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Preface Th is ma nual c ont ains info rm atio n about th e pri nte r ’ s ✦ fea tur es and f unct ions ✦ ge nera l op er at ion ✦ pr oced ures for m aint enan ce an d tro uble shoot ing. Y ou c an pur chas e an op ti on al doc um entat ion p acka ge that inc lud es: ✦ MPCLII Packet Reference Manua l —explains how to des ign la bel s, cr [...]

T erm s to Know ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– continuous m ode Pr int mod e in whi ch a for mat and da ta wi th a spec i f i c qua ntit y ar e sen t to th e pri nt er to be pr inte d in on e c on tinu ous st rip. download ( send) Transmi ss ion[...]

Table of Contents 1. In s tal lat io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Power Supp ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Connect ing the Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Connect ing th e Commu nic atio ns Cable . . . . . . .[...]

6. Sp e cif ica t ion s a nd Ac cess o ries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6- 1 Specif ica tion s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Label Size s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Accesso r ies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Chapter 1. Installation Thi s p rint er i s a tab leto p, onl ine- onl y un it u sed to pri nt labe ls . Wh en y ou f irs t r ece ive t he pr inte r , yo u mus t: ✦ Co nnect the pow er co rd to th e prin ter . Se e "Con nec ting the Power Cor d ." ✦ Load yo ur lab els . See Cha pt er 2, "Loa din g Ri bbon a nd Supp lie s." ?[...]

Conne cting t he Power Cor d –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Bef ore you plu g o r un plug th e po we r cor d, tur n the p rint er of f. T o co nn ect th e p owe r co rd : 1. T urn th e printer o ff. ( I) indicates o n and ( O) indicates off. 2. T urn th e printer a s shown. 3. [...]

Co mm unic ations Por t Co mm unic ations Cable Ch apter 1. In stall ation 1- 3[...]

Connecting the Communicat ion s Cable ––––––––––––––––––––––– Bef ore re ceiv ing dat a, y ou m us t co nn ect the co mmuni cat io ns cable t o the ho st and to the printer . Conn ect the communications cable to your commu nications port a s shown bel ow . 9494 O perat or ’ s Hand book 1-4[...]

Communica tion V a lues –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– In order for your printe r to comm unicate with yo ur host, you must make sure t he commu n ication values are set to the sa m e values. Here are th e de fault va l ues with which the p rinter is shi ppe d: ✦ [...]

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Chapter 2. Loading Ribbon and Supplies Bef ore loa ding r ibbon or lab els, y ou m ust op en th e prin ter : 1. In sert yo ur fi nger s i nt o the de pres sio n b enea th th e f ace pla te and p ul l u p. Face Plate 2- 1[...]

2. Pul l th e la bel gu ide f or ward a nd dow n as sh own. 3. Pu sh t he pr i nthea d asse m b l y to ward th e rear of th e pri nt er until it op e ns comp letely . Label Gu ide Suppl y H o lder Ribbon Casset te Fron t View Rear View 9494 O perat or ’ s Hand book 2-2[...]

4. T o cl os e the printe r , p ush th e prin thea d ass emb ly towa rd th e f ront of prin te r , clos e th e labe l gu ide an d la tch th e f ace pla te into pl ac e. Loadi ng Ribbon ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Us e ribb on onl y w hen p ri[...]

Reloading a Ribbo n Cassette ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– T o reload your ribbon , remove t he ribbon casset te from th e pri nte r an d f ol low t hes e s te ps: 1. Loc at e the en d of t he ca ss ett e wi th t he t w o l atc hes . Loc at e the In ter nat ion al S ymb ols f or [...]

DO NOT wrin kle or cr ush th e ribb on . 5. Wit h th e ridg ed end of th e t ake -u p ree l fa cing down , p lac e th e ri bbon ro ll on the s poo l wit h t he f oam was her (on th e half o f the casse tte with t he latches). 6. Fe ed the r ibb on ar ound the gu ides and p lace the t ake -up r eel onto th e shor ter sp ool. 7. T wis t t he rib bon [...]

Loadi ng Suppl ies ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– We r ecommen d synthet ic labels whe n printing seri al or hi gh-den sit y ba r codes . U se o nly pap er lab els f or peel mode . For label size s, see Chapter 6, "Specifications and Accessories.[...]

Lo ading f or P eel Mod e Use only pape r labe ls for p eel mod e. Pee l mo de se para tes la bels fr om th e backi ng pape r . Ma ke su re the ap prop riat e conf igur atio n re cor d has be en dow nlo aded so the p rin ter p ri nts in o n-de man d mo de. T he pr in ter def ault is on -dem and. For m or e in form atio n, c onta ct yo ur co mp any?[...]

3. In ser t th e ro ll o f l a bels be twee n t he sup ply hol der s i nsi de the p rinter . 4. Us e the ha ndl es o n t he s upp ly hold ers to p re ss th e su pp ly holder s t oget h er unt il they l o ck into the la b el ro ll. Mak e s ure the su pply ho lder s a re pr esse d agai nst th e su ppl y roll . Also, make sure the label roll tu r n s [...]

5. Fee d t he lab el s tri p t hrou gh th e lo wer op enin g in th e labe l gui de . 6. Kee p li ght t ensio n on th e la be l st rip whi le li fting t he ba ck of the pri nth ead ass emb ly . Lowe r O peni ng in Lab e l G uid e Label G uid e Rear View Printhead Assembly Fro nt Vi ew Cha pt er 2. Lo a di ng Ribbo n and S u pplies 2- 9[...]

7. Cl os e t h e pr in ter . Mak e s ure the rib bo n is wo und ti ght ly i nsi de the ri bbon cas se tte bef ore yo u cl o se t he pr i nter . See "Re loa di ng a Rib bon Cas set te" to w ind th e ri bbon . 8. T urn th e printer on. 9. W ai t un ti l t he L ED f lash es on e t ime (abo ut fi ve seco nd s) an d the n pres s t he trig ge r[...]

Loadi ng f or N on-P eel Mode Non -p eel mode fe ed s th e la be ls thro ug h t he pr int er wit hou t pee lin g them f r om th e back in g pape r . Before loadi ng label s, make su re the label path i s clean. See Cha pte r 4, "C are an d Ma int ena nce ." T o lo ad your supplies: 1. Open the p rinter . 2. Use the h andle s on th e sid e[...]

3. In ser t th e ro ll o f s upp l y be twee n the su pply ho lder s i nsid e the p rinter . 4. Us e the ha ndl es o n t he s upp ly hold ers to p re ss th e su pp ly holder s together until t h ey lock into the supp ly roll. Mak e s ure the su pply ho lder s a re pr esse d agai nst th e su ppl y roll . Also, make sure the supply roll tur ns freely[...]

5. Fe ed the l abe l st rip t h roug h the upper op enin g in th e labe l gui de . 6. Kee p li ght t ensio n on th e la be l st rip whi le li fting t he ba ck of the pri nth ead ass emb ly . Upper Opening in Lab e l G uid e Label G uid e Rear View Printhead Assembly Fro nt Vi ew Cha pt er 2. Lo a di ng Ribbo n and S u pplies 2-13[...]

7. Cl os e t h e pr in ter . Mak e s ure the rib bo n is wo und ti ght ly i nsi de the ri bbon cas se tte bef ore yo u cl o se t he pr i nter . See "Re loa di ng a Rib bon Cas set te" to w ind th e ri bbon . 8. T urn th e printer on. 9. W ai t un ti l t he L ED f lash es on e t ime (abo ut fi ve seco nd s) an d the n pres s t he trig ge r[...]

Chapter 3. Printing Data p ackets may be downloaded from a po r table host device or m ay be dow nloa de d f rom anot her h ost . Y ou ca n prin t la be ls in th ese mod es: ✦ On -dem and (p ee l mode ) ✦ Co ntinuo us ( non- p e el mode ). Print ing in On-Dem a nd Mode –––––––––––––––––––––––––?[...]

4. Remove th e printe d label or press the trigger to print the nex t la be l in th e ba tch. Cance l ing a Pri nt Job T o cancel th e current p rint job, h old do wn the tr igger un til the LED sto ps bli nking a nd disp lay s so lid gree n. Th e bat ch is canceled a nd the data is l ost. T o resume printi ng, you must dow nlo ad the ba tc h agai [...]

Int e rrup ting a Pr in t Job Y ou c an pa use or c anc el the cu rren t p rint j ob: ✦ T o pa use the c ur rent pr int jo b, pr ess the trig ger on ce. Th e cur re nt pr in t jo b st ops te mpor aril y . T o r esum e pr in t i ng, pr es s th e trig ger a gain. ✦ T o cancel th e current p rint job, h old do wn the tr igger unt il the pr inti ng[...]

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Chapter 4. Care and Maintenance DO NOT use s har p ob jec ts t o cl e an th e p rin ter . Th is m ay da mag e t he pr int er an d vo id y our war rant y . This chapter te lls you how to: ✦ cl ear l a bel jam s ✦ cl ean t he pri nth ead, pe el b lad e, an d pl aten ro lle r . 4- 1[...]

Cleari ng La bel Jam s ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– W hen y ou ar e prin t i ng and a jam oc cu rs, th e LED f la she s amb er an d gree n. T o clear a label ja m: 1. T urn th e printer of f and open th e printe r . 2. Remo ve the lab el roll . 3. Rem ove[...]

Clean ing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Y ou m ay need to cl ean the pri nt head , p late n r oller , an d pe el bl ad e: ✦ after 8 r o ll s of supplie s ✦ daily if your printer is in an e xcessively dirt y , hot, or hum i[...]

3. Moisten a cotto n swab with alco hol. Rub i t back an d forth ac ross the pr inth ead, pl aten rolle r , a nd pee l bl ade to r emove b uil d-up . Ma ke sur e the pr inth ea d, pla ten rol ler , and pe el b lade a re c lea n. 4. Le t t he pr int er dr y an d re load yo ur sup pli es. Platen Roller Peel Blade Printhead 9494 O perat or ’ s Hand [...]

Chapter 5. Troubleshooting Th e prin ter us es a co mbina tion of lig hts to displ ay a v ar iety of pri nte r s tat es. Se e t he "P ro blem s a nd Sol utio ns" sec t ion for th ose re qui ring fu rt he r ac ti ons . W hen an erro r occu rs tha t yo u ca nnot clea r , pri nt a tes t label before ca lling Ser vice or sending the printer i[...]

If the pri nt er is in o n-de m and m ode , th e LED r api dly b lin ks green. Press the trigger to dispen se the te st label. If the printer is in co ntinuous mo de, a te st label p rints a utomatica lly . Th e test labe l disp lays th e foll owi ng i nfor mati on: ✦ Mode l number ✦ Sof twar e vers ion ✦ Inche s printed ✦ COM M po rt sett [...]

LED I ndicator –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Th is tab le ex plain s the m ean ing s of var iou s LE D stat es. U se the colo r of t he LED an d wh ether i t is so lid, b link ing slow ly , o r bli nkin g r api dly to d ete rmi ne t he mean [...]

Pr oblems and Sol uti ons ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– This section helps you correct some problems that may occur . If yo u cann ot fi x a pr oblem , pl eas e cont act S erv ice. Prob le m Solut i on Print s blank labels. (Thermal transfer models only) Check ribbon [...]

Prob le m Sol ut io n Print er does not print . Make sure t he power cord i s connected to t he printer and plugged into a li ve outlet. Make s ure the pr inter is not paus ed. Make s ure the c orrect commands have been downloaded. Make s ure the s upplies are loaded correctly . Make s ure the c ommunications cable i s connected. Print er does not [...]

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Chapter 6. Specifications and Accessories Specifica tions –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H e i g h t : 8 inches (203 mm) W i d t h : 8.1 i nc hes ( 206 m m ) D e p t h : 10.5 i nches (267 mm) W e i g h t : 6. 3 l b. (2. 86 k g.) wit hout sup [...]

Label S izes––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The pri nte r lets yo u pr int la bels 2.0 inch es (50 m m) to 4.0 (10 2 mm ) inc hes wi de and up to 6.0 i nche s (152 m m) lo ng. The standard stocked label lengths include: 1.0 inch (2 5 [...]

Cable Pin Ou ts ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Th e fol lowi ng ta ble de scri bes th e cabl e pin out s for th e prin ter con ne cti on. Th e pr int er u ses a m ale 9 -pi n RS -2 32 c onn ect or . Pin Description Direction 1 DTR or +5 v dc Out[...]

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