Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CLP-8301 Citizen Systems
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- - - - i - - - - F CC COM P L I ANCE S T A T E M ENT F OR AM ERI CAN US ERS T his equipm ent 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 equipm ent generates and uses radio frequenc.
- - - - 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 t o 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 an ge w ith 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 C it iz e n CLP s eri es barc o de la be l pri nt er . T h i s ma nua l i s desi gn ed to h elp yo u qu ick ly u n derst an d th e basi c o perat io n s o f th i s pri n ter .
- - - - vi - - - - T a ble of Cont e nt s F CC Co m p li an ce S tate m e n t for Am eri c an U se rs .............................i CE Decl arat 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 fo r C an a di a n U se rs .
- - - - vi i - - - - 5 .8 T u rn in g th e p ri n te r OFF...................................................... 4 0 C ha p ter 6 Co n fi gu ri n g Y ou r P ri n ter U si n g th e Men u 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 c ar t on a n d t ake ou t t h e t op foam dam per, t h e n li f t t h e pr in t er mai n body o u t of th e ca rto n , h ol di n g th e bo ttom o f th e p ri n te r fi rm l y .
Chapter 1 Unpacki ng - - - - 2 - - - - 1.1 Pri n ter a cces s ori es First , y ou s h o u ld c heck t h at al l of t h e f oll ow i n g acc essor ies ar e p u t i n t h e car t 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 i n g t h e pr in ter. Please read an d u nders t an d t h e prec au t ion s in th is ch apt er bef or e u sin 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 c h as t h e t op of a s h aky des k, an u n ev en su r f ace or an y ar ea su bject t o vi br at ion . Failu r e t o obser v e t h is p rec au ti on m a y c au se th e p ri n te r to fa l l o r tu rn o v e r , re su l ti n g in in jury.
Chapter 2 Safety Precauti ons - - - - 5 - - - - Pow er cord Do n ot dam age, br eak or modi f y t h e pow er c or d. Pu t t in g h eav y ob je c t s o n t h e p o w er co r d o r heat ing or p ullin g it may c a u s e dam ages, leadin g t o f ir e an d elect r ical sh ock.
Chapter 2 Safety Precauti ons - - - - 6 - - - - A void h i gh- h umid i t y areas Do n ot pu t t h e pr in t er in areas w it h h igh -h u midi t y or h eav y co n de n sa tio n .
Chapter 2 Safety Precauti ons - - - - 7 - - - - O p en i n g/cl osin g t h e t op cover Wh en open in g/ closin g th e t op cov er, be c ar ef u l n ot t o cat c h you r f in gers bet w een t h e cover an d ch assis. Pri n th ead Th e pr in th ead r emain s at a h igh t emperat u r e imm ediately af t er p ri n ti n g .
Chapter 2 Safety Precauti ons - - - - 8 - - - - l I n st al l ati o n p recau t i o n s Aft er r eadin g a n d un der st a n di n g t h e s af et y sig n s, i n st al l th e pr i n t er, obs ervin g t h e f ol lowi 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 fro m cl e 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 c tion s of Pr 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 t er. 3.1 Pri n ter m a i n 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 sides) 3 Con t rol pan el 13 Paper.
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 ec t or P ara ll el i n terfac e co n n ec tor (o r opt ion a.
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 L CD d isplay i n g t w o li n es of eig h t c h ar act er s , t w o LED s an d si x con tr ol ke ys. Two funct ions ar e assign ed t o each key ex ce pt th e MOD E ke y .
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 it t en ABOVE each key sh ow s th e key ’s fun c t io n . I n M en u mode, t h e t ex t w r it t en BELO W each key sh ow s t h e key ’s fu 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 Men u m ode, an d t h e ‘ * Page Setu p’ m en u 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 ect s t h e n ex t G r ou p Men u 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 an d 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 ente r-punched hole t ag H oles ( 2. 5mm diameter ) ar e per f or at ed len gt h w ise al on 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 are peeled of f t h e li n er piece by piece an d stu ck t o a pr odu c t or it em. ¨ Labels wit h in t er - label gap Th er e ar e gaps bet w een label s .
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 n er 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 label s 2 (0.
Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - 19 - 4.3 Loa di n g m edi 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 medi a (paper ) w idth .
Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - - - - 20 - - - - (3) M ake t h e m ax im u m m edia loadi n g s pace by mov in g both - s ide paper gu ides f u lly to t h eir en d.
Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - 21 - 5 Rou t e t h e r oll m edia ov er t h e plat en ou t t o t h e f r on t of t h e prin t er. Path of inward- wound roll m edia Path of out war d- wound rol.
Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - - - - 22 - - - - 7 Th e r oll m edia is n ow loaded. Last ly close t h e t op c ov er. 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 n g ri bbon We r ecomm en d t h at you sh ou ld u se a gen u in e Ci t iz en r ibbon 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 widt h .
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 sert ed in t h e sou rc e ( unus e d ) r i b b o n c o r e an d t h e ot h er is in ser t ed in t h e dest in at ion ribbon cor e.
Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - 25 - 3 Perf or m th e f oll ow i n g seq u e n ce; ope n t h e t op co v er all t h e w ay un t i l it st ops at h inges, an d unlock t h e prin t h ead asse m b 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 ribbon w it h a len gt h of abou t 300 mm ( 1 f t ) u n w ou n d bet w een bobbin s arou n d t h e low er, bot.
Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - 27 - Ribbon te nsion a dj ustm e nt s Th e r ibbo n t en s io n sh o uld be adj u s t ed as n eeded accor di n g t o th e medi a ( paper ) widt h 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 pr in th ead adju st men t s sh ou ld be made accordin g t o t h e t y pe of medi a ( paper ) , u sin g a prin t h ead adju s t men t lev er locat ed on t h e bac k of t h e pr in t h ead ass embl 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 m edia sen sors are equ ipped; 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 h e m edia bei n g u sed is a cen t er - pu n c h ed h ole or cor n er - w ith - a- r adiu s cu t t ag, f irst align th e T m a rk (i.
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 r ibbon gu ide pl at e may n eed adju st in g to r emov e w r 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 P an el Aft er loadin g th e m edia an d r ibbon , con n ect t h e pow er c or d an d t u r n y ou r pr in t er 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 res s “|” for 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 tu r n ed O N , t h e f oll ow in g in it ial m essages 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 en u M ode This sect io n des cr ibes t h e operat io n f low of t h e Ready mode an d M enu m ode . Th is pr i nter can be eas ily operat ed u sin g th e s ix keys on t h e con t r ol pan el.
Chapter 5 Power ON and Usi ng the Control Panel - 36 - Ready mod e Th e pr i n t er is i n Ready m ode af t er pow er i s s w itched 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 Rat e), pr es si n g t h e key al lows you t o adj u st or sele ct t h e Va l u e of t h e M enu 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 e ss fu n cti o n . S h o w th e Pr in t D a rkn es s c u rre n t v a lu 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 th e G rou p M en u , t est an d con f igu rat ion pr in t s, h ead elemen t c h 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 rin te r to s top p ri n ti n g be fore tu rn i n g th e po wer s wi tch OF F .
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 opt ion s f or con f igu r in g t h e bar code pr in t er.
Chapter 6 Confi guri ng Y our Pri nter Usi ng the M enus - 42 - 6.2 Pa ge Setu p M en 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 h ermal tr an sf er pr in t in g an d h or iz on t al an d v er t ical position adj u st men ts .
Chapter 6 Confi guri ng Y our Pri nter Usi ng the M enus - 43 - 6.3 Sys tem Setu p M en u Th e Syst em S et u p M e nu pr o v id es acces s t o con f i g u r e t h e h ar dw ar e set t in gs w it h i .
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 n t er f ace Setu p M enu c o n f ig u res 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 h e st an 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 tl y Sa v i n g Setti n gs M en u Sett in gs made w ithi n t h e me nu syst em of t h e pr i 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 er r or message is displ ay ed on t h e LCD pan e l. Th is ch apt er des cr ibes cor r ect iv e act ion s t o be t ak en w h en er r or message is rec eiv 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 a ges a n d correcti v e a cti on s 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.
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 ce t h is pri n t er u ses a t h er mal h ead a n d a c arbon in k r ibbo n ､ t h erma l paper du st et c may adh er e t o t h e pr in t h ead or ot h er r elated par t s . I n t h is case, pr in ti n g er ror s or f ail u 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 dir t , paper du s t , adh esiv e mater ials for labels et c u pon completion 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 herm al Transfer/Direct T herm al Printhead resolution 300 DPI (1 1.81 dots/m m ) approx Max im um print width 219.
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 i cat ion syst em Si gn al l evel : RS-23.
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 e r is o n lin e.
Chapter 9 Speci fi cati ons - 60 - 2 Paral l el i n t erface Speci f ications T r ansf 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 an dsh akin g: AC KN LG an d BU SY sign als Sign al lev el: TTL Prin t er side: 36- pin n on - ph en ol t ype Pi n assignm ent P i n N o .
Chapter 8 M ai ntenance - 61 - T im ing chart AC KN LG “ Low ” s h ow s t h at t h e prin t er r equ es t s t h e compu t er t o s en d dat a. BU SY “ H igh ” sh ow s t h at t h e pr in ter c an n ot r eceiv e dat a an d BU SY “ Low ” s h ow s t h at t h e pr in t er n ow c an r eceiv e dat a f r om th e com pu t er .
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. 6m m (8. 64”) Re fe r e nce li ne Maxi mu m med i a wi d th 2592 Dots 1 Dot Pr i n ta b l e a r ea 107. 95m m (4. 25”) 215. 9m m (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 u p V oltage V oltage Lev el Va r i a b l e Vo l t a g e FI X/ VR Bl ack 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 u m idi t .
Chapter 8 M ai ntenance - 65 -.
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