# ZD500R: Calibrate from Printer's Interface

<p class="callout warning">****ATTENTION:****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> We suggest </span>****first****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> performing the </span>[calibration from the website](https://kb.simplerfid.com/books/calibrate-printer/page/calibrate-from-the-web-portal). If the calibration fails, then follow these steps.</p>

### Step 1: Media Calibration

Hold the PAUSE + CANCEL buttons for 2 seconds to start the media calibration.

### Step 2: RFID Calibration

Press the menus ‘Home’ ([![zd500r home.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/zd500r-home.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/zd500r-home.png)) button. Navigate to the ‘RFID’ ([![zd500r rfid.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/zd500r-rfid.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/zd500r-rfid.png)<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">) menu button and press the ‘Select’ ( </span>****—****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> ) button.</span>

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Use the </span>****Left**** <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">and </span>****Right****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> navigation arrows to browse to the RFID CALIBRATE procedure. Press the select button ( </span>****—**** <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">) below the </span>****START****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> on the lower right hand of the display.</span>

The printer will slowly feed a label while adjusting the location and RFID read/write communication settings for your chosen RFID tag/label.

The printer will feed an additional label in some cases when calibration has completed successfully with the display message reading: READY

At this point, you can open the printer and roll the excess labels back inside. Then, close the printer, unpause it, and you will be ready to print.