Label Gap Sensor Calibration - Intermec EasyCoder PD4 User Manual

Label Gap Sensor Calibration

The label gap sensor will need to be calibrated and the media feed
adjusted at the following occasions:
• After media load when the printer is used for the first time.
• After loading media that differs from the previously loaded in regard
of type (gaps, black marks, or continuous), size and location of gaps or
black marks, or transparency of the liner.
• When the printer starts feeding out labels or similar in an unexpected
way or when the print image becomes positioned in the wrong place.
The calibration is performed in the Autosensing Mode. Do like this:
1 Switch off the printer.
2 Switch on the printer while holding the Pause key.
3 If the printer is fitted with a display, it will show the following mes-
sage:
4 The printer will feed out some labels or similar while checking the
characteristics of the media and autoadjust the sensitivity and the feed
parameters.
5 Provided the printer has a display, one of the following messages is
briefly displayed depending on type of media, when the calibration is
completed:
6 The printer switches automatically to the Direct Mode.
To break the Autosensing Mode before it is finished and enter the
Direct Mode, press the Cancel key.
Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User's Guide
Chapter 9—Adjustments
63