Intermec EasyCoder PF4i User Manual page 146

Chapter D — Media Sensitivity Number
About the Media Sensitivity Number (MSN)
Determining
Setting
Changing the Current Media Sensitivity Setting
Themediasensitivitynumber(MSN)specifiestheamountof
heattheprintheadneedstoimagealabel.Theamountofheat
requiredisuniqueduetodifferentchemistriesand
manufacturingprocesses.Settingthemediasensitivitycorrectly
optimizesbothprintqualityandprintspeed.
IntermechasdeterminedMSNsthatproducethehighestpossible
printqualityforIntermecmediaandribboncombinationson
Intermecprinters.
the Current
YoucanuseSetupmodetoprintoutaconfigurationlabelthat
includestheprinter'scurrentmediasensitivitysetting.For
instructions,see"Test/Service"onpage64.
Bydefault,theMSNfordirectthermalmediais420and567for
thermaltransfermedia.
UsetheSetupMode,PrintSet,third-partysoftware,orthe
Intermecprinterlanguage(IPL)commandsettochangethe
printer'smediasensitivitynumber.Thefollowingexamplesets
theMSNto567usingtheIPLcommandset.
To set the sensitivity rating
1Findthethree-digitsensitivityrating.
2AttheDOSprompt,typethefollowingcommandandpress
Enter:
MODE COM1 96,E,7,1,N
3TypethefollowingcommandlinesandpressEnter:
COPY CON COM1
<STX><SI>g1,567<ETX>^Z
Media Sensitivity