Press

Display Shows

 

Action/Explanation

 

 

Media and Ribbon Sensor Sensitivity: Press NEXT/SAVE to

 

 

skip the calibration procedure and continue with the host port

 

 

selection parameters that follow. Press the RIGHT BLACK OVAL

 

MEDIA AND

key to start the calibration procedure.

 

RIBBON

This procedure is used to adjust the sensitivity of the media and

 

CALIBRATE

ribbon sensors.

 

 

NOTE: The procedure must be followed exactly as presented.

 

 

 

All steps must be performed even if only one of the

 

 

 

sensors requires adjustment.

 

 

 

Media and Ribbon Calibration Procedure

 

 

 

 

 

Press the LEFT BLACK OVAL key to cancel the operation, or do

 

 

the following:

 

LOAD BACKING

1) Open the printhead.

 

 

2)

Remove approximately 8" (203 mm) of labels from the media

 

 

 

roll, and pull the backing into the printer so that only the

 

 

 

backing is between the media sensors.

 

 

3)

Press the RIGHT BLACK OVAL key to continue.

 

 

 

 

 

Press the LEFT BLACK OVAL key to cancel the operation or do

 

 

the following:

 

REMOVE RIBBON

1) Remove the ribbon.

 

 

2)

Close the printhead.

 

 

3)

Press the RIGHT BLACK OVAL key to continue.

 

 

 

 

 

The printer automatically adjusts the scale (gain) of the signals it

 

CALIBRATING

receives from the media and ribbon sensors. On the sensor

 

PLEASE WAIT

profile, this essentially corresponds to moving the peak of the

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

When “RELOAD ALL” is displayed:

 

 

1)

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

RELOAD ALL

positioned under the media sensor.

 

 

2)

Reload the ribbon back into to its proper position.

 

 

3)

Close the printhead.

 

 

4)

Press the RIGHT BLACK OVAL key to continue.

 

 

 

 

 

Now that the scale has changed, the printer performs a

 

MEDIA AND

calibration equivalent to pressing the CALIBRATE key; during this

 

RIBBON

process, the printer determines the label length. The process is

 

CALIBRATE

now complete! To see the new readings on the new scale, print a

 

 

sensor profile.

 

 

 

 

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Zebra XiIII-Series User’s Guide