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