Setting The Dark Adjust - Intermec 4630 User Manual

4630 and 4830 Bar Code Label Printers User's Manual
To bypass a security level
1. Turn off the printer.
2. Press and hold the Feed/Reload key and turn on the printer.
The printer security level is set to 0, which allows access to all menus

Setting the Dark Adjust

You can adjust print darkness when the printer is online or offline. The dark
adjust setting is set at the factory for common media. A darkness setting of zero
should provide optimal print quality; however, in order to maintain print
quality, you may need to adjust print darkness under the following conditions:
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To adjust the darkness of your labels
1. From the ONLINE READY display, press Menu to enter the Operator
2. Press ↑ or ↓ until the display shows:
3. Press Select. The display shows the current darkness setting.
4. Press ↑ to increase the printing darkness or press ↓ to lighten the printing
5. Press Enter to activate the new setting.
6. Press Cont to return to the ONLINE READY display.
7. Print several print quality labels and then scan the bar codes on the labels.
8. If the labels are too dark or too light, repeat this procedure until you get the
2-10
Change in print speed.
Change in media type (from direct thermal to thermal transfer and
vice versa).
Printhead wear.
Using large amounts of media.
menu.
OPERATOR MENU
DARK ADJUST
on the label. The range is from -10 (lightest) to 10 (darkest).
You want to get a very high successful scan percentage (95% or better)
when you scan these labels.
results you want.
Note: The human eye generally likes darker print than what is required for a good
scan.