1. ZD100TA Thermal Transfer Desktop Printer User Guide
  2. Setup
  3. Media Preparation for Printing
  4. Media Types and Sensing
  • ZD100TA Thermal Transfer Desktop Printer User Guide
Media Types and Sensing

Media Types and Sensing

Use the information in this section to understand various print media options and media sensing types.
Your printer supports three basic types of media:
Continuous media
Used for items like receipts. It has no marks to define print length.
Marked media
Includes black lines, black marks, notches, or holes to define the print length for each printed item.
Label media
Uses the sensor to look through the media backing (liner) to detect the beginning and end of labels on the roll.
The printer uses two sensing methods to accommodate the range of media it supports:
Center area transmissive sensing
For continuous media and gap/web label media.
Half-width movable (reflective) sensing
Used to determine print format (length) using the black marks, black lines, notches, or holes present on the media.