Specifications

Users Manual Model 686 / 686 HT Adjustments / Maintenance •
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Printer Set Up Sequence
1) Power off the printer, remove the stock and ink and thoroughly clean the printer
from the unwind to the stacker using alcohol and a clean soft cloth. The print
head should be cleaned as per the Print Head Cleaning section in this manual.
2) NEVER use an alcohol-based solution when cleaning the sensors or LED.
3) Load a full roll of an average width stock and ink on the printer.
4) Power on the printer. After passing the diagnostics tests the front panel will
display READY FOR BATCHES.
5) Arrow down to the Print / Cut Position mode and press enter.
6) At the Print Checkout Format screen press enter.
7) Press start. After several tags have been printed and cut, stop the printer and
evaluate the last tag out.
8) Confirm the centerline is actually in the center of the media. If it is not, first
check and adjust, as needed, the unwind core guides - then adjust the web
guides. If the print quality is inadequate, refer back to step number six.
9) Using two consecutive labels back to back, check the squareness of the cut.
Adjust the knife module as needed (refer to the Knife Square Adjustment section
in this manual).
10) Using the front panel, adjust the label leading edge cut to be 1.0" +- .032" from
the cut line printed on the label. The printer is now ready for production formats
at which time you should need only to fine-tune the print, cut, and strobe via the
front panel for individual formats.