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Table of Contents 

1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................................................................1

 

2. Operation Overview ...........................................................................................................................................................................................2

 

2.1 Unpacking and Inspection ............................................................................................................................................................................2

 

2.2 Equipment Checklist ....................................................................................................................................................................................2

 

2.3 Printer Overview ..........................................................................................................................................................................................4

 

2.3.1 Front View .............................................................................................................................................................................................4

 

2.3.2 Rear View ..............................................................................................................................................................................................5

 

3. Setup .................................................................................................................................................................................................................6

 

3.1 Setting up the Printer ...................................................................................................................................................................................6

 

3.2 Loading the Label Stock...............................................................................................................................................................................7

 

3.3 External Label Roll Mount Installation (Option) ............................................................................................................................................8

 

3.4 Peel-Off Installation Assembly (Option) ........................................................................................................................................................9

 

3.5 Loading Label in Peel-Off Mode (Option) ................................................................................................................................................... 11

 

3.6 Cutter Module Installation (Option) ............................................................................................................................................................. 12

 

3.7 Loading Label in Cutter Mode (Option) ...................................................................................................................................................... 14

 

3.8 Install Memory Card ................................................................................................................................................................................... 15

 

4. LED and Button Functions ............................................................................................................................................................................... 16

 

4.1 LED Indicator ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 16

 

Summary of Contents for PRINTRONIX TDP-244

Page 1: ...RFTGTT5RT12 TDP 247 Series Desktop Barcode Printers User Manual Series Lists TDP 244 TDP 245 TDP 245 Plus TDP 247 TDP 345 Series Direct Thermal...

Page 2: ...rom 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 chan...

Page 3: ...5 3 Setup 6 3 1 Setting up the Printer 6 3 2 Loading the Label Stock 7 3 3 External Label Roll Mount Installation Option 8 3 4 Peel Off Installation Assembly Option 9 3 5 Loading Label in Peel Off Mo...

Page 4: ...ion 16 4 3 Power on Utilities 17 5 TSC Console 18 5 1 Start TSC Console 18 5 2 Printer Function 20 5 3 Setting Post Print Action 21 6 TroubleShooting 22 7 Maintenance 22 8 Angency Compliance and Appro...

Page 5: ...0 or 7 0 inches per second It accepts roll feed die cut and fan fold labels for direct thermal printing All common bar codes formats are available Fonts and bar codes can be printed in 4 directions 8...

Page 6: ...ar code printer Please retain the packaging materials in case you need to reship the printer 2 2 Equipment Checklist Printer BarTender UltraLite CD disk Quick start guide USB port cable External unive...

Page 7: ...r module Guillotine cutter Full cut Media thickness 0 06 0 19mm Media type receipt and label liner w o glue Partial cut Media thickness 0 06 0 12mm Media type receipt and label liner w o glue Note Exc...

Page 8: ...4 1 Label Opening 2 Top Cover 3 Clear Window 4 LED Indicator 5 Feed Button 6 Top Cover Open Lever 7 Backing Paper Opening 8 Front cover 2 3 Printer Overview 2 3 1 Front View 1 2 4 5 3 6 7 8...

Page 9: ...de 2 USB Interface 3 Centronics Interface 4 RS 232C DB 9 Interface 5 Power Jack 6 Power Switch Note The interface picture here is for reference only Please refer to the product specification for the i...

Page 10: ...he printer on flat surface 2 Make sure the printer is power off 3 Connect the printer to the computer with the provided USB cable 4 Plug in the power cord Note Please switch OFF the printer before plu...

Page 11: ...ers located on both sides 3 Place a roll of paper into internal paper roll mount 4 Feed the paper printing side face up through the label guides and place the label over the platen 5 Adjust the black...

Page 12: ...bottom of the printer 2 Install a roll of label on the external label roll mount 3 Feed the label to the external label feed opening through the rear label guide 4 Open the printer top cover and thre...

Page 13: ...f Installation Assembly Option 1 Open the top cover 2 Unscrew the 6 screws in the lower inner cover 3 Upside down the printer 4 Unscrew the 2 screws at the lower inner cover 5 Remove the screw at memo...

Page 14: ...cover Plug the red peel off module harness connector at the location JP17 TDP 245 JP19 TDP 245 Plus TDP 247 TDP 345 on the main board Place lower inner cover to the lower cover Install the peel off mo...

Page 15: ...e facing up through the label guides and place it on top of the platen 3 Thread the label through the liner opening which is beneath the roller 4 Adjust the black center biased label guides by turning...

Page 16: ...the top cover open levers to open the top cover 2 Remove the front panel from the lower cover 3 Remove 6 screws on the lower inner cover 4 Upside down the printer 5 Remove two screws at the hinge 6 Re...

Page 17: ...ket on the main board 8 Hold the lower cover and lift up the lower inner cover 9 Arrange the cutter module harness through the bezel 10 Connect the cutter module harness to the 4 pin socket on printer...

Page 18: ...the label spindle into label roller 3 Place a label roll to label roll mount 4 Thread the paper printing side face up through the label guide platen and cutter module paper outlet 5 Adjust the black c...

Page 19: ...ard 1 Upside down the printer 2 Remove 1 screw and open the memory card cover TDP 245 Model Option TDP 245Plus TDP 247 TDP 345 Model SD card 3 Plug the memory card on main board 4 Install the card cov...

Page 20: ...rror Flash Printing error such as paper empty paper jam ribbon empty or memory error etc 4 2 Regular Button Function 1 Feed labels When the printer is ready press the button to feed one label to the b...

Page 21: ...depending on the the color of the LED Sequences of the settings LED Colors Functions Amber Red 5 blinks Amber 5 blinks Green 5 blinks Green Amber 5 blinks Red Amber 5 blinks Solid green 1 Sensor Cali...

Page 22: ...phics deploy fonts graphics label templates or upgrade the firmware to the group of printers and send additional commands to printers at the same time Printer firmware version before A2 12 will only u...

Page 23: ...3 Select the current interface of the printer 4 The printer will be added to TSC Console s interface 5 Select the printer and set the settings For more information please refer to TSC Console User Man...

Page 24: ...Factory Default Initialize the printer to default settings Reset Printer Reboot printer Print Test Page Print test page according to the specified label size and sensor type Configuration Page Print p...

Page 25: ...inishing the calibration Follow below procedure to set the post action for the printing Refer Chp 5 1 to connect the printer with TSC Console Double click the printer Printer Configuration Page will p...

Page 26: ...is broken Check both power connections from the power cord to the power supply and from the power supply to the printer power jack if they are connected securely Solid Green ON The printer is ready t...

Page 27: ...s in loading the media Continuous feeding labels The printer setting may go wrong Please do the initialization and gap black mark calibration Paper Jam Gap black mark sensor sensitivity is not set pro...

Page 28: ...ensity is set properly Adjust the print density and print speed Check print head test pattern if head element is damaged Run printer self test and check the print head test pattern if there is dot mis...

Page 29: ...ctrostatic damage Do not wear rings or other metallic objects while cleaning any interior area of the printer Use only the cleaning agents recommended in this document Use of other agents may damage t...

Page 30: ...rinter II Rotate the platen roller and wipe it thoroughly with the lint free 99 Isopropyl Alcohol Clean the platen roller when changing a new label roll Peel Bar Use the lint free cloth with 99 Isopro...

Page 31: ...e Anleitung f r den sp teren Gebrauch auf 3 Vor jedem Reinigen ist das Ger t vom Stromentz zu trennen Verwenden Sie keine Fl ssig oder Aerosolreiniger Am besten eignet sich ein angefeuchtetes Tuch zur...

Page 32: ...them for later use 2 Follow all warnings and instructions on the product 3 Disconnect the power plug from the AC outlet before cleaning or if fault happened Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners Usin...

Page 33: ...ollow the correct power rating and power type indicated on marking label provided by manufacture 8 Please refer to user manual for maximum operation ambient temperature 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TDP 245 Plus 20...

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