Toshiba B-450-HS-QQ manual

TEC Label Printer B-450-HS-QQ SERIES Owner ’ s Manual Table of Contents[...]

Copyright © 2000 by TOSHIBA TEC CORPORATION All Rights Reserved 570 Ohito, Ohito-cho, Tagata-gun, Shizuoka-ken, JAPAN This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the[...]

(i) Safety Summary EO1-33019 Safety Summary Personal safety in handling or maintaining the equipment is extremely important. Warnings and Cautions necessary for safe handling are included in this manual. All warnings and cautions contained in this manual should be read and understood before handling or maintaining the equipment. Do not attempt to e[...]

(ii) Safety Summary EO1-33019 CAUTION This indicates that there is the risk of personal Injury or damage to objects if the machines are improperly handled contrary to this indication. If foreign objects (metal fragments, water, liquids) enter the machines, first turn off the power switches and disconnect the power cord plugs from the outlet, and th[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................... 1- 1 1.1 APPLICABLE MODEL ................................................................... 1- 1 1.2 ACCESSORIES ............................................................................. 1- 1 2. SPECIFICATIONS ..............[...]

1-1 1. INTRODUCTION EO1-33019 1.1 APPLICABLE MODEL 1. INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the TEC B-450 Series thermal transfer printer. This new generation high performance high quality printer is equipped with the latest hardware including the newly developed high density (23.6 dots/mm 600 dots/inch) print head. This allows very clear print at a [...]

2-1 2. SPECIFICATIONS EO1-33019 Supply voltage 100 - 120V, 60Hz Power consumption 1.8 A, 140 W max. (standby: 0.22 A, 13.5 W) Operating temperature 5˚C ~ 40˚C Relative humidity 25% ~ 85%RH (no condensation) Dimensions 268 mm (width) x 244 mm (height) x 198 mm (depth), with Supply holder unit 410 mm (depth) Weight Printer: 5.0 kg (without paper an[...]

2-2 2. SPECIFICATIONS EO1-33019 2.3 PAPER (LABEL) SPECIFICATIONS 2.3 P APER (LABEL) SPECIFICA TIONS NOTES: 1. To ensure good print quality and maximum print head life use only TOSHIBA TEC specified paper and ribbons. 2. For further information about paper and ribbon, refer to Section 10. CARE/HANDLING OF THE PAPER AND RIBBON. Type Spool type Width [...]

3-1 3. APPEARANCE EO1-33019 3. APPEARANCE 3.1 FRONT/REAR VIEW 3.1 FRONT/REAR VIEW Front View Rear View 3.2 OPERA TION P ANEL POWER LED (Green) Lights when the power is turned on. ON-LINE LED (Green) 1) Flashes when communicating with a host computer. 2) On while printing. ERROR LED (Red) Lights when a communication error occurs, when the paper/ribb[...]

4-1 4. DIP SWITCH FUNCTIONS EO1-33019 4. DIP SWITCH FUNCTIONS The DIP switches are located at the rear of the printer. 4. DIP SWITCH FUNCTIONS DIP SW Fig. 4-1 WARNING! Turn the POWER OFF before changing the DIP switches. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON/OFF 1 OFF ON OFF ON 2 OFF OFF ON ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON 6 OFF ON OFF ON 7 OFF OFF ON ON OFF ON Function 2[...]

5-1 5. SET UP PROCEDURE EO1-33019 5. SET UP PROCEDURE 5.1 REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERA TION This machine has the following requirements: • The host computer must have a serial port or centronics parallel port. • To communicate with host, either an RS-232C cable or Centronics cable is required. (1) RS-232C cable .......... 9 pins (2) Centronics cable [...]

6-1 6. INSTALLATION PROCEDURE EO1-33019 6. INST ALLA TION PROCEDURE 6.1 INST ALLING THE SUPPL Y HOLDER UNIT 6.1 INSTALLING THE SUPPLY HOLDER UNIT Fit the two studs on the bottom of the printer into the holes in the supply holder unit. 6.2 INST ALLING THE SUPPL Y COVER Fit both hooks of the supply cover onto the shafts of the supply holder, and then[...]

6-2 6. INSTALLATION PROCEDURE EO1-33019 Fig. 6-3 Power Cord Serial Interface (RS-232C) WARNING! Turn the POWER SWITCH to OFF before connecting the power cord or cables. Parallel Interface Cable (Centronics) 6.3 CONNECTING THE POWER CORD AND CABLES 6.3 CONNECTING THE POWER CORD AND CABLES Keyboard Interface Expansion I/O Interface[...]

7-1 7. LOADING THE RIBBON EO1-33019 7. LOADING THE RIBBON 7. LOADING THE RIBBON Fig. 7-2 Fig. 7-1 Print Head Block Head Release Lever Top Cover 3. Fit the protrusion of the guide wheel into the notch of the ribbon core (take-up side). 4. Pull the knob and set the ribbon core to the spring guide wheel. Guide Wheel Protrusion Notch Knob Spring Guide [...]

7-2 7. LOADING THE RIBBON EO1-33019 7. LOADING THE RIBBON 5. Set the ribbon core (supply side) by fitting the protrusion into the notch. 6. Turn the guide wheel in the direction indicated by the arrow to remove any slack on the ribbon. NOTE: Make sure that the ribbon has no wrinkles and the protrusions are fitted into the notches of the ribbon core[...]

8-1 EO1-330019 8. LOADING THE PAPER 8. LOADING THE PAPER 8. LOADING THE P APER 3. Set the supply holders to both sides of the paper roll. Fig. 8-1 Supply Holder Hook Fig. 8-2 Spacer Fig. 8-3 Paper Roll Supply Holder This supply holder accepts four sizes of label core: 38 mm, 40 mm, 42 mm and 76.2 mm. When using a paper roll of 38 mm, 40 mm or 42 mm[...]

8-2 EO1-330019 8. LOADING THE PAPER 8. LOADING THE PAPER 4. Put the paper roll and supply holders on the supply holder unit. NOTE: The paper must be loaded so that the print side faces upward. Fig. 8-5 Paper Roll Supply Holder Supply Holder Guide Lock Lever 5. Push both sides of the supply holder guides against the paper roll, then lock them with t[...]

8-3 EO1-330019 8. LOADING THE PAPER 8. LOADING THE PAPER 10. For details on changing the black mark sensor position according to the black mark position, refer to the Section “Setting the black mark sensor position”. When using the round or pre-printed label, refer to the Section “Setting the feed gap sensor position” and adjust the sensor [...]

8-4 EO1-330019 8. LOADING THE PAPER 8. LOADING THE PAPER 13. Close the top cover, and then attach the supply cover to the supply holder unit. (Refer to section 6.2 INSTALLING THE SUPPLY COVER.) Paper loading is now complete. Cutter type: Where a cutter is fitted load the paper as standard and feed it through the cutter module. NOTE: When using the [...]

8-5 EO1-330019 8. LOADING THE PAPER 8. LOADING THE PAPER ■ Setting the black mark sensor position 1 Fold over the end of the label. Then, move sensor knob A in a the horizontal direction so that the mark on the sensor cover aligns with the black mark. Remember the number that centre of the sensor knob A is positioned at. Set the sensor knob B to [...]

8-6 EO1-330019 8. LOADING THE PAPER 8. LOADING THE PAPER ■ Setting the feed gap sensor position 1 Move sensor knob A in a horizontal direction so that the mark on the sensor cover aligns with the centre of the label gap. Remember the number that the centre of the sensor knob A is positioned at. Set sensor knob B to the same position number. 2 Rel[...]

9-1 EO1-33019 9. THRESHOLD SETTING 9. THRESHOLD SETTING For the printer to maintain a constant print position it uses the transmissive sensor to measure the amount of light passing through the gap between labels. When the paper is pre-printed, the darker (or more dense) inks can interfere with this process causing paper jam errors. To eliminate thi[...]

10-1 EO1-33019 10. CARE/HANDLING OF THE PAPER AND RIBBON 10. CARE/HANDLING OF THE PAPER AND RIBBON 10. CARE/HANDLING OF THE P APER AND RIBBON • Do not store the paper and ribbon for longer than the manufactures recommended shelf life. • Store paper rolls on the flat end, do not store them on the curved sides as this might flatten that side caus[...]

11-1 EO1-33019 11. GENERAL MAINTENANCE 1 1. GENERAL MAINTENANCE 11.1 CLEANING To help retain the high quality and performance of your printer it should be regularly cleaned. The greater the usage of the printer, the more frequent the cleaning. (i.e. low usage=weekly : high usage=daily). 1. Turn the power off. 2. Open the top cover. 3. Turn the head[...]

11-2 EO1-33019 11. GENERAL MAINTENANCE 11.2 COVERS 6. Clean the platen with a cloth moistened with alcohol. 7. With a soft cloth, remove any dust or glue from the detection area of the sensors and paper path. Fig. 11-2 Fig. 11-3 8. Remove the supply holder rollers from the supply holder unit. Remove any dust from the recessed portions of the base a[...]

11-3 EO1-33019 11. GENERAL MAINTENANCE 11.3 REMOVING JAMMED PAPER 1 1.3 REMOVING JAMMED P APER 1. Turn the power off. 2. Open the top cover. 3. Move the head release lever toward the front of the printer to raise the print head block. 4. Remove the ribbon and paper. 5. Release the lock lever in the direction indicated by the arrow, and gently lift [...]

11-4 EO1-33019 11. GENERAL MAINTENANCE 11.3 REMOVING JAMMED PAPER 2. Fit the enclosed Allen Key into the right side of the cutter unit to rotate the cutter manually. Remove the jammed paper and any paper particles from the cutter. 3. Clean the cutter with dry cloth. Fig. 11-6 4. Assemble in the reverse order of removal. Cutter Allen Key ■ Cleanin[...]

12-1 EO1-33019 12. TROUBLESHOOTING 12. TROUBLESHOOTING 12. TROUBLESHOOTING Solution 1. Reload the paper correctly. → Press the [PAUSE] key. 2. Remove the cause of the jam and replace the paper correctly. → Press the [PAUSE] key. 3. Turn the power off then on again. Select the correct sensor. → Feed the paper. 4. Turn the power off then on aga[...]

12-2 EO1-33019 12. TROUBLESHOOTING 12. TROUBLESHOOTING Solution 1. Restart the printing by pressing the [PAUSE] key. 2. Replace the print head. Remove the jammed paper and feed the undamaged media through the cutter (See page 11-3). → Press the [PAUSE ] key. Else Turn the power off and contact your Authorized Service representative. Turn the powe[...]

13-1 EO1-33019 APPENDIX APPENDIX APPENDIX ■ ASCII Code Chart ■ Font Sample ■ Barcode Sample[...]

14-1 EO1-33019 INDEX INDEX INDEX A AC Power inlet ........................................ 3-1 Auto media feed ..................................... 4-1 B Bar code types ....................................... 2-1 C Cleaning ............................................... 11-1 D DIP switch ....................................... 3-1, 4-1 F Fonts ..[...]

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