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i Cont ent s Pr i nt e r O v erv iew 1.0 Abo u t t h e Pri nter..................................................................... 1 1.0.1 Stan d ard F eat ures ................................................... 2 1.0.2 Optio n a l F eat ures .....
ii Using th e Front Pa n e l 4.0 Opera tio n .............................................................................. 29 4.0.1 Ready M o de: No rmal Op erat io n ........................... 29 4.0.2 M enu M o de: Co n f iguratio n ..............
iii 5.2 P rin t head Re p l acem e n t ........................................................ 79 5.3 M ain te na n ce Sc h ed ule ......................................................... 80 5.3.1 Cl ea n i ng t he Pri n t h e ad ...................
iv A ppe ndi x E M enu Sy stem M ult i- La n g uage S uppo rt ...................................... 121 Advan c e Fi l e H a nd l i n g I n f o rmatio n ............................................. 124 A ppe ndi x F Savi n g a Co n f i g u ra tio n F i l e .
I- C l a s s 1 Prin te r Ov e r v ie w 1 .0 Abo ut t he P r i nte r C ong ratu lat io n s o n y o u r pu rc h ase of a n I -Class prin t er. T h e I-C lass f a m ily , h ere af t er ref erre d t o as .
2I - C l a s s 1. 0. 1 St an d ard Feat u res T h is p rin t er o f f er s th e f ollo win g st a n da rd f eatu res: I - C l ass S ta nd a rd F e atu r e s L i sti n g Mo de l F e atur e 4206 4208 42.
I- C l a s s 3 DMXNe t Th e DMX N e t Print Server C ard is an in t er n al N e twork I n terf ace Co nt roll er (NI C ) t h a t e n abl es t h e pri nter to provide Eth ern e t co nn ectivity . Featu res in clu de: ¾ Aut o m a t ic s el ection of 10 Base2 ( Th i nn e t) or 100BaseT Fas t Et h er n et conn ect io n .
4I - C l a s s E xt er nal Media R ewin der (speci fy vol tage requ i rement when orderi ng) A preci si on -cr af ted, bi-direction al rewin ding m ec h a n is m wi th devic e-de pen da n t f eatu r es: ¾ DMX R E W 1 – acco mm odat es 1 t o 4-i n c h (25 to 101 m m ) di a m eter cores; accept s a m a x i m um label w i dth of 4.
I- C l a s s 5 rea dability of pr i nt ed bar codes . M in i mum ba r code “X” di m e n s i o n i s 10 m i l s; m a x i m um w i dth is 4 i n c h e s ( 101 m m ).
6I - C l a s s 1 .1 Optio n I ns t a lla t ion Th e fo ll owi n g t able li sts th e avai labl e opt i on s an d t h e reco m m e n ded qu alif icat io n lev el o f th e i n st aller. F o r d et aile d in f or m at io n con cern i ng a sp ec if ic opt ion , co nt act y o u r deal er or Dat am a x T ec hn i ca l Su pport.
I- C l a s s 7 1 .2 H a r d w a r e C om pone nts Th e foll ow in g dra w in g h i gh li ghts th e u ser -a sse ssa b l e c om pon e nts of t h e pri nter.
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I- C l a s s 9 Ge ttin g S tarte d 2. 0 Un p acki n g t h e Pri nter In spect th e s h i pping co nt ai n er (s) f or dam a g e ; i f evident , i m m edi at el y n ot i fy th e sh ippi ng co m pa ny to report th e n at u r e a n d e x t e nt of t h e da m a g e .
10 I -Cla ss 2. 0. 1 I n spect i o n Aft er r em ovi ng th e pri nter fro m th e pac k a g ing m ateri al , c h e ck t h e c o n te nts of th e p a ck a g e.
I- C l a s s 11 2. 1 Med ia an d Ri b bo n Sel ecti on Th e fo ll owi n g is a l im i t ed overview of m edi a c h aract eri st ics. For com plete i nfo r m a t i o n a nd a d v i c e r e ga r d i n g.
12 I -Cla ss res u lt ing i n a d ark er i m ag e. C o n ve rs ely , if th e i m a g e is t oo da rk , redu ce th is val u e . T h e f in al m e th od is t o c h ang e th e ‘P rin t Con t ro l / P rin t S p ee d’ m e nu sett ing (also se lect able a s ‘Pr in t S p eed ’ in m o st soft ware prog ra m s).
I- C l a s s 13 Setti ng U p the Pri n ter 3.0 In stallatio n Th is section e x plai n s h ow t o co nn ect th e prin t er, a n d load it w ith m edia a n d ri bbon . ; Note: When connecti ng the AC Power Cord or i nterface cab l es to the pr i nter, ensure the Power On/Off Swi tch i s i n the ‘Off’ pos i t i on.
14 I -Cla ss 3. 0. 1 Co mmu ni cati o n s U s i ng a dat a det ec t ion process, th e int erf ace selection occu rs a u to m at icall y i n th e prin t er. At power- u p, th e pri n t er be g i n s m o n i to ri ng th e i n ter f ace port s f or ac t ivit y .
I- C l a s s 15 Se ri al I n t e r f ace Cab l e Li s ti n g (al l m o d e l s, e xc e p t as n ote d ) Nu ll M od e m ( MX M ) “P C ” (D B 9P ) to Pr in te r Part Number 556000 Part Number 556001 For connect i on to other DCE equ i pment. Flow control i s onl y Xon/Xoff .
16 I -Cla ss Wh e n f i n ish ed with th e s elf -t est s, th e L E D b lin k s, an d m a y b link a g ain a f t er pr in t er in it ializ at ion is com plet ed .
I- C l a s s 17 3 .1 Loa din g Me dia B e g i n load in g as f ollo ws: n Ra ise th e A ccess C over. o Ro t at e t h e Print h ead L at c h f orw ar d an d rais e t h e Pri n t h ead Asse m bl y . p Slide t h e Med ia G u ide o u t aw ay f ro m th e f r a m e a n d t h e n l ow er i t t o t h e dow n pos i t ion .
18 I -Cla ss 3. 1. 1 Ro l l M ed i a T h is lo ad ing m e th od is f or ro ll t y pe m edia ap p lica t ion s. T o loa d : n S lide t h e R o ll M e dia ont o t h e M edia H u b un t il it re st s ag ain st th e Back stop .
I- C l a s s 19 3 .1 .2 Fa n-Fol d M e dia T h is lo ad ing m e th od is f or t a g a n d f a n -f o ld ty pe m ed ia a p p lica t ion s. T o loa d : n B rin g th e m edia in th roug h th e B o tt om o r th e R ea r M ed ia S lot . ( I f u si ng reflective stock , e n s u r e t h a t th e m ark is f acedow n .
20 I -Cla ss 3. 2 Med ia S en so r A djust m ent Th e Media Sen sor n eeds t o be posi tion e d s o t h a t th e pri nter can de tect th e presen ce of m edia an d th e t op -o f - f or m (e x cept f or cont inu o u s stoc k , w h ere th e TO F is s et th ro ugh pr og r a m m i ng; see L abel L e ngth , Sectio n 4.
I- C l a s s 21 3 .3 Loa din g Rib bon Ribbon is r equ ir ed w i th th er m al t ra n s f er m e dia . D epe n di ng u po n t h e t y pe o f Ribbon S u ppl y H u b (s ee t h e n e x t pa g e f or e x .
22 I -Cla ss ; Note: Di rect i ona l Arrows near the R i bbon Supp l y Hub i nd i cate the correct ri bbon route. R i bbon types are ava il ab l e w i th the i nk (coat i ng) l ayer wound ‘i n’ or ‘out’. These types are NOT i nterchangeab l e for use w i th the pri nter.
I- C l a s s 23 3. 4 Q u i ck Med ia Cal ib rat i on ☞ When ‘Uncali brated’ i s d i sp l ayed, fo ll ow the M ed i a Sensor Ca li brat i on procedure i n Sect i on 5.0. A t th e f act or y , th e pri n ter is cali brated t o sen se a w ide ran g e o f m edia ty pes.
24 I -Cla ss 3 .5 Output t ing Labe ls In addi tion t o di r ectly o u tp ut t i ng l abe ls f ro m th e pri nter, t h ere ar e s ever a l op t ion al o u t p ut co n f i gu rat ion s av aila b le.
I- C l a s s 25 s Rout e th e media back t o t h e Media Rew i n d H u b, as s h ow n bel ow . t In ser t t h e leadi ng ed g e int o a Slot on th e M edia Rewin d Hu b th en i n sert th e M edia Cli p in t o a Slot t o sec u re i t in pl ac e.
26 I -Cla ss 3. 5. 2 On- Dem an d Di sp en sin g Wh e n eq u i pped w ith t h e Peel an d P rese n t op tion , labels ar e dispen sed t h e n separat ed au t o m a t icall y fro m t h e l in er f or i m m ediate application .
I- C l a s s 27 r I f i n st alled , rem ov e th e M ed ia C lip an d th e R ewin d R et a i n er f ro m th e M edia Rewi n d Hu b. Ro ut e t h e B ac k i ng Ma teri al ar ou n d th e M e di a Rewi n d Hu b, as s h own .
28 I -Cla ss 3. 5. 3 Cu t t i n g Wh e n eq u i pped with a C u t t er, cut labels ar e di spen sed au t o mat i call y fro m th e pri n t er. To l oad m edi a on a c u t ter equ ipped pr i n t er n En s u re th e leading ed g e of media is cl ean , straig ht a n d fir m l y at t ac h ed to th e lin er.
I- C l a s s 29 Using t he Fr ont Panel 4 .0 Ope r a t ion T h e f ro n t pan el is c om pris ed of th ree in dic a t or lig h t s, a L iq u id C ry s t al D ispla y an d f i ve m ode- depe n da n t k e y s .
30 I -Cla ss 4. 0. 2 M en u M od e: C o n f igu ratio n (R ea dy Li g h t ‘ F l as h i ng’ ) n The DO WN AR R O W Ke y s c r o l l s to th e pr e vi ous me n u i t e m o n t h e s a me me n u l e v e l . I t a l s o decrem e n ts num er ical valu es in m os t m e nu selection s.
I- C l a s s 31 4. 0. 3 Qui ck Test M o d e: Pri n t T est La be ls ; Note: The Qui ck Test M ode funct i ons are d i sab l ed wh il e process i ng data from communi cat i ons i nterfaces unt il the Host T i meout va l ue exp i res. n The DO W N ARR O W Ke y sc r ol l s to th e pr ev i ous te s t f u nc ti o n.
32 I -Cla ss 4 .0 .4 Indic a t or L ights n ‘On ’ in dicat es th a t th e printer is power ed ‘On ’ an d, aft er in it ia liz at io n , it in dic at es th e Re ad y M ode. ‘Sl ow F l as h ing ’ i n di ca t es Me nu M ode. ‘Fast Flash ing ’ in di cat es dat a is being recei ved an d proces sed.
I- C l a s s 33 4. 0. 6 Resett i n g th e P ri n t er D epen di ng u po n t h e m eth od u sed, th er e are t h ree r eset levels po ssib le: 4.0.6.1 S oft Rese t To rese t t h e pri n t er a n d clea.
34 I -Cla ss 4 .1 The Me nu S y s te m Pri n t er oper ation ca n be control le d t h r o ugh t h e u ser i nt er f ace, al low i n g th e operat or access to t h ese si x m e nu s y st e m bran c h e.
I- C l a s s 35 4 .1 .1 Ent r a nc e a nd E x it P r ompt s W it h ‘ Read y ’ di spl ay ed on th e L CD , pres s t h e K ey t o e n ter Me nu M ode. ; Note: Whil e i n M enu M ode, the pr i nter w ill stop process i ng new DPL (or bi tmapped) data.
36 I -Cla ss 4. 1. 2 M ed i a S ett in g s M EDI A T YPE Sele cts t h e pr i nting meth od. DI RECT T HERMA L F o r us e w i t h he a t s e ns i t i v e me d i a . T HERMA L T RA NSFER For u se w i th m edi a r equ ir i ng a ri bbon t o create an i m a g e.
I- C l a s s 37 4. 1. 3 P ri n t Co n t ro l ☞ Refer to Secti on 2.1.1 for deta il ed i nformat i on on pr i nt qua li ty contro l s. HE A T 10 (0- 30) Cont rols th e ‘b u r n - t i m e’ of t h e pri n th ead. T h i s is t h e equ iva len t of H eat S e tt ing o n m ost lab e l soft w a re pr og ra m s .
38 I -Cla ss Pri nt Cont rol ( conti nued) CUST O M A DJ UST M ENT S Th ese f ac t ory adj u s t me n ts in depe n de nt l y ch a ng e th e lis t ed p ar am e t ers t o f i n ely tu n e th e p r i nte.
I- C l a s s 39 4. 1. 4 P ri n t er Opt i o n s M O DULES M e m or y avai lable f or u ser storag e of g r ap h i cs , f onts a n d labe l form a t s. (Th e phy sical presen ce of th e respect i ve m e m ory mo d ul e must b e de te c te d to s how t he fu n ct io n s ele ct ion s in th e m e nu s y st e m .
40 I -Cla ss Pri nter O pti ons ( conti nued) C U TTE R U s e d to c ut me d i a i nto s e p a r a te l ab e l s . (Th e p hy si cal pre sen ce of a device mu s t be det ect ed t o s h ow th e ENABLE/D I S A B LE selection s.) ENA BLED En ables cut t i ng .
I- C l a s s 41 Pri nter O pti ons ( conti nued) BA RCODE COUNT 00 (00-99) U sed to se t t h e speci fic number of barcodes t o be r ead on th e l abe l. 00 sel ects AUT O M ode, al low i n g a va ri abl e n um be r o f barc odes to be rea d pe r la be l f orm a t .
42 I -Cla ss Pri nter O pti ons ( conti nued) GP I O P OR T M odel de pen da n t op tio n u s ed to i nterf ace th e pr in t er to a n e xt ern al controll i n g devi ce (s ee Appen di x D). GPI O DE VI CE In p u t cont rol s ig n al is req u ired t o p rin t a lab el.
I- C l a s s 43 4. 1. 5 Syst em Set t i n g s CO NF IG U R A T IO N FIL E Opt i o n s f or s t ora g e an d r ec al l of pri n ter co n f igu rat io n f iles. S ee A ppe n di x F f o r de t ails. REST ORE A S CURRENT P ro vid e s a list o f av aila b le c o n f igu rat io n f iles.
44 I -Cla ss System Setti ngs ( conti nued) DO UBL E B YT E SYM BO LS Wh e n eq u i pped w i th t h e I L PC op t io n , t h i s sel ects th e code pa g e u sed to pri n t do u bl e byt e f o nts un l ess ot h e rw i se specif ied i n D P L ; see th e I & W C lass Prog r a m m er’ s M a nu al f or detail s .
I- C l a s s 45 System Setti ngs ( conti nued) CO NF IG U R A T IO N LEV EL T o u p g rade th e appli cat ion pro g ra m (resid en t soft ware) ve rs ion of th e p rin t er, th e h ard war e a n d s o ft ware c om pa t ibilit y le vel s m u s t m a t ch for th e u pda t e t o be accept ed.
46 I -Cla ss System Set tings ( conti nued) SET FACT O RY DEF AULT S P ara m e t ers in th is m e n u list ing wit h th e ‘ ’ s y m bol ar e t h e desi gn a ted def a u l t s.
I- C l a s s 47 System Setti ngs ( conti nued) P A U SE M O DE Wh e n e n able d, su spen ds pr i nting be t w een each l abel u ntil th e PAUS E K e y is pressed. ENA BLED Requ ir es an oper ator pres s th e P A U SE Ke y af t er each l abel. DI S A BLED Th e prin t er c o m ple t es la be l bat ch wit h o ut pau sing be t wee n l a bel s.
48 I -Cla ss System Setti ngs ( conti nued) ; Note: As i nd i cated, the fo ll ow i ng menu se l ect i ons w ill on l y appear accordi ng to the mode l of your pr i nter.
I- C l a s s 49 System Setti ngs ( conti nued) ; Note: As i nd i cted, the fo ll ow i ng menu se l ect i ons w ill on l y appear accord i ng to the model of your pr i nter.
50 I -Cla ss System Setti ngs ( conti nued) CO L UM N EM UL A T IO N P ro v ide s c o m pa t ibilit y wit h le g ac y Dat a m a x pr od u cts. T h e Prodi gy Pl u s a n d A lle g ro ca lcu lat ed c o lum n p os it io n s u si ng 200 DPI m ath b ut h a d 203 DPI pri nth eads.
I- C l a s s 51 System Setti ngs ( conti nued) M ENU L ANG U A G E Selects t h e la ngu ag e i n w h i c h th e me nu sy st e m m essag es a n d co nf igu r at io n label are sh own .
52 I -Cla ss System Setti ngs ( conti nued) VO ID D IS T AN C E 0.25in (0-2.00) Th e dist a n ce t o b ac ku p o n th e de f ect ive lab el a n d t h e f o n t si z e in wh ic h t o pr i n t th e VOI D t e xt .
I- C l a s s 53 4. 1. 6 Co mmu ni cati o n s SER I A L PO RT A C ont rol s th e c o mm unica tio n s sett i ng s for Ser i al Port A . BA UD R A T E Det er m i n es t h e ser ial com m un ication rat e.
54 I -Cla ss Comm uni cati ons ( continued) P A RALLE L PORT A Cont r ol s th e c o mm unica t i o n s se t ti ng s for P ara lle l P or t A. PORT DI RECT I ON D et er m i n es i f m essag es are sent f ro m t h e pr in t er t o th e h ost via th e pa ra lle l po rt .
I- C l a s s 55 Comm uni cati ons ( continued) GA T EWA Y S p e c i f i e s the ne t w o r k ga t e w a y a d d r e s s the NIC Ad a p te r s ho ul d use . SNMPT RA P DEST I NA T I ON Select s t h e Net work I P add ress w h ere al l SN M P T ra ps wi ll be se n t.
56 I -Cla ss Comm uni cati ons ( continued) HO ST SETT INGS Se tti n gs w hi c h a f fe ct a l l c o mmu ni c a ti ons wit h a h ost . HOST T I MEOUT 10 SEC (1-60) Th e number of secon ds a co m m unic ation s port m u st be i dl e before t h e pri n t er m a y proce ss da t a from a dif ferent port.
I- C l a s s 57 Comm uni cati ons ( continued) HEA T COMMA ND A ll ows th e u ser t o disable th e DPL Hea t C om m a n d, p ro vid in g co m p at ibilit y wit h ot h e r DAT AM AX p r i n ter s . ENA BLED Nor m a l pr i n t er oper ating m ode. DI S A BLED DP L He a t Co mma nds a r e i gnor ed .
58 I -Cla ss 4 .1 .7 D ia gnost ic s H E X D U MP MOD E Mo s t c o m mo nl y us e d fo r tr o ub l e s ho o t i n g. P rin t s da t a a n d in s t ru c t io n s rec eiv ed f ro m th e h os t rath er th a n int erp ret ing th e m as la bel f orm ats ; see Section 6.
I- C l a s s 59 Diagnosti cs ( conti nued) SENSO R R E ADI NG S An al o g Se n s or r eadi n g s a re dis pl ay ed. T H R T R A N RI BM 24V Æ 255 255 255 255 L i ve se n s or va lu es a re di s pla y e d. V i ew can be t o gg le d w i t h t h e FO RWARD an d REV E RS E Ke y s.
60 I -Cla ss 4. 2 Di sp l ay Messag es T h e pr int er dis p lay s s ev er al d if f ere n t ty pe s o f i nf or m at io n (if n ot i n th e m e nu sy st e m or Q u ick Tes t M ode ): ¾ U ser Pro m p t s an d Co n dition M essa g e s ( al so s ee Section 4.
I- C l a s s 61 Use r Pr o mpts and Co ndi tio n M e ssa g e s (conti nued ) Di s p l aye d M e ss age De s c ri ptio n C o n ditio n( s ) SFBE Z Ready Mode. Nor m al oper ating m ode. Th e printer is ready t o rec ei ve an d proces s la be l fo r m a ts .
62 I -Cla ss 4. 3 Q u i ck T est Mo d e Th i s section e x plain s t h e fun ctio n s of th e resi den t Qu ick Test s, accessible by pres si n g t h e Key o n t h e Fro n t Pa n el.
I- C l a s s 63 4 .3 .2 C onfigur a tio n La be l Th e Co nf i gu ration L abel provi des pr in t er va lu able da t ab as e in f or m a t ion , as detail ed i n Section 4.1. T o prin t a C onf igu ra t ion L ab el: n Pres s th e Ke y. o U se th e Ke y t o scr ol l to ‘ P r i nt C o n fi g ur a t i o n’ .
64 I -Cla ss 4 .3 .3 Q uick Ribbon Tes t La be l Th e Q u ick R ibbo n Tes t L abel fea t u res a com pl ia nt pic k e t-f e n ce ba r c ode t h a t ca n b e u sed t o v er ify th erm al t ra n sf er an d prin t q u ality fun ct io n s. T o prin t a Qu ic k R i bbo n Test L abel : n Pres s th e Ke y.
I- C l a s s 65 4. 3. 4 Do t T est P at tern Lab el Th e D ot Tes t Patt ern L abel fea tu res pat t er n s th at e x er cise th e t h er m al el em e nt s of th e pri nt h ead to i n dic ate its overal l con dition (se e ex a m pl es bel ow ). To pr i n t a D o t T e st Pa tt ern L abe l: n Pres s th e Ke y.
66 I -Cla ss 4. 3. 5 Val i d ati o n Lab el T h e V alida t io n L ab el is a n o th er u se fu l t ool f or ev a lu at i n g o ve ra ll prin t q u ality . T o g e n era t e a V alida t ion L ab e l: n Pres s th e Ke y. o U se th e Ke y t o scr ol l to ‘ V a li da t ion L abel ’.
I- C l a s s 67 Adj us ti ng and M a in t a inin g th e P r in te r 5 .0 Me dia Se ns or C alibr at ion In addi tion t o t h e Se n sor T y pe sel ection , Media Sen sor c al ibr ation en s u res t h a t each label i s det ect ed corre ct l y an d reli ably .
68 I -Cla ss Standar d Cali bra ti on (cont inued) Ste p O p e r ator A c t io n D i s p l aye d M e ss age Co mm e n t 3 Pres s th e Ke y to e n te r t he Me d i a Set t i ng s m e nu . NFEJ B!T FUU JOH T NFEJ B!U ZQF ! See Section 4.1.2 f or m e nu la y o ut.
I- C l a s s 69 Standar d Cali bra ti on (cont inued) Ste p O p e r ator A c t io n D i s p l aye d M e ss age Co mm e n t 7 Proceed accord in g t o y o u r m edia t y pe: Die - c ut s t o c k : stri .
70 I -Cla ss Standar d Cali bra ti on (cont inued) Ste p O p e r ator A c t io n D i s p l aye d M e ss age Co mm e n t 9 O bserve t h e display . HBQ! NPE F DBMJ CSB UJP O!D PNQ MFU F O r, for ref le.
I- C l a s s 71 5. 0. 2 Ad van ced E n t ry Cal i b rati o n A dvan ced E ntr y Calibration is th e alter n ate meth od fo r special - case m edia ty pes. Th e proced u re h as two par ts: 1) Y o u m u st list th e sen sor r ea din g s f o r th e la b el an d TO F va l u es u si n g diff erent alg ori t hm s.
72 I -Cla ss A dvance d Entry Cali brat i on ( continued) Ste p O p e r ator A c t io n D i s p l aye d M e ss age Co mm e n t 6 Pres s th e Ke y t o scr ol l t o ‘Advan c ed Entry’. TFOT PS! DBM JCS BUJ PO BEWB ODF E!F OUS Z Y ou are e n tering Advan ced E nt r y C a libra t ion .
I- C l a s s 73 A dvance d Entry Cali brat i on ( continued) Ste p O p e r ator A c t io n D i s p l aye d M e ss age Co mm e n t 11 Proceed accord in g t o y o u r m edia t y pe: Die - c ut s t o c k.
74 I -Cla ss A dvance d Entry Cali brat i on ( continued) Ste p O p e r ator A c t io n Di s p l aye d M e ss age Co mm e nt 12 From th e dat a coll ected in St eps 10 an d 11, w h ere both th e se n sor r eadi n g s are above 20, su btract eac h L abe l V alu e f ro m th e corr es pon di n g TOF V alu e.
I- C l a s s 75 A dvance d Entry Cali brat i on ( continued) Ste p O p e r ator A c t io n Di s p l aye d M e ss age Co mm e nt 13 U si ng th e Ke y, select t h e G ai n N um ber deter m i n ed i n St e p 12. Pres s th e Key to select t h e sett ing .
76 I -Cla ss A dvance d Entry Cali brat i on ( continued) Ste p O p e r ator A c t io n Di s p l aye d M e ss age Co mm e nt 16 Pres s th e Key. U si ng th e or t h e Ke y , se t th e ‘P ap e r’ lev el t o t h e v alu e deter m i n ed i n th e previ ou s step.
I- C l a s s 77 5. 1 Pri nt h ead Ad just m ent s T o en s u re co n sist e n t p ri n t q u ality ov er a wid e ran g e o f m ed ia ty pes an d dim e n sion s, t h e pr i n t er i s e qu i pped w i th a L evel i ng C a m adju s tm e nt an d a B u r n Li ne a d j us t m e nt .
78 I -Cla ss 5 .1 .2 B ur n Line A d jus tm ent Th e B u r n L i n e h as be en adj u sted at th e fac tory for strict co m pl i an ce u si ng 6.5- m i l ( .0065 i n c h ) m edi a, e n s u ri ng pri nt q u al i ty acr oss a m aj or i t y o f m edi a ty pes.
I- C l a s s 79 5. 2 Pri nt h ead Rep l acem ent ; Note: Pri ntheads are frag il e; use extreme care when hand li ng and never use a sharp object on the surface. If you have questi ons, contact a quali f i ed techn i c i an or Datamax Techn i cal Support before proceed i ng.
80 I -Cla ss 5. 3 Mai nten ance S ch ed u l e Th e foll ow in g l is t an d t able de tail t h e rec o m m e n de d i t e m s, tec hn iqu es, a n d s c he d ul e s to he l p yo u s a fe l y a nd e f fe c ti v e l y ma i nt a i n t he p r i nt e r .
I- C l a s s 81 5. 3. 1 Cl ean i n g th e P rin th ead I f pri n t qu ality dec lin es (sy m p t o m s i n clu de n o n -com plian t ba r co d es , p rin t dropou t s, strea k s; see Sec t io n 4.3.4), t h e ty pic al cau s e is de bri s bu il d- u p on t h e pri n th ead.
82 I -Cla ss 5. 3. 2 Cl ean i n g t h e Plat en Ro ll er A pl at en roll er con t a m i n ated wit h g rit, label adh esive, or in k can ca u se a decli n e in pr in t q u ality a n d, in e x t re m e ca ses , ca u se lab els t o st ick an d wra p arou n d th e roll e r.
I- C l a s s 83 5. 3. 3 Cl ean i n g In t eri o r an d E xt eri o r S u rf aces I nt e ri o r S u rf a c e s : Du ri n g oper atio n , d u s t part ic le s fro m t h e media bu i l d-u p in sid e t h e p rin t er.
84 I -Cla ss 5. 4. 1 Up d at i n g fro m the Read y M od e U pd at e Pr oce d ur e for Appli c at i o n Ve r sio n 2.091 o r g r e ate r Ste p Di s p laye d Me ss age O p e r ator A ct i o n C o m m e.
I- C l a s s 85 5 .4 .2 U pda t ing fr om t he D own loa d Mode Re qu i r e d U pdate Pr oce d ur e for Appli cat i o n V e r s i o n 2.08 o r e ar lie r * Ste p Di s p laye d Me ss age Op e rator Act io n C om m e n t(s) 1 CPPU .
86 I -Cla ss 5. 4. 3 Po ssi b l e Pro b l ems d u rin g an Up d at e Th e f oll ow i n g i s l i st of possi ble e rror m ess ag es w h e n dow n l oadi ng : ; Note: If experi enc i ng troub l e when attempt i ng to down l oad the f il e to the pri nter, try the fo ll ow i ng a l ternate methods: 1) Use the Downl oad M ode (see Sect i on 5.
I- C l a s s 87 5 .5 Boot Loa der Pr ogr a m U pdat e s Th e print er sto res t h e Boo t Lo ader P rog r a m in Flash m e m or y o n t h e M ain P CB . A f eatu r e all ows u pdat es to th is prog ra m vi a th e pri n t er’s in terf ace port . U pdat es can be f o un d a t f tp:/ /ftp.
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I- C l a s s 89 T r oubl eshoot i ng 6. 0 Pro bl em Resol utio n S h o u ld a pro blem aris e, th e inf or m at io n in th is se ct ion will h elp y ou reso lv e it . T h e f ollo win g t a ble list s p ro ble m s th at will n ot n ece ssa rily g e n era t e an erro r m e ssa g e.
90 I -Cla ss If e x pe ri e nc i ng t h i s pro b le m… Tr y t his solu tio n … Erra t i c pri n t ing (i n stead o f th e label f orm at, s t rang e c h aracters are pri n t ed): Th e pr i nt er m a y be in He x D ump M ode ; see Sec t i on 6.
I- C l a s s 91 If e x pe ri e nc i ng t h i s pro b le m… Tr y t his solu tio n … No power (all i n di ca t or l i g hts are ‘Of f”): V er if y th at t h e AC power cord conn ectio n h as been m ade at bo t h t h e o ut l et a n d th e pri n t er; als o, en s u re t h e pow er switch is ‘O n ’.
92 I -Cla ss If e x pe ri e nc i ng t h i s pro b le m… Tr y t his sol u t io n … N o t hi n g ha p p e ns w he n t r yi n g to p r i nt usi n g a s o f tw ar e prog ra m : E n s u re th a t th e p rin t er is a t RE A DY .
I- C l a s s 93 6. 1 F au l t an d W arn i n g M essag es All pri n t er fun ct i o n s are in t er n a ll y mo n itored. I f a probl em ( Fa u l t) or a pote n t ia l probl em (W ar n i ng ) is de t ected, t h e Err or I n di ca t or ( see Section 4.
94 I -Cla ss Pr in te r F a ul t M e ssag e s (cont inued) Di s p l aye d M e ss age De s c ri p t io n Po ss ibl e Sol u tio n ( s) ENB! GBV MU Th e pr i nt er h a s det ect ed a D i rect M e m or y Access f ailu re. T ry c y cling th e p rin t er po wer ‘Of f ’ a n d ‘ O n ’.
I- C l a s s 95 Pr in te r F a ul t M e ssag e s (cont inued) Di s p l aye d M e ss age De s c ri p t io n Po ss ibl e Sol u tio n ( s) QPTJ UJP O!G BVM U Two pos si b le cau ses: (1) T h e prin t er .
96 I -Cla ss Pr in te r F a ul t M e ssag e s (cont inued) Di s p l aye d M e ss age De s c ri p t io n Po ss ibl e Sol u tio n ( s) SFGM FDU JWF !NP EF GBVM UZ! TFO TPS C o ns i s te nt l y hi g h s e ns o r r e a d i ngs wer e det ect ed. P r e s s a ny ke y t o c o n t i n ue .
I- C l a s s 97 Pr in te r F a ul t M e ssag e s (cont inued) Di s p l aye d M e ss age De s c ri p t io n Po ss ibl e Sol u tio n ( s) TDBO OFS !GB VMU Th e Sca nn er cou ld n o t su ccessfu ll y pass a bar code. ; Note: T h is is a n o r m a l c o n d it io n when a bar code i s not readabl e.
98 I -Cla ss Pr in te r F a ul t M e ssag e s (cont inued) Di s p l aye d M e ss age De s c ri p t io n Po ss ibl e Sol u tio n ( s) UPQ! PG! GPS N!G BVM U Th e printer cou ld no t fi nd t he T O F m ar k with in th e m a xi mu m l a be l len gth sett ing or it f o un d a TO F i n a n un e x pect ed place.
I- C l a s s 99 Pr in te r F a ul t M e ssag e s (cont inued) Di s p l aye d M e ss age De s c ri p t io n Po ss ibl e Sol u tio n ( s) WFSJ GJF S!G BVM U Th e V er ifier cou ld n o t su ccessfu ll y pass a bar code. ; Note: T h is is a n o r m a l c o n d it io n when a bar code i s not veri f i ab l e.
100 I -Cla ss P rin te r W a rn in g M e ss ag e s Di s p l aye d M e ss age De s c ri ptio n Ac ti on (s) MPX! WPM UBH F Th e pr i nt er h a s det ect ed a low opera t i ng vol ta g e. P o s s i b l e l o w or f l uc t ua ti n g li n e vol t ag e leve l.
I -Cla ss 101 6. 2 Hex Du m p M o d e Th e Hex D um p Mode is a u s e fu l tool for diagn osi ng probl e m s, i n cl u ding comm uni ca t i on a n d DP L s yn ta x er r ors , a ll o wi n g a c o m par i son of i n p ut stri ng s (sen t b y h ost ) t o o ut p ut dat a (received by pri n ter).
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I -Cla ss 103 Pr i nt er S pecifications 7. 0 G en eral Sp ecif i cati on s Bar Co d es (See t h e I &W C las s Progr amm er’s Manual f or det ail s .
104 I -Cla ss Env ironm ent a l R e quir em e nts O perat ing T e mperatu r e: 32 F – 100 F ( 0 C t o 38 C) St or ag e Te mperatu r e: 0° F 140° F (-17° C to 60° C ) H u m idity : 10% 95% n on -.
I -Cla ss 105 Pri nti ng Speci fic ations ( conti nued) Pri n t L e ngth Ra ng e: wi th an op t io n al cu t t er: wi th an op t io n al peel & presen t m ec h a n i s m : .25” – 99” ( 6.4 m m – 2514.6 m m ) I -4206, I -4208, I- 4212, I–4308 .
106 I -Cla ss Medi a and Ribbon Requi rem ents ( continued) E A B C D G H I J F Me di a D i me ns io ns De sign ator De s c ri ptio n M aximu m [1 ] Mi n i mu m [1 ] A l abel w i dth 4.65 1.00 B l i n e r w i dth 4.65 1.00 C g ap (or n o tc h ) between l abel s [4] – .
I -Cla ss 107 Appe ndi x A A SCI I Cont ro l Cod e Ch art Char De c He x Ch ar De c He x Char De c He x Ch ar De c He x Ctrl @ NUL 0 00 32 20 @ 64 40 ` 96 60 Ctrl A SOH 1 01 ! 33 21 A 65 41 a 97 61 Ct.
108 I -Cla ss ASCII Con trol Code Chart (conti nued) Char De c He x Ch ar De c He x Ch ar De c He x Cha r De c He x Ç 128 80 á 160 A 0 192 C0 Ó 224 E0 ü 129 81 í 161 A 1 193 C1 ß 225 E1 é 130 8.
I -Cla ss 109 Appe ndi x B A vail ab le Fon ts an d B ar Co d es A ll ch ar act er f ont s a n d bar codes availab le w i t h t h e pri nt er are descr ibed in t h i s sect ion . E ac h f o nt a n d bar code h as a n a m e associated with i t f or u se in prog ra mm i ng .
110 I -Cla ss Th e t abl e bel ow li sts t h e f o nt si z es; th e num ber s i n dic ate th e number of do t s. Fo nt He ig ht Wid t h Sp ac i n g 075 1 11 37 2 21 8 1 0 2 32 7 1 4 2 43 6 1 8 3 55 2 1 8 3 66 4 3 2 4 73 2 1 5 5 82 8 1 5 5 F o n t 0: 96-ch aract er alph a num er ic, u pper an d l ower case.
I -Cla ss 111 F o n t 4: 62-ch aract er alph a num er ic, u ppercase. F o n t 5: 62-ch aract er alph a num er ic, u ppe rca se. F o n t 6: 62-ch aract er alph a num eri c, u ppercase.
112 I -Cla ss F o n t 7: OC R- A, s i ze I. F o n t 8: OC R- B, s i z e III. Fo nt 9 : I ntern al Triumvir ate fo nt. Th e num ber i n t h e bar code h e ight fiel d sets t h e point si z es. L arg er poi nt si z e s ca n be ob tain ed b y i n cre asi n g th e h ei gh t a n d width m u l t ipliers .
I -Cla ss 113 Bar Co d e S u mmar y Data Bar Code f o n t s h ave a l ph a n a m es (Bar Code ID ): L owe rca se n am es o n l y pri n t barc odes; u pperca se n a m es pr i n t barc odes w i th hum a n -r eadabl e i n terpr etat io n s . Th e t abl e i s foll owed by vi su al s am ple s.
114 I -Cla ss Ba r Co d e A: C ode 39 Bar Co de B: U P C-A Ba r Co de C: U P C-E Ba r Co d e D: I nt erl ea ved 2 of 5 Bar Co de E: Code 128 Bar Co de F : EAN-13 Bar Co de G : E AN- 8 Bar Co de H: Hea.
I -Cla ss 115 Bar Co de K : Plessey Bar Co de L: Int erl eave d 2 of 5 w /m od u l o 10 ch ec k s um a n d sh ippi ng bearer bar s B a r C o de M: 2 Dig it UPC adde n d um Bar Co d e N: 5 Dig i t U P .
116 I -Cla ss Bar Co de S: U C C/EAN Code 128 R a n d om W e i g h t Bar Co d e T: Tel epen B a r C o de u: U PS M a x iCode Bar C o d e v: FIM Bar C o d e z: PDF-41 7 Bar Co d e WG: US D - 8 Bar Co d.
I -Cla ss 117 Appe ndi x C Module As s ign ment s Me m o ry Mo d u le De sign ator Mo dule Si ze Vo la t i le * Lo ca t io n / Us e A F ut u r e Op ti o n N/ A N/ A B F u t ur e Opti o n N/ A N/ A D 1.
118 I -Cla ss A vail ab le Sp eeds an d Defau l t Set ti ng s P r i nt e r S pe e d R a ng e s a n d D e f a ul t s * S p eed R an g e Defau l t S e tti n g Mo de l IP S MM PS IPS MM PS I -4206 : P ri n t 2- 6 51 – 152 6.0 152 Feed 2- 8 51 – 203 6.
I -Cla ss 119 Appe ndi x D G PI O Port Descri p ti on W ith th e op t io n al G PIO PC B, th e p rin t er ca n ea sily be p rog ram m ed t o i n t e r f ac e wi t h m ost appli cat or devices. Th e G P I O f un ctio n s ar e en abl ed an d co nf igu r ed u s i ng t h e m e nu s y ste m of th e pri nt er (s ee Section 4.
120 I -Cla ss G P IO P i n C o nf i g u ra t i o n (as vi e wed from t h e re ar of th e pri n t er) Exte r n al St ar t of P r i n t Co n t ro l Co nn ec t i on s fo r an e xt er n al St ar t of Pri .
I -Cla ss 121 Appe ndi x E Me nu S yst e m M ult i- La ng ua ge Sup por t T h is prin t e r p rov ides t h e u ser wit h th e a b ilit y t o d o w n load n ew m e nu s y st em lan gu a g es a n d/or r eplace t h e Dat a m a x provided t ra n slation s.
122 I -Cla ss Creat i ng a M enu L a ngu a g e: n In vo k e E x cel an d ope n th e g e m ms g lst. x ls f il e. Ex cel open s t h e f il e a n d t h e f ollowi n g screen appears.
I -Cla ss 123 p Cli ck On Col umn J a n d e n ter y o u r n ew l an gu a g e , or m odif y a n e x i sti ng o n e . Tips: A ) M essag e Si z e – Wh e n e nt ering n ew m essag es, ref eren ce th e ‘ M A X’ co lu m n : th is is t h e m a x i m um n u m ber o f c h ara ct ers allo w ed f o r t h is f ie ld.
124 I -Cla ss s D o wn lo ad th e g e n era t ed f iles t o th e p rin t er – on e m eth od is th e D O S co p y c o mma nd: copy small.ls lpt1: /b t Reset th e pri nter by press i ng a n d h oldi ng th e CA NCE L Ke y f or approx i m atel y f o u r secon ds.
I -Cla ss 125 y To re store t h e fact or y g e n er ated EF IGS i m a g e, down l oad t h e fil e * 832296.01A t o th e pri n ter. T h is f il e i s loc ated on t h e Dat a ma x FTP si te. Th e l etter at th e e n d o f th e f il e n a m e (e. g ., A ) specifies t h e revisi on .
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I -Cla ss 127 Appe ndi x F Sa v ing a C onf i gur a t ion Fi le W it h a ppl ic ation ve rs ion 5.01 a n d above , th e pri nter ca n s ave an d res tore c o m pl e te pr i nter s e tti n gs, i n c l udi n g med i a c a l i br a ti o n p a r am e te r s , a s i nter na l Conf i gu r ation Fil es.
128 I -Cla ss To sav e a m a nu all y ent ered set u p (for ex a mple, an appli cat ion th at req u i red an A d v a nc e d E n t r y C a l i b r a ti o n b e fo r e b e gi n ni n g) a s a c o nfi g ur a ti o n f i l e us i n g t he f ront pa n el: Ste p Di s p laye d Me ss age Op e rator Act io n C om m e n t(s) 1 ! SFBE Z Press th e Ke y .
I -Cla ss 129 War r ant y I nfor mat i on Datam ax B arcode Prod uc t s Lim i t ed Wa rran t y St a t em en t I- C l a s s P rint ers Printer D at a m a x war ran t s * t o P u r ch aser th at un der .
130 I -Cla ss The r ma l Pr int he ad, P la t e n R o lle r , a nd Belt s Th i s w ar r an ty* is l i m i t ed to a peri od of o n e y ea r, ( 365 day s), or on e m illio n (1,000,000) lin e ar i n ch es o f u se, w h ich ever co m es f ir s t , for t h e I-Clas s th er m al pri n th ead, platen r ol le r, an d bel ts.
I -Cla ss 131 Ge ne r a l W a rr a nty Pr ov isions D a t a m a x m a k es n o w arra n ty as t o th e d e sig n , c a pa b ilit y , ca p ac ity or su it ab ilit y of a ny of i t s h ar dw ar e, s u ppl i es , or sof twar e. Sof t wa re i s li c en sed on a n “as i s” basi s w ith out w ar ra n t y .
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I -Cla ss 133 Glo ss a ry al ph a num e ric Co n si sting o f alp h abetic, numeric , pun ct u a tion a n d oth er sym bols . b ack in g m at e r ia l T h e s ilico n -coa t ed pa p er c ar r ier m at e rial t o w h ich labels wi t h adh esive back ing are af f i x ed.
134 I -Cla ss de f a ult s T h e fun ct i o n al sett i ng val u es retu r n ed f ollow i n g a f ac t ory res et of t h e pri nter. di ag n ostic s Prog r a m s u se d t o l ocate a n d dia gn os e h ar dw ar e pr obl em s.
I -Cla ss 135 la be l A paper or sy nth et i c pri nting mat eri al , ty pi cal l y w i th a pr es su re sen si t ive adh esive back i ng . la be l le ngt h T h e dis tan ce fro m t h e t op o f th e labe l to th e botto m of t h e lab el a s it ex it s th e p rin t er.
136 I -Cla ss re g i s t ra t i o n Repeatable top to bott o m ali gnm e nt of pri nted label s . re v e rse s pe e d Th e bac k w ar d ra t e of m e di a m otio n i n t o t h e pri n t er du r i ng t ear- of f , pe el an d prese n t a n d c u t ti ng oper ation s f or posi tion i ng t h e la bel at t h e s tart of pri nt position .
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