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UBI EasyCoder 501 – Technical Manual
SETUP PARAMETERS, cont'd.
Continued!
Media Type
Note:
In EasyCoder 501 printers without any
thermal transfer mechanism, only direct
thermal paper options are available.
The Media Type setup controls how the LSS and the paper feed
work. There are five different media types:
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Label (w gaps) is used for adhesive labels mounted on backing
paper.
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Ticket (w mark) is used for labels, tickets, or strip provided with
black marks at the back of the paper web.
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Ticket (w gaps) is used for tickets and tags with detection slits.
❑
Fix length strip means that the length of the print window
decides the length of strip to be fed out.
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Var length strip adds a sufficient amount of paper feed after the
last printable dot (may even be a blank space character or a
“white dot” in an image) to allow the strip to be torn off.
It is important to select the correct option, so the printer can indicate
possible paper errors. Two different error conditions may occur:
Error 1005 “Out of paper” indicates that the last ordered copy
could not be printed because of an empty paper stock.
Error 1031 “Next label not found” indicates that the last ordered
label or ticket was successfully printed, but no more labels/tickets
can be printed because of an empty paper stock.
Head Resistance:
The power to the printhead is adjusted automatically according to
the printhead resistance each time the printer is started. There is no
manual head resistance setup, but it is possible to view the last
measured value in the Setup Mode of EasyCoder 501 E and 501 SA.
Paper Type:
To obtain the best printout quality, the printer should be set up for
the characteristics of the brand of direct thermal paper or transfer
ribbon currently used, see chapter “Selecting Paper/Ribbon”. Any
attempt to print with transfer ribbon loaded and the printer set up for
direct thermal paper, or vice versa, will result in an error condition
(Error 1027 “Out of transfer ribbon” or Error 1058 “Transfer
ribbon fitted”).
New Supplies:
Other types of supplies, than those included as standard options in
the paper type setup, can be selected by means of a 13 digit code,
provided by the manufacturer or distributor. After a new supply has
been selected once by means of “New Supplies”, it will be stored
in the RAM memory and appear as an option in “Paper Type”,
specified by the first 4 digits in its code number.
Print Defines
• Printhead Resistance
• Paper Type
• New Supplies
• Test Print
