Labellengthdots; Sensitivity; Darkness; Labelrestpoint - Intermec EasyCoder PM4i User Manual

Chapter 6 — Setting Up the Printer
·DT(DirectThermal)isusedforheat-sensitivemediawithout
anyneedforathermaltransferribbon.Default.
TTR(ThermalTransfer)isusedfornonheat-sensitivereceiving
facematerialsincombinationwithathermaltransferribbon.
Label Length Dots
TheLabelLengthsetupspecifiesthelengthindotsofeachcopy
alongthemediafeeddirection(X-coordinate).Thisisusedfor
"label-out"detection.

Sensitivity

Thissetupparameterspecifiesthecharacteristicsofthedirect
thermalmediaorcombinationofreceivingfacematerialand
thermaltransferribbon,sotheprinter'sfirmwarecanoptimize
theheatingoftheprintheadandtheprintspeed.Standard
suppliesfromIntermecarelabeledwitha3-digitmedia
sensitivitynumber(see"IntermecSupplies"onpage125),which
isusedtospecifythemediagrade.Themediasensitivitynumber
canalsobechangedusingPrintSet,third-partysoftware,oran
IPLcommand( ).Defaultis420fordirectthermal
<SI>gn[,m]
printingand567forthermaltransferprinting.

Darkness

Usethisparametertomakeminoradjustmentsoftheblackness
intheprintout,forexampletoadapttheprintertovariationsin
qualitybetweendifferentbatchesofthesamemediaquality.The
valuecanbesetwithintherange-10%to+10%where-10isthe
lightestand10isthedarkest.Defaultvalueis0%.
Label Rest Point
Specifieswherelabelsstopforremoval.Usethisforpeel-off(self-
strip)applications.Allowedrangeis-30(furthestback)to30
(furthestforward).Defaultis0.AlsoavailableasanIPL
command( ).
<SI>fn
Form Adj Dots X
SpecifieswheretheX-positionoftheoriginshouldbeplacedon
thelabel.Allowedrangeis-30(closesttotheleadingedge)to30
(furthestfromtheleadingedge).Defaultis0.
Form Adj Dots Y
SpecifieswheretheY-positionoftheoriginshouldbeplacedon
thelabel.Allowedrangeis-30(closesttothecentersection)to30
(furthestfromthecentersection).Defaultis0.
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