3Printer Adjustments
Media Thickness Adjustment
It may be necessary to adjust the printer according to the thickness of the media being used. This can be done easily by rotating the media adjustment dial to improve the print quality.
•Poor print quality across the complete printout means wrongly set media thickness. See this section.
•Poor print quality on one side of a printout means wrongly set media width.
See next section.
When using standard label media, high quality media or direct thermal media
Adjust while performing test printing by turning the dial from the smallest number on the dial to the largest number on the dial one step at a time.
When using thicker media (tags, card, etc.)
Adjust while performing test printing by turning the dial from the smallest number on the dial to the largest number on the dial one step at a time.
Media thickness adjustment dial
Media Thickness
Dial Position
Suggested media type
0Direct thermal media (thin media)
1Standard Label media, Direct thermal media
Thicker backing paper labels | |
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Cards, tags, thicker media stock. |
*These values are guidelines. The exact media being used must be matched with the correct media thickness adjustment position.
•When shipped from the factory, it is set at dial 1.
•The offset adjustment varies according to the thickness and the hardness of the media.
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