Section 5. Pro
rammin
Reference
60 PRINT #1, E$;"H400",E$;"V100";E$;"WL1SATO";Sends the data
“SATO”
to be to be placed
400 dots horizontally and 100 dots
vertically on the label and printed in the
“WL”
autosmoothed font.
70 PRINT #1, E$;"Q1"; Instructs the printer to print a quantity of
one label.
80 PRINT #1, E$;
“Z”;
Tells the printer that the last command
has been sent. The printer can now
create and print the job.
90 PRINT #1,CHR$ (3); Sends an <ETX> (ASCII Code decimal
“3”)
to the printer telling it that this is the
end of the messa
e.
THE PRINT ARE
The
maximum
print
area
depends
upon the
printer
model.
The
default
for
all
printers
is
7
inches
long.
If
the
pitch
area
is
expanded
with
the
<ESC>EX0
Expanded
Print
Length
command,
the
maximum
length
can
be
extended
to
49.2
inches
for
the
all
printers
except
the
M-8490Se
which
is
32.8
inches.
The
length
is
limited
by
the
available
digits
(9999)
in
the Vertical
position
commands.
Many
of
your
label
applications
will
not
require
labels
this
large,
therefore,
it
is
important
to
understand
how
to
work
with
labels
that
do
not
use
the
entire
print
area.
The
goal
is
to
help
you
avoid
printing
where
no
label
exists,
which
may
lead
to
print
head
damage,
not
to
mention
the
frustration
when
ou canno
see
the
rinted out
ut.
The
following
diagram
illustrates the
print
area
fo
a
standard
(Right-Hand)
M-8485Se
and
a
sample
2
inch
wide
by
3
inch
long
label
placed
within
this
area.
As
can
be
seen,
your
label
will
be
oriented
against
the
inside
right
edge
of
the
printer
as
viewed
from
the
front
(label
exit)
of
the
printer.
If
you
are
using
an
M-8485Se
Left-Hand
printer,
the
reference
point
is
on
the
outside
edge
of
the
label
away
from
the
mounting
plate.
The
normal
reference
point
is
located
at the
H1,
V1
position
of
the
print
area
in
the
normal
print
orientation
(no
rotation).
The
base
reference
point
is
always
on
the
right
edge
of
the
print
head
as
you
face
the
front
(label
exit)
of
the
printer.
If
you
are
using
a
label
that
is
narrower
than
the
maximum
print
width,
you
may
have
to
adjust
the
base
reference
point
of
the
Left-Hand
printer
to
correctly
position
the
print
area.
If
you
are
using
a
Left-Hand
M-8485Se
and
need
to
adjust
the
position
of
the
label
there
are
three
methods
available
to
make
sure
your
printed
output
will
appear
correctly
on
your
label.
They
are
as
follows:
1.
Media
Size
Command.
Use
the
<ESC>A1
Media
Size
Command.
This
command
specifies
the
width
and
length
of
the
label.
The
printer
will
automatically
calculate
the
correct
offsets
for
printing
labels
of
that
size.
However,
if
you
specify
a
label
size
with
this
command,
the
labels
loaded
should
match
the
size
s
ecified
to
correctl
osition
the
label.
2.
Base
Reference
Point
Command
.
Send
the
<ESC>A3
Base
Reference
Point
command
as
part
of
your
data
to
the
printer
to
set
a
new
base
reference
point
for
ou
label.
Pa
e 5-4 SATO
“Se”
Print En
ines
To Next Page
Loading...
