SATO CT410, CT400 manual Print Area

Section 4. Programming Reference

30	PRINT #1,CHR$ (2);	Sends an <STX> (ASCII Code a
		decimal “2”) to the printer instructing it
		to prepare to receive a message.
50 PRINT #1,E$;"A";		Sends an “<ESC>A” command code to
		Print Port #1 opened by statement 20
		above.
60	PRINT #1, E$;"H400";E$;"V100";E$;"XL1SATO"; Sends the data “SATO” to be placed
		400 dots horizontally and 100 dots
		vertically on the label and printed in the
		“XL” autosmoothed font.
50	PRINT #1, E$;"Q1";	Instructs the printer to print a quantity of
		one label.
60	PRINT #1, E$; “Z”;	Tells the printer that the last command
		has been sent. The printer can now
		create and print the job.
70	PRINT #1,CHR$ (3);	Sends an <ETX> (ASCII Code decimal
		“3”) to the printer telling it that this is the
		end of the message.

THE PRINT AREA

The maximum print area for the various CT Series printers is listed in Table 4.1, Print Area. Most of your label applications will not require labels that fill the entire print area. To make label design simplier, the media on the CT Series printers is center justified, i.e. the label is always centered on the print head. An <ESC>A1 Media Size command is then used to specify the length and width of the label. The CT printer uses this information to automatically calculate an “offset” that will move the Horizontal Reference point to coincide with the first printable dot position on the specified label. It is extremely important to use the Media Size command. If you do not, you will have to manually calculate the offset and send it to the printer using the <ESC>A3 Base Reference Point command.

The diagram below illustrates the maximum print area and a sample 2 inch wide by 3 inch long label placed within this area. As can be seen, your label will be oriented in the middle of the print head as viewed from the front of the printer. The normal

Table 4.1, Print Area

	CT400	CT410
Resolution	203 dpi	305 dpi
	8 dpmm	12 dpmm
Max Print Width	832 dots	1248 dots
	4.1 in.	4.1 in.
	104 mm	104 mm
Max Label Width	4.5 in.	4.5 in.
	115 mm	115 mm
Print Length	3200 dots	4800 dots
	15.7 in.	15.7 in.
	400 mm	400 mm

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