Datamax E4203 All in One Printer User Manual


 
Extended System Commands
E-Class DPL Programmer’s Manual 41
C Set Column Offset Amount
This command allows horizontal adjustment of the point where printing begins. The printer is
instructed to print label formats nnnn units to the right of the position that the format specifies. This
feature is useful when a single format is to be printed on labels containing preprinted information.
Note: If using preprinted labels where the placement of the preprint data varies from label to
label, the printed information may overlap the preprinted data.
Syntax:
Cnnnn
Where:
nnnn
- Is a four-digit number (0000-9999) for the column offset, in
inches /100 or mm/10. The printer default is 0.
Sample:
<STX>L
C0050
141100001000100DATAMAX<CR>
E
The sample prints a label shifted .5 inches to the right of the format, unless the printer is in metric
mode.
c Set Cut By Amount
This command is the same as the Set Cut By Amount command (:); however, only a two-digit value
can be entered. This allows a predetermined number of labels to be printed before a cut is performed.
One to 99 labels may be printed before a cut is made.
Syntax:
cnn
Where:
nn
- Is a two-digit number indicating the number of labels to be printed
before performing a cut. The printer default is one.
Sample:
<STX>L<CR>
c07<CR>
141100001000100SAMPLE LABEL<CR>
Q0021<CR>
E
The sample instructs the printer to make cuts after 7, 14, and 21 labels have been printed. See Label-
Formatting Command ‘:’.
Note: The cutter must be enabled and all mechanism interlocks closed for the cut operation.