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Not Printing

 

* Cable is not well connected to 

serial or USB interface or 
parallel port. 

* The serial port cable pin 

configuration is not pin to pin 
connected. 

* Re-connect cable to interface. 
* If using serial cable, 

- Please replace the cable with pin to pin 

connected. 

- Check the baud rate setting. The default 

baud rate setting of printer is 9600,n,8,1. 

* If using the Ethernet cable, 

- Check if the Ethernet RJ-45 connector 

green LED is lit on. 

- Check if the Ethernet RJ-45 connector 

amber LED is blinking. 

- Check if the printer gets the IP address 

when using DHCP mode. 

- Check if the IP address is correct when 

using the static IP address. 

- Wait a few seconds let the printer get the 

communication with the server then 
check the IP address setting again. 

* Chang a new cable. 
* Ribbon and media are not compatible. 
* Verify the ribbon-inked side.   
* Reload the ribbon again. 
* Clean the print head. 
* The print density setting is incorrect. 
* Print head

’s harness connector is not well 

connected with printheat. Turn off the 
printer and plug the connector again. 

* Check your program if there is a command 

PRINT at the end of the file and there must 
have CRLF at the end of each command 
line. 

Memory full 

( FLASH / DRAM )

 

* The space of FLASH/DRAM 

is full. 

* Delete unused files in the FLASH/DRAM. 
* The max. numbers of DRAM is 256 files.   
* The max. user addressable memory space 

of DRAM is 256KB. 

* The max. numbers of file of FLASH is 256 

files. 

* The max. user addressable memory space 

of FLASH is 2560KB. 

microSD card is unable to 

use 

* microSD card is damaged. 
* microSD card doesn

’t insert 

correctly. 

* Use the non-approved 

microSD card manufacturer.

 

* Use the supported capacity microSD card. 
* Insert the microSD card again. 
* The supported microSD card spec and the 

approved microSD card manufacturers, 
please refer to section 2.2.3. 

Poor Print Quality 

* Ribbon and media is loaded 

incorrectly 

* Dust or adhesive 

accumulation on the print 
head. 

* Print density is not set 

properly. 

* Printhead element is 

damaged. 

* Ribbon and media are 

incompatible. 

* The printhead pressure is not 

set properly. 

* Reload the supply. 
* Clean the print head. 
* Clean the platen roller. 
* Adjust the print density and print speed. 
* Run printer self-test and check the print 

head test pattern if there is dot missing in 
the pattern. 

* Change proper ribbon or proper label 

media. 

* The print head mechanism does not latch 

the print head properly. 

Cutter is not working 

* The connector is loose. 
* Cutter jam. 
* Cutter PCB is damaged. 

* Plug in the connect cable correctly. 
* Remove the label. 
* Make sure the thickness of label is less 

than 0.19 mm. 

* Replace a cutter driver IC board. 

Summary of Contents for P200 series

Page 1: ...i USER S MANUAL TA200 TA300 Series THERMAL TRANSFER DIRECT THERMAL BAR CODE PRINTER...

Page 2: ...nse from the Monotype Corporation Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Information in this document is subject to...

Page 3: ...1 2007 EN 55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 EN 61000 4 SERIES REQULATIONS FCC CFR Title 47 Part 15 Subpart B 2009 Section 15 107 and 15 109 ICES 003 Issue 4 2004 Class A GB 4953 2001 GB9254 2008 CLASS A GB27...

Page 4: ...3 Loading the Media 8 3 3 1 Loading the Roll Labels 8 3 3 2 Loading the Media in Peel off mode Option 11 3 3 3 Loading the Media in Cutter Mode Option 13 3 3 4 External Label Roll Mount Installation...

Page 5: ...libration 25 5 4 Setting Ethernet by Diagnostic Utility Option 26 5 4 1 Using USB interface to setup Ethernet interface 26 5 4 2 Using RS 232 interface to setup Ethernet interface 27 5 4 3 Using Ether...

Page 6: ...e and one CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed smooth font With flexible firmware design user can also download the True Type Font from PC into printer memory for printing labels Besides the scalable font it...

Page 7: ...eric bitmap fonts Fonts and bar codes can be printed in any one of the four directions 0 90 180 270 degree Internal Monotype Imaging true type font engine with one CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed scalab...

Page 8: ...rface Serial RS 232C 2400 115200 bps interface Centronics interface microSD memory card reader for memory expansion up to 4 GB Real time clock Peel off module Guillotine cutter module Full cut and par...

Page 9: ...models Print head resolution 203 dots inch 8 dots mm 300 dots inch 12 dots mm Printing method Thermal transfer and direct thermal Dot size width x length 0 125 x 0 125 mm 1 mm 8 dots 0 084 x 0 084 mm...

Page 10: ...ckness label liner Max 0 254 mm 10 mil Min 0 06 mm 2 36 mil Media core diameter 25 4 mm 38 mm 1 1 5 Label length 10 2 794 mm 0 39 110 10 1 016 mm 0 39 40 Note If your label length is less than 25 4mm...

Page 11: ...s in case you need to reship the printer Unpacking the printer the following items are included in the carton One printer unit One Windows labeling software Windows driver CD disk One quick installati...

Page 12: ...7 2 2 Printer Overview 2 2 1 Front View 1 LED indicator 2 Feed key 3 LCD display Option 4 Paper exit chute 5 Top cover open tab 6 Power switch 1 2 3 4 5 6...

Page 13: ...le 3 Ribbon rewind hub 4 Print head release button 5 Ribbon rewind spindle 6 Fixing tab 7 Ribbon supply hub 8 Platen roller 9 Black mark sensor 10 Gap sensor 11 Media guide 12 Media bar 13 Ribbon supp...

Page 14: ...tion for the interfaces availability Recommended micro SD card specification SD card spec SD card capacity Approved SD card manufacturer V1 0 V1 1 microSD 128 MB Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 microSD...

Page 15: ...SB cable 4 Plug the power cord into the AC power cord socket at the rear of the printer and then plug the power cord into a properly grounded power outlet Note Please switch OFF printer power switch p...

Page 16: ...open tabs located on each side of the printer 2 Insert the paper core to the ribbon rewind spindle 3 Insert the left side of ribbon rewind spindle to the ribbon rewind hub first then insert the right...

Page 17: ...the print head mechanism 5 Insert the ribbon to the ribbon spindle 6 Insert the left side of ribbon supply spindle to the ribbon supply hub first then insert the right side of ribbon supply spindle to...

Page 18: ...f the ribbon onto the ribbon rewind paper core 8 Turn the ribbon rewind hub until the ribbon plastic leader is thoroughly wound and the black section of the ribbon covers the print head 9 Close the pr...

Page 19: ...7 Ribbon loading path Print head Ribbon Ribbon rewind hub Paper core...

Page 20: ...pen tabs located on each side of the printer 2 Insert the paper roll into the media supply spindle and use two fixing tabs to fix the paper roll onto the center of the spindle If your paper width is 4...

Page 21: ...r and place the label leading edge onto the platen roller Move the media guides to fit the label width Note The media sensor position is moveable Please make sure the gap or black mark is at the locat...

Page 22: ...rate the selected sensor Start the Diagnostic tool Select the Printer Configuration tab Click the Calibrate Sensor button Please refer to section 5 3 Note Please calibrate the gap black mark sensor wh...

Page 23: ...label Use Diagnostic Tool to set the media sensor type and calibrate the selected sensor 2 Pull the label through the front of the printer and take some labels off only leave the liner 3 Open the pee...

Page 24: ...option for Post Print Action setting then click Set button to enable the peel off mode 5 Close the print head mechanism and printer cover Printer is ready for peel off mode 6 Press the FEED button to...

Page 25: ...utter paper opening 3 Close the print head mechanism and printer cover Use the DiagTool to set the printer for cutter mode by selecting CUTTER option for Post Print Action setting then click Set butto...

Page 26: ...nt 2 Attach the extended plate on the bottom of the printer If you purchase the external label roll mount only just need to put it on the rear of printer for using 3 Insert a 3 or 1 label spindle into...

Page 27: ...rear external label entrance chute 5 Refer to chapter 3 3 1 to install the label Use Diagnostic Tool to set the media sensor type and calibrate the selected sensor Note Please calibrate the gap black...

Page 28: ...Flash This illuminates that the system is downloading data from PC to memory or the printer is paused Amber This illuminates that the system is clearing data from printer Red Solid This illuminates p...

Page 29: ...on sensor calibration and gap black mark sensor calibration Release 2 Gap black mark sensor calibration Self test and enter dump mode Release 3 Printer initialization Release 4 Set black mark sensor a...

Page 30: ...librate gap or black mark sensor depends on the sensor setting in the last print job Please follow the steps below to calibrate the sensor 1 Turn off the power switch 2 Hold on the button then turn on...

Page 31: ...figurations and available memory space Printer model name Main board firmware version Printer serial number Printed mileage Main board firmware checksum Serial port setting Code page Country code Prin...

Page 32: ...4 3 3 Printer Initialization Printer initialization is used to clear DRAM and restore printer settings to defaults The only one exception is ribbon sensitivity which will note be restored to default...

Page 33: ...e 001 Clear Flash Memory No IP Address DHCP 4 3 4 Set Black Mark Sensor as Media Sensor and Calibrate the Black Mark Sensor Please follow the steps as below 1 Turn off the power switch 2 Hold on the b...

Page 34: ...ory Printer will run the AUTO BAS program immediately when turning on printer power The AUTO BAS program can be interrupted without running the program by the power on utility Please follow the proced...

Page 35: ...to a printer With the aid of this powerful tool you can review printer status and settings in an instant which makes it much easier to troubleshoot problems and other issues 5 1 Start the Diagnostic...

Page 36: ...et Setup Setup the IP address subnet mask gateway for the on board Ethernet RTC Setup Synchronize printer Real Time Clock with PC Print Test Page Print a test page Reset Printer Reboot printer Factory...

Page 37: ...is at the location where media gap black mark will pass through for sensing Gap sensor Black mark sensor 2 Turn on the printer power switch 3 Open Diagnostic tool and set interface The default settin...

Page 38: ...interface to setup Ethernet interface 1 Connect the USB cable between the computer and the printer 2 Turn on the printer power 3 Start the Diagnostic Utility by double clicking on the icon 4 The Diagn...

Page 39: ...gnostic Utility by double clicks on the icon 4 Select COM as interface then click on the Setup button to setup the serial port baud rate parity check data bits stop bit and flow control parameters 5 C...

Page 40: ...Ethernet 5 Click the Discover Device button to explore the printers that exist on the network 6 Select the printer in the left side of listed printers the correspondent IP address will be shown in th...

Page 41: ...p and go back to Diagnostic Tool main screen Factory Default button This function will reset the IP subnet mask gateway parameters obtained by DHCP and reset the printer name Web setup button Except t...

Page 42: ...nning out of ribbon The ribbon is installed incorrectly Supply a new ribbon roll Please refer to the steps on section 3 2 to re install the ribbon The printer status from DiagTool shows Out of Paper T...

Page 43: ...DRAM The space of FLASH DRAM is full Delete unused files in the FLASH DRAM The max numbers of DRAM is 256 files The max user addressable memory space of DRAM is 256KB The max numbers of file of FLASH...

Page 44: ...Tender please set the vertical offset in the driver Missing printing on the left or right side of label Wrong label size setup Set the correct label size RTC time is incorrect when reboot the printer...

Page 45: ...a new label roll Platen Roller 1 Turn the power off 2 Rotate the platen roller and wipe it thoroughly with 100 ethanol and a cotton swab or lint free cloth Clean the platen roller when changing a new...

Page 46: ...34 Revise History Date Content Editor 2012 4 2 Update section 1 6 Camille 2012 5 8 Modify ribbon and media loading path drawings Add the media path for inside wound type Camille...

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