The Speaker Company ta200 manual

i USER ’ S MANUAL TA200/ TA300 Series THERMAL TRANSFE R / DIRECT THE RMAL BAR CODE PRINTER[...]

ii Copy right Information © 2011 TSC Au to ID Techn ology Co., Ltd, The copyright in this ma nual, the softw are and firmw are in the printer describe d therein are owne d by TSC Auto ID Technology C o., Ltd, All rights reserv ed. CG Triumvi rate is a trademar k of Agfa Corpo ration. CG Triumv irate Bold Condensed font is under license from the M [...]

iii A gency Compliance and A pprov als CE CLASS A EN 55022 EN 55024 FCC CFR T itle 47 Part 15 Subpart B ICES- 003 Class A GB - 4953 GB9254 (CLA SS A ) GB27625 此为 A 级产 品，在生活 环境中，该产 品可能会造 成无线电干扰， 在这种 情况下，可能需要用户 对干扰采取 切实可行的措 施。 IEC 60950-1[...]

iv Contents 1. Introduction ................................................. 1 1.1 Product Int roductio n ......................................................................................... 1 1.2 Product Fea tures ................................ ............................................................... 2 1.2.1 Printer Stan dard Fe atu[...]

v 5.1 Start the Diagno stic T ool ................................................................................ 24 5.2 Printer Func ti on .............................................................................................. 25 5.3 Calibrating Media Sen sor by Diagnostic Tool ...................... 26 5.3.1 Auto Calib ration ............[...]

1. Introduction 1.1 Product Introductio n Thank you v ery much for purchasing TSC bar cod e printer. The TA200 seri es printer features two durable ge ar -driven motors that are capable o f handling large capaci ty 300 me ter ribbons an d l arge rol ls o f media insi de its slee k desi g n. I f the 5” interio r label capacity is not enough , simp[...]

2 1.2 Product Fea tures 1.2.1 Printer Standard Features The printer offe r s the followi ng standard feature s. Product standard f eature 20 3 dpi models 300 dpi models Thermal trans f er printing ○ ○ Direct thermal prin ting ○ ○ ABS plastic enclosure ○ ○ Position adjustabl e g ap sen sor ○ ○ Position adjustabl e black mar k sensor [...]

3 1.2.2 Printer Optional Features The printer offe r s the following optional f eatures. Product option feature User options Dealer options Factory options LCD display ( graphic type, 128x 64 pixel) w ith back light - - ○ Internal Ethernet print server (10 / 100 Mbps) inte rface - - ○ Serial RS - 232 C (2400-1 15200 bps) interface - - ○ Centr[...]

4 1.3 General Spe cifications General Spec i fications Physical dimensions 224 mm (W) x 186 mm (H) x 294 mm ( D) Weight 2.45 kg Electrical Ex ternal universal switching power supply Input: AC 100 - 240V Output: DC 24V 2.5A, 60W Environmental condition Operation: 5 ~ 40 ˚ C (41 ~ 104 ˚ F) , 25~85% non-c ondensing Storage: - 40 ~ 60 ˚C (-40 ~ 140 [...]

5 1.6 Media Speci fications Media Specifica ti ons 20 3 dpi models 300 dpi models Label roll capacity 127 mm (5 ”) OD Media type Continuous, die-cut , black mar k, fan -fold, notch Media w ound type Printing face ou t side wound & Printin g face inside wound Media width (label + liner) Max. 1 18 mm (4.6 ”) Min. 25.4 mm (1 .0 ” ) Media thi[...]

6 2 . Operations Ov erview 2.1 Unpacking and Inspec tion This printer has been speci ally packa ged to w ithstand damage durin g shipping. Pl ease ca refully inspect the packa ging and printer upon receiv ing the bar code printer. Please retain the packaging ma terials in c ase you need to r eship the printe r. Unpacking the pri nter, the follow in[...]

7 2.2 Printer O verv i ew 2.2.1 Front View 1. LED indicato r 2 . F eed k ey 3. LCD display (Option) 4. Paper exit chu t e 5 . Top cov er open tab 6. Power swi t ch 1 2 3 4 5 6[...]

8 2.2.2 Interior View 1. Printer top cov er 2. Media supply spindle 3. Ribbon rew ind hub 4. Print head release button 5. Ribbon rew ind spindle 6. Fixing tab 7. Ribbon supply hub 8. Platen roller 9. Black mar k sensor 10 . Gap sensor 11 . Media guide 12. Media bar 13. Ribbon supply spindle 14. Print head 14 13 9 5 6 4 OPEN 10 12 8 11 7 1 2 3[...]

2 2.2.3 Rear View 1. Power jac k socket 2. *microSD card slot 3. Internal Ethe r net interface (Option) 4. RS -232C i nterface (Option ) 5 . USB inte rf ace (USB 2.0/ Full speed mode) 6. Centronics in terface (Option) 7. Rear external l abel entrance chute Note: The interface picture he re is for refer ence only. Please refer to the product s pecif[...]

3 3. Setup 3.1 Setting up t he Printer 1. Place the printer on a flat , secure surface. 2. Make sure the pow er switch i s off. 3. Connect the pri nter to the computer wi th the provided USB cable. 4. Plug the power co rd int o the AC power cord socket at the rear o f the printer, and then plu g the power cord into a properly grounded power ou t le[...]

4 3.2 Loading the Ribbon 1. Open the printe r top cover by pressing the top cov er open tabs located on each side of the printer. 2. Insert the paper core t o the ribbon rewind spind le. 3. Insert the left side of ribbon rew ind spindle to the ribb on rewind hub first then insert the right side o f ribbon rewind spi ndle to the hol e at the ri g ht[...]

5 4. Push the print head r elease button to open the print head m echanism. 5. Insert the ribbon t o the ribbon spindle. 6. Insert the left si de of ribbon supply spindle to the ribb on supply hub first then insert the right side o f ribbon supply spind le t o the hole at the ri g ht side of ribbon mechanism.[...]

6 7. Pull the leader of the ribbon through the print head and st ick the lea der of the ribbon onto the ribbon rew ind paper core. 8. Turn the ribbon rew ind hub unt il the ribbon plastic leade r is thorou g hly wound and the blac k section of the ribbon covers the p rint head. 9. Close the print hea d mechani sm by both hands and ma k e sure the l[...]

7 Note: Please refer to vide os on TSC YouTube o r driver CD.  Ribbon loading path Print head Ribbon Ribbon rewind hub Paper core[...]

8 3.3 Loading the Media 3.3.1 Loading the Roll Labels 1. Open the printe r top cover by pressing the top cov er open tabs located on each side of the printer. 2. Insert the paper rol l in to the media supply spind le and use two fixing tabs to fix the pape r roll onto the center of the spind le. (If y our paper width is 4 inch, y ou can remov e t h[...]

9 4. Push the print head r elease but t on to open the print head mechani sm . 5. Feed the paper, p r inting si de face up, through the media ba r , media sensor and place the label lea ding edge onto the pl aten roller. M ove the media guides to fit the label width. Note: The media senso r position is mov eable. Please make sure the gap or b lack [...]

10 6. Close the print hea d mechanism by both hands and ma k e sure the latch es are engaged securely . 7. Use “ Diagnostic Tool ” to set the media senso r type and calibrate the selected sensor. (S tart the “Diagnostic tool ”  Select the “Printer Con figuration” tab  Clic k the “ Calibrate Senso r ” button ) Please refer to s[...]

11 3.3.2 Lo ading the Media in Peel -off mode (Option) 1. Refer to chapte r 3.3.1 to install the label. Use “ Dia g nostic Tool ” to set the media sensor type and calibrate the selected sen sor. 2. Pull the label th rough the f ront of the printer and ta k e some label s off only leav e the liner. 3. Open the peel-o ff cover. Feed the liner int[...]

12 4. Close the peel-off m odule. Use the DiagTool to set the peel-off mode by selecting “PEE L” option f or Post-Print Ac tion setting then cli ck “Set” button to enable the peel -o ff mode. 5. Close the print hea d mechanism and printer cover . Printer is ready for peel-off mode . 6. Press the FEED bu tt on to tes t. Note: Please calibrat[...]

13 3.3.3 Loading the Media in Cutter Mode (Option) 1. Refer to chapte r 3.3.1 to install the label. 2. Lead the media th r ough the cut t er paper openin g. 3. Close the print hea d mechanism and printer cov er. Use the DiagTool to set the printe r for cutter mode by selecting “CU TTER” option f or Post-Print Ac tion setting then cli ck “Set?[...]

14 3.3.4 External Label Roll Mount Installation (Option) 1. Use two screws to install the extended plate on t o the ex t ernal label roll mount. 2. Attach the extende d plate on the bottom of the p rinter. (If y ou purchase the ex ternal label roll mount only , just need to put it on the rear of printer for using.) 3. Insert a 3 ” (or 1 ” ) lab[...]

15 4. Feed the media th r ough the rear external l abel entrance chute. 5. Refer to chapte r 3.3.1 to install the label. Use “ Dia g nostic Tool ” to set the media senso r type and calibrate the selec ted sensor. Note: Please calibrate the g ap/black m ark sensor w hen changing media .[...]

16 4. LED and Button Func tions Th is printer has one button and one three-colo r LED indi cator . By indi cating t he LED w ith different color and pressing the button, printer can feed labels, pause the printing job, select and calibrate the media sensor, print pri nter self- test report, rese t printer to defaults (initializatio n). Please refer[...]

17 4.3 Pow er-on U ti lities There are six pow er-on utilities to set up and test prin ter hardware. These utilities are a ct ivated by pressing FEED but t on then turni ng on the printer power simulta neously and release the button at di f ferent color o f LED. Please follow the st eps bel ow for different pow er-on utilities. 1. Turn off the prin[...]

18  The LED color will be ch ang ed as follow ing order ： Amber  red (5 b l inks)  amber (5 bli nks)  green (5 blinks)  green / amber (5 blinks)  red/amber (5 bli nks)  solid green Note: Please select gap or black mark senso r by sendin g G AP or BLINE comman d to printer prio r to calibrate the sensor . For more information [...]

19  Self-test Printer w ill print the printer con f iguration after gap/blac k mark sensor calibratio n. Self-test printout can be used t o check i f there is any dot damage on the heater ele ment, printer configurations and availabl e m emory space . Self-test printou t Printer model name & Main board firmware version Printer serial number [...]

20 Print speed (inch / sec) Print darkness Label siz e (inch) Gap distance (inch ) Gap/black m ark sensor intension Code page Country code ZPL setting in f ormation Print darkness Print speed (inch / sec) Label siz e Control pre f ix Format pre f ix Delimiter prefix Printer pow er up motion Printer head close m otion Note: ZPL is emulating for Zebr[...]

21  Dump mod e Printer w ill enter dump mod e after printing printe r configuration . In the dump mode , all characters w ill be printed in 2 columns as follow in g. The left side cha r acters are received from your system and right sid e data are the cor r espondi ng hexadecimal val u e of the characters. It allows users o r engineers to v erif[...]

22 Printer confi guration wil l be restored to defaults as bel ow after initialization. Parameter Default setting Speed 101.6 mm /sec (4 ips) (203DPI) 76 mm/s ec (3 ips) (300DPI) Density 8 Label W idth 4” (101.5 mm) Label Height 4” (101.5 mm) Sensor Type Gap sensor Gap Setting 0.12” (3.0 mm) Print Direction 0 Reference Point 0,0 (upper left c[...]

23 3. Release the bu tton when LED turns red/amber after 5 green/a mber blinks. (Any red/amber will do during the 5 blinks).  The LED color will be ch anged as follow ing: Amber  red (5 blin k s)  amber (5 blin k s)  green (5 blinks )  green/amber (5 bl inks)  red/amber (5 b links)  soli d green 4.3. 6 Skip A UTO.BAS TSPL2 prog[...]

24 5. Diagnostic Tool TSC’s Diagnostic U tility is an integrated tool incorporating featu r es that en able you to explore a printer’s settin g s/status ; change a pri nter’s setti ng s; downl oad graphics, fonts and firmw are; create a printer bitmap font; and send addition al commands to a printer. With t he aid o f this powerful tool, you [...]

25 5.2 Printer Func tion 1. Select the PC inte rf ace conne cted with bar code printer. The default inte rf ace setting is USB interface. I f USB interface is connected w ith printer, n o other settings need to be changed in the inte rf ace field. 2. Click the “ Pri nter Function ” bu tton to setup. 3. The detail functions in the Printer Functi[...]

26 5.3 Calibrating Media Sensor b y Diagnostic To ol 5. 3.1 Auto Calibration 1. Make sure the media is instal l ready and print head mechani sm is closed. (Please refer to section 3.3.) Note: The media sensor position is moveable. Please make sure the gap ( ▽ ) or black mark is at the loca tion where media gap /black mark w ill pass through for s[...]

27 5 .4 Setting Ethernet by Diagnos tic Utilit y (Option) The Dia gnostic Util ity i s enclosed in t he CD disk Utilities directory. User s can use D iagnostic T ool to setup the Etherne t by RS-232, USB and Etherne t interfaces. T he following contents w ill instruct users how to con f igure the Etherne t by these three interfaces. 5.4 .1 Using U[...]

28 5. 4.2 Using RS-232 interface to setup Ethernet interface 1. Connect the co m puter and t he printer w ith a RS - 232 cable. 2. Turn on the printe r pow er. 3. Start the Dia gnost ic Ut ility by double clicks on the icon. 4. Select “ COM ” as interface then clic k on the “ Setup ” button t o setup the serial port baud r ate, parity check[...]

29 5.4 .3 Using Ethernet interface to setup Ethernet interface 1. Connect the co m puter and t he printer to the LAN. 2. Turn on the printe r pow er. 3. Start the Dia gnost ic Ut ility by double clicks on the icon. 4. Select “ Etherne t ” as the interface then click on the “ Setup ” bu tton to setup the IP address , subnet mask and ga teway[...]

30 Users can also chan g e the “ Printer Name ” by another model name in this f ields then cli ck “ Set Printer Name ” to take effect this chan g e. Note: After clicking the “ Set P ri nter Name ” or “ Set IP ” button, printer will reset to take effect the se ttings. 8. Click “ Exit ” button to ex it the Ethernet inte rf ace set[...]

31 6 . Troubleshooting 6.1 Common Pr oblems The follow ing guide lists the most common probl ems that m ay be encoun tered when operating this bar code printer. I f the printer still does no t function a fter all suggested solut ions hav e been invoked, please con t act the C ustomer Serv ice Department of your purchas ed reseller or distributor fo[...]

32 No t Printing * Cable is not well connected to serial or USB interf ace or parallel port. * The serial port ca ble pin configuration is not p in to pin connected. * Re -connect cab le to interface . * If using serial cab le, - Please replace the ca ble with pin to pin connected. - Check the baud rate setting. The default baud rate setting of pri[...]

33 Skip labels w hen printing * Label size is not sp ecified properly. * Sensor sensiti vity is not set properly. * The m edia sensor is covered with dust. * Check if label size is setup corr ectly. * Calibrate the se nsor b y Auto Gap or Manual Gap options. * Clear the GA P/Black mark sensor by blower. The printing po sition of small label is inco[...]

34 7 . Maintenance This session presents the clean tools and me thods to main t ain your prin ter. 1. Please use one o f f ollow i ng material to clean the printer.  Cotton swab  Lint-free cloth  Vacuum / Blow er brush  100% ethanol 2. The cleaning proces s is described as f ollowi ng , Printer Part Method Interval Print H ead 1. Alway [...]

35 Revise Histo r y Date Content Editor 2012/4/2 Update chapter 1 .6 Camille 2012/5/8 Modify ribbon and media loading path drawings (Add the media path for inside wound type) Camille 2012/8/30 Update chapter 1.4 Camille 2013/4/2 Modify section 1.2.2 (cutt er spec) Modify section 4.3.2 ( V7.0 F/W self test) Add TSC YouT ube web address Camille 2013/[...]

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