Adjusting Print Quality; Adjusting Print Darkness; Adjusting Print Speed - SATO HR2 Series Operator's Manual

Section 4: Cleaning and Maintenance
4.3 HOW TO CLEAN THE PRINTER (CLEANING SHEET) (Cont'd)
7. When the cleaning sheet has been removed, perform steps 4 to 6 to repeat the cleaning procedure one or
two more times.
8. When no more additional dirt appears on the cleaning sheet after it has been pulled out, you can stop
cleaning with the sheet.
9. Use the cleaning pen from the cleaning kit to gently remove any remaining dirt from the print head.

4.4 ADJUSTING PRINT QUALITY

Print quality can be optimized with regular cleaning and maintenance of the print head and components along
the label path. Additionally, you can fine-tune print quality by adjusting print darkness and print speed settings.

4.4.1 Adjusting Print Darkness

This adjustment allows the user to control (within a specified range) the amount of power applied to the
individual print head heat elements. It is important to find a proper print darkness level based on your
particular label and ribbon combination. The printed images should not be too light nor should the ink from the
ribbon "bleed." The edges of each image should be crisp and well defined.
Print Darkness — The Print Darkness can be set from the USER Mode
menu or by sending the Print Darkness software command from the host
computer. There are three settings, from 1 (lightest) to 5 (darkest). The
default setting is 3.
Once the range has been selected, the Darkness Setting of the
Adjustment screen can be used to make finer adjustments. For
instructions on setting Print Darkness, refer to Section 3.6 User Mode.
Darkness — The fine adjustment for Print Darkness is the Darkness
adjustment on Adjustment screen. It provides a continuous range of
adjustment, allowing you to make precise changes. See Section 3.4
Adjustment Screen for instructions on performing Darkness adjustments.
Note:
The DARKNESS adjustment will affect the darkness in all of the command
code speed ranges, i.e., if the DARKNESS is adjusted for lighter print, the
darkness will be lighter in all speed ranges selected by the command
code.

4.4.2 Adjusting Print Speed

Besides varying the rate at which labels are printed, this adjustment can
be used to regulate any changes in print quality.
Print Speed— Print Speed can be set from the USER Mode menu or by
sending the Print Speed software command from the host computer.
There are 4 settings, from 1 ips (slowest) to 4 ips (faster). The default
setting is 2 ips.
For instructions on setting Print Speed, refer to Section 3.6 User Mode.
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