Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CLP-8301 Citizen
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CLP-8301 Ba r code Label P r i n ter User ’ s M an u al.
- - - - i - - - - F CC COM P L I ANCE S T A T E M ENT F OR AM ERI CAN US ERS T his equipment has been tested and found to com ply with the lim its for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
- - - - ii - - - - EM I COM P L I ANCE S T A T E M ENT F OR CANADI AN US E RS This C lass A digi tal app ar at us compl ies wi t h Canadian ICES-003. T his equipment generates and uses radio frequency.
- - - - iii - - - - Im por t a nt Sa fe ty I nstructi ons 1. Read all of these instructions and save them for later reference. 2. Follow all warnings and instructions m arked on the product. 3. Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning.
- - - - iv - - - - No ti ce 1. B ef o re u se, be su re to read th i s man u al. A n d k eep i t h an dy f o r ref eren ce w h en n eeded. 2. T h e co n ten ts o f th is man u al m ay ch a n ge w i th o u t prio r n o ti ce.
- - - - v - - - - Intr oduc tion T h a nk yo u f o r pu rc hasi n g a Ci ti z e n CLP s eri es barc o de la be l pri n t er . T h i s ma nua l is desi gn ed to h elp yo u qu ick l y u n derst an d th e bas ic o peratio n s o f th is printer .
- - - - vi - - - - T a ble of Cont e nt s F CC Co m p li an ce S tate m en t fo r A m eri c an U se rs .............................i CE Declarat ion f or Eu r opean U ser s ...............................................i E MI C om pl i an c e S ta tem e n t for C a n a di a n U s ers .
- - - - vi i - - - - 5 .8 T u rn in g th e p ri n te r OFF...................................................... 4 0 C ha p ter 6 C o nfi g ur i ng Y o ur P ri nte r U si ng th e Me nu s.............. 41 6 .1 T h e Grou p Men u .......................
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Chapter 1 Unpacki ng - - - - 1 - - - - Cha pte r 1 1 1 1 Un p ackin g First open t h e car t on a n d tak e ou t t h e t op f oam dam per, t h e n li f t t h e pr in ter main body o u t of t h e ca rto n , h ol di n g th e bo ttom of th e p ri n ter fi rm ly .
Chapter 1 Unpacki ng - - - - 2 - - - - 1.1 Pri n ter a cces sori es First , y ou s h o u ld c hec k t h at al l of t he follow i n g acc essor ies ar e p u t i n t he cart on .
Chapter 2 Safety Precauti ons - - - - 3 - - - - Cha pte r 2 2 2 2 S afety P r ecau tion s This ch apt er des cr ibes saf et y pr ecau t i on s w h e n u s ing th e pr in ter. Please read and u nder st an d t h e prec au t ion s in th is ch apt er bef or e usi n g t h e pr in t er.
Chapter 2 Safety Precauti ons - - - - 4 - - - - A void un saf e p l aces Av oid u n s af e places su ch as th e t op of a s h aky des k, an un ev en su r f ace or any area su bject t o v ibr at ion . Failu r e t o obs er v e t hi s p rec au ti on m a y c au se th e p ri n te r to fa l l or tu rn ov e r , res u l ti n g i n in jury.
Chapter 2 Safety Precauti ons - - - - 5 - - - - Pow er cord Do n ot damage, br eak or modi f y t h e pow er c or d. Pu t t in g h eav y ob jec t s o n the po w er c or d o r h e a t ing or pullin g it may c a use dam ages , leadin g t o f ire an d elect r ical sh oc k.
Chapter 2 Safety Precauti ons - - - - 6 - - - - A void h i gh- h umid i t y areas Do n ot put t h e pr in t er in areas w ith h igh - h u mi dit y or h eavy co n de n sa tio n .
Chapter 2 Safety Precauti ons - - - - 7 - - - - O p en i n g/cl osi n g t h e t op cover Wh en open in g/ closin g the top cov er, be car ef u l n ot t o cat ch y ou r f in gers bet w een t h e cover an d ch assis. Pri n th ead Th e prin t h ead r emain s at a h igh t emperat u r e imm ediately af t er p rin ti n g.
Chapter 2 Safety Precauti ons - - - - 8 - - - - l I n st al l ati o n precau ti o n s Aft er r eadin g a n d un der st a n di n g t he safet y sig n s, i n s t al l the pr i n t er, obser v i n g t h e f ol low i n g prec au t ion s: A v o id du st D u st ca n sto p th e pri n ter fr om c le a n l y p ri n tin g a d oc u m en t.
Chapter 3 Names and Functi ons of Pri nter Parts - - - - 9 - - - - Cha pte r 3 3 3 3 Nam es an d Fu n ction s of P r in ter P ar t s Th is ch apt er descr ibes t h e nam es an d f u n c t ion s of each par t of t h e pr in ter. 3.1 Pri n ter m a in body 1.
Chapter 3 Names and Functi ons of Pri nter Parts - - - - 10 - - - - 2 . P rin t e r in s id e 1 T ear bar 1 1 Paper h older disk 2 Pl at en 12 Paper gu ide (on bot h si des) 3 Con t r ol pan el 13 Pap.
Chapter 3 Names and Functi ons of Pri nter Parts - - - - 11 - - - - 3. R ear and s i de of pri nter RS - 232C ser ial i n t er f ac e con n ect or P ara ll el in terfa ce c on n e ctor (o r opt ion al.
Chapter 3 Names and Functi ons of Pri nter Parts - - - - 12 - - - - 3.2 C o nt r o l pa ne l Th e co n t r ol pa n e l co n sist s of an LCD d isplay i n g t w o lin es of eig ht c h ar act er s , t w o LEDs an d s i x con tr ol ke ys. Two f unct ions ar e assign ed t o each key ex ce pt th e MOD E k ey .
Chapter 3 Names and Functi ons of Pri nter Parts - - - - 13 - - - - = Control k eys O n t h e con t r ol pa n el lege nd, in Ready m od e, t h e t ex t w r itt en ABO VE each key sh ow s t h e k ey’s functio n . I n M en u mode, t h e t ext w r it t en BELO W each key sh ow s t h e k ey’s f u n ct ion .
Chapter 3 Names and Functi ons of Pri nter Parts - - - - 14 - - - - MO DE key Prin t er en t er s t h e M en u m ode, an d t h e ‘ * Page Setu p’ m enu is sh ow n on t h e LCD (Display). < < < < K ey func tions in the M enu m ode M ENU k e y Sel ec t s t he n ex t G r ou p M enu or M en u I t em.
Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - 15 - Cha pte r 4 4 4 4 Media (P aper ) an d Ri bbon Th is ch apt er descr ibes all of t h e t y pes of media av ailable for t h is pr in ter and h ow t o load t h e m edia an d r ibbon .
Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - - - - 16 - - - - ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ C enter-punc hed hole t ag H oles ( 2. 5mm diameter ) ar e per f or at ed len gt h w ise alon g t h e cen t r al lin e of t h e t ag.
Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - 17 - = = = = La be l Media w it h adh es ive m at er ial o n t h e back ar e r ef erred t o as labels. Labels ar e peeled off t h e li n er piece by piece an d stuck to a pr odu ct or it em. ¨ Labels wit h in t er - label gap Th ere ar e gaps bet w een l abels.
Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - - - - 18 - - - - 4.2 Me d ia siz e M inimum v a l ue mm ( in) M a ximum value mm ( in) A Label w idth 76. 2 ( 3) 228. 6 ( 9) B Li ner w idth 76. 2 ( 3) 228. 6 ( 9) C Label lef t edge posit ion 0 2. 54 ( 0. 10) D Gap bet w een l abels 2 (0.
Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - 19 - 4.3 Loa di ng medi a (p a per) This pri n t er is desig ned t o ali g n t h e ce n t er of t h e media (paper ) w ith t h e ce n t er of t h e pr i n t head, regar dless of media (paper) w idth . Ref er t o th e scale on t h e paper gu id e plate ( see P30) f or al ig n i n g m edia ( paper ) or ribbon .
Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - - - - 20 - - - - (3) Make t he m ax im u m m edia loadi ng space by m ovi n g bot h - s ide paper gu ides f u lly to t hei r en d.
Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - 21 - 5 Rou t e t h e roll m edia ov er t h e plat en ou t t o t he front of t h e pr in t er. Path of inward- wound roll m edia Path of out war d- wound roll m .
Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - - - - 22 - - - - 7 Th e roll m edia is n ow loaded. Las t ly close t h e t op cover . Fanfold medi a 1 Rem ov e r ibbon h older disks (t w o) f r om th e r ibbon h older assembl y .
Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - 23 - 4.4 Loa di ng ri bbon We r ecomm en d t h at y ou sh ou ld u se a gen u in e Citiz en ribbon or its equ iv alen t . This pri n t er is desig ned t o ali g n t h e ce n t er of t h e media (paper ) w ith t h e ce n t er of t h e pr i n t head, regar dless of media width.
Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - - - - 24 - - - - 2 T w o r ibbon bobbin s ar e u sed f or loadin g ribbon ; on e is in s er t ed in t h e sou r c e ( unus e d ) r ib b o n c o r e an d t h e ot h er is in ser t ed in the destin ation r ibbon cor e.
Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - 25 - 3 Perf or m th e f ollow i n g seq u e n ce; ope n th e t op co v er all th e w ay un t i l it s t ops at h inges, an d unlock t h e prin t h ead asse mb ly by pu s hi n g t h e pr i n t h ea d r elease le v er a n d r aise it un t i l it st ops an d st an ds u pri gh t.
Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - - - - 26 - - - - 5 T em por ar ily win din g th e r ibbon w it h a len gt h of abou t 300 mm ( 1 f t ) un w oun d bet w een bobbin s arou nd th e lower, bot t o.
Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - 27 - Ribbon te nsion a dj ustm e nt s Th e ribbo n ten s io n sh o uld be adj usted as n eeded acc or di n g t o t h e media (paper) w idth t o pr ev en t ribbon f rom slacke n i n g or w ri n kli ng.
Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - - - - 28 - - - - 4.5 P r int he a d a d j ust m e nts Th e prin t h ead adju st men ts sh ou ld be made accordin g t o t h e t y pe of medi a ( paper ) , usi n g a pr in t h ead adju s t men t lev er locat ed on t h e back of t h e pr in t h ead as sembl y.
Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - 29 - 4.6 Me d ia se nso r a d j ust m e nts Lat erally adju s t abl e u pper an d low er medi a sen sor s are equi pped; t h e u pper medi a s en s or, i.
Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - - - - 30 - - - - 3 Wh en t he m edia bei n g used i s a c en t er - pu n c h ed h ole or c or n er - w it h - a- r adiu s cu t t ag, f irst ali gn t he T m a rk.
Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - 31 - 4.7 Ri bbon gu i de pl a te a dju s tm en t s Th e ribbon gu ide plate may n eed adju s t in g t o r emov e wr in kles on t h e r ibbon .
Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - - - - 32 - - - -.
Chapter 5 Power ON and Usi ng the Control Panel - 33 - Cha pte r 5 5 5 5 Power ON an d Usin g th e C on tr ol Pan el Aft er loadin g the m edia an d r ibbon , con nect t h e pow er c or d an d t u r n y ou r pr in ter on.
Chapter 5 Power ON and Usi ng the Control Panel - 34 - 5.2 T u rn i n g th e pri n ter ON T u rn ON th e po wer s witc h . · P ress “| ” f or ON . · P res s “O” to tu rn o ff th e p ri n te r . O n ce t h e pow er is t u r ned ON , t he foll ow in g in itial m ess ages ar e displayed on t h e scr een f or abou t t h r ee sec on ds.
Chapter 5 Power ON and Usi ng the Control Panel - 35 - 5.3 Rea dy M ode a n d M enu M ode This sect io n des cr ibes t h e oper at io n f low of t h e Ready m ode an d M enu m ode . Th is pr i nter can be eas ily operat ed usi n g t he si x keys on the con t r ol pan el.
Chapter 5 Power ON and Usi ng the Control Panel - 36 - Ready mod e Th e pri n t er is i n Ready m ode af t er pow er i s sw itch ed on an d t h e self- t est is perfor med.
Chapter 5 Power ON and Usi ng the Control Panel - 37 - 5.5 C ha ng ing Me nu V a lue s Wi t h a Menu It em d isplayed o n t h e L CD (s u c h as Pr i n t S pe ed, Darkness or Ba u d Rate) , pr ess i n g t h e key al lows you t o adj u st or select t h e Va l u e of t he Menu Item .
Chapter 5 Power ON and Usi ng the Control Panel - 38 - S el e ct th e P ri n t D ark n es s Me n u Item . · Pr es s to b ri n g u p th e P ri n t D ark n es s fu n cti on . S h ow th e P ri n t D ark n e ss cu rren t v al u e . · Pr es s to b ri n g u p th e cu rre n t P ri n t Da rkn e ss v a lu e .
Chapter 5 Power ON and Usi ng the Control Panel - 39 - 5.7 P r o d uc ing a T e st o r C o nf ig ur a t io n P r int Wh en t h e T est M ode is select ed f r om the Gr ou p M en u , t es t an d configu rat ion pr in ts , h ead elem ent ch eck an d H ex Du mp m ode c an be select ed.
Chapter 5 Power ON and Usi ng the Control Panel - 40 - 5.8 T u rn i n g th e pri n ter OFF D o n o t tu rn th e p rin ter OF F su d den l y . If th e pri n ter is pri n tin g, p res s th e or ke y a n d wa i t for th e p ri n ter to sto p p ri n ti n g be fore tu rn i n g th e po wer s witc h OFF .
Chapter 6 Confi guri ng Y our Pri nter Usi ng the M enus - 41 - Cha pte r 6 6 6 6 Con figu r in g Y ou r P r in ter U sin g t h e Men u s Th is ch apt er ex plain s all t he possi ble men u option s for c on f igu r in g the barcode pr in ter.
Chapter 6 Confi guri ng Y our Pri nter Usi ng the M enus - 42 - 6.2 Pa ge Setu p Men u Th e P age Setu p Menu al l ow s th e s et t i n g of it ems s uc h as pr i n t speed, pri n t dar k n ess, direct or t herm al t r an sf er pr in t in g an d h or iz on t al an d v er t ical position adju st men t s.
Chapter 6 Confi guri ng Y our Pri nter Usi ng the M enus - 43 - 6.3 Sys tem Setup M en u Th e Sys t em Set u p M e nu pro vi d es acc ess t o c on f i g u r e t he hardw ar e set t in gs w it h i n t .
Chapter 6 Confi guri ng Y our Pri nter Usi ng the M enus - 44 - Print Res.DP I AutoCal Mode MaxMedi a Length Length 1.00 IN Length 10.00 I N DPI 300/1 5 0 DPI 300/15 0 I nch m ode Cal. Yes/No Cal. Y es/No Cal. Practic e Cal. End Length 50.00 IN DPmm 12 /6 Length 25.
Chapter 6 Confi guri ng Y our Pri nter Usi ng the M enus - 45 - 6.4 Af t e r P r int Me nu Th e Aft er Pr in t M enu allows you t o con f ig u r e w h at t h e pr in t er does on ce t h e lab el h as .
Chapter 6 Confi guri ng Y our Pri nter Usi ng the M enus - 46 - 6.5 I n terf a ce Setup M en u Th e I nter f ace Set u p M enu c o n f ig u r es t h e ba u d r at e, par ity , da t a len gt h, pr ot ocols and st op bit s f or t he stan dar d ser ial in t er f ace.
Chapter 6 Confi guri ng Y our Pri nter Usi ng the M enus - 47 - 6.6 Perm a n en tly Sav in g Setti n gs M en u Sett in gs made w ithi n th e me nu syst em of t he pri n t er ar e sav ed i n st an dar d m emory .
Chapter 6 Confi guri ng Y our Pri nter Usi ng the M enus - 48 - 6.8 M en u M ode Des cri pti on Group Menu Menu I tem Default V alue Range of V alues Description Label Width 8.
Chapter 6 Confi guri ng Y our Pri nter Usi ng the M enus - 49 - Group Menu Menu I tem Default V alue Range of V alues Description Tim e Setting ¾ ¾ Set tim e (hours and m inutes). Date Setting ¾ ¾ Set date (day , m onth and year). Settings Lock Off On Off When it is On, set values with keys are locked and set values with com m and are ignored.
Chapter 6 Confi guri ng Y our Pri nter Usi ng the M enus - 50 - Group Menu Menu I tem Default V alue Range of V alues Description RS-232C Baud 1 15200 1 15200 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 14400 19200 38400 57600 Set serial interface baud rate. New value is valid after power is turned off and on gain or a reset com m and is issued.
Chapter 7 T roubl eshooti ng - 51 - Cha pte r 7 7 7 7 T r ou blesh ootin g Wh en an er r or oc cu r s, an err or message is displayed on t h e LCD pan el. Th is ch apt er desc r ibes cor r ect iv e act ion s t o be t ak en w hen er r or message is receiv ed or pr oblems or diff icu lt ies are ex per ien ced.
Chapter 7 T roubl eshooti ng - 52 - S y mp t o m C h e c k R e me d y T ex t is not printed cleanly . 1. I s the paper and ribbon loaded properly? 2. I s the print density too dark or faint? 3. I s the platen dirty or deform ed? 4. I s the printhead dirty? I s a label stuck? 5.
Chapter 7 T roubl eshooti ng - 53 - 7.2 Error m es s ages a n d correcti ve acti ons The p r i n t er w ill be p l ac ed i n er r or st at us a n d a n e r r or mes s age w i l l be d i splaye d o n t he LC D (Display) if t he prin t er h as n ot been pr epar ed proper ly f or prin tin g or pr in ter set up con dit io ns are n ot cor r ect .
Chapter 7 T roubl eshooti ng - 54 -.
Chapter 8 M ai ntenance - 55 - Cha pte r 8 8 8 8 Main ten an ce Sin c e t h is pri n t er u ses a t h er mal h ead a n d a car bon in k r ibbo n ､ t herm a l paper du st etc may adh ere t o t h e prin t h ead or ot h er r elated par t s. I n t h is case, pr in t i n g er r or s or failu r e of t h e prin t h ead may occu r.
Chapter 8 M ai ntenance - 56 - 8.2 Cl ea ni n g m eth od Rem ov e dirt , paper du st , adh es iv e materials f or labels etc u pon c ompl et ion of pr in t in g.
Chapter 8 M ai ntenance - 57 - Cha pte r 9 9 9 9 Sp ecification s 9.1 Gen era l s peci f i ca ti on s I tem CLP-8301 Printing m ethod T hermal Transfer/Direct Thermal Printhead resolution 300 DPI (1 1.81 dots/m m ) approx Max im um print width 219.5 m m (8.
Chapter 9 Speci fi cati ons - 58 - 9.2 I n terf a ces 1 Seri al in terf ace Speci f ications T ran sfer me t h od: S tart st op syn ch ron ou s du al comm u n ication syst em Si gnal lev el: RS - 232C.
Chapter 8 M ai ntenance - 59 - DT R prot ocol DTR sign al “Ready ( H igh ) ” lev el requ ir emen t s : Th e f ollowin g mu s t be sat isf ied: · Pr int er is on lin e .
Chapter 9 Speci fi cati ons - 60 - 2 Paral l el i n terf ace Speci f ications T r a nsf e r met hod: 8 - b it pa r alle l ( c o mpa t ibilit y m ode) Syn ch r on ou s: S t r obe pu lse H andsh ak in g: AC KN LG an d BU SY s ign als Sign al lev el: TTL Prin t er side: 36- pin n on - ph en ol t ype Pi n assignment P i n N o .
Chapter 8 M ai ntenance - 61 - T imi ng char t AC KN LG “ Low ” s h ow s t h at t h e pr in t er r equ est s t h e compu t er t o sen d dat a. BU SY “ H igh ” s h ow s t hat t h e pr in ter c an n ot r ec eiv e data and B U SY “ Low ” s h ow s t h at t h e pr in t er n ow can r eceiv e dat a f r om the com pu ter.
Chapter 9 Speci fi cati ons - 62 - 9.3 Pri n t a bl e a rea Di rect ion of f r on t of m ain body 228. 6mm ( 8. 64”) Re fe r e nce li ne Maximum med i a wi d th 2592 Dots 1 Dot Pr in ta b l e a r ea 107. 95mm ( 4. 25”) 215. 9mm ( 8. 5”) 6. 35m m ( 0.
Chapter 8 M ai ntenance - 63 - M o vab l e sen so rs Media Sen sor Detect ion Mark A /D V oltage Set u p G u ide Se t up V oltage V oltage Lev el Va r i a b l e Vo l t a g e FI X/ VR Bl ac k M ar k Ref lect iv e Cen t er Low N o Ma rk area 2. 1V 1. 7V or le ss 1.
Chapter 9 Speci fi cati ons - 64 - 9.5 E nvir o nm e nta l r e q uir e m e nts 1 Printer oper at ing conditions for ensur ing print quality O per at in g t emperat u r e: 5 ° C - 40 ° C H um idi t y.
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