AMT Datasouth 4500 Series Printer User Manual


 
Media Settings
35
Presentation Distance
After printing each label, the printer advances the label a preset presentation
distance. This allows the label to be presented at a convenient distance for the
application. The following procedure demonstrates how to change this value
from the Operator Panel.
1. Press the
ONLINE
PAUSE
key. This takes you to the off-line menu.
2. With the Interface Status Off-Line displayed, press the
MENU
key. This
will take you the to the Print Parameters menu.
3. Press the
ITEM
FEED
key until Pres. Dist. is displayed.
4. Press the or
CANCEL
key to change the presentation distance value.
5. Press the
ONLINE
PAUSE
key. If the presentation distance was changed, the display
will read ENTER to save new defaults. Press the
ENTER
PRINT
key to save the
new value.
Forward Distance
Prior to printing a label, the printer may recall the current label from the
presentation position or advance to the beginning of the next label. The
Operator Panel menu provides control of this feature. Enabling the forward
distance feature addresses issues with small height die-cut labels that may
separate from the backing during the label recall event.
1. Press the
ONLINE
PAUSE
key. This takes you to the off-line menu.
2. With the Interface Status Off-Line displayed, press the
MENU
key. This
will take you the to the Print Parameters menu.
3. Press the
ITEM
FEED
key until Fwd Dist. is displayed.
4. Press the or
CANCEL
key to change the forward distance value. Setting
the value to 0.00 will enable the label recall feature. To enable this feature,
set the value to the additional distance, beyond the presentation distance,
required to advance the media to the beginning of the next label.
5. Press the
ONLINE
PAUSE
key. If the forward distance was changed, the display will
read ENTER to save new defaults. Press the
ENTER
PRINT
key to save the new
value.