Setting The Media Sensitivity Number - Intermec EasyCoder F2 User Manual

Setting the Media Sensitivity Number

Intermec EasyCoder F2 – User's Guide
Media sensitivity is important because you use it to optimize
print quality and print speed. The three-digit sensitivity specifi es
the amount of heat required by the printhead to image a label.
The amount of heat that each roll of media or ribbon requires is
unique due to different chemistries and manufacturing processes.
Intermed has developed heating schedules (the amount of heat
required to image a label) to produce the highest possible print
quality for Intermec media and ribbon combinations on Inter-
mec printers. Look for the three-digit media sensitivity number
on:
• The side of the media roll. Use the last three digits (140 in the
example below) of the 15-digit number stamped on the roll
for the media sensitivity number.
• A small label attached to the roll of media.
• A small label attached to the plastic bag of your ribbon roll.
120066102605140
Use this three-digit number to optimize print quality and print
speed on your printer. You can achieve the best print quality on
the printer by using Intermec ribbon and media products.
The default printer setting for direct thermal media is 420.
For thermal transfer media, the default setting is 567. Use the
information on the packaging that you saved when loading
media and ribbon to determine the correct sensitivity number.
Use the Setup Mode (see "Sensitivity" in Chapter 6-7), PrintSet,
your third-party software, or the Intermec printer language (IPL)
command set to change the media sensitivity number. For help
on how to set the media sensitivity number using the printer
command set, see the DOS example on the following page.
Appendix 2 Media Specifi cations
INTERMEC MEDIA PRODUCTS
SENSITIVITY LABEL
56
Intermec
SENSITIVITY NUMBER
5 7
75