Intermec EasyCoder PF4i - Page 111

Chapter
6
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Setting
Up
the
Printer
Thermal
Transfer
Printing
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Whenadjustingtheimagedarknessfornon-Intermecmediaandtransfer
ribbons,settheRibbonFactortotherecommendedvalueforthetype
ofthermaltransferribbon.SettheRibbonConstantatthevaluelisted
belowanddecreaseorincreaseitforlighterordarkerimagesrespectively
untilyouaresatis
fi
edwiththeprintoutquality.TheLabelOffsetparam-
eterispresentlynotused,sokeepitatthedefaultvalue0.
General Paper Type Settings Guide (Thermal Transfer)
Type
Wax(Europe)
Wax(U.S.A.)
Wax/Resin(Europe)
Wax/Resin(U.S.A.)
Resin(Europe)
Resin(U.S.A.)
TheRibbonSensorparameterisread-only.WhenperformingaTestfeed
orwhenpressingthe<Enter>keywhentheRibbonSensormenuisdis-
played,theprinterwillfeedoutsomemediaandautoadjustthesensor.
Theresultingsettingisdisplayedinthemenu.
TheLowDiameterparameterspecifiesthediameteroftheribbonsupply
roll,whereSYSVAR(26)switchesfrom0to1.SYSVAR(26)=0means
thatthereisstillasuf
fi
cientsupplyofribbon,whereasSYSVAR(26)
=1meansthatitistimetoconsiderreplacingtheribbonsupply.The
diameterisexpressedinmillimetres(1mm=0.04in.)andanaccuracy
of±3mmcanbeexpected.Notethatthissettinghaslittleeffectunless
SYSVAR(26)isreadbyaFingerprintprogram.However,Error1083
“RibbonLow”isreportedateverytenthprintingoperation.Bydefault,
thelowdiameteris0,thatis,theribbonlowfunctionisdisabled.