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      Manual Calibration of your Printer

      Occasionally, the printer's normal Calibrate function will not be able to calibrate to your labels correctly. If you still have alignment issues after calibrating from the website, you may need to run a manual calibration.

      Table of Contents

      1. Printronix Printers
        1. T800
        2. T4000 & T6000e
      2. Zebra Printers
        1. ZD500R
        2. ZD621R
        3. ZT410
        4. ZT411

       

      Printronix Printers

      T800

      1. Press the PAUSE key to place the printer OFFLINE (Home Screen).
      2. Find the Settings icon and press ENTER.
      3. If you get the message "ENTER SWITCH LOCKED", press the up and down arrow keys together, then wait a moment until “ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED” displays.
      4. Find the Sensors icon and press ENTER.
      5. Select the “Diagnostics” submenu and press ENTER.
      6. Find “Manual Calibrate” and then press ENTER to start the process.
      7. Follow the instructions displayed on the LCD and press the ENTER key to move to the next step.
      8. During the last step of Manual Calibrate, the printer will advance the media and attempt to detect the label length indicators and stop at the Top-of-Form position. The Sensed Distance value will then display for one second. The calibrate is successful when the Sensed Distance value correctly matches that of the installed media. If “CALIBRATION FAIL” error displays, run Manual Calibrate again. 

      T4000 & T6000e

      Zebra Printers

      ZD500R

      ZD621R

      ZT410

      1. On the printer's LCD, navigate to the following menu: Home > TOOLS > SENSORS > MEDIA/RIBBON CAL
      2. Press the right select button to select START.
      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.
      7. Close the printhead by rotating the lever downwards.
      8. Press PAUSE to begin the media calibration process.
      9. The printer will begin its calibration. After a few seconds the display will show 
      10. Pull the media forward until a label is positioned under the media sensors.
      11. Reload the ribbon.
      12. Close the printhead.
      13. Press PAUSE to enable printing.
      14. Press FEED to test if calibration was successful. If one label feeds correctly each time, the printer is properly calibrated.

      ZT411