St Andard Calibrat Ion - Datamax I-Class Mark II Operator's Manual

3 .4 .3 St a n da r d Ca libr a t ion
The St andard Calibrat ion can be perfor m ed using t he NETira CT Ut ilit y ( see Sect ion 3.3) or using
t he front panel but t ons via t he print er's m enu, see Sect ion 4.5. St andard Calibrat ion provides
dynam ic readings, which can be helpful when using m edia wit h sm all posit ion- crit ical not ches or
m arks. Three calibrat ion sam ples are required:
Em pt y – wit h not hing over t he sensor;
Gap, Not ch, Hole or Mark – wit h m edia liner, a not ch, hole, or a m ark over t he sensor; and,
Paper – wit h t he label ( and liner, if any) over t he sensor.
Calibrat e t he Media Sensor using t he st eps below:

The Sensor Calibrat ion m enu it em is only accessible in t he Advanced Menu m ode.
St e p Act ion
A Turn ON t he print er.
Press MENU But t on. Mak e sur e
MEDI A SETTI NGS is highlight ed
and press ENTER.
B
Then using t he DOWN But t on,
scroll t o SENSOR CALI BRATI ON.
Press ENTER t o access SENSOR
CALI BRATI ON. Then using t he
C DOWN But t on, scroll t o PERFORM
CALI BRATI ON. Press ENTER again
and t hen press YES t o proceed.
Wit h no m edia inst alled, press
D
ESC.
Proceed according t o t he m edia
t ype:
Die- Cut – Rem ove a label or t wo
from t he liner t hen inst all t he
m edia. Posit ion t he Media Sensor
under t he liner area and press
ESC.
E
Not ched ( or Reflect iv e) – I nst all
m edia. Posit ion t he Media Sensor
under a not ch ( or black m ark ) and
press ESC.
Cont inuous – Press ESC t hen
proceed t o St ep F.
Ch a pt e r 3 - Pr int e r Ope r a t ion
D ispla y e d M e ssa ge
READY
( Print er Menu)
PERFORM CALI BRATI ON
REMOVE LABEL STOCK
PRESS ESC KEY
Yyy
For die- cut m edia:
SCAN BACKI NG
PRESS ESC KEY
yyy
For Not ched/ Reflect ive m edia:
SCAN MARK
PRESS ESC KEY
yyy
For cont inuous m edia:
REMOVE LABEL STOCK
PRESS ESC KEY
Yyy
Com m e n t
Wait briefly for init ializat ion t o
com plet e.
Press NO t o abort t his procedure.
This set s t he em pt y value, w here
" yyy" represent s t he current
sensor reading.
This set s t he gap ( or m ark)
value, where " yyy" represent s
t he current sensor reading.
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See Sect ion 2.3 for sensor
adj ust m ent inst ruct ions.
Do not posit ion a perforat ion
over t he sensor when t aking t he
sam ple.
( 3) For sm all not ches or
reflect ive m arks, ensur e t hat t he
labels exit st raight from t he
print er.
( 4) Unless ot herwise not ed, do
not m ov e t he Media Sensor aft er
t his st ep.
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