Manual Calibrate; Pwr Up Auto-Cal - Printronix T5000 User Manual

Manual Calibrate

Manual Calibrate is another method of improving the printer's Media Sensing
and is only used when Auto Calibrate has failed or the Gap/Mark Threshold or
Paper Out Threshold values derived from Auto Calibrate do not improve the
media sensor's gap or mark sensing capability.
Manual Calibrate is initiated within the CALIBRATE CTRL menu by pressing
the ENTER key with "Manual Calibrate" displayed. The user will then be
prompted via the control panel display on what steps to take.
Example: "REMOVE RBN&MEDIA/Press Enter" or "LOAD RBN ONLY/Press
Enter" etc. During the last stage of Manual Calibrate the printer uses the
statically derived values, advances media and stops at the Top-of- Form
position and momentarily displays the Sensed Distance. The process takes
longer than Auto Calibrate and the end result will be a change to the Gap/
Mark Threshold, Paper Out Threshold and Sensed Distance values that the
printer will use. The changes in values take effect immediately within the
current configuration menu.
Manual Calibrate is completed successfully when the displayed Sensed
Distance correctly matches that of the installed media. When Gap is selected
the Sensed Distance should match the length from the trailing edge of one
gap to the trailing edge of the next gap (or one label + one gap). When Mark
is selected the Sensed Distance should match the length from the leading
edge of one black mark to the leading edge of the next black mark.
Manual Calibrate supports label lengths up to 24 inches.

Pwr Up Auto-Cal

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Disable.
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Enable. When the printer is first powered on, it will complete its
initialization and self-tests and then perform an Auto Calibrate. Once the
Auto Calibrate is complete the printer will momentarily display the Sensed
Distance determined by the Auto Calibrate.
The factory default is Disable.
CALIBRATE CTRL Submenus
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