Recommended PC / Printers / Materials

These guidelines are provided to help you get the best quality result when printing or viewing Notices to Mariners on this site.

For optimum results when viewing and printing material from the digital files please note the following:

• The minimum specification is a 486 PC with Windows 3.1, 4MB of RAM and Adobe Acrobat Reader (Version 6.0 or later).
• When printing data from the files, ensure the 'Fit to Page' icon in the Adobe Acrobat print menu is switched off before printing.
• If printing text or monochrome NM Blocks, the minimum specification is an ink-jet or good quality laser Postscript printer with at least 6 MB of memory ensuring the Postscript printer driver is installed.
• For colour NM Blocks a good quality, inkjet/laser printer with 300 dpi resolution or greater is required.
• If using an inkjet printer ensure the setting is set to 'Dithered screening'.
• Printed colour copies should be compared with the screen image to ensure that all the colours have reproduced correctly; printer resolution and ink density may need to be adjusted to obtain the desired results.
• Ensure the colour ink cartridge is in accordance with the printer manufacturer's specifications.
• Minimum paper specification for printing Colour NM Blocks is International paper size A4, thickness/weight 80 gsm.