Operator`s manual

Chapter 4 Designing Labels with LDS
324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 4-5
DPI). The dot size of a 203 dots per inch head (8 dots/mm) is 0.0049”. The dot size of a
300 dots per inch head (12 dots/mm) is 0.0032”. The dot size is the same in both the
horizontal and vertical direction. For example, a 4” X 6” label printed with a 203 DPI print
head would be 812 (4 X 203) dots in the horizontal or “X” direction, and 1218 (6 X 203) dots
in the “Y” direction.
While the maximum number of dots in the horizontal or “X” direction is limited by print head
size, it is virtually unlimited in the vertical or “Y” direction. Vertical dot rows are “stepped” by
the drive roller motor.
This is a list of the header element mnemonics for the sample label in Error! Reference
source not found.:
HFM, LSX, LSY, WEB, GAP, DPS, LCB, AGD, SPG, OFX, OFY
5 1280 900 19 38 7 0 1 405 0 0
Figure 4-3 Header Elements
This is the
origin; 1,1
LSY
3.0” or 900 Dots
X beginning
Gap Value
.125” or 38 Dots
LSX
4.266” or 1280 Dots
(Total Print Head Dots)
Microcom
Corporation
Thermal Printing Solutions
012345
4” PRINT HEAD
Y beginning
Web Value
.0625” or
19 Dots
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