Setting The Dark Adjust - Intermec 4400 User Manual

4400 Bar Code Label Printer User's Manual
You should check the Sensitivity rating each time you open a new box of
media, and change it if necessary.
To change the sensitivity rating
1. Start at the ONLINE READY display:
2. Press [MENU] to enter the Operator menu. Then press [ ] or [ ] until you
3. Press [SELECT]. The current setting appears with a cursor under the first
4. If the setting is correct, skip to Step 8. Otherwise, press [ ] to increase the
5. Press [SELECT] until the cursor is under the digit you need to change as
6. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 until the setting is correct.
7. Press [ENTER] to activate the new setting.
8. Press [CONTINUE] to return to the ONLINE READY display.

Setting the Dark Adjust

Print darkness can be adjusted when the printer is online or offline. The dark
adjust setting is for fine-tuning only. As long as you set the sensitivity rating, a
darkness setting of zero should provide optimal print quality. However, as the
printhead wears or if you use a lot of media, some adjustment may be
necessary.
Check the sensitivity rating first before using the Dark Adjust command.
4-20
ONLINE
READY
see the display:
OPERATOR MENU
SENSITIVITY
digit:
SENSITIVITY
420*
digit, or press [ ] to decrease it:
SENSITIVITY
320*
shown in the example below:
SENSITIVITY
420
Note: Pressing [SELECT] at the last digit moves you to the first digit.