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EC - FT - 420 BARCODE LABEL PRINTER User’s Manual[...]
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EC FT - 420 Barcode Printer User Manual ® Copy right 2010 P . 1 1 General 1.1 Printer Accessories 1.2 General Specifications 1.3 Communicate Interface 1.4 Printer Parts 2 PRINTER INSTA LLATIONS 2.1 Ribbon Installation 2.2 Label Installation 2.3 Label Roll Core 2.4 Installation Instruction 2.5 PC Connection 3 Control Pane l 3.1 FEED Key 3.2 Notice [...]
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EC FT - 420 Barcode Printer User Manual ® Copy right 2010 P . 2 1. General 1.1. Printer Accessories After unpacking, please check the accessories that come with the package and store appropriately. 1 Ba rcode Printer 2 Power Cord 3 Printer Cable (Parallel) 4 Label Axis 5 Ribbon Axis X 2 Pieces 6 Empty Ribbon Roll 7 Label 8 Ribbon Axis 9 CD 10 W ar[...]
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EC FT - 420 Barcode Printer User Manual ® Copy right 2010 P . 3 Image Monochrome PCX,BMP(support after the softw are control: ICO WMF,JPG,EMF Picture, can control the picture amplification, reduced, rotation, mirror image and highlight Bar Code Code 39, Code 93, Code 1 28 (subset A,B,C), UPC A / E (add on 2 & 5), I 2 of 5I, EAN 8 / 13 (add on [...]
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EC FT - 420 Barcode Printer User Manual ® Copy right 2010 P . 4 1.3. Communication Interface Parallel Interf ace Interface cab le : Parallel ca ble compatib le to IBM PC Pin out : See below PIN NO. FU NCTION TRANSMITT ER 1 2- 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 - 30 31 32 33 34 - 35 36 /Strobe Data 0- 7 /Acknowledge Busy /Paper empt y /Select /Auto-Li[...]
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EC FT - 420 Barcode Printer User Manual ® Copy right 2010 P . 5 1 Upper cover opens a button 11 LED Light(Ready) 2 Top Cover 12 LED Light (Status) 3 Ribbon Rewind W heel 13 Ribbon Supply Shaft 4 Locking Tenon (left/right) 14 Label Guide 5 Ribbon Rewind Shaft + Empty Ribbon Roll 15 Platen Roller 6 Front Cover Piece 16 Power Switch 7 Mount the Gaika[...]
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EC FT - 420 Barcode Printer User Manual ® Copy right 2010 P . 6 2. Pri nter Installation This printer model has the following print mo des ： Thermal Transfer (TT) ： W hen printing, ribbon m ust be installed to tra nsfer the print contents onto the media. Direct Thermal (DT) ： W hen printing, no ribbon is necessary; it only requires direct th[...]
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EC FT - 420 Barcode Printer User Manual ® Copy right 2010 P . 7 4. Feed the ribbon from the Ribbon Supply Shaft under the Print Head. 5. Warp the ribbo n around the Ribbon Shaft and stick th e ribbon o nto the Empty Ribbon Roll Core 。 6. Firmly close the upper print mechanisms. 2.2. Label Installation 1. Open the top cover by pressing the Cover.[...]
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EC FT - 420 Barcode Printer User Manual ® Copy right 2010 P . 8 2. Place the label roll onto the Label Roll Core. 3. Loosen and lift the upper print mechanism by pressing the locking buttons. 4. Feed the label through the two Label Guides to the Tear-off Bar. Align the label guides to the label edge. 5. Firmly close the upper print mechanisms.[...]
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EC FT - 420 Barcode Printer User Manual ® Copy right 2010 P . 9 2.3. Label Roll Core Installation Instruction (A) 1” roll core installation (B) 1.5” roll core installation (C) 3” roll core installation 2.4. PC Connection 1. Please make sure the printer is powered off. 2. Take the power cable, plug the cable switch to the pow er socket, and t[...]
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EC FT - 420 Barcode Printer User Manual ® Copy right 2010 P . 10 3. Control Panel 3.1. FEED Key After pressing the FEED key, printer will send the media (according to media type) to the specified stop position. W hen printing with continuous med ia, pressing the FEED key will feed med ia out to a certain length. W hen printing labels, pressing the[...]
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EC FT - 420 Barcode Printer User Manual ® Copy right 2010 P . 11 Ready Indicator Show the printer status Green: printer is ready to operate Blinking: printer is paused Power indicator Shows the power and error status Off -printer power off Green ： printer power off Blinking ： error occurs Performing Calibration 1. Keep pressing the feed button[...]
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EC FT - 420 Barcode Printer User Manual ® Copy right 2010 P . 12 NOTE: All se ttings are stored in non -volatile E2PROM and ca nnot be de stroyed even turn off the printer . Notes ： If you are just updating your driv er,make sure to delete the previous v ersion f irst .[...]
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EC FT - 420 Barcode Printer User Manual ® Copy right 2010 P . 13 4. Maintenance and A djustment 4-1. Maintenance and Ad justment Thermal Pr int Head Clean ing Unclear print outs may be caused by dusty print head, ribbon stain or label liner glue. There fore when printing, it’s n ecessary to keep the top c over close d. Also, chec k and prevent p[...]
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EC FT - 420 Barcode Printer User Manual ® Copy right 2010 P . 14 4-2. Troublesho oting Problem Recomme nded Solution Power on the printer, but the LED does not light up Check the pow er connect or LED light turns red(pow er/status) after printing stops Check for software s etting or program co mmand errors Che ck if label is al l out 。 Check if [...]