![]() The best way to solve this issue is to alter two of your printer’s settings, “Print Quality” and “Paper Type”. This can occur in designs that include a lot of different colours or large blocks of colour (you can work around this by reducing the amount of colour in your design or purchasing coloured labels). Secondly, your printer may be dispersing too much ink or the top coating of your labels may be oversaturated with ink in either case, the ink isn’t dry properly, which leads to smearing. Inkjet inks are water based, which means that if they come into contact with liquids they will run or smudge. Firstly, you should check if your sheet of labels has come into contact with water or other liquids. What’s happening?Īs with laser printers, there are a few potential causes for this problem. I have an inkjet printer but I’m having problems with the print smearing. This can also occur if you try to feed the same sheet of labels through a laser printer twice paper labels lose some of their moisture as they are printed, which means that there may not be enough moisture to print them properly if you attempt to put them through the printer for a second time. As the laser printing process requires heat, many papers designed specifically for use in laser printers will contain moisture to help the toner bond in place if your labels have been stored incorrectly they may have dried out, which causes the toner to rub off after printing. Alternatively, the problem may be with the material you are printing. ![]() ![]() This causes the printer to slow down and increase the heat applied during printing. To correct this, you should check your printer’s settings and ensure that the media type or weight is set to either a “Labels” setting (if your printer has one) or a “Heavy Paper” setting. The most common reason for print scratching off is that not enough heat and/or pressure has been applied during the printing process. There are a couple of things that could be causing this. I have a laser printer but I’m having problems with the print coming off my labels. Laser printers use heat and pressure to bond toner (a dry powder) onto the surface of the medium being printed, while inkjet printers disperse ink (a liquid) onto the medium being printed where it dries to form the final print with some or all of the ink being absorbed into the top layer of the labels. What’s the difference between laser and inkjet printers / printing processes? The materials are designed to work with one of the two printing processes and you will find that they will not work well (or at all) with the other. You CANNOT print onto inkjet labels with a laser printer or onto laser labels with an inkjet printer. Some of our ranges are designed to be used with laser or inkjet printers ONLY. This part is all about printers!Ĭan I print on ANY of your labels with my desktop laser / inkjet printer? Welcome to part one of our special about common label printing problems. Or copy the link! FAQ – Common Issues & Questions When Printing Labels: Part 1 Printers
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