Avery Dennison Monarch 9864 Advanced Applications - Manual (Page 2)

06/08 Rev. AB USER MANUAL Advanced Applications
9854 & 9864
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Adjusting the Print Contrast/Temperature
The print contrast is heavily dependent on the printhead temperature.
This can be set using the parameter
SYSTEM PARAMETERS > Print contrast or in the
online mode after pressing the Esc button.
While the printer is printing many labels, the temperature of the printhead and
the print contrast increase. This increase is greater with the number of labels
and the amount of black being printed.
In extreme cases, this rise in temperature can lead to smearing when printing
serial bar codes. To avoid this, the firmware constantly checks and corrects
the printhead temperature. Set the parameter
SYSTEM PARAMETERS >
Temp. reduction to a value > 0 (Default: 20%).
¯ The higher the parameter value, the greater the temperature
compensation SYSTEM PARAMETERS > Temp. reduction .
Parameter Function
SYSTEM PARAMETERS >
Print contrast Sets the print contrast, which is, indirectly, the
printhead temperature (printhead energy).
SYSTEM PARAMETERS >
Temp. reduction Sets the correction factor for the temperature
compensation. The higher the selected setting, the
greater the reduction of the printhead energy when
the printhead temperature rises.
[Tab. 1] Parameters for setting the temperature compensation