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84 Bradyprinter THT X-Plus II Series User Guide
Front Panel Controls
Front Panel LCD
MEDIA AND
RIBBON
CALIBRATE
Calibrate Media and Ribbon Sensors
Use this procedure to adjust sensitivity of media and ribbon sensors.
Important • This procedure must be followed exactly as presented. All of the
steps must be performed even if only one of the sensors requires adjustment.
You may press the left oval at any step in this procedure to cancel the
procedure.
1. Press the right oval to start the calibration procedure.
The
LOAD BACKING
prompt displays.
2.
Open the printhead.
3. Remove approximately 8 in. (203 mm) of labels from the backing, and pull
the media into the printer so that only the backing is between the media
sensors.
4.
Leave the printhead open.
5. Press the right oval to continue.
The
REMOVE RIBBON
prompt displays.
6.
Remove the ribbon.
7. Close the printhead.
8. Press the right oval to continue.
The message
CALIBRATING PLEASE WAIT
displays.
The printer adjusts the scale (gain) of the signals that it receives from the
media and ribbon sensors. On the sensor profile, this essentially
corresponds to moving the peak of the graph up or down to optimize the
readings for your application.
When calibration is complete,
RELOAD ALL
displays.
9. Open the printhead and pull the media forward until a label is positioned
under the media sensor.
10. Reload the ribbon.
11.
Close the printhead.
12. Press the right oval to continue.
The printer does a calibration equivalent to pressing CALIBRATE ; during
this process, the printer determines the label length. To see the new
readings on the new scale, print a sensor profile.
LCD Description