The main feature of the IP (Intelligent Printer) is that it was made to be "hassle-free" or automated as much as possible.
When using LabelMark 6 or Brady Workstation, the software will communicate with the printer and automatically pull up the correct label format.
The IP printer's Windows' print driver does allow it to be used with non-Brady / non-IP-enabled software, which then makes it work like a standard THT printer. IP/RF Tagged Brady labels will display which ribbon is recommended and what sensor setting to use, but the user would need to calibrate the printer manually (press Feed a few times until it feeds one label each time Feed is pressed and stops at the same place each time), make sure the page setup (height, width) in both the software and print driver are correct, and that the Sensor Type is selected.
Note that None is for continuous material (continuous material does not use the sensor, that is why it is None). Also note that if you have Gapped or Notched selected, you must enter a Gap Space (0.1 is fine, it really doesn't matter because the printer will take care of the spacing). If you don't enter a Gap Space, it will revert to None (or continuous, it will no longer sense nor calibrate), this is due to something about how the driver was engineered.
If using notched material, set the printer to Bottom/reflective sensor type in the printer's menu and set the bottom sensor to the number that appears to the right of the label name (for example THT-10-427 or PS-187-2) in the printer's display, or by eyeballing it as you do with most THT material sensors. If Gapped material, 1 is best for most materials, 2 is best if the labels are multiple across and an even number of labels across. |
