Intermec EasyCoder PF4i - Paper Type

Chapter
6
—
Setting
Up
the
Printer
Paper
Type
ThePaperTypeparameterscontroltheheatemittedfromtheprinthead
tothedirectthermalmediaor,optionally,thetransferribboninorderto
producethedotsthatmakeuptheprintoutimage.
Labels,tickets,tags,strip,andribbonsforvarioustypesofapplicatio
n
areavailablefromIntermec.Forthebestprintoutqualityandmaximum
lifeoftheprinthead,useIntermecsupplies.Setuprecommendations
forIntermecsuppliesofferedinEuropeandNorthAmericaarelistedin
AppendixD.
Asageneralrule,highenergyand/orhighprintspeedwillshortenthe
lifeoftheprinthead.Neverusehigherpapertypeandprintspeedset-
tingsthannecessaryforobtaininganacceptableprintoutqualityand
throughputspeed.
Iftheambienttemperatureislowerthan+15°C(+59°F),decreasethe
printspeedby50mm/sec.
Startbychoosingbetweentwoalternatives:
·DirectThermalprinting
·ThermalTransferprinting
Yourchoicewilldecidewhichparameterstoenternext:
Direct Thermal Printing
·LabelConstant
·LabelFactor
Whenadjustingtheimagedarknessfornon-Intermecdirectthermal
media,settheLabelFactortotherecommendedvalueforthetypeof
directthermalmedia.SettheLabelConstanttothevaluelistedbelow
anddecreaseorincreaseitforlighterordarkerimagesrespectivelyunti
l
youaresatis
fi
edwiththeprintoutquality.
General Paper Type Settings Guide (Direct Thermal)
Sensitivity1
Low
Standard
High
Ultrahigh6040200150
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