Online Labels Forum

[Question]
Use Label-Specification Dimensions (in Maestro-Page Setup Settings OR Maestro-Page Setup (Default) Settings
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Printer: HP LaserJet Pro 100 Color MFP M175
Print Settings: Page Sizing=Actual Size, all Rotate and Center options are un-checked.
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Label Specification Dimensions: OL1575LP
https://www.onlinelabels.com/Products/OL1575LP.htm#LabelSpecs
Left (and Right) Margin: 0.50
Top (and Bottom) Margin: 0.75
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Maestro-Page Setup (default): Circle – 154 Labels/Sheet (a.k.a.-OL1575)
Left Margin: 0.5125
Top Margin: 0.735
Bleed: (default 0.125 – currently set to 0.0)
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Label-Specification Dimensions: OL5275LP
https://www.onlinelabels.com/Products/OL5275LP.htm#LabelSpecs
Left (and Right) Margin: 0.625
Top (and Bottom) Margin: 0.667
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Maestro-Page Setup (default): Circle – 108 Labels/Sheet (a.k.a.-OL5275)
Left Margin: 0.625
Top Margin: 0.656
Bleed: (default 0.125 – currently set to 0.0)
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Printer: HP LaserJet Pro 100 Color MFP M175
Print Settings: Page Sizing=Actual Size, all Rotate and Center options are un-checked.
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[Question]
Offset depending upon page orientation feed (should be the same, regardless?)
Offset noticed using Maestro Label Designer Alignment Wizard.
Offset amount: 0.0625 (Top/Bottom & Left/Right – depending orientation feed)
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Thank You

Thanks for providing details. There can often be a very slight variation in the margins (top & bottom / left & right) on our sheets. This has to do with the tolerances of our equipment when producing the product. Our production equipment tolerance is typically 0 - 0.0625" (1/16 of an inch) and this can vary slightly through a production run.

If your label design requires very tight tolerances (small borders on outside of circles, etc.) then it can be very challenging for you to consistently print perfectly registered labels especially when you factor in the feed tolerances of your desktop printer. That is why it is critical that you create a design that allows for some movement. I think the key is to make sure that your design has enough bleed and is forgiving enough to allow for the variation in our sheet cut & your printer feed. If not, I think you are going to find that you will generate a lot of waste in the printing process. With practice, you can get a lot better (through measuring, margin adjustments, etc.), but the key is to make your design somewhat forgiving. In other words, if it prints off by 0.0625" it does not have to be thrown away. Adding bleed, removing borders and bringing text in from the edges can help a lot.

It sounds like your current design has a tight tolerance so it will be critical that you check the measurements on the sheets when you go to print and adjust the margins in Maestro Label Designer to account for those slight variances. You will want to make sure that you do a measurement of the margins, make adjustments in the page set up of Maestro Label Designer, and then load & feed the label sheets the same direction each time.

You may also want to consider purchasing pre-printed labels rather than printing them yourself if you have a design that requires tight registration. I hope this information helps. Our customer support team can be reached at 1-888-575-2235 if you need help making the proper margin adjustments to try to account for variations. I am happy to offer additional help & support.

Thanks.

Dave C.
OnlineLabels.com

The margin settings in Maestro Label Designer should match the actual label sheet specifications. As I mentioned in my previous post, there may be a small variation (less than 0.0625") due to imperfections in our production process.

I am happy to answer any additional questions that you have.

Dave C.
OnlineLabels.com

Dave,

Could you please explain why, in many instances, the Default Margin settings in Maestro Label Designer do not match the actual label sheet specifications.
Is Maestro Label Designer picking up some specs from the setup on my end (printer, browser, operating system, etc..)?
Or do the Default Margin settings in Maestro Label Designer get changed based upon a particular production run?

I understand your recommendation to use the actual label sheet specifications for the margins in my designs, but it does require (in most cases) to make that modification in the design.
Just curious.

Thank you sir.

Yessir,

Reference Post #1
(Posted: Thursday, March 02, 2017 2:12:13 AM)

The Bold/Italic numbers are the ones in question.

If you need me to resend the info, please do let me know... and Thank you VERY much for you response and subsequent inquiry.

Edited by user Monday, March 6, 2017 2:20:13 PM(EST)  | Reason: Not specified

I am having major issues with the 0.75" round labels as well. I have bought a new laser printer because I was worried that my printer was shifting the paper too much and this printer which was expensive is still providing the same results. I am extremely frustrated and have never had this much trouble with these labels in the years i have been using them. I truly feel like there is an issue with the paper being sent or the program label itself. I will finally get the margins correct where the box looks perfect and then print the next sheet and it is completely off. And then i check the alignment wizard again and then it is off even though i haven't changed anything?!!! It is wasting a ton of the expensive paper I use and even more my time which is super frustrating. I have a business and printing the labels should be the easiest part of my business and now it is becoming the most dreaded and difficult part. I print stacks just to get one sheet that looks okay and it is still slightly off. Even if I "allow for error" and make the print smaller, it still looks off, which is not okay to me as a business owner that is printing labels for a product. I need help and customer service with this issue please or I will have to find another label provider because I have been trying to make them work for a while now and even bought a new printer. Help!