Press

Display Shows

Action/Explanation

 

 

Setting Media Type Press the RIGHT or LEFT BLACK OVAL key

 

 

to display other choices.

 

 

Default: Continuous

 

 

Selections: Continuous, non-continuous

 

MEDIA TYPE

This parameter tells the printer the type of media you are using.

 

Selecting continuous media requires that you include a label

 

 

 

 

length instruction in your label format (^LLxxxx if you are using

 

 

ZPL or ZPL II).

 

 

When non-continuous media is selected, the printer feeds media

 

 

to calculate label length (the distance between two detections of

 

 

the inter-label gap, webbing, or alignment notch or hole).

 

 

 

 

 

Setting the Sensor Type Press the RIGHT or LEFT BLACK OVAL

 

 

key to display other choices.

 

 

Default: Web

 

SENSOR TYPE

Selections: Web, mark

 

This parameter tells the printer whether you are using media with

 

 

 

 

a web (gap/space between labels, notch, or hole) to indicate the

 

 

separations between labels or if you are using media with a black

 

 

mark printed on the back. If your media does not have black

 

 

marks on the back, leave your printer at the default (web).

 

 

 

 

 

Selecting Print Method Press the RIGHT BLACK OVAL key for

 

 

the next value; press the LEFT BLACK OVAL key for the previous

 

 

value.

 

 

Default: Thermal transfer

 

 

Selections: Thermal transfer, direct thermal

 

PRINT METHOD

The print method parameter tells the printer the method of

 

 

 

 

printing you wish to use: direct thermal (no ribbon) or thermal

 

 

transfer (using thermal transfer media and ribbon).

 

 

NOTE: Selecting direct thermal when using thermal transfer

 

 

media and ribbon creates a warning condition, but

 

 

printing will continue.

 

 

 

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