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EM18-33017

(Revision Date: Dec. 10 '99)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

6. DIAG. TEST OPERATION .................................................................................. 6- 1

6.1 OUTLINE OF THE DIAG. TEST OPERATION ........................................... 6- 1
6.2 SELF TEST MODE ..................................................................................... 6- 3

6.2.1

Maintenance Counter Printing ......................................................... 6- 3

6.2.2

Automatic Diagnostic Printing ......................................................... 6- 6

6.2.3

Head Broken Element Check ......................................................... 6-12

6.3 PARAMETER SETTING MODE ................................................................ 6-13

6.3.1

Feed Length Fine Adjustment ........................................................ 6-15

6.3.2

Cut/Strip Postion Fine Adjustment ................................................. 6-16

6.3.3

Back Feed Length Fine Adujustment ............................................. 6-17

6.3.4

X Axis Fine Adjustment .................................................................. 6-22

6.3.5

Print Tone Fine Adjustment ............................................................ 6-24

6.3.6

Character Code Selection .............................................................. 6-25

6.3.7

Font Zero Selection ........................................................................ 6-26

6.3.8

Control Code Selection .................................................................. 6-27

6.3.9

Ribbon Type Selection ................................................................... 6-29

6.3.10 Ribbon Motor Drive Voltage Fine Adjustment ................................. 6-30
6.3.11 Strip Wait Status Setting ................................................................. 6-31
6.3.12 Threshold Manual Fine Adjustment for the Black Mark Sensor ...... 6-32
6.3.13 Threshold Manual Fine Adjustment for the Feed Gap Sensor ........ 6-33
6.3.14 Kanji Code Selection ....................................................................... 6-36
6.3.15 Euro Font Code Selection ............................................................... 6-37
6.3.16 Head Type Selection ....................................................................... 6-38
6.3.17 Transmission Control Mode Selection ............................................ 6-39
6.3.18 Reset selection when the INPUT • PRIME Signal is ON. ............... 6-40

6.4 TEST PRINT MODE .................................................................................. 6-41

6.4.1 Normal Test Print ............................................................................ 6-41
6.4.2 Process Test Print ........................................................................... 6-47

6.5 SENSOR SETTING MODE ........................................................................ 6-49

6.5.1 Thermistor Check ............................................................................ 6-49
6.5.2 Black Mark Sensor Adjustment ....................................................... 6-50
6.5.3 Feed Gap Sensor Adjustment ......................................................... 6-51
6.5.4 Paper End Setting for Black Mark Sensor ....................................... 6-52
6.5.5 Paper End Setting for Feed Gap Sensor ........................................ 6-53

6.6 RAM CLEAR MODE .................................................................................. 6-54

6.6.1 Maintenance Counter Clear ............................................................ 6-56
6.6.2 Parameter Clear .............................................................................. 6-57

Mantenimiento Periféricos Informáticos C/Canteras,15 28860 Paracuellos de Jarama Madrid Tel: 91 748 16 04 www.mpi.com.es

Summary of Contents for B-672 Series

Page 1: ...r B 670 SERIES Original Jan 1997 Revision PRINTED IN JAPAN Maintenance Manual Document No EM18 33017 Mantenimiento Periféricos Informáticos C Canteras 15 28860 Paracuellos de Jarama Madrid Tel 91 748 16 04 www mpi com es ...

Page 2: ...to follow manual instructions or any unauthorized modification substitution or change to this product will void the limited product warranty WARNING Follow all manual instructions Failure to do so could create safety hazards such as fire or electrocution Mantenimiento Periféricos Informáticos C Canteras 15 28860 Paracuellos de Jarama Madrid Tel 91 748 16 04 www mpi com es ...

Page 3: ...REPLACING THE PS UNIT 2 4 2 3 REPLACING THE STEPPING MOTORS AND BELTS 2 5 2 4 REPLACING THE RIBBON MOTORS 2 6 2 5 REPLACING THE PRINT HEAD 2 6 2 6 REPLACING THE PLATEN 2 7 2 7 REPLACING THE ROLLER BELT AND FEED ROLLER 2 8 2 8 REPLACING THE MEDIA SENSORS 2 10 2 9 PERIODIC MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE 2 11 3 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE FOR OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 3 1 3 1 CUTTER MODULE B 4208 QM 3 1 3 2 MEMORY MODULE...

Page 4: ... Right Side Holders Holder Shaft Owner s Manual Unpacking Procedure Holder Base Media Holder Thumbscrew M 4x6 Power Cord Print Head Cleaner Side Pad R 1 UNPACKING 1 1 PROCEDURE 1 Open the carton 2 Unpack the accesories from the carton 3 Unpack the side pads L R and the printer from the carton 4 Place the printer on a level surface Fig 1 1 Mantenimiento Periféricos Informáticos C Canteras 15 28860 ...

Page 5: ...vers 3 Remove the six screws FL 4x6 B 4x6 and B 3x8 to detach the left side cover 4 Remove the B 4x6 screw to remove the bottom plate NOTE Instructions to open the top and right side covers and to remove the left side cover are omitted from each removal installation procedure provided below Lubrication All machines are generally delivered in their best condition Efforts shoud be made to keep them ...

Page 6: ...PU PC board and reassemble in the reverse order of removal Screw SM 3x5B Connector Screw FL 3x5 Screw SM 3x5B CPU PC Board 2 1 REPLACING THE CPU PC BOARD 1 Detach the 11 connectors from the CPU PC board 2 Remove the 7 screws SM 3x5B and FL 3x5 to detach the CPU PC board Fig 2 2 2 1 REPLACING THE CPU PC BOARD Mantenimiento Periféricos Informáticos C Canteras 15 28860 Paracuellos de Jarama Madrid Te...

Page 7: ...ribbons Set the ribbon so that the ribbon end sensor can detect the ribbon Turn the power on Turn the VR1 so that the voltage between Pin 1 GND and Pin 7 of CN10 is 3 0 0 2 V as measured with an oscilloscope Turn the power off and mount the left side cover and top cover 5 Adjust the black mark sensor Refer to page 6 40 for the adjustment procedure for the black mark sensor which is adjusted by key...

Page 8: ...place only with the same type and rated of fuse for continued protection against risk of fire 1 Detach all connectors from the CPU PC board 2 Remove the two screws FL 4 x 6 to detach the PS unit Pushing the AC power inlet from behind will ease the removal of the PS unit 3 Disconnect the PS cable from the PS unit 2 2 REPLACING THE PS UNIT Mantenimiento Periféricos Informáticos C Canteras 15 28860 P...

Page 9: ...ble in the reverse order of removal Screw FL 4x6 Front Plate Screw FL 4x6 Platen Belt Feed Roller Belt Screw FL 4x6 Fig 2 6 CPU PC Board CN14 Screw SM 4x10C Stepping Motor Fig 2 7 2 3 REPLACING THE STEPPING MOTOR 1 Remove the 4 screws FL 4x6 to detach the front plate 2 Disconnect the cable from CN14 on the CPU PC board 3 Remove the two screws SM 4x10C take the two belts off the pinion gear and rem...

Page 10: ...board Refer to section 2 1 2 Detach the connector and remove the two SM 3x5B screws to detach the ribbon motors NOTE This procedure can be done without removing the left side cover 1 Remove the two B 4x4 screws to detach the head cover plate 2 Pull right to remove the front shaft Head Cover Plate Screw B 4 x 4 Front Shaft Fig 2 9 CAUTION 1 NEVER touch the element when handling the print head 2 NEV...

Page 11: ...ing Screw Head Lever Connecter Fig 2 10 3 Turn the head lever counterclockwise to lift the print head 4 Remove the head fixing screw and pull out the print head 5 Disconnect the two cables and remove the print head 5 Replace and install the platen then place the platen belt around the platen pulley 6 Install the platen positioning plate 7 Press down on the stepping motor with 3 5 Kg 300 g force an...

Page 12: ...f the studs into the notches when installing the ribbon end sensor plate 6 Remove the four E rings E 5 pinch roller holder bush pinch roller washer and then roller belt Pinch Roller Block Stud Connector Cable Band FL 3 x 5 White Screw Ribbon End Sensor Plate Notch Head Up Switch Pinch Roller Lever Fig 2 12 E ring E 5 Bush Pinch Roller Holder Pinch Roller Washer Roller Belt E ring E 5 Fig 2 13 2 7 ...

Page 13: ...ning parts in the reverse order of removal Feed Roller Positioning Plate Feed Roller Feed Roller Pulley Feed Roller Belt Stud Notch Media Guide Unit Screw FL 4x6 Media Plate Screw FL 4x6 Fig 2 14 7 Remove the two FL 4x6 screws and detach the media plate 8 Remove the two FL 4x6 screws and detach the media guide unit 9 Loosen the two SM 4x10C screws securing the stepping motor 10 Remove the two scre...

Page 14: ... sensor is located 10 mm left of center as viewed from the front 1 Detach the 4 connectors from the fixed movable media sensors 2 Remove the two screws FL 3 x 4 and the sensor holder to detach the media sensor unit 3 Turn the knob of the sensor shaft clockwise and remove the movable media sensor 4 Remove the E ring E 3 from the sensor shaft and detach the lower fixed media sensor Connecter 5 Remov...

Page 15: ... besuretoreadcarefullyandunderstandtheService Manuals especially warnings cautions and adjustment 1 Ask and operator or a manager about any machine trouble 2 Check the run distance on the maintenance counter 3 Unplug the power cord and then open the printer cover 4 Clean the inside of the printer 1 The entire inside of the printer should be cleaned 2 Wipe the platen and the feed roller with a clot...

Page 16: ...mmands 4 Communication test 5 Abnorma noise 6 Confirm that there are not any other errors 10 Mount the printer cover 11 Clean the outside of the printer 12 Fill out a report form Hand it to the manager and obtain a signature 2 9 PERIODIC MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE No 1 2 3 4 Part Name Ribbon Motor Cutter Unit Option Platen Feed Rooler Part No FMBB0030501 FMBB0030502 GFM 0065001 FMBC0045501 FMBC0044601 ...

Page 17: ...MENT 1 Open the right side cover and the top cover See Fig 2 1 2 Remove the left side cover See Fig 2 1 3 Remove the front plate See Fig 2 6 4 Remove the screw SM 4x8B and two connectors to detach the operation panel 5 Attach the cutter support to the main frame with the two screws FL 4x6 Connector Main Frame Screw FL 4x6 Screw SM 4x8B Operation Panel Connector Cutter Support Screw FL 4x6 Fig 3 1 ...

Page 18: ...Screw SM 4x6C Cutter Unit Connector CN1 Opening Cutter Harness Cutter I F PC Board Cutter Attaching Screw Screw FL 4x6 Fig 3 2 3 1 CUTTER MODULE B 4208 QM 9 Mount the cutter cover with the two screws CPU PC Board Cutter Cover Cutter Harness Cutter Unit Fig 3 3 Cutter Attaching Screw Fig 3 4 Screw 8 Connect the cutter cable to the CN15 on the CPU PC board Mantenimiento Periféricos Informáticos C Ca...

Page 19: ...r to the Owner s Manual 2 Retain the parts that are removed during installation of the cutter unit They will be required when the printer is modified to a standard type Adjusting the Cutter Guide Plates After replacing the cutter unit the following adjustment procedure should be employed to prevent paper jams 1 Attach the cutter guide plate A with two SM 4 x 6C screw so that the fixed cutter is po...

Page 20: ... CPU PC Board Fig 3 6 Revision Date Apr 7 98 3 2 MEMORY MODULE M A R y t i c a p a C e z i s g n i w a r d x a M m m H x W l a m r o n e z i a g n i w a r d x a M m m H x W y l f e h t n o s k r a m e R h c t a B p i r t S t u c o t u A h c t a B p i r t S t u c o t u A B M 2 6 8 9 2 x 6 0 7 1 3 9 4 1 x 6 0 7 1 d r a d n a t S B M 4 9 9 9 9 x 6 0 7 1 3 1 6 6 x 6 0 7 1 n o i t p O Locking Support D...

Page 21: ... i r t S 1 3 3 STRIP MODULE B 4908 H QM 3 3 STRIP MODULE B 4908 H QM NOTE This module cannot be used together with the B 4208 QM cutter module Remove the cutter module if it has been attached to the printer 1 Open the right side cover and the top cover See Fig 2 1 2 Remove the left side cover See Fig 2 1 3 Remove the front plate See Fig 2 6 4 Remove the operation panel See Fig 3 1 5 Connect the st...

Page 22: ...l 1 pc 1 Turn the power of the printer off then open the top cover Remove the six screws to detach the left side cover Top Cover Left Side Cover Screw Screw CN9 CN17 Screw 2 Detach the yellow and the red cables from the CN 9 and the CN 17 on the CPU PC board Fig 3 8 Fig 3 9 EU Standard Sticker 1 pc Mantenimiento Periféricos Informáticos C Canteras 15 28860 Paracuellos de Jarama Madrid Tel 91 748 1...

Page 23: ... 17 respectively NOTE As for the harness connect the connector housing which has fewer pins to the connector on the CPU PC board side 4 Remove the screw A then insert the guide plate provided to the stabilizer PC board ass y into the square hole of the part B Secure the stabilizer PC board ass y using the screw A Fig 3 10 Fig 3 11 Revision Date Jul 26 99 3 4 STABILIZER KIT Mantenimiento Periférico...

Page 24: ...ellow to the CN 2 on the stabilizer PC board ass y and the harness P black to the CN 3 respectively Respectively connect the red and the yellow cables detached in the step 2 to the CN 4 and the CN 5 on the stabilizer PC board ass y CN 2 Harness S Yellow CN 4 Red cable CN 3 Harness P Black CN 5 Yellow cable NOTES 1 The connector design prevents wrong insertion Therefore when you connect the connect...

Page 25: ...ose Open Micro Switch Slide Cutter Cutter Motor Arm Clutch Slide Cutter Fig 4 1 Slide Cutter Cutter Motor Clutch Arm Cutter Motor Clutch Slide Cutter Micro Switch Fig 4 2 Cutter Motor Timing chart 4 MECHANISM DESCRIPTION 4 1 CUTTER DRIVE CUTTER MODE The printer supplies DC 27 V to the cutter motor to rotate it and the clutch counter clockwise The arm swings like a pendulum and moves the fixed slid...

Page 26: ...3x4 screw use a straight hex wrench 3 Secure the new clutch with the S 3x4 screw so that the screw is perpendicular to the section of the D cut power shaft of the cutter motor 4 Turn the power on and move the clutch to the home position 5 Insert a 2 8 mm thick clearance gauge between the fixed and rotary cutters right end and secure the new arm with the P 4x12 screw A clearance gauge must be made ...

Page 27: ... fastens the print head incompletely 1 Print head failure 2 Connection of the print head con nector is incomplete a bad con tact or broken wires 3 Failure in rewinding feeding of the ribbon 4 Failure of the CPU PC board 5 Failure of the software 6 Failure of the printer cable 1 Broken print head element 2 Broken print head cable wires 3 Failure of the CPU PC board Solution Replace the power cable ...

Page 28: ...2C connecter 3 Failureofthecommunicationconnec tor 4 Failure of the PC or application software 5 Failure of the CPU PC board Solution UseonlyTOSHIBATECspecifiedmedia Clean the print head and remove any dust from the media UseonlyTOSHIBATECspecifiedribbon Replace the ribbon rewind mo tor or ribbon feed motor Use only TOSHIBATEC specified ribbon Refer to page 2 3 to adjust the ribbon end sensor Repl...

Page 29: ...ction 6 26 6 3 8 Control Code Selection 6 27 6 3 9 Ribbon Type Selection 6 29 6 3 10 Ribbon Motor Drive Voltage Fine Adjustment 6 30 6 3 11 Strip Wait Status Setting 6 31 6 3 12 Threshold Manual Fine Adjustment for the Black Mark Sensor 6 32 6 3 13 Threshold Manual Fine Adjustment for the Feed Gap Sensor 6 33 6 3 14 Kanji Code Selection 6 36 6 3 15 Euro Font Code Selection 6 37 6 3 16 Head Type Se...

Page 30: ...nd to set to the parameters by using the FEED RESTART and PAUSE keys on the operation panel Diag test operation Type 1 is started from the power off state and the parameter setting Type 2 is started while the printer is on line or printing For further details please refer to the corresponding pages NOTE Every size in this manual is written in millimeter To obtain the size in inch divide by 25 4 Ty...

Page 31: ...leased within 3 seconds the printer will resume printing because the RESTART key is activated 3 Since the reset is performed when terminating this mode the printer cancels the remaining media and returns to on line mode This reset will not clear the changed parameter settings 6 1 OUTLINE OF THE DIAG TEST OPERATION Type 2 The parameter setting such as feed length fine adjustment or cut strip positi...

Page 32: ...nter is checking or printing the status NOTES 1 If the maintenance counter printing results in an error the printer will display the error message and stop printing The error status can be cleared by the PAUSE key however the display will return to the initial display 1 DIAGNOSTIC V1 0A Printing is not automatically resumed after the error is cleared 2 Both label and tag paper can be used for prin...

Page 33: ...rough 10 are initialized to 0 after RAM clear 2 If the distance is 5 5 m or less it is rounded down and no data is added to the memory at power off 3 If the count is 31 counts or less it is rounded down and no data is added to the memory at power off 4 If the driving time is 27 sec or less it is rounded down and no data is added to the memory at power off 5 When a sent command results in an error ...

Page 34: ...HEAD TYPE Transmission Control Mode Reset selection when the INPUT PRIME signal is ON Contents PC 850 PC 850PC 8 PC 8 0 No slash used Ø Slash used AUTO Automatic selection ESC LF NUL ESC LF NUL mode Mainframe mode 1B 1C 1D Manual mode TRANS Transmissive ribbon NON TRANS Non transmissive ribbon 50 0 mm to 50 0 mm 50 0 mm to 50 0 mm 9 9 mm to 9 9 mm 10 step to 10 step 10 step to 10 step 99 5 mm to 9...

Page 35: ...y will be shown NO RIBBON No ribbon Thermal direct NO TRANS TRANSMISSIVE Transmissive ribbon Thermal transfer Non transmissive ribbon Thermal transfer The printer is checking or printing the status 6 2 SELF TEST MODE 6 2 2 Automatic Diagnostic Printing The data from 1 to 9 on a sample print is printed NOTES 1 If the automatic diagnosis printing results in an error the printer will display the erro...

Page 36: ... Checksum KANJI OUTLINE ROM1 Checksum 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 NOTES 1 Checksum varies according to the software version 2 When the KANJI ROM or KANJI OUTLINE ROM is not installed the checksum because 0000 3 The last two digits of the checksum are not 0 Fig 6 2 6 2 SELF TEST MODE Sample Print Print Condition Preset count 1 Print speed 101 6 mm sec Sensor No sensor Printing method Thermal tran...

Page 37: ... buffer memory or work memory CARD OK Flash memory card Format check OK Formatted NG Formatted improperly or no flash memory card is inserted Flash Memory Card Check 6 2 SELF TEST MODE EEPROM Check DRAM Check NOTE If an error is detected during DRAM check the display od readable writable area will stop when the error occurs Mantenimiento Periféricos Informáticos C Canteras 15 28860 Paracuellos de ...

Page 38: ...h label Ribbon end sensor status 0 Transmissive with ribbon 1 Non transmissive ribbon end 0 The detecting point is positioned outside the slit 1 The detecting point is positioned inside the slit Slit sensor 2 ribbon feed status 0 The detecting point is positioned outside the slit 1 The detecting point is positioned inside the slit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 2 SELF TEST MODE Sensor 1 Check M...

Page 39: ... i l e b a l t n e u q e s b u s e h t 0 d e v o m e r s i l e b a l t n e r r u c e h t l i t n u d e u s s i e b t o n l l i w l e b a l t n e u q e s b u s r o s n e s d n e n o b b i R s i n o b b i r e h t r e h t e h w s w o h s y l n o r o s n e s d n e n o b b i r e h t f o y a l p s i d e h T n o i t c e t e d d n e n o b b i r e h t f o s u t a t s e h T e v i s s i m s n a r t n o n r o...

Page 40: ...as a problem or loopback jig is not attached OK 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 300Ω x 5 12 15 300Ω Vcc GND 21 For the loopback test connect jig as shown below and check HIGH output HIGH input and LOW output LOW input Connecter FCN 781P024 G P Fig 6 3 6 2 SELF TEST MODE DIP SW Check NOTE The DIP switch 1 7 is to be set to 0 OFF OPEN regardless of setting item EXP I O Check Mantenimiento Periféricos Informát...

Page 41: ...the head broken element check results in HEAD ERROR the print head must be replaced after referring to Section 2 5 Replacing the Print Head 2 After replacing the print head clear the maintenance counter as described in Section 6 6 1 and perform a test print in Section 6 4 TEST PRINT MODE 6 2 SELF TEST MODE 6 2 3 Head Broken Element Check The printer automatically performs the head broken element c...

Page 42: ... A D J U S T T 0 N H E D T Y P E 1 A T H E S H O L D R 1 0 V R T H E S H O L D T 1 4 V R K A J I C O D E T Y P E 1 N Z E O F O N T 0 R C O E A U T O D Press the PAUSE key Press the PAUSE key Press the PAUSE key Turn on the power while holding down the FEED key and PAUSE key Press the FEED key Press the PAUSE key Press the PAUSE key Press the PAUSE key Press the PAUSE key Press the PAUSE key Press ...

Page 43: ...se width the darker the print tone becomes The shorter the lighter the print tone becomes The character code either PC 850 or PC 8 is selected The font zero either 0 or ø is selected The command code out of AUTO ESC LF NUL or is selected Ribbon type either transmissive or non transmissive is selected Using this parameter the torque of the ribbon motors is fine adjusted Whether or not the strip wai...

Page 44: ...5 mm change up to 50 0 mm See NOTE 2 RESTART key Pressing the RESTART key one time is a 0 5 mm change up to 50 0 mm See NOTE 2 6 3 PARAMETER SETTING MODE 6 3 1 Feed Length Fine Adjustment NOTES 1 Holding the FEED key or RESTART key down for more than 0 5 seconds enables a fast forward 2 Max fine adjustment 50 0 mm Key fine adjustment value 50 0 mm PC fine adjustment value 50 0 mm When the value re...

Page 45: ... Key fine adjustment value 50 0 mm PC fine adjustment value 50 0 mm When the value reaches the maximum the value remains unchanged even if a subsequent fine adjustment is performed 3 A changed cut strip position value is stored in memory by pressing the PAUSE key 4 When using label with length of less than 38 mm calculate the cut position fine adjustment value using the expression provided on page...

Page 46: ...for more than 0 5 seconds enables a fast forward 2 Max fine adjustment 9 9 mm Key fine adjustment value 9 5 mm PC fine adjustment value 9 9 mm When the value reaches the maximum the value remains unchanged even if the subsequent fine adjustment is performed 3 A changed back feed value is stored in memory by pressing the PAUSE key FEED key Pressing the FEED key one time is a 0 5 mm change up to 9 5...

Page 47: ...mm Feed Direction 12 0 mm 12 0 mm Black Mark Cut Position Print Head Tag Paper Platen 12 mm 12 mm Fig 6 7 Fig 6 8 Fig 6 9 6 3 PARAMETER SETTING MODE Feed Length Fine Adjustment Example Cut Position Fine Adjustment Example Mantenimiento Periféricos Informáticos C Canteras 15 28860 Paracuellos de Jarama Madrid Tel 91 748 16 04 www mpi com es ...

Page 48: ...tween the print head and the cutter x span of label 32 8 mm label length x span of label Omit the decimals of the value obtained by dividing 32 8 mm by the label length for one unit example Span of label 30 0 mm Label length 24 0 mm 32 8 mm 30 0 mm x 30 0 mm 1 x 30 0 mm 30 0 mm b Example Cut Position Print Head Position A A B B B B C C C C C C D D D B B B B B B A A A A A Fig 6 10 Print Satrt Posit...

Page 49: ... the strip shaft is 4 mm from the middle of the gap This is because the gap length is programmed as 2mm When the gap length is 5 mm or more the effective print length should be set to the value obtained by subtracting 2 mm from the label pitch that is set the gap length to 2 mm If the print format hangs over the gap as a result correct the print start position If the print stop position is imprope...

Page 50: ...A A A A A A A A 0 0 mm Feed Direction 3 0 mm 3 0 mm 3 0 mm 3 0 mm Print start position Fig 6 15 Fig 6 16 Fig 6 17 Back Feed Length Fine Adjustment Example Mantenimiento Periféricos Informáticos C Canteras 15 28860 Paracuellos de Jarama Madrid Tel 91 748 16 04 www mpi com es ...

Page 51: ... 1 Holding the FEED key or RESTART key down for more than 0 5 seconds enables a fast forward 2 Max fine adjustment 99 5 mm X axis value When the value reaches the maximum the value remains unchanged even if the subsequent fine adjustment is performed 3 A changed X axis is stored in memory by pressing the PAUSE key FEED key Pressing the FEED key one time is a 0 5 mm change up to 99 5 mm See NOTE 2 ...

Page 52: ...on 5 Adjust the X axis in the effective print range After the value reaches the coordinate 0 thevalueremainsunchangedevenifthesubsequentfineadjustment is performed in the negative direction 6 X axis fine adjustment cannot be used in self test mode or test printing Fig 6 18 Fig 6 19 Fig 6 20 6 3 PARAMETER SETTING MODE X axis Fine Adjustment Example Mantenimiento Periféricos Informáticos C Canteras ...

Page 53: ...s set by the PC command and system mode key operation and each max value is 10 step However the upper limit of the adjustment value is decided according to the print speed to protect the print head If the set value exceeds the following upper limit it is automatically corrected to the proper value Upper Limit 3 sec 10 step 4 sec 5 step 8 sec 2 step FEED key Pressing the FEED key one time is a 1 st...

Page 54: ...s the FEED key and RESTART key at the same time Press the PAUSE key Continued on Section 6 3 7 Font zero selection F O T C O D E P C 8 5 0 N NOTES 1 Holding the FEED key or RESTART key down for more than 0 5 seconds enables a fast forward 2 A changed font code is stored in memory by pressing the PAUSE key PC 850 PC 8 6 3 PARAMETER SETTING MODE 6 3 6 Character Code Selection Mantenimiento Periféric...

Page 55: ...TART key See NOTE 1 Press the FEED key and RESTART key at the same time Press the PAUSE key Continued on Section 6 3 8 Control code selection Z E O F O N T 0 R NOTES 1 Holding the FEED key or RESTART key down for more than 0 5 seconds enables a fast forward 2 A changed zero font is stored in memory by pressing the PAUSE key 6 3 PARAMETER SETTING MODE 6 3 7 Font Zero Selection Mantenimiento Perifér...

Page 56: ...this disables selection of MANUAL Power off Turn on the power while holding down the FEED key and PAUSE key Press the FEED key Press the PAUSE key nine times Select control code with the FEED key or RESTART key See NOTE 1 Press the FEED key and RESTART key at the same time Press the PAUSE key Continued on Section 6 3 9 Ribbon type selection 1 D I A G N O S T I C V 1 O A 2 P A R A M E T E R S E T C...

Page 57: ...to NUL Press the PAUSE key Press the PAUSE key Press the PAUSE key C O T R O L C O D E 1 0 0 N C O T R O L C O D E 1 1 A N C O T R O L C O D E 1 1 C N C O T R O L C O D E 1 F F N C O T R O L C O D E 1 1 B N FEED FEED FEED FEED RESTART FEED RESTART RESTART RESTART RESTART NOTES Refer to the following for the selection of the control codes 1 to 3 SVO8A1002 Jan 19 98 6 3 PARAMETER SETTING MODE Manten...

Page 58: ...ge Fine Adjustment NOTES 1 Holding the FEED key or RESTART key down for more than 0 5 seconds enables a fast forward 2 Non transmissive NON TRANS ribbon cannot be used so the ribbon type must be set to transmissive TRANS ribbon 3 A change ribbon type is stored in memory by pressing the PAUSE key Transmissive ribbon Transmissive With ribbon Non transmissive Ribbon end Non Transmissive ribbon Transm...

Page 59: ...o much fine adjustment for the ribbon rewind motor may cause ribbon wrinkles Ribbon feed motor voltage fine adjustment FEED key Pressing the FEED key one time is a 1 step change up to 15 steps See NOTE 2 RESTART key Pressing the RESTART key one time is a 1 step change up to 15 steps See NOTE 2 FEED key Pressing the FEED key one time is a 1 step change up to 15 steps See NOTE 2 RESTART key Pressing...

Page 60: ... value 15 steps PC fine adjustment value 15 steps When the value reaches the maximum the value remains unchanged even if the subsequent fine adjustment is performed 3 A changed motor voltage value is stored in memory by pressing the PAUSE key 4 One step corresponds to 5 of the standard voltage and up to 75 of the voltage can be decreased 6 3 11 Strip Wait Status Setting Power off Turn on the power...

Page 61: ...time is a 0 1V change up to 4 0V Power off Turn on the power while holding down the FEED key and PAUSE key Press the PAUSE key Press the PAUSE key fourteen times 1 D I A G N O S T I C V 1 O A 2 P A R A M E T E R S E T T H E S H O L D R 1 0 V R Press the FEED key or RESTART key to fine adjust the black mark sensor manual threshold Press the FEED key and RESTART key at the same time Press the PAUSE ...

Page 62: ...singthe RESTART keyonetimeisa 0 1V change up to 4 0V Power off Turn on the power while holding down the FEED key and PAUSE key Press the PAUSE key Press the PAUSE key fifteen times 1 D I A G N O S T I C V 1 O A 2 P A R A M E T E R S E T T H E S H O L D T 1 4 V R Press the FEED key or RESTART key to fine adjust the feed gap sensor manual threshold Press the FEED key and RESTART key at the same time...

Page 63: ...ow In such case more than 5mm long gap is regarded as the no paper And trying to print or feed the label when the sensor stops at the gap results in a NO PAPER error This problem tends to occur when using labels with thin backing paper Case 3 If the reflective sensor s output voltage when detecting no paper is 1 5V or more the sensor does not recognize the actual paper end during printing Accordin...

Page 64: ...ge at the backing paper Voltage at the print area 0 7V e g 2 0V 4 2V 1 5V 0 7V When using perforated labels transmissive sensor Threshold Max voltage at the backing paper Min voltage at the backing paper Max voltage at the backing paper e g 2 2V 4 4V 2 8V 2 1 6V 2 When using labels with black marks reflective sensor Threshold Min voltage at the print area Min voltage at the black mark e g 0 4V 1 5...

Page 65: ...power while holding down the FEED key and PAUSE key Press the PAUSE key Press the PAUSE key 16 times 1 D I A G N O S T I C V 1 O A 2 P A R A M E T E R S E T T K A J I C O D E Y P E 1 N Select either code with the FEED key or RESTART key Press the FEED key and RESTART key at the same time Press the PAUSE key Continued on Section 6 3 15 Euro Font Code Selection Windows code Original code Mantenimien...

Page 66: ...memory by pressing the PAUSE key Power off Turn on the power while holding down the FEED key and PAUSE key Press the PAUSE key Press the PAUSE key 17 times 1 D I A G N O S T I C V 1 O A 2 P A R A M E T E R S E T E U O C O D E B O H R Select the Euro font code with the FEED key on RESTART key Press the PAUSE key 20H RESTART key FEED key FFH Mantenimiento Periféricos Informáticos C Canteras 15 28860...

Page 67: ...lding down the FEED key and PAUSE key Press the PAUSE key Press the PAUSE key 18 times 1 D I A G N O S T I C V 1 O A 2 P A R A M E T E R S E T T H E D Y P E 1 A Select the Head Type with the FEED key on RESTART key Press the FEED key and RESET key at the same time Press the PAUSE key Continued on Section 6 3 17 Transmission Control Mode selection TYPE 1 KCE 213 12MPT2 TEB TYPE 2 KCE 213 12MPT2 TEA...

Page 68: ... and PAUSE key Press the FEED key Press the PAUSE key 19 times Select the Transmission Control Mode with the FEED key or RESTART key Press the FEED key and RESTART key at the same time DTR READY BUSY DTR protocol DTR DSR RTS READY BUSY RTS protocol RTS CTS 1 D I A G N I C V 1 O A O S T 2 P A R A M R S E T E T E D T R T S R D T R Press the PAUSE key Continued on Section 6 3 18 Reset Selection when ...

Page 69: ... by pressing the PAUSE key Power off Turn on the power while holding down the FEED key and PAUSE key Press the FEED key Press the PAUSE key 20 times Select the Reset ON OFF when the INPUT PRIME signal is ON with the FEED key or RESTART key Press the PAUSE key ON The printer will restore to the initial status OFF The printer will not restore to the initial status 1 D I A G N I C V 1 O A O S T 2 P A...

Page 70: ...on the next page To A To be continued on B of the next page PRINT SPEED SENSOR RIBBON TYPE LABEL LENGTH PAPER FEED 6 4 TEST PRINT MODE Test print mode contains normal test print and process test print 6 4 1 Normal Test Print Five kinds of test prints are provided in the test print mode When performing the test print 7 parameters should be set The default parameter at power on is as below ISSUE COU...

Page 71: ... the PAUSE key See NOTE 3 Press the PAUSE key See NOTE 3 1000 Print count 1000 500 Print count 500 100 Print count 100 50 Print count 50 10 Print count 10 5 Print count 5 3 Print count 3 1 Print count 1 3 inch sec NONE consecutive form NO RIBBON No ribbon Thermal direct NO TRANS Non transmissive ribbon Thermal transfer TRANSMISSIVE Transmissive ribbon Thermal transfer REFLECTIVE black mark sensor ...

Page 72: ... 2 Set the label length Set the media feed From B of the preceding page S Standard mode Batch printing without cut 999 Label length 999 mm PAPER FEED PAPER NO FEED 998 Label length 998 mm 997 Label length 997 mm 7 Label length 7 mm 6 Label length 6 mm 5 Label length 5 mm C Auto cut mode Issue and cutting H Strip mode On demand printing without cut Press the FEED key and RESTART key at the same tim...

Page 73: ...tion select one of the test print options to issue the test print 2 Holding the FEED key or RESTART key down for more than 0 5 seconds enables a fast forward 3 A selected print condition is activated when the PAUSE key is pressed 4 Whenthefeedgapsensorisselected thegapbetweenlabelsbecomes3mmlong 5 Non transmissive NON TRANS ribbon cannot be used so the ribbon type must be set to transmissive TRANS...

Page 74: ...ressing the PAUSE key and the display shows 3 TEST PRINT Printing is not automatically resumed after the error is cleared 9 When AUTO PRINT is selected 5 pcs of the 3 dots slant line labels bar code labels and character labels are printed respectively after one label is fed Test Print Sample Slant line 1 dot 6 4 TEST PRINT MODE Slant line 3 dot Mantenimiento Periféricos Informáticos C Canteras 15 ...

Page 75: ...ON Fig 6 23 Fig 6 24 Revision Date Jul 23 2002 6 4 TEST PRINT MODE Characters Bar code Fig 6 25 Factory Test Pattern Mantenimiento Periféricos Informáticos C Canteras 15 28860 Paracuellos de Jarama Madrid Tel 91 748 16 04 www mpi com es ...

Page 76: ...ceding page To be continued on B of the next page 6 4 2 Process Test Print In the precess test print the test print is automatically performed under the following conditions Parameter setting and print tone fine adjustment value is ignored OPERATION One label feed 3 dot slant line print bar code print character print ISSUE COUNT 5 labels each PRINT SPEED 4 inches sec SENSOR Transmissive sensor fee...

Page 77: ...and RESTART key at the same time Press the PAUSE key Press the PAUSE key Characters are printed on 5 labels Press the FEED key and RESTART key at the same time Characters are printed on 5 labels From B of the next page From A of the preceding page To C of the preceding page After feeding one label slant lines 3 dots are printed on 5 labels To C of the preceding page 6 4 TEST PRINT MODE Mantenimien...

Page 78: ...sed every 200 ms while displaying the status the display could vary 6 5 SENSOR SETTING MODE 6 5 SENSOR SETTING MODE Thermistor check and black mark feed gap sensor setting are provided in the sensor setting mode The value set in this mode is printed as data of sensor 2 in Automatic diagnosis printing in self test mode 6 5 1 Thermistor Check Thermistor check should be performed to check the environ...

Page 79: ... the same time NOTES 1 Make sure to adjust the black mark sensor using the white part of the tag paper as a criterion Though an adjustment can be performed with the black mark it may cause a paper jam error 2 Pressing the PAUSE key validates the sensor adjustment The value of the sensor is displayed up to 5 0 V 3 When the difference is less than 1 5 V used media may be improper unspecified or sens...

Page 80: ... using the backing paper with no label as a criterion Though an adjustment can be performed with the label it could cause a paper jam error 2 Pressing the PAUSE key validates the sensor adjustment The value of the sensor is displayed up to 5 0 V 3 When the difference is less than 1 5 V used media may be improper unspecified or sensitivity may be dull due to an excessively old or dirty sensor In th...

Page 81: ...s Remove any paper from the sensor detecting area Holding the FEED key or RESTART key down until an asterisk is displayed More than 3 seconds Ex The former value is displayed Indicates setting complete Press the PAUSE key four times 1 D I A G N O S T I C V 1 O A 4 S E N S O R A D J U S T M E N P L E V E L R 4 3 V T E P L E V E L R 4 3 V E See NOTE Press the PAUSE key for Paper End Setting for Feed...

Page 82: ...ss the FEED key three times Remove any paper from the sensor detecting area Holding the FEED key or RESTART key down until an asterisk is displayed More than 3 seconds Ex The former value is displayed Indicates setting complete Press the FEED key and RESTART key at the same time Press the PAUSE key five times 1 D I A G N O S T I C V 1 O A 4 S E N S O R A D J U S T M E N P L E V E L T 4 8 V T E P L...

Page 83: ... 0 t n u o c n w o d d n a p u d a e H s e m i t 0 e m i t g n i v i r d r o t o m n o b b i R s r u o h 0 e m i t g n i v i r d d i o n e l o S s r u o h 0 t n u o c r o r r e e r a w d r a h C 2 3 2 S R s e m i t 0 t n u o c r o r r e m e t s y S s e m i t 0 t n u o c e r u l i a f r e w o p y r a t n e m o M s e m i t 0 m e t I e u l a V l a i t i n I C P t n e m t s u j d a e n i f h t g n e l...

Page 84: ...X axis fine adjustment Character code selection Font zero selection Control code selection Ribbon type selection Ribbon motor drive voltage fine adjustment PC Ribbon motor drive voltage fine adjustment KEY Strip wait status setting Stacker Status response Threshold manual fine adjustment for the black mark sensor Threshold manual fine adjustment for the feed gap sensor Label pitch Effective printi...

Page 85: ... O R A M C L E A R Press the PAUSE key Press the PAUSE key Press the FEED key or press the RESTART key twice Press the PAUSE key Turn off the power See NOTE 1 Press the FEED key and RESTART key at the same time NOTE Confirm that COMPLETE is displayed then turn the power off 6 6 RAM CLEAR MODE 6 6 1 Maintenance Counter Clear Mantenimiento Periféricos Informáticos C Canteras 15 28860 Paracuellos de ...

Page 86: ...N O R A M C L E A R Press the PAUSE key Press the PAUSE key Press the FEED key twice or press the RESTART key Press the PAUSE key Turn off the power See NOTE 1 Press the FEED key and RESTART key at the same time NOTE Confirm that COMPLETE is displayed then turn the power off 6 6 RAM CLEAR MODE 6 6 2 Parameter Clear Mantenimiento Periféricos Informáticos C Canteras 15 28860 Paracuellos de Jarama Ma...

Page 87: ...ust be set to either the automatic selection or manual selection ESC NUL LF For details refer to Section 6 3 8 Control Code Selection Program down load with RS 232C interface IBM PC AT Printer RS 232C cable Compatible machine Fig 7 1 W S s u t a t S n o i t c n u F n o i t p i r c s e D 1 F F O S P B 0 0 6 9 d e e p S n o i s s i m s n a r T 2 N O 3 F F O t i b 1 h t g n e l t i b p o t S 4 N O t ...

Page 88: ...To end the program press the F1 key A B Fig 7 2 A 7 Select the interface RS 232C interface 1 NOTE Do not selected the high speed PC interface 8 Start the main program transmission Y When changing the interface press N and go back to step 7 9 While the main program is being transmitted the following message is displayed in line in the message a running count from 0 through 128 is shown indicating t...

Page 89: ... d e r r u c c o r o r r e e t e l e D 7 5 a t a d m a r g o r p n o i s s i m s n a r t e h t n i d e r r u c c o r o r r e m u s k c a h C 1 8 L o t t r e v n o c t o n s i l a n g i s t s e u q e r n o i s s i m s n a r t a t a d e g a m I C P n i d e t c e t e d r o r r E 2 8 y t p m e t o n s i e c a f r e t n i d e e p s h g i h e h t f o O F I F a t a D 8 8 C 2 3 2 S R n i a t a d g n i t a...

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