4.5.5 Label Alignment Troubleshooting

Problem

Possible

 

Solution

Description

Cause

 

 

Attempting to

With the Present

Ø Set Label Alignment to AUTO,

perform Label

Sensor enabled,

 

press and hold FEED till paper

Alignment results

Label Alignment

 

moves for automatic Label

in no paper

can not be

 

Alignment Length measurement.

movement.

performed

 

~OR~

 

without a Label

 

 

Ø Re-measure Label Alignment

 

Length.

 

 

 

Length, use Menu Setup to set

 

 

 

new length, ensure desired length

 

 

 

has been set.

 

 

 

 

First label wasted

Alignment

Ø

Set Label Alignment to AUTO,

during alignment.

Length is too

 

press and hold FEED till paper

All labels thereafter

long.

 

moves for automatic Label

print with proper

 

 

Alignment Length

start of print

 

 

measurement.

position.

 

 

~OR~

 

 

 

 

~OR~

Ø

Re-measure Label Alignment

 

 

 

Length, use Menu Setup to set

 

 

 

new length, ensure desired

 

 

 

length has been set.

 

For labels whose

Ø

Obtaining a slightly different

 

label length and

 

label Alignment Length

 

stop position

 

measurement. Using label

 

cause them to

 

alignment AUTO mode, hold

 

stop with a gap

 

the FEED button to force an

 

on the edge

 

alignment and label

 

sensor, the

 

measurement. Ensuring slack in

 

alignment

 

the label stock may result in a

 

function can

 

slightly different measurement.

 

result in wasted

 

The Alignment Length may also

 

labels.

 

be set manually via the Setup

 

 

 

Menu. Increasing or decreasing

 

 

 

the value by 1 or 2 units

 

 

 

(in./100) may help to prevent

 

 

 

the wasted labels, however this

 

 

 

may result in incorrect print

 

 

 

positions for labels that are

 

 

 

short in length.

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Datamax E-4304 manual Label Alignment Troubleshooting, Problem Possible Solution Description