PRINTER OPTIMIZATION
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This appendix 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.
Adjusting the Print Quality
Many factors affect print quality: type of supplies, print contrast,
and the type of printer’s application. The type of supply should
match the printer’s application.
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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 Monarch Representative for more
information.
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If the print quality is too light or too dark, adjust the print
contrast. The correct contrast setting is important because
it effects how well your bar codes scan and how long the
printhead lasts.
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