Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 1-1 Using This Manual 1-2 Using the Menu Chart 1-3 Using the Display and Buttons 1-3-1 Selecting a Menu 1-3-2 Exiting a Menu 1-3-3 Printing 1-4. Selecting a Language 2. USING DIAGNOSTICS 2-1 Diagnostics 2-1-1 Printer 2-1-2 Display 2-1-3 Buttons 2-1-4 RAM...
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5-2 Bluetooth Interface 4. WI-FI 4-1 RF Network 5-2-1 Printer Connection Settings 4-2 Wi-Fi setting utility instruction 5-2-2 Get Bluetooth Information 4-2-1 Port and Wi-Fi Information Tab 5-2-3 PIN Code Information 4-2-2 Wi-Fi Information Tab 5-2-4 Discoverable Mode Information 4-2-3 WPA Authentication Tab 5-2-5 Emulation Settings 4-3 Using the Web Interface 4-3-1 Navigation Bar...
1. INTRODUCTION 1-1. Using This Manual 1-3. Using the Display and Buttons Subjects Contents Introduction Notes before using printer Display Diagnostics How to print test label, check sensor, check print position, etc. How to use the Setting Menu to adjust stock Enter button Up button Setting Up the Printer...
1-4. Selecting a Language 1-3-1. Selecting a Menu You can read Menu names or messages of the printer in English, French, 1. Press Enter( ) button to enter the Menu Spanish, German. 2. Move cursor to the menu using Up(▲) / Down(▼) buttons, and select the Menu by pressing Enter( ) button.
2. Using Diagnostics This chapter describes how to use Diagnostics in the Tool Box. 2-1-1. Printer You can view test results through this Menu; however, you cannot change the setting. 2-1. Diagnostics Communication To return to initial screen, press power( )button **Test Label Four test labels can be printed: Diagnostic Label, Test Pattern, Gray Scale,...
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**Sensors 3. Select Printer - Test Label - Gray Scale in Diagnostics Menu. In this Menu, you can read each A/D value of the Black Mark, Gap, or Peeler, Peel-SW sensors. Position of each sensor is as shown in following picture. PEELER SENSOR B/M &...
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4. Select Printer – Sensors – Gap in Diagnostics Menu. 2. Select Printer – Sensors – Black Mark in the Diagnostics Menu. Check whether A/D value is changing in Gap sensor position by feeding Gap stock Check whether A/D value is changing in Black Mark sensor position while feeding manually.
**Printhead 2-1-2. Display In this Menu, You can check Printhead temperature(TPH) in ℃(Centigrade) unit. You can check the display in this Menu. 1. Select Printer – Printhead – Temperat in the Diagnostics Menu. Diagnostics Online Diagnostics Communication The temperature of Printhead must be lower than 60℃ to print. Press Enter( ) button to return to the previous menu.
2-1-4. RAM 2-1-3. Buttons Select this Menu and check memory of the printer. Diagnostics Online Diagnostics Diagnostics Online Diagnostics Communication Communication 1. Select Keyboard in Diagnostics Menu. 1. Select RAM in Diagnostics Menu. 2. The message of RAM test running is displayed 2.
2-1-5. Data Dump 2-1-6. About You can see the model name of the printer and H/W and S/W version in this Menu. Use this menu if you are having problems with a data stream. Data Dump captures the data from the communications port and prints that information to a label. Diagnostics Online Diagnostics Diagnostics...
3. SETTING UP THE PRINTER 3-1-1. Stock Power 3-1. SETUP This chapter describes, how to set up the printer Using this Menu, you can set stock type. This printer uses two kinds of stock, Standard and High Power. Standard supports tag, label, or receipt and High Power supports linerless and synthetic 1.
3-1-3. Contrast 3-1-2. Backlight This Menu can activate or deactivate Backlight of LCD. This Menu sets Contrast of LCD Online Diagnostics Online Diagnostics Diagnostics Diagnostics Serial Power Serial Power Stock Power Communcation Management Stock Power Communcation Management 1. Select Contrast in Setup Menu. 1.
3-1-4. Printer 4. If you exceed the minimum/maximum range then following Menu appears and you must set the print contrast within the acceptable range. In this Menu, you can set Print Contrast, Print Positions and use of various sensors. Online Diagnostics Diagnostics Serial...
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**Adjusting the Margin Adjust **Adjusting the Print Position In this Menu, the position to be printed can be adjusted in left/right on the basis of present In this Menu, the position of printing material to be printed printing material will be adjusted position.
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**Setting the Sensor Mode **Setting the Stock Sensor This Menu sets sensor according to presently loaded paperstock (Gap, BlackMark). This Menu sets DAC value per for each sensor (Gap, BlackMark). 1. Select Setup Menu – Printer – Sensor Mode. 1. Select Setup Menu- Printer – Stock Sensor. Stock Sensor Detect 2.
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5. The information label prints. Gap Mode 1. With the printer turned off, remove one or two labels from the liner. 2. With the printer in peel mode, place the liner over the sensor. 6. Following message appears 3. Press Enter( ) button when you see:. 7.
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Black Mark Lower Mode 4. The information label prints. 1. Cover the lower black mark with a label, 5. Following message appears according to the result. 2. Press Enter( ) button 6. Press any key to exit from the Menu. 3.
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4. The information label prints. Black Mark Upper Mode 1. Cover the upper black mark with a label. BM Upper is recommended for our supply. 4. Following message appears according to the result. 2. Move to next step by pressing Enter( ) button in following screen.
3-1-5. Serial Communications **Baud Rate You can set serial communication using this Menu. 1. Select Setup Menu – Serial Comm – Baud Rate. Online Diagnostics Diagnostics Data Bits Serial Power Stock Power Communcation Management 2. Select among 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200. 38400 BPS The following values must be set for serial communication with PC.
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**Data Bits **Flow Control 1. Select Setup Menu – Serial Comm – Data Bits. 1. Select Setup Menu – Serial Comm – Flow Ctrl. Stop Bits Exit 2. Select one of 7 Data Bits, 8 Data Bits. 2. Select among No Flow, DTR Flow, RTS flow, Xon/Xoff, Special. NOTE The “special”...
3-1-6. Power Management 1. Select Setup Menu – Power Management -Shut Down This Menu sets Power Save Timeout. Serial Communcation (If USB cable is connected the printer does not go into Power Save). If the printer goes into Power Power Management Save Mode, wake-up the printer by connecting the USB cable, or pressing Power( ) button, or RF Network send data to the serial port.
1.Turn on the printer by pressing and holding the power button ( ) until the display turns on. 5. If password is entered correctly, you see. The display printer version information. Online Diagnostics LK-P43 Service S/W VER. V1.12 CPCL 6. Press Up(▲)/Down(▼) button to select Setup menu and press Enter( ) button When you see this, the printer is waiting for the wireless print server to initialize.
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**Checking the Printer Setting the IP Address To check the printer’s network status, use this menu. This option sets the printer’s IP address. To exit, press at any time. 1. From the RF Network menu, select Configure. 2. From the Configure menu, select IP Address. Checking the network staus This option check the printer’s IP address.
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Setting the Power Mode Setting the Subnet Mask This option sets the power mode. This option sets the printer’s subnet mask. 1. From the Configure menu, select Power Mode. 1. From the Configure menu, select Subnet Mask. Exit Use buttons as shown in the following table: The choices include CAM (Continuous Awake Mode) or PSP (Power Save Protocol).
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**Network Information Setting the Protocol You can see a network IP address. This option sets the Protocol. 1. Turn on the printer. 1. From the Configure menu, select Protocol : TCP or LPD. (TCP Fixed) 2. Press ▲ under <T>. You see the printer’s IP address. For example, Exit 2.
4-2. Wi-Fi setting utility instruction 4-2-1. Port and Wi-Fi Information Tab Users can connect from PC to printer via serial port (COM1 – COM9) or USB port. If the users Execute a utility program, press the ‘Start Wi-Fi Settings’ button as shown the image below. use serial port, check the Baud Rate both Printer and PC first.
4-3. Using the Web Interface 4-3-1. Navigation Bar To use the web interface follow the steps outlined in section 8.0 to establish the IP address Figure 2 - Website Navigation Bar of the module. Once the IP address is known open a web browser and enter the IP address of the module in the URL window.
4-3-3. Navigating the Website 4-3-2. Status Status menu includes “Module Status” . A standard web page looks like Figure 4. The navigation bar runs along the top of the page, page specific feature groups are list in the left hand pane of the page and the specific Module Status parameters are shown in the main display pane.
4-3-4. Configuration WLAN Connection Type Configures the wireless interface operation type to participate in an infrastructure or Configuration menu includes all the menus for Wireless LAN setting. peer-to-peer network. Express Setup Infrastructure = Infrastructure (AP) mode. As shown Figure 5, this can set the parameters in “Express Setup” menu. AdHoc = AdHoc (peer-to-peer) mode.
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When WEP64 / WEP128 → WLAN DHCP WEP Key 1 Configures the DHCP Client to be enabled or disabled for the wireless interface. If the DHCP Client is enabled, the module will use DHCP to obtain an IP configuration. If DHCP fails to obtain the IP Sets WEP Key #1 to binary value.
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WPA2-PSK = WPA2 Pre-Shared Key (WPA2-Personal). Requires WPA Passphrase. WLAN Security Settings WPA2-PSK-TKIP* = WPA2-PSK Migration mode w/ Group Cipher suites TKIP and/or WPA2 Setting the security configurations in Wireless LAN Pre-Shared Key (WPA2-Personal). Requires WPA Passphrase. PEAP* = EAP-PEAP with tunnelled EAP authentication. Figure 7 –...
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When WPA-LEAP / WPA-LEAP64 / WPA-LEAP128→ When PEAP → WPA Protocol Version WPA Protocol Version Selects the preferred WPA protocol. Selects the preferred WPA protocol. Selecting a specific protocol helps speed up roaming versus Selecting a specific protocol helps speed up roaming versus automatic selection. automatic selection.
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When Advanced → EAP Subject Match String EAP Anonymous Identity Substring to be matched against the subject of the authentication server certificate. If this string is set, the server certificate is only accepted if it contains this string in the subject. Anonymous identity string for EAP (to be used as the unencrypted identity with EAP types that The subject string is in following format: support different tunnelled identity, e.g., EAP-TTLS).
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WLAN DHCP DH Parameter/Parameter2 File Name Configures the DHCP Client to be enabled or disabled for the wireless interface. If the DHCP Client DH/DSA parameters/parameters2 file name (in PEM format). This is an optional configuration is enabled, the module will use DHCP to obtain an IP configuration. If DHCP fails to obtain the IP file for setting parameters for an ephemeral DH key exchange.
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WLAN Gateway IP Address When DHCP Fallback Enable → Configures the static gateway IP address of the module if the DHCP Client is disabled. WLAN Fallback to Last DHCP IP Address If the Ethernet Role is Router and the WLAN Connection Type is Access Point, this field Enabling this will cause the module to set the wl-dhcp-fbip, wl-dhcp-fbgateway, wl-dhcp-fbsubnet, configures the static IP address of the wireless interface of the module.
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WINS Server1 IP Address Table 2 - Uploading Configurations Configures the Primary WINS Server Address. This value is used for WINS lookups. If the DHCP Client is enabled, the wins-server1 value will be updated if the DHCP Server provides one. Step Description Default is 0.0.0.0.
4-3-5. Certificates Delete Configuration File Upload Certificate You can delete the configuration files saved in the Module. Adding certificates to the Airborne Device Server module is very easy when using the web interface. Figure 10 – Delete Configuration File Web Page See Figure11 and Table3.
Table 3 - Uploading Certificates 4-3-6. Network The “Scan for Access Points” are in the “Network” menu. Step Description “Scan for Access Points” shows “MAC Address, ESSID, Mode, Frequency, Quality, Signal level, Noise level, Encrytion key, Bit rates, Protocol, Extra” information for the terminals which Navigation Bar You will see a list of certificates currently resident on the module Select Configuration...
4-3-7. Maintenance Figure 16 - Firmware Update Complete Maintenance menu includes “Update Module Firmware, Reset to Factory Defaults, Restart Module” functions. Update Module Firmware The module’s firmware may be updated using the web interface; please refer to Table 5 for the procedure to do this.
4-3-8. Updating a Field Restart Module To update a field, select the field by pressing the Left Hand mouse button. Then either type in Select reboot module, the following message is shown. Select “Yes”, the Module is reset. the appropriate content or select form the pull down menu. Once you have finished modifying parameters, scroll to the bottom of the page and press the Figure 17 –...
4-4. Wi-Fi Glossary EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) Defines how to pass authentication information between the device and authentication server. The Access Point authentication is handled by the EAP type: FAST, TLS, TTLS, etc. An interface between a wireless network and a wired network. Access points can be used with Ethernet or other communications to enable roaming throughout a facility.
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NIC or Network Interface Card Router An adapter (board or card) that can be inserted into a device, so the device can be connected to a Any device that forwards data along networks. Routers are located at gateways. network. The NIC converts data from the device into the form transmitted or received from the network. Shared Authentication The access point sends an unencrypted challenge text string to any device attempting to communicate Node...
5. Bluetooth 5-1. Using the Bluetooth Settings Dialog 5-1-2. Change Pin This Menu sets Bluetooth communication. 1. Select Setup Menu – Bluetooth – Change Pin. Online Diagnostics Diagnostics Local Name Serial Power Stock Power Communcation Management 2. Screen to set PIN appears as shown below. 5-1-1.
5-2. Bluetooth Interface 5-1-4 Local Address 1. Select Setup Menu – Bluetooth – Address. Local Name Address Print Info 2. The screen to set Address appears as shown below. 01:23:45:67:89:ab 3. Press any key to exit. 5-1-5 Printing Info 1. Select Setup Menu – Bluetooth – Printing Info. Exit 2.
5-2-1. Printer Connection Settings 5-2-2. Get Bluetooth Information You can get 12 characters Bluetooth Address. 5-2-3. PIN Code Information You can connect the printer to PC by Serial (COM1 – COM9) or USB port. When you use Serial Port, you have to check the BaudRate setting between the printer & PC. When the printer is connected with PC, you can change the BaudRate setting of the printer.
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