Print Setup - Intermec EasyCoder E4 User Manual

Chapter 4 Printer Setup
Media Setup, cont.

Print Setup

In the setup string examples,
a double-headed arrow (as in
"CHAR LENGTH") indicates a
↔
mandatory space characters in the
command line.
Quotation marks (" ") are ASCII
34 dec.
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Always use ribbons and labels from Intermec. These have
been carefully matched with the printhead. Other ribbons and
labels may shorten the life of the printhead.
Setup string, examples:
Direct thermal printing (Economy grade)
SETUP "SERVICE,PRINT
When setting the printer for thermal transfer printing, two "New
Supplies" setup strings have to be used; one for the transfer ribbon
and another for the receiving face material, for example:
HP07 ribbon:
SETUP "SERVICE,PRINT
Matt coated face stock:
SETUP "SERVICE,PRINT
• Performance
This setting controls the print speed:
- Normal
- High
Normal print speed gives the best printout quality for
demanding layouts, containing for example ladder style bar
codes or fi ne-detailed images. However, high speed gives an
acceptable quality for most applications.
Setup strings, examples:
SETUP "SERVICE,PERFORMANCE,NORMAL" ↵
SETUP "SERVICE,PERFORMANCE,HIGH" ↵
Contrast
•
This setting controls the darkness of the printing on the paper.
The range is 0-10, where 0 is the lightest and 10 is the darkest.
To obtain the best printout quality, the contrast should be
set to 5 (default) when using "New Supplies" setup stringsfor
setting up the printer in regard of ribbon and labels.
Setup string, example:
SETUP "CONTRAST,5" ↵
SUPPLIES,GQ90" ↵
DEFS,NEW
↔ ↔
SUPPLIES,GF100" ↵
DEFS,NEW
↔ ↔
SUPPLIES,GZ0" ↵
DEFS,NEW
↔ ↔
Nominal speed 100 mm/sec.
Nominal speed 150 mm/sec.
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(4 inches/sec.)
(6 inches/sec.)