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R-Series Technical Manual

Rev. 1.02
November 24, 2008
R-Series Technical Manual
Rev. 1.02
Argox Information Co., Ltd.

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  • Page 1: R-Series Technical Manual

    R-Series Technical Manual Rev. 1.02 November 24, 2008 R-Series Technical Manual Rev. 1.02 Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    6.1 Media sensor position adjustment ................... 20 7. OPTIONAL PARTS INSTALLATIONS ................21 7.1 Cutter Installation ......................21 7.2 Dispenser Installation ...................... 24 8. FIRMWARE UPGRADING ....................26 8.1 Upgrade Utility and Diskette ................... 26 8.2 Upgrade through Printer Utility ..................29 Argox Information Co., Ltd.
  • Page 3 10.1 System block diagram ....................41 10.2 Panel board block diagram and description ..............47 10.3 Sensor board diagram and description ................47 10.4 Wiring diagram ......................48 11. RECOMMENDED SPARE PARTS..................50 12. ASSEMBLY DRAWING ....................... 51 Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 4: General Introduction

    1.1 Scope This manual contains the information necessary for the proper maintenance Refine series label printers of ARGOX. Most of the information included relates to hardware and mechanical parts. 1.2 Printer description The ARGOX R-Series printer is a high-performance low-cost direct thermal and thermal transfer label printer.

  • Page 5: Printer Specification

    OCR-A/B, ASD smooth font. All fonts sizes are expandable by 24x24 (Refer to the programmer’s manual). Printer Programming Language B (R-200/R-200K, R-400/R-400K, R-400plus/R-400Kplus, and R-600): 5 alphanumeric fonts. All fonts sizes are expandable by 24x24. (Refer to the programmer’s manual). Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 6: Bar Code

    Direct thermal paper or vinyl, visible light and infrared scannable label, tag stock, butt cut or die cut, with various adhesives. Thermal transfer: All above media, plus thermal transfer paper and tags, butt cut or die cut with various adhesives. Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 7: Electrical And Operating Environment

    CE, FCC class A, CCC, UL and CUL. 2.8 Communication interface Serial interface: RS-232 serial (1200~38400BPS), 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity. Parallel interface: Centronics parallel port. USB interface: USB 2.0 Full Speed (R-400plus/R-400Kplus only). Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 8: Communication Specifications

    The parallel interface of the R-Series printer is standard Centronics port with standard 36-pin connector located at the rear of the printer. A standard parallel cable can be used for the interconnection between the host controller and the R series label printer. Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 9: The Difference Between R- Series And R-Xxxk Series

    2.10 The difference between R- Series and R-xxxK Series R-200, R-400, and R-400plus use BUSH-RIBBON (Part No. 42-R4023-001) for inside coating ribbon. R-200K, R-400K, and R-400Kplus use BUSH-RIBBON WHITE (Part No. 42-R4023-011) for outside coating ribbon. Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 10: Controls And Indicators

    The printer is at PAUSE state. RIBBON indicator When command of thermal transfer is sending to the printer, the RIBBON indicator is ON for the normal operation and the Blinking indicates the printer is out of ribbon. Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 11: Rear Panel

    Controls application of AC power to printer. Turning the printer ON while holding down certain front panel button will cause the printer to perform the self test, calibration or system reset. The power should be turned OFF to connect or disconnect any internal cable. Argox Information Co., Ltd.
  • Page 12 Connector for USB application. Usually, it is connected to the USB port of a PC (R-400 plus/R-400Kplus only). AC Electrical Outlet Power switch Power socket Parallel Port RS232 Serial Port Figure 3-2 Rear panel of R-400plus/R-400Kplus Power Jack Power adaptor Parallel Port RS232 Serial Port Figure 3-3 Rear panel of R-200/R-200K Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 13: Options

    R3B0-3.05 R3B0-3.06 R3B0-3.07 R-600 … … 092005 022806 060806 Table 4-2 A2 Cutter A2+ Cutter Default Type Printer Firmware Version (PPLZ) Firmware Version (PPLZ) R-400plus/ R2Z0-1.01 R2Z0-1.02 R2Z0-2.00 … … R-400kplus 051804 122605 052506 Table 4-3 Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 14: Font Module

    The RTC module provides function to enable the user to print time & date messages on the label. The on-board flash memory can be used as permanent data storage such as downloaded forms, graphics and true type fonts. Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 15: Setup And Diagnostic

    It contains data frame of RS-232 interface: baud rate, parity, data bit number, and stop bit number. Standard RAM size This message shows standard RAM size in the printer. Available RAM size This message shows available memory can be used to hold the downloadable graphics, Argox Information Co., Ltd.
  • Page 16 13. LAB LEN (TOP to TOP) Label length (Including gap height). 14. Media Sensor Level This message shows the sensitivity of the media sensor. 15. Font Image Used to check internal fonts are correct or not. 16. Speed Printing speed setting. Argox Information Co., Ltd.
  • Page 17 This message shows expansion RAM size in the printer. 18. No. Of DL Soft Fonts This message shows the number of soft fonts downloaded in the printer. Figure 5-1 R-400 Self-test pattern Figure 5-2 R-200 Self-test pattern Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 18: Calibration

    Main Board. Note: After the first time of installation or the media type is changed, this procedure must be carried out. Failing to do it, the media-empty and media-gap detection might be incorrect. Media Sensor Figure 5-3 Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 19: Printer Reset

    Release the CANCEL button when RIBBON indicator blinks for three times and READY indicator blinks for on time. The following parameters will be reset to the default value: Label parameters. Printing darkness. Printing speed. Symbol set. Others for specific emulation. Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 20: Adjustments

    Open the print head module. Load the media properly. Adjust the sensor by moving the media sensor adjustment lever left or right. Close the print head module and top cover. Figure 6-1 Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 21: Optional Parts Installations

    The printer electronics are susceptible to static discharge. Wear an anti-static wrist and attach it to the printer chassis. 7.1 Cutter Installation 1. Turn off the power switch. 2. Remove the top cover and middle cover shown in Figure 7-1. Figure 7-1 Argox Information Co., Ltd.
  • Page 22 6. Add a cutter baby board to JP29 on the main board (R-400/R-400K and R-600). Add a motor driver IC 3717 to U19 on the main board (R-200/R-200K). 7. Plug the cable connector into JP13. Figure 7-3 Argox Information Co., Ltd.
  • Page 23 Install the media and the ribbon after the cutter is properly installed. 1. Put the media end on the roller. 2. Close the printer module. 3. Turn on the printer. 4. Press the FEED button to let the media end to go through the cutter. Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 24: Dispenser Installation

    10. Hook spring-peeler (84) on the circle notch of shaft-peeler (87). 11. Put back gear (27) and gear (31). 12. Mount the cable into chassis 2 and plug the other side into the label on the main board. 13. Close the middle cover. Figure 7-5 Argox Information Co., Ltd.
  • Page 25 Put the label away from the sensor, send command 0 and wait for 2 more seconds. Step 2: Put a label under the sensor (10 mm below), hold it, send command 1 and wait for 2 more seconds. Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 26: Firmware Upgrading

    3. When update utility unsuccessfully, flash ROM U8 and U9 must be burn with proper firmware by EPROM writer or Add-On Card (R-400plus/R-400Kplus only). The Argox R-Series basically can run three emulations, PPLA (DPL), PPLB (EPL2) and PPLZ (ZPL2). It depends on which emulation is burned on the on-board flash memory. The following lists the supported emulation of each printer.
  • Page 27 5. When update successfully, please reset the printer (press CANCEL button then turn on the power). Note: It is very important that DO NOT TURN OFF the printer during changing the firmware till “Upgrade Complete!” is present. Otherwise unpredictable results may occur. Argox Information Co., Ltd.
  • Page 28 Abort, Retry, Ignore, Fail? You just type <ctrl-C> and then Y to terminate the procedure. - Printer: turn off and turn on the printer. - PC: Abort the transmission and type >PPLA or PPLB or PPLZ Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 29: Upgrade Through Printer Utility

    R-Series Technical Manual Rev. 1.02 November 24, 2008 8.2 Upgrade through Printer Utility 1. Start Argox application software, Printer Utility. 2. Select “Download”. 3. Select printer model, printer language and interface. 4. Click on “Browse” button to choose the firmware.
  • Page 30 R-Series Technical Manual Rev. 1.02 November 24, 2008 5. Select “Local Disk C ” “ARGOX” “400-b.bin”, then click “Open”. Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 31: Rom Files (R-200/R-200K, R-400/R-400K, And R-600)

    Following procedures can generate the binary files for U8 and U9: 1. >EPROMA.BAT This command will generate AU8.BIN and AU9.BIN 2. >EPROMB.BAT This command will generate BU8.BIN and BU9.BIN These binary files are used for burning the flash ROMs on the EPROM writer. Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 32: Upgrade Firmware By Add-On Card (R-400Plus/R-400Kplus Only)

    1. Turn off the printer until all the LEDs are OFF. 2. Press FEED button and turn on the printer. 3. When the motor starts rotation, release the button. Check the version code and date code, also the checksum code (must be ‘0000’). Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 33: Maintenance And Trouble Shooting

    The cutter can not cut off the media, check the media and cutter. MEMORY FULL READY The printer buffer is full caused by the loaded soft fonts, graphics or forms. Check the format of these data. Call for service. Table 9-1 Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 34: Trouble Shooting

    Switch ON is “ON” ? Power supply Replace the fuse fuse broken? Internal cable Connect the cable connected properly Power supply, main Switch power on board or panel board then start printing is out of work Argox Information Co., Ltd.
  • Page 35 Media sensor is at position? proper position proper Continuous type Disable gap detection of media is used? Switch power on then start printing Perform the media sensor calibration or the media sensor is out of work. Argox Information Co., Ltd.
  • Page 36 Load a new ribbon Remove the stuck or Ribbon stuck jammed ribbon or jammed Check the ribbon sensor. Ribbon is Replace with new sensor moving during if necessary. printing? Check mechanism Switch power on then start printing Argox Information Co., Ltd.
  • Page 37 Set the same data bit consistent between number in PC and Printer PC and Printer? Is the parity type Set the same parity type consistent between in PC and Printer PC and Printer? Switch power on then start printing Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 38: Clearance

    Media sensor The dirt on the paper sensor will cause the miss or unstable detection of label gap. Clean it with bristle brush or air blow once in a while. Note: Switch off the power before cleaning! Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 39: Replacement

    To replace the print head, please follow the procedure as shown on Figure 9-1, 9-2. It is also possible to replace the TPH without remove the print head module. 1. Remove the shaft-tph (65) from the module. Figure 9-1 Argox Information Co., Ltd.
  • Page 40 R-Series Technical Manual Rev. 1.02 November 24, 2008 2. Release the screw (E) and (A). 3. Remove the print head cable from the print head. 4. Remove the print head (56) from the bracket-tph(55). Figure 9-2 Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 41: Operational Therorem

    10.1.1 System block diagram of R-400/R-400K and R-600 Panel Board Ribbon Sensor Main Board Parallel Cutter Peeler sensor Port Serial Paper sensor Roller Port Motor Switching Power 90~250 V AC Figure 10-1 R-400/R-400K and R-600 System Block Diagram Argox Information Co., Ltd.
  • Page 42 Figure 10-2 R-400plus System Block Diagram 10.1.3 System block diagram of R-200/R-200K Panel Board Ribbon sensor Parallel Main Board Port Cutter Peeler sensor Serial Port Paper sensor Roller Motor External AC Adaptor Figure 10-3 R-200/R-200K System Block Diagram Argox Information Co., Ltd.
  • Page 43 Power adapter (R-200/R-200K only) Power adapter converts the input voltage (120V AC or 230V AC) to 19V AC. A 4Amps fuse is also included in the adapter for over current protection. Argox Information Co., Ltd.
  • Page 44 Figure 10-4 R-200 Main Board Block Diagram Panel Extension Board 20Mhz DRAM Cutter Cutter Parallel Bipolar Motor Driver Motor Driver RS232 Driver Paper/Media/Peeler Signals Sensor Flash ROM DC/DC A1~A20 512KX16 Switching D0~D15 Converter Power Figure 10-5 R-400/R-600 Main Board Block Diagram Argox Information Co., Ltd.
  • Page 45 There are some parameters, which are stored in EEPROM for printing, communication, ribbon and media detection, and special controls. TPH driver (U1) Through these drivers, the control and data signals are feed to TPH for image printing. Argox Information Co., Ltd.
  • Page 46 Extension slot (JP11) This slot designate for the connection of all the optional extension modules. USB (U2) (R-400plus/R-400Kplus only) To convert between the data form address bus and data bus to USB D+ and D- differential signal. Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 47: Panel Board Block Diagram And Description

    10.3 Sensor board diagram and description The circuit of all the sensor board (Media sensor board, Ribbon sensor board and Peeler board) is identical. A reflective sensor is used for these purposes. Figure 10-8 Sensor Board Diagram Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 48: Wiring Diagram

    Peeler sensor Figure 10-9 Wiring Diagram (R-200/R-200K) Panel Motor JP10 JP17 Main Board Cutter JP13 JP18 JP22 JP15 JP14 JP12 Media Ribbon Connect sensor Switching Board (JP1) Power Peeler sensor Figure 10-10 Wiring Diagram (R-400/R-400K, and R-600) Argox Information Co., Ltd.
  • Page 49 R-Series Technical Manual Rev. 1.02 November 24, 2008 Panel Motor JP19 JP17 Main Board Cutter JP13 JP18 JP22 JP15 JP14 JP12 Media Ribbon Connect sensor Switching Board (JP1) Power Peeler sensor Figure 10-11 Wiring Diagram (R400plus/R400Kplus) Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 50: Recommended Spare Parts

    R-series Paper Sensor Board 55-R4003-002 R-series Ribbon Sensor Board 23-80013-001 R-400 Thermal Print Head 22-80024-006 Stepping Motor 50-20401-001 RS232 Cable 98-R4003-002 Switching Power Supply 59-R4003-001 Core Adapter (Ribbon) 59-R4002-004 Cutter (Option) 59-R4001-003 Dispenser Kit (Option) 42-R4025-001 Holder-Paper Argox Information Co., Ltd.

  • Page 51: Assembly Drawing

    55-R4003-002 R-series Ribbon Sensor Board 23-83424-001 R-600 Thermal Print Head 22-80024-006 Stepping Motor 50-20401-001 RS232 Cable 98-R4003-002 Switching Power Supply 59-R4003-001 Core Adapter (Ribbon) 59-R6001-003 Cutter (Option) 59-R4001-002 Dispenser Kit (Option) 72-R4025-001 Holder-Paper 12. ASSEMBLY DRAWING Argox Information Co., Ltd.
  • Page 52 R-Series Technical Manual Rev. 1.02 November 24, 2008 R-200 Argox Information Co., Ltd.
  • Page 53 R-Series Technical Manual Rev. 1.02 November 24, 2008 R-200K Argox Information Co., Ltd.
  • Page 54 R-Series Technical Manual Rev. 1.02 November 24, 2008 R-400plus Argox Information Co., Ltd.
  • Page 55 R-Series Technical Manual Rev. 1.02 November 24, 2008 R-400K plus Argox Information Co., Ltd.
  • Page 56 R-Series Technical Manual Rev. 1.02 November 24, 2008 R-600 Argox Information Co., Ltd.

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