Ribbon Saver Operation And Ribbon Consumption - SATO S84-ex Operator's Manual

9 Appendix
9.9.3

Ribbon Saver Operation and Ribbon Consumption

When a gap exists in front of the label
The figure and table below show the minimum distance (A) from the top of the label to the print start
position for each print speed required for the ribbon saver function. It also shows the consumption of the
ribbon (B) when the ribbon saver is operating.
The ribbon consumption might be different from the value in the above table depending on the ribbon
condition.
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<Label>
Print data 1
Print data 2
(A)
Print data 1
Print data 2
Print speed
(inches/sec)
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
<Ribbon>
Print data 1
Print data 2
Print data 1
Print data 2
(unit: mm)
Ribbon
Distance (A)
consumption (B)
11.0 6.5
12.0 7.5
13.0 8.8
14.0 9.9
16.0 10.5
16.0 11.0
18.0 11.5
19.0 12.0
21.0 12.5
22.0 13.0
24.0 13.5
26.0 14.5
27.0 15.0
29.0 16.0
31.0 16.5
(B)