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Connection with Host:

Host 25S

Printer 9P

Host 9S

Printer
9P

(PC or compatible)

DTR 20

…… 1 DSR

DTR 4

…… 1 DSR

DSR 6

…… 6 DTR

DSR 6

…… 6 DTR

TX 2

…… 2 RX

TX 3

…… 2 RX

RX 3

…… 3 TX

RX 2

…… 3 TX

CTS 5

…… 7 RTS

CTS 8

…… 7 RTS

RTS 4

…… 8 CTR

RTS 7

…… 8 CTS

GND 7

…… 5 GND

GND 5

…… 5 GND

Alternatively you can connect the 3 wires as follows:

Host 25S

Printer 9P

Host 9S

Printer
9P

(PC or compatible)

TX 2

…… 2 RX

TX 3

…… 2 RX

RX 3

…… 3 TX

RX 2

…… 3 TX

GND 7

…… 5 GND

GND 5

…… 5 GND

pin 4

pin 5

pin 6

pin 7

pin 20

pin 8

Summary of Contents for Fastmark 4600 PLUS Series User's guide

Page 1: ...Fastmark 4600 PLUS Series Thermal Transfer Barcode Printer User s Guide Document 140106B February 2012 ...

Page 2: ...wntime Applications 39 Calibration Configuration 41 Performing Calibration 41 Printing a Configuration Report 42 Resetting to Factory Default Settings 43 Computer Connections 44 USB Interface Requirements 44 Centronics Parallel Port 44 Serial RS 232 Port 45 Ethernet 10 100 Internal Printer Server Option 45 Ethernet Module Status Indicators 46 Communicating with the Printer 48 Troubleshooting 55 LE...

Page 3: ...E 74 Appendix A Printer Status 75 Appendix B Stand alone Keyboard and Barcode Reader 76 Keyboard 76 Form Control Functions 76 Barcode Reader 80 Appendix C Cutter Installation 83 Appendix D Dispenser Installation 86 Appendix E Adjusting Ribbon Tension 89 Appendix F Switching Ribbon Wound Ink side out or Ink side in 89 Table of Contents ...

Page 4: ... ensure that your power source exactly meets these requirements Do not open the printer during operation to avoid electrical shock Do not attempt to disassemble this printer if it malfunctions All rights are reserved No part of this document may be reproduced or issued to third parties in any form without permission of AMT Datasouth The material in this document is provided for general information...

Page 5: ...al reference Illustrations are provided to help you quickly become familiar with the printer Unpacking After receiving your printer please check for possible shipping damage 1 Inspect the outside of both the box and the printer for possible damage 2 Open the top cover of the printer to see if the media compartments are in order Note If damage has occurred contact your shipping company immediately ...

Page 6: ...6 Package Contents 1 Fastmark 4600 PLUS Series Printer 2 Installation Quick Start Guide 3 CD Rom User Guides Utility Software Drivers 4 AC Power Cord 5 Sample Ribbon 4 5 3 2 1 ...

Page 7: ...an area where it might get wet Find a solid flat surface with adequate room for the printer and enough space above for media and ribbon access Place the printer within cable distance of the host and printer serial or parallel cable Isolate the power cord from other electrical cables Connecting the Power Cord Connect the power cord as below ...

Page 8: ...tches LCD Message Display Top Access Door Front Access Door The front panel includes 3 LED indicators READY MEDIA and RIBBON 3 buttons FEED PAUSE and CANCEL LCD display Top Access Door Front Access Door Printer Models TIA 200V FM 4602 PLUS 203dpi TIA 230E FM 4602 PLUS Int Ethernet 203dpi TIA 320 FM 4603 PLUS 300dpi TIA 320E FM 4603 PLUS Int Ethernet 300dpi ...

Page 9: ...l a new ribbon For the FM 4602 PLUS Series and the FM 4603 PLUS Series models modes of thermal transfer and direct transfer can be set via the printer panel or Utility software Buttons There are three buttons each with two basic functions Button Function 1 Press the button Function 2 Press the button and power switch together FEED CONFIG Feed a label Perform self test print configuration report PA...

Page 10: ...t 4 After self test the printer is in dump mode For normal operation you must press CANCEL to restart the printer LCD Display The FM 4600 PLUS Series models have a LCD that shows printer status printer settings input data from a keyboard or barcode reader The first parameter is either 203 or 300 which stands for the print resolution The second parameter indicates the emulation printer language PAL...

Page 11: ...sh and Portuguese To select a language 1 Press the PAUSE and CANCEL buttons at the same time 2 Hold both buttons for about 3 seconds and release 3 The language selection screen appears 4 Press the FEED button for the next language 5 Press the CANCEL button to select and set the language Press PAUSE or the PAUSE CANCEL buttons to exit the language selection screen and enter normal mode 300 PAL PPLZ...

Page 12: ...gh the list of values for the chosen feature CANCEL To save the currently displayed value PAUSE To exit setup mode Setting Procedure To change settings using the buttons on the front panel 1 Press PAUSE verify mode on LCD display 2 Press FEED and PAUSE at the same time to enter setup mode 3 Press and hold FEED use CANCEL to scroll through the list of features 4 Press CANCEL to select desired featu...

Page 13: ...tical print position RECOVER PRINT ENABLED DISABLED ENABLED Contents reprint after media out or ribbon out CUTER INSTALLED YES NO NO PEELER INSTALLED YES NO NO READER INSTALLED YES NO NO WIN CON LIN 0 254 0 Only under Windows with bundled printer driver and continuous media BASE SEED 0 4 ips 0 ips COUNTING DOWN UP DOWN DOWN MEDIA SENSOR TYPE GAP BLACK BAR GAP Select for media characteristics Once ...

Page 14: ...TEWAY MAC ADDRESS Printer Features and Parameter Settings PAL PPLZ Feature Parameter Factory Default Remarks PRINT MODE Thermal transfer Direct thermal Thermal transfer AUTO CALIBRATE MODE Mode 1 4 Mode 1 Calibrates on demand CUT PEEL OFFSET 015 050 0 Controls cut and peel position TPH VERTICAL OFFSET 003 003 0 Offset of vertical print position RECOVER PRINT ENABLED DISABLED ENABLED Contents repri...

Page 15: ...rinting PRESENT DISTANCE 0 040 87 Appears only when BACKFEED enabled ABS DARKNESS 0 30 0 Setting darkness TRIM DARKNESS 30 30 0 Fine tuning darkness BAUD RATE RS232 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 NONE 9600 PARITY RS232 NONE EVEN ODD NONE LENGTH RS232 8 DATA BITS 7 DATA BITS 8 DATA BITS CLEAR FLASH YES NO NO PRINTERS WITH ETHERNET DHCP ENABLE DISABLE ENABLE IP ADDRESS SUBNET MASK DEFAULT GATEWAY MAC...

Page 16: ...16 Ribbon Pick up Spindle Ribbon Supply Spindle Media Supply Spindle Rear Feed Slot Head Latch Thermal Printhead Paper Sensor Guide Internal Parts and Features Paper Drive Roller ...

Page 17: ...17 Cutter Module Peeler Option ...

Page 18: ... and media Loading a Ribbon Note This section can be referred to when transfer thermal printing is used The steps below are based on ribbon wound ink side in as an example 1 Lift the top cover and front access door to expose the media compartment Figure 1 1 Front Access ...

Page 19: ...h counter clockwise and open the bracket Figure 2 3 Unwrap the ribbon and separate the ribbon roll from the bare core Insert the ribbon roll onto the ribbon supply spindle Figure 3 Bracket 2 Head Latch 3 Ribbon Supply Spindle ...

Page 20: ...he bare core and wind it a bit onto the core Make sure the coating side of the ribbon is face down 6 Insert the core onto the ribbon pick up spindle Figure 5 7 Turn the pick up spindle to ensure the ribbon is tightly wound Bar Core Print Head Module 4 Ribbon Pick up Spindle 5 Ribbon Pick up Spindle ...

Page 21: ...ollect each label freely Peel off mode peels backing material away from the label as it prints After the label is removed the next label prints Cutting mode automatically cuts the label after it prints Standard Mode 1 Insert the media roll into the media supply spindle and move the media guide to the inside Figure 6 6 Media Guide Media Supply Spindle ...

Page 22: ...22 2 Turn the head latch counter clockwise and open the bracket Remove the outside media guide Figure 7 Head Latch Bracket Outside Media Guide 7 ...

Page 23: ...e print head module and under the paper sensor guide Figure 8 4 Return the outside media guide close the bracket and hook the head latch Figure 9 9 Head Latch Outside Media Guide Bracket 8 Print Head Module Paper Sensor Guide Module ...

Page 24: ...24 5 Close the top cover and the front access door and turn on the printer or press the FEED button if the printer is already on Figure 10 10 ...

Page 25: ... Off Mode Follow steps 1 to 3 in Loading the Media Standard Mode above 1 From the leading end of the media roll remove enough labels to expose 6 inches of backing liner Figure 11 Backing Paper 11 Remove labels ...

Page 26: ...e print head module Figure 12 3 Push down the peel off mechanism release lever and lead the media backing liner under the peeler module Figure 13 13 1 1 Dispenser Module Peel Lever 12 1 1 Print Head Module Media Backing Liner Media Backing liner ...

Page 27: ...n the printer or press the FEED button if the printer is already on Figure 15 Notes The FEED button does not make the printer peel For peeling to occur when the panel setting is properly enabled Make sure the peeler sensor is out of the ribbon path when installed 15 1 1 14 Peel Lever Dispenser Module Media Backing Liner ...

Page 28: ...g Mode Follow steps 1 to 3 in Loading the Media Standard Mode above 1 Insert the media into the print head module and under the paper sensor guide Figure 16 Paper Sensor Guide Print Head Module 16 Cutter Module ...

Page 29: ...rn on the printer or press the FEED button if the printer is already on The printer will then feed the labels through the cutter automatically Figure 18 Note The FEED button does not make the printer cut For cutting to occur when the panel setting is properly enabled Bracket Outside Media Guide Head Latch 17 81 1 18 Cutter ...

Page 30: ... Control Panel Operation Front Panel The front panel includes LCD display 3 LED status indicators READY MEDIA and RIBBON 3 control buttons FEED PAUSE and CANCEL LCD display LED indicators Control buttons ...

Page 31: ...D indicates the following conditions ON Media is installed and ready for Normal operation Off The printer s power is off Blinking Media Out condition This condition only occurs following a media motion request RIBBON The Ribbon LED indicates the following conditions ON The printer is set for Thermal Transfer mode and the printer contains a Thermal Transfer Ribbon OFF The printer is set for Direct ...

Page 32: ...on completion of the desired function the printer will go into a READY condition Button Function FEED CONFIG The printer performs an internal Self Test and prints a Configuration Report LCD displays SELF TEST PAUSE CALIBR The printer will do a Label Sensor Calibration test on the current loaded media LCD displays CALIBRATION CANCEL RESET The printer will reset the Non Volatile memory back to facto...

Page 33: ...nd display PAUSE on the LCD display while in the Paused condition CANCEL The printer will Stop printing and delete any further information in the printer s buffer The user must realign the media by pressing the FEED button following this function Models will blink the READY LED and display CANCEL on the LCD display while in the Paused condition Pressed for Special functions Button Function FEED PA...

Page 34: ... is either 203 or 300 It indicates the print resolution The second parameter indicates the emulation printer language PAL PPLZ PPLA or PPLB With Keyboard Option installed If a keyboard is plugged in and PAL app loaded the following message is displayed on the LCD 203 PAL PPLZ ESC FOR KEYBD With Barcode Reader Option If a barcode reader is connected and PAL app loaded the following message is displ...

Page 35: ...lease buttons Enters into set up mode and displays feature FEED PAUSE Press and hold down FEED button Press PAUSE button repeatedly to scroll to the next feature FEED CANCEL Press and hold down FEED button Press CANCEL button repeatedly to scroll to the previous feature CANCEL Pressing this key will select the displayed feature FEED PAUSE Press and hold down FEED button Press PAUSE button repeated...

Page 36: ...ss CANCEL button once to select feature 5 Press and hold FEED then press PAUSE button repeatedly to scroll to the desired value of the displayed feature 6 Once the desired value is displayed press CANCEL button to save it After pressing the CANCEL button an should appear in the last column The is used to designate the stored value in non volatile memory 7 Press the PAUSE button once to save and ag...

Page 37: ... PARITY RS232 None Odd or Even None BAUD RATE 9600 115200 57600 38400 19200 9600 4800 2400 1200 600 9600 TRIM DARKNESS 030 030 000 ABS DARKNESS 000 030 016 PRESENT DISTANCE 000 040 021 MEDIA SENSOR TYPE Gap or Black Bar Black Bar COUNTING Up or Down Down PEELER INSTALLED Yes or No No CUTTER INSTALLED Yes or No No RECOVER PRINT Enabled or Disabled Disabled TPH VERT OFFSET 003 003 000 CUT PEEL OFFSE...

Page 38: ... label tag or ticket Using a Windows driver in conjunction with a Windows application program is a typical way to print in this environment Alternatively PALTM print sequences may also be generated by any host application written to take advantage of this powerful language When a PALTM capable printer is used this way no special PALTM program must be loaded on the printer Print sequences generated...

Page 39: ...rint abilities the new label format can For example text only outputs such as produced by a dot matrix printer or card embosser may now be presented in a more functional format Information in the data stream can be reformatted into any size font in any rotation or even printed as bar code This example demonstrates how PALTM Print and Program capable printer can replace a legacy print device with n...

Page 40: ...e stored in printer Ability to perform math calculations addition subtraction multiplication division etc Ability to perform logical calculations equal to less than greater than etc Shown below is an example where a stand alone PALTM application and database is stored in the printer Operator input combined with internal database information is used to create a label For example this application co...

Page 41: ... the power 3 When CALIBRATION is displayed on the LCD and both READY and MEDIA indicators blink release the PAUSE button NOTE Printers with Ethernet will take 20 second for this process the PAUSE button must be pressed during that period 4 The printer feeds 12 inches of blank labels 5 When READY is displayed the READY and MEDIA indicators stop blinking but remain illuminated Important It s recomme...

Page 42: ... second for this process the PAUSE button must be pressed during that period 4 The printer prints out a configuration report 5 When READY is displayed on the LCD the READY indicator stops blinking but remains illuminated 6 The following information is printed in the report Font list Hardware configuration and status Label parameters Firmware version Notes After the self test the printer enters the...

Page 43: ... PAUSE button must be pressed during that period 4 When READY is displayed on the LCD the READY indicator stops blinking but remains illuminated 5 When the two indicators relight release the feed button 6 The following information is printed in the report Label parameters Heat Darkness Speed Symbol set language Others for specific emulation Notes 1 All settings stored in FLASH memory are retained ...

Page 44: ...hardware The USB s plug and play design makes installation easy Multiple printers can share a single USB port hub Centronics Parallel Port You can connect the printer to the host computer s parallel port using any standard Centronics cable The required cable must have a standard 36 pin parallel connector on one end which is plugged into the parallel port located on the back of the printer The othe...

Page 45: ...ical Reference in this manual Note 1 Centronics allows a much higher communication speed than serial 2 The pin assignment of serial cable is different from PC Please contact your local reseller if you need this cable Ethernet 10 100 Internal Printer Server Option This connector is for Ethernet application it is convenient to use several printers by Ethernet connector at the same time Note When usi...

Page 46: ...net link detected Blinking The printer waits for printer ready It will take about 20 seconds to be ready Green Speed LED On 100 Mbps link Off 10 Mbps link Amber Link Activity LED On link up Off link down Flash activity PC PC PC Centronics Parallel Port USB Port RS232 Serial Port ...

Page 47: ...47 Ethernet LED Indicators Amber LED Green LED ...

Page 48: ...er The screens included for these steps are taken from Windows XP steps in other versions of operation systems are similar Note We strongly recommend that you use the Seagull Driver Wizard instead of the Microsoft Windows Add Printer Wizard when installing and updating your Drivers by Seagull Even though the Add Printer Wizard is from Microsoft it too easily performs a number of tasks incorrectly ...

Page 49: ...sfully connected it using a USB cable then the Windows Add Hardware Wizard will automatically detect the printer and display a dialog that allows you to install a driver Click Cancel and do not install the driver using the Windows Add Hardware Wizard Instead use the Seagull Driver Installation Wizard provided on the CD ROM received with your printer 3 Utilizing the CD ROM from your printer package...

Page 50: ...50 5 Assign the directory to keep Seagull driver for example C Seagull and click Next 6 Click Finish ...

Page 51: ...51 7 Select Install printer drivers and Click Next 8 Select model emulation TIA 230 TIA 230E TIZ 230 ...

Page 52: ...52 9 Select the port of the printer and click Next 10 Enter Printer name and select do not share this printer and click Next Argox X 3200 PPLB ...

Page 53: ...53 11 Check all the data on the showing screen if it is correct click Finish 12 After the related files have been copied to your system click Finish Not Shared LT1 YES TIA 230E 7 1 8_M 0 ...

Page 54: ...54 13 After driver installation is complete click Close The driver should now be installed Installed printer TIA 230E PPLB ...

Page 55: ...er to the following solutions Media Problems LED LCD Indication READY and MEDIA LEDs Blinking LCD Display MEDIA OUT Possible Problems Solutions Remarks Mis detected gap Check the media path Check the position of the label sensor For continuous media check application and driver and select continuous media Media out Supply the media roll Media not installed Install the media roll Media jam Recover ...

Page 56: ... panel Windows driver or command Other Problems LED Indication READY LED Blinking Problems Solutions Remarks Serial IO error Check the baud rate format or protocol between host and printer Not for Centronics Cutter failed Check the media Check the connection between cutter and main board Call for service Memory full Check graphics and soft fonts from host Delete by application software for those n...

Page 57: ...nt Knob clockwise one setting adjust counter clockwise for Fig 2 correction then try printing again to justify the print quality improvement Repeat the same process until the print quality is well balanced on both sides of the label Light Missing Print Figure 1 Figure 2 Fine Adjustment Knob 6 4 4 2 2 0 6 Figure 1 Light Print Correction Adjust Clockwise Figure 2 Light Print Correction Adjust Counte...

Page 58: ...her end 2 Check if the printer power is turned on If the data has been sent but there is no output from the printer Check the active printer driver and see if Seagull Driver for your Windows system and the label printer has been selected Vertical streaks in the printout usually indicate a dirty or faulty print head Refer to the following examples Clean the print head If the problem persists replac...

Page 59: ...bbon may not be qualified The media may not be qualified Adjust the Darkness heat temperature Slow down the print speed Refer to the following and clean the related spare parts Recovery After correcting problems simply press the CANCEL button or restart the printer Make sure the LED s are not blinking and remember to resend your files ...

Page 60: ... follows 1 Turn off the printer 2 Open the top cover to access the print head module 3 Remove the ribbon 4 Rub the print head with a cotton bud moistened with alcohol 5 Check for any traces of black coloring or adhesive on the cotton after cleaning 6 Repeat if necessary until the cotton is clean after it is passed over the head Note Clean the print head every time the ribbon is replaced or more of...

Page 61: ...Clean the roller after it has been in contact with foreign materials such as dust or adhesives Cleaning the Media Compartment Clean the media compartment with a cotton bud that has been moistened with a mild detergent Every time a media roll is printed you should clean this compartment to reduce the incidence dust ...

Page 62: ...lution 203 dpi 8 dots 04 300 dpi 12dots 04 Printing Width Max 4 09 Printing Length Max 50 Max 100 Max 50 Printing Speed 2 6 ips 1 up to 5 ips Memory 8MB DRAM 7MB User Available 4MB Flash ROM 3MB User Available 16 MB DRAM 13MB User Available 8MBFlash ROM 6MB User Available CPU Type 32 bit RISC CPU Media Sensors Reflective See through movable ...

Page 63: ...6mm ID core 7 178mm OD on a 1 5 38mm ID core Media Types Roll feed die cut continuous fan fold tags ticket in thermal paper or plain paper fabric labels Ribbon Wax Wax Resin Resin ribbon wound ink side out or ink side in available Ribbon Size Ribbon width 1 4 25 4 mm 101 6 mm Ribbon Length max 360m Wax 300m Semi Resin Ribbon roll max OD 2 75 70mm Core size ID 1 25 4 mm Compact Size W9 8 x L16 5 x ...

Page 64: ...22 F 20 C 50 C Driver Operating Systems Win 2000 2003 XP Vista Windows 7 Printer Languages PPLA PPLB PAL PPLZ Real Time Clock RTC optional standard Options and Accessories Cutter Dispenser Rewinder Media Stacker Standalone KDU ArgoKee RTC Font card Cutter Dispenser Rewinder Media Stacker Standalone KDU ArgoKee ...

Page 65: ...ASD Smooth Fonts 4 6 8 10 12 14 and 18 points Symbol Sets Code Pages USASCII UK German French Italian Spanish Swedish and Danish Norwegian Courier Fonts 8 symbol sets PC PC A PC B EAMA 94 Roman Legal Greek and Russian Soft Fonts Downloadable PCL fonts Font Expandability 1x1 to 24x24 Bar Code Types Code 39 Code 93 Interleaved 2of 5 standard with checksum digit with human readable check digit EAN 8 ...

Page 66: ...ench Danish Italian Spanish Swedish and Swiss Soft Fonts Downloadable soft fonts Font Expandability 1x1 to 24x24 Bar Code Types Code 39 checksum Code 93 Codabar Interleave 2 of 5 checksum Matrix 25 UPC A E 2 and 5 add on EAN 8 13 Code 128UCC UCC EAN Postnet German Postcode MaxiCode and PDF417 2D symbologies Graphics PCX and binary raster Stand alone Operation connect with PC keyboard or barcode re...

Page 67: ...ed fonts and 1 scalable fonts International Character Sets 14 international character sets USA USA2 UK Holland Den Nor Swe Fin German France1 France2 Italy Spain Misc Japan page 850 Soft Fonts Downloadable soft fonts Bitmapped Font Expandability 1x1 to 24x24 Bar Code Types One Dimension barcode Code 11 Interleaved 2 or 5 standard industrial Code 39 Code 128 A B C Codabar Logmars MSI UPC EAN extens...

Page 68: ...O ports for the printer These include pin assignments protocols and detailed information about how to properly interface your printer with your host or terminal USB Pin Signal Name 1 VBUS 2 D 3 D 4 GND 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 USB series B Receptacle Interface Connector Terminal Pin Assignment ...

Page 69: ...rinter side is a female DB 9 Pin Direction Definition 1 In DSR 2 In RxData 3 Out TxData 5 Ground 6 Out DTR 7 Out RTS 8 In CTS 9 Out 5V Note Pin 9 is reserved for a KDU keyboard device unit Do not connect this pin if you use a general host such as a PC ...

Page 70: ...X 2 2 RX TX 3 2 RX RX 3 3 TX RX 2 3 TX CTS 5 7 RTS CTS 8 7 RTS RTS 4 8 CTR RTS 7 8 CTS GND 7 5 GND GND 5 5 GND Alternatively you can connect the 3 wires as follows Host 25S Printer 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 GND GND 5 5 GND pin 4 pin 4 pin 5 pin 6 pin 6 pin 7 pin 20 pin 8 ...

Page 71: ...ontrol it will be problem free Baud rate 1200 2400 4800 9600 default 19200 38400 57600 115200 bauds Programmable by command Data format always 8 data bits 1 start bit and 1 stop bit Parity always non parity Handshaking XON XOFF as well as CTS RTS hardware flow control If you run an application with the bundled printer driver under Windows and use the serial port you should check the above paramete...

Page 72: ...n Data4 18 6 In Data5 19 30 Ground 7 In Data6 31 NC 8 In Data7 32 Out Fault 9 In Data8 33 36 NC 10 Out ACK 11t Out BUSY 12 Out PE Auto Polling Both the serial port and parallel port of this printer can be active at the same time i e the printer can simultaneously communicate with two PCs via different ports However as no port contention is made for this printer if both PCs transmit data at the sam...

Page 73: ...73 Ethernet Interface The following port complies with Ethernet communication Pin Signal 1 Transmit 2 Transmit 3 Receive 4 Reserved 5 Reserved 6 Receive 7 Reserved 8 Reserved ...

Page 74: ...ASCII TABLE NUL 0 P P SOH XON 1 A Q a q STX 2 B R b r XOFF 3 C S c s 4 D T d t NAK 5 E U e u ACK 6 F V f v BEL 7 G W g w BS 8 H X h x 9 I Y i y LF J Z j z ESC K k FF L l I CR M m SO RS N n SI US O _ o DEL ...

Page 75: ... of RS232 communication is inconsistent between printer and host CUTTER FAILED READY Cutter cannot cut off the media check media and cutter MEMORY FULL READY Printer buffer full due to loaded soft fonts graphics or forms Check data format Call for service HEAD OPEN READY Print head latch is not closed To print label the head latch must be closed P SENSOR O R READY Media sensor is out of range duri...

Page 76: ...tore to flash memory Refer to the following command sample 2 Turn on the printer download the form from PC to printer 3 Turn off the printer 4 Connect the keyboard to the keyboard interface 5 Turn on the printer 6 Check LCD for instructions of each data string label count copies type to input data accordingly Form Control Functions Key Function Esc Enter or exit from keyboard mode Backspace Delete...

Page 77: ...1 R ABC COMPANY B550 60 0 2 2 4 40 B C0 A540 150 0 3 1 1 N V00 FE ZN Enable store to flash Delete previous one Start of form Variable and display message Counter and display message Label dimension Label width Speed Darkness Print from top Fixed data Barcode I25 for counter Print the input product End of form Disable store to flash 2 Send the file KBD FRM to printer under MS DOS COPY B KBD FRM LPT...

Page 78: ...message READY 203 PPLB ESC FOR KEYBD 4 Press ESC to enter the keyboard mode and the form name appears Press ENTER to select the form 5 Key in the product name and number 6 Input the label count and copy count KBDFORM Product Name Barcode Printer Product No 0123456789 LABEL SET NO 2 COPIES PER LAB 3 ...

Page 79: ...79 7 Press ENTER to continue to the next label and repeat steps 5 7 or ESC to exit Output ENTER to go on Or ESC to return ...

Page 80: ...st be READER The form should include ZS command to store to flash memory 2 Turn on the printer download the form from PC to printer 3 Set the parameter of READER INSTALLED on the LCD to ON position 4 Turn off the printer 5 Connect the barcode reader to the keyboard interface 6 Turn on the printer 7 Check LCD for instructions of each data string and scan barcodes to input data accordingly ...

Page 81: ...00 PA1 FE ZN Enable store to flash Delete previous one Start of form Variable and display message Counter and display message Label dimension Label width Speed Darkness Print from top Fixed data Barcode I25 for counter Print the input product Single copy End of form Disable store to flash 2 Send the file READER FRM to printer under MS DOS COPY B READER FRM LPT1 3 Turn off the printer connect the b...

Page 82: ...s automatically repeated Output Notes 1 To return to normal operation press and hold the CANCEL button and turn on the printer again 2 When using a keyboard or barcode reader communicating with a host through the Centronics or serial port is prohibited 3 For the keyboard form the P command is not allowed while for the barcode reader scanner form a PA command must be included Product No 11223344 Pr...

Page 83: ...e cutter kit onto printers 1 Turn off the printer 2 Remove the top covers on both left and right sides 3 Install the Cutter Baby Board to the main board JP17 socket of FM 4602 PLUS series JP15 socket of FM 4603 PLUS series 4 Secure the two screws for the cutter 1 and bracket 2 ...

Page 84: ...e two screws 6 to the TPH module 7 Thread the cutter cable through hole 8 and route it to the JP16 connector CUTTER on the FM 4602 PLUS series main boards or to the JP14 connector CUTTER on the main board of FM 4603 PLUS series 8 Turn on the printer 9 Set parameter CUTTER INSTALLED on the LCD to the ON position ...

Page 85: ...ton when the cutter starts cutting 5 After cutting the printer will feed the label for 8 inches Note The procedure above is for first time installation or after cutter jam Normally the procedure for loading the media through the cutter is 1 Put the media end on the roller 2 Close the TPH latch 3 Turn on the printer 4 Press the FEED button to feed the media end through the cutter ...

Page 86: ...penser Installation Install a dispenser into the printer as follows 1 Turn off the printer 2 Remove the top cover on both left and right sides 3 Assemble the related components for both left and right sides Check below ...

Page 87: ...sensor to main board JP15 socket of FM 4602 PLUS series JP12 socket of FM 4603 PLUS series Secure the dispenser board onto printer case 5 Insert the left side of dispenser bracket and secure the three screws to the TPH module ...

Page 88: ...88 6 Install the ribbon and media 7 Turn on the printer 8 Set parameter DISPENSER INSTALLED on the LCD to the ON position ...

Page 89: ...ension by adjusting the ribbon shaft while the black line was aligned to the marked arrows Appendix F Switching Ribbon Wound Ink side out or Ink side in The printer is produced to suit flexible applications no matter with ribbon wound ink side in manufacturing default or with ribbon wound ink side out The steps to switch are listed as follows 1 Pull and move the SHAFT RIBBON ADJ into the Inside ...

Page 90: ...90 2 After the adjustment ribbon wound ink side in can be use Then install the ribbon 3 If ribbon wound ink side out is in use pull and move the SHAFT RIBBON ADJ into the Outside Then install the ribbon ...

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