Zebra Technologies 105SL Benutzerhandbuch

Calibrate the Printer

11342L Rev. 8 6/4/2004

105SL User Guide

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There are five different ways that the printer can be calibrated. You may calibrate the printer as 
needed.

• Auto-calibration occurs when the printer feeds media after the printhead is closed and 

when the printer is first turned on (see 

 for options). The printer automatically sets the value it detects for the 

spaces between labels. This type of calibration also happens as part of both the sensor 
profile and media and ribbon sensor calibration procedures.

• Long Calibration, which you select by pressing PAUSE then CALIBRATE, calibrates 

the printer for media length, media type (continuous or non-continuous), and print mode 
(thermal or direct thermal transfer) and updates the sensor values. This calibration is the 
same as what is performed when Calibration is selected for the 

MEDIA

 

POWER

 

UP

 and 

HEAD

 

CLOSE

 parameters. For more information, see 

 or 

.

• Short Calibration, which is a selection for the 

MEDIA

 

POWER

 

UP

 and 

HEAD

 

CLOSE

 

parameters, uses current sensor values rather than detecting the spaces between labels and 
resetting the sensors. This calibration sequence may use fewer labels than the long 
calibration sequence, but it is less reliable because the values that are stored in the sensors 
could be incorrect. For more information, see 

• Sensor Profile Calibration, which you select through the front panel, auto-calibrates the 

printer and prints a media sensor profile. See 

instructions.

• Media and Ribbon Sensor Sensitivity Calibration, which you select through the front 

panel, resets the sensitivity of the sensors to detect correctly the media and ribbon that you 
are using. See 

 for instructions. If you 

change the type of ribbon and/or media, you might need to reset the sensitivity of the 
media and ribbon sensors. When the sensors are at their new sensitivity, the printer 
performs an auto-calibration.