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Printer Configuration and Adjustment
Calibrate the Ribbon and Media Sensors
4/8/14 ZT400 Series™ User Guide P1066582-002
Calibrate the Ribbon and Media Sensors
Use the procedure in this section to calibrate the printer, which adjusts the sensitivity of the
media and ribbon sensors.
• For issues that may be resolved by sensor calibration, see Printing Issues on page 148.
• For a summary of the options for initiating calibration, see Media and Ribbon Sensor
Calibration on page 75.
To perform sensor calibration, complete these steps:
1. With the printer in the Ready state, initiate media and ribbon calibration in one of these
ways:
• Press and hold
PAUSE + FEED + CANCEL for 2 seconds.
•Send the ezpl.manual_calibration SGD command to the printer. See the
Zebra Programming Guide for more information about this command.
• Navigate to the following menu item on the control panel display. This item is located
under the TOOLS menu and the SENSORS menu. See Navigating through Screens in
the Display on page 90 for information about using the control panel and accessing
the menus.
a. Press RIGHT SELECT to select START.
The printer does the following:
•The STATUS light and SUPPLIES light flash yellow once.
•The PAUSE light blinks yellow.
• The control panel displays:
Important • Follow the calibration procedure exactly as presented. All of the steps must be
performed even if only one of the sensors requires adjustment. You may press and hold
CANCEL at any step in this procedure to cancel the process.
MEDIA/RIBBON CAL
START
MEDIA/RIBBON CAL
LOAD BACKING
REMOVE RIBBON