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Intermec Fingerprint 6.13 – Programmer's Guide
15. PRINTER FUNCTION CONTROL, cont'd.
9. Transfer Ribbon
SYSVAR
A number of parameters in the system variable SYSVAR can be
used to check the transfer ribbon, also see chapter 15.7:
SYSVAR(13) returns the value of the optional ribbon counter
(some models only).
SYSVAR(20) returns if the printer is set up for direct thermal
or transfer printing.
SYSVAR(23) returns if a transfer ribbon is fitted or not.
RIBBON SAVE ON/OFF
Some thermal transfer printers can be provided with a “Ribbon
Save Device”, i.e. a mechanism that stops feeding the ribbon while
blank parts of the labels are fed out, thereby reducing the consump-
tion of transfer ribbon. By default, ribbon save is enabled whenever
a ribbon save device is fitted in the printer. Using the statements
RIBBON SAVE OFF and RIBBON SAVE ON, you can disable
and enable this function at will.
Important:
Due to the increased risk of ribbon wrinkling, avoid using RIBBON
SAVE OFF in connection with negative start values or negative
FORMFEED statements, i.e. instructions that makes the printer
pull back the paper.