Print Speed - Intermec EasyCoder F2 User Manual

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Intermec EasyCoder F2 – User's Guide

Print Speed

The print speed is variable between 100 and 200 mm/sec.
Generally, the lower the speed, the better the printout quality.
This is especially true when printing bar codes with the bars
running across the media path ("ladder style"), when printing
on demanding face materials, and when printing at low ambient
temperatures. Refer to the tables under "Media" earlier in this
chapter for maximum print speed values. The default setting is
100 mm/sec. (≈ 4 inches/sec.).
The combination of a large media roll (>152 mm/6 inches
diameter) and/or narrow media width in combination with
high print speed (> 150 mm/6 inches per sec.) could cause jerks
in the media feed. Such jerks will compress text and spoil the
readability of ladder-style bar codes placed close to the front
edge of the label. In case of batch printing, only the fi rst label
in the batch will be affected. Negative startadjust values tend
to increase the jerks.
• If the media roll is larger than 152 mm (6 inches), do not
use a print speed > 150 mm/s.
• If a negative start adjust is used, do not use a print speed
> 125 mm/s.
• Narrow media width may require further restrictions on
print speed.
• Avoid placing text and ladder-style bar codes close to the
front edge of labels.
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