Operator's Manual Instruction Manual

Chapter 4 – Menu System 39
Print Control
The Print Control menu contains printing throughput, offset and custom setup functions:
 Heat
 Print Speed
 Feed Speed
 Reverse Speed*
 Slew Speed*
 Row Offset
 Column Offset
 Present Distance
 TOF Precedence*
 Custom Adjustments*
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Items denoted with an asterisk (*) are only accessible through the Advanced Menu.
The menu selections are defined as follows:
DISPLAYED ITEM ITEM DESCRIPTION
HEAT Controls the burn time (0 - 30) of the printhead (and is equivalent to the Heat setting in many
software labeling programs), where:
10 Is the default setting.
PRINT SPEED Controls the rate of label movement during printing, where:
x.x in/sec Default setting is dependant on printer model.
FEED SPEED Controls the rate of label movement between printing areas, where:
x.x in/sec Default setting is dependant on printer model.
REVERSE SPEED Controls the rate of label movement (2.0 - 5.0 inches per second) during backup positioning, where:
2.0 in/sec Is the default setting.
SLEW SPEED Controls the rate of label movement (2.0 - 16.0 inches per second) between printing areas when
using the GPIO function, where:
x.x in/sec Default setting is dependant on printer model.
ROW OFFSET Shifts the vertical start of print position (0 - 99.99 inches) on the label, where:
0.00 in. Is the default setting.
COLUMN OFFSET Shifts the HORIZONTAL, left-justified start of print position to the right (0-99.99 inches), without
shifting the LABEL WIDTH termination point to the right, where:
0.00 in. Is the default setting.
PRESENT DISTANCE Sets the label stop position (0 - 4.00 inches) past the start of print position upon output. When
subsequent label formats are received, the printer will automatically back up the label to position it
at the start of print position, where:
0.00 in. Is the default setting.
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When set to 0.01 in., NONE is assumed and a zero (0) positioning value will be used.
TOF PRECEDENCE
Allows an override of label format data when the form length is exceeded, where:
DISABLE Prints labels formats without TOF truncating. (Default Setting)
ENABLE Ends the label at the next TOF, truncating any print data that extends past this mark.
CUSTOM ADJUSTMENTS Changes the factory adjustment parameters to finely and independently compensate for slight
mechanical differences sometimes evident when multiple printers share label formats. These
settings are also available to make special label formatting adjustments, where:
DARKNESS Controls the strobe time (1 - 64) to establish the nominal HEAT setting for printhead-specific
thermal characteristics, where:
32 Is the default setting.
CONTRAST Allows fine-tuning (1 - 64) of the gray adjustment for print quality, where:
32 Is the default setting.
ROW ADJUST Shifts the vertical start of print position (in xxx dots) to fine-tune the ROW OFFSET setting, where:
+0 (-100 – 2030
DOTS)
If shifting Row Adjust in the negative direction, modify the PRESENT ADJUST setting (see below) by
that same amount.
COLUMN ADJUST Shifts both the horizontal start of print position and the LABEL WIDTH termination point to the right
(in xxx dots) to fine-tune the COLUMN OFFSET setting, where:
+000 (-100 –
100 DOTS)
Is the setting.
PRESENT ADJUST Adjusts the label stopping position (in xxx dots) to fine-tune the PRESENT DISTANCE setting,
where:
+000 (-100 –
100 DOTS)
Is the setting.