4.1.3Print Control

Refer to Section 2.1.1 for detailed information on print quality controls.

HEAT

 

Controls the ‘burn-time’ of the printhead. This

—10 (0-30)

is the equivalent of Heat Setting on most label

 

 

software programs.

 

 

PRINT SPEED

Controls the rate of label movement during

 

 

the printing process; see Appendix C.

 

 

FEED SPEED

Controls the rate of label movement between

 

 

printing areas; see Appendix C.

 

 

REVERSE SPEED

Controls the rate of label movement during

 

 

backup positioning for start of print, cutting or

 

 

present distance; see Appendix C.

 

 

ROW OFFSET

Shifts the vertical start of print position. This

—00.00in (0-99.99)

is the user setting for row adjustment.

 

 

COLUMN OFFSET

Shifts the horizontal, left-justified start of

—00.00 in

(0-99.99)

print position to the right without shifting the

 

 

Label Width termination point to the right.

 

 

This is the user setting for Column Adjust.

 

 

PRESENT DISTANCE

Sets the label stop position past the start of

—0.00 in

(0-4.00)

print. When the next label format is received,

 

 

the printer will automatically backfeed to the

 

 

start position. If a quantity of more than one

 

 

label is printed without a present sensor

 

 

enabled, or if the present distance is set to

 

 

zero, the printer will operate without

 

 

reversing.

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Datamax I-4208, I-4206 manual Print Control

I-4206, I-4208 specifications

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