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Century Falcon 4 Plus Series User Manual

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  • Page 1 User’s Manual Falcon 4 Plus/ Falcon 6 Plus Series...
  • Page 2 FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT FOR AMERICAN USERS 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    Safety Instructions Bitte die Sicherheitshinweise sorgfältig lesen und für später aufheben. Die Geräte nicht der Feuchtigkeit aussetzen. Bevor Sie die Geräte ans Stromnetz anschließen, vergewissern Sie Sich, dass die Spannung des Geräts mit der Netzspannung übereinstimmt. Nehmen Sie das Gerät bei Überspannungen (Gewitter) vom Netz. Das Gerät könnte sonst Schaden nehmen.
  • Page 4 Safety Instructions Please read the following instructions seriously. Keep the equipment away from humidity. Before you connect the equipment to the power outlet, please check the voltage of the power source. Disconnect the equipment from the voltage of the power source to prevent possible transient over voltage damage.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    1. BARCODE PRINTER..............5 1-1. Printer Accessories ......................5 1-2. General Specifications ....................5 1-3. Communication Interface ....................8 1-4. Printer Parts ........................11 2. PRINTER INSTALLATION............14 2-1. Label Installation ......................14 2-2. Ribbon Installation ......................17 2-3. PC Connection......................19 2-4.

  • Page 6: Barcode Printer

    1. Barcode Printer 1-1. Printer Accessories After unpacking, please check the accessories that come with the package, and store appropriately. Barcode printer Power cable USB Cable Label Roll Sample Ribbon Empty Ribbon Roll Quick Start Guide CD (includes label editing software CLabel / Manual) Falcon 6 Plus Falcon 4 Plus 1-2.
  • Page 7 11 resident Windows bit mapped fonts (6,8,10,12,14,18,24,30,16X26,OCR A & Resident Fonts B); can be rotated in 8 orientations and expandable 8 times horizontally and vertically. Scalable Font in 4 orientations. Windows bit mapped font: can be rotated in 8 orientations and expandable 8 times horizontally and vertically.
  • Page 8 Length: 450 m (1471 ft) Type: transfer ribbons (wax, hybrid, and resin) in widths of 60 to 174 mm (2.36” Ribbon to 6.85”). Auto ink inside and ink outside. Core inner diameter 25.4 mm (1”). Max. ribbon roll diameter 76mm (2.99“). Printer Language EZPL (Firmware downloadable) Application: CLabel-IV(EZPL only) Software...

  • Page 9: Communication Interface

    1-3. Communication Interface Parallel Interface Handshake : DSTB connects to the printer, BUSY connects to the host Interface cable : Parallel cable compatible to IBM PC Pin out : See below PIN NO. FUNCTION TRANSMITTER /Strobe host / printer Data 0-7 host /Acknowledge printer...
  • Page 10 USB Interface Connector Type : Type B PIN NO. FUNCTION VBUS PS2 Interface PIN NO. FUNCTION DATA CLOCK PS2 interface from PC to printer Printer Keyboard DATA DATA CLOCK 5 CLOCK Internal Interface UART1 wafer Ethernet module E_MD E_MD E_RST E_RST UART2 wafer Expansion module...
  • Page 11 Applicator wafer Applicator module +24V +24V Printing (out) Printing Print error (out) Print error Printed (out) Printed Print (in) Print Falcon 4 Plus/Falcon 6 Plus User’s Manual...

  • Page 12: Printer Parts

    1-4. Printer Parts Appearance Control panel Bottom Front Cover Observing Window Top Cover Fan-Fold Label Insert CF Card Slot Serial Port * USB Port Power Switch Power Socket Fan-Fold Label Insert * The communication ports may vary depending on product types. Falcon 4 Plus/Falcon 6 Plus User’s Manual...
  • Page 13 Internal Ribbon Rewind Shaft Ribbon Supply Shaft Printer Mechanism Platen Tear off Bar Print Head Lever Sensor Knob Label Guide Label Tension Plate Label Roll Bar Label Supply Guide Label Alignment Guide Movable sensor Falcon 4 Plus/Falcon 6 Plus User’s Manual...
  • Page 14 Control Panel MEDIA LED RIBBON LED POWER LED CANCEL Key PAUSE Key FEED Key MINUS (-) Key (In setting mode) MENU Key (In setting mode) PLUS (+) Key (In setting mode) Falcon 4 Plus/Falcon 6 Plus User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Printer Installation

    2. Printer Installation This printer model has the following print modes: Thermal Transfer When printing, ribbon must be installed to transfer the print contents onto the (TT) media. Direct Thermal When printing, no ribbon is necessary; it only requires direct thermal media. (DT) Please check the specific print mode, and then go into the Setting Mode after power on the printer。...
  • Page 16 Place the label roll onto the Label Roll Bar and align the label to printer’s inner wall. (To avoid the damage of media, please do not squeeze label roll too hard.) Pull the Label Alignment Guide back and make it fit the edge of label roll.
  • Page 17 Align the label edge inward, and fix the label outside in Label Guide. Adjust the Label Guide with the label. 【 】 Note The Label should be put within Label Feed Guide as the figure shows. 10. Flip the Print Head Lever back to its original position.

  • Page 18: Ribbon Installation

    2-2. Ribbon Installation Place the printer on a horizontal surface, and open the top cover. Follow the sequence and direction as the figure shows, pull the Print Head Lever out and flip it upward to the right. Place a new ribbon roll onto the Ribbon Supply Shaft and place the...
  • Page 19 Feed the ribbon from the Ribbon Supply Shaft under the print head. Wrap the ribbon around the Ribbon Rewind Shaft and stick it onto the empty ribbon roll. 【 】 Note DO NOT feed the ribbon under the Moveable Sensor. Falcon 4 Plus/Falcon 6 Plus User’s Manual...

  • Page 20: Pc Connection

    2-3. PC Connection Please make sure the printer is powered off. Take the power cable, plug the cable switch to the power socket, and then connect the other end of the cable to the printer power socket. Connect the cable to the USB/parallel port on both side of printer and PC. Power on the printer, the LCD display would show the printer model and F/W version.

  • Page 21: Driver Installation

    2-4. Driver Installation Once the USB cable is connected from PC to the printer, PC will automatically detect the new device and begin the installation process. Insert the product CD, select ‘Specify a location’ and describe the path of the printer driver.

  • Page 22: Accessory

    3. Accessory 3-1. Internal Rewinder for Falcon 4 Plus Rewinder U Shape Clip Screw x 4pcs Rewind bracket 【 】 Note Peel-off liner Max width: 118mm 【 】 Suggestion Liner thickness: 0.06mm~0.25mm Place the printer onto a smooth surface, open the top cover and face the printer sideways.
  • Page 23 Take off the U Shape Clip from the Liner Rewind Shaft. Secure the Rewinder unit onto the printer. After the Rewinder is installed, plug the Rewinder Cable Connector onto the Rewinder Connector. Rewinder Installation completes. Falcon 4 Plus/Falcon 6 Plus User’s Manual...

  • Page 24: Rewind Bracket Installation For Falcon 4 Plus

    3-2. Rewind Bracket Installation for Falcon 4 Plus Face the printer front, and unscrew the bottom cover screw. Remove the bottom front Cover. 【 】 Note Before the installation, please power off the printer first. Mount the label rewind bracket onto the printer mechanism and secure the screws into place.
  • Page 25 Close the top cover to complete Label rewind bracket and Rewinder installation. 【 】 Note1 Before starting to rewind labels, please make sure the printer’s Label Rewind Bracket is installed properly as instructed. 【 】 Note2 When use stripper function, Please dismount the rewind bracket first.

  • Page 26: Stripper Installation For Falcon 4 Plus

    3-3. Stripper Installation for Falcon 4 Plus Face the printer front, and unscrew clockwise the bottom front cover screw. Remove the bottom front cover. 【 】 Note Before the installation, please power off the printer first. After Rewinder installation complete, face the printer sideways.
  • Page 27 Wrap the liner around the Liner Rewinder Shaft, and use the U Shape Clip to secure the liner. Flip the print head lever downward and then push it back to the original position. 【 】 Note Make sure the liner rewind is in correct direction.

  • Page 28: Cutter Installation

    3-4. Cutter Installation Cutter Cover (Falcon 4 Plus) Cutter Cover (Falcon 6 Plus) Cutter Locks Screws x 2pcs 【 】 Note1 Do not cut self-adhesive labels! The traces of adhesive will pollute the rotary knife and impair safe operation! 【 】...
  • Page 29 Hold the cutter and secure the cutter kit onto the printer. Plug the cutter cable connector onto the cutter connector. Tie the cables with the secure locks, and stick the locks onto the bottom plate. Hang up the cutter cover to the cutter and screw the bottom cover screw.

  • Page 30: Parallel/Ps2 Adapter Installation

    3-5. Parallel/PS2 Adapter Installation Parallel Cable Parallel/PS2 Adapter Connector Cable Screw x 2pcs Make sure the power is off and the power cable is unplugged. Place the printer onto a smooth surface and open the top cover. Unscrew two screws as indicated in figure and remove the left top cover from the printer.
  • Page 31 Align the Parallel/PS2 module to the parallel port and secure the module onto the back plate. Connect one end of the 30 pin connector cable to the main board and the other end to the Parallel/PS2 module. The Parallel/PS2 module installation is complete.

  • Page 32: Applicator Interface Installation

    3-6. Applicator Interface Installation Applicator Interface Screw x 2pcs 【 】 Note This applicator interface is only applicable to THARO company’s applicator product. For more detail about applicator products, please visit http://www.tharo.com/. Make sure the power is off and the power cable is unplugged.
  • Page 33 Plug the 10pin connector into the socket on mainborad that marked with “APP”. Align the Applicator Interface to the hole and hold the position. Tighten the screws to fix the Applicator Interface. Assemble the left top cover and close it to complete the installation.

  • Page 34: Control Panel

    4. Control Panel 4-1. Control Panel Introduction Control keys FEED PAUSE CANCEL LED indicators Power Power on After turning on the power, the Ribbon and Media lights Ready(Power) will flash alternately until the completion of initialization. Ribbon Ribbon status indication Media Media status indication 4-2.
  • Page 35 Item Beep LCD Message Description Press and hold key and turn + Power Self test 3 beeps Self test on the printer until the buzzer beeps 3 times. After entering Self test Mode, Dump 3 beeps Now in Dump + Power keep holding key until the mode...

  • Page 36: Setting Mode

    4-3. Setting mode In the Setting Mode, changes can be made according to requirement on the printing mode, options, media type, and parallel interface (printer can only go into setting when connected to PC by parallel cable, USB cable, or serial cable). Power on the printer and make sure it is on “Ready to print”...

  • Page 37: Lcd Monitor

    LCD monitor Press and hold key about 3 to 4 seconds until the buzzer beep 3 times and LCD shows Setting mode. The LCD monitor will show different options on the bottom. After entering to Setting mode, the first highlight on LCD monitor indicates the current item for setting.
  • Page 38 Default: Gap paper Black Mark: for label or plain paper with black mark in the back Sensor Setup Gap: for labels with liner and gap, or hang tags. The default is set to be gap paper. Continuous: for continuous paper Baud Rate: Default - 9600 bits 4800 bits...
  • Page 39 Default: ON Buzzer Setup Default: ON Smart Backfeed ON: This function must install stripper or cutter. Default: OFF ON: When password protect enable, the password is Password required for entering Setting Mode. Default: ON Top of Form ON: Start each printing from the Top-of-Form position. Go to default: Set the IP address of Ethernet module to Ethernet factory default setting.
  • Page 40 The diagram of Setting Mode Items with the ”＊＂ sign is default setting. Falcon 4 Plus/Falcon 6 Plus User’s Manual...

  • Page 41: Self-Test

    4-4. Self-Test The Self-Test function will help user to check whether the printer is operating normally. In Self-Test Mode, the printer will print out a test sample each time when the FEED key is pressed. To break off the Self-Test procedure, please power off the printer. Below are the Self-Test procedures: Power off the printer, press and hold the FEED key.

  • Page 42: Dump Mode

    4-5. Dump Mode When label setting and the print result don’t match, it’s recommended to go into the Dump Mode to check whether there’s a mistake in data transmission between the printer and the PC. For example, when printer receives 8 commands, yet without processing these commands, only printed out the contents of the commands, this will confirm whether the commands were received correctly.

  • Page 43: Error Messages

    4-7. Error Messages If problems occur that prevent the printer printing normally, the printer will beep as warning, and error messages will be displayed. Quickly blinking Slowly blinking Light is on LED Message Light Beep Description Solution Message Ribbon Media Display Thermal Re-open the...
  • Page 44 Delete unnecessary Memory 2 beeps Memory is data in the memory Full twice full or use CF Card. Rewinder 2 beeps Rewinder is Remove the labels Full twice full on rewinder. Use “~X4” command to print Filename 2 beeps Can’t find out all the files, then can not be twice...

  • Page 45: Maintenance And Adjustment

    5. Maintenance and Adjustment 5-1. Print Head Module Installation / Removal Instruction Open the top cover. 【 】 Note Power-off when removing print head module. Pull the Print Head Lever out and flip it upward to the right. 【 】 Note When remove print head module, please dismount...

  • Page 46: Tph Print Line Adjustment

    5-2. TPH Print Line Adjustment Please contact your local dealer for technical support Open the top cover. Pull the Print Head Lever out and flip it upward to the right. TPH print line adjustment: When the printing is stiff or printing with thick paper, the print line needs to be moved forward (paper feed direction)

  • Page 47: Ribbon Tension Adjustment

    5-3. Ribbon Tension Adjustment The ribbon shaft tension can be adjusted by turning the ribbon shaft knob clockwise or counterclockwise. There are 4 different levels of tension and marked with 1~4 on both knobs of Ribbon Rewind Shaft and Ribbon Supply Shaft.

  • Page 48: Thermal Print Head Cleaning

    5-4. Thermal Print Head Cleaning Unclear printouts (some parts of label cannot be printed) may be caused by dusty print head, ribbon stain, or label liner glue. Therefore when printing, it’s necessary to keep the top cover closed. Also, check and prevent paper/label from being stained or dusty to ensure print quality and to prolong the print head life.

  • Page 49: Print Head Balance And Pressure Adjustment

    5-5. Print Head Balance and Pressure Adjustment Open the top cover. Pull the Print Head Lever out and flip it upward to the right. When printing with different label Falcon 4 Plus materials or using different ribbon types, unbalanced print quality may occur due to the media material differences.

  • Page 50: Ribbon Shield Adjustment

    5-6. Ribbon Shield Adjustment Due to the differences in the ribbon materials, if ribbon wrinkles occur during printing, please adjust the ribbon shield screw. Example: If ribbon wrinkles occur as (a), please turn the ribbon shield screw A clockwise, and if ribbon wrinkles occur as (b), please turn the ribbon shield screw B clockwise.

  • Page 51: Adjust The Cutter

    5-7. Adjust the Cutter The cutter-adjusting hole is on both sides of cutter. The cutter will not work properly if there is a paper jam. Please power off the printer and use a 3mm hexagon screwdriver to insert into the hole.

  • Page 52: Troubleshooting

    5-9. Troubleshooting Problem Recommended Solution LCD Display shows no message after Check the power cable power on the printer LED light indicates error messages after Check for software setting or program printing stops command errors Replace with suitable label or ribbon Check if label or ribbon is all out Check if label is jammed/tangled up Check if mechanism is closed (Thermal Print...

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