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Transfer Printer

BP-PR PLUS series

Configuration Instructions

Edition 3/07

Summary of Contents for BP-PR PLUS Series

Page 1: ...Transfer Printer BP PR PLUS series Configuration Instructions Edition 3 07...

Page 2: ...against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment gen erates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordanc...

Page 3: ...iguration via the operating panel 21 4 2 Configuration via the printer website 28 5 Test functions 37 5 1 Overview 37 5 2 Short status 38 5 3 Status print 38 5 4 Font list 41 5 5 Device list 42 5 6 AS...

Page 4: ...4 Configuration Instructions Edition3 07 BP PR PLUS series 9 External keyboard 61 9 1 Connecting external keyboard 61 9 2 Special key functions 61 9 3 Key assignment and special characters 61 Index 64...

Page 5: ...with different features 1 2 1 Standard version The standard version is used for printing labels or endless media on rolls or fanfolds In Tear off mode labels are removed by hand Because there is no i...

Page 6: ...nter types Characteristics BP PR PLUS series Max medium width in mm 120 Print resolution dpi 203 300 600 Printing width in mm 104 105 6 105 6 Max print speed in mm s 250 250 100 Standard version trans...

Page 7: ...0 mm 5 1000 mm Label Height when dispending1 min 12 mm Ribbon Ink Inside or outside Roll Diameter max 80 mm Core Diameter 25 mm Ribbon Length max 500 m Width max 114 mm Internal Rewind Unit Total Diam...

Page 8: ...utline negative grey vertical depending on character fonts Font Width Variable Graphics Graphic Elements LQH DUURZ ER FLUFOH HOOLSVH OOHG DQG OOHG ZLWK IDGLQJ Graphic Formats PCX IMG BMP TIF MAC GIF P...

Page 9: ...on supply hub transfer printers only 6 Transfer ribbon take up hub transfer printers only 7 Internal rewinder peel off version only 8 Print unit 9 Mounting surface for accessories incl peripheral conn...

Page 10: ...ed manually the next label is printed immediately Peel off sensor PS 6 for manual removal and automatic mode Two operating modes are possible Manual mode dispensing after removal of the label without...

Page 11: ...d generates the print image via pointwise heating of the label medium Thermal transfer printing Pointwise heating by the printhead causes color particles from the color coating of a ribbon to be trans...

Page 12: ...a medium thickness of E 0 25 0 35 25 120 10 120 C Label height Minimum label height Minimum label height in peel off mode Maximum label height with printhead 203 dpi Maximum label height with printhe...

Page 13: ...mmand set for creating label layouts With a text editor the printer com mands can be combined in a file This label programming can then be sent to the printer via a data inter face e g via the DOS com...

Page 14: ...omputer and printer with a suitable cable 2 Secure cable connections with the screws found at the plugs 3 Configure the RS 232 interface of the printer to match the settings of the connected computer...

Page 15: ...the Ethernet interface see 4 1 4 on Page 25 3 Call up the printer website see 4 2 1 on Page 28 4 Open the Setup tab on the printer website 5 Set the parameters described in Table 14 on Page 32 in the...

Page 16: ...lp line printer must be entered as the name of the printer on the computer queue name 2 2 2 Adjusting Windows printer setting If the printer driver valid for your Windows version is installed on your...

Page 17: ...n 4 Place the CD ROM with the Windows driver in the CD ROM drive 5 Exit all programs currently running 6 Switch printer on The Windows Installation Wizard is started automatically 7 Follow the on scre...

Page 18: ...s can be displayed or printed 1st menu level 2nd menu level Access Memory card Label from card Only with memory card inserted Print directory Only with memory card inserted Copy memory card Only with...

Page 19: ...terval Only with service key inserted Fig 5 Navigator pad Press the menu button to switch from Ready mode to the offline menu Press the X or W button to select menu items on a menu level or to select...

Page 20: ...if they are not currently installed Using the service key Indication in this document In this document parameters and functions which are only accessible when the service key is inserted are indicated...

Page 21: ...he time formats via software The changes are not saved permanently however USA Timezone Adaptation of the time display of the printer to the time zone in relation to UTC Universal Time Coordinated UTC...

Page 22: ...arameters by the same value in the opposite direction You can also set the Printhead pos Y via software The offset values from the Machine param menu and the software are added together 0 0 mm Tear of...

Page 23: ...via the Ethernet interface by way of an SNMP message or e mail sent when the remaining diameter of the ribbon supply roll undershoots the set value 32 74 mm Off Label sensor Method for detecting the s...

Page 24: ...e printer cannot interpret this data and outputs a large number of protocol errors In this case it is advantageous if you set the Protocol error parameter to Off Caution If the Protocol error paramete...

Page 25: ...f interface is not installed access only granted with service key inserted IEEE 1284 Configuration of the optional parallel interface See the documentation of the parallel interface If interface is no...

Page 26: ...ion or deactivation of the numerical keypad on the keyboard If keyboard is not connected access only granted with service key inserted On Parameter Meaning Default Parameter Meaning Default Clock Disp...

Page 27: ...Select the value On with the X and W buttons 4 Accept the setting with the button Defining a PIN 1 Press the menu button 2 Select Setup Security PIN menu 3 Select the digit of the PIN to be changed wi...

Page 28: ...status Ready is displayed 4 2 2 Description of the printer website The printer website contains the following tabs Status general status description See Status tab on Page 29 Setup configuration param...

Page 29: ...since commissioning Previously printed paper length with thermal transfer printing Previously printed paper length with thermal direct printing Printer status Ready Printing label Settings or Error A...

Page 30: ...rent printer display You can set the update interval on the scale below the display The display is not updated automatically with the 0 setting Reset Sends a soft reset signal to the printer Print Ope...

Page 31: ...enu is expanded Double click menu symbol or menu name The corresponding menu is expanded Click the Expand All button The tree structure is fully expanded To change a parameter 1 Locate parameter in th...

Page 32: ...Service for printing on the network see 2 2 1 on Page 16 Select a predefined port address 9100 LPD Activation of the network printing service LPD see 2 2 1 on Page 16 Set parameter to On Enter lp as t...

Page 33: ...description e g note is automatically accepted for all subordinate descriptions e g Start Not ready Ribbon running out SNMP 1 SNMP 2 Management stations on local network which communicate with the pr...

Page 34: ...he printer website Adding a status parameter 1 Select widget in pull down menu 2 Click Set The symbol the parameter designation and the width of the symbol in the display in pixels are dis played in t...

Page 35: ...meters of the fonts available in the printer are listed on the Fonts tab The table contains both the original fonts in the printer and other fonts loaded into the printer Fig 11 Fonts tab on the print...

Page 36: ...hardware components installed in the printer and the optional devices connected Fig 12 Devices tab on the printer website The contents of the display correspond with those of the Device list and are...

Page 37: ...cted peripheral devices the print image 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 fr...

Page 38: ...r using thermal transfer printing insert transfer ribbon with the maximum width 3 Press the menu button 4 Select Test Status print menu 5 Start printout with the button You can cancel the printout wit...

Page 39: ...On or the service key is inserted E Recipients are displayed if SNMP is On or the service key is inserted O Optional assemblies which are displayed with the service key inserted even if they are not...

Page 40: ...ettings see 4 1 2 on Page 22 Current values of selected print parameters see 4 1 3 on Page 23 Current values of selected interface parameters see 4 1 4 on Page 25 Status of PIN activation see 4 1 6 on...

Page 41: ...nsert transfer ribbon with the maximum width 3 Press the menu button 4 Select Test Font list menu 5 Start printout with the button You can cancel the printout with the cancel button Fig 14 Font list T...

Page 42: ...the Device list The printout occurs without taking the label gaps into consideration This is why endless media are most suitable for this purpose Name Information CPU Type and serial number of the CPU...

Page 43: ...II dump parameter see 4 1 3 on Page 23 4 Press the menu button 5 Select Test ASCII Dump Mode menu 6 Switch to Monitor mode with the button 7 Send print jobs 8 Call up the last few lines of a label des...

Page 44: ...pecified in the Setup Print param menu 1 Insert printable medium labels endless paper which extends across the entire printing width 2 If the printout is to occur using thermal transfer printing inser...

Page 45: ...rinter performs a longer label advance The label sensor measures the transparency reflection capacity of the label material here The message Test print OK appears in the display once the advance is co...

Page 46: ...of peripheral 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...

Page 47: ...he entire printing width 3 If the printout is to occur using thermal transfer printing insert transfer ribbon with the maximum width 4 Press the menu button 5 Select Test Event log menu 6 Start printo...

Page 48: ...o a USB master interface 2 Press the menu button 3 Select Test Print directory menu 4 Start printout with the button You can cancel the printout of the IFFS contents with the cancel button The followi...

Page 49: ...PC 7 Configure the serial interface of the PC with the mode command Enter the command mode com1 baud 115200 parity n data 8 stop 1 for example 8 Send the firmware file e g 303_6518 x2 to the printer...

Page 50: ...ey inserted Here it provides information on the printing output since the last reset The values of the service counter are displayed in the Status print The following data is recorded in both counters...

Page 51: ...e labels message 6 Remove label medium from the sensor 7 Press the button In the display you are instructed to load the liner into the label sensor via the Insert liner mes sage 8 Load liner without l...

Page 52: ...type unformatted card Information on formatting the CF card is found in Format ting on Page 57 6 5 Load settings You can load a printer configuration previously saved to a CF card into the printer wit...

Page 53: ...s to be cleaned 1 Insert service key into a USB master interface 2 Press the menu button 3 Select Service Cleaning interval menu 4 Press the button 5 Select the desired value with the X and W buttons...

Page 54: ...must be logged on to the server The logon type depends on the client The following information must be specified in any case however IP address of the printer User name and password Access to the prin...

Page 55: ...the printer website Folder name Contents iffs Contents of the IFFS Internal Flash File System When logging on with the user name root the contents of the IFFS can be managed system Firmware file of th...

Page 56: ...ory card still extends from the device housing so that it can be removed by hand 2 Press the menu button 3 Check whether the Memory card menu is shown in the display If the Memory card menu is not sho...

Page 57: ...rect programming the command sequence for saving a label file ABC has the following form After transfer of the command sequence the file ABC is saved on the memory card with the com mands from J to A...

Page 58: ...display to enter the label quantity If additional input on the label description is required the display requests you to enter the variable data 5 Enter the label quantity variable data with the follo...

Page 59: ...al copying cycles An increasing progress indicator is shown in the display during a copy cycle The Insert dest instruction then appears 8 Remove original card and insert the card to be written to The...

Page 60: ...deleting procedure The memory volume of the card is shown in the display as soon as the deleting procedure is com plete 9 Press any button 8 4 5 Printing file contents The label files found on a memor...

Page 61: ...try configuration parameter These tables generally match the DOS keyboard assignments see Interfaces on Page 25 The Alt Gr key has no function All special characters obtained using this key e g and va...

Page 62: ...y a character similar to the special character Country specific special characters The following country specific special characters are entered with the Alt key pressed Tab 27 Country specific specia...

Page 63: ...esponding character in the Z1 column and then entering the character in the Z2 column while pressing the Alt button Tab 28 Special characters entered via a sequence of two characters Example GR Deutsc...

Page 64: ...61 Keyboard 10 26 61 L Label detection 45 Label format 12 Label sensor 23 Label software 13 Load printer configuration 52 Load settings 52 Local settings 21 LPD 16 M Memory card 10 Copy 59 Delete 60 I...

Page 65: ...sensor 51 Shift print image 22 Short status 38 SNMP 33 Special characters 61 Standard version 5 Status 29 Status line 26 34 Status print 38 SUB D jack 15 System messages 33 T Tear off mode 23 Time zo...

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