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118 Zebra XiII Printer User’s Guide
core diameter The inside diameter of the
cardboard core at the center of a roll
of media/ribbon.
cutter A device that can cut each label/
tag immediately after it is printed.
diagnostics Information about what
printer functions are not working.
This information is used for trouble-
shooting problems.
direct thermal printing Printing in
which direct thermal media is used.
No ribbon is used. Instead, the media
is coated with a substance which
reacts to heat generated by the print-
head to produce an image.
fanfold media Media that comes folded
in a rectangular stack, rather than on a
roll.
font A complete set of alphanumeric
characters in one style of type. Ex:
Times, Univers.
ips “inches-per-second” See “print
speed.”
label An adhesive-backed piece of paper,
plastic, or other material on which
information is printed.
label available sensor For printers
equipped with the Peel-Off Option,
this sensor detects a printed label
waiting to be taken or “picked” by the
operator. While it detects this label,
the printer will not print additional
labels. Once the label has been taken,
printing resumes. Also called “take-
label sensor”.
label backing (label liner) The material
on which labels are affixed during
manufacture and which is discarded
or recycled by the end-users. Label
backing (or liner) has a non-stick sur-
face which allows the label to be eas-
ily removed by the end-user and
placed in the desired location.
media Material onto which data is
printed by the printer. Types of media
include: tagstock, continuous, fan-
fold, and roll.
media sensor This sensor is located
behind the printhead to detect the
presence of media and, for non-con-
tinuous media, the position of the
web, hole, notch, or mark that sepa-
rates each label.
media supply hanger The hanger that
supports media rolls and provides
consistent media feed to the print-
head.
non-volatile memory Electronic memory
that retains data even when power is
removed.
print speed The speed at which printing
occurs. For thermal transfer printers,
this speed is expressed in terms of ips
(inches per second).
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