Chapter 12—Adjustments
Printhead Pressure
Thepressureofthethermalprintheadagainstthedirectthermalmedia
isfactory-adjusted.However,theuseofthickerorthinnermediathan
normalcouldrequiretheprintheadpressuretobereadjusted.
Usingastraight-slotscrewdriver,turntheadjustmentscrewclockwisefor
morepressure(+)orcounterclockwiseforlesspressure(-).Printafew
labels,preferablytestlabels(seeChapter6,"SettingUpthePrinter")and
checktheprintout.Increasedpressuregenerallygivesadarkerprintout
andviceversa.Repeatuntilthedesiredresultisobtained.
Toreturntothefactorysetting,tightenthescrew(+)asfarasitgoesand
thenloosenit(-)fourfullturns.
Donotuseahigherprintheadpressurethannecessary,
becauseitmayincreasethewearoftheprintheadand
shortenitslife.
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Adjustment screw
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