# Calibrate Printer

Manage Voids, skipped labels

# Calibrate from the web portal

<p class="callout warning"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Make sure the printer is unpaused before calibrating: </span>[Unpause your printer](https://kb.simplerfid.com/books/printers/page/unpause-your-printer)</p>

You can calibrate your printer from the web portal. This can be done from three places:

### Option 1: From the Menu Bar

[![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/h2Cimage.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/h2Cimage.png)

- Access the Available Printers icon at the top-right of the page.

![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/157004031150/original/UPnZdHn7hmjfeviBiExVwrOjdv8q7iLRSA.png?1742499518)

Locate the desired print station and click the Calibrate icon to the right.

![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/157004031164/original/wddXTBoExOgQoDpMsqBcWkP1geMNxuTUhg.png?1742499528)

Finally, click Calibrate to start the calibration process.

![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/157004031178/original/WRctEr7D6wxlgsuBF5lZETeQikFoF6m3-w.png?1742499545)

- Accepting this prompt will then send both the media and ribbon and RFID calibrations to the printer, which will proceed automatically with the following steps:
    - Media and Ribbon.
    - Then a pause for roughly 10 seconds.
    - And then the RF calibration, which will take longer; the labels will periodically inch out of the printer for approximately one minute. At the end of the process it will feed out 2 or 3 labels before stopping completely.
- After the calibration has completed:
    - Open the printer and roll back the labels so the blank tags may be used—precision is not necessary
    - Un-pause the printer
    - Now you are ready to print.

<p class="callout danger">If the printer continues to VOID labels, repeat the process. If the issue persists, perform a calibration directly from the printer itself.</p>

---

### Option 2: From the printer's Printer Profile page

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The printer profile page contains </span>****details**** <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">for each connected printer. Users can navigate to this page from the </span>[Available Printers](https://kb.simplerfid.com/books/web-portal/page/menu-bar-available-printers-calibrate-printer-from-web)<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> pop-out menu, or the </span>[Station Settings](https://kb.simplerfid.com/books/web-portal/page/printers-station-settings)

##### ****Printer Profile Details****

- Location the printer is connected to
- 'Station' (Host PC) the printer is connected to
- Serial Number of the Printer
- Firmware Version of the Printer
- Date the printer was setup
- Printer DPI: 203, 300, or 600
- Connection Method: USB or Ethernet
- Print Station connectivity indicator
- Printer connectivity indicator
- Notes section
- Calibrate Printer button
- Save button to save changes
- Close button to exit the page

[![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/FLZimage.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/FLZimage.png)

##### ****Calibrate Printer from Printer Profile****

- <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Calibrate click the button </span>
- Click 'Calibrate' on pop-up

[![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/1Ebimage.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/1Ebimage.png)

- Accepting this prompt will then send both the media and ribbon and RFID calibrations to the printer, which will proceed automatically with the following steps:
    - Media and Ribbon.
    - Then a pause for roughly 10 seconds.
    - And then the RF calibration, which will take longer; the labels will periodically inch out of the printer for approximately one minute. At the end of the process it will feed out 2 or 3 labels before stopping completely.
- After the calibration has completed:
    - Open the printer and roll back the labels so the blank tags may be used—precision is not necessary
    - Un-pause the printer
    - Now you are ready to print.

<p class="callout danger">If the printer continues to VOID labels, repeat the process. If the issue persists, perform a calibration directly from the printer itself.</p>

---

### Option 3: From the Printer Station Settings

This page allows for the assignment and view of all printers including settings.

[![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/6kCimage.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/6kCimage.png)

# Calibrate from the printer directly

****Step 1****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span>  
[Identify the model of your printer](https://kb.simplerfid.com/books/printer-set-up/page/identifying-your-printer-model)

****Step 2.****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>  
[Select the article for your corresponding printer](https://kb.simplerfid.com/books/printers)

****Step 3.****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>  
****Open**** <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">the related </span>*****"Calibrate from the Printer's Interface"*****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> article (e.g.</span>[<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> Printronix T800</span>](https://kb.simplerfid.com/books/printers/page/printronix-t800-calibrate-from-the-printers-interface))

<p class="callout info">****Note****:  
<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Each printer has its own approach of calibrating it. </span>  
<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If you encounter any issues or have any questions, feel free to email us at </span><support@simplerfid.com><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> !</span></p>

# Calibrate your printer

## Calibrate from the web portal

<p class="callout warning"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Make sure the printer is unpaused before calibrating: </span>[Unpause your printer](https://kb.simplerfid.com/books/printers/page/unpause-your-printer)</p>

You can calibrate your printer from the web portal. This can be done from three places:

### Option 1: From the Menu Bar

[![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/h2Cimage.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/h2Cimage.png)

- Access the Available Printers icon at the top-right of the page.

![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/157004031150/original/UPnZdHn7hmjfeviBiExVwrOjdv8q7iLRSA.png?1742499518)

Locate the desired print station and click the Calibrate icon to the right.

![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/157004031164/original/wddXTBoExOgQoDpMsqBcWkP1geMNxuTUhg.png?1742499528)

Finally, click Calibrate to start the calibration process.

![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/157004031178/original/WRctEr7D6wxlgsuBF5lZETeQikFoF6m3-w.png?1742499545)

- Accepting this prompt will then send both the media and ribbon and RFID calibrations to the printer, which will proceed automatically with the following steps:
    - Media and Ribbon.
    - Then a pause for roughly 10 seconds.
    - And then the RF calibration, which will take longer; the labels will periodically inch out of the printer for approximately one minute. At the end of the process it will feed out 2 or 3 labels before stopping completely.
- After the calibration has completed:
    - Open the printer and roll back the labels so the blank tags may be used—precision is not necessary
    - Un-pause the printer
    - Now you are ready to print.

<p class="callout danger">If the printer continues to VOID labels, repeat the process. If the issue persists, perform a calibration directly from the printer itself.</p>

---

### Option 2: From the printer's Printer Profile page

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The printer profile page contains </span>****details**** <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">for each connected printer. Users can navigate to this page from the </span>[Available Printers](https://kb.simplerfid.com/books/web-portal/page/menu-bar-available-printers-calibrate-printer-from-web)<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> pop-out menu, or the </span>[Station Settings](https://kb.simplerfid.com/books/web-portal/page/printers-station-settings)

##### ****Printer Profile Details****

- Location the printer is connected to
- 'Station' (Host PC) the printer is connected to
- Serial Number of the Printer
- Firmware Version of the Printer
- Date the printer was setup
- Printer DPI: 203, 300, or 600
- Connection Method: USB or Ethernet
- Print Station connectivity indicator
- Printer connectivity indicator
- Notes section
- Calibrate Printer button
- Save button to save changes
- Close button to exit the page

[![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/FLZimage.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/FLZimage.png)

##### ****Calibrate Printer from Printer Profile****

- <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Calibrate click the button </span>
- Click 'Calibrate' on pop-up

[![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/1Ebimage.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/1Ebimage.png)

- Accepting this prompt will then send both the media and ribbon and RFID calibrations to the printer, which will proceed automatically with the following steps:
    - Media and Ribbon.
    - Then a pause for roughly 10 seconds.
    - And then the RF calibration, which will take longer; the labels will periodically inch out of the printer for approximately one minute. At the end of the process it will feed out 2 or 3 labels before stopping completely.
- After the calibration has completed:
    - Open the printer and roll back the labels so the blank tags may be used—precision is not necessary
    - Un-pause the printer
    - Now you are ready to print.

<p class="callout danger">If the printer continues to VOID labels, repeat the process. If the issue persists, perform a calibration directly from the printer itself.</p>

---

### Option 3: From the Printer Station Settings

This page allows for the assignment and view of all printers including settings.

[![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/6kCimage.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/6kCimage.png)

## Calibrate from the printer

****Step 1****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span>  
[Identify the model of your printer](https://kb.simplerfid.com/books/printer-set-up/page/identifying-your-printer-model)

****Step 2.****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>  
[Select the article for your corresponding printer](https://kb.simplerfid.com/books/printers)

****Step 3.****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>  
****Open**** <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">the related </span>*****"Calibrate from the Printer's Interface"*****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> article (e.g.</span>[<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> Printronix T800</span>](https://kb.simplerfid.com/books/printers/page/printronix-t800-calibrate-from-the-printers-interface))

<p class="callout info">****Note****:  
<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Each printer has its own approach of calibrating it. </span>  
<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If you encounter any issues or have any questions, feel free to email us at </span><support@simplerfid.com><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> !</span></p>