Microcom 438TM, Operator'S Manual

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Printer Commands Chapter 5
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be used to retract the media to the print head for printing once the next job is sent. The
valid range is from 0 to 1000 with the recommended distance of .53”.
5.9.3 Volatile Cutter Operation
^A ^D COMMAND
8 Cycle Cutter: If a cutter is installed on the printer, this command will cause
the cutter to be cycled. The cutter’s operation will be determined by the D99
command. If the cutter is a rotary cutter, it will always cycle in the forward
direction to make a full cut. If the cutter is a guillotine cutter, the cycle
direction will be determined by the last setting given with a D99 command.
X
99 Cutter Control: This command enables full and/or partial cut operation.
This command works in conjunction with the ^D102 and ^D103 Cut Interval
commands. The ^D95 command is also used with the ^D99 command to
adjust the advance distance to the cutter blades and then retract to the home
position (dot row one). The ^D99 command will assume a default ^D95 value
of 155.
0 Disable Cutter operation.
1 Enable Full Cut.
2 Enable Partial Cut.
3 Enable Full and Partial Cut.
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 Retraction 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 <CR>” would delay for a period of one second.
118 Home Cutter: When this command is issued, the printer will cycle the cutter
gear to determine the location of the gear and position it in the home position.
This command is only available on the X28 series printer’s.
X 162 Advance/Retract Speed: This command is used to set the advance/retract
speed that is used in conjunction with the different dispense modes. The valid
arguments for the X value are the DPS speed values for the printer. Please
refer to the DPS and ^D49 sections for valid speed values.