Intermec EasyCoder PF2i User Manual page 75

Chapter 6 — Setting Up the Printer
60 EasyCoder PF2i Bar Code Label Printer User's Guide (Fingerprint Version)
When adjusting the image darkness for non-Intermec direct
thermal media, set the Label Factor to the recommended value
for the type of direct thermal media. Set the Label Constant to
the value listed below and decrease or increase it for lighter or
darker images respectively until you are satisfied with the
printout quality.
General Paper Type Settings Guide (Direct Thermal)
1
Sensitivity Label Constant Label Factor
Low 100
Standard 90
High 80
Ultra High 70
1. Note that the preprint and varnish decrease the sensitivity of direct
thermal media.
Thermal Transfer Printing
• Ribbon Constant (range 50 to 115)
• Ribbon Factor (range 10 to 50)
• Label Offset (range -50 to 50)
• Ribbon Sensor (auto-adjustment)
• Low Diameter (range 25 to 80 mm)
When adjusting the image darkness for non-Intermec media and
transfer ribbons, set the Ribbon Factor to the recommended
value for the type of thermal transfer ribbon. Set the Ribbon
Constant to the value listed below and decrease or increase it for
lighter or darker images respectively until you are satisfied with
the printout quality. The Label Offset parameter is presently not
used, so keep it at the default value 0.
General Paper Type Settings Guide (Thermal
Transfer)
Ribbon
Type Constant
Wax (Europe) 70
Wax (U.S.A.) 70
Max. Print
Speed
50 150
50 150
50 200
50 200
Ribbon Max. Print
Factor Speed
25 150
25 150