5G CREATING A FULL BLEED PRINT

If you are having trouble making the image cover the entire label, first make sure the image is printing at least as big as the label size you have selected. Increase the selected page size by 0.5 mm (0.03") on the width and 0.5 mm (0.03") on the height to create an over bleed.

Note: Make sure under scaling options to select ‘Fit to Page’ in the print dialogue box if printing from Illustrator.

Left Margin Offset. You must decrease the Left Margin Offset to center the over bleed on the label. If you over bleed by 0.05 mm (0.03"), you will need to decrease the Left Margin Offset by approx. 4. This will center the page size increase so there is an over bleed on both the left and right sides.

TOF. Increase the Top Of Form by approx, 4. This will cause the printer to start printing before the label and ensure a fully printed label.

Note: It is best to over bleed as little as possible to avoid excess ink on the abel backing. Also, over bleeding too much will cause the printer to skip labels. This is because the printer stops printing too late to sense the next label.

5H PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS

Printer driver settings are accessible on the print window of any application right before you click print. Click on the Layout dropdown menu and choose Printer Printer Features.

Print Quality

There are 4 levels of print quality in the driver. The lower the Quality, the faster the print. Quality 1 provides the fastest print available while Quality 4 provides the best quality. It is recom-mended that you experiment with the different levels when designing your label to find a good balance between print quality and print speed. Quality 2 is the default.

Bi-directional Printing

Set to "Yes" for fastest print speed. Requires an alignment print after every cartridge change. Set to "No" for better quality print (in some cases).

Color Matching

There are several options available depending on which car-tridge is installed (Pigment or Dye). The options will update automatically depending on which cartridge is installed.

Vivid Graphics mode is best used for graphical images where accurate color reproduction is not as essential. Images printed in this mode will look more vibrant because more ink is being used to produce them. However, printing images of people may produce skin tones that have a reddish tint.

Vivid Photos mode is best used for photographic images where accurate color reproduction is very essential. Images printed in this mode will look lighter than those printed in Vivid Graphics mode. Skin tones especially will look more natural in this mode.

-NONE- will use no color matching.

Ink Saturation

This option controls the amount of ink used when printing an image. The default setting is 100%, which will provide the most accurate color matching. If the ink is not drying fast enough or "bleeding", you can decrease the Ink Saturation to lessen the amount of ink that is applied to the label.