Running Manual Calibrate - Printronix SL5000 User Manual

Running Manual Calibrate

Manual Calibrate should be performed only when the values derived from
Auto Calibrate fail to improve the media sensors' ability to sense label length
indicators on the installed media. You must first enable "Admin User" in the
PRINTER CONTROL menu before accessing or initializing Manual Calibrate
in the CALIBRATE CTRL menu.
NOTE: Verify the Gap/Mark Sensor option (Gap, Mark, Advanced Gap,
Advanced Notch, or Disable) matches the installed media. See
"Sensing Different Media Types" on page 71.
Ensure the media sensors are horizontally positioned to permit
sensing of the label length indicators. See "Positioning The Media
Sensors" on page 66.
Ensure the Print Mode option selected in the QUICK SETUP menu
matches the media installed. Select "Direct" for heat sensitive media
(no ribbon required) or "Transfer" for thermal transfer media (ribbon
required).
If you try to do a Manual Calibrate when Peel-Off Media Handling is
enabled, the LCD will display, "CANNOT CALIBRATE/Disable Peel-
Off." Before you can do a Manual Calibrate, you must select another
media handling mode.
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1. Press to place the printer in Menu mode.
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2. Press the ↓ and
keys together until "ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED"
displays.
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3. Press until "PRINTER CONTROL" displays.
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4. Press ↑ until "Admin User" displays, then press
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5. Press to select Enable. An asterisk (*) appears next to "Enable."
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6. Press until "CALIBRATE CTRL" displays.
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7. Press ↓ until "Manual Calibrate/Run Calibrate" displays, then press the
8. Follow the instructions displayed on the LCD. Example: "REMOVE
RBN&MEDIA/Press Enter" indicates that you must open the pivoting deck
and remove the ribbon and media from under the printhead, close and
lock the pivoting deck, and press the
9. During the last step of Manual Calibrate, the printer will advance the
media and attempt to detect the label length indicators and stop at the
Top-of-Form position. The Sensed Distance value will then display for
one second. The calibrate is successful when the Sensed Distance value
correctly matches that of the installed media. If "CALIBRATION FAIL/See
Manual" displays, run Manual Calibrate again.
NOTE: The amount of media sampled during Manual Calibrate is based on
the length of a label and the transitions detected without error,
between a label and its label length indicators.
10. Press the PAUSE key until "OFFLINE" displays.
Running Manual Calibrate
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until "Enable" displays.
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key.
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