Chapter 1 Calibration
Calibration
WARNING Class 2 laser light. Do not stare into the laser beam or a reflected image of the laser beam.
WARNING Using controls, making adjustments, or performing procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.
The validator should be calibrated when it is first installed or when the printer displays the “Calibration warning” message. A special calibration bar code card is included with the validator package.
1.Make sure the printer is on and the scanning beam is on. If the beam is off, press the RESET button for less than 2 seconds to turn on the beam.
Table 2. RESET Button Settings
Time RESET Button Is Depressed | Result |
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Less than 2 seconds | Turns on scanning beam |
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More than 4 but less than 6 seconds | Validator goes into calibration mode |
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More than 6 seconds | Resets validator to factory calibration and |
| turns off scanning beam |
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2.Raise the media cover. Open the pivoting deck by rotating the deck lock lever fully clockwise. The pivoting deck will swing upward, exposing the bottom of the printhead assembly.
3.If the printer has the cutter option, put the cutter in the open (down) position.
4.Remove the calibration bar code card from its protective sleeve and slide it into the open printhead and under the scanning beam. (Figure 17.)
5.Make sure the bar code is under the scanning beam and the CALIBRATION light is on.
6.Press and hold the RESET button on the validator until the CALIBRATION light begins flashing.
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