t o expand horizontally (01- 04) bb = M ultiple t o expa nd ver tically (01 - 04) Examp le: <ESC > L 030 4 Placemen t: Preceding the da ta to be expande d Defa ult: <E SC> L 01[...]

22 SATO CX Seri es Printer Special Note s 1. This command will expand the following fonts: 2. Fonts U , S, M, XU , XS, XM, OA & OB (See page 33 ), and fonts WB, WL, XB and XL , (S ee page 35). 3. This comman d wil l als o affe ct the f ollo wing comm and s: Charac ter P itch, (S ee pag e 24). Charac ters, C ustom- Desig ned, (S ee pa ge 19). 4.[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 23 Character, Fixed Spacing Character, Fixed Spacing Character, Fixed Spacing Character, Fixed Spacing Command St ructur e <ESC> PR Example : See Above Pla cem ent: Pre ce din g the d ata Default: The defa ult is Proportional Spacing. Command Fun ctio n To res et pr opor ti onal sp aci ng and place t he pr int er back t[...]

24 SATO CX Seri es Printer Character Pitch Character Pitch Character Pitch Character Pitch Comm and Str uctu re <ESC> Paa aa = N umber o f dots b etween c harac ters (00-99 ) Example : <ESC>P 03 Placemen t: Preceding the tex t to be printed Defa ult: <ESC > P02 Comm and Funct ion To designate the amount of spacing (in dots) betw e[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 25 Special Note s 1. This comma nd is affect ed by t he <ESC >L C haracte r Expan sion command, (See page 21 ). Th e char acte r pitch is actually the product of the current horizontal e xpan- sion mu ltiple and th e desi gnated pitch va lue. 2. Example :<ESC> L0304< ESC>P03 Pitch = (03) x (03) = 9 dots 3. T[...]

26 SATO CX Seri es Printer Character, Proportional Spa cing Character, Proportional Spa cing Character, Proportional Spa cing Character, Proportional Spa cing Comm and Str uctu re <ESC> PS Set to proportional spacing <ESC> PR Rese t to fixed s pacing Exa mple: See abo ve Placemen t: Preceding the da ta to be proportiona l spaced Default[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 27 Clear Print Job(s) & Memory Clear Print Job(s) & Memory Clear Print Job(s) & Memory Clear Print Job(s) & Memory Command St ructur e <ESC> *a a = Specifies the internal memory section to be cleare d. T To clear the cust om character mem ory & To clear the form ov erlay me mory X To clea r al l inte[...]

28 SATO CX Seri es Printer Continuous Forms Printing Continuous Forms Printing Continuous Forms Printing Continuous Forms Printing Comm and Str uctu re None The printer locates the end of an ad hesive label by sensing the backing between labels or through the use of an E ye- Mark (bl ack rectan gle on the rev erse si de of t he backing) . It locate[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 29 Copy Image Area Copy Image Area Copy Image Area Copy Image Area Command St ructur e <ESC> WDHaaaaVbbbbXccccYdddd aaaa = Horizontal position of the top left corner of the area to b e copied 0 001 to 832 bbbb = Verti cal po sition o f the top le ft cor ner of the area to b e copied 0 001 to 1424 cccc = Horizontal lengt[...]

30 SATO CX Seri es Printer Printer Outpu t: Special Note s 1. Use th e P rint P ositi on comma nds ( V an d H ) to loc ate the new a rea f or th e dupl icat e i mage , (S ee page 57) . 2. P osition of the new target area must not b e inside the original image. 3. If you use the Rotate command, V , H, X and Y axis will be revers ed. 4. If the re fer[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 31 Cutter Command Cutter Command Cutter Command Cutter Command Command St ructur e <ESC> ~aaaa or <ESC> <NUL>aaaa aaaa = Num ber of l abels t o prin t between each c ut (0001 to 9999) Examp le: <ES> ~0002 Pla cem ent: Foll owi ng th e <ESC> Q Pri nt Q uan tity com- mand Default: Cut after each la[...]

32 SATO CX Seri es Printer print quantity is 20, the n 40 (20 set s of 2) labels will be printed . 5. Sending a Cutter command to a printer without a cutte r installed wi ll enable the Back -feed operation.[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 33 Fonts U, S, M, OA, OB, XU, XS & XM Fonts U, S, M, OA, OB, XU, XS & XM Fonts U, S, M, OA, OB, XU, XS & XM Fonts U, S, M, OA, OB, XU, XS & XM Command St ructur e Font XU : <ESC> XU Font U: <ESC> U Font XS : <ESC> XS Font S: <ESC> S Font XM : < ESC> XM Font M: <ESC> M Font O[...]

34 SATO CX Seri es Printer Printer Outpu t Special Note s 1. Characters may be enlarged through the use of the Chara cter Expa nsio n com mand , (See pa ge 2 1). 2. Character spacing may be altered through the use of the Characte r Pitch comma nd, (See pag e 24). The def ault is 2 dots betwee n char acters . It is recom mend ed to us e a spacin g o[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 35 Fonts WB, WL, XB & XL Fonts WB, WL, XB & XL Fonts WB, WL, XB & XL Fonts WB, WL, XB & XL Command St ructur e Font WB: <ES C> WBa Font XB: <ESC> XB a Font WL: <ESC> WLa Font XL: <E SC> XL a a = Provided for compatibil ity with CL Printers . Can be eith er a 0 or a 1 Examp le: <ESC &[...]

36 SATO CX Seri es Printer Printer Outpu t: Special Note s 1. Characters may be enlarged through the use of the <ESC>L Charact er Ex pansi on co mmand, ( See page 2 1). 2. Character spacing may be altered through the use of the <ESC>A Char acter P itch co mma nd, (Se e page 24 ). 3. A font mu st be d efined fo r each field to be pri nte[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 37 Form Feed Form Feed Form Feed Form Feed Command St ructur e <ESC>A (space) <ESC>Z Exa mple: See abo ve Placemen t: Separate data strea m sent to printer Default: None Command Fun ctio n To feed a blank tag or label, which is the equivalent of a “form feed ” Input to Printer <ESC>A (space) <ESC>Z[...]

38 SATO CX Seri es Printer Form Overlay, Recall Form Overlay, Recall Form Overlay, Recall Form Overlay, Recall Comm and Str uctu re <ESC> / Exa mple: See abo ve Place ment: Must b e prece ded by al l other d ata and place d just before the Print Quantity com mand, <ESC>Q . Default: None Comm and Funct ion To recall the label image from [...]

SATO CX Series Printer 39 Printer Outpu t: Special Note s 1. The overlay is stored using the <ESC>& Form Overlay Stor e comman d, (Se e pa ge 40) . 2. The <ESC>AX Expanded Print Length command, (See page 55), cannot be used with Forms Overlay .[...]

40 SATO CX Seri es Printer Form Overlay, Store Form Overlay, Store Form Overlay, Store Form Overlay, Store Comm and Str uctu re <ESC> & Exa mple: See abo ve Place ment: Must b e prece ded by al l other d ata and place d just bef ore the Stop com mand (<ESC> Z) Default: None Comm and Funct ion To store a label image in the volatile f[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 41 Graphics, Cu stom Graphics, Cu stom Graphics, Cu stom Graphics, Cu stom Command St ructur e <ESC> Gabbbccc(data) a = Specifies format of data stream to follow BB i n a r y f o r m a t H Hexadec imal forma t bbb = Number of horizontal 8 x 8 blocks 001 to 104 ccc = Number of vertical 8 x 8 blocks 001 to 178 ( 001 to 35[...]

42 SATO CX Seri es Printer C00003C00003C00001800003C00000000003 C00000000003FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF <ESC>H0300<ESC>V0100<ESC>XSPLEASE PLACE YOUR DISK <ESC>H0300<ESC>V0150<ESC>XSIN A SAFE PLACE <ESC>Q1<ESC>Z Printer Outpu t Special Note s 1. Do not use ASCII <CR> or <LF> characters (carria[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 43 Graphics, P CX Graphics, P CX Graphics, P CX Graphics, P CX Command St ructur e <ESC> GPaaaaa, (data) aaaaa = Num ber of byt es to be dow nload ed Examp le: <ESC > G P32000 , ... data.. . Placeme nt: Anywhere wi thin t he job data str eam Default: None Command Fun ctio n To allo w the creati on and pr intin g o[...]

44 SATO CX Seri es Printer 2. Only bl ack and w hit e PCX f iles ca n be do wnlo aded. 3. The image created by this command cannot be rotated. 4. The file size specified by this command is the DOS file size in bytes .[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 45 Journal Print Journal Print Journal Print Journal Print Command St ructur e <ESC> J Exa mple: See abo ve Placeme nt: Immediat ely fo llowing <ESC> A Default: None Command Fun ctio n To print text in a line by line format on a label. By specifying this command, you automatically select Font S with a Charac- ter [...]

46 SATO CX Seri es Printer 1. Journal mode as sumes a max imum label wi dth. Other- wise, you may print where there is no label and damage your print head. 2. It is effective only for the current print job.[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 47 Label Size & Start Position Label Size & Start Position Label Size & Start Position Label Size & Start Position Command St ructur e Line <ESC> A 1aaaabbbb aaaa = Verti cal Lab el Si ze, 1-V M ax ( dot) bbbb = Horizontal Label Size, 1-H Max (dot) Example : <ESC>A 1080004 00 Placemen t: Preceding [...]

48 SATO CX Seri es Printer Lines and Boxes Lines and Boxes Lines and Boxes Lines and Boxes Comm and Str uctu re Line <ESC> F Waabcccc aa = Width of horizontal line in dots (0 1-99) b = Line orientation H Horizontal line V Vertic al Line cccc = Length of line in dots (see Note 2 for max length) Box: <ESC> FWaabbVccccHdddd aa = Width of h[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 49 Printer Outpu t: Special Note s It is reco mmende d that all lines an d boxe s be spec ified in th e normal print direction.[...]

50 SATO CX Seri es Printer Line Feed Line Feed Line Feed Line Feed Comm and Str uctu re <ESC> Eaaa aaa = Number of dots (001- 999) b etween the b ot- tom of the character s on one line to the top of the characters on the next line Examp le: <ESC> E010 Placement: Preced ing the text t hat will use the line feed function Default: None Com[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 51 Printer Outpu t: Special Note s 1. It is effective only for the current data stream. 2. When printing lines or boxes in t he same dat a stream with the Line Feed comm and, th e Lines and Boxes com- mand should be specified last, preceding <ESC>Q Qua nti ty co mma nd. 3. This command is invalid only if the value speci[...]

52 SATO CX Seri es Printer Off-Line/Pause Off-Line/Pause Off-Line/Pause Off-Line/Pause Comm and Str uctu re <ESC> @ Exa mple: See abo ve Placement: Anywhere in the print job betw een the <ESC>A and <ESC>Z Default: None Comm and Funct ion To spec ify the pr inter to c ome to an off-line state. W hen used within a print job, the pri[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 53 Postnet Postnet Postnet Postnet Command St ructur e <ESC> BPn...n n...n = 5 digits (Postnet-32 for mat 6 digits (Pos tnet-37 for mat) 9 digits (Pos tnet-52 for mat) 11 digits (P ostnet-62, D elivery Point fo rmat) Examp le: <ESC > B P123456789 Placeme nt: Immedi ately prec edin g the da ta to be encoded Default[...]

54 SATO CX Seri es Printer Print Da rkness Print Da rkness Print Da rkness Print Da rkness Comm and Str uctu re <ESC> #Ea a = Print darkness value a = 1, 2, 3 , 4 or 5 Examp le: <ESC> #E2 Placeme nt: Must be p laced i mmedia tely aft er <ESC >A and imm edi ately befor e <E SC>Z in its ow n sepa rate dat a str eam Defa ult: 2[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 55 Print Leng th, Expand ed Print Leng th, Expand ed Print Leng th, Expand ed Print Leng th, Expand ed Command St ructur e <ESC>AX S ets the pr int length to 35 6 mm (1 4") <ESC> AR Resets t he maxim um print leng th to 178 mm (7") Exa mple: See abo ve Placement: Must follow the Star t Code co mmand, (Se[...]

56 SATO CX Seri es Printer Printer Outpu t: Special Note s 1. AX is effective until AR is sent to reset t he printer to its standard print length, or until the printer is re -powered. 2. It may be include d in an indepen dent dat a stream to specify the size of the maximum p rint ar ea. 3. This command is cannot be us ed with the <ESC>& S[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 57 Print Posit ion Print Posit ion Print Posit ion Print Posit ion Command St ructur e Horizontal Position:<ESC> Haaaa Vertical Position:<ESC> Vbbbb aaaa = Number of dots horizontal ly from the base re- fere nce po int 0001 to 0832 . bbbb = Num ber of dots ve rtica lly fro m the ba se ref e- renc e point 0001 to 1[...]

58 SATO CX Seri es Printer Printer Outpu t Special Note s 1. The pr int po sition o f a fi eld is af fected by bo th the Rot ate (<ESC> R and <ESC>A3 ) com mands. 2. If any pa rt of an imag e is pl aced p ast the maxim um number of dots for standard length. 3. If any pa rt of an imag e is pla ced pas t maxim um allo wa- ble dots acro ss[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 59 Print Qu antity Print Qu antity Print Qu antity Print Qu antity Command St ructur e <ESC> Qaaaaaa aaaaaa = Total n umber o f label s to pri nt (1 to 65 535) Examp le: <ESC >Q500 Placeme nt: Just pr ecedi ng <ES C>Z, unl ess <E SC>~ Cut- ter command exists, the n preced ing that. This comman d must b[...]

60 SATO CX Seri es Printer Print Speed Print Speed Print Speed Print Speed Comm and Str uctu re <ESC> CSa a = D esign ates th e spe ed se lect ion 2 =50 mm/s (2 "/ps) 3 =75 mm/s (3 "/ps) Examp le: <ESC> CS3 Placeme nt: Must be p laced i mmedia tely aft er <ESC >A and imm edi ately befor e <E SC>Z in its ow n sepa r[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 61 Repeat Label Repeat Label Repeat Label Repeat Label Command St ructur e <ESC> C Exa mple: See abo ve Placeme nt: Must be p laced i mmedia tely aft er <ESC >A and imm edi ately befor e <E SC>Z in its ow n sepa rate dat a str eam Default: None Command Fun ctio n To print duplicate of the last label printed [...]

62 SATO CX Seri es Printer Replace Data (P artial Edit) Replace Data (P artial Edit) Replace Data (P artial Edit) Replace Data (P artial Edit) Comm and Str uctu re <ESC> 0 (<ESC>zer o) Exa mple: See abo ve Pla cem ent: Mus t fol low <ESC >A and prec ed e all othe r print data Default: None Comm and Funct ion To re place a spe cif [...]

SATO CX Series Printer 63 Printer Outpu t: Special Note s 1. Specify the e xact s ame par ameters for the image to b e repla ced as w ere s pecifie d in th e origi nal data stre am, including rotation, expansion, pitc h, etc. This will ensure tha t the new da ta wil l ex actly repl ace t he old ima ge. If the repla cement da ta contai ns few er cha[...]

64 SATO CX Seri es Printer Reverse Image Reverse Image Reverse Image Reverse Image Comm and Str uctu re <ESC> (aaaa,bbbb a = Horizontal length in dots of reverse image area 0000 to 0832 b = Vertical height in dots of rev erse image area. 0000 to 1424 Examp le: <ESC> (100,50) Place ment: This co mma nd mus t be pr eceded by all othe r da[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 65 Printer Outpu t: Special Note s 1. A revers e image a rea is af fected by the rota te com- mands. Th erefore, alw ays assum e the printe r is in the norma l prin t orien tatio n when designi ng an d send ing the Reverse I mage co mmand. 2. If using reve rse imag es with th e form ov erlay , p lace this command befor e the [...]

66 SATO CX Seri es Printer Rotate, Fixed B ase Reference Point Rotate, Fixed B ase Reference Point Rotate, Fixed B ase Reference Point Rotate, Fixed B ase Reference Point Comm and Str uctu re <ESC> %a a = 0 Sets pr int to normal dire ction 1 Sets print to 90°CCW 2 Sets print to 1 80° r otated ( upside do wn) 3 Sets print to 2 70° CCW Examp[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 67 Printer Outpu t: Special Note s 1. Do not combine t his comm and and the < ESC>R Rotate comman d, (S ee pa ge 68 ), in the s ame da ta str eam. 2. The specified values are valid until another Rotate (<ESC>%) command is received. 3. Receipt of a Stop Print (<ESC>Z) comma nd will reset the setting to the de[...]

68 SATO CX Seri es Printer Rotate, Mo ving Base Reference P oint Rotate, Mo ving Base Reference P oint Rotate, Mo ving Base Reference P oint Rotate, Mo ving Base Reference P oint Comm and Str uctu re Normal Direction: <ESC> N Rotate d Di rect ion:<E SC> R Exa mple: See abo ve Pla cemen t: Prec edi ng any prin ted da ta t o be ro ta ted [...]

SATO CX Series Printer 69 Printer Outpu t: Special Note s 1. This command is provided for compatibility with other SA T O printers. It is not recommended for new label designs and the <ESC>% rotate comma nd should be used. 2. Do not combine this command a nd the <E SC>% Rotate comman d, (S ee pa ge 66 ), in the s ame da ta str eam. 3. A[...]

70 SATO CX Seri es Printer Sequential Numbering Sequential Numbering Sequential Numbering Sequential Numbering Comm and Str uctu re <ESC> Faaaabcccc,dd,ee aaaa = Num ber of times to repe at the s ame da ta (0001-99 99) b = Plus or minus symbol (+ for increments; - for decrem en ts) cccc = Va lue of ste p for seq uence (000 1-9999) ,dd = Numbe[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 71 Input to Printer <ESC>A<ESC>H0100<ESC>V0100<ESC>MSERIAL NUMBER: <ESC>H0100<ESC>V0200<ESC> F0001+0005 <ESC>L0202<ESC>M1000 <ESC>Q2<ESC>Z Printer Outpu t: Special Note s 1. The value sp ecified for Print Quantity , (S ee pa ge 59), should be equal to the numbe[...]

72 SATO CX Seri es Printer <ESC>A <ESC>H0100<ESC>V0100<ESC> F0002+0001 <ESC>XM1001 <ESC>Q50 <ESC>Z 2. It is necessary to specify the p rint position for each sequent ial fi eld on a labe l. 3. Up to eight different seq uential field s can be specified per la bel. 4. This co mmand ign ore s alpha char acters[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 73 Start/Stop Label Start/Stop Label Start/Stop Label Start/Stop Label Command St ructur e Start Comma nd:<ESC> A Stop Command:<ESC> Z Exa mple: See abo ve Pla cem ent: <ES C>A mu st prece de d ata <ESC>Z must follow da ta Default: None Command Fun ctio n For all p rint jobs, the Star t command must pr[...]

74 SATO CX Seri es Printer Expanded Me mory Option Commands Expanded Me mory Option Commands Expanded Me mory Option Commands Expanded Me mory Option Commands These comm ands require the Ex panded Mem ory Option. The fir st 2M B of Exp anded Memo ry insta lled i s desi gnated as me mory ar ea CC1.If 4MB of Expanded Memory is installed, second 2MB ([...]

SATO CX Series Printer 75 Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Fonts, TrueType Recall Fonts, TrueType Recall Fonts, TrueType Recall Fonts, TrueType Recall Command St ructur e <ESC> BJRabbccddeeeeff...f a = Font ID ( 0 thru 9) bb = Horizontal Expansion (01 thru 12 ) cc = Vertica l [...]

76 SATO CX Seri es Printer Printer Outpu t Special Note s 1. This command requires the Expanded Memory option. See your SA T O representative for details. SA T O[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 77 Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Fonts, TrueType Store Fonts, TrueType Store Fonts, TrueType Store Fonts, TrueType Store The conversion from a T rueType font to a format that can be d ownloaded to the prin ter is very co mplex and requ ires the u se of a Tr[...]

78 SATO CX Seri es Printer Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Graphics, Custom Reca ll Graphics, Custom Reca ll Graphics, Custom Reca ll Graphics, Custom Reca ll Comm and Str uctu re <ESC>GR aaa aaa = Graphics storage number (001-999 ) Examp le: <ESC> GR111 Placement: The [...]

SATO CX Series Printer 79 Printer Outpu t: Special Note s 1. The graphic image to be stored cannot be rotated before it is stored. It can b e rotated whe n it is recalled. 2. Graphic images cannot be stored as part of a label for- mat. 3. See the <ESC>GI Custom Graphic Store command.[...]

80 SATO CX Seri es Printer Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Graphics, Custom Store Graphics, Custom Store Graphics, Custom Store Graphics, Custom Store Comm and Str uctu re <ESC> GIabbbcccddd{data} a = Spec ifies c hara cter for mat o f the da ta H Hex da ta B Binary data bbb [...]

SATO CX Series Printer 81 Printer Outpu t There is no printer output as a result of this command. See <ESC>GR Reca ll Custom Graphics command, (See pag e 78). Special Note s 1. Y ou must have the optional Expanded Memory to use this command. Call your SA T O r epresentative for deta ils. 2. The maximum storage c apacity is 99 9 graphics, up t[...]

82 SATO CX Seri es Printer Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Graphics , PCX Recall Graphics , PCX Recall Graphics , PCX Recall Graphics , PCX Recall Comm and Str uctu re <ESC> PY aaa aa = S torage area number ( 001thru 099) Examp le: <ESC> PY001 Place ment: This co mma nd[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 83 Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Graphics , PCX Sto re Graphics , PCX Sto re Graphics , PCX Sto re Graphics , PCX Sto re Command St ructur e <ESC>PI aaa,bbbbb ,{d ata} aaa = Storage ar ea number ( 001 thru 999) bbbbb = Size of PCX file in bytes {dat a[...]

84 SATO CX Seri es Printer 3. Only bl ack and w hit e PCX f iles ca n be st ored . 4. The file size specified by this command is the DOS file size in bytes .[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 85 Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Initialise Initialise Initialise Initialise Command St ructur e <ESC> BJFaaaaaaaa aaaaaa a= Eight char acter a lpha nume ric us er ID Examp le: <ESC >BJFsa to Place ment: Imme diatel y follow ing t he < ESC>[...]

86 SATO CX Seri es Printer Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Area Select Area Select Area Select Area Select Comm and Str uctu re <ESC> CCa a = Section Select 1 Section1, first section of Expanded Memory 2 Section 2, second section of Expanded Me- mory Examp le: <ESC> CC1[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 87 Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Expanded Memory Function Status Status Status Status Command St ructur e <ESC> BJS Examp le: <ESC > BJS Pla cement : After t he < ESC>C C Memo ry Are a Se lect c om- mand. Default: None Command Fun ctio n Causes t he printer t o pr[...]

88 SATO CX Seri es Printer Two-Dimension al Symbols Two-Dimension al Symbols Two-D imensional S ymbols Two-Dimension al Symbols The following commands are used to crea te the two-dimensional symbolo- gies sup porte d by the printer s. Currently, PD F 417 and Maxicode a re installed.[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 89 Two-Dimension al Bar Codes Two-Dimension al Bar Codes Two-Dimension al Bar Codes Two-Dimension al Bar Codes Maxicode Maxicode Maxicode Maxicode Command St ructur e <ESC> BUaaa,bbb,ccccc c,dddd,ee...e aaa = Service clas s, numeric only (0 01-999) bbb = Country code, numeric only (001-999) cccccc = ZIP code, alp hanume[...]

90 SATO CX Seri es Printer Printer Outpu t Special Note s 1. The Secondary Messag e field (ee...e) must contain exa- ctly 84 charac ters . If a sm aller mess age is spec ified, the field m ust be padde d with “excl amation poin t ” cha rac- ter(s). 2. <Rs> repr esents Hex 1E , <Gs> rep resents He x 1D , <Eot> rep resents Hex 0[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 91 Two-Dimension al Bar Codes Two-Dimension al Bar Codes Two-Dimension al Bar Codes Two-Dimension al Bar Codes PDF417 PDF417 PDF417 PDF417 Command St ructur e <ESC> BK aa bbcd deef fff nn... n aa = Minimum module dimension (03-09 dots). Will not print if values of 01, 02 or greater than 1 0 are specified. bb = Minimum m[...]

92 SATO CX Seri es Printer Printer Outpu t Special Note s 1. When the code words per line and the number of rows per sym bol (“ dd” and ‘ee” ) are set to all ze roes, the prin- ter will calculate the optimum configuration. 2. If the product of the v alues entered for “ dd” and “ee” ar e not equal to or less than the v alue of “ ff[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 93 12. The print height of the sy mbol will vary depending upon the data specified; numeric only , alpha only or alphanu- meric.[...]

94 SATO CX Seri es Printer CONFI GURATION C OMMANDS CONFI GURATION C OMMANDS CONFI GURATION C OMMANDS CONFI GURATION C OMMANDS The following commands are used to set the operating p arameters of the CX Serie s prin ters . The se ttin gs curr ently activ e in the p rint er ca n be de termi ned by pr int ing a Te st Labe l, e ithe r by us ing the <[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 95 Calibrate Sensor Calibrate Sensor Calibrate Sensor Calibrate Sensor Command St ructur e <ESC> CA Examp le: <ESC > CA Placement: This comma nd should be sent after the sensor type has b een select ed with the <ESC>CI command. It should not be included with print job commands. Default: There is no default f[...]

96 SATO CX Seri es Printer Auto Calibration Auto Calibration Auto Calibration Auto Calibration Comm and Str uctu re <ESC> CFa a: 0 = Dis abled 1 = Enabled Examp le: <ESC> CF1 Placement: This command needs to be in its own data st- ream. Default: There is no default for this command. Comm and Funct ion To adju st the l abel se nsor for u[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 97 Custom Pro tocol Command Co des Custom Pro tocol Command Co des Custom Pro tocol Command Co des Custom Pro tocol Command Co des Download Download Download Download Command St ructur e <ESC> LD,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i a = Repl acemen t char acter for ST X in ASCII o r hex form at b = Re place ment ch aracter for ETX in ASCI[...]

98 SATO CX Seri es Printer A Protocol Command code status label will be pri nted as a re- sult of the a successful download of a custom set of Protocol Command codes . Special Notes: 1. Commas mus t be used to sepa rate the p arameter s. If a paramete r is omitted betwe en two comm as, the def ault Non-Standard Protocol Command codes for that para-[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 99 Label Tear-Off Label Tear-Off Label Tear-Off Label Tear-Off Command St ructur e <ESC> CBabb Examp le: <ESC > CB+03 a = + to move the pr int line down from the top e dge of th e lab el bb = Distance moved in mi llimetres Placement: This command should be sent in a separate data strea m. Def aul t: Last val id se[...]

100 SATO CX Seri es Printer Print Darkness Fine Adjustment Print Darkness Fine Adjustment Print Darkness Fine Adjustment Print Darkness Fine Adjustment Comm and Str uctu re <ESC> CDaaa,bbbb aaa = Print Darkness Adjust (0 to 400) bbb = Media Ad justment (0 t o 6000) Examp le: <ESC> CD250,3000 Placement: This command should be sent in a s[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 101 4 . I t i s r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t a b a r c o d e v e r i f i e r b e u s e d w h e n making adju stments wi th this comma nd.[...]

102 SATO CX Seri es Printer Print Test Label Print Test Label Print Test Label Print Test Label Comm and Str uctu re <ESC> CT Examp le: <ESC> CT Placement: This command should be sent in a separate data strea m Default: There is no default for this command. Comm and Funct ion To print a te st labe l Input to Printer <ESC>A <ESC[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 103 Set Print Mod e Set Print Mod e Set Print M ode Set Print Mod e Command St ructur e <ESC> CPa a = 0 for Direct Thermal Printing (without ribbon) 1 for Ther mal Transf er Printing (w ith ribbon) Examp le: <ESC > CP0 Placement: Must preced e all other commands in the data strea m. Default : 0 for CT 200DT M odel[...]

104 SATO CX Seri es Printer Set RS232 Parameters Set RS232 Parameters Set RS232 Parameters Set RS232 Parameters Comm and Str uctu re <ESC> CRaaaaa,b,c,d aaaaa = Baud Rate (2400, 4 800, 9600 or 19200 ) b = Parity (N for N one, O for O dd, E for E ven) c = N umber of da ta bits (7 or 8 d = Number of stop bits (1 or 2) Examp le: < ESC>CR 9[...]

SATO CX Series Printer 105 Set Sensor Type Set Sensor Type Set Sensor Type Set Sensor Type Command St ructur e <ESC> CIa a = 0 Disable Sensor 1 Reflective (Eye-Mark) Sensing 2 Transmissive (Label Gap or Notch) Sensing Examp le: <ESC > CI1 Placement: This command should be sent in a separate data strea m. Default: <ESC>CI2 (Transmi[...]

106 SATO CX Seri es Printer Back Feed Enable Back Feed Enable Back Feed Enable Back Feed Enable Comm and Str uctu re <ESC> CEa a = 0 Disable Back feed 1 Enable Back fe ed Examp le: <ESC> CE1 Placement: This command should be sent in a separate data strea m. Defa ult: Las t sett ing Comm and Funct ion To select the top-of-label sensing m[...]

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