Printronix SL5000r manual

Quick Setup Guide SL5000 r and T5000 r RFID Smart Label and T hermal Printers ™ ™[...]

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This Quick Setup Guide contains a CD-ROM with the following materials: • The User’s Manual • Programmer’s Reference Manuals • Useful utility programs The CD-ROM is in a plastic pocket in the back cover. Save this guide. If you move or pack the printer in the future, you will need to follow the instructions in this guide. NOTICE[...]

Software L icense Agreemen t CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS A ND CONDITIONS BEFORE USING THIS PRINTER. USING THIS PRINTER INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PROMPTLY RETURN THE PRINTER AND ALL ACCOMPANYING HARDWARE AND WRITTEN MATERIALS TO THE PLACE YOU OBTAINED THEM, AND [...]

2. IN NO EVENT WIL L PRINTRONIX , INC. B E LIABLE F OR LOST PROFI TS, LOST DATA, BU SINESS INTERRUPTIONS, OR ANY OTHER DIRECT, IN DIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT, EVEN IF PRINT RONIX , INC. HA S BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSS IBILIT Y OF SUC H DAMAG ES, OR AN Y DAMAG ES C AUSED B Y TH[...]

Communication Notices This equipment has been tested and found t o comply with t he limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of t he FCC Rules. These limits are des igned to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a res idential installation. This e quipment genera tes, uses, and c an radiate radio frequency en[...]

CE Notice (Eur opean Union) Marking by the CE symbol indicates c ompliance of this P rintronix system to the EMC Directive and the Low Voltage Directive of the European Union. Such marking is indicative that this Printro nix system meets the following technical standards: • EN 300 220-1 (2000), Electromagnet ic Compatibility and Radio Spectrum Ma[...]

Ta i w a n Lith ium B atte ry W a rning The controller board contains a lithium battery sealed inside the real-time clock chip. Do not disassemble the chip to replace the battery. Do not dispose of the chip by incineration. Failure to comply may cause the battery to explode. Contact y our local waste agency for the correct disposal procedure. Print[...]

9 Unpacking A nd Instal ling The P rinter ................. ............. ... 11 Unpacking Th e Printer ....... ............. ................... .......... 11 Removing The Internal P acking Ma terial ..................... 12 Installa tion ............. .................... ............ .................... ... 1 3 Controls A nd Indica tors .......[...]

T able of Contents 10 Cleaning ...... ................... ............. .................... ................... . 54 Exterior ............... ................... .................... ............. ....... 54 Interior ................ ............. ................... .................... ....... 54 General Cl eaning .................. ............[...]

11 Unp a cking And Inst alling The Prin ter NOTE: This Quick Se tup Guide cover s both the S L5000r an d T5000r pr inters . The SL5 000r is a s mart label printer: it is equi pped with an RFID encoder and has the “RFID S mart” logo nea r the control panel. The 4 an d 6 inch T5 000r printe rs do not c ome equip ped with RFID encoders, b ut are f[...]

Unpacking And Installing The Printer 12 Remov ing T he Inter nal Pa cking Ma terial Remove th e tape st rips an d foam pad s from the print er as indi cated below. (Th e top lid o f the ship ping car ton also display s these instruc tions.) NOTE: Save the foa m pads for repacki ng the printe r. Tape Strip (2 ) Foam Pad (2 ) Foam Pad Foam Pad a b c [...]

Installation 13 Inst allation 1. Place th e printer o n a flat lev el surfac e that allo ws easy access to all side s of the pri nter. CAUTI ON Never operate the printer on its side or upside down. 2. Make su re the prin ter power s witch is in the Off ( O) position. WA R N I N G Failure to properly ground the print er may result in electric shock [...]

Controls And Indicators 14 Controls And Indicator s Power Switch The powe r switch i s locat ed on t he bottom b ack panel o f the printer. T o apply po wer , pla ce the sw itch in the | (O n) positio n. When yo u first po wer on the pr inter , a serie s of initi alization messages appears on the Liq uid Crystal Disp lay (LCD ) on the cont rol pane[...]

Con tro l Pan el 15 S ta tus And Display Indicators Indic ator Description Function in Onlin e M ode Function in Offline Mod e Function in Menu Mode Online S ta tus Indicates when the printer is online, offline, or when there is a fault condition. S tays l it when the printer is online, ready to print, and accept data f rom the host. Flashes during[...]

Controls And Indicators 16 Contro l Panel Keys Button Description Funct ion in Online Mode Functio n in Offli ne M ode Function in Menu Mode P AUSE Key T oggles the printer between Online and Offline modes. Sets pri nter to Offline mode. Sets printer to Online m ode. Sets printer to Offline mode. JOB SELECT Key None Displays the name and number of [...]

Con tro l Pan el 17 Contro l Panel Keys (cont.) Button Description Funct ion in Onli ne M ode Function in Offline Mo de Functio n in Menu Mode CANCEL Key When the CANCEL key is enabled, pressing it will clear al l data in t he printer buffer and prevent printing of that data. Note: The default = Disable. However , when the Coax/ T winax Interface o[...]

Loading Media And Ribbon 18 Loading Media And Ribbon IMPORT ANT Printronix recommends using the supplied ro ll of 100 labels to set up and ver ify printer opera tion. If you have an SL5000r , this will avoid expending the more expensive s mart labels for t his task. CAUTI ON DO NOT TOUCH the printhead or the electronic components under the printhea[...]

Loading Roll Media 19 Loading Ro ll Media IMPORT ANT If you are u sing direc t thermal mode, clean th e printhead , platen roller, and upper and lower media sensors every time you change the media. See “Cleaning” on page 54. 1. Slide th e media ha nger gui de outward to the end o f the media hanger, a nd flip it up into th e horizonta l positio[...]

Loading Media And Ribbon 20 3. Slide th e media wi dth guide c lose to the outside e nd of the media dam per. 4. Slide th e suppli ed media r oll onto and towards the back of the media han ger. 5. Place the media hange r guide under the med ia hanger and against the lower part of the label c ore at a 45 de gree angl e (as shown) . This po sitio n p[...]

Loading Roll Media 21 6. Thread the media und er the med ia damper a nd then between the platen (rubber d rive roller) and the pr inthead. You can also re fer to the arro ws on th e printer f rame or to th e label insi de the media cover for media loadin g instructio ns. Media and Ribbon Loading Inst ructio ns Media Printhead Platen Medi a Damper[...]

Loading Media And Ribbon 22 7. Verify tha t the le ft edge of th e media i s against th e fixed gu ide on the botto m of the media dam per. 8. Push the media width guid e in until it is fl ush with t he outer edge of th e me dia. 9. Check th e horizonta l positi on of the lower medi a sensor (located u nder the m edia guar d) and the up per medi a [...]

Loading Roll Media 23 10. Align th e left (insi de) edge of the medi a with the notch locate d in the lef t front edg e of the tear bar. 11. Close the pr inthead by pres sing down on the pivoting deck and rotating the deck lock le ver ful ly count erclockw ise. 12. Power on the prin ter (pla ce the pow er sw itch in th e | posi tion). Notch Med ia [...]

Loading Media And Ribbon 24 Loading Ribbo n IMPORT ANT Clean the printhead, platen roller, and upper and lower media sensors every time you change the ribbon. See “Cleaning” on page 54. 1. Install the ribbon ta ke-up c ore on the ribbon tak e-up spind le. NOTE: The first r ibbon tak e-up core comes with th e printer. Thereafter , use the core f[...]

Loading Ribbon 25 4. Thread th e end of the ribb on under the re ar ribbon guide rol ler, then betwee n the plate n and the pr inthead. You can also re fer to the arro ws on th e printer f rame or to th e upper- right corn er of the lab el ins ide the m edia cover for ribbon loading i nstruc tions. Media Printhead Rear Ribb on Guide Roller Ribbon[...]

Loading Media And Ribbon 26 IMPORT ANT Do not attach the ribbon to the ribbon take-up spindle without a ribbon take-up core installed. 5. Attach th e ribbon to the ribbon take-up core on the ribbon take-up spindle using the adhes ive on th e ribbon leader. 6. Manually rotate the s pindle clock wise until the clear lea der has passed the printh ead.[...]

Printh ead Pressure Adjustment 27 Printing Adjustment s Printhead Pressu re Adjustment Adjust t he printh ead pres sure to the settin g of 4. Printh ead Pressure Bl ock Adjus tment s Lef t Pressure Block Manually adjust th e left pre ssure block so its ha ndle is ali gned with the bold m ark on th e pressure b lock adjus tment sc ale. Right Pressur[...]

Printing Adjustments 28 Posi ti oning The Medi a Sens ors Your pr inter is e quipped wi th upper and lower media se nsors that detect the top-of-f orm positi on on medi a with labe l length indi cators (black marks, ga ps, no tches, or h oles). T he media sensor s also detect Pa per Out conditio ns. Use the ha ndles on the lower media se nsor to ho[...]

Positioning The Media Sens ors 29 If you are us ing smart label s, the lower media sens or should not be placed in th e path o f media fea tures that c ould cause false gap detection or paper o ut fault s. Such featu res ar e dark pre -printing, rounded die cut l abel cor ners, an d extraneou s cut-o uts. Avoid Ro unded Die Cut Label Corner Positio[...]

Calibrating The Printer 30 Calibratin g The Printer NOTE: If you make a ny chang es to the d efault con figuration m enu items, y ou will b e prompte d to save the co nfiguration . See “Au to Save C onfigurat ion” on p age 50. For prin ters not using s mart labels , an Auto C alibrate should b e suffici ent to pro perly cal ibrate th e printer [...]

Running Auto Calibrate 31 4. Press ↑ or ↓ until Label L ength / 6 i nch* dis plays (de fault). 5. Press + or – until the valu e that matc hes the ph ysical l ength of the insta lled medi a displ ays. See “ Label Leng th” on pag e 42. NOTE: Selecting the cor rect Labe l Len gth forces Auto Ca librate to increa se med ia advan cement for lo[...]

Calibrating The Printer 32 Making A Media Profile Printout The Medi a Profile printout shows the relatio nship of t he Pape r Out Threshol d and t he Gap/Ma rk Thresho ld va lues, illus trates i f and when ea ch label length in dicator is detec ted, and s hows the differen ce between the label length in dicator s and the l abel. Th e profile pr int[...]

Making A Media Profile Printout 33 6. Press the PAU SE key until OFFLINE displa ys. NOTE: The Gap/Ma rk and Pap er Out Thr eshold values sho wn on the M edia P rof ile pri ntout repr esent the l ast va lues determi ned from a success ful Auto Ca librate or the factor y default v alues if no Auto Cal ibrate wa s perform ed. Gap Sensing This figu re [...]

Calibrating The Printer 34 To avoid t his pro blem, incr ease the Thr eshold Rang e value t o 60% or 70% in the CALIBR ATE CTRL m enu (the d efault is 50%), then run an A uto Calibrat e again ( page 30). NOTE: Any change s to Thresho ld Range wi ll not take e ffect unti l you run an Auto Cal ibrate a gain. This will raise the Gap/Mark t hreshold h [...]

Making A Media Profile Printout 35 Advanced G ap Sensing This figu re shows a Media P rofile pr intout of a smart la bel wher e Gap/Mark Sensor is set to Adv anced Gap in the CALIBRA TE CTRL menu. In this ex ample, th e gap thre shold v alue the pri nter selec ted (repres ented by th e Gap/Mark dotted li ne) is too c lose to the amplitud e of the a[...]

Calibrating The Printer 36 To avoid t his pro blem, incr ease the Thr eshold Rang e value t o 60% in the CAL IBRATE CTRL menu (the defa ult is 50 %), then run a n Auto Cali brate aga in (page 30). NOTE: Any change s to Thresho ld Range wi ll not take e ffect unti l you run an Auto Cal ibrate a gain. This will raise the Gap/Mark t hreshold h igh eno[...]

Making A Media Profile Printout 37 Changing The Active IGP Emulation The following ex ample shows how to cha nge the active IGP emulatio n from IG P/PGL (de fault) to IGP /VGL usin g the QUICK SETUP men u. 1. Set the pr inter po wer switch to | (On) . 2. Press the key to e nter the QUICK SETUP menu. 3. Press ↓ and ↵ at the same time un til ENTE[...]

QUICK SE TUP Menu 38 QUICK SETUP Menu (cont. on next page ) QUICK SETUP Print In tensity Transfer* Direct Pri nt Mod e 2 Paper Feed Sh ift Label Wi dth Label Leng th Orientati on 4.1, 6.6, or 8.5 inches* 3, 5 Portrait* L andscape Inv. Por trait Inv. Landscape –3* –15 to 15 00.1 to 8.5 inch es 5 0.00 inches* 3 4 or 6 inches* 3, 5 00.1 to 99.0 in[...]

Making A Media Profile Printout 39 NOTE: Many QU ICK SETU P menu it ems are available i n other main menu s. (Refer to the User’s Ma nual .) Changes ma de in the QU ICK SETUP men u are updated in the oth er main menu s, and vice v ersa. 1* 1 to 8 Factory* 1 to 8 Save Config. Power-Up Co nfig. IGP/ PGL* PPI/Z GL Active IG P Emul PPI/TGL P PI/IGL I[...]

QUICK SE TUP Menu 40 QUICK SETUP Menu Items Print Intensity This menu item sp ecifies t he level of therma l energy from the printhea d to be us ed for the type of me dia and ribbon ins talled. Large nu mbers impl y more h eat (ther mal energy ) to be a pplied for each dot. This has a signifi cant effec t on print q uality. Th e print intensi ty an[...]

QUICK SETUP Menu Items 41 Media Handling This m enu item s pecifie s how the p rinter wil l handle t he media (labels o r tag stoc k). • Tear-Off Strip . Printer p rints o n the me dia and sends i t out the front unti l the print buffer is empty, th en positions the last label over the tea r bar fo r removal. • Tear-Off . After each label is pr[...]

QUICK SE TUP Menu 42 Paper F eed Shif t This men u item represen ts the d istance to advance a label (+ shif t) or pull back (– shi ft) when the Tear -Off Strip, Tear-Off, P eel-Off, or Cut Media Handli ng option is enabled. T he allowable range is –0.50 inch es to the cur rent Lab el Length v alue se tting up to a maximum of 12.8 0 inches in 0[...]

QUICK SETUP Menu Items 43 the image i s not affec ted by this p arameter. The allowa ble range is –1.00 inc hes to the current La bel Length value s etting, up to a maximum of 12.80 i nches, i n 0.01 inch i ncremen ts. The defa ult va lue is 0. 00 inches . Hor Image Shif t This m enu item s pecifie s the amou nt to shift an ima ge left ( –) or [...]

QUICK SE TUP Menu 44 • Landscape . Landscape refers to horizontal orientat ion, where the width o f a page is greater than its hei ght. The top edge of the image is paralle l to the left edge of the media. T he followi ng example is viewed f rom the fr ont of the p rinter. NOTE: Landsca pe orientati on ap plies to PGL and VGL emu lation s. This i[...]

QUICK SETUP Menu Items 45 • Inv. Lan dscape . Inver se Landsc ape refers to horizon tal orientat ion, wh ere the width of a p age is g reater than its hei ght. The top e dge of the i mage is parallel to the righ t edge of the media. T he following example is viewed fr om the fr ont of the printer . NOTE: Inverse La ndscape or ientation applies to[...]

QUICK SE TUP Menu 46 Gap/M ark Sens or Specifi es the se nsor type needed for detectin g the top-o f-form positio n on medi a with lab el len gth indic ators (g aps, notc hes, hol es, or blac k marks) . • Disable . Sel ect when u sing media w ith no lab el length indicat ors (no gaps, not ches, holes, or b lack ma rks), or when you want the print[...]

QUICK SETUP Menu Items 47 If your sma rt label s have n o horizonta l black ba r locate d within ea ch liner g ap, you mu st ch oose betwe en Gap and Advanc ed Gap sensin g. Run an Au to Cali brate (page 30), then make a Me dia Profil e printou t (page 32 ). Choose the sens ing type that prov ides the highes t liner ga p amplitud e compared to the [...]

QUICK SE TUP Menu 48 V alidator Funct. This men u appe ars onl y if a n online data va lidator (validato r) option is ins talled. • Enabl ed . The printer c ommands t he valid ator to be gin scanni ng bar co des and to report er rors. The c ounters increm ent while the valida tor is ena bled. • Disabled .T he prin ter will not command the valid[...]

QUICK SETUP Menu Items 49 Power- Up Confi g. You can specify the Fac tory co nfiguration or any o ne of the eight possib le saved co nfigurat ions as the power-up configur ation. The defa ult is F actory. SMT : Status This m enu appears only if an RFID encod er is i nstalled. Ref er to “Software M igratio n Tools (SMT)” in the RFID Labe ling Re[...]

Saving The Configuration 50 Saving The Configuration After c ustomizing your s ettings, s ave them as a configu ratio n: 1. Press the key to e nter the QUICK SETUP menu. 2. Press ↑ or ↓ until Save Config. / 1* display s. 3. If necess ary, p ress + or – until th e desired config uration displ ays. 4. Press ↵ . Sa ving Co nfig urati on di spl[...]

QUICK SETUP Menu Items 51 Selectin g The Power-Up Configuration To have a saved configur ation auto matical ly loade d when you power up the printe r, set th e saved con figurati on as the Powe r-Up configur ation: 1. Press the key to e nter the QUICK SETUP menu. 2. Press ↑ or ↓ un til Power- Up Conf ig. / Fact ory* di splays. 3. Press + or –[...]

Printing A Configur ation 52 Printing A Config uration We rec ommend tha t you pri nt and sto re your configura tions for future refer ence. T he prin tout provide s a list of the param eters tha t were set when you con figured t he printe r. To print a configur ation: 1. Press the ke y until PRINTER C ONTROL dis plays. 2. Press ↓ and ↵ toget h[...]

QUICK SETUP Menu Items 53 Run A Barcode Demo T est IMPORT ANT Printronix recommends using the supplied r oll of 100 labels to set up and ver ify printer opera tion. If you have an SL5000r , this will avoid expending the more expensive s mart labels for this task. Before y ou send a n actu al print job, run a bar co de demo tes t: 1. Press the PAU S[...]

Cleaning 54 Cleaning Depending on the m edia used, th e printe r may acc umulate residues (media dus t, adhesi ves, etc.) as a by-prod uct of n ormal printin g. To mai ntain top p rinting quality, you shou ld remov e these residu es by clea ning th e printer p eriodical ly. Exterior Clean the e xterior s urfaces with a clean, lin t-free clo th. If [...]

Cleaning The Printhead, Platen Roller, And Media Sensors 55 (direct th ermal pri nt mode ). Clean t he printhead with the c leaning pen suppl ied with t he printer . By keep ing your pr inthead clean, y ou will he lp mainta in its l ife. Platen Roller Cleaning Media dus t and adhe sive r esidue on the platen roller c an degrade print qu ality and c[...]

Cleaning 56 Pivoting Deck Printhead Heating Elements Deck Loc k Lever Lower Medi a Sensor (with visible red LED) Platen R oller Peel/Tear D oor A See page 57. Printhead Co ver/ Upper Me dia Sensor[...]

Cleaning The Printhead, Platen Roller, And Media Sensors 57 1. Rotate the d eck lock lever clo ckwise to o pen the piv oting deck and remov e any medi a and ribbon ( if loaded) to g ain acces s to the prin thead ass embly he ating element area. 2. Gently ru b the felt t ip of the c leaning pen o r a cotto n swab with isopro pyl alcoho l acros s the[...]

Repacking The Printe r 58 Rep acking The Printer CAUTI ON Follow all of the r epacking instructions car efully, otherwise the printer could be damaged dur ing shipping. 1. Remove al l media a nd ribbon. 2. Install t he foam pads and tape t he media c over to the b ase pan as shown on page 12 . 3. Rotate t he printhead pressu re adjustme nt dial fu [...]

Cleaning The Printhead, Platen Roller, And Media Sensors 59 5. Pack th e printer ( taped in i ts bag) as shown (a ). CAUTI ON Pack the printer with the media cover (window side) up. 6. Pack th e remain ing ite ms as show n (b), an d tape the b ox flaps closed . 7. Strap the box securely (straps not supplied) before shipping (c). Me dia Cove r (win [...]

Contact Information 60 Cont act Information Printronix Cu stomer Support Ce nter IMPORT ANT Please have the following information av ailable prior to ca lling the Printronix Customer Suppo rt Center: • Model num ber • Serial nu mber (loc ated on the back of th e printer) • Installe d option s (i.e., int erface an d host typ e if app licable t[...]

Corpo rate Offices 61 Corpo rate Offices Printroni x, Inc. 14600 Myford Road P.O. Box 1955 9 Irvine, CA 92623- 9559 Phone: ( 714) 368-23 00 Fax: (714 ) 368-2600 Printroni x, Inc. Nederland B V P.O. Box 163, Nieu weweg 283 NL-6600 A d Wijchen The Neth erla nds Phone: ( 31) 24 64 89489 Fax: (31) 2 4 64894 99 Printroni x Schwe iz GmbH 42 Changi Sout h[...]

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