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USER- / SERVICE MANUAL
Info-Printouts & Parameters
AP 5.4 Gen II – AP 5.6
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External signal
AP 5.4
AP 5.6
The parameter determines, if and how an incoming signal at the - optional -
single start connector will be interpreted.
Off
Signal interpretation disabled.
Singlestart
The signal triggers the printing of a single label. This setting may be used e.g.
for printing single labels by means of a foot switch.
Stacker full
The signal triggers the display of a status report and stops the printer. This
setting may be used when using a stacker (= stacker full signal).
Detailed information about using start signals can be found in the user man-
ual, topic section „Advanced Applications“, chapter „Printing with start sig-
nal“,
Settings in the parameter menu
Only appears here, when
no
I/O board is installed. Otherwise, this
parameter appears in the
I/O BOARD
menu.
For details see paragraph
Start print mode
on page 81.
Print contrast
AP 5.4
AP 5.6
xxx%
Setting range: 1 to 120%; Unit interval: 1; Default setting: 60
The highest setable print contrast depends on two factors:
•
Printhead resolution
•
Print speed
CAUTION!
The parameter
Print contrast
affects directly the life durance of the printhead. It
counts: „The higher the setting of
Print contrast
is, the lower is the life durance
of the printhead“. This counts even more for settings above 100%.
Therefore mind:
Always choose the lowest possible setting necessary to produce an accep-
table print result.
Print speed
Max. print contrast
51 mm/s (2 inch/s)
120%
76 mm/s (3 inch/s)
117%
102 mm/s (4 inch/s)
115%
127 mm/s (5 inch/s)
100%
152 mm/s (6 inch/s)
85%
178 mm/s (7 inch/s)
76%
203 mm/s (8 inch/s)
67%
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Max. print contrast for printheads with 203 dpi resolution.
