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4. LED and Button Functions

 

 

4.1 LED Indication and Key 

 

 

 

 

 

LED 

Status 

Indication 

LED 

Status 

Indication 

 

On 

Other errors 

 

On 

Printer is ready 

Blinking 

Pause 

 

On 

Out of paper 

 

On 

Erasing memory 

Blinking 

Paper jam 

Blinking 

Downloading file 

 

On 

Out of ribbon 

 

Blinking 

Need to clear print head 

Blinking 

Ribbon near end 

 

On 

Print head open 

 

Blinking 

RF communication 

Summary of Contents for PRINTRONIX TX210 Series

Page 1: ...RFTGTT5RT12 TX210 Series Desktop Barcode Printers User Manual Series Lists TX210 TX310 TX610 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: ...Overview 7 2 2 1 Front View 7 2 2 2 Interior View 8 2 2 3 Rear View 9 3 Setup 10 3 1 Setting up the Printer 10 3 2 Loading the Ribbon 11 3 3 Loading the Media 14 3 4 Loading the Media in Cutter Mode...

Page 4: ...e the Printer WiFi Setting 27 5 5 TPH Care 28 5 6 Printer Function 29 5 7 Setting Post Print Action 30 6 LCD Menu Function 31 6 3 TSPL 33 6 4 ZPL2 35 6 5 Sensor 38 6 6 Interface 39 6 6 1 Serial Comm 4...

Page 5: ...IV 7 TroubleShooting 48 8 Maintenance 51 9 Angency Compliance and Approvals 53 10 Revise History 56...

Page 6: ...er and more durable than other thermal transfer mechanisms on the market Its strong motor is powerful enough to handle a 300 meter long ribbon As with all TSC printers the TX210 Series features the TS...

Page 7: ...000 11 430 mm 450 2540 mm 100 Enclosure Clamshell with double walled plastic Ribbon 1 paper core 300m long max OD 67 mm Ribbon width 40 110 mm Processor 32 bit RISC CPU Memory 128 MB Flash memory 128...

Page 8: ...or Black mark reflective sensor position adjustable Ribbon end sensor Ribbon encode sensor Head open sensor Real time clock LCD model standard LED model optional Internal font 8 alpha numeric bitmap f...

Page 9: ...254mm Media ID core 1 and 1 5 paper core Label length 3 mm Max length Environment condition Operation 5 40 C 25 85 non condensing Storage 40 60 C 10 90 non condensing Safety regulation FCC Class B CE...

Page 10: ...5 Dealer option Peel off module Guillotine cutter full cut cutter 802 11 a b g n ac Wi Fi BT combo module User option USB cable 1 5M External roll mount with 3 core label spindle...

Page 11: ...e packaging materials in case you need to reship the printer Unpacking the printer the following items are included in the carton 1 printer unit 1 Windows labeling software Windows driver CD disk 1 qu...

Page 12: ...7 1 LED indicators 2 Feed Pause button 3 Paper exit chute 4 Top cover open lever 5 Power switch 2 2 Printer Overview 2 2 1 Front View 2 1 4 5 3...

Page 13: ...he printer cover 1 Ribbon rewind gear 2 Gap sensor transmitter 3 Media holder 4 Platen roller 5 Ribbon access cover 6 Ribbon rewind hub 7 Print head 8 Ribbon supply hub 9 Ribbon cover 10 Media holder...

Page 14: ...icro SD card socket 6 USB interface 7 USB host 8 Centronics interface factory option Note The interface picture here is for reference only Please refer to the product specification for the interfaces...

Page 15: ...the 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 pl...

Page 16: ...11 3 2 Loading the Ribbon 1 Open the printer s top cover 2 Open the ribbon access cover and the media cover 3 Insert the rewind spindle into the paper core...

Page 17: ...the notches on the left side and mount onto the spokes 5 Insert the ribbon spindle into the ribbon core Note The yellow part of spindle is in left side 6 Install the ribbon right side onto the supply...

Page 18: ...Stick the ribbon onto the ribbon rewind paper core 8 Turn the ribbon rewind gear until the ribbon plastic leader is thoroughly wound Close the ribbon access cover and the top cover Loading path for ri...

Page 19: ...oll between the holders 4 Place the paper printing side face up through the media sensor and place the label leading edge onto the platen roller 5 Move the media guides to fit the label width by pushi...

Page 20: ...h by pushing the media guide adjustment button 3 Pull the label through the front of the printer and take some labels off only leave the liner 4 Open the peel off cover Feed the liner into peel off co...

Page 21: ...the cutter paper opening 3 Move the media guides to fit the label width by pushing the media guide adjustment button 4 Open the peel off cover Feed the liner into peel off cover slot 5 Use software to...

Page 22: ...on LED Status Indication On Other errors On Printer is ready Blinking Pause On Out of paper On Erasing memory Blinking Paper jam Blinking Downloading file On Out of ribbon Blinking Need to clear print...

Page 23: ...press the button to feed one label to the beginning of next label 2 Pause the printing job When the printer is printing press the button to pause a printing job When the printer is paused the LED will...

Page 24: ...the button depending on the the color of the LED Sequences of the settings LED Colors Functions Red 5 blinks Red 5 blinks Red 5 blinks Red 5 blinks Green 5 blinks Green Solid 1 Sensor Calibration Gap...

Page 25: ...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 26: ...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 27: ...22 5 2 Setup Ethernet Interface Use USB or COM to establish the interface on TSC Console Double click to enter the Printer Configuration Page Click Ethernet tab Check the IP Address...

Page 28: ...Add Printer on the top left of the window Choose Network Key in the IP Address Click Discover to establish the Ehternet interface The notification will pop up Click OK to close the window The Etherner...

Page 29: ...to TSC Console Interface Use USB or COM Port to set up the interface refer to chp 5 1 Double click to enter the printer configuration page Click Get to receive printer s information Click Wi Fi to the...

Page 30: ...ort field For WPA Enterprise I Fill in the SSID II Select the Encryption option to WPA Enterprise III Select DHCP to ON For OFF option please fill in the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway IV Select t...

Page 31: ...n within about 5 15 seconds after printer turn on If not please refer to steps below to initialize the printer Wi Fi module settings then to setup it again Remove the cable between the computer and th...

Page 32: ...nitialize the Printer WiFi Setting 1 Return to the main page of TSC Console 2 Click Functions to expand the page 3 Click Wi Fi Default to initialize the printer Wi Fi module setting to factory default...

Page 33: ...result is zero 0 that means the print head is good 3 Bad dots are presented as a spike in the profile The arrow in below iprofile indicates the presence of potentially damaged dots and printer will st...

Page 34: ...on PC 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 P...

Page 35: ...r finishing 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 The Printer Configuration Page...

Page 36: ...Press the Menu button to enter the main menu Use the Cross button to select the item on main menu The selected item will turn red Press the Feed button to enter the setting list Note This LCD functio...

Page 37: ...lowing sections for more details Setting To set up the printer settings for TSPL ZPL2 File Manager To check and manage printer s memory storage Advanced To set LCD initialization cutter type etc Senso...

Page 38: ...the printer settings for TSPL Setting TSPL Speed Slew Speed Back Speed Density Direction Print mode None Batch Mode Peeler Mode Cutter Mode Cutter Batch Applicatior Mode Offset Shift X Shift Y Refere...

Page 39: ...r Off Mode Batch Mode Once finishing the printing process label will be fed to the tear plate location Peeler Mode Enable the label peel off mode Cutter Mode Enable the label cutter mode Cutter Batch...

Page 40: ...ode Tear Off Peeler Off Cutter Applicator Print Width List Fonts List Images List Formats List Setup Control Prefix Format Prefix Delimiter Char Media Power Up Feed Calibration Length No Motion Head C...

Page 41: ...nt head heating line location Peeler Off Enable the label peel off mode Cutter Enable the label cutter mode Applicator The printer prints a label when it receives a signal from the applicator Tear Off...

Page 42: ...calibration Length Printer determine length and feed label No Motion Printer will not move media No Motion Label Top Adjust print position vertically on the label Value range 120 to 120 dots 0 Left Po...

Page 43: ...ot work please use Manual function to set the paper length and gap bline size to complete the calibration setting N A Threshold Detect Set sensor sensitivity in fixed or auto Auto Maximum Length Set t...

Page 44: ...39 6 6 Interface Interface can set the printer interface settings Menu Interface Serial Ethernet Wi Fi Bluetooth...

Page 45: ...Rate Set the RS 232 baud rate 9600 Parity Set the RS 232 parity None Data Bits Set the RS 232 Data Bits 8 Stop Bit s Set RS 232 Stop Bits 1 Menu Interface Serial Baud Rate 1200 bps 2400 bps 4800 bps 9...

Page 46: ...reset the Ethernet module Item Description Default Status Check the Ethernet IP address and MAC setting status N A Config DHCP On or OFF the DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol network protocol S...

Page 47: ...Bluetooth Name This item is used to set the local name for Bluetooth PS last 6 characters of MAC Address Bluetooth PIN Code This item is used to set the local PIN code for Bluetooth N A Menu Interface...

Page 48: ...cess point for this communication to take place Ad hoc mode involves connecting a computer directly to another computer Infrastructure Scan AP This item is used to scan the access point devise N A DHC...

Page 49: ...m Description DRAM Use this menu to show delete and run BAS the files saved in the printer DRAM memory FLASH Use this menu to show delete and run BAS the files saved in the printer Flash memory CARD U...

Page 50: ...mp mode all characters will be printed in 2 columns The left side characters are received from your system and right side data are the corresponding hexadecimal value of the characters It allows users...

Page 51: ...Menu Advanced Display Brightness Date Time Language Item Description Display Brightness This item is used to setup the brightness for display Date Time This item is used to setup the date and time on...

Page 52: ...ion Printer Information Contact us Item Description Initialization This feature is used to restore printer settings to defaults Printer Information This feature is used to check printer serial number...

Page 53: ...label roll Calibrate the gap black mark sensor LED Blinking Paper jam Gap black mark sensor is not set properly Make sure label size is set properly Labels may be stuck inside the printer mechanism C...

Page 54: ...ibbon and media are not compatible Verify the ribbon inked side The print density setting is incorrect Clean the print head Poor Print Quality Ribbon and media is loaded incorrectly Dust or adhesive a...

Page 55: ...left If the label is moving to the left side please move the label guide to right Skip labels when printing Label size is not specified properly Sensor sensitivity is not set properly The media senso...

Page 56: ...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 57: ...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 58: ...0 1 GB 4943 1 GB 9254 GB 17625 1 Wichtige Sicherheits Hinweise 1 Bitte lesen Sie diese Hinweis sorgf ltig durch 2 Heben Sie diese Anleitung f r den sp teren Gebrauch auf 3 Vor jedem Reinigen ist das G...

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Page 60: ...to the following two conditions 1 This device may cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This Clas...

Page 61: ...56 10 Revise History Date Content Editor...

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