Printronix SLPA7000 User Manual page 120

Chapter 3
MEDIA CONTROL Menu
Continuous Mode
Allows selection of special media modes when Continuous Media Handling
mode (see "Media Handling" on page 107) is selected.
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Standard. Labels are printed and sent out the front. The cross perforation
following the last printed label is aligned at the tear bar. No auto feeding
of a blank label should exist between print jobs, but you may need to
press the FEED key to move approximately .80 inches of the last printed
label from under the printhead. If performed, this feed causes a blank
label at the beginning of the next print job.
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Tear-Off. Same as Standard, but the cross perforation following the last
printed label is aligned at the tear bar. No blank label is needed to remove
the last printed label. No blank label should exist between print jobs. A
print zone, .80 inches long, exists from the leading edge of each printed
label. This option supports label lengths 2.50 inches or longer.
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Tear Strip Full. Same as Standard, but the cross perforation following
the last printed label is automatically aligned at the tear bar once the print
buffer is empty for a period of Tear-Strip Time. (Media does not get
aligned at tear bar until Tear-Strip Time expires.) When printable data is
again detected, a blank label is automatically fed, resulting in one blank
label between each print job. This option supports label lengths 2.50
inches or longer. Shorter label lengths cause two or more blank labels to
be automatically fed at the beginning of each print job.
The factory default is Standard.
TOF Detect Fault
Allows selection of two different TOF (Top-of-Form) detection faults.
NOTE: The correct Label Length value, equal to the physical length of the
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Normal. The printer displays a Gap Not Detected fault and stops printing
when media has advanced a distance equal to twice the Label Length
value set in the menu.
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Early. The printer displays a Gap Not Detected fault and stops printing
when media has advanced a distance equal to the Label Length value set
in the menu.
The factory default is Normal.
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installed label, must be entered in the QUICK SETUP or MEDIA
CONTROL menu.