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BBP11-24L / BBP11-34L   
Bar Code Printer User Manua

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

THERMAL TRANSFER BAR CODE PRINTER 

BBP11-24L / BBP11-34L   

USER

          MANUAL

Ed 01/09

Summary of Contents for BBP11-24L

Page 1: ...BBP11 24L BBP11 34L Bar Code Printer User Manual THERMAL TRANSFER BAR CODE PRINTER BBP11 24L BBP11 34L USER MANUAL Ed 01 09 ...

Page 2: ...l Mount Installation Option 13 3 4 3 Loading Media in Peel off Mode Option 15 3 4 4 Loading Media in Cutter Mode Option 17 3 5 Diagnostic Tool 18 3 5 1 Start the Diagnostic Tool 18 3 5 2 Printer Function Calibrate sensor Ethernet setup RTC setup 19 3 6 Install SD Memory Card 20 4 LED and Button Functions 21 4 1 LED indicator 21 4 2 Regular button function 21 4 3 Power on utilities 21 4 3 1 Ribbon ...

Page 3: ...BBP11 24L BBP11 34L Bar Code Printer User Manual 4 3 6 Skip AUTO BAS 27 5 Troubleshooting 28 5 1 LED Status 28 5 2 Print Quality 30 6 Maintenance 31 Revise History 33 BBP11 User Manual ii ...

Page 4: ...on in this subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of W H BRADY N V No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means for any purpose other than the purchaser s personal use without the expressed written permission of W H BRADY N V ...

Page 5: ... A1 2001 A2 2003 IEC 61000 4 Series EN61000 3 2 2006 EN61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 FCC Part 15 Class B UL CUL C Tick CFR 47 Part 15 CISPR 22 3rd Edition 1997 Class B ANSI C63 4 2003 Canadian ICES 003 TÜV GS EN60950 2000 GOST R Wichtige Sicherheits Hinweise 1 Bitte lesen Sie Diese Hinweis sorgfältig durch 2 Heben Sie diese Anleitung fűr den späteren Gebrauch auf 3 Vor jedem Reinigen ist das Gerät vom St...

Page 6: ...utomatically about 10 15 minutes until motor is cooling down Please don t turn off power when printer pauses or the data transfered to printer buffer will be lost The maximum printing ratio per dot line is 15 for this printer To print the full web black line the maximum black line height is limited to 40 dots which is 5mm for 203 DPI resolution printer and 3 3mm for 300 DPI resolution printer BBP1...

Page 7: ...ng the bar code printer Please retain the packaging materials in case you need to reship the printer Unpacking the printer the following items are included in the carton One printer unit One product CD including Bradysoft Basic drivers and manuals One quick installation guide One power cord One auto switching power supply One USB interface cable If any parts are missing please contact the Customer...

Page 8: ...erview 2 2 1 Front View 3 BBP11 User Manual 2 1 Ribbon access cover 2 Top cover open lever 3 Media view window 4 LED indicator 5 Feed button 6 SD card socket Recommended SD card specification SD V 1 0 V 1 1 SD V 2 0 SDHC 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 4GB class 6 6 2 1 4 5 ...

Page 9: ...24L BBP11 34L Bar Code Printer User Manual BBP11 User Manual 3 Supported DOS FAT file system Folders stored on the SD card should be in the 8 3 filename format Approved SD card manufacturer SanDisk Transcend ...

Page 10: ... User Manual 4 5 3 4 9 10 11 12 6 1 Ribbon rewind hub 2 Ribbon rewind gear 3 Gap sensor receiver 4 Media holder 5 Media holder lock switch 6 Gap sensor transmitter 7 Printhead 8 Ribbon supply hub 9 Top cover support 10 Media guide adjustment knob 11 Black mark sensor 12 Platen roller ...

Page 11: ...r Code Printer User Manual 2 2 3 Rear View 7 5 1 6 2 3 4 1 Ethernet interface 2 USB interface 3 Centronics interface 4 RS 232C interface 5 Power jack socket 6 Power switch 7 Fan fold paper entrance chute BBP11 User Manual 5 ...

Page 12: ...witch is off 3 Connect the printer to the computer with the provided 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 Ethernet RJ 45 interface Plug Power Switch BBP11 User Manual 6 Power Supply Centronics interface USB interface RS 232C interface ...

Page 13: ...wards the front of the printer then lift the top cover to the maximum open angle 2 A top cover support at the rear of the printer will engage with lower inner cover to hold the printer top cover open 3 Hold the top cover and press the top cover support to disengage the top cover support with lower inner cover Gently close the top cover BBP11 User Manual 7 ...

Page 14: ...ng mode ribbon access cover can be opened while opens the top cover Ribbon access cover can be closed while top cover is open or close 2 In peeler and cutter mode please open the top cover then the ribbon access cover can be opened or closed 3 Insert the ribbon right side onto the supply hub Align the notches on the left side and mount onto the spokes 4 Insert the paper core right side onto the re...

Page 15: ...ck the ribbon onto the ribbon rewind paper core BBP11 User Manual 9 Turn the ribbon rewind gear until the ribbon plastic leader is thoroughly wound and the black section of 6 the ribbon covers the print head Close the ribbon access cover and the top cover ...

Page 16: ...BBP11 24L BBP11 34L Bar Code Printer User Manual Loading Path for Ribbon BBP11 User Manual 10 ...

Page 17: ...e towards the front of the printer then lift the top cover to the maximum open angle 2 Separate and hold open the media holders 3 Place the roll between the holders and close them onto the core 4 Press down the media holder lock switch to hold the label roll firmly 5 Place the paper printing side face up through the media sensor and place the label BBP11 User Manual 11 ...

Page 18: ...lose the top cover gently 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 Please refer to the diagnostic utility quick start guide for more information Note Please calibrate the gap black mark sensor when changing media Loading path for roll labels BBP11 User Manual...

Page 19: ...oll And install it on the external paper roll mount 3 Open the printer s top cover and separate the media holders to fit the media width 4 Press down the media holder lock switch to fix the media holder 5 Feeds the media through the rear external label entrance chute And place the paper printing side face up through the media sensor and place the label leading edge onto the platen roller BBP11 Use...

Page 20: ...ose the top cover gently 8 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 Please refer to the diagnostic utility quick start guide for more information Note Please calibrate the gap black mark sensor when changing media BBP11 User Manual 14 ...

Page 21: ...nob 4 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 Please refer to the diagnostic utility quick start guide for more information 5 Open the peel off panel by pulling it out Peel off panel 6 Lead the media through the backing paper opening beneath the peel off rolle...

Page 22: ...anual 8 Disengage the top cover support and close the top cover gently 9 Peeling will automatically start Press the FEED button to test Backing paper Liner Note Please calibrate the gap black mark sensor when changing media BBP11 User Manual 16 ...

Page 23: ... label width by turning the guide adjuster knob 4 Disengage the top cover support and close the top cover gently 5 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 Please refer to the diagnostic utility quick start guide for more information Note Please calibrate the g...

Page 24: ...rinter Using this convenient tool you can explore the printer status and settings and troubleshoot the printer Note This utility works with printer firmware V6 00 and later versions 3 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 ...

Page 25: ...xt To activate the printer dump mode Configuration Page Print printer configuration RTC Setup Synchronize printer Real Time Clock with PC Calibrate Sensor Calibrate the sensor specified in the Printer Setup group media sensor field Reset Printer Reboot the printer Print Test Page Print a test page Ignore AUTO BAS Ignore the downloaded AUTO BAS program Ethernet Setup Setup the IP address subnet mas...

Page 26: ...ual 3 6 Install SD Memory Card 1 Open the SD memory card cover 2 Plug in the SD card on main board 3 Close the memory card cover Recommended SD card specification SD V 1 0 V 1 1 SD V 2 0 SDHC 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 4GB class 6 BBP11 User Manual 20 ...

Page 27: ...vice 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 ribbon empty or memory error etc 4 2 Regular button function...

Page 28: ... calibration Self test and enter dump mode Release 3 Printer initialization Release 4 Set black mark sensor as media sensor and calibrate the black mark sensor Release 5 Set gap sensor as media sensor and calibrate the gap sensor Release 6 Skip AUTO BAS Release 4 3 1 Ribbon and Gap Black Mark Sensor Calibration Gap black mark sensor sensitivity should be calibrated at the following conditions 1 A ...

Page 29: ...mode To calibrate gap or black mark sensor depends on the sensor setting in the last print job Please follow the steps below to calibrate the sensor 1 Turn off the power switch 2 Hold on the button 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 b...

Page 30: ...age Main board firmware checksum Serial port setting Code page Country code Print speed Print darkness Label size width height Gap size vertical gap offset Sensor sensitivity File management information Dump mode Printer will enter dump mode after printing printer configuration In the dump mode all characters will be printed in 2 columns as following The left side characters are received from your...

Page 31: ...default Printer initialization is activated by the following procedures 1 Turn off the power switch 2 Hold on the button then turn on the power switch 3 Release the button when LED turns green after 5 amber blinks Any green will do during the 5 blinks 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 Prin...

Page 32: ...lease 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 green amber after 5 green blinks Any green amber will do during the 5 blinks 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 3 5 Set Gap Sensor as Media Se...

Page 33: ...mediately when turning on printer power The AUTO BAS program can be interrupted without 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 g...

Page 34: ...wer 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 lab...

Page 35: ...BBP11 24L BBP11 34L Bar Code Printer User Manual BBP11 User Manual 29 Diagnostic Tool please refer to the instruction in the software CD disk ...

Page 36: ...eeding labels The printer setting may go wrong Please do the initialization and gap black mark calibration 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 Paper Jam Labels may be stuck inside the printer mechan...

Page 37: ...d 2 Allow the print head to cool for a minimum of one minute 3 Use a cotton swab and 100 ethanol to clean the print head surface Clean the print head when changing a new label roll Print Head Platen Roller 1 Turn the power off 2 Rotate the platen roller and wipe it thoroughly with 100 ethanol and a cotton swab or lint free cloth Clean the platen roller when changing a new label roll Tear Bar Peel ...

Page 38: ... keep printer performance and extend printer life Continuous printing will cause printer motor overheat Printer will stop printing automatically about 10 15 minutes until motor is cooling down Please don t turn off power when printer pauses or the data transfered to printer buffer will be lost The maximum printing ratio per dot line is 15 for this printer To print the full web black line the maxim...

Page 39: ...34L Bar Code Printer User Manual BBP11 User Manual 33 Revise History Date Content Editor 2008 8 6 Revise the 3 4 3 section Loading media in peel off mode Camille Jan 2009 Several colour layout changes all pages MVP JV ...

Page 40: ...BBP11 User Manual 34 BBP11 24L BBP11 34L Bar Code Printer User Manual W H Brady N V Industriepark C3 Lindestraat 20 B9240 Zele Belgium Website www bradyeurope com ...

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