Why does the printer feed four labels on initialization?
A. If the Label Measure mode is set to Automatic (found in the Label Menu), the printer advances a preset number of labels in order to accurately measure the length of the label and gap. This function sets the label length so that the controller can format data for the label. If the same length label will always be used, the Label Measure mode can be set to Fixed. This will eliminate the automatic advancing of labels at power on. If the label length changes while in the Fixed mode, a Media Jam will occur and either Automatic or Operator Panel will have to be selected from the menu in order to enter the new label length. Q. My label seems to be missing data, like it has been clipped off. A. HP PCL printers perform pixel-level clipping. When printing characters or graphics, if any portion of the character cell or graphic is outside the printable area, only that portion outside the printable area is clipped. The fix is to make sure you are within the printable area of your application.
