When the media is in the rest (idle) position, the start of the label to be printed is slightly in front of the printhead. To print a label, the printer first backfeeds the media until the start of the label is directly under the printhead and then prints the entire label.
In this mode, once the label is printed, the media passes over the Tear-
The Label Available Sensor is located on the printer in a position where it is activated by the label. When the operator removes the label, the printer backfeeds the media either to the rest (idle) position or to the printing position and prints the next label. When it is necessary to remove the media backing from the
Rewind Mode
Some applications call for the media to be rewound onto a core as the labels are printed.
When the media is in the rest (idle) position, the start of the next label is directly under the printhead. After the label is printed, the media feeds forward until the start of the next label is under the printhead. The media never backfeeds in this mode.
When the printer completes a batch of labels, printing will stop.
Cutter Mode
In this mode the cutter, under software control, automatically cuts individual labels (or at the end of batches of labels) after printing. The optional Cutter Catch Tray gathers the completed labels.
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