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Sensors

Intro: Sensor Types

When making changes in this section, there are certain implications that need to be understood because
some menus are intimately related. For example, when the menu Sensors > Control > Gap/Mark Sensor is
changed, this has an effect on other menu defaults as shown in Table 2 below.
Table 2. Gap/Mark Sensor Effects on other Menu Defaults
Gap/Mark Sensor
Disable
Mark
Gap
IMPORTANT
When sensors settings are changed, the user must calibrate
Sensors > Control
The available options specify the sensor type needed for detecting the
Top-of- Form position on media with label length indicators (gaps, notches,
holes, or black marks).
Disable
Mark
Gap
Factory Default
IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT
Paper Out
Sensor
Transmissive
Transmissive
Transmissive
Sensors > Control > Gap/Mark Sensor
Select when using media with no label length
indicators (no gaps, notches, holes, or black marks), or
when you want the printer to ignore all existing label
length indicators on the installed media.
Select when using media that has horizontal black
marks located on the underside of the label liner,
notch, hole or tag stock. The Top-of-Form position is
the leading edge of the black mark (trailing edge of the
notch, gap or hole).
The Top-of-Form position is the leading edge of the die
cut label or black mark on top side of label
Gap
When you select Disable, the length of each label
is based on the Media > Image > Label Length
menu or the value sent within the application
format.
If the RFID option is installed and powers up with
the Factory Configuration, Mark will be selected.
Minimum Gap/Mark
Delta Thresh
N/A N/A
48 250
80 689
Paper Out
Thresh
1023
1023
1023
.
80