Zebra Technologies 8 user manual Black Panel K Optimization Tab

4:Printer Settings and Adjustments Printing Preferences

Black Panel (K) Optimization Tab

The Black Panel (K) Optimization tab displays available options to optimize black panel printing for the type of image being printed.

To access the Black Panel (K) Optimization Tab, select Start > Devices and Printers. Right click on the Zebra ZXP Series 8 Card Printer listing; and select Printing Preferences > Black Panel (K) Optimization.

There is a separate optimization for the front and back side of the card.

•Optimize for: There is a separate optimization for Text, Barcode, Pictures, and Mixed for the front and back side of the card.

•K panel destruction: Renders the used K-panel unreadable.

•Monochrome conversions: This section is used to control multi-tone printing when using one color ribbon. The available options are Dither error diffusion (default), Dither 6x6 halftoning, Dither 8x8 halftoning, Dither pure black on white, and Send as grayscale; see next page for details.

•Front and Back Preheat: This function controls the intensity of the black panel image. The higher the value, the darker the image and vice versa. Values range from -50 to 50, default = 0.

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