Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer
Setup Parameters, cont.
ThermalTransferPrinting
Media,
KeeptheRibbonFactorforeachribbontypeattherecom-
cont.
mendedvalue.DecreaseorincreasetheRibbonConstantfor
lighterordarkerimagesrespectively.Foranewlabelmaterial,
startwithanaverageRibbonConstantvaluefortheribbon
qualityinquestion.
DirectThermalPrinting
Intermecrecommendsthatyouusethepapertypeandprint
speedsettingslistedbelowtoproducethehighestpossibleprint
qualityundernormalconditionsandtoensuremaximumlife-
timeoftheprinthead.LabelmaterialsareavailablefromIntermec
eitherinstandardtypesandsizes,orinspecialmaterialsandsizes.
Whenadjustingtheimagedarknessforindividualrequirements
ornewlabelmaterials,keeptheLabelFactorattherecommended
valueforthetypeofdirectthermalmedia.Decreaseorincrease
theLabelConstantforlighterordarkerimagesrespectively,
dependingontherequirementsoftheimagesorofthenewlabel
material.
BarCodeDirections
Inthetablesonthepagesthatfollow,differentmaximumprint
Bar
speedsmayberecommendeddependingonthedirectionof
Code
possiblebarcodesintheprintout.Generally,ladderstylebar
Directi
codesaremoredemandingandmayrequirealowerprintspeed,
ons
especiallyinconnectionwithalargemediarolland/ornegative
startadjustvalues(see"PrintSpeed"laterinthischapter).The
Pick
et
Fen
ce
Ladder
Feed
Direction
illustrationtotheleftshowshowthetwotypeofbarcode
directionsrelatetothemediafeeddirection.
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