Zebra HW46211 User Manual

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110XiIIIPlus Maintenance Manual

13185L-002 Rev. A  1/24/06

Section 4

Maintenance

Adjust Tension 

If the liner is wound too tightly on the spindle, it can cause misregistration of labels, 

tearing, or poor print quality due to smudging. Liner rewound too loosely could jam the 

printer before completing a roll, or make it impossible to separate the labels from the liner 

in Peel Mode.

1. Refer to 

. Use a spring scale gauge to set the spindle tension. Use 

adhesive tape to attach a 2 in. wide by 30 in. long (50 mm wide by 170 mm long) 
strip of polyester film to the spindle in the direction shown.

2. Refer to 

. Insert the spring scale tip through the reinforced hole in the end 

of the strip and pull slowly and evenly (2 in. [50 mm] per second) in the direction 
shown. Make this measurement several times to ensure an accurate reading.

3. If required, readjust the tension as described below and recheck the tension setting. 

4. To keep the spindle from rotating while turning the adjusting nut, insert the Allen 

wrench through the access hole at the rear of the rewind spindle to lock the spindle 
in position.

5. Turn the adjusting nut with fingers or pliers clockwise for more tension, or 

counterclockwise for less tension.

6. Tighten one of the adjusting nut set screws and retest (step 2).

7. If proper tension is not achieved, loosen the set screw and readjust as needed.

8. When proper tension is obtained, tighten both set screws.

9. Recheck the tension after running a full roll of labels.

110

1450 ±100 grams

Do not operate printer without at least one set screw tightened.

Note • Depending on the width of the media and the thickness of the liner, it 
may be necessary to deviate slightly from the recommended tension setting 
shown above.