Running Manual Calibrate - Printronix T5000 User Manual

Chapter 2
Printing Adjustments

Running Manual Calibrate

Manual Calibrate should be performed only when the values derived from
Auto Calibrate fail to improve the media sensor's ability to sense label length
indicators on the installed media. You must first enable Advanced User in the
PRINTER CONTROL menu before accessing or initializing Manual Calibrate
in the CALIBRATE CTRL menu.
NOTE: Verify that the CALIBRATE CTRL menu Gap/Mark Sensor option
1. Press
2. Press the ↓ key and
displays.
3. Press the
4. Press the ↑ key until "Advanced User" displays and then press the
until "Enable" displays.
5. Press the
6. Press the
7. Press the ↓ key until "Manual Calibrate/Run Calibrate" displays and then
press the
8. Follow the instructions displayed on the LCD. Example: "REMOVE
RBN&MEDIA/Press Enter" indicates that you must open the pivoting deck
and remove the ribbon and media from under the printhead, close and
lock the pivoting deck, and press the ENTER
9. During the last step of Manual Calibrate the printer will advance the media
and attempt to detect the label length indicators and stop at the Top-of-
Form position. The Sensed Distance value will then display for 1 second.
The Calibrate is successful when the Sensed Distance value correctly
matches that of the installed media. If "CALIBRATION FAIL/ See
Manual" displays, you should run Manual Calibrate again.
NOTE: The amount of media sampled during Manual Calibrate is based on
10. Press the PAUSE key until "OFFLINE" displays.
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(Gap, Mark, or Disable), matches the installed media. See "Sensing
Different Media Types" on page 62.
Check that the Media Sensor is horizontally positioned to permit
sensing of the label length indicators. See "Positioning The Media
Sensor" on page 61.
Check that the Print Mode option selected in the MEDIA CONTROL
menu matches the media installed. Select "Direct" for heat sensitive
media (no ribbon required) or "Transfer" for Thermal Transfer media
(ribbon required).
If you try to do a Manual Calibrate when Peel-Off Media Handling is
enabled, the LCD will display, "CANNOT CALIBRATE/Disable Peel-
Off." Before you can do a Manual Calibrate, you must select another
media handling mode.
. .
to place the printer in Menu mode.
.
↵
key together until "ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED"
. .
key until "PRINTER CONTROL" displays.
.
↵
key to select Enable - an asterisk (*) appears next to Enable.
. .
key until "CALIBRATE CTRL" displays.
.
↵
key.
the length of a label and the transitions detected without error,
between a label and its label length indicators.
+
key
↵
key.