Peel Off Mode

Peel Off Mode

Follow the instructions in this section to load media in Peel Off mode on a ZT610 printer with the 600 dpi micro-label option. In this mode, the labels peel from the media liner as they pass over the peel roller, and the printer stops after each label. Remove the label presented to move to the next one.
  1. If you have not already done so, follow the instructions in Preparing the Printer for Precision Printing.
  2. Raise the media door.
    Opening the media door of the printer.
  3. Open the printhead assembly.
    Open the printhead assembly
  4. Rotate the media guide adjustment knob to fully extend the guide.
    Rotate the media guide adjustment knob
  5. For most media, retract the extender on the media guide (1). For very narrow widths, expand it (2).
    Extend the media guide for narrow media
  6. The printhead may be hot and could cause severe burns. Allow the printhead to cool.
    From the media spindle (1), feed the media under the dancer assembly (2), through the media sensor (3), and under the printhead assembly (4). Slide the media back until it touches the inside back wall of the media sensor.
    Feed media from the spindle to the front of the printer
  7. Guide the media under the front media sensor (1).
    Guide the media under the front media sensor
  8. Extend approximately 24 in. (610 mm) of media out of the printer. Remove and discard the labels from this exposed media, leaving just the liner.
    Remove and discard the labels
  9. Guide the media liner behind the peel rod.
    Guide the media liner behind the peel rod
  10. Remove the hook from the rewind spindle.
    Remove the hook from the rewind spindle
  11. Open the rewind pinch roller assembly.
    Open the rewind pinch roller assembly
  12. Thread the liner between the rollers in the rewind pinch roller assembly, and then wind the liner around the rewind spindle.
    Thread the liner through the rewind pinch roller assembly and then wrap it around the rewind spindle
  13. Rotate the rewind spindle to create tension on the liner.
    Rotate the rewind spindle
  14. Locate the slot on the edge of the rewind spindle.
    Locate the slot
  15. To secure the liner in place, insert the long end of the spindle hook into the small hole on the rewind spindle guide plate and the short end into the hole in the center of the adjusting nut.
    Reinstall the spindle hook
  16. Close the rewind pinch roller assembly.
    Close the rewind pinch roller assembly
  17. Align the groove on the media holder with the ribs on the rewind spindle.
    Line up the media holder
  18. Push the media holder inward until it just touches the liner.
    Push the media holder in
  19. Tighten the screw on the media holder.
    Tighten the screw
  20. Rotate the media guide adjustment knob as shown until the media guide just touches the edge of the media.
    Rotate the media guide adjustment knob
  21. Close the printhead assembly.
    Close the printhead assembly
  22. Close the media door.
    Closing the media door of the printer.
  23. Configure the printer with the correct settings. See Configuring the Printer Parameters for Precision Printing.
  24. For best results, calibrate the printer. See Calibrating the Ribbon and Media Sensors.
  25. If desired, print a configuration or other label to verify that your printer is able to print. See
    System
    Settings
    Print: System Settings
    in System Menu.