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WPL206 Series

Direct Thermal Bar Code Printer

USER’S MANUAL

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Page 1: ...WPL206 Series Direct Thermal Bar Code Printer USER S MANUAL ...

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 change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Wasp Barcode Technologies No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means for any purpose other...

Page 3: ...with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause harmful interference with radio communications Operation of thisequipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conform à la norme NMB ...

Page 4: ...aximal 40 betrieben werden CAUTION Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions VORSICHT Explosionsgefahr bei unsachgemäßen Austaush der Batterie Ersatz nur durch denselben oder einem vom Hersteller empfohlenem ähnlichen Typ Entsorgung gebrauchter Batterien nach Angabren des Herstellers CAUTION Any changes or modifications no...

Page 5: ... 3 Setup 10 3 1 Setting up the Printer 10 3 2 Loading the Media 11 3 2 1 Loading the Roll Labels 11 3 2 2 Loading External Media 13 3 2 3 Loading Media in Peel off Mode Option 15 3 2 4 Loading Media in Cutter Mode Option 17 3 3 Install the Adapter for 1 5 Paper Core Option 18 4 Power on Utilities 19 4 1 Gap Black Mark Sensor Calibration 20 4 2 Gap Black Mark Calibration Self test and Dump Mode 21 ...

Page 6: ... by Diagnostic Tool Option 30 5 3 1 Using USB interface to setup Ethernet interface 30 5 3 2 Using RS 232 interface to setup Ethernet interface 31 5 3 3 Using Ethernet interface to setup Ethernet interface 32 6 Troubleshooting 35 6 1 LED Status 35 6 2 Print Problem 36 7 Maintenance 37 Revise History 38 ...

Page 7: ...h outside diameter center biased media bay The spring loaded label roll holder makes loading simple Top of form sensing by gap black mark or notch is standard The printer also comes with a head open sensor The WPL206 has plenty of memory with 128 MB Flash 64 MB SDRAM that can be used for easy storage of fonts international character sets and graphics and it supports right out of the box a fully co...

Page 8: ...ic bitmap fonts One Monotype Imaging CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed scalable font Built in Monotype True Type Font engine Fonts and bar codes can be printed in any one of the four directions 0 90 180 270 degree Downloadable fonts from PC to printer memory Downloadable firmware upgrades Bar code graphics image printing Supported bar code Supported image 1D bar code 2D bar code BITMAP BMP PCX Max 256...

Page 9: ...ge 852 Latin 2 Codepage 855 Cyrillic Codepage 857 Turkish Codepage 860 Portuguese Codepage 861 Icelandic Codepage 862 Hebrew Codepage 863 French Canadian Codepage 864 Arabic Codepage 865 Nordic Codepage 866 Russian Codepage 869 Greek 2 Codepage 950 Traditional Chinese Codepage 936 Simplified Chinese Codepage 932 Japanese Codepage 949 Korean Codepage 1250 Latin 2 Codepage 1251 Cyrillic Codepage 125...

Page 10: ...5 85 non condensing Note Peeler mode 40 C 45 Storage 40 60 C 10 90 non condensing Environmental concern Comply with RoHS WEEE 1 4 Print Specifications Print Specifications 203 dpi models 300 dpi models Print head resolution dots per inch mm 203 dots inch 8 dots mm 300 dots inch 12 dots mm Printing method Direct thermal Dot size width x length 0 125 x 0 125 mm 1 mm 8 dots 0 084 x 0 084 mm 1 mm 11 8...

Page 11: ...r Media type Continuous die cut black mark External fan fold receipt Media wound type Outside wound Media width 19 mm 114 mm 0 7 4 5 Media thickness 0 055 mm 0 19 mm 2 16 7 48 mil Label length 10 mm 2 286 mm 0 39 90 1 6 for peeler mode 1 max for cutter mode Gap height Min 2 mm Black mark height Min 2 mm Black mark width Min 16 mm ...

Page 12: ...nter Please retain the packaging materials in case you need to reship the printer Unpacking the printer the following items are included in the carton If any parts are missing please contact the Customer Service Department of your purchased reseller or distributor One printer unit One Windows labeling software Windows driver CD disk One quick installation guide One USB port cable One power cord On...

Page 13: ...ar 2 3 1 4 1 Top cover open lever 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 LED indicators 3 Feed Pause button 4 External label entrance chute 5 Power switch 6 Power jack socket 7 USB interface 8 USB host option 9 Ethernet interface option 10 RS 232 interface option ...

Page 14: ... 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Print head Gap sensor transmitter Media viewer Media holder Platen roller Media holder lock switch Black mark sensor Gap sensor receiver 2 2 2 Interior View 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 ...

Page 15: ...ce is ready to use Green Flash This illuminates that the system is downloading data from PC to memory or the printer is paused Amber This illuminates that the system is clearing data from printer Red Solid This illuminates printer head open cutter error Red Flash This illuminates a printing error such as head open paper empty paper jam or memory error etc 2 3 2 Regular Button Function 1 Feed label...

Page 16: ...USB cable 4 Plug the power cord into the AC power cord socket at the rear of the printer and then plug the power cord into a properly grounded power outlet Note Please switch OFF O printer power switch prior to plug in the power cord to printer power jack The interface picture here is for reference only Please refer to the product specification for the interfaces availability ...

Page 17: ...g the Roll Labels 1 Open the printer top cover by pressing up the top cover open tabs located on each side of the printer 2 Separate the media holders to the label roll width 3 Place the roll between the holders and close them onto the core ...

Page 18: ...er gently and make sure the cover latches securely 6 Use Diagnostic Tool to set the media sensor type and calibrate the selected sensor Start the Diagnostic tool Select the Printer Configuration tab Click the Calibrate Sensor button Note Please calibrate the gap black mark sensor when changing media ...

Page 19: ...al Media 1 Open the printer top cover by pressing up the top cover open tabs located on each side of the printer 2 Separate the media holders to the label width 3 Press down the media holder lock switch to fix the media holder ...

Page 20: ...aten roller 5 Close the top cover gently and make sure the cover latches securely 6 Use Diagnostic Tool to set the media sensor type and calibrate the selected sensor Start the Diagnostic tool Select the Printer Configuration tab Click the Calibrate Sensor button Note Please calibrate the gap black mark sensor when changing media ...

Page 21: ...set the media sensor type calibrate the selected sensor and set the post print action to PEEL Note Please calibrate the sensor before loading media into the peel off module for avoiding paper jam 3 Open the top cover and peel off cover Feed the media into peel off cover slot 4 Close the peel off cover and printer cover Note Make sure the latches of peel off cover are engaged securely by printer co...

Page 22: ... 16 5 Printer is ready for peel off mode Print a label for test Note Please calibrate the gap black mark sensor when changing media ...

Page 23: ...1 Please refer to section 3 2 1 to load the media Lead the paper through the cutter paper opening 2 Close the top cover gently 3 Use Diagnostic Tool to set the media sensor type calibrate the selected sensor and set the post print action to CUTTER ...

Page 24: ...Install the Adapter for 1 5 Paper Core Option 1 Please refer to section 3 2 2 to fix the media holders for installing the 1 5 adapters 2 Press 1 5 adapters into both media holders for using 1 5 core media roll ...

Page 25: ...se the button when LED indicates with different color for differentfunctions Power on utilities The LED color will be changed as following pattern LED color Functions Amber Red 5 blinks Amber 5 blinks Green 5 blinks Green Amber 5 blinks Red Amber 5 blinks Solid green 1 Gap black mark sensor calibration Release 2 Gap black mark sensor calibration Self test and enter dump mode Release 3 Printer init...

Page 26: ...e 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 will be changed as following order Amber red 5 blinks amber 5 blinks green 5 blinks green amber 5 blinks red amber 5 blinks solid green Note 1 Sensor calibration can be done by Diagnostic Tool or by power on utility Please r...

Page 27: ...utton then turn on the power switch 3 Release the button 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 amber 5 blinks solid green 4 It calibrates the sensor and measures the label length and prints internal settings then enter the dump mode Note 1 S...

Page 28: ...n Firmware checksum Printer S N Configuration file System date System time Printed mileage meter Cutting counter Print speed inch sec Print darkness Label size inch Gap distance inch Gap black mark sensor intension Code page Country code ZPL setting information Print darkness Print speed inch sec Label size Control prefix Format prefix Delimiter prefix Printer power up motion Printer head close mo...

Page 29: ... 23 Numbers of download files Total available memory space Print head check pattern ...

Page 30: ...acters 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 ASCII Data Hex decimal data related to left column of ASCII data Note 1 Dump mode requires 4 wide paper width 2 Turn off on the power or press FEED button to resume printer for normal printing Ready mode ...

Page 31: ...links green 5 blinks green amber 5 blinks red amber 5 blinks solid green Printer configuration will be restored to defaults as below after initialization Parameter Default setting Speed 127 mm sec 5 ips 203DPI 76 2 mm sec 3 ips 300 DPI Density 8 Media Width 4 101 5 mm Media Height 4 101 5 mm Sensor Type Gap sensor Print Direction 0 Reference Point 0 0 upper left corner Gap Offset 0 Post Print Acti...

Page 32: ...llowing Amber red 5 blinks amber 5 blinks green 5 blinks green amber 5 blinks red amber 5 blinks solid green 4 5 Set Gap Sensor as Media Sensor and Calibrate the Gap Sensor Please follow the steps as below 1 Turn off the power switch 2 Hold on the button then turn on the power switch 3 Release the button when LED turns red amber after 5 green amber blinks Any red amber will do during the 5 blinks ...

Page 33: ...ut running the program by the power on utility Please follow the procedures below to skip an AUTO BAS program 1 Turn off printer power 2 Press the FEED button and then turn on power 3 Release the FEED button when LED becomes solid green 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 4 Printer will be i...

Page 34: ...mmands to a printer With the aid of this powerful tool you can review printer status and setting in an instant which makes it much easier to troubleshoot problems and other issues 5 1 Start the Diagnostic Tool 1 Double click on the Diagnostic tool icon to start the software 2 There are four features Printer Configuration File Manager Bitmap Font Manager Command Tool included in the Diagnostic util...

Page 35: ...fied in the Printer Setup group media sensor field Ethernet Setup Setup the IP address subnet mask gateway for the on board Ethernet RTC Setup Synchronize printer Real Time Clock with PC Factory Default Initialize the printer and restore the settings to factory default Reset Printer Reboot printer Print Test Page Print a test page Configuration Page Print printer configuration Dump Text To activat...

Page 36: ...aces 5 3 1 Using USB interface to setup Ethernet interface 1 Connect the USB cable between the computer and the printer 2 Turn on the printer power 3 Start the Diagnostic Utility by double clicking on the icon 4 The Diagnostic Utility default interface setting is USB interface If USB interface is connected with printer no other settings need to be changed in the interface field 5 Click on the Ethe...

Page 37: ...agnostic Utility by double clicks on the icon 4 Select COM as interface then click on the Setup button to setup the serial port baud rate parity check data bits stop bit and flow control parameters 5 Click on the Ethernet Setup button from printer function of Printer Configuration tab to setup the IP address subnet mask and the gateway for the on board Ethernet ...

Page 38: ... 2 Turn on the printer power 3 Start the Diagnostic Utility by double clicks on the icon 4 Select Ethernet as the interface then click on the Setup button to setup the IP address subnet mask and gateway for the on board Ethernet 5 Click the Discover Device button to explore the printers that exist on the network ...

Page 39: ... enter the IP address subnet mask and gateway Click Set IP to take effect the settings Users can also change the Printer Name by another model name in this fields then click Set Printer Name to take effect this change Note After clicking the Set Printer Name or Set IP button printer will reset to take effect the settings 8 Click Exit button to exit the Ethernet interface setup and go back to Diagn...

Page 40: ... setup the printer you can also explore and configure the printer settings and status or update the firmware with the IE or Firefox web browser This feature provides a user friendly setup interface and the capability to manage the printer remotely over a network ...

Page 41: ...power supply If it is not lit on power supply is broken Check both power connections from the power cord to the power supply and from the power supply to the printer power jack if they are connected securely Solid Green ON The printer is ready to use No action necessary Green with blinking Pause The printer is paused Press the FEED button to resume for printing Red with blinking Error The out of l...

Page 42: ...gap black mark calibration Paper Jam Gap black mark sensor sensitivity is not set properly sensor sensitivity is not enough Calibrate the gap black mark sensor Make sure label size is set properly Set label size exactly as installed paper in the labeling software or program Labels may be stuck inside the printer mechanism near the sensor area Remove the stuck label Poor Print Quality Top cover is ...

Page 43: ...ace Clean the print head when changing a new label roll Platen Roller 1 Turn the power off 2 Rotate the platen roller and wipe it thoroughly with water Clean the platen roller when changing a new label roll Peel Bar Use the lint free cloth with 100 ethanol to wipe it As needed Sensor Compressed air or vacuum Monthly Exterior Wipe it with water dampened cloth As needed Interior Brush or vacuum As n...

Page 44: ...ter Camille 2017 5 15 Add section 1 2 2 factory option for Internal 802 11 a b g n wireless module and Internal Bluetooth module Delete section 1 2 2 User option External wireless 802 11 a b g n connectivity option with RS 232 Add section 1 5 Label length to 10 mm 2 286 mm 0 39 90 Kate 2017 8 7 Delete section 1 2 1 Bluetooth 4 0 and 802 11 a b g n Kate 2017 8 24 Modify section 1 2 2 Add cutter spe...

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