2.6 Designating Color With ESC/Label command, you can designate the color of text or diagram and print labels. Color can be designated for the following applicable renderings. Text Diagram (Rectangles, circles, ellipses, diagonal lines) 1-dimensional barcodes, 2-dimensional codes As shown in Figure 2.6.1, rendered images have a foreground part and a background part, and you can designate the color and the opacity for these parts. If you do not designate it, the foreground will be treated as black at 100% opacity, and the background as transparent (0% opacity). Monochrome bit-mapped graphics Diagram (Circle) Barcode Background Black: Foreground Green-yellow:
Background Figure 2.6.1 Foreground and Background in Text/Diagram/Barcodes Here is the color combination of print result (it isn’t the color of drawing barcode) to ensure decoding barcodes and 2-dimensional codes. Foreground of symbol: opacity 100% black (black) Background of symbol and quiet zone: opacity 100% white (white) or opacity 0% (Transparent) Label media: white The following table shows the application of background colors for 1-dimensional barcodes and 2- dimensional codes. Please refer to the product specification of the printer for a detailed guarantee condition.
Table 2.6.1 Background color application for 1-dimensional barcodes and 2-dimensional codes ESC/Label Command Reference Guide Rev. L Page 37 Foregroun A Backgro Foregroun d Backgro und Foregrou Backgrou Foregrou nd Backgrou nd Foreground Series Background color application CW-C8000 series and later models CW-C4000 series firmware from FY2024, CW-C6000/CW-C6500 series firmware from FY2024 The specified color is applied. CW-C4000 series firmware up to FY2023, CW-C6000/CW-C6500 series firmware up to FY2023, TM-C7500 series The specified color is ignored and it is treated as transparent.