Running Auto Calibrate
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4. Press ↑ or ↓ until Label Length / 6 inch* displays (default).
5. Press + or – until the value that matches the physical length of
the installed media displays. See “Label Length” on page 4 2.
NOTE: Selecting the correct Label Length forces Auto Cali brate to
increase media advancement for long labels (to det ect
actual gaps, notches, or marks) and decrease media
advancement for short labels.
6. Press ↑ or ↓ until Gap/Mark Sensor / Disable* displays.
7. Press + or – until Gap displays.
NOTE: If you are using smart labels, see “Gap Sensing for Smart
Labels” on page 46.
8. Press ↵. An asterisk (*) displays next to the selected item.
9. Press ↓ until Auto Calibrate / Run Calibrate displays.
10. Press ↵. Media advances unti l it can accurately detect the label
length indicators and then stops at the top-of-for m position. The
Sensed Distance value then displays for one secon d.
11. Auto Calibrate is successful when the Sensed Distance value
correctly matches that of the installed media. For Gap sensing,
the Sensed Distance value is the physical length of one label
plus the length of one gap.
12. If GAP NOT DE TECTED or PAPER OUT displays:
a. Check the horizontal position of the media sensors
(page 28).
b. Make a Media Profile printout to verify that the sensors are
performing properly (page 32).
c. Press PAUSE and run Auto Calibrate again.
13. Press the PAU SE key to take the printer offline.
14. Press the FEED key several times. Each time you press FEED,
the media should advance one label length and stop.
15. Once the Sensed Distance value and performance is
confirmed, save it to the desired configuration menu as
described on page 50 before powering off the printer.