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Godex Label Printer User Guide 

 

 

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For the following steps you will need to know the IP address of the printer, which should appear on the 
network with a device name of GODEXLAN. If you cannot identify the IP address of the printer using your 
server or router administration tools, install the GodexLAN Control Center software from the Products Guide 
CD as described in the last section of this document. Once you know the IP address of the printer, follow the 
steps below. 

1.

 

Click onto the Ports tab. 

2.

 

Click Add Port… 

 

3.

 

Select Standard TCP/IP Port and click New Port… 

 

4.

 

Click Next on the welcome message for the Add Printer Port wizard. 

Summary of Contents for HD90

Page 1: ...Updated 1 30 2012 2012 Shelby Systems Inc All Rights Reserved Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective holders User Guide ...

Page 2: ...work 9 Loading the Printer Driver 14 Loading the Label Paper Stock 21 Printing a Test and Calibrating the Printer 22 Configuring the Printer Driver 23 Adjusting the Tear Position 23 Adjusting the Stop Position for Operation with the Cutter Module 25 Configuring the Printer Driver to Print over the Network Network Installation Only 27 Configuring the Check In Receipt Design 30 Installing the Cutter...

Page 3: ...dapter already installed skip to the steps for Loading the Printer Driver on the next page 1 Remove all the packing tape from the thermal printer 2 Make sure the printer power switch is in the off position 3 Plug the power adapter into the printer 4 Plug the power cable into the outlet and connect it to the power adapter 5 Plug the USB cable into the printer 6 Plug the other end of the USB cable i...

Page 4: ...lly click the Install Printer Driver link All of the printers use the same driver so it does not matter which printer is visible on the web page when you click the link If the index htm file does not open automatically browse the CD to Windows Drivers GodexWindowsPrinterDrivers exe and run that program 3 Accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next 4 Accept the default directory or cho...

Page 5: ...h 6 If Windows prompts you for permission to allow the software to make changes to the computer click Yes You may need to click the printer installation icon on the Windows taskbar to bring the next install screen up 7 Make sure the option on the welcome screen is set to Install printer drivers and then click Next ...

Page 6: ...Although the default printer name is fine you may want to provide a more meaningful name for your check in environment You may want a simpler name such as Labels The name of the printer is up to you If this is a dedicated check in workstation you will want to set this printer as the default printer to make the Check in module setup easier If multiple check in stations will be using the same printe...

Page 7: ...Godex Label Printer User Guide Page 7 10 Click Finish to allow the printer drivers to install 11 Click Close to acknowledge that the drivers were installed ...

Page 8: ...rinter is a 1 core spool 4 Place the spool of labels on the axle so that the labels will feed forward toward the front of the printer 5 Pull the two label guides apart and then feed the first label between them 6 Once the first label has been fed between the guides push them gently together until they are snug with the label but not pinching 7 Close the lid of the printer so that it snaps back int...

Page 9: ... The Control Center software will enable you to configure the printer easily 2 Remove all the packing tape from the thermal printer 3 Make sure the printer power switch is in the off position 4 Screw the wireless antenna into the antenna port on the lefthand side of the rear of the printer just above the power switch 5 Plug the power adapter into the printer 6 Plug the power cable into the outlet ...

Page 10: ...e window The default name of the printer is GodexLAN 12 Click on the printer item in the upper pane to select it This will automatically populate the lower pane with details about the printer s current network settings 13 Click the Configure Server button on the toolbar to open the configuration window ...

Page 11: ...de Page 11 14 Type in the user name and password for the administrator account The default values are admin for both Then click Login 15 You can establish static IP address information on the first tab of the configuration window ...

Page 12: ...ide Page 12 16 On the second tab of the configuration window you can establish wireless networking settings 17 After entering your wireless networking information click Apply 18 Click OK on the warning that the server will reset ...

Page 13: ...r 23 Turn the printer on 24 Click Refresh Server List in the Control Center software The printer should still be listed If it is not reconnect the network cable and check your wireless networking settings and IP settings to be sure they are correct 25 Before you close the Control Center software be sure you know the IP address of the printer You will need this information to configure the printer ...

Page 14: ...Scientific Windows Driver that is specifically for the HD90 printer 2 If the index htm file opens automatically click the Install Printer Driver link If the index htm file does not open automatically browse the CD to Windows Drivers GodexWindowsPrinterDrivers exe and run that program 3 Accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next 4 Accept the default directory or choose another locatio...

Page 15: ...h 6 If Windows prompts you for permission to allow the software to make changes to the computer click Yes You may need to click the printer installation icon on the Windows taskbar to bring the next install screen up 7 Make sure the option on the welcome screen is set to Install printer drivers and then click Next ...

Page 16: ...Godex Label Printer User Guide Page 16 8 Choose the Godex HD90 printer model and click Next 9 Click Create Port ...

Page 17: ...w Port 11 A wizard begins to walk you through the process of adding the TCP IP port Click Next on the opening screen of the wizard 12 Type in the IP address of the Godex HD90 printer The Port Name value will automatically become the IP address but you can change the port name if you wish Then click Next ...

Page 18: ...Godex Label Printer User Guide Page 18 13 Click Next to confirm the standard device type of Generic Network Card 14 Click Finish to allow the printer drivers to install ...

Page 19: ...Godex Label Printer User Guide Page 19 15 Click Close on the Create Port window 16 Make sure the new port you just created is the selected port in the Seagull Driver Wizard window and click Next ...

Page 20: ...ter as the default printer if this is a check in workstation that should normally print to the Godex HD90 As a network based printer you should not need to share the printer from the workstation Once these settings are set the way you want them to be click Next 18 Click Finish to complete the process ...

Page 21: ...ple spool of labels that came with the printer is a 1 core spool 5 Place the spool of labels on the axle so that the labels will feed forward toward the front of the printer 6 Pull the two label guides apart and then feed the first label between them 7 Once the first label has been fed between the guides push them gently together until they are snug with the label but not pinching 8 Return the bla...

Page 22: ...blank labels fed prior to the printed test label The printer uses these labels to calibrate itself to the size of the label If you ever experience trouble with the printer not feeding the label paper through properly performing a calibration through the steps above should resolve the problem There is a video illustrating how to calibrate the printer at EZ DT http www youtube com user GodexInternat...

Page 23: ...Godex Label Printer User Guide Page 23 1 From the Windows Start menu open the Devices and Printers window 2 Right click on the Godex printer and select Printing Preferences ...

Page 24: ...below shows a typical setup for a 3 x 4 label 4 Once the correct stock size appears in the Page Setup tab drop down click onto the Stock tab 5 Uncheck the Use Current Settings for the Position Adjustments section and enter 66 as the Stop Position This is the setting for an upward tearing motion A downward tearing motion is facilitated by a setting of 51 6 Click OK to accept the new settings as the...

Page 25: ...u purchased the optional cutter module follow the steps below to adjust the cutting position 1 Open the Printer Properties of the Godex Windows printer driver 2 On the General tab click the Preferences button 3 Change to the Stock tab 4 Change the Post Print Action to Cut 5 Change the Occurrence option to match your desired behavior for the cutter You may choose to activate the cutter After Every ...

Page 26: ...utter is cutting the label and not between the labels adjust as needed 8 Click OK to accept the position adjustment change 9 Click OK to accept the overall printer driver change Adjusting the stop position can influence the top margin positioning If you change the stop position after configuring the receipt design you may need to test the label again and adjust the form s top margin setting ...

Page 27: ...ess of the printer using your server or router administration tools install the GodexLAN Control Center software from the Products Guide CD as described in the last section of this document Once you know the IP address of the printer follow the steps below 1 Click onto the Ports tab 2 Click Add Port 3 Select Standard TCP IP Port and click New Port 4 Click Next on the welcome message for the Add Pr...

Page 28: ...ress value The same value will appear as the Port Name You can leave the Port Name value alone or edit the Port Name if you wish Click Next 6 Verify that the Device Type is Standard Generic Network Card Then click Next 7 Click Finish to complete the wizard steps 8 Click to Close the Add Printer Ports window ...

Page 29: ...abel Printer User Guide Page 29 9 Make sure that the new port has a checkmark beside it and click Apply The name of the printer will move to the right of the port description 10 Click OK to accept the changes ...

Page 30: ... label design into the now blank drop down box option Instead of the generic term Godex Label used in the illustrations in this document you will want to use a name that describes how or when this label will be used for example Children s Check In 8 Change the Form Height and the Form Width to match the height and width of the label stock The sample labels included with the printer are 4 x 4 label...

Page 31: ...termine the number of characters to print in a single line before wrapping to the next line down For example the default of 15 for a 4 wide label would mean that 60 characters would print before the line begins wrapping If you have long comments that are truncated and not wrapping to the next line properly lower this number 13 Select your Heading and Footing preferences to determine what will prin...

Page 32: ...ww shelbyinc com Documents pdfs v5 CheckIn_Guide pdf 14 Make sure the Room at the bottom of the screen matches one that is set to print to the Godex printer as you determined in Step 3 above Then click the Print Test button You will be notified that a new label definition has been added to the ShelbyFORMS utility Click OK on the notification ...

Page 33: ...ll appear 16 Close the print preview without printing the receipt yet The top and left margin needs to be adjusted before the printout will reflect the final settings 17 Click OK to accept the receipt design so far You may return to the Receipt Design utility at a later step to make final edits 18 From the Shelby v 5 Dashboard load the Utilities module ...

Page 34: ...Click the ShelbyFORMS link 20 Scroll down in the list of forms until you find the form name that matches the name of the label design in Check In It could be either a Label type or a Special type 21 Double click the form to open it for editing ...

Page 35: ...lick Yes to close the Utilities module 26 Return to the Check In module and choose Utility Receipt Design 27 Click Print Test and choose Print Direct for a sample output of the label 28 Now that the label form has been set you may continue to adjust the Header and Footer settings as needed to achieve your desired label design 29 If the top and left margins need further adjustment you may return to...

Page 36: ...g making sure not to crimp the control cable The metal lip of the cutter module must be below the metal lip on the main printer assembly 6 Holding the cutter in place gently turn the printer on its side so that the bottom is facing you 7 Place the two screws provided into the deep screw holes just behind the existing screws Tighten the screws to secure the cutter mechanism to the printer 8 Open th...

Page 37: ...ule ships with several back panels to accommodate different printer models Make sure you use the back panel for the DT 4 printer 10 Push the main circuit board gently back into place and secure it with the hex nuts you removed earlier 11 Align the Ethernet module so that the receptacle lines up with the opening in the back pane 12 Secure the Ethernet module to the main circuit board using the secu...

Page 38: ...Godex Label Printer User Guide Page 38 18 On the General tab click the Preferences button 19 On the Page Setup tab click the Advanced Options button 20 Click onto the User Commands tab ...

Page 39: ...5 Type the following text into the Printer Command box The carat symbol is Shift 6 Press the Enter key after the command in order to send a Carriage Return Line Feed character at the end of the command XSET USBETHERNET 1 26 Click Send You should hear a faint click inside the printer and the status light on the printer will blink for a few seconds 27 Click Close 28 Follow the instructions in the se...

Page 40: ...s aspx cid 4 2 Navigate to the Ethernet and WLAN Control Center folder 3 Double click the Setup Control Center icon 4 Choose the desired installation language and click OK 5 Click Next on the welcome to the install wizard 6 Enter your user name and organization name and click Next 7 Verify the path for the installation and click Next 8 Click Install to begin the installation 9 Verify that the opti...

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