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Control Panel

Error Messages During Firmware Update

If an error occurs during the update, one of the following error codes is shown
in the display:

NOTE:

If an error occurs with a firmware update, the old firmware
version is no longer usable. Restart programming.

Adjust Screen Brightness

Error
code

Meaning

Checksum error.
/b may have been forgotten in the COPY command or the file is
defective.

Header error.
/b may have been forgotten in the COPY command or the file is
defective.

EPROM could not be cleared.

Programming voltage is too low.

Programming error.

Brightn.

LCD

Adjust the LCD display brightness (1 to 10).

Contrast

LCD

Adjust the LCD display contrast (4 to 8).

Summary of Contents for BP-IP300

Page 1: ...Configuration Operator Manual Edition 07 07...

Page 2: ...ent This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications...

Page 3: ...and are optimized to print Brady s high quality specialized materials To gain the full benefit of the system material and ribbons from Brady are programmed with the ability to communicate with the pr...

Page 4: ...hat s in the Box 4 Stress Free System Setup 4 Installation 5 Printer Overview 5 Printer Location 6 Printer Connections 6 Power Supply 6 Interface Connections 7 USB Connection 8 RS 232 Connection 8 Eth...

Page 5: ...25 Reading the LCD Display 27 Feeding the Label Peel Off Mode 28 Feeding the Label Tear Off Mode 29 Synchronizing the Paper Feed 30 Control Panel 31 LCD Panel Menu Diagram 31 Control Panel Structure...

Page 6: ...Update 56 Adjust Screen Brightness 56 Calibration for Standard Material 57 Heat Settings for Print Darkness 57 Speed Settings for Registration 57 Print Sample Label 58 Print Setting Label 59 Cleaning...

Page 7: ...Table of Contents iv Please use this page for your individual notes...

Page 8: ...or fitness for a particular purpose Brady reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any product or system herein to improve reliability functionality or design Reproduction of this...

Page 9: ...to Standard Mode on page 16 Intended Use of the Printer The Brady IP Printer is designed and manufactured in accordance with applicable standards and recognized safety rules However danger to the lif...

Page 10: ...s During the print process the print assembly can become hot Do not touch the print assembly during operation and allow the assembly to cool down before changing material and before disassembly Perfor...

Page 11: ...ding Windows printer driver electronic Quick Start Manual Brady IP Printer Operator Configuration Manual and web links Software demo CD Printer cleaning film USB cable NOTE Please keep the original pa...

Page 12: ...on socket 7 PC card slot type II 8 Power switch 9 Printer cover 10 Material holder 11 Bracket grooves 12 Ribbon carrier close points 13 Ribbon take up spindle 14 Printhead mounting with printhead 15 P...

Page 13: ...oltage of 100 to 240 V 50 to 60 Hz without adjustment 1 Plug the power cable into the power connection socket on the back of the printer Figure 1 6 2 Plug the power cable into a grounded 100 to 240 V...

Page 14: ...e back of the printer Figure 2 5 The printer will perform a self test and then go into Ready mode NOTE If a fault occurs during the system test the symbol and the type of fault are displayed on the LC...

Page 15: ...to match the connected computer Refer to Interfaces on page 52 Ethernet Connection 1 Ensure that the Brady IP Printer is turned off 2 Connect the printer to the computer using an Ethernet cable not p...

Page 16: ...en connect to your computer NOTICE When connected to your PC the Found New Hardware Wizard will appear At this point the Plug and Play process should have created a new USB virtual port The Brady IP p...

Page 17: ...the Product CD is in the CD drive Select Run from your computer s start menu Choose the drive where the Product CD is located Choose Setup Setup exe Choose OK Figure 5 Run Dialog Box 2 Choose your la...

Page 18: ...Installation 11 3 Choose the printer Figure 7 Choose Printer Dialog Box 4 Choose the appropriate port Figure 8 Choose Printer Port Dialog Box...

Page 19: ...nter driver is not offline by choosing Start Settings Printers and right clicking on the printer icon This completes the installation Repeat this section for any additional IP printers you will be ins...

Page 20: ...drive on your computer 2 Follow the autoload directions for software installation On line Status Monitor The On line Status Monitor provides printer status information From the Options menu you can s...

Page 21: ...or information and verifies that the installed ribbon is approved for the installed label The software recognizes what label is installed and automatically organizes the label height and width label p...

Page 22: ...selected Hassle free mode is completely operational Standard Mode If you are not using Brady brand supplies but LabelMark IdentiLab or BradySoft labeling software the software will ask if metallized...

Page 23: ...o Standard Mode on page 16 Custom Material Custom Brady material is processed in Hassle free mode Standard Mode If the printer is operated in Standard mode or with non Brady software and the user inse...

Page 24: ...l set the sensor to position 2 Non standard notched material is dependent on specific supply criteria 1 Open the cover Figure 1 9 lower the control panel Figure 1 17 and press the green print module r...

Page 25: ...b Figure 14 4 with a pointed tool to the position displayed on the LCD Figure 14 2 4 Lower the Print Module Figure 1 14 Lift the control panel Figure 1 17 and press firmly until the panel clicks into...

Page 26: ...ting the Reflective Sensor Figure 15 Reflective Sensor Label 1 Designates printer in Brady mode 2 Sensor position 3 Sensor window 4 Sensor knob 5 Scale 10 0 20 30 40 50 20 10 0 30 40 50 4 5 A 3 View A...

Page 27: ...el off function and a Tear off function Driver Settings 1 When in Start Settings Printers right click on the IP printer Choose Properties then Printing preferences Then choose Paper Output paper size...

Page 28: ...this mode a label is printed separated from the liner and presented to the user The printer pauses until the label is removed After the label is removed the printer prints the next label and the cycle...

Page 29: ...er so they can tear it off After printing detach the label strip manually Tear off mode is selected in the printer setup menu of the software package Label stock is loaded as described in Feeding the...

Page 30: ...1 15 Figure 18 Loading the Ribbon NOTICE Do not use a ribbon for direct thermal printing NOTICE When inserting a ribbon ensure that the coated side faces the labels otherwise the printhead can become...

Page 31: ...f the spindle out of the notch on the left side of the printer Remove the ribbon take up spindle To replace the ribbon take up spindle position the square end Figure 19 1 of the spindle in the square...

Page 32: ...ter of 3 inches 76 mm Figure 20 Material Supply Holder 1 Open the cover Figure 1 9 lower the control panel Figure 1 17 and press the green print module release button Figure 1 15 2 Remove the material...

Page 33: ...side tabs Figure 20 1 are properly seated in the frame so the printer will correctly read the material identification tag Figure 21 Alignment Guides 6 Thread the material under the print module under...

Page 34: ...gure 22 is an example of a typical display Figure 22 Typical Ready Display If the printer is in a state other than Ready refer to the Basic Troubleshooting Guide on page 62 to determine what the probl...

Page 35: ...t up against the label strip Be careful not to tighten the guides against the label strip enough to crimp the label strip 3 Press on the metal pins at each end of the pressure roller Figure 23 3 and s...

Page 36: ...he Label Tear Off Mode Figure 24 Tear Off Mode 1 Load the labels on the material supply holder Refer to Loading the Material on page 25 2 Position the label strip between the label guides Figure 24 3...

Page 37: ...re used calibration is performed manually Select the material type in the software Press the feed key to start the synchronization Remove the blank labels produced during the synchronization A CAUTION...

Page 38: ...s refer to Key Functions on page 36 Setting print speed interface configuration language and time of day refer to Setup Menu on page 47 Starting test functions refer to Test on page 38 Updating firmwa...

Page 39: ...Print directory Label from card Copy memory card Format card ASCII dump Card Test Short status Memory card Memory card Menu Enter Exit Test Country USA Setup Local settings Firmw fr card Load PPP vouc...

Page 40: ...ces Interfaces Character set Printhead pos X Printhead pos Y Tear off pos Demand sensor Demand sensor Backfeed delay Limit peel off speed Peel position Baud rate Handshake DHCP IP Address Subnet mask...

Page 41: ...the menu The key functions depend on the current printer status The key pads for example menu or feed light up white in Print mode Functions in Print Mode Powersave Mode If the printer is not used for...

Page 42: ...that can be rectified by the operator without interrupting the print job The print job can be continued after the error has been rectified The display shows the symbol the type of error and the number...

Page 43: ...fer to Security on page 53 for additional information Key Display State Function menu lights Ready Ready Enter the offline menu feed lights Ready Ready Feed a blank label pause lights Ready Ready Stop...

Page 44: ...ion number of the printer operating system firmware Firmware V1 00 3 Creation date of firmware Aug 11 2006 4 Version number of the system loader bootloader Bootloader V1 14 5 Creation date of the boot...

Page 45: ...e quality and state of the thermal printhead The function of label detection in conjunction with the optical properties of the label medium The label data sent from the computer or memory card The tes...

Page 46: ...e of the firmware Version and creation date of the system loader bootloader Current values of selected local settings refer to Local Settings on page 47 Current values of selected device settings refe...

Page 47: ...menu 3 Press the key You can cancel the printout with the cancel key Figure 27 Font List The font parameters have the following meanings Column Meaning No ID number of the font required for programmi...

Page 48: ...suitable for this function 1 Press the menu key 2 Select Test Device list menu 3 Press the key You can cancel the printout with the cancel key Figure 28 Device List Name Information CPU Type and seri...

Page 49: ...ntout is started after four lines have been received NOTE Continuous media is most suitable for this function NOTE You can adjust the width of the printout down to 2 inches 50 mm with the Width ASCII...

Page 50: ...Control Panel 43 Figure 30 Sample ASCII Dump Mode...

Page 51: ...E Continuous media is most suitable for this function 1 Press the menu key 2 Select Test Test grid menu 3 Press the key to start the printout The geometric pattern is printed every five seconds once t...

Page 52: ...efer to Print Parameters on page 50 2 Load the label medium to be tested into the printer 3 Press the menu key 4 Select Test Label profile menu 5 Press the key The printer performs a longer label adva...

Page 53: ...al device connected 3 Information for the firmware developer 4 Width of the negative derivative in motor increments 5 Stroke between start and end of the negative derivative 6 Scale factor for the der...

Page 54: ...ime Coordinated UTC Daylight saving Selects daylight savings time applicable for the region The time changes automatically when daylight savings time begins and ends USA Set date Sets the system date...

Page 55: ...the print image in the direction of paper flow also influences the peel and tear positions Correct the peel position and tear position parameters by the same value in the opposite direction You can al...

Page 56: ...rint speed in the Peel off mode to 100 mm s On Brightn LCD Brightness of the LCD display from 1 to 10 10 Contrast LCD Contrast of the LCD display from 4 to 8 6 Time Powersave Time between the last ope...

Page 57: ...together The heat level setting also affects the test printouts 0 Print speed Basic print speed setting You can specify the print speed for each print job via software The print speed setting also aff...

Page 58: ...the Tear off and Peel off modes since a label is pushed out past the front edge of the next label above the print line when peeling or tearing always Backfeeding occurs independently of label contents...

Page 59: ...ces arriving at the printer occurs over the maximum printing width You can reduce the printing area width down to 2 inches 50 8 mm Automatic Parameter Meaning Default Default card slot Selects the pri...

Page 60: ...it a number with the S and T keys 9 Repeat these two steps for the remaining digits of the PIN 10 Accept the setting with the key DHCP Method of issuing IP address On Dynamic issuing of IP address by...

Page 61: ...2 Select Service Firmware upd menu 3 Press the key 4 The Firmware Upd message appears in the display 5 Press the key 6 If Firmware upd is protected via a PIN use the S T X and W keys to enter the code...

Page 62: ...ard menu 6 Press the key 7 If the function Firmw fr card is protected via a PIN use the S T X and W keys to enter the code number and confirm with the key The names of the firmware files found on the...

Page 63: ...able Restart programming Adjust Screen Brightness Error code Meaning C Checksum error b may have been forgotten in the COPY command or the file is defective H Header error b may have been forgotten in...

Page 64: ...at 20 which is the lowest possible value At this point print a label and evaluate it for quality If the label is too light change the heat setting by one or two values in the positive direction and r...

Page 65: ...Control Panel 58 Print Sample Label A sample label is imbedded in the firmware and can be printed through the test menu Figure 34 Sample Print Label...

Page 66: ...Control Panel 59 Print Setting Label To validate the settings print the configuration label Figure 35 Configuration Label...

Page 67: ...eaner Inspect this area after every four rolls of media Cleaning the Printhead and Media Feed Rollers It is important that the printhead be cleaned on a regular bases If debris builds up on the printh...

Page 68: ...he media feed rollers Figure 36 1 being careful not to scratch the printhead 5 Allow the printhead and media feed rollers to dry for about two to three minutes before restarting the printer Figure 36...

Page 69: ...el media but transfer ribbon does not move Transfer ribbon incorrectly inserted Check and if necessary correct the transfer ribbon web and the orientation of the label Combination of labels and transf...

Page 70: ...ower to the printer If the error does not clear call service Head error Printhead may need to be replaced Recycle power to the printer several times If fault does not clear replace the printhead Head...

Page 71: ...t a fresh read of supply if error reoccurs select Enter to bypass and the printer will load primary ribbon settings for Hassle Free mode Multiple Tags Read Remove Extra Tags Label tags read incorrectl...

Page 72: ...ction Install recommended ribbon or if supply loaded is secondary option select enter to bypass the error and the Printer will load Primary Ribbon settings for Hassle Free mode Out of paper Labels mis...

Page 73: ...ribbon or select Enter to bypass the error and the printer will load primary ribbon settings for Hassle Free mode and will allow printing Voltage error An incorrect voltage is detected Note the detai...

Page 74: ...he Americas www bradyid com In Europe www bradyeurope com In Asia www bradycorp com Repair and Replacement Parts Brady Corporation offers Repair and Replacement Services Contact Brady Technical Suppor...

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