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Equipment Requirements
If you plan to create your own label or tag designs, you need
• 9401 or 9402 printer
• MS-DOS computer or mainframe terminal
• 9-pin RS-232 interface cable.
9401 standard features 9402 standard features
5-key keypad for printer 21-key keypad for manual
control data entry
2" x 6" print image for 2" x 4" print image for
industrial size supplies retail size supplies
3 standard formats 3 standard formats
Label backing 16 sample formats
take-up reel
Ribbon provision Ribbon provision on
some models
What is a Format?
A
format
is a set of dimensions, parameters, and instructions
defining where to place information on labels or tags. Labels
and tags are also called
supplies
.
The goal in designing a format is to map out your label or tag.
Later you will insert actual information, like a bar code, price,
or serial number. The format simply defines where to put this
information, and how to print it.
Each "slot" that will contain an item of information (bar code,
price, etc.) is called a
field
.
The actual information that fills this framework is called
batch
data
.
9401/9402 System Administrator’s Guide
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