{"id":13477,"date":"2020-05-29T15:39:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T15:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smithcorona.com\/blog\/?p=13477"},"modified":"2022-11-10T20:28:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T20:28:16","slug":"how-to-calibrate-your-rollo-printer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smithcorona.com\/blog\/how-to-calibrate-your-rollo-printer\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Calibrate your Rollo Printer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are your barcode labels skipping? Or is the print off on your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithcorona.com\/shop-by-use\/shipping-labels\/fanfold-4-x-6-thermal-transfer-labels.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4&#215;6 shipping label<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s a number of errors that can be resolved with a simple calibration.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><div class=\"video-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/808dPA31dq4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you\u2019re new to using Rollo printers or simply swapping out different size direct thermal labels, knowing how to manually calibrate your printer will save you time, money, and materials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a quick step-by-step guide to calibrating your Rollo printer:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Press the release latch and open the printer<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Adjust the media head inward or outward to fit the label size being used<\/li>\n<li>Insert the labels in, face-sheet side up, and close the printer; it will automatically calibrate<\/li>\n<li>To manually calibrate, press and hold the blue button on the top of the printer until it beeps; the labels will move back and forth as the printer reads the labels\u2019 properties and adjusts accordingly<\/li>\n<li>Print labels<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[Note: While this calibration method does work and is recommended for those using Rollo for the first time or changing their label type, size, or manufacturer, the printer top does not need to be opened for calibration, and labels can simply be fed in from the back of the printer.]<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simple desktop printers like the Rollo should be easy to use. But what happens when your shipping labels start skipping? Or the print design for your barcode label keeps getting cut off? Sounds like a quick calibration might be the trick to fixing your issue! Here\u2019s the step-by-step instructions on how to calibrate your Rollo printer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":13662,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[73],"tags":[],"acf":{"theme_color":"","estimated_reading_time":3,"include_in_most_popular_sidebar":false,"hero_splash_image":"","grid_listing_thumbnail":13663,"sidebar_most_popular_thumbnail":13661},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.7.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How To Calibrate your Rollo Printer - Barcode Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Issues with labels skipping or printing might mean you&#039;ll need to calibrate your Rollo printer. 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