Printronix SL5000r User Manual page 108

Chapter 3
QUICK SETUP
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Cut. When the optional media cutter is installed, it automatically cuts
media after each label is printed or after a specified number of labels
have been printed when a software cut command has been issued. It cuts
continuous roll paper, labels, or tag stock.
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Continuous. Printer prints on the media and sends it out the front. See
"Continuous Mode" on page 135 for more information.
The factory default is Tear-Off Strip.
Paper Feed Shift
This option represents the distance to advance (+ shift) or pull back (– shift)
the stop position of a label when Tear-Off Strip, Tear-Off, Peel-Off, or Cut
media handling option is enabled. The allowable range is -0.50 inches to the
current Label Length value setting, up to a maximum of 12.80 inches, in .01
inch increments.
The factory default is 0.00 inches.
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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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.