Programming instructions

Intermec Fingerprint v7.61 – Programmer’s Reference Manual Ed. 7102
Chapter 2 Program Instructions
FORMFEED (FF)
Field of Application Statement for activating the media feed mechanism in order to feed out
or pull back a certain length of media.
Syntax FORMFEED|FF[<nexp>]
<nexp> is, optionally, the feed length expressed as a positive or
negative number of dots.
Remarks
If no value is entered after the FORMFEED statement, the printer will feed
out one single label, ticket, tag, or a portion of continuous stock according
to the printer’s setup. See start- and stopadjustments and media type in the
Installation & Operation manual for the printer model in question.
If a value is entered after the FORMFEED statement, the media will be fed
out or pulled back the corresponding number of dots:
- A positive number of dots makes the printer feed out the specifi ed
length of media.
- A negative number of dots makes the printer pull back the specifi ed length
of media. In this case, be careful not to enter a value larger than the length
of the label to avoid the risk of causing a media jam.
It is important whether a FORMFEED statement is issued before or after
a PRINTFEED statement:
- FORMFEED statement issued before PRINTFEED affects the position
of the origin on the fi rst copy to be printed.
- FORMFEED statement issued after PRINTFEED does not affect
the position of the origin on the fi rst copy, but next copy will be
affected.
Do not use FORMEED as a replacement for start and stop adjustments in the
Setup Mode or in connection with batch printing.
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Examples Printing a line of text and feeding out an extra length (60 dots) of
media after printing:
10 FONT "Swiss 721 BT"
20 PRPOS 30,200
30 PRTXT "HELLO"
40 PRINTFEED
50 FORMFEED 60
RUN
Pulling back the media 20 dots before printing:
10 FORMFEED -20
20 FONT "Swiss 721 BT"
30 PRPOS 30,200
40 PRTXT "HELLO"
50 PRINTFEED
RUN
Note that in this case, the positioning of the text line will be performed after
the media has been pulled back.