Printer not printing full lables - Zebra Eltron Orion LP2443 Thermal Printer

SOURCE: Reg. zebra S600 lable

I had this happen when I changed from one label to a different size label. It needs to be calibrated. There are several types of calibration to do to the S600. Here is the solution that worked for me.

1. Check the position of the laser Media Sensor (figure 13). It may need to be moved to match the type of label that will be printed.

For CARD labels, the media sensor needs to be set at the edge of the card so it can “see through” the notch that is cut on the edge where the perforation is.

1. For STICKY labels, it can “see through” the backing which shows between each sticky label, so the Media Sensor could be set anywhere for it to work, but will probably be set towards the middle.

Set to Factory Defaults. This is so that all of the following steps will work. I do not need to change the steps based on the type of mode that printer is set up in because it will erase all that by setting it to the factory default. (See figure 14 for buttons)

1. Turn off the printer.
2. Hold the FEED and PAUSE buttons down as the printer power is turned on.
3. Press MODE button four times.
4. When the defaults are saved to the printer, the CALIBRATE, DARKER, and POSITION lights will all flash.

Test to see if the calibration is set correctly for the label. If not, proceed to the following steps.

1. Do a Manual Calibration.

Turn off the printer.

1. Hold the PAUSE, FEED, and CANCEL buttons down as the printer power is turned on, keeping the buttons depressed.
2. This will run through several labels and do some printing.
3. Release all three buttons after the CALIBRATION light comes on and then goes back off.

Put the printer into Auto-Calibration Mode.

1. Turn off the printer.
2. Hold PAUSE, CANCEL, and MODE down as the printer power is turned on.
3. Release the buttons after printer is powered on.

SOURCE: My printer appears to be printing the lables but

Make sure you are using thermal paper roll and not regular label roll.