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Sumitag STP-300 SS Printer
Set-Up & Software Installation Guide
915 Armorlite Drive, San Marcos, CA 92069-1440
www.seipusa.com
Rev B, August 2019
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  • Page 1 Sumitag STP-300 SS Printer Set-Up & Software Installation Guide 915 Armorlite Drive, San Marcos, CA 92069-1440 www.seipusa.com Rev B, August 2019...
  • Page 2 SERVICE AGREEMENT Sumitomo Electric Interconnect Products, Inc. offers a service agreement to the original end user or purchaser that this product is free from defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase. During this period, the product will be repaired or replaced (with the same or similar model) at our discretion, without charge for either parts or labor.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents I. Hardware Setup & Procedures Unpacking and Inspection ....Connecting Printer and ....Computer (1a) Loading the Ribbon .

  • Page 4: Hardware Setup & Procedures

    I. Hardware Setup & Procedures Unpacking and Inspection This section is designed to assist you in readying the printer for use. Please consider it carefully in order to ensure that you have received all the necessary components for proper operation. 1.

  • Page 5: Connecting Printer And

    Connecting Printer and Computer ® To connect your Sumitag printer to your computer, you must connect the printer via USB Figure 1 or ethernet. A USB cable is provided with the printer for your convenience. Refer to below for the labeled ports. Important: Use the cables that came with the printer, as they have been tested to ensure proper printing.

  • Page 6: (1A) Loading The Ribbon

    Procedure 1a – Loading the Ribbon Printer Access Cover Ribbon Ribbon Take-Up Supply Spindle Spindle Print Head Latch Figure 2 1. Open the Printer Access Cover. 2. Rotate the Print Head Latch counter-clockwise to open the print head module. 3. Unwrap the ribbon, and place the Ribbon Supply Roll on the Ribbon Supply Spindle located towards the back of the printer.

  • Page 7: (1B) Installing The Cutter

    Procedure 1b – Installing the Cutter Printer Access Cover Front Cover Plate Hex Key Sumitag SS Printer Cutter Figure 3a 1. Power off the printer. 2. Open the Printer Access Cover. 3. Remove the mounting screw on the Front Cover Plate with the provided Hex Figure 3a Key.
  • Page 8 5. After mounting the cutter, turn the thumbscrew a few turns clockwise to lock the See Figure 3c cutter into place. Figure 3c 6. Power on the printer. The cutter will calibrate and cycle a cut. CAUTION! Keep clear of the cutter opening when cutter is in use! 7.
  • Page 9 Procedure 2a – Loading Sumitag Continuous Tubing Printer Access Cover Print Head Spindle Lock Latch Product Spindle Sumitag SS Tension Dancer Printer Cutter Figure 3a 1. Open the Printer Access Cover. 2. Rotate the green Print Head Latch counter-clockwise to open the print head. 3.
  • Page 10 Procedure 2b – Loading Sumitag Formatted Product In addition to being able to print on spooled tubing, the Sumitag SS Printer can also run on formatted product. The following steps will show how to load and calibrate this product. Important: The Cutter will not be used when using Formatted Product 1.
  • Page 11 5. Route the Sumitag Formatted Product through the printer as follows: a. Guide the liner under the Tension Dancer and the sensor, then finally Figure 4a under the Print Head. Pull it out through the front opening. See Figure 4a Direction of Liner Direction of Liner b.
  • Page 12 Procedure 3a – Calibrating Sumitag Formatted Product Before printing on Sumitag Formatted Product, it must first be calibrated in the printer. With the product loaded (See Procedure 3a for loading instructions) and the print head closed, it is now ready for calibration. 1.

  • Page 13: Software Installation

    II. Software Installation ® Included with your new Sumitag printer will be a USB flash drive containing several pieces of software—including SumiLabel and IMM—which work in tandem to provide a world-class marking experience. The software suite can be installed in several different ways, depending on the needs of your organization.
  • Page 14 License to fill (your inventory with product) As with all software, the use of IMM is bound by an End User License Agreement. Be sure to peruse the agreement and select “I accept the agreement” once you are satisfied. Just the basics The Readme included with IMM Setup familiarizes you with the system requirements, installation steps, and contact information for technical support.
  • Page 15 Pick a folder, any folder If you like, you may change the directory to which IMM will be installed. The default directory is “C:\IMM_Server”, but it can be modified as necessary to best suit your situation. The “Browse…” button will open another window with a Folder Browser to assist you in selecting IMM’s new home.
  • Page 16 IMM ready to go The “Ready to Install” screen is your last opportunity to review the details of the installaiton before Setup proceeds to make them a reality. NOTE: After you click “Install”, you will be required to uninstall the software if you are dissatisfied with the installation directory, Start Menu folder, shortcuts, and more.

  • Page 17: Installing Sumilabel

    Enjoy! And then you’re done! IMM is installed and ready for activation. Your IMM Activation Serial Number is included in the accessory packaging. You can perform a self-activation with an internet connection. If you do not have an internet connection or are having problems with the activation, please contact us at 1+(760)-761-0600 ext.
  • Page 18 License now, registration later As with all software, the use of SumiLabel is bound by an End User License Agreement. Be sure to peruse the agreement and then select “I accept the agreement”. Just the basics The readme included with SumiLabel setup familiarizes you with the system requirements, installation steps, and contact information for technical support.
  • Page 19 What’s your destination? If you like, you may change the directory in which SumiLabel will be installed. The default directory is “C:\SumiLabel”, but it can be modified as necessary to best suit your organization’s particular configuration of storage drives and directories. The “Browse…” button will open another window with a Folder Browser to assist you in selecting SumiLabel’s new home.
  • Page 20 Let’s start something new If you wish to customize the Start Menu folder that will be generated when SumiLabel is installed, you may do so on this screen. If you wish to prevent Setup from creating a Start Menu folder, simply check the box labelled “Don’t create a Start Menu folder”. And the kitchen sink If you wish to have SumiLabel shortcuts on your Desktop or in your Quick Launch bar, check the appropriate boxes here, then click “Next >”...
  • Page 21 Final review The “Ready to Install” screen is your last opportunity to review the details of the installation before Setup locks them in. NOTE: After you click “Install”, you will be required to uninstall the software if you are not content with the installation directory, Start Menu folder, shortcuts, and more.

  • Page 22: Installing The Printer Driver

    Let’s label some markers, shall we? And then you’re done! Sumilabel is installed and ready for activation. Your Sumilabel Activation Serial Number is included in the accessory packaging. You can perform a self - activation with an internet connection. If you do not have an internet connection or are having problems with the activation, please contact us at 1+(760)-761-0600 ext.255 or via email at Identification@seipusa.com.
  • Page 23 b. Then select Sumitag Printer Driver: c. Select PrnInst.exe 2. The Printer Installation Wizard will open. Select Next...
  • Page 24 a. Choose Install Printer Driver b. Then select USB Port If you are going to connect your printer and host computer using Ethernet,”Network Port” will need to be selected. Before selecting it, proceed first to the section of the manual labeled Print Driver Installation –...
  • Page 25 c. Now the Wizard will attempt to detect your USB connected printer. Make sure the USB cable is connected and the printer is turned ON. d. Once the printer is detected, click Install to install printer driver.

  • Page 26: Print Driver Section B

    e. When the Summary notification appears confirming the driver has installed successfully, click on Exit to close the Wizard. Print Driver Section B: (Ethernet) First things first: let’s set up a new TCP/IP port. IP, IP, hooray After clicking the Create Port. . . button, You will see a list of “Available Port Types:”—select “Standard TCP/IP Port and then click New Port.
  • Page 27 The new standard As with the USB-style driver installation, please verify that the printer is powered on and connected before proceeding, this time ensuring that it is connected via Ethernet. Also, prior to proceeding with the installation, determine an available IP address on your Local Area Network, as you will be manually setting that on the next screen.
  • Page 28 Sensing a disturbance in the ports . . . Allow the Printer Port Wizard to verify the details of your manually entered TCP/IP port. Please Note: The Printer Port Wizard may not be able to verify the newly entered TCP/IP port.
  • Page 29 Uniquely Generic Congratulations! Your TCP/IP Printer Port should now be properly configured, and is available for selection when you click Finish and return to the Printer Installation Wizard’s Select Port prompt.

  • Page 30: Introduction To Sumilabel

    III. Introduction to SumiLabel Note that videos covering the Introduction to SumiLabel and many other topics can be ® found on the SumiMark Product Support page at http://www.seipusa.com SumiLabel organizes your markers according to an intuitive hierarchy. There are three types of items in the chain: Sets, Jobs, and individual Markers.
  • Page 31 name (Automatically populated upon selecting both the Product grade and the Part number, e.g. 1/2” Military Grade Continuous Spool). The lower portion of the New Job Wizard contains the Design Template, where you are free to modify the base template used for markers in the first Job of your new Set. Cookie cutter markers There are several key elements to understand in order to make effective use of the Design Template.

  • Page 32: The Set Editor

    elements on your marker. Uncheck this for fixed-length markers—when a line of text is too long to fully display, the editor will notify you by changing the text to be red.  “Marker security margin” allows you to set (in Inches) the amount of blank marker to be left at either end.
  • Page 33 This is a test of your heat-shrink marking system You’ll notice that the first text element (or only text element) of your marker has been opened for editing—and if you double-clicked the marker, the “Data entry mode” checkbox has automatically been checked for you. Note that in the event of multi-line markers, no matter where you double-click on the marker, the first text element on the marker will always be the first field that is opened for editing.
  • Page 34 Copy that As you look at your markers in the Basic Editor, you’ll see a column to the left labeled “ID” and a number. That number is the position of that marker in the Job. For instance, ID 1 is marker #1 in this job, ID 2 is marker #2, and so on.
  • Page 35 Another day, another marker Enter the text as desired and set the number of copies for your next marker. Repeat until you’ve entered all of your markers, then uncheck “Data entry mode”. Unchecking “Data entry mode” will lock the markers and prevent editing without checking the box again or double-clicking a marker.

  • Page 36: Advanced Features

    Context is everything From the context menu, you can choose to:  Add another marker to the end of the Job  Insert a marker at the selected position (ID)  Duplicate the selected marker  Drop into editing the selected marker ...
  • Page 37 Serialization The Serialization tool enables you to quickly generate a sequence of numbered markers, counting from any number to any other number you please. The “Start Value” and “End Value” serve as the bookends, between which the tool will fill the empty space with all the intervening markers.
  • Page 38 sections unlocked and ready for input. “Padding type” designates to which side of the serialization the “Padding string” will be found, and defaults to Left. Within the padding string, you can specify placeholder digits for the serialization on the appropriate side with zeroes. (e.g. “S/N00” and type Left means that you have up to two digits for serialization before other characters in the padding begin to be overridden.) With the type set to Left, the string of text will precede the serialization in the finished...
  • Page 39 as it appears, choose “Save” or “Save As”. To apply the changes made in the Advanced Editor to the marker that was selected, choose “Apply”. If you wish to overwrite every marker in the Job with every element exactly as it appears in the Advanced Editor, choose “Apply To All”.
  • Page 40 Additional Resources For more information on SumiLabel, including recaps of the information contained in this manual and explanations of more advanced features, take a look at the support documents and videos available on the web: http://www.SumiSupport.com http://sumitomo.freshdesk.com...
  • Page 41 Sumitomo Electric Interconnect Products, Inc. shall not be liable for any injury, loss or damage e ither directly, indirectly or as a consequence arising from the use or misuse of its products mentioned in this brochure, other than replacement of materials considered defective.

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