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Page 2: Your Guarantee
(6) months from the date of original purchase. At no charge to the customer, except for inbound freight to Kroy's servie center, Kroy will, at Kroy's option, repair or replace any product dtermined to be defective. Kroy will pay return UPS ground charges. -
Page 3: Fcc Notice
Note: To comply with FCC regulations, use only Kroy's recommended serial cable when connecting the printer to a host computer (Kroy Part Number 2506600). When installing the cable, the EMI filter should be located 2-3" from the printer. -
Page 4: System Specifications
System Specifications Input Device: 57 Key - Alpha-numeric elastomer keypad Character Size: 6 point to 72 point, 1 inch supply 6 point to 55 point, .8 inch supply scalable in 1 point increments Print Tape: .5 inch (13 mm) .8 inch (19 mm) 1 inch (24.5 mm) LCD Display: 2 lines, 16 characters 5x7 dot matrix... -
Page 5: Important Safety Precautions
8. Use only the batteries designated for the printer. 9. Do not attempt internal repairs to the printer or battery charger. If service or repair is needed, contact a qualified Kroy service representative. 10. Remove the batteries if you do not intend to use the printer for a long time. -
Page 6: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Warranty ....................i Your Guarantee ..................i FCC Notice ....................ii CDC Notice ..................... ii System Specifications ................iii Important Safety Precautions .............. iv Introduction .................... 1 Setting Up Your Printer ................. 2 Connecting the Optional AC Adapter ............ 3 Installing the Batteries ................ - Page 7 Table of Contents Formatting Text ..................16 Using F2 ....................17 F2 ....................17 Font ....................17 Size ....................17 Justification ..................18 Bold ....................18 Italics ....................18 Mirror ....................18 Vertical ..................... 18 Frame ....................18 Underline ..................19 Changing Existing Text ...............
- Page 8 Cleaning the Print Head and Rollers ..........B-3 Appendix C: Troubleshooting ............C-1 Self-Lamiating Wire Wrap Label Set-Up ........... C-2 Saving Files in the K2500 ..............C-2 Appendix D: Code 128 Character Set ..........D-1 Appendix E: ASCII Character Set ............ E-1 List of Figures and Tables Figure 1: Top View of Printer ..............
- Page 9 Table of Contents Table 3: Print Attributes ............... 20 Table 4: Printing Sequential Labels ............. 23 Table 5: Set Clock Parameters ............30 Table 6: Bar Code Information ............. 32 Table 7: Special Function Keys Hex Codes ......... 38 Table 8: Menu Hex Codes ..............39 Table 9: File Menu ................
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Page 10: Introduction
The K2500 lets you print labels in different widths and in either horizontal or vertical orientations. The printer also contains a real-time clock and ten of the most commonly used sets of bar codes. -
Page 11: Setting Up Your Printer
Communication Protocol or contact your Kroy distributor. Connecting the AC Adapter (optional) Plug one end of the adapter into the printer (see Figure 2) and the other end into an appropriate electrical wall outlet. Available from your Kroy distributor. Setting Up Your Printer... -
Page 12: Installing The Batteries
Adapter Jack Adapter Plug Installing the Batteries Your K2500 printer includes six 2.2 Ampere-hour "C" size nickel- cadmium batteries for primary power, and one CR2032 lithium battery for memory backup. Do not replace with other batteries. A suitable battery charger is also included for recharging the nickel-cadmium batteries. -
Page 13: Installing The Nickel-Cadmium Batteries
Setting Up Your Printer Installing the Nickel-Cadmium Batteries 1. Remove the battery cover by pushing down on the arrow and sliding it off the base in the direction of the arrow (see Figure 3). 2. Insert the batteries (see Figure 4) according to the diagram imprinted on the printer case*. -
Page 14: Replacing The Lithium Battery
Setting Up Your Printer Replacing the Lithium Battery 1. Turn the printer off and remove the battery cover by sliding it off the base of the unit (see Figure 3). 2. Remove the lithium battery by prying and/or pulling it up and out of its recess (see Figure 4). -
Page 15: Loading A Pcmcia (Pc) Card
Setting Up Your Printer Figure 5: Installing the Tape Cartridge Print Head & Rollers Supply Cartridge in this area Lock/Release Knob Exit Slot Loading a PCMCIA (PC) Card 1. Turn off the printer. Warning: Do not remove or insert a card with the printer on. -
Page 16: Turning The Printer On And Off
Press the ON/OFF key located on the lower left hand corner of the keypad to turn the printer on. The following prompt will appear: Kroy K2500 Any Key Press any key, except ON/OFF, SHIFT, CAPS or ALT, to begin. Press the ON/OFF key again to turn the printer off. -
Page 17: Using Your Printer
Using Your Printer Understanding the Printer Display Screen The printer display screen shows system prompts and messages, lists of file names, menu options, and label text. Although you can enter six lines of text on a label, the screen displays only two lines (16 characters each) at a time and shows line numbers. - Page 18 Using Your Printer down arrow keys move up and down through lines of text, one line at a time. When used with SHIFT, the up and down arrow keys act as PAGE UP (previous label) and PAGE DOWN (next label) keys and the left and right arrow keys move the cursor one word at a time.
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Page 19: Default And Current Attribute Settings
Using Your Printer SHIFT (1) Capitalizes letters and, used with ALT, special language characters (such as Æ) and accented characters (such as Ö) shown in yellow on the keyboard bezel, (2) accesses characters (such as % and ;) at the tops of number and punctuation keys, and (3) causes the up and down arrow keys to function as PAGE UP (previous label) and PAGE DOWN (next label) keys, (4) causes the left and right arrow keys to move the cursor one word at a time. -
Page 20: Working With Pages And Documents
Using Your Printer Submenu: A submenu is a subsequent menu of options that displays when you press one of the special function keys. For example, when you press F2 and then select the Justification option from the font menu, a submenu of options displays the types of justification available: Left, Center, or Right. -
Page 21: About Bar Code Labels
Using Your Printer About Bar Code Labels Although this manual explains how to set up your printer to print bar code labels, it does not explain the technical details of bar coding, suggest which type of bar code you should use, or explain how to use a bar code most effectively. -
Page 22: Making Labels
Making Labels This section explains how to use the F1 (File) key to create new labels, modify existing labels, save labels, and delete labels you no longer need. The Save option lets you store labels with attributes, on either the A drive (internal) or B drive (PC card), that you want to print in the future so that you do not have to reenter them. -
Page 23: Using F1
Making Labels Using F1 Press F1 to display the file menu options: New Open Save Del Select New to create a new document. The printer clears any text displayed on the screen, returns all attributes to factory defaults, and displays a blank edit screen so you can enter new text. -
Page 24: Delete
Making Labels label1 Important Note: If you try to save to the B drive and there is no PC card inserted, you will get a "Bad File Name" error. If you try to save to a PC card in the B drive that is write protected, you will get a "Out of Memory"... -
Page 25: Formatting Text
Formatting Text This section explains how to use the F2 (Font) key to assign text formatting attributes to your label text. There are three types of text attributes: character, line, and page. These attributes, as well as their defaults and options, are shown in the following table. Table 2: Text Attributes Attribute Defaults... -
Page 26: Using F2
ENTER to select it. Additional fonts are only available with font application cards. See your Kroy distributor for more information. Block Size Select Size to specify the font size for your text. -
Page 27: Justification
Formatting Text Justification Select Justification to justify your text. The printer displays the following prompt and waits for you to make a selection. Use the left and right arrow keys to move the cursor to the left of the option you want and press ENTER to select it, or simply type the capitalized letter in the option name. -
Page 28: Underline
Formatting Text Underline Select Underline to underline label text to the right of the cursor. If an asterisk is displayed beside the option, selecting it turns off underlining. Changing Existing Text You can change attributes of text previously entered by using the left and right arrow keys to position the cursor under the beginning letter. -
Page 29: Setting Print Attributes
Setting Print Attributes This section explains how to use the F3 (Utilities) key to specify print attributes for a label. These attributes, as well as their defaults and options, are shown in the following table. Table 3: Print Attributes Attribute Default Options Density... -
Page 30: Using F3
Setting Print Attributes Using F3 Press F3 to display the Utilities options: Density Auto-off Width Margin Feed Units Sequence Language Copies rotatIon Baudrate Remote Time datE stamP setclOck 24Hourmode Density Select Density to specify the density (-7 to +7) for printing the current label. The printer displays the current density setting and waits for your entry. -
Page 31: Width 0
Setting Print Attributes Width Select Width to specify the width of the label. The printer displays the current width and waits for your entry. Inches are entered in tenths of an inch. For example, if you enter the number 25, that will give you a label of 2.5 inches, entering the number 10 will give you a 1 inch label, entering the number 5 will give you a half inch label, and entering the number 115 will give... -
Page 32: Feed
Setting Print Attributes Feed Select Feed to vary the amount of tape feed that occurs at the end of a label. The maximum and minimum feed lengths are 1.3 inches (34mm) and 0 (0mm), respectively. (Inches are entered in tenths of an inch.) Feed 13 Press ESC to accept the current feed length or enter a different length and press ENTER. - Page 33 Setting Print Attributes Sequencing is obtained by defining the sequence and inserting the sequence character (an omega) in the position where the progression should begin. To place the sequence character in the text, press F3 and select Sequence from the menu. Next select Insert and the omega symbol (Ω) will be inserted above the cursor.
- Page 34 Setting Print Attributes If you choose Alphabetic, the printer next prompts you to enter the first letter you want printed (if you choose Numeric, this prompt reads Start #, you will then need to enter the beginning number): Start Char: A 3.
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Page 35: Language
Setting Print Attributes Language Select Language to specify the language you want to work in as well as the date format (i.e., dd/mm/yy for US or mm/dd/yy for international). The printer displays the languages available (see the following example) and waits for you to select one. -
Page 36: Baudrate
Setting Print Attributes The following text attributes are ignored when rotation is selected: Mirror, Vertical, Frame, Underline, Italics. Bar codes will also not print. All other formatting attributes operate normally except for Size. Size: Because the width of the supply is no greater than one inch, there is a restriction on the largest point size that can be printed. -
Page 37: Remote
Microsoft Windows users should use the Kroy print driver for Windows to print in the remote mode. Contact your dealer to obtain the print driver. -
Page 38: Time/Date
Setting Print Attributes You may cancel printing at any time by pressing the ESC key. Press FEED to advance out any label. It may be necessary to cancel sending data at your computer also. An error tone will sound and the message below appears whenever printing is halted. -
Page 39: Hour Mode
Setting Print Attributes Table 5: Set Clock Parameters Prompt Parameters Year Last two digits of the year Month Number from 1 to 12 Number from 1 to 31 *Hour is entered in 24 hour mode, Hour* Number from 0 to 23 i.e., 1 PM would be entered as 13. -
Page 40: Printing Labels
Printing Labels PRINT When you have finished entering label text and setting the text and print attributes, press PRINT to start printing labels. The label will then advance just enough to clear the cut mechanism. Push on the cut button to detach the label. -
Page 41: Setting Up Bar Codes
The K2500 has ten bar codes built in. The following table summarizes information on these bar codes. -
Page 42: Using F4
Setting Up Bar Codes Using F4 Press F4 to display the Bar Code menu options: *None codaBar Code39 Ean8 eAn13 I2of5 Upca uPce coDe128 Msiplessey pdF417 Depending on the bar code you have selected, the following submenu options (or variations) will appear. -
Page 43: Resolution
Setting Up Bar Codes • PDF 417 has no text option. Resolution Select Resolution to specify whether you want to print the bar code at normal or high resolution. Use the left and right arrow keys to move to the left of the option you want and press ENTER to select it, or simply type the capitalized letter in the option name. -
Page 44: Using Die Cut Labels
"Text too long". Bar codes can easily be mixed with text when you are using die cut label supply. See your Kroy distributor for available sizes. Die Cut Labels... -
Page 45: Communication Protocol
Communication Protocol The K2500 has been designed to be simple to use while still giving the user sufficient control over how text will be printed. The printer may be operated in a standalone, keyboard driven manner or as an RS-232 serially driven computer printer via a terminal program or an application you write. -
Page 46: Printer Set Up
Communication Protocol Printer Set Up In order for the printer to communicate with an external driver, the correct communication parameters must be selected. The settings for the printer are: 9600 bits per second Eight data bits No parity One stop bit Xon/Xoff enabled Basic Operation The printer's serial software is designed for ease of use. -
Page 47: Table 7: Special Function Keys Hex Codes
Communication Protocol Consult the following tables of hex codes and ASCII values for special function keys, menus, menu options and submenu options. Submenu options marked with ‡ are followed by the carriage return hex code. Table 7: Special Function Keys Hex Codes Hex Codes Function (one or two bytes) -
Page 48: Table 8: Menu Hex Codes
Communication Protocol Table 8: Menu Hex Codes Menu Hex Code File Font* Utilities Bar Code *Used only when a font application card is installed. Table 9: File Menu (3B) Menu Option Submenu Option Codes Codes New - 'N' Open - 'O' Filename in ASCII ‡... -
Page 49: Table 10: Font Menu
Communication Protocol Table 10: Font Menu (3C) Menu Option Submenu Option Codes Codes Font - 'F' Block - 'B' Numeric ASCII value between Size - 'S' 6 and 72 (1" tape) ‡ 6 and 55 (.8" tape) ‡ 6 and 30 (.5" tape) ‡ Left - 'L' Justification - 'J' Center - 'C'... -
Page 50: Table 11: Utilities Menu
Communication Protocol Table 11: Utilities Menu (3D) Menu Option Submenu Option Codes Codes Numeric ASCII values Density - 'D' between -7 and +7 ‡ Auto-off - 'A' Toggle Numeric ASCII values between: Width - 'W' 0 and 120 (inches/10) ‡ 0 and 305 (mm) ‡... - Page 51 Communication Protocol Table 11: Utilities Menu (continued) Menu Option Submenu Option Codes Codes ASCII value for the Language - 'L' capital letter of available languages Numeric ASCII value Copies - 'C' between 1 and 999 ‡ Rotation - 'I' Toggle Time - 'T' None Date - 'E'...
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Page 52: Table 12: Bar Code Menu
Communication Protocol Table 12: Bar Code Menu (3E) Menu Option Submenu Option Codes Codes None - 'N' Codabar - 'B' Code 39 - 'C' EAN-8 - 'E' EAN-13 - 'A' Code - 'C' I 2 of 5 - 'I' UPC-A - 'U' UPC-E - 'P' Code 128 - 'D' MSIPlessey - 'M'... -
Page 53: Appendix A: System Messages
Appendix A: System Messages If a system message displays while you are using the printer (an error tone will be audible), first read the message and then press any key to clear it from the screen. When appropriate, the printer will display the text that caused the message so that you can correct it. - Page 54 System Messages Invalid Length You entered the wrong number of characters for the bar code. Check the length requirements for the type of bar code you are using and enter the correct number of characters. Invalid Start The sequence or bar code character you entered as a start character is not allowed.
- Page 55 System Messages Too High The number you entered is too high. Enter a lower number. Too Low The number you entered is too low. Enter a higher number. System Messages...
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Page 56: Appendix B: Maintaining Your Printer
Maintaining Your Printer Appendix B: Maintaining Your Printer The printer requires no lubrication and only minimal maintenance. Occasional cleaning of the exterior surfaces and regular cleaning of the print head, rollers, and cut mechanism are all that is required. This appendix explains how to clean these parts of your printer. - Page 57 Maintaining Your Printer 3. Hold the cut mechanism by placing your thumb on the spring and knob as shown in Figure 8 and gently squeeze in the direction of the arrow. The cut blade will then be exposed. Figure 8: Holding the Cut Mechanism Correct Incorrect CAUTION: Sharp edge...
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Page 58: Cleaning The Print Head And Rollers
Figure 9: Cleaning the Cut Blade CAUTION: Sharp edges. 5. Gently push the cut mechanism back into its place in the printer until you hear or feel the locking tabs catch. See your Kroy distributor for replacement cut mechanisms. Cleaning the Print Head and Rollers The print head and rollers should be cleaned after every cartridge (see Figure 5 for location). -
Page 59: Appendix C: Troubleshooting
This appendix explains how to solve some common problems that may arise when you are using the printer. If you are unable to correct the problem contact your dealer or Kroy Technical Service. In the United States, call (216)426-5536 or (800)347-5769; in Europe, call +44(0)118-986-5200. -
Page 60: Self-Lamiating Wire Wrap Label Set-Up
Rotation, press Enter. 7. Type the text onto the screen and press Print. Saving Files in the K2500 1. Set up your label (i.e. font size, rotation, font style etc.) and type the text into the display. -
Page 61: Appendix D: Code 128 Character Set
Code 128 Character Set Appendix D: Code 128 Character Set Code 128 encodes the full 128 character ASCII character set using three alternate character sets, A, B, and C. Each set includes shift codes and start codes to control which set is to be used. Thus a given character pattern can have several meanings, depending on the character set currently in use. - Page 62 Code 128 Character Set Code Code Code Code Code Code Value Value FNC3 FNC3 FNC2 FNC2 Shift Shift CodeC CodeC CodeB FNC4 CodeB FNC4 CodeA CodeA FNC1 FNC1 FNC1 START ( CODE START ( CODE START ( CODE STOP STOP STOP Code 128 Character Set...
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Page 63: Appendix E: Ascii Character Set
ASCII Character Set Appendix E: ASCII Character Set Below is a list of the ASCII character set. See Communication Protocol for further information. ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII Character Character Character Character Code Code Code Code ú Space ù û " ü...
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