Citizen CLP-2001 user manual Units for specifying position and length

Units for specifying position and length

The print position may be specified in either inch or metric system. Switching between the two systems is accomplished through software. The print position can be freely designated within the maximum label size, regardless of which system you wish to use.

Inch system
Basic unit (point):	0.01 in (0.254 mm)

The position of each row address (in direction of main scanning) and column address (in direction of sub-scanning) is designated in 0.01- inch units. In case of the 203 dpi head, if the print position changes by 1 point, it changes by 2 dots.

1 point	=	0.01 in	.	2 dots
			=.
100 point	=	1.00 in	.	203 dots
			=.
Metric system
Basic unit (point):		0.1 mm

The position of each row address and column address is designated in 0.1-mm units. Since a slight difference between the main and sub- scanning density and the point value exists, the nearest dot number to the designated address is selected in one dot (0.125 mm) units.

1 point	=	0.1 mm	.	1 dot
			=.
100 point	=	10.0 mm	.=.	80 dots

The basic unit is common to all label format and system level commands. The label format commands are used to specify the position, length, whole screen offset etc. And the system level commands are used to specify the maximum paper length, home position offset etc.

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