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Chapter 8— Advanced Commands
Contrast Command
Purpose: You use the Contrast command to specify the print darkness for the entire
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Tone Command
Purpose: You can use the Tone command instead of the Contrast command to
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label. The lightest printout is at contrast level 0. The darkest contrast level
is 3. The printer defaults to contrast level 0 on power up. You must specify
the contrast level for each label file.
In order to maximize printing efficiency, always use the lowest contrast
level possible.
{command} {level}
where:
{command}: CONTRAST
{level}:
Contrast level.
0 = Default
1 = Medium
2 = Dark
3 = Very Dark
specify the print darkness for all labels. The lightest printout is at tone level
-99. The darkest tone level is 200. The printer defaults to tone level 0 on
power up. Tone level settings remain in effect for all printing tasks until
changed. You cannot use the Tone and Contrast commands in
combination with one another.
{command} {level}
where:
{command}: TONE
{level}:
select a value from –99 to 200.
Contrast to Tone level equivalents.
Contrast 0 = Tone 0
Contrast 1 = Tone 100
Contrast 2 = Tone 200
Contrast 3 = No equivalent
EasyCoder PL-Series Printer Programmer's Reference Manual
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