Printer User Manual

Defining the Supply Setup Packet

Use the supply setup packet (B) to select supply type, ribbon,

feed mode, supply position, and cut position.

Syntax

{

,B,supply_type,ribbon_on,feed_mode,

supply_posn,cut_posn

}

B1. B Supply Setup Packet

B2. supply_type Supply Type. Options:

0 Black mark supply

1 Die Cut/edge aperture supply (default)

2 Continuous (non-indexed) supply (9825/9850)

3 Center Aperture supply (9850)

Must use with printer applicator

NOTE: You must use continuous supply in continuous mode.

Do not use continuous supply with extended

backfeed or 94x5 emulation. If your aperture supply

has holes on the edge, use 1. If your aperture supply

has holes in the center, use 3.

B3. ribbon_on Ribbon. Options:

0 Ribbon not installed (default for 9403)

1 Ribbon installed (default for 9825/9850)

2 High Energy Ribbon installed (9850)

You must use a print speed of 2.5 IPS with the high energy

ribbon. Serial bar codes cannot be printed using the high

energy ribbon. Settings for ribbon and supply type must

match the supplies loaded in the printer; otherwise, an error

occurs. To clear the error, turn off the printer and change the

configuration packet. Turn on the printer and resend the

packet.

B4. feed_mode Feed Mode. Options:

0 Continuous operation (default)

1 On-demand mode

B5. supply_posn -300 to 300 in 1/203 inch. 0 is the default. Adjusts the

machine to print at the vertical 0,0 point on the supply. This

adjustment accounts for mechanical tolerances from machine

to machine. The supply position adjustment only needs to be

made on the initial machine setup. Adjust the supply position

if formats do not start at the 0,0 point on the supply. Increase

the supply position to move print up, decrease to move print

down on the label. To verify the 0,0 point, print a test label.

See "Printing a Test Label" in Chapter 8 for more information.

Configuring the Printer

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