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  • Page 1 Quick Reference Manual The Printronix T5000 series of Label Printers...
  • Page 2 Printronix, Inc. or by network, by telephone, or electronically using any Printronix, Inc. If you fail to comply with the terms of this License means; or reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble and such failure is not corrected within thirty (30) days after notice.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Setting Up The Printer ............5 Unpacking The Printer ............5 Check List ...............7 Installation ...............8 Using The Printer..............17 Controls and Indicators ..........17 The POWER Switch And Indicator........18 Powering On The Printer..........19 Operating Modes............19 Installing Paper Path Guide ..........20 Loading Media And Ribbon ..........23 Loading Roll Media ............24 Loading Fanfold Media..........32...
  • Page 4 Table of Contents...

  • Page 5: Setting Up The Printer

    Avoid touching the electrical connectors to prevent electrostatic discharge damage while setting up the printer. NOTE: In this manual the terms “T5000” and “printer” refer to all models within the T5000 series. CAUTION The discharge of electrostatic energy that accumulates on the human body or other surfaces can damage or destroy the printhead or electronic components used in this device.
  • Page 6 Setting Up The Printer Open the media cover by lifting the center of its bottom right edge. Legend: Media Cover Remove the tape securing the label rewind clip to the rewinder spindle. Place the Media Roll Guide in the down position and remove the sample roll of ribbon and media from the media support and set them to one side.

  • Page 7: Check List

    Ribbon Take-Up Core (mounted in printer) • Starter Kit Roll Media ® • Sample Roll of Printronix Thermal Transfer Wax Ribbon (wrapped inside media roll) • Printhead Cleaning Pen (wrapped inside media roll) NOTE: If any items are missing, contact your dealer.

  • Page 8: Installation

    Setting Up The Printer Installation WARNING The printer should never be operated in a location where the operator and printer can get wet. Personal injury could result. WARNUNG Der Drucker sollte grundsätzlich nicht an einem Ort aufgestellt und betrieben werden, an denen der Benutzer oder der Drucker naß...
  • Page 9 Installation 1. Place the printer in a suitable location on a flat level surface that allows easy access to all sides of the printer. The printer should never be operated while resting on its side or upside down. 2. Check that the printer power switch is in the OFF (O) position. Legend: AC Power Receptacle On/Off Switch...
  • Page 10 Setting Up The Printer 3. Attach Interface a. Parallel Interface Attach a suitable parallel printer cable from the computer to ® the Centronics interface connector at the back of the printer. Snap the bail locks to the Centronics connector to secure the interface cable to the printer.
  • Page 11 Installation b. Serial Interface Attach a suitable serial printer cable from the computer to the DB-25 RS-232 Serial interface connector at the back of the printer. For additional information on serial cable wiring, refer to the User’s Manual . NOTE: The printer supports simultaneous connection of the Parallel and Serial interfaces using the Auto Switching feature.
  • Page 12 Setting Up The Printer ™ If your printer is equipped with the Coax/Twinax and Ethernet interfaces, the rear I/O panel will look like the picture below. c. Coax Interface Attach a suitable coaxial cable from the computer to the coax connector located in the I/O plate in the back of the printer.
  • Page 13 Installation d. Twinax Interface Attach a suitable twinax cable from the computer to the twinax connector located in the I/O plate in the back of the printer.
  • Page 14 Setting Up The Printer e. Ethernet Interface Insert a suitable Ethernet cable from your hub or switch to the Ethernet connector located in the I/O panel in the rear of your printer.
  • Page 15 Installation 4. Attach the AC power cord to the AC power receptacle in the rear of the printer. WARNING Verify the required voltage on the printer’s model number label on the rear of the printer. WARNUNG Überprüfen Sie die erforderliche Spannung an dem Modellschild auf der Druckerrückseite.
  • Page 16 Setting Up The Printer Attach the AC power cord to a grounded (three prong) electrical outlet of the proper voltage.

  • Page 17: Using The Printer

    Controls and Indicators Using The Printer Controls and Indicators Backlighted LCD – JOB SELECT/ (Decrement) Key Menu Indicator (Menu) Key ↵ (Enter) Key ↓ û (Cancel) / (Down) Key TEST PRINT/ (Increment) Key ↑ FEED / (Up) Key PAUSE Key All printer controls and indicators, except for the power switch and ONLINE status indicator, are located on the front panel of the printer.

  • Page 18: The Power Switch And Indicator

    Using The Printer The POWER Switch And Indicator The POWER SWITCH is located on the back panel of the printer, in the bottom left corner. Placing this switch in the | (ON) position applies power to the printer. Place this switch in the O (OFF) position to remove power when you have finished using your printer.

  • Page 19: Powering On The Printer

    Powering On The Printer Powering On The Printer When you power on the printer, it executes a self-test. The default power-on state is online. Once the printer has successfully initialized, the ONLINE status indicator light illuminates, and the LCD indicates the communication interface selected and the type of emulation installed.

  • Page 20: Installing Paper Path Guide

    Using The Printer Installing Paper Path Guide The paper path guide is an option installed on your printer to make printing label peel-off media easier. To attach the paper path guide: Legend: Front door 1. Open front door by pulling it upwards, then forward.
  • Page 21 Installing Paper Path Guide Legend: Groove Media Guide 2. The bottom of the media guide is shaped like a hook. The top has a plastic groove. Hook the bottom of the media guide under the bottom and snap the groove over the top edge of the front door.
  • Page 22 Using The Printer 3. Close the front door.

  • Page 23: Loading Media And Ribbon

    Installing Paper Path Guide Loading Media And Ribbon This section explains how to load roll media, fanfold media, and transfer ribbon. The term “media” used in this manual refers to all the different kinds of paper, label, or tag stock material that can be printed on by the printer.

  • Page 24: Loading Roll Media

    Loading Media And Ribbon Loading Roll Media 1. Open the media cover. 2. Slide the media hanger guide outward to the end of the media hanger, and rotate it downward to a horizontal position. Legend: Media Hanger Guide Media Hanger...
  • Page 25 Loading Roll Media 3. Open the pivoting deck by rotating the deck lock lever clockwise to the end of its travel. The pivoting deck will swing open. Legend: Pivoting Deck Deck Lock Lever...
  • Page 26 Loading Media And Ribbon 4. Slide the media width guide located on the media damper outward to the fully extended position. Legend: Media Damper Media Width Guide...
  • Page 27 Loading Roll Media 5. Slide a roll of media over the media hanger guide and onto the media hanger. The media feeds from the top of the roll and towards the front of the printer. 6. Push the roll to the back of the media hanger, rotate the media hanger guide to its upright position and slide it inward against the outer edge of the media roll.
  • Page 28 Loading Media And Ribbon 7. Thread the media under the media damper and then between the platen (drive roller) and the printhead. You can also refer to the Ribbon and Media Loading instruction label inside the media cover. Legend: Printhead Assembly Platen (Drive Roller) Media Damper...
  • Page 29 Loading Roll Media 8. Push the media width guide inward until it is flush with the outer edge of the media. 9. Check the location of the top-of-form sensor (it is blue and located just behind the platen), and refer to Top-of-Form Sensor Horizontal Adjustment on page 43.
  • Page 30 Loading Media And Ribbon 10. Close the printhead by pressing down on both sides of the front of the pivoting deck and rotating the deck lock lever counterclockwise against its stop. This locks the pivoting deck and printhead assembly into the printing position. Legend: Pivoting Deck Deck Lock Lever...
  • Page 31 Loading Roll Media 11. For direct thermal operation (no ribbon required) close the media cover and go to step 12. For thermal transfer operation (use of ribbon) complete the ribbon loading procedure (See “Loading Ribbon” on page 36). Verify that Print Mode in the Printer Configuration Menu is set for the media type installed (Direct or Transfer).

  • Page 32: Loading Fanfold Media

    Loading Media And Ribbon Loading Fanfold Media 1. Open the media cover. 2. Remove any roll media. 3. Slide the media hanger guide outward to the end of the media hanger, and rotate it downward to a horizontal position. 4. Place the fanfold media either behind or beneath the printer, depending on the desired fan fold supply location.
  • Page 33 Loading Fanfold Media 7. Rotate the fanfold tension arm down by pushing on it through the opening at the top of the media hanger guide. 8. Open the pivoting deck by rotating the deck lock lever clockwise to the end of its travel. The pivoting deck will swing upward.
  • Page 34 Loading Media And Ribbon 9. Slide the media width guide outward to the end of the media damper. 10. Thread the media between the platen (drive roller) and the printhead. You can also refer to the Ribbon and Media Loading instructions label inside the media cover.
  • Page 35 Loading Fanfold Media 13. Close the printhead by pressing down on both sides of the front of the pivoting deck and rotating the deck lock lever counterclockwise against its stop. This locks the pivoting deck and printhead assembly into the printing position. Verify that Print Mode in the Printer Configuration Menu is set for the media type installed (Direct or Transfer).

  • Page 36: Loading Ribbon

    Loading Media And Ribbon Loading Ribbon NOTE: Skip this section when using Direct Thermal Printing 1. Slide the appropriate thermal transfer ribbon roll onto the ribbon supply spindle until it is flush against the printer. 2. Open the pivoting deck by rotating the deck lock lever clockwise to the end of its travel.
  • Page 37 Loading Ribbon 4. Wrap the transfer ribbon from the front of the printhead assembly to the front side of the ribbon take-up spindle. Attach the ribbon to the take-up core (fiberboard tube) on the ribbon take-up spindle with tape. When installing a new roll of ribbon, fold the ribbon just behind the adhesive strip and attach the strip to the ribbon take-up core.

  • Page 38: Print Option

    Print Option Print Option Label Peel Off The printer can be set up to automatically peel labels of the backing liner and dispense them one at a time while rewinding the liner. This configuration requires routing the liner through the rollers on the Peel/Tear assembly and the use of the internal rewinder.
  • Page 39 Label Peel Off 5. Manually position the leading edge of the first label to just behind the tear bar of the Peel/Tear assembly. 6. Thread the liner counterclockwise around the rewinder spindle and insert the liner end into one of the slots in the rewinder. 7.
  • Page 40 Print Option 9. Verify the leading edge of the first label is still behind the tear bar of the Peel/Tear assembly. 10. Close the printhead by pressing down on both sides of the front of the pivoting deck and rotating the deck lock counterclockwise against its stop.

  • Page 41: Printing Adjustments

    Printhead Pressure Adjustment Printing Adjustments Printhead Pressure Adjustment Legend: Printhead Pressure Adjustment Dial Adjustment of the printhead pressure is sometimes required to obtain optimum printing results with variations in media thickness and width. The printhead pressure adjustment dial is shown above. In general, the printhead pressure should be adjusted to the minimum value which produces the desired print quality.

  • Page 42: Printhead Pressure Block Adjustments

    Printing Adjustments Printhead Pressure Block Adjustments Legend: Left Pressure Block Left Pressure Block Handle Pressure Block Adjustment Scale Right Pressure Block Right Pressure Block Pointer Lead Screw Knob The Printhead Pressure Pad Adjustments are used to obtain best printing results under a variety of media and ribbon conditions. Under normal printing conditions, the optimum position of the left pressure block when its handle detent is positioned in the notch in the pivoting deck.

  • Page 43: Label Variations And The Top-Of-Form Sensor

    Label Variations and the Top-of-Form Sensor The pressure blocks are set correctly when they are evenly spaced across the width of the media. The proper setting for the right pressure block is with its pointer positioned on the right edge of the media in use.

  • Page 44: Calibrating The Sensitivity Of The Top-Of-Form Sensor

    Printing Adjustments In the Transmissive Mode, position the sensor directly under the inter-label gap, hole or notch, while in the Reflective mode position it as close as possible in the middle of the label black stripe. For media with no gap and no black stripe, the sensor should be set under the media to detect a paperout condition.
  • Page 45 Calibrating the Sensitivity of the Top-of-Form Sensor Any changes to sensor parameters which occur as a result of the Paper Calibrate procedure, whether this procedure is performed automatically or manually, take effect immediately within the current configuration menu, but are not automatically saved. If Paper Calibrate is done again the new values will overwrite the previous values for the current menu.

  • Page 46: Calibration Procedure

    Printing Adjustments Calibration Procedure NOTE: Verify that the media installed in the printer matches the MEDIA CONTROL menu Gap Sense option (Transmissive or Reflective). Verify that the Top-of-Form sensor is horizontally positioned to permit sensing of the notch, gap, or black stripe.
  • Page 47 Calibration Procedure NOTE: The amount of media advancement is also based on which Media Handling selection is enabled under the MEDIA CONTROL Main menu. ‘Tear-Off’ and ‘Tear-Off Strip’ will advance the media until the Top-of-Form of the next form is positioned over the Tear bar.

  • Page 48: Setting Label Length

    Printing Adjustments Setting Label Length The following considerations should be observed when you set the label length. • Physical Label Length is the actual length of the die-cut label material being printed on. • Logical Label Length (Host Form Length) is usually the same measurable length as the Physical Label Length, but it can be programmed to be greater or less than the physical length of the label material installed on the printer.
  • Page 49 Setting Label Length If the user-selected label length is shorter than the physical label length, the printer will leave white space at the end of the label so that the next logical label will start at the beginning of the next physical label.

  • Page 50: For More Information

    For More Information For More Information This Quick Start Guide has provided the information necessary to unpack and prepare your printer for use. For more information on Setting Page Length, Sensor Calibration, and other detailed information on your printer, refer to your User’s Manual .
  • Page 51 Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to meet FCC emission limits. Printronix is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using other than recommended cables and connectors or by any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment.
  • Page 52 Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility. Printronix cannot accept responsibility for any failure to satisfy the protection requirements resulting from a non-recommended modification of the product, including the fitting of non-Printronix option cards.
  • Page 53 This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A Information Technology Equipment according to European Standard EN 55022. The limits for Class A equipment were derived for commercial and industrial environments to provide reasonable protection against interference with licensed communication equipment.
  • Page 54 COPYRIGHT © 2000, PRINTRONIX, INC.
  • Page 56 FAX: 714-368-2600 PRINTRONIX NEDERLAND BV P.O. BOX 163, NIEUWEWEG 283 NL-6600 AD WIJCHEN THE NETHERLANDS PHONE: 31-24-6489489 FAX: 31-24-6489499 PRINTRONIX A.G. 42 CHANGI SOUTH STREET 1 CHANGI SOUTH INDUSTRIAL ESTATE SINGAPORE 486763 PHONE: 65-542-0110 FAX: 65-543-0220 Visit our website at: www.printronix.com...

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