Mediatype; Papertype; Labellengthdots; Sensitivity(Mediasensitivitynumber) - Intermec EasyCoder PF4i User Manual

Chapter 5 — Setting Up the Printer
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Media Type
TheMediaTypeparameterscontrolhowthelabelstopsensor
(LSS)andthemediafeedwork.Therearethreemediatype
options:
·Gapisusedforadhesivelabelsmountedonliner(backing
paper)orcontinuouspaperstockwithdetectionslots.Thisis
thedefault.
·Markisusedforlabels,tickets,orstripprovidedwithblack
marksattheback.
·Continuousisusedforcontinuousstockwithoutany
detectionslotsorblackmarks.
Paper Type
ThePaperTypeparameterscontrolhowthetransferribbon
mechanismandtheribbonsensorwork.Therearetwopaper
typeoptions:
·DT(DirectThermal)isusedforheat-sensitivemediawithout
anyneedforathermaltransferribbon.Thisisthedefault.
·TTR(ThermalTransfer)isusedfornonheat-sensitive
receivingfacematerialsincombinationwithathermal
transferribbon.
Label Length Dots
TheLabelLengthsetupspecifiesthelengthindotsofeachcopy
alongthemediafeeddirection(X-coordinate).Thisisusedfor
"label-out"detection.Aselectionofvaluesispresentedasaloop.
Selectthevaluethatisclosesttotheactuallength.Defaultis
1200dots.
Sensitivity (Media Sensitivity Number)
Thissetupparameterspecifiesthecharacteristicsofthedirect
thermalmediaorcombinationofreceivingfacematerialand
thermaltransferribbon,sotheprinter'sfirmwarecanoptimize
theheatingoftheprintheadandtheprintspeed.Themedia
sensitivitynumbercanbechangedusingPrintSet,third-party
software,oranIPLcommand(<SI>gn[,m]).SeeAppendixD,
"MediaSensitivityNumber"onpage121formoreinformation
regardingthemediasensitivitynumber.