Technical information

The voltage applied to the printhead is the same voltage applied to the Cutter
Module. The specific voltage applied to the cutter motor is controlled by the
Home Position Potentiometer.
There are three cases in which you must adjust the Cutter’s Home Position
Potentiometer:
• Before placing a new Cutter Module into service.
• If you install a new printhead on the printer.
• If you install a Cutter Module on a different printer than the one for which it
was adjusted.
1. Turn the printer power OFF. Load media and ribbon if not already
installed.
2. Attach the new Cutter Module to the Cutter Cable Connector on
the printer and lay it on the table or on the inside of the printer’s
open Front Door. DO NOT mount the Cutter Module on the printer.
3. Press PAUSE while turning the printer power ON (PAUSE Test).
DO NOT allow the printed labels to pass through the Cutter Module!
Instead, let them accumulate on the table or floor.
4. While labels are printing, observe where the Sensor Disc on the
Cutter Module stops after completing a cut cycle. It can be viewed
between the Outer Cover and the Side Plate. The desired stopping
position of the Sensor Disc is when the Embossed Line on the Sensor
Disc is aligned with the edge of the Side Plate. (See Fig. 5.14).
5. Adjust the Cutter Sensor. Adjust the Home Position Potentiometer
(See Fig. 5.15) with the provided Potentiometer Adjustment Tool (part #
01428) until the Embossed Line on the Sensor Disc is in alignment with
the Side Plate Edge. If the Embossed Line is too far to the right, turn the
potentiometer counter-clockwise, wait for the cutter to complete a cut
cycle, and again observe the position. If the Embossed Line is too far to
the left, turn the potentiometer clockwise and observe the position.
6. Turn printer power OFF.
You may now install the Cutter Module. Refer to the Cutter Module cleaning
procedure in Section 4.
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