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BPP11 User Manual

 

CHAPTER 4

LED and Button Functions

This printer has one button and one three-color LED indicator. By the button when the LED 
indicates a different color, the printer can be set to feed labels, pause the printing job, select 
and calibrate the media sensor, print a printer self-test report, reset the printer to defaults 
(initialization). See the following button operation descriptions for functions.

LED Indicator

Regular Button Function

1.

Feed labels

:

When the printer is ready, press the button to feed one label to the beginning of the next 
label.

2.

Pause the printing job

:

When the printer is printing, press the button to pause a print job. When the printer is 
paused the LED will blink green. Press the button again to continue the printing job.

LED Color

Description

Green/ Solid

Illuminates when power is on and the device is ready to use.

Green/ Flash

Illuminates when the system is downloading data from PC to 
memory or the printer is paused.

Amber

Illuminates when the system is clearing data from printer.

Red / Solid

Illuminates when the printer head is open, or a cutter error.

Red / Flash

Illuminates when there is a printing error, such as 

h

ead open, paper 

empty, paper jam, ribbon empty, or memory error etc.

Summary of Contents for BBP11-34L

Page 1: ...Thermal Transfer Printer User Guide BBP11 34L Ed 08 09...

Page 2: ...g and Inspection 2 Printer Overview 3 Setup Setting Up the Printer 6 Open Close the Top Cover 7 Loading the Ribbon 8 Loading the Media 11 Diagnostic Tool 18 Install SD Memory Card 20 LED and Button Fu...

Page 3: ...t or system herein to improve reliability function or design Reproduction of this material in part or whole is strictly prohibited without the written permission of Brady Worldwide Inc For more inform...

Page 4: ...iv BPP11 User Manual Revision History Date Content 2008 8 6 Revise the 3 4 3 section Loading media in peel off mode 2009 08 Revise to include new Brady Standard...

Page 5: ...ty You will enjoy high throughput for printing labels with this printer Compliance CE Class B EN55022 1998 A1 2000 A2 2003 EN55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 IEC 61000 4 Series EN61000 3 2 2006 EN61000 3 3...

Page 6: ...ging and printer upon receiving the bar code printer Retain the packaging materials in case you need to reship the printer Unpacking the Printer The following items are included in the carton 1 Printe...

Page 7: ...window 4 LED indicator 5 Feed button 6 SD card socket Recommended SD card specification SD V 1 0 V 1 1 SD V 2 0 SDHC 9 128MB 9 256MB 9 512MB 9 1GB 9 4GB class 6 Supported DOS FAT file system Folders s...

Page 8: ...rewind hub 2 Ribbon rewind gear 3 Gap sensor receiver 4 Media holder 5 Media holder lock switch 6 Gap sensor transmitter 7 Printhead 8 Ribbon supply hub 9 Top cover support 10 Media guide adjustment...

Page 9: ...BPP11 User Manual 5 Rear View 1 Ethernet interface 2 USB interface 3 Parallel LPT interface 4 Serial COM interface 5 Power jack socket 6 Power switch 7 Fan fold paper entrance chute...

Page 10: ...switch is off 3 Connect the printer to the computer with the provided USB cable 4 Plug the power cord into the AC power cord socket at the rear of the printer and then plug the power cord into a prope...

Page 11: ...e front of the printer then lift the top cover to the maximum open angle 2 A top cover support at the rear of the printer will engage with lower inner cover to hold the printer top cover open 3 Hold t...

Page 12: ...top cover to the maximum open angle 2 Open the ribbon access cover Note In normal print mode the ribbon access cover can be opened while opening the top cover The ribbon access cover can be closed whi...

Page 13: ...hes on the left side and mount onto the spokes 5 Attach the ribbon leader onto the ribbon rewind paper core 6 Turn the ribbon rewind gear until the plastic ribbon leader is thoroughly wound and the bl...

Page 14: ...10 BPP11 User Manual Ribbon Loading Path...

Page 15: ...rey tabs located on each side toward the front of the printer then lift the top cover to the maximum open angle 2 Separate and hold open the media holders 3 Place the roll between the holders and clos...

Page 16: ...media guides to fit the label width by turning the guide adjuster knob 9 Disengage the top cover support and close the top cover gently 10 Use the Diagnostic Tool to set the media sensor type and cali...

Page 17: ...re adapter from the fixed tab If label width is 4 inch wide two fixed tabs are not required 3 Open the top cover and separate the media holders to fit the media width 4 Press down the media holder loc...

Page 18: ...sengage the top cover support and close the top cover gently 8 Use the Diagnostic Tool to set the media sensor type and calibrate the selected sensor see the diagnostic utility quick start guide for m...

Page 19: ...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 Start the Diagnostic Tool 1 To start the softwa...

Page 20: ...ties directory Function Description Factory Default Initialize the printer and restore the settings to factory default Dump Text Activate the printer dump mode Configuration Page Print printer configu...

Page 21: ...is fully seated 3 Close the memory card cover Recommended SD Card Specifications SD V 1 0 V 1 1 SD V 2 0 SDHC 9 128 MB 9 256 MB 9 512 MB 9 1 GB 9 4 GB class 6 Supported DOS FAT file system Folders st...

Page 22: ...to feed one label to the beginning of the next label 2 Pause the printing job When the printer is printing press the button to pause a print job When the printer is paused the LED will blink green Pr...

Page 23: ...n the power switch ON 3 Release the button when LED turns red and blinks Any time during the 5 blinks The ribbon sensor and gap black mark sensor sensitivity will be calibrated The LED color will chan...

Page 24: ...een 5 blinks Green Amber 5 blinks Red Amber 5 blinks Solid Green 4 The printer calibrates the sensor measures the label length and prints internal settings then enters the dump mode Note Select gap or...

Page 25: ...nting 3 Press FEED button to go back to the previous menu Printer Initialization Printer initialization is used to clear DRAM and restore printer settings to defaults The only exception is ribbon sens...

Page 26: ...rate the Gap Sensor To set Gap Sensor 1 Turn off the power switch 2 Hold the Feed button down then turn the power switch ON 3 Release the button when LED turns red amber after 5 green amber blinks any...

Page 27: ...gram can be interrupted without using the power on utility to run the program To skip an AUTO BAS program 1 Turn off printer power 2 Press the FEED button and then turn on power 3 Release the FEED but...

Page 28: ...Possible Cause Recovery Procedure OFF No response No power Turn on the power switch Check if the green LED is lit on power supply If it is not lit the power supply is broken Check if both the power c...

Page 29: ...the initialization and gap black mark calibration Paper Jam Gap black mark sensor sensitivity is not set properly sensor sensitivity is not enough Calibrate the gap black mark sensor Label size is not...

Page 30: ...he print head 2 Allow the print head to cool for a minimum of one minute 3 Use a cotton swab and 100 acetone to clean the print head surface Clean the print head when changing a new label roll Platen...

Page 31: ...aintain printer performance and extend printer life clean the print head and supply sensors whenever you change a new ribbon Continuous printing will cause the printer motor to overheat Printer will s...

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