8 Introduction
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MICROPLEX
Operator’s Manual SOLID T11 DT / TT
Edition 1.1
The print speed is 50 up to 150 mm/second (up to 6 inch/second).
Roll-fed media as well as continuous-media can be printed on.
The maximum processable width of media for the SOLID T11 printers
is 300 mm. 266 mm of that are printable.
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) or a special kind of paper (direct thermal printing).
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.
While direct thermal printing the dots touch the thermal paper
directly. The dyes and developers within the paper respond to the
heat of particular dots, change their colour to black and so the
wanted image emerges.
The SOLID T11 DT can only be used for direct thermal printing. The
SOLID T11 TT printer can be used for both methods of thermal
printing.
