BPP11 User Manual
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Power on Utilities
There are six power-on utilities to set up and test printer hardware. These utilities are
activated by pressing FEED, then turning on the printer power simultaneously and releasing
the button at a different LED color.
Follow these steps for various power-on utilities:
1. Turn off the power switch.
2. Hold the Feed button down, then turn the power switch ON.
3. Release the button when LED indicates a color for a different function.
Ribbon and Gap/Black Mark Sensor Calibration
Calibrate gap/black mark sensor sensitivity at the following conditions:
•New printer
• Change label stock
• Printer initialization
Follow these steps to calibrate the ribbon and gap/black mark sensor:
1. Turn off the power switch.
2. Hold the Feed button down, then turn the power switch ON.
3. Release the button when LED turns red and blinks. (Any time during the 5 blinks).
• The ribbon sensor and gap/black mark sensor sensitivity will be calibrated.
• The LED color will change in the following order:
-
Amber
Æ
Red
(5 blinks
)
Æ
Amber
(5 blinks)
Æ
Green
(5 blinks)
Æ
Green/Amber
(5 blinks)
Æ
Red/Amber
(5 blinks)
Æ
Solid Green
Note: Select gap or black mark sensor by sending GAP or BLINE command to the
printer before calibrating the sensor.
Power on Utilities LED color changes as follows:
LED Color
Amber Red
(5 blinks)
Amber
(5 blinks)
Green
(5 blinks)
Green/Amber
(5 blinks)
Red/Amber
(5 blinks)
Solid
green
Functions
1. Ribbon Sensor Calibration
and Gap / black mark
sensor calibration
Release
2. Gap / black mark sensor
calibration, Self-test and
enter dump mode
Release
3. Printer initialization Release
4. Set black mark sensor as
media sensor and
calibrate the black mark
sensor
Release
5. Set gap sensor as media
sensor and calibrate the
gap sensor
Release
6. Skip AUTO.BAS Release
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