IBM EasyCoder 3400e user manual Setting the Media Sensitivity Number

EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual

Setting the Media Sensitivity Number

Media sensitivity is important because you use it to optimize print quality and print speed. The three-digit media sensitivity number (MSN) specifies the amount of heat required by the printhead to image a label. The amount of heat that each roll of media or ribbon requires is unique due to different chemistries and manufacturing processes. Intermec has developed heating schedules (the amount of heat required to image a label) to produce the highest possible print quality for Intermec media and ribbon combinations on Intermec printers.

Look for the three-digit media sensitivity number on

•the side of the media roll. Use the last three digits (140 in the example) of the 15-digit number stamped on the roll for the media sensitivity number.

•a small label attached to the roll of media.

•a small label attached to the plastic bag of your ribbon roll. Your label may be different than this example, but it will contain the sensitivity number.

120066102605140

120066102605140

SENSITIVITY NUMBER

5✩7

3XXXU.029

Note: Some ribbon rolls have the media sensitivity number printed on the inside core.

Use this three-digit number to optimize print quality and print speed on your printer. You can achieve the best print quality on the printer by using only Intermec ribbon and media products. The default sensitivity setting for thermal transfer media is 567. For direct thermal media, the default sensitivity setting is 470.

Use the PrintSet software, your third-party software, or the IPL command set to change the media sensitivity number. If you want to see the current sensitivity setting of your printer, print out a software configuration label.

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