Detection Area Of The Transmissive Sensor - Toshiba B-SX5T SERIES Owner's Manual

7. SUPPLY SPECIFICATIONS
NOTES:
1. To ensure print quality and print head life use only TOSHIBA TEC specified media.
2. The media length specifications for use of the cutter are:
*1: When issuing a label using the swing cutter, label length should be 35.0 mm – (Gap length/2).
3. When marking black marks on the label rolls, they should be marked at the gaps.
4. "On the fly issue" means that the printer can feed and print without stopping between labels.
5. There are restrictions in use of the media which is narrower than 50 mm. For details, refer to TOSHIBA TEC
service representative.
6. The ratio of a label length to a gap length must be a minimum of 3 to 1 (3:1).
7. When using a label stock in cut mode, be sure to cut the gaps. Cutting labels will cause the glue to stick to the
cutter, which may affect the cutter performance and shorten the cutter life.

7.1.2 Detection Area of the Transmissive Sensor

The Transmissive Sensor is movable from the centre to the left edge of media.
The Transmissive Sensor detects a gap between labels, as illustrated below.
<Label>
(Min. 6.0 mm when using
the cutter module.)
<Tag paper with square holes>
NOTE:
Round holes are not acceptable.
Area to be detected.
Sensor position
Min. 2.0 mm
Min. 12 mm
Sensor position
Min. 2.0 mm
Min. 12 mm
Centre of media
Label
Gap
Label
Sensor is movable
within this range.
Centre of media
Sensor is movable
within this range.
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Print side
Media feed direction
Print side
Square holes
(Round holes are not acceptable.)
Media feed direction
7.1 Media