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Figure 9. Cutter module installation

 

 

 

3.5   Peeler Kit Installation (Option) 

 
 

 

Checklist: 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Cutter Module 
Panel 

 

Lower Front 
panel 

Peel off sensor assembly 

Peel off roller 

Left side spring leaf 

Right side spring leaf

Washer

Screw 

Peel off roller 
right side bush 

Peel off roller 
left side bush 

Summary of Contents for TTP-342M Plus

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL TTP 246M 344M THERMAL TRANSFER DIRECT THERMAL BAR CODE PRINTER ...

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Page 3: ...nstallation 8 3 4 Cutter Module Installation Option 9 3 5 Peeler Kit Installation Option 10 3 6 Loading Label For Peel off Mode 16 3 7 Self test 18 3 8 Dump Mode 19 4 USING TTP 246M 344M 21 4 1 Power on Utilities 21 4 1 1 Gap Black Mark Sensor Calibration Utility 21 4 1 2 Printer Initialization 22 4 2 Troubleshooting Guide 24 5 PRINTER CLEANING 26 5 1 Print Head Cleaning 26 5 2 Printer Cover Clean...

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Page 5: ...sor design can meet wide range of label media All of the most frequently used bar code formats are available in TTP 246M 344M Fonts and bar codes can be printed in any one of the four directions This printer provides a choice of five different sizes of alphanumeric font OCR A OCR B and one true type font TTP 246M 344M is the most cost effective and high performance in its class 1 1 Compliances FCC...

Page 6: ...unit One paper core for ribbon take up spindle One quick installation guide One power cord One centronics interface cable One 3 paper core adapter One Windows labeling software Windows driver CD disk One 1 core label roll fixing tab Separately purchased items may also be included These additional items may include Cutter module Peeler kit module included peel sensor Stand alone LCD keyboard KP 200...

Page 7: ...ts Figure 1 Printer front view Figure 2 Printer rear view External Label Feed Opening Centronics Port RS 232C Port Power Switch Power Supply Connector USB port LED indicator LCD Display Printer Right Side Cover Buttons ...

Page 8: ...sing PAUSE button Error Indicator The red Error indicator illuminates in the event of a printer error such as memory full carriage open cutter error and so forth MENU SELECT Button Provided with a built in menu the printer allows the user to directly set printing parameters or view printer status on the LCD display Print Head Lift Lever Ribbon Rewind Spindle Ribbon Supply Spindle Label Spindle Med...

Page 9: ... value of parameters or execute the selected item FEED DEC Button This button also has dual functions Feed one label and decrease the value of parameters Press the FEED button the printer will advance one label Press the DEC button to change parameter settings or exit the submenu Print Head Lift Lever When opening the Print Head Lift Lever On Line LED is lit off the LCD display shows Carriage Open...

Page 10: ...o the printer Proceed with caution The print head burn line default is set for general purpose printing media plain paper and paper thickness less than 0 20mm The adjustment knobs default is screwed to the end of thread Poor print quality when using paper thicker than 0 20mm may be due to the print head burn line not being at the optimized position To correct this increase the head pressure and ad...

Page 11: ...er right side cover and lower front panel 2 Disengage print head lift lever 3 Install a new ribbon roll onto the ribbon supply spindle Notice Ribbon should be placed to the left end of spindle Figure 5 Ribbon supply spindle installation 4 Place an empty paper core onto the ribbon rewind spindle The diameter of empty paper core must be larger then 34 mm 5 Pull the ribbon roll leading edge forward t...

Page 12: ...ck media guide bar gap black mark sensor and place the label leading edge onto the platen roller 3 Adjust the label guide to meet the width of the label and buckle it onto the black media guide bar 4 Engage the print head lift lever 5 Close the lower front panel and printer cover 6 Switch on the power Now the printer is ready to print Figure 7 Insert a label roll into label spindle ...

Page 13: ...e mini DIN cable into the socket of the cutter connector 3 Install the cutter module Notice The cutter module bracket should be mounted into the slots 4 Fix the cutter module onto the printer cutter mount with a screw 5 Install the Cutter Module Panel with 2 screws to the front panel Cutter Module Ribbon Rewind Spindle Ribbon Supply Spindle Label Supply Roll Label Guide Screw Mini Din Cable Label ...

Page 14: ...5 Peeler Kit Installation Option Checklist Cutter Module Panel Lower Front panel Peel off sensor assembly Peel off roller Left side spring leaf Right side spring leaf Washer Screw Peel off roller right side bush Peel off roller left side bush ...

Page 15: ...11 1 Open the lower front panel and the printer right side cover 2 There is a notch near by the platen roller bearing Notch for peel off roller left side bush Notch for peel off roller right side bush ...

Page 16: ...ch at the middle plate and insert the peel off roller right side bush to the notch at the right frame Please refer to the magnified left and right side bush location for installation Insert the left side first Left side Right side Bush location Bush location ...

Page 17: ...13 4 Fasten the leaf springs and washers with screws to fix the left and right side bush Washer is placed between leaf spring and screw ...

Page 18: ...s near by the peel off sensor connector Plug in the peel off sensor assembly to the connector Peel off sensor assembly Bar Peel off sensor assembly connector Screw Screw Print head pressure adjustment knob Right side leaf spring Left side leaf spring ...

Page 19: ...15 Plug in the peel off sensor assembly to the connector ...

Page 20: ...sage CARRIAGE OPEN will be shown on the LCD screen and the RED LED is on The LCD panel shown as below 2 Remove the first one label from the liner Insert the liner into the gap Print Head Lift Lever ERROR ON LINE MENU CARRIAGE OPEN Fwd Rev POWER PAUSE FEED SELECT POWER EXE INC DEC ...

Page 21: ...tton PAUSE EXE INC under the message Rev to reverse the label if it is necessary for adjusting the label Pull the liner outward tightly Close the Print Head Lift Lever 4 Close the lower front panel Pull the label through the Peel off panel upper opening pull the liner through the Peel off panel upper opening Label Liner Peel off roller Liner ...

Page 22: ...l setting In self test a check pattern is used to check the performance of the thermal print head Following the check pattern the printer prints internal settings as listed below 1 Firmware version 2 Check sum 3 Serial port setting 4 Code page setting 5 Country code setting 6 Print speed setting 7 Print density setting 8 Label size setting 9 Gap Bline width and offset setting 10 Backing paper tran...

Page 23: ...IT to enter dump mode In this mode any character sent from the host computer will be printed in two columns as shown in Figure 10 The characters received will be printed in two columns as below On the left side of the paper are the characters received and on the right side are the corresponding hexadecimal values This is very helpful to users for the verification of programming commands or debuggi...

Page 24: ...20 Figure 11 Printout of dump mode ASCII Data Hex decimal data related to left column of ASCII data ...

Page 25: ...n Utility This utility is used to calibrate the sensitivity of the gap black mark sensor The gap black mark sensor must be calibrated whenever changing the label media or executing printer initialization Please follow the steps below to calibrate the gap sensor 1 Install the ribbon and label roll as the above mentioned procedures and engage the print head lift lever 2 Turn off printer power 3 Pres...

Page 26: ... Peel Mode Off Yes Yes Cutter Mode Off Yes Yes Offset 0 Yes Yes Reference Point 0 0 Yes Yes Print Direction 1 Yes Yes Speed 4 inch sec Yes Yes Density 07 Yes Yes Label Size 4 x 2 5 Yes Yes Gap Bline Sensor Gap Sensor Yes Yes Gap Bline 0 12 3 mm Yes Yes Transparency Will be reset Need to re calibrate the gap sensor Yes Yes Ribbon Sensor Sensitivity 1 Yes Yes LCD Language English Yes Yes Aux LED Off...

Page 27: ...er 3 Do not release the buttons until the Red LED flash in turn Note1 Printing method thermal transfer or thermal direct printing will be set automatically at the activation of printer power Note2 When printer initialization is done please calibrate the gap sensor again ...

Page 28: ...install the label roll 3 Please move the sensor to the proper location Poor printing quality 1 Dirt is accumulated on the print head 2 The density setting is not set properly 3 Ribbon and media are incompatible 4 The pressure of print head is not set properly 1 Please refer to the steps in the section 5 1 Print Head Cleaning to clear the print head 2 Adjust the print density and speed 3 Change pro...

Page 29: ...in DRAM Maximum 100 files saved in Flash Files No printout printing through serial port 1 The serial port setting is not consistent between host and printer 2 The serial port cable pin configuration is not pin to pin assignment 1 Please reset the serial port setting 2 Please replace the cable with pin to pin assignment ...

Page 30: ...ter head by hand If you touch it careless please use ethanol to clean it It s industry alcohol Please do not use regular alcohol which may damage the printer head 5 2 Printer Cover Cleaning 1 Switch off and unplug the printer 2 Using a lint free cloth soaked in the water or mild detergent wipe the printer cover light Do not use harsh or abrasive cloth and solvent 5 3 Internal Parts Cleaning 1 Swit...

Page 31: ...on Cutter On Manual Gap Exit Reference Y Reference X Offset Density Direction Lang 3 System Setup 簡體中文 繁體中文 English 日本語 Code Page SPA ITA DAN FRE GER SWI SWE 850 437 852 860 863 865 BRI USA 2 sec 3 sec 4 sec 0 15 7 0 1 0 999 0 0 999 0 Note 1 Defaults are marked with asterisk 2 The parameter of shaded area can be accessed by pressing the INC or DEC key to set the value Exit ...

Page 32: ... List 4 File Mngment DRAM 512KB free PAUSE Del All FEED Exit Delete File s Exit 001 002 003 031 032 033 034 036 038 039 041 042 046 045 044 061 055 047 048 049 351 358 Self Test 5 Printer Test Rotate Cutter Dump Mode Off Dump Mode On Exit MENU Fwd PAUSE Rev 3 System Setup FLASH 1000KB free Mileage Info Mileage m 000000000 Lables pcs 000000000 ...

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