Setting bar or gap index type, Optimizing index detection, Direct thermal printing – CognitiveTPG DLXi User Manual

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U S I N G V A R I A B L E C O M M A N D S

Setting Bar or Gap Index Type

All currently manufactured CognitiveTPG printers support black bar
and gap indexing, and are shipped from the factory set for gap

indexing. The VARIABLE FEED_TYPE command controls the index
method. Use one of the following label formats to change the index

type.

For black bar indexing:

! 0 0 0 0

VARIABLE FEED_TYPE BAR

VARIABLE WRITE

END

For gap indexing:

! 0 0 0 0

VARIABLE FEED_TYPE GAP

VARIABLE WRITE

END

Optimizing Index Detection

NOTE: This information is not applicable to Code Courier.

NOTE: The C Series printers use only the CALIBRATE parameter and not
any of the other parameters.

When using gap indexing in thermal transfer mode, the index detector
must "see" through the ribbon and detect the difference in opacity

between the label and the label backing. Variations in print media

may necessitate index detector adjustment in some cases. The

VARIABLE INDEX SETTING

command controls the index detector

sensitivity.

Direct Thermal Printing

The following label format will set the index detector for optimum
sensitivity when using direct thermal printing (that is, with no ribbon

installed):

! 0 0 0 0

VARIABLE INDEX SETTING 1

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