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Terms and conventions 

The following terms and conventions are used in this user’s manual.

 

Terms

 

 

The 

Output Solutions C-680 LabelJet Printer

 is also specified as 

C-680

 

LJ

 

Printer or  simply as printer. 

 

Conventions 

 

marks a listing

 

…

  marks instructions as shown on pictures

 

  marks result of action 

MAJUSCULES mark commandos, instuctions/funktions and key symbols.

 

Symbols 

A Note icon indicates that additional information is provided 

 

Note: 

The printer can also be used with only one printer cartridge. 

 
A Caution indicates possible damages of the 

Output Solutions C-680 LJ

 –

Printer or of an other device.  
 

 

Caution!: 

Do not touch nozzles or copper contacts of the printer cartridge. 

 
A Warning indicates possible harm to you or others: 

 

Warning: 

Keep new and used print cartridges out of the reach of children. 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for C-680 LabelJet

Page 1: ... 680 LabelJet User s manual Copyright 2006 Output Solutions GmbH All rights reserved Output Solutions GmbH Talstraße 25 D 51399 Burscheid Fon 49 21 74 78 32 0 Fax 49 21 74 78 32 78 www outputsolutions de ...

Page 2: ...ity for this special purpose for failures or consequental damages in accordance to the provision Leistung or usage of these documents for failures or consequental damages in accordance to the operation of the printer No part of this book may be photocopied reproduced or translated in any other language without the written permission of Output Solutions GmbH Trademarks Microsoft MS DOS and Windows ...

Page 3: ...sume button and LED 8 Print cartridge status symbol and LED 8 Print cancel button 8 Sensorposition GAP BLACKMARK 9 Installation process 9 Install driver 9 Connect printer without roll unit 10 Execute the calibration process 12 Set printer to label size 15 Install roll unit 16 Driver settings 18 Tab SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 18 Set paper movement speed 1 19 Setup 2 19 Sensor Settings 3 19 CALIBRATE GAP BLA...

Page 4: ... 24 Printer is slow 26 Printer doesn t feed paper 27 Printer passes labels through CALIBRATE GAP BLACK MARK SENSING mode not executed 27 Resume light is flashing 27 After several print processes the printer start passing labels through without printing 27 Printer executes CALIBRATE GAP BLACK MARK SENSING mode permanently 27 CALIBRATE GAP BLACK MARK SENSING mode does not detects gaps between labels...

Page 5: ...ries 1 Power supply unit the appearance may differ from the picture shown possibly a seperate line cord is included 2 Printer software CD 3 Roll unit and roll pick up with steelplate 3 2 4 Tri color printcartridge 5 Black printcartridge 6 User s manual not included in shipment for every country 5 4 In case the content of the package is not complete please contact your local dealer or Output Soluti...

Page 6: ...USCULES mark commandos instuctions funktions and key symbols Symbols A Note icon indicates that additional information is provided Note The printer can also be used with only one printer cartridge A Caution indicates possible damages of the Output Solutions C 680 LJ Printer or of an other device Caution Do not touch nozzles or copper contacts of the printer cartridge A Warning indicates possible h...

Page 7: ... port Acquire by purchase the USB 2 0 cable for Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating systems the cable should not be longer than 3 meter Network port optional The printer can also be connected with a Fast Ethernet Print Server to a network optional and against extra charge Connect the Fast Ethernet Print Server to the parallel port and connect the print server via Ethernet network cable to the LAN...

Page 8: ...nterfaces and net work port 4 Button no function 9 Sensorposition GAP BlackMark 5 Resume button and LED 10 Roll unit and roll pick up Power button The printer can be activatedand deactivated with the power button After pushing the button it will take a couple seconds till the printer is ready The power LED starts flashing when the computer processes data 7 ...

Page 9: ...e tear edge Warning Tear edge is sharp Risk of injury Button no function On this printer this button has no function Resume button and LED Resume LED flashes if e g the paper tray is empty or a paper jam has to be cleared When the problem is solved press the resume button to continue printing Print cartridge status symbol and LED The print cartridge status LED is on up or flashes if the cartridge ...

Page 10: ... calibration process Adjust printer to label size Install label roll pick up Install driver Put the printer driver software CD in CD ROM and follow the instructions Install driver software Shut down computer Connect printer without the label roll pick up see the following page RESTART your computer The operating system identifies new hardware Note If you do not have administrator rights the admini...

Page 11: ...t socket of the printer After that connect the power supply unit with the power outlet Press power button Check if printer is turned on Open top cover Unpack print cartridges and peel the pink colored protection film off the tri color print cartridge Lift the print cartridge latch Caution Do not touch ink nozzles or copper contacts 10 ...

Page 12: ...p cover Connect the USB cable to the USB port of the printer and connect the printer to the computer or Connect the parallel cable to the parallel port of the printer and connect the printer to the computer Note Connection cables are not included in the scope of delivery Note Calibrate the print head after each cartridge exchange The status report will be printed on a DIN A4 sheet of paper 11 ...

Page 13: ...cute the calibration process Slide paper guides 1 firmly against the paper and slide a DIN A4 paper sheet forward until stop 2 Uplift the top cover and check if the paper is slided in until stop 2 2 1 1 12 ...

Page 14: ...NTER and FAXES For an example see graphic below All installed printer driver will be displayed Click with the right mouse button on driver name C 680 LabelJet Printer Activate the function PRINTERSETTINGS The tabs of the driver appear 13 ...

Page 15: ...Click on tab SERVICES Click on button CALIBRATE THE DEVICE A calibration test page will be printed 14 ...

Page 16: ... flag GAP BLACK MARK 2 into a position at which the gap between labels will be detected Note If labels are round or oval you must place the sensor lever into a position where the gap between the labels is most minimum At Black Mark detection black mark on label carrier adjust the sensor to the marks on the rolls Depending on the label type you must set SENSOR SETTING On the right side set paper fe...

Page 17: ...ing it in the slots positioned at both sides of the paper tray Insert labels into the paper feed until stop Caution 2 1 Be cautious that the label is not bended downwards to avoid paper jam Lay the roll pick up with the label roll in the retainer of the roll unit and tighten it slightly by spinning the label roll gently backwards 16 ...

Page 18: ...ved forward In the printer driver click the CALIBRATE GAP BLACK MARK SENSING button The printer learns which label type is inserted and starts the print process The paper feed transports the label to the tear edge Tear off label Caution Tear edge is sharp Risk of injury 17 ...

Page 19: ...ckbox ON which can be found in LEARN MODE on tab SPECIAL FUNCTIONS LEARN MODE is deactivated The printer is ready for use Driver settings Tab SPECIAL FUNCTIONS Enter the following data in printer driver 1 2 4 5 6 7 3 18 ...

Page 20: ...ic Cutter optional Set this radiobutton if the label will be cut off automatically You need to install an optional Automatic Cutter Sensor Settings 3 None Sensor Cut Sheet Paper Set this radiobutton if sensor should be deactivated and the label roll has no gap and or continous labels media is used Gap Set this radiobutton if the form feed is regulated by the gap between the labels Black Mark Paper...

Page 21: ...print job starts after the tear off and the previously set pause after tear off Tear Cut after each print job The paper feed pauses after each print job and the printed labels can be torn cut off Pauses After Tear Off The next print cycle starts after the pause after tear off which was set Tear Cut Position Adjustment 6 In case the tear edges are not centric between the labels you can adjust the p...

Page 22: ...xact label size Set label size in the respective program Enter values for margins Write your text Select printer driver C 680 LabelJet Printer Open properties Set print quality Set the respective label parameter in Special Functions Start the print process Unload labels Press the power and resume button at the same time The labels will be ejected to the back Change label roll Unload labels Take ro...

Page 23: ...RATE GAP BLACK MARK SENSING Troubleshooting Printer does not print Check the following The printer is connected to the power supply All cables are connected properly Printer is switched on Print cartridges are installed correctly Paper or other print media is inserted correctly in the tray Top cover is closed Check printer LEDs The printer LEDs indicate status of the printer and possible problems ...

Page 24: ... continues flashing open the top cover reinsert black cartridge and take the color cartridge out Clean print cartridge manually Register tab SERVICES CLEAN PRINT CARTRIDGES Reinstall cartridge after the cleaning If print cartridge status LED still continues flashing replace print cartridge All LEDs are flashing The printer may need a restart Press power button to switch printer off and then to swi...

Page 25: ...oor print quality Streaks and missing lines If lines or dots on printed pages are missing or streaks appear the print cartridges may be low on ink or need to be cleaned Print is faded Make sure that black print cartridge is installed If the black text and images on the print outs are faded you may be print with the tri color cartridge In addition to the tri color cartridge insert a black print car...

Page 26: ...per size GRÖßE activate this option that text and graphics will be adjusted to the paper format AUSRICHTUNG verify the appropriate orientation Print out does not reflect new print settings You can adjust certain print settings e g print sequence order The default print settings may differ from the ones set in the dialog boxes DRUCKEN or PAPIERFORMAT Select appropriate print settings in the applica...

Page 27: ...rate the print cartridges Printer is slow The printer s performance can be slowed down by a number of variables Multiple software applications are opened The printer does not have sufficient ressources for the printer to print at its optimum speed Close all unnecessary applications to increase printer speed Complex documents graphics or photos are printing Documents containing graphics or photos t...

Page 28: ... printing The manual sensor setting GAP BLACKMARK has been changed execute CALIBRATE GAP BLACK MARK SENSING mode again Printer executes LEARN Mode permanently Deactivate CALIBRATE GAP BLACK MARK SENSING mode on tab SPECIAL FUNCTIONS LEARN MODE mode does not detects gaps between labels Move the GAP BLACKMARK sensor slightly If you continue to have problems If you continue to have problems after inv...

Page 29: ...Disposal Please contact your local dealer 28 ...

Page 30: ...bel width Gap between labels Width of through hole Distance from edge of media to trough hole Max Min Label width 8 203 mm 1 5 38 mm Media width 8 25 210 mm 1 5 38 mm Label height 24 610 mm 0 75 19 mm Gap between labels 10 253 mm 0 10 2 5 mm Width of through hole opening 0 5 12 65 mm 0 25 6 325 mm Distance from edge of medie to through hole 2 25 57 mm 0 20 5 06 mm 29 ...

Page 31: ... A4 manual Media handling Continous rolls label rolls single sheets endless rolls label rolls single sheets Custom size media for manual paper feed Width min 55 mm max 230 mm Length min 70 mm max 600 mm Electrical specifications Input voltage 100 to 240 V 10 Input frequency 50 to 60Hz 3 Hz external Power consumption maximum 32 watts average when printing 4 watts when idle 2 watts when off Connectv...

Page 32: ... bis 12 7 cm 1 bis 5 Inch Paperthickness max 1mm optional bis 1 5 mm Roll media width 3 81 bis 21 59 cm 1 5 bis 8 5 Inch Label detection Label sensor continous GAP BlackMark oben und unten Media size min 5 59 x 6 85 cm 2 2 x 2 7 max 21 95 x 30 48 cm 8 5 x 12 31 ...

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