Testprint; Print Speed; Lss Test; Lts (Label Taken Sensor) - Intermec EasyCoder PM4i User Manual

Chapter 6 — Setting Up the Printer

Testprint

If the printer is equipped with an RFID kit and loaded with
RFID media, executing the "RFID Test Label" command will
cause the printer to print the tag type name on the label. The test
labels "Diamonds",="Chess", "Bar Codes #1", and "Bar Codes
#2" are used to check the printout quality and facilitate
adjustment of the printhead pressure, see Chapter 12. The test
labels "Setup Info" and "Hardware Info" list the printer's current
setup and the installed electronic devices. Test label "Network
Info" is only printed if the printer has an optional EasyLAN
interface board. If the information does not fit on one label, two
or more labels will be printed. If the printer refuses to print a test
label, press the i key to find out what is wrong, for example
"printhead lifted" or "outofpaper".

Print Speed

The print speed is variable between 100 and 200 mm/sec. for
printers fitted with an 8 dots/mm (203.2 dpi) printhead and
between 100 and 150 mm/sec. for printers with an optional
11.81 dots/mm (300 dpi) printhead. Generally, the lower the
speed, the better the printout quality. This is especially true when
printing bar codes with the bars running across the media path
("ladder style"), when printing on demanding face materials, and
when printing at low ambient temperatures. The default setting
is 100 mm/sec. (approx. 4 in/sec.).

LSS Test

The function on the label stop sensor (LSS) can be tested
automatically or manually as described in Chapter 12
"Adjustments."

LTS (Label Taken Sensor)

The sensitivity of the LTS can be tested and adjusted as described
in Chapter 12 "Adjustments."
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