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3.6 CONTROLLING THE HEAD ACTIVATION (DST) PULSE WIDTH
3.6.1 Calculation of Head Activation Pulse Width
Head activation pulse width is calculated using the following equation (3).
To execute high quality printing using the printer, the value that is calculated using the following equation
(3) must be adjusted according to the environment the printer is used in. Calculate each value used
according to the steps in
Sections 3.6.2
to
3.6.7
and control them so that the pulse width with the t value
obtained by substituting each value into the equation (3) is applied.
Printing using too high of a voltage or too long of a pulse width may shorten the life of the thermal head.
Equation (3):
t : Head pulse width (ms)
E : Applied energy (mj)
See
Section 3.6.2
.
V : Applied voltage (V)
See
Section 3.6.3
.
R : Head resistance (
) See
Section 3.6.4
.
C : Head pulse term coefficient
See
Section 3.6.6
.
D : Heat storage coefficient
See
Section 3.6.7
.
3.6.2 Calculation of Applied Energy
Applied energy should be in accordance with the temperature of the thermal head and the environment
the printer is used in.
The thermal head has a built-in thermistor. Measure the temperature using thermistor resistance.
Standard applied energy is based on a temperature of 25
C. Calculate the printing energy using
equation (4) and the temperature coefficient.
Equation (4):
E= (0.260 - T
C
(T
X
- 25) )
T
X
: Detected temperature using the thermistor (
C)
1
T
C
: Temperature coefficient
0.003373
1 The thermistor resistance value at T
X
(
C). See
Section 3.6.9
.
E
R
t =
C
D
V
2
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