CONTENT Manual Information.........................1 Important Safety Instructions ......................2 Chapter 1 Introduction........................6 1.1 Packing List.........................6 1.2 Appearance and Components ................... 7 Chapter 2 Installation & Usage......................8 2.1 Media Loading........................8 2.2 Power Connection ......................12 2.3 Operation Panel....................... 13 CHAPTER 3 WINDOWS DRIVER INSTRUCTION................14 3.1 Installation Preparation ....................
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SP406 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.
SP406 User Manual MANUAL INFORMATION This user manual contains basic information for product usage as well as for emergency measures that may be required. 1.Windows Driver Manual This manual contains the information of Windows Driver loading and main function. 2.Utility Manual This manual contains the information of the use of software and the modification of operating conditions.
SP406 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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SP406 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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SP406 User Manual damage to the printer control circuit. • Never carry out maintenance or repair work yourself. Always contact a qualified service Technician. • Keep this User Manual in a place which is easily accessible at all times.
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SP406 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.
SP406 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. ■Standard ■Optional Note:The packing materials are based on the order.
SP406 User Manual 1.2 Appearance and Components ■ Front View ■ Rear View ■ Inside View Note:The views above are for your reference. Ports vary by your choice.
SP406 User Manual CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION & USAGE 2.1 Media Loading 2.1.1 Paper Roll Loading ■ Folding Paper Loading 1.Turn the power on, adjust the paper guides to fit the width of paper. 2.Insert the paper into the entry slot.
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SP406 User Manual ■ External Paper Roll Loading NOTE: 1) When the printer is power on, the paper will be inhaled into the path automatically. 2) The external paper roll holders need to be aligned with the hooks at the bottom of the...
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SP406 User Manual 2.1.2 Paper Jam 1. Press the cover open levers and hold upwards. 2. Open the printer cover. 3. Take out the jammed paper, then clean up the print head and platen, then reload a new paper.
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SP406 User Manual 2.1.3 Loading the external paper roll...
SP406 User Manual 2.2 Power Connection 1. Make sure the printer’s power switch is in the off position. 2. Connect the power cord to printer. 3. Connect the other end of power cord to the outlet. NOTE: 1.Use the original power adapter only, in case that the damage caused by charging improperly.
SP406 User Manual 2.3 Operation Panel 1.Feed Button: Turn on In the shutdown state, turn on the power switch behind the printer, then the indicator will be light on. Turn off When the power switch is turned off, the printer shuts down and the indicator light is off. In the power-on state, turn off the power switch behind the printer, then the indicator will be light off.
CHAPTER 3 WINDOWS DRIVER INSTRUCTION 3.1 Installation Preparation Download Windows Driver application program in CD. E.g. iDPRT Label Printer Driver 3.2 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.
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SP406 User Manual 5.Choose”Install printer driver”,then click “Next”. 6.Select the default installation port name of printer driver, then click “Next”.
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SP406 User Manual 7.Click "Finish". 8.After installation, the icon will be found in “Start” → “Devices and Printers”. Note: 1.If you have already installed the driver (No matter what kind of ports), it will generate a USB port automatically when connecting the printer to computer.
SP406 User Manual 3.3 Usage 3.3.1 Printing Preferences 1.Click “Start” → “Devices and Printers”. Right click the icon and choose “Printing preferences”.
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SP406 User Manual 2.According to different needs, set the page. ●Click “Paper Name”, then choose the paper type.
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SP406 User Manual ●Click “Custom” to add a new stock.
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SP406 User Manual ●Choose “Rotate” or “Effect”, it will be showed in the “Preview”.
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SP406 User Manual ●Click “Advanced” to set “Save Paper”, “Density”, “Speed”, “Test”, “Media Handing”, “Media Type”. 1) Save Paper 2) Density...
SP406 User Manual 3.4 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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SP406 User Manual 3.Choose the printer driver name needed to uninstall, then click “Next”. 4.Click"Yes".
The driver of the installation file name is “iDPRT-SP406-printer-driver-v1.3.0” 4.2 Driver Installation for macOS Warning: Under different operating system, the screen has slight difference. Please operate it according to the tips. Take SP406 (macOS 10.15) as example. 1. Double click the Driver, click “Continue”.
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SP406 User Manual 2. Select a destination and click “Continue”.
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SP406 User Manual 3. Choose “Installation Type” and click “Continue”-> “Install”.
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SP406 User Manual 4. Type in the password of your computer. 5. The installation was successful.
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SP406 User Manual 6. Turn on the printer and connect it to your computer (for example: via USB cable) 7. Click: Launchpad -> System Preferences -> Printers & Scanners. 8. Under “Printer & Scanner”, printer SP406 is available.
Chapter 5 Label Printer Utility Instructions 5.1 Installation Preparation Download iDPRTUtilityForLabel application program. eg: iDPRT Print Utiliy For Label 5.2 Usage Note: The screen may vary slightly by different operating systems and models. Following takes SP406 (Windows 7) for example.
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(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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●Click “Delete Printer”, click “OK” to delete the printer.
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●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. Note: Please connect your printer to power firstly, choose one port (depend on the printer you bought) to connect to the PC.
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(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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Click “Label Auto Calibration”, then printer will carry out the calibration. ● ●Click “Parameter Setting”.
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1) Print density (choose range:0~15): 2) Judge Paper Mode (Label, Receipt, BlackMark):...
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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. (4).
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