Intermec EasyCoder PD41 User Manual page 95

Media or Ribbon
Thermal transfer media
Thermal transfer ribbon
The media sensitivity number can also be changed using
PrintSet, the printer's home page, third-party software, or an IPL
command with the following syntax:
<SI>gn[,m]
where:
specifies direct thermal(n=0) or thermal transfer(n=1)
n
media.
specifies the sensitivity.
m
The default sensitivity number is 420 for direct thermal printing
and 567 for thermal transfer printing.
Note: A list of Sensitivity numbers for different
ribbon and media types can be found on the Intermec
website. Go to www.intermec.com. Choose Products
> Printers, and click Heat settings.
Darkness
Use this parameter to make minor adjustments of the blackness
in the printout, for example to adapt the printer to variations in
quality between different batches of the same media type. The
value can be set within the range -10% to +10% where -10 is the
lightest and 10 is the darkest. Default value is 0%.
Label Rest Point
Specifies where labels stop for removal. Use this for peel-off (self-
strip) applications. Allowed range is -30 (furthest back) to 30
(furthest forward). Default is 0. Also available as an IPL
command (
<SI>fn
EasyCoder PD41 Printer User's Guide
Appendix D — Setup Parameters (IPL)
Sensitivity
Rating
56*
5*7
=567
).
Description
The asterisk for the third digit
is reserved to identify the
ribbon's sensitivity number.
The asterisk for the second
digit is reserved to identify the
media's sensitivity number.
Optimum sensitivity rating
85