SATO M-8400RVe Operator And Technical Reference Manual page 71

Resolution
Max Print Width
Max Label Width
Std Print Length
Expanded Print Length
using <ESC>EX0
command
(1). Limited by number of digits in command field.
against the inside left edge of the printer as viewed from the front of the printer. The
normal reference point is located at the H1, V1 position of the print area in the
normal print orientation (no rotation).
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 specified to correctly position 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
your label.
Calculate the distance (in dots) from the normal base reference point to the
closest edge of the label.
For an M-8400RVe 8 dpmm printer , this would be:
Label Width = 2" x 25.4 mm/in x 8 dpmm = 406 dots
The new Base Reference Point then becomes:
New Base Reference Point
Issue the Base Reference Point command <ESC>A3 after the Start command in
your data stream.
SATO M8400RVe
Table 5.1, Print Area
= Maximum Print Width - Label Width
= (832 dots) - (406 dots) = 426 dots
PN 9001075A
Section 5: Programming Reference
M-8400RVe
203 dpi
8 dpmm
832 dots
4.1 in.
104 mm
5.0 in.
128 mm
1424 dots
7.0 in.
178 mm
9999 dots
49.2 in.
1249 mm
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