Zebra 400 User Manual - Auto Calibration

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PA/PT400 & PA/PT 403 User’s Guide

 Calibration

Auto Calibration

NOTE., The printer will not auto calibrate when you are us-

ing pre-printed labels or pre-printed label backing. If you are

using this type of media, see “Manual Calibration. ‘

By default, this printer automatically sets the sensor levels for, and

determines the length of, the label you are using. To auto calibrate:

1. Load the media according to the instructions in “Loading the

Media” in Getting Ready to Print.

2. Turn on the printer or press the Feed button if the printer is al-

ready on.

3. Some blank labels will feed, completing auto calibration.

4. If the Error LED begins flashing, refer to “Manual Calibration.”

Hints:

• Auto calibration only works when you are using non-continuous

media (a gap, notch, or black mark separates each label).

• When auto calibration is selected, it occurs when the printer is

turned on (if the printhead has been opened), whenever an er-

ror is cleared, or if the battery (or other power source) has

been removed.

Manual Calibration

A manual calibration should be performed whenever you are using

pre-printed labels (or label backing) or if the printer will not auto cali-

brate.

1. Turn on the printer power.

2. Remove 4-6" (102-152 mm) of labels from a section of backing

material. Load the media so that only the backing material is

threaded through the printer and under the printhead.

3. Press and hold the Feed button until the Error LED flashes

once, then twice. Release the button.

4. The printer will set the media sensor for the label backing you

are using. After it is done making this adjustment, the roll will

automatically feed until a label is positioned at the printhead.

5. A profile of the media sensor settings will print (similar to the

example in Figure 26). Upon completion, the printer will save

the new settings in memory and the printer is ready for normal

operation.