Intermec EasyCoder PF4i - Ribbon Load

Chapter
5
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Thermal
Transfer
Printing
Ribbon
Load
TheEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialcanprintonlabels,tickets,
tags,andcontinuousstockusingeitherdirectthermalprintingonspecial
heat-sensitivemediaorthermaltransferprintingusingaspecialink-
coatedribbon.
Thermaltransferprintingmakesitpossibletouseawiderangeofreceiv-
ingfacematerialsandgivesadurableprintoutlessvulnerabletofat,
chemicals,heat,sunlightetc.thandirectthermalprinting.Makesureto
selectatypeofribbonthatmatchesthetypeofreceivingfacematerial
andtosetuptheprinteraccordingly.
TheEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialcanusetransferribbonrolls
woundwiththeink-coatedsidefacingeitheroutwardorinward.Illustra-
tionsinthismanualshowtheink-coatedsidefacinginward.
Evenifribbonusuallyisloadedinconnectionwithmediareplenishment,
noloadedmediaareshownintheillustrationsinthischapterinorderto
giveaclearerviewoftheribbonpath.RefertoChapter4formediaload
instructions.
Mosttransferribbonsdonotsmearatroomtemperature.
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