Commands

Table 80. PTR_SETUP Commands (continued)

Command

Sub-Command

Parameter

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENGINE

IMAGE_SHFT_H

Value

Shifts the image Value horizontally

 

 

 

in 1/1000” units. If Value is out of the

 

 

 

settable range (-1” to +1”), the

 

 

 

command will be ignored.

 

 

 

 

 

IMAGE_SHFT_V

Value

Shifts the image Value vertically in

 

 

 

1/1000” units. If Value is out of the

 

 

 

settable range (-1” to +6”), the

 

 

 

command will be ignored.

 

 

 

 

 

LENGTH

Value

Sets the Page Length (in 1/1000”

 

 

 

units).

 

 

 

 

 

MEDIA_HANDLING

Value

Sets the type of media handling:

 

 

 

0

- Continuous

 

 

 

1

- Tear-Off Strip

 

 

 

2

- Tear-Off

 

 

 

3

- Peel-Off

 

 

 

4

- Cut

 

 

 

 

 

MODE

X

Sets the print mode to Thermal

 

 

 

Transfer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

D

Sets the print mode to Direct

 

 

 

Thermal.

 

 

 

 

 

WIDTH

Value

Sets the Page Width (in 1/1000”

 

 

 

units).

 

 

 

 

PTR_END

(none)

(none)

Exits the PTR_SETUP.

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of the CONFIG Command

The UPLOAD and DOWNLOAD command can be used for uploading and downloading complete printer configurations. If a customer needs to configure 50 printers identically, the customer needs only configure one printer and UPLOAD the configurations. The UPLOADed configurations may then be DOWNLOADed to other printers eliminating the necessity for the operator to configure each printer manually.

The UPLOAD command will always place a header and a footer into the uploaded data. This header will be the DOWNLOAD command followed by the configuration number. The footer will be the DOWNLOAD END command. The operator should be aware that the UPLOAD and DOWNLOAD commands use a secondary copy of the menu structure which does not affect the printer's active configuration. This allows the UPLOAD and DOWNLOAD commands to operate without affecting the printer's current configuration. If the operator intends to use one of the DOWNLOADed configurations, the operator should reboot the printer to ensure proper operation. This can be accomplished by adding the RESET command as the last command in your setup file. This is necessary because the printer caches the active

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