Avery Dennison PCL - Manual (Page 18)

16 •••• Reference Guide PAXAR PCL
~XS99 630, 650, 636, 656, 676, 686, 545
This command sets the Print Speed. The 99 in the command should be replaced by the
speed in tenth inches per second.. For example: To set the speed for 5.0 inches/sec for
a tag layout the command would be ~XS50. Although a printer may have multiple
speeds, certain combinations of stock and ink may print best at certain speeds, For
example, most fabrics print best at speeds less than 6 ips. Specifying a faster print speed
will result in degraded print quality.
If a speed of greater than the maximum is specified, the printer will still run at the
maximum speed. If a speed of less than the minimum is specified, the printer will run at
the minimum speed. If a speed is specified that is not supported by the printer,
generally the printer will run at the nearest speed that is not greater than the specified
speed. For example, if a format specifying a print speed of 5 ips is sent to a SNAP 500
printer, it will print at 4.5 ips.
NOTE: The SNAP printers allow the operator to override the print speed setting. If this
override is in place, the printer will print at the override speed rather than the format
speed.
AVAILABLE PRINTER SPEEDS
630 3, 4, 5 ips
650 2.5, 3, 3.5, 5.5, 6, 6,5 ips
636 3, 4.5, 6 ips
656 3, 4.5, 6, 7 ips
676 3, 4, 5 ips
686 7, 10, 12 ips
545 4, 6, 8, 10 ips
SNAP 500 3, 4.5, 6, 7 ips
SNAP 600,
SNAP 700
3, 4.5, 6, 7, 8,10,12 ips
~XH99 630
This command sets the head strobe value. The head strobe range is from 1 to 15. This
adjusts the amount of heat that is used to transfer the ink to the stock. A good setting
for this value is around 5 or 6. The type of stock or ink that is used can effect this
setting.
Note: This command can effect the head life of the thermal printhead that is used in the
630. Running a format with a high strobe value may reduce the head life of
the thermal printhead.
~XT99 650, 636, 656, 676, 686
This command sets the transfer type. The transfer types are designed so that the
printhead is driven properly for a combination of stock and ink. The 99 in the
command should be replaced with the correct value found in the transfer type table in
Appendix A.
~XI 650, 656, 676
This command tells the printhead to attempt to do head lift with the format. Head lift
allows for ink saving on the printer. When there is an area in the format which is at the