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ITT4100 POSline® Thermal T ransfer Printer User's Manua l[...]
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2. Power Supply 3. Parts and Features WARNING: NEVER OPERATE TH E PRINTER AND POWER SU PPLY IN AN AREA WHERE THEY CAN GET WET. 1. The Power Adapter has a barrel connector on one end that must be inserted into the power jack on the back of the printer. 2. Plug the other end of the cord into an appropriate AC electrical outlet. 3. When plugging the c[...]
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4. Loading the Ribbon Note: Media Hanger This section is not applicable to the direct thermal printing. Ribbon Pick-up Holder Release Levers 1. Lift the top cover to expose the media compartment. 6 Ribbon Supply Holder Thermal Printhead 5[...]
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2. Unlatch the print head module by pushing the two white release levers on the sides toward the rear . 3. T urn over the print head module to expose the ribbon supply holder . Ribbon Supply Holder Release Lever Print Head Module 8 4. Unwrap the ribbon roll pack and separate the ribbon roll and the bare core. 5. Attach the edge of the ribbon on the[...]
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7. Turn back the print head module and then insert the bare core into the pick-up holder. (First snap in the left side, then the right side.) 8. Turn the wheel of the print head module to ensure the ribbon is tightly wound. 10 9. Press down the print head modul e on both sides firmly till you hear a snap. Wheel Print Head Module 9[...]
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5. Loading the Media 2. Remove the media hanger. 3. Load the media roll onto the hanger. 4. Unlatch the print head module. A Series printers can be operated in three different options: standard, peel-off, or with a cutter. 5. Left the peeler cover easy for label easy into the slot. - Standard mode allows you to collect each label freely. - In peel-[...]
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6. Lead the label through the media guides with the other hand. The media guide can be adjusted centrality to well fit with different label width. 7. Press down the print head module firmly on both sides till you hear a snap. Media Guides Print Head Module 13 14[...]
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Peel Off Mode 8. Close the top cover and turn on the printer or press the feed button if the printer is already on. 1. Loose two attached screws on the back of peeler cover. 2. Remove the peeler cover. Screw Feed Button 15 16[...]
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3. Plug in the dispenser connecter. 5. Secure two attached screws on the back of peeler cover. 4. Mount the dispenser module. 6. Lead the label through the media guides and dispenser. Dispenser Connecter Dispenser Module 18 Media Guides Screw Dispenser 17[...]
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7. Press down the print head module firmly till you hear a snap. 9. Press the feed button and the label backing paper will come out from the slot under dispenser. 8. Close the top cover and turn on the printer or press the feed button if the printer is already on. Feed Button Feed Button Label Backing Paper Note : The feed button will not drive the[...]
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Cutter Mode 4. Loose the screw on the printer module. 5. Remove the dispenser bar. 1. First plug cutter baby board in JP29 on the main board. 2. Loose two attached screws on the back of peeler cover. 3. Remove the peeler cover. Peeler Cover Screw 22 Dispenser B ar Screw 21[...]
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6. Plug in the cutter connecter. 8. Lead the label through the media guides and the slot of cutter. 7. Secure the screw of cutter module. 24 9. Press down the print head module firmly on both sides till you hear a snap. Cutter Connecter Media Guides Cutter Module Screw Print Head Module 23[...]
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6. Operator Controls 10. Close the top cover and turn on the printer or press the feed button if the printer is already on. Power Switch Controls printer power Feed Button On-normal operation Off-the power should be turned off before connect or disconnect the communication cables and power cables Feed Button Advance the label media to first printin[...]
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7. Performing Calibration Ready Indicator T op Cover Power Indicator Feed Button 1. Keep pressing the feed button while turning on the power, until the printing motor becomes activated. 2. The calibration has been performed while the printer automatically feed label stock for certain length. Note: This step is very important and must always be carr[...]
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8. Printing Configuration Report 9. Resetting the Printer to Factory Default Settings 1. Keep pressing the feed button while turning on the power, until the printing motor becomes activated. 1. Turn on the printer and wait for 5 or more seconds. 2. After feeding 12-inch blank media, the printing motor will suspend for one second, then it will print[...]
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10. Hooking up the Printer and Computer Power Jack Note : The power supply barrel connector must be inserted into the power jack on the back of the printer before connecting the communication cables. This printer comes with both a nine-pin Electronics Industrie s Association (EIA) RS-232 serial data interface, a standard Centronics parallel inte r [...]
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11. Communicating with the Printer Parallel Interface Requirements The required cable (IEEE 1284-compliant is recommended) must have a standard 36-pin parallel connector on one end, which is plugged into the parallel port located on the back of the printe r. The other end of the parallel interface cable connects to th e printer connector at the hos[...]
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Installing USB Driver (Windows 98 only) → Click “Next “. → Select "Specify ❑ Install USB driver Properties menu → Right click to get pop-up menu. Notes: Uninstall printer driver before installing USB driver. → Select "Driver". → Click “Update Driver”. 36 a location". → Click “Next “. → Select "Sp[...]
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Installing Printer Driver Notes : 1. If you are just updating your driver, make sure to delete the previous version first. 1. Click the "Start" button. 2. Uninstall printer driver before installing USB driver. 2. Select "Settings", then select "Printers" and double click the "Add Printer" icon. Click "Ne[...]
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Set the Parameters For Win 98 / ME After installing the driver, you can follow the path below to set parameters: ❑ Ports Properties menu Start → Settings → Printers → Label Dr. → Properties → Click "Details". → Select the IO port. The parameters inclu de: → Click "OK". Ports Select the IO port to link with the pr[...]
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❑ Output bin 41 (Accessory setting) Properties menu → Click "Paper". → Click "more option". → Select Enable/without cutter, peeler. → Click "OK". ❑ Print quality (Speed) Properties menu → Click "Device Options". → Select parameters. → Click "OK". 42 ❑ Create a new size Properties[...]
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For Win 2000 ❑ Ports Properties menu → Click "Ports". → Select the IO port. → Click "OK". ❑ Paper source (Media type) Back to Printers menu → Right click to get pop-up menu. → Select "Printing Reference". → Click "Paper Quality" select media type. → Click "OK". 44 ❑ Orientation P[...]
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For NT 4.0 ❑ Create a new size Printer menu → Right click to get pop- up menu on empty space. → Select "Server Properties". → Enter a form name for the new form in "Form description for". → Reset the paper size in the specific squares of the "Measurements ". → Click "OK". 46 ❑ Ports Properties m[...]
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For Win XP ❑ Paper/Output (Speed) ❑ Print quality (Darkness) Default Document menu → C lick "Advanced". → C lick each item to select desired parameter. → C lick "OK". ❑ Create a new size Please refer to the procedure of create a new size on Win 2000. 48 ❑ Ports Properties menu → Click "Ports". → Selec[...]
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❑ Orientation 50 ❑ Create a new size Printing Reference menu Printer menu → Click "Layout". → Right click to get → Select "Portrait" or pop-up menu in "Landscape". blank space. → Click "OK". → Select "Server Properties". → Enter a form name for the new form in "Form name”. →[...]
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12. Troubleshooting B. Power and Ready LEDs blink alternately Power LED Ready LED ON OFF OFF ON Normally, when the printer is in abnormal condition, the power LED will keep blinking. The printing work and the communication between the host and printer will stop. To understand the problem, please check both Possible Problems Solutions Remarks Ribbon[...]
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Poor printout quality. D. Miscellaneous . The ribbon may not be qualified. The host shows "Printer Time out" . The media may not be qualified. 1. Check if the communication cabl e(parallel, serial or USB) is connected securely to your parallel or serial port on the PC and to the connector on the printer at the other end. . Adjust [...]
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13. Caring for Your Printer Replacing Thermal Print Head 1. Switch off the power and wait for both LEDs to go off. Clean the following areas of the printer after 8 rolls of label st ocks have been used. In each case, use a cotton bud dampened with alcohol. Do not soak the cotton bud excessively. 2. Push print head module and pull it down as the 2 a[...]
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3. Loose the 4 screws (C) to take out print head from print head module (12, 13). 4. Unplug the 2 print head cables from the connectors on print head to take off the old print head. 5. Plug the 2 print head cable to the new print head. 6. Screw the new print head on print head module (12,13). 7. Put back new print head module on printer chassis wit[...]
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Fonts, Bar Codes and Graphics Specification Barcodes Code 39, Extended Code 39, Co de 93, Code 128 UCC Code 128(Subset A, B, C) Codab ar , Interleave 2 of 5, EAN-8 2&5 add on, EAN-13, EAN-128, UPC, UP C-A, E 2&5 add on, POSTNET , German POST , Matrix 25 2D Barcodes Maxicode, PDF-417, Graphic PCX bit map, GDI graphics Software PPLB Language [...]
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Interface Specifications 2. Since this printer uses band buffer technology, if you just print texts or barcodes the maximum length can be more than 30 inches, whereas if you print many graphics the maximum length can only be few inches under standard onboard RAM.(The extension RAM, font board and flash modules use the same connector, they cannot fu[...]
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Connection with host: Host 25S Printer 9P Host 9S Printer 9P (PC or compatible) (PC or compatible) DTR 20 …… 1 DSR DTR 4 …… 1 DSR DSR 6 …… 6 DTR DSR 6 …… 6 DTR TX 2 …… 2 RX TX 3 …… 2 RX RX 3 …… 3 TX RX 2 …… 3 TX CTS 5 …… 7 RTS CTS 8 …… 7 RTS RTS 4 …… 8 CTR RTS 7 …… 8 CTS GND 7 …… 5 GND GND 5 …?[...]
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Parallel (Centronics) ASCIITABLE The parallel port is a standard 36-pin Centronics. Its pin assignments are listed as following. 66 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 NUL 0 @ P ' P 1 SON XON ! 1 A Q a q 2 STX " 2 B R b r 3 XOFF # 3 C S c s 4 $ 4 D T d t 5 NAK % 5 E U e u 6 ACK & 6 F V f v 7 BEL ‛ 7 G W g w B ( 8 H X h x 9 ) 9 I Y i y A LF * : J Z j [...]