Your printer can use various types of media:
• Standard media—Most standard (non-continuous) media uses an adhesive backing that sticks
individual labels or a continuous length of labels to a liner.
• Continuous roll media—Most continuous roll media is direct thermal media (similar to FAX paper)
and is used for receipt or ticket style printing.
• Linerless media—Linerless labels have an adhesive backing, but they are wound onto a core
without a liner. The media typically is perforated and may have black marks on the bottom surface of
the media to indicate label separations. The top surface of linerless media labels have a special
coating that keeps the labels from sticking to each other. The printer must be equipped with a
special Linerless option to be able to use linerless media to keep the media from sticking to the
printer.
• Tag stock—Tags are usually made from a heavy paper (up to 0.0075in./0.19mm thick). Tag stock
does not have adhesive or a liner, and it is typically perforated between tags.
For more information on basic media types, see the following table.
The printer typically uses roll media, but you can use fan-fold or other continuous media too. Use the
correct media for the type of printing you require. You must use direct thermal media. When
printing without a ribbon, you must use direct thermal media. When using ribbon, you must use
thermal transfer media.
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