Poor print quality using Zebra printers.

Some customers have reported poor print quality when printing barcodes with certain Zebra printers at 203 dpi. The same barcodes printed with other printers at the same resolution still print at higher quality.

The issue is caused by certain print drivers provided for the Zebra printers. Zebra drivers utilizing Raster technology and the rasdd.dll do not show a degradation in quality, therefore using these print drivers will resolve the issue.

Increasing the point size of the IDAutomation.com fonts or the XDimension of the IDAutomation.com components has also been known to resolve the issue. IDAutomation recommends these solutions when updating the print driver on the Zebra printer is not an option.

For technical support concerning Zebra printers, please contact Zebra directly at (866)230-9494.

See also:

• Thermal Barcode Label and Card Printers
• Barcode does not scan after printing on a 203 DPI thermal transfer printer or a printer with less than 600 DPI
• PCL font issues- compatibility, installing and printing
• An article about printer independence and scalability

If there are any questions or assistance needed, please contact IDAutomation.

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