Microplex LOGIJET T4 - Fundamentals of Thermal Printing

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MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual LOGIJET T4 /T6 /RFID Edition 1.3
Additionally the MICROPLEX firmware function "Status Out" provides the
possibility to get information on the printer status (paper jam, offline, ...)
and on the print job process (idle, busy, page printed,...).
1.3. Fundamentals of Thermal Printing
The thermal print technology enables a quiet and fast print process with a
high resolution output. The printhead produces the image by heating
single elements (dots). So you need a special ribbon (thermal transfer
printing) or a special kind of paper (thermal direct printing).
While thermal transfer printing the dots touch the thermal ribbon so that
the heating of particular dots leads to a partial melting of the ribbon. Due
to the contact with a media (future carrier of the information, for example
paper) this leads to a transfer of the image onto the media.
While thermal direct printing the dots touch the thermal paper directly.
The dyes and developers within the paper respond to the heat of
particular dots, change their colour to black and so the wanted image
emerges.
The LOGIJET T4 /T6 /RFID printers can be used for both methods of
printing.