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  • Page 1 UHF RFID Desktop Printer AZ-CP30 User Manual www.rfidlabel.com E-mail : sales@rfidlabel.com Tel : +86-131-3958-0585 https://...
  • Page 2 C h a n g e s R e c o r d Date Description...
  • Page 3 Contents Important Safety Instructions.................................3 Chapter 1 Introduction ..................................... 9 1.1 Packing List....................................9 1.2 Appearance and Components.............................10 1.3 Dimension....................................12 Chapter 2 Specifications..................................13 Chapter 3 Installation & Usage ................................16 3.1 Media Loading..................................16 3.1.1 Loading the Roll................................. 16 3.1.2 Loading the Ribbon..............................18 3.2 Power Connection..................................
  • Page 4 Chapter 5 Maintenance & Adjustment............................49 5.1 Cleaning Thermal Print Head.............................49 5.2 Cleaning Sensor Roller or Paper Path ..........................50 Chapter 6 Printer Utility Tool Instructions............................51 6.1 Installation Preparation................................51 6.2 Usage......................................51 Chapter 7 Seagull Windows Driver Instructions..........................67 7.1 Introduction....................................67 7.2 Installation Preparation................................67 7.3 Installation....................................
  • Page 5  Copyright This manual is printed in 2022. Printed in China 1.0 Version  Warning Warning: The print head is a heating part. Do not touch the print head and surrounding parts during and just after printing. Warning: Do not touch the print head and connection plug-in to avoid damage to the print head due to static electricity.
  • Page 6 CP30 User Manual Important Safety Instructions Before using the appliance, please carefully read the following safety regulations in order to prevent any hazard or material damage. 1.Safety warning Warning——This must be complied with in order to avoid any damage to the human body and the equipment.
  • Page 7 CP30 User Manual • It is dangerous to use other adapters. 3) Do not pull the cable to unplug. • This can damage the cable, which is the origin of a fire or a breakdown of the printer. 4) Do not plug in or unplug with your wet hands. •...
  • Page 8 CP30 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. •...
  • Page 9 CP30 User Manual Leave enough space around printer for operation and maintenance.  The printer should be kept away from water and avoid direct sunlight, strong light and  heat source. Do not use and store the printer in places with high temperature, high humidity and ...
  • Page 10 CP30 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.
  • Page 11 CP30 User Manual prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, please separate marked items from other types of waste and recycle them responsibly to promote the sustained reuse of material resources. Household users should contact either the retailer where they purchased this product, or their local government office for details of where and how they can conduct environmentally safe recycling of such items.
  • Page 12 CP30 User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Packing List Note: 1. Unpack the printer and keep the packing material in case you need to ship the printer in the future. 2. Any damages exist, please contact the local dealer. Printer AC Adapter Power Cord Ribbon Sample...
  • Page 13 CP30 User Manual 1.2 Appearance and Components ■ Front View ■ Rear View Note: The views above are for your reference. Ports vary by your choice.
  • Page 14 CP30 User Manual ■ Inside View...
  • Page 15 CP30 User Manual 1.3 Dimension Unit:mm...
  • Page 16 CP30 User Manual Chapter 2 Specifications (2/1) Item Parameter Printing Method Thermal transfer 203dpi (8dot/mm), 300dpi (12dot/mm) Resolution 200mm/s (203dpi) , 150mm/s (300dpi) non electronic label read/write Printing Max Printing Speed area only 108mm (203dpi), 106mm (300dpi) Max Printing Width Max Printing Length 2,286mm (203dpi), 1,524mm (300dpi) 128 MB Memory...
  • Page 17 CP30 User Manual Software Driver Windows Vista7,8,10, Server 2012/2016/2018 6, 8, 12, 16, 32, OCR A & B. 90°, 180°, 270° rotatable and 10 times Bitmap fonts expandable in horizontal and vertical directions Resident Fonts TTF fonts CG Triumvirate™ Vector font, Simplified Chinese (2/2) Item Parameter...
  • Page 18 CP30 User Manual Output: DC 24V/2.5A, Peak 8A Operation 41℉(5℃)-104℉(40℃), 30%-85%,non-condensing Environment Storage -4℉(-20℃)-122℉(50℃), 10%-90%,non-condensing Physical Dimension 308*250*180 mm Characteristic Weight About 2.85 kg Options & Accessory Peeler Module, Cutter Module, External Label Roll Holder Agency Approval CCC, CE, FCC, RoHS...
  • Page 19 CP30 User Manual Chapter 3 Installation & Usage 3.1 Media Loading 3.1.1 Loading the Roll 1.Press to open the printer cover and mechanism. 2.Pull the roll holders open and place the roll between them. And press down the locking tab.
  • Page 20 CP30 User Manual 3.Pass the labels through label guides and adjust label guides to label’s width. Note : Close the paper guide clip to secure the label paper.Please ensure that the label paper is fixed, otherwise the handwriting will be offset during printing.
  • Page 21 CP30 User Manual 3.1.2 Loading the Ribbon 1.Install the ribbon module. 2.Insert the left part of supply spindle and then the right part.
  • Page 22 CP30 User Manual 3.Press down the printer mechanism. 4.Insert the left part of rewind spindle and then the right part.
  • Page 23 CP30 User Manual 5.Wind the core 2~3 circles until the ribbon is pulled tightly. 6.Fix the mechanism and close the cover.
  • Page 24 CP30 User Manual 3.2 Power Connection Connect the printere power as shown in the following figure: 1.Connect the AC adapter to power receptacle. 2.Connect the power cord to AC adapter. 3.Connect the other end of power cord to the outlet. Caution :...
  • Page 25 CP30 User Manual 1)Make sure the printer’s power is off. 2)Please plug in the cables. --Insert the USB B-Type cable into the USB(type B) interface. --Insert the RJ45 cable into the ethernet interface.
  • Page 26 CP30 User Manual 3.3.2 Bluetooth Connection PDA with Bluetooth interface, laptop and other information terminals can drive the printer. 1.Instructions: 1)Power on the printer. 2)Primary device searches for outer Bluetooth devices. 3)If there are other Bluetooth devices, select the printer’s name and finish pairing. 4)If you need more detailed information of pairing methods, please refer to the instructions of Bluetooth device.
  • Page 27 CP30 User Manual 3.4 Detection When printing paper, the moveable label sensor is used to detect paper. The label sensor moves differently when using various kinds of paper. If user moves the sensor improperly, paper may not be detected, therefore the printer could not print paper. The following instructions tell users how to use label sensor correctly.
  • Page 28 CP30 User Manual Figure 2 (Left)
  • Page 29 CP30 User Manual 3.4.2 Labels When printing labels (Figure 3) or double-row labels (Figure 4), the sensor shall be aimed at the left triangle below (Figure 5), which is the original position. Figure 3 (Labels) Figure 4 (Double-row Labels)
  • Page 30 CP30 User Manual Figure 5 (Left)
  • Page 31 CP30 User Manual 3.4.3 Punched Hole Label When printing punched hole labels, move the sensor until it’s aimed at the right triangle below (Figure 6).
  • Page 32 CP30 User Manual Figure 6 (Right)
  • Page 33 CP30 User Manual 3.4.4 Blackmark Paper When printing blackmark paper (Figure 7), the sensor shall be aimed at the position of black mark (Figure 8). Figure 7 (Blackmark Paper)
  • Page 34 CP30 User Manual Figure 8 (aimed at blackmark’s position)
  • Page 35 CP30 User Manual 3.5 Operation Panel 3.5.1 Panel Introduction The panel indicates the printer’s operating status and allows the user to control basic printer operation. 1.Power Button Much more detailed information is provided in “3.6.1 Power On/ Power Off”. 2.Feed Button Much more detailed information is provided in “3.6.2 FEED Button”.
  • Page 36 CP30 User Manual 3.Display It is divided into idle display, home menu display, sub-menu displays and operating displays. 2022/08/01 Idle Display  When the printer is power on, the idle display will appear.  It contains printer’s name, version number of the firmware, time and menu. 2022/08/01 Home Menu Display ...
  • Page 37 CP30 User Manual Sub-menu Display  There are numerous sub-menus displays and user can switch them by menu button and enter button. Operating Display...
  • Page 38 CP30 User Manual  When operating display appears, it means that printer is carrying the command that user has sent. After finishing the task, printer will return to the sub-menu display. Note: ① The item with red frame: When the item is white, the relevant values could be changed both by display operation and software instructions.
  • Page 39 CP30 User Manual 3.5.2 Display Operation Note : User can confirm the printer status through the display screen.  The highlighted item represents that user has chosen the item needed.  In the following instructions, the example will be taken to show user how to operate the printer. Changing the speed of the printer: 1.Make sure the printer is connected to the power supply and the paper roll is installed correctly.
  • Page 40 CP30 User Manual...
  • Page 41 CP30 User Manual 4. Users can click the settings of printing mode,printing speed and printing density as required ; Click to enter other setting options. 5. Click ,and save the above settings. Note:  Much more detailed information of display menu needed, please refer to the appendix in the end.
  • Page 42 CP30 User Manual  Pictures above are for your reference, and the display shows as the real printer does.
  • Page 43 CP30 User Manual 3.5.3 Indicator Status 1.Power Iight Color Action Indicating Status The printer is off Green Normal operation Green Slow flash Dump mode 2.Status Iight Color Action Indicating Status The printer is off/standby/printing Head up/paper out Quick flash Paper jam/label’s separation Orange Ribbon out Orange...
  • Page 44 CP30 User Manual Note: Quick flash → 0.2 second / every cycle Slow flash → 1 second / every cycle...
  • Page 45 CP30 User Manual 3.6 Basic Function 3.6.1 Power On/ Power Off Make sure the printer is connected to power.  When the printer is off, press the power button once, and printer will power on. When the printer is on, press the power button for three seconds. After ringing twice, the ...
  • Page 46 CP30 User Manual print a label. 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; ...
  • Page 47 CP30 User Manual Note: After the quick calibration, users could open the printer cover to pull back the learned paper in avoid of paper wasting. 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.
  • Page 48 CP30 User Manual 3.6.5 RFID Calibration Click “RFID” Setup, then enter parameter setting: ● RFID Calibration · Choose “RFID Calibration”->“Open”; · Screen display (calibration), then the printer starts to calibrate the RFID tag antenna position and the antenna power at the same time; ③...
  • Page 49 CP30 User Manual · Enter RFID data reading mode, choose EPC or TID; · Release the print module, move the RFID tag,when the RFID tag antenna is within the readable and writable range of the RFID printer antenna, the printer will read the RFID tag data and display the data on the screen;...
  • Page 50 CP30 User Manual Chapter 4 Interface 4.1 USB Interface 1.USB (Type A) SIGNAL NAME VBUS 2.USB (Type B) SIGNAL NAME VBUS...
  • Page 51 CP30 User Manual 4.2 Ethernet Port SIGNAL NAME...
  • Page 52 CP30 User Manual Chapter 5 Maintenance & Adjustment Dust, foreign objects, sticky substances, or other contaminants that stick to the print head or the printer may reduce print quality.When dirty, clean the print head as follows. Note:  Make sure to turn off the printer prior to cleaning. ...
  • Page 53 CP30 User Manual 5.2 Cleaning Sensor Roller or Paper Path 3) Open the printer cover and then remove the paper. 4) Remove any dust or foreign substance using dry cloth or cotton swab. 5) Soak the cloth or cotton swab in alcohol for medical use and use it to remove adhesive foreign substances or other pollution materials.
  • Page 54 CP30 User Manual Chapter 6 Printer Utility Tool Instructions 6.1 Installation Preparation Download application program in official website. eg: Utility.exe 6.2 Usage Note: The screen may vary slightly by different operating systems and models. Take Windows 7 as example. 1.Install “Utility.exe”, then open it.
  • Page 55 CP30 User Manual 2.Click “Settings”, choose the printer model. (1) Set up the interface needed. (range: USB, COM, LPT, ETH)
  • Page 56 CP30 User Manual (2) Click “Get Printer Information”, and printer information will show in the above.
  • Page 57 CP30 User Manual (3) Click “Get Status”, and printer status will show in the above.
  • Page 58 CP30 User Manual (4) Choose “Common” and click “Get”. In this menu, user can get the information the protocol, media sensor, speed, density and so on.
  • Page 59 CP30 User Manual (5) Click “Bluetooth”, then set up the Bluetooth name and password. Click “Get” to gain the values of Mac address.
  • Page 60 CP30 User Manual (6) Click “Ethernet”, then click “Get” to gain the relevant values.
  • Page 61 CP30 User Manual (7) Click “WIFI”, then set up the name, password and so on.
  • Page 62 CP30 User Manual (8) C lick “RTC Setting”. C lick “Get System Date Time” to get the values, and click “Setup” to save them. Then click “Close”, and back to the main menu. Note: Finishing all the settings, user can click “Set” to save the values changed. Click “Get”, and user will get the default values.
  • Page 63 CP30 User Manual 3.Click "Fonts". (1) Click "Select Font" to select the vector font you want. (2) Click "Download" (Note: The font file name must be in English or number).
  • Page 64 CP30 User Manual (3) Select the downloaded font file, enter the print content in the text box, and click “Print Text”.
  • Page 65 CP30 User Manual 4.Click “Storage” to print image. (1) Click "File name" to select the image. Note: The file name must be in English or number, and the filename length must be less than 32.
  • Page 66 CP30 User Manual (2) Click “Download”. (3) Select the downloaded graphic, and then click “print selected graphic”to print the picture.
  • Page 67 CP30 User Manual (4) You can set a magnification of the graphic as needed.
  • Page 68 CP30 User Manual 5.Click “Function Test”. User can carry the followings such as sensor calibration, pattern print testing and so on.
  • Page 69 CP30 User Manual 6.Click “System”. Click “language” and choose the language of printer utility.
  • Page 70 CP30 User Manual Chapter 7 Seagull Windows Driver Instructions 7.1 Introduction The following operating systems are supported: Windows Vista,Windows 7,Windows 8 and 8.1,and Windows 10.  Windows Server 2008,2008 R2,2012,2012 R2,and 2016.  32-bit and 64-bit(x64)editions.  7.2 Installation Preparation Download Seagull Windows Driver application program in official website.
  • Page 71 CP30 User Manual 7.3 Installation Note: Under different operating systems, the screen may be slightly different. Take Windows 7 as example.  To avoid the prevention, recommend to close the security software before installation.  1.Select one interface to connect your printer to computer. 2.Turn on the printer and check if it is connected to computer successfully.
  • Page 72 CP30 User Manual 5.Choose the installation directory, then click “Next”. 6.Click "Finish".
  • Page 73 CP30 User Manual 7.Choose "Install printer drivers" , then click "Next". Note: If you have connected the printer to computer, it will detect and install the driver automatically. (eg.: USB port) 8.Specify the model of your printer, then click "Next".
  • Page 74 CP30 User Manual 9.Specify Port,then click "Next". 10.Enter a name for this printer, then click "Next".
  • Page 75 CP30 User Manual 11.Click"Finish".
  • Page 76 CP30 User Manual 12.Click "Close", and the driver is installed successfully. 13.After installation, the icon will be found in “Start” → “Devices and Printers”. Note: If you have already installed the driver (No matter what kind of ports), it will generate a USB port ...
  • Page 77 CP30 User Manual 7.4 Usage 7.4.1 Printing Preferences 1.Click “Start”→“Devices and Printers”. Right click the icon and choose “Printing preferences”.
  • Page 78 CP30 User Manual 2.According to different needs, set up the page.
  • Page 79 CP30 User Manual ●Click “Stock”→“Name”, and choose the paper type.
  • Page 80 CP30 User Manual ●Click “New Stock”, and set up a new stock. ●Click “Edit Stock”, and edit the stock.
  • Page 81 CP30 User Manual ●Click “Delete Stock”, and delete the stock. ●Choose “Orientation” or “Effects”, showed in the “Preview”.
  • Page 82 CP30 User Manual...
  • Page 83 CP30 User Manual ●Click “Preset”→“Name”, and back to the default settings.
  • Page 84 CP30 User Manual ●Click “Manage”, and change the settings.
  • Page 85 CP30 User Manual 3.Click “Graphics”, and edit the pictures.
  • Page 86 CP30 User Manual 4.Click “Stock”.
  • Page 87 CP30 User Manual ●Set up the print method.
  • Page 88 CP30 User Manual ●Set up the media type.
  • Page 89 CP30 User Manual ●Click “Feed Mode”→“Mode”, and choose the method of media handing.
  • Page 90 CP30 User Manual 5.Click “Option”.
  • Page 91 CP30 User Manual ●Click “Darkness”. Set up the relative and absolute darkness. In general, the darkness of relative and absolute is 0 and 15 respectively. When the printing effect is too light, turn up the absolute darkness (<15). When the printing is too thick, turn down the absolute darkness (>15). The relative concentration remains unchanged.
  • Page 92 CP30 User Manual ●Click "Speed Settings". Set up the printing speed.
  • Page 93 CP30 User Manual 7.4.2 Printer Properties 1.Click “Start”→“Devices and Printers”. Right click the icon and choose “Printer properties”.
  • Page 94 CP30 User Manual 2.Click “General”→“Print Test Page”, and printer will print labels with current settings.
  • Page 95 CP30 User Manual 3.Click “Ports”, and choose the port needed.
  • Page 96 CP30 User Manual Appendix 1 Display Operation Home Menu Sub-menu Sub-menu Value Print Method 2-N ips (varies with Print Speed different printers) (ZPL/DPL: N=30 Print Darkness EPL: N=20) Printer Setup 0 (Default) Rotation None Tear Off After Printed (Default) Peeling Cutting Setting Default...
  • Page 97 CP30 User Manual CP857 CP861 CP862 CP855 CP866 CP737 CP851 CP869 Win 1252 Win 1250 Win 1251 Win 1253 Win 1254 Win 1255 Win 1257 UTF-8 UTF-16BE UTF-16LE Print Y Offset +/-120 Print X Offset +/-120 LCD Timeout LCD Brightness English (Default) Spanish Portuguese...
  • Page 98 CP30 User Manual Date YYYY/MM/DD Time hh:mm:ss 9600 (Default) 14400 19200 Baudrate 38400 57600 115200 RS232 Setup 7-bit Data Bits 8-bit (Default) None (Default) Parity Even None XON/XOFF Flow Ctrl Hardware (Default) SW+HW Switch DHCP Address Mode Static (Default) Ethernet Setup Port Number Default: 9100 IP Address...
  • Page 99 CP30 User Manual USB Host RS232 English (Default) Spanish Keyboard Language Portuguese France German Ukrainian None (Default) USB Host Barcode Scanner RS232 Show the mileages TPH Printed Mileage printer has printed TPH Bad Not Printing Test Print the testing page Label Calibration Calibrate the label Testing...
  • Page 100 CP30 User Manual Label Formats Graphic Bitmap Font Internal Flash(A:) True Type Database Firmware Smart Printing File Management Label Formats Graphic Bitmap Font External USB Storage(B:) True Type Database Firmware OFF (Default) Auto Label Form Switch Auto Form NO (Default) Delete Auto Label Form...
  • Page 101 CP30 User Manual Appendix 2 Download Path for UTILITY and Driver 1.Enter the website in browser: www.rfidlabel.com 2.Select the “Support” to get the Utility and Driver.