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- Page 1 User's Manual Label Printer SLP-TX420B Rev. 1.00 SLP-TX423B http://www.bixolon.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
SLP-TX420B/TX423B ■ Table of Contents ※ MANUAL INFORMATION & USAGE PRECAUTIONS ..................4 1. CONTENT CONFIRMATION ........................... 9 2. PRODUCT PART NAMES ............................10 3. INSTALLATION & USAGE ............................. 12 3-1 P .............................. 12 OWER ONNECTION 3-2 I ..........................13... - Page 3 SLP-TX420B/TX423B 7-2 C ....................39 LEANING ENSORS OLLER OR APER 8. APPENDIX .................................. 40 8-1 S ............................... 40 PECIFICATIONS 8-2 L ................................40 ABEL YPES - 3 - Rev. 1.00...
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Page 4: Manual Information & Usage Precautions
This manual provides information on the usage of the font downloader that can download True Fonts and facilitate their usage as Device Fonts. We at BIXOLON maintain ongoing efforts to enhance and upgrade the functions and quality of all our products. In following, product specifications and/or user manual content may be changed without prior notice. - Page 5 SLP-TX420B/TX423B ■ Safety Precautions In using the present appliance, please keep the following safety regulations in order to prevent any hazard or material damage. WARNING Violating following instructions can cause serious injury or death. Do not plug several products in one multi-outlet.
- Page 6 SLP-TX420B/TX423B CAUTION Violating following instructions can cause slight wound or damage the appliance. If you observe a strange smoke, odor or noise from Keep the desiccant out of children’s reach. the printer, unplug it before taking following • If not, they may eat it.
- Page 7 BIXOLON Co., Ltd. is not legally liable for any damages resulting from the use of the information in this manual. BIXOLON Co., Ltd. and its affiliates are not legally liable (United States excluded) for any...
- Page 8 SLP-TX420B/TX423B CAUTION Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. ■ WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electric Equipment) This mark shown on the product or its literature indicates that the corresponding item should not be discarded at the end of its working life with other household waste.
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Page 9: Content Confirmation
SLP-TX420B/TX423B 1. Content Confirmation The following items should all be contained in the printer package. Contact the dealer from which the purchase was made if any item is damaged and/or missing. SLP-TX420B/TX423B Power Cord AC Adapter Core User’s Manual ※ Optional items... -
Page 10: Product Part Names
SLP-TX420B/TX423B 2. Product Part Names Pause Button Ribbon Cover Feed Button Cover Lever Printer Head Upper Gap Sensor Paper Cover Black-Mark & Notch Sensor Paper Holder Paper Fix Tool Cover STD Lower Gap Sensor Roller - 10 - Rev. 1.00... - Page 11 SLP-TX420B/TX423B Fan-Fold or External Paper Cover USB B-Type Cable Power Switch Power Jack USB A-Type (WLAN Dongle) Cover Peel-off Auto Cutter (Option) (Option) External Paper Supplier (Option) - 11 - Rev. 1.00...
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Page 12: Installation & Usage
SLP-TX420B/TX423B 3. Installation & Usage 3-1 Power Connection Connect power to the printer as shown below. Power Switch AC Adapter Power Cord 1) Turn off the printer power switch. 2) Check to see that the AC adapter voltage matches that of the power source. -
Page 13: Interface Cable Connection
SLP-TX420B/TX423B 3-2 Interface Cable Connection 3-2-1 Bluetooth Model Connect the interface cable as shown below. This printer supports the following communications interface standards. - USB A-Type(WLAN Dongle) - USB B-Type Cable USB B-Type Cable USB A-Type (WLAN Dongle) 1) Turn off the power switch. -
Page 14: Paper Installation
SLP-TX420B/TX423B 3-3 Paper Installation 1) Open the Paper Cover. 2) Spread the Paper Holder and insert paper roll. Paper Cover Paper Holder 3) Pull the paper so that it extends out of the front of the printer. Push the paper under both of the Paper Guide. -
Page 15: Ribbon Installation
SLP-TX420B/TX423B 3-4 Ribbon Installation 3-4-1 Type of Ribbon 1) Type by Film Coating Location - Take note before ribbon purchase that only ribbons facing outward can be used. Coated Area ( X ) (Surface ( O ) to be printed) - Page 16 SLP-TX420B/TX423B 3-4-2 Inserting Ribbon 1) Open the Paper Cover and insert the 2) Open the Ribbon Cover and insert the ribbon. core. Ribbon Cover Paper Cover 3) Apply tape to the coiling portion of the ribbon. Tape 4) Close the Paper Cover until a click sound is heard.
- Page 17 SLP-TX420B/TX423B 3-4-3 Ribbon Removal 1) When you need to separate the current ribbon, Open the Ribbon Cover and cut it by knife or similar tool. (Take care not to injure hands) Cutting 2) Open the Paper Cover and remove the ribbon and core by pushing from left to right.
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Page 18: Button And Led
SLP-TX420B/TX423B 3-5 Button and LED 3-5-1 Button Operations Printer state Button before Operation procedure Printer operation mode Feed/ Pause operation Cancel • Apply power while pressing the button. Power OFF Press (Hold the button until the Self-test Printing Mode. printer starts self-test... - Page 19 SLP-TX420B/TX423B 3-5-2 LED indicator for various printer statuses LED 1 LED 2 Printer Status Color Status Color Status Print standby Green Green Print standby mode mode Error mode Ribbon is not detected Paper jam (gap/black mark is Orange Error mode...
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Page 20: Test Printing
SLP-TX420B/TX423B 3-6 Test printing 3-6-1 Printing using Windows driver 1) Install the Windows driver. Refer to the “Windows driver manual” in the CD for the installation procedure. 2) Set the “port” of Windows driver to the appropriate interface to be used. Refer to the “Ethernet interface user’s manual”... -
Page 21: Self-Test
SLP-TX420B/TX423B 4. Self-Test The self-test checks whether the printer has any problems. (Users cannot perform this procedure if using the printer’s label peel-off option) - Firmware version, printer configuration information, printing quality checking pattern, and peripheral configuration information, etc. If there is no problem according to self-test result, please check other device(s) or software(s). -
Page 22: Detailed Features
SLP-TX420B/TX423B 5. Detailed features 5-1 Printer setting using utility program Various printer settings can be changed using the utility program (Unified Label Utility-II). Functions that can be used with the utility program are as follows. 1) Basic printer settings Paper size, printing speed and density, paper type can be configured. -
Page 23: Stand Alone Configuration Mode
SLP-TX420B/TX423B 5-2 Stand-alone Configuration Mode Various modes can be executed using buttons and LED only. 5-2-1 How to start stand-alone configuration mode • The printer mode is set to Printer Setting Mode when the Pause button is pressed for two seconds while in Print Standby Mode. -
Page 24: Pause/Cancel
SLP-TX420B/TX423B 5-3 Pause/Cancel During multiple-page print jobs, the Pause and Cancel button can be used to temporarily cease printing and cancel the print job altogether, respectively. Print Pause/Resume Print Cancel/Standby 5-3-1 Pause/Resume Function 1) When printing labels, pressing the Pause button 2) The printer will pause after finishing the current label printing and the status of LED will be as follows. -
Page 25: Media Calibration
In this case, run Auto Calibration function so that the printer can recognize the gap. BIXOLON printer provides various media calibration methods in order to accommodate various special paper types. -
Page 26: Smart Media Detection
SLP-TX420B/TX423B 5-5 Smart Media Detection • Printer executes this function when necessary without user input and media configuration can be completed with Smart Media Detection function for most print papers. • Papers with gap and black mark can be identified without separate settings. -
Page 27: Black Mark Sensor Auto Calibration Mode
SLP-TX420B/TX423B 5-7 Black Mark Sensor Auto Calibration Mode Use this mode when paper is not detected correctly with Smart Media Detection function. Printer feeds paper and calibrates Black Mark Sensor automatically. The printer will enter error mode if paper detection fails after feeding up to 2 meter of paper. -
Page 28: Manual Calibration Mode
SLP-TX420B/TX423B 5-8 Manual Calibration Mode Manual-calibration of media detection can be used when the printer cannot detect a media gap (or black mark) even after auto-calibration has been executed. Users can calibrate sensor parameters in detail by using the utility program provided by the manufacturer. -
Page 29: Cover Closing Mode
SLP-TX420B/TX423B 5-9 Cover Closing Mode 5-9-1 About Cover Closing Mode • The printed area may become out of range of paper if the paper is not in the accurate printing position when the cover is opened and closed. • The printer is put to Cover Closing Mode instead of Print Standby Mode when the cover is closed in order to prevent this problem, and it waits for user input. -
Page 30: Factory Reset
SLP-TX420B/TX423B 5-11 Factory Reset This function is used to reset the printer settings to factory default settings. 5-11-1 How to reset the printer 1) Press the Pause button for two seconds during Print Standby Mode. 2) Both LEDs will change to orange color and the printer will be set to Stand-alone Configuration Mode. - Page 31 SLP-TX420B/TX423B 3) Remove one sheet of the label paper, and insert the paper as shown in the image below. Remove 4) Close the label peel-off cover. ( O ) ( X ) 5) Close the Paper Cover until a click sound is heard.
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Page 32: Using Fan-Fold Paper
SLP-TX420B/TX423B 5-13 Using Fan-Fold Paper Supplying paper to the printer externally is done as follows. 5-13-1 Printer Preparation Remove the rear paper supply cover on the back side of the printer with a knife or other cutting instrument. ※ CAUTION - Take care not to injure the hands and/or any other part of the body when performing this step. -
Page 33: Auto Cutter (Option)
SLP-TX420B/TX423B 5-14 Auto Cutter (Option) For auto paper cutting, products equipped with auto cutter are available. Auto-Cutter can be controlled by command. And default setting can be changed by Unified Label Utility-II. ※ The paper installation method is the same as paper with no auto cutter. -
Page 34: Real-Time Clock (Option)
SLP-TX420B/TX423B 5-15 Real-Time Clock (Option) The function of the Real-Time Clock option is to print the time and date onto the label. The date and time can be set in the printer by using the Unified Label Utility-II. You can discern a low or depleted battery if printer provides a consistently incorrect time and date. -
Page 35: Bluetooth Connection (Ios,Android)
SLP-TX420B/TX423B 6. Bluetooth Connection (iOS,Android) This Bluetooth connection contents provide information on the connection of Bluetooth- enabled devices with the printer. 6-1. Precautions - To connect the printer with another device via Bluetooth, the devices must be within 100m of one another. The connection is broken if the distance between devices exceeds 100m. -
Page 36: Ssp Mode Setting
SLP-TX420B/TX423B 3) Select the printer to connect. 4) Enter PIN. (default: 0000). SLP-TX420B 5) Select “Pair” or “OK”. 6) Bluetooth communication is available. 6-3. SSP Mode Setting Secure Simple Pairing (SSP), a feature of the Bluetooth® Core Version 2.1 specification,... -
Page 37: Ssp Mode Check
SLP-TX420B/TX423B 1) Turn on the printer power. 2) The printer mode is set to Printer Setting Mode when the Pause button is pressed for two seconds while in Print Standby Mode. 3) Both LEDs will change to orange color and the printer will be set to Stand-alone Configuration Mode. -
Page 38: Cleaning Head
SLP-TX420B/TX423B 7. Cleaning Head Printing quality might be degraded by dust, foreign substance, adhesive substance, or other pollution materials stuck in the printer head or inside the printer. When dirty, clean the print head as follows: ※ CAUTION - Make sure to turn the printer power off prior to cleaning. - Page 39 SLP-TX420B/TX423B 7-2 Cleaning Sensors, Roller or/and Paper Path 1) Open the paper cover and ribbon assembly, and remove the paper and ribbon. 2) Remove any dust or foreign substance using dry cloth or cotton swab. 3) Soak the cloth or cotton swab in alcohol for medical use and use it to remove adhesive foreign substances or other pollution materials.
- Page 40 SLP-TX420B : 203 dpi (8 dot/mm) Dot Density SLP-TX423B : 300 dpi (11.8 dot/mm) Printer SLP-TX420B : Max 108 mm (Max. 4.25”) Printing Width SLP-TX423B : Max 105.7 mm (Max. 4.16”) SLP-TX420B : Max. 178 mm/sec (Max. 7ips) Printing Speed SLP-TX423B : Max.