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A Configuration Setting
Compatibility
The tables below list the Datamax configuration setting along with a
description of its behaviour on Datamax printers, and the corresponding
Printronix menu setting.
Table 1. Media Settings menu
Datamax Setting Description PTX Setting
MEDIA TYPE Selects the printing method.
DIRECT THERMAL,
*THERMAL TRANSFER
MEDIA-CONTROL
→ Print
Mode
Direct, *Transfer
SENSOR TYPE Selects the top-of-form (TOF)
sensingmethod for the media.
*GAP, CONTINUOUS,
REFLECTIVE
CALIBRATE CTRL
→ Gap/
Mark Sensor
*Disable, Mark, Gap,
Advanced Gap, Advanced
Notch
LABEL LENGTH When the Sensor Type is set
to Continuous, this value is
used to determine the TOF.
*04.00in (0-99.99)
MEDIA-CONTROL
→ Label
Length
*04.0 or 06.0 (00.1 to 99.0
inches)
MAXIMUM LABEL LENGTH Sets the maximum length
between TOF marks (gap or
reflective). If this limit is
exceeded, a top of form fault
is declared.
*16.00in (0-99.99)
N/A
PAPER OUT DISTANCE Sets the length of travel
before an Out of Stock
condition is declared.
*00.25in (0-99.99)
N/A