Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Compact 4 Datamax O'Neil
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A26618-A ENG Operators guide ENGLISH - 1 6 4 1 2 3 5 7 8 9 MP Compact4 10 11 4 9 12 13 Overview 1. F ront co v er 2. T op co ver 3. Media roll 4. R oll guide 5. Status lamp 6. Print button 7. Print roller 8. Release le ver 9. Paper path 10 . Spindle 11 .
A26618-A ENG MP Compact4 Mobile 14 . Roll guide 15. Spool 16. Locking handle 17 . Communication port s 18. P ower connection 19. P ower switch 20. Lock plat e 21.
A26618-A ENG Safety instructions This symbol is used t o notify t he r eader of situations requiring special attention. • Ensur e t hat t he pow er switch is of f when connecting t o t he socket. The user is only authorized to carr y out tasks which are co vered by this manual.
A26618-A ENG Connection T o a computer or ser v e r 1. COM1 2. COM2 3. USB 4. Ether n et/L AN 5. P ow er switch 6. P ow er connection Before connecting an y cables t o t he printer ensure that the power cable is not connect ed. The printer is eq uipped with serial connections: 300-115 000 baud (COM 1, COM 2).
A26618-A ENG Changing media Base model The printer stops aut omatically when it is out of media. This is indicated b y an LED, the status lamp will indicate red. - T urn the release leve r t o lif t t he printhead. - Remo v e t he r oll guide and t he em pty media spool if applicable.
A26618-A ENG Printer equipped with cutter - Pull out t he locking pin. - Fold do wn t he cutter . • Follow the instructions for t he base model. - Feed the end of the media roll t hrough the cutt er . - Pull out t he locking pin and fold back the cutter .
A26618-A ENG Pr inter with P eel-Off kit F ollow the instructions for t he base model. - R emo ve s everal labels from the carr ier paper . Feed the media - behind the lower part of the front cover - through the reeling pins - Pull the reeling de vice counter- clockwise in or der t o increase tension of the carrier paper.
A26618-A ENG Base model - T urn t he release lever to lift t he printhead. - Remo ve the media roll. • Use the special cleaning cloths provided. - Feed in the clo th in the same manner as the media. - T urn t he release lever to PRINT . - Hold on to the cloth.
A26618-A ENG Changing the roller Base model - Open the front co ver . - Lift up the top cover by pr essing carefully with a pen or similar on t he catch. - Loosen the locking plug. - Press on the roller with you r t humb and mo v e it t o t he lef t. - Lift out t he right hand part of the roller .
A26618-A ENG W ar ning! Bef ore beginning any w o rk on the printer ensure t hat the power cable is no t connected. - Open the printer . - T urn the r elease le ver to PRINT . - Remo ve the retaining scre w . - Press car efully on the front part of the head so that the two scre w heads become fr ee.
A26618-A ENG Adjusting the print head pressure Adjusting the pressure of the print head is necessar y when using different types of media, e.g. labels, paper or tick ets.
A26618-A ENG 150 mm kit This accessor y makes it possible t o use a 150 mm media roll instead of a standard 100 mm roll. Mounting - U nscrew the existing spindle. - Install your 1 50 mm kit. - Screw on t he ne w spindle. P eel-Off kit The P eel-Of f accessor y separates lables from their carr ier paper .
A26618-A ENG Accessories W all mounting Enables w all mounting of the print er . - Secure the mounting plate on the under side of the pr inter . - Scr e w the guide securely t o the wall plate. - Mount the w all plat e. - Hang up the printer . L TS kit Label T ak en Sensor, is mos t often used t o gether wit h the Peel-Off kit.
A26618-A ENG Accessories Print Head Diagnostic (PHD) Printers with an article number of 645130.02 or later can be equipped with PHD-Print Head Diagnostic. PHD w arns against missing dots on the print head. PHD requires Labelpoint 4.49 or later versions.
A26618-A ENG Accessories Parallel cable The par allel cable con verts data from parallel t o ser ial communication. The MP Compact4 is not equipped with a parallelport, but wit h the help of the cable, information can be sent via the com puter’s parallel port.
A26618-A ENG Connection Important information! The DC supply cable from the batter y to the printer mus t not be placed closer than 50 cms to any other interface, e.g. radio ant ennas and communication cables wit h high noise levels. Alternatively , use a shielded DC-supply cable.
A26618-A ENG V er tical mounting of the MP Compact4 Mobile Mount the bott om plate on the w all with the guide in t he left corne r . When mounting the printer ve rti- cally it can be hung - side wa y.
A26618-A ENG Battery power supply Choosing the battery power supply Printer usage de termines the choice of batter y power suppl y . The batter y capacity is count ed in amper e-hours (AH) and is dete.
A26618-A ENG Power consumption Example In an application t he f ollo wing has been determined - 50 labels per hour - Label length 200 mm - Print speed 60 mm/s wit h a black/white-balance of 25 % .
A26618-A ENG T roub le shooting Problem Measure The prin t ed i tem is greyish Clean the print head and the roller . Check - paper quality . See “P aper P ar ameter Settings” in the printer’s bro wser . The print ed item is uneven Check - mechanical adjustments.
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