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3. Choose the right printing program. There are many
different applications that are capable of printing to the LX900e.
However there are only a few that are ideal
printing applications. For example, Adobe Illustrator is
an excellent design program but is not always the best printing
program. It can be difficult to find the printing preferences or to
know the exact size of the art board. It is best to save as a PDF
file and print from Adobe Reader or export as a 300 dpi JPG and
print from BarTender.
E. ADJUSTING PRINT ALIGNMENT
If your previous experience with printing is limited to printing
letters and cards to 8.5 inch by 11 inch paper you probably are not
familiar with an essential part of a label printing - Print Alignment.
Standard printers feed a sheet and start printing based on the start
of the sheet. They also prohibit printing to the edge of the sheet.
This is to avoid any need for alignment. The LX900e senses the
beginning of the label with an optical sensor and is capable of
printing to top, bottom, left and right edge. Because of this it is
necessary to align the printer to work with specific types of label
stock.
The LX900e comes factory calibrated to print exactly to the edge of
Primera label stock. However, due to variations in the left margins
and other variables it may be necessary to fine tune these settings at
the beginning of each roll. This is especially true for other non-
Primera brand label stock.
Important Note: Before adjusting alignment settings first print one label at the
quality level you intend for the entire job. This will ensure the label stock is
moving at the same speed and the stock sensor will sense the gap in the
same way.
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