Chapter 3 - Printer Operation  24 
Standard Calibration (continued) 
 
Step  Action  Displayed Message  Comment 
F 
Proceed according to the media 
type:   
 
All media except Continuous – 
Position label material (and liner, if 
any) over the sensor then press 
the ESC Key. 
 
 
Continuous – Install media. 
Position the Media Sensor under 
the stock and press ESC. 
 
SCAN PAPER 
 
PRESS ESC KEY 
 
yyy 
This sets the paper value, where 
“yyy” represents the current 
sensor reading.  
 
(1) If using preprinted media, 
ensure that the area placed over 
the sensor is free of text, 
graphics, or borders.    
 
(2) See Section 2.3 for sensor 
adjustment instructions. 
 
G  Observe the calibration result.  CALIBRATION COMPLETE 
Calibration was successful. 
 
 If WARNING LOW BACKING is 
displayed, calibration was 
successful. 
 
H 
Press ESC then EXIT to return to 
READY. 
 
When calibrating gap or reflective 
media, press and hold the FEED 
Key until at least one label is 
output. 
 
CALIBRATION COMPLETE 
 
Followed by... 
 
READY 
The printer is now ready for use.