User Manual

Onboard Printer Tools
During this test, one set of labels is printed at low speed, and another set is printed at the high speed. The
darkness value starts at three settings lower than the printer’s current darkness value (relative darkness
of –3) and increases until the darkness is three settings higher than the current darkness value (relative
darkness of +3).
The speed at which labels are printed during this print quality test depends on the dot density of the
printhead.
• 300 dpi printers: prints 7 labels at 51mm/sec (2 ips) and 102 mm/sec (4 ips) print speeds.
• 203 dpi printers: prints 7 labels at 51mm/sec (2 ips) and 152 mm/sec (6 ips) print speeds.
1. Print a configuration report to show the printer’s current settings. Press and hold the FEED and CANCEL
buttons for two (2) seconds to print the report.
2. Turn OFF the printer.
3. Press and hold FEED buttonwhile setting the printer power to ON. Continue to hold FEED button until
the Status indicator is the only indicator lit.
The printer prints a series of labelsat various speeds and darkness settings higher and lower than the
darkness value shown on the printer's configuration report.
Figure 12Print Quality Sample Test Print
Print Quality Description
Too dark
• Labels that are too dark are fairly obvious. They may be readable but not In-
Spec.
• The normal barcode bars increase in size.
• The openings in small alphanumeric characters may appear filled in.
• Rotated barcodes have bars and spaces run together.
Slightly dark
• Slightly dark labels are not as obvious.
• The normal barcode will beIn-Spec.
• Small character alphanumerics will be bold and could be slightly filled in.
• The rotated barcode spaces are small when compared to theIn-Speccode,
possibly making the code unreadable.
Table 3Visual Darkness Descriptions
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