Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product WPL606 Wasp Bar Code
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WPL606 Thermal Label Printer User’s Guide For Wasp Technologies DT/TT Printer Copyright Wasp Bar Code Technologies 2004. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of Wasp Bar Code Technologies.
CONTENTS 1. Product Introduction 1 1.1 Specification..............................................................................................................1 1.1.1 Printer..........................................................................
1. Product Introduction Thank you for purchasing the W606 bar code printer. This guide will describe all of the common operations needed to operate and maintain your W606. 1.1 Specification 1.1.1 Printer Item Specification Printing Mode Thermal transfer and direct thermal Resolution 203DPI Max.
1.1.4 Bar Code Code 39, Code 93, Code128 subsets A B and C, Code 11, Codabar, Interleaved 2 of 5, EAN-8, EAN-13, EAN-128, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN, UPC, EAN 2 or 5 digit add-on, UPC 2 or 5 digit Add-on, CPOST, MSI Plessy, Postnet, EAN-14, ITF-14, PDF-417, Maxicode, DataMatrix, QR Code 1.
2. Getting Started 2.1 Unpacking and Inspection After receiving the bar code printer, carefully inspect the device and its packaging. The printer is specially packaged to withstand damage in shipping. In case of evident damage, contact the carrier directly to specify the nature and extent of damage.
Figure 2: Printer rear view Figure 3: Printer interior view External Label Feed Opening Centronics Port RS-232C Port Power Switch Power Supply Connector Print Head Lift Lever Ribbon Rewind Spindle Rib.
2.4 Buttons, Indicators and adjustment knobs Power Indicator When the printer is in the power-on state, the Power indicator is lit. On-Line Indicator This green On-Line indicator is lit when the printer is ready. The On-Line indicator blinks when in PAUSE mode.
the LCD display shows “Carriage Open” and the red Error light will come on. After closing the print head lift lever, the On-Line light will blink. Press the FEED button to re-register the label. Ribbon Tension Adjustment Knob The Ribbon Tension Adjustment Knob offers 6 levels of tension to adjust for different widths of ribbon.
3. Set Up 3.1 Setting Up the Printer 1. Place the printer on a flat, secure surface 2. Make sure the POWER switch is off 3. Connect the printer to the computer with the provided RS-232C, Centronics/Parallel, or USB cable 4.
Figure 6: Ribbon under Pint Had 6. Pull the paper core up to the rewind spindle and slide it on. Slide both the ribbon and rewind spindle all the way to be flush with the case side of the spindle. The Wasp logo will face up again Figure 7: Ribbon placed onto Rewind Spindle 7.
3.3 Label Roll Installation 1. Open the printer panels and the print head lift lever 2. Rotate the Label Guide clockwise away from the Media Guide Bar 3.
3.4 Peel-off Sensor Installation (Sold Separately) 1. Turn the printer off 2. Open the lower front panel 3. Snap the peel-off sensor onto the bar that is under the print head pressure adjustment knobs horizontally Figure 12: Peel Sensor attached to bar Figure 13: Peel Socket 4.
3.5 Loading Label For Peel-off Mode 1. Open the front and top printer doors 2. Open the print head left lever 3. Pull several inches of labels out through the front of the printer and remove the label(s) from the backing 4.
3.6 Self-test To initiate the self-test mode, press the MENU button to advance the selection to Printer Test. Press the EXE button to enter the submenu and press the MENU button to advance the selection to Printer Config. Press EXE button to print the printer’s internal settings.
Figure 18: Printout of dump mode ASCII Data Hex decimal data related to left column of ASCII data.
4. Calibration There are two power-on button combinations to initialize the printer settings and to calibrate sensors on the W606. 4.1 Printer Initialization Printer Initialization will restore printer settings to defaults. Do this if labels are printing incorrectly and all other solutions have failed to solve the problem.
To initialize the printer: 1. Turn off the printer power 2. Hold down the PAUSE and FEED buttons and turn on the printer power 3. Release the buttons once the Power, On-Line, and Error lights are lit .
4.3 Troubleshooting Guide The following guide lists the most common problems that may be encountered when operating this bar code printer. If the printer still does not function after all suggested solutions have been invoked, please contact the Customer Service.
5. Printer Maintenance The printer should be cleaned regularly to maintain high quality printing. 5.1 Cleaning the Print Head 1. Switch off and unplug the printer 2. Open the printer cover 3. Open the print head lift lever 4. Remove the ribbon. (If loaded) 5.
6. Support and Warranty 6.1 Product Support If you experience any problems with your Wasp printer that you are unable to resolve, use our online support site to register and report the problem then call for technical assistance at (214) 547-4100, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Central Standard Time.
Appendix 1: LCD Control Panel Operation Map 1. Print Setup 0~999 (*0) Auto. Ribbon Manual Bline Auto Bline 2. Sensor Calib. Speed Auto. Gap Cutter Batch * Tear Mode Peel On Manual Ribbon Cutter On Manual Gap Exit Reference Y Reference X Offset Density Direction Lang.
Country * 8 7 * None Parity Data Bit Odd Even Baud 2 * 1 Stop Bit(s) 57600 56000 38400 19200 *9600 4800 2400 Restore Defaults Exit Avail. Memory File List 4. File Mngment DRAM: 512KB free PAUSE: Del. All FEED: Exit Delete File(s) Exit * 001 002 003 031 032 033 034 036 038 039 041 042 046 045 044 061 055 047 048 049 351 358 Print Config 5.
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