Setting The Media Sensitivity Number - Intermec 4400 User Manual

4400 Bar Code Label Printer User's Manual

Setting the Media Sensitivity Number

Media sensitivity is important because you use it to optimize print quality and
print speed. The three-digit sensitivity number specifies the amount of heat
required by the printhead to image a label. The amount of heat that each roll of
media or ribbon requires is unique to different chemistries and manufacturing
processes.
Intermec has developed heating schedules (the amount of heat required to
image a label) to produce the highest possible print quality for Intermec media
and ribbon combinations on Intermec printers. Look for the three digit media
sensitivity number on:
Use this three-digit number to optimize print quality and print speed on the
4400 printer. You can achieve the best print quality on the 4400 printer by using
Intermec ribbon and media products.
Use the information on the packaging that you saved when loading media and
ribbon to determine the correct sensitivity number.
When you load media into the printer, you should check to see that the
sensitivity rating for the media matches the rating set in the printer. The
default values set the correct sensitivity for most printing needs.
Direct thermal media
Thermal transfer media
4-16
The side of the media roll. Use the last three digits (140 in the example) of
the 15 digit number stamped on the roll for the media sensitivity number.
A small label attached to the roll of the media.
A small label attached to the plastic bag of your ribbon roll.
420
567
SENSITIVITY NUMBER
5 7
4400G.015