How To Succesfully Print Labels From The Ricoh Alficio Mp C5502

Hi, you need to tell the printer that you are printing onto label paper, which is heavier and made of a different material than standard paper.  Otherwise, the printer thinks you are just printing regular paper.

To set the printer for label paper, place the stack of labels into the bypass tray and then on the printer's operation panel, press User Tools/Counter.  Select System Settings, then the Paper Tray Settings tab.  Look for the setting for Bypass Paper Type.  Select this setting, then choose the option for Label Paper and press OK.

The printer now knows that when you print from the bypass tray, you'll be using label paper, so it will run the paper through slower, and it will also raise the fusing temperature.  But you also have to set your print driver for label paper so the two settings match, so when you open up the program you are printing from, go into the print driver properties and select Label Paper from the paper type option there.

As long as the labels you are using are guaranteed to work with laser printers (and NOT inkjet printers) you should get good-quality labels after making these changes, without the echo/shadow effect.  If you are still getting smearing or other print quality problems on the labels, try a different brand of labels.

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