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Intermec EasyCoder 201 II – Technical Manual
SETUP PARAMETERS, cont'd.
X-start, Width and Length
To protect the printhead from the potentially harmful condition of
printing outside the paper web, a printable area must be specified by
the use of the setup parameters X-start, Width and Length.
❑
X-start specifies the position of the origin along the dots on the
printhead. By default, the X-start is set as 0, i.e. at dot No. 0 which
is the dot closest to the printer's centre-line wall. However, “Big
Roll” printer ( i.e. printers designed to accommodate an internal
7" paper roll) cannot use the first 12 or 16 dots for printing
(depending on printhead density), since the edge of the web is
located 5 mm (0.12") away from the centre-line wall.
Printhead density
6 dots/mm
8 dots/mm
Number of dots:
512
640
Innermost dot No. (Std Roll printers):
0
0
Innermost dot No. (Big Roll printers):
12
16
Outermost dot number (Std Roll printers):
511
639
Outermost dot number (Big Roll printers):
493
639
Max. print width (Std Roll printers):
85.3 mm (
≈
3.36")
80.0 mm (
≈
3.15")
Max. print width (Big Roll printers):
80.2 mm (
≈
3.16")
78.0 mm (
≈
3.07")
By setting a value larger than 0 for the X-start parameter, you will
move the origin outwards, away from the inner edge of the web.
In other words, the larger X-start value – the wider inner margin
and the less printable area.
❑
Width specifies the width of the printable area and is defined as
a number of dots from the origin. The sum of the X-start value
and the width value gives the outer margin of the printable area,
as illustrated on next page. The width must not be so large as to
allow printing outside the paper web.
Note:
It is important to change the width setup whenever a narrow
paper is used. Never print outside the paper web! That may
cause damage to the printhead by overheating, since the
paper serves as a cooling media for the printhead dots.
Continued!
6 dots/mm (153.9 dpi):
1 dot = 0.165 mm = 6.5 mils
8 dots/mm (203.2 dpi):
1 dot = 0.125 mm = 4.9 mils
Media Size
• X-start
• Width
• Length
