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WPL614
THERMAL TRANSFER / DIRECT THERMAL
BAR CODE PRINTER
USER'S
MANUAL
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  • Page 1 WPL614 THERMAL TRANSFER / DIRECT THERMAL BAR CODE PRINTER USER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 2 Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Wasp Barcode Technologies. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, for any purpose other than the purchaser’s personal use, without the expressed...
  • Page 3 Agency Compliance and Approvals EN 55032, Class A EN 55024 EN 60950-1 This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. FCC part 15B, Class A ICES-003, Class A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A...
  • Page 4 GB 4943.1 GB 9254, Class A GB 17625.1 Energy Star for Imaging Equipment Version 2.0 IS 13252(Part 1)/ IEC 60950-1 Note: There may have certification differences in the series models, please refer to product label for accuracy. Important safety instructions: 1.
  • Page 5 Frequency Band Country Remark 5150-5350MHz No license needed if used indoor and Azerbaijan power not exceeding 30mW 5470-5725MHz Hereby, Wasp Barcode Technologies declares that the radio equipment type [Wi-Fi] IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU - iv -...
  • Page 6 The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following internet address: http:// www.waspbarcode.com RF exposure warning (Wi-Fi) This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided instructions and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. End-users and installers must be providing with antenna installation instructions and transmitter operating conditions for satisfying RF exposure compliance.
  • Page 7 Ce périphérique a été évalué et démontré conforme aux limites SAR (Specific Absorption Rate – Taux d'absorption spécifique) par l'IC lorsqu'il est connecté à des dispositifs hôtes spécifiques opérant dans des conditions d’utilisation mobile. (Pour le Wi-Fi) Ce périphérique a également été évalué et démontré conforme aux limites d'exposition radio- fréquence par l'IC pour des utilisations par des opérateurs mobiles (les antennes sont à...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. Introduction ........................ 1 1.1 Product Introduction ..................... 1 1.2 Product Features ....................2 1.2.1 Printer Standard Features ....................2 1.2.2 Printer Optional Features ....................4 1.3 Printer Specifications ................... 4 1.4 Print Specifications ....................5 1.5 Ribbon Specifications ................... 5 1.6 Media Specifications .....................
  • Page 9 4.3 Mechanism Fine Adjustment to Avoid Ribbon Wrinkles ........34 5. Diagnostic Tool ......................36 5.1 Start the Diagnostic Tool ..................36 5.2 Printer Function ....................37 5.3 Setting Ethernet by Diagnostic Tool ..............38 5.3.1 Using USB interface to setup Ethernet interface ............38 5.3.2 Using RS-232 interface to setup Ethernet interface ............

  • Page 10: Introduction

    This new design results in a more durable printer that is suited for your most heavy-duty demand cycles. The WPL614 Series have nine models available. The WPL614 Series prints at 203 dpi series are at speeds up to an amazing 14 inches per second, WPL614-300 Series...

  • Page 11: Product Features

    1.2 Product Features 1.2.1 Printer Standard Features The printer offers the following standard features. Product standard feature Advanced WPL614 WPL614-300 WPL614-600 Model 203 dots/inch 300 dots/inch 600 dots/inch Resolution (8 dots/mm) (12 dots/mm) (24 dots/mm) Printing Thermal transfer & direct thermal method Die-cast base and frame/ Metal cover with two hinges &...
  • Page 12  Codepage 437 (English - US)  Codepage 737 (Greek) -  Codepage 850 (Latin-1)  Codepage 852 (Latin-2)  Codepage 855 (Cyrillic) -  Codepage 857 (Turkish)  Codepage 860 (Portuguese)  Codepage 861 (Icelandic) -  Codepage 862 (Hebrew) - ...

  • Page 13: Printer Optional Features

    Option Card (GPIO + Parallel) ○ Internal Bluetooth module in front panel ○ Wi-Fi module (Slot-in) Peel-off module assembly ○ (WPL614/WPL614T Series only) Minimum label peeling height: 0.5” Regular cutter (Guillotine cutter) ○ Paper thickness: 0.06 ~ 0.15 mm ○...

  • Page 14: Print Specifications

    1.4 Print Specifications Print Specifications 203 dpi models 300 dpi models 600 dpi models 203 dots/inch 300 dots/inch 600 dots/inch Print head resolution (8 dots/mm) (12 dots/mm) (24 dots/mm) (dots per inch/mm) Thermal transfer and direct thermal Printing method 0.125 x 0.125 mm 0.084 x 0.084 mm 0.042 x 0.042 mm Dot size...

  • Page 15: Operations Overview

    2. Operations Overview 2.1 Unpacking and Inspection This printer has been specially packaged to withstand damage during shipping. Please carefully inspect the packaging and printer upon receiving the bar code printer. Please retain the packaging materials in case you need to reship the printer. Unpacking the printer, the following items are included in the carton.
  • Page 16 If any parts are missing, please contact the Customer Service Department of your purchased reseller or distributor. Note: Check the production date Serial NO.: XXX 17 22 XXXX YEAR WEEK Год Неделю - 7 -...

  • Page 17: Printer Overview

    2.2 Printer Overview 2.2.1 Front View For WPL614 LED indicator LCD display Front panel buttons USB host x 2 Media view window Paper exit chute Printer cover handle - 8 -...

  • Page 18: Interior View

    2.2.2 Interior view For WPL614 Ribbon rewind spindle Print head pressure position adjustment knob Print head pressure adjustment knob Print head release lever Ribbon supply spindle Wasp website QR Code Media near end sensor (movable, WPL614T Series only) Label supply spindle...

  • Page 19: Rear View

    2.2.3 Rear View For WPL614 External label entrance chute RS-232C interface Ethernet interface USB interface microSD card slot Centronics interface (Option) GPIO interface (Option) Slot-in Wi-Fi interface (Option) Power switch Power cord socket Note: The interface picture here is for reference only.

  • Page 20: Operator Control

    2.3 Operator Control LED indicator Printer Printer firmware status version Printer model Time & Date Touch ETH: Ethernet IP address screen Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi IP address Icons Keys - 14 -...

  • Page 21: Led Indication And Keys

    2.3.1 LED Indication and Keys Status Indication Printer power off POWER Printer power on Printer is ready Printer is paused ON-LINE Blinking Printer is downloading data Printer is ready Carriage open or cutter error ERROR Blinking No paper, paper jam or no ribbon Keys Function Select keys...

  • Page 22: Touch Screen

    Enter the “My Menu” option (please refer to section 0)  Enter cursor (be marked in green) located option Feed button (advance one label) 2.3.3 Touch Screen Tap an item to open/use it. Be selected (Green) Scroll up Scroll down Return Enter Up page Note: For LCD Menu panel, please refer to section 6 for more details. - 16 -...

  • Page 23: Setup

    3. Setup 3.1 Setting up the printer 1. Place the printer on a flat, secure surface. 2. Make sure the power switch is off. 3. Connect the printer to the computer with the provided USB cable. 4. Plug the power cord into the AC power cord socket at the rear of the printer, and then plug the power cord into a properly grounded power outlet.

  • Page 24: Loading The Ribbon

    3.2 Loading the Ribbon 1. Open the printer right side cover. 2. Install the ribbon onto ribbon supply spindle. - 18 -...
  • Page 25 3. Push the Print head release lever to open print head mechanism. 4. Thread ribbon below the ribbon guide bar through ribbon sensor slot and as the loading path printed on the printer. 5. Wind the ribbon rewind spindle counterclockwise roughly 3~5 circles until the ribbon is smooth, properly stretched and wrinkle-free.
  • Page 26 6. Close the print head mechanism by pushing down the both sides of the print head release lever. Ribbon loading path Ink coated inside Ink coated outside - 21 -...

  • Page 27: Remove Used Ribbon

    3.3 Remove Used Ribbon Break the ribbon between ribbon guide plate and the ribbon rewind spindle. 2. Push the ribbon release button and slide the ribbon off to release the ribbon on the ribbon rewind spindle at the same time. SLIDE OFF - 22 -...

  • Page 28: Loading The Media

    3.4 Loading the Media 3.4.1 Loading the Media 1. Open the printer right side cover. 2. Move the label roll guard horizontally to the end of label spindle, then flip down the label roll guard. 3. Place the media roll on the label supply spindle and use label roll guard to fix it.
  • Page 29 Note: WPL614 Series doesn’t attach the media guide bar. Interior view of WPL614 Series 5. Move the media sensor by adjusting the media sensor position adjustment knob, make sure the gap or black mark sensor is at the location where media gap/black mark will pass through for sensing.
  • Page 30 7. Close the print head mechanism on both sides and make sure the latches are engaged securely. 8. Set media sensor type and calibrate the selected sensor. Note: * Please calibrate the gap/black mark sensor when changing media. - 25 -...

  • Page 31: Loading The Fanfold/External Media

    8.1.1 Loading the Fanfold/External Media 1. Open the printer right side cover. 2. Insert the fanfold media through the bottom or rear external label entrance chute. 3. Please refer to section 3.4.1 step 4~8 for loading media. Note: Please calibrate the gap/black mark sensor when changing media.

  • Page 32: Adjustment Knob

    4. Adjustment Knob 4.1 Print Head Pressure Adjustment Knob & Print Head Pressure Position Adjustment Knob The print head pressure adjustment knob has 5 levels of adjustment. Because the printer’s paper alignment is to the left side of mechanism, different media widths require the different pressure to print the label correctly.

  • Page 33: Ribbon Tension Adjustment Knob Module

    4.2 Ribbon Tension Adjustment Knob Module The ribbon tension adjustment knob has 5 positions for adjustment. Because the printer’s ribbon alignment is to the left side of mechanism, different ribbon or media widths require different tension to print correctly. Therefore, it may require to adjust the ribbon tension adjustment knob to get your best print quality.

  • Page 34: Mechanism Fine Adjustment To Avoid Ribbon Wrinkles

    4.3 Mechanism Fine Adjustment to Avoid Ribbon Wrinkles This printer has been fully tested before delivery. There should be no ribbon wrinkle presented on the media for general-purpose printing application. Ribbon wrinkle is related to the media width, thickness, print head pressure balance, ribbon film characteristics, print darkness setting…etc.
  • Page 35 1. Wrinkle happens from label lower 2. Wrinkle happens from label lower Symptom left to upper right direction (“ˊ”) right to upper left direction (“ˋ”) Feed direction If the wrinkle on the label starts from the If the wrinkle on the label starts from the lower left side to upper right side, please do lower right side to upper left side, please do following adjustment.

  • Page 36: Diagnostic Tool

    5. Diagnostic Tool Wasp Barcode’s Diagnostic Utility is an integrated tool incorporating features that enable you to explore a printer’s settings/status; change a printer’s settings; download graphics, fonts, and firmware; create a printer bitmap font; and send additional commands to a printer. With the aid of this powerful tool, you can review printer status and setting in an instant, which makes it much easier to troubleshoot problems and other issues.

  • Page 37: Printer Function

    5.2 Printer Function 1. Connect the printer and computer with a cable. 2. Select the PC interface connected with bar code printer. USB cable Other cable The default interface setting is USB interface. If USB interface is connected with printer, no other settings need to be changed in the interface field.

  • Page 38: Setting Ethernet By Diagnostic Tool

    5.3 Setting Ethernet by Diagnostic Tool The Diagnostic Utility is enclosed in the CD disk \ Utilities directory. Users can use Diagnostic Tool to setup the Ethernet by RS-232, USB and Ethernet interfaces. The following contents will instruct users how to configure the Ethernet by these three interfaces.

  • Page 39: Using Rs-232 Interface To Setup Ethernet Interface

    5.3.2 Using RS-232 interface to setup Ethernet interface 1. Connect the computer and the printer with a RS-232 cable. 2. Turn on the printer power. 3. Start the Diagnostic Utility by double clicks on the icon. 4. Select “COM” as interface then click on the “Setup” button to setup the serial port baud rate, parity check, data bits, stop bit and flow control parameters.

  • Page 40: Using Ethernet Interface To Setup Ethernet Interface

    5.3.3 Using Ethernet interface to setup Ethernet interface 1. Connect the computer and the printer to the LAN. 2. Turn on the printer power. 3. Start the Diagnostic Utility by double clicks on the icon. 4. Select “Ethernet” as the interface then click on the “Setup” button to setup the IP address, subnet mask and gateway for the on board Ethernet.
  • Page 41 The default IP address is obtained by DHCP. To change the setting to static IP address, click “Static IP” radio button then enter the IP address, subnet mask and gateway. Click “Set IP” to take effect the settings. Users can also change the “Printer Name” by another model name in this field then click “Set Printer Name”...

  • Page 42: Lcd Menu Function

    6. LCD Menu Function 6.1 Enter the Menu * By touch display: Tap the “Menu” icon on LCD main page to enter the menu. * By Keys: Use navigational keys to select the “Menu” icon (be marked in green) and press the left soft key button (means ) to enter the menu.

  • Page 43: Menu Overview

    6.2 Menu Overview There are 6 categories for the menu. You can easy to set the settings of the printer without connecting the computer. Please refer to following sections for more details. This “Setting” category can set up the printer settings for WPL &...

  • Page 44: Setting

    6.3 Setting Tap the “Command Set” item on LCD to switch the WPL and ZPL2. Or select the “Command Set” item by navigational key and press right soft key to switch the WPL and ZPL2. 6.3.1 WPL This “WPL” category can set up the printer settings for WPL. Speed None Density...
  • Page 45 The direction setting value is either 1 or 0. Use this item to setup the printout direction. DIRECTION 0 DIRECTION 1 Direction This item is used to set the print mode. There are 6 modes as below, Printer Mode Description None Next label top of form is aligned to the print head burn line location.

  • Page 46: Zpl2

    6.3.2 ZPL2 This “ZPL2” category can set up the printer settings for ZPL2. Darkness Print Speed Tear Off Tear Off Peeler Off Print Mode Cutter Print Width Rewind List Fonts List Images List Formats List Setup Control Prefix Format Prefix Feed Menu ZPL2...
  • Page 47 This item is used to fine tune media stop location. Available Tear Off 0 dot setting value range is from -120~120 dots. This item is used to set the print mode. There are 3 modes as below, Printer Mode Description Print mode Tear Off Next label top of form is aligned to the print...
  • Page 48 Selects the bitmap scaling factor. The first number is the original dots per inch (dpi) value; the second, the dpi to which Format Convert None you would like to scale. Note: If printing from enclosed software/driver, the software/driver will send out the commands, which will overwrite the settings set from the panel.

  • Page 49: Sensor

    6.4 Sensor This option is used to calibrate the selected sensor. We recommend calibrate the sensor before printing when changing the media. Black Mark Auto Calibration Continuous Preprint Black Mark Manual Setup Continuous Menu Sensor Media Capacity Auto Threshold Detect Fixed Maximum Length...

  • Page 50: Interface

    6.5 Interface This option is used to set the printer interface settings. Serial Ethernet Menu Interface Wi-Fi Bluetooth 6.5.1 Serial Comm. This option is used to set the printer RS-232 settings. 1200 bps 2400 bps 4800 bps 9600 bps Baud Rate 19200 bps 38400 bps 57600 bps...

  • Page 51: Ethernet

    6.5.2 Ethernet Use this menu to configure internal Ethernet configuration check the printer’s Ethernet module status, and reset the Ethernet module. Status Menu Interface Ethernet Config Item Description Default Use this menu to check the Ethernet IP address and Status MAC setting status.

  • Page 52: Wi-Fi

    6.5.3 Wi-Fi This option is used to set the printer Wi-Fi settings. Status Config Menu Interface Wi-Fi SSID Security Password Item Description Default Use this menu to check the Wi-Fi IP address, MAC Status setting status…. DHCP: This item is used to ON or OFF the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) network protocol.

  • Page 53: Advanced

    6.6 Advanced Language Printer Information Initialization Display Brightness Date Format Touchscreen Calibration Date Date & Time Time Format Time Menu Advanced Menu Lock Menu Password Security MyMenu Lock Cutter Type MyMenu Password Media Low Warning Ribbon Low Warning Warning Printer Head Care Reset Counter Interval Contact Us...
  • Page 54 This item is used to check print head status and to set the settings for print head care. Item Description This item is used to enable/disable the print head clean warning. If enable this feature, once print head has been Warning reached the setting mileage then the warning icon will be shown on printer UI...

  • Page 55: File Manager

    6.7 File Manager This feature is used to check the printer available memory, show the files list, delete the files or run the files that saved in the printer DRAM/Flash/Card memory. DRAM Menu File Manager FLASH CARD - 55 -...

  • Page 56: Diagnostic

    6.8 Diagnostic Print Config. Dump Mode Menu Diagnostic Print Head Diag Gap Display Diag Black Mark Sensor Diag Ribbon End Diag Media Item Description This feature is used to print current printer configuration to the label. On the configuration printout, there is a print head test pattern, which is useful for checking if there is any dot damage on the print head heater element.
  • Page 57 Numbers of download files Total & available memory space Print head check pattern Note: Checking dot damage requires 4” wide paper width. Captures the data from the communications port and prints out the data received by printer. In the dump mode, all characters will be printed in 2 columns.

  • Page 58: Favorites

    6.9 Favorites This feature is used to create your own favorites list. You can organize the commonly used setting options in “Favorites”  Get organized “Favorites” list Touch and hold a favorite option item, until “Join Favorites” setting screen pops up. Tap “Yes”...

  • Page 59: Troubleshooting

    7 Troubleshooting The following guide lists the most common problems that may be encountered when operating this bar code printer. If the printer still does not function after all suggested solutions have been invoked, please contact the Customer Service Department of your purchased reseller or distributor for assistance.
  • Page 60 * Use the supported capacity microSD * microSD card is damaged. card. * microSD card doesn’t insert * Insert the microSD card again. microSD card is unable to correctly. * The supported microSD card spec and * Use the non-approved SD the approved microSD card card manufacturer.
  • Page 61 * Calibrate the sensor sensitivity again. * Set the correct label size and gap size. * Press [Menu] [Setting]  [Shift Y]  to fine tune the parameter of Shift Y. * If using the software BarTender, please set the vertical offset in the driver. * Media sensor sensitivity is not set properly.

  • Page 62: Maintenance

    8 Maintenance This session presents the clean tools and methods to maintain your printer. 1. Please use one of following material to clean the printer.  Cotton swab  Lint-free cloth  Vacuum / Blower brush  100% Ethanol or Isopropyl Alcohol 2.

  • Page 63: Revise History

    Revise History Date Content Editor Add Ch.3.4.3 Loading Media in Peel-off Mode (Option for 2017/7/20 Kate WPL614P Series) Revise Ch.1.2.2 Option Card (GPIO + Parallel) from factory option 2017/8/15 Kate to dealer option. Add Ch.1.2.2 Paper thickness of Regular cutter. 2017/8/25 Add Ch.1.2.2 User option Peel-off module assembly.
  • Page 64 Corporate Headquarters 1400 10th St Plano, TX 75074 TEL: 214-547-4100 Website: www.waspbarcode.com E-mail: support.waspbarcode.com Wasp Barcode Technologies...

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