Citizen Systems CLP-8301 manual

CLP-8301 Ba r code Label P r i n ter User ’ s M an u al[...]

- - - - i - - - - F CC COM P L I ANCE S T A T E M ENT F OR AM ERI CAN US ERS T his equipm ent has been tested and found to com ply with the lim its for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. T hese lim its are designed to provide reasonable protection against harm ful interference when the equipm ent is operated in a com m [...]

- - - - ii - - - - EM I COM P L I ANCE S T A T E M ENT F OR CANADI AN US E RS This C lass A digi tal app ar at us compl ies wi t h Canadian ICES-003. T his equipm ent generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly , that is, in strict accordance with the m anufacturer's instructions, m ay cause interference to[...]

- - - - iii - - - - Im por t a nt Sa fe ty I nstructi ons 1. Read all of these instructions and save them for later reference. 2. Follow all warnings and instructions m arked on the product. 3. Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a dam p cloth for cleaning. 4. Do not use this product [...]

- - - - iv - - - - No ti ce 1. B ef o re u se, be su re t o read th i s man u al. A n d k eep i t h an dy f o r ref eren ce w h en n eeded. 2. T h e co n ten ts o f th is man u al m ay ch an ge w ith o u t prio r n o ti ce. 3. Repro du ctio n , tran sf er , o r tran smis sio n o f th e co n ten ts o f th is man u al w ith o u t pri o r co n s en t [...]

- - - - v - - - - Intr oduc tion T h a nk yo u f o r pu rc hasi n g a C it iz e n CLP s eri es barc o de la be l pri nt er . T h i s ma nua l i s desi gn ed to h elp yo u qu ick ly u n derst an d th e basi c o perat io n s o f th i s pri n ter . F eatu res T h i s pri nter acc u rat e l y pri n t s c lear bar c o des a n d v ari o u s c harac t er [...]

- - - - vi - - - - T a ble of Cont e nt s F CC Co m p li an ce S tate m e n t for Am eri c an U se rs .............................i CE Decl arat ion f or Eu r opean U ser s ...............................................i E MI C om pl i an c e S ta tem e n t fo r C an a di a n U se rs ..............................i i Im p orta n t Sa fety In stru[...]

- - - - vi i - - - - 5 .8 T u rn in g th e p ri n te r OFF...................................................... 4 0 C ha p ter 6 Co n fi gu ri n g Y ou r P ri n ter U si n g th e Men u s .............. 41 6 .1 T h e Grou p Men u ............................................................... 41 6. 2 Page Setu p M en u .............................[...]

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Chapter 1 Unpacki ng - - - - 1 - - - - Cha pte r 1 1 1 1 Un p ackin g First open t h e c ar t on a n d t ake ou t t h e t op foam dam per, t h e n li f t t h e pr in t er mai n body o u t of th e ca rto n , h ol di n g th e bo ttom o f th e p ri n te r fi rm l y . Al so keep t h e c ar t on a n d packi ng m at er ials as the pr in t er m u st be pa[...]

Chapter 1 Unpacki ng - - - - 2 - - - - 1.1 Pri n ter a cces s ori es First , y ou s h o u ld c heck t h at al l of t h e f oll ow i n g acc essor ies ar e p u t i n t h e car t on . I f an y ar e m issi ng, please con t act you r s u pplier . · Power c or d 1 piece · Paper core 1 piece · Paper h older s h af t 1 piece · Paper h older disks 2 pi[...]

Chapter 2 Safety Precauti ons - - - - 3 - - - - Cha pte r 2 2 2 2 S afety P r ecau tion s This ch apt er des cr ibes saf et y pr ecau t i on s w h e n u s i n g t h e pr in ter. Please read an d u nders t an d t h e prec au t ion s in th is ch apt er bef or e u sin g t h e pr in t er. l Safe ty sign s Th e v ar iou s saf et y sign s in clu ded in t[...]

Chapter 2 Safety Precauti ons - - - - 4 - - - - A void un saf e p l aces Av oid u n s af e places su c h as t h e t op of a s h aky des k, an u n ev en su r f ace or an y ar ea su bject t o vi br at ion . Failu r e t o obser v e t h is p rec au ti on m a y c au se th e p ri n te r to fa l l o r tu rn o v e r , re su l ti n g in in jury. D o t no t [...]

Chapter 2 Safety Precauti ons - - - - 5 - - - - Pow er cord Do n ot dam age, br eak or modi f y t h e pow er c or d. Pu t t in g h eav y ob je c t s o n t h e p o w er co r d o r heat ing or p ullin g it may c a u s e dam ages, leadin g t o f ir e an d elect r ical sh ock. I f t h e pow er c or d is dam aged ( e. g. , t h e cor e is ex pos ed or t [...]

Chapter 2 Safety Precauti ons - - - - 6 - - - - A void h i gh- h umid i t y areas Do n ot pu t t h e pr in t er in areas w it h h igh -h u midi t y or h eav y co n de n sa tio n . If m oi s tu re h a s c on de n se d o n th e pri n ter , tu rn o ff t h e pow er s w it ch im m ediat ely an d leav e t h e pr in ter f or a w h il e u n t il th e moi s[...]

Chapter 2 Safety Precauti ons - - - - 7 - - - - O p en i n g/cl osin g t h e t op cover Wh en open in g/ closin g th e t op cov er, be c ar ef u l n ot t o cat c h you r f in gers bet w een t h e cover an d ch assis. Pri n th ead Th e pr in th ead r emain s at a h igh t emperat u r e imm ediately af t er p ri n ti n g . Th e refo re, b e ca re fu l[...]

Chapter 2 Safety Precauti ons - - - - 8 - - - - l I n st al l ati o n p recau t i o n s Aft er r eadin g a n d un der st a n di n g t h e s af et y sig n s, i n st al l th e pr i n t er, obs ervin g t h e f ol lowi n g prec au t ion s: A v o id du st D u st ca n sto p th e pri n ter fro m cl e a n l y p ri n tin g a d oc u m en t. It ca n also cau [...]

Chapter 3 Names and Functi ons of Pri nter Parts - - - - 9 - - - - Cha pte r 3 3 3 3 Nam es an d Fu n c tion s of Pr in ter P ar t s Th is ch apt er descr ibes t h e nam es an d f u n c t ion s of each par t of t h e pr in t er. 3.1 Pri n ter m a i n body 1. Top cov er Th e t op cov er is an upper par t of t h e w h ole cabi n et of t h e pr in ter[...]

Chapter 3 Names and Functi ons of Pri nter Parts - - - - 10 - - - - 2 . P rin t e r in s id e 1 T ear bar 1 1 Paper h older disk 2 Pl at en 12 Paper gu ide (on bot h sides) 3 Con t rol pan el 13 Paper h older s u ppor t in g plate 4 T ran s par en t sen sor 14 Paper h older s h af t 5 T ran s par en t sen sor gu ide 15 Paper gu ide lock scr ew 6 Pr[...]

Chapter 3 Names and Functi ons of Pri nter Parts - - - - 11 - - - - 3. R ear and s i de of pri nter RS -232C ser ial i n t er f ac e con n ec t or P ara ll el i n terfac e co n n ec tor (o r opt ion al IEEE 1284EC P or E th ern e t i n terfa ce co n n ec t or) Op tio n al U S B i n terfa ce con n ect or s lot plat e AC m ain pow er in pu t por t Po[...]

Chapter 3 Names and Functi ons of Pri nter Parts - - - - 12 - - - - 3.2 C o nt r o l pa ne l Th e co n t r ol pa n e l co n sist s of an L CD d isplay i n g t w o li n es of eig h t c h ar act er s , t w o LED s an d si x con tr ol ke ys. Two funct ions ar e assign ed t o each key ex ce pt th e MOD E ke y . = I ndi ca ti ons LCD ( Dis pla y ) Sh ow[...]

Chapter 3 Names and Functi ons of Pri nter Parts - - - - 13 - - - - = Control k eys O n t h e con t r ol pa n el lege nd, in Ready m od e, t h e t ex t w r it t en ABOVE each key sh ow s th e key ’s fun c t io n . I n M en u mode, t h e t ex t w r it t en BELO W each key sh ow s t h e key ’s fu n ct ion . MO DE key Wh e n t he M O DE key is pre[...]

Chapter 3 Names and Functi ons of Pri nter Parts - - - - 14 - - - - MO DE key Prin t er en t er s t h e Men u m ode, an d t h e ‘ * Page Setu p’ m en u is sh ow n on t h e LCD ( Display). < < < < K ey func tions in the M enu m ode M ENU k e y Sel ect s t h e n ex t G r ou p Men u or M en u I t em. ( See P35- 37) UP key · S el e cts[...]

Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - 15 - Cha pte r 4 4 4 4 Media (P aper ) an d Ri bbon Th is ch apt er descr ibes all of t h e t y pes of media av ailable for t h is pr in ter an d h ow t o load t h e m edia an d r ibbon . U n less ot h er w ise spec ified, t h e t er m ‘m edia,’ ‘paper , ’ ‘page,’ ‘l abels,’ or ‘tags’ is r[...]

Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - - - - 16 - - - - ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ C ente r-punched hole t ag H oles ( 2. 5mm diameter ) ar e per f or at ed len gt h w ise al on g t h e cen t r al lin e of t h e t ag. ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ Bl ack mark t ag Bl ack marks ar e pr in t ed on t he back of t h e t ag at t h e cen t er or on t h e r igh t s ide i n t h e direct [...]

Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - 17 - = = = = La be l Media w it h adh es ive m at er ial o n t h e back ar e r ef erred t o as labels. Labels are peeled of f t h e li n er piece by piece an d stu ck t o a pr odu c t or it em. ¨ Labels wit h in t er - label gap Th er e ar e gaps bet w een label s . ¨ Bl ack mark label Bl ack marks ar e pr [...]

Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - - - - 18 - - - - 4.2 Me d ia siz e M inimum v a l ue mm ( in) M a ximum value mm ( in) A Label w idth 76. 2 ( 3) 228. 6 ( 9) B Li n er w idth 76. 2 ( 3) 228. 6 ( 9) C Label lef t edge posit ion 0 2. 54 ( 0. 10) D Gap bet w een label s 2 (0. 079) 508 (20) E Label len gt h 12. 7 ( 0. 5) * 508 (20) F Label pi t [...]

Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - 19 - 4.3 Loa di n g m edi a (p a per) This pri n t er is desig ned t o ali g n t h e ce n t er of t h e media (paper ) w ith t h e ce n t er of t h e pr i n t head, regar dless of medi a (paper ) w idth . Ref er t o t h e scale on t h e paper gu id e plate ( see P30) f or ali g n i n g m edia (paper ) or r ib[...]

Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - - - - 20 - - - - (3) M ake t h e m ax im u m m edia loadi n g s pace by mov in g both - s ide paper gu ides f u lly to t h eir en d. 4 I n st all th e in w ar d- w ou n d r oll media as follows: (1) Place th e paper h older sh af t on t o t h e r ou n d c u t s on t h e paper gu ides an d paper h older sh af [...]

Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - 21 - 5 Rou t e t h e r oll m edia ov er t h e plat en ou t t o t h e f r on t of t h e prin t er. Path of inward- wound roll m edia Path of out war d- wound roll m edia 6 First low er t h e t r an spar en t s en sor gu ide f u lly to t h e en d an d pu sh it t o lock, t h en lower t h e prin t h ead a sse m b[...]

Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - - - - 22 - - - - 7 Th e r oll m edia is n ow loaded. Last ly close t h e t op c ov er. Fanfold medi a 1 Rem ov e r ibbon h older disks (t w o) f r om th e r ibbon h older assembl y . Pl ace t h e paper h older sh af t on t o t h e r ou n d cu t s on t h e paper gu ides an d paper h older sh af t s u ppor t in[...]

Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - 23 - 4.4 Loa di n g ri bbon We r ecomm en d t h at you sh ou ld u se a gen u in e Ci t iz en r ibbon or its equ iv alen t . This pri n t er is desig ned t o ali g n t h e ce n t er of t h e media (paper ) w ith t h e ce n t er of t h e pr i n t head, regar dless of media widt h . Refer t o t h e scale o n t h[...]

Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - - - - 24 - - - - 2 T w o r ibbon bobbin s ar e u sed f or loadin g ribbon ; on e is in sert ed in t h e sou rc e ( unus e d ) r i b b o n c o r e an d t h e ot h er is in ser t ed in t h e dest in at ion ribbon cor e. An d w in d r ibbon s t w o or t h r ee t imes arou n d t h e dest in at ion ribbon cor e by[...]

Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - 25 - 3 Perf or m th e f oll ow i n g seq u e n ce; ope n t h e t op co v er all t h e w ay un t i l it st ops at h inges, an d unlock t h e prin t h ead asse m b ly by pu s hi n g t h e pr i n t h ea d r elease le v er a n d r aise it un t i l it st ops an d st an ds u pri gh t. 4 Hol d by bot h h a n ds t h [...]

Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - - - - 26 - - - - 5 T em por ar ily win din g th e ribbon w it h a len gt h of abou t 300 mm ( 1 f t ) u n w ou n d bet w een bobbin s arou n d t h e low er, bot t om side of t h e pr in t h ead ass embl y , f irst f it bot h soc ket s of t h e des t in ation an d sou r ce r ibbon bobbin s, t h en click i n t [...]

Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - 27 - Ribbon te nsion a dj ustm e nt s Th e r ibbo n t en s io n sh o uld be adj u s t ed as n eeded accor di n g t o th e medi a ( paper ) widt h t o pr ev en t ribbon f rom slacke n i n g or w ri n kli ng. T o in cr ease t en s io n t or que, t u r n t h e s o u r ce r ibbo n b obbi n ( t h e deeper side v i[...]

Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - - - - 28 - - - - 4.5 P r int he a d a d j ust m e nts Th e pr in th ead adju st men t s sh ou ld be made accordin g t o t h e t y pe of medi a ( paper ) , u sin g a prin t h ead adju s t men t lev er locat ed on t h e bac k of t h e pr in t h ead ass embl y . G en er ally , f or t h e medi a w ith medi u m st[...]

Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - 29 - 4.6 Me d ia se nso r a d j ust m e nts Lat erally adju s t abl e u pper an d low er m edia sen sors are equ ipped; t h e u pper medi a s en s or, i.e . t h e t ran spar en t se n sor ( lig h t - r eceivi n g de v ice) det ect s th e pr esen c e of gaps between labels, c e n t er-pun c h ed h o les or cor[...]

Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - - - - 30 - - - - 3 Wh en t h e m edia bei n g u sed is a cen t er - pu n c h ed h ole or cor n er - w ith - a- r adiu s cu t t ag, f irst align th e T m a rk (i n pr o x i m i ty to tw o l ig h t-em i ttin g de v i ce s) w i th th e h ol e s o r cu ts o n th e tag (a t th i s ti m e, r ea d th e scale), t h e[...]

Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - 31 - 4.7 Ri bbon gu i de pl a te a dju s tm en t s Th e r ibbon gu ide pl at e may n eed adju st in g to r emov e w r in kles on t h e r ibbon . Adj u st r ibbon gu ide pl at e as f ollows: 1 O pen t h e t op c ov er all th e w ay u n t il i t s t ops at h in ges an d u n lock t h e pr in t h ead ass embl y b[...]

Chapter 4 M edi a (Paper) and Ri bbon - - - - 32 - - - -[...]

Chapter 5 Power ON and Usi ng the Control Panel - 33 - Cha pte r 5 5 5 5 Power ON an d Usin g th e C on tr ol P an el Aft er loadin g th e m edia an d r ibbon , con n ect t h e pow er c or d an d t u r n y ou r pr in t er on . 5.1 Con n ecti n g to a pow er ou tl et First plu g t h e pow er c or d in to t h e AC power in pu t on t h e back of t h e[...]

Chapter 5 Power ON and Usi ng the Control Panel - 34 - 5.2 T u rn i n g th e pri n ter ON T u rn ON th e po wer s witc h . · P res s “|” for ON . · P res s “O” to tu rn o ff th e p ri n te r . O n ce t h e pow er is tu r n ed O N , t h e f oll ow in g in it ial m essages ar e displayed on t h e scr een f or abou t t h r ee sec on ds. Pow [...]

Chapter 5 Power ON and Usi ng the Control Panel - 35 - 5.3 Rea dy M ode a n d M en u M ode This sect io n des cr ibes t h e operat io n f low of t h e Ready mode an d M enu m ode . Th is pr i nter can be eas ily operat ed u sin g th e s ix keys on t h e con t r ol pan el. N ot e 1: Fu r t h er detail ed set t in g or ex ecu t ion may be perf or m e[...]

Chapter 5 Power ON and Usi ng the Control Panel - 36 - Ready mod e Th e pr i n t er is i n Ready m ode af t er pow er i s s w itched on an d t h e self- t est is perfor med. Th e LC D (Display) sh ow s “ RE AD Y ” an d t h e READ Y LED i s lit. I n t h is st at e, you can perf orm th e med ia feed, pr i n t i n g s t op/ r est art et c u si n g[...]

Chapter 5 Power ON and Usi ng the Control Panel - 37 - 5.5 C ha ng ing Me nu V a lue s Wi t h a Menu It em d isplayed o n t h e L CD (s u c h as Pr i n t S pe ed, Darkness or Ba u d Rat e), pr es si n g t h e key al lows you t o adj u st or sele ct t h e Va l u e of t h e M enu Item . Th e an d keys ar e u s ed t o i n c r ease or decr eas e a V a [...]

Chapter 5 Power ON and Usi ng the Control Panel - 38 - S el e ct th e P ri n t D ark n es s Me n u Item . · Pr es s to b ri n g u p th e P ri n t D ark n e ss fu n cti o n . S h o w th e Pr in t D a rkn es s c u rre n t v a lu e . · Pr es s to b ri n g u p th e cu rre n t P ri n t Da rkn e ss v a lu e . C h an ge th e s etti n g to ² 15 ² · Pr[...]

Chapter 5 Power ON and Usi ng the Control Panel - 39 - 5.7 P r o d uc ing a T e st o r C o nf ig ur a t io n P r int Wh en t h e T est M ode is select ed f r om th e G rou p M en u , t est an d con f igu rat ion pr in t s, h ead elemen t c h eck an d H ex Du mp m ode c an be select ed. Th e t w o t est pr in t pat t er n s an d t w o c on f igu r a[...]

Chapter 5 Power ON and Usi ng the Control Panel - 40 - 5.8 T u rn i n g th e pri n ter OFF D o n o t tu rn th e p rin ter OF F su d den l y . If th e pri n ter is pri n tin g, p res s th e or ke y a n d wa i t for th e p rin te r to s top p ri n ti n g be fore tu rn i n g th e po wer s wi tch OF F .[...]

Chapter 6 Confi guri ng Y our Pri nter Usi ng the M enus - 41 - Cha pte r 6 6 6 6 Con figu r in g Y ou r P r in ter U sin g t h e Men u s Th is ch apt er ex plain s all t he possi ble men u opt ion s f or con f igu r in g t h e bar code pr in t er. Ref er t o Ch apt er 5 f or in f or mation on th e oper at ion of t h e men u s syst em an d w h ich [...]

Chapter 6 Confi guri ng Y our Pri nter Usi ng the M enus - 42 - 6.2 Pa ge Setu p M en u Th e P age Setu p Menu al l ow s th e s et t i n g of it ems s uc h as pr i n t speed, pri n t dar k n ess, direct or t h ermal tr an sf er pr in t in g an d h or iz on t al an d v er t ical position adj u st men ts . * Page Setup Length 10.00 IN Length 40.00 IN[...]

Chapter 6 Confi guri ng Y our Pri nter Usi ng the M enus - 43 - 6.3 Sys tem Setu p M en u Th e Syst em S et u p M e nu pr o v id es acces s t o con f i g u r e t h e h ar dw ar e set t in gs w it h i n t h e pr i n t er su c h as t h e t ype of m edia sen sor u sed a n d t h e t h r es h old for gap det ec t ion , m et ric or im per ial (in c h es)[...]

Chapter 6 Confi guri ng Y our Pri nter Usi ng the M enus - 44 - Print Res.DP I AutoCal Mode MaxMedi a Length Length 1.00 IN Length 10.00 I N DPI 300/1 5 0 DPI 300/15 0 I nch m ode Cal. Yes/No Cal. Y es/No Cal. Practic e Cal. End Length 50.00 IN DPmm 12 /6 Length 25.4 mm Length 250.0mm Length 1270.0 mm DPmm 12/ 6 M etric m ode I nch m ode M etric m [...]

Chapter 6 Confi guri ng Y our Pri nter Usi ng the M enus - 45 - 6.4 Af t e r P r int Me nu Th e Aft er Pr in t M enu allows you t o con f ig u r e w h at t h e pr in t er does on ce t h e lab el h as bee n prin t ed, i n c l u di ng w h et h er t h e pr i n t er f eeds t o t h e t ear pos ition af t er a bat c h of labels, w h et h er t h e pr in t[...]

Chapter 6 Confi guri ng Y our Pri nter Usi ng the M enus - 46 - 6.5 I n terf a ce Setup M en u Th e I n t er f ace Setu p M enu c o n f ig u res t h e ba u d r at e, par ity , da t a len gt h , pr ot ocols and st op bit s f or t h e st an dar d ser ial in t er f ace. It al s o all ow s f or t h e con f ig u rat io n of t h e opt io n a l n et w or [...]

Chapter 6 Confi guri ng Y our Pri nter Usi ng the M enus - 47 - 6.6 Perm a n en tl y Sa v i n g Setti n gs M en u Sett in gs made w ithi n t h e me nu syst em of t h e pr i n t er ar e sav ed i n st an dar d m emory . W h e n t he p ri n ter i s swi tc h e d o ff, th e se se ttin g s w ill be los t unless t h ey a r e sa ve t o t h e n o n - v o la[...]

Chapter 6 Confi guri ng Y our Pri nter Usi ng the M enus - 48 - 6.8 M en u M ode Des cri pti on Group Menu Menu I tem Default V alue Range of V alues Description Label Width 8.53in 216.7m m 3.00 - 8.64in 76.2 - 219.5m m Set print label width. Print S peed 04 I PS 02 - 04 I PS ¾ Print Darkness 10 00 - 30* *When language is DDP-N3, the ma xi mu m v [...]

Chapter 6 Confi guri ng Y our Pri nter Usi ng the M enus - 49 - Group Menu Menu I tem Default V alue Range of V alues Description Tim e Setting ¾ ¾ Set tim e (hours and m inutes). Date Setting ¾ ¾ Set date (day , m onth and year). Settings Lock Off On Off When it is On, set values with keys are locked and set values with com m and are ignored. [...]

Chapter 6 Confi guri ng Y our Pri nter Usi ng the M enus - 50 - Group Menu Menu I tem Default V alue Range of V alues Description RS-232C Baud 1 15200 1 15200 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 14400 19200 38400 57600 Set serial interface baud rate. New value is valid after power is turned off and on gain or a reset com m and is issued. RS-232C Parity None No[...]

Chapter 7 T roubl eshooti ng - 51 - Cha pte r 7 7 7 7 T r ou blesh ootin g Wh en an er r or oc cu r s , an er r or message is displ ay ed on t h e LCD pan e l. Th is ch apt er des cr ibes cor r ect iv e act ion s t o be t ak en w h en er r or message is rec eiv ed or pr oblems or diff icu lt ies are ex per ien ced. 7.1 I tem s to ch eck i n ca s e [...]

Chapter 7 T roubl eshooti ng - 52 - S y mp t o m C h e c k R e me d y T ex t is not printed cleanly . 1. I s the paper and ribbon loaded properly? 2. I s the print density too dark or faint? 3. I s the platen dirty or deform ed? 4. I s the printhead dirty? I s a label stuck? 5. A re you using a genuine Citiz en ribbon or its equivalent? 6. I s the [...]

Chapter 7 T roubl eshooti ng - 53 - 7.2 Error m es s a ges a n d correcti v e a cti on s The p r i n t er w ill be p l ac ed i n er r or st at us a n d a n e r r or mes s age w i l l be d i splaye d o n t he LC D (Display) if t h e prin t er h as n ot been pr epar ed pr oper ly f or prin t in g or pr in t er set u p con dit io ns are n ot cor r ect[...]

Chapter 7 T roubl eshooti ng - 54 -[...]

Chapter 8 M ai ntenance - 55 - Cha pte r 8 8 8 8 Main ten an ce Sin ce t h is pri n t er u ses a t h er mal h ead a n d a c arbon in k r ibbo n ､ t h erma l paper du st et c may adh er e t o t h e pr in t h ead or ot h er r elated par t s . I n t h is case, pr in ti n g er ror s or f ail u r e of t h e prin t h ead may occu r. I f paper du st or [...]

Chapter 8 M ai ntenance - 56 - 8.2 Cl ea ni n g m eth od Rem ov e dir t , paper du s t , adh esiv e mater ials for labels et c u pon completion of pr in t in g. ◆ Cl ean in g t ools Soft c loth Eth y l or isopropy l al c o h ol ( do n ot u se sol v e n t l i k e t h i n n e r ) ◆ Prin t h ead an d platen ◆ T ension r olle r and it s s urr oun[...]

Chapter 8 M ai ntenance - 57 - Cha pte r 9 9 9 9 Sp ecification s 9.1 Gen era l s peci f i ca ti on s I tem CLP-8301 Printing m ethod T herm al Transfer/Direct T herm al Printhead resolution 300 DPI (1 1.81 dots/m m ) approx Max im um print width 219.5 m m (8.64” ) Print length 12.7 m m (0.5” ) - 508.0 m m (20” ) Print speed 2 - 4 I PS Media [...]

Chapter 9 Speci fi cati ons - 58 - 9.2 I n terf a ces 1 Seri al in terf ace Speci f ications T ran sfer me t h od: S tart st op syn ch ron ou s du al comm u n i cat ion syst em Si gn al l evel : RS-232C Bau d rat e: 2400, 4800, 9600, 14400, 19200, 38400, 57600, 1 15200 bps D ata bi ts: 7 or 8 S ta rt b i ts: 1 S top bit s: 1 or 2 Parity : Ev en , o[...]

Chapter 8 M ai ntenance - 59 - DT R prot ocol DTR sign al “Ready ( H igh ) ” lev el requ ir emen t s : Th e f ollowin g mu s t be sat isf ied: · Pr int e r is o n lin e. · Recei v e bu f f er h as more t h an 128 byt es av ailabl e. Note: W h e n rec ei v e b u f f er h as less t h a n 128 by t es a v ai labl e, DTR si g nal beco m es “ B u[...]

Chapter 9 Speci fi cati ons - 60 - 2 Paral l el i n t erface Speci f ications T r ansf e r met hod: 8 - b it pa r alle l ( c o mpa t ibilit y m ode) Syn ch r on ou s: S t r obe pu lse H an dsh akin g: AC KN LG an d BU SY sign als Sign al lev el: TTL Prin t er side: 36- pin n on - ph en ol t ype Pi n assignm ent P i n N o . S i gn a l In p u t/Ou tp[...]

Chapter 8 M ai ntenance - 61 - T im ing chart AC KN LG “ Low ” s h ow s t h at t h e prin t er r equ es t s t h e compu t er t o s en d dat a. BU SY “ H igh ” sh ow s t h at t h e pr in ter c an n ot r eceiv e dat a an d BU SY “ Low ” s h ow s t h at t h e pr in t er n ow c an r eceiv e dat a f r om th e com pu t er . STRO BE Min 750n s[...]

Chapter 9 Speci fi cati ons - 62 - 9.3 Pri n t a bl e a rea Di rect ion of f r on t of m ain body 228. 6m m (8. 64”) Re fe r e nce li ne Maxi mu m med i a wi d th 2592 Dots 1 Dot Pr i n ta b l e a r ea 107. 95m m (4. 25”) 215. 9m m (8. 5”) 6. 35m m ( 0. 07”) 6. 35m m (0. 07”)[...]

Chapter 8 M ai ntenance - 63 - M o vab l e sen so rs Media Sen sor Detect ion Mark A /D V oltage Set u p G u ide Se t u p V oltage V oltage Lev el Va r i a b l e Vo l t a g e FI X/ VR Bl ack M ar k Ref lect iv e Cen t er Low N o Ma rk area 2. 1V 1. 7V or le ss 1.2V - 2. 2V G ap Edge H igh N o Ma rk area 1. 05V 1. 5V or mo r e 1.0V - 2. 0V Ho l e ?[...]

Chapter 9 Speci fi cati ons - 64 - 9.5 E nvir o nm e nta l r e q uir e m e nts 1 Printer oper at ing conditions for ensur ing print quality O per at in g t emperat u r e: 5 ° C - 40 ° C H u m idi t y : 25% - 85% RH ( n on - con den sin g) 2 Printer st or age conditions S tor age t emperat u r e: -20 ° C - 60 ° C H u m idi t y : 25% - 85% RH ( n[...]

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