Transmissive Sensing Mode

In Transmissive Sensing Mode, a sensor detects a light shining through a web, notch, or hole in non-continuous media. In this way, the printer determines the position of the label/tag.

Black-Mark Sensing Mode

In Black-Mark Sensing Mode, you use media having black marks printed on the back of the label liner for each label. To determine the label length and top of label, the printer’s Black Mark Sensor detects the black mark similar to the way in which the Transmissive Sensor detects the notch or gap in the media.

Media Transport Modes

Tear-Off Mode

When the media is in the rest (idle) position, the webbing between labels is over theTear-Off/Peel-Off Bar. To print a label, the printer first backfeeds the media until the start of the label is directly under the printhead and then prints the entire label.

After a label is printed, the media feeds forward until the end of the label is past the Tear-Off/Peel-Off Bar. This label position is determined by commands sent to the printer from the host computer or by front panel adjustments.

When a quantity of labels is required, a format for printing a batch of labels can be sent to the printer. Once a label is printed, the media will feed forward to the start of the next label and printing will continue. In this way, the printer will print the batch and stop when it reaches the quantity required.

When a quantity of individual labels is required, the format for printing a batch of labels can still be sent to the printer. The operator can use the PAUSE Key to cycle the printing one label at a time. The operator can then tear off each label before printing the next one.

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Zebra S-Series User’s Guide