Thermal Transfer Printing - Century Eagle 4 Owner's Manual

GLOSSARIES
Pre-printed media
A type of media on which characters, logos, and
other designs have been already printed.
Print head element
The thermal print head consists of a single line of
tiny resistive elements. When current is allowed to
flow through each element, it heats up, causing a
small dot to be burned onto thermal paper or a small
dot of ink to be transferred from a thermal ribbon to
ordinary paper.
Print speed
The speed at which printing occurs. This speed is
expressed in units of ips (inches per second).
Reflective sensor
See Black mark sensor.
Resolution
The degree of detail to which an image can be
duplicated. The minimum unit of divided image is
called a pixel. As the resolution becomes higher, the
number of pixels increased, resulting in a more
detailed image.
Ribbon
An inked film used to transfer an image onto the
media. In thermal transfer printing,, ribbon is heated
by the thermal print head, causing an image to be
transferred onto the media.
Strip mode
A device used to remove labels from the backing
paper.
Supply
Media and ribbon.
Tag
A type of media with no adhesive. Usually tags are
made of cardboard or other durable material.
Thermal direct printing
A printing method using no ribbon, but thermal
media which reacts to heat. The thermal print head
heats the thermal media directly, causing the image
to be printed on the media.
Thermal print head
A print head using thermal transfer or thermal direct
printing method.

Thermal transfer printing

A printing method in which the thermal print head
heats an ink or resin coating on the ribbon against
the media, causing the ink/resin to transfer onto the
media.
Threshold setting
A sensor setting operation to have the printer
maintain a constant print position of pre-printed
media.
Transmissive sensor
See Feed gap sensor.
USB (Universal Serial Bus)
An interface that is used to connect peripherals, such
as a printer, keyboard, mouse. The USB allows
disconnection of a USB device without turning off
the power.
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GLOSSARIES