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4.3 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.   

 

Printer initialization is activated by the following procedures. 

1. Turn off the power switch.   

2. Hold on the button then turn on the power switch. 

3. Release the button when LED turns 

green

 after 5 amber blinks.

 

(Any green will do 

during the 5 blinks). 

 

The LED color will be changed as following:   

Amber 

 red (5 blinks) 

 amber (5 blinks) 

 

green (5 blinks)

 

 

green/amber (5 blinks) 

 red/amber (5 blinks) 

 solid green

 

 

Printer configuration will be restore to defaults as below after initialization. 

Parameter 

Default setting 

Speed 

203 dpi: 127 mm/sec (5 ips) 

300 dpi: 76 mm/sec (3 ips) 

Density 

Label Width 

4” (101.6 mm) 

Label Height 

4

” (101.6 mm) 

Media Sensor Type 

Gap sensor 

Gap Setting 

0.12” (3.0 mm) 

Print Direction 

Reference Point 

0,0 (upper left corner) 

Offset 

Tear Mode 

On 

Peel off Mode 

Off 

Cutter Mode 

Off 

Serial Port Settings 

9600 bps, none parity,   

8 data bits, 1 stop bit 

Code Page 

850 

Country Code 

001 

Clear Flash Memory   No 

IP Address 

DHCP 

 

Note

 

Always do gap/black mark sensor calibration

 after printer initialization.

 

 

Summary of Contents for TDP-245 Plus

Page 1: ...TDP 245 Plus TDP 247 TDP 345 SERVICE MANUAL DIRECT THERMAL BAR CODE PRINTER...

Page 2: ...Black Mark Sensor Assembly 26 3 7 Replacing Print Head Module Assembly 27 3 8 Replacing Head Open Micro Switch 28 3 9 Replacing Feed Button and Feed Button PCB 29 3 10 Install SD Memory Card 30 3 11 P...

Page 3: ...ii 6 2 Printer Function Calibrate sensor Ethernet setup RTC setup 50 7 TROUBLESHOOTING 51 8 MAINTENANCE 54 UPDATE HISTORY 56...

Page 4: ...RVIEW 1 1 Front View 1 2 Rear View Top Cover Open Lever Feed Button Power LED Clear Window 1 USB Interface 2 Centronics Interface 3 RS 232 Interface 4 Power Jack 5 Power Switch 6 Rear Paper Guide 1 2...

Page 5: ...ssor 32 bit RISC high performance processor Memory 2MB Flash memory 8MB DRAM SD card slot for memory expansion Interface RS 232 max 115200 bps Centronics USB 2 0 Full speed mode Power External univers...

Page 6: ...2 Central European ISO 8859 3 Latin 3 South European ISO 8859 4 Latin 4 North European ISO 8859 5 Cyrillic ISO 8859 7 Greek ISO 8859 9 Turkish ISO 8859 10 Nordic ISO 8859 15 Latin9 Bar code 1D bar cod...

Page 7: ...ss B CE Class B C Tick Class B UL CUL T V GS CCC Accessories BarTender UltraLite CD disk Quick start guide USB port cable External universal switching power supply Power Cord Label Spindle fixing tab...

Page 8: ...printing Print speed 2 3 4 5 6 7 ips 2 3 ips for peeler mode 2 3 4 5 ips 2 ips for peeler mode Max print width 108 mm 4 25 106 mm 4 17 Max print length 2286 mm 90 1016 mm 40 Enclosure Double walled pl...

Page 9: ...2 Latin 2 Codepage 860 Portuguese Codepage 863 French Canadian Codepage 865 Nordic Codepage 857 Turkish Codepage 950 Traditional Chinese Codepage 936 Simplified Chinese Codepage 932 Japanese Codepage...

Page 10: ...und type Outside wound Media width 20 112mm 0 78 4 4 Media thickness 0 06 0 19 mm 2 3 7 4 mil max 150g m2 Media core diameter 25 4 76 2 mm 1 3 Label length Min 10 mm 0 4 Label length peeler mode 25 4...

Page 11: ...Full cut Paper thickness 0 06 0 19mm 500 000 cuts Partial cut Paper thickness 0 06 0 12mm 500 000 cuts Paper thickness 0 19mm 200 000 cuts User option KP 200 Plus KU 007 Plus HCS 200 long range linear...

Page 12: ...button then turn on the power switch 3 Release the button when LED becomes red and blinking Any red will do during the 5 blinks It will calibrate the gap black mark sensor sensitivity The LED color wi...

Page 13: ...and BLINE command please refer to TSPL2 programming manual Printer Initialization 1 Turn off the power switch 2 Hold on the button then turn on the power switch 3 Release the button when LED turns gr...

Page 14: ...as following Amber red 5 blinks amber 5 blinks green 5 blinks green amber 5 blinks red amber 5 blinks solid green Skip AUTO BAS 1 Turn off printer power 2 Press the FEED button and then turn on power...

Page 15: ...ound Type Outside wound Width 20mm 112mm 0 79 4 4 Length Peel off and cutter mode 10mm 1000mm 0 4 39 25 4mm 1000mm 1 39 Thickness 0 06mm 0 19mm max 150g m 2 Roll Diameter Max 5 Roll Core Diameter 25 4...

Page 16: ...Main board Top Connector Description Remark 1 Centronics port connector JP4 2 USB connector JP9 3 RS 232C connector JP7 4 Micro processor U2 5 RFID module connector JP36 6 Head open sensor connector...

Page 17: ...on 3 1 3 2V Gap switch off 0 0 3V JP41 Pin Description Voltage 1 Reserved 2 Black mark sensor enable Black mark switch on 3 1 3 2V Black mark switch off 0 0 3V 3 Reserved 4 Black mark sensor receiver...

Page 18: ...served 12 Power supply output 24V DC connector B3 13 Power switch SW2 14 Print head connector JP42 15 Stepping motor connector JP14 16 Ethernet connector Factory option JP43 17 RS 232 pin 9 5V jumper...

Page 19: ...ost When this pin is de asserted the ve clock edge should be used to shift the data into the device 2 9 Data 0 7 N A In Data Bus Single directional 10 Ack N A Out A low on this line indicates that the...

Page 20: ...No Defined N A N A 16 17 Ground N A GND Ground 18 No Defined N A N A 19 30 Ground N A GND Ground 31 No Defined N A N A 32 Error Fault N A Out A low set by the device indicates that the reverse data is...

Page 21: ...lacing parts 3 1 Replacing Top Cover 1 Open the printer top cover by pushing forward the top cover open levers 2 Use a screwdriver to remove 6 screws on the top inner cover 3 Remove the top cover and...

Page 22: ...2 Replacing Lower Cover and main PCB 1 Upside down the printer 2 Remove 3 screws on lower cover 3 Remove 6 screws on lower inner cover Lower inner cover Screws Screws Top Inner Cover Top Cover Screw S...

Page 23: ...move all the harness connected to main board 5 Remove 4 screws on PCB 6 Replace the PCB or replace a new lower cover 7 Reassemble parts in reverse procedures Lower Cover Main Board Screws Screws Lower...

Page 24: ...3 Replacing Platen Assembly 1 Squeeze two sides of platen assembly and take it out 2 Replace a platen 3 Reassemble parts in reverse procedures Platen Assem bly Squeeze Here Squeeze Here Lower Inner C...

Page 25: ...to 3 2 for disassembling the lower cover 2 Upside down the lower inner cover 3 Remove 7 screws of the stepping motor assembly 4 Remove the 4 screws of the plastic laminate 5 Remove the stepping motor...

Page 26: ...the stepping motor assembly disconnect the stepping motor from stepping motor bracket 7 Replace the stepping motor 8 Reassemble parts in reverse procedures Screws Stepping Motor Stepping Motor Assemb...

Page 27: ...the lower cover 2 Shift the label guide to the center by rotating the label guide adjustment knob 3 Use a flat screwdriver to press the nub to remove the label guide adjustment knob 3 Remove 4 screws...

Page 28: ...e 5 Replace the label guide assembly Make sure the label guides are on the center of the printer 5 Reassemble parts in reverse procedures Plastic Laminate Label Guide Adjustment Assembly Label Guide A...

Page 29: ...ove the plastic laminate refer to 3 5 4 Remove 1 screw from the gap black mark sensor fixing plate 5 Disconnect the gap black mark sensor hardness 6 Upside down the lower inner cover 7 Remove the gap...

Page 30: ...and use a flat screwdriver to stick left side of the printer head bracket then pick up the print head assembly 2 Disconnect print head cables 3 Reassemble parts in reverse procedures Print Head Mount...

Page 31: ...refer to 3 1 for disassembling the top cover and top inner cover 2 Remove JP16 harness from the PCB 3 Remove 2 screws and remove the head open micro switch 4 Reassemble parts in reverse procedures Sc...

Page 32: ...op cover and top inner cover 2 Remove the feed button from top cover 3 Disconnect the JP28 hardness from the PCB 4 Remove 2 screws from the top inner cover and replace the feed button PCB 5 Reassemble...

Page 33: ...tion Sandisk Transcend SD card spec SD card capacity Approved SD card manufacturer V1 0 V1 1 128 MB SanDisk Transcend V1 0 V1 1 256 MB SanDisk Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 512 MB SanDisk Transcend Pa...

Page 34: ...Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 miniSD 256 MB Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 miniSD 512 MB Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 miniSD 1 GB Transcend Panasonic V2 0 SDHC CLASS 4 miniSD 4 GB Transcend V2 0 SDHC CLASS 6 m...

Page 35: ...mbly 1 Open the top cover 2 Remove two screws in lower cover for hinge holder 3 Remove 6 screws on the lower inner cover 4 Turn the printer upside down Screws Screws Insert the screw of hinge holder h...

Page 36: ...peel off assembly at the location JP19 on the main board Pull the wire of the red connector through the slot of lower inner cover front side Then put back the lower inner cover 7 Install the peel off...

Page 37: ...34 9 Reassemble parts in reverse procedures...

Page 38: ...2 Lead the liner paper through the label opening of peel off module which is beneath the roller 3 Adjust the center biased label guides in or out by turning adjustment knob so they are slightly touch...

Page 39: ...36 Label loaded completely in peel off mode...

Page 40: ...panel from the lower cover 4 Use a screwdriver to screw off 6 screws on the lower inner cover Remove 6 screws from lower inner cover 5 Turn the printer upside down 6 Remove the screw that fixes the me...

Page 41: ...l 9 Connect the cutter module cable to the 4 pin socket JP38 on printer PCB 10 Arrange the lower inner cover back to the lower cover 11 Orient the cutter into the niches of the printer Cutter module i...

Page 42: ...ough the label guide and pass over the platen 5 Lead the paper through the cutter paper opening Label installation in cutter mode 6 Adjust the center biased label guides in or out by turning adjustmen...

Page 43: ...Break through the plastic partial tab at the rear side of lower cover to get the RJ45 interface opening 2 Remove the screw from the main board Fasten the copper pillar and plastic pillar Plastic pill...

Page 44: ...sm must be screwed on the daughter board at copper pillar Ground wire Screws RJ45 connector daughter board 4 Plug the 8 pin RJ45 cable to the RJ45 daughter board connector and main board JP43 connecto...

Page 45: ...A brand new printer 2 Change label stock 3 Printer initialization Please follow the steps below to calibrate the gap black sensor 1 Turn off the power switch 2 Hold on the button then turn on the powe...

Page 46: ...n when LED becomes amber and blinking Any amber will do during the 5 blinks The LED color will be changed as following order Amber red 5 blinks amber 5 blinks green 5 blinks green amber 5 blinks red a...

Page 47: ...eage meter Firmware checksum Serial port configuration Code page Country code Print speed inch sec Print darkness Label size inch Gap distance inch Gap black mark sensor sensitivity Numbers of downloa...

Page 48: ...e left side characters are received from your system and right side data are the corresponding hexadecimal value of the characters It allows users or engineers to verify and debug the program Dump mod...

Page 49: ...r red 5 blinks amber 5 blinks green 5 blinks green amber 5 blinks red amber 5 blinks solid green Printer configuration will be restore to defaults as below after initialization Parameter Default setti...

Page 50: ...he button when LED turns red amber after 5 green amber blinks Any red amber will do during the 5 blinks The LED color will be changed as following Amber red 5 blinks amber 5 blinks green 5 blinks gree...

Page 51: ...nsor please initialize the printer Black Mark Sensor Go to MS DOS prompt mode and enter following command to switch sensor to black mark sensor C COPY CON LPT1 ENTER BLINE width offset CTRL Z ex BLINE...

Page 52: ...this convenient tool you can explore the printer status and settings and troubleshoot the printer Note This utility works with printer firmware V6 00 and later versions 6 1 Start the Diagnostic Tool 1...

Page 53: ...Setup Setup the IP address subnet mask gateway for the on board Ethernet RTC Time Synchronize printer Real Time Clock with PC Print Test Page Print a test page Reset Printer Reboot printer Factory De...

Page 54: ...el runs out or paper sensor error We also can use diagnostic tool to get the printer status through COM port or USB port Label runs out Out of paper Load a roll of label and follow the instructions as...

Page 55: ...ing labels The printer setting may go wrong Please do Printer Initialization and Gap and Black Mark Sensor Calibration Refer to 5 2 and 5 3 6 No print on the label Is the thermal head connector connec...

Page 56: ...ew main board Try to update the firmware on line Press the FEED and power on the printer at same time Press the FEED again while the first green LED is on Finally transmit the firmware program to the...

Page 57: ...nt head 2 Allow the print head to cool for a minimum of one minute 3 Use a cotton swab Head cleaner pen and 100 ethanol to clean the print head surface Clean the print head when changing a new label r...

Page 58: ...hand If you touch it careless please use ethanol to clean it Please use 100 Ethenol DO NOT use medical alcohol which may damage the printer head Regularly clean the print head and supply sensors once...

Page 59: ...ic bracket part no Camille 2008 7 4 Remove the parts list section Camille 2008 12 12 Add connector JP6 description Camille 2009 3 16 Modify section 3 10 Recommended SD card specification Camille 2009...

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