Adjusting Label Offsets - Brady BradyJet J2000 User Manual

Adjusting Label Offsets

The Alignment Tab (third tab) on the Status Monitor allows you to adjust the vertical and horizontal
printing position of the label. If you see white on your label edges use this section to adjust the printing
position.
If your previous experience with printing is limited to printing letters and cards on 8.5 inch by 11 inch
paper you probably are not familiar with an essential part of a label printing - Print Offsets or
Alignment. Standard printers feed a sheet and start printing based on the start of the sheet. They also
prohibit printing to the edge of the sheet. This is to avoid any need for adjusting offsets. The BradyJet
J2000 Color Label Printer, however, senses the beginning of the label with an optical sensor and is
capable of printing to top, bottom, left and right edge. Because of this it is necessary to align the printer
to work with specific types of label supply.
The BradyJet J2000 Color Label Printer comes factory calibrated to print exactly to the edge of Brady
label supply. The printer decides where to start printing by detecting the start of a die-cut label or
detecting a through-hole that corresponds to the start of the label. However, due to variations in the left
margins and other variables it may be necessary to fine tune these settings at the beginning of each
roll.
IMPORTANT!
Three items can be adjusted here:
Tear off Position This value adjusts the position of the last label printed after it has been presented for
tear off. This only applies if the output mode is set to "Present the label."
• Add to the current value to move the tear point closer to the printer.
• Subtract from the current value to move the tear point away from the printer.
After adjusting the value click the "set" button to send the value to the printer.
BradyJet J2000 Color Label Printer
Before adjusting alignment settings, first print one label at the quality level you
intend for the entire job. This will ensure the label supply is moving at the same
speed and the supply sensor will sense the gap in the same way.
Using System Tools
Adjusting Label Offsets
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