Chapter 3: Printer Menus and the Control Panel 3–49
Reset
This parameter resets the gap setting. If Detect Mode is Auto, the next time the
TOF key is pressed or a print run is started, a print gap detection operation will
be performed. If Detect Mode is Manual, the Print Gap will be set to 190 (the
maximum gap setting).
Mode
This parameter determines whether a print gap detection operation is per-
formed automatically. Auto is the default and if set, a gap detection process will
be performed when:
(1) the printer has been off but is now turned on, and a TOF is set;
(2) the printer has been off but is now turned on, and a print run is started;
(3) a Paper Out Fault has been cleared, and either the TOF is set or a print
run is started;
(4) the printer has been off but is now turned on, and a print gap adjustment
is made using the Print Gap “+” or “-” keys.
If Manual is selected, a gap detection process will not be performed under the
four conditions listed above. Instead, whenever the print gap set point must be
applied, the print gap value stored in the current configuration will be used.
The allowable adjustment range is 0 to 190. If the current configuration has an
uninitialized gap value, the platen will move to the default value of 190.
Profile is the mode that must be set when using the Gap Zone feature.
Operator Menu
⇒
Print Gap
2. This number is for general reference. The precise relationship between the displayed number
and physical distance is complex and beyond the scope of this manual.
3. The control software will prevent selection of a print gap so small that it would pinch the paper so
tightly that it will bind within the mechanism.
Fine-Tuning the Print Gap Manually
The lower right region of the LCD shows a number2 corresponding to the
current gap separating the hammer impactors from the platen. Press the "+"
or "-" Print Gap key to roughly match the setting to the kind of paper that is
loaded. This number will get larger or smaller respectively. The range of
allowed change is unrestricted over the complete gap range.3 The lower left
region of the LCD provides a graphical indication of the adjustment being
made.