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Have a look here: <a href="http://www.midscatalog.com/product-information/fargo/dtc550-user-guide.pdf" rel="ugc">Resolving the incorrect Image Darkness problems</a> on page 4-42, <b><i>DTC550 Direct to Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 2.8) </i></b>]. There seems to be two approaches to resolving the problem.
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Have a look here: Resolving the incorrect Image Darkness problems [http://www.midscatalog.com/product-information/fargo/dtc550-user-guide.pdf] on page 4-42, DTC550 Direct to Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 2.8) ]. There seems to be two approaches to resolving the problem.

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I did try that. &nbsp;They suggested &quot;Adjust the Dye-Sub Intensity setting within the Image Color tab of the Printer Driver.&quot; &nbsp; &nbsp;It just made the entire card look washed out.
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I did try that.  They suggested "Adjust the Dye-Sub Intensity setting within the Image Color tab of the Printer Driver."    It just made the entire card look washed out.

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My security department has a fargo direct to card 550 ID printer. &nbsp;Students with a dark complexion print out very dark. &nbsp;On the computer screen the photo looks fine but printint out on the photo printer its almost a silhouette. &nbsp;<br />
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In the manual it reccomends adjusting the dye-sub intensity. &nbsp;I did this but it makes the entire ID card looked washed out and does not fix the dark image problem. <br />
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I just installed the latest driver and have 2 printers. &nbsp;I tested both of them and they are both dark.
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My security department has a fargo direct to card 550 ID printer.  Students with a dark complexion print out very dark.  On the computer screen the photo looks fine but printint out on the photo printer its almost a silhouette.  

In the manual it reccomends adjusting the dye-sub intensity.  I did this but it makes the entire ID card looked washed out and does not fix the dark image problem. 

I just installed the latest driver and have 2 printers.  I tested both of them and they are both dark.

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