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Setting the Media Sensitivity Number
The media sensitivity number is important because you use it to optimize print quality and print
speed. The three-digit media 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
due 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:
• 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 media.
• A small label attached to the plastic bag of your ribbon roll.
44XXG.052
SENSITIVITY NUMBER
5✩7
120066102605140
120066102605140
Note: Some ribbon rolls have the media sensitivity number printed on the inside core.
Use this three-digit number to optimize print quality and print speed on your printer. You can
achieve the best print quality on the printer by using Intermec ribbon and media products.
This table lists the default media sensitivity numbers:
Media Type Default
Direct thermal media (2 to 5 ips) 470
Direct thermal media (6 to 8 ips) 740
Thermal transfer media (2 to 8 ips) 567
Use the information on the packaging that you saved, when loading media and ribbon, to
determine the correct media sensitivity number for your printer. The sensitivity number on each
roll of thermal transfer media or ribbon has an asterisk (*) in place of one of the digits. To optimize
the media sensitivity number for thermal transfer media, you combine the digits as in the
following example.
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