Print Control - Datamax E-Class Mark III Professional Operator's Manual

Print Control

The Print Control menu contains printing throughput, offset and custom setup functions:
Heat

Print Speed

Feed Speed

Reverse Speed*

Slew Speed*

Row Offset

Column Offset

Present Distance

TOF Precedence*

Custom Adjustments*

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Items denoted with an asterisk (*) are only accessible through the Advanced Menu.
The menu selections are defined as follows:
DISPLAYED ITEM
HEAT
10
PRINT SPEED
x.x in/sec
FEED SPEED
x.x in/sec
REVERSE SPEED
2.0 in/sec
SLEW SPEED
x.x in/sec
ROW OFFSET
0.00 in.
COLUMN OFFSET
0.00 in.
PRESENT DISTANCE
0.00 in.
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When set to 0.01 in., NONE is assumed and a zero (0) positioning value will be used.
TOF PRECEDENCE
DISABLE
ENABLE
CUSTOM ADJUSTMENTS
DARKNESS
32
CONTRAST
32
ROW ADJUST
+0 (-100 – 2030
DOTS)
COLUMN ADJUST
+000 (-100 –
100 DOTS)
PRESENT ADJUST
+000 (-100 –
100 DOTS)
Chapter 4 – Menu System
Controls the burn time (0 - 30) of the printhead (and is equivalent to the Heat setting in many
software labeling programs), where:
Is the default setting.
Controls the rate of label movement during printing, where:
Default setting is dependant on printer model.
Controls the rate of label movement between printing areas, where:
Default setting is dependant on printer model.
Controls the rate of label movement (2.0 - 5.0 inches per second) during backup positioning, where:
Is the default setting.
Controls the rate of label movement (2.0 - 16.0 inches per second) between printing areas when
using the GPIO function, where:
Default setting is dependant on printer model.
Shifts the vertical start of print position (0 - 99.99 inches) on the label, where:
Is the default setting.
Shifts the HORIZONTAL, left-justified start of print position to the right (0-99.99 inches), without
shifting the LABEL WIDTH termination point to the right, where:
Is the default setting.
Sets the label stop position (0 - 4.00 inches) past the start of print position upon output. When
subsequent label formats are received, the printer will automatically back up the label to position it
at the start of print position, where:
Is the default setting.
Allows an override of label format data when the form length is exceeded, where:
Prints labels formats without TOF truncating. (Default Setting)
Ends the label at the next TOF, truncating any print data that extends past this
Changes the factory adjustment parameters to finely and independently compensate for slight
mechanical differences sometimes evident when multiple printers share label formats. These
settings are also available to make special label formatting adjustments, where:
Controls the strobe time (1 - 64) to establish the nominal HEAT setting for printhead-specific
thermal characteristics, where:
Is the default setting.
Allows fine-tuning (1 - 64) of the gray adjustment for print quality, where:
Is the default setting.
Shifts the vertical start of print position (in xxx dots) to fine-tune the ROW OFFSET setting, where:
If shifting Row Adjust in the negative direction, modify the PRESENT ADJUST setting (see below) by
that same amount.
Shifts both the horizontal start of print position and the LABEL WIDTH termination point to the right
(in xxx dots) to fine-tune the COLUMN OFFSET setting, where:
Is the setting.
Adjusts the label stopping position (in xxx dots) to fine-tune the PRESENT DISTANCE setting,
where:
Is the setting.
ITEM DESCRIPTION
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