Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Alpha-3R Alpha Vision Tech
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i SERVICE MANUAL Alpha- 3R Direct Thermal Portab le Printer.
ii Contents 1. FUNDA MENTAL OF THE SYST EM ................................ 2 1.1 Overv iew ........................................................................................................... 2 2. ELECTR ONICS .................................
2 1. FUNDAMENTAL OF T HE SYS TEM 1.1 Overview Front View 1. LED indicator 2 . F eed button 3. Power on/off button 4. Media cover release button 5 . Media holder adjustment knob 6.
3 Interior V iew 1. Tear edge 2. Print head 3. Media holder 4. Platen 5. Black mark sensor 2 1 4 3 5.
2 Rear View 1. Li -ion battery 2. Battery open clasp 3. USB interface 4. Power jack 5. Interface cover 3 2 4 1 5.
3 2. ELECTRONICS 2.1 Sum mar y of Board Co nnectors Main board top Connector Description 1 LED & KEY board 2 WiFi or Bluetoo th module connector 1 3 2 4 5 6 7 8 9.
4 Pin Description 1 3.3V 2 BT/ W iFi Reset 3 BT RXD 4 BT RTS 5 BT TXD 6 BT CTS 7 WiFi wake up 8 WiFi TCP 9 BT/ W iFi Swi tch 10 GND 3 Stepping motor Pin Description 1 OUT1 2 OUT2 3 OUT1 4 OUT2 4 Download F/ W connecto r Pin Description 1 3.
5 9 Paper sensor Pin Description 1 3.3V 2 BM_E 3 BM_R 4 3.3V.
6 Main board bottom Connector Description 1 Battery connecto r 1.
7 3. MECHANISM 3.1 Replacing the P laten Roller (Including media c over) 1. Remove two screws from the back of the printer and two screws from the front of the printer.
8 3. Use a tool to remove the shaft. Remove/Replace the media cover. (including the platen roller ass ’ y) 4. Reassemble the parts in the reverse procedures.
9 3.2 Replacing the Keys Contro l Board 1. Refer to section 3.1 to remove the printer top cov er. 2. Remove two screws on the keys control board. 3. Loosen the connector lock then disconnect the f lat cable from the keys control board. Remove/Replace the keys control board.
10 3.3 Replacing the Bluetooth Mo dule (Option) 1. Refer to section 3.2 to remove the keys control board. 2. Remove two screws on the Bluetooth control board. 3. Disconnect the connector on the board. 4. Reassemble the parts in the reverse procedures.
11 3.4 Replacing the M edia Holder A s sembly 1. Remove two screws and media holder adjustment knob. 2. Take the interior mechanism from the printer bottom cov er. 3. Plug the media holder adjustment knob to rotate the media holder to the closest position and remove a screw on the other side.
12 4. Take the media holder assembly from the mechanism. 5. Reassemble the parts in the reverse procedures..
13 3.5 Replacing the M ain Board A ss embl y 1. Refer to section 3.2 to section 3.4 to remove key control board, Bluetooth control board (option), and the media holder assembly. 2. Remove two screws from the back of interior mechanism and disconnect all the connectors on the main board assembly.
14 3.6 Replacing the P rint Head A sse mbly 1. Refer to section 3.2 to section 3.5 to remove key control board, Bluetooth control board (option), the media holder assembly, and main board assembly. 2. Use the l ong -nose pliers to remove two spring torsions on each side.
15 3.7 Replacing the S tepping Motor 1. Refer to section 3.4 and section 3.5 to remove media holder assembly and main board assembly. 2. Remove the gear holder and two gears.
16 3.8 Replacing the black mark sensor assembl y 1. Refer to section 3.2 to section 3.5 to remove key control board, Bluetooth control board (option), the media holder assembly, and main board assembly. 2. Remove a screw and replace the black mark sensor.
17 3.9 Replacing the WiFi Module (Optio n) 1. Refer to section 3.2 to remove the keys control board. 2. Remove two screws on the board. 3. Refer to section 3.5 to remove the main board assembly. 4. Replace the WiFi control board. 5. Reassemble the parts in the reverse procedures.
18 4. TROUBLESHOOTING 4.1 Common Problems The following guide lists the most common problems that may be encountered w hen operating this bar code printer.
19 Irregular printing * The printer is in Hex Dump mode. * The RS-232 sett ing is incorrect. * Turn of f and on the printer to sk ip the dump mode. * Re -set the Rs-2 32 setting.
20 5. Maintenance This session presents the clean tools and methods to maintain your printer. 1. Please use one of following material to clean the printer. Cotton swab Lint-free cloth Vacuum / Blower brush 100% ethanol 2. The cleaning process is described as following, Printer Part Method Interval Print H ead 1.
21 Revise Histo ry Date Content Editor 2013/11/4 Modify som e pictures for label m odel Camille.
22 Corpora te Headquarters Li Ze Plant 9F., No.95, Minq uan Rd., Xindian Dist., No.35, Sec. 2 , Ligong 1st Rd., W ujie Tow nship, New Taipe i City 231 41 , Taiwan (R.O.C.) Yilan County 268 41 , Taiwan (R.O.C.) TEL: +886-2- 2218 - 6789 TEL: + 886 -3- 990 - 6677 FAX: +886-2- 2218 -5678 FAX: + 886 -3- 990 - 5577 Web site: www .
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