Quick Installation Guide
1. Printer Installation
Place this printer on a flat stable surface and make sure the power switch is turned off.
1. Connect the printer to the host computer with a Parallel Centronics, Serial RS-232C or USB cable.
2.
Plug the power cord into the power jack connector at the rear of the printer, then plug the power cord into a
properly grounded outlet
(refer to figure 2).
2. Loading the Ribbon
Note:
The printer automatically detects if a ribbon is installed after power on and will switch to thermal transfer or
direct thermal printing mode. If the printer does not detect a ribbon (direct thermal mode), the motor that drives the
ribbon spindles will be turned off. Make sure both the ribbon access window and the printer top cover are closed
when powering the printer up.
1. Push down on the
ribbon access window
to unlock and open the cover
(refer to figure 3).
2. Place a paper core on a
ribbon rewind spindle
.
3. Mount
the
ribbon rewind paper core
on the front hubs.
4. Install a ribbon on the
ribbon supply spindle
.
5. Mount
the
ribbon
supply spindle on the rear hubs
(refer to figure 4).
6. Pull the ribbon from the ribbon supply spindle and cross the print head, stick the ribbon onto the
Ribbon
Rewind Paper Core
(refer to figure 5).
7. Attach the ribbon leader to the
ribbon rewind paper core
.
8. Rotate the ribbon rewind paper core until the ribbon leader is thoroughly, firmly encompassed by the black
section of the ribbon.
9. Close the ribbon access window.
3.
Loading the Label
1. Insert a 1” label spindle into a paper roll ( * If your paper core is 1 inch, remove the 1.5” core adapter from the
fixed tab).
2. Open the printer’s top cover by releasing the green
Top cover open levers
located on each side of the printer
and lifting the top cover. A
Top Cover support
at the rear of the printer will hold the printer top cover open.
3. Place a roll of paper onto the center of the paper roll mount (refer to figure 7).
4. Feed the paper, printing side face up, through the Teflon bar and the paper guide and pass over the platen.
5. Adjust the green center-biased
paper guides
in or out so they are slightly touch the edges of the label backing.
6. To close the printer top cover, lift the cover slightly and pull the bottom of the
Top Cover support
forward
toward the front of the printer. C
lose the printer
top
cover slowly and make sure the cover locks latch securely.
Note: failure to securely close and lock the cover will result in poor print quality.
Centronics
RS-232
Power Jack
Power Switch
Ribbon Access
Window
Feed Button
Ribbon Rewind
Spindle
Paper Core
Rear Paper Guide
LED Indicator
Ribbon Access
Window
Front Hub
Ribbon
Leader
Rear Hub
Paper Roll
1” label spindle
Printing Side
Face Up
1.5” Core
Adapter*
USB
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
Figure 4
Figure 6
Fixed Tab
Ribbon Supply Spindle
Ribbon Rewind Paper Core
Top Cover Open
Lever
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