Label Alignment Troubleshooting - Datamax M-Class Mark II M-4206 Operator's Manual

4.6.4 Label Alignment Troubleshooting

If you experience label alignment problems, the following table offers possible causes and solutions.
Problem
Attempting to perform
Label Alignment results
in no paper movement.
First label is wasted
during alignment. All
labels thereafter print to
the correct start of print
position.
Label Alignment is
incorrect. Pressing
successively
FEED
results in a short label
length, one-inch.
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Possible Cause
With the Present Sensor
enabled, Label Alignment
cannot be performed
without a Label Length.
Alignment Length is too
long.
~OR~
For labels whose length
and stop position cause
them to stop between
labels on the media
sensor, the alignment
function can result in
wasted labels.
Label Alignment Length is
not correct. The default
Label Alignment Length is
1.00", and will result in
this behavior when any
larger label length is used
without setting the
appropriate length.
Solution
Set Label Alignment to AUTO, press and hold
media moves for the automatic length measurement.
Re-measure the Label Alignment Length. Use Printer Setup mode
to enter the new length. Print a Database Configuration label to
ensure the new length has been set.
Set Label Alignment to AUTO, press and hold
paper moves for automatic Label Alignment length measurement.
~OR~
Re-measure Label Alignment Length, use Menu Setup to set new
length, ensure desired length has been set.
Obtain a slightly different label Alignment Length measurement.
Using the Label Alignment AUTO mode, hold the
button to force an alignment and label measurement. Ensuring
slack in the label stock may result in a slightly different
measurement. The Alignment Length may also be set manually via
the Setup Menu. Increasing or decreasing the value by 1 or 2
units (in./100) may help to prevent the wasted labels; however,
this may result in incorrect print positions for labels that are short
in length.
Set Label Alignment to AUTO. Press and hold
paper moves for automatic Label Alignment Length
measurement.
Measure the label length and use the Setup Menu to set the new
length. Print a Database Configuration label to ensure the new
length has been set.
FEED
~OR~
FEED
FEED
FEED
~OR~
until
until
until
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