Printronix SL4M - Manual (Page 71)

MEDIA SETUP Submenus
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Tear Off Adjust
This option represents the distance to advance (+ shift) or pull back (– shift)
the stop position of a label when Tear-Off Strip, Peel-Off, or Cut media
handling option is enabled. The allowable range is -1.00 inches to
+ 0.2 inches, in .01 inch increments.
The factory default is 0.00 inches.
Label Length
This option specifies the user-selected Label Length in inches or millimeters.
In most applications, the user-selected Label Length will match the physical
label length. Physical label length is the actual label length of the media
installed.
When setting label length, consider the following:
Label Length can also be manually entered via the control panel MEDIA
SETUP menu or sent via host computer using the appropriate software
command.
A Host Forms Length (Label Length) value sent from the host computer will
override and change the manually entered Label Length value in the MEDIA
SETUP menu.
• Physical Label Length is the actual measurable length of the label. The
following list of different media types explains how the physical label
lengths are determined:
• Die-cut labels – measurable length of the removable label (leading
edge to trailing edge). This does not include the liner material or gap.
• Tag Stock with notches or holes – measurable length from the trailing
edge of one notch or hole to the leading edge of the next notch or
hole.
• Tag Stock with black marks on underside – measurable length from
the trailing edge of one black mark to the trailing edge of the next
black mark.
NOTE: The printer can be configured to detect the leading edge of the black
mark using the Mark TOF Detect option in the SENSOR SETUP
menu.
• Continuous media (no label length indicators) – measurable length
should be within + 1-2% the Label Length value entered in the MEDIA
SETUP menu, or the value sent via host software command.
• Logical Label Length (Host Forms Length) is the length that a user or
programmer bases his printable image on. In most cases this length
should be slightly less than the Physical Label Length. This allows the
entire image to be printed within the boundaries of the label length
indicators (gaps, notches, holes, or black marks).
When the Logical Label Length is greater than the Physical Label Length
and Clip Page = Enable (in the MEDIA SETUP menu), the printer will clip
the bottom portion of the image that exceeds the Physical Label length. In
this case, the printable data that was not printed will be lost.