Media Type; Paper Type - Intermec EasyCoder 501 XP Installation & Operation Manual

Chapter 7 Setting Up the Printer
Setup Parameters, cont'd.
Media, cont'd.
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Media Type

The Media Type setup controls how the LSS and the paper feed
work. There are fi ve different media types:
• Label (w gaps) is used for adhesive labels mounted on
backing paper.
• Ticket (w mark) is used for labels, tickets, or strip provided with
black marks at the back of the paper web.
• Ticket (w gaps) is used for tickets and tags with detection slits.
• Fix length strip means that the length of the print window
decides the length of strip to be fed out.
• Var length strip adds 195 dots of paper feed after the last printable
dot (may be a blank space character or a "white dot" in an image or
character cell) to allow the strip to be torn off properly.
It is important to select the type, so the printer can indicate possible
paper errors. Two different error conditions may occur:
• Error 1005 "Out of paper" indicates that the last ordered copy
could not be printed because of an empty paper stock.
• Error 1031 "Next label not found" indicates that the last ordered
label or ticket was successfully printed, but no more labels/tickets
can be printed because of an empty paper stock.

Paper Type

The Paper Type setup controls the heat emitted from the printhead
to the transfer ribbon or direct thermal paper in order to produce the
dots that make up the printout image. Start by choosing between
two alternatives:
• Thermal Transfer printing
• Direct Thermal printing
Your choice will decide which parameters to enter and also enable
or disable the ribbon end sensor.
Thermal Transfer Printing
This option contains three parameters:
• Ribbon Constant
• Ribbon Factor
• Label Offset
Direct Thermal Printing
This option contains two parameters:
• Label Constant
• Label Factor
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(default)
(range 50 – 115)
(range 10 – 50)
(range -50 – 50)
(range 50 – 115)
(range 10 – 50)