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Appendix D — Intermec Supplies
The sensitivity number on each roll of thermal transfer media or ribbon
has an asterisk (*) in place of one of the digits. To optimize the sensitiv-
ity number for thermal transfer media, you combine the digits as in this
example.
Media or Ribbon Sensitivity
Rating Description
Thermal transfer media 56* The asterisk for the third digit is reserved to
identify the ribbon’s sensitivity number.
Thermal transfer ribbon 5*7 The asterisk for the second digit is reserved
to identify the media’s sensitivity number.
567
Optimum sensitivity rating
To set the sensitivity rating for direct thermal media, use the three-digit
sensitivity rating located on the roll of media or listed later in this chap-
ter.
Use DOS to set the media sensitivity number on a PC like this:
1. At the DOS prompt, type the following command and press Enter:
MODE COM1 96,E,7,1,N
2. Type the following command lines and press Enter:
COPY CON COM1
<STX><SI>g1,567<ETX>^Z
where:
<SI>g1,567
sets the media sensitivity number to 567.