Starting Slice Number (Dot Row #); Slice Buffer Size (Dot Rows) - Microcom 324M Operator's Manual

Chapter 5
Print Head
2.21" 448dot 203dpi
3.15" 640dot 203dpi
4.10" 832dot 203dpi
2.10" 640dot 300dpi
3.20" 960dot 300dpi
4.26"1280dot 300dpi
EXAMPLE:
Bytes/slice = 4" x (300 dots/inch) x (1 byte/8dots) = 150 bytes
So a Slice Buffer size of 192,000 bytes can store 192,000/150 = 1,280 slices.
At 300 slices/inch, the buffer can hold 1,280/300 = 4.267" of printing.
Default setting for "Starting Slice #" is 100 slices.
^A ^D Command
X 94 Set Slice Buffer Size: This non-volatile command is used to set the size of
the slice buffer that is used by the printer. If the slice buffer memory size is set
too low, the printer may start printing and then stop to process additional slices
before starting again. This typically happens on more dense formats where
more memory is required so that the printer can build the image to be printed
before actually printing the image. This command is used in conjunction with
the ^D92 command to fully optimize the slice buffer memory.
2 88Kbytes
3 192Kbytes
4 256Kbytes (default size)
5 320KBytes
6 384KBytes
Table 5-4 gives the number of slices in the Slice Buffer for all Ax values for
various head sizes.
Print head
2.21" 448dot 203dpi
3.15" 640dot 203dpi
4.10" 832dot 203dpi
2.10" 640dot 300dpi
3.20" 960dot 300dpi
4.26"1280dot 300dpi
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^A2^D94 ^A3^D94
978 1660
782 1328
558
782 1328
448
390
Table 5-3

Starting Slice Number (dot row #)

Print head size: 4"
Print head DPI: 300
Slice Buffer Size: 3 (= 3x64KB = 192KB)
^A2^D94 ^A3^D94
1466 2490
1172 1991
837 1422
1172 1991
732 1244
585 994
Table 5-4

Slice Buffer Size (dot rows)

^A4^D94
2342
1874
948 1338
1874
830 1170
662 936
^A4^D94
3514
2810
2007
2810
1756
1404
Printer Commands
^A5^D94 ^A6^D94
3026 3708
2420 2966
1728 2118
2420 2966
1512 1854
1210 1482
^A5^D94 ^A6^D94
4538 5562
3630 4449
2592 3177
3630 4449
2268 2780
1814 2223
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