Panduit LS9 manual

1 C OUGAR ™ LS9 H AND -H ELD T HERMAL T RANSFER P RINTER Operator’s Manual Panduit Corp. Identific ation Products Division 1819 Atlanta Highway Cumming, GA 30040 USA Technical Support: 1-866 -871- 4571 Customer Service: 1-8 00-77 7-3300 www.panduit.com LS9-MAN-A REV. 0 – 12/01 /06[...]

2 Section 1: Getting Started ........................................................... 3 Introduction and Safe Operatio n .................................................. 4-6 General Descr iption ..................................................................... 7-8 Loading Batteries a nd Label Ca ssette .....................................[...]

3 SECTION 1 GETTING STARTED[...]

INTRODUCTION & SAFE OPERATION 4 Congratulations on your purchase of the C OUG AR ™ LS9 Hand-Held Thermal Transfer Printer. The versatile C OUGAR ™ LS9 is designed to meet the demanding printing requirements of electrical and network users. The LS9 prints high quality industrial labels on a wide variety of materials for electrical and networ[...]

INTRODUCTION & SAFE OPERATION 5 Do Not Substitute Parts Or Modify Equipment Because of the danger of introducing additional hazards, do not install substitute parts or perform an unauthorized modification to the printer or its acce ssories. The proper components for service and repair may be obtained from Panduit Corp. WARNING : When the printe[...]

INTRODUCTION & SAFE OPERATION 6 Printer Power Supply The C OUGAR ™ LS9 is supplied with 6 AA alkaline batteries. These batteries are not re-chargeable. After the batteries have surpassed their useful life, they mus t be disposed of properly and replaced. An optional AC adapter is also available for use with the C OUGAR ™ L S9. The AC adapte[...]

GENERAL DESCRIPTION 7 C OUGAR ™ LS9 Hand-Held Thermal Transfer Printer P1 ™ Label Cassette System Large, graphic display 59 button keypad Adjustable wrist/neck strap Print head latch Durable plastic housing Continuous labels Ribbon included Cutter button with partial cut adjustment Integrated memory device[...]

GENERAL DESCRIPTION 8 Print Technology The C OUGAR ™ LS9 prints labels using thermal transfer printing technology. The print head melts ink contained on a thin web of ribbon material allowing the ink to transfer to the label material. The print head operates at a resolution of 203 dots per inch (dpi). Smart Label Cassette P1 ™ label cassettes a[...]

KEYBOARD FUNC TIONS 9 Loading the Batteries 1. Remove the battery door from the back of the C OUGAR ™ LS9 printer. If the impact bumper is installed on the printer, you will have to move it away from the battery door first. 2. Install the 6 AA batteries according to the molded indicators within the battery compartment. 3. Reattach the battery doo[...]

KEYBOARD FUNC TIONS 10 Setu p Power Delete / Clear Feed Print Enter/Rotate Space/Accent Shift Directional Arrows Numbers Letters Size/Length Insert or Edit Tools Label Mode/Cap s Loc k[...]

KEYBOARD FUNC TIONS 11 Basic Keyboard Functions • POWER Turn printer on or off • SETUP Access the Set Up menu • F1 Display function key menu • DELETE Erase characters and tools • CLEAR Clear the entire screen • FEED Feed labels • Turn display backlight on or off. Available on LS8E printer. Not available on LS9 printer • PRINT Print [...]

12 SECTION 2 WORKING WITH THE C OUGAR ™ LS9[...]

USING THE C OUGAR ™ LS9 13 The Home Screen The home screen is where you enter and edit text or place label items known as tools. The home screen is also where you print labels. The home screen has several different indicators, including: INDICATOR ICON DESCRIPTION Caps Lock Indicates if caps lock is on or off. Shift Function or Indicates if the s[...]

CREATING TEXT 14 Creating Text After turning on the C OUGAR ™ LS9 , the home screen will appear. The home screen is also the text editor. To create text on the home screen, simply begin pressing the alphabetic or numeric keys on the keypad. Text will be entered at the position of the cursor. The cursor is indicated by a vertical line. To insert b[...]

CREATING TEXT 15 Text Style The C OUGAR ™ LS9 has two different text styles: Bold and Bold + Underline . To change the text style, press the STYLE key. The new text style can be applied to all characters on a label or just to characters inserted after the change. Text style can be different for each individual text character on a line. Text Rotat[...]

CREATING SERIALIZATIONS 16 The Serialization Tool The serialization tool is used to automatically number labels in a sequence. The sequence can be either numeric (1 to 999) or alphabetic (A to ZZZ). A serialization is defined by a start value, an end value, and an increment value. To correctly define a serialization, the end value must be larger th[...]

CREATING SERIALIZATIONS 17 More Serializatio n Parameters The serialization tool includes more parameters on a second screen following the first screen. The second screen includes Copies and Collate . To access the second screen press the down directional arrow twice after Increment . 1. The Copies parameter determines the number of copies to print[...]

CREATING SERIALIZATIONS 18 Press the key to accept the changes and t o return to the home screen. Advanced Serialization Options The serialization tool includes several advanced options for customizing labels. The advanced serialization options are Print As and Place On . 1. The Print As option determines whether the serialization will print as tex[...]

CREATING SYMBOLS 19 The Symbol Tool The Symbol Tool is used for creating electrical, network, and safety or facility identification labels. Creating a Symbol The symbol tool should be accessed from the home screen. To access the symbol tool: 1. Press the INSERT key to enter the tools menu. 2. Press the directional arrows to highlight the symbol too[...]

CREATING SYMBOLS 20 Currently available symbols and their assigned library numbers are listed below. Additional symbols may be added to the C OUGA R ™ LS9 firmware in the future. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41[...]

CREATING BAR COD ES 21 The Bar Code Tool The bar code tool can be used for bin labeling, component identification, or asset management and can be used in combination with other tools. The bar code tool can be printed with or without a checksum digit or human readable text. The bar code symbology available in the C OUGAR ™ LS9 is CODE 39 . Creatin[...]

CREATING BAR COD ES 22 Bar Code Settings The default bar code settings can be changed in the setup menu. To change the default settings, access the printer settings in the setup menu. Readable: Indicates whether the bar code text is human readable or not. If activated (bar code text is human readable) the setting will display Yes. Checksum: Indicat[...]

CREATING LINES 23 Lines Using lines allows custom placement of vertical and horizontal lines on a label. Lines are especially useful for creating patch panel, fa ceplate, or terminal block labels. There are seven unique line settings available: Center Horizontal, Center Vertical, Top, Bottom, Left, Right, and @ Pages. Each of these settings may be [...]

CREATING LINES 24 6. The Right setting places a line at the far right side of the label. 7. The @ Pages setting places lines between each page of a continuous label that has multiple pages defined. The @ Pages setting is used for patch panel, outlet, and terminal block labeling. Creating Lines Lines should be accessed from the home screen. To inser[...]

CREATING FRAMES 25 Frames Frames are useful for customizing a label. There are three unique fra me settings available: Box, Reverse, and Box Off. The Box setting places a box outline around the perimeter of the entire label area. The Re verse setting places a dark background with light text characters on a label. The Box Off setting deactivates the[...]

USING PAGES 26 The Page Function The C OUGAR ™ LS9 provides 9 separa te pages for each label. Label items, including text and tools may be placed on each of the 9 pages. The pages function is particularly useful for creating non-standard serializations that do not follow a common increment. The pages function is also useful for creating text on p[...]

USING SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 27 Special Functions The C OUGAR ™ LS9 has several special functions that may be accessed by pressing the F keys at the top of the keypad. The special functions are listed in a menu that appears when pressing F1. The entire list of special functions includes: • F1 – Display or Exit the Special Function (F Key) Menu •[...]

SETTING UP THE COUGAR LS9 AND USING FILE MANAGER 28 The Setup Menu The setup menu is used to modify the default printer s ettings. The setup menu should be accessed from the home screen. To access the setup menu press the SETUP key. Use the setup menu to view or adjust the settings for language, units, bar code default, contrast, heat, firmware ver[...]

SETTING UP THE COUGAR LS9 AND USING FILE MANAGER 29 Label Modes To edit the label mode, press the LABEL key. 1. Use the up or down directional arrows to select the desired mode and then press . Available Modes include: MODE DESCRIPTION APPLICATIONS Component Vertically centers legend Electrical and network components Wiremarker Repeats legend until[...]

SETTING UP THE COUGAR LS9 AND USING FILE MANAGER 30 The C OUGAR ™ LS9 has the ability to store and recall la bel files. Label files are stored and recalled within File Manager . Label files are designated with a .LS8 ending. The file type is shared with the P AN T HER ™ LS8E pr inter. To access the File Manager , press the SHIFT key and then pr[...]

LABELING EXERCISES 31 Exercise 1 Create a wire marker on continuous cloth tape • Step 1: Insert a continuous cloth tape cassette, such as T100X000CBC- BK • Step 2: When prompted, select New Blank File. Save pr evious label if necessary. • Step 3: Press F4 (this is the quick key for wire marking settings) • Step 4: Set length as 1.50 inches [...]

LABELING EXERCISES 32 Exercise 3 Create basic text on continuous tape • Step 1: Insert a continuous tape label cassette such as T100X000VUC- BK • Step 2: When prompted, select New Blank File. Save pr evious label if necessary. • Step 3: Type 220 VOLTS • Step 4: Press PRINT Results: Hint: T100X000VUC-BK defaults to 36 point font printed in T[...]

LABELING EXERCISES 33 Exercise 4 Create serialized wire markers with heat shrink tubing • Step 1: Insert a heat shrink tubing label cassette such as H000X044F1C • Step 2: When prompted, select New Blank File. Save pr evious label if necessary. • Step 3: Type WIRE • Step 4: Press INSERT key • Step 5: Press down arrow key once to highlight [...]

LABELING EXERCISES 34 Exercise 5 Create a symbol label on continuous tape • Step 1: Insert a continuous tape label cassette, such as T100X000VXC- BK • Step 2: When prompted, select New Blank File. Save pr evious label if necessary. • Step 3: Press SHIFT key and let go • Step 4: Press A key • Step 5: Press SPACE • Step 6: Type CAUTION ?[...]

LABELING EXERCISES 35  Enter start, end, and increment values  Scroll down or up to Place On…  Select Place On… Labels (this allo ws more than 9 terminals in a serialization • Step 6: Press Print o If you see the Tools too big error, then reduce the font size, increase terminal space, or check the label rotation. Exercise 7 Create DI[...]

LABELING EXERCISES 36 Exercise 8 Create a face plate or patch panel label • Step 1: Insert a continuous tape label cassette, such as T100X000VXC- BK • Step 2: When prompted, select New Blank File. Save pr evious label if necessary. • Step 3: Type “A” • Step 4: Press the INSERT key and select Serial • Step 5: Enter a start value of 01,[...]

PRINTER CLEANING INSTRUCT IONS 37 Cleaning the Print head and Drive Roller The LS9 printer is cleaned using the LS9-CLN, cleaning kit. The print head should be cleaned regularly, and more often in harsh environments. The print head should be cleaned whenever any irregular printing results occur. The drive roller should be cleaned whenever foreign m[...]

PRINTER CLEANING INSTRUCT IONS 38 Cleaning the Cutter Blade The cutter blade should be cleaned when the quality of the cut indicates that the blade may be dirty. 1. Turn OFF power to printer. 2. Remove the cassette door. 3. Unlock the print head latch. 4. Remove the label cassette from the printer. 5. Push the cutter button in so that the cut ter b[...]

PRINTER TROUBLESHOOTING 39 This section helps identify printer conditions and problems that can ofte n be solved by the user. If you are unable to correct the problem contact Panduit Technical Support at 866-871-4571 or Panduit Customer Service at 800-777- 3300 . SYMPTOM ACTION POWER Printer does not power up properly, and LCD does not come on. •[...]

PRINTER TROUBLESHOOTING 40 SYMPTOM ACTION Printed image is full, but grayish or “translucent”. • Print head he at setting is too high. Reduce heat setting. The heat setting is accessible in the Setup menu. Press the SETUP key, scroll down to heat and Press ENTER. Reduce the heat setting with the down arrow. Voids in printed image: areas where[...]

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTI O NS 41 1. Question: How do you cut the labels? Answer: Fully press an d then release the cutter button. The cutter button is located on the top of the LS9 printer adjacent to the label exit. 2. Question: What is the partial cut function and how is it adjusted? Answer: Partial cutting enhances pr oductivity and organization [...]

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTI O NS 42 9. Question: If my cassette runs out during a print job, after I reinstall another cassette, will the print job begin where it left off? Answer: No, the print job will start over. To avoid printing duplicate labels, you can change the printing parameters, such as the serialization start or end, before printing. 10. Q[...]

WARRANTY INFORMATION 43 Our products are warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship at the time of sale but our obligation under this warranty is limited to the replacement of any product proved to be defective within 6 months (for product) or 90 days (for printers) from the date of delivery. Printer warranty is void if Panduit p[...]

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS 44 Print Method: Thermal transfer Effective Print Width: 1.00” (25.4 mm) Print Length: 12.00” (maximum label length) Print Resolution: 203 dpi (horizontally and vertically) Label Width: 0.24” to 1.0” Media Length: Up to 25’ continuous tapes Media Types: Continuous tapes and continuous heat shrink tubing Materials: H[...]