Getting Started
Peel-Off Mode Media Loading(Peel-Off Option Required)
Figure 6 illustrates an S-500 printer with the Peel-Off Option.
To insure proper media loading, see Figure 6 and follow the procedure below.
1.Slide the Media Supply Guide, Media Guide, and the Outer Edge Guides on both the Platen Guide Rod and the Lower Guide Rod as far out from the Printer Frame as possible.
2.Open the Head Open Lever and raise the Printhead Assembly.
3.Remove the Hold Down Hook.
4.Thread the media through the printhead as shown in Figure 6.
5.From the front of the printer, pull the media through the Printhead Assembly until approximately 24" of media extends out from the printer. Remove the labels from the backing of the 24" of media that extends from the front of the printer.
6.Align the inside edge of the media with the Edge Guide Mark near the left side of the Tear-Off/Peel-Off Plate, then close the Head Open Lever. (See Figure 15 on page 22 for a detailed illustration.)
7.Thread the backing behind the Lower Label Available Sensor, through the slot under the Rewind Power Roller, and below the Lower Guide Rod to the Backing Rewind Spindle. Then wind the backing material around the Backing Rewind Spindle 3 or 4 times in a counter-clockwise direction. To insure proper winding, press the edge of the backing material against the round plate at the far end of the Spindle.
8.To hold the media against the Spindle, place the Hold Down Hook over the backing and insert both ends into the small slots in the round plate at the far end of the Spindle. Again, rotate the Backing Rewind Spindle counterclockwise to remove any slack in the backing material.
9.Adjust all of the Guides:
∙Push the Media Supply Guide inward until it is just touching the outer side of the Media Supply Roll, then lock the guide in place with its locking screw. (The Guide must not cause pressure or excessive drag on the Media Supply Roll.)
∙Adjust the Outer Edge Guides on both the Lower Guide Rod and the Platen Guide Rod until they just touch the outer edge of the media and backing without causing the material to buckle.
∙Adjust the Media Guide until it just touches the outer edge of the media without causing the material to buckle.
10.See page 10 to adjust the Media Sensor.
In the Peel-Off Mode, proper media tracking is critical. Refer to the Backing Rewind Power Roller Adjustment on page 35 to make sure that the media tracks properly through the printer.
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