Printer Packet Reference Manual

Defining the Print Control Packet –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Use the print control packet (C) to set the contrast, print, and
margin adjustment, print speed, and printhead width.
Syntax {I,C,contrast,print_adj,margin_adjust,
speed_adj,ph_width,bat_voltage p }
C1. C Print Control Packet
C2. contrast -390 to 156. 0 is the default.
C3. print_adj -99 to 99 in 1/192 inch. 0 is the default. Adjusts where
data prints vertically on the supply. Adjust the print if it is
too close to the top or bottom of the supply, or overtypes
a pre-printed area. Increase the print position to move
print up, decrease to move print down.
C4. margin_adj -99 to 99 in 1/192 inch. 0 is the default. Adjusts where
data prints horizontally on the supply. Adjust the print if it
is too close to the left or right side of the supply. Increase
the margin position to move print to the right, decrease to
move print to the left. Margin and print position are
format adjustments, they do not affect the supply position.
C5. speed_adj Print speed in inches per second (IPS). Options:
0 uses default speed
15 1.5 IPS (9494)
20 2.0 IPS (9494/9490)
25 2.5 IPS (9494/9446/1460)
50 5.0 IPS (9446/1460)
70 7.0 IPS (9446/1460)
100 10.0 IPS (9446 High Speed model)
NOTE: Serial bar codes printed at speeds greater than
2.5 IPS may not scan properly.
C6. ph_width 230 to 768. Width of the printhead in dots. 0 is the
default (768 dots). Does not affect supply width defined
in the format header. If this parameter is not defined, the
default of 768 dots is used.
C7. bat_voltage Selects the battery voltage. Only valid on the 9490 printer
used with the Mobile Printing Station. Options:
0 15-volt battery
1 12-volt battery
Chapter 3. Configuring the Printer
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