New Technology Barcode Prints small height (SE73)

Hi,
I created a new barcode in SE73 for barcode font CD39 called ZBC_CD39 using the new barcode technology. I click on the TEST icon and the print preview it looks fine. However, when I do a test print, the barcode is printing very, very small height. Any ideas how to make it print bigger?
Thanks.
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Kenneth Moore

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