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User’s Manual—SNAP™ 500 Gen 1 and Gen 2
Classification: Avery Dennison - Public
4.5.1 Running Test Patterns
Your SNAP 500 printer offers you four test patterns to run before you proceed to
production.
Narrow Test Pattern
, consisting of a solid line down the middle on the front and
back of the label and a solid line across the web that is exactly 1” from the cut.
This test pattern is helpful in adjusting your print position to compensate for
mechanical tolerances in the printer. This test pattern is only for 2 print heads.
Wide Test Pattern,
more closely resembles an actual label and can be used to
make adjustments to the print head pressure and contrast.
Custom Test Pattern 1,
is the top right print station only and prints the printers
Configuration which includes the model, SW Version, and IP Address.
Custom Test Pattern 2,
is the same as Narrow Test Pattern but for 3 heads on
a Gen 2 printer.
When you have determined which Test Pattern you wish to operate, use the
appropriate procedure.
NOTE: The printer is set up to print the selected label test format in a very
large quantity. You must manually start and stop the printing to make any
necessary adjustments and to end the test run.
Printing Narrow Test Patten
1. To run a test label, press and hold the Voice button about two seconds. The
voice mes
sage will say, “Press Start for Test Pattern.”
2. Press the Start/Stop
Button. The voice message will say, “Press Start for
Narrow Test Pattern
.”
3. Press the Start/Stop button. The voice message will respond wit
h, “Ready to
Print Narrow Test Pattern
. Returning to Print Mode.” The Data light will turn
on.
4. Press the Start/Stop button. The machine will begin printing Narrow Test
Pattern.
5. To stop printing the test labels, press the Start / Stop button. The Data light
will remain on. Make any necessary adjustments, and press Start / Stop to
resume printing the test labels.
6. Once satisfied with the test label, press either the Start / Stop or Voice button
to stop the test run. The Data light will remain on.
7. Press and hold the Start/Stop and Voice buttons simultaneously to clear the
current batch of labels being printed.
8.
The voice message will say, “Clearing Current Batch.” The Data light will go
out.
If you want to run Wide Test Pattern, you must first clear the batch, and begin
with Step 1 for Narrow Test Pattern.