Intermec PF8T, PF8D manual Adjusting the Printhead Alignment, Adjusting the Label Taken Sensor

Chapter 3 — Troubleshooting and Maintaining the Printer

Adjusting the Printhead Alignment

You can improve the print quality by adjusting the alignment between the printhead and the platen roller.

•Turn the printhead adjusting screw counterclockwise or clockwise to adjust the contact surface (alignment) between the printhead and the platen roller.

Adjustment screw

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Adjusting the Label Taken Sensor

The built-in label taken sensor can be enable to stop printing until a printed label is removed from the printer’s output slot. As long as the label taken sensor detects a label, the printer will be busy and unable to receive data from the host.

When you are using the ESim protocol, note the following:

•The label taken sensor must be enabled using the manual switch next to the sensor before it can be enabled or disabled using ESim commands.

•When switching between peel-off, tear-off, and cut-off operation, you must adjust the media feed in ESim by using a j command.

If you are using InterDriver you can select a mode of operation without issuing commands. You can select the following modes:

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