Typewriting machines – Typing by other than type-face or type-die – Thermal
Patent
1996-10-16
1998-01-27
Hilten, John S.
Typewriting machines
Typing by other than type-face or type-die
Thermal
347193, 400 74, B41J 236
Patent
active
057116210
ABSTRACT:
A thermal printer is provided which can be easily calibrated by an operator for any selected type of print media. The thermal printer includes a thermal print head and a rotatable platen adapted to draw a print media therebetween. The thermal print head is adapted to selectively activate portions of the print media. To calibrate the printer in order to optimize printer performance for print quality, an operator first identifies a type of print media which is selected for use on the printer. The printer will then print a series of test labels onto the selected type of print media using a parameter of the printer having a unique value for each individual one of the test labels of the series. Identifying information of the unique parameter value is also printed onto each respective test label. By inspecting the series of test labels, the operator can select one of the test labels having a desired level of image quality. The operator then specifies the unique parameter value of the selected one of the test labels for further operation of the printer with the selected type of print media.
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Hilten John S.
Intermec Corporation
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