Instruction manual

PRINTER OPTIMIZATION 9
This chapter provides information on how to improve your printer’s
performance by
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adjusting the print quality
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reducing the imaging time for printing
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providing general tips and hints for designing formats.
This printer uses “smart imaging” to image and print fields on
supplies. Smart imaging remembers the exact boundaries and
locations of each field and places a boundary box (white space)
around each field. When a field changes that particular boundary
box is cleared and the new field data is imaged. However, the new
field data may require a larger boundary box than the previous
field did. In some cases, neighboring fields that do not change
may be covered with white space from the changing field’s
boundary box. To prevent existing fields from being covered by a
changing field, see “Option 61 (Reimage Field)” in Chapter 4.
Note: Smart imaging is automatically disabled on formats with a Data
Matrix bar code.
Adjusting the Print Quality
Many factors affect print quality: type of supplies, print speed, print
contrast, and the type of printer’s application. This printer supports both
thermal transfer and thermal direct supplies. The type of supply should
match the printer’s application.
¨ If you want to print at high speeds, you should use premium supplies.
Using premium supplies reduces smudged images, hard to read labels,
and faded print. Supply type, print speed, and print contrast work
together to improve the print quality of labels. Contact your Sales
Representative for more information.
¨ Select the print speed based on desired throughput and print quality. If
print quality is more important, reduce the print speed, because a lower
print speed increases the print quality of labels. If throughput is more
important, increase the print speed as high as it will go to give you the
needed print performance. See “Increasing Throughput” for more
information.
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