Introduction; Factory Installed Only - Printronix T3204 Maintenance Manual

Introduction

The T3204–20, T3204–21, T3304–20 and T3304–21 are high speed, high
capacity bar code printers designed for industrial and other high volume
applications. They feature direct thermal and thermal transfer print
technologies. The distinguishing characteristics of each printer model are
shown below in Table 1–1.
These printers are designed so all replacements and adjustments may be
easily performed, providing both a high level of performance and minimal
maintenance requirements.
The printers are factory installed with many standard bar code symbologies,
as well as a variety of font styles and sizes. Setup parameters are entered by
keying in menu choices through the secondary operator control panel, which
eliminates the need to set internal DIP switches.
The printer can be equipped with a variety of options such as a cutter, peel
and present (requires the factory-installed media internal rewind option),
adjustable media supply hub, Centronics -compatible parallel host interface,
coax/twinax host interface, on-line verification capability, DRAM expansion,
internal batch cartridge (IGP /FGL only), font and memory cartridges. There
are also additional factory installed only options available such as media
internal rewind and ribbon saver.
This manual is intended to provide the service person with all information
necessary to setup, adjust, troubleshoot and perform any required
maintenance on the printers. For information on configuration parameters
and day-to-day printer operation, refer to the Setup and Operator's Guides
corresponding to the specific emulation installed in the printer.
NOTE: As used in this manual, the word "printer" refers to both the T3204
Model
T3204–20 Direct Thermal Only
T3204–21 Direct Thermal and Thermal Transfer
T3304–20 Direct Thermal Only
T3304–21 Direct Thermal and Thermal Transfer
1–2
and T3304 except as noted below.
Table 1–1. Thermal Printer Model Summary
Printing Method Resol. Max. Print
(dpi) Speed (ips)
203 10
203 10
300 8
300 8
Introduction and Overview