1. ZT200 Series Industrial Printer User Guide
  2. Printer Configuration and Adjustment
  3. Calibrating the Ribbon and Media Sensors
  4. Performing Manual Sensor Calibration
  • ZT200 Series Industrial Printer User Guide
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.
  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.
    • ZT230 printer only:
      • 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 (ZT230 printer only) displays:
    The printhead may be hot and could cause severe burns. Allow the printhead to cool.
  2. Open the printhead assembly by rotating the printhead-open lever.
  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 following happens:
    • The PAUSE light turns off.
    • The SUPPLIES light flashes.
    • The control panel (ZT230 printer only) displays:
    When the process is complete:
    • The SUPPLIES light stops flashing.
    • The PAUSE light flashes yellow.
    • The control panel (ZT230 printer only) displays:
  9. Open the printhead assembly by rotating the printhead-open lever.
  10. Pull the media forward until a label is positioned under the media sensors.
  11. Reload the ribbon (if used).
  12. Close the printhead.
  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.