Service; Media Size - Intermec EasyCoder 501 E Installation & Operation Manual

Chapter 7 Setting Up the Printer
Setup Parameters, cont.

Service

• Media Size

• Media Type
• Print Defs
• Performance
• Memory Alloc
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Media Size
To protect the printhead from the potentially harmful condition of
printing outside the media and to allow detection of out-of-paper
errors, a printable area must be specifi ed by the use of the setup
parameters X-start, Width, and Length.
• X-start specifi es the position of the origin along the dots on the
printhead. By default, X-start is set to 0 which corresponds to the
dot closest to the printer's center section.
Printhead density
Number of dots on printhead:
Max. print width:
By setting a value larger than 0, you will move the origin
outwards, away from the inner edge of the media. In other
words, the larger X-start value, the wider inner margin, and
the less printable area.
• Width specifi es the width of the printable area as a number of dots
from the origin. The sum of the X-start value and the width value
gives the outer margin of the printable area. The width must not be
so large so as to allow printing outside the media.
• Length serves three purposes:
- To decide the length of the printable area as a number of dots.
- To decide the amount of media feed when using "fi x length
strip".
- To set an "emergency stop", which works when the printer
is set up for "Label (w gaps)", "Ticket (w mark)", or "Ticket
(w gaps)". If the LSS has not detected a gap or mark within
150% of the set length, the media feed is automatically
stopped to avoid feeding out a whole roll of media, because
of a faulty sensor.
This implies that you can use labels or tickets longer than the
printable area as illustrated by the following table:
Printhead density:
Max. print length (9999):
Max. copy length:
By setting up media size, you will create a "print window" in which
the printing can be performed. Any fi eld protruding outside the print
window in any direction will cause an error condition (Error 1003
"Field out of label") and the printing will be inhibited.
Intermec EasyCoder 501 E – Installation & Operation Ed. 1
8 dots/mm
832
104 mm (4.1 in) 108.3 mm (4.3 in)
8 dots/mm
1,250 mm (49.2 in) 833 mm (32.8 in)
1,875 mm (73.8 in) 1,250 mm (49.2 in)
11.81 dots/mm
1280
11.81 dots/mm