Setting the Darkness on a ZM Series, RZ, or ZT200 Series Printer
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Description Setting the darkness level on the ZM Series Printer Applies To ZM-Series Printers Overview The print darkness setting allows a user to control the intensity of the transferred image to optimize the perceived print quality. The darkness can be set from 0 to 30 for a ZPL based printer and the actual value you use is based on your media/ribbon combinations and application requirements. While the darkness value can be set using the printer LCD Display an application driver or software can overwrite/change this setting based on the SD (Set Darkness ZPL command and MD (Media Darkness ZPL command). For this reason if you are experiencing problems with print darkness you may have to determine if there are settings your software/driver or with your ZPL format that are unintentionally altering your darkness value. Procedure Methods used to set the print darkness:
Note: Software and driver settings can over-ride the darkness level set on the printer. If test labels print acceptably and then sending your label format changes the darkness, verify your application settings since they may be altering the printer darkness setting. To view the printer's current ZPL configuration use one of the following methods
Darkness is listed on the configuration label. Typical values are 0-30
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- Z Series Industrial Printers
- ZM400
- ZM600
- ZT200 Series Industrial Printers
- ZT210 Industrial Printer
- ZT220 Industrial Printer
- ZT230 Industrial Printer
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