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3. Setup 

3.1 Setting up the Printer 

 

1.

 

Open the printer top cover.   

2.

 

Place the printer on a flat surface. 

3.

 

Make sure the POWER switch is OFF. 

4.

 

Connect the printer to the computer with RS-232C or 

USB cable. 

 

     

 

5.

 

Plug the power cord into the power jacket at the rear 

of the printer, and then plug the power cord into a 

properly grounded receptacle.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

 

 

 

Note: Please switch OFF the printer before plugging in the power cord to printer power jack. 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for PRINTRONIX TTP-243 Plus

Page 1: ...RFTGTT5RT12 TTP 243 Pro Series Desktop Barcode Printers User Manual Series Lists TTP 243 Pro 243E Pro 342 Pro TTP 243 Plus 243E Plus 342 Plus Thermal Transfer 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: ...pecification 6 1 4 1 Type of Paper 6 1 4 2 Media Specification 6 1 5 Ribbon Specification 8 2 Operation Overview 10 2 1 Unpacking and Inspection 10 2 2 Printer Overview 11 2 2 1 Front View 11 2 2 2 In...

Page 4: ...E series printer 21 4 LED and Button Functions 22 4 1 LED Indication 22 4 2 Regular Button Function 23 4 3 Power on Utilities 24 5 TSC Console 28 5 1 Start TSC Console 28 5 2 Printer Function 30 5 3 S...

Page 5: ...Both powerful and easy to use this printer is your best choice among desktop direct thermal and thermal transfer label printers This document provides an easy reference for operating this printer TSC...

Page 6: ...t Area 203 DPI 300 DPI Label Ticket Print Length 12 mm 2286 mm 12 mm 1016 mm Effective Print Length 10 mm 2284 mm 10 mm 1014 mm Label Ticket Print Width 25 mm 104 mm Effective Print Width 23 mm 102 mm...

Page 7: ...ode 93 Code 128 UCC Code 128 Subsets A B and C Codabar Interleaved 2 of 5 EAN 8 EAN 13 EAN 128 UPC A UPC E EAN and UPC with 2 or 5 digits add on MSI PLESSEY Postnet China post 2D bar code Maxicode PDF...

Page 8: ...label The sensor is mounted 4 mm off the center line of the main mechanism In case of Label Black Mark Sensor The black mark sensor locates the position of label by emitting infrared rays onto the bl...

Page 9: ...ion for the sensor Once the sensor position is agreed upon it can not be changed afterwards Ribbon End Sensor The sensor detects the end portion of the ribbon The ribbon end must be transparent Label...

Page 10: ...be further classified into direct thermal type or thermal transfer type 1 4 2 Media Specification Items Label Media Width Max 114mm Min 25mm Length Pitch 12 2286mm Media Thickness 0 20 mm Media Weigh...

Page 11: ...quired the paper be wound outside Otherwise paper jam tends to result 5 In the cutter mode the media thickness is 0 06 0 2 mm the media weight is 100 g m2 at maximum and the media types are receipt ta...

Page 12: ...iameter Min 40mm Ribbon winding width Max 110mm Ribbon wound type Min 40mm Leading tape Polyester film 335 5mm long End tape Polyester film transparent 250 5mm long Max ribbon OD 67mm Winding method I...

Page 13: ...The formula below defines the correlation between ribbon roll length and ribbon core diameter t 4 d D L 2 2 where L Ribbon length D Max roll diameter d Ribbon core outside diameter t Ribbon thickness...

Page 14: ...One round label supply roll spindle Not available for 243E series printer One Quick installation guide One Windows labeling software Windows driver CD disk One power supply One power cord One USB int...

Page 15: ...ON LINE and ERR indicators 3 FEED button 4 Cover release button 5 Label dispense opening 6 Liner Opening For use with peel off function Not available for 243E series printer 2 2 Printer Overview 2 2 1...

Page 16: ...chanism 5 Ribbon Supply Spindle 6 Ribbon Rewind Spindle 7 Printer Carriage Release Lever 8 Liner Opening 9 Detachable Front Panel 10 PAUSE Button 11 PWR ON LINE ERR Indicators 12 FEED Button 13 Peel o...

Page 17: ...Connector 3 RS 232C DB 9 Interface Connector 4 Centronics Interface Connector 5 Label Insert Opening For use with external labels 1 Power On Off Switch 2 Power Supply DC Jacket 3 RS 232C Interface Con...

Page 18: ...the POWER switch is OFF 4 Connect the printer to the computer with RS 232C or USB cable 5 Plug the power cord into the power jacket at the rear of the printer and then plug the power cord into a prop...

Page 19: ...n the front hubs Please be noted that the bigger hub side with 4 ribs must be installed toward the right side of ribbon mechanism 3 Install a ribbon on the ribbon supply spindle Mount the ribbon suppl...

Page 20: ...ty paper core on the ribbon rewind spindle with a tape 7 Rotate the ribbon rewind spindle until the ribbon overlaps the ribbon leader and stretches tight 8 Close the printer carriage 9 Close the print...

Page 21: ...e printer cover 2 Slide the label supply roll spindle through the core of a label roll and attach the fixing tabs onto the spindle 3 Place the label roll into the label roll mount Feed the label under...

Page 22: ...abel guide to fit the width of the media 5 Following the direction of the RIBBON label pull the transparent ribbon leader to the front from under the ribbon mechanism 6 Close the printer carriage and...

Page 23: ...2 Remove the foremost one or two labels from the liner 3 Pull the printer carriage release lever to feed the liner between the platen and the white peel off roller 4 Feed the liner through the liner o...

Page 24: ...s 243E Plus 342 Plus series TTP 243 Pro 243E Pro 342 Pro Series 1 Open the memory card cover 2 Make sure the direction of the memory card is correct 3 Plug in the SD memory card module on the main boa...

Page 25: ...tall External Label Roll Mount Not available for 243E series printer Installation of external label roll mount 1 External Label Roll Mount 2 Label Supply Roll Spindle 3 External Label Feed Opening 4 F...

Page 26: ...he POWER switch is turned on ON LINE Indicator The green ON LINE indicator illuminates when the printer is ready to print When PAUSE button is pressed the ON LINE indicator flashes ERR Indicator Error...

Page 27: ...label 2 the PAUSE LED flashes 3 the printer will hold all data in memory This allows for trouble free replacement of label stock and thermal transfer ribbon Press again the button will restart the pri...

Page 28: ...utilities to set up and test hardware These utilities are activated by pressing the FEED or PAUSE button and turning on the printer power simultaneously The utilities are listed as below 1 Self test...

Page 29: ...2 Print out thermal print head check pattern 3 Print the internal settings 4 Enter dump mode Dump Mode After the self test the printer enters the dump mode In this mode any characters sent from the ho...

Page 30: ...alibrate gap sensor 1 Turn off the printer power install blank labels Hold the PAUSE button Turn on printer power 2 Release PAUSE button when printer feeds labels Do not turn off printer until the pri...

Page 31: ...ly at the activation of printer power When printer initialization is done sensor sensitivity will be reset to default Sensor calibration is required before printing labels Printer configuration will b...

Page 32: ...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 33: ...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 34: ...ctory 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 pri...

Page 35: ...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 36: ...indicator on printer does not illuminate Check the power cord see whether it is properly connected Check if the LED on the power supply is illuminated If it is not lit on then the power supply is dam...

Page 37: ...installed on the ribbon take up spindle Calibrate the sensitivity of gap sensor Continuous feeding when printing labels Check the driver or command script setting if sensor type is set properly Calibr...

Page 38: ...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 39: ...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 40: ...ING 1 HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS IN CUTTER MODULE KEEP FINGER AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY 2 THE MAIN BOARD INCLUDES REAL TIME CLOCK FEATURE HAS LITHIUM BATTERY CR2032 INSTALLED RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY...

Page 41: ...37 9 Revise History Date Content Editor...

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