8 Introduction
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Microplex
logiJET TC8
Edition 1.2
The capabilities featured include the Microplex page description
language IDOL. Using this language, complex tasks such as the
creation of forms can be carried out by simple software
commands (see separate IDOL manual).
1.2. Fundamentals of Thermal Printing
The thermal print technology enables a quiet and fast print process
with a high resolution output. The printhead produces the image by
heating single elements (dots). So you need a special ribbon
(thermal transfer printing). Ribbons with different colors are
available.
While thermal transfer printing the dots touch the thermal ribbon
so that the heating of particular dots leads to a partial melting of
the ribbon. Due to the contact with a media (future carrier of the
information, for example paper) this leads to a transfer of the
image onto the media.