Optimizing The Print Speed And Image Bands; About The Image Bands Command; Optimizing Image Bands For Print Speed - Intermec 4400 User Manual

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Optimizing the Print Speed and Image Bands

In order to print labels as quickly as possible, you must adjust the print speed
in conjunction with the number of image bands. The Print Speed and Image
Band settings determine the rate at which the printer processes the images of
your labels. This in turn affects the speed of the entire printing process.
In the 4400 printer, label printing and image processing occur simultaneously.
For this reason, it is very important that these settings be synchronized. If the
Image Band command is too low, the imaging process is unable to keep up
with the print speed. In this case, the printer stops printing and starts again at
the lowest print speed. If the Image Band command is set too high, the printer
spends too much time imaging, which slows down label production.

About the Image Bands Command

The Image Bands command controls the amount of memory allotted to the
imaging process. When you increase the image band adjustment to a higher
number, you are adding more buffers to the imaging memory. By doing this,
you are giving the printer more memory (and time) to image the label before it
starts printing.
The minimum number of required image bands is dependent upon the print
speed and the complexity of the label. Labels that contain numerous fields with
different rotations, graphics, different sizes of outline fonts, or combinations of
any number of these formatting options may require a higher number of image
bands.

Optimizing Image Bands for Print Speed

To optimize the number of image bands for your print speed, set the image
bands at the lowest number (2) and then print a label at the desired speed. If
the label prints, the Image Band setting is correctly optimized.
If the number of image bands is still too low, the printer aborts the label before
printing is completed and attempts to reprint the label at the slowest speed (2.5
ips) with the highest number of image bands (10). At this point, return to the
original print speed and increase the original number of image bands one at a
time. Continue to increase the number of image bands until the printer prints a
label correctly.
If the printer still aborts and reprints at the highest image band setting, you
may be trying to optimize at a print speed that is too high for your labels. Try
optimizing the number of image bands at a lower print speed.
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