Printronix T5204R Administrator's Manual page 98

Chapter 3
QUICK SETUP
Label Length
This option specifies the user-selected Label Length in inches or millimeters.
In most applications, the user-selected Label Length will match the physical
label length. Physical label length is the actual label length of the media
installed.
When setting label length, consider the following:
Label Length can also be manually entered via the control panel MEDIA
CONTROL menu or sent via host computer using the appropriate software
command.
A Host Forms Length (Label Length) value sent from the host computer will
override and change the manually entered Label Length value in the QUICK
SETUP or MEDIA CONTROL menu.
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Physical Label Length is the actual measurable length of the label. The
following list of different media types explains how the physical label
lengths are determined:
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Logical Label Length (Host Forms Length) is the length that a user or
programmer bases his printable image on. In most cases this length
should be slightly less than the Physical Label Length. This allows the
entire image to be printed within the boundaries of the label length
indicators (gaps, notches, holes, or black marks).
When the Logical Label Length is greater than the Physical Label Length
and Clip Page = Enable (in the MEDIA CONTROL menu), the printer will
clip the bottom portion of the image that exceeds the Physical Label
length. In this case, the printable data that was not printed will be lost.
When the Logical Label Length is greater than the Physical Label Length
and Clip Page = Disable, the printer will continue to print the image onto
the next physical label and ignore the gap or mark based on the label
length value set in the QUICK SETUP or MEDIA CONTROL menu.
When the Logical Label Length is less than the Physical Label Length, the
printer will print the entire image and leave blank space the remaining
length of the physical label as it advances to the Top-of-Form of the next
label. This is true regardless of the Clip Page setting.
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Die-cut labels – measurable length of the removable label (leading
edge to trailing edge). This does not include the liner material or gap.
Tag Stock with notches or holes – measurable length from the trailing
edge of one notch or hole to the leading edge of the next notch or
hole.
Tag Stock with black marks on underside – measurable length from
the leading edge of one black mark to the leading edge of the next
black mark.
Continuous media (no label length indicators) – measurable length
should be within + 1-2% the Label Length value entered in the QUICK
SETUP, MEDIA CONTROL menu, or the value sent via host software
command.