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- Page 1 USER’S GUIDE RJ-4030 RJ-4040 Before using this printer, be sure to read this User's Guide. Version A We suggest that you keep this manual in a handy place for future reference. US ENG...
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Page 2: Symbols Used In This Document
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Brother RuggedJet RJ-4030/RJ-4040 mobile printer. The RJ-4030/RJ-4040 (hereafter referred to as “the printer”) is a mobile thermal printer. Be sure to read the User’s Guide, Product Safety Guide, Quick Reference Guide, Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide (RJ-4040 only) before using the printer. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Setting Up the Printer General Description ....................1 Connecting the Printer to External Power..............2 Connecting to an AC Power Outlet (Optional)..........2 Connecting to a DC Power Outlet (Optional)...........2 Using the Rechargeable Li-ion Battery (Optional) ..........3 Installing the Rechargeable Li-ion Battery ............3 Charging the Rechargeable Li-ion Battery ............3 Tips on Using the Rechargeable Li-ion Battery ..........4 Inserting the RD Roll....................5... - Page 4 Network Setting Tool (RJ-4040 only) Overview ......................37 Using the Network Setting Tool ................37 Starting the Network Setting Tool..............37 Changing the Communications Settings ............39 Applying Setting Changes to Multiple Printers ..........39 Menu Bar .......................40 Connected Printer’s Status................42 Network Settings ...................42 Other Functions Mass Storage.......................44 Description.....................44 Using the Mass Storage Feature..............44...
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Page 5: Setting Up The Printer
Setting Up the Printer General Description 1 AC/DC connector 2 Serial port 3 USB port Front 4 Cover open lever 5 RD Roll compartment cover 6 Paper outlet (Power) button (Feed)button 9 POWER indicator 10 STATUS indicator 11 BATT (Battery) indicator (Bluetooth) indicator (RJ-4030)/ (Wi-Fi) indicator (RJ-4040) 13 Bluetooth button (RJ-4030)/... -
Page 6: Connecting The Printer To External Power
Chapter 1 Connecting the Printer Connecting to a DC Power Outlet (Optional) to External Power Connect the printer to your vehicle’s 12 V DC Connecting to an AC Power power outlet (cigarette lighter, etc.) to power the printer or charge the rechargeable battery Outlet (Optional) using the vehicle’s DC power. -
Page 7: Using The Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery (Optional)
Setting Up the Printer Using the Insert the battery into the battery compartment. Rechargeable Li-ion Battery (Optional) Installing the Rechargeable Li-ion Battery Open the battery cover by pressing the cover latch. Confirm that the hooks on the edge of the battery cover are inserted correctly, and then reattach the cover. -
Page 8: Tips On Using The Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery
Chapter 1 Stopping Rechargeable Li-ion Battery Note Charging • Before using the rechargeable Li-ion To stop rechargeable Li-ion battery from battery, use the following procedure to charging, disconnect the AC power cord or charge it. Car adapter from the battery’s AC/DC •... -
Page 9: Inserting The Rd Roll
Setting Up the Printer Inserting the RD Roll Rechargeable Li-ion Battery Characteristics Understanding the properties of the Press and hold the (Power) button to rechargeable Li-ion battery will allow you to turn the printer off. optimize its usage. Turn and hold the cover open lever, and ... - Page 10 Chapter 1 Insert an RD Roll into the RD Roll Align the RD Roll with the guide lines. compartment upside down with the labels feeding from the bottom as shown. 4 Guide lines 5 Tear bar Close the RD Roll compartment by pressing on the center of the cover.
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Page 11: Cutting Roll Paper
Setting Up the Printer Attaching the Belt Clip Cutting Roll Paper Roll paper can be cut using the printer's tear When using the printer outside the office, you bar. Pull one edge of the ejected paper up can attach the included belt clip to the printer and toward the other edge diagonally. -
Page 12: Installing The Printer Driver And The Software For Rj-4030
Chapter 1 Installing the Printer Make sure that the screw is Driver and the Software tightened securely. There is a risk of injury if the screw is loose and the for RJ-4030 printer falls. Make sure that the belt clip is The procedure for installing the software attached securely to the printer. - Page 13 Setting Up the Printer When instructed, connect the printer to Note the computer to finish the printer driver • Installation items: installation. 1 Standard Installation Installs P-touch Editor 5.0, printer driver, P-touch Update Software, Printer Setting Tool. 2 User’s Guide Displays the User’s Guide, Software User’s Guide.
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Page 14: Installing The Printer Driver And The Software For Rj-4040
Chapter 1 Installing the Printer If you are going to connect the Driver and the Software printer to your network, we recommend that you contact your for RJ-4040 system administrator prior to installation. You must know your wireless network settings before The RJ-4040 printer driver and software can you proceed with this installation. -
Page 15: Infrastructure Mode
Setting Up the Printer Infrastructure Mode It is recommended that you use a computer wirelessly connected to your network for this method. You need to temporarily use a USB cable (optional) during configuration. ® If you are using Windows XP or using a network cable to connect your computer with your wireless... -
Page 16: Installation Procedure (Using Usb Cable/Wireless Network)
Chapter 1 3 If you do not know the security ® Windows 7 is used in the following example. information, please consult the router manufacturer, your system Insert the installer CD-ROM into your administrator, or internet provider. CD-ROM drive. If the model name screen appears, choose your printer. - Page 17 Setting Up the Printer 5 Brother Support Note Displays the link to Brother Developer When configuring multiple printers for Center, Brother Solutions Center. wireless network connection: • You can use the Printer Setting Tool to After using a USB connection to install the configure various printer settings when drivers and the Printer Setting Tool on the the printer is connected to the computer...
- Page 18 Chapter 1 Choose [Yes, I have a USB cable to Do one of the following: use for installation], and then click If the Installation confirmation screen [Next]. appears, check the box and click [Next], then go to e. Otherwise, go to f.
- Page 19 Setting Up the Printer • If your access point is set to not broadcast • If you want to manually assign an IP the SSID, you can enter the SSID address to the printer, click [Change IP manually by clicking the [Advanced] Address] and enter an IP address that is button.
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Page 20: One Push Configuration Using Wps And Installation
Chapter 1 If you choose [Cancel], installation Note continues. ® ® For Windows Vista and Windows Click [Finish]. users, when the [Windows Security] The installation is now complete. screen appears, click the check box and click [Install] to complete the installation correctly. - Page 21 Setting Up the Printer Place your printer within range of your Note WPS access point/router. The range • Installation items: may differ depending on your environment. Refer to the instructions 1 Standard Installation provided with your access point/router. Installs P-touch Editor 5.0, printer driver, P-touch Update Software, Turn on your printer and press and hold Printer Setting Tool.
- Page 22 Chapter 1 When the following screen appears, Choose the printer from the list, and choose [Wireless Network then click [Next]. Connection] and click [Next]. Note When the [Firewall/AntiVirus • If your wireless settings fail, the [Wireless detected] screen appears, choose Device Setup Wizard] screen appears.
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Page 23: Web Based Management (Web Browser)
Setting Up the Printer Uninstalling the Printer • When configuring multiple printers for wireless network connection: Driver After using a USB connection to install the drivers and the Printer Setting Tool on the Read "RJ-XXXX" in the following steps as computer, you can use the Network your model name. - Page 24 Chapter 1 If the [User Account Control] dialog Close the [Print Server Properties] displayed, enter the password and click window. [OK]. The [Print Server Properties] The printer driver has been uninstalled. window displayed. Click the [Drivers] tab and choose [Brother RJ-XXXXX]. Then, click [Remove...].
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Page 25: Connecting The Computer And Printer
Setting Up the Printer Connecting the Bluetooth Connection (RJ-4030 Only) Computer and Printer Note The printer can be connected to your computer via USB cable, Bluetooth (RJ-4030 Follow the recommendations of the only), Wi-Fi (RJ-4040 only) and the serial manufacturer of your Bluetooth-equipped cable. -
Page 26: Wi-Fi Connection (Rj-4040 Only)
Chapter 1 Right-click the printer icon, and then Note click [Printer Properties]. • You can change the printer's network settings using the Network Setting Tool Click the [Ports] tab. (see Network Setting Tool (RJ-4040 only) Select the port name confirmed in uu page 37). -
Page 27: Using The Printer
Using the Printer Operation Panel The operation panel consists of the following buttons and indicators. RJ-4030 RJ-4040 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (Power) button (Feed) button 3 POWER indicator 4 STATUS indicator 5 BATT (Battery) indicator (Bluetooth) indicator (RJ-4030)/ (Wi-Fi) indicator (RJ-4040) -
Page 28: Button Functions
Chapter 2 Button Functions Operation (Power) button function Turn the printer on While the printer is turned off, press and hold the (Power) button until the POWER indicator turns on. Turn the printer off While the printer is turned on, press and hold the (Power) button until the POWER indicator turns off. -
Page 29: Indicators
Using the Printer (Wi-Fi) button Operation function (RJ-4040 only) Use WPS to set wireless network Wi-Fi settings can be configured by simply pressing and holding this settings easily button, making it easy to install the printer driver or other software (see Installing the Printer Driver and the Software for RJ-4040 uu page 10). -
Page 30: Printing Solutions
Chapter 2 Printing Solutions Printing Your printer can be used with several For typical printing, use the following procedure. ® versions of the Windows operating systems. In most situations, the printer requires driver Open the document to be printed. software to communicate with your computer. These drivers can be installed using the Make sure that the printer is properly setup CD-ROM, and the latest versions can... -
Page 31: Making Prints Lighter Or Darker
Using the Printer Printer Driver Options Turn the printer off. The POWER indicator turns off. You can configure various settings in the Note printer driver screen, such as paper size, To print a JPEG image without using the number of copies, print quality, etc. printer driver, see JPEG Printing You can also use the Custom Label Tool and uu page 45. -
Page 32: Setting Paper Size
Chapter 2 Setting Paper Size Note When using "Premium Receipt Paper" *, select In order to use labels with a size not listed in [RD 4" (102 mm)] on the [Paper Size Setup] the [Paper Size] list of the printer driver, the screen, click the [Edit] button, and then set label format must be added to the printer [Energy Rank] to [0] on the [Advanced... - Page 33 Using the Printer 6 Export Paper Size List... Click [Advanced Printing Adjustments...] to specify the following Exports the settings for the paper formats settings for each paper size. in the [Currently Registered Paper Sizes] list. The exported list can then be Under [Printing Reference Point distributed to other computers.
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Page 34: Distributing Paper Formats
Chapter 2 Distributing Paper RJ-4030: BSR403ed.txt, BSR403ed.ptd, pdt3137.bin Formats RJ-4040: BSR404ed.txt, BSR404ed.ptd, pdt3237.bin The paper formats exported from the Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM [Currently Registered Paper Sizes] list can drive of the sender's computer. be distributed to other computers. Copy the folder in CD drive:\your Distributing only paper language\Drivers\RJ-XXXX to any... -
Page 35: Rj Utility
RJ Utility Overview Click the [Utility] button. The main window is displayed. (See Main Window uu page 32.) The RJ Utility is a computer program that allows you to change the printer's default How to Use the RJ Utility settings. Normally when using a computer program to print a document, print settings are specified In the main window of the RJ Utility,... -
Page 36: Parameters
Chapter 3 Parameters Main Window 1 Printer Note Displays the printer selected in the Printer This setting can also be changed using the Setting Tool. printer driver, however, in this case the setting 2 Command Mode is erased when the printer is turned off. If the Sets the printer’s command format. - Page 37 RJ Utility Available settings: [All], [Usage Log], [Printer 19 Save Command Settings Settings], [Printer Transfer Data] Saves the content of the selected (checked) (See Printing the Printer Set-up Information items as a command-format “.bin” file. uu page 51.) Bluetooth settings are not saved. 8 Align Paper Leading Edge when the Cover Note is Closed...
- Page 38 Chapter 3 Bluetooth Settings (RJ-4030 only) 1 Bluetooth PIN code Note Allows you to select whether a Bluetooth PIN The PIN code and the device name must use code (passkey) is required, change the alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9) only. printer's Bluetooth PIN code, and select The device name can contain a space whether Bluetooth communication is...
- Page 39 RJ Utility Maintenance 1 Print Printer Information Click to print a report containing the following types of information. Program version Printer usage history Missing dot test pattern RJ Utility setting information List of transferred data ...
- Page 40 Chapter 3 Printer Information printing sample *Labels are for illustrative purposes only.
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Page 41: Network Setting Tool (Rj-4040 Only)
Network Setting Tool (RJ-4040 only) Overview Using the Network Setting Tool The Network Setting Tool is a computer program used for changing network settings via USB. Starting the Network Setting Tool By using the Network Setting Tool, you can not only change the network settings for one printer, you can easily apply the same Connect the printer whose settings will settings to multiple printers. -
Page 42: Main Window
Chapter 4 Main Window 1 Menu Bar 7 Apply Select the commands contained in each menu Applies the settings to the printer. from the list. By pressing this button you can apply all the settings set on multiple windows at once. 2 Printer Selects the printer whose settings will be 8 Exit... -
Page 43: Changing The Communications Settings
Network Setting Tool (RJ-4040 only) Changing the Select the newly connected printer from the [Printer] combo box. Communications Settings Note Make sure that the computer with the If [Automatically detects the connected Network Setting Tool installed is printer, and retrieves the current connected via USB to the printer that settings.] check box on the [Option you want to change the settings for. -
Page 44: Menu Bar
Chapter 4 Menu Bar 1 Apply Setting to the Printer The following information is not Applies the settings to the printer; functions the saved in the setting command. same way as the [Apply] button on the main window. See Apply uu page 38. •... - Page 45 Network Setting Tool (RJ-4040 only) 3 Import Exported files are not encrypted. Import from the current computer wireless settings Because exported files contain Imports the settings from the computer. authentication keys and passwords, take necessary measures to protect Note exported files such as by saving exported files in locations that other •...
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Page 46: Connected Printer's Status
Chapter 4 Connected Printer’s Status TCP/IP (Wireless) 1 Boot Method 1 Current Network Status Select either: [STATIC], [AUTO], [BOOTP], Displays network status on the right side of the [DHCP], [RARP]. screen in the settings display/change area. 2 IP Address/Subnet Mask/Gateway Click the [Refresh] button to update the view. -
Page 47: Wireless Settings
Network Setting Tool (RJ-4040 only) Wireless Settings Communication Mode and Authentication/Encryption Methods When the Communication Mode is Ad hoc Authentication Encryption Mode Method Open System None When the Communication Mode is Infrastructure Authentication Encryption Mode Method 1 Communication Mode Open System None Select either [Ad hoc] or [Infrastructure]... -
Page 48: Other Functions
Other Functions Mass Storage Connect the computer or device to the printer via USB. The printer’s mass storage area is Description displayed on the computer or device’s screen. The mass storage feature allows you to Note execute commands and perform JPEG printing by sending data from a computer or If the mass storage area is not displayed other device to the printer via USB. -
Page 49: Jpeg Printing
Other Functions JPEG Printing When the printer is turned off, mass storage mode is deactivated and Image data (JPEG) can be printed without any files in the mass storage area using the printer driver. are deleted. This feature supports “.bin”, “.blf”, Note and “.jpg”... -
Page 50: Maintaining The Printer
Maintaining the Printer Roller Maintenance Maintenance of the printer may be carried out as required. However, some environments require that maintenance must be done more Use a piece of cellophane tape to remove dirt frequently (e.g. in dusty conditions). from the roller. Print Head Maintenance Use a cotton swab and wipe the head. -
Page 51: Paper Outlet Maintenance
Maintaining the Printer Paper Outlet Maintenance If glue accumulates on the paper outlet and the printer becomes jammed, disconnect the printer from the external power outlet and clean the paper outlet with a cloth dipped in isopropyl alcohol. 3 Paper outlet... -
Page 52: Reference
Reference Indicators The indicators light and blink to indicate the printer’s status. The following symbols are used in this section to explain the meaning of the different indicator colors and patterns. Indicator is lit in the color shown Indicator is blinking in the color shown Indicator blinks 1 or 2 times in each color, then turns off Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern Indicator is off... - Page 53 Reference BATT (Bluetooth) POWER STATUS Description (BATTERY) (Wi-Fi) Wireless on, not connected* (Once every 3 seconds) Wireless or Bluetooth on, connected Now setting WPS* (Once every second) Now resetting Formatting complete (When [Print Data after being Printed] is set to [Erase]) Now cooling MCR read mode MCR read success...
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Page 54: Indicator Warnings
Chapter 7 Indicator Warnings Problem Solution The POWER indicator does not light The printer is receiving no power. If you are using AC or DC power, make sure that the AC adapter or Car adapter is properly connected (see Connecting the Printer to External Power uu page 2) and make sure that the AC or DC power outlet is turned on. -
Page 55: Printing The Printer Set-Up Information
Reference Printing the Printer Set-up Information You can use the (Feed) button to print a report that lists the following printer settings: Program version Printer usage history Missing dot test pattern RJ Utility setting information List of transferred data ... -
Page 56: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Overview If you have any problems with the printer, first check to make sure that you have performed the following tasks correctly. Install the battery or connect the printer to an AC or DC power outlet (see Connecting the Printer to External Power uu page 2). - Page 57 Troubleshooting Problem Solution A data transmission error appears on Is the correct port selected? your computer. Check that the correct port is selected. Is the printer in cooling mode (the POWER indicator is flashing in orange)? Wait until the indicator stops flashing and then try printing again.
- Page 58 Chapter 8 Problem Solution Printed barcodes cannot be read. Align the label with the print head as shown below. 1 Label exit slot 2 Print head 3 Recommended print direction Some types of scanners are not able to read the barcodes. Try using another scanner.
- Page 59 Troubleshooting Problem Solution I want to reset the printer/delete the data To reset the printer, perform the following procedure; transferred from the computer. 1 Press and hold the (Power) button to turn the printer off. 2 Press and hold the (Feed) button and the (Power) button until the POWER, STATUS and BATTERY...
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Page 60: Technical Information
Technical Information Product Specifications Model Name RJ-4030 RJ-4040 Printing Printing Technology Direct Thermal Print Resolution 203 dpi Print Speed Maximum 5 ips (127 mm/sec) Print Width Maximum 4.09" (104 mm) Size Weight Printer: Approximately 1.35 lb./610 g Printer with battery: Approximately 1.87 lb./850 g Dimentions Approximately 6.38"... - Page 61 Technical Information Model Name RJ-4030 RJ-4040 Media specification Media type Receipt, Die cut label Media Width 2" to 4.64" (51 mm to 118 mm) Gap between labels 0.12" (3 mm) or more Thickness Receipt: 0.002" to 0.0035" (0.051 mm to 0.090 mm) Label: 0.003"...