[SBPL] Settings

SBPL (SATO Barcode Printer Language) is used for the common commands that control SATO barcode label printers.

To use SBPL as a printer command, set the following items:

[Show Error]

Enable or disable the command error indication when incorrect command or parameter is detected in the print data.

[Standard Code]

Set the protocol code.

[Orientation]

Select the layout for printing the label.

[Font Settings]

Set the font.

The setting items are as follows:

[Zero Slash]

Set whether to print the number zero (0) with or without a slash (/).

This setting is applied to the following bitmap fonts:

U, S, M, WB, WL, XU, XS, XM, XL, X20, X21, X22, X23, X24

[Kanji]

Set the kanji code to be used.

The setting items are as follows:

[Kanji Set]

Set the kanji code to be used.

[Character Code]

Set the character code to be used.

[Kanji Style]

Set the font to be used.

[Proportional]

Set whether to print each character using a proportional pitch or fixed pitch.

[Code Page]

Select the code page to be used from the list.

[€]

Set the European currency symbol to the ASCII code.

The setting range is from 0 to FF (hexadecimal).

[Compatible]

Set the compatible mode for SBPL.

The setting items are as follows:

[M-8400 Compatibility]

Enable or disable the M-8400 printer compatibility function.

[CODE128(C) Zero Fill]

Set whether to allow odd digits and print the barcode with zero-filling at the end of the data when start code C is used in CODE128.

If [M-8400 Compatibility] is set to [Enabled], this setting is automatically enabled and does not appear.

[Kanji Command]

Set the printer behavior when the received data includes the Kanji command ESC+K5, ESC+K6 or ESC+K7.

[Call Font/Logo]

Set how to process the character code specified in the Recall font & logo command (ESC+RF).

[PDF417 ECC Level fixed]

Set whether to print the PDF417 code with the security level specified by the PDF417 printing command.

[QTY Timing]

Set the compatibility in timing to update QTY.

[Character pitch]

Set the valid range in specifying a pitch between characters (ESC+P).

[Head Size]

Set the compatible mode in relation to the head size.

[Darkness]

Set the compatible mode used by the print darkness ESC+#E command.