Intermec PF4I manual Thermal Transfer Printing

Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer

Thermal Transfer Printing

•	Ribbon Constant	(range 50 to 115)
•	Ribbon Factor	(range 10 to 50)
•	Label Offset	(range -50 to 50)
•	Ribbon Sensor	(autoadjustment)
•	Low Diameter	(range 25 to 80 mm)

When adjusting the image darkness for non-Intermec media and transfer ribbons, set the Ribbon Factor to the recommended value for the type of thermal transfer ribbon. Set the Ribbon Constant at the value listed below and decrease or increase it for lighter or darker images respectively until you are satisfied with the printout quality. The Label Offset param- eter is presently not used, so keep it at the default value 0.

General Paper Type Settings Guide (Thermal Transfer)

Type	Ribbon	Ribbon	Max Print Speed
	Constant	Factor	8 dots/mm	11.81 dots/mm
Wax (Europe)	80	25	150	125
Wax (U.S.A.)	65	25	150	125
Wax/Resin (Europe)	90	25	150-200	125-150
Wax/Resin (U.S.A.)	75	25	150-200	125-150
Resin (Europe)	100	30	200	150
Resin (U.S.A.)	90	30	200	150

The Ribbon Sensor parameter is read-only. When performing a Testfeed or when pressing the <Enter> key when the Ribbon Sensor menu is dis- played, the printer will feed out some media and autoadjust the sensor.

The resulting setting is displayed in the menu.

The Low Diameter parameter specifies the diameter of the ribbon supply roll, where SYSVAR(26) switches from 0 to 1. SYSVAR(26) = 0 means that there is still a sufficient supply of ribbon, whereas SYSVAR(26)

=1 means that it is time to consider replacing the ribbon supply. The diameter is expressed in millimetres (1 mm = 0.04 in.) and an accuracy of ±3 mm can be expected. Note that this setting has little effect unless SYSVAR(26) is read by a Fingerprint program. However, Error 1083 “Ribbon Low” is reported at every tenth printing operation. By default, the low diameter is 0, that is, the ribbon low function is disabled.

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