38Printer Setup and Operation Types of Media
Types of Media
Important • Zebra strongly recommends the use of Zebra-brand supplies for continuous high-quality printing. A wide range of paper, polypropylene, polyester, and vinyl stock has been specifically engineered to enhance the printing capabilities of the printer and to prevent premature printhead wear. To purchase supplies, go to http://www.zebra.com/howtobuy.
Your printer can use various types of media:
•Standard media—Most standard media uses an adhesive backing that sticks individual labels or a continuous length of labels to a liner. Standard media can come on rolls or in a fanfold stack (Table 3).
•Tag stock—Tags are usually made from a heavy paper. Tag stock does not have adhesive or a liner, and it is typically perforated between tags. Tag stock can come on rolls or in a fanfold stack (Table 3).
Table 3 • Roll and Fanfold Media
Media Type | How It Looks | Description |
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Non-Continuous | | Roll media is wound on a core that can be 1 in. to 3 in. (25 to |
Roll Media | | 76 mm) in diameter. Individual labels or tags are separated by |
| | one or more of the following methods: |
| | • Web media separates labels by gaps, holes, or notches. |
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•Black mark media uses pre-printed black marks on the back side of the media to indicate label separations.
•Perforated media has perforations that allow the labels or tags to be separated from each other easily. The media may also have black marks or other separations between labels or tags.