Performing Manual Sensor Calibration
Performing Manual Sensor Calibration

Performing Manual Sensor Calibration

Follow the calibration procedure exactly as presented. All of the steps must be performed even if only one of the sensors requires adjustment. You may press and hold
CANCEL
at any step in this procedure to cancel the process.
For issues that may be resolved by sensor calibration, see Printing Issues.
For a summary of the options for initiating calibration, see Media and Ribbon Sensor Calibration in Calibration, Diagnostic, and Other Tools.
  1. With the printer in the Ready state, initiate media and ribbon calibration in one of these ways:
    • Press and hold
      PAUSE
      +
      CANCEL
      for 2 seconds.
    • Send the ezpl.manual_calibration SGD command to the printer. See the Zebra Programming Guide for more information about this command.
    • Navigate to the following menu item on the control panel display. This item is located under the TOOLS menu and the SENSORS menu. See Idle Display, Home Menu, and User Menus for information about using the control panel and accessing the menus. See the User Guide for information about using the control panel and accessing the menus.
      Press
      RIGHT SELECT
      to select
      START
      .
    The printer does the following:
    • The STATUS light and SUPPLIES light flash yellow once.
    • The PAUSE light blinks yellow.
    • The control panel displays:
  2. Open the printhead assembly by rotating the printhead-open lever.
    The printhead may be hot and could cause severe burns. Allow the printhead to cool.
  3. Extend the media approximately 8 in. (203 mm) out of the printer.
  4. Remove the exposed labels so that only the liner remains.
  5. Pull the media into the printer so that only the backing is between the media sensors.
  6. Remove the ribbon (if used).
  7. Rotate the printhead-open lever downward until it locks the printhead in place.
  8. Press PAUSE to begin the media calibration process.
    • The PAUSE light turns off.
    • The SUPPLIES light flashes.
    • The control panel displays:
    When the process is complete:
    • The SUPPLIES light stops flashing.
    • The PAUSE light flashes yellow.
    • The control panel displays:
  9. Open the printhead assembly by rotating the printhead-open lever.
    The printhead may be hot and could cause severe burns. Allow the printhead to cool.
  10. Pull the media forward until a label is positioned under the media sensors.
  11. Reload the ribbon (if used). See Loading the Ribbon.
  12. Rotate the printhead-open lever downward until it locks the printhead in place.
  13. Close the media door.
  14. Press
    PAUSE
    to enable printing.
  15. Press
    FEED
    to test if calibration was successful.
If one label feeds correctly each time, the printer is properly calibrated.