Citizen Systems iDP3240 Print Position and Barcode Printing, Roll paper width 112 mm provided

2.3.2 Print Position and Barcode Printing

Roll paper width 112 mm provided:

Paper width 112 mm applies to printing area 103.5 mm (832 dots), and both left

and right margins each ca. 4.25 mm.

Paper width 112 mm

0.125 mm

Print area 103.5 (90) mm

4.25 (11) mm 4.25 (11) mm

The values in ( ) are for when the 60 column format is used.

Figure 1 Printing Area 1

field 1 field 3

1	192	449	704
	193	448	705	832	Slight shift
					possible.
		field 2
				field 4

Figure 2 misaligned printing

Note: Between the left and right margins, four dot fields of the heating element are available: Dot field 1 is comprised of dots 1 - 192, dot field 2 of dots 193 - 448, dot field 3 of 449 - 704, and dot field 4 of 705 - 832. The printing position of each dot field is slightly shifted relative to its adjacent dot fields, as shown in Figure 2. This means that if a ladder bar code is printed over two adjacent dot fields, it would appear “stepped” up or down in the middle, possibly affecting the reading of the bar code adversely. So, be sure to avoid printing bar codes over two adjacent dot fields.

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