Summary of Contents for TVS LP 46 NEO
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Page 1: Barcode Printer
’ ’ Barcode Printer LP 46 NEO Rev : A, Product Description : User Manual LP 46 Neo... -
Page 2: Safety Instructions
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual Safety Instructions Before installing and using the printer, please read the following items carefully. 1． ． ． ． Safety warning The print head is a thermal element and it is at a high temperature during printing or just after operation, therefore do not touch it or its peripherals for safety’s sake... - Page 3 LP 46 Neo User’s Manual Disconnect the power when the printer is deemed to idle for a long time; Don’t spill water or other electric materials into the printer (e.g. metal). In case this happens, turn off the power immediately;...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual Contents 1 1 1 1 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION PRODUCT DESCRIPTION PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ........ PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ................................- - - - 1 1 1 1 - - - - ....1.1 I ................ - 1 - NTRODUCTION 1.2 U... - Page 5 LP 46 Neo User’s Manual 3.1.3 Buzzer functions ............- 17 - 3.2 P ......... - 18 - RINTER STATUS AND OPERATION 3.2.1 Printer status ............... - 18 - 3.2.2 Daily operations ............- 18 - 3.3 S ..........- 19 - ENSOR POSITION ADJUSTMENT 3.4 P...
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Page 6: Product Description
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual 1 Product description 1.1 Introduction BTP-U100t label printer is an ideal label and barcode printing device for office use, with delicate appearance and excellent performance. It can apply to many fields, such as medical treatment, retailing, manufacture, logistics, asset management and so on. -
Page 7: Unpacking And Checking
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual 1.2 Unpacking and checking Unpacking the printer carton and refer to the packing list to check whether the parts are missing or damaged. If there is, please contact with SNBC or your local distributor (communication cables are optional depending on the printer interface type). -
Page 8: Appearance And Module
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual 1.3 Appearance and module 1—LOGO plate 2—Top cover 3—Front baffle plate 4—Bottom cover 5—LED 6—Button 7—Paper guide plate 8—Paper roll holder 9—Ribbon thumb wheel 10—Ribbon holder 11—Paper cabinet 12—Ribbon end cap 13—Open spanner 14—Print head 15—Paper guide block... -
Page 9: Introduction Of Main Modules
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual 1.4 Introduction of main modules Button (6) and LED (5): indicate the printer status and complete printing function; Paper roll supporting pole (8) and paper guide plate (7): support the paper roll to avoid left and right shaking of paper roll;... -
Page 10: Printer Installation
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual 2 Printer installation 2.1 Installation position Flatly place the printer on the operation table, which must be waterproof, moisture proof and dustproof. The maximal tilted angle should not exceed ±15° during installation. 2.2 Paper roll installation 1) Hold the cover open lever with both hands to turn the top cover upwards, and open the top cover of printer (see figure 2.2.1);... - Page 11 LP 46 Neo User’s Manual Figure 2.2.4 Figure 2.2.5 4) Place the paper roll on the holder into the paper cabinet, pull out the front end of paper and spread it in the print path, and then lead the paper go through under the buffer shaft and finally clamp the paper pulled out with the left and right paper guides (see figure 2.2.5).
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Page 12: Ribbon Installation
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual 2.3 Ribbon installation The carbon ribbon shaft has two inner diameters: 12.7mm (1/2 inch) and 25.4mm (1 inch). When the inner diameters of the ribbon shafts are different, the methods for loading ribbon are different: A) For the ribbon shaft with an inner diameter 12.7mm (1/2... - Page 13 LP 46 Neo User’s Manual inch), insert the ribbon core shaft into the ribbon and the empty ribbon shaft separately (see Figure 2.3.2). And the following operation is the same as in the step A). Figure 2.3.2 Rotate the ribbon holder to the position shown in Fig. 1, then...
- Page 14 LP 46 Neo User’s Manual Figure 2.3.3 Lead he front end of ribbon go through under the print head module and wind it around the rewinding shaft of ribbon; Install the rewinding shaft of ribbon onto the ribbon holder according to the method in step 1);...
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Page 15: Power Adapter Connection
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual top cover of printer (see figure 2.3.3). Caution: Make sure the print method: If selecting thermal transfer printing, the ribbon needs to be installed; If selecting thermal printing, there is no need to install ribbon. -
Page 16: Start The Printer
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual cable when the power has not been turned off. 2.6 Start the printer 2.6.1 Power-on and self-test 1) Ensure the power adapter and the communication cable are connected correctly, and turn on the printer; 2) The printer starts the self-test. The buzzer beeps once for a short time after the self-test is finished, and then the LED displays green and it is always on;... -
Page 17: Printing Self-Test Page
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual If the calibration is successful, the printer will enter standby mode; If the calibration fails, the printer will alarm. Then please make sure whether the installation of medium is correct. If any of the following cases occurs, please calibrate the... -
Page 18: Driver Setup
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual 2.7 Driver setup The installation program of the driver can be downloaded from the website www.snbc.cn. The 32-bit operating systems supported by the driver are as follows: Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows server 2003/Windows Vista/Windows server 2008/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 10. - Page 19 LP 46 Neo User’s Manual 2) Select printer type and model to be installed. If you want to set the printer as default printer, please select “Set As Default Printer” and click “Next”; - 14 -...
- Page 20 LP 46 Neo User’s Manual 3) Select setup type, and click “Next”; 4) The driver will select the current OS type automatically, and click “Next” button; Set printer port. User can select it according to actual needs. If it is a serial port driver, please select “COMx” (x equals to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8);...
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Page 21: Printer Operations
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual 3 Printer operations 3.1 LED, button and buzzer explanation 3.1.1 LED functions LED name Status Explanation Always on Printer is idle or working. Work LED (green) Flash Printer is busy. Always on Printer is in pause status. -
Page 22: Buzzer Functions
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual two times. Restore default Keep pressing the button for a long time and configuration release it after the green LED has flashed of serial three times. interface Print Keep pressing the button for a long time and... -
Page 23: Printer Status And Operation
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual 3.2 Printer status and operation 3.2.1 Printer status The printer has four statuses: idle status, working status, pause status, and abnormal status. Printer status Idle status Green LED is always on and red LED is always off. -
Page 24: Sensor Position Adjustment
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual printer will enter pause status if releasing the button after pressing it down at this time. Operations under pause status The printer is under the status of stopping the printing task temporarily. The printer will enter pause status under the following situations: Press down the button during normal printing;... -
Page 25: Print Position Adjustment
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual Figure 3.3.1 3.4 Print position adjustment Adjust vertical print position When the situation like figure A or B occurs, adjust the vertical print position to figure C. Figure 3.4.1 - 20 -... - Page 26 LP 46 Neo User’s Manual Caution: Figure A indicates that the print position is upper than the correct position. Adjust it in the positive direction (The data symbol in the option “Vertical position adjustment” is “+”); Figure B indicates that the print position is lower than the correct position.
- Page 27 LP 46 Neo User’s Manual When the situation like figure G or H occurs, adjust the tear-off position to figure J. Figure 3.4.3 Caution: Figure G indicates that the tear-off position is upper than the correct position. Adjust it in the negative direction; (The data symbol in the option “Tear-off position adjustment”...
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Page 28: Routine Maintenance E E E
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual 4 Routine maintenance Clean the print head, platen roller and sensor every month according to the following steps. If the printer works in a tough environment, the maintenance times can be properly increased. 4.1 Cleaning print head... -
Page 29: Cleaning Platen Roller
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual 4.2 Cleaning platen roller When any of the following cases occurs, the platen roller should be cleaned: Printout is not clear; Feed and retract paper with big noise; Something else sticks onto the platen roller. -
Page 30: Troubleshooting
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual 5 Troubleshooting When the printer has a malfunction, please handle it with reference to this charter. If it still cannot be cleared, please contact SNBC or your local dealer. 5.1 Troubleshooting The error LED flashes and the buzzer beeps when an error or exceptional status occurs. - Page 31 LP 46 Neo User’s Manual Troubleshooting methods: Error LED Reason analysis Solutions status Please press down the print Print head is lifted up. head. Print head up The micro switch has a Contact the maintainer. failure. Paper roll is used up or no paper roll is Install a paper roll.
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Page 32: Print Quality Problems
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual Print darkness is too Lower the print darkness high. properly. Clear paper jam. Check if the print head test pattern is Paper is jammed in the normal or not after the path, causing heat temperature of print head accumulation and drops. -
Page 33: Appendix 1 Technical Specification
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual Appendix Appendix 1 Technical specification Appendix 1.1 Main technical specifications Item BTP-U100t parameter Resolution 203DPI Print method Thermal / Thermal transfer Print width 104mm (Max.) Print speed 150mm/s (Max.) 32bit RISC microprocessor FLASH: 4MB Memory SDRAM: 8MB. - Page 34 LP 46 Neo User’s Manual Continuous paper, label paper, marked Paper type paper, etc. Paper roll OD 127mm (5 inches) (Max.) Paper roll width 110mm (Max.) Media Paper roll ID 25mm (1 inch)/38mm (1.5 inch) Paper thickness 0.06mm-0.20mm Ribbon length 300m (Max.)
- Page 35 LP 46 Neo User’s Manual 1D barcode: Code39, Code93, Codabar, Code128(Subsets A, B, and C), EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, UPC-E, UPC/EAN Extensions, Planet Code, Standard 2 of 5, Barcode Industrial 2 of 5, Interleaved 2 of 5, LOGMARS, GS1 DataBar (RSS)
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Page 36: Appendix 1.2 Technical Specifications Of Paper
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual Appendix 1.2 Technical specifications of paper 1) Specifications of continuous paper (unit: mm) Type Illustration Index Continuous paper Print paper without adhesive width: 18≤a≤120 Base paper width: 18≤a≤120 Continuous paper Print paper with adhesive width: 18≤b≤118 Paper margin width: c ≤1... - Page 37 LP 46 Neo User’s Manual 2) Discontinuous paper specifications (unit: mm) Type Illustration Index Base paper width: 18≤a≤120 Paper margin width: Discontinuous label b≤1 paper with adhesive Label width: 18≤c≤118 Label height:: d≥10 Gap width: e≥2 Punched paper width: 18≤a≤120 Punched paper height: b≥10...
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Page 38: Appendix 2 Self-Test Page
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual Appendix 2 Self-test page Self-test page includes printer configuration information, printer internal fonts and print head test information. The printer configuration information and printer internal fonts reflect the current internal configuration of the printer, and the print head test information reflects the status of the print head. - Page 39 LP 46 Neo User’s Manual NONE…………………………………… PARITY HARD…………………………………… HOST HANDSHAKE NONE…………………………………… PROTOCOL <~> 7EH…………………………… CONTROL CHAR <^> 5EH…………………………... COMMAND CHAR <,> 2CH…………………………… DELIM. CHAR NO MOTION……………………………. MEDIA POWER UP NO MOTION……………………………. HEAD CLOSE DEFAULT……………………………….. BACKFEED +0………………………………………… LABEL TOP +0………………………………………… LEFT POSITION 100mm/s….…………………….………..
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Page 40: Appendix 3 Print And Paper Out Position
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual Appendix 3 Print and paper out position Figure appendix 3.1 Caution: To take marked paper for example, the figure above explains the print and paper out position; Discontinuous paper locates by the front edge of the mark;... -
Page 41: Appendix 4 Communication Interface
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual Appendix 4 Communication interface Appendix 4.1 Serial interface Interface signal Signal name Signal direction Function None Input Data input Output Data output Output Data terminal ready － Signal ground Input Data device ready Output Request transmission... -
Page 42: Appendix 4.2 Usb Interface
LP 46 Neo User’s Manual Appendix 4.2 USB interface USB interface meets USB1.1 protocol standard and is optional. USB interface transmits signal and power via a four–wire cable, as shown in the following figure: Figure appendix 4.2.1 USB cable Wire D+ and D- in figure appendix 4.3.1 are used for signal transmission, and the VBUS is +5V.