Intermec PF8D, User Manual

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Chapter 3 — Troubleshooting and Maintaining the Printer
58 PF8d and PF8t Desktop Printer User’s Guide
• When switching between self-strip, tear-off, and cut-off mode, you
need to adjust the media feed using a
j
command. For more
information, see the
ESim for the PC4, PF8, PD41, and PD42
Printer Programmer’s Reference Manual .
If you are using InterDriver you can select one of the following modes
of operation without issuing commands:
• Tear-off
• Self-strip with label taken sensor enabled
•
Self-strip with label taken sensor disabled
You can download the InterDriver files from the PrinterCompanion
CD or from the Intermec web site at
www.intermec.com .
Adjusting the Label Gap Sensor
The PF8 printers are fitted with a label gap sensor that detects the
slots between tickets and tags or gaps between labels as media is fed
past the sensor during printing. The label gap sensor determines the
length of tags or labels and controls the media and ribbon feed
accordingly.
The label gap sensor is a center-aligned photoelectric sensor that
measures the light that passes through the media path. The
transparency of the liner of a label supply may change from batch to
batch, making it difficult for the sensor to determine the length of the
media. If this happens, the status LED will change from green to
orange, indicating you need to adjust the sensor using the
Autosensing mode. For more information, see the
ESim for the PC4,
PF8, PD41, and PD42 Printer Programmer’s Reference Manual .
Adjusting the Label Stop/Black Mark Sensor
The default position of the Label Stop Sensor/Black Mark sensor is all
the way to the right of the slot, at the center of the printer. For an
illustration, see
“Identifying the Parts of the Printer” on page 3 .
For most media, this is the correct position. However, you can adjust
the sensor to accommodate special circumstances, such printing on
very small labels or labels with black marks or notches in unusual
locations.