SP426 User Manual Contents Manual Information..............................1 Important Safety Instructions..........................2 Chapter 1 Introduction............................5 1.1 Packing List..............................5 1.2 Appearance and Components........................6 1.3 Dimension..............................7 Chapter 2 Specifications............................8 Chapter 3 Installation & Usage..........................10 3.1 Media Loading............................10 3.2 Power Connection..........................13 3.3 Peripherals Connection..........................
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SP426 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.
SP426 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...
SP426 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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SP426 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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SP426 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.
SP426 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. Note : The packing materials are actually based on the order.
SP426 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.
SP426 User Manual Chapter 2 Specifications (2/1) Items Parameter Printing method Direct thermal Resolution 203dpi(8dots/mm) Printing Printing speed 102mm/s Max. Printing width 108mm Max. Printing length 15mm - 300mm Processor 32 bits RISC CPU Memory Flash Paper out detection, seam label detection, black...
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SP426 User Manual (2/2) Items Parameter Code 39, Code 93, EAN 8/13 (add on 2 & 5), UPC A/E (add on 2 & 5), I 2 of 5, Codabar, Code 128 (subset A, Barcode B, C) QR Code Communication Interfaces...
SP426 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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SP426 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...
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SP426 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.
SP426 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.
SP426 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.
SP426 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.
SP426 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.
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SP426 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.
SP426 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.
SP426 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.
SP426 User Manual Chapter 6 Label Printer Utility Instructions 6.1 Installation Preparation Download iDPRTUtilityForLabel application program. eg: iDPRT Print Utiliy For Label V2.0.0.0. 6.2 Usage Note: The screen may vary slightly by different operating systems and models. Following takes SP426 (Windows 7) for example.
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SP426 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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SP426 User Manual ●Click “Delete Printer”, click “OK” to delete the printer.
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SP426 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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SP426 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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SP426 User Manual Click “Label Auto Calibration”, then printer will carry out the calibration. ● ●Click “Parameter Setting”.
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SP426 User Manual 1) Print density (choose range:0~15): 2) Judge Paper Mode (Label, Receipt, BlackMark):...
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SP426 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.
SP426 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)
SP426 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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SP426 User Manual 5.Choose”Install printer driver”,then click “Next”.
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SP426 User Manual 6.Select the default installation port name of printer driver, then click “Next”. 7.Click "Finish".
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SP426 User Manual 8.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.
SP426 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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SP426 User Manual 2.According to different needs, set the page.
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SP426 User Manual ●Click “Paper Name”, then choose the paper type.
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SP426 User Manual ●Click “Custom” to add a new stock.
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SP426 User Manual ●Choose “Rotate” or “Effect”, it will be showed in the “Preview”.
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SP426 User Manual ●Click “Advanced” to set “Save Paper”, “Density”, “Speed”, “Test”, “Media Handing”, “Media Type”. 1) Save Paper Density...
SP426 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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SP426 User Manual 3.Choose the printer driver name needed to uninstall, then click “Next”. 4.Click"Yes".
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