Brady BBP16 Quick Start Manual

Thermal Transfer / Direct Thermal

Quick Start Guide

Printer Overview
Graphic LCD with
back light display
Fan-fold paper
entrance chute
Media view
window
Lower front cover
Note: The interface picture here is for reference only. Please refer to the product specification for the interfaces availability.
Print head pressure
Printer right side cover
adjustment knobs
Media guide bar
Ribbon
rewind
spindle
Ribbon
release
button
Bar Code Printer
GPIO interface
(Option)
Centronics interface
USB
interface
RS-232C
interface
Power jack Power switch
socket
Print head
Platen
Label roll
guard
3" Label
supply spindle
Ribbon
Ribbon supply
sensor
spindle
Media sensor
Internal rewind Print head release lever
spindle
(Option)
Damper
Loading the Ribbon
SD card socket
(1) Open the printer right side cover.
Push the print head release lever
to open the print head mechanism.
Ethernet
interface
USB host interface
PS/2 interface
(4) Wind the ribbon clockwise about
3~5 circles onto the ribbon rewind
spindle until it is smooth and
properly stretched.
Remove Used Ribbon
Label
guide
(1) Break the ribbon between ribbon
guide plate and the ribbon rewind
spindle.
Media sensor
lock lever
(2) Install the ribbon onto the ribbon (3) Wrap the ribbon onto the ribbon
supply spindle. Thread the ribbon rewind spindle. Keeping the
through the ribbon sensor slot and ribbon flat and without wrinkles.
then through the open space in
between print head and platen.
* Loading path for ribbon
(5) Close the print head mechanism
by pushing the both sides of print
head mechanism. Make sure the
latches are engaged securely.
(2) Push the ribbon release button to (3) Then, slide off the ribbon from
release the ribbon on the ribbon ribbon rewind spindle.
rewind spindle.
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