ZebraXiIII-SeriesUser’sGuide 51
MediaandRibbonSensorCalibration
NOTE:Beforeyoubeginthisprocedure,makesurethatthemaximumlengthissettoavalue
equaltoorgreaterthanthelengthofthelabelsyouareusing.Ifthemaximumlengthissettoa
lowervalue,thecalibrationprocesswillassumethatcontinuousmediaisintheprinter.See
page48formoreinformation.
Therearetwodifferenttypesofcalibrationthatcanbeperformedbytheprinter:
1)StandardCalibration.PressingtheCALIBRATEkeyontheprinter’sfrontpanelcausesthe
printertofeedmediaandribbonandsetthevaluesitdetectsformedia,mediabackingmaterial
(thespacesbetweenlabels),mediaout,andribbonornoribbon(whichdeterminestheprint
mode—thermaltransferordirectthermal).Thistypeofcalibrationalsooccursaspartofthe
sensorprofileandmediaandribboncalibrationprocedures.
2)MediaandRibbonSensorSensitivityCalibration.Performingthemediaandribbon
calibrationprocedurefirstresetsthesensitivityofthesensorstobetterdetectthemediaand
ribbonyouareusing.Withthesensorsattheirnewsensitivity,theprinterthenperformsthe
standardcalibrationdescribedabove.Changingthetypeofribbonand/ormediamayrequire
resettingthesensitivityofthemediaandribbonsensors.Indicationsthatthesensitivitymay
needtoberesetwouldbeaCHECKRIBBONlightonwiththeribbonproperlyinstalledor
non-continuousmediabeingtreatedascontinuousmedia.
Press DisplayShows Action/Explanation
SENSORPROFILE
SensorProfilePressNEXT/SAVEtoskipthisstandardcalibration
procedureandcontinuewiththemediaandribboncalibration
parameterwhichfollows.PresstheRIGHTBLACKOVALkeyto
initiatethisstandardcalibrationprocedureandprintamedia
sensorprofile.
SeeFigure26.Themediasensorprofilemaybeusedto
troubleshootregistrationproblemsthatmaybecausedwhenthe
mediasensordetectspreprintedareasonthemediaor
experiencesdifficultyindeterminingweblocation.Ifthe
sensitivityofthemediaand/orribbonsensorsMUSTbeadjusted,
usethemediaandribbonsensorsensitivityprocedure.
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