Printer Operation

Calibrate the Printer

Calibrate the Printer

There are five different ways that the printer can be calibrated. You may calibrate the printer as needed.

•Auto-calibrationoccurs when the printer feeds media after the printhead is closed and when the printer is first turned on (see Media Power Up on page 54 and Head Close on page 54 for options). The printer automatically sets the value it detects for the spaces between labels. This type of calibration also happens as part of both the sensor profile and media and ribbon sensor calibration procedures.

•Long Calibration, which you select by pressing PAUSE then CALIBRATE, calibrates the printer for media length, media type (continuous or non-continuous), and print mode (thermal or direct thermal transfer) and updates the sensor values. This calibration is the same as what is performed when Calibration is selected for the M E D I A P O W E R U P and H E A D C L O S E parameters. For more information, see Media Power Up on page 54 or Head Close on page 54.

•Short Calibration, which is a selection for the M E D I A P O W E R U P and H E A D C L O S E parameters, uses current sensor values rather than detecting the spaces between labels and resetting the sensors. This calibration sequence may use fewer labels than the long calibration sequence, but it is less reliable because the values that are stored in the sensors could be incorrect. For more information, see Media Power Up on page 54 or Head Close on page 54.

•Sensor Profile Calibration, which you select through the front panel, auto-calibrates the printer and prints a media sensor profile. See Sensor Profile on page 49 for instructions.

•Media and Ribbon Sensor Sensitivity Calibration, which you select through the front panel, resets the sensitivity of the sensors to detect correctly the media and ribbon that you are using. See Media and Ribbon Sensor Calibration on page 34 for instructions. If you change the type of ribbon and/or media, you might need to reset the sensitivity of the media and ribbon sensors. When the sensors are at their new sensitivity, the printer performs an auto-calibration.

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