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WARNING - SHOCK HAZARD and STATIC DISCHARGE:
CAUTION - PRINTER SETUP & HANDLING:
Never operate the printer in a location where it can get wet. Personal
injury could result.
The discharge of electrostatic energy that accumulates on the surface of
the human body or other surfaces can damage or destroy the print head
or electronic components used in this device. DO NOT TOUCH the print
head or the electronic components under the print head carriage.
When installing or modifying the printer setup or configuration, ALWAYS TURN
POWER OFF before: (1) connecting any cables, (2) performing any cleaning or
maintenance operations, (3) moving the printer.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment
is operated in a commercial environment. 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. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to
cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the
interference at his own expense.
This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICS-003 requirements.
Cet appareil numerique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
FCC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY:
INDUSTRY CANADA NOTICE:
Copyright © 2001 Cognitive. Cognitive™ and Blaster ADVANTAGE™ are trademarks of Cognitive.
Other products and corporate names used in this publication may be trademarks or registered
trademarks of other companies and are used only for explanation and to their owner’s benefit,
without intent to infringe. No part of this manual may be reproduced for any purpose or in any
form, including electronic storage and retrieval, without the express permission of Cognitive.
General Mailing Address:
691 Corporate Circle, Golden, CO 80401
Tel: 303.273.1400 Toll Free: 800.525.2785
Fax: 303.273.1414
Website: www.cognitive.com
E-mail: [email protected]
USA Sales
Toll Free: 800.525.2785 Fax: 303.273.1414
E-mail: [email protected]
Technical Support
Toll Free: 888.715.7190
E-mail: [email protected]
Europe
Atlantic Street
Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 5QJ
United Kingdom
Tel: +44.161.929.9933 Fax: +44.161.927.7664
E-mail: [email protected]
Asia-Pacific
PO Box 677
Level 3, 39 Leighton Place
Hornsby NSW 2077 Australia
Tel: +61.2.9477.1999 Fax: +61.2.9477.1453
E-mail: [email protected]
Japan
2-23-2 Higashi-Ikebukuro
Toshima-KU
Tokyo 170 Japan
Tel: +81.135.391.7689 Fax: +81.135.391.7692
E-mail: [email protected]
MORE INFO
Refer to your CD-ROM for more detailed
information. Refer to the Cognitive web
site for the latest firmware and software
upgrades, including printer drivers.
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The self test checks the printer’s overall operability.
IMPORTANT! The printer should be loaded with
media, connected to AC power and turned off.
• Press and hold the FEED button.
• Turn the printer ON while holding the FEED button.
Release the FEED button when self test starts to
print.
• Turn the printer off and on again to return to
normal printing operation.
IMPORTANT! After performing a self test, the printer
is in hexidecimal dump mode and cannot print
normally until you cycle the power.
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MAINTENANCE
(With Every Media Roll)
SUPPLY CORE
Clean the print head
A
, drive roller
B
and the index sensors
C
and
D
with a soft, lint free cloth lightly saturated with 99% isopropyl
alcohol. Press the FEED button to clean all sides of the roller.
CAUTION! Incorrectly cleaning the printer will cause permanent
damage and void the printer’s warranty. Cognitive recommends using
a certified cleaning pen for all your printer’s cleaning requirements, P/N
60-14-00-0002.
Contact Cognitive for all your supply needs, including media and cleaning pens.
SELF TEST
PRINT MODE & INDEX METHOD
This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio
interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
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All BD and BT models
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B
C
D
All Blaster ADVANTAGE printer models are manufactured in an ISO 9002
compliant environment.
EUROPEAN COMPLIANCE:
Blaster ADVANTAGE
Blaster ADVANTAGE
Blaster ADVANTAGE
Thermal transfer printers can operate in direct
thermal or thermal transfer mode and must be set
to the correct print mode for proper results.
All Advantage printers can use black bar, gap or
notch indexing.
Your label printing software should provide the
means to set these parameters. See your software
documentation for details.
Refer to the Cognitive Programmer’s Guide included
on the CD ROM to set these parameters using the
Cognitive Programming Language.
The CD ROM includes Windows drivers, label design
software and additional information.
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