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DTC550 Direct to Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 2.8)
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Resolving the incorrect Image Darkness problems
Symptom: Printed cards are too dark or too light, as shown on the next page.
Step Procedure
1 Run a Self-Test from the Printer. See Printing a Test Print Image.
a. Select Menu from the LCD.
b. Select Print Test Image from the menu.
c. Select Gray/Align YMC/K Self-test from the Menu.
d. If the Self test card does not appear to have the same darkness issues,
continue to step 2 (Adjusting the Dye sub intensity).
e. If the Self test card does appear to have the same darkness issues,
continue to step 2 (Adjusting the image darkness).
2 Adjust the Dye-Sub Intensity setting within the Image Color tab of the
Printer Driver. See the Using the Image Color tab
.
a.
Open the Printer control panel from the computer.
If using Windows 2000/XP, right click on the DTC550 Series Card Printer
and select Printing Preferences.
b.
Click on the Image Color tab.
• If the image is too light, adjust the Dye-Sub Intensity to a more
positive value.
• If the Image is too dark, adjust the Dye-Sub Intensity to a more
negative value.
OR
Correct the Image Darkness in the LCD. See the Using the Image
Darkness Option procedure under Using the Printer Calibration Utility
.
a.
Select Menu from the LCD.
b.
Select Setup Printer and then select Image Darkness.
• If the image is too light, adjust the current value to a more positive
number.
• If the Image is too dark, adjust the current value to a more
negative number.
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