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11-12 Checking Length
Checking Length
The system uses the ribbon supply installed in your printer to determine the
maximum printable length for a label. When you start a print job, the system checks
the length of your label page and compares it against the information it records
from your ribbon’s memory cell flag.
Important! The view of your label on the display screen is usually a reliable
representation of how it will print. You should correct any size
discrepancies before printing to avoid wasting supplies.
Minimum length
Two inches (51 mm) is the minimum supply length the system permits for reliable
delivery of a label. If your label is shorter, the system automatically lengthens the
page to meet the required minimum. The content and size of your label on the page
remains the same. You can trim off the excess tape by hand.
Hint! If you turn the Supply Saver option on, you may be able to print multiple
copies of a short label that fill up the two inch minimum page length. For
instance, if you printed two copies of the label shown in
Figure 11-1 on
page 11-3, Supply saver would stack them vertically, using up the
minimum page area. See Supply saver option on page 11-21 for
instructions.
Maximum length
The page length the system supports is determined by the installed ribbon. The
maximum supported lengths are:
z For single-color label printing using continuous color (monochrome) ribbons,
100 inches or 2540 mm.
z For multi-color label printing using continuous color (monochrome) ribbons, 38
inches or 965 mm.
z For printing using paneled ribbons (both spot-color paneled ribbons and CYMK
paneled ribbons), the panel length. Panels are 8 inches (203 mm) or 16 inches
(406 mm).