Microcom 438 Operator's Manual page 116

Chapter 5
out sensor to the dot row (^D146 command) the printer will not be able to
completely finish printing the last label. Other than this, the operation of the
printer will be the same as above. The printer's default distance is set to 1800
and issuing a "0" (^A0^D146) will cause the printer to reset to this value. The
maximum setting is 7200 and values above this setting will be ignored.
^A ^D Command
X 153 Feed Forward Distance:
This command will move the motor in the forward direction by the X amount
(specified in dots) when issued. The maximum value is 65535. The feed
speed is defined by the D155 command.
X 154 Feed Reverse Distance:
This command will move the motor in the reverse direction by the X amount
(specified in dots) when issued. The maximum value is 65535. The feed
speed is defined by the D155 command.
X 155 Set Feed Speed:
This command sets the feed speed that is used for the D153 and D154
commands.
0 8.0 ips (inches per second)
1 7.5 ips
2 7.0 ips
3 6.5 ips
4 6.0 ips
5 5.5 ips
6 5.0 ips
7 4.5 ips
8 4.0 ips
9 3.5 ips
10 3.0 ips
11 2.5 ips
12 2.0 ips
13 1.5 ips
14 1.0 ips
X 157 Takeup Motor Run Time:
The D157 command is used with optional software that controls a DC Takeup
motor instead of a cutter motor. The value for X represents how long the
takeup motor will run, in milliseconds, after printing has stopped. This
command is a volatile command with a default of 0. The ^A1^D145 command
lists the current setting under the Post Takeup Time.
1 25
2 50
3 75
4 100
5 125
6 150
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