Pitney Bowes J641 manual

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Preface Th is ma nual c ont ains info rm atio n about th e prin ter ’s ✦ fea tur es and f unct ions ✦ ge nera l oper at ion ✦ pr oced ures for m aint enanc e and t ro ub le shoot ing. Y ou ca n als o ob tai n an o pti o nal prog ra mme r ’s ma nual ( Pitne y Bo wes f orm n umb er SV602 55 ). i[...]

T erms to Know ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– continuous m ode Pri nt m od e in w hic h a for mat and da ta w ith a spec i f i c qua ntit y ar e sen t to th e pri nt er to be pr inte d in on e c on tinu ous st rip. download ( send) Transmi ss io[...]

Table of Contents In stal la tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1– 1 Power Supp ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1 Connect ing the Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1– 2 Connect ing the Communic at io ns Cabl e . . . . . [...]

T roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1 LED Indica to r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1 Probl ems and Solutio n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5– 2 Specif ica tion s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Chapter 1. Installation Thi s p rint er is a tablet op, onl ine- onl y un it us ed t o pr int la be ls. A Pitney Bowes service r epresentative sh ould have installed the p rinter fo r you, b ut the fol lowing informat ion is provide d for re fe re nce . Power Suppl y –––––––––––––––––––––––––––?[...]

Conne cting t he P ower Cor d –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Bef ore you plug o r unpl ug the power cord, tur n t he p r i nt er of f. T o conn ect t h e pow e r co rd : 1. T urn th e printer o f f. (I) indi cates on a nd (O) indi cates off. 2. T urn th e printer a s show n. 3.[...]

Connecting the Communicat ion s Cable –––––––––––––––––––––––– Bef ore re cei ving data , yo u m us t co nn ect the co mmu nic at ions cable t o the ho st and to th e printe r . Connect the communications cable to your communi cations p ort as shown bel ow . Co mm unic ations Por t Co mm unic ations C[...]

Communica tion V alues ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– In order for your pri nter to communicate w ith your host, you must make sure t he commu nication value s are set to the same values. Here are the default va lues with which the prin ter is shi ppe d: Th ese ar e no[...]

Chapter 2. Loading Ribbon and Supplies Bef ore loa ding r ibbon or lab els, y ou m ust op en th e prin ter : 1. In ser t yo ur f ing ers int o the de press io n b enea th th e face pla te an d pul l u p. Face Plate 2- 1[...]

2. Pul l th e la bel gu ide f or ward a nd dow n as sh own. 3. Pu sh t he pri nth ea d as se mbl y t owa rd th e re ar of th e pri n ter until it op e ns comple t ely . Label Gu ide Suppl y H o lder Ribbon Casset te Fron t View Rear View Printhead Assembly J640 O pera t o r ’ s Ha nd b ook 2-2[...]

4. T o c lo se the print er , push the pr inth ead a ssem b ly towa rd th e f ront of pr inte r , c lose the labe l gu ide an d lat ch th e fac e pla te int o pl a ce. Loadi ng Ribbon ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– T o lo ad the r ibbon casse tt[...]

Reloading a Ribbo n Cassette ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– T o relo ad your ribbon , remove t he ribbon ca ssette from the pri nte r and f ollow th ese steps : 1. Loc at e t he en d of the ca sset t e wi th t he t wo lat ches . Loc at e t he I nt erna ti onal S ymbol s f or open [...]

DO NOT wrin kle or c rus h t he ribbon . 5. W it h the te eth end of t he tak e-u p reel fac ing down, pl ace th e ri bb on ro ll on th e sp ool w it h t he f oam was h er ( on th e half o f the casse tte with t he latches) . 6. Fe ed the r ibb on ar ound the gu ides and p lace the t ake -up r eel onto th e shor ter sp ool. 7. T wist the r ib bon r[...]

8. Rep la ce the ot her half of th e ca ss et te. Th e two halve s should fit t ogether co mpletely . 9. Rotate the latche s until th ey click in to the l ocked po si ti on ( ). 10. Ch eck to ma ke su re that the r ibbon is loade d co rr ect ly and that the ribbo n is woun d ti ghtly inside the cassette. Turn the gear co unter cloc kwi se wi t h yo[...]

Lo ading f or P eel Mode Pee l mo de se para tes la bels fr om th e backi ng pape r . The pr in ter def ault is on -dem and. Before loadi ng lab els, ma ke sure th e labe l path is cl ean. See Cha pte r 4, "Car e and M a inte nance ." T o l o ad y our la bel s: 1. Open the p rinter . 2. Use the h andle s on th e sid es of the su pply hold[...]

3. In ser t th e roll o f la bels be twee n t he sup ply h old er s ins ide the p rinter . 4. Us e the hand les o n the su pp ly ho l der s t o p re ss th e supp ly hol d er s to ge the r unt il t hey fit snu ggly ag ains t the su pply roll. Mak e s ure the su pp ly hold ers are pr esse d agai nst the su pply roll . Also, make sure the supply roll [...]

Ma ke sure th e lead ing ed ge of th e labe l is on e to two inc hes b ehi nd th e bl ack pl ate n ro lle r . O the rwi se, the r ibb on ca n be pu lled ou t alo ng wit h the l abel s, caus ing a ja m. Do Not attempt to reload the b acking pap er into th e printe r . Th e back ing p aper s hou ld cont inue to dis p ens e fro m the f r on t of th e [...]

7. Cl os e t h e pr in ter . Mak e s ure the r ibbo n is woun d ti ght ly i nsi de th e ri bb on cas se tte b efo re y o u clo se t he pr in te r . See " Rel oa ding a Rib bon C a sset te" to w ind the r ibb on . 8. T urn th e prin ter on. 9. W ait unt il the LE D fl ash es one t ime (a bout five seco nds ) an d th en press t he tr igge r[...]

Loadi ng for N on-P eel Mode Non -p eel mo de f eed s the l abe ls th roug h t he pr i nte r wi th out pee lin g them f r om th e ba ck in g pape r . Before loadi ng lab els, ma ke sure th e labe l path is cl ean. See Cha pte r 4, "Car e and M a inte nance ." T o load your supplies: 1. Open the p rinter . 2. Use the h andle s on th e sid [...]

3. In ser t th e roll o f su pp ly bet wee n the su pp ly ho l d ers i nsi d e the p rinter . 4. Us e the hand les o n the su pp ly ho l der s t o p re ss th e supp ly hol d er s to ge the r unt il t hey fit snu ggly ag ains t the su pply roll. Mak e s ure the su pp ly hold ers are pr esse d agai nst the su pply roll . Also, make sure the supply ro[...]

5. Fe ed the l abe l st rip t hro ugh t he uppe r open ing in th e labe l gui de . 6. Kee p li ght t ensio n on th e la be l st rip whi le li fting t he ba ck of the pri nth ead ass emb ly . Upper Opening in Labe l G uide Label G uid e Rear View Printhead Assembly Fro nt Vi ew Cha pt er 2. Lo a di ng Ribb o n an d S u ppl ies 2-13[...]

7. Cl os e t h e pr in ter . Mak e s ure the r ibbo n is woun d ti ght ly i nsi de th e ri bb on cas se tte b efo re y o u clo se t he pr in te r . See " Rel oa ding a Rib bon C a sset te" to w ind the r ibb on . 8. T urn th e prin ter on. 9. W ait unt il the LE D fl ash es one t ime (a bout five seco nds ) an d th en press t he tr igge r[...]

Chapter 3. Printing Y ou ca n prin t l abe l s in th ese m odes : ✦ On -dem an d (pee l mode ) ✦ Co ntinuo us ( non- p e el mode ). Print ing in On-Dem a nd Mode –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– In on -dem a nd m od e, the p rint er pri nts and d ispe nses on e la be l at a t ime u[...]

Cance l ing a Pri n t Job T o cance l th e current p rint job, h old do wn the trigger until the LED sto ps bli nking a nd di spla ys so lid gr een. Th e bat ch is canceled a nd the data is lost. T o resume printing, yo u must dow nlo ad the ba tc h agai n. Printing in Con tinuous Mode –––––––––––––––––––––[...]

Using the T ear Bar W hen pr inti ng on co ntin uous s uppl y , you can us e the te ar ba r to rem ove the p rinted l abels. DO NOT use t he te ar bar to re mov e labe ls pri nte d on di e -cu t supply . T o re move a prin ted la bel st rip, sta rt at one ed ge of th e stri p an d pu ll i t up and towa rd t he t op of the p rin ter u ntil it t ears[...]

Int e rrup t ing a Prin t Job Y ou c an pa use or ca nce l t he c urr ent p rint job : ✦ T o pa use the c u r rent pr in t jo b, pres s the t r igge r once. Th e cur re nt pr in t jo b st ops te mpor aril y . T o r esu me pr in t i ng, pre ss th e trig ge r aga in. ✦ T o cance l th e current p rint job, h old do wn the trigger unt il th e pr in[...]

Chapter 4. Care and Maintenance DO NOT use s har p obje cts t o cle an th e p rin ter . Th is may da mag e t he pri nte r and v oi d yo ur war rant y . This chapter te lls you how to: ✦ cl ea r la be l ja ms ✦ cl ean t he pr inth ea d, peel b lad e, tea r ba r , a nd pla ten rolle r . 4- 1[...]

Cleari ng L abel Ja ms ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– W hen y ou ar e prin t i ng and a ja m occu rs, the L ED fla shes amb er and gr een. T o clear a label ja m: 1. T urn th e prin ter of f and open the printer . 2. Remo ve the label r o ll . 3. Rem ove th[...]

Clean ing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Y ou may need t o cle an th e prin thea d, pl aten rolle r , pee l bar, pi nch ro llers , pe el blad e and te ar bar : ✦ after 8 r o ll s o f supplie s ✦ daily if your printer is in [...]

3. In a ho l der mou nted on th e ba ck side of th e prin ter , th ere sho uld be a c lea ning p en . Us ing th is cl eani ng p en or a cot ton sw ab moi ste ned with a lco hol , r ub bac k a nd fo rth ac ross th e prin t h ead, pl aten rol le r , p eel ba r , pinc h ro lle rs, and pe el blade to remove a ny build up . Make su re the pri nth ead, p[...]

Chapter 5. Troubleshooting Th e prin ter us es a co mb inat ion of lig hts to displ ay a v ar iety of pri nte r stat es. See t he "P ro blem s a nd Sol uti on s" s ect i o n f or th ose re qu iri ng fu rt her a ction s. LED I ndicator –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––[...]

Pr oblems and Sol utions ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– This section helps you correct some problems that may occur . If y ou ca nnot f i x a prob lem, p lease c ont act Ser vic e. Prob le m Solut i on Print s blank l abels. Check ribbon and reload if neces sary . Prin[...]

Prob le m Sol ut io n Label J am. Remove jam med labels. Clean t he print er . No LE D. Make s ure the power is on. Make s ure the power supply is c onnected to the print er and plugged i nto a li ve outlet. Ch ap te r 5. T r ou b les hooting 5- 3[...]

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Chapter 6. Specifications and Accessories Specifica tions –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H e i g h t : 8 inches (203 mm) W i d t h : 8.1 i nc hes ( 206 m m ) D e p t h : 10.5 i nches (267 mm) W e i g h t : 6. 3 l b. (2. 86 k g.) wit hout sup [...]

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