List of Printing Preferences Property |
This section desribes print driver's Printing Preferences properties and dialogs.
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This is the property that is a basis of this printer driver. Use this property when registering new label format, and make any changes.
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Items Contents Label Type Label Name Displays name of labels that are registered into print driver. Label type that is selected when closing the property becomes default label type, which will be selected at first when printing from an application. Comment Displays details of each Label. [Add...] Uses when adding a new label format to printer driver. When clicking this box, Addition of new label dialog box will be appeared. [Edit...] Uses when adding any new label type to print driver. When clicking here, it will display Addtion of new label dialog box. [Remove...] Deletes label type that is being selected. Orientation Portrait Prints from top portion of font. Landscape Prints at the direction 90 degrees rotated to clockwise from Portrait position. Flip Prints at the direction 180 degree rotated from either Portrait of Landscape. Printing speed will become slow if this is confirmed. Copies Indicates number of copies that print driver prints out when printing from an application is carried out. Usually this number is the number set by application to print from. When entering numbers, print driver makes copies for such numbers. Tear-Off Enable Tear-Off Printer feeds and presents label for tear-off position when completing printing. If the label does not move to tear-off position, the last label that was printed can not be dispensed from the printer. Time Defines duration time until the printer starts tear-off motion after completing printing. When defining lowest number for this tear-off time, the printer performs tear-off motion for all printings. If any white horizontal stripes are noticed for printing by cutting motion, and if such stripe is not acceptable as a printing quality, set tear-off time to minimum. Label Repositioning When checking this Label Repositioning, printer feeds back one more page of labels than the normal printing, so that it can provide more accurate printing positioin. This function is only available only for specific printer model with cutting option disabled. [Top of Form] Moves label at its print-ready position. [Defaults] Returns all the settings of this property to default for the standard label type.
This is the dialog for adding new label format information or changing existing label format information. This dialog can be opened from Basic property.
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Items Contents Label Type Defines name of label to be registered. Use new label name not same as the one already registered. Comment Provides additional comment for the label format that will be registered. This is not a required filed to be entered. Material Provides selections of label material and ribbon type by their combinations to be used as a reference point by the printer driver for setting printing energy condition. Page Size Width Defines a width of label. If label has a backing paper, and if it is wider than the width of the label, that width should be used for entering this setting. Length Defines a length of label. This should be a length between page boundaries. When bi-direction communication is available, this will be automatically replaced by printer after executing Measure Length. Page Border Shift In general, the position of sensor mark is usually the position of page boundary. For any special labels that have page boundary at different position from its sensor mark, by entering distance between such border and sensor mark here, the printer can compensate such gap.
If the Paper Type is selected to Easy this section becomes not selectable.Printable Area Left Defines length of unprintable area at the left side of label if existing any. Top Defines length of unprintable area at the top side of label if existing any. Width Defines width of printable area of the label. Heigth Defines heigth of printable area of the label. Print Conditions Speed Defines printing speed. Energy Defines printing energy. Sensor Type Select type of sensor to use.
- Interruptive Edge Sensor
- Select when using a label with a notch for sensor. Slide sensor to the edge of label where such notch is located.
- Interruptive Center
- Select when using a label with a sensor hole at the middle of the label width, or for a label with a wider backing paper width, to which edge interruptive sensor is not capable to be positioned.
- Reflective Sensor
- Select when using a label with a black sensor mark at the back side. Adjust sensor potion to appropriate position for such mark.
Paper Feed Mode More info:"Paper Feed Mode" Measured Label Length Information can be obtained Select when bi-directional communication with the printer is enabled and available. [Check the measurement label length...] After clicking Measure Length, by clicking this Check he measurement label length button, it opens a dialogbox Checking of the lable length for viewing label length or sensor threshold that printer aquired. Information can not be aquired Select this when bi-directional communication with the printer is not supported, or if measurement results could not otherwise be acquired. In such cases, clear the Obtain Status check box in the Printer Communication tab. [Type the displayed value...] When "Information cannot be acquired" is selected, after clicking the Measure Length button, click this button to display the Enter Typing of the label length dialog box. Enter the measurements displayed in order on the printer LED or LCD into the fields of this dialog box. Unit mm Uses mm for unit. inch Uses inch for unit. [Measured Length] Based on the values entered for the label size dialog box, printer executes length measurement. When Information can be aquired is selected, the measurement result is automatically reflected to label length. If the Paper Type is selected to Fixed Length this section becomes not selectable. [Defaults] Returns all values to Standard Paper setting. [OK] Saves all the values entered and closes dialog box. [Cancel] Cancels all the values entered and closes dialog box.
This is a dialog that is displyaed when Check the measurement label length is clicked. This dialog box can be accessed from Addition of new label dialog box.
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Items Contents Label length without the marker Indicates label length excluding the length of mark width that the printer measured. This is read-only. Label length Indicates the label length that the printer measured. This is read-only. Threshold Break Indicates break threshold that the printer measured in the range between 0 - 255. This is read-only. Rise Indicates rise threshold that the printer measured in the range between 0 - 255. This is read-only. [OK] Close the dialog box.
This dialog box opens when you click Type the displayed value. This dialog box can be opened from the Addition of new label dialog box.
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Item Content Label length without the marker Enter the label length not including measurement markers measured by the printer. Label length Enter the label length measured by the printer. Threshold Break Enter the falling-edge threshold (0 to 255) measured by the printer. Rise Enter the rising-edge threshold (0 to 255) measured by the printer. [OK] Saves changes to settings and closes the dialog box. [Cancel] Ignores changes to settings and closes the dialog box.
This is the property for setting options avaialable in the printer. Options that are not available for the printer being used are indicated shaded and not selectable.
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Items Contents Label Type Indicates type of label being selected. Cut Cut Cuts the label. page between cuts Cuts the label for the batch of labels by the number entered. Cut Last Label When a printing job is completed before reaching to the batch of labels that is set by Each Sheet Number, this is a selcton whether to cut a last label or not. Cut only the last label of print job Cut only the last label of print job. Feed the paper backward after finishing the print job When this is selected, the top of the label is moved back to the printing position when a printing job is completed. If a curling to the label, which can be occured if the label is left at tear-off potion for certain time, is neccesary to avoid, or if any blurred printing condition is noticeable at the location which is corresponding to the position being pressed by the thermal head and the platen roller at printing idle time, it is recommended to check this box. No cutting action during printing The printer cuts the paper after printing 1 page. If you enable this function, the Tear Off function will always be enabled. Detect a Stack Full Printing will be stopped when the stacker becomes full. This function is only effective with a stacker printer when the Cut check box is checked. Peel Peel When selected, it peels label from backing paper. When sensor for peeling detectes that the label is took out after peeling, the printer resumes printing. Stand by at a last page after peeling After label is peeled off, printer returns back top of label to the printing position. Feeds out tape after finishing printing When this function is selected, the printer feeds out an extra tape. If not selected, the last printed tape can not be removed from the printer since it stops at the position where printing is completed. However, it also prevents making wastes. [Defaults] Returns all the setting within this property to default values.
This is a property for graphics setting of the printer.
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Items Contents [Halftone Color Adjustment...] Displayes dialog box for half color adjustment Mirror Print in mirror image. Printing speed will become slow if this is confirmed. [Defaults] Returns all the setting within this property to default values.
This is a property to indicate version information for the printer and printer driver, and service informaton of the printer.
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Items Contents Driver Information Graphics Driver Indicates a version number of the printer driver (graphics) files. Language Monitor Indicates version number of the language monitor Status Monitor Indicates version number of the status monitor. Port Monitor Indicates version number of the port monitor Operating System Indicates name of the operating system being used. Printer Information Installed Option Indicates options loaded to the printer. Integrated Power Indicates acummlated total power-on time after the manufactruing of the printer. Odometer Indicates acummlated mileage of the label fed after the manufactruing of the printer. Printing Line Number Indicates acummlated total number of printing line that the thermal head ptinted after the manufactruing of the printer. Cutting Number Indicates acummlated total number of labels that the printer cutafter the manufactruing of the printer. ROM Version Indicates version information of the ROM installed in the printer.
Click this tab to start the printer driver utility. These properties are displayed when you click [Printing Preferences] on the shortcut menu that appears when you right-click the printer driver icon.
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Item Content Head Check [Start...] Opens the Head Check dialog box to test the printer's thermal printing head.
Use this dialog box to test the condition of the heating elements in the printer's thermal head. It is opened from the Utility property sheet.
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Items Contents Test Results Average The average dot resistance of the thermal head dots tested. Maximum The resistance of the dot with the highest resistance of the the thermal head dots tested. Minimum The resistance of the dot with the lowest resistance of the the thermal head dots tested. Leakage Current The current flow to the dots when all dots are turned off. Bad dots The number of dots detected as faulty. Dot Resistance The resistance of each dot in the thermal head. [Start] Click this button to test the thermal head. [Close] Closes the dialog box.
This is a property to adjust mechanical positions for sensors and cutter. Functions that are diplayed in shaded gray are not available.
If the printer contains adjustment value internally within the printer setup, the actual adjustment value will be a total of the value entered here and the value set internally within the printer.
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Items Contens Sensor Position Interruptive Edge Off set position of interruptive edge sensor for the distance between top of form (label) and printing position. Interruptive Center Off set position of interruptive center sensor for the distance between top of form (label) and printing position. Reflective Off set position of refletive sensor for the distance between top of form (label) and printing position. Option Position Cut Position Off set cutting position. Make sure to adjust actual position of sensor before adjusting this property. This function is only avaialble for the printer with cutter option. Peel Position Off set peeling position. Make sure to adjust actual position of sensor before adjusting this property. This function is only avaialble for the printer with peeler option. Thermal Head Position Horizontal Position This is to adjust horizontal printing position. Unit is dot. Unit mm Uses mm for unit. inch Uses inch for unit. [Defaults] Returns all the setting within this property to default values.
This is a property to manage label information. When upgrading printer driver, this property is necessary to temporary evacuate and restore label information already registered into the printer.
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Items Contents Label Information File Control [All...] Saves all label information registered into the printer to a file. [Overwrite...] Delete exsisting registered label information in the printer and restore from a file.
Functions in this property is not available for IP48Win and IP85Win.
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Items Contents Bi-directional Settings Obtain pritner status Acquires information such as measured label length and version information from the printer. Port time out Read Set the time-out when reading information from the printer. Port time out Write Set the time-out when writing information to the printer. Status acquisition cycle Set the period allowed for acquiring printer status. Get error message When an error occurs at the printer, display the error message using the Language Monitor.