Running Manual Calibrate - Printronix T6000 Administrator's 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. Manual Calibrate is located in
the Sensors > Diagnostics section.
NOTE:
Verify the Gap/Mark Sensor option (Gap, Mark, or Disable) matches the installed media. See
Sensing Different Media Types page 37.
Ensure the media sensors are horizontally positioned to permit sensing of the label length
indicators. See Positioning the Media Sensors on page 35.
Ensure the Media > Handling > Print Mode option 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 a "CANNOT CALIBRATE" error. Before you can do a Manual Calibrate, you must
select another media handling mode.
1. Press the PAUSE key to place the printer OFFLINE (Home Screen).
2. Find the Settings ICON and press ENTER.
3. Press the up and down arrow keys together until "ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED" displays.
4. Find the Sensors ICON and press ENTER.
5. Select the "Diagnostics" submenu and press
6. Find "Manual Calibrate" and then press
7. Follow the instructions displayed on the LCD and press the
8. 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" error 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.
9. Press the PAUSE key to place the printer OFFLINE (Home Screen).
10. Press the FEED key several times. Each time you press FEED, the media advances one label length
and stops.
NOTE:
After a form feed, the position of the leading edge of the next label depends on the type of
Media Handling mode selected via Media > Handling > Media Handling. Tear-Off Strip Media
Handling positions the label edge at the tear bar, while Continuous positions the label edge
under the printhead.
11. Once the correct values are confirmed, save them to the desired configuration menu before powering
off the printer. See Saving a Configuration page 48.
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ENTER.
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ENTER to start the process.
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ENTER key to move to the next step.