24 EVOLUTION 1 SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 20 Dec 2006
SETTING PRINT DELAY AND LINE SPEED
LINE SPEED – This setting adjusts the width of the printer message on the
product. This setting should be adjusted to produce the desired print on the
product. Line speed can be increased or decreased to stretch or compress the
message to fit the desired print area.
PRINT DELAY – This setting adjusts the location of the printed message on the
product.
Access to these parameters is possible when the
unit is in either the STOPPED or PRINTING mode
as shown to the left.
Pressing the delay key allows the user to
determine the amount of print delay. Each count at
a normal aspect ratio is approximately 0.060”. This
will vary according the amount of compression or
expansion used.
SETTING LINE SPEED
Normally, the system will be set to use the internal
time base for line speed control. The default value is
100, which creates a normal width character on a
line moving at 100 ft per min. The print can be
narrowed by increasing the number and widened by
decreasing the number. Pressing accesses this
parameter. Once pressed, a new screen appears, as shown to the left.
Changes can now be made by using or . The range of values for
character width is 1 to 200. Once the desired number is chosen, press
to
save your entry.
If external encoder is enabled and the unit is in the
PRINTING mode the user has the option of
adjusting the compression ratio of the printer
message. Changes may be made by using or
. Once the desired number is chosen, press
to save your entry.
EV2 STOPPED
HD1- - >SPEED=100
EVOLU
EV2 PRINTING
HD1- - >SPEED=100
EVOLU
< - - SELECT - - >
LINE SPEED = 100
< - - SELECT - - >
ENCODER DIV = 4