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Operating manual ALX 73x | file version 00 | 03/2012 Setting and monitoring the printer | 87

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OPERATION

ALX

73x

Setting and monitoring the

printer

Settings in parameter menu



The settings described below are generally includ-

ed in the print job, in which case they do not need to be

made. Manual settings that were made before a print

job was transferred will be overwritten by the settings in

the print job.



For further details on setting options in the parame-

ter menu, see section Printer parameter menu  on

page 56.

Label pitch



Switch to offline mode.

To measure label pitch automatically:

 Press the Feed + Prog keys.

The printer moves the label material forward until the

two label starting marks have moved through the label

sensor. The label pitch determined in this way is dis-

played and transferred to parameter PRINT PARAME-

TERS > Material length. Parameter PRINT PARAMETERS >

Material type is set to "Punched".

Display of the measured label pitch:

To enter the label pitch manually:

1. Measure label pitch [85C].

2. Navigate to PRINT PARAMETERS > Material length and

enter the measured value in millimetres.

Material width

1. Measure the width of the material ribbon [85D] (in-

cluding backing paper).

2. Enter the measured value in millimetres.

OFFLINE X JOBS

xxx.x mm

[85] Label material (self-adhesive labels)

A Label belt (backing paper)

B Label

C Label pitch

D Material width