The Print Area - SATO M-8485Se Operator And Technical Reference Manual

Section 5. Programming Reference
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70 PRINT #1, E$;"Q1";
80 PRINT #1, E$; "Z";
90 PRINT #1,CHR$ (3);

THE PRINT AREA

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 you cannot see the printed output.
The following diagram illustrates the print area for 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 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.
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placed 400 dots horizontally and 100
dots vertically on the label and printed in
the "WL" autosmoothed font.
Instructs the printer to print a quantity of
one label.
Tells the printer that the last command
has been sent. The printer can now
create and print the job.
Sends an <ETX> (ASCII Code decimal
"3") to the printer telling it that this is the
end of the message.
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