UBI EasyCoder 301 User Manual

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48UBI EasyCoder 301 Direct Protocol – Programmer's Guide Ed. 1Chapter 6 Setting Up the PrinterYou can create counters for use in text and bar code fields (seechapters 4.3 and 4.4). The counters are global, i.e. the same countercan be used in many different labels and layouts, but will beincremented/decremented on any PRINTFEED operation, regard-less of label. Thus, if you want to use a counter for a specific layoutonly, you must not use it in any other layout.Each counter is designated by means of a number. Alpha countersare restricted to A–Z; numeric counters have no practical limit. Thetype of counter is decided by the type of start, stop or reset value.There are various commands for creating a counter and specifyingits characteristics:• Start Value• Number of Digits• Number of Copies Before Update• Incrementation/Decrementation• Stop Value• Restart ValueNote that input data must be enclosed by double quotation marks.Start ValueCOUNT& "START", ,"" is the first value to be printed (positive ornegative). Negative values are indicated by aleading minus sign (-).Default: 1 or ANumber of DigitsCOUNT& "WIDTH", ,"" adds leading zero characters up to the speci-fied number of digits. Must only be used innumeric counters.Default: 1Number of Copies Before UpdateCOUNT& "COPY", ,"" sets the quantity of copies to be printed be-fore the counter is incremented ordecremented.Default: 16. Counters