Contrast Adjustment Commands; Adjust Contrast Window (Volatile - ^D35); Adjust Contrast Base (Non-Volatile - ^D36); Slice Buffer Size And Set Starting Slice Number Commands - Microcom 324M Operator's Manual

Printer Commands
5.2.4

Contrast Adjustment Commands

These commands are used to adjust the darkness of the label print. Print quality will vary
not only with different label stocks, sometimes even in different batches of the same label
stock. It is highly recommended that contrast adjustments be maintained at minimum
settings to achieve desired print quality. Higher contrast settings will reduce the life of the
print head.
5.2.4.1

Adjust Contrast Window (Volatile - ^D35)

This command is useful for adjusting contrast for specific label formats where different label
media is used on a single printer. The command can be entered into specific label formats
rather than affecting print contrast on all label formats.
^A ^D COMMAND
XX 35 Adjust Contrast Window: This is a volatile command used to adjust the
contrast window. The range is 1 to 9 of the base (^D36).
5.2.4.2

Adjust Contrast Base (Non-volatile - ^D36)

This command is used to adjust overall contrast on all formats.
^A ^D COMMAND
XX 36 Adjust Contrast Base: This non-volatile command is used to skew the entire
contrast window (^D35). This command has a ^A range of 10 to 200%.
5.2.5

Slice Buffer Size and Set Starting Slice Number Commands

^A ^D Command
XX 92 Set Starting Slice Number: This non-volatile command adjusts the number of
slices (dot rows) generated before the printer starts moving the label stock.
The default is set to 67% of the slice buffer size. Anytime the size of the slice
buffer is changed (^D94 command), the Starting Slice # is also changed
automatically to a value that is 67% of the new slice buffer size. The
maximum number of slices (XX) is dependent on the size of the slice buffer
(^D94) command.
"XX" can be any integer value up to a maximum of the number of slices in the
Slice Buffer. If a value for "xx" is entered that is too large for the print head,
the printer will respond with the correct maximum value for the head size
currently in use.
Table 5-2 below lists the default Starting Slice Number for various heads and
buffer sizes.
This command is used together with the ^D94 command to fully set up the
slice buffer function.
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