General Formatting Instructions - Intermec EasyCoder 501XP Programmer's Reference Manual

4.2 General Formatting Instructions

Origin
The positioning of all printable objects on the label, that is text fi elds, bar
code fi elds, images, boxes, and lines, uses a common system. The starting
point is called "origin" and is the point on the media that corresponds
to the innermost active dot on the printhead at the moment when the
printing is started.
The location of the origin is affected by the following factors:
• Position across the media path (X-axis):
The position of the origin is determined by the X-Start value in the
setup.
• Position along the media path (Y-axis):
The position of the origin is determined by the Feed adjustment in
the setup (and any
instruction or after the preceding
PRINTFEED
Coordinates
Starting from origin, there is a coordinate system where the X-axis runs
across the media path from left to right (as seen when facing the printer)
and the Y-axis runs along the media path from the printhead and back
towards the media supply.
Units of Measure
The unit of measure is generally "dots", which means that all measure-
ments depend on the density of the printhead, see the Info box to the
left. The only exception is outline font heights, which are specifi ed in
points.
A dot has the same size along both the X-axis and the Y-axis.
Printhead density 8 dots/mm = 203.2 dots/inch:
Dot size: 0.125 mm = 4.92 mils
Printhead density 12 dots/mm = 304.8 dots/inch:
Dot size: 0.083 mm = 3.28 mils
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instruction executed before the current
FORMFEED
Chapter 4 — Label Design
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PRINTFEED
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