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Printronix: Darkness

If using wax ribbon, we recommend your darkness is set between 0 and 5.

If using resin ribbon, we recommend your darkness is set between 10 and 15.

Press the green Pause button on your printer to open the main menu.

Use the physical navigation keys to navigate to Settings > Media > Image > Print Intensity

print intensity

Press the Enter key, and use the Up and Down arrow keys to adjust the value.

If you see the ENTER SWITCH LOCKED message, just press the Up and Down arrow keys at the same time, and you should then see ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED.

Press Enter again to apply your settings, then pressunpause Pausethe printer and thenchoose Save Permanently in Active Config.