Unpacking Your
Printer
The printer is shipped in a carton and protec-
tive bag. Keep all packing material in case you
need to move or re-ship the printer. Avoid
touching the electrical connectors to prevent
electrostatic discharge damage while setting up
the printer.
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.
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Charging The
Battery
The printer is designed to print approximately
1000" inches (333 4" x 3" labels) with a print
coverage of 30% in an 8 hour period on a
single battery charge. Operating the printer at
a higher duty cycle or speed will exhaust the
battery faster. As the battery capacity begins to
drop, the printer will print a label with the
message “BATTERY CONSERVATION
MODE”. The printer will automatically reduce
the print speed to 1.5 ips (inches per second)
and continue operating. When the battery is
low, a label with the message “BATTERY
LOW” will be printed and the printer will con-
tinue operating at 1.0 ips. When the battery is
too low to print a label with consistent quality,
the printer will print a label with the message
“BATTERY VERY LOW”.
The battery should be changed or recharged when
the BATTERY LOW message is printed. To re-
charge the battery, attach the overnight charger to
the power port on the left side of the printer. While
charging, the POWER/FAULT indicator will dis-
play the mode of the charging circuit.
Indicator
Color
Meaning
Flashing
RED/GREEN
Charging Mode: NORMAL
The battery will be charged to
90% capacity in 160 minutes.
GREEN
Charging Mode: TRICKLE
The battery will be fully
charged in 4-6 hours.
By always attaching the overnight charger at
the end of each work day, the battery will be
fully charged and ready for use the following
morning.
HINT
Operation
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