This manual provides information on the usage of the Windows PC program that can make labels by adding text, graphics, or barcodes at desired positions. 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’s guide content may be changed without prior notice.
SLP-DL410x/DL413x ■ 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. You must use only the supplied adapter.
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SLP-DL410x/DL413x CAUTION Violating following instructions can cause slight wound or damage the appliance. Keep the desiccant out of children’s reach. If you observe a strange smoke, odor or noise from the printer, unplug it before taking following • If not, they may eat it. measures.
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SLP-DL410x/DL413x ■ Other Precautions The copyright for this user’s guide and various other manuals is property of the BIXOLON Corporation. Any copying or conversion into electronic firm and saving of this material without the express written permission of BIXOLON Corporation. is strictly prohibited.
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SLP-DL410x/DL413x WARNING – U.S.A 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.
SLP-DL410x/DL413x 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-DL410/DL413 Power Cord User’s Manual ※ Optional items USB Cable - 8 - Rev.
SLP-DL410x/DL413x 2. Product Part Names Pause Button Feed Button Cover Lever Printer Head Upper Gap Sensor Black-Mark & Notch Sensor Paper Cover Paper Guide Cover-STD Lower Gap Sensor Roller - 9 - Rev. 1.00...
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SLP-DL410x/DL413x Fan-Fold Power Switch Power Jack AC Adapter USB B-Type Cable USB A-Type (WLAN Dongle or Bluetooth Dongle) Auto Cutter Label Peel-off (Option) (Option) - 10 - Rev. 1.00...
SLP-DL410x/DL413x 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. 3) Connect the AC adapter jack to the printer power connector.
SLP-DL410x/DL413x 3-2 Interface Cable Connection 3-2-1 Standard Model Connect the interface cable as shown below. This printer supports the following communications interface standards. - USB A-Type(WLAN Dongle or Bluetooth Dongle) - USB B-Type Cable USB A-Type (WLAN Dongle or Bluetooth Dongle) USB B-Type Cable 1) Turn off the power switch.
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SLP-DL410x/DL413x 3-2-2 Ethernet Model Connect the interface cable as shown below. This printer supports the following communications interface standards. - LAN(Ethernet) Cable - USB A-Type(WLAN Dongle or Bluetooth Dongle) - USB B-Type Cable USB B-Type Cable LAN(Ethernet) Cable USB A-Type (WLAN Dongle or Bluetooth Dongle) 1) Turn off the power switch.
SLP-DL410x/DL413x 3-3 Paper Installation 1) Open the Paper Cover. Paper Cover 2) Insert Fan-Fold Paper to Fan-Fold. 3) Adjust the paper guide to the width of the paper. Fan-Fold Fan-Fold Paper Paper Guide 4) If you use Black-Mark or Notch paper roll, please lift up the paper and match the sensor position adjust the black mark or notch hole.
SLP-DL410x/DL413x 3-4 Button and LED 3-4-1 Button Operations Button Printer state 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 printing) •...
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SLP-DL410x/DL413x 3-4-2 LED indicator for various printer statuses LED 1 LED 2 Printer Status Color Status Color Status Print standby Green Green Print standby mode mode Paper jam(gap/black mark is Orange Error mode not recognized) Green Blink Error mode Printer head overheating Blink Error mode Paper Cover open...
SLP-DL410x/DL413x 3-5 Test printing 3-5-1 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”...
SLP-DL410x/DL413x 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). This function is operated independently with other device(s) or software(s).
SLP-DL410x/DL413x 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. 2) Language setting Code page can be configured.
SLP-DL410x/DL413x 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. •...
SLP-DL410x/DL413x 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.
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.
SLP-DL410x/DL413x 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 or black mark can be identified without separate settings. •...
SLP-DL410x/DL413x 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. Error mode can be released by opening and closing the cover.
Users can calibrate sensor parameters in detail by using the utility program provided by the manufacturer. (www.bixolon.com) The utility can be obtained from the enclosed CD. Please make sure the printer is connected and execute the utility program.
SLP-DL410x/DL413x 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 into 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.
SLP-DL410x/DL413x 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.
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SLP-DL410x/DL413x 3) Remove one or two 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. - 28 - Rev.
SLP-DL410x/DL413x 5-13 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. - 29 - Rev.
SLP-DL410x/DL413x 5-14 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.
SLP-DL410x/DL413x 6. 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. - As the print head gets very hot during printing, if intending to clean the print head, turn the printer power off and wait approximately 2~3 minute before commencement.
SLP-DL410x/DL413x 6-2 Cleaning Sensors, Roller or/and Paper Path 1) Open the paper cover and then remove the paper. 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.
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