Microcom 438 - Manual (Page 91)

Printer Commands Chapter 5
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5.10.1 Tag/Tear Operation
This command controls a method of dispensing the media so that the perforation between
labels is positioned on the tear bar or peel edge. Once the label is taken, the label media
retracts and allows proper registration of the next label print. Once the label is taken, the
label media retracts and allows proper registration of the next label print.
^A ^D COMMAND
X 97 Tag/Tear Operation:
0 Disable Tag/Tear operation.
1 Advance after every print.
2 Advance after copies count.
3 Advance when idle. (Does not use LPD - retracts stock at next sent label
format.)
5.10.2 Peel-and-Dispense Operation
This command is used when the labels are to be peeled from the backing material. Once
the label is taken, the label media retracts and allows proper registration of the next label
print. This command requires that the printer is configured with the optional label peel
assembly for proper operation. Not all models support the label peel option.
X
98 Peel-and-Dispense Operation:
0 Disable Peel-and-Dispense operation.
1 Enable Peel-and-Dispense operation.
5.10.3 Load Advance/Retract Distance and Load Advance Delay
XX
95 Advance/Retract Distance: This command is used in conjunction with the
tag/tear (^D97), peel-n-dispense (^D98), and cutter (^D99) commands. It is
used to adjust the number of steps the printer will advance the media after
printing has stopped and then retract the same distance so that media is not
wasted. While the maximum value is 64,000 steps, it is not recommended that
the printer advance further than one label size. This may create a paper jam
when the label is retracted back into the printer.
XX
96 Load Advance Delay: The ^Axx specifies the amount time, in milliseconds,
that the printer will delay the repositioning or retraction of the media. For
Example, “^A1000^D96 ” would delay for a period of one second.
5.11 View Printer Configuration and Statistics
These commands display or print configuration settings. The user may reset the Printed
Labels and Inches if they wish to track label usage, print head life, etc. Total Labels and
Inches cannot be reset by the user.
XX
29 Printer Statistics:
0 Print Statistics to the serial port
1 Print Statistics on a label
2 Clear the Printed Labels variable in the statistics
3 Clear the Printed Inches variable in the statistics