16S400 & S600 User’s Guide
Auto Calibration
This procedure occurs whenever the printer is turned on or the printhead is opened and closed. During this procedure, the printer automatically determines the media type, label length, media and ribbon sensor settings, and printing method (direct thermal or thermal transfer). This procedure is set at the factory but may be changed via ZPL II command.
NOTE: If the printer fails to auto calibrate when you are using
1.Load the media and ribbon (if used).
2.Turn on the printer power.
3.Two or three blank labels will feed, completing auto calibration.
Operator Controls
Front Panel Buttons
Refer to Figure 14.
PAUSE Button
nStarts and stops the printing process.
nThe first time the button is pressed, any partially printed label is completed; then, the printing process is stopped.
nIf the printer is idle when the button is pressed, no new print requests are printed until PAUSE is pressed again.
FEED Button (also referred to as the UP button)
nForces the printer to feed one blank label.
nIf the button is pressed when the printer is idle or paused, a blank label immediately feeds.
nWhen the button is pressed while the printer is printing, one blank label feeds after the completion of the current batch of labels.
nOnce the blank label has been fed, pressing the button again will feed a second label.
nWhen in the configuration mode, functions as the UP button.
CANCEL Button (also referred to as the DOWN button)
nThis button only functions when the printer is paused.