SATO CL612VA, CL608VA manual Label Width = 2 x 25.4 mm/in x 8 dpmm = 406 dots, ESCAESCA3H1374V0001

Section 4. Programming Reference

For an 8 dpmm printer (a CL408 or CL608), this would be:

Label Width = 2" x 25.4 mm/in x 8 dpmm = 406 dots

The new Base Reference Point then becomes:

New Base Reference Point = Maximum Print Width - Label Width

For a CL612 the new Base Reference Point is:

New Base Reference Point = 1984 dots minus 610 dots = 1374 dots

Issue the Base Reference Point command <ESC>A3 after the Start command in your data stream.

<ESC>A<ESC>A3H1374V0001. . . . . .

This resets the reference point for all the following data.

2.Use the normal base reference point from the print area and use the horizontal position for each field to properly locate it on the label.

Calculate the distance (in dots) from the normal base reference point to the closest edge of the label.

For a 12 dpmm printer, this would be:

Label Width = 2" x 25.4 mm/in x 12 dpmm = 610 dots

and for an 8 dpmm printer:

Label Width = 2" x 25.4 mm/in x 8 dpmm = 406 dots

New Base Reference Point = Maximum Print Width - Label Width

For a CL612 printer, this becomes:

New Base Reference Point = 1984 dots - 610 dots = 1374 dots

Each <ESC>H command would have the value “1374” added to it to correctly position each field.

Note: The <ESC>A3 Base Reference Point command (page 4-19) can also shift the reference point in a negative direction (toward the outside edge of the label).

The Command Code subsection contains a sample label output for each command code. These samples reflect how the printed information would appear on a five inch wide label. If you want to test any of the sample label outputs and are using labels less than five inches in width, we suggest that you add the Base Reference Point command to the data stream in order for the images to print on your labels.

You must be careful not to print off the label surface as the label provides a heat sink for the print head elements. Doing so will cause irreparable damage to the head. This damage is not covered under the print head warranty. The addition of the Base

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