Printronix T5000E series Quick Setup Manual page 25

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3. Press ↓ and
together until ENTER SWITCH / UNLOCKED
displays.
4. Press ↑ or ↓ until Label Length / 6 inch* displays (default).
5. Press + or – until the value that matches the physical length of
the installed media displays. See "Label Length" on page 30.
NOTE: Selecting the correct Label Length forces Auto Calibrate to
increase media advancement for long labels (to detect
actual gaps, notches, or marks) and decrease media
advancement for short labels.
6. Press ↑ or ↓ until Gap/Mark Sensor / Disable* displays.
7. Press + or – until Gap displays.
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8. Press . An asterisk (*) displays next to Gap.
9. Press ↓ until Auto Calibrate / Run Calibrate displays.
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10. Press . Media advances until it can accurately detect the label
length indicators and then stops at the top-of-form position. The
Sensed Distance value then displays for one second.
11. Auto Calibrate is successful when the Sensed Distance value
correctly matches that of the installed media. For Gap sensing,
the Sensed Distance value is the physical length of one label
plus the length of one gap.
12. If GAP NOT DETECTED or PAPER OUT displays, check the
horizontal position of the media sensors (see "Positioning The
Media Sensors" on page 24), press PAUSE, and run Auto
Calibrate again.
13. Press the PAUSE key to take the printer offline.
14. Press the FEED key several times. Each time you press FEED,
the media should advance one label length and stop.
15. Once the Sensed Distance value and performance is
confirmed, save it to the desired configuration menu as
described on page 36 before powering off the printer.
Positioning The Media Sensors
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