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26 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual
Setting the MSN for Intermec Media and Ribbon
For direct thermal media, use the three-digit sensitivity number located on
the roll of media to set the sensitivity number. You can also use the values
from the tables in the next section.
For thermal transfer media, you need to look in two places to determine
the sensitivity number. The sensitivity number on each roll of thermal
transfer media or ribbon has an asterisk (*) in place of one of the digits.
On thermal transfer media, the rating contains the first and second digits,
with an asterisk in place of the third digit. The number on the ribbon has
the first and third digits, with an asterisk in place of the second digit.
To optimize the sensitivity number for thermal transfer media, you
combine the digits as in this example.
Example: Optimizing the Sensitivity Number
Media or Ribbon
Sensitivity
Number
Description
Thermal transfer media 56* The asterisk reserves the third digit to
identify the ribbon’s sensitivity number.
Thermal transfer ribbon 5*7 The asterisk reserves the second digit to
identify the media’s sensitivity number.
567 Optimized sensitivity number
Setting the MSN for Other Media and Ribbon
If you are not using Intermec media and ribbon, or you misplaced your
packaging with the three-digit sensitivity number label on it, you can set
the approximate sensitivity number. The first column of the Direct
Thermal and Thermal Transfer Media Sensitivity Settings tables list the
approximate sensitivity settings. To achieve acceptable print quality, enter
the three-digit MSN (for example, 800).
If you are unsure of how to set the MSN, start with the highest setting,
which provides the lowest energy (800 for thermal transfer and 700 for
direct thermal), and work your way down until you achieve the best print
quality. You can also use PrintSet’s Print Quality Wizard to help achieve
print quality.