Checking Length

The system uses the ribbon supply installed in your printer to determine the maximum printable length for a label. When you start a print job, the system checks the length of your label page and compares it against the information it records from your ribbon’s memory cell flag.

Important! The view of your label on the display screen is usually a reliable representation of how it will print. You should correct any size discrepancies before printing to avoid wasting supplies.

Minimum length

Two inches (51 mm) is the minimum supply length the system permits for reliable delivery of a label. If your label is shorter, the system automatically lengthens the page to meet the required minimum. The content and size of your label on the page remains the same. You can trim off the excess tape by hand.

Hint! If you turn the Supply Saver option on, you may be able to print multiple copies of a short label that fill up the two inch minimum page length. For instance, if you printed two copies of the label shown in Figure 11-1 on page 11-3,Supply saver would stack them vertically, using up the minimum page area. See Supply saver option on page 11-21for instructions.

Maximum length

The page length the system supports is determined by the installed ribbon. The maximum supported lengths are:

zFor single-color label printing using continuous color (monochrome) ribbons, 100 inches or 2540 mm.

zFor multi-color label printing using continuous color (monochrome) ribbons, 38 inches or 965 mm.

zFor printing using paneled ribbons (both spot-color paneled ribbons and CYMK paneled ribbons), the panel length. Panels are 8 inches (203 mm) or 16 inches (406 mm).

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Brady 76800 manual Checking Length, Minimum length, Maximum length