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010301-510172-(01) U ser  s Manual © 2001 All rights reser ved. Cyclone Bar Code Label Printer (Models C-1000/C-1000P) 510172_r1.qxd 3/21/2001 6:25 PM Page i[...]

Notices: The infor mation in this document is subject to change without notice. NO W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND IS MADE WITH REGARD TO THIS MA TERIAL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO , THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE. No liability is assumed for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential dama[...]

iii T able of Contents Section 1: Getting Started A. Choosing a Good Location ...............................................................................2 B. Unpacking and Inspection ...............................................................................2 C. Identifying the P arts ........................................................[...]

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Getting Started 1 Section 1: Getting Started THANK Y OU for purchasing the Cyclone C1000/C-1000P Bar Code Label Printer . Cyclone is a high-per for mance, low-cost direct thermal/ther mal transfer label printer designed for use in most industrial, retail and office applications. Its user -friendly design and affordable price set a new standar[...]

A. CHOOSING A GOOD L OCA TION  Place the printer in a location with adequate air circulation to prevent inter nal heat build-up.  Do not place the printer near heat sources such as radiators or air ducts, or in a place subject to direct sunlight, ex cessive dust, mechanical vibration or shock.  Allow for adequate clearance in front of the [...]

Getting Started 3 While unpacking your printer , inspect the carton to ensure that no damage has occur red during shipping. Make sure that all supplied accessories are included with your unit. The following items should be included: a. Printer b. CD -R with printer driver software, PrimaBar Label Design Software for W indows 95/98/Me/2000/NT and Op[...]

4 Getting Started C. IDENTIFYING THE P ARTS F r ont P anel The illustration below shows the printer s front panel: The front panel includes:  3 LED indicators (READY , MEDIA and RIBB ON)  3 buttons (FEED, P A USE and C ANCEL) LED Indicators There are three LED indicators on the front panel labeled  READY, MEDIA  and  RIBBON?[...]

Getting Started 5 Buttons There are three buttons on the panel; each of them has at least two basic functions. Press the button and Under normal tur n on the power Button condition simultaneously F eeds a label. P er forms self test and prints out the configuration report. 1. Stops the printing P er forms media process. calibration. 2. Resume[...]

6 Getting Started Rear P anel The rear panel includes  A Centronics-type parallel connector (36-pin)  An RS-232 serial connector (9-pin)  A P ower Slide Switch  A P ower Switch and P ower Connector  An External Label F eed Slot with Cover D. APPL YING POWER 1. Make sure that the V oltage Selector Switch is in the cor rect position fo[...]

Getting Started 7 NOTE: F or fastest possible printing, your computer s parallel port should be set to ECP mode. If you experience problems with this setting or if your computer s parallel port is not ECP compatible, set your computer s parallel port to the standard LPT Printer P ort setting. Refer to your computer s system documentatio[...]

8 Getting Started The factory default parameters of the serial port are: Speed (baud rate) 9600 Data format 1 start bit, 8 data bits and 1 stop bit. P arity None Handshaking X ON/X OFF as well as (Flow control) R TS/CTS Notes: 1. It is not necessar y to change any switches or send any commands for the parallel and serial port selection. The printer[...]

Loading Media 9 Section 2: Loading Media A. LO ADING LABELS OR T A GS 1. Open the Side A ccess Door by lifting it up and to the left and open the F ront A ccess Door by pulling it forward and dropping it down. 2. Open the print head module by pushing the Head Latch toward the rear of the printer . The print head module is spring-loaded and will aut[...]

10 Loading Media 3. Move the Label Supply Guide to the outside of the printer . This allows the maximum label width to be fed through the machine. 4. Load the label roll onto the Label Supply Spindle . Mak e sure the print side of the labels faces upwards when you pull it towards the print head module. Push the roll all the way to the inside of the[...]

Loading Media 11 8. If the ribbon is already loaded or you just want to print with direct ther mal mode, raise back the Head Latch Support Brack et and close the print head module by pushing downward on the Head Latch . B. LO ADING THE RIBBON 1. Open the Side A ccess Door by lifting it up and to the left. 2. Open the print head module by pushing th[...]

12 Loading Media 4. Load the ribbon onto the Ribbon Supply Spindle . The dull side of the ribbon should be facing down as it travels through the print head module. 5. F eed the leading portion of the ribbon through the Pri nt Head Assembly and up to the Ribbon Rewind Spindle following the routing as shown in the diagram above. Be sure that the ribb[...]

Loading Media 13 C. LABEL SENSOR CALIBRA TION After the ribbon and labels are loaded, it is necessary to perfo rm a quick calibration procedure for the label sensor . 1. T ur n off the printer . Press and hold the PA U S E button. 2. T ur n on the power . 3. When the printer is in calibration mode, both the READY and the MEDIA LED indicators will b[...]

14 Loading Media Self T est P atter n E. RESETTING THE PRINTER T O F ACT OR Y DEF A UL T CONDITION If you would like to reset the printer to its factory defaults condition after certain commands have been sent or settings changed: 1. T ur n off the printer . Press and hold the CANCEL button. 2. T ur n on the power . 3. The READ Y LED indicator will[...]

Using the Printer with W indows 15 Section 3: Using the Printer W ith W indows A. INST ALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER The supplied W indows printer driver is used for applications r unning under W indows 95/98/Me and W indows 2000/NT . Y ou may use any popular software application as long as it r uns under W indows and it is capable of printing to a sta[...]

16 Using the Printer with W indows Driver Installation  Start W indows.  Insert the printer driver CD -R (for W in 95/98/Me/2000 or NT) into your CD -ROM drive.  F or W indows 95/NT4.0: - Click the Start button. - Select Settings, then  Printers - Double click the  A dd P rinter  icon. Click Next - Specify the[...]

Using the Printer with W indows 17 P arameter setting: After entering the Label Dr . 200 you can change the parameters to meet your configuration and needs. Details P rint to the following port This allows you to select the IO port to link with the printer . The port may be parallel (LPT or ECP), serial COM), network port or file. In most cases you[...]

Using the Label Dr . P aper Select the paper size appropriate to the labels or tags you have installed. In most cases, it is easiest to select Custom and enter your own label height and width. Or , select the label size from the list of pre-for matted sizes. The selected label size may be a little higher than that of the physical label. Orientation[...]

Using the Printer with W indows 19 Copies This selection designates the number of printed copies of each page. More Options T o use the cutter and peeler function you need to enter More Options and select one of the items: w/o Cutter and P eeler (default) Cutter Enabled (a cutter is not cur rently available for the C -1000 or C -1000P) P eeler Enab[...]

20 Using the Printer with W indows C. PRINTING LABELS Now that you have hook ed up your printer , loaded the labels or tags and ribbon, and installed the printer driver software, you are ready to print your first labels. 1. Go to your W indows-based label design program or install and launch the software included with your printer called PrimaBar f[...]

T roubleshooting and Maintenance 21 Section 4: T r oubleshooting & Maintenance A. TROUBLESHOO TING Generally , when a malfunction or an abnor mal condition occurs, the READ Y  LED will k eep blinking and printing and communication between the host and printer will stop. After the problems have been solved, press C ANCEL to continue printi[...]

22 T roubleshooting and Maintenance Problems with rib bon Blinking Indicators READY and RIBBON P ossible Problems Solutions R emarks Ribbon has Install a new ribbon Does not apply to run out direct thermal. Ribbon jam Fix the jam Not for direct thermal. Ribbon Replace the ribbon Not for direct sensor error sensor thermal. Other problems Blinking In[...]

T roubleshooting and Maintenance 23 Miscellaneous other problems  The data has been sent, but there is no output from the printer . - Check the active printer driver , it should be Label Dr . 200 for your W indows system and the label printer . - Check the emulation and the print (command) file.  V ertical streaks in the printout usually indi[...]

24 T roubleshooting and Maintenance 2. Cleaning the roller Using a cotton swab moistened with isopropyl alcohol, clean the roller so that no residue from label adhesive is visible. Note: The roller should be cleaned whenever you notice a build-up of dust or label adhesives. 3. Cleaning the media compartment Clean the media compartment with a soft c[...]

Command Language Quick R eference 25 Appendix A : Command Language Quick R efer ence This section lists all internal software commands for the printer if you are installing it in a legacy  application in which a specific printer programming language is being used. For more information please refer to the P rogrammer s Manual, available sep[...]

26 Command Language Quick R eference (T able continued fr om previous page) Command Description P arameter F actor y default <STX>KI< m Set symbol set m: 0 - US A SCII, 0 for US A SCII for A SD smooth 1 - United font set Kingdom, 2 - Spanish, 3 - Swedish, 4 - F rench, 5 - Ger man, 6 - Italian, 7[...]

Command Language Quick R eference 27 Note: Control codes for the printer commands. Symbol Code (he xadecimal) X ON 11H X OFF 13H STX 02H SOH 01H ESC 1BH LF 0AH CR 0DH Note: There is no space code in each command. System Level Commands Command Description Remarks <STX>a Enable page/job echo characters <STX>cxxxx Set continuous paper leng[...]

28 Command Language Quick R eference (T able continued fr om previous page) Command Description Remarks <STX>Oxxxx Set start of print position <STX>P Enable data dump <STX>Q Clear memory (fonts & graphics) <STX>r Select reflective sensor <STX>S n Set feed rate for motor n :  A ,  B  or  C  <STX[...]

Command Language Quick R eference 29 (T able continued fr om previous page) Command Description Rxxxx Set vertical offset r<n..n> Retrieve label data from printer buffer . <n..n> : label name sm<n..n> Save label data to printer buffer . m : memor y module, <n..n> : label name Txx Set end- of -line code, xx : he x value z Cha[...]

30 Command Language Quick R eference Object String Description L : line Lwwwhhh www : width, (if t is  X) hhh : height. L : line Lwwwwhhhh wwww : width, (if t is  X) hhhh : height. B : box (if t is X) Baaabbbcccddd aaa : horizontal width bbb : vertical height ccc : thickness of top and bottom edges ddd : thickness of left and righ[...]

Command Language Quick R eference 31 B. COMMAND SET FOR PPLB The following commands are for Printer P rogramming Language B. All PPLB commands must be ended with <LF> or <CR>+<LF> codes. No spaces are allowed between parameters and leading command character . Command Description P arameter A x,y ,rot,font,hm, Print text. font: 1 ~[...]

32 Command Language Quick R eference (T able continued fr om previous page) Command Description P arameter I p1,p 2,001 Select symbol set** p1: 7 or 8 data bits p2: symbol set JB Disable back feed** JF Enable back feed** LE x,y ,hlen,vlen Line draw by hlen: horizontal length ex clusive vlen: vertical length LO x,y ,hlen,vlen Line draw by OR LW x,y [...]

Command Language Quick R eference 33 Notes: 1. x and y stand for horizontal and vertical coordinate values. 2. hm and vm stand for horizontal and vertical multipliers. 3. rot is the rotation dir ection, its value is from 0 ~ 3. 4. nr is either N for normal printing or R for r everse printing. 5. string is bracket by double quote marks, e.g. text[...]

34 Inter face Specifications Appendix B: Inter face Specifications A. INTRODUCTION This section details the interface specifications of I/O ports for the printer . These specifications include pin assignments, protocols and detailed infor mation about how to properly interface your printer with your host or ter minal. Serial The RS232 connector on [...]

Inter face Specifications 35 Alter natively you can just connect the 3 wires in the following way . Host 25S P rinter 9P Host 9S Printer 9P (PC or compatible) (PC or compatible) TX 2 .........................2 RX TX 3 ..........................2 RX RX 3 .........................3 TX RX 2 ..........................3 TX GND 7 .....................5 G[...]

36 Inter face Specifications B. P ARALLEL (CENTR ONICS) The parallel port is a standard 36-pin Centronics-type connection. Its pin assignments are listed as following. Pi n Dir ection Definition P in Dir ection Definition 1 In /STROBE 13 Out SELECT 2 In Data 1 14,15 NC 3 In Data 2 16 - Ground 4 In Data 3 17 - Ground 5 In Data 4 18 NC 6 In Data 5 19[...]

A SCII T able 37 Appendix C: A SCII T able 01234567 0 NUL 0 @ P ` p 1 SOH X ON ! 1 A Q a q 2 STX  2 B R b r 3 X OFF # 3 C S c s 4 $4 D T d t 5 NAK % 5 E U e u 6 AC K & 6 F V f v 7 BEL  7 G W g w 8 BS ( 8 H X h x 9 )9I Y iy A LF * : J Z j z B ESC + ; K [ k { C FF , < L l | D CR - = M ] m } E SO RS . > N ^ n ~ F SI US / ? O _ o DEL [...]

38 F onts and Bar Codes for PPL A Appendix D: F onts and Bar Codes for PPLA Inter nal Fonts F onts 0 ~ 8 have single symbol set. Fo n t 0 Fo n t 1 Fo n t 2 Fo n t 3 510172_r1.qxd 3/21/2001 6:25 PM Page 38[...]

F onts and Bar Codes for PPL A 39 Fo n t 4 Fo n t 5 510172_r1.qxd 3/21/2001 6:25 PM Page 39[...]

40 F onts and Bar Codes for PPL A Fo n t 6 Fo n t 7 Fo n t 8 510172_r1.qxd 3/21/2001 6:25 PM Page 40[...]

F onts and Bar Codes for PPL A 41 Fo n t 9 F ont 9 (A SD smooth font set) includes 8 symbol sets, US ASCII, UK, German, F rench, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, and Danish/Norwegian. The sizes are 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 18 points. 4 points 6 points 8 points 10 points 510172_r1.qxd 3/21/2001 6:25 PM Page 41[...]

42 F onts and Bar Codes for PPL A 12 points 14 points 18 points 510172_r1.qxd 3/21/2001 6:25 PM Page 42[...]

F onts and Bar Codes for PPL A 43 Roman-8 ECMA -94 510172_r1.qxd 3/21/2001 6:25 PM Page 43[...]

44 F onts and Bar Codes for PPL A PC PC - A 510172_r1.qxd 3/21/2001 6:25 PM Page 44[...]

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F onts and Bar Codes for PPL A 47 Inter nal Bar Codes This PPLA supports 20 one dimensional bar codes and 2 two dimensional bar codes. 510172_r1.qxd 3/21/2001 6:25 PM Page 47[...]

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F onts and Bar Codes for PPLB 51 Appendix E: F onts and Bar Codes for PPLB Inter nal Fonts There are 5 inter nal fonts for the PPLB emulation. Each has 6 eight-bit and 9 seven-bit symbol sets. F ont 5 does not contain any lower -case characters. 8 bit symbol sets code page 437, 850, 852, 860, 863 and 865 7 bit symbol sets US A, British, Ger man, F [...]

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F onts and Bar Codes for PPLB 55 Inter nal Bar Codes The PPLB supports 26 one-dimensional bar codes and 2 two dimensional bar codes. 510172_r1.qxd 3/21/2001 6:25 PM Page 55[...]

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Specifications 57 Appendix F : Specifications Printer Specifications Resolution 203 DPI (8 dots/mm) Print method Direct thermal and ther mal transfer Maximum print speed 1 to 4 inches (25.4mm to 101.6mm) per second Maximum print width 4.09 in (104mm) Maximum print length 45 in. (1143 mm) Onboard RAM 512K bytes Onboard Flash 512K bytes Maximum label[...]

58 Inter nal F onts, Bar Codes and Graphics Appendix G: Specifications for Inter nal F onts, Bar Codes and Graphics NOTE: If you are connecting your printer to a W indows-based PC, this section does not apply . However , if you are connecting the printer to a host-based system using a "legacy" programming language, this section will be us[...]

Inter nal F onts, Bar Codes and Graphics 59 P rinter Programming Language B, PPLB Specification General fonts 5 fonts with different point sizes Symbol sets (Code pages) 8 bits: code page 437, 850, 852, 860, 863 and 865. 7 bits: US A , British, German, F rench, Danish, Italian, Spanish, Swedish and Swiss. Soft fonts Downloadable soft fonts F ont e [...]

60 Index Inde x Bar Codes ................................................................47-50,55-56,58-59 Buttons .................................................................................................5 Cables................................................................................................6,7 Calibration, Media ..........[...]

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