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Buttons 

LCD Display 

 

 

Basic Functions : 

There are three buttons, each having two basic functions. 

 

 

Button 

Under normal condition 

Pressed the button and 

turn on the power 
simultaneously  

FEED 

Feeds a label. 

Performs a self test and a 
configuration report will 
be printed. 

PAUSE 

 Stops the printing process. 

 Resume the printing after 

press it again. 

Perform the media 
calibration. 

CANCEL 

 Interrupts and deletes the 

printing task. 

 Forces the printer to 
continue working after an 
error had been solved. 

Resets the settings at 
E

2

PROM. 

to display the printer status 

to display the printer settings 

to display the input data from a keyboard or barcode 
reader. 

 

READY (203,PPL

A

 

 

After power on the following 
message is displayed on the 
LCD. 

 

 

The first parameter is 

only

 203 

curreutly

. It stands for the printer 

resolution.  The second parameter indicates the emulation (printer 
language) PPLA . 

 

READY (203,PPL

A

<ESC> FOR KEYBD 

 

If a keyboard is plugged in, 
extra message will be shown 
at the second row. 

 

Notes: 

 

1. 

We suggest you make “ media calibration “. 

READY (203,PPL

A

WITH B.C. READER 

 

If a barcode reader is 
connected and bits 6 ~ 8 are 
all at ON positions, extra 
message will be shown at 
the second row. 

 - after the first time installation 

- after change different type or size of media 

2. 

After calibration the printer will save the related parameters 
(reflection characteristics, label length, etc.) to E

2

PROM. Without 

correct calibration the gap detection is easily lost during printing 
especially for small labels (less than 1.5 inches in height). 

 

RIBBON OUT 
 

 

If any abnormal condition 
occurs the related message 
will be displayed. For 
example, 

3. 

Before calibration, the media and ribbon must be loaded properly 
and move the label sensor to correct position. 

4. 

After self-test, the printer is at dump mode, If you need normal 
operation, you must press CANCEL to restart the printer. 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for G6000

Page 1: ...r Cord User s Manual CD ROM Ribbon possible damage 2 Raise the top cover of the printer to see if the media compartments are in order If damages did occur immediately file the claim to the shipping company for settlement Having performed the primary inspections next step please check whether you have received the following accessories together with the printer If there is any item missing contact ...

Page 2: ...e location should be near the host or terminal Consider the distance between host and printer for the communication cable serial or parallel cable Clear the ground and isolate from other electrical cables for the power adapter Connecting the Power Cord 1 Leave the power switch at the O position 2 Connect the power supply plug to the power jack and the other end to your AC source 4 AC Electrical Ou...

Page 3: ...es LCD Display Top Access Door Front Access Door 6 Head Latch Paper Sensor Guide Platen Roller Thermal Print Head Thermal Print Head Bracket Feed Slot Ribbon Supply Spindle Media Supply Spindle Ribbon Pick up Spindle 5 ...

Page 4: ...bon roll pack and separate the ribbon roll and the bare core 4 Insert the ribbon roll into the ribbon supply spindle Figure 3 5 Lead the bare core through the print head module Figure 4 Peel Off Mode 6 Attach the edge of the ribbon on the bare core and wind it a little bit onto the core Note The coating side of the ribbon should be faced down 7 Insert the bare core into the ribbon pick up spindle ...

Page 5: ...Bracket Head Latch 2 Ribbon Supply Spindle 3 10 Bare Core Print Head Module Ribbon Pick up Spindle 5 4 9 ...

Page 6: ...he printer automatically cuts the label after it is printed Standard Mode 1 Insert the media roll into the media supply spindle and move the media guide to the inside Figure 6 2 Push the head latch by anti clockwise and then fold the bracket 3 Remove the outside media guide Figure 7 1 Lead the Media through the print head module and under the paper sensor guide Figure 8 5 Put back the outside medi...

Page 7: ...Print Head Module Paper Sensor Guide 8 9 Head Latch Bracket Outside Media Guide 13 14 ...

Page 8: ...rewinder kit Figure 14 8 Turn the rewinder kit twice to ensure the media is firmly fixed Figure 15 9 Close the side access door and turn on the printer or press the FEED button if the printer is already on Figure 16 Notes 1 The FEED button will not drive the printer to peel The peeling work can be executed only when 1 the software setting is ready 2 Bit 5 of DIP switch at real panel must be set to...

Page 9: ...15 13 Rewinder Kit Print Head Module 16 14 Sticker Rewinder Kit 17 18 ...

Page 10: ... Close the top access door and turn on the printer or press the FEED button if the printer is already on and then the label will be fed into the cutter mode automatically Figure 19 Note The FEED button will not drive the printer to cut The cutting work can be executed only when 1 the software setting is ready 2 Bit 3 of DIP switch at rear panel must be set to the ON position 17 Paper Sensor Guide ...

Page 11: ... conditions prevail The printer is at PAUSE state A fault condition MEDIA The MEDIA indicator will remain on for the normal operation of the printer Blinking Media run out RIBBON ONIII under thermal transfer mode with ribbon installed OFF under direct thermal mode no ribbon installed ON Bit 1 of DIP swith is at ON position Blinking Ribbon run out 3 LED indicators READY MEDIA and RIBBON 3 buttons F...

Page 12: ...r indicates the emulation printer language PPLA READY 203 PPLA ESC FOR KEYBD If a keyboard is plugged in extra message will be shown at the second row Notes 1 We suggest you make media calibration READY 203 PPLA WITH B C READER If a barcode reader is connected and bits 6 8 are all at ON positions extra message will be shown at the second row after the first time installation after change different...

Page 13: ...TIVE Select the proper type by the media You can change some settings from proper panel operation instead of sending commands Buttons Function PAUSE CANCEL Don t press over 1 second Enters setting mode A second press will exit setting mode and return to normal mode FEED Pressing this button will show next parameter PAUSE Pressing this button will show next setting item CANCEL Selects certain param...

Page 14: ...ANGUAGE ENGLISH 5 Press FEED button for next language 6 Press CANCEL button to select or set the language for your need Pressing PAUSE or PAUSE CANCEL buttons exits setting and enters normal mode Notes Item Range Factory Default LANGUAGE ENGLISH FRENCH GERMAN ITALIAN SPANISH PORTUGUESE ENGLISH 1 To make sure the settings take effect you had better restart the printer after changing them 2 When you...

Page 15: ...utton A power switch and power connector 4 The printer will print out a configuration report 5 Finally the READY message is displayed and the READY indicator stops blinking and lights up DIP Switch Centronics PS 2 KB I F 6 The following information will be printed on this report RS 232 Serial Port Font list DIP switch settings Hardware configuration and status Label parameters Firmware version Pow...

Page 16: ...s displayed and the READY indicator stops blinking and lights up 4 Finally the READY message is displayed and the READY indicator stops blinking and lights up 6 The following information will be printed on this report 5 The following parameters automatically reset Font list Label parameters DIP switch settings Heat Darkness Hardware configuration and status Speed Label parameters Symbol set langua...

Page 17: ... applications e g MS Word and print out the contents by this label printer as long as they are for Windows 2 Alternatively you can connect the printer with a serial cable to the RS232C port of your computer or terminal for PC compatibles the RS232C port is COM1 COM2 or COM3 Before installation 1 Check the contents of the driver to ensure it is complete Note 2 Make a backup copy of this driver Usin...

Page 18: ...utton 4 Click Have Disk click the pull down menu to select CD ROM driver path LabelView File Select Printer Label Dr on LPT1 OK 5 click Browse button 6 Select the proper directory for installation CodeSoft WIN98 File Printer Windows Label Dr on LPT1 OK WIN2000 LabelMatrix NT4 0 file Printer Setup Label Dr on LPT1 OK 7 The driver name Label Dr 200 6 inch model or Label Dr 300 6 inch model will appe...

Page 19: ...ntation Set portrait or landscape according to the print direction Paper source Media type T T stands for thermal transfer ribbon mode and D T for direct thermal mode without ribbon Media choice Darkness Set the heat value or darkness from this field The darkness value ranges from 0 to 15 Copies This function designates the number of printed copies of each page More option Accessory setting To use...

Page 20: ...u Properties menu Æ click Paper Æ click Paper Æ select Custom Æ click more option Æ User Define size Æ select Enable without Æ set up a new size Æ click OK cutter peeler Æ click OK Print quality Speed Properties menu Æ click Device Options Æ select parameters Æ click OK 39 ...

Page 21: ...aper size Copies Media choice Accessory setting Paper source Media type Paper Output Speed Back to Printers menu Æ Label Dr Print quality Darkness Æ right click to get pop up menu Printing Reference menu Æ select Printing Æ click Layout Reference Æ click Advanced button Æ click Paper Quality Æ click each item to select the parameters Æ select media type Æ click OK Æ click OK 41 ...

Page 22: ...r size in the specific squares of the Measurements Æ click OK 44 For NT 4 0 Ports Properties menu Æ click Ports Æ select the IO port Æ click OK Paper size Orientation Paper source Media type Copies Media choice Accessory setting Printers menu Æ Label Dr Æ right click to get pop up menu Æ select Document Defaults Æ click Advanced button Æ click each item to select desired parameter 43 ...

Page 23: ... Click OK Æ click Advanced Æ click each item to select desired parameter Æ click OK Create a new size Please refer to the procedure of create a new size on Win 2000 Paper source Media type Back to Printers menu Label Dr Right click to get pop up menu Select Printing Reference Click Paper Quality Select media type Click OK 45 46 ...

Page 24: ...lick OK Select Server Properties Enter a form name for the new form in Form name Reset the paper size in the specific squares of the Form Paper size description Copies Click OK Media choice Accessory setting Paper Output Speed Print quality Darkness Printing Reference menu Click Layout Click Advanced button Click each item to select the parameters Click OK 47 ...

Page 25: ...s on media Blinking Indicators READYand MEDIA LCD display MEDIA OUT Possible Problems Solutions Remarks Missing gap Check the media path Check the position of label sensor If you use continuous media check your application soft ware and driver You should select continuous Media out Supply the media roll Media not installed Install the media roll Media jam Recover the jam C Other Problems Blinking ...

Page 26: ...r printout quality The ribbon may be not qualified The host shows Printer Time out The media may be not qualified Adjust the Darkness heat temperature 1 Is the communication cable parallel or serial connected securely to your parallel or serial port on the PC and to the connector on the printer Slow down the print speed Refer to the following paragraphs and clear the related modules 2 Is the print...

Page 27: ...nprintable you can adjust the top margin slightly by the following procedure 1 Hold FEED or PAUSE button and count the blink times for READY Note LED Each blink stands for 1 pixel For 0 5 mm you need 4 blinks The print head should be cleaned at least every time the ribbon is replaced and more often depending on actual usage and conditions 2 Release the button 3 Restart the printer 2 Cleaning the r...

Page 28: ...eter Media type Roll feed die cut continuous fan fold tags ticket in thermal paper or plain paper Label indexing Black stripe and gap Ribbon types Wax Wax resin and Resin Coating inside Ribbon size OD 2 5 in 63mm ID 1 in 25 mm Compact size W12 1 H10 2 L17 3 W310 H260 L445 mm Weight 32Ibs 14 5kg Power source 110 220 VAC 10 50 60 Hz Agency listing CE UL CUL FCC class A Operating temperature 40 100 F...

Page 29: ...18 points Symbol sets for smooth fonts 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 Code 128 subset A B C Codabar Interleave 2 of 5 UPC A E 2 and 5 add on EAN 8 13 UCC EAN 128 Postnet Plessey HBIC Te...

Page 30: ... 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 60 Printer Terminal Host Pin 2 RxData TxData Pin 3 TxData RxData Pin 5 Ground Ground In general as long as the data quantity is not too large or you use Xon Xoff as flow control there will be no problem at all Baud rate 2400 4800 9600 19200 and 38400 set from bits 6 8 of DIP switch Data format always 8 data bi...

Page 31: ... Direction Definition Pin Direction 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 30 Ground 7 In Data 6 31 NC 8 In Data 7 32 Out Fault 9 In Data 8 33 36 NC 10 Out ACK 11 Out BUSY 12 Out PE Auto Polling Both the serial and parallel ports are active at the same time on this printer i e data can be received on ei...

Page 32: ...READY The cutter can not cut off the media check the media and cutter MEMORY FULL READY The printer buffer is full caused by the loaded soft fonts graphics or forms Check the format of these data Call for service HEAD OPEN READY The print head latch is not closed To print the label the head latch must be closed P SENSOR O R READY The media sensor is out of range during calibration Make sure the me...

Page 33: ...1 Put the media end on the roller 2 Close the TPH latch 3 Hold the PAUSE CALIBR button and turn on the Printer 4 Release the button when the cutter starts cutting 5 After cutting the Printer will feed the label for 12 inches Notes The above procedure is taken at first time after installation or cutter jam Normally the Procedure is 1 Put the media end on the roller 2 Close the TPH latch 3 Turn on t...

Page 34: ... in front of TPH module Installation for Dispenser and Rewinder 1 Turn off the printer 2 Remove the top covers on both left and right sides 3 Set bit 5 of DIP switch 1 8 to ON position 4 Refer to the diagram Assemble the related components for both left and right sides 68 6 Install ribbon and media 67 ...

Page 35: ...nd ASCII Binary Remark33 33 remove the screw 13 tune the position of component 14 or Set sensor without label ESC R0 1BH 24H 52H 30H Command 0 loosen the two screws 15 and 16 shift the position of metal bar and secure the screws Set sensor with label ESC R1 1BH 24H 52H 31H Command 1 70 Step 1 Put the label away from the sensor send command 0 and wait for 2 more seconds Step 2 Put a label under the...

Page 36: ...lace anything over the power cord The power cord must be rated for the product and for the voltage and current marked on the product s electrical ratings label The voltage and current rating of the cord should be greater than the voltage and current rating marked on the product 11 All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted 12 If the equipment is not use for long time disconnect the...

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