Paxar TCMPCL2PR manual Defining the Print Control Packet

Chapter 3. Configuring the Printer

Defining the Print Control Packet –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Use the print control packet (C) to set the contrast, print, and margin adjustment, print speed, and printhead width.

Syntax {I,C,contrast,print_adj,margin_adjust, speed_adj,ph_width,bat_voltage p }

C1. C	Print Control Packet
C2. contrast	-390to 156. 0 is the default.
C3. print_adj	-99to 99 in 1/192 inch. 0 is the default. Adjusts where
	data prints vertically on the supply. Adjust the print if it is
	too close to the top or bottom of the supply, or overtypes
	a pre-printed area. Increase the print position to move
	print up, decrease to move print down.
C4. margin_adj	-99to 99 in 1/192 inch. 0 is the default. Adjusts where
	data prints horizontally on the supply. Adjust the print if it
	is too close to the left or right side of the supply. Increase
	the margin position to move print to the right, decrease to
	move print to the left. Margin and print position are
	format adjustments, they do not affect the supply position.

C5. speed_adj Print speed in inches per second (IPS). Options:

0uses default speed

15 1.5 IPS (9494)

20 2.0 IPS (9494/9490)

25 2.5 IPS (9494/9446/1460)

50 5.0 IPS (9446/1460)

70 7.0 IPS (9446/1460)

100 10.0 IPS (9446 High Speed model)

NOTE: Serial bar codes printed at speeds greater than 2.5 IPS may not scan properly.

C6. ph_width 230 to 768. Width of the printhead in dots. 0 is the default (768 dots). Does not affect supply width defined in the format header. If this parameter is not defined, the default of 768 dots is used.

C7. bat_voltage Selects the battery voltage. Only valid on the 9490 printer used with the Mobile Printing Station. Options:

015-volt battery

1 12-volt battery

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