Microcom 412 - Manual (Page 59)

Chapter 5 Printer Commands
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5.3.7 LABEL DISPENSING COMMANDS
Peel and dispense, Tag/Tear and the optional cutter commands require the printer to advance
and retract media. The following commands define this operation.
^A ^D Command
XX 96 Load Advance Delay: ^A specifies how many milliseconds to delay
repositioning of the label in tag/tear and peel-and-dispense modes. Example
usage: ^A1000^D96 would delay label advance by one second.
97 Tag/Tear Operation: A method of dispensing a label where the label is
advanced so the perforation between labels is on the tear bar. This allows
heavy tag stock and regular label stock to be torn off easier. The distance of
advancement may also be defined by the user, if used in conjunction with the
^D95 command. There are three modes of operation:
0 Disable tag/tear operation.
1 Advance after every print: This command instructs the printer to advance the
media, the number of steps specified using the ^D95 command, between each
label printed. Once advanced, the printer will wait for the label to be removed.
When the label is removed, the printer will retract the media the number of steps
specified using the ^D95 command. This command will assume a default ^D95
value of 162 and utilizes the optional Label Taken Sensor.
2 Advance after copies count: This command instructs the printer to advance the
media, the number of steps specified using the ^D95 command, after printing
the number of labels specified by the copies count (^D73) or labels count (^D75)
commands. Once advanced, the printer will wait for the labels to be removed.
When the labels are removed, the printer will retract the media the number of
steps specified using the ^D95 command. This command will assume a default
^D95 value of 162 and utilizes the optional Label Taken Sensor.
3 Advance when idle: After printing a label, if no other label is being processed,
this command instructs the printer to advance the media the number of steps
specified using the ^D95 command. When the printer receives the next print
request, it will retract the media the number of steps specified using the ^D95
command and continue to process the next label. This command will assume a
default ^D95 value of 162 and does not use the optional Label Taken Sensor. It
was created to allow users to tear off media whenever the printer is not printing.
98 Peel-and-Dispense Mode: This command should be used when the printer is
configured to automatically peel labels from the backing paper. It instructs the
printer to advance the media, the number of steps specified using the ^D95
command, between each print cycle. Once advanced, the printer will wait for the
label to be removed. When the label is removed, the printer will retract the
media the number of steps specified using the ^D95 command. This command
uses the optional Label Taken Sensor. It is very similar to the ^A1^D97
command but assumes a default ^D95 value of 83. Normally this value should