To use the optional entry method on a format packet:
1. Create the format.
2. Group the fields with the same parameters.
3. Send the format packet to the printer.
Standard Format
{F,1,A,R,E,600,400,"ACGI" p
L,V,500,115,90,85,3,"" p
L,V,400,2,0,390,3,""p
L,V,298,2,0,390,3,"" p
C,568,8,0,2,2,2,B,L,0,0,"FROM:"p
C,568,125,0,2,2,2,B,L,0,0,"CARRIER:"p
C,387,8,0,2,1,1,B,L,0,0,"(420) SHIP TO POSTAL CODE"p
C,190,8,0,2,1,1,B,L,0,0,"UPC SHIPPING CONTAINER CODE"p
T,1,15,V,529,220,0,2,2,2,B,L,0,0p
T,2,15,V,511,220,0,2,2,2,B,L,0,0p
B,3,13,V,311,28,8,4,50,8,L,0p
B,4,14,V,17,60,50,5,130,8,L,0p
T,5,30,V,161,080,0,3,1,1,B,L,0,0p
T,8,20,V,549,124,0,2,2,2,B,L,0,0p
T,15,15,V,366,65,0,2,2,2,B,L,0,0p
R,1,"(420) "p }
Optimized Format
{F,1,A,R,E,600,400,"ACGI" p
L,V,500,115,90,85,3 p
L,,400,2,0,390p
L,,298 p
C,568,125,0,2,2,2,B,L,0,0,"CARRIER:"p
C,,8,,,,,,,,,"FROM:"p
C,387,,,,1,1,,,,,"(420) SHIP TO POSTAL CODE"p
C,190,,,,,,,,,,"UPC SHIPPING CONTAINER CODE"p
T,1,15,V,529,220,0,2,2,2,B,L,0,0p
T,2,,,511,220p
T,15,,,366,65p
R,1,"(420) "p
T,8,20,,549,124p
T,5,30,,161,080,,3,1,1p }
B,3,13,V,311,28,8,4,50,8,L,0p
B,4,14,,17,60,50,5,130p
Chapter 10. Printer Optimization
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