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4.4 Partition drive
The fixed drive (1 or 2 partition drives) or “automatic partition drive” can be selected by the
DIP switch and commands. It should be selected according to the power supply and print
duty.
1) Fixed partition
Function ON
OFF
S-5
Fixed partition select
2 partitions
1 partition
z
2 fixed partition select may decrease print speed.
z
2 fixed partition select may decrease print quality.
2) Automatic partition drive
Switch between 1 partition and 2 partitions according to the total dots/line printed.
1 partition
2 partitions
NP-345 Less than 287 dots
Higher than 288 dots
z
Automatic partition drive select will automatically change the print speed
according to print ratio. Print noise may appear.
z
The default value selected by commands will be the fixed partition selected by
The DIP switch. Refer to the section 5.3.
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Automatic partition select may decrease print quality.