Printronix SL5000 User Manual page 136

Chapter 3
MEDIA CONTROL
TOF Detect Fault
Allows selection of three different TOF (Top-of-Form) detection faults.
NOTE: The correct Label Length value, equal to the physical length of the
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3 Labels. The printer displays a Gap Not Detected fault and stops printing
when media has advanced a distance equal to three or more times the
Label Length value set in menu.
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9 Labels
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1 Label
The factory default is 3 Labels.
Ticket Save Mode
This option determines the action of the media for Continuous (std), Tear-Off,
Tear-Off Strip and Cut Media Handling Modes after the printer is first powered
up or after the printhead has been opened and then closed. When enabled,
this option eliminates wasting label(s) or ticket stock when the printer
advances media to search for the next TOF position.
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Enable. The printer will assume that media is at the TOF position after
cycling power or after the printhead is opened and then closed. When a
print job is sent it is printed without advancing media to search for the next
TOF position.
NOTE: The user must ensure that media is at the correct TOF position (cross
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Disable. The printer assumes that the media is not at the correct TOF
position after cycling power or after the printhead is opened and then
closed and advances media until the next gap, notch or mark is detected
by the Media Sensor(s). When print data is sent, printing begins only
after the next TOF is detected, resulting in one or more blank labels being
advanced.
The factory default is Disable.
NOTE: When set to Enable, Online Auto-Cal and Head-Auto-Cal will
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installed label, must be entered in the QUICK SETUP or MEDIA
CONTROL menu.
perforation, liner gap, notch or mark at the tear bar edge) before
cycling power or before closing and locking the pivoting deck. In
addition, media must be calibrated and the correct Media Handling
Mode, Label Length and Gap/Mark Sensor selected and saved as the
Power-Up Config. Option applies to .5 inch or longer label lengths
only.
automatically be set to Disable. The printer will not reset any settings
to Enable when Ticket Save Mode is later disabled.