Intermec EasyCoder PF4i - Print Speed; LSS Test

Chapter
6
—
Setting
Up
the
Printer
Print
Speed
Theprintspeedisvariablebetween100and200mm/sec.forprinters
fi
ttedwithan8dots/mm(203.2dpi)printheadandbetween100and
150mm/sec.forprinterswithanoptional11.81dots/mm(300dpi)
printhead.Generally,thelowerthespeed,thebettertheprintoutqual-
ity.Thisisespeciallytruewhenprintingbarcodeswiththebarsrunning
acrossthemediapath(“ladderstyle”),whenprintingondemandingface
materials,andwhenprintingatlowambienttemperatures.Thedefault
settingis100mm/sec.(approximately4inches/sec.).
Thecombinationofalargemediaroll(>152mm/6inches
diameter)and/ornarrowmediawidthincombinationwith
highprintspeed(>150mm/6inchespersec.)couldcause
jerksinthemediafeed.Suchjerkswillcompresstextand
spoilthereadabilityofladder-stylebarcodesplacedclose
tothefrontedgeofthelabel.Incaseofbatchprinting,
onlythe
fi
rstlabelinthebatchwillbeaffected.Negative
startadjustvaluestendtoincreasethejerks.
·Ifthemediarollislargerthan152mm(6inches),do
notuseaprintspeed>150mm/sec.
·Ifanegativestartadjustisused,donotuseaprintspeed
>125mm/sec.
·Narrowmediawidthmayrequirefurtherrestrictionson
printspeed.
·Avoidplacingtextandladder-stylebarcodesclosetothe
frontedgeoflabels.
LSS Test
Thefunctiononthelabelstopsensor(LSS)canbetestedautomatically
ormanuallyasdecribedinChapter12“Adjustments.”
LTS (Label Taken Sensor)
ThesensitivityoftheLTScanbetestedandadjustedasdescribedin
Chapter12“Adjustments.”
Intermec
EasyCoder
PF4i
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