Datamax E-Class Mark III Operator's Manual page 58

fon t A set of alphanum eric charact ers t hat share a part icular t ypeface.
ga p A space bet ween die- cut or not ched labels used t o sense t he t op of form .
I PS ( in ch e s pe r se con d) I m perial m easurem ent of print er speeds.
la be l A paper or synt het ic print ing m at erial, t ypically wit h a pressure sensit ive adhesive backing.
la be l le n gt h The dist ance from t he t op of t he label t o t he bot t om of t he label as it exit s t he print er.
la be l r e pe a t The dist ance from t he t op of one label t o t he t op of t he next label.
la be l t r a ck in g Excessive lat eral ( side t o side) m ovem ent as m edia t ravels under t he print head.
la be l w idt h The left t o right m easurem ent of t he label as it exit s t he print er.
m a r k Generalized t erm t o indicat e t he label t op of form indicat or of t he m edia.
m e dia Generalized t erm for print ing m at erial.
m e dia h u b Device in t he print er used t o support roll m edia.
m e dia se n sor An elect ronic device equipped wit h phot o sensors t o det ect m edia and t he t op of form
on die- cut , not ched or reflect ive m edia.
n ot ch e d st ock Media, t ypically t ag st ock, wit h holes or not ches in t he m at erial t hat is used t o signal
t he t op of form . The print er m ust be set t o " gap" t o use t his m edia t ype.
pr e pr in t e d m e dia Label st ock t hat cont ains borders, t ext , or graphics, flood coat ing, et c.
pe r for a t ion Sm all cut s ext ending t hrough t he backing and/ or label m at erial t o facilit at e t heir
separat ion. Also referred t o as " perf" .
pr in t spe e d The speed at which t he m edia m oves under t he print head during t he print ing process.
r e fle ct ive m e dia Media im print ed wit h carbon- based black m arks on t he underside of t he m at erial,
which is used t o signal t he t op of form when t he reflect ive sensor is enabled.
r e gist r a t ion Repeat able t op t o bot t om alignm ent of print ed labels.
r e ve r se spe e d The backward rat e of m edia m ot ion int o t he print er during t ear- off, peel and present
and cut t ing operat ions for posit ioning t he label at t he st art of print posit ion.
r ibbon An ext ruded polyest er t ape wit h several layers of m at erial, one of which is ink- like, used t o
produce an im age on t he label. Also referred t o as " foil" .
r ibbon w r in k le An undesirable overlapping of t he ribbon during t he print ing process t hat leads t o
voids on t he print ed label, t ypically caused by an im proper ribbon widt h adj ust m ent .
r oll m e dia A form of m edia t hat is wound upon a cardboard core.
st a r t of pr in t The posit ion on t he label where t he print ing act ually begins.
t a g st ock A heavy paper or synt het ic print ing m at erial, t ypically feat uring a not ch or black m ark for
TOF and no adhesive backing.
t h e r m a l t r a n sfe r The print ing m et hod t hat creat es an im age by t ransferring ink from a ribbon ont o
t he m edia using t he heat produced from t he print head.
TOF ( t op of for m ) The st art of a new label as indicat ed by a label gap, not ch, m ark or program m ing.
void An undesirable blank space in a print ed im age.
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