Print intensity controls the darkness of ticket print out.
In the printer’s menu you have the following choices.
| Intensity |
| LIGHT |
| MED LIGHT |
| NORMAL (factory default) |
| MED DARK |
| SHORT HEAD LIFE |
- Make sure you have tickets loaded into the printer and the printer is Depress both the MENU and TEST buttons while turning on the printer. Keep both buttons depressed until “OPERATOR MENU” appears in the LCD window or the display starts scrolling through different topics.
- Using the MENU button scroll down to the “PRINT INTENSITY?” topic.
- Using the CHOICES button select the desired intensity. Once you have done this press the TEST button to confirm.
- The display should show “EXIT AND SAVE?” press the TEST button a second time. The printer should reset itself.
If you need to change the print intensity on a printer without a display you can send a command to the printer via the interface. You may use the Boca configuration and test tool from our website, in this program you can use the “Send text” option to send one of the following commands in ASCII format.
| Command | Intensity |
| <pi1> | LIGHT |
| <pi2> | MED LIGHT |
| <pi3> | NORMAL (factory default) |
| <pi4> | MED DARK |
| <pi5> | SHORT HEAD LIFE |
Screenshot of the Boca Configuration & Test program.
