Hi Andreas, thanks for your hints! it seemed to be the paper. now I bought some really expensive AVERY Zweckform L4775 labels and these labels are readable. weird. Thanks a lot anyway! Otto
Andreas Rogge schrieb am Mittwoch, 26. März 2025 um 16:56:07 UTC+1: > Hi Otto, > > that sounds like a bad barcode reader. However, HP will probably insist > you buy their overpriced labels before they agree that reader is broken... > > What I can tell you about LTO labels is: > * paper and printing must be non-glossy > * good contrast is important (glossy shining black bars are a no-go) > * if you fail with different labels on different label-materials, try > another printer > * the label must end in L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8, L9, LT, LU, LV, > LW, LX, LY, M8, or LZ > * barcode bars must be at least 11mm high > * the "quiet zone" left and right of the barcode should be empty and > larger is better > * when you generated a PDF make sure it matches your page-size (DIN/ISO > vs. US formats) and you print without any scaling > * try to avoid paper labels, go with polyester or sth. like that > > Best Regards, > Andreas > > -- > Andreas Rogge andrea...@bareos.com > Bareos GmbH & Co. KG Phone: +49 221-630693-86 <+49%20221%2063069386> > http://www.bareos.com > > Sitz der Gesellschaft: Köln | Amtsgericht Köln: HRA 29646 > Komplementär: Bareos Verwaltungs-GmbH > Geschäftsführer: Stephan Dühr, Jörg Steffens, Philipp Storz > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "bareos-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to bareos-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bareos-users/34402c13-3885-488d-a43b-68986fccecdcn%40googlegroups.com.
