User`s guide

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Advanced Operations
Part 4
 Changingthelengthandthecharacteralignment
After each tube or label is printed, it is output in a “Half cut” condition*. The length between half cuts is
called the “segment length”. There are two modes for setting the segment length: “Automatic” and “Specify”.
Furthermore, the positioning of characters printed on a tube or label is called the “Alignment”. There are two
settings: “Centered” and “Left”.
* Initial setting
The segment (cutting) length and character position can be set independently for each page.
Automatic
The optimal segment length is selected automatically, based on the number of characters input, the size of the
characters, and the character spacing. The character alignment is “centered”. “Automatic” is the initial setting.
Becausethelengthofeachtubeisdeterminedautomaticallyonthebasisofthenumberof
characters,thesizeofthecharacters,andthespacingbetweeneachcharacter,tubesegmentswill
beofdifferentlengthsiftheyhavedifferentnumbersofcharacters.
Specify
The segment length is specied by the user. The segment length can be specied in steps of 0.25 mm within the
range of 2 mm to 150 mm. If “Automatic” is set and one tube is produced with four characters while another is
produced with two characters, the tube with two characters will be shorter. (Refer to the diagram above.) In this
situation, you can have the two-character tube and the four-character tube cut to the same length by selecting
“Specify” and then setting the four-character tube segment length. The character alignment can be selected as
either “Centered” or “Left”.
Ifthesegmentlengthisspecified,thetubelengthisalwaysthesame,regardressofwhethertwoor
fourcharactersareprinted.
• Character alignment: Centered • Character alignment: Left
About the Printing Performed with the Segment Length Specified
When the specied segment length is shorter than 8.5 mm, the printer specications change
depending on the media type. Refer to “List of Function” ( page 151).
Depending on print media characteristics and the environment in which the printer is being
used, the segment length and the margins may vary slightly from the set values. The settings
should only be considered as guidelines. The characteristics of tube in particular can cause
signicant variances. For details on how to make adjustments for these variances, refer to
“Adjusting the printing start position and vertical position” ( page 108).