Datamax M-Class Mark II Operator's Manual page 90

La be l Align m e n t Tr ou ble sh oot in g
I f you experience label alignm ent problem s, t he following t able offers possible causes and
solut ions.
Pr oble m
At t em pt ing t o
perform Label
Alignm ent result s in
no paper m ovem ent .
First label is w ast ed
during alignm ent . All
labels t hereaft er print
t o t he correct st art of
print posit ion.
Label Alignm ent is
incorrect . Pressing
successively
FEED
result s in a short
label lengt h, one-
inch.
Appe n dix C – Pa pe r M e n u Se t u p
Possible Ca u se
Wit h t he Present
Sensor enabled, Label
Alignm ent cannot be
perform ed wit hout a
Label Lengt h.
Alignm ent Lengt h is
t oo long.
~ OR~
For labels whose
lengt h and st op
posit ion cause t hem t o
st op bet ween labels on
t he m edia sensor, t he
alignm ent funct ion can
result in wast ed labels.
Label Alignm ent
Lengt h is not correct .
The default Label
Alignm ent Lengt h is
1.00" , and will result in
t his behavior when any
larger label lengt h is
used wit hout set t ing
t he appropriat e lengt h.
Solu t ion
 Set Label Alignm ent t o AUTO, press and hold
unt il m edia m oves for t he aut om at ic
FEED
lengt h m easurem ent .
 Re- m easur e t he Label Alignm ent Lengt h. Use
Print er Set up m ode t o ent er t he new lengt h. Print
a Dat abase Configurat ion label t o ensure t he new
lengt h has been set .

Set Label Alignm ent t o AUTO, press and hold
unt il paper m oves for aut om at ic Label
FEED
Alignm ent lengt h m easur em ent .
~ OR~

Re- m easur e Label Alignm ent Lengt h, use Menu
Set up t o set new lengt h, ensure desired lengt h
has been set .

Obt ain a slight ly different label Alignm ent Lengt h
m easurem ent . Using t he Label Alignm ent AUTO
m ode, hold t he FEED
alignm ent and label m easurem ent . Ensuring
slack in t he label st ock m ay result in a slight ly
different m easurem ent . The Alignm ent Lengt h
m ay also be set m anually via t he Set up Menu.
I ncreasing or decreasing t he value by 1 or 2 unit s
( inches/ 100) m ay help t o prevent t he wast ed
labels; how ever, t his m ay result in incorrect print
posit ions for labels t hat are short in lengt h.

Set Label Alignm ent t o AUTO. Press and hold
FEED unt il paper m oves for aut om at ic Label
Alignm ent Lengt h m easur em ent .
~ OR~

Measure t he label lengt h and use t he Set up
Menu t o set t he new lengt h. Print a Dat abase
Configurat ion label t o ensure t he new lengt h has
been set .
~ OR~
but t on t o force an
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