Specifications

Chapter 5— Advanced Printer Programming
56 IPL Programmer’s Reference Manual
Optimizing Image Bands for Batch Printing
If you frequently print batches of identical labels (using the <US>
command) or print a quantity of identical labels, you may want to
optimize the number of image bands for batch printing. Optimizing the
number of image bands for batch printing is especially helpful if you
experience delays between the printing of each label.
To optimize the number of image bands for batch printing, you must
select enough image memory to allow the printer to retain the entire label
image. To optimize batch printing, select the number of image bands (1
band = 2.54 cm (1 in)) to equal the label size. For example, if the printed
image stops at a distance of 10.16 cm (4 in) from the beginning of the
label, you must select four image bands to prevent reimaging if the label is
12.7 cm (5 in) long.
The 3400C, 3400e, 3440, 4420, 4440, and 7421 printers automatically
select the optimal number of image bands. If you increase the number of
image bands on these printers, you may decrease performance.
Using Emulation Mode
Note: The 4630 and 4830 printers do not support Emulation mode.
Emulation mode lets you print bar code labels that were designed on an
86XX printer in multiples of 10 or 15 mil. (“Emulation mode” is also
called “86XX Emulation mode” in some printer manuals.)
Here is a summary of the features in Emulation mode:
• Pages are not available.
• Character size is specified by height and width magnification only.
• International characters are preceded by <SUB> or selectable by
language.
• The bitmaps for user-defined characters (UDC) and user-defined fonts
(UDF) are one bit per byte (instead of six bits per byte).
• Print resolution is in 10 mil dots.
Two IPL commands place the printer in Emulation mode:
• Emulation or Advanced Mode on Power-Up.
• Emulation Mode, Enter.
The following table lists all the IPL commands and specifies if the
command works when the printer is in Emulation mode.