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Paper installation diagram

LED Indicator and Function

There’re two buttons and three LED indicators, many functions can be realized through using 

different button, indicator and power on/off switch. 

LED indicator

Direct thermal printing method

LED Indicator

 

status                                 Descriptions

Power indicator is on,Error indicator is off         Printer is powered on and in normal 

printing status

Power indicator flashes every 640ms,
Error  indicator is off

Printer is paused

Power indicator is off, Error indicator goes 

 

for 80ms, then goes off for 160ms, printer 
start beeping.

on 

Printer cover is opened

Power indicator is off
for 500ms, then goes off for 6s

, Error indicator goes on

Label gap detection error

Power indicator is off Error indicator flashes 
every 160ms, after two times flashing, Error 
indicator goes off for 320ms, printer start 
beeping. 

Paper out

Power indicator is off Error indicator flashes 
every 160ms,after three times flashing,Error 
indicator goes off for 320ms, printer start  
beeping. 

Black mark detection error

Error indicator flashes every160ms.

Printer overheated protection mode is act-
ivated. After 1 minute, the printer CPU will 

check print head temperature again. When 

temperature return normal, printer will work 

normally.

※ Beeper function can be enabled through setting DIP switch.

※ Beeper function can be enabled through setting DIP switch.

Thermal transfer printing

LED Indicator

 

status                                 Description

Ribbon indicator is on

Ribbon is installed successfully

Ribbon indicator flashes every 300ms, 
beeper sounds every 2.4s 

Ribbon improperly installed:  no ribbon, 
or ribbon end, or ribbon broken

Summary of Contents for GP-1225Z

Page 1: ...Thermal Transfer Barcode Printer User s Manual GP 1225Z GP 1235Z ...

Page 2: ...roduct introduction Open and check Printer components Appearance Internal The bottom Installation LED indicator function Troubleshooting Maintenance Install the printer Install the ribbon Installation of paper Installation of paper LED indicator Thermal printing Thermal transfer printing Button Function Start function Common problem 13 13 6 1 Printer Cleaning 15 15 ...

Page 3: ... plastic paper etc Common 1D barcode and 2D barcode fonts are built inside printer also it support 4 direction printing characters can be enlarged from 1 to 10 times Besides it supports 5 different size bitmap fonts OCR A and OCR B fonts together with 203dpi 300dpi higher print resolution this series printer are your best choice among the same class Declaration This is a class A product fit for No...

Page 4: ...S plastic housing Gap sensor Ribbon sensor The print head open sensor Communication interface Memory Memory The paper key and LED indicating lamp Built in 8 dot matrix font English number The character and the bar code can be printed in four directions of rotation 0 90 180 270 degree Built in simplified Chinese traditional and Korean font for programming The built in voltage automatic switching po...

Page 5: ...e thickness of the paper tag bottom paper The width of the paper tag bottom paper The paper winding form Paper type The maximum capacity of internal paper roll diameter Print out of plane roll print surface involute Continuous paper gap of paper paper folding punched paper Note If you use the tag length less than 25 4mm 1 recommend the use of a perforated line in the gap on the label paper so the ...

Page 6: ...ng mate rials well in case you need to mail the printer Packing list One Label printer CD Driver Nice label software User Manual Power Adapter Power Cord USB cable Parallel cable serial cable optional Ribbon roller Ribbon Label roller Label paper External paper holder Standard for GP 1225Z GP 1235Z Picture 1 Please pack equipment and materials needed for safekeeping printer for subsequent handling...

Page 7: ...ce Label exit LED indicator Press button for top cover open Press button for top cover open LED lights indicate ON LINE electric lamp ERROR error lamp RIBBON ribbon status light Picture 2 Picture 3 Power on off switch Label exit ...

Page 8: ...b Ribbon take up hub Push button for thermal print head open Top cover The bottom Power port Parallel port Bottom cover with DIP switch RS 232C serial port Ethernet port USB port Label entrance from external holder Note Picture showing printer port is for GP 1225Z GP 1235Z ...

Page 9: ...ke up hub if you buy new ribbon which one side is no contact with paper tube After that install ribbon take up hub left side and right side onto printer Remark Factory standard ribbon two sides already fixed well on paper tube Go ahead to step 3 instead of step 2 3 Press the Push button to open print head 4 Insert black ribbon supply hub into new ribbon then install ribbon and supply hub from left...

Page 10: ...d 5 Install label same as picture showing 6 Close the print head by pressing two arrow locations Confirm print head two sides are closed correctly to ensure you get printing in good quality 7 Close printer top cover Insert media roll spindle into media roll 3 Place the media roll onto printer adjust the position of medial roll to make it in the center of media roll spindle 4 ...

Page 11: ...ndicator is off Error indicator flashes every 160ms after two times flashing Error indicator goes off for 320ms printer start beeping Paper out Power indicator is off Error indicator flashes every 160ms after three times flashing Error indicator goes off for 320ms printer start beeping Black mark detection error Error indicator flashes every160ms Printer overheated protection mode is act ivated Af...

Page 12: ...his function to check if printing function is normal or not Print DIP Switch page Debugging Mode A Turn off the printer B Make sure the paper roll is installed correctly and the printer top cover is closed C Press and hold PAUSE button and turn on the printer When paper feed and then release PAUSE button DIP switch page will be printed out A Turn off the printer B Make sure the paper roll is insta...

Page 13: ...efault setting Then power indicator will be on and printer goes to ready status Factory default settings do not include ribbon setting Ribbon Detection When printer power turn on or it is in thermal transfer printing mode printer will automatically detect ribbon status to check if ribbon installed or ribbon end or work normally After ribbon detecting printer will be set to thermal transfer printin...

Page 14: ...aper Label paper improperly installed Refer to Paper Installation steps in User Manual to re install paper Gap sensor detection error Adjust paper specification and print again Clear jamed paper Not printing Serial cable improperly connected 1 Check if Pin configuration in cable two sides are matching each other 2 Check if baud rate setting on PC and printer are the same If in TPSL comma nd mode W...

Page 15: ...n and label improperly installed Too much dust or adhesive on print head Re install ribbon and or label Clean print head and print again Print head damaged Take selftest page to check if printing are completely to confirm if necessary to change new print head Data miss printing in one or two sides Label paper size wrong setting Check if label size set correctly and same as your label paper Ribbon ...

Page 16: ... for at least one minute 3 Use a cotton swap and 100 ethanol to clean the print head surface When change new label paper Thermal transfer printing head Thermal transfer printing head Direct thermal printing head Direct thermal printing head 1 Turn off the printer 2 Rotate the platen roller and use a cotton swap to clean with 100 ethanol When Change new label paper Use a cotton swap and 100 ethanol...

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