MF Digital Spectrum 2 Thermal (Rev: 03/05/01) - Manual (Page 52)

Spectrum2 Printer Operator’s Guide
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Printer Driver Settings: Win 98
The key printer driver settings for the Spectrum2 CD printer are:
• Strobe Setting (controls lightness and darkness of label)
• Color or Black Ribbon selection. This setting needs to match the type of ribbon
(black or color) installed in the printer.
Strobe Setting
Figure 19: Win 98 Print Driver Properties Window
Strobe Setting Adjustment
To adjust Printer Driver settings from Windows 98:
• From Windows Desktop, Click on: Start Icon
• Select Settings, Click on Printers
• Right Click on Spectrum2 Icon
• Double click Properties, Follow Prompts
• Click Device Options Tab, then check for Print Strobe setting.
• Strobe value may be set by clicking the Auto check box (recommended) or
manually by slider bar selection (for fine tuning the darkness or lightness of
print).
• For Auto setting: use Auto Checkbox to set Strobe to Auto. When checked,
printer will use factory default settings that should work with most standard CD
discs. While the value of the Auto Setting is not shown, typically for black ribbon
it is 15 and for a color ribbon is 15.
Strobe Setting
slider bar for
manually setting
strobe value
Strobe Auto
checkbox for
factory set
default Strobe
setting. The
Auto setting
works with
most types of
CD media