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WPL4M Series

Direct Thermal Portable Bar Code Printer

USER’S

MANUAL

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Page 1: ...WPL4M Series Direct Thermal Portable Bar Code Printer USER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...om 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 chang...

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Page 4: ...more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from th...

Page 5: ...n of the device Radio Frequency RF Exposure Information The radiated output power of the Wireless Device is below the Industry Canada IC radio frequency exposure limits The Wireless Device should be u...

Page 6: ...miser les contacts humains lors du fonctionnement normal Ce dispositif a t valu pour et d montr conforme la Taux IC d absorption sp cifique SAR des limites 1 6W Kg lorsqu il est utilis dans des condit...

Page 7: ...Rubber Parts Version Instruction manual Circuit board Chip resistance Laminated ceramic surface Integrated Circuit IC Power Supplier Car Charger Printhead Motor LCD Monitor Socket Wire Note 1 Exceedi...

Page 8: ...on and Keys for LCD Option 11 3 Setup 13 3 1 Install the Belt Clip and Battery 13 3 2 Charge the Battery 14 3 2 1 Charge the Battery 14 3 3 Loading the Media 15 3 3 1 Loading the Media 15 3 3 2 Loadin...

Page 9: ...lf test 35 4 4 Dump mode 36 4 5 Printer defaults 37 5 Diagnostic Tool 38 5 1 Start the Diagnostic Tool 38 5 2 Printer Function 38 5 3 Setting Bluetooth by Diagnostic Tool 40 5 4 Setting Wi Fi by Diagn...

Page 10: ...6 5 1 Print Config 55 6 5 2 Dump Mode 55 6 5 3 Battery 55 6 5 4 Print Head 56 6 6 Language 57 6 7 Service 57 7 Troubleshooting 58 8 Maintenance 60 Revise History 61 ix...

Page 11: ...s can be worn comfortably for a full shift without interfering with the user s tasks Use USB Bluetooth optional Wireless or serial to connect to a mobile computer or even a smart phone and produce cle...

Page 12: ...MHz RISC processor Eltron EPL and Zebra ZPL emulation languages support Internal 8 alpha numeric bitmap fonts Internal Monotype Imaging true type font engine with one CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed sca...

Page 13: ...kish 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 Trad...

Page 14: ...model IP54 rated environmental case with shoulder strap for linerless model IP54 rated environmental case for linerless model Shoulder strap Vehicle power adaptor DC 7 2V 5800 mAh Li ion rechargeable...

Page 15: ...up to 40 hr Printing one label per 2 minutes Charging capability Internal charging capability battery in Auto switching AC adapter 12 24VDC automobile cigarette lighter plug External charging capabili...

Page 16: ...xternal fan fold receipt Linerless label w linerless kit Media wound type Outside wound Media width 50 8 mm 112 mm Media thickness 0 055 mm 0 165 mm Label length 12 7 mm 2286 mm Label length peeler mo...

Page 17: ...ing Please carefully inspect the packaging and printer upon receiving the bar code printer Please retain the packaging materials in case you need to reship the printer Unpacking the printer the follow...

Page 18: ...re details 11 14 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 8 10 9 12 13 15 1 Power on off button 2 Feed button 3 Printer status LED indicator 4 Battery status LED indicator 5 Media cover release button 6 Peel off sensor Without...

Page 19: ...ion 2 3 4 6 7 8 SD card spec SD card capacity Approved SD card manufacturer V1 0 V1 1 MicroSD 128 MB Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 MicroSD 256 MB Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 MicroSD 512 MB Transcend...

Page 20: ...arged level Green solid 1 3 charged level Green blinking Low battery Amber solid Battery is charging Blue solid Bluetooth device is ready Blue blinking Bluetooth device is communicating Blue solid Wi...

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Page 22: ...d one label Printing status Pause the print job Button for LCD setting menu LEDs Status Indication Error Off Printer is ready Red solid Media cover is open Out of memory Clean data Printer is busy Red...

Page 23: ...Note Please refer to the section 6 for more details about LCD 12...

Page 24: ...rear of the printer 3 Push the right side of the battery Battery safety warning DO NOT throw the battery in fire DO NOT short circuit the contacts DO NOT disassemble the battery DO NOT throw the batte...

Page 25: ...jack 3 Plug the power cord into a properly power outlet Standard panel LCD panel option Note Please switch OFF printer power prior to plug in the power cord to printer power jack When the battery is...

Page 26: ...a cover by pressing the media cover release button 2 Pull the media holders apart to fit the label roll width 3 Place the roll between the media holders and close them onto the core Place the paper pr...

Page 27: ...lose the media cover and make sure the media cover closed correctly Note Please calibrate the gap black mark sensor when changing media Turn on the printer and open close the media cover then it will...

Page 28: ...lease calibrate the gap black mark sensor after loading media in peel off mode Turn on the printer and open close the media cover then it will calibrate the sensor automatically 2 Remove 1 2 labels fr...

Page 29: ...4 Feed the liner go through the peeler module as figure shown 5 Pull the liner tightly 6 Move the peeler module to near the peeler bar by pushing each side of peeler module cover the platen roller 18...

Page 30: ...7 Press down the peeler module to lock it Loose the peeler module in the reverse procedures 19...

Page 31: ...by pressing the media cover release button Pull the media holders apart to fit the media width 2 Push down each side of media holder lock switch to fix the media holder 3 Feed the media through the re...

Page 32: ...lose the media cover and make sure the media cover closed correctly Note Please calibrate the gap black mark sensor when changing media Turn on the printer and open close the media cover then it will...

Page 33: ...er for using linerless media 3 Place the paper printing side face up and pull out enough paper over the print head 4 Press each side of media cover to close the media cover and make sure the media cov...

Page 34: ...3 4 2 Wireless Communications with Bluetooth 1 Turn on the printer 2 Open the Bluetooth device for host terminal to scan for printer s Bluetooth device 3 Connect the Bluetooth devices The Bluetooth L...

Page 35: ...hould set the WLAN settings via the cable for first using Please refer to section 5 4 to setting the Wi Fi module If your printer supports the LCD please refer the section 6 3 4 to set the WLAN settin...

Page 36: ...nstall the IP54 rated Environmental Case with Shoulder Strap Option 1 Open the case top cover 2 Put the printer into the case 3 Close the case top cover The outside cover should be opened while printi...

Page 37: ...6 Install the Adapter for 0 75 and 1 Paper Core Option 1 Check the parts Adapter x 2 Screw x 2 Nut x 2 2 Put the nut on the media holder 3 Make the arrow direction is as fig to install the adapter 26...

Page 38: ...ders apart Push down another side of media holder lock switch to keep the media holder in max width 5 Tighten the screw on nut for fixing the adapter on media holder Note Press the nut with hand when...

Page 39: ...l the Belt Strap Option Standard for linerless model 1 Tighten 2 screws on the printer 2 Pull up the belt strap to lock it on the screws For linerless model For standard model 3 Open the belt strap fo...

Page 40: ...on then turn on the power switch 3 Release the power switch when LED color turn onamber Note In this moment you should still hold on the FEED button 4 The printer will beep sound twice later then rele...

Page 41: ...Ds will be changed as following figures Beep sound twice 5 blinks 5 blinks 5 blinks Turn on the printer 4 1 2 Self test and Dump Mode Please follow the steps below 1 Turn off the printer power switch...

Page 42: ...d twice later then release the FEED button when the indicator becomes and blinking 5 Printer will restore printer settings to defaults Note Please refer to section 4 5 for printer defaults The LEDs wi...

Page 43: ...n then turn on the power switch 3 Release the power switch when Error LED color turn on red Note In this moment you should still hold on the FEED button 4 The printer will beep sound twice later then...

Page 44: ...dots Self Test 5 dots Initialize 5 dots Turn on the printer 4 2 3 Printer Initialization Printer initialization is used to clear DRAM and restore printer settings to defaults Printer initialization is...

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Page 46: ...dth Printer model name Main board firmware version Printer serial number Printed mileage Main board firmware checksum Serial port setting Code page Country code Print speed Print darkness Label size w...

Page 47: ...s 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 r...

Page 48: ...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 Action Tear mode Serial Port Settings 9600 bps none parity 8 dat...

Page 49: ...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...

Page 50: ...te Sensor Calibrate the sensor specified 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 R...

Page 51: ...USB cable USB to RS 232 cable 2 The default interface setting is USB 1 interface If USB interface is connected with printer no other settings need to be changed in the interface field 4 Select Wireles...

Page 52: ...be changed in the interface field 4 Select Wireless tab and click on Built in wireless module item 5 Enter the new WLAN settings in the editor 6 Press Set button to set the new settings to the printer...

Page 53: ...D It was selected if the item with the black ground on the screen The icon function is listed as below Icon Function Display printer information Enter setting menu Power switch Scroll up Scroll down R...

Page 54: ...item Select the WPL item Enter the Speed setting mode At this status you can scroll up or scroll down to select the value of print speed Then press the button to save the selected value into the print...

Page 55: ...ng the computer Please refer to following sections for more details Main Menu Setup File Manager Diagnostics Language Service Printer DRAM Print Config English Initialization Sensor FLASH Dump Mode Se...

Page 56: ...Code Page Country Item Description Default Speed Use this item to setup print speed The each increase or decrease is 0 5 ips Available setting is from 1 to 6 2 Density Use this option to setup printi...

Page 57: ...cation Available setting value is from to or 0 to 9 000 Shift X This item is used to fine tune print position Available setting value is from to or 0 to 9 000 Shift Y 000 Reference X This item is used...

Page 58: ...p print speed The each increase or decrease is 1 ips Available setting is from 1 to 6 2 Tear Off This item is used to fine tune media stop location Available setting value is from to or 0 to 9 000 Pri...

Page 59: ...r No Motion Head Close This option is used to set the action of the media when you close the print head No Motion Label Top This option is used to adjust print position vertically on the label The ran...

Page 60: ...alibrate the sensor sensitivity automatically N A Manual Setup In case Auto Calibration cannot apply to the media please use Manual Setup function to calibrate the sensor manually Please follow the sh...

Page 61: ...00 bps 115200 bps None Odd Even Data Bits 7 8 Stop Bit s 1 2 Item Description Default Baud Rate This item is used to set the RS 232 baud rate 9600 Parity This item is used to set the RS 232 parity Non...

Page 62: ...cal area networks to connect devices to the networks Note Infrastructure mode requires the use of an access point for this communication to take place Ad hoc mode involves connecting a computer direct...

Page 63: ...used to set the local name for Bluetooth BT SPP PIN Code This item is used to set the local PIN code for Bluetooth 0000 6 3 6 Date Time Main Menu Setup Date Time Date Time Item Description Default Dat...

Page 64: ...n Always Off 5 Seconds 10 Second 30 Second 1 Minute 5 Minutes 10 Minutes 30 Minutes 1 Hour 5 Hours Item Description Default Contrast This item is used to set the contrast for display 50 Backlight This...

Page 65: ...ved file list y Saved file list able memor Item Description DRAM Use this menu to show available memory space and run BAS the files saved in the printer DRAM memory FLASH Use this menu to show availab...

Page 66: ...d heater element Please refer to section 4 3 for more details 6 5 2 Dump Mode Main Menu Diagnostics Dump Mode Captures the data from the communications port and prints out the data received by printer...

Page 67: ...tics Battery This feature is used to check the printer battery voltage 6 5 4 Print Head Main Menu Diagnostics Print Head This feature is used to check the printer temperature resistance and bad dots f...

Page 68: ...the language on LCD display 6 7 Service Main Menu Service Initialization This feature is used to restore printer settings to defaults Please refer to section 4 5 Note When printer initialization is d...

Page 69: ...ding the media Use thermal type paper The printer status from DiagTool or LCD shows Head Open The printer carriage is open Please close the print carriage The printer status from DiagTool or LCD shows...

Page 70: ...speed Run printer self test and check the print head test pattern if there is dot missing in the pattern Change proper media roll Missing printing on the left or right side of label Wrong label size...

Page 71: ...lean 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 rol...

Page 72: ...all the adapter for 0 75 and 1 paper core Camille 2014 1 23 Modify section 1 3 Camille 2014 4 30 Add section 3 7 Install the belt strap Camille 2014 5 19 Modify section 1 2 2 Camille 2015 2 10 Update...

Page 73: ...Wasp Barcode Technologies 1400 10th Street Plano Texas USA 75074 www waspbarcode com 2013 2018 Wasp Barcode Technologies 62...

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