AstroNova QuickLabel QL800, User Manual

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QL-800 Maintenance Utility
74 QL-800 User Guide
Selecting a Transport Fan Speed
The transport unit contains fans that run at a high speed during printing. In most cases, the fan
speed will not require adjustment. However, fan vibrations can result in a print quality issue
when printing at a speed of 6 inches per second. Use the transport fan speed adjustment
feature to correct this issue.
Note: The transport fan speed adjustment feature only applies when printing at a speed of 6
inches per second.
When printing at 6 inches per second, horizontal banding may occur on the label. Horizontal
bands repeat every tenth of an inch on the label. The banding is usually consistent in its
intensity and visibility over the length of a label. This sort of banding does not usually vary or
fade in and out over the label length.
If you notice this issue when printing at 6 inches per second, set the transport fan speed to low.
The lower fan speed will result in better image quality.
1 Launch the QL-800 Maintenance Utility.
From the Windows Start Menu, choose Start > All Programs > QuickLabel QL-800 >
QL-800 Maintenance Utility . A language and printer prompt will open.
Select a display language and the QL-800 printer you want to connect to. Choose OK .
2 Choose the Print Settings tab.
3 To read the fan speed value from the printer and set the Transport Fan Speed control
accordingly, choose Read From Printer .
4 Select either the High or Low fan speed. Then choose Save to Printer .
Choose the Low speed to correct banding related to fan vibrations when printing at 6
inches per second. When the transport fans are running at low speed during a print job, you
will hear that the fan noise will be lower in volume.