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TC6030OH Rev. E 10/97 ©1994 Monarch Marking Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Operato r ’s Handbook M Monarch ® 6030 TM PATHFINDER ® Ultra TM Printer[...]
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Each product and program carries a respective written warranty, the only warranty on which the customer can rely. Monarch reserves the right to make changes in the product, the programs, and their availability at any time and without notice. Although Monarch has made every effort to provide complete and accurate information in this manual, Monarch [...]
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Laser Scanner Safe ty Infor mation ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– This prod uct is certi fied to be a Class II la ser product w ith the United S tates Depar tment o f Heal th and Hu man S ervi ces (DHHS) C enter fo r Devices an d Radiolo gical Heal th. The scanner e mits less tha n 1.0 milliw[...]
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Prefac e The Operator’s Ha ndboo k contains prod uct sp eci ficat ions a nd accessorie s, includi ng information about F charg ing th e battery hand le. F load ing supp lies. F usin g the ke ypad. F starting an applica tion a nd transf erring data. F coll ecti ng data a nd pri nting . F usin g the opti onal las er sca nner . F caring for an d mai[...]
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Command m ode Series o f menus on your printe r display from whi ch you can sta rt/resu me applic atio ns, tra nsfer data, co nfigu re the prin ter or use diagno stics. Continuous mode Print mode in which a st rip o f supplie s is printe d with on e pres s o f the trig ger . Download (receive) T ra nsmission of d ata from the host to your printe r [...]
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Chapter 1. Intro duct ion This printer ca n be program med to fit your sp ecific needs. Y ou ca n use i t to sc an d ata or pr int labe ls sp eci ally desi gned for you. In order to use the pri nter , an appl icatio n that includ es your forma t and p rinter co nfigur ation mu st be downlo aded. Se e yo ur Sy stem Admi nis trator for detail s. The [...]
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Using Co mmand Mode –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Comm and m ode co ntains bas ic func tion s and fe atures you c an modify for your sp ecific needs. n Some feat ures of Co mmand mode may a lready be set in your appli cati on. See y our S ys tem Ad mini str ator fo[...]
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Using the Menus –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The C omma nd mo de us es a s er ies of m enus yo u can s cro ll through to acce ss the functio ns you need. The menu names appear i n upp ercas e lette rs on line 1. T he me nu sel ecti on(s ) appear [...]
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6030 Ope rato r ’ s Hand book 1-4[...]
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Chapter 2. Gett ing Start ed Before using the printer , you mu st 4 charge the battery handl e. (See "Chargin g the Batte ry Hand le" lat er in th is chapt er .) 4 attach a fully ch arged battery handl e. (See "Remo ving and Attaching the Battery Handl e" later in thi s chapter .) 4 load yo ur supplies. (See Chap ter 3, "Lo[...]
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The foll owing w ill i ncrease the battery d ischarge rate F using the laser scann er F enab ling the backligh t F printing large amou nts of data on t he supp ly F printin g in O n-Dem and m ode. c Always kee p a charged h andle attach ed to the pr inter . Stori ng the prin ter withou t a handle m ay erase or alte r the memo ry . Char ge the ha nd[...]
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R emoving and A ttaching th e Batt er y Handle c Before rem oving or a ttaching the b attery handle , turn the printer off. T o change the battery ha ndle: 1. T urn the printer off . 2. Hold t he lat ch down while yo u slide t he batt ery hand le off towards the ba ck of the prin ter . 3. Slide a fully charg ed battery handl e onto the pri nter unt[...]
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Charging the Bat ter y Handl e When using or sto ring th e wal l char ger: F DO NOT wrap the cord around the char ger . F DO NOT pull or put unu sual s tre ss on the cord . w Before usi ng the charge r , inspec t the cord for b are wires. DO NOT use a charg er with bare w ires . Use only a man ufact urer ap prov ed c harge r . T o charge the ba tte[...]
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Chapter 3. Loading Supp lies The pri nter use s therma l supplies: F synthet ic labe ls F paper la bels and tags F spec ial ty pa per ( non-p eel m ode o nly) See Appe ndix B, "Sp ecifications and Accessories," for availa ble supp ly sizes. L oading Supplies –––––––––––––––––––––––––––[...]
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L oading for P eel Mode––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– P eel m ode se parate s labe ls fro m the b acki ng pa per , al lowi ng you to print and apply la bels immedia tely . Y o u must load labels in this mode w hen the O n-Dem and se nsor is enabl ed. T o l oad yo[...]
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3. Pull back the su pply lock tab. 4. Squee ze or pu ll apart t he supp ly holder at its ba se to adjust it to th e size of your sup ply roll. It clicks at 1.2", 1.5", an d 2.0". Supply Holder Chapter 3. Load ing Sup plies 3-3[...]
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5. Press the su pply lock down to lock the suppl y holder in plac e. 6. Remove the se al from the suppl y roll, p eel and discard the first four inches o f labels fro m the backi ng pape r . 7. Place the supply rol l in the supply ho lder so tha t it feeds labels from the bottom as sh own. (Y ou may have to ad just the suppl y hold er .) The black [...]
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9. F eed the bac ki ng pa per un der the appl ica tor ro ller a nd under the labe l deflec tor . 10. Push the l abel defle ctor up unti l it snaps i nto place. 11. P artiall y close the su pply cover to the first position (u ntil it clicks once ). n Do Not clos e the cover comp letely at this step or a l abel jam may occur . Applicat or Roller Labe[...]
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12. Hold th e supply e dge bet ween th e feed and pin ch rollers. Press the trigge r to feed the backing pap er through the rollers. 13. Press 1 if you are loadin g the same supply type . Press e to start your appl ication. O r , press 2 to load a differe nt supp ly type or size. Y ou wi ll see: Supply T ype? 1 = Synt hetic 14. Press e if this is t[...]
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Y ou will see : Supply Width? WIDTH = 2.0 15. Press e if this is the correct wi dth. -OR- T o change the widt h, use the a rrow keys to scrol l to the corre ct wi dth and th en pre ss e . 1 = 1.2 2 = 1.5 3 = 2.0 Y ou will see : ENTER STK LENG TH 4.0 z 16. Press e if this is the correct le ngth. -OR- T o change the length, press c , e nter the new l[...]
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L oading for Non-P eel Mode –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Non-P eel mode feeds the supp ly through the printer in on e continuo us st rip. U se Non -P eel m ode to pri nt stri ps of labels , tags, or s pec ialt y pape r . T o l oad your supply: 1. T urn the printer on. After t[...]
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3. Pull back the su pply lock tab. 4. Squee ze or pu ll apart t he supp ly holder at its ba se to adjust it to th e size of your sup ply roll. It clicks at 1.2", 1.5", an d 2.0". Supply Holder Chapter 3. Load ing Sup plies 3-9[...]
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5. Press the su pply lock down to lock the suppl y holder in plac e. 6. Remove the se al from the suppl y roll. 7. Place the supply rol l in the supply ho lder so tha t it feeds labels from the bottom a s shown. (Y ou ma y have to ad just the sup ply ho lder .) The blac k mark s on the labe ls sh ould be facing down . n There are no blac k m arks o[...]
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9. Close th e supply cover co mpletely . 10. Press 1 if you are loadin g the sa me sup ply ty pe. Pres s e to start your ap plicatio n. Or , press 2 to load a different supp ly type or size. Y ou will see: Supply T ype? 1 = Synt hetic 11. Press e if this is the correct sup ply type. T o change the supply type, us e the arrow keys to scroll to the c[...]
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13. Press e if this is the correct le ngth. -OR- T o change the length, press c , e nter the new l ength, and pr ess e . R emoving Supplies ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– T o re move suppli es: 1. If you are in P eel mode, tear the bac ki ng pape r jus t ab[...]
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Chapter 4. Enter ing an d Printin g Dat a This chapte r gives you informa tion about F the displa y . F the keypad . F the four data en try modes. F using ap plicatio ns. F printing . About the Display ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Y our pri nter has[...]
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Using the K eypad ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– n Information in th is manual about the ke ypad and the func tion of the keys i s for dom estic mode ls only an d for thos e model s where t he keys have not be en redefi ned. Y our pri nter may ha ve a[...]
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a Enters and ex it s Lowe rcas e Al pha m ode. Enters S pecial C harac ter mode while i n Upperc ase Alpha m ode. (E nter s and e xits alternate character set fo r Internatio nal models.) c Clears da ta from the d isplay . l Enables yo u to load supply . s Enters a nd exi ts Up perc ase Alpha m ode. Enters S pecial C harac ter mode while i n Lower [...]
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Using Numeric Mo de Numeric m ode is the default m ode of the pri nter . This mode allow s you to use t he foll owing ke ys on the keyp ad: F Numeric ke ys F Symbol keys F A - f ke ys In Nu meric mode, the cursor i s a solid u nderline. _ Using Uppercase Alpha Mode This mo de allo ws you to en ter upp ercase lett ers and u se the up and d own a rro[...]
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Using Lowercase Alpha Mode This mo de allo ws you to en ter lowerca se lette rs and use t he up and down arro ws. In Lowe rcase Alph a mode, the cu rsor is a blin king rect angle. n Lowerc ase Alpha m ode a llow s you to enter and ex it the Europe an c haracte r set. T o use Lo werc ase Alph a mod e: 1. Press a to enter Lowercas e Al pha m ode. 2. [...]
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F unc tion K eys –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– There a re six functio n keys ( A - f ) on your printer keypad . These keys may b e prog ramm ed to pe rform spec ial fu nction s. Ask your System Administrato r if you need to use the se keys. [...]
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R esuming an App lication (R esume App.) Use Resum e App. to return to where yo u exited yo ur app lication . T o resume an applica tion: F rom the MAIN MENU , press e to sele ct Resume A pp. n See yo ur Sy stem Admi nis trator for detail s ab out you r applica tion. If you se e the message INV ALID ST ART , an ap plicatio n has not been downlo ade[...]
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T o p rint la bels in O n-Demand mode: 1. Press the trigge r . 2. Apply the la bel. The next label pri nts automaticall y . Repeat these steps to conti nue to pri nt and apply more l abels. n T o remove excess backing pap er , gently tear it ag ainst the ex it chute. Print ing in Co ntinu ous Mod e In Contin uous mod e, the prin ter pr ints on e su[...]
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Chapter 5. Transf errin g Data This chapter i ncludes i nformation about: Connec ting the Comm unica tions Cabl e T o establis h com muni cation s, you ne ed to connec t a ca ble i nterfac e. See "Conne cting th e Communi cations Ca ble" later in this ch apter . Recei ving D ata Y ou may want t o down load lo okup ta bles, data collect re[...]
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2. Plug the mini -DIN conne ctor of the cable in to the p rinter . n Make sure the fl at side of th e connector face s the front of the printer . 3. Plug th e other en d of the cable int o the RS-232 serial port on the ho st. 4. T urn the printer on. 5. Selec t Send or R eceiv e from the DA T A TRANSF ER me nu. See "Rece iving Da ta" or &[...]
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R eceiving Data ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– F ollo w thes e step s be fore you begi n to rec eive data fro m yo ur host (su ch as an ap plicatio n). n Remember , your appl ication may a lready be in the printe r and you ma y not have t o down[...]
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b. Press b two times. Y ou will se e: Start App. Data T ransfer c. Press < . Y o u will see: Resume App. Start App. d. Press e . Sending Data––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Y ou ca n send data c ollec tion reco rds and up to 10 l ook up [...]
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F Press e to send data collection record s. -OR- F Press > t o select a Lookup T a ble (1-10) to send to the hos t, and then pres s e . Each time you su ccessfully transmit reco rds, you will see TRANSM ISSION COMP LETE . 6. When you a re fini shed send ing data : a. Press b until you see th e MAIN ME NU. b. Disconn ect the ca ble fro m the prin[...]
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3. Press > un til you see: Send Serial P ort 4. Press e . F rom this poin t, you can set th e follow ing commun ications parameters: Baud Ra te 19.2 K, 96 00*, 48 00 , 24 00 , 12 00 P arity NONE, EVEN, ODD*, MARK, SP ACE Data Bits 7*, 8 Stop Bi ts 1*, 2 Flow Control NONE, XON/ XOF F*, DT R, RTS, MODEM Echo BEL Enable*, Di sable ENQ Pol ling Enab[...]
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Chapter 6. Conf igurin g the Pr int er This chapter i ncludes i nformation about F enab ling/di sabling the Ba cklight . F enab ling/di sabling On-Dema nd mode . F setting the C lock/Cale ndar . F sele ctin g a La ngua ge (En glis h). F usin g the S hutdown Time r . F setting the S can ner . n Remember , these options may alre ady be set with in yo[...]
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Enabling/Disabling the Backli ght ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The dis play bac kligh t can be enab led fo r diml y li t areas . Thi s feat ure is di sabled whe n you recei ve the pr inter . If there is no activity a t the keypad or scanner fo r a period of time, the backlig ht shuts off . [...]
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2. Press e . Y ou will see: On-Demand Disable 3. Press 1 to select Enable or 2 to select Disab le. 4. Press e . Setting the T ime and Date –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– If time and/or d ate are al ready set, you wi ll see the current time or da te. T o set the time a nd [...]
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Selecting a Language –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The La nguage Select feature allows yo u to select an alte rnate langua ge, if one is a vaila ble i n your prin ter . Eng lis h is stand ard in the printer . Wh en an altern ate la nguage resi des in your pr [...]
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Enabling/Disabling the Shutdown T imer ––––––––––––––––––––––– The Shu tdown Time r is d isabl ed wh en you rece ive the printe r . When thi s feature is e nabled, the printer au tomatical ly goes into low powe r when the pri nter ha s not be en use d for a specifie d period . T o resu me powe r after s[...]
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Selecting Ba r Codes for Scanning ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Y ou mu st enab le and d isable each specifi c bar code typ e for scannin g. Y ou can scan any bar code l isted below . UPC/EAN C ODAB AR L AC CODE3 9 Code 1 28 I2of5 M SI Maxi Code n F Y ou must select 1 check digit or 2 check [...]
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4. Press e to enable the bar code. Y ou will see: Supplements Enable n When suppl em ents are en able d, you c an s can th e + 2 and + 5 versio ns of UPCA, UPCE, an d EAN bar cod es. -OR- Press > . Y ou will see: UPC/EAN Disable 5. Press e to disable th e bar c ode. Y ou wi ll se e: SCANNER MENU UPC/EAN 6. Press > to scroll and e to enab le o[...]
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6030 Ope rato r ’ s Hand book 6-8[...]
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Chapter 7. Care an d Mainte nance This chapter te lls you ho w to F clear supp ly jams. F clea n the p rinthe ad. F clea n the p laten rol ler . F clea n the fe ed an d pin ch ro llers . F clea n the s ens ors . 7-1[...]
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Clearing Supply Jams ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– When clearin g a supply ja m, check the F labe l deflect or F feed an d pin ch ro ller s T o cl ear a supp ly jam: 1. Press th e latch button s and ope n the supp ly cover comple tely . 2. Gently press down wi t[...]
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5. Check the feed and p inch r oller s for jamm ed sup ply . 6. Gently remove any ja mmed suppl y . n DO NO T use sharp o bjects to remove ja mmed supplies. 7. Y ou ma y need t o clean th e prin ter to remove buildup. See "Clean ing th e Platen , F ee d and Pinch Rollers" l ater in t his chapter . Pinch Roller F eed Roller Chapte r 7. Car[...]
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Cleaning the Printhead –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Clean th e prin thead F after usi ng 7-10 roll s of suppli es. F in ex treme te mper ature s, hum id co nditi ons or dirty envir onm ent. F when you see voids in th e print. F after a su pply jam. c Use is opropy[...]
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5. Clean the print head a rea of a ll adhesive and lab el partic les usin g the i tem s li sted abov e. 6. Reloa d the supp ly roll an d close the supply cove r . Cleaning the Platen, F eed and P inch R ollers –––––––––––––––––––– Y ou can use any of the fo llowing i tems to remo ve adhesi ve buildup from the[...]
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2. Remove your supply . 3. Open the la bel defl ector by gently p ressing down wi th two fingers. 4. Clean the plat en roller a nd remove an y adhesive buildu p. 5. T urn the platen ro ller w ith your fin ger , and then contin ue cleani ng. 6. Reload your suppl y and c los e the la bel d eflecto r and supply co ver . T o cl ean the f eed and p inch[...]
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Cleaning the Sensors––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– T o cl ean the O n-Demand senso r: 1. T urn the printer off and op en the sup ply cover . 2. Open the la bel defl ecter by gently p ressing down wi th two fingers. 3. Clean th e On- Dem and se nso r with a [...]
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T o cl ean th e Black Mark sen sor: 4. T urn the printer off , open the cover and rem ove the suppli es. 5. Clean th e Bla ck M ark sens or with a soft c loth m ois tened with wate r . Black Mark Sensor 6030 Ope rato r ’ s Hand book 7-8[...]
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Storage T ips –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Store the p rinter w ith a han dle attached . DO NOT sto re the printer in or nea r F magn etic fie lds F wet or damp areas F dirty or dusty ar eas F areas of inte nse v ibrati on or s hock .[...]
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6030 Ope rato r ’ s Hand book 7-10[...]
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Chapter 8. Using the Laser Scann er Y our printer m ay have a b uilt-in scann er . T o change the bar code typ e, see " Sel ecti ng Bar Co des for Sc anni ng" in Chapter 6 . This prod uct is certi fied to be a Class II la ser product w ith the United S tates DH HS Ce nter for Dev ices and Ra diolog ical Health . The sca nner emit s less t[...]
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Scanning a Bar Code –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– T o sca n a bar code: n Always atta ch the safety strap to your wri st whil e scannin g. 1. P oint th e sca nner a t a sl ight a ngle ap prox imate ly four to eight in ches from the bar code sy mbo l. 2. Press[...]
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Cleaning the Scanner W indow –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– c DO NO T use solven ts (e.g., alcohol or a cetone) or a brasive clea ners to cl ean the s cann er w indow . This wi ll da mage the finish. Clean the scanne r wind ow wheneve r the wi ndow ap pears to be di rty or sm eared .[...]
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6030 Ope rato r ’ s Hand book 8-4[...]
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Chapter 9. Trou blesho oting This chapter i ncludes i nformation about F printer pro blems and so lutions F messages yo u may see. Pr oblems and Solutions –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Some common printer pro blems and thei r solution s are listed on th e foll owin[...]
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Problem Solu tion Printer partially prints on the supply and fails to respond to the keypad or trigger . (RECHARGE does not appear on the display .) Switch to a fully charged handle. Load the supply corr ectly . Printer fails to respond to the keypad during data entry . (RECHARGE does not appear on the display .) Switch to a fully charged handle. S[...]
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Messages ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Y ou m ay se e the foll owin g mes sage s on y our pri nter di spl ay . If you see a message not listed below , see your System Administrator . P ress b to clear me ssages. Message Explan[...]
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Message Explanatio n MEMORY FULL There is not enough memory available for your files. A buffer allocation packet is alloc ating more than the total available memory . NOT A V AIL ABLE F unction not available in this printer . P ACK ET ERROR A buffer allocation packet is alloc ating more than the available memory for a par ticular buffer . RAM KERNE[...]
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Chapter 10. Using Diag nost ics n Only a Syst em Administrat or or Service p erson should use Diagno stics. Y ou can use diag nostics to F check the versi on string. F check memory al location. F check machine totals. F perform hardware tests. F reset you r applica tion. F perform service diagn ostics. T o access these opti ons, you ne ed to use th[...]
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Checking the Software V ersion ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The VERSION ME NU pro vides th e follow ing sele ctions: ROM V ersion Displa ys ROM version ##.# #.##.##. RAM V ersion Disp lays RAM versio n ##.##.##.# #. APP V ersion Displa ys Applica tion versio n ##.# #.##.# #. (If the a[...]
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T o check the me mory or fonts avai labl e in th e prin ter: 1. F rom the DIAGNO STIC M ENU, pr ess > until yo u see: V ersion Strings Memory I nfo. 2. Press e . Y ou will see: MEMORY MENU T otal Memory 3. Scroll to display T otal Memory , Font Numbers, or Memory Alloc ., and th en pre ss e . 4. The di splay shows in formation an d then au tomat[...]
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T o d isplay Machi ne T otal s: 1. F rom the DIAGNO STIC M ENU, pr ess > until yo u see: Memory I nfo. Machine T otals 2. Press e . Y ou will see: Print T otal ### 3. Press e or b . P er for min g Hardware T ests –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The HAR DW ARE T EST m enu h as[...]
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After run ning an y of the a bove te sts , depe nding o n the selectio n, press e or b to return to the m enu. n Hardw are tests are ty pic ally perfor med by an a uthori zed Service re presen tative. How ever , if you need to run any of these tests make su re you read the following section s. Each sec tion p rovi des the acce ptabl e resul ts of t[...]
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The Prin t Speed te st allows yo u to verify tha t the suppl y is moving throu gh the printe r at the correct spee d for pri nting scannab le bar cod es. The Gray Scale test ch ecks the uniformity o f the printing. T o run the T est P attern: 1. Press e to select Printi ng from the H DW T EST MENU. Y ou will se e: PRINTING TESTS T est P atter n 2. [...]
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T o ru n the P rint Sp eed test : 1. Press e to select Pri nting fro m the H DW T EST MENU. 2. F rom the PRINTING M ENU, press > until you se e: T est P atter n Print Speed 3. Press e . Y ou will see READ Y . 4. Press the trigge r to print the test sa mple. Use the metric scale below or a metric ruler to m easure you r test sample. If your test [...]
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4. Press the trigge r to print the test sa mple. The tes t sam ple sh ould be unifo rml y gray acro ss the supply . If yo u see voids, esp ecially on the e dges, save your test sample a nd call Service. n This test m ust be performe d in Non- peel mo de. Label with voids 6030 Ope rato r ’ s Hand book 10-8[...]
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T o adjust th e contrast: 1. Press e to select Printing from the HD W TEST MENU. 2. F rom the PRINTING M ENU, press > until you se e Contrast. 3. Press e . 4. At Suppl y T ype?, use th e arrow keys to select the su pply type y ou ne ed and p ress e . 5. At Bar co de T ype?, use th e arrow keys to selec t the bar code type you need to adju st. Th[...]
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Checking th e Serial P ort This test is typicall y perform ed by Service o r your MIS department. T o check the serial port, you perform a "loop-b ack" test, which che cks the port for recei ving and sending da ta from a ho st. n Contact your Service re presentati ve for the loop-back pl ug and procedure s. T o run the Serial P ort test: [...]
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Checking th e Sensors The SEN SO R TES TS me nu pro vides the foll owin g se lectio ns: F On-Dema nd for test ing the On-D emand senso r . F Black Mark for testing the Black Mark sensor . T o ru n the On-Deman d test: 1. F rom the HDW TE ST ME NU, press > until you see: Serial P ort Sensors 2. Press e . Y ou will see: SENSORS TEST On-Demand 3. P[...]
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5. Hold a w hite l abel agai nst the s enso r as s how n. a. When you co ver the senso r with a la bel, you will se e: DEMAND = ### BL OCKED V a lid valu es are 4 80-99 9. b. When you rem ove the la bel from th e sensor , you will see: DEMAND = ## CLEAR V a lid valu es are 0 -288. 6. Close the la bel defl ecto r , and th en pre ss b . T o run the B[...]
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6. Hold a b lack mar k agai nst th e sens or as show n. a. When you cove r the sens or with wh ite part of th e label you wi ll see : BL ACK MARK = ### WHITE V a lid valu es are 4 88-10 23. b. When you pl ace the blac k m ark o n the se nsor , you will see: BL ACK MARK = ### BL ACK V a lid valu es are 80-1 50. 7. Close the su pply cover and press e[...]
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Checking th e Print head The Printh ead test checks for F dot resistan ce F temper ature . The do t resistance test che cks each dot on th e printhead and takes ap prox imate ly four m inutes . The tempe rature test che cks the working te mperature ran ge of the pri nthead. T he tem peratu re of the printe r depe nds up on the numb er of labels pri[...]
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4. Press e . Y ou will see: Dot #### GOOD Dot V alue = ### V a lid valu es are 258 -330. I f the va lue is no t within ra nge, pleas e mak e a note and ca ll Se rvic e. T o ru n the T emperat ure te st: 1. F rom the PRINTH EAD TES TS menu , press > until you see: Dot resistance T emperature 2. Press e . Y ou will s ee: Printhead T emp = ### Refe[...]
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2. Press e . Y ou will see: BA TTERY = ### The ac ceptab le op eratin g rang e is 780-995 . Howe ver , if a fully c harg ed batter y dis pla ys an amou nt below 900, th e battery may be losing its rech arging capa city . Use a nother battery , make a note of the n umber , and call Service . 3. Press b . T esting the Scanner The scan ner test checks[...]
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Scanning C hecklist F Make sure the sca nning win dow is clean. F Aim th e scanner a t a slight angle at the bar co de. F Make sure the di stanc e betwee n the b ar code and scanner is four to eight in ches. Mo ve the scanner i n and out w hile the beam is o n. If the scanner stil l fails to read the bar code, p lease make a note and call Service. [...]
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Keypad T es t The Keypad test displ ays the ROW # and COLUMN # for each key you pre ss on the keypad . There are 6 rows and 6 columns (0-5). For example, b is (0,0 ), and E is (0,5). T o te st any key: 1. F rom the HDW TE ST ME NU, press > until you see: Display K eypad 2. Press e . Y ou wi ll see PRES S A KEY . 3. Press the key you w ant to tes[...]
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R esetting the Ap plicatio n The Res et App. r e-s tarts th e appli cati on and c lea rs the data collect fil e. The lo okup tables a re not reset. n Use on ly w ith the ap prov al of y our S ystem Adm ini strato r . Ser vice Diagnostics This me nu selection is password- protecte d for Service use. Chap ter 10 . Using Diag nosti cs 10-1 9[...]
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6030 Ope rato r ’ s Hand book 10-2 0[...]
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Appe ndix A. Referen ce I nf ormat ion Cable P in Outs ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The cab le pinouts o n the mini-DIN conn ector on the printer are set as sh own. Pin Signal 1 Send RTS 2 Receive CT S 3 Receive RX 4 Ground 5 Send TX 6 DSR 7 S[...]
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ANSI Charac ter T a ble ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 127 160 n 192 À 224 à 128 n 161 ¡ 193 Á 225 á 129 n 162 ¢ 194 Â 226 â 130 n 163 £ 195 Ã 227 ã 131 n 164 ¤ 196 Ä 228 ä 132 n 165 ¥ 197 Å 229 å 133 n 166 | 198 Æ 230 æ 134 n 167 § 199 Ç 231[...]
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Appendix B. Appendix B. Specifications and Accessories Specifications and Accessories Specifications –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– W eight: 2.64 lbs. (1.1 kg) wi th battery hand le, scan ner and 1 .5" (3 8 mm) supp ly ro ll. Storage Lim[...]
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Supply Sizes ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The prin ter can use su pply len gths from .55 " (14 mm) to 4 .0" (102 mm). The st andard l abel widt hs are: 1.2 inc h (30 m m) 1.5 inc h (38 m m) 2.0 inc h (51 m m) Ac cessories –?[...]
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Documentation: 60 30 P acket R eferenc e Man ual (TC6 030PM) 6030 Co mmun ica tions M anua l (TC6 030CM) 6030 Sy ste m O verv iew (TC603 0SO) 6030 Op erator Qui ck Re ferenc e (TC6 030OQR) 6030 Co mm and M ode Q uic k Re ferenc e (TC6 030CQR) F or more in formati on about the se prod ucts, call you r Sales Repres entati ve. Appendi x B. Speci ficat[...]
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6030 Ope rato r ’ s Hand book B- 4[...]