Chapter 4 — ESim Commands
ESim for the PC4 and PF8 Printers Programmer’s Reference Manual 103
When entering Dump mode, or when printing a form for the first
time after power-up using the Windows Driver, the printer
automatically determines the Q value while feeding a couple of labels.
The current Q value is printed on the test label and the label produced
by a U command. For more information on Dump Mode, see “Dump
Mode” on page 11.
Continuous Stock
In case of continuous stock, parameter p
1
decides the amount of
media feed performed after the actual print image has been printed.
Continuous stock is selected by setting parameter p
2
= 0.
Be careful not having the printer loaded with continuous stock when
entering Dump mode or an error occurs.
Example 1:
Rectangular label (203.2 dpi = 8 dots/mm printhead):
p
1
= 20.0 mm (160 dots)
p
2
= 3.0 mm (24 dots)
Example 1: Rectangular Label
The Q command would be:
Q160,24
Example 2:
Butterfly label (293.2 dpi = 8 dots/mm printhead):