Operator`s manual
A-Class  59 
System Settings (continued) 
Displayed Menu Item  Details 
UNITS OF MEASURE  Selects the measurement system in which the system’s settings are 
represented in the menu system and on configuration labels. 
IMPERIAL 
Lengths and counters given in inches. 
METRIC 
Lengths are given in millimeters and counters in centimeters. 
INPUT MODE 
Defines the type of printer processing. 
DPL 
Standard DPL processing. 
LINE 
Standard DPL processing with additional Line Mode template 
processing enabled. Line Mode exacts data terminated by a carriage 
return to be inserted in a DPL template and printed. 
SOP EMULATION 
Enables the <STX>O and <STX>f print positioning commands to 
allow backward compatibility with label formats designed for other 
printers. (When changing these values, the printer will 
automatically feed two labels to setup the new print position.) 
DISABLED 
No emulation: natural start of print position. (System Commands 
<STX>O and <STX>f are ignored). 
110 (PRODPLUS) 
Emulates the Prodigy Plus
®
 printer. 
220 (ALLEGRO) 
Emulates the Allegro
®
 printer. 
250 (PRODIGY) 
Emulates the Prodigy
™
 printer. 
BACK AFTER PRINT 
When a Present Distance is set with GPIO enabled, this determines 
the timing of the label back up. 
ENABLED 
Immediately backs-up the label after the applicator issued Start of 
Print signal is received for faster throughput. 
DISABLED 
Initiates repositioning only when the next label is ready to print. 
May help prevent the curling of the label edge. 
BACKUP DELAY (1/50 S) 
 000         (0 – 255) 
Instructs the printer to automatically retract a presented label after 
the specified time delay elapses. Units are selectable in fiftieths of a 
second. Zero indicates retraction only when the next label is 
received and processed to print. 
FONT EMULATION 
This setting allows font substitution for all Datamax internal fonts. 
See Appendix B for examples. 
STANDARD FONTS 
Prints using standard available fonts. See Appendix B for examples. 
CG TIMES 
Prints using CG Times fonts only. 
USER ID S50 
Prints using a downloaded font only. 










