Calibrating the Printer

This chapter of the user’s guide is so important that we’ve printed it on a different color paper! That way, it will be easy for you to find when you must calibrate (set up) the printer for your particular application.

PurposeνTo calibrate the printer.νTo verify that the printer is properly set up by printing a test label.

NOTE: This procedure must be performed when the printer is first installed or when it cannot properly detect the top of the label.

To calibrate the printer, you must do the following (all of the instructions are contained in this chapter):

νDetermine the type of media (labels) being used.

νChoose the print method.

νPosition the media sensors (if necessary).

νConfigure the printer and software or driver based on the label being used.νPerform a media and ribbon calibration.νPrint a test label.

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