User guide

Physical Page Characteristics of the LA600 MultiPrinter
16.8 Vertical Text Resolution
Table 16–5 Text Vertical Pitch Fallbacks
Target Pitch
Actual in
1/2160" Fallback pitch Error per A4 page
1 lpcm (2.54 lpi) 850 1.0046318 lpcm
2.54117647 lpi
0.14 mm
2 lpcm (5.08 lpi) 425 2.00092635 lpcm
5.08235294 lpi
0.13 mm
4 lpcm (10.16 lpi) 213 3.99245869 lpcm
10.14084507 lpi
0.57 mm
16.9 Limits on Partial Line Motion
The LA600 MultiPrinter does not limit the Partial Line Up (PLU) and Partial
Line Down (PLD) motions within the printable area. Therefore, for cut sheet
media fed manually or with the Automatic Sheet Feeder (ASF), the LA600 does
not limit the PLU/PLD motion within the printable area.
16.10 Printable Area
The maximum print line length for the LA600 is 13.6 inches.
The maximum form length for fanfold paper, set by the command DECSLPP, is
21.8 inches, while it is 22 inches if set via the Operator Panel. For manually
fed single sheets, the maximum length is 16.3 inches, and for single sheets fed
by the ASF, it is 12.2 inches.
For the LA600, the minimum print line length set by the command Set Page
Width Alignment (DECHPWA) is 5/12 inch; set by the command Set Left and
Right Margins (DECSLRM), the minimum print line length is 4/10 inch. When
the page width requested via DECHPWA is less than 5/12", the LA600 sets the
page width to 5/12" and the origin as defined by Pn1. When the left and right
margins selected via DECSLRM are less than 4/10" (converting the number of
columns into distance using the active horizontal pitch), the LA600 sets the
left margin according to Pn1 and sets the right margin at a distance of 4/10"
from the left margin.
The minimum vertical print space, set by the command DECSTBM, is 4/6 inch.
When set via the Operator Panel, the minimum page length is 3 inches.
An attempt to set margins below the minimum value causes the printer to
interpret top margin Pn1 and to set bottom margin Pn2 below 4/6".
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