4.14 Set the print specifications
4.14.1 Set the character height, character width, and orientation
(1) Function
●Sets the character height, character width, character orientation, and print start.
Character height
●The character height can be specified.
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Ink drop use percentage setting Character width setting
1/1 002
1/2 001
1/3 to 1/16 000
●For rotary encoder wiring and setup, see the Technical Manual “4.3.2-1 Rotary encoder
specifications, wiring and switch setting”.
Ink drop use percentage
●Sets the ratio of drops used in printing. For example, ink drop use 1/3 prints at a ratio of 1 in 3 ink
drops. The 2 ink drops are recovered from the gutter.
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Setting range of ink drop use percentage
Model type 1 line 2 lines 3 lines 4 lines 5 lines 6 lines Notes
UX-B 1/3 to 1/16 1/3 to 1/16 1/4 to 1/16 - - - -
UX-D 1/2 to 1/16 1/2 to 1/16 1/2 to 1/16 1/3 to 1/16 1/3 to 1/16 1/3 to 1/16 Option : Up to 1/1
UX-E 1/1 to 1/16 1/1 to 1/16 1/1 to 1/16 1/1 to 1/16 1/3 to 1/16 1/3 to 1/16 -
●When ink drop use is 1/1 or 1/2, high speed printing is possible. For ink drop use 1/16, low speed
printing is performed and the print quality improves.
●When Format setup is Free layout on the Change message screen, setting range of ink drop use
percentage is 1/2 to 1/16.
●When a character size 30
× 40 or 36 × 48 print item was set, the settable ink drop use percentage
becomes 1/5 to 1/16.
Character width
●The character width can be specified.
●The character width setting range is from 0 to 3999.
●When the product speed matching feature is incorporated (when the rotary encoder is connected),
set the character width as indicated below.
Changes the print start
delay input units.
Screen
switching