Front Panel Controls

Front Panel LCD

 

Table 7 • Standard LCD Displays (Page 7 of 16)

 

 

Parameter

Action/Explanation

 

 

MEDIA AND

Calibrate Media and Ribbon Sensors

RIBBON

Use this procedure to adjust sensitivity of media and ribbon sensors.

CALIBRATE

Important • This procedure must be followed exactly as presented. All of the steps

 

must be performed even if only one of the sensors requires adjustment. You may

 

press the left oval at any step in this procedure to cancel the procedure.

 

1.

Press the right oval to start the calibration procedure.

 

The LOAD BACKING prompt displays.

 

2.

Open the printhead.

 

3.

Remove approximately 8 in. (203 mm) of labels from the backing, and pull the

 

 

media into the printer so that only the backing is between the media sensors.

 

4.

Leave the printhead open.

 

5.

Press the right oval to continue.

 

The REMOVE RIBBON prompt displays.

 

6.

Remove the ribbon.

 

7.

Close the printhead.

 

8.

Press the right oval to continue.

 

The message CALIBRATING PLEASE WAIT displays.

 

The printer adjusts the scale (gain) of the signals that it receives from the media

 

and ribbon sensors. On the sensor profile, this essentially corresponds to moving

 

the peak of the graph up or down to optimize the readings for your application.

 

When calibration is complete, RELOAD ALL displays.

 

9.

Open the printhead and pull the media forward until a label is positioned under

 

 

the media sensor.

 

10.

Reload the ribbon.

 

11.

Close the printhead.

 

12.

Press the right oval to continue.

The printer does a calibration equivalent to pressing CALIBRATE; during this process, the printer determines the label length. To see the new readings on the new scale, print a sensor profile.

PARALLEL COMM Setting Parallel Communications

Select the communications port that matches the one being used by the host computer.

Press the right or left oval to display other choices. Default: BIDIRECTIONAL

Selections: BIDIRECTIONAL, UNIDIRECTIONAL, OR TWINAX/COAX

SERIAL COMM Setting Serial Communications

Select the communications port that matches the one being used by the host computer.

Press the right or left oval to display other choices. Default: RS-232

Selections: RS-232, RS-422/485, RS485MULTIDROP

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R110Xi/R170Xi User Guide

23063L-003 Rev. 2 12/23/04