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SP420 User Manual ◼ Statement This manual content may be changed without permission and our company reserve the rights to make changes in technology, spare parts, hardware and software of the products. Please contract our company, if the user need further information about the products. Without any written permission from our company, any section of this manual is prohibited to be copied or transferred in any form.
SP420 User Manual Important Safety Instructions Before using the printer, please read carefully the following safety consideration in case of bodily injury or equipment damage. 1.Safety warning The print head will become very hot during printing, please do not touch the printhead and peripheral parts during printing and printing just finished.
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SP420 User Manual Note: Violating following instructions may cause slight damage of the appliance. 1) If you observe a strange smoke, odour or noise from the printer, unplug it before taking following measures. • Switch off the printer and unplug the set from the mains.
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SP420 User Manual 3.Other Precautions The copyright for this user manual and various other manuals is property of our company. Any copying or conversion into electronic form and saving of this material without the express written permission is strictly prohibited. Use of the information contained in this manual is not subject to any patent liability.
SP420 User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Packing List Note: 1.Unpack the printer and keep the packing materials in case you need to ship the printer in the future. 2.Any damages exist, please contact the local dealer. Printer Power Cord...
SP420 User Manual Chapter 3 Installation & Usage 3.1 Media Loading 3.1.1 Paper Roll Loading 1.Press the left and right cover open lever with hands simultaneously and lift the printer cover. Hold the paper roll shaft and take out of the printer.
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SP420 User Manual 4.Then load the paper module from the top down to printer. 5.Pull some paper and pass it through paper guides, adjust paper guides according to the paper width. 6.Press down the top cover until it closes. Note: If your printer is under Thermal Line Printing Method, press down the printer...
SP420 User Manual 3.1.2 External Paper Roll Loading If the paper roll is extremely large, users can load the paper roll outside (See the graph at right). Pass the paper through the external feed slot and then through paper guides.
SP420 User Manual 3.2 Power Connection 1. Make sure the printer’s power switch is in the off position. 2. Connect the AC adapter to printer. 3. Connect the power cord to AC adapter. 4. Connect the other end of power cord to the outlet.
SP420 User Manual 3.3 Peripherals Connection 3.3.1 Interface Cable Connection The standard for the printer’s interface cable shows in the following. -- USB B-Type Cable 1) Turn off the power switch. 2) Connect the communication cable to the printer communication port to be used.
SP420 User Manual 3.4 Operation Panel 3.4.1 Button Operation Power On When power off, turn on the power switch at the back of printer, then the indicator will light on. Power Off When power on, turn off the power switch at the back of printer, then the indicator will light off.
SP420 User Manual 3.5 Basic Operation 3.5.1 Power on/Power off Press “O” to power off the printer. Press “l” to power on the printer. 3.5.2 Feed Button Press the FEED button, and printer will feed paper to the specified position according to the paper type.
SP420 User Manual 3.5.4 Printing Self-test Page The self-test checks the printer’s current settings, status and whether the printer has any problems or not. 1.Printing Manually 1) Make sure the roll is loaded properly. 2) Make sure the top cover and mechanism of the printer are closed properly. Then turn on the printer.
SP420 User Manual Chapter 5 Maintenance & Adjustment Adhesives and coatings of the media can transfer to the printer parts over time along the media path including the thermal print head and media sensor. This build-up can accumulate dust and debris. Failure to clean the print head, media path, and media sensor could result in inadvertent loss of labels, label jams and possible damage to the printer.
SP420 User Manual 5.3 Cleaning Roller and/or Paper Path 1) Open the printer 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.
SP420 User Manual Chapter 6 Label Printer Utility Instructions 6.1 Installation Preparation Download IDPRTUtilityForLabel application program. e.g.: IDPRT Print Utility For Label V2.0.0.0. 6.2 Usage Note: The screen may vary slightly by different operating systems and models. Following takes SP420 (Windows 7) for example.
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SP420 User Manual (2). Add/Modify/Delete Printer, Connect Test. ●Click “Add Printer” to choose the printer and port (take USB for example), click “OK” and add successful.
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SP420 User Manual ●Click “Delete Printer”, click “OK” to delete the printer.
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SP420 User Manual ●Choose the printer currently use, connect it to computer. Click “Connect Test” to test whether the connection is ok or not. If connection is OK, the icon below will come out. If connection fails, normally shows following icon.
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SP420 User Manual (3).Function. ●Click “Printer Information” to check the printer information. (Depend on your printer) ●Click “Print Test Text”, input the text you need to print. Set up the printing range (printable width & height). Click “Print” and the printer starts to print the text.
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SP420 User Manual ●Click “Print Self Information”, then printer starts to print self-test page. Click “Label Auto Learn”, then printer will carry out the calibration. ● ●Click “Parameter Setting”. 1) Print density (choose range:0~15):...
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SP420 User Manual 5) Click “Set” save all the above settings, click “ok” back to the main menu. 6) Click “Close” back to the main menu. ●Click “Restore Factory Settings”, click “OK” to restore factory settings, click “Cancel” to cancel the restore factory settings.
SP420 User Manual Chapter 7 Windows Driver Instructions 7.1 Introduction This chapter provides information on installation according to PC operating system (OS). This driver support for these following operating systems: Microsoft Windows 10 (32 bit/64 bit) Microsoft Windows 8 (32 bit/64 bit)
SP420 User Manual 7.3 Installation Warning: There are some differences under different operating system. Please operate it according to the tips. Recommend to close security software before installation in case of preventing installation. 1.Select one interface to connect your printer to computer.
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SP420 User Manual 5. Select the default installation port name of printer driver, then click “Next”. 6. Click "Finish".
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SP420 User Manual 7. After installation, the icon will be found in “Start” → “Printers and Faxes”. Note: 1.If you already installed the driver (No matter what kind of port), when you connect the printer to computer, it will create a USB port automatically.
SP420 User Manual 7.4 Usage 7.4.1 Printing Preferences 1.Click “Start” → “Devices and Printers”. Right click the icon and choose “Printing preferences”.
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SP420 User Manual 2.According to different needs, set the page.
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SP420 User Manual ●Click “Paper Name”, then choose the paper type.
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SP420 User Manual ●Click “Manager” to add a new stock. ●Choose “Rotate” or “Effect”, it will be showed in the “Preview”.
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SP420 User Manual ●Click “Advanced” to set “Save Paper”, “Density”, “Speed”, “Test”, “Media Handling”, “Media Type”. 1) Save Paper 2) Density...
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SP420 User Manual 7.4.2 Printer Properties 1.Click “Start” → “Devices and Printers”. Right click the icon and choose “Printer properties”.
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SP420 User Manual 2.Click “General” → “Print Test Page”, and the printer will print the current settings.
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SP420 User Manual 3.Click “Ports”, then choose the port needed.
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SP420 User Manual 4. Click “Advanced” to set the available time for the printer.
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SP420 User Manual 7.5 Removing Note: Please turn off the printer or unplug the USB cable before removing the driver. 1.Double click Windows Driver. 2.Choose “Uninstall printer driver”, then click “Next”.
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SP420 User Manual 3.Choose the printer driver name needed to uninstall, then click “Next”. 4.Click"Yes".
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