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- Page 1 User’s Manual Falcon 4D Plus Series...
- Page 2 CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the equivalent type recommended by the manufacture. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual...
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Page 3: Safety Instructions
Bei Wartungs- und Reparaturarbeiten müssen die Sicherheitsvorschriften der zuständigen Berufsverbände und Behörden unbedingt eingehalten werden. Bei Verletzungen unbedingt den Arzt aufsuchen und die gegebenenfalls die zuständigen Stellen benachrichtigen. Unterlassung kann zum Verlust der Versicherungsleistungen führen. Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual... - Page 4 Don’t repair or adjust energized equipment alone under any circumstances. Someone capable of providing first aid must always be present for your safety Always obtain first aid or medical attention immediately after an injury. Never neglect an injury, no matter how slight it seems. Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
5. MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT ........29 5-1. Thermal Print Head Cleaning ..................29 5-2. Thermal Print Head Balance Adjustment..............29 5-3. Print Line Adjustment....................30 5-4. Adjust the cutter ......................30 5-5. Troubleshooting ......................31 Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual... -
Page 6: Barcode Printer
Bars, EAN 8 / 13 (add on 2 & 5), Codabar, Post NET, EAN 128, DUN 14, MaxiCode, HIBC, Plessey, Random Weight, Telepen, FIM, China Postal Code, RPS 128, PDF417, Datamatrix code & QR code Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual... - Page 7 Height: 171 mm (6.8”) Printer Dimension Width: 226 mm (8.9”) Weight: 2.72 Kg Rotary Cutter Module Stripper Module Options CF Card Adapter with RTC Internal Ethernet Adapter Card Specifications are subject to change without notice. Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual...
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Page 8: Communication Interface
DB9 SOCKET DB9 PLUG +5V,max 500mA PRINTER 【 】 Note The total current output from parallel port and serial port altogether can not exceed 500mA. USB Interface Connector Type : Type B PIN NO. FUNCTION VBUS Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual... - Page 9 Internal Interface UART1 wafer Ethernet module E_MD E_MD E_RST E_RST UART2 wafer Expansion module Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual...
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Page 10: Printer Parts
Ribbon Rewind Wheel Print Mechanism Ribbon Rewind Shaft + Empty Ribbon Roll Locking Tenon (left/right) Front Cover Piece LED Light (Ready) LED Light (Status) FEED Key CF Card Slot Cover Print Head Pressure Adjustment Screw (left/right) Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual... - Page 11 Platen Roller Print Line Adjustment Gear Label Sensor Fan-Fold Label Insert Power Switch Ethernet Socket (Option) USB Port Parallel Port Serial Port (RS-232) Power Socket * The communication ports may vary depending on product types. Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual...
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Page 12: Printer Installation
Cover Open Buttons on both sides. Loosen and then lift the upper print mechanism by pressing the locking tenons. Place a new ribbon roll onto the ribbon supply shaft. Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual... - Page 13 Feed the ribbon from the Ribbon Supply Shaft under the Print Head. Wrap the ribbon around the Ribbon Shaft and stick the ribbon onto the Empty Ribbon Roll Core. Firmly close the upper print mechanism. Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual...
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Page 14: Label Installation
Feed the label through the two Label Guides to the Tear-off Bar. Align the label guides to the label edge. Close the upper print mechanism from the top to finish label installation. Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual... -
Page 15: Label Roll Core Installation Instruction
2-3. Label Roll Core Installation Instruction (A) 1” roll core installation (B) 1.5” roll core installation (C) 3” roll core installation Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual... -
Page 16: Card / Hang Tags Installation
Connect the cable to the USB/parallel port on the printer and on the PC. Power on the PC and the printer and the printer’s LED light will shine. Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual... -
Page 17: Driver Installation
Insert the product CD, select ‘Specify a location’ and describe the path of the printer driver. Follow the instruction on the Window and complete the driver installation. Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual... -
Page 18: Accessory
Loosen and then lift the upper print mechanism by pressing the locking tenons. Unlock the front cover piece by pushing locks inward. Lift/take off the front cover piece according to the direction shown in the figure. Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual... - Page 19 】 Note The label / paper used for rewinding purpose is suggested to be at least 30mm in height. Peel off the first label, and feed the liner through the roller and the Tear-off Bar. Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual...
- Page 20 10. Follow the direction as shown in figure to feed the liner across the stripper. 11. Close the upper print mechanism and the stripper. 12. Press the FEED key to adjust the position of label and complete the installation. Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual...
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Page 21: Cutter Installation
Plug in the cable connector of the cutter module onto the switchboard socket. 【 】 Note Before plug the connector into socket, please check the pin first. Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual... - Page 22 10. Feed the label through the Label Guides. 11. Close the mechanism to complete the cutter module installation. 12. Press the FEED key to adjust the position of label and complete the installation. Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual...
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Page 23: Cf Card Adapter Installation
【 】 Note Please make sure the sockets and the pins are match, otherwise the pins may get damaged. Close the plastic cover. Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual... -
Page 24: Cf Card Instruction
3-4. CF Card Instruction Falcon 4D Plus series printers can read the CF Card after installed the CF Card Adapter. If the built-in memory is insufficient for storing label formats, graphics or fonts, users can use CF Card as external memory to provide more memory space. -
Page 25: Control Panel
Set the See-through Sensor on or See-through READY (Flash) off, for operation instructions please Sensor on/off refer to page 27. STATUS Red Return to Self Test READY Printer is currently downloading F/W STATUS Red (Flash) Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual... -
Page 26: Feed Key
Cutter, Stripper, Mode Option : ^D0 ^O0 ^AD See-through Sensor status See-through Sensor: OFF Reflective Sensor status Reflective Sensor AD : 146 186 223 (2) Code Page Code Page: 850 Self-Test includes the internal printer data setting. Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual... -
Page 27: Auto Sensing
FEED key. The printer will go into the Thermal Transfer (TT) Mode and automatically print "NOW IS THERMAL TRANSFER (TT MODE)". This indicates that printer is currently in TT Mode. NOW IS THERMAL TRANSFER ( TT MODE) NOW IS DIRECT THERMAL (DT MODE) Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual... -
Page 28: See-Through Sensor On/Off
4-7. See-through Sensor on/off There are two types of sensor in Falcon 4D Plus printer - Reflective Sensor and See-through Sensor. Users can set one of them as active sensor. By default, the Reflective Sensor is turned on and the See-through Sensor is turned off. However, the reflective sensor may not be able to detect the label gap on special label materials. -
Page 29: Error Messages
“Filename can not be twice whether the file exist and the found.” file name is correct. File name is repeated; printer 2 beeps Change the file name and will print out “Filename is twice download again. repeated.” Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual... -
Page 30: Maintenance And Adjustment
Thermal Print Head pressure. Open the top cover. Take out the ribbon. Turning the print head adjustment screws slightly by screwdriver to increase or decrease print head pressure. Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual... -
Page 31: Print Line Adjustment
Power on the printer after clearing the paper jam, the cutter will reset automatically. 【 】 Note The label / paper used for cutting is suggested to be at least 30mm in height. Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual... -
Page 32: Troubleshooting
♦ abnormal function occurs Check if label is installed properly 【 】 Note Your dealer is knowledgeable about Falcon printers, printing software, and your unique system. Please contact your local dealer for further technical support. Falcon 4D Plus User’s Manual...