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6.3.4 Ribbon Motor Drive Voltage Fine Adjust Command [ESC] RM
Function Adjusts the drive voltage of the ribbon motor.
Format [ESC] RM; abbcdd [LF] [NUL]
Term a: Fine adjustment direction of the ribbon rewind motor
+: Positive (The voltage is raised.)
-: Negative (The voltage is lowered.)
bb: Fine adjustment value for the ribbon rewind motor
Fine adjustment direction is “+”:
00 to 6 (in units of 1 step)
Fine adjustment direction is “-”:
00 to 15 (in units of 1 step)
c: Fine adjustment direction of the ribbon back tension motor
+: Positive (The voltage is raised.)
-: Negative (The voltage is lowered.)
dd: Fine adjustment value for the ribbon back tension motor
Fine adjustment direction is “+”:
00 to 10 (in units of 1 step)
Fine adjustment direction is “-”:
00 to 15 (in units of 1 step)
Explanation (1) If wrinkles occur on the ribbon, they can be prevented by adjusting the ribbon
motor drive voltage by this command.
(2) -1 step corresponds to -5% of the standard drive voltage.
(3) The ribbon motor drive voltage fine adjustment value is protected in memory (even
if the power is turned off).
(4) If the ribbon motor drive voltage fine adjustment value has been set in the system
mode (key operation on the printer), the fine adjustment values for the ribbon
motors (rewind/back tension) will be the sum of the fine adjustment in the system
mode and the fine adjustment by this command. The maximum fine adjustment
values are +6 (+30%) or -15 (-75%) for the ribbon rewind motor, and +10 (+50%)
or -15 (-75%) for the ribbon back tension motor.
(5) When RAM clear is performed, the fine adjustment values for both fine adjust
commands (rewind/back tension) and the system mode are “00”.
(6) The fine adjustment values for both fine adjust commands (rewind/back tension)
and the system mode are “00” at the time of shipment from the factory.
Example To set the value for the ribbon motor (rewind) to -3, and the value for the ribbon motor
(back tension) to -2.
[ESC] RM; -03-02 [LF] [NUL]
