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Brady 1024 User Manual

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Bradyprinter THT Model
1024 Thermal Transfer Printer
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User's Guide
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W.H. Brady Co.
Automatic Indentification Products

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  • Page 1 Bradyprinter THT Model 1024 Thermal Transfer Printer _______________________________________________________________________________ User’s Guide LOGO W.H. Brady Co. Automatic Indentification Products...
  • Page 2 Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Brady USA Inc. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, for any purpose other than the purchaser's personal use, without the expressed written permission of Brady USA Inc.
  • Page 3 Agency Compliance and Approvals: FCC: This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
  • Page 4 To protect your Printer from overheating, make sure all openings on the Printer are not blocked. Do not place the Printer on or near a heat source, (i.e., a radiator or heat register). Do not use your Printer near water, or spill liquid of any kind into Be certain that your power source matches the rating listed on the bottom of the Printer.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Introduction ...1 Unpacking and Inspection...1 Printer Specifications ...2 Connecting Power ...4 Switches and Indicators...5 Interfacing to the Printer...6 Loading Media...7 Loading Media for Peel Configuration ...8 Loading Ribbon (Thermal Transfer) ...9 Adjusting for Wide to Narrow Media...11 1.10 Power-up Configuration and Self-Test...12 1.11 Available Options ...13...
  • Page 6 Appendix A ASCII Control Code Chart ...A-1 Appendix B Available Fonts and Bar Codes ...B-1 Appendix C Error Codes...C-1 Appendix D Warranty Information ...D-1...

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    Getting Started Figure 1-1 Printer Overview Introduction The Bradyprinter THT Model 1024, hereafter referred to as 'the Printer', incorporates high performance/low cost thermal transfer label printing capabilities. The combination of powerful capabilities, compact design, and easy to use features make this Printer truly unique.

  • Page 8: Printer Specifications

    Printer Specifications Mechanical Width 8.8" (22.35 cm) Depth 10.1" (25.65 cm) Height 6.2" (15.75 cm) Weight 7 lbs. (15.4 kg) Operating Temperature 40 F to 100 F (4 C to 38 C) Printer Specifications Thermal Transfer Print Type 1, 1.5, and 2" per second...
  • Page 9 Communications RS-232 (DB-9), and Centronics Parallel Interface 1200 to 19200 bps Baud Speed Xon/Off, CTS, DTR Handshaking Even, Odd, or None Parity 1 or 2 Stop Bits Data Bits 7 or 8 Electrical External Power Supply Nominal 115 or 230 VAC IN/ 19 VAC OUT Fonts 10 Resident Styles Resident Fonts Expandable to 8x...

  • Page 10: Connecting Power

    Connecting Power The Printer is powered from an External Power Supply. The supply connects to the Printer as shown below. Power supplies are available for 115 and 230 AC voltages. Ensure that the power supply shipped with the Printer matches your electric service.

  • Page 11: Switches And Indicators

    Switches and Indicators Descriptions and locations of the Printer's switches and indicators are shown below. Figure 1-3 Switches and Indicator Locations Switch/Indicator On/Off switch Controls power to the Printer. Feed Button Printer in ready state - (LED On) Press twice Printer feeds media to first print position of next label.

  • Page 12: Interfacing To The Printer

    Interfacing to the Printer The Printer can be connected to the host via a serial or parallel cable. Figure 1-4 Interfacing For most applications, the interface between the Printer and the Host will be serial (RS-232C). An interface cable is needed to connect the Printer to the host.

  • Page 13: Loading Media

    Loading Media Due to its design, loading the Printer with media is a simple task. The following steps outline the procedure. Note: If your Printer is equipped with the External Media Supply Option then you would load the media from the rear of the Printer.

  • Page 14: Loading Media For Peel Configuration

    Latch. Raise the Assembly to its up position. 3. Place a roll of the chosen media on the Media Hub and place it in the Printer. Ensure that the Media Hub is flush against the media. 4. Move the Peel Off Lever forward to its open position.

  • Page 15: Loading Ribbon

    Loading Ribbon 1. Open the Printer's Top Cover. 2. Remove the two Ribbon Hubs. 3. Slide the ribbon onto the hub ensuring that the ribbon comes off the roll as shown below. Figure 1-8 Ribbon Hub Removal 4. Place the Ribbon Supply Hub back into the Thermal Transfer Assembly.
  • Page 16 5. Make sure that the Direct/Thermal Transfer Switch is set to the ‘Transfer’ position for thermal-transfer printing. Figure 1-9 Selecting Print Type 6. Route the ribbon through the Printhead Carrier Assembly as shown. Figure 1-10 Ribbon Routing 7. Close the Top Cover. Press the Feed Button several times to ensure proper tracking.
  • Page 17 Ribbon Supply Hub. This adjustment provides for better results when using different width ribbons. 1. Turn ‘off’ the Printer. 2. Hold the Ribbon Supply Spindle and rotate the Ribbon Tension Adjustment Knob to meet your printing needs based on the table below.

  • Page 18: 1.10 Power-Up Configuration And Self-Test

    1.10 Power-up Configuration and Self-Test With the Printer off, load the media to be used (at least 4 inches wide) and ribbon (if equipped and/or desired). Press and hold the Feed Button and turn the Printer on, continue holding the Feed Button until the media begins to move then release the Feed Button.
  • Page 19 INTERNAL MODULE______ SCALABLE FONTS_______ Figure 1-11 Configuration Test Label Getting Started...

  • Page 20: 1.11 Available Options

    The Printer can be ordered with an Optional Cutter Mechanism, (for cutting tags and labels), and can be installed by the user. The Cutter Option easily attaches to the front of the Printer and its modular cable plugs into the back. When properly installed the cutter will cut each label as it is printed.
  • Page 21 External Media Supply The External Media Supply Option allows for larger rolls of media, (up to 8 inch O.D. rolls), to be used with the Printer. Using a larger roll of media allows greater quantities of labels to be printed without installing new media.

  • Page 22: Printing Labels

    This chapter explains how to generate labels using several different methods and how to print different bar codes. An optional Internal Batch Cartridge is available for generating label formats using the Printer as a standalone device. A LINK MC2 or compatible CRT is required if the optional Internal Batch Cartridge is used.

  • Page 23: Programming Commands

    In order to be ready for a command sequence, the Printer must first receive a special character called an “attention getter” which informs the Printer that it is about to receive a command and the type of command it will be. Immediate Commands, System Level Commands, and Font Loading Commands each have their own attention getter.
  • Page 24 The System Level Commands are used to create formats, load and store graphic information, and control the Printer. Table 2-3 provides a brief description and format of each System Level Command character. Char Description Set time and date Enable feedback characters...
  • Page 25 Table 2-3 System Level Commands Printing Labels...
  • Page 26 Char Description Set metric flag, enter metric mode Clear metric flag, return to inch mode Form edge offset (start of print position) Cycle cutter Enter character dump mode Controlled pause Clear all memory modules Clear module Select reflective sensor Slew (feed) speed Set up for one print buffer Printhead dot pattern test label Test RAM memory module...
  • Page 27 A STX L Command switches the Printer from the System Level to the Label-Formatting Mode. All command characters after STX L are interpreted as Label Formatting Commands until the Label Formatting mode is terminated with the command character E. All Label Formatting Commands are terminated with hex value 0D.
  • Page 28 Set count by amount Table 2-4 Label Formatting Commands (Continued) There are two special commands used by the Printer, the STX S (Recall Global Data) and the STX T (Print Date and Time) commands. Unlike the other Label Format Commands, which follow the STX L command, these special commands are entered directly into the data field.

  • Page 29: Programming Examples

    The commands used for bit mapped font loading are usually generated by font-creation software. However, the Assign Font ID Number command must be sent to the Printer before the font file. Font Loading Commands are listed in Table 2-6. The following sample program is included for reference. The ASCII text file below will generate the label shown in Figure 2-1.

  • Page 30: Configuration Command String

    Always 1 Set to 1 Always 0 Set to 0 Example: <STX>KD @A@ <CR> Sets the Printer to: 9600 baud; 8 bit word length/no parity. Sets the Printer to: thermal transfer; no present sensor; standard character set; no cutter. Printing Labels...
  • Page 31 Sets the Printer to: gap (edge) media; no linerless. Printing Labels...

  • Page 32: Printing Bar Codes

    Printing Bar Codes The example shown below prints out a Code 3 of 9 bar code with a wide to narrow bar ratio of 3:1 and can be used to print any of the bar codes shown in Appendix B by altering the example's fields. Refer to Figures 2- 2 and 2-3 for a brief explanation of the data fields.

  • Page 33: Memory Cartridges (Modules)

    Memory Cartridges (Modules) The Printer has one 16 bit Memory Cartridge Slot. There are four storage uses for Memory Cartridges: graphic images; smooth formed fonts; label formats that can be recalled by host computers; and internal batch formats. The use of Memory Cartridges other than those specifically designed for the Printer can cause damage to both the Cartridge and the Printer.

  • Page 34: Maintenance

    This chapter will cover the cleaning, adjusting, and some troubleshooting tips involved with your Printer. Cleaning the Printhead Warning: Turn ‘off’ the Printer and unplug the unit from the outlet before cleaning the Printhead. The Printhead should be cleaned every time a new roll of media is installed.

  • Page 35: Media Width Adjustment

    Figure 3-2 Adjusting Media Width 1. Load the Printer with the chosen media. 2. Begin printing labels. The internal Test Pattern Label can be used or any other label sent from the Host.

  • Page 36: Fine Printhead Adjustment

    Fine Printhead Adjustment An Allen set screw is located on top of the Printhead Carrier Assembly that can be adjusted for controlling print quality. This adjustment is set at the factory and should not need further adjusting, however with different types and thickness of media some adjustment may be necessary.

  • Page 37: Printhead Replacement

    Printhead Replacement Removal: 1. Turn OFF the Printer and unplug it from the AC outlet. Open the Top Cover. 2. Unlatch the Printhead Assembly, loosen the Printhead Screw until the Printhead is free. 3. Carefully disconnect the Printhead Cable from the back of the Printhead.

  • Page 39: Ascii Control Code Chart

    Appendix A ASCII Control Code Chart Char Char Ò & Ô < > Note: For the software handshake XON/XOFF commands: XON=(DC1) Appendix A Char Char Dec Hex XOFF =(DC3)
  • Page 40 Char Char Ç á ü í é ó â ú ä ñ à Ñ å ª ç ° ê ¿ ë ® è ï î ì ¡ Ä Å ¯ É æ Æ ² ô ³ ö ´ ò Á û...

  • Page 41: Available Fonts And Bar Codes

    Appendix B Available Fonts and Bar Codes All character fonts and bar codes available with the Printer are described in this section. Each font and bar code has a name associated with it for use in programming. Human-readable fonts have numeric names while bar code fonts have alpha names.
  • Page 42 Table B-2 lists the font sizes. The numbers indicate the number of dots. FONT HEIGHT Font 0 Font 1 Font 2 Font 3 Font 4 Font 5 Font 6 Font 7 Font 8 Table B-2 Font Sizes Font 0 96-character alphanumeric, upper and lower case.
  • Page 43 Font 4 62-character alphanumeric, uppercase. Font 6 62-character alphanumeric, uppercase. Appendix B Font 5 62-character alphanumeric, uppercase.
  • Page 44 Font 7 OCR-A, size I. Font 8 OCR-B, size III. Font 9 Internal Triumvirate font. Point sizes are selected by the number in the bar code height. Larger point sizes can be obtained by increasing the height and width multipliers (see the Programmer's Manual for more information). Appendix B...

  • Page 45: Bar Codes

    Bar Codes Font Length Cksum Valid ASCII Characters Varies 32, 36, 37, 42, 43, 45-57, 65-90 48-57 Numeric only Option V used in the 6th & 7th position 48-57 Numeric only Varies 48-57 Numeric only Varies M-103 32-127 48-57 Numeric only Option V used in the 7th &...
  • Page 46 Bar Code A Code 3 of 9 Bar Code C UPC-E Bar Code E Code 128 Bar Code G EAN-8 Bar Code B UPC-A Bar Code D Interleaved 2 of 5 Bar Code F EAN-13 Bar Code H Health Industry Bar Code (HBIC) Appendix B...
  • Page 47 Bar Code I Codabar Bar Code K Plessey Bar Code M 2 Digit UPC addendum Bar Code O Code 93 Appendix B Bar Code J Interleaved 2 of 5 w/modulo 10 checksum Bar Code L Interleaved 2 of 5 w/modulo 10 checksum and shipping bearer bars Bar Code N 5 Digit UPC addendum...
  • Page 48 Bar Code Q UCC/EAN Code 128 Bar Code S UCC/EAN Code 128 Random Weight Bar Code u UPS MaxiCode Bar Code z PDF-417 Bar Code R UCC/EAN Code 128 KMART NON EDI Bar Code T Telepen Bar Code v FIM Appendix B...

  • Page 49: Error Codes

    Lowercase "v" There is an input buffer overflow situation. Uppercase "R" This code is sent every time the Printer is turned ON. It signals that there was a hardware reset. Uppercase "T" This code signals that there was a software reset. A software reset results from sending the <SOH># command sequence to the Printer or by doing a...
  • Page 50 Appendix C...

  • Page 51: Warranty Information

    This warranty is limited to a period of ninety (90) days, or 1,000,000 linear inches of use, whichever comes first, for the Bradyprinter THT Model 1024. This ninety (90) day warranty is valid only if Brady- approved thermal transfer label media is used. Failure to use Brady- approved media is justification for invalidation of this thermal Printhead warranty.
  • Page 52 Brady at: 6555 Good Hope Road, Milwaukee, WI 53223. An RMA (Return Material Authorization) number must be issued before the product can be returned. To open an RMA please call Brady's customer service department at 1-800-537-8791. Please include your RMA number on the outside of the box and on the shipping document.

  • Page 53: Limitation Of Liability

    Limitation of Liability In no event shall Brady be liable for any indirect, special, or consequential damages or lost profits arising out of, or relating to Brady’s products, or the performance or nonperformance thereof, even if Brady has been advised of the possibility thereof. Brady’s liability, if any, to its purchaser or to any customer(s) of its purchaser shall in no event exceed the total amount paid to Brady by the initial purchaser of the defective product.
  • Page 55 Insert Free Roll of Labels reply card for the 1024 Printer. (Do not print this page with the manual! Replace this reminder note with the reply card) Appendix D...

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