Print Specifications - Leica IP S Operating Instructions Manual

3. Instrument components and specification

3.3.2 Print specifications

Print resolution
The printing area parameters listed in the table
below are defined in the printer driver.
Width
Format Dots
Slide 360
Print quality
14
24
Height
mm Dots mm
25.4 256 18.0
Quality and resolution of the imprints depend on:
• the material of the imprintable surface / the dyes used to color the
imprintable surface.
• the structure of the imprintable surface (24).
The final resolution of the imprints is not only determined by the resolution of
the print head.
If the slide surface is not capable of 360 dpi resolution, "running" ink will
lead to poor printing results. In such cases it is better to work at a lower
resolution.
The printer driver therefore allows you to change the resolution from 360 dpi
to 180 dpi (see chapter 5.4
Print resolution
The print head of the instrument has a fixed reso-
lution of 360 dpi in both directions (vertical and
horizontal).
Each printed line has a maximum height of 128
dots, corresponding to 9.03 mm.
Therefore, a maximum of 2 lines can be printed
on the slides.
In horizontal direction, the printable surface is
limited only by the size of the object to be imprint-
ed (Fig. 6).
Fig. 6
The above values must be taken into consider-
ation when defining the print area ("paper size")
in the application you are going to print from.
for further details).
Instruction manual V 1.6 – 07/2005