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96 Zebra ZXP Series 8 Card Printer User’s Manual P1045430-002
4: Printer Settings and Adjustments
Printing Preferences
Black Panel (K) Optimization Tab
The Black Panel (K) Optimization tab displays available options to optimize black panel
printing for the type of image being printed.
To access the Black Panel (K) Optimization Tab, select Start > Devices and Printers. Right
click on the Zebra ZXP Series 8 Card Printer listing; and select Printing Preferences >
Black Panel (K) Optimization.
There is a separate optimization for the front and back side of the card.
• Optimize for: There is a separate optimization for Text, Barcode, Pictures, and Mixed for
the front and back side of the card.
• K panel destruction: Renders the used K-panel unreadable.
• Monochrome conversions: This section is used to control multi-tone printing when using
one color ribbon. The available options are Dither error diffusion (default), Dither 6x6
halftoning, Dither 8x8 halftoning, Dither pure black on white, and Send as grayscale;
see next page for details.
• Front and Back Preheat: This function controls the intensity of the black panel image.
The higher the value, the darker the image and vice versa. Values range from -50 to 50,
default = 0.