Paxar 9416 XL manual T e r m i n i n g F o r m a t C o n t e n t s

7.Create a format packet, based on how you filled out your worksheet. See Chapter 3, "Defining Fields," for more information.

D e t e r m i n i n g F o r m a t C o n t e n t s

Before you lay out your format, you need to make a few decisions. For example, how large is your supply, which fonts do you want to use, do you want to include a bar code, and do you want to include graphics?

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The "bottom" is the edge that exits the printer first. The 0,0 point is at the bottom left corner of the label. The print area varies, depending on the size of your supply. Below are the maximum and minimum print areas.

Unit of	Minimum	Maximum	Maximum
Measure	Supply Size	Supply Size	Print Area
English	25 X 75	425 x 1000	400 x 1000
(1/100")
Metric	63 X 191	1080 x 2540	1016 x 2540
(1/10mm)
Dots	51 X 152	864 x 2030	812 x 2030
(1/203 dots)
Dots	75 X 225	1275 x 2700	1200 x 2700
(1/300 dots)

The minimum label feed length for peel mode is 0.75 inches

(19 mm). For exact print area measurements of your supply, see the supply layout grids in Appendix D. When designing formats, the following non-print zone is recommended: 0.04 inches at the top and bottom of the label.

Use the following formulas to convert inches to dots and metric:

Dots = inches x 203 or (x 300 for 300 dpi) Metric (1/10mm) = inches x 254

English (1/100 inch) = 100 x (dots/203) or (dots/300) Dots = Metric (1/10 mm) x (799/1000) or (1181/1000) 300 dpi depends on your printer.

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