Printer Operation
Calibrate the Printer
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Calibrate the Printer
There are five different ways that the printer can be calibrated. You may calibrate the printer as
needed.
• Auto-calibration occurs 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
MEDIA
POWER
UP
and
HEAD
CLOSE
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
MEDIA
POWER
UP
and
HEAD
CLOSE
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.
