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Troubleshooting Guide

The printer has detected an abnormally high temperature on the printhead. The
following conditions have caused this problem.
1.

If the printer has been printing labels continuously, allow the printer to

cool for a few minutes and press the

ENTER

PRINT

key to continue printing. If the

error reoccurs regularly improve the ventilation around the printer or
reduce the temperature around the printer.

The printhead is defective. Contact qualified service personnel.

WARNING: The printhead bracket and printhead will be very HOT
when the printhead has overheated.

Cycle the power and try operating the printer again. If the message reoccurs,
contact qualified service personnel.

Cycle the power and try operating the printer again. If the message reoccurs,
contact qualified service personnel

Head Overheat...

PRINT or CANCEL?

HALT...

CW1 BIOS TRAP!
System Halted!

Summary of Contents for Codewriter 4500 Series

Page 1: ...CodeWriter 4500 Series Operator s Manual Manual Part No 108738 Rev C ...

Page 2: ...ial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense NOTE When connect...

Page 3: ...llen ADVERTENCIA Cualquier alteración o modificación de este equipo podría resultar en la infracción de ATTENTION Tout changement ou modification apporté à cet équipement peut entraîner sa non conformité au UL safety standard 1950 Third Edition CSA safety standard C22 2 No 950 FCC regulations for Class A Computing Devices EN50082 EN60950 EN55022 Class A EN61000 3 2 EN61000 3 3 EN60825 1 Canadian I...

Page 4: ...the printer to perform any cleaning or maintenance task WARNUNG Die Stromzufuhr zum Drucker muß unterbrochen werden bevor irgendwelche korrektiven Maßnahman im Inneren des Geräts vorgenommen werden Abänderungen oder Modifizierungen dieses Geräts dürfen nur mit ausdrücklicher Genehmigung der für die Zulassung verantwortlichen Stelle vorgenommen werden Verstöße dagegen könnten den Widerruf der Zulas...

Page 5: ...esconectada de la corriente alterna AC antes de introducir la mano en su interior para cualquier labor de limpieza o mantenimiento ATTENTION L opérateur doit débrancher l imprimante de la source d alimentation C A avant de réaliser toute procédure de correction manuelle dans l imprimante Les changements ou modifications apportés à cette unité non expressément approuvés par la partie responsable de...

Page 6: ...uch damages occurring No person has the authority to modify such limitations unless obtained in writing and signed by a corporate officer at Datasouth Computer Acceptance of software is conditional on the acceptance of this disclaimer Use of the hardware software constitutes acceptance of this disclaimer Extended Maintenance Datasouth Computer provides telephone support and maintenance following d...

Page 7: ... other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Datasouth 4216 Stuart Andrew Boulevard Charlotte North Carolina 28217 Phone 704 523 8500 Service 800 476 2450 Sales 800 476 2120 Internet www datasouth com ...

Page 8: ...ns 17 Connecting to a Personal Computer 17 Serial Port Specifications 20 Flow Control 22 Operator Panel Settings for Data Communications 24 Media Settings 27 Setting the Document Dimensions 27 Setting the Printing Method 31 Setting the Print Parameters 32 Bar Code Quality 36 Operator Panel Reference 39 Display and Panel Keys 39 Off line Menu Reference 40 Default Parameter Values 45 Off Line Menu M...

Page 9: ...y 57 Verifying the Sensor Operation 63 Applications Overview 65 Printer Application Language PAL 65 Label Genesis 65 PAL Fonts and Bar Codes 66 PAL Quick Start 69 Specifications 79 Environmental 79 Physical 79 Power Input and Output 79 Media 80 Serial Communications 80 Printing 80 Processing 80 Advanced Features 81 Flash Memory Management 81 Print Darkness Control 83 ...

Page 10: ...Figure 10 Die Cut Label Dimensions 27 Figure 11 Black Bar Label Dimensions 28 Figure 12 Notch or Hole Label Dimensions 28 Figure 13 Picket Fence and Ladder Bar Codes 36 Figure 14 Poor Quality Bar Code Samples 37 Figure 15 Off Line Menu Map 46 Figure 16 Print Line Location on Printhead 48 List of Tables Table 1 Diagram for PC to CodeWriter 4500 Cable 17 Table 2 Windows 95 98 NT4 0 Port Settings 18 ...

Page 11: ... 4500 Series Models The CodeWriter 4500 Series product line consists of the following printer models and options 4505 4 25 inch Direct Thermal or Thermal Transfer Printer 5 IPS Print Speed 4505 4505 features with extended frame for larger media rolls 4510 4 25 inch Direct Thermal or Thermal Transfer Printer 10 IPS Print Speed Extended frame for larger media rolls Internal Network Print Server Opti...

Page 12: ...ont Side View Figure 2 CodeWriter 4505 Rear View Media and Printhead Access Cover Operator Panel Document Exit and Tear Bar RS232 Communications Port Keyboard Interface not installed Communications Option not installed External Media Feed Slot ...

Page 13: ... host system programming changes Add or replace printers without changing the data streams For example this tremendous flexibility permits changing a label format from dot matrix text to high quality thermal with barcodes without changing the original data from the host Traditional label printing from all popular label design packages Contact your Datasouth Representative Print from any Windowstm ...

Page 14: ... x 16 character LCD display Media width up to 4 52 inches Print width up to 4 25 inches Programmable bar code ratios and heights Easy label roll viewing through media access cover window 32 bit microprocessor User Flash Memory up to 1MB for application storage RS232 Serial Communications up to 57 6 Kbaud Label Genesis Label Design Software for Windows based PCs Quick Start CD Media Compatibility D...

Page 15: ...ommunications section provides details on selecting the proper cable and setting up the link using the Operator Panel Settings for Label and Ribbons The Media Settings section has instructions for using the Operator Panel interface to input the media dimensions and darkness control Information for producing quality bar codes is also available in this section Problems with the Printer See the Troub...

Page 16: ...Introduction 6 This Page Intentionally Blank ...

Page 17: ...e all additional packaging material Do not throw away any of the packaging material as the original box and packaging will be needed if it becomes necessary to return the printer Equipment Checklist In addition to this manual the printer box will contain the items listed below Datasouth CodeWriter 4500 Series printer and Power Cord Quick Start CD Cleaning Pen Warranty and Registration Return Envel...

Page 18: ...C outlet and turn the printer on The power switch is located on the printer s left side The printer will begin it s start up routine The printer will automatically advance through status items during start up When the printer has gone through all the start up items the LCD display will show Interface Status Online Units with preloaded applications will display the application prompt ...

Page 19: ...d of the new label roll between the Label Guide Blocks under the Printhead Bracket out beyond the front of the printer The labels must be facing up when going underneath the printhead Refer to Figure 3 for the proper label path 4 Using the Guide Block Adjustment Knob adjust the width of the Label Guide Blocks The label material should come close to touching the inner edge of the guide block yet mo...

Page 20: ...ind the PRESS HERE label affixed to the Printhead Bracket Press down where indicated and rotate the Printhead Lock Lever back to unlock the bracket Swing the Printhead Bracket up and back to expose the document path 4 Thread the ribbon down from the Ribbon Supply shaft beneath the Printhead Bracket and onto the empty core on the Ribbon Take Up as shown in Figure 4 5 Use a piece of adhesive tape to...

Page 21: ...el requires that the printer understand the exact dimension of each feature that makes up the label Figure 6 diagrams a die cut label with a translucent backing The dimensions shown indicate values the printer will need prior to printing a label This procedure also addresses black bar labels and continuous labels Figure 6 Identification of Label Dimensional Features ONLINE PAUSE MENU ITEM FEED ENT...

Page 22: ...ected option to indicate the value has been set 5 Press the ITEM FEED key again Label Width is the next parameter displayed Use the or CANCEL keys to set the value to the label s width NOTE When changing values using the or CANCEL keys a single key press will change the value by one unit If the key is pressed and held in the value will change by 10 units 6 Press the ITEM FEED key again Label Lengt...

Page 23: ...he display will then read Interface Status Online The remaining parameters under the Label Parameters menu will not require adjustment at the this time NOTE In step 8 pressing the CANCEL key after pressing the ONLINE PAUSE key will avoid saving the settings The display will read ENTER to exit without saving Press the ENTER PRINT key to go back online without saving the changes ...

Page 24: ...erface Status Off Line is displayed press the MENU key This will take you the to the Print Parameters menu 3 Press the ITEM FEED key Print Speed is the first parameter displayed The Print Speed value represents a percentage of the printer s full speed value Press the or CANCEL key and change the value to match the Print Speed value associated with printer model in the following table Printer Model...

Page 25: ...displayed 4 Press the ITEM FEED key until Settings Label is displayed 5 Press the ENTER PRINT key to print the label 6 Press the ONLINE PAUSE key to bring the printer back online Print Test Label 1 Press the ONLINE PAUSE key This takes you to the off line menu 2 With the Interface Status Off Line displayed press the MENU key This will take you the to the Print Parameters menu 3 Press the ITEM FEED...

Page 26: ...er and either a DB9 or DB25 female connection to your computer For details on establishing this connection baud rate word size parity turn to the Data Communications section After installing the cable turn on the printer The display should read Interface Status Online Running the Quick Start CD Use the following instructions to access the Quick Start CD Please make certain no other applications ar...

Page 27: ...and a DB9 female for the Personal Computer This cable is available from Datasouth Part 108965 Table 1 details the cable s wiring diagram Note Proper operation only guaranteed for cables meeting EIA TIA 232 E electrical and mechanical specifications PC Printer Signal DB9 Pin DB25 Pin Signal RD 2 3 TXD TD 3 2 RXD DTR 4 20 DSR GND 5 7 GND DSR 6 6 DTR RTS 7 4 CTS CTS 8 5 RTS RI 9 22 RI Table 1 Diagram...

Page 28: ... the System icon in the Control Panel 3 Click on the Device Manager Tab open the Ports COM LPT sub tree and select the COM port connected to the printer 4 Click on Properties This will open the Properties window for the selected COM port 5 Click on the Port Settings Tab Make any changes required according to Table 2 Port Settings Value Bits per second 9600 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow ...

Page 29: ...wing method may be used to verify the communications link using an MS DOS window to send a PAL file to the printer Open an MS DOS window if using Windows 1 Enter the following command at the prompt MODE COMx 9600 n 8 1 where x the COM port number 2 Select a PAL label file 3 Enter the following command at the prompt TYPE File pal COMx where File pal is the selected PAL label file and x the COM port...

Page 30: ...g Indicator RI Output from the printer Table 3 CodeWriter 4500 Series RS 232 Signals Cable Examples Connecting to DTE Data Terminal Equipment host systems with a DB25 connector requires a cable with pin to pin wiring and a male DB25 for the printer Figure 7 Connecting to a DCE Data Circuit terminating Equipment device such as a modem will require a NULL MODEM style circuit with appropriate connect...

Page 31: ...igure 8 4500 Series Printer to DCE Modem Device Cable Diagram Shield 1 RXD 2 TXD 3 CTS 4 RTS 5 DTR 6 GND 7 DSR 20 1 Shield 2 TXD 3 RXD 4 RTS 5 CTS 6 DSR 7 GND 20 DTR DCE Modem DB25 Connector 4500 Series Printer DB25 Connector ...

Page 32: ...ge whenever the printer is turned on The polarity of this signal may be changed from the Operator Panel DTR Output The printer asserts this signal ON Spacing Positive Voltage whenever it is ready to receive data This signal controls the flow of data from the host system When the printer s input buffers have reached an almost full level the printer de asserts the signal OFF Marking Negative In this...

Page 33: ...e selected from the Operator Panel When using a three wire RS232 connection the printer must still detect the DSR signal as ON This requirement is addressed by adding a jumper between RTS pin 5 and DSR pin 20 on the DB25 male connector on the printer Figure 9 Figure 9 Three Wire Printer to DTE Host Cable Diagram RXD 2 TXD 3 RTS 5 GND 7 DSR 20 2 TXD 3 RXD 7 GND DTE Host DB25 Connector 4500 Series P...

Page 34: ...te value 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 Complete the selection process by pressing the ENTER PRINT key An asterisk will appear in front of the selected value Setting the Flow Control Method 6 Press the ITEM FEED key Flow Control is displayed 7 Use the or CANCEL keys to set the Flow Control method Hardware Xon Xoff Normal Xon Xoff Robust Complete the selection process by pressing the...

Page 35: ...he selected option Setting the Data Bits 14 Press the ITEM FEED key Data Bits is displayed 15 Use the or CANCEL keys to set the Data Bits 8 or 7 Complete the selection process by pressing the ENTER PRINT key An asterisk will appear in front of the selected option Setting the Stop Bits 16 Press the ITEM FEED key Stop Bits is displayed 17 Use the or CANCEL keys to set the Data Bits 1 or 2 Complete t...

Page 36: ...Data Communications 26 This Page Intentionally Blank ...

Page 37: ...tting the Document Dimensions The 4500 Series printers are compatible with the following type of documents Die cut labels with Translucent Backing Liner Black Bar Notch or Hole Continuous Forms no size marking Each label type requires Operator Panel settings to accurately reflect the label dimensions Die Cut Labels Figure 10 provides an example of a die cut label and the dimensions required for se...

Page 38: ...etting up the printer Figure 11 Black Bar Label Dimensions Notch or Hole Label Figure 12 shows a label with a hole as the mark between labels Contact Datasouth for Notch or Hole Location Specifications Figure 12 Notch or Hole Label Dimensions Label Width Label Length Label Gap Black Bar Label Width Label Length Label Gap ...

Page 39: ...ain Label Length is the next parameter Use the or CANCEL keys to set the value to the label s length Refer to the Figure corresponding to the label type for the correct Label Length For Continuous media enter the desired length 6 Press the ITEM FEED key again Label Gap is the next parameter Use the or CANCEL keys to set the value to the Label Gap length If using black bar labels set Label Gap to 0...

Page 40: ...ey If problems occurred return to step 2 to verify the settings If after verifying the settings the labels are not feeding correctly turn to the Troubleshooting Guide section in this manual for information on adjusting the media sensor sensitivity ...

Page 41: ...ption is displayed 4 Press the ITEM FEED key Media Type is the first parameter displayed The two options for this parameter are Direct Thermal and Thermal Trans Press the or CANCEL key to change the option Complete the selection process by pressing the ENTER PRINT key An asterisk will appear in front of the selected option to indicate the value has been set 5 Press the ONLINE PAUSE key If the Medi...

Page 42: ...ge will be retained on the label Table 5 provides initial values to use when attempting to determine an appropriate setting for your media The table assumes the operator knows the ribbon s composition or the label s sensitivity to heat After printing a label using the initial value the operator should adjust the settings as follows Label printed with excellent quality If additional speed is requir...

Page 43: ...setting the Print Speed and Darkness values 1 Press the ONLINE PAUSE key This takes you to the off line menu 2 When Interface Status Off Line is displayed press the MENU key This will take you the to the Print Parameters menu Press the ITEM FEED key Print Speed is the first parameter displayed Press the or CANCEL key to change the Print Speed value NOTE When changing values using the or CANCEL key...

Page 44: ...u 2 When Interface Status Off Line is displayed press the MENU key This will take you the to the listing of sub menus 3 Press the MENU key until the Label Parameters option is displayed 4 Press the ITEM FEED key until the X Offset parameter is displayed Use the or CANCEL keys to set the X offset value 5 Press the ITEM FEED key again The Y Offset parameter is displayed Use the or CANCEL keys to set...

Page 45: ...the printer may recall the current label from the presentation position or advance to the beginning of the next label The Operator Panel menu provides control of this feature Enabling the forward distance feature addresses issues with small height die cut labels that may separate from the backing during the label recall event 1 Press the ONLINE PAUSE key This takes you to the off line menu 2 With ...

Page 46: ...al bars align with the printhead heating elements such that an element is either on or off while printing the bar code This results in very controlled geometric qualities of the bars and spaces and the best quality bar codes Bar codes printed in a ladder orientation require the modulation of the heating elements to control the widths of the bars and spaces Controlling the heating and cooling of pr...

Page 47: ... shown in Figure 14 demonstrate labels printed with poor quality for bar codes For comparison the same bar codes were printed in Figure 13 with favorable settings Figure 14 A shows a ladder bar code with bars wider than optimal and very narrow spaces Fixing this problem will require either 1 reducing the Print Darkness Setting 2 reducing the Print Speed Setting or 3 a combination of reducing Print...

Page 48: ...Media Settings 38 This Page Intentionally Blank ...

Page 49: ...m parameter groups ITEM FEED Online No Function Offline Feeds one Label Offline Menu Selects parameters within group Online No Function Offline Raises or changes parameter value CANCEL Online Cancel parameter value changes Offline Lowers or changes parameter value Error Condition Cancels current print job ENTER PRINT Online Confirms changes made to parameters Offline Selects changed parameter valu...

Page 50: ...st menu item is Print Parameters Continue pressing the MENU key to access Label Parameters I O Config and System Params menu items The Operator may avoid saving changes made to parameter values prior to going back online by pressing the CANCEL key The display will read ENTER to exit without saving Press ENTER PRINT to go online without saving parameter changes ...

Page 51: ...ivity as a percentage of the maximum sensitivity Ribbon Sense 0 100 Ribbon Sensor sensitivity as a percentage of the maximum sensitivity Pres Dist in 0 0 99 inches Presentation Distance for printed label Fwd Dist in 0 7 99 inches 0 00 Label recall enabled 0 01 Feed label forward distance to print next label Print Test Label 1 10 labels Prints selected count of Test Labels SCM Protected Yes or No Y...

Page 52: ...in 0 25 99 inches Selects the printed length of the label Label Gap in 0 00 Continuous 0 01 Black Bar 0 02 4 99 inches Gap Selects the label gap sensing mode Continuous Black Bar Gap For Gap mode select length of gap X Offset 1 00 1 00 inches Adjusts the print placement across the label width by the selected amount Y Offset 1 00 1 00 inches Adjusts the print placement along the label length by the...

Page 53: ...er RTS Polarity Online High or Online Low Selects the RTS signal level for its asserted state DTR Polarity Ready High or Ready Low Selects the DTR signal level for its asserted state Parity None Even or Odd Selects the parity for serial communications Data Bits 8 or 7 Selects the data word size for serial communications Stop Bits 1 or 2 Selects the number of stop bits for the data word Communicati...

Page 54: ...T key will cause parameter values to reset to default values ENTER to Select Diagnostics Pressing the ENTER PRINT key will bring the printer into the sensor diagnostic mode see Verifying the Sensor Operation in the Troubleshooting Guide Firmware Part No XXXXXXYY The firmware part number and revision are displayed Hex Dump Mode ON or OFF Printer will enter into Hex Dump mode after the next Power Cy...

Page 55: ...e 50 Bar Sense 50 Ribbon Sense 50 Presentation Distance 0 45 inches Feed Forward Distance 0 00 inches Print Test Label 1 SCM Protected Yes Label Parameters Media Type Thermal Transfer Label Width 4 0 inches Label Length 4 0 inches Label Gap 0 11 inches X Offset 0 00 inches Y Offset 0 00 inches I O Configuration Baud Rate 9600 Flow Control Hardware RTS Polarity Online High DTR Polarity Ready High P...

Page 56: ...t Darkness Label Width in Flow Control Media Alignment Gap Sense Label Len in RTS Polarity ENTER to recall defaults Bar Sense Label Gap in DTR Polarity ENTER to Select Ribbon Sense X Offset in Parity Diagnostics Pres Dist in Y Offset in Data Bits Hex Dump Mode Fwd Dist in Stop Bits Settings Label Press Enter Key Print Test Label SCM Protected ENTER to Select Print Cont Expert Settings Pre Heat Fig...

Page 57: ...r DO NOT lift from the front panel 2 Find the PRESS HERE label affixed to the Printhead Bracket Press down on the Printhead Bracket where indicated and rotate the Printhead Lock Lever back to unlock the bracket Swing the Printhead Bracket up and back to expose the document path 3 Remove any remaining ribbon trailer material from the supply core 4 Grab the inside edge of the take up roll with one h...

Page 58: ...rotate the Printhead Lock Lever back to unlock the bracket Swing the Printhead Bracket up and back to expose the paper path Leave the Printhead Bracket in the up position for cleaning the paper path Figure 16 Print Line Location on Printhead Paper Path Cleaning Using a lint free cloth or compressed air remove any dust and debris from the paper path beneath the printhead Return the printhead to the...

Page 59: ...personnel for head latch sensor replacement or adjustment The printer cannot detect media in the label guide block If the printer appears to have media properly installed one of the following conditions has produced the message 1 Media Out of the Guide Block Closely inspect the media s passage through the inside label guide block The media must travel between the sensors embedded in the guide bloc...

Page 60: ...ntact qualified service personnel If thermal transfer mode is desired press the CANCEL key and see this manual s Media Settings section to correctly set the Printing Mode The ribbon sensor does not detect a thermal transfer ribbon while in thermal transfer mode If the ribbon is properly installed and thermal transfer mode is desired then one of the following conditions has occurred 1 The sensor s ...

Page 61: ... CANCEL key and enter the off line menu to verify this parameter value see the Media Settings section for assistance 4 The Label Gap specified via the Operator Panel off line menu may not correspond to the gap the printer detected Press the CANCEL key and enter the off line menu to verify this parameter value see the Media Settings section for assistance 5 The incorrect label media for the applica...

Page 62: ...mprove the ventilation around the printer or reduce the temperature around the printer 2 The printhead is defective Contact qualified service personnel WARNING The printhead bracket and printhead will be very HOT when the printhead has overheated Cycle the power and try operating the printer again If the message reoccurs contact qualified service personnel Cycle the power and try operating the pri...

Page 63: ...ew to one side see Adjusting Print Position in the Media Settings section to adjust the X direction print position If printing a new or modified PAL label file the PageSize setpagedevice command may have an incorrect setting Depending on the label size and the number of objects printed the printer may require additional memory Contact your Datasouth representative more information on obtaining a m...

Page 64: ... in the Maintenance section to see if this procedure will solve the problem Thermal Printheads reaching the end of their operational life will exhibit this symptom Although you may continue printing without damaging the printer make arrangements to obtain a new printhead ...

Page 65: ...ing to jumper control signals on either end of the cable Host System Does Not Report Errors But Nothing Prints Verify the printer is Online If the printer was Off line while sending the file send the file again Send the file using a terminal emulation program e g Hyperterm This will allow viewing of messages returned from the printer If strange characters appear the printer is not using the same b...

Page 66: ... or CANCEL key to select ON Complete the selection process by pressing the ENTER PRINT key An asterisk will appear in front of the selected option to indicate the value has been set 4 Press the ONLINE PAUSE key The display will read ENTER to save new defaults Press the ENTER PRINT key to save Hex Dump Mode parameter value 5 Cycle the printer power The printer will return to service in Hex Dump Mod...

Page 67: ...er is Displaying Media Out Message The printer displays this message when the Gap Sensor sensitivity level is greater than required The Gap Sensor is receiving light passing through the label stock indicating a label with some translucent qualities Resolving this issue involves lowering the Gap Sensor Sensitivity to a level that will allow the sensor to only detect the gaps between labels 1 Press ...

Page 68: ... to the off line menu 2 When Interface Status Off Line is displayed press the MENU key This will take you the to the Print Parameters menu Press the ITEM FEED key until the Gap Sense parameter displayed 3 Press the key to raise the value by 10 4 Press the ONLINE PAUSE key The display will read ENTER to save new defaults Press the ENTER PRINT key to save these values 5 Press the ONLINE PAUSE key Th...

Page 69: ... the ONLINE PAUSE key This takes you to the off line menu 2 When Interface Status Off Line is displayed press the MENU key This will take you the to the Print Parameters menu Press the ITEM FEED key until the Bar Sense parameter displayed 3 Press the key to raise the value by 10 4 Press the ONLINE PAUSE key The display will read ENTER to save new defaults Press the ENTER PRINT key to save these va...

Page 70: ...ress the CANCEL key to lower the value by 10 4 Press the ONLINE PAUSE key The display will read ENTER to save new defaults Press the ENTER PRINT key to save these values 5 Press the ONLINE PAUSE key This will take the printer off line 6 Press the ITEM FEED key If the label feeds correctly repeat the procedure one additional time to lower the value by an additional 10 If however the Media Feed Faul...

Page 71: ...ctive material on the back of the printhead bracket Note If current sensitivity value accommodated a ribbon in Thermal Transfer mode note the Ribbon Sense parameter before the adjustment This value will be required if using the printer in Thermal Transfer mode at a later time 1 Press the ONLINE PAUSE key This takes you to the off line menu 2 When Interface Status Off Line is displayed press the ME...

Page 72: ...displayed press the MENU key This will take you the to the Print Parameters menu Press the ITEM FEED key until the Ribbon Sense parameter displayed 3 Press the CANCEL key to lower the value by 10 4 Press the ONLINE PAUSE key The display will read ENTER to save new defaults Press the ENTER PRINT key to save these values 5 Press the ONLINE PAUSE key This will take the printer off line 6 Press the IT...

Page 73: ...elect Diagnostics is displayed 4 Pressing the ENTER PRINT key will cause the display to read as follows Correctly configured sensor sensitivity levels will display the following information Gap Sensor Mode for Media Sensor material in guide block sensor Gap or Backing Med 001 Label Stock Med 000 Black Bar Mode for Media Sensor material in guide block sensor Black Bar Med 000 Label Stock Med 001 Ri...

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Page 75: ... system Datasouth provides the following PAL Documentation on the Quick Start CD Internet Web Site www datasouth com and from your Datasouth representative PAL Sample Labels Quickly develop your label by starting with a similar PAL label file The Sample label directory provides common labels and the PAL sequences to generate the label PAL Programmer s Manual The complete language reference Details...

Page 76: ...nt Size PAL Identifier Sample Sans Serif 6 Sans6 00pt Sans Serif 8 Sans8 00pt Sans Serif 10 Sans10 00pt Sans Serif 12 Sans12 00pt Sans Serif 14 Sans14 00pt Sans Serif 18 Sans18 00pt Sans Serif 24 Sans24 00pt Sans Serif 36 Sans36 00pt OCRB 6 OCRB6 00pt OCRB 8 OCRB8 00pt OCRB 10 OCRB10 00pt OCRB 12 OCRB12 00pt OCRB 14 OCRB14 00pt Table 7 PAL Font List and Samples ...

Page 77: ...w 67 Bar Codes Bar Code PAL Identifier Sample Code 39 Code39 Code 93 Code93 Code 128 A B and C Code128 Interleave 2 of 5 I2of5 UPC A UPCA UPC E UPCE EAN 8 EAN8 EAN 13 EAN13 Codabar Codabar Postnet Postnet Maxicode Maxicode ...

Page 78: ...Applications Overview 68 MSI Plessy MSI PDF 417 PDF417 Table 8 PAL Bar Code List and Samples ...

Page 79: ...pts behind the sample label please refer to subsequent sections of this manual as well as the PAL Programmer s Reference Manual Establishing the Development Environment Before a label can be created and printed it is necessary to establish communications with the printer and a means of sending command sequences to it The following instructions describe how to establish communications The first ste...

Page 80: ...ace or Ctrl H 08 BS Deletes last character on line Line Feed Ctrl J 0A LF Indicates completion of the current line causing PAL to process the line Carriage Return Enter or Ctrl M 0D CR Same as LF Retype Ctrl R 12 DC2 PAL will display the line as it has been typed so far Undo Ctrl U 15 NAK PAL will discard the current line so that the programmer can type the line again To enter the executive mode t...

Page 81: ...ENTER key if using a terminal emulator or by sending a Carriage Return CR character A Line Feed LF following the carriage return is also acceptable The sample code will not explicitly show the end of line terminations If the printer is in executive mode there will be a PAL prompt issued at the completion of each command The PAL command interpreter is case sensitive All commands must be entered usi...

Page 82: ... used to scale the font to a different size e g 13 or 11 setfont Set the current font to the scaled font defined by the scalefont operator This font will be used for all subsequent text unless another font is chosen moveto Position the drawing cursor at the desired location Moves the cursor position 1 inch to the right and 1 inch from the bottom see box on next page for description of coordinate s...

Page 83: ...e origin or 0 0 The default unit used for measuring distance in this coordinate system is the point A point is a common typographical unit equivalent to 1 72 There are 72 points to an inch The example sets the cursor to 72 72 to place text at a point 1 inch to right of the origin and 1 inch above Some printing commands such as show will change the location of the cursor This happens for example af...

Page 84: ...red location The line will be positioned near the same location as the text a bit lower in the y direction to allow for a small space between the bottom of the text and the line This example uses the value 68 4 points below the text 4 72 inches lineto Set the dimensions for the line The line will be drawn from the current position 72 68 to the position set by the lineto 144 68 The vertical positio...

Page 85: ...t the desired location This example assumes a 4 x 4 label 288 points x 288 points A frame is drawn by moving to the starting point with the moveto operator lineto Set the dimensions for the line Forms three sides of the box with three separate lineto operators closepath Close the shape A box is drawn by drawing 3 sides of the box with the lineto operator followed by closepath which closes the box ...

Page 86: ...nstance of Hello World rotated 90 degrees moveto Position the drawing cursor at the desired location The text will be located at the same x position and slightly higher in the y direction relative to the previous text rotate Rotate the coordinate system In this example the coordinate system is rotated 90 degrees Since the entire drawing surface is being rotated it is important to reset the rotatio...

Page 87: ...e how to print a bar code This example builds on the previous example by placing a bar code near the center of the label Moveto Position the drawing cursor at the desired location Position cursor at desired location for bar code BARCODE123 String object defining the barcode content The parentheses delimit the text string and are not part of the barcode The actual bar code value in this case is BAR...

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Page 89: ... degrees C Relative Humidity 8 to 80 percent Maximum wet bulb temperature 84 degrees F 29 degrees C Physical 4505 Width 9 1 inches Depth 10 8 inches Height 11 inches Weight 18 9 pounds 4505 and 4510 Width 9 1 inches Depth 14 6 inches Height 11 inches Weight 21 4 pounds Power Input and Output Input Universal 110 230 VAC 60 50 Hz 2 1 A Output 5 VDC 24 VDC ...

Page 90: ...es Width 4 52 inches Print Width 4 25 inches Thickness 0 0023 to 0 010 inches Label Facing In Serial Communications RS232 Interface Connector DB25 Female Baud Rate 300 57600 bps Flow Control Hardware Xon Xoff Xon Xoff Robust Printing Resolution 300 DPI 11 8 dots mm Print Width 4 25 inches Print Speed 4505 4505 5 IPS 4510 10 IPS Method Direct Thermal or Thermal Transfer Maximum Label Size 60 inches...

Page 91: ... strictly 115 200 baud Firmware downloads require a special application on the host computer which Datasouth provides along with firmware updates Firmware downloads cannot be performed by operators using terminal emulation or other generic host applications Although very unlikely the potential exists for operators to corrupt any existing firmware within the printer by accessing the firmware update...

Page 92: ...d the PAL commands necessary to erase and or replace the PAL application program contained in the flash ROM The PAL application bootstrap bypass feature allows the operator to stop the PAL interpreter from automatically executing any PAL application contained in the flash ROM Thereby instructing the interpreter to enter normal PAL interpretation mode and allowing the operator to send the necessary...

Page 93: ...USE key This takes you to the off line menu 2 When Interface Status Off Line is displayed press the MENU key This will take you the to the Print Parameters menu 3 Press the ITEM FEED key until ENTER to Select Expert Settings is displayed 4 Press the ENTER PRINT key 5 Print Cont is the first parameter displayed Press the or CANCEL key to change the Contrast value NOTE When changing values using the...

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