User Manual

Print Operations
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6.
Insert the media through the slot at the rear of the printer and place the media between the media guide
and roll holders.
7. Close the top cover.
IMPORTANT: After printing or using the FEED button to advance several labels: If the media does not
track down the center (moves from side to side) or the sides of the media (liner, tag, paper, etc.) are frayed
or damaged when exiting the printer, then the media guide stop position may need further adjustment.
If this does not correct the problem, then the media can be routed over the two roll holding pins on the
media guide. An empty roll core of the same width as the stack of the fan-fold media can be placed
between the roll holders to provide additional support for thin media.
Printing with Externally Mounted Roll Media
The printer accommodates externally mounted roll media similar to the printer’s support of fan-fold media.
The printer requires the media roll and stand combination to have a low initial inertia to pull the media off
the roll.
Externally Mounted Roll Media Considerations:
• The media ideally should enter the printer directly behind the printer through the fan-fold media slot
in the rear of the printer. Go to Printing on Fan-Fold Media on page 210 for media loading.
• Lower the print speed to decrease the chance of motor stalls. The roll typically has the highest
inertia when trying to start the roll moving. Larger media roll diameters require the printer to have
more torque applied to get the roll moving.
• The media should move smoothly and freely. The media should not slip, skip, jerk, bind and then
move, etc. when mounted on your media stand.