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Cutter Mode 

Enable the label cutter mode. 

Cutter Batch 

Cut the label once at the end of the printing job. 

 

Note: If printing from enclosed software/driver, the software/driver will send 

out the command, which will overwrite the setting set from the front 

panel. 

 

3.1.1.5 Offset:

 

 

 

 

 

 

This option is used to fine tune media stop location. Press the 

 button to 

move the cursor from left digit to right digit, and press the 

  button to set the 

value from “+” to “-” or “0” to “9”. Press the 

  button to set the value into 

printer. Press 

  key to cancel the setting and return to the previous menu. 

The default value is +000. 

 

Note: If printing from enclosed software/driver, the software/driver will send 

out the OFFSET command, which will overwrite the setting set from 

the front panel. 

 

3.1.1.6 Shift X & Shift Y:

 

 

 

 

 

 

This option is used to fine tune print position. Press the 

 button to move 

the cursor from left digit to right digit, and press the 

  button to set the value 

from “+” to “-” or “0” to “9”. Press the 

  button to set the value into printer. 

Press 

  key to cancel the setting and return to the previous menu. The 

default value is +000. 

Note: If printing from enclosed software/driver, the software/driver will send 

out the SHIFT command, which will overwrite the setting set from the 

front panel.

 

 

3.1.1.6 Reference X & Reference Y: 

Print  Setup      5/12 

  Direction 

  Print Mode 

Offset 

 

Offset 

+000 

 

Print  Setup      7/12 

  Offset 

  Shift X 

Shift Y 

 

Shift Y 

+000 

 

Summary of Contents for BP-8410M

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL THERMAL TRANSFER DIRECT THERMAL BAR CODE PRINTER BP 8410M BP 846M BP 8463M...

Page 2: ...n of Media 14 2 6 1 Loading Roll Labels 14 2 6 2 Loading Fan fold Labels 17 2 6 3 Loading Media for Peel off Mode Option 19 2 6 4 Remove Liner Option 21 2 6 5 Loading Media in Rewind Liner with Label...

Page 3: ...ool 65 4 1 Start the Diagnostic Tool 65 4 2 Printer Function Calibrate sensor Ethernet setup RTC setup 66 5 Setting Ethernet by Diagnostic Utility Optional for BP 846M BP 8463M models 67 5 1 Using USB...

Page 4: ...esign can accept wide range of label media All of the most frequently used bar code formats are included Fonts and bar codes can be printed in any one of the four directions This printer is built in t...

Page 5: ...P FINGER AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY 2 THE MAIN BOARD INCLUDES REAL TIME CLOCK FEATURE HAS LITHIUM BATTERY CR2032 INSTALLED RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE 3 DISPOSE OF USE...

Page 6: ...e printer Please retain the packaging materials in case you need to reship the printer Unpacking the printer the following items are included in the carton One printer unit One Windows labeling softwa...

Page 7: ...4 2 2 Printer Overview 2 2 1 Front View 1 LED indicators 2 LCD display 3 Front panel buttons 4 Paper exit chute 5 Lower front cover 6 Printer right side cover 1 2 3 4 6 5...

Page 8: ...er 6 Print head release lever 7 Media guide bar 8 Label roll guard 9 Label supply spindle 10 Ribbon supply spindle 11 Damper 12 Label guide 13 Z axis mechanism adjustment knob 14 Print head pressure a...

Page 9: ...sk Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 512 MB SanDisk Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 1 GB SanDisk Transcend Panasonic V2 0 SDHC CLASS 4 4 GB V2 0 SDHC CLASS 6 4 GB SanDisk Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 micro...

Page 10: ...iniSD 128 MB Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 miniSD 256 MB Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 miniSD 512 MB Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 miniSD 1 GB Transcend Panasonic V2 0 SDHC CLASS 4 miniSD 4 GB Transce...

Page 11: ...ication Off The printer power is turned off On The printer power is turned on On Printer is ready Blinking Pause Downloading data into printer Off Printer is ready On CARRIAGE OPEN or CUTTER ERROR Bli...

Page 12: ...menu list Scroll down the menu list Enter Select cursor located option 2 4 Setting Up the Printer 1 Place the printer on a flat secure surface 2 Make sure the power switch is off 3 Connect the printe...

Page 13: ...printer right side cover 2 Push the print head release lever to open the print head mechanism 3 Install the ribbon onto the ribbon supply spindle 4 Thread the ribbon through the ribbon sensor slot an...

Page 14: ...ng the ribbon flat and without wrinkles 6 Wind the ribbon clockwise about 3 5 circles onto the ribbon rewind spindle until it is smooth and properly stretched 7 Close the print head mechanism making s...

Page 15: ...12 Loading path for ribbon...

Page 16: ...Ribbon 1 Break the ribbon between ribbon guide plate and the ribbon rewind spindle 2 Push the ribbon release button to release the ribbon on the ribbon rewind spindle 3 Then slide off the ribbon from...

Page 17: ...release lever to open the print head mechanism 3 Move the label roll guard horizontally to the end of label spindle then flip down the label roll guard 4 Place the roll of media on the label supply s...

Page 18: ...through the media guide bar damper media sensor and place the label leading edge onto the platen roller 6 Adjust the label guide to fit the width of the label Media guide bar Damper Label guide Media...

Page 19: ...re the latches are engaged properly 8 Using the LCD panel set the media sensor type and calibrate the selected sensor Please refer to section 3 1 2 Note Please calibrate the gap black mark sensor when...

Page 20: ...entrance chute 4 Pull fan fold label leading edge forward through the media guide bar damper media sensor and place the label leading edge onto the platen roller 5 Adjust the label guide by sliding t...

Page 21: ...18...

Page 22: ...rd through the media guide bar damper media sensor and place the label leading edge onto the platen roller 6 Adjust the label guide to fit the width of the label 7 Using the LCD panel set the media se...

Page 23: ...d close the print head mechanism 13 Move the peel off sensor toward the paper exit chute 14 Peeling will automatically start Press the FEED button to test Note Please calibrate the gap black mark sens...

Page 24: ...tion 1 Break the liner between peel off roller and the internal rewinder spindle 2 Push the liner release button to release the liner on the internal rewinder spindle 3 Then slide off the liner from i...

Page 25: ...he internal rewind for 3 core label roll 1 core label roll 3 core label roll 3 Insert media into the printer label spindle Pull label roll leading edge forward through the media guide bar damper media...

Page 26: ...o the internal rewind for 1 core label roll 7 Using the LCD panel set the media sensor type and calibrate the selected sensor Please refer to section 3 1 2 Note Please calibrate the gap black mark sen...

Page 27: ...24 2 6 6 Remove Labels from Internal Rewind Option 1 Slide off the labels with supply holder guides from internal rewind spindle Supply holder guides...

Page 28: ...st print quality For example if the label width is 4 adjust both print head pressure adjustment knobs to the same level If the label is less than 2 wide increase the left side print head pressure by r...

Page 29: ...lt is set for general purpose printing media plain paper and paper thickness less than 0 20mm Poor print quality when using paper thicker than 0 20mm may be due to the print head burn line not being a...

Page 30: ...lect the file and press Enter key to execute the BAS file 7 Then you can type the words or the number of the copy from keyboard by your BAS file program Press F1 key of the keyboard to start this func...

Page 31: ...sh Mileage Info Initialization Sensor Avail Memory Dump Mode Chinese TC Serial Comm Del All Files Rotate Cutter Chinese SC Exit Ethernet Exit Japanese Exit Exit German Italian French Notice The Ethern...

Page 32: ...Configure ZPL2 Status Baud Rate Status Setup Exit Sensor Serial Comm Ethernet Printer Setup TSPL2 Notice The Ethernet function is available for BP 8410M series only and option for BP 846M BP 8463M se...

Page 33: ...002 000 000 5 1 1 Batch Mode 6 2 GER 003 7 3 Cutter Mode DAN 032 FRE 031 9 5 8 4 Exit 10 6 11 7 ITA 033 SPA 034 SWE 036 12 8 SWI 038 9 10 437 039 042 850 041 11 044 12 852 13 860 14 15 863 045 865 046...

Page 34: ...o 15 and the step is 1 Printer default density is 8 You may need to adjust your density based on selected media Press and to increase decrease the printing darkness Press key to enable the setting Pre...

Page 35: ...t mode Printer default setting is Batch Mode When enter this list the print mode in the right side of icon is the printer current setting Press and to select the different print mode and press button...

Page 36: ...Note If printing from enclosed software driver the software driver will send out the OFFSET command which will overwrite the setting set from the front panel 3 1 1 6 Shift X Shift Y This option is use...

Page 37: ...lease to refer the programming manual When enter the code page list the code page in the right side of icon is the printer current setting Press the and to select the code page and press the button to...

Page 38: ...illic 1255 Hebrew 1256 Arabic 1257 Baltic 1258 Vietnam ISO Code Page ISO Code Page code page name International Character Set code page number International Character Set 8859 1 Latin 1 8859 7 Greek 8...

Page 39: ...nu Code Country Code Country Code Country Code Country 001 USA 034 Spanish Spain 044 United Kingdom 055 Brazil 002 Canadian French 036 Hungarian 045 Danish 061 English International 003 Spanish Latin...

Page 40: ...xxx List Fonts List Setup Control Prefix Format Prefix 4 0 xxx 000 000 5 1 Peel Off 6 2 Exit 7 3 Left Position Feed Length No Motion Exit 9 5 8 4 10 6 11 7 8 12 9 10 Head Close 12 11 13 15 14 Feed Ca...

Page 41: ...ont panel 3 1 1 2 2 Print Speed Use this option to setup print speed The each increament decreament is 1 ips Press key to raise the print speed and press key to decrease print speed Press key to set i...

Page 42: ...ess and to select the different print mode and press button to enable the setting Press key to cancel the setting and return to the previous menu Printer Mode Description Tear Off Next label top of fo...

Page 43: ...fonts stored in the printer s DRAM Flash or optional memory card Press button to print the list 3 1 1 2 7 List Images Print Setup 7 17 Self Test Printing List Images 1 1 List Formats List Setup This f...

Page 44: ...0 to 9 or A to F Press the button to set the value into printer Press key to cancel the setting and return to the previous menu 3 1 1 2 11 Format Prefix This option is used to set format prefix chara...

Page 45: ...con is the printer current setting Press and to select the different print mode and press button to enable the setting Press key to cancel the setting and return to the previous menu Selections Descri...

Page 46: ...position vertically on the label Press the button to move the cursor from left digit to right digit and press the button to set the value from to or 0 to 1 2 Press the button to set the value into pri...

Page 47: ...message 3 1 2 2 Calibration This option is used to set the media sensor type and calibrate the selected sensor We recommend to calibrate the sensor before printing when changing the media Exit Gap Mo...

Page 48: ...ally When calibration is completed the LCD screen will return to the previous menu A 2 Manual In case Automatic sensor calibration cannot apply to the media please use Manual function to calibrate the...

Page 49: ...into the printer Gap Mode Scan Paper Intensity x Ref Level xxx 4 Then Put the label with liner under the media sensor Press the button to set the value into the printer Gap Mode Complete Intensity x R...

Page 50: ...Press the button to set the paper length into the printer Gap Size 0024 dot 2 Press the button to move the cursor from left digit to right digit and press the button to set the value from 0 to 9 and...

Page 51: ...librate the bline sensor manually When enter Manual option you will see following message Please complete there steps Paper Len 00151 dot 1 Press the button to move the cursor from left digit to right...

Page 52: ...r over 128 If the media sensor fails to do so you have to manually change the Intensity by pressing and to reach the above value Bline Mode Complete Intensity x Ref Level xxx 5 The bline sensor calibr...

Page 53: ...ngth into the printer Bline Size 0024 dot 2 Press the button to move the cursor from left digit to right digit and press the button to set the value from 0 to 9 and the dot mm inch Press the button to...

Page 54: ...or calibration cannot apply to the media please use Manual function to calibrate the sensor manually When enter Manual option you will see following message Please complete there steps Cont Mode Remov...

Page 55: ...n is complete Press the button the LCD screen will return to the previous menu 3 1 3 Serial Comm Exit 57600 bps 115200 bps 38400 bps 19200 bps 9600 bps Exit 4800 bps Even Exit Exit 2400 bps Odd 8 2 12...

Page 56: ...ne Press and buttons to select the different parity and press button to set the value into printer When you enter this list the parity in the right side of is the printer current setting Press key to...

Page 57: ...The default setting is 1 stop bit Press and buttons to select the different Stop Bits and press button to set the value into printer When you enter this list the option in the right side of icon is th...

Page 58: ...tting and return to the previous menu Exit Exit MAC Static IP IP Address DHCP Exit Ethernet Status Configure Note This function is available for BP 8410M series only and option for BP 846M BP 8463M se...

Page 59: ...DHCP and Static IP 3 1 4 2 1 DHCP Ethernet 2 4 Status Configure Reset Press and buttons to select the DHCP function and press to enter Press key to cancel the setting and return to the previous menu...

Page 60: ...the setting and return to the previous menu Press button to move the cursor from left to right digits and press the button to scroll the value from 0 to 9 Press button to next setting Press the butto...

Page 61: ...saved in the printer DRAM Flash Card memory To show the files File Manager 1 4 File List 2 4 FLASH File List File List FLASH DEMO TTF Avail Memory CARD DEMO BAS Del All Files Exit To delete the file...

Page 62: ...l Memory FALSH 6656 KB Del All Files CARD 0 KB 3 2 3 Del All Files Use this menu to delete all files Press button to delete all files in the device Press to cancel deleting files and go back to previo...

Page 63: ...f there is any dot damage on the print head heater element Diagnostics 1 4 Self Test Printing Print Config 1 1 Dump Mode Rotate Cutter Self test printout Print head check pattern Model name and F W ve...

Page 64: ...back to the previous menu DOWNLOA 0D 0A 44 4F 57 4E 4C 4F 4I D TEST2 44 20 22 54 45 53 54 32 2E DAT 5 CL 44 41 54 22 2C 35 2C 43 4C S DOWNLO 53 0D 0A 44 4F 57 4E 4C 4F AD F TES 41 44 20 46 2C 22 54 45...

Page 65: ...int Config DOWN Rev Dump Mode Rotate Cutter MENU Exit 3 4 Language English Chinese TC Chinese SC Japanes e Polish Spanish Exit Language German Italian French Russian This option is used to setup the l...

Page 66: ...Note When printer initialization is done please calibrate the gap or black mark sensor before printing Parameter Default setting Speed BP 8410M 6 IPS 152 mm sec BP 846M BP 8463M 4 IPS 101 6 mm sec Den...

Page 67: ...the gap Bline sensor sensitivity 2 Will be reset Need to re calibrate the gap Language English IP address DHCP 3 5 2 Mileage Info Use this option to check the printed mileage displayed in meter Servi...

Page 68: ...this convenient tool you can explore the printer status and settings and troubleshoot the printer Note This utility works with printer firmware V6 00 and later versions 4 1 Start the Diagnostic Tool 1...

Page 69: ...he IP address subnet mask gateway for the on board Ethernet Please refer to next section RTC Time Synchronize printer Real Time Clock with PC Print Test Page Print a test page Reset Printer Reboot pri...

Page 70: ...ernet interface 1 Connect the USB cable between the computer and the printer 2 Turn on the printer power 3 Start the Diagnostic Utility by double clicking on the icon Note This utility works with prin...

Page 71: ...he icon Note This utility works with printer firmware V6 00 and later versions 4 Select COM as interface then click on the Setup button to setup the serial port baud rate parity check data bits stop b...

Page 72: ...ace then click on the Setup button to setup the IP address subnet mask and gateway for the on board Ethernet 5 Click the Discover Device button to explore the printers that exist on the network 6 Sele...

Page 73: ...settings 8 Click Exit button to exit the Ethernet interface setup and go back to Diagnostic Tool main screen Factory Default button This function will reset the IP subnet mask gateway parameters obtai...

Page 74: ...led incorrectly Gap black mark sensor is not calibrated Supply a new label roll Please refer to the steps in user s manual to reinstall the label roll Calibrate the gap black mark sensor Paper Jam Gap...

Page 75: ...otor is plugging in the right connector Check your program if there is a command PRINT at the end of the file and there must have CRLF at the end of each command line Memory full FLASH DRAM The space...

Page 76: ...is dark and keys are not working The cable between main PCB and LCD panel is loose Check if the cable between main PCB and LCD is secured or not LCD panel is dark but the LEDs are light The printer in...

Page 77: ...time is incorrect when reboot the printer The battery has run down Check if there is a battery on the main board Multi interface board doesn t work The installation is incorrect Check if the board is...

Page 78: ...t head pressure balance ribbon film characteristics print darkness setting etc In case the ribbon wrinkle happens please follow the instructions below to adjust the printer parts Adjustable Printer Pa...

Page 79: ...he Z axis knob is rotated counter clockwise to the end of thread Turn the Z axis mechanism adjustment knob clockwise until you feel the knob touch the mechanism for the first adjustment If the wrinkle...

Page 80: ...nt head 2 Allow the print head to cool for a minimum of one minute 3 Use a cotton swab Head cleaner pen and 100 ethanol to clean the print head surface Clean the print head when changing a new label r...

Page 81: ...hand If you touch it careless please use ethanol to clean it Please use 100 Ethenol DO NOT use medical alcohol which may damage the printer head Regularly clean the print head and supply sensors once...

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