Adjusting The Media Support Disks

P4T/RP4T User Guide

Manual Introduction	RP4T Printers 35
pg.	pg.
4
P4T Overview- pg. 5	Maintenance pg. 36
Printer Preparation pg. 7	38	Troubleshooting pg.
Connecting the Printer pg. 27	43	Speci†cations pg.
Radio Regulatory Information pg. 31	Appendices pg. 46
	Index pg. 52

Media Core Size

Media supplied for the P4T Se- ries printers will have two pos- sible core sizes, depending on the media type. Journal media and most label media is supplied with a 0.75” [19.1 mm] diameter core to maximize the amount of media contained on a roll.

P4T printer media supports are set at the factory for 0.75” diam- eter media cores.

RP4T printers (equipped with the RFID encoder) are configured for media with 1.38” [35.05 mm] diameter cores since RFID me- dia cannot be wound around a small diameter core without both degrading its ability to feed properly past the printhead and causing possible damage to the embedded RFID circuitry.

	Figure 8- Adjusting the Media Core Diameter	Changing The Media Support
		Core Diameter Size
	Remove Support Disk,	It may become necessary to
	and «ip it 180° to change	change the media core size in
	core size.	change the media core size in
	core size.	the field to allow use of different
		the field to allow use of different
	Media Support Disk	media.
	Media Support Disk	The media support disks are
	(shown re-adjusted for	The media support disks are
	3/4” label media core)	designed for both sizes of media
		designed for both sizes of media
		cores, and they can be adjusted
		by removing them, flipping their
		position and re-securing them to
		the printer.
		1. Open the Media Cover and
		remove any label media.
		2. Use Phillips head screwdriver
		with a long blade to keep the
		screw attaching the Support Disk
		to the printer from turning.
		3. Rotate the Support Disk while
		keeping the attachment screw
		from turning, and remove it.

4. Flip the Media Support Disk so that the desired core diameter ridge faces towards the inside of the printer. Please refer to Figure 8.

		5. Re-secure the Support Disk by tighten-
Media Support Disk	3/ ”	ing it onto the attaching screw. Do not over
(shown adjusted for 1	3/ ”	tighten the Support Disk. It must be able to spin
label media core)	8	tighten the Support Disk. It must be able to spin
	8
		freely.
		Repeat this procedure on the other Support Disk.
		Always ensure that both Support Disks are adjusted for the
		same size media core.
		Replace the Media Support Disks if they have been adjusted
		for di¨erent core sizes more than 5 (†ve) times.

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