Datamax M-4206 manual Label Alignment Troubleshooting, Problem Possible Cause Solution

4.6.4 Label Alignment Troubleshooting

If you experience label alignment problems, the following table offers possible causes and solutions.

Problem	Possible Cause	Solution
Attempting to perform	With the Present Sensor	¾ Set Label Alignment to AUTO, press and hold	FEED until
Label Alignment results	enabled, Label Alignment	media moves for the automatic length measurement.
in no paper movement.	cannot be performed	~OR~
	without a Label Length.

¾Re-measure the Label Alignment Length. Use Printer Setup mode to enter the new length. Print a Database Configuration label to ensure the new length has been set.

First label is wasted	Alignment Length is too	¾ Set Label Alignment to AUTO, press and hold	FEED until
during alignment. All	long.	paper moves for automatic Label Alignment length measurement.
labels thereafter print to		~OR~
the correct start of print
position.		¾ Re-measure Label Alignment Length, use Menu Setup to set new
	~OR~	length, ensure desired length has been set.

¾Obtain a slightly different label Alignment Length measurement.

		For labels whose length	Using the Label Alignment AUTO mode, hold the		FEED
			button to force an alignment and label measurement. Ensuring
		and stop position cause
		them to stop between	slack in the label stock may result in a slightly different
		labels on the media	measurement. The Alignment Length may also be set manually via
		sensor, the alignment	the Setup Menu. Increasing or decreasing the value by 1 or 2
		function can result in	units (in./100) may help to prevent the wasted labels; however,
		wasted labels.	this may result in incorrect print positions for labels that are short
			in length.
Label Alignment is		Label Alignment Length is	¾ Set Label Alignment to AUTO. Press and hold	FEED until
incorrect. Pressing		not correct. The default	paper moves for automatic Label Alignment Length
	FEED successively	Label Alignment Length is	measurement.
results in a short label		1.00”, and will result in	~OR~
length, one-inch.		this behavior when any
		larger label length is used	¾ Measure the label length and use the Setup Menu to set the new
		without setting the	length. Print a Database Configuration label to ensure the new
		appropriate length.	length has been set.

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