automatically set first printing position. adjusts the cut position so that the label will be
cut at a position shifted forward or backward from the automatically set cut position.
adjusts the value for feeding back the label to the home position after cutting. adjusts
the strip position so that the label will be shifted forward or backward from the
automatically set strip position. adjusts the value for feeding back the label to the home
position after stripping.
format [esc] ax; abbb, cddd, eff [lf] [nul]
term a: indicates the direction, forward or backward, in which a fine adjustment is to be
made.
+ : backward
- : forward
bbb: feed value to be finely adjusted
000 to 500 (in 0.1 mm units)
c: indicates the direction, forward or backward, in which a cut position
(or strip position) fine adjustment is to be made.
+ : backward
- : forward
ddd: amount for finely adjusting the cut position (or strip position)
000 to 500 (in 0.1 mm units)
e: indicates whether the back feed is to be increased or decreased.
+ : increase
- : decrease
ff: amount for finely adjusting the back feed
00 to 99 (in 0.1 mm units)
explanation [feed length fine adjustment] (to finely adjust the feed for shifting backward or forward)
[cut position fine adjustment] (to finely adjust the cut position for shifting backward or forward)
[strip position fine adjustment]
printing in strip issue mode is stopped at the position where the distance from the middle point of the label-to-label gap to the top of the strip shaft is 4 mm, since the label-to-label gap is assumed to be 2 mm.
when the print stop position is not proper, the print stop position should be adjusted using the strip position fine adjust function.
when the label-to-label gap is 5 mm or more, the effective print length should be set to the maximum (label pitch -2 mm). then, the print stop position should be adjusted using the strip position fine adjust function.
[back feed fine adjustment] (to finely adjust the back feed for shifting backward or forward)
(1) if the feed value fine adjustment, cut position (or strip position) fine adjustment or back feed value fine adjustment has been set in system mode (key operation on the printer), the fine adjustment value will be the fine adjustment in system mode.
the max. fine adjustment values are as follows. however, the max. feed fine adjustment value is limited within the label pitch.
feed value fine adjustment ............................................±50.0 mm
cut position (or strip position) fine adjustment ......................±50.0 mm
back feed value fine adjustment .......................................±9.9 mm
(2) after changing the fine adjustment value by this command, one label must be fed by the feed command ([esc] t) to adjust the first printing position.
(3) each fine adjustment value is protected in memory (protected even if the power is turned off).
(4) if a fine adjustment value is improper, printing will not be performed correctly.
for example, if the back feed fine adjustment value is not set properly, the printing positions without cutting and after cutting will be different from each other. if the label is fed back excessively, the paper will not be fed correctly during printing.
in the strip issue mode, the print position of the 1st label may be different from that of the 2nd label. the back feed adjustment is performed in order that the label is correctly fed back to the position placed before the forward feed is performed.
(5) the cut position (or the strip position) fine adjustment and back feed value fine adjustment are effective only when the printer is in cut issue or strip issue mode.
(6) procedure for label having label pitch of less than 38 mm
[method 1]
when the following conditions are all met, the paper ejection operation in cut print mode is as follows.
head lifted →forward feed to the cut position →head lowered →cut →
head lifted →reverse feed to the home position →head lowered
conditions:
issue command, feed command, and eject command received.
label pitch of 38.0 mm or less, cut performed, transmissive sensor, cut position fine adjustment of à10.0 mm or less, and issue mode “c”
* the head is lifted/lowered only when the optional ribbon save module (b-4905 r-qm) is attached. when the ribbon save module is not installed, use method 2 since the head is not lifted/lowered.
[method 2]
the minimum label pitch of the label which can be cut in normal use is 38.0 mm.
when a label having a label pitch of less than 38 mm is used, the edge of the label is caught by the edge of the thermal head during a backfeed to the home position after cutting the gap area between labels. therefore, the label may not be fed back to the proper home position.
by performing the cut position fine adjustment according to the following procedure, the above problem will be solved. however, when this procedure is used, one or more printed labels are left between the head and the cutter.
therefore, the left labels should be removed by an issue or feed of a label.
(a) cut position fine adjustment value calculation
the cut position fine adjustment value can be calculated using the following method. even if a back feed to the proper home position is not performed using this value, the cut position should be adjusted with a desired value.
(b) operation example
examples (1) cut issue
(2) strip issue
