CONTENT 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 ......................
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8.3 Driver Installation for macOS ..................54 CHAPTER 9 LINUX DRIVER INSTRUCTION ..................60 9.1 Manual Information ......................60 9.2 Operating System (OS) Environment ................60 9.3 Linux Driver Installation ....................61 9.4 Detailed Linux Driver Settings ..................66...
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NL-N41 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 needs 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.
NL-N41 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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NL-N41 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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NL-N41 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.
NL-N41 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 based on the order.
NL-N41 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.
NL-N41 User Manual CHAPTER 2 SPECIFICATIONS Items Parameter Printing method Direct thermal Resolution 203dpi(8dots/mm) Printing speed Printing 50-127mm/s Printing width 50-108mm Printing length 25mm - 300mm Processor 32 bits RISC CPU Memory Flash Paper out detection, seam label detection, black...
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NL-N41 User Manual Items Parameter Code 39, Code 93, EAN 8/13 (add on 2 & 5), UPC A/E (add Barcode on 2 & 5), I 2 of 5, Codabar, Code 128 (subset A, B, C) QR Code Communication Interfaces FEED button with three color lights...
NL-N41 User Manual CHAPTER 3 INSTALLATION & USAGE 3.1 Media Loading 3.1.1 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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NL-N41 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 needs to be aligned with the hooks at the bottom of the...
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NL-N41 User Manual 3.1.2 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.
NL-N41 User Manual 3.2 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.
NL-N41 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 Installation steps: 1. Connect the printer to power. Refer to the "3.2 Power Connections" section for detailed instructions.
NL-N41 User Manual 3.4 Paper Sensor When printing, the paper needs to be detected by a label detector. Using different kinds of paper, the detector is located in a different position. If the detector is in an incorrect position that will cause the printer to fail to detect properly, resulting in an abnormal phenomenon of jumping paper.
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NL-N41 User Manual 3.4.2 Black Label When using Black Label paper (figure III), move the detector to detect the black label paper until it is positioned at the location of the Black label (figure IV). Figure 3...
NL-N41 User Manual 3.5 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.
NL-N41 User Manual 3.6 Basic Function 3.6.1 Power On/ Power Off 1. Press “O” to power off the printer. Press “l” to power on the printer. Press the feed button, the printer sends the paper out to the specified position depending on the type of paper used.
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NL-N41 User Manual 3.6.3 Quick Calibration Users must carry out the calibration under the conditions below: ■The first time to use the printer since installation. ■The first time to use the printer since sensor cleaning. ■Reuse the printer when it has not been used for a long time.
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NL-N41 User Manual 3.6.4 Print Self-test Page The self-test checks the printer’s current settings, status and whether the printer has any problems or not. Please confirm the following status. Firmware version, printer parameter setting status, print quality and external equipment related settings information, etc. If there are no problems with the printer, please check other devices or software.
NL-N41 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.
NL-N41 User Manual CHAPTER 6 LABEL PRINTER UTILITY INSTRUCTIONS 6.1 Installation Preparation Download NefLacaUtilityLabel application program in CD. 6.2 Usage Note: the following takes Windows 7 operating system for example, which may vary depending on the operating system on your computer.
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NL-N41 User Manual 3.Add/Modify/Delete Printer, Connect Test. ●Click “Add Printer”. Choose the printer and port (e.g. USB), then click “OK”, showed in “Printer List”.
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NL-N41 User Manual ●Click “Delete Printer”. Click “OK” to delete the printer and click “Cancel” to cancel the command. ●Click “Connect Test” to test whether the connection is successful or not. If connection succeeds, it shows as follows. If connection fails, it shows as follows.
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NL-N41 User Manual 4.Function. ●Click “Printer Information”, showing printer information. (varies by different printers) ●Click “Print Test Text”. Type the text. Click “Print”, then printer starts to print the test text. ●Click “Print Self Information”, then printer starts to print self-test page.
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NL-N41 User Manual ●Click “Parameter Setting”. User can set up the density, paper mode and so on.
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NL-N41 User Manual 1) Print density (Range:0~15):...
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NL-N41 User Manual 2) Heat Adjust(Range:-50~50)
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NL-N41 User Manual 3) Paper Mode (Continuous, Gap, Blackmark):...
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NL-N41 User Manual 4) Print Speed (choose range:2,3,4,5): 5) Click “Set” and back to the main menu. ●Click “Restore Factory Settings”. Click “OK” to restore factory settings and click “Cancel” to cancel the command. 5.Click “Quit”, and finish printer settings.
Microsoft Windows Server 2012(64 bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2(32 bit/64 bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2(32 bit/64 bit) 7.2 Installation Preparation Download Windows Driver application program in CD. E.g. NefLaca Label Printer Driver-v-2.7.2.1...
NL-N41 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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NL-N41 User Manual 5.Select the default installation port name of printer driver, then click “Next”. 6.Click"Finish".
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NL-N41 User Manual 7.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.
NL-N41 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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NL-N41 User Manual 2.According to different needs, set the page.
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NL-N41 User Manual ●Click “Paper Name”, then choose the paper type.
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NL-N41 User Manual ●Click “Manager” to add a new stock. ●Choose “Rotate” or “Effect”, it will be showed in the “Preview”.
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NL-N41 User Manual ●Click “Advanced” to set “Save Paper”, “Density”, “Speed”, “Test”, “Media Handing”, “Media Type”. 1) Save Paper 2) Density...
NL-N41 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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NL-N41 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 “Neflaca-NL-N41-printer-driver-v1.3.0” 8.3 Driver Installation for macOS Warning: Under different operating system, the screen has slight difference. Please operate it according to the tips. Take NL-N41 (macOS 10.15) as example. 1.Double click the Driver, click “Continue”.
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NL-N41 User Manual 2.Select a destination and click “Continue”.
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NL-N41 User Manual 3.Choose “Installation Type” and click “Continue”-> “Install”.
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NL-N41 User Manual 4.Type in the password of your computer. 5.The installation was successful.
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NL-N41 User Manual 6.Turn on the printer (for example: NL-N41) and connect it to your computer (for example: via USB cable) 7.Click: Launchpad -> System Preferences -> Printers & Scanners.
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NL-N41 User Manual 8.Under “Printer & Scanner”, printer NL-N41 is available.
NL-N41 User Manual CHAPTER 9 LINUX DRIVER INSTRUCTION 9.1 Manual Information This Linux Driver Installation Manual provides information on installation and usage of the printer’s Linux Driver according to PC operating system (OS). We maintain ongoing efforts to enhance and upgrade the functions and quality of all our products.
NL-N41 User Manual 9.3 Linux Driver Installation Warning: Under different operating systems, the screen has slight difference. Please operate it according to the tips. Take Linux (64 bit) as example. 1.Unzip the installation package twice, right-click and select "Extract Here".
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NL-N41 User Manual 2.Double click the file twice. 3.Right-click in the blank, choose the “Open in Terminal”.
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NL-N41 User Manual 4.Open the terminal and input: chmod +x install, then press Enter key. 5.Input: sudo ./install, then press Enter key.
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NL-N41 User Manual 6.Input the password for test and press the Enter key. 7. Installation completed; the terminal shows the following information:...
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NL-N41 User Manual 8.Input “system-config-printer” to open the printer. 9.Connect the printer to the PC, the printer will be generated automatically.
NL-N41 User Manual 9.4 Detailed Linux Driver Settings 1.Add the printer and select the port of the device, then click “Forward”...
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NL-N41 User Manual 2.Describe printer, then click “Apply”. 3.Choose whether to print a test page.
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NL-N41 User Manual 4.Right click the “NL-N41”, choose the “Properties”. ⚫ Settings Choose the item for detailed setting, then click “Apply”.
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NL-N41 User Manual ⚫ Access Control Choose the item for detailed setting. ⚫ Printer Options Choose “General”, “Logo Control”, “Buzzer Control” for detailed setting, then the printer will execute appropriate action according to the settings.
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NL-N41 User Manual ⚫ Job Options Choose the item and the printer will execute appropriate action.
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