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,600,150,"Fmt-1"
p
Monospaced Fonts All characters have the same width and are easy to
center justify. (Standard, bold, and reduced are
monospaced.)
Non-volatile RAM
(NVRAM)
Contains information that is SAVED when the printer is
turned off.
Option
R,1,"Monarch" p
Any line within a format that applies special formatting
to a field. This line always begins with R and must
immediately follow the field it applies to.
Packet
{B,1,N,1 p
2,"Monarch" p }
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 and the
scalable font are proportionally spaced.)
Soft (Downloaded)
Fonts
Reside in the printer’s RAM. They can be erased or
overwritten.
Temporary Storage Contains information that is used in only one format or
to store a very large graphic. Once the graphic is
printed, it is cleared from temporary memory. Sending
a new batch or update batch also clears the graphic
from temporary memory.
Volatile RAM Contains information that is LOST when the printer is
turned off.