Tag/Tear Operation; Peel-And-Dispense Operation; Cutter Operation - Microcom 424 Operator's Manual

Printer Commands
optional media handling commands as well. The following commands define these types of
operations.
5.10.1

Tag/Tear Operation

This command controls a method of dispensing the media so that the perforation between
labels is positioned on the tear bar or peel edge. Once the label is taken, the label media
retracts and allows proper registration of the next label print.
^A ^D COMMAND
X 97 Tag/Tear Operation:
0 Disable Tag/Tear operation.
1 Advance after every print.
2 Advance after copies count.
3 Advance when idle. (Does not use LPD - retracts stock at next sent label
format.)
5.10.2

Peel-and-Dispense Operation

This command is used when the labels are to be peeled from the backing material. Once
the label is taken, the label media retracts and allows proper registration of the next label
print. It requires the optional Label Present Detector (LPD).
^A ^D COMMAND
X 98 Peel-and-Dispense Operation:
0 Disable Peel-and-Dispense operation.
1 Enable Peel-and-Dispense operation.
5.10.3

Cutter Operation

^A ^D COMMAND
X 99 Cutter Control: This command enables full and/or partial cut operation.
This command works in conjunction with the ^D102 and ^D103 Cut Interval
commands. The ^D95 command is also used with the ^D99 command to
adjust the advance distance to the cutter blades and then retract to the home
position (dot row one).
Note: When doing partial cuts with an LPD, the printer will not proceed until
the LPD sees that the label has been taken. Then after a programmable
delay, the printer will retract and print the next label.
0 Disable Cutter operation.
1 Enable Full Cut.
2 Enable Partial Cut.
3 Enable Full and Partial Cut.
XX 102 Full Cut Interval: Instructs the printer when to issue a Full Cut. The default
value is 1. A value of "1" results in a full cut whenever the copies count is
reached, or after each format if a copies count has not been specified. If this
command is set higher than "1" (maximum of 65536), the printer will full cut
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