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Calibrate the Printer
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P1009874-002 Xi4™/RXi4™ User Guide 1/7/10
Calibrate the Printer
Calibrate the printer when it is first put into service. Calibration allows the printer to establish
the proper settings for the specific media and ribbon used in your application. You may
calibrate the printer at other times as needed. Table 7 shows the different methods for
calibration.
Important • To retain calibration settings in the printer’s memory when the printer is power
cycled, you must save the changes permanently. See Exit Setup Mode on page 87.
Table 7 • Types of Calibration
Type of Calibration Description When/How It Occurs
Auto-calibration The printer automatically sets the value
it detects for the spaces between labels.
Occurs at the following times:
• When the printer is first turned on if
CALIBRATION is selected for
MEDIA POWER UP (see Select
Media Power-Up Option
on page 105).
• When the printer feeds media after
the printhead is closed if
CALIBRATION is selected for
HEAD CLOSE (see Select Head
Close Option on page 106).
• As part of both the sensor profile and
media and ribbon sensor calibration
procedures.
Long Calibration The printer does the following:
• feeds media and ribbon
• sets the values it detects for media
length, media type (continuous or
non-continuous), and print mode
(thermal transfer or direct thermal)
• updates the sensor values
To perform a long calibration, do one of
the following:
• Press
PAUSE on the control panel to
pause the printer, and then press
CALIBRATE.
• Select CALIBRATION for the
MEDIA POWER UP or HEAD
CLOSE parameter (see Select Media
Power-Up Option on page 105 or
Select Head Close Option
on page 106).
Short Calibration The printer calibrates using the current
sensor values rather than detecting the
spaces between labels and resetting the
sensors. This calibration sequence uses
fewer labels than the long calibration
sequence, but it is less reliable because
the values that are stored in the sensors
could be incorrect.
Select SHORT CAL for the
MEDIA
POWER UP or HEAD CLOSE parameter
(see Select Media Power-Up Option
on page 105 or Select Head Close
Option on page 106.