5D Printer Driver Settings (PC)
Settings changed via the method below will apply to all new designs created in BarTender or other programs after the pref-erences were changed. Existing labels saved in BarTender will not be affected since the preferences are saved with the label. To change these preferences you will have to change printer preferences through BarTender before printing by clicking the “Document Properties” button.
To find Driver Settings:
Click the Start button, choose Printers and Faxes. Right-click on the Color Label 500 Icon and select Printing Preferences from the drop-down menu.
The preferences screen will appear.
NOTE on PC Settings: Most applications allow you to change these same printer driver options from their “Print” screens. Some applications such as BarTender save your settings with the label, others use settings only for the current print job just sent to the printer.
Paper Size
If you are using BarTender, this setting is adjusted during the label setup wizard. If you are using a program other than Bar-Tender you will need to set this to the dimensions of your label. Keep in mind that the dimensions are always relative to the width and height of the actual label in the printer. Orientation of an image on the label should not change this setting. See Section 6 for minimum and maximum label sizes.
Orientation
There are two settings for orientation, Portrait and Landscape. If your text and graphics print left to right or as shown on the screen, select portrait. If you wish your printing to rotate 90 degrees from what you see on the screen so it is printing horizontally, select landscape as your orientation. Remember, this does not change the width and height in the Paper Size setting. It is only a tool for viewing a label upright on screen that will be printed sideways on the printer.
1Portrait
2Landscape
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 recommended that you experiment with the different levels when designing your label to find a good balance between print quality and print speed.
Colour Matching
Best for Graphics mode is best used for graphical images where accurate colour 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.
Best for Photos mode is best used for photographic images where accurate colour reproduction is very essential. Images printed in this mode will look lighter than those printed in Photo mode. Skin tones especially will look more natural in this mode.
Note: Exact colour matching of the printed labels to the screen may never be possible since there are factors that affect this out of the drivers control. The surface of the label reacts with the ink in the cartridge to produce the colour. For this reason, when printing the same image to different types of labels with different surfaces the printed output can look entirely different. screen that will be printed sideways on the printer.
Ink Saturaion
This option controls the amount of ink used when printing an image. The default setting is 100%, which will provide the most accurate colour matching. If the ink is not drying fast enough or is bleeding, you can decrease the Ink Saturation to lessen the amount of ink that is applied to the label.
Enable Bidi (Bidirectional) 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). to one of DTM’s certified metallic, clear or spot colour ribbons.
Launch Status Monitor
Click here to open the LX500e Status Monitor. See section 3 for more details.
Details/Print Counter
Clicking on the Details button will allow you to view information about printer settings stored on the printer. There is also a print counter in the details window to help you count the number of labels printed since the last time it was reset. Click Reset Counter to set the counter to zero.