1.5 Definition of terms The terms that are used in this document are defined as follows. Table 1.5-1 List of terms Epson ESC/Label Application Development Guide CW-C4000 Series Rev. C Page 5 Term Description Printer control software Refers to drivers, utilities, and applications, or a general term for such software. Gap, gap between labels For die-cut labels, refers to gaps between labels that are arranged on the mount. The printer uses sensors to detect gaps between labels, in order to determine the optimum printing position for labels. Gap between printable area Refers to the distance from the bottom of one printable area to the top of the next printable area.
For die-cut labels, it corresponds to the gap between the labels. The user can set it for other media forms, too, within a certain range. Left gap Refers to the distance from the left edge of the paper to the left edge of the printable area. Black mark, BM Refers to the black mark on the back of the mount. The printer uses sensors to detect the black mark, in order to determine the optimum printing position for labels. Sometimes it is abbreviated as BM. Batch Refers to printing multiple labels at one time. Job Refers to a group of multiple labels that the user prints at one time. Format Refers to a group of commands for printing labels, or an image that is rendered by that group of commands.
A group of commands starts with ^XA and ends with ^XZ. A label format for printing includes at least one field. Field Refers to a group of commands for arranging objects, such as text, barcodes, images, and graphics, in a label format, and the images for each object that is rendered by that group of commands. A field whose content does not change within a batch is called a fixed field, and a field that changes is called a variable field. Rendering canvas Refers to the printer's internal memory for rendering images for printing label formats. One sheet of memory is reserved, and a field rendered, for each label format.
Long format printing This function seamlessly prints images that are longer than the length of the printer's maximum printable area. ICM Abbreviation for Image Color Management ICC Abbreviation for International Color Consortium