TEC Thermal Printer
B-SX4T-QQ/QP
Owner’s Manual Mode d’emploi Bedienungsanleitung Manual de instrucciones Gebruikershandleiding Manuale Utente Manual do Utilizador
Page 1: ...TEC Thermal Printer B SX4T QQ QP Owner s Manual Mode d emploi Bedienungsanleitung Manual de instrucciones Gebruikershandleiding Manuale Utente Manual do Utilizador...
Page 2: ...s proprietors can participate voluntarily The targeted products are office equipment such as computers monitors printers facsimiles copiers scanners and multifunction devices Their standards and logos...
Page 3: ...TEC Thermal Printer B SX4T QQ QP Owner s Manual...
Page 4: ...cord plug with wet hands as this may cause electric shock If the machines share the same outlet with any other electrical appliances that consume large amounts of power the voltage will fluctuate wid...
Page 5: ...res high humidity dust or gas Ensure the printer is operated on a level surface Any data stored in the memory of the printer could be lost during a printer fault Try to avoid using this equipment on t...
Page 6: ...Power Cord E2 4 2 6 Turning the Printer ON OFF E2 5 2 6 1 Turning ON the Printer E2 5 2 6 2 Turning OFF the Printer E2 5 2 7 Loading the Media E2 6 2 8 Loading the Ribbon E2 11 2 9 Inserting the Opti...
Page 7: ...PPENDIX 3 INTERFACE EA3 1 APPENDIX 4 PRINT SAMPLES EA4 1 GLOSSARIES INDEX CAUTION 1 This manual may not be copied in whole or in part without prior written permission of TOSHIBA TEC 2 The contents of...
Page 8: ...oved from the centre to the left edge of the media When the optional interface board is installed Web functions such as remote maintenance and other advanced network features are available Superior ha...
Page 9: ...n unpacking the printer please make sure all the following accessories are supplied with the printer US Power Cord 1 pc P No FBCB0030203 QQ model only CD ROM 1 pc QQ P No 7FM00331000 QP P No 7FM002540...
Page 10: ...ng chapters Dimensions in mm inches LCD Message Display Operation Panel Power Switch OFF ON Media Outlet Top Cover Expansion I O Interface Connector Option Serial Interface Connector RS 232C Parallel...
Page 11: ...nterior Please see Section 3 1 for further information about the Operation Panel LCD Message Display ON LINE LED Green ERROR LED Red PAUSE key POWER LED Green FEED key RESTART key Ribbon Stopper Print...
Page 12: ...er open Be careful not to allow fingers or articles of clothing to get caught into any of the moving parts of the printer especially the optional cutter mechanism Make sure to turn off the printer pow...
Page 13: ...rk Sensor depending on the media being used Refer to Section 2 7 8 Load the ribbon Refer to Section 2 8 9 Turn the power ON Refer to Section 2 6 10 Perform a test print Refer to Section 2 10 11 Instal...
Page 14: ...rd parallel connector and your host computer s parallel port LPT An Ethernet connection using the optional LAN board A USB cable connection between the printer s optional USB connector and your host c...
Page 15: ...nto a grounded outlet as shown in the figure below QQ Type QP Type CAUTION 1 Make sure that the printer Power Switch is turned to the OFF position before connecting the Power Cord to prevent possible...
Page 16: ...r Power Switch verify that the ON LINE message appears in the LCD Message Display and that the ON LINE LED light is on and is not flashing 2 To turn OFF the printer power press the Power Switch as sho...
Page 17: ...ow it to cool before loading the media 3 To avoid injury be careful not to trap your fingers while opening or closing the cover WARNING NOTES 1 When the Head Lever is turned to Free position the Print...
Page 18: ...hen turn the Locking Ring clockwise to secure the Supply Holder 8 Place the media between the Media Guides adjust the Media Guides to the media width and tighten the Locking Screw 9 Check that the med...
Page 19: ...e Locking Screw Setting the Black Mark Sensor position 1 Remove the Locking Screw that secures the Media Sensor 2 Pull about 500 mm of media out of the front of the printer turn the media back on itse...
Page 20: ...clockwise a few times to remove any slack in the backing paper 5 Set the Selection Switch mounted on the Rewinder Assembly to STANDARD PEEL OFF position Take up Clip Take up Spool Front Plate Black S...
Page 21: ...Top Cover If the media is thermal transfer media it is also necessary to load a ribbon Refer to Section 2 8 Loading the Ribbon CAUTION 1 Be sure to cut the backing paper of the label Cutting labels w...
Page 22: ...is function please ask a TOSHIBA TEC authorised service representative CAUTION Be careful not touch the Print Head Element when raising the Print Head Block Failure to do this may cause missing dots b...
Page 23: ...1119 03 Read Write INTEL IMC004FLSA Simple TECNOLOGY STI FL 4A Mitsubishi MF84M1 G7DAT01 PC Card KING MAX FJN 004M6C Centennial Technologies Inc FL04M 20 11138 67 PC Card FJP 004M6R Flash Memory Card...
Page 24: ...ll appear 5 Press the PAUSE key and the issue count setting display will appear Set the issue count with the FEED or RESTART key 6 Press the PAUSE key and the print speed setting display will appear S...
Page 25: ...int the specified issue counts of the slant lines 3 dots 15 Press the FEED key and PAUSE key and the printer will print the specified issue counts of the characters of various sizes 16 Press the FEED...
Page 26: ...g the test print operation turn the printer s power OFF then back to ON and check that the LCD Message Display shows ON LINE and that the ON LINE and POWER LED lights are illuminated Sample of the sla...
Page 27: ...2 PRINTER SETUP ENGLISH VERSION EO1 33034 2 10 Test Print E2 16 2 10 Test Print Cont Sample of the bar code test print label Sample of the factory test label...
Page 28: ...2 characters can be displayed on two lines There are three LED lights on the operation panel LED Illuminates when Flashes when POWER The printer is turned on ON LINE The printer is ready to print The...
Page 29: ...edia to be printed 5 When the RESTART key is pressed the printer resumes printing A reset operation clears the print data sent from the computer to the printer and returns the printer to an idle condi...
Page 30: ...Dump mode any characters sent from the host computer will be printed Received characters are expressed in hexadecimal values This allows the user to verify programming commands and debug the program...
Page 31: ...nces from the internal part of the printer 8 Wipe the Feed Gap Sensor and Black Mark Sensor with a dry soft cloth WARNING 1 Be sure to disconnect the power cord before performing maintenance Failure t...
Page 32: ...the jammed paper 4 Clean the Cutter with a soft cloth slightly moistened with alcohol 5 Reassemble the Cutter Module in the reverse order of removal CAUTION 1 DO NOT POUR WATER directly onto the prin...
Page 33: ...humidity dust or gas The thermal paper used for direct thermal printing must not have specifications which exceed Na 800 ppm K 250 ppm and Cl 500 ppm Some ink used on pre printed media may contain ing...
Page 34: ...the printer off and then on Then select the Media Sensor for the media being used Finally resend the print job 3 Adjust the sensor position Then press the RESTART key 4 Replace the loaded media with...
Page 35: ...presentative 5 2 Possible Problems This section describes problems that may occur when using the printer and their causes and solutions Possible Problems Causes Solutions The printer will not turn on...
Page 36: ...nd media 6 Remove the jammed media from the printer DO NOT USE any sharp implements or tools as these could damage the printer 7 Clean the Print Head and Platen then remove any further dust or foreign...
Page 37: ...tags have been issued The media will continue to be fed until the PAUSE key is released Threshold setting for the selected sensor is completed by this operation 9 Press the RESTART key 10 The printer...
Page 38: ...mm 4 1 inches Batch Cut Cut mode is enabled only when the optional Cutter Module is installed Strip Strip mode is enabled only when the optional Strip Module is installed 16 characters 2 lines 291 mm...
Page 39: ...d ATA standard Flash memory card 1MB and 4MB cards See Section 2 9 Built in LAN interface board B 9700 LAN QM This board enables the printer to be used in a LAN network USB interface board B 9700 USB...
Page 40: ...e diameter 76 2 0 3 A1 3 2 Detection Area of the Transmissive Sensor The Transmissive Sensor is movable from the centre to the left edge of media The Transmissive Sensor detects a gap between labels a...
Page 41: ...k Mark A1 3 4 Effective Print Area The figure below illustrates the relation between the head effective print width and media width Sensor should be positioned at the centre of the black mark Centre o...
Page 42: ...nt on the 1 5 mm wide area from the media edges shaded area in the above figure Printing this area may cause ribbon wrinkles resulting in a poor print quality of the guaranteed print area 2 The centre...
Page 43: ...s 6 CUTTER ERROR z A problem has occurred with the cutter module Yes Yes 7 NO PAPER z The media has run out or the media is not loaded properly Yes Yes 8 NO RIBBON z The ribbon has run out Yes Yes 9 H...
Page 44: ...ayed However LF and NUL will not be displayed Example 1 ESC T20 G30 LF NUL Command error The following message appears Example 2 ESC XR 0200 0300 0450 1200 1 LF NUL Command error The following message...
Page 45: ...on The serial data cable used to connect the printer to the host compute should be one of the following two types NOTE Use an RS 232C cable with the connector including inch type securing screws for t...
Page 46: ...APPENDIX 4 PRINT SAMPLES ENGLISH VERSION EO1 33034 APPENDIX 4 PRINT SAMPLES EA4 1 APPENDIX 4 PRINT SAMPLES Font...
Page 47: ...SAMPLES EA4 2 APPENDIX 4 PRINT SAMPLES Cont Bar codes JAN8 EAN8 MSI Interleaved 2 of 5 CODE39 Standard NW7 JAN13 EAN13 UPC E EAN13 2 digits EAN13 5 digits CODE128 CODE39 Full ASCII CODE93 UPC E 2 dig...
Page 48: ...PENDIX 4 PRINT SAMPLES Cont UPC A 5 digits UCC EAN128 Industrial 2 of 5 POSTNET Customer bar code Customer bar code of high priority KIX Code RM4SCC RSS 14 RSS 14 Stacked RSS 14 Stacked Omnidirectiona...
Page 49: ...after a set number of media have been printed Cutter module A device used to cut the media DPI Dot Per Inch The unit used to express print density Expansion I O interface An optional interface circui...
Page 50: ...inting it is heated by the thermal print head causing an image to be transferred onto the media Strip mode A device used to remove labels from the backing paper Supply Media and ribbon Tag A type of m...
Page 51: ...rint area A1 5 H Head lever 1 4 2 6 I Interface 2 3 A1 1 A3 1 Issue mode 2 9 A1 1 J Jammed media 5 3 L Label 2 6 A1 2 A1 3 LCD message display 1 3 1 4 3 1 M Media 2 6 4 3 A1 2 Media length A1 3 Media...
Page 52: ...3 Strip mode 2 9 Strip module 2 9 A1 2 Supply voltage A1 1 T Tag A1 2 Test print 2 13 Thermal direct 2 13 A1 1 Thermal transfer 2 13 A1 1 Threshold setting 5 4 Transmissive sensor 2 13 A1 3 Two dimens...
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