Printer Configuration and Adjustment
Adjust the Printhead Pressure and Toggle Position
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P1095460-001 ZT510 User Guide 6/28/17
Printhead Pressure Adjustment
If positioning the toggles properly does not solve a print quality or other issue, try adjusting
the printhead pressure. Maximize printhead life by using the lowest pressure that produces the
desired print quality.
Perform this procedure if you are experiencing any of the following:
• The media requires higher pressure overall to print well
• The media requires lower pressure overall to print well
• The prints is too light on the left side of the label.
• The print is too light on the right side of the label.
• The media shifts left while printing
• The media shifts right while printing
If none of these issues exist, do not continue with this procedure.
To adjust printhead pressure, complete these steps:
1. Equally space the toggles across the width of the media.
2. Measure the distance from the top of the toggle foot (
1) to the bottom of the lower knurled
nut (
2). If the measurement is not 1-3/16 in. (30 mm), loosen the upper knurled nut (3)
and adjust the lower knurled nut until the distance is correct.
3. Initiate the PRINT LINE option of PRINT TEST FORMAT on page 138.
4. While printing labels, use the control panel to lower the darkness setting until the labels
are printing gray instead of black. (See DARKNESS on page 108.)
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