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4.6.4 Label Alignment Troubleshooting
If you experi ence la bel alignment p roblems, the following table off ers possible causes and solutions.
Problem Possible Cause Solution
Attemptin g to perform
Label Alignment results
in n o paper movemen t.
With the Pres ent S ensor
enabled, Label Align ment
cannot be pe rforme d
with out a Label Length .
 Set Label Alignment to AUTO, press and hold
FEED
until
media moves for th e automatic length measurement.
~OR~
 Re-measur e the Label Alignment Len gth . Use Printer Setup
mode to enter th e new length. Print a Database Configuration
label to ensure the new length h as been set.
First label is wasted
during alignment. All
labels th ereafter prin t to
the corr ect start of print
position.
Alignment Length is too
long.
~OR~
For labels whose length
and stop position cause
them to stop between
labels on the media
sen sor, th e alignment
function can r esult in
wasted labels.
 Set Label Align ment to AUTO, pr ess and hold
FEED
until
paper moves for automatic Label Align ment length
measurement.
~OR~
 Re-measur e Label Alignment Length, use Menu Setup to set
new length, ensure desired length has been set.
 Obtain a slightly different label Alignment Len gth
measur ement. Using the Label Alignment AUTO mode, hold
the
FEED
button to force an alignment an d label
measur ement. En suring slack in the label stock may result in a
slightly different measur ement. Th e Alignment Len gth may
also be set manually via the Setup Men u. Increasin g or
decr easin g t he value by 1 or 2 unit s (in. / 100) ma y h elp to
prevent the wasted labels; however , th is may r esult in in cor rect
print positions for labels that ar e short in length.
Label Alignment is
incor rect. Press ing
FEED
successively
results in a short label
length, on e-inch.
Label Alignment Len gth
is not correct. The
default Label Alignment
Len gth is 1.00”, and will
result in th is behavior
wh en an y lar ger label
length is used without
settin g th e appropriate
length.
 Set Label Align ment to AUTO. Press and hold
FEED
until
paper moves for automatic Label Align ment Len gth
measurement.
~OR~
 Measure the label length an d use the Setup Men u to set the
new length. Print a Database Configuration label to ensure the
new length has been set.