Table Of Contents - CognitiveTPG Blaster ADVANTAGE User Manual

PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................... 2
PRINTER COMMUNICATIONS .................................................................... 3
Standard printer cables ................................................................ 3
Serial port communication parameters ....................................... 3
CONTROLS, INDICATORS, AND CONNECTIONS ..................................... 5
PRINTER SETUP ........................................................................................... 5
Printer power connection .............................................................. 5
Loading labels or tags ................................................................... 6
Loading thermal transfer ribbon .................................................. 6
Selecting the print mode and index method ................................ 8
USING THE PRINTER ................................................................................... 9
Printing a self-test label ................................................................ 9
Feeding blank labels ...................................................................... 9
Sending data to the printer ........................................................... 9
Printing labels .............................................................................. 10
Controlling the printer using direct commands ........................ 10
PRINTER MAINTENANCE .......................................................................... 11
WHAT TO DO IF... ..................................................................................... 12
Printer POWER indicator is not lit ............................................ 12
Printer READY light is not lit .................................................... 12
Printer READY light is red ......................................................... 13
Printer will not print a self-test label ........................................ 13
Printer will not feed a label ........................................................ 13
Host stops responding
or displays "printer not ready" message .............................. 13
Printer feeds labels continuously ............................................... 14
Print quality is poor ..................................................................... 14
Ethernet link light is not illuminated ........................................ 14
TECHNICAL SUPPORT .............................................................................. 15
Contact information ..................................................................... 15
APPENDIX A: SUPPLIED SOFTWARE ......................................................... 16
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