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Printer setting definitions – AMT Datasouth Documax 5380 User Manual

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Printer setting definitions

Options

Description

LANGUAGE

Specify the printer menu language as English or Chinese.

EMULATION

Specify printer's control commands.

CHAR. MODE

Select ASCII or Chinese character mode.

FONT

Specify a kind of ASCII character font. If the print data contains font instruction,
the printer gives priority to print data instruction. (Only valid when CHARACTER
MODE is set to ASCII)

ENG PITCH

Specify the ASCII character spacing in characters per inch (cpi).

CHI PITCH

Specify the Chinese character spacing in characters per inch (cpi).

SLASH ZERO

Select the printing character for the zero character with a slash (/) or without, to
distinguish it from the letter O.

INTL CHAR SE

Specify the printer internal character set, utilizing international characters.

CHAR. SET

Specify character set as Italic Character or Graphic Character.

LINE SPACING

Specify the line spacing in lines per inch (lpi). If the print data includes vertical
pitch instruction, the printer will give priority to the print data instruction.

FORM LENGTH

Specify the page length of the form, for both cut sheet and continuous paper. The
printer feeds to next page according to the specified page length. If the print data
includes page length instruction, the printer will give priority to the print data
instruction.

FORM LOCK

After selecting this function, the printer will lock the page length setting. The
printer feeds to next page according to the current setting parameter and will not
be affected by the page length instruction of the print data.

PAGE SKIP

After selecting this function, the printer will leave one inch margin at the
perforation of the tractor paper automatically. If the print data includes page
margin instruction, the printer will give priority to print data instruction.

COMPRESS PRT

After selecting this function, the printer will print out transverse compressed
content according to the specified percentage in normal speed. When auto-
compress mode is selected, the printer will detect paper width automatically and
choose the proper percentage to print.

LEFT MARGIN

Specify the distance between paper left edge and printing home position. (Only
valid when ANY POSITION PAPER FEED function is on.)

BLACK MARK

After selecting this function, the printer will carry out black mark detect instruction
to make precise vertical positioning (paper/forms should have black mark on the
top surface).