Print Control

^PRPrint Rate

Sets print speed and slew/backfeed speeds.

Category
Print Control
Syntax
^PRp,s,b

What ^PR does

^PR sets how fast the printer images labels, in inches (or dots) per second. Slower speeds usually improve print quality and barcode scannability; faster speeds increase throughput. Slew and backfeed speeds are also configurable.

Syntax

^PRp,s,b

Parameters

ParameterDescriptionValuesDefault
pPrint speede.g. 2–14 ips
sSlew speed
bBackfeed speed

Example

^XA
^PR4
^FO50,50^A0N,40,40^FDQuality print^FS
^XZ

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