Datamax M-Class Mark II Operator's Manual page 88

C . 2 L a b e l A l i g
C . 2 L a b e l A l i g
C . 2 L a b e l A l i g
The Label Alignm ent funct ion is int ended for use w hen t he label lengt h is less t han t he dist ance
bet ween t he print head and t he m edia sensor or where label wast e at power- up is a concern. Label
Alignm ent ( see t able below) is not recom m ended for label lengt hs great er t han 6.5 inches or for
m edia cont aining 2 or m ore form lengt hs.
Mult iple lengt h labels
The Label Alignm ent funct ion is chosen via t he m enu syst em or by host com m ands. The t hree
possible m odes, YES, AUTO, and NO, are det ailed in t he following sect ions.
La be l Align m e n t = YES
I n t his m ode, t he operat or m ust supply an 'ALI GN LENGTH'
value. This value m ust be physically m easured from leading
edge t o leading edge of t wo successive labels, as shown. The
m easurem ent m ust be as accurat e as possible. For very short
labels, errors as sm all as 0.01" can result in not iceable print
variat ions on t he labels bet ween t he m edia sensor and t he
print head.
The m easured value m ust be sent t o t he print er via t he host
com put er or ent ered using t he Print er Set up Mode.
Then, in Norm al Mode, press and hold t he
( about 4 seconds) . The pr int er will align t he label t o t he t op
of form posit ion.
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I f m edia wit h a different label lengt h is subsequent ly loaded, t he 'ALI GN LENGTH' m ust
be recalculat ed and re- ent ered.
Appe n dix C – Pa pe r M e n u Se t u p
n m e n t
n m e n t
n m e n t
La be l St ock
Cont inuous
6.5 inches or less
6.5 inches or m ore
La be l Align m e n t Se t t in g
NO
YES or AUTO
NO
NO
FEED but t on
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