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Datamatrix barcode randomly displays black box

  • September 23, 2026
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We have a 6x4 inch label created in IFS Report Designer with a DataMatrix barcode in the top right corner.  The barcode displays correctly most of the time, but occasionally the barcode is replaced by a black box.  This only happens on the first printed label when we have multiple result keys that are sent to our label printer, and it doesn’t happen every time they print even if the exact same set of labels are printed.  When previewing the label in IFS, it can happen on the first label that is previewed and then everything after will work until we wait around 30 minutes and then again the first label might have the problem.  Has anyone else experienced this or have ideas on what might cause this and how to prevent it from happening?

 

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