User Manual

44 M-Class
5.1.2 Media Settings
MEDIA TYPE
S elects the print ing method.
DI RECT T HERMAL
F or use wit h heat sens itive media.
THERMAL TRANSFER
F or use wit h media requiring a ribb on to create an ima ge.
SENSOR T YPE
Select s t he top-of-form (T OF ) s ensing method f or t he media.
GAP
The p rinter r ecogniz es the TOF by sens ing gaps in the media.
CONTINUOUS
No TOF sens ing. The LABEL L EN GTH set ti ng det ermines the lengt h.
REFLECTIVE
The p rinter r ecogniz es the TOF by sens ing reflect ive (black) marks on the media.
LABEL LENGTH
04.00in (0-99.99)
When the Sensor T ype is set to Continuous, this va lue is used to determine the TOF.
MAXI MUM LAB EL LE NGTH
16.00in (0-99.99)
Sets the maximum length between TOF marks (gap or reflective). If this limit is
ex ceed ed , a t o p o f fo rm f aul t is d ecl ared.
PAPER OUT DISTANCE
00.25in (0-99.99)
S ets the length of tra vel b ef ore an out of stock conditi on is declar ed.
LABEL WIDT H
203DPI > 04.26in (.75-4.26)
300DPI > 04.16in (.75-4.16)
Sets the maximum limit for the printable width. Objects extending beyond this limit
will be clipp ed off and not printed.
RIBBON LOW DIAMETER ♦
1.38 in (1 .00-2.00)
S ets the t hreshold f or a low ribbon indic at ion.
SENSOR CALIBRATION ♦
Adjusts the p rinter to sens e you r media .
PERFORM CALIBRATION
T h e u s er f ol lows s t ep s t o all ow t he p r i nt er t o calc u lat e t he emp t y, g a p ( or ma rk) , a n d
paper values to set the media sens or.
ADVANCED ENTRY
The user d i rec tly inpu ts the best v alues to adjus t the media sensor.
SENSOR L EVEL S
Sets threshold values for the media sensor parameters. Manual entry for paper, gap
(or mark), and empty thr es holds.
SENSOR GAIN
Observe A/D reading and set SENSOR GAIN. Adjusts the sensitivity of the sensor
for custom lab el s tock.