OPERATOR MANUAL
5.
Human Machine Interface
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INTERCHAR SPACE
Box where the spacing between two adjacent
characters is specified (distance between one character and the other).
The value is defined according to the specification “characters per
inch (cpi)”.
Usually the value of the spacing for characters of the type Dog Tag and
Simplex is 7, while for those of the BLOCCO type the value is 10-11.
Note 1
The smaller is the value and the closer will be the characters embossed on
the tag. Consequently, the bigger is the value and the further will be the
embossed characters.
Note 2
The spacing between characters depends on the number of motor steps
required to move the tag between 2 adjacent characters.
The motor steps are identified as "constant". A 07 constant produces a
spacing between the characters equal to 10 cpi, while a constant of 10
produces a spacing of 7 cpi. Each motor step (01 constant) is equal to a
distance of 0.36 mm.
The following chart can be used to assign the value of the spacing between
the characters.
Spacing Table
Constant
Characters/inch
Characters/mm
05
14,4
5,56
06
11,7
4,61
07
10
3,93
08
8,8
3,47
09
7,82
3,08
10
7,04
2,87
11
6,40
2,52
12
5,85
2,31
13
5,42
2,14
14
5,03
1,98
X
Box where the starting point of the field along the X axis coordinate is
indicated.
The value can be indicated in tenths of millimetre (Dmm) or hundredths of
inch (inch) according to the unit of measurement set in SETUP under the
heading “Configuration”.
That value is the distance between the left edge of the tag and the left side
of the character.
Y
Box where the starting point of the field along the Y axis coordinate is
indicated.
The value can be indicated in tenths of millimetre (dmm) or hundredths of
inch (inch) according to the unit of measurement set in SETUP under the
heading “Configuration”. That value is the distance between the lower
edge of the tag and the lower side of the character.
For reasons due to the tag structure, it is not possible to emboss below
these values: 4 mm (about 0,16 in inches)
