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the lowest printhead/toggle pressure necessary. Also, use ribbon that is as wide as or wider than the media to protect the printhead of the XiII printer from the rougher surface of the media.

registration Alignment of printing with respect to the top of a label/tag.

ribbon A band of inked material that is pressed against the media and heated to transfer an image onto the media, which in turn is pressed against the platen. A ribbon consists of a base film coated with wax or resin “ink”. Zebra ribbons also have a back coating that protects the printhead from damage.

ribbon wrinkle A wrinkling of the ribbon caused by improper alignment of the strip plate and/or printhead pressure. This wrinkle can be seen just above the strip plate. Ribbon wrinkle can cause voids in the printing and/or it can cause the spent ribbon to rewind unevenly. Correct this condition by performing adjustment procedures.

roll media Media that comes supplied rolled up on a core (usually card- board). Contrast this with fanfold media, which comes folded in a rectangular stack.

supplies A general term for ribbon and media.

tag A type of media having no adhesive backing but featuring a hole or notch by which the tag can be hung on something. Usually tags are made of cardboard or other durable material.

take label sensor See “label available sensor”.

thermal direct printing See “direct thermal printing”.

thermal transfer printing A printing method in which the printhead heats an ink- or resin-coated ribbon against the media, causing the ink/resin to transfer onto the media. By selectively heating the ribbon, an image can be formed on the media. See also “ribbon”.

“void” A space where printing should have occurred but, due to some error condition, it did not occur. A void can cause a bar code symbol to be read incorrectly or to not be read at all.

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