Print Defines - Intermec EasyCoder PM4i User Manual

Chapter —Setting Up the Printer

Print Defines

Head Resistance
The printhead resistance is measured automatically at startup (read-only
information).
Testprint
If the printer is equipped with an RFID kit and loaded with RFID
media, executing the "RFID Test Label" command will cause the printer
to print the tag type name on the label. The test labels "Diamonds",
"Chess", "Bar Codes #1", and "Bar Codes #2" are used to check the
printout quality and facilitate adjustment of the printhead pressure, see
Chapter 12. The test labels "Setup Info" and "Hardware Info" list the
printer's current setup and the installed electronic devices. Test label
"Network Info" is only printed if the printer has an optional EasyLAN
interface board. If the information does not fit on one label, two or more
labels will be printed. If the printer refuses to print a test label, press the
<i> key to find out what is wrong, for example "printhead lifted" or "out-
of paper".
Print Speed
The print speed is variable between 100 and 200 mm/sec. for printers
fitted with an 8 dots/mm (203.2 dpi) printhead and between 100 and
150 mm/sec. for printers with an optional 11.81 dots/mm (300 dpi)
printhead. Generally, the lower the speed, the better the printout qual-
ity. This is especially true when printing bar codes with the bars running
across the media path ("ladder style"), when printing on demanding face
materials, and when printing at low ambient temperatures. The default
setting is 100 mm/sec. (approx. 4 inches/sec.).
LSS Test
The function on the label stop sensor (LSS) can be tested automatically
or manually as described in Chapter 12 "Adjustments."
LTS (Label Taken Sensor)
The sensitivity of the LTS can be tested and adjusted as described in
Chapter 12 "Adjustments."
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