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Media with Gaps, Notches, or Holes (Gap Option)
Position the media sensor assembly to detect gaps, notches, or holes in
media. .
1. Position the triangle mark ▽ on the media sensor assembly directly over the center of the gap, notch,
or
hole.
2. Select “Gap” in the Sensors > Control > Gap/Mark Sensor menu. See Sensing Different Media Types
page 37.
3. Perform an Auto Calibrate. See Running Auto Calibrate page 38.
Sensing Different Media Types
The printer’s media sensors can detect the different types of label length
indicators on a large variety of
media types. This is accomplished by selecting
the correct sensor option: Gap, Mark, or
Disable under
Sensors > Control > Gap/Mark Sensor menu or within the “Printer Setup” Wizard. Figure 21 on page 265
illustrates the different media types and label length indicators used
on them.
1. Press the PAUSE key to place the printer OFFLINE (Home Screen).
2. Find the Settings ICON and press ENTER.
3. Press the UP + DOWN ARROW keys together until “ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED” displays.
4. Find the Sensors ICON and press ENTER.
5. Select the “Control” submenu and press ENTER.
6. Find the “Gap/Mark Sensor” option and press ENTER to edit this menu. Find the option that matches
the type of label length indicators on the installed media displays:
• Mark. Select when using media that has horizontal black marks
located on the underside of the
label liner or tag stock.
• Gap. Select when using media with a liner space between die-cut
labels or when using tag
stock with notches or holes as label length
indicators on white background media.
• Disable. Select when using media with no label length indicators (no
gaps, notches, holes, or
black marks) or when you want the printer to
ignore all existing label length indicators on the
installed media.
NOTE: When you select Disable, the length of each label is based on the
Media > Image > Label
Length menu or the value
sent via host software.
NOTE: If the printer detects a false PAPER OUT message when you change
to Gap or Mark sensing
or
vice-versa, find the Home Screen and run Calibrate
7. Press ENTER to enable the displayed option or use the RIGHT SOFT key labeled “Apply”. An asterisk
(*) appears next to the selection
.
8. Press the PAUSE key or the LEFT SOFT key labeled “Home” to return to the Home Screen.
9. Review Calibrating the Media Sensors page 37.
10. Perform the Auto Calibrate procedure per Running Auto Calibrate page 38.
Calibrating the Media Sensors
Due to manufacturing differences in media, the media sensors
may have difficulty differentiating between
the label and the liner or the label
and the black mark. When this occurs, the printer may intermittently skip
a
label or display a fault message such as “GAP NOT DETECTED”
or “PAPER OUT”.
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