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Chapter
2
Printing Adjustments
NOTE: The media sensor should not be placed in the path of media features
that could cause false gap detection or paper out faults. Such
features are dark pre-printing, rounded die-cut label corners, vertical
gaps associated with side-by-side labels, and extraneous cut-outs, as
shown below.
Sensing Different Media Types
The printer’s Media Sensor can detect the different types of label length
indicators on a large variety of media types. This is accomplished by selecting
the correct sensor option: Gap, Mark or Disable under Gap/Mark Sensor in
the CALIBRATE CTRL menu. Figure 10 on page 271 illustrates the different
media types and label length indicators used on them.
1.
Press
to place the printer in Menu mode.
2.
Press
↓
and
↵
together until “ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED” displays.
3.
Press the
key until “CALIBRATE CTRL” displays.
4.
Press the
↓
key until “Gap/Mark Sensor/ Disable*” (the currently enabled)
option displays.
5.
Press the
+
key or
-
key until the option that matches the type of label
length indicators on the installed media displays. The different Gap/Mark
Sensor options are described below:
•
Gap - Select when using media with a liner space between die-cut
labels or when using tag stock with notches or holes as label length
indicators.
•
Mark - Select when using media that has horizontal black marks
located on the underside of the label liner or tag stock.
•
Disable - Select when using media with no label length indicators (no
gaps, notches, holes, or black marks), or when you want the printer to
ignore all existing label length indicators on the installed media.
NOTE: When you select Disable, the length of each label is based on the
Label Length value entered in the MEDIA CONTROL menu or the
value sent via host software.
Vertical Gap
Extraneous Cut-out
Dark Pre-printing
Position the media
sensor in either of
the grey shaded
areas.
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