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7 • Printing
IMPORTANT! Lengthen the life of the printhead and avoid printhead damage by following these important requirements:
• Print with the lowest possible printhead temperature.
• Do not touch the bottom side of the printhead with fingers or sharp objects.
• Ensure that the labels are clean.
• Ensure that the label surfaces are smooth. Rough labels reduce the service life of the printhead.
• Pair narrow print roller with narrow media when possible.
• Bare print roller surface should NEVER operate against bare printhead surface. The roller must always be at least as wide as the label
media and ribbon must be wider than the roller!
The printer is ready for operation when all connections have been made and labels and, if applicable, the transfer ribbon have been
loaded.
Calibration (Synchronization of Print Media Feed)
After completely loading the label roll, setting the sensors and loading the ribbon, the user must then "Calibrate" the printer's sensor to the
installed label by following these steps:
1.
Load ribbon and Label roll and set sensors according to Chapter 6 Loading Materials instructions.
2.
Close the print module and then the front control panel into place.
3.
Press the green arrow (feed) button on the display home screen -- the printer will feed several labels out and then stop.
The printer has now calibrated the sensor to properly detect the spacing of the label installed.
4.
Tear off the blank labels and discard.
If the printer does not calibrate correctly re-adjust the location of the sensors for your label parts as described in the Loading Supplies
and Sensors instructions. Calibration should be performed every time a roll is installed, or if the print module has been opened and the
position of the label media has been disturbed.
Tear-off Mode Printing
The label printer is equipped with a tear edge for manually tearing the label strip after printing.Tear in an upward motion with the label
strip close to the face of the printer for optimal tearing results.
Auto-Cut Printing
(Auto-cut model required)
The auto-cut model can be used for standard printing or automatic full cut-through of labels at the end of the job or between labels. The
specific cut position is preferably set in the driver.
IMPORTANT! Cut mode must be activated in the driver. If direct programming to the printer using scripting, this is done with the "C
command" in the direct programming, (refer to the Programming Manual).
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