Direct Thermal Print Settings; Label Constant; Label Factor; Adjusting Image Darkness - Intermec PA30 User Manual

Chapter 4 — Configuring Print Engine and Media Settings

Direct Thermal Print Settings

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• Set the Ribbon Constant to the value listed in the table and
decrease or increase it for lighter or darker images respectively
until you are satisfied with the printout quality.
General Thermal Transfer Print Settings
Media
Performance
Low (Europe)
Low (U.S.A.)
Medium (Europe)
Medium (U.S.A.)
High (Europe)
High (U.S.A.)
As a general rule, high energy and/or high print speed will
shorten the life of the printhead. Never use paper type and print
speed settings higher than necessary for obtaining acceptable
printout quality and throughput speed.
If the ambient temperature is lower than +15°C (+59°F), decrease
the print speed by 50 mm/sec.
When you select direct thermal printing, you also need to specify
these additional settings:

Label Constant

Choose a value appropriate to the type of media you are using.
For more information, see the next table.

Label Factor

Unless specified for your media, set to 40.

Adjusting Image Darkness

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 listed in the next table.
Ribbon Ribbon
Constant Factor
75 25
70 25
90 25
75 25
90 25
90 25
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Maximum
Print Speed
(ips)
150
150
200
200
225
225