Setting The Media Sensitivity Number - Intermec EasyCoder 4420 User Manual

Setting the Media Sensitivity Number

EasyCoder 4420 and 4440 Bar Code Label Printer User's Manual
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The media sensitivity number (MSN) is important, because you use it to
optimize print quality and print speed. The three-digit MSN 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 produce the highest possible print quality for Intermec
media and ribbon combinations on Intermec printers. You can achieve the
best print quality on the 4420 or 4440 printer by using only Intermec
ribbon and media products. This table lists the default MSN:
Default MSNs
Media Type
Direct thermal media ( 2 to 5 ips)
Direct thermal media (6 to 8 ips)
*Thermal transfer media (2 to 10 ips) 567
If you need to determine an MSN, obtain the part number of your media
and call 1-800-755-5505, press 1 and then 1. The part number may be
printed on the outside of the box carton.
Use the PrintSet software, your third-party software, or the Intermec
Printer Language (IPL) command set to change the MSN. If you do not
know the sensitivity numbers for your media or ribbon, use the PrintSet
Print Quality Assistant to help you choose the correct MSN. If you want
to see the current sensitivity setting of your printer, print out a software
configuration label.
To print a software configuration label
1Turn off the printer.
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*2 Press and hold the Feed/Pause button while turning the printer on. The
printer prints out a hardware configuration label.
*3 Set the DIP switches to print out the software test label.
Top Bank Turn off switches 1 through 6 and 8. Turn on switch 7.
*Bottom Bank Turn off switches 1 through 8.
4Hold the Feed/Pause button down for 1 second. The printer prints out
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the software configuration label.
*5 Return the DIP switches to their original settings.
*6 Turn the printer off and then on again.
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