Zebra Technologies 160S - Manual (Page 39)

Transmissive Sensing Mode
In Transmissive Sensing Mode, a sensor detects a light shining through
a web, notch, or hole in non-continuous media. In this way, the printer
determines the position of the label/tag.
Black-Mark Sensing Mode
In Black-Mark Sensing Mode, you use media having black marks
printed on the back of the label liner for each label. To determine the
label length and top of label, the printer’s Black Mark Sensor detects
the black mark similar to the way in which the Transmissive Sensor de-
tects the notch or gap in the media.
Media Transport Modes
Tear-Off Mode
When the media is in the rest (idle) position, the webbing between la-
bels is over theTear-Off/Peel-Off Bar. To print a label, the printer first
backfeeds the media until the start of the label is directly under the
printhead and then prints the entire label.
After a label is printed, the media feeds forward until the end of the la-
bel is past the Tear-Off/Peel-Off Bar. This label position is determined
by commands sent to the printer from the host computer or by front
panel adjustments.
When a quantity of labels is required, a format for printing a batch of
labels can be sent to the printer. Once a label is printed, the media will
feed forward to the start of the next label and printing will continue. In
this way, the printer will print the batch and stop when it reaches the
quantity required.
When a quantity of individual labels is required, the format for printing
a batch of labels can still be sent to the printer. The operator can use
the PAUSE Key to cycle the printing one label at a time. The operator
can then tear off each label before printing the next one.
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