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W-300 Thermal Label Printer

User’s Guide

for Wasp Bar Code Technologies

®

DT/TT Printer

Summary of Contents for W-300

Page 1: ...W 300 Thermal Label Printer User s Guide for Wasp Bar Code Technologies DT TT Printer...

Page 2: ...smitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of Wasp Bar Code Technologies The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Wasp is a trademark of W...

Page 3: ...ng the Media 9 13 Calibrating the Printer 14 Chapter 1 Operator Controls 15 Chapter 2 Resetting the Printer 16 Chapter 3 Printer Driver 17 Chapter 4 Setting Printer Properties 18 19 Chapter 5 Troubles...

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Page 5: ...ng material check the contents of the package The following items should be included Wasp Bar Code Printer AC Power Supply CD Rom Disk Sample Media Sample Ribbon Parallel Printer Cable Inspecting the...

Page 6: ...2 Quick Setup Guide Connection Diagram AC Electrical Outlet Power Adapter To PC Barrel Connector Power Jack Power Switch Parallel Port...

Page 7: ...unshielded cables may increase radiated emissions above the Class B limits The included cable IEE 1284 compliant has a standard 36 pin parallel connector on one end which is plugged into the parallel...

Page 8: ...4 Note This section is not applicable to Direct Thermal DT printing Quick Setup Guide Loading the Ribbon Loading the Ribbon 1 Lift the top cover to expose the media compartment...

Page 9: ...ia Compartment Print Head Module Release Lever Release Lever Ribbon Supply Holder 2 Unlatch the print head module by pushing the two white release levers on the sides of the print head module 3 Turn o...

Page 10: ...arate the ribbon roll and the empty core Ribbon Supply Holder Ribbon Roll Notch Ribbon Empty Core Empty Core 5 Insert ribbon into the internal ribbon supply holder First snap in left side by aligning...

Page 11: ...the RIbbon 6 Insert empty core into the outer ribbon supply take up holder First snap in left side by aligning notches in the core to the notches on the take up wheel Then snap in the right side Ribbo...

Page 12: ...8 Quick Setup Guide Loading the Ribbon 7 Turn the take up wheel forward and rewind the excess ribbon Wheel...

Page 13: ...9 Quick Setup Guide Loading the Media Standard Mode Direct Thermal and ThermalTransfer 1 Lift the top cover to expose the media compartment...

Page 14: ...10 Quick Setup Guide Loading the Media 3 Load the media roll onto the holder from the left Media Compartment Media Holder Media Holder Media Roll 2 Remove the media holder...

Page 15: ...up Guide Loading the Media 4 Place the media holder back to the media compartment 5 Move the media roll to the left end of the holder 6 Slide the shield snug against the media Media Compartment Media...

Page 16: ...print head module upright with one hand to allow the media to pass under it Lead the media through the media guides with the other hand Right side slides in and out 8 Lead the media over the platen ro...

Page 17: ...ose the top cover and turn on the printer or press the feed button if the printer is already on Print Head Module Feed Button 9 Press down firmly on the outside edges of the supply holder to securely...

Page 18: ...inter automatically feeds the label stock 3 Press feed button one more time to line label up for printing Printing Configuration Report 1 Press and hold the feed button while turning on the power 2 Co...

Page 19: ...e printing position Press to advance a label Press takes the printer out of a pause condition Press and hold while turning on the power to print out the configuration profile Ready Indicator Shows the...

Page 20: ...n for 10 seconds The Ready indicator and Power indicator will go off in order 3 When the two indicators become lit again release the feed button 4 At this moment the printer will feed 12 inches of lab...

Page 21: ...d Printer 2 Click Network or Local and then click Next 3 Click Have Disk click the pull down menu to select CD ROM or floppy disk drive path 4 Click Browse 5 Select the proper operating system for ins...

Page 22: ...g and then click Properties The properties include Ports Select the IO port you are printing to This port may be parallel LPT serial COM network port or file Paper Size Select your label size from the...

Page 23: ...t the lowest intensity will reduce the printhead wear Copies This function designates the number of printed copies of each page Device options Speed Use the pull down menu to choose the appropriate sp...

Page 24: ...Ready LEDs blink at the same time Possible Solutions Refer to Pages Problems Mis detected Check the label path 10 14 the label gap Check the label sensor Label stock Reload labels 10 14 empty Label st...

Page 25: ...bbon empty Reload ribbon 5 9 Ribbon jam Reload labels 5 9 Check media and ribbon Ribbon sensor Call tech support N A error C Only the Power LED blinks Possible Solutions Problems Serial IO error Check...

Page 26: ...here is no output from the printer Check the active printer driver and make sure the label printer has been selected Vertical streaks in the printout usually indicate a dirty or faulty print head Exa...

Page 27: ...7 4100 for details Note Always switch off the power before cleaning Cleaning Thermal Print Head Thermal paper stock and ribbons will release debris on the print head and degrade printing quality Clean...

Page 28: ...ength 45 Print Speed 3 IPS Inches Per Second Memory 512K Standard Dimensions 7 3 W x 10 9 D x 6 0 H Weight 3 74 lbs Electrical FCC Class B 19 VAC 24 DC 2 5 A 50 60 Hz E UL and CU Approved Operating Te...

Page 29: ...se neglect accidental damage unauthorized repair or tampering No other express warranty is given The replacement or repair of a product is your exclusive remedy Any other implied warranty of merchanta...

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