Setting The Media Sensitivity Number - Intermec EasyCoder 3400 Getting Started Manual

Setting the Media Sensitivity Number

Media sensitivity is important because you use it to optimize print quality and print speed. The
three-digit sensitivity number specifies 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.
Intermec has developed heating schedules (the amount of heat required to image a label) to pro-
duce the highest possible print quality for Intermec media and ribbon combinations on Intermec
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) 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.
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 sensitivity 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 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.
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SENSITIVITY NUMBER
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3440G.052
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3440G.040
Turn the ribbon rewind hub clockwise until the ribbon
runs smoothly through the printhead mechanism.
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3440G.022
Close the media cover.
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Alert
Empty/Pause
Feed/Pause
EasyCoder
3440G.020
3440
Press the Feed/Pause button to advance the ribbon
through the printer.
Note: When replacing the thermal transfer ribbon roll in the future, use the empty thermal transfer ribbon
core as the new rewinder core.
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3440G.021
Lower the printhead by turning the head lift lever
counterclockwise until it locks.
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I O
I O
3440G-019
Enable thermal transfer printing by setting DIP switch 8
on the bottom bank of switches to the on (|) position.
Turn the printer power off and then on to activate the
new setting.
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