Printer Operation

Calibrate the Printer

Calibrate the Printer

Calibrate the printer when it is first put into service. Calibration allows the printer to establish the proper settings for the specific media and ribbon used in your application. You may calibrate the printer at other times as needed. Table 5 shows the different methods for calibration.

Table 5 • Types of Calibration

Type of Calibration

Description

When/How It Occurs

 

 

 

Auto-calibration

The printer automatically sets the

Occurs at the following times:

 

value it detects for the spaces

• When the printer is first turned on

 

between labels.

if CALIBRATION is selected for

 

 

MEDIA POWER UP (see Media

 

 

Power Up on page 54)

 

 

• When the printer feeds media after

 

 

the printhead is closed if

 

 

CALIBRATION is selected for

 

 

HEAD CLOSE (see Head Close

 

 

on page 54).

 

 

• As part of both the sensor profile

 

 

and media and ribbon sensor

 

 

calibration procedures.

 

 

 

Long (Standard)

The printer does the following:

To perform a long calibration, do one

Calibration

• feeds media and ribbon

of the following:

 

• sets the values it detects for media

• Press PAUSE on the front panel to

 

length, media type (continuous or

pause the printer, and then press

 

non-continuous), and print mode

CALIBRATE.

 

(thermal transfer or direct thermal)

• Select CALIBRATION for the

 

• updates the sensor values

MEDIA POWER UP or HEAD

 

 

CLOSE parameter (see Media

 

 

Power Up on page 54 or Head

 

 

Close on page 54).

 

 

 

Short Calibration

The printer calibrates using the

Select SHORT CAL for the MEDIA

 

current sensor values rather than

POWER UP or HEAD CLOSE

 

detecting the spaces between labels

parameter (see Media Power Up

 

and resetting the sensors. This

on page 54 or Head Close

 

calibration sequence uses fewer

on page 54).

 

labels than the long calibration

 

 

sequence, but it is less reliable

 

 

because the values that are stored in

 

 

the sensors could be incorrect.

 

 

 

 

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