Toshiba B-850 manual Print Density Fine Adjust Command ESC AY

6.3.3 Print Density Fine Adjust Command [ESC] AY

Function

Format

Term

Explanation

Examples

Adjusts the print density which was automatically set.

[ESC] AY; abb, c [LF] [NUL]

a:Indicates whether to increase or decrease the density. +: Increase (darker)

-: Decrease (lighter)

bb:Print density fine adjustment value 00 to 10 (in units of 1 step)

c:Indicates the mode for fine adjustment, thermal transfer or direct thermal.

0:Thermal transfer

1:Direct thermal

(1)The print density fine adjustment is performed by adjusting the time that voltage is applied to the thermal head.

(2)If the print density fine adjustment value has been set in the system mode (key operation on the printer), the fine adjustment value will be the sum of the fine adjustment by this command and the fine adjustment in system mode. The maximum fine adjustment values are ±10 for the thermal transfer print mode, and +6 or -10 for the direct thermal print mode.

(3)The fine adjustment values in thermal transfer print mode and direct thermal print mode, can be set independently.

(4)The Print Density Fine Adjust Command is protected in memory (even if the power is turned off).

(5)The fine adjustment value for both the fine adjust command and the system mode fine adjustment is “00” at time of shipping from the factory.

To set the density in thermal transfer print mode to -2. [ESC] AY; -02, 0 [LF] [NUL]

To set the density in direct thermal print mode to +3. [ESC] AY; +03, 1 [LF] [NUL]

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