Table of Contents 1. Unpacking 2. Inspecting the Printer 3. Attaching Power Supply 4. Hooking Up the Printer and Computer 5. Loading the Paper 6. Loading Ribbon 7. Setting Up the Sensors 8. Self Test 9. Interface 10. Media Roll Size 11.
2. Inspecting the printer Power Switch Interface Connectors Printer Head Notch Sensor Moving Paper Sensor Paper width Guide Head Release Lever Power Connector Button Upper Cover Knob...
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Opening the printer Open the upper cover by pushing the knob in Make sure to be careful of the HOT head the direction of the arrow Closing the paper upper guide Closing the upper cover Make sure you hear the closing sound of the Close the upper cover and make sure you hear paper upper guide.
3. Attaching Power Supply 220VAC 115VAC Check the specification of the AC power cord Turn off the power of the printer and connect if it is correct with your power system the power supply to the printer Insert a plug into the outlet Connect the AC power cord to the power supply...
4. Hooking Up the printer and computer -Printer- Parallel Serial or Ethernet (Option) -Computer- Make sure the printer is turned off then connect the printer to the PC...
5. Loading the Paper Turn off the printer and open the upper cover by Rise up the paper upper guide by pulling the pushing the in the direction of the arrow. head release lever Paper Fixing Tap Open the paper width guide by pushing it to the Pull out one of the adjustable width tabs.
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Insert paper roll into the printer Adjust the paper width guide to meet the paper width Close the upper cover and make sure you hear Push the head stopper release lever in the the closing sound of the upper cover. direction of the arrow until the paper upper guide comes down.
6. Loading Ribbon Ribbon Ribbon Spindle Remove the vinyl covering on the ribbon. Insert one side of the ribbon spindle Depress the indicated button on the ribbon spindle while inserting the ribbon roll. detail A Push the other side of the ribbon spindle down to Pull out the ribbon edge through secure it.
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Insert one side of the ribbon spindle Push the other side of the ribbon spindle down to secure it. Attach the ribbon to the core with tape as shown. Turn the adjustment knob in the arrow direction to tighten the ribbon.
7. Setting up the sensors Set Black Mark Sensor right to the size of roll Locate notch sensor on the same number point- paper as the black mark sensor is indicating on. **0 is the initialization number for sensor of the product.** Black Mark Sensor and Notch sensor must always point to the same number...
8. Self Test Turn off the printer While holding down the feed button, turn on the printer Set free the feed button The printer starts printing some basic information...
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9Pin Serial Interface Signal Description Input Printer receive data line RS-232C level Output Printer transmit data line RS-232C level 4, 7 Output Printer handshake to host line RS-232C level System Ground Input Data Send Ready 1,8,9 Centronics Parallel Interface Signal Description STROBE- Input...
10. Media Roll Size Core Diameter(A) 25.4 or 38.1 mm (1.0 or 1.5 inches) Max. width 118 mm (4.65inches) Roll Max.diameter(B) 125 mm (5 inches) Max.media width(C) 116 mm (4.57 inches) Min.media width(C) 38.1 mm (1.5 inches) Max.media thickness 0.15 mm (0.006 inches) Min.mdeia thickness 0.06 mm...
11. Labels <-- a --> Media width (inch, liner) Maximum 116.0 mm (4.57 inches) Minimum 38.1 mm (1.5 inches) <-- b --> Label length Minimum 10 mm (0.39 inches) <-- c --> Label gap height Maximum 10 mm (0.39 inches) Minimum 2 mm (0.08 inches)
12. Tags and Strip with Slots <-- a --> Tag or strip width Maximum 116.0 mm (4.57 inches) Minimum 38.1 mm (1.5 inches) <-- b --> Tag length Minimum 10 mm (0.39 inches) <-- c --> Detection slot width Minimum 14 mm (0.55 inches) <-- d -->...
13. Tags and Strip with Black Marks <-- a --> Tag or strip width Maximum 116.0 mm (4.57 inches) Minimum 38.1 mm (1.5 inches) <-- b --> Tag length Minimum 10 mm (0.39 inches) <-- c --> Black mark width Minimum 14 mm (0.55 inches)
14. Plain Continuous Stock The printer can use continuous stock without any detection slots or black marks. The printer must be set for continuous stock by the Q command. The length of each copy is decided by the size of the print image and any additional media feed is decided by the Q command.
15. Specifications Product Specifications Print method Thermal Transfer and Direct Thermal Print speed(max) 152mm/sec Print width(max) 104mm (4.1”) Print length(max) 630mm (24.8”) Resolution 203dpi, 8 dots/mm Paper Width(min~max) 40~118mm (1.5~4.52”) Paper roll size(max) 127mm (5.0”) Paper thickness 0.08~0.18mm Paper Type Label , Tag, Continuous, Fanfold Paper sensor Label gap, Notch, Black Mark...
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Certification (1) FCC PART15 CLASS A (2) CE EMCD (CE-EMCD Class B should use Parallel shield Cable complied with IEEE-1284 standards) (3) UL/cUL (UL 60950-1) (4) MIC (5) RoHS (TUV) Electrical Characteristics (1) Input Voltage DC 24V ± 10% (2) Current Consumption Operating: Approx.
16. Command List EPL Command List Command Description ASCⅡ Text AUTOFR Automatic Form Printing Code 39 std. or extended Code 39 with check digit Code 93 Code 128 UCC Serial Shipping Container Code Code 128 auto A,B,C modes Code 128 mode A Code 128 mode B Code 128 mode C Codabar...
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Command Description Print Soft Font Information Delete Soft Font Store Soft Font Cut Position End Form Store Print Form Information Delete Form Retrieve Form Store Form Print Graphics Print Graphics Information Delete Graphics Store Graphics Direct Graphics Write Compress Graphic Write Chracter Set Selection Line Draw Exclusive OR Line Draw Black...
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Command Description Configuration Inquiry Enable Error Reporting Version Report Define Variable AutoSense Box Draw Serial Port Setup Print Direction Download Variables Reset Printer ^default Set Printer to Factory Defaults Error Report - Immediate Code Comment Line DPL Command List Command Description <SOH># Resets the printer...
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Command Description <STX>n Sets measurement to inches <STX>Oxxxx Sets print start position <STX>P Enters data dump mode <STX>Q Clears memory <STX>qnxx Clears memory module <STX>r Selects reflective sensor for gap <STX>Sn Sets label feed rate <STX>T Prints test pattern <STX>Vn Sets cutter and dispenser configuration <STX>xmtn Release file from memory...
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Command Description Interleaved 2 of 5 Code 128 including subset A, B and C EAN-13 EAN-8 HBIC Coda bar Interleaved 2 of 5 with a modulo 10 checksum Plessey Interleaved 2 of 5 with a modulo 10 checksum and shipping bearer bars UPC2 UPC5 Code 93...
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Command Description LOGMARS BarCode MSI BarCode Plessey BarCdoe QR Code BarCode UPC/EAN Extensions UPC-A BarCode Data Matrix BarCode BarCode Field Default POSTNET BarCode ~CC Change Carets ~CD Change Delimiter Change Alphanumeric Default Font Change International Font/Encoding ~CT Change Tilde Download Format Download Graphics Field Block Field Clock(for Real-Time Clock)
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Command Description Label Reverse Print Label Shift Label Top Map Clear Media Darkness Print Mode Media Tracking Media Type Printing Mirror Image of Label Print Orientation Print Quantity Print Rate Print Width Set Serial Communications Set Darkness Serialization Data Set Date and Time(for Real-Tiime Clock) Start Format Recall Format Recall Graphic...
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