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Printhead Print Line Adjustment 

When printing on stiff or thick paper, the Print Line needs to be moved forward (paper feed direction) 
in order to achieve better print quality.     

 

1. 

Open the Top Cover. 

 

2. 

Pull the Printhead Lever out 
and rotate it upward to the 
right (counterclockwise) to 
open the Printhead. 

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3. 

Move the Print Line all the way 
back by turning the screws on 
each side of the Printhead 
(marked A) counterclockwise. 

4. 

Then turn the screws clockwise 
a quarter turn at a time to 
move the Print Line forward.   
Adjust both screws by the same 
amount to ensure that the Print 
Line and the Platen Roller are 
parallel. 

5. 

Print a test label with a black 
bar across the entire width of 
the label to check print quality 
and repeat step 4 as necessary 
to achieve proper print quality. 

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Summary of Contents for H-400 Series

Page 1: ...H 400 H 600 Series Users Manual P N 920 011211 01 Edition 12 February 2008...

Page 2: ...uipment was also tested and passed in accordance with the European Standards for both the Radiated and Conducted emissions limits Technical Standard EMC DIRECTIVE 89 336 EEC EN 55022 EN 55024 Measurem...

Page 3: ...m of the Setting Mode Menu 20 7 LOADING MEDIA 21 Ribbon Installation 21 Label Installation 22 Activating the Stripper Sensor 24 8 INSTALLING THE PRINTER S OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 25 H 400 Internal Rewind...

Page 4: ...C MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT 43 Thermal Printhead Cleaning 43 Printhead Module Installation Removal Instructions 44 Printhead Print Line Adjustment 45 Thermal Printhead Balance Adjustment 46 Ribbon T...

Page 5: ...ption of the claimed defect Unless THARO SYSTEMS authorizes return of the entire Product the user shall return only the subassembly s Products returned shall be packaged in the original packing and sh...

Page 6: ...7 and H 436 Also standard on the THARO H 427 and H 436 Printers is a Stripper Sensor to sense the presence of printed labels With the Stripper Sensor activated application software such as Tharo s EAS...

Page 7: ...working capability to the H 400 Series and H 600 Series Printers Applicator Interface The applicator interface provides a means of communications between an applicator and the H 400 Series and H 600 S...

Page 8: ...System Driver Resident Fonts 11 resident alphanumeric fonts including OCR A B are expandable eight times horizontally and vertically Scalable Font Code Page 850 852 Downloadable Fonts Windows Bit map...

Page 9: ...ng OCR A B are expandable eight times horizontally and vertically Scalable Font Code Page 850 852 Downloadable Fonts Windows Bit map fonts TrueType fonts and Asian fonts Image Handling BMP and PCX Bar...

Page 10: ...it in wet or damp areas The Printer will operate with the cover open if necessary This is not recommended as the Printer s moving or rotating parts can cause injury Keep long hair jewelry and loose cl...

Page 11: ...ponents 4 3 1 2 1 Control panel 2 Bottom Front Cover 3 Media Window 4 Top Cover 1 Fan Fold Label Slot 2 CF Card Slot 3 Parallel Port 4 Serial Port 5 PS 2 Port 6 USB Port 7 Power Switch 8 Power Socket...

Page 12: ...bbon Rewind Shaft 2 Ribbon Supply Shaft 3 Printer Mechanism 4 Platen 5 Tear off Bar 6 Printhead Lever 7 Sensor Knob 8 Label Guide 9 Label Tension Plate 10 Label Roll Bar 11 Label Supply Guide 12 Label...

Page 13: ...12 1 MEDIA LED 2 RIBBON LED 3 POWER LED 4 LCD 5 CANCEL Key 6 PAUSE Key 7 FEED Key 8 MINUS Key Setting Mode 9 MENU Key Setting Mode 10 PLUS Key Setting Mode...

Page 14: ...USB parallel or serial For the connection to the USB port use a suitable USB cable For the connection to the PC s parallel port use a suitable parallel interface cable If the serial interface is used...

Page 15: ...s 2 Select Specify a location and specify the path of the printer driver 3 Follow the instructions in the Wizard to complete the installation Note These instructions are only for use when using Window...

Page 16: ...Mode and the Display will indicate Printer Model Pause In this mode the printer will not be able to receive any commands Pressing the PAUSE Key again will switch the printer back to standby Pressing t...

Page 17: ...L Keys while turning on the printer until the printer beeps 2 times The printer settings will go to factory defaults Setting Mode 3 beeps Setting Mode Press and hold the PAUSE Key about 3 to 4 seconds...

Page 18: ...enu items and available options in Setting Mode NOTICE Default Setting is the value of the setting as delivered from the factory Any changes made in Setup Mode are saved after the Printer is turned of...

Page 19: ...t 8 bits 7 bits 8 bits COM Port Setup Stop Bits Default 1 bit 1 bit 2 bits Auto Sensor Default Auto mode Auto Mode automatically senses and sets the label type black mark gap or plain paper and length...

Page 20: ...setup changes The Printer will prompt for a password message before entering Setting Mode when password protection is enabled OFF Allows any user to change setup selections Top Of Form Default ON Ena...

Page 21: ...20 Diagram of the Setting Mode Menu...

Page 22: ...hows two different installation methods One is for ink in ribbon and one for ink out ribbon 5 Feed the ribbon from the Ribbon Supply Shaft Rod under the Printhead Be sure that the ribbon is not fed un...

Page 23: ...ent Guide in the direction as the blue arrow 1 indicates 4 Rotate the Label Supply Guide upward as the blue arrow 2 indicates 2 1 5 Slide the roll of label stock onto the Label Roll Bar all the way ba...

Page 24: ...eed it to the Tear Bar 1 2 3 9 Position the edge of the label stock against the Printer s center wall and then position the Label Guide against the outside edge of the label stock 10 Rotate the Printh...

Page 25: ...Printer up for Strip and Peel To set up the Printer to operate in Tear Off mode 1 Press the Stripper Sensor to flip it open 2 Correctly position the sensor and close the Top Cover of the Printer 3 Tu...

Page 26: ...ptional accessories CAUTION Make sure that the Printer s power switch is in the O or Off position before proceeding with the installation CAUTION Unplug the power cord from the Printer before performi...

Page 27: ...te 3 Remove the U Shaped Metal Clip 1 from the rewind shaft and then install the Internal Rewind module using the 4 supplied screws 2 1 2 4 After installing the Internal Rewind Module plug the cable c...

Page 28: ...t Cover Note Removing bottom cover is not mandatory but may make installation easier 3 Pull the Printhead Lever out and rotate it upward to the right counterclockwise to open the Printhead 4 Remove th...

Page 29: ...the liner around the Rewind Module 1 and use the U Shaped Metal Clip 2 to secure the liner 8 Rotate the Printhead Lever back to its original position 2 3 1 9 Replace the Bottom Front Cover and tighte...

Page 30: ...stallation 1 Stripper sensor Module 2 Locks 3 Screws 1 2 3 1 Face the front of the printer and remove the Bottom Cover Screw 2 Remove the Bottom Front Cover 3 Remove the two screws in the front of the...

Page 31: ...om of the Rewind Module 6 Insert the cable into the locks Peel the backing off the locks and then secure them to the bottom plate 7 Pull the Printhead lever out and rotate it upward to the right 8 Loo...

Page 32: ...ipper Module 11 Close the Stripper Module and secure the lock bar 1 2 12 Wrap the liner around the Rewind Module 1 and use the U Shaped Metal Clip 2 to secure the liner 13 Rotate the Printhead Lever b...

Page 33: ...e Printhead Mechanism and secure with the screws provided 4 The Label Rewind Bracket is now installed Install the label stock 5 Feed the label stock through the Printhead Mechanism and around the Labe...

Page 34: ...own the H 600 is similar 1 Cutter Cover 2 Cutter 3 Locks 4 Screws 1 Face the front of the Printer and remove the Bottom Cover Screw 2 Remove the Bottom Front Cover 3 Remove the two screws in the front...

Page 35: ...he cable into the locks Peel the backing off the locks and then secure them to the bottom plate 7 Hang the Cutter Cover on the Cutter and then tighten the bottom cover screw 8 Load the media into the...

Page 36: ...he Printer will sense that a keyboard is present and will display Enter Keyboard Mode y n on the LCD 3 Press the Y key on the keyboard to enter Keyboard Mode While in Keyboard Mode you can press the E...

Page 37: ...a list of all downloaded formats Use the Up and Down arrows on the keyboard or press the first character of the format name on the keyboard to browse the list of stored formats and press the Enter ke...

Page 38: ...mats to the Printer Downloading a single format 1 At the Edit screen of EASYLABEL click the Printer icon or click File Print Batch of Formats from the menu 2 The Print Request screen will appear Click...

Page 39: ...l Ground Initialize Fault Signal Ground N C Select in Host Printer Host Printer Printer Printer Printer Host Printer Host Host Printer Printer Host Printer Serial Interface The Printers are equipped w...

Page 40: ...ithout a computer attached See section 9 Using the Printer with a PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 interface from keyboard to Printer PC Printer DATA 1 1 DATA N C 2 2 N C GND 3 3 GND VCC 4 4 VCC CLOCK 5 5 CLOCK N C...

Page 41: ...y down the Printer will beep one more time 5 When the LCD shows the message DUMP MODE BEGIN release the FEED Key The Printer will print DUMP MODE BEGIN The Printer is now in Dump Mode 6 Send commands...

Page 42: ...he label stock is used up or label sensor cannot detect paper Replace with new roll of labels If the moveable sensor is still not able to detect the paper then go through the Auto Sensing steps again...

Page 43: ...er If the platen roller needs to be replaced please contact your Reseller for more information Check if power supply is within the voltage range Part of the label was not printed completely Check if P...

Page 44: ...ded cleaning intervals for the Thermal Printhead Direct Thermal Printing Each time the label roll is changed Thermal Transfer Printing Each time the ribbon is changed Printing labels will cause dirt s...

Page 45: ...Pull the Printhead Lever out and rotate it upward to the right counterclockwise to open the Printhead 2 1 3 Gently pull the Printhead assembly towards you 4 To replace the Printhead line up the plug a...

Page 46: ...he Printhead 2 1 3 Move the Print Line all the way back by turning the screws on each side of the Printhead marked A counterclockwise 4 Then turn the screws clockwise a quarter turn at a time to move...

Page 47: ...r to the center wall 3 To adjust the TPH Spring Box pressure use a flat tip screwdriver to turn the screw clockwise to increase the pressure or counterclockwise to decrease the pressure H 400 Series H...

Page 48: ...the ribbon shield screw A clockwise and if ribbon wrinkle occurs as shown in figure b please turn the ribbon shield screw B clockwise a b For best results only adjust the screw by one half turn for ea...

Page 49: ...ck correctly Some label stock has gaps AND black marks This can cause the Printer to NOT correctly detect the label stock If this happens the Auto Sensor Option should be set to Black Mode or Gap Mode...

Page 50: ...to complete the reset procedure The Printer will return to Ready to print status after the reset 9 The new firmware version will be displayed on the Printer s LCD This confirms that the firmware has...

Page 51: ...nload process will start immediately A blue progress bar will pop up to display the progress of the download 5 When the progress bar reaches 100 the TrueType Font download is complete and the TrueType...

Page 52: ...the H 400 Series Cutter Blade When using adhesive labels the cutter may malfunction due to a build up of adhesive on the blade When this happens it will be necessary to clean the Cutter Blade 1 Turn...

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