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EPT033789 Issue 2 February 2018
Global Print Settings
Print settings and parameters can be set and adjusted. Settings that are likely to be set or
adjusted on a day-to-day basis follow. For more detail and settings, refer to
Product Manual
(Part No. EPT033612), ‘ADJUSTING PRINTING PARAMETERS’.
Quality
The Quality menu allows the alteration of parameters that will normally affect print quality.
Note that other parameters such as Economy can also influence quality.
Contrast
-This feature controls the contrast of the print head temperature at which the print
head prints. The recommended settings for this are between 80% -100%. The higher this
value, the hotter the print head will be when printing. The contrast required is dependent on
the type of material being printed on and the type of ribbon used for printing.
Note: When increasing the level of ribbon economy, it is necessary to reduce the Contrast
value to compensate for extra friction forces applied on the ribbon during printing.
Reducing the Contrast value reduces the heat and prevents the print from being
smudged.
Print Head Pressure
-Print Head Pressure controls the pressure applied to the print head
during printing.
The pressure required is dependent on the type of material being printed on.
The default value is 1.0 bar. This value will need to be reduced if the ribbon economy function
is being used and may need to be increased if printing onto rough surfaces such as paper
labels.
Note: When increasing the level of ribbon economy, it is necessary to reduce the Print Head
Pressure value to compensate for extra friction forces applied on the ribbon during
printing. Reducing the Print Head Pressure value reduces the friction forces. If the
friction forces are too high, the ribbon will not move under the print head and can
cause the ribbon to crease, stick to the substrate or break.
