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ColorCoder V4

Color Label Printer

P/N 1-960460-00
Edition 1
April 1999

Installation & Operation

Summary of Contents for ColorCoder V4

Page 1: ...ColorCoderV4 ColorLabelPrinter P N 1 960460 00 Edition 1 April 1999 Installation Operation ...

Page 2: ...ation 20 4 7 Turning Printer On in User Mode 21 4 8 Paper Roll Loading 22 4 9 Selecting Paper Type 25 4 10 Test Print 27 4 11 Test Print Evaluation 29 4 12 Print Position Alignment 32 4 13 Stop Position Alignment 36 4 14 Saving the Settings 38 4 15 Connection to a PC 39 4 16 Windows Driver Installation 40 5 Printing 5 1 Preparations Before Printing 47 5 2 Starting Up the Printer 48 5 3 Windows Dri...

Page 3: ...10 3 Start Up Option 102 10 4 Output Option 103 10 5 Display Mode 104 11 Reset Setup to Default 11 1 Resetting the Setup 105 11 2 Default Settings 106 12 Control Menu Diagrams 12 1 Main Menu 107 12 2 Maintenance Menu Part 1 108 Maintenance Menu Part 2 109 Maintenance Menu Part 3 110 Appendices A 1 Precautions to Observe with Windows 111 A 2 Shipping Preparations 113 1 1 Contents cont d Information...

Page 4: ... required to correct the interference Canadian Dept of Communication REGULATIONS COMPLIANCE DOC A This digital apparatus does not exceed the class A limits for radio noise emissions from a digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communication Ministère des Communications du Canada CONFORMITE DE REGLEMENTS DOC A Leprésentappareilnumériquen ém...

Page 5: ...u need ten or ten thousand It is both easier and moreeconomicalthanthetraditionalwayofgetting yourpre printedlabelsfromaprintingoffice espe cially for low volume runs With the Intermec ColorCoderV4youcanforgetaboutprintingserv ices like text composing reproduction films and plates Besides you do not need to bother about stocking all the different sorts of labels So this means economy it saves your...

Page 6: ...d out through the nozzles at an extremely high speed The Bubble Jet method offers very high image resolution 360 dpi dots per inch The combination of high speed and high quality printingmakestheBubbleJettechnologyuniquecomparedtoother ink jet printing methods The printheads in ColorCoder V4 have 1 360 extremely small nozzleseach Infact everynozzleisthinnerthanahair Insidethere isaheatingelementand...

Page 7: ... READY 1 7 Main Parts The following part names are used in the descriptions contained in this manual Front of Main Unit Operation Panel Power Switch Roll Cover Control Panel Front Cover Printhead Station PHS Unit Display Panel Enter Key Pause Key Cursor Right Key Cursor Left Key Feed Key On Line Key Stop Key Menu Key Roll Unit ...

Page 8: ... Back of Printer Sub Cover Printer Interior PHS Unit Front Cover Paper Arm Fixing Screw Parallel Connector Power Cord Connector Connector for optional units Collux Ink Cartridges Roll Retainer front Memory Card Slot Roll Retainer inner Take up Shaft Fixing Screw Paper Guide inner Paper Guide front ...

Page 9: ...will be accessible as shown below 3 The following components are packed in the upper pallet 2 Unpacking 2 1 Unpacking the Printer Note Save packing material clips pads etc incaseyouneedtotransporttheprinter later see Appendix A 2 Replacement packing material can also be provided by your local Intermec distributor Power Cords 2 Collux Ink Cartridges 2 x 100 ml Printer Driver Kit Manuals Head Shadin...

Page 10: ...ing the Contents Afterunpackingcontentsofthebox verifythatthefollowingitems are present 1 Head Shading Data Floppy Disk Manuals Two Power Cords Four Collux Ink Cartridges Printer Main Unit 2 Windows Driver Floppy Disks Clear Ink Software Package CD ROM Cleaning Sheets Cleaning Sticks ...

Page 11: ...s The desk table or the like should be level flat and stout enough to support the weight of the printer 29 kgs 64 lbs and paper supply The space must be large enough to allow at least 10 cm 4 of free space in all directions around the printer Iftheprinterismovedfromaplaceoflowtemperatureorhumidity to a place of high temperature or humidity for installation dew condensation may occur In such cases ...

Page 12: ...plug notthecord whenunplugging thepowercordfromtheoutlet Useoftheprinterwithheavyobjects restingonthepowercordorwiththepowercordseverelybentwill damage the cord and is extremely hazardous as it may result in machine failure fire or electric shock Makesurethattheprinterhasstoppedprintingbeforeturningitoff Unplugging the power cord from the outlet while the printer is turned on may result in damage ...

Page 13: ... ink cartridge protective covers or force covers open Do not let fingers come in contact with the area around the printhead Do not let fingers come in contact with drive unit or sensors in order to avoid injury Donotaffixthelabels whichareprintedbythisprinter tofoods such as fruits vegetables etc If the labels should unavoidably be affixed to them be sure to affix the labels on wrapping materials ...

Page 14: ...open the Print Head Station PHS unit by lifting the handle 3 Remove the pad under the PHS unit with tag but leave the paper towels 4 Installation 4 1 Assembling the Printer IMPORTANT It is most important that the installation procedure is carried out exactly as described in this chapter If not the printer will not work and is subject to the risk of severe damage Note Save packing material clips pa...

Page 15: ...ub cover while depressing the clip andpush the green lever down After confirming the position of the green lever reattach the sub cover 6 RemovethetwoM4screwsthatholdthePHScoverandremove the PHS cover 7 Remove the pad w tag which is taped inside the PHS unit 4 1 Assembling the Printer cont d Important If the green lever is not depressed as described in paragraph 5 the ink may spout of the tube sta...

Page 16: ...quite easily or they are not inserted correctly 3 Verify that all the cartridges have been loaded and close the front cover CAUTION Use only Collux ink cartridges Use of other brands of ink will invalidate the warranty Do not attempt to refill cartridges Sharp parts underneath ink cartridge protective covers are hazardous Do not insert fingers under protective covers or force covers open Notify th...

Page 17: ...tation connectors may contain a small amount of ink 2 Removethepolyethylenebag thetag andtherubbercapsfrom the head connectors Insert the head connectors into the tube station and connect Caution Ifthemetalplateoftheheadconnectoriscaughtunderthehead connector cover ink will leak out of the tube station 4 3 Connecting the Printheads Wrong OK Note Savecaps in case you need to transport the printer l...

Page 18: ...nectors close the tube release lever i e the white plastic cover Pass the tube of eachheadconnectorunderthetuberetainingpin asshowninthe figure below Caution Make sure that each head connector is passed under the tube retainingpin ThisistopreventthePHScoverfromtouchingthe tubes and possibly bending them 4 Re attach the cover over the PHS unit Retaining Pin Tube ...

Page 19: ... AC outlet 3 Whilepressingboththe Pause and OnLine keys turnthe power switch ON Keep pressing those keys until the buzzer beeps About 10 seconds later the message 01 OFFLINE appears on the display panel Note Bypressingthe Pause and OnLine keysduringpowerup you will enter a special Service Man Mode The operator shouldonlyenterthismodetoperforminstallationcleaning see chapter 4 6 All other facilitie...

Page 20: ...ls printing 6 On Line Key Switches the printer between on line off line When on line is selected a lamp in the key lights 7 Feed Key Feeds out paper e g after a completed print job Can only be used when the printer is off line Feed key only A single copy is fed out each time the key is pressed Feed Cursor Left keys The paper is continuously fed out as long the keys are pressed Feed Cursor Right ke...

Page 21: ...ING 8 About 1 minute after the completion of the setup cleaning process the operation sound stops Then turn OFF the power switch 9 Open the front cover and PHS unit and remove the taped paper towels Close the PHS unit and front cover and install the PHS cover 4 6 Cleaning at Installation Note By pressing the Pause and On Line keys during power up you will enter a special Service Man Mode Theoperat...

Page 22: ...ertotheprinterbypressingthepowerswitchon the printer s front see chapter 1 7 2 Anauto cleaningprocessisstarted thenthefollowingmessage appears on the display panel WARMING UP 3 After approximately 2 minutes the cleaning process is com pleted and a new message appears on the display panel READY 4 The printer is now ready for normal operation 4 7 Turning Printer On in User Mode ...

Page 23: ...ift the roll cover straight up and remove it 2 Untightenthefrontrollretainerfixingscrewandremovetheroll retainer 3 Place a label roll on the take up shaft so the core of the roll positively seats on the inner roll retainer 4 8 Paper Roll Loading 1 Throughout this manual the word Paper is used as a generic term for labels tags tickets and strip of different kinds and materials 2 At delivery the pri...

Page 24: ...efixingscrewwiththegrooveson the take up shaft and tighten the fixing screw 5 Untightenthefixingscrewonthefrontpaperguideandpullout the guide as far as it goes 6 Pull out the paper pass it over the paper arm and thread it between the front and inner paper guides Rewind the paper to take up all excessive slack that could interfere with the roll cover Fixing Screw Groove Fixing Screw Paper Arm ...

Page 25: ...not properly loaded Paper setting error is displayed at the time of test printing If so load the paper properly and try again 4 8 Paper Roll Loading cont d CAUTION Do not feed any paper through the printer before the complete installation and cleaning procedure has been completed and the paper towels under the PHS unit have been removed see end of chapter 4 7 Use only Collux labels and tags Use of...

Page 26: ... adhesive labels on backing paper Width 102 mm Length 203 mm Label gap 3 mm TYPE4 C 102x203 Top of Form Tags with black marks non adhesive paper with black marks on the back side Width 102 mm Length 203 mm Mark width 4 mm TYPE5 A 102x127 Top of Form Labels with gaps precut adhesive labels on backing paper Width 102 mm Length 127 mm Label gap 6 mm Select the paper type that matches your labels or t...

Page 27: ...APER TYPE 4 Press the Enter key TYPE1 A 102x076 5 Paper Type 1 5 are displayed in an endless loop where the presentlyselectedoptionisindicatedbyaleadingasterisk star Press the Cursor right key repeatedly to display the desired paper type Then press the Enter key to select it PAPER TYPE 6 Press the Menu key The following menu is displayed OFF LINE 7 Proceed according to chapter 4 10 Test Print ...

Page 28: ...ss the Enter key TEST PRINT 5 Press the Enter key NOZ ADJ PATTERN 6 Press the Enter key EXPANDING DATA NOW CLEANING 7 Whenthecleaningiscompleted theprinterstartprintingthefirst type of test label PRINTING 8 Three identical labels will be printed This type of test labels showthe NozzleAdjustmentPatterns andareusedforadjust ing the alignment of the nozzles see chapter 4 12 for further information Al...

Page 29: ...printoutsofthefontsinstalledintheprinter whiletheotherlabel is used to check if any nozzle is out of order When the printing is completed the display shows TEST PRINT 14 Press the Menu key twice until the display shows OFF LINE 15 After the test printing operation is completed evaluate the test labels see chapter 4 11 adjust the position of the vertical and horizontal registers see chapter 4 12 an...

Page 30: ...hedirectionalongthepaperweb Imagineprintingaline across the paper web in all four colours Since the four printheads one for each colour are fitted evenly spaced along the feed direction see illustration in chapter 4 12 the paper feed and the printing must be coordinated so the ink is ejected from each printhead at the exact moment when the position of the line passes theprintheadinquestion Anymisa...

Page 31: ...he blackandcyanlinesarebestalignedatposition 4 Thismeansthat thereisanegative4dotmisalignment thatneedstobeadjusted Do not bother with misaligments of one dot or less since such small errors will hardly be possible to detect on the printed label When adjusting the K C gap see chapter 4 12 you should sub tract 4 from the value initially displayed on the display panel E g if the K C gap value 6 is d...

Page 32: ...tion for black is adjusted or accepted determinetherequiredadjustmentforeachoftheothercolourscyan C magenta M and yellow Y in relation to black and adjust as described in chapter 4 12 Thelinesacrossthetestlabelandtheboxesatthebottomofthetest label are used to compare the alignment between any combination of two colours and help detecting any misalignment Missing Jets Individual nozzles may occasio...

Page 33: ...se settings to be deleted see chapter 4 14 Vertical Register Position Alignment Align vertical register position to correct print position misalign ment along the print direction Ink is jetted on the printer as shown below Black T K gap serves as the reference for the detected position The value set here may be either positive or negative and are measured relative to the top edge of the allowed pr...

Page 34: ...right key twice 2 POSITION ADJ 6 Press the Enter key V NOZZLE ADJ 7 Press the Enter key again T K GAP ADJ 8 Four different gaps can be adjusted T K gap Just press the Enter key K C gap Press Cursor right key once then Enter C M gap Press Cursor right key twice then Enter M Ygap Press Cursorright keythreetime then Enter One of the following four menus will be displayed T K GAP 00 K C GAP 0 C M GAP ...

Page 35: ...ress the Enter key C nozzle Press Cursor right key once then Enter M nozzle Press Cursor right key twice then Enter Y nozzle Press Cursor right key three time then Enter One of the following four menus will be displayed K NOZZLE POS 0 C NOZZLE POS 0 M NOZZLE POS 0 Y NOZZLE POS 0 15 Press the Cursor right key A cursor appears in the menu Y NOZZLE POS _0 16 Use the Menu key to increment a digit or s...

Page 36: ...at the centre between two labels or tags on the delivered paper 2 If the cutting position is not at the centre between two labels adjust the stop position 3 Continuing from chapter 4 12 the display panel shows this message OFF LINE 4 Press the Menu key PAPER TYPE 5 Press the Cursor right key four 4 times until this menu appears on the display panel MAINTENANCE 6 Press the Enter key TEST PRINT 7 Pr...

Page 37: ...st the stop position in the range of 3 0 to 3 0 mm in the printingdirection Thesign meansthedirectioninwhichthe paper moves backward from the present position and the sign standsforthedirectioninwhichthepapermovesforward 13 Set all the digits and press the Cursor right key with the cursor at the first digit The cursor disappears from the display panel Pressing the Enter key will set the stop posit...

Page 38: ... d 15 Loosen the two screws shown in the figure and adjust the cutter manually Tightenthescrews Ifnecessary makefurtheradjust ments by means of the control panel 16 When the stop alignment is set press the Menu key repeat edly until this message is shown on the display panel OFF LINE 17 Proceed at chapter 4 14 ...

Page 39: ...the printer off without first saving the settings will cause them to be deleted 1 Continuing from chapter 4 13 the display panel shows OFF LINE 2 Press the Menu key PAPER TYPE 3 Press the Cursor left key once NVRAM 4 Press the Enter key NVRAM SAVE 5 Press the Enter key NVRAM 6 Setting data is saved in the printer s memory The printer can nowbeswitchedoff ifsodesired bypressingthepowerswitch ...

Page 40: ...oft Win dows see chapter 4 16 1 Make sure that both the printer and the computer are turned off 2 ConnecttheprintertotheparallelportofthePCusingasuitable parallel communication cable which ends in a 36 pin male Centronics connector on the printer side 3 Turn on the printer and computer Note The ColorCoder V4 uses a parallel interface compatible with the unidirectional Centronics standard In the Wi...

Page 41: ...llbeinstalledinthedirectoryC Windows System Disk 1 win95 bjrn201j drv Driver for Windows 95 bjrn201j drv Driver for Windows 3 1 bjrn201f dll 24 bit driver library bjrn201p dll 3 bit driver library bjrn201c dll Colour correction library bjrn201j hlp Driver help file crd_user ini Paper setup file for card printer rol_user ini Paper setup file for label printer ccmsmip dll ColorGear library ucs16 dll...

Page 42: ...rinterdriverbyreferringtothe manuals that came with Windows or by following the procedure below Installation procedure Windows 95 1 Turn on the personal computer and start Windows 95 2 Click on the start button and then Printers under Settings 3 Click on the Add Printer icon twice and start the Printer Wizard 4 Click on the Next button 4 16 Windows Driver Installation cont d ...

Page 43: ...nected with other personalcomputeronthenetwork select Networkprinter on the above screen 6 Click on the Have Disk button 7 Setthe PrinterDriver UtilityforWindows disk1 tothefloppy disk drive drive A and click on OK WhensettingadisktoafloppydiskdriveotherthanthedriveA enterthenameofthedrive e g B to Copymanufacturer s files from 4 16 Windows Driver Installation cont d ...

Page 44: ...Next button 9 Check that LPT1 Printer Port is highlighted in the list of Available ports and click on the Next button 10 Select Yes and click on the Finish button To the question Do you want your Windows based programs to use this printer as the default printer select Yes Else headshading will not be used 4 16 Windows Driver Installation cont d ...

Page 45: ... disk is displayed during the installation process Then set the Printer Driver Utility for Windows disk 2 and click on OK 12 Upon completion of installation of the printer driver BJ LABEL CARDPRINTER iconisdisplayedforthe Printers folder Now the installation of the printer driver has been completed Take out the floppy disk Aftercompletionoftheprinterdriverinstallation copythehead shading data see ...

Page 46: ... multipleColorCoderV4printersareused checkthefilenameofthe corresponding head shading data and then follow the procedure below 1 Set the Head shading data to the floppy disk drive drive A 2 Clickon MyComputer onthedesktoptwice MyComputer folder is displayed 3 Click on the floppy disk icon 3 5 inch FD A twice A folder is displayed When setting to a floppy disk drive other than the drive A click on ...

Page 47: ...ompleted Take out the floppy disk When using multiple ColorCoder V4 printers by switching be tween them copy the head shading data attached to each printer to the HS_DATA folder At the time of printing a dialog box to select the head shading data is displayed When one ColorCoder V4 printer is used by multiple personal computers copy the head shading data to each personal computer 4 16 Windows Driv...

Page 48: ...ons adjusted the stop position saved the settings in the printer s memory connected the ColorCoder V4 to the parallel port of your PC and installed the Windows printer driver in your PC You will also need to start up a suitable application program in Windows Youcanusealmostanykindofprogram but obviously dedicated label editing programs and standard programs for creating layouts or illustrations wi...

Page 49: ...is heard 4 If the display panel shows the message OFF LINE press the Off line key and the message should change to READY The printer will only print when the display panel shows READY WhileaprintimageistransmittedfromthePCtotheprinter the Data lamp will blink and the display panel shows successively all or some of the following messages RECEIVING DATA EXPANDING DATA NOW CLEANING PRINTING If an err...

Page 50: ...el is designed Selectorientation PortraitorLandscape Thearrowsindicate the paper feed direction Accept the displayed settings by clicking the OK button or return to the original settings by click the Cancel button 4 In the BJ Label Card Printer box you can also access the following dialogue boxes by click the corresponding button Option Select Media type monochrome or colour printing high speed or...

Page 51: ...ecessary The user can enter a name consisting of up to 20 characters Names consisting only of spaces or prefixed affixed with a space are not valid The same name cannot be used for two different settings Unit SetseithermmorinchunitsforPaperSizeandPaperMargin Media Type Select the type of paper in the scroll box Your choice affects how the top of form is detected Mark hole length Setthelengthintheu...

Page 52: ...ercentageset in the Scaling box 7 Reviewthevarioussettingsandmakethedesiredchanges Then clickthe OK button Ifyouhavemadechangesinthesettings a dialogue box appears 8 Click the OK button to acknowledge and return to the BJ Label Card Printer dialogue box 9 In the BJ Label Card Printer dialogue box click the Op tion button A new dialogue box is displayed Inthisbox youcanchangethefollowingglobalsetti...

Page 53: ...atterntomaximizethereproduction ofintermediategradationsandperformsprocessingtosmudge boundaries Shading output Thisfunctionperformsprintingwhilecorrectingtheunevenness of the head condition Printing is possible only when correction data is stored in the customer s HD When there are two pieces of shading data for your HD a shading selection screen is displayed at the time of printing Select the sh...

Page 54: ...anner or displayed on the monitor ThisoptionisnotavailablewhenHigh speedmodeisselected in the Option box One of the following matching methods can be selected Priority on colour default Suited to printing natural images e g photographs Minimum colour difference Suited to printing specified colours only e g logos Priority on brightness Suited to printing computer graphics One of the following monit...

Page 55: ...ctionmethodhas been set to Standard or None When printed colour differs from the colour of the image displayed on the monitor gamma correction is carried out in order to make printed colour agree better with displayed colour The gamma coefficient can be selectedfromamongthevalues1 0 1 4 1 8 and2 2 thehigher the gamma coefficient the darker the printed colour Density This function adjusts the print...

Page 56: ...theprinter scontrolpanelbeforeproceedingwithprinting When printing with the printer driver the following settings should be set via the printer s control panel Partition interval see chapter 9 7 Number of partition sheets see chapter 9 7 1 To start printing select the Print option in the File menu The dialogue box that will be displayed differs in appearance dependingonapplication Belowisanexample...

Page 57: ...ching click the Setup button Use this dialogue box as described in chapter 5 3 4 If you need to make any changes regarding media type output mode shadingoutput orcolourmatching clickthe Options button Use this dialogue box as described in chapter 5 3 5 If you need to make any changes regarding colour matching click the Colour setup button Use this dialogue box as described in chapter 5 3 5 4 Print...

Page 58: ...ope of this manual Consult your local Intermec distributor To print a label stored in a memory card proceed as follows 1 Open the front cover of the printer insert the appropriate memory card all the way into the slot to the left of the ink cartridges and close the cover To eject an inserted memory card press the button below the slot 2 If READY is displayed on the display panel press the On Line ...

Page 59: ...10 Press the Enter key to set the selected number of copies and go on INTERVAL SET 11 Press the Menu key PAPER SET 12 Press the Cursor right MEMORY CARD 13 Press the Enter key MEM CARD PRINT 14 Press the Enter key file name 15 Thenameofafilestoredinthememorycardisshown Youcan scrollinthelistoffilesusingthe Cursorright key Whenthe nameofthedesiredfileisdisplayed pressthe Enter key The number of cop...

Page 60: ...any risk of cutting your fingers 1 Grab printed labels as shown in figure 2 Push cutter as shown in figure to cut off labels Note Do not pull at the label while it is being fed out paper jam may result 3 Return the cutter to its original position Important Toavoidpaperjams makesuretoreturnthecutterallthe way to its original position after cutting off the paper Note This manually operated label cut...

Page 61: ... are hazardous Do not insert fingers under protective covers or pry coversopen Notifyyourprinterdealerimmediatelyifthecovers break Storecartridgesinaplacenotexposedtodirectsunlight prefer ably in their original packing Use cartridges within approxi mately a year from purchase Dispose of empty cartridges in accordance with the local laws The used ink cartridges contain traces of ink Never disassemb...

Page 62: ...printer 4 The display panel indicates which ink cartridge needs to be replaced Lift the ink cartridge slightly and pull it out 5 Load a new Collux ink cartridge Do not use any force 6 Close the front cover The message INK FILL appears on the display panel while ink is reloading 6 1 Ink cartridge Replacement cont d ...

Page 63: ...and faint printing negatively affect ing the print quality Besuretoproperlyreattachthepaper rollsupplyunitcover Usingtheprinter with the cover unattached will allow dirt dust etc to negatively affect the printer Do not attempt to print any document wider than the paper rolls Documents excessively high in print densitymaycauseink spreadimages and inversely affect ink fixing Try to use up paper as q...

Page 64: ...ce a label roll on the take up shaft so the core of the roll positively seats on the inner roll retainer 7 Putbackthefrontrollretaineronthetake upshaftasclosetothe paperrollaspossible Alignthefixingscrewwiththegrooveson the take up shaft and tighten the fixing screw 6 2 Paper Roll Replacement cont d Fixing Screw Groove ...

Page 65: ...excessive slack that could interfere with the roll cover 10 Adjustthefrontpaperguidetofitthepaperwidthandtightenthe fixingscrew Youcanseethepaperedgethroughthewindowin the paper guide Position the guide so the paper edge becomes aligned with the mark on the guide Important Ifthepaperguideispressedtoostronglyagainstthe paper the paper will not be fed properly Be sure to align the paper edge with th...

Page 66: ...t back the roll cover Ifthepaperisnotproperlyloaded Nopaperfed isdisplayed at the time oftest printing If so load the paper properlyandtry again 13 If the printer has stopped during a batch print job due to an out of paper condition Press the Enter key The message RE COVERY PAGE 01 appears on the display panel Use the Cursorleft and Cursorright keystoenterthenumberof copies that were not properly ...

Page 67: ...100 is made on full paper It takes approximately 1 minute to perform See chapter 6 4 Cleaning B is used when the printer is installed after the printer has not been in use for a long period or when faint areas are extremely obvious in the printed output In applications whereabout10 000sheetsperdayareprinted performCleaning B beforestartingtheprintingoperation Ittakesapproximately 2 5 minutes to pe...

Page 68: ...hows OFF LINE 3 Press the Menu key PAPER TYPE 4 Press the Cursor right key CLEANING 5 Press the Enter key CLEANING A 6 Press the Enter key NOW CLEANING 7 Cleaning has now begun and will go on for approximately 1 minute Whencleaningiscompleted anewmessageappearson the display panel OFF LINE 8 Press the On line key When the message READY is displayed you can resume normal operation even if the sound...

Page 69: ... Menu key PAPER TYPE 4 Press the Cursor right key CLEANING 5 Press the Enter key CLEANING A 6 Press the Cursor right key CLEANING B 6 Press the Enter key NOW CLEANING 7 Cleaning has now begun and will go on for approximately 2 5 minutes When cleaning is completed a new message appears on the display panel OFF LINE 8 Press the On line key When the message READY is displayed you can resume normal op...

Page 70: ...ensity Selecting Mode B causes the printer to perform automatic cleaning more fre quently and to maintain the printhead in a higher quality state Caution Turning the printer off without first saving the settings will cause settings to be deleted see chapter 4 14 1 If READY is displayed on the display panel press the On line key The display panel shows OFF LINE 2 Press the Menu key PAPER TYPE 3 Pre...

Page 71: ...8 Press the Enter key to select Mode B 9 After having selected either Mode A or Mode B you will return to this menu CLEANING MODE 10 Press the Menu key twice to return to the Off Line menu OFF LINE 11 Press the Off line key to resume normal operation READY 6 6 Automatic Cleaning cont d ...

Page 72: ...ke sure the printer is off before cleaning the printer 1 Press the power switch to turn power off 2 Open the front cover then open the PHS unit using the green lifting handle 3 Clean printer interior using a soft slightly damp cloth to wipe dust and dirt adhering to the platen and belt areas 6 7 External Cleaning Caution Do not touch the area around the printhead Keepfingersawayfrom the drive unit...

Page 73: ...t d 4 Close the PHS unit then close the front cover 5 Clean printer exterior using a soft dry cloth or a soft slightly damp cloth to wipe up dirt and dust Notice Do not use paint thinner petrol or other volatile chemicals Do not use sprays chemical reagents etc Do not use paper towels tissue paper or the like ...

Page 74: ...anel andprinting willstop Clearthepaperjamaccordingtothefollowingprocedure Notice UseonlyColluxlabelsandtagsthatconformstospecifications Use of curled or folded paper may result in print failure 1 Remove the roll cover 2 Open front cover then open the PHS unit by lifting the green handle 3 Clear the paper path by removing jammed paper 7 Troubleshooting 7 1 Paper Jams ...

Page 75: ...ottouchtheareaaroundtheprinthead Keepfingersaway from the drive unit or sensors to avoid risk of injury 4 Close the PHS unit then close the front cover 5 Cuttheleadingedgeofpaperstraight andthenreloadpaper See chapter 6 2 Paper Roll Replacement 6 Reattach the roll cover 7 1 Paper Jams cont d ...

Page 76: ...e is displayed on the display panel RECOVER PAGES 01 Use the Cursor left and Cursor right keys to enter the number of sheets lost because of the paper jam then press the Enter keytorecoverthecopiesthatdidnotprintproperlyand to continue printing To cancel printing press the Stop key 7 1 Paper Jams cont d ...

Page 77: ...ER MID Description Paper jam in the main unit Corrective Actions Clearpaperjamofmainunit thenpressany key Afterthemessage SheetsToBeRecov ered isdisplayed enterthenumberofsheets to be recovered Error Message CHECK PAPER SIZE Description This is displayed when paper of a narrower width than the set size is loaded Corrective Action Replace with paper of the set size Error Message NO PAPER Descriptio...

Page 78: ...dge is not loaded Corrective Action Load cyan ink cartridge If ink cartridge is already loaded sensor can no longer read cartridge seal The cartridge seal may be stained Clean the stain in such a case Error Message CHECK CART K Description Black K ink cartridge is not loaded Corrective Action Load black ink cartridge If ink cartridge is already loaded sensor can no longer read cartridge seal The c...

Page 79: ...lear error message Make sure that memory card is inserted to bottom Error Message DATA BRAKE MC Description Memory card cannot be read due to cor rupted data in the specified file Corrective Action Load a good memory card then press any key Specified file cannot be used Error Message FORMAT ERR MC Description Memorycardcannotbereadduetounrecog nizable format etc Corrective Action Loadagoodmemoryca...

Page 80: ...isplayed when the Write Protect of the memory card is on Corrective Action Turn off Write Protect of the memory card press any key and carry out the operation again Error Message SIZE ERROR1 MC Description Displayed when the specified file does not exist Corrective Action Make sure that the memory card is properly installed Error Message SIZE ERROR2 MC Description Displayedwhentheexternalcharacter...

Page 81: ...then press any key and reattempt operation Caution Somememorycardsmaynotallowbatterydetection becareful Never pull out or insert a memory card or turn the write protection on and off during writing to or reading from a memory card Such actions could cause loss of data or damage to the card itself Fatal Error Message Error Message CALL SERVICEPERSON Description Displayed when fatal error occurs in ...

Page 82: ...00 75 mm The printer is powered for 8 0 hours per day print time 0 5 hours per day MTTR 45 minutes or less for trained service person Printing Printheads Fourprintheadoffullprintwidth onefor eachcolour CMYK 1 360nozzles print head 1 344 nozzles active Print Resolution 360 dpi 14 1 dots mm across and along paper feed direction Print Speed 50 100 150mm sec 2 4 6 sec Print speed may slow down to 50 m...

Page 83: ...ck Label ticket rolls with printing side face up Paper Roll Outer diameter Max 180 mm 7 1 Core diameter 76 2 mm 3 0 Label Tag Width 50 8 101 6 mm 2 00 4 00 Label Tag Length 38 1 406 4 mm 1 50 16 00 Paper Thickness 0 18 0 24 mm 0 0071 0 0095 incl backing paper Paper Types Labels with backing paper and gap be tween labels Labels tickets with black mark Labels tickets with hole Tags No TOF not suppor...

Page 84: ...m Remarks Paper Roll Outer Diameter 76 2 180 N A Paper Roll Core Diameter 76 2 N A Paper Width incl backing paper 50 8 101 6 N A Label Length 38 1 406 4 N A Paper Thickness 0 18 0 26 N A Backing Paper Margin Outer Side 2 3 Outer side Side closest to control panel Backing Paper Margin Inner Side 2 0 0 5 Inner side Side aligned with printer Label Gap 2 9 0 3 Label Corner Radius 3 0 0 3 The end of th...

Page 85: ...er Roll Core Diameter 76 2 N A Paper Width incl backing paper 50 8 101 6 N A Label Length 38 1 406 4 N A Paper Thickness 0 18 0 26 N A Backing Paper Margin Outer Side 2 3 Outer side Side closest to control panel Backing Paper Margin Inner Side 2 0 0 5 Inner side Side aligned with printer Label Gap 2 9 0 3 Label Corner Radius 3 0 0 3 Black Mark Margin 1 0 0 5 1 0 Edge of backing paper to edge of ma...

Page 86: ... mm Remarks Paper Roll Outer Diameter 76 2 180 N A Paper Roll Core Diameter 76 2 N A Tag Width 50 8 101 6 N A Distance between perforations 38 1 406 4 N A Paper Thickness 0 18 0 26 N A Detection Hole Width 2 9 0 2 Detection Hole Length 7 0 0 3 Detection Hole Corner Radius 2 0 Detection Hole Alignment Margin 4 3 0 2 Detection Hole Position Accuracy 1 0 0 2 Leading edge of hole to perforation line P...

Page 87: ...er 76 2 180 N A Paper Roll Core Diameter 76 2 N A Tag Width 50 8 101 6 N A Distance between perforations 38 1 406 4 N A Paper Thickness 0 18 0 26 N A Black Mark Margin 1 0 0 5 1 0 Edge of backing paper to edge of mark Black Mark Width 2 4 0 5 Black Mark Length 30 0 1 0 Black Mark Position Accuracy 2 0 3 Displacement between centre of mark and leading edge of tag Black Mark Density 1 1 N A MacBeth ...

Page 88: ...surement Allowed Values mm Tolerance mm Remarks Paper Roll Outer Diameter 76 2 180 N A Paper Roll Core Diameter 76 2 N A Tag Width 50 8 101 6 N A Paper Thickness 0 18 0 26 N A The end of the paper web should be attached to the core with tape Roll wound with printable side facing outward Note that Tags No TOF is not supported by the Windows printer drivers ...

Page 89: ...slots When usingTag NoTOFforbatchprinting e g frommemorycards you must press the Pause key between each copy Paper Width Paper Length Label Gap used for Label Gap only Mark Hole Width used for Label Marker Tag Marker and Tag Hole The default values for the five predefined paper types are listed in chapters 4 9 and 11 2 You can change any paper type in regard of one or several parametersandsavethen...

Page 90: ...F LINE 2 Press the Menu key PAPER TYPE 3 Press the Cursor right key four 4 times MAINTENANCE 4 Press the Enter key once TEST PRINT 5 Press the Cursor right key five 5 times PAPER TYPE SET 6 Press the Enter key TYPE1 A 102x76 7 Use the Cursor right key to display the paper type Paper Type 1 Type 5 that will store the specifications to be entered then press the Enter key TOP OF FORM SEL Startingfrom...

Page 91: ...L MARK C TAG MARK D TAG HOLE E TAG NO TOF 3 When the paper type you wish to use is displayed press the Enter key to select this type of Top of Form The display panel shows PAPER WIDTH SET 4 Continued at chapter 9 4 9 3 Setting Top of Form A Label Gap B Label Mark E Tag No TOF Labels fitted on backing paper liner with gaps between labels Labels fitted on backing paper liner with black marks printer...

Page 92: ...alue for Paper Type 1 Press the Cursorright key Acursorappearsunderthenumberonthe display panel PAPER WIDTH 102 4 Use the Menu key to increment and the Enter key to decrementthenumberabovethecursor Usethe Cursorleft and Cursor right to move the cursor between the digits PAPER WIDTH 051 5 After setting all digits press the Cursor right key while the cursor is below the last digit The cursor disappe...

Page 93: ...ey to increment and the Enter key to decrementthenumberabovethecursor Usethe Cursorleft and Cursor right to move the cursor between the digits PAPER LENGTH 051 9 After setting all digits press the Cursor right key while the cursor is below the last digit The cursor disappears from the displaypanel Pressthe Enter keytosetthepaperlength The display panel now shows LABEL GAP SET 10 Continued at chapt...

Page 94: ... 03 3 03 is the default gap value for Paper Type 1 Press the Cursorright key Acursorappearsunderthenumbersonthe display panel LABEL GAP 03 4 Use the Menu key to increment and the Enter key to decrementthenumberabovethecursor Usethe Cursorleft and Cursor right to move the cursor between the digits LABEL GAP 05 5 After setting all digits press the Cursor right key while the cursor is below the last ...

Page 95: ...ng to chapter 9 5 proceed as follows MARK HOLE SET 2 Press the Enter key MARK HOLE 4 3 04 is the default mark width value for Paper Type 1 Press the Cursorright key Acursorappearsunderthenumberson the display panel MARK HOLE 4 4 Use the Menu key to increment and the Enter key to decrement the number above the cursor MARK HOLE 2 5 Afterenteringthedesiredvalue pressthe Cursorright key Thecursordisap...

Page 96: ...ess the Cursor right key twice PAPER SET 4 Press the Enter key PRINT PAGES SET 5 Press the Cursor right key INTERVAL SET 6 Press the Enter key INTERVAL 99999 7 Press the Cursor right key A cursor appears in the value INTERVAL 99999 8 Use the Menu key to increment and the Enter key to decrement the number above the cursor Use the Cursor right and Cursor left keys to move the cursor between digits I...

Page 97: ...digits press the Cursor right key while thecursorisbelowthelastdigit Thecursordisappearsfromthe display panel Press the Enter key to set the number of partition sheets MARGIN SET 14 Press the Menu key repeatedly to return to the OFF LINE menu Note Do not set the partition interval to a value outside the range determined by the set number of print copies Only the set number of print copies will be ...

Page 98: ...nts enter values as indicated below Allowed range is 0 30 mm for all margins Caution Turning the printer off without first saving the settings will cause settings to be deleted see chapter 4 14 1 If READY is displayed on the display panel press the On line key OFF LINE 2 Press the Menu key PAPER TYPE 3 Press the Cursor right key twice PAPER SET 4 Press the Enter key PRINT PAGES SET 5 Press the Cur...

Page 99: ...sor right key A cursor appears on the display panel e g TOP MARGIN 00 9 Use the Menu key to increment and the Enter key to decrement the number above the cursor Use the Cursor right and Cursor left keys to move the cursor between digits TOP MARGIN 05 10 After setting all the digits press the Cursor right key while thecursorisbelowthelastdigit Thecursordisappearsfromthe displaypanel Pressthe Enter ...

Page 100: ... to be deleted see chapter 4 14 The ColorCoder V4 is fitted with a standard parallel interface Centronics There are three types which differ in regard of the interaction of the BUSY and ACK signals By default the printer is set for type 1 1 If READY is displayed on the display panel press the On line key OFF LINE 2 Press the Menu key PAPER TYPE 3 Press the Cursor right key four 4 times MAINTENANCE...

Page 101: ... 4 times I F SET 6 Press the Enter key PARALLEL 7 Press the Enter key TYPE 1 8 Press the Cursor right key once or twice until the desired type is displayed e g TYPE 2 9 Press the Enter key to select the desired interface type I F SET 10 Press the Menu key repeatedly to return to the OFF LINE menu 10 1 Interface Setting cont d ...

Page 102: ...de A Auto Printer selects print speed automatically Mode B 150 Print speed 150 mm sec 6 sec Default Mode C 100 Print speed 100 mm sec 4 sec Mode D 50 Print speed 50 mm sec 2 sec 1 If READY is displayed on the display panel press the On line key OFF LINE 2 Press the Menu key PAPER TYPE 3 Press the Cursor right key four 4 times MAINTENANCE 4 Press the Enter key TEST PRINT 5 Press the Cursor right ke...

Page 103: ...Menu key PAPER TYPE 3 Press the Cursor right key four 4 times MAINTENANCE 4 Press the Enter key TEST PRINT 5 Press the Cursor right key three 3 times PARAM SET 6 Press the Enter key DATE TIME SET 7 Press the Cursor right key once START UP OPTION 8 Press the Enter key ON LINE START 9 Press the Cursor right key once to select the OFF LINE option OFF LINE START 10 Press the Enter key to acknowledge S...

Page 104: ...ress the On line key OFF LINE 2 Press the Menu key PAPER TYPE 3 Press the Cursor right key four 4 times MAINTENANCE 4 Press the Enter key TEST PRINT 5 Press the Cursor right key three 3 times PARAM SET 6 Press the Enter key DATE TIME SET 7 Press the Cursor right key twice OUTPUT OPT 8 Press the Enter key NOT USE 9 Press the Cursor right key once to select the USE option USE 10 Press the Enter key ...

Page 105: ... key OFF LINE 2 Press the Menu key PAPER TYPE 3 Press the Cursor right key four 4 times MAINTENANCE 4 Press the Enter key TEST PRINT 5 Press the Cursor right key three 3 times PARAM SET 6 Press the Enter key DATE TIME SET 7 Press the Cursor right key three 3 times DISPLAY MODE 8 Press the Enter key USA 9 Press the Cursor right key once to select Japanese display meesages JPN 10 Press the Enter key...

Page 106: ...panel press the On line key OFF LINE 2 Press the Menu key PAPER TYPE 3 Press the Cursor right key four 4 times until this menu is displayed MAINTENANCE 4 Press the Enter key TEST PRINT 5 Press the Cursor left key once NVRAM 6 Press the Enter key NVRAM RESET 7 Press the Enter key All settings are reset to their respective default values as listed in chapter 11 2 Press the Menu key repeatedly to ret...

Page 107: ... position adjustment dot Factory setting Not affected by NVRAM reset Cutter position mm 0 Upper margin mm 00 Lower margin mm 00 Left margin mm 00 Right margin mm 00 Paper type TYPE1 A 102x76 Paper type TYPE1 A 102x76 TYPE2 C 102x76 TYPE3 A 102x203 TYPE4 C 102x203 TYPE5 A 102x127 Type of paper Label Gap Tag Marker Label Gap Tag Marker Label Gap Paper width mm 102 102 102 102 102 Paper length mm 76 ...

Page 108: ...ter drivers Only displayed if cutter is fitted INT PAGE SET INT PAGE 01 CUT INTERVAL CUT INT 99999 TYPE1 A 102x76 Top of Form A Label Gap B Label Marker C Tag Marker D Tag Hole E Tag No TOF LEGEND Paper Width x Paper Length MARGIN SET TOP MARGIN SET TOP MARGIN 00 BOT MARGIN SET BOTTOM MARGIN 00 LEFT MARGIN SET LEFT MARGIN 00 RIGHT MARGIN SET RIGHT MARGIN 00 Use the Enter key to move to the right U...

Page 109: ...ADJ K C GAP 0 C M GAP ADJ C M GAP 0 M Y GAP ADJ M Y GAP 0 H NOZZLE ADJ K NOZZLE ADJ K NOZZLE POS 0 CUTTER POS ADJ CUTTER POS 0 0 C NOZZLE ADJ C NOZZLE POS 0 M NOZZLE ADJ M NOZZLE POS 0 Y NOZZLE ADJ Y NOZZLE POS 0 PARAM SET DATE TIME SET DATE SET y m d 00 00 00 TIME SET h m s 00 00 00 START UP OPTION OUTPUT OPT NOT USE USE DISPLAY MODE USA Continued on part 2 Continued on part 2 Only displayed if c...

Page 110: ...E PAGE 850 GERMANY CODE PAGE 437 CODE PAGE 850 U K CODE PAGE 437 CODE PAGE 850 DENMARK 1 CODE PAGE 437 CODE PAGE 850 SWEDEN CODE PAGE 437 CODE PAGE 850 ITALY CODE PAGE 437 CODE PAGE 850 SPAIN 1 CODE PAGE 437 CODE PAGE 850 JAPAN NORWAY CODE PAGE 437 CODE PAGE 850 DENMARK 2 CODE PAGE 437 CODE PAGE 850 SPAIN 2 CODE PAGE 437 CODE PAGE 850 Continued on part 3 Continued on part 3 Continued from part 1 N...

Page 111: ... TYPE SET TYPE1 A 102x76 TOP OF FORM SEL A LABEL GAP B LABEL MARKER C TAG MARKER D TAG HOLE E TAG NO TOF PAPER WIDTH SET PAPER WIDTH 102 PAPER LENGTH SET PAPER LENGTH 076 LABEL GAP SET LABEL GAP 03 MARK HOLE SET MARK HOLE 4 TYPE2 C 102x76 Same as paper type 1 but different default values Same as paper type 1 but different default values Same as paper type 1 but different default values Same as pap...

Page 112: ...he following restriction apply to Colour Hatched brush Pattern 256 levels when monochrome is selected Pattern 64 64 64 levels when colour is selected Random 256 levels when black and white is selected Random 256 256 256 levels when colour is selected Fill Colour specification is ignored Pattern Does not allow specification of colour Solid brush Pattern 256 levels when monochrome is selected Patter...

Page 113: ...monochrome is selected Pattern 256 256 2 56 levels when colour is selected Dispersal 256 levels when black and white is selected Dispersal 256 256 256 levels when colour is selected The following restrictions apply to Background Colour Hatched brush Pattern 256 levels when monochrome is selected Pattern 256 256 256 levels when colour is selected Random 256 levels when black and white is selected R...

Page 114: ...ained from all systems before shipping Use the original packing material If something is missing contact your Intermec distributor Do not ship the printer without proper packing material Proceed as follows 1 Disconnect the printheads Remove the PHS cover see 4 1 6 Tilt up the white plastic cover see 4 3 1 Disconnect the four head connectors from the tube station see 4 3 2 Putbackthecapsandthepolye...

Page 115: ...see4 2 1 Close the front cover see 4 2 3 Remove any paper supply 4 Disassemble the printer Disconnect all communication cables and the power cord Openthesubcoveratthebackoftheprinterandmovethegreen lever to its upper position see 4 1 5 Reattach the sub cover OpentheprintercoverandthePHSunitandputthepapertowels back on top of the main unit see 4 6 9 Put back the pad under the PHS unit see 4 1 7 and...

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