Cleaning the thermal head with rubbing alcohol did the trick! Thank you so much!! I thought I was going to have to return my brand-new printer but your advice saved the day!
For those on Windows 11, the settings have slightly changed. The steps are as follows: Printer Properties > Preferences > Advanced > Print Density > check the box next to Set Print Density > Adjust Density to the highest number. My default was a Density of 7 and my labels were difficult to read. I changed it to 15 and my labels were perfect.
This isn't in my options at all, In advanced, It'd under a directory list and the option is called Half Toning (set to None, already) For more advanced Density options, i could only find if i was printing from/as a PDF file in the first place. Unfortunately the options above don't appear in my windows->printer options at all!
Thank you. I have Zebra LP 2844 thermal printer. I followed your advice, changed a few settings, ran a test print and the print quality is so much better. It was faded and blotchy before and now it is clean and solid.
Definitely helpful! I didnt know about the density setting, I found it hidden in 'advanced' for my LabelRanger LP620 and it improved 1000% - Thank You!
Thank you! My labels were not printing that dark, I did your first method and it made them darker but my other issue was I had one strip down all my labels that was "missing" or faded, I cleaned the thermal strip with an alcohol wipe and behold the printer is working better now than it ever has (4barcode OFFNOVA 4B-2054N)
IT WORKED. but i still use 'ordered' instead of None. Still worked. Thank you so much. You made my day. I thought my printer is idiot, turns out its me.
This video saved my day ! I have a Zebra ZT230 with all the settings as adviced, but the labels were too light anyway so this video made me switch to new labels and it got much darker !
Hey please help me out, I'm thinking of getting a thermal label printer but idk how long do the labels last before they fade, can you please tell me? Thanks
Thx for your xclt video! You saved me replacing gear. It's like early 1970s, cleaning fax 350 baud 'rolling pins' - back when they needed a PO and 2 mgrs to sign off! (And woe if somebody bumped the table in transmission). LOL.
Thank you very much. You made mention of Rubbing alcohol. Assuming that i want to get it, what will tell the seller? Is it rubbing alcohol or is there any other name i will mention for them to know what i want exactly. I need to fix mine as soon as possible. The printout is not dark and sharp.
Hello Rostand, There are a number of other factors that can play a role in print clarity - such as label quality, label age, or the source of material that you are printing from. If you have an Arkscan printer, please contact our support team and we can provide you with a more accurate solution - www.arkscan.com/livechat . Take care!
@@ARKSCANLLC Hello ... I finally found the issue with my printer .... it was the label roll ... the one i was using is thicker ... whereas the one that is working is lighter ...
Thanks for the 1st method, I changed the printer darkness setting in my MacBook (i can't found other config setting in MacBook printer feature) and it's work well for my printer too!
Hello! We are sorry to hear that you are experiencing print quality issues. Please contact our Technical Support team for further assistance - www.arkscan.com/livechat - Available weekdays 10a-6p Eastern. Thank you!
I was about to return my brand new iDPRT SP410 Thermal Printer because of poor quality. After changing these 2 settings, it now prints perfect. Why isn't this mentioned in the user manual or even their website? THANK YOU!
After setting the density to the highest number and clicking apply the new setting does NOT save!!!! It will print for the next label only. The label after that is back to being light! Why? and how do you get the printer driver to SAVE the density setting.
Clean head 1st. Play with head temperature 2nd. If you need to print at 100% head setting there are other issues. 70% should be about the highest you need to go on most DT Papers.
Can a certain application be the cause of a bad print ? Been having a funny issue. Test print and test print from windows comes out fine. As soon as it comes from the app its messed up
I’ve been wanting to get a label printer for my small business for the longest time and finally pulled the trigger. I’m glad I did ! This machine is great ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxw55tQTywUAAOsbrlwxONZULry77sFF1Q and the blue/green color matches the rest of the accents in my office. My favorite part is how small the footprint is. It’s less than 1/4 the size of my regular printer.Set up was fairly easy. Seller will email you a link with video instructions Which I found to be more helpful than the written instructions. I use a Mac and had no issues. They even included an adaptor for USB to USB-c which is great because I’m always losing mine! I had a few issues getting the labels to print properly and wasted quite a few sheets. You need to play around with the settings to get everything adjusted just right. If you have the wrong settings, it’ll crop off the edges or feed through blank labels. These aren’t issues with the machine though, just user error.
Christ Conscious I had the same situation. Select the “settings” tab instead and increase the density. Mine was set on 6 and I put it up to 8. Hope this helps.
I have a question...The darkness for my thermal settings is set at 7 but it is greyed out and won't allow me to change it. Is there a way to get around that? My Ebay labels are crappy but UPS seems to be ok.
Cleaning the thermal head with rubbing alcohol did the trick! Thank you so much!! I thought I was going to have to return my brand-new printer but your advice saved the day!
For those on Windows 11, the settings have slightly changed. The steps are as follows:
Printer Properties > Preferences > Advanced > Print Density > check the box next to Set Print Density > Adjust Density to the highest number.
My default was a Density of 7 and my labels were difficult to read. I changed it to 15 and my labels were perfect.
This isn't in my options at all, In advanced, It'd under a directory list and the option is called Half Toning (set to None, already) For more advanced Density options, i could only find if i was printing from/as a PDF file in the first place. Unfortunately the options above don't appear in my windows->printer options at all!
@@hot_food11 same here
Thank you. I have Zebra LP 2844 thermal printer. I followed your advice, changed a few settings, ran a test print and the print quality is so much better. It was faded and blotchy before and now it is clean and solid.
This was super helpful! I was wondering why my labels weren't dark at all. It was due to the darkness level and now my labels look great!
Definitely helpful! I didnt know about the density setting, I found it hidden in 'advanced' for my LabelRanger LP620 and it improved 1000% - Thank You!
Thank you! My labels were not printing that dark, I did your first method and it made them darker but my other issue was I had one strip down all my labels that was "missing" or faded, I cleaned the thermal strip with an alcohol wipe and behold the printer is working better now than it ever has (4barcode OFFNOVA 4B-2054N)
Thanks, removing the "Use Current Printer Settings" and increasing the Darkness fixed my issue.
Just got my printer and the first one worked for me. Thanks!
in 2022, this troubleshooting guide is still helpful. Thank you so much!
IT WORKED. but i still use 'ordered' instead of None. Still worked. Thank you so much. You made my day. I thought my printer is idiot, turns out its me.
Thank u so much I thought I bought a broken printer 😂
This video saved my day ! I have a Zebra ZT230 with all the settings as adviced, but the labels were too light anyway so this video made me switch to new labels and it got much darker !
Hey please help me out, I'm thinking of getting a thermal label printer but idk how long do the labels last before they fade, can you please tell me? Thanks
@@S_U_R_A_J Hello, I am not sure exactly how old my bad labels were, but probably several years, so just do not buy too many labels for your stock
@@pelleschelin Okay, thank you!
Thank you so much! Changing the dithering and darkness level made a huge difference for my labels. Super helpful video. 💖
I cannot thank you anymore you solved my problem I was thinking to buy a new label printer, didn't know only a few config. needed. thanks
Thank you so mucb bro after cracking my head get a perfect solution may Allah bless you bro
Thx for your xclt video! You saved me replacing gear.
It's like early 1970s, cleaning fax 350 baud 'rolling pins' - back when they needed a PO and 2 mgrs to sign off! (And woe if somebody bumped the table in transmission). LOL.
THANK YOU! Almost bought a new one! Just had to change printer settings.
Thank you sí much!! I fixed the problem!! Keep up the good work!!!❤❤❤❤👍👍👍
Thank youuu so so much, option 2 was my big problem now its printing perfect.
Thank you very much. You made mention of Rubbing alcohol. Assuming that i want to get it, what will tell the seller? Is it rubbing alcohol or is there any other name i will mention for them to know what i want exactly. I need to fix mine as soon as possible. The printout is not dark and sharp.
hello
thanks for the guides ... i have try all of the above but my result is not still clear .. is there any other method i can test
thanks in advance
Hello Rostand, There are a number of other factors that can play a role in print clarity - such as label quality, label age, or the source of material that you are printing from. If you have an Arkscan printer, please contact our support team and we can provide you with a more accurate solution - www.arkscan.com/livechat . Take care!
@@ARKSCANLLC Thanks for your reply .... I will buy a new label and try ... the printer am using is Xprinter xp 80c
@@ARKSCANLLC Hello ... I finally found the issue with my printer .... it was the label roll ... the one i was using is thicker ... whereas the one that is working is lighter ...
i literally just bought this freaking thing -_- already has a problem. Thanks!
Can you advice which is the best printer for a small business to print product labels and is also not expensive.
Fixed my issues! thanks!
Thanks for the 1st method, I changed the printer darkness setting in my MacBook (i can't found other config setting in MacBook printer feature) and it's work well for my printer too!
Where you did it in mac ?
@@simchahal4750 when you click print, pop up printer setting, change "page layout" to “printer feature” and change the default darkness from 7 to 15.
what about for the rollo printer
THANK YOU!!!! I almost returned my printer!
Do thermal printer print quality change over time? Say a 2 yr old printer will print blurrier that a bnew one?
bro is this botter boy nova?
Facts
Thankyou bruh!!! 100% working
THANK YOU! Your first recommendation worked perfectly!
best video ever , thank you.
I have one, the prints are not very dark and clear, any way to improve it?
Hello! We are sorry to hear that you are experiencing print quality issues. Please contact our Technical Support team for further assistance - www.arkscan.com/livechat - Available weekdays 10a-6p Eastern. Thank you!
Yo Arkscan!!! You saved me! Thank you !!🙏🙏
how do i change the configuration on my phone-?
The first one worked for me! Thank yoou so much
Thanks ! the 2nd solution works perfectly
Step one did the trick!! Thanks so much!!
What if I’m printing from my iPhone? I have no pc to connect my Bluetooth thermal label printer.
This advice should keep you selling printheads as fast as you can order them suggesting set darkness to maximum as a first resort lol
Thanks for much! This video was super helpful.
Saved my ass from having to buy a new printer.... THANKS!
Step2 did the trick for me
I was about to return my brand new iDPRT SP410 Thermal Printer because of poor quality. After changing these 2 settings, it now prints perfect. Why isn't this mentioned in the user manual or even their website?
THANK YOU!
That’s a very good question
I have the same thermal printer as you and it’s only printing half my label :(
Many thanks brother.
Thanks so much!!!! That did the trick.
After setting the density to the highest number and clicking apply the new setting does NOT save!!!! It will print for the next label only. The label after that is back to being light!
Why? and how do you get the printer driver to SAVE the density setting.
Thanks much, the first option works like magic👍
Thanks! Helped a lot....
Thank you May Allah bless you , great help.
Clean head 1st. Play with head temperature 2nd. If you need to print at 100% head setting there are other issues. 70% should be about the highest you need to go on most DT Papers.
This video help me a lot , 😊 very much
Can a certain application be the cause of a bad print ? Been having a funny issue. Test print and test print from windows comes out fine. As soon as it comes from the app its messed up
Thank you for solution...
HELP ME I HAVE A ICT 58CR IT PRINTS FADED HOW DO I FIX THAT?
I’ve been wanting to get a label printer for my small business for the longest time and finally pulled the trigger. I’m glad I did ! This machine is great ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxw55tQTywUAAOsbrlwxONZULry77sFF1Q and the blue/green color matches the rest of the accents in my office. My favorite part is how small the footprint is. It’s less than 1/4 the size of my regular printer.Set up was fairly easy. Seller will email you a link with video instructions Which I found to be more helpful than the written instructions. I use a Mac and had no issues. They even included an adaptor for USB to USB-c which is great because I’m always losing mine! I had a few issues getting the labels to print properly and wasted quite a few sheets. You need to play around with the settings to get everything adjusted just right. If you have the wrong settings, it’ll crop off the edges or feed through blank labels. These aren’t issues with the machine though, just user error.
how to do 1st settings in win7 operating system??
Very useful for me
thanks a lot
Thanks Dear... valuable info... Cheers...
Thank u so much Sir
The only place in the whole web that mention "printing directly from web browser is mean less quality"!!!
Thank you!
Mine doesnt have a graphics option? Any other tips to find this option?
Christ Conscious I had the same situation. Select the “settings” tab instead and increase the density. Mine was set on 6 and I put it up to 8. Hope this helps.
Is there a Mac version?
what if it doesn't print at all???
Problem fixed. Thank you
Thank you so much😊
This gotta be botter boy NOVA
HOLD UP IS IT REALLY LOL
@@jasonchui Im about 1000% sure it’s him
Oil is what
BOTTER BOY NOVA IS THAT YOU
Yea word wtf
Thts exactly what I was thinking of when I first heard it haha
mine i dont see this
Thank you!!!
Anyone with a Poooliprint XL having this issue? My labels are so faded that I've had to completely stop using my thermal printer 😭
thank y9ou so much!!!!
Yo you’re botterboynova!!!
After your advice my printer stop printing the barcode.
thank you!!!!
amazing
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vert helpful ty ty ty ty tyx999999
Thank u...
Life saver
Problem fixed !!!!
I have a question...The darkness for my thermal settings is set at 7 but it is greyed out and won't allow me to change it. Is there a way to get around that? My Ebay labels are crappy but UPS seems to be ok.
I even saved as a PDF and then printed but still poor quality.
tqqw
botterboynova?
Nothing special you've said. Even with my perfect setup, with brand new head, still useless. :)
same the barcode printes to dark and lines are not seperated
あなたの最初の誕生日プレゼントは何ですか？
Thanks!!!
thank you