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UBI EasyCoder 91 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1
Chapter 2 Windows Drivers
Application
Notes
With a few exceptions due to the limited physical size of
the label or tag, your EasyCoder 91 will work like any
matrix or laser printer operating under Windows 3.1x or
Windows 95. However, before starting, please read the
following information.
Margins (left, right, top, and bottom)
It is important to set the margins in your application.
These should normally be set to zero to allow for print-
ing on the entire full-width label.
Narrow Labels and Left Margin
The printer will start printing at the extreme left edge of
the label path (compare matrix or laser printers). How-
ever, labels in EasyCoder 91 are centred to the middle.
Thus, to print on a narrow label it will be necessary to
set the left margin, i.e., move the print to the right.
In UBI LabelShop, you will have to specify a full width
label and design the layout considering the actual width
of the narrow label.
Label Length Autoadjust
The EasyCoder 91 is automatically measuring the label
length by feeding two blank labels the first time a form
is sent to the printer from a Windows application after a
power-up. This value remains stored in memory as long
as the power is on.
Memory Restrictions
If the print image is too large to fit in the printer's memory,
the “Power” control lamp on the printer will turn orange
and an error message will appear on the screen. If this
happens, turn printer back “on-line” by pressing the Feed
key on the printer. When the “Power” lamp turns green,
the printer is ready.
To avoid memory overflow, reduce the amount of data
sent to the printer by limiting the label size. Do not de-
sign your label with a frame that prints along the edges
of the label, or too far to the right side of the label.
To manage long labels, you can also increase the size of
the image buffer by changing the memory allocation (see
M command in the EasyCoder 91 Programming
Manual), possibly in combination with installation of a
memory cartridge (see page 6).
