Setting Label Length - Printronix T5000 Series Quick Reference Manual

Printing Adjustments

Setting Label Length

The following considerations should be observed when you set the
label length.
•
Physical Label Length is the actual length of the die-cut label
material being printed on.
•
Logical Label Length (Host Form Length) is usually the same
measurable length as the Physical Label Length, but it can be
programmed to be greater or less than the physical length of
the label material installed on the printer. This results in the
image being clipped off, moved to the next physical label, or
have a blank space on the remaining portion of the physical
label.
•
In the default case any form or label length sent from an
emulation (the ^L or ^H command in VGL and the length
defined within the ~CREATE statement in PGL) will be used to
force the label length.
•
The Top-of-Form sensor is used to establish the Top-of-Form
position, based on the trailing edge of the gap or reflective
mark. The Top-of-Form sensor does not control the physical
label length that the printer is using. Instead, the printer
continues to use the Label Length (found under the MEDIA
CONTROL menu) or Host Forms Length value sent to the
printer. Therefore, you must set the Label Length properly,
either through the control panel or through the host, even if the
Top-of-Form sensor is enabled.
If the label length you have selected (either from the control
panel or through the host) does not match the physical label
length, then the printer will attempt to map the logical label onto
the physical label.
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