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DATAPROCESS EUROPE S.p.A.

ST 230               USER MANUAL               Pag.

  

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INTRODUCTION

The present manual contains information and advice that has to be followed in order to
ensure a safety use of the printer.

It is recommended to proceed with periodical maintenance and, if necessary, to send faulty
parts back to our distributor, as they are equipped with appropriate tools and specialised
personnel able to operate following the instructions of the manufacturer specialists.

ST 230 has to be installed following the here below instructions.

In case of mal - function contact the authorised distributor directly.

DATAPROCESS EUROPE S.p.A.

 is not responsible in case of maintenance carried out by

non authorised personnel or if the instructions in the present manual are not correctly
followed.

Summary of Contents for ST 230

Page 1: ...ST 230 USER MANUAL DATAPROCESS EUROPE S p A 20082 Binasco MI Viale dell Artigianato 19 Tel 02 900221 Fax 02 90091353...

Page 2: ...DATAPROCESS EUROPE S p A ST 230 USER MANUAL Pag 1...

Page 3: ...SE OF THE PRINTER 24 13 USE OF THE PRINTER FRONT PANEL 26 13 1 OPERATIONS FROM FRONT PANEL 29 13 2 ON LINE 29 13 3 PRINTING PHASE STOP AND RESTART 29 13 4 OFF LINE PHASE 30 13 5 PRINTING INTERRUPTION...

Page 4: ...S p A ST 230 USER MANUAL Pag 3 14 MAINTENANCE 40 14 1 PRINTHEAD CLEANING 41 14 2 RUBBER ROLLS CLEANING 42 14 3 PAPER GUIDES METALLIC SHAFTS CLEANING 42 15 TROUBLE SHOOTING 43 16 APPENDIX A 46 16 1 SER...

Page 5: ...back to our distributor as they are equipped with appropriate tools and specialised personnel able to operate following the instructions of the manufacturer specialists ST 230 has to be installed fol...

Page 6: ...h volume production Installation does not require special technical knowledge and or special tools please follow carefully instructions in paragraph 7 of the present manual Picture 1 Mechanical regula...

Page 7: ...l CUTTER Allow to produce tags and tickets from continuous paper roll UNWINDER REWINDER Allow to unwind labels roll up to 250 mm of diameter A motor driven front rewinder designed to rewind labels rol...

Page 8: ...D Up to 125 mm s 6 dot mm 100 mm s 8 dot mm regardless of text complexity PAPER FEED Up to 180 mm s FONTS Three standard alphanumeric fonts two graphics fonts logos and symbols 5 proportionally spaced...

Page 9: ...urning the ST 230 printer or for internal moving Inspect the packaging to ensure that non damage did not incur during transport and in particular check the external part of the printer open the side p...

Page 10: ...t the printer from the power supply see paragraph 7 Disconnect the data cable from the serial port of the printer Verify that both side and front cover are closed Pack the printer as indicated in pict...

Page 11: ...appropriate socket outlet with following voltage 220 VAC 10 15 50 60 Hz The following voltages 110 VAC and 240 VAC 50 60 Hz as per required WARNING Be sure that the power cord is connected to an elect...

Page 12: ...tter N or coloured black The core that is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal that is marked with letter L or coloured red 7 2 REAR PANEL CONNECTION Connect the printer with the standard...

Page 13: ...icated on paragraph 7 2 and disconnect the spin dle SCHUKO of the power cable from the plug as in dicated in paragraph 7 point 2 Open the lateral cover as indicated in the picture below Picture 7 WARN...

Page 14: ...Be careful not to put fingers between printhead and rubber roll On the side of the reloadable cartridge there is a knurled knob unlock and turn it completely in order to unlock the cartridge as indica...

Page 15: ...ribbon FOIL and insert it on support holder as indicated in picture 12 on your left Picture 12 IMPORTANT Small dimension foil should be centered on the cartridge and also remember that the foil is ant...

Page 16: ...externally and between the metallic blade fixed to the knurled knob and the pivot as indicated in picture 14 Picture 14 Wind the ribbon for two or three cycles around the rewinding shaft as indicated...

Page 17: ...16 Wind the ribbon for some turns around the rewinding shaft till the transparent strip is completely rewound and the inked part is present as indicated in picture 17 on your left Picture 17 See parag...

Page 18: ...der as indicated in picture 18 on your left Picture 18 Insert the labels roll on the roll holder as indicated in picture 19 on your left Picture 19 Take the strip of labels and let it pass through und...

Page 19: ...that the paper passes inside the photosensor located on the low paper guide as indicated in the square reported on picture 21 on your left Picture 21 Pay attention not to tighten the paper guides too...

Page 20: ...operating mode is generally used when it is not required to print a large quantity of labels and therefore the printed labels can fall down After the paper has passed through the paper guides it has t...

Page 21: ...ed in the picture on your left In this case the printer has to be equipped with a label photosensor After the paper has passed through the paper guides it has to pass between the printhead and the rub...

Page 22: ...inding it approximately two or three turns as indicated in picture 29 on your left Picture 29 Lock the paper on the rewinder with the paper clamp as indicated in picture 30 on your left Picture 30 Tur...

Page 23: ...n off only for inked ribbon installing being careful to insert all the three guides on the appropriate housings as indicated in picture 32 on your left Turn the knurled knob anti clockwise to lock on...

Page 24: ...e covers of the printer starting from the front one paying attention to insert the labels in the appropriate slot and than lower the side cover as indicated in picture 34 on your left Picture 34 WARNI...

Page 25: ...n the printer is on contains the following information LABEL TEST ST 230 B5 3 KIND OF PRINTHEAD AND TEM PERATURE OF THE PRINTHEAD IN DEGREES CENTIGRADE TEST TO VERIFY THE FUNCTION AND ALIGNMENT OF THE...

Page 26: ...V H G N is the same used by the corresponding commands that can be sent from the external driving device while parameters BR CM NA are settable only by front panel in configuration mode The complete d...

Page 27: ...grammed Examining in detail the front panel there are four keys ON LINE THERM TRANSF HEAD LIFT RIBBON ECONOM Each equipped with green LED One key FEED key without LED Three green LEDS END PAPER RIB PA...

Page 28: ...xecutable in real time The printer can be both in printing status or in OFF LINE It is not possible to execute line commands that will be stored on the buffer with the exception of those executable in...

Page 29: ...g ON OFF The printer is ready to print continuously The printer is ready to print on labels or to detect the tag in order to maintain the printing feed ON OFF FLASH The label s photosensor optional is...

Page 30: ...t panel will show information on the status of the printer see instruction on LED TABLE on page 25 and 26 The only key abled during this phase is the ON LINE one that when pressed the machine is OFF L...

Page 31: ...ing the printing in course in case of errors for example end paper end ribbon During this phase from front panel it is possible to select the following operations PRINTHEAD LIFT It is made by pressing...

Page 32: ...HEAD LIFT FEED HEAD LIFT keys one after the other the residual number of labels is zero By pressing the ON LINE key again the printer is ready to accept other commands 13 6 DEMO TEXTS A serie of demo...

Page 33: ...13 4 Then press sequentially keys HEAD LIFT THERM TRANSF Key THERM TRANSF pressed once twice three times permits the selection of the first second third macro text Once the selection is made press the...

Page 34: ...and not from serial line Pressing the ON LINE key again the current parameter values are memorized all the leds are ON for some seconds Then pressing the HEAD LIFT and ON LINE key the printer is ready...

Page 35: ...the RIBBON ECONOM key again to complete the selection it is printed a test label with the updated CM value At this moment you have to exit from configuration mode as described in paragraph 13 8 so tha...

Page 36: ...on mode as described in paragraph 13 8 then press the THERM TRANSF key the respective led is turn on Then press the FEED key Now each pression of the FEED key the printer chooses in turn one of the th...

Page 37: ...lues of 51 or 256 indicate generally a malfunctioning due to the absence or excess of sensored light Values near or exceeding 200 indicate a wrong starting position of the paper reading on the gap bet...

Page 38: ...HEAD LIFT key the respective led is turn on Now the other light leds of the panel indicate the operative mode selected that can vary as follows 13 15 1 Label mode paper mode Press the FEED key light...

Page 39: ...modifications programmed 13 16 PARAMETER RESET The printer parameters can be modified by the operator to adapt the printer to the proper requirements nevertheless in case the printer has been programm...

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Page 41: ...tosensors It is advisable to fulfil the maintenance operations weekly in case of intense use of the printer monthly in case of irregular use A paint brush or an air jet is enough to remove the dust du...

Page 42: ...ing operation by keeping the printer with Cover open Lifted printhead Remove the cartridge and paper not installed The operator will then be free to execute the following operation 14 1 PRINTHEAD CLEA...

Page 43: ...LLIC SHAFTS CLEANING The cleaning of the shafts is made to eliminate glue residue from the self adhesive labels during the printing process It is important to keep them clear as the glues on the label...

Page 44: ...er cord check if the fuse on the rear panel is burnt If so replace it with one with the same characteristics Contact Technical Assistance COMPLETELY OFF THE RED LED IS ON Internal trouble Contact Tech...

Page 45: ...mmed labels Clean it with a solvent or contact Technical Assistance Verify the correct installation of the labels roll Remove and clean all the glue residue with a proper solvent POOR PRINT QUALITY UN...

Page 46: ...n Dirty rubber roll used or damaged Verify the cleanliness of the materials used Verify the material used and replace with recommended type Clean with proper solvent or contact Technical Assistance WH...

Page 47: ...received data 3 TxD Output transmit data 5 GND Ground 7 RTS Output Request to send 8 CTS Input Clear to send 1 4 6 9 not used Here below the pinout of serial cable for a PC equipped with serial port...

Page 48: ...DATAPROCESS EUROPE S p A ST 230 USER MANUAL Pag 47 Cable for 9 pin connector PRINTER PC 25 Pin RxD 2 3 TxD TxD 3 2 RxD GND 5 5 GND RTS 7 8 CTS CTS 8 7 RTS 6 DSR 1 DCD 4 DTR...

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