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3. SET UP 

3.1 Setting Up the Printer 

1. Place the printer on a flat, secure surface. 
2.  Make sure the 

POWER

 switch is off.  

3. Connect the printer to the computer mainframe with the RS-232C or USB 

cable. 

 

4. Plug the power cord into the power jacket at the rear of the printer, and then 

plug the power cord into a properly grounded receptacle. 

  

 

3.2 Loading Label and Tag Stock 

1. Open the printer cover  
2. Disengage the printer carriage by pulling the printer carriage release lever on 

the left side of the platen. 

 

3. Slide the label supply roll spindle through the core of a label roll and attach the 

fixing tabs onto the spindle. 

Summary of Contents for BP-744

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL THERMAL TRANSFER DIRECT THERMAL BAR CODE PRINTERB BP 744 BP 744...

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Page 3: ...9 3 1 Setting Up the Printer 9 3 2 Loading Label and Tag Stock 9 3 3 Ribbon Loading Instructions 12 3 4 Install External Label Roll Mount Option 16 3 5 Self Test 17 3 6 Dump Mode 18 3 7 Install SD Mem...

Page 4: ...d in any one of four directions And it provides a choice of eight different sizes of alphanumeric fonts By using font multiplication an even greater range of sizes is possible Smooth fonts can be down...

Page 5: ...irectly to specify the nature and extent of the damage Please retain the packaging materials in case you need to reship the printer 2 2 Equipment Checklist One bar code printer unit One Windows labeli...

Page 6: ...4 2 3 Printer Parts 1 Cover Release Button 2 PWR ON LINE and ERR Indicators 3 PAUSE Button 4 FEED Button 5 Label Dispense Opening 1 2 3 4 5...

Page 7: ...upply Roll Spindle 3 Fixing Tabs 4 Ribbon Mechanism 5 Ribbon Supply Spindle 6 Ribbon Rewind Spindle 7 Printer Carriage Release Lever 8 Detachable Front Panel 9 PAUSE Button 10 PWR ON LINE ERR Indicato...

Page 8: ...r On Off Switch 2 Power Supply DC Jacket 3 RS 232C Interface Connector 4 USB Interface Connector 5 Label Insert Opening For use with external media 6 Centronics Interface Connector Factory option 1 2...

Page 9: ...7 2 4 External Label Roll Mount Option...

Page 10: ...eshooting Guides PAUSE Button The PAUSE button allows the user to stop a print job and then continue the printing with a second depression of the button By pressing the PAUSE button 1 the printer stop...

Page 11: ...power cord into the power jacket at the rear of the printer and then plug the power cord into a properly grounded receptacle 3 2 Loading Label and Tag Stock 1 Open the printer cover 2 Disengage the p...

Page 12: ...equately taut 8 Close the printer cover and press the FEED button three or four times until the green ON LINE indicator illuminates 9 When the printer is out of ribbon or media the ON LINE LED will no...

Page 13: ...11 1 Label Supply Roll Spindle 2 Label Roll Mount 3 Label Roll 4 Fixing Tabs 1 Printer Carriage Release Lever 2 Platen 3 Label Media 4 Adjustable Label Guide 4 2 2 3 1 1 2 3 4...

Page 14: ...ront hubs 3 Please be noted that the bigger hub side with 4 ribs must be installed toward the right side of ribbon mechanism 4 Install a ribbon on the ribbon supply spindle Mount the ribbon supply spi...

Page 15: ...irection of the RIBBON label pull the transparent ribbon leader to the front from under the ribbon mechanism 8 Attach the ribbon leader to the empty paper core on the ribbon rewind spindle with a tape...

Page 16: ...d press the FEED button until the green ON LINE LED illuminates Note Please install ribbon and media and close print head mechanism prior to turn on power Printer will determine direct thermal or ther...

Page 17: ...15 1 Printer Carriage Release Lever 2 Ribbon Supply Spindle 3 Ribbon Rewind Spindle 4 Thermal Transfer Ribbon 2 1 3 4...

Page 18: ...16 3 4 Install External Label Roll Mount Option 1 External Label Roll Mount 2 Label Supply Roll Spindle 3 External Label Feed Opening 4 Fixing Tabs 4 2 1 3...

Page 19: ...Following the check pattern the printer prints internal settings as listed below When the self test is comp leted the printer enters the dump mode Please turn the printer s power off and then on to r...

Page 20: ...s as shown The characters received will be shown in the first column and their corresponding hexadecimal values in the second This is often helpful to users for the verification of programming command...

Page 21: ...Card BP 744 Model only Option 1 Open the memory card cover 2 Plus the SD memory card module on the main board 3 Install the SD memory card 4 Close the memory card cover Memory card cover SD memory ca...

Page 22: ...Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 microSD 512 MB Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 microSD 1 GB Transcend Panasonic V2 0 SDHC CLASS 4 microSD 4 GB Panasonic V2 0 SDHC CLASS 6 microSD 4 GB Transcend V1 0 V1 1 miniSD 128...

Page 23: ...ing the self test and dump mode pleas e refer to section 3 5 Self Test and section 3 6 Dump Mode for more information 4 1 2 Gap Sensor Calibration Utility This utility is used to calibrate the sensiti...

Page 24: ...Page 850 Country Code 001 Clear Flash Memory No Please follow the steps below to initialize the printer 1 Turn off the printer power 2 Hold down the PAUSE and FEED buttons and turn on the printer pow...

Page 25: ...hermal mode Poor print quality 1 Clean the thermal print head 2 Adjust the print density setting 3 Ribbon and media are not compatible 4 Media thickness is over spec 5 Check if correct power supply is...

Page 26: ...r 2 Is ribbon threaded correctly in the mechanism 3 Is paper core installed on the ribbon take up spindle 2 Calibrate the sensitivity of gap sensor Continuous feeding when printing labels 1 Check the...

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