Chapter 6 — Setting Up the Printer
EasyCoder PF2i Bar Code Label Printer User’s Guide (Fingerprint Version) 57
Width
Specifies the width of the printable area in number of dots from
the origin. Thus, the sum of the X-Start and width values gives
the outer margin of the printable area. The width should be set to
prevent printing outside the media, which may harm the
printhead.
Length
Specifies the length of the printable area in number of dots from
the origin along the Y-coordinate and allocates memory space for
two identical image buffers in the printer’s temporary memory.
The size of each buffer can be calculated using this formula:
Buffer size (bits) = [Print length in dots] x
[Printhead width in dots]
• The length setup also decides the amount of media feed when
using “fix length strip.”
• The length setup creates an emergency stop, which works
when the printer is set up for “Label (with gaps)”, “Ticket
(with mark)”, or “Ticket (with gaps).” If the label stop sensor
(LSS) has not detected a gap or mark within 150% of the set
length, the media feed is automatically stopped to avoid
feeding out a whole roll of media, because of an LSS
malfunction.
By setting up the X-Start, the Width, and the Length, you will
create a print window inside which the printing can be
performed. Any object or field extending outside the print
window in any direction will either be clipped or cause an error
condition (Error 1003 “Field out of label”), see Intermec
Fingerprint v8.xx, Command Reference Manual.
Note: The temporary memory has other functions that also
require some memory space. To obtain a longer print area, the
memory can be increased by fitting a larger SDRAM SIMM on
the printer’s CPU board as described in the Service Manual.
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