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3.5 CONTROLLING THE ACTIVATION PULSE WIDTH FOR THERMAL HEAD
To execute high quality printing using the printer, the activation pulse width according to printer use condition
must be used. Control printing with the activation pulse width calculated by the following sequence.
Printing at too high voltage or too long activation pulse width may shorten the life of the thermal head.
3.5.1 Calculation of Activation Pulse Width
Each value can be calculated according to the steps in Section 3.5.2 to 3.5.6 and the activation pulse width “t”
can be calculated by substituting each value into the equation (2).
Equation (2):
C
V
R
E
t
2
×
×
=
t
:
Thermal head pulse width (ms)
E
:
Printing energy (mJ)
See section 3.5.2
R
:
Adjusted resistance (
Ω
)
See section 3.5.3
V
:
Adjusted voltage (V)
See section 3.5.4
C
:
Thermal head activation pulse cycle coefficient
See section 3.5.6