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7
Validator is only available when ODV option is installed. Refer to the Online
Data Validator
User’s
Manual for information on these menus.
8
Ethernet menu is not available if WLAN option is installed unless an Ethernet cable is attached at
power-up.
9
RFID is only available when the RFID option is installed. Refer to the RFID Labeling Reference
Manual for information on these menus.
Media
IMPORTANT All distances under Media can be represented in inches or millimeters based on
the menu System > Control > Media Units.
Intro: Label Length
Understanding your media and application is very important when configuring the parameters in the menu
system. When setting label length, consider the following:
Label Length can be manually entered via the control panel Media > Image > Label Length menu or sent
via the host application (e.g., PGL job) using the appropriate software
command. If sent via a software
command, that is referred to as a Host Form Length or Logical Label Length.
A Host Forms Length (Label Length) value sent from the host computer can
override Media > Image >
Label Length value if the emulation chooses to do so. Often, the emulations will have a menu to configure
that behavior (e.g., Application > PGL Setup > Host Form Length).
Physical Label Length is the actual measurable length of the label. The
following list of different media
types explains how the physical label
lengths are determined:
• Die-cut labels – measurable length of the removable label (leading
edge to trailing edge). This
does not include the liner material or gap.
• Tag Stock with notches or holes – measurable length from the trailing
edge of one notch or
hole to the leading edge of the next notch or
hole.
• Tag Stock with black marks on underside – measurable length from
the leading edge of one
black mark to the leading edge of the next
black mark.
• Continuous media (no label length indicators) – measurable length
should be within ± 1-2%
the Label Length value entered in the Media > Image > Label Length menu or the value sent via
host software command.
Logical Label Length (or Host Forms Length) is the length that a user or
programmer bases his
printable image on. In most cases this length
should be slightly less than the Physical Label Length. This
allows the
entire image to be printed within the boundaries of the label length
indicators (gaps, notches,
holes, or black marks).
When the Logical Label Length is greater than the Physical Label Length
and Media > Image > Clip Page is
“Enable”, the printer will
clip the bottom portion of the image that exceeds the Physical Label
length. In this
case, the printable data that was not printed will be lost. There is more on Clip Page menu in the next
section.
Intro: Clip Page
The media sensor looks for the gap, notch, hole, or black mark only after
the media has advanced the
distance specified by the Media > Image > Label Length menu or by the Host Forms Length coming from
the application. Any gaps, notches, holes, or black marks that exist prior
to reaching the Label Length or
Host Forms Length value are ignored.
When Media > Image > Clip Page is “Disable”, Mark and Gap media sensing reliability
can be improved
and the sensor problems described below can be fixed:
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