Avery Dennison SNAP 500 - Manual (Page 39)

User’s Manual—SNAP™ 500 Gen 1 and Gen 2 39
4.0 Making Adjustments
4.1 Print Head Adjustments
The one, two, or three print stations on the SNAP 500 printer are stationary. The
print rollers swing open for loading stock and ink and close when the machine is
printing. The rollers are held in the print position with a latch on both the inside
and outside end of the rollers.
When printing labels, there are two adjustments: (1) print head pressure, and (2)
contrast, which controls print darkness (density).
4.1.1 Adjusting Print Head Pressure
Each print head has two print head pressure buttons, (see Figure 13). Adjust
print head pressure as follows:
CAUTION: For extended print head life, use the lighter
print pressure setting whenever possible.
1. Decrease print head pressure: use a flat blade screwdriver to depress both
buttons and turn them ¼ turn (90 degrees) counterclockwise until they are in
the upper position.
2. Increase print head pressure: use the flat blade screwdriver to depress both
buttons and turn them clockwise until they are in the lower position.
CAUTION: Ensure that both buttons on the print head are
in the same position.
The buttons do not rotate except 90 degrees back and forth to the desired
setting.