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Made in Germany

Operator's Manual

XD4M / XD4T

Label Printer

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Page 1: ...Made in Germany Operator s Manual XD4M XD4T Label Printer ...

Page 2: ...and product can occur Please check www cab de for the latest update Terms and conditions Deliveries and performances are effected under the General conditions of sale of cab Operator s Manual for the following products Germany cab Produkttechnik GmbH Co KG Postfach 1904 D 76007 Karlsruhe Wilhelm Schickard Str 14 D 76131 Karlsruhe Telefon 49 721 6626 0 Telefax 49 721 6626 249 www cab de info cab de...

Page 3: ...hanics 13 4 1 3 Setting the Material Sensor 14 4 2 Loading Transfer Ribbon 15 4 3 Setting the Feed Path of the Transfer Ribbon 16 4 4 Setting the Head Locking Systems 16 5 Printing Operation 17 5 1 Printhead Protection 17 5 2 Synchronization in Cut Mode 17 5 3 Designing the Print Image 17 5 4 Identical Images on Both Sides 17 5 5 Suppressing Backfeed 17 5 6 Avoiding Loss of Material 18 5 7 Avoidin...

Page 4: ...ing suitable materials that have been approved by the manufac turer Any other use or use going beyond this shall be regarded as improper use The manufacturer supplier shall not be liable for damage resulting from unauthorized use the user shall bear the risk alone Usage for the intended purpose also includes complying with the operating manual including the manufacturer s maintenance recommendatio...

Page 5: ...rious warning stickers on the device They draw your attention to dangers Warning stickers must therefore not be removed as then you and other people cannot be aware of dangers and may be injured The maximum sound pressure level LpA is less than 70 dB A Danger Danger to life and limb from power supply X X Do not open the device casing 1 4 Environment Obsolete devices contain valuable recyclable mat...

Page 6: ...up hub 11 Print mechanics 12 Lower ribbon supply hub 13 Lower ribbon take up hub Fig 1 Overview 22 20 19 23 21 16 17 15 14 18 14 Upper ribbon deflection 15 Printhead retainer with upper printhead 16 Upper guides 17 Upper print roller 18 Guide roller 19 Guide roller 20 Allen key 21 Material sensor 22 Upper printhead locking lever 23 Knob for guide adjustment Fig 2 Print mechanics upper print unit X...

Page 7: ...1 31 29 28 27 23 30 21 Material sensor 23 Knob for guide adjustment 27 Lower guides 28 Lower print roller 29 Printhead retainer with lower printhead 30 Lower ribbon deflection 31 Lower printhead locking lever Fig 4 Print mechanics lower print unit 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 32 Power switch 33 Power connection jack 34 Slot for PC Card Type II 35 Slot for CompactFlash memory card 36 Ethernet 10 100 Bas...

Page 8: ...he device can be operated with a supply voltage of 230 V 50 Hz or 115 V 60 Hz without adjustment 1 Check that the device is switched off 2 Plug the power cable into the power connection socket 30 3 Plug the power cable into a grounded socket 2 3 2 Connecting to a Computer or Computer Network Attention Loss of material The RS232 interface is unsuitable for fast transmission of changing data 5 6 on ...

Page 9: ...to various print jobs in the software 1 2 Ready 6 The control panel consists of a graphic display 1 and the navigator pad 2 with five integrated keys The graphic display indicates the current status of the printer and the print job indicates faults and shows the printer settings in the menu Fig 6 Control Panel 3 2 Symbol Displays The symbols shown in the following table may appear in the status li...

Page 10: ...bon roll the print process may be continued by pressing the pause key Correctable error and the type of error and the number of labels still to be printed An error has occurred that can be rectified by the operator without interrupting the print job The print job can be continued after the error has been rectified Irrecoverable error and the type of error and the number of labels still to be print...

Page 11: ...n the error occurs cannot be repeated by the printer So the amount of the printed label will be reduced within the print job cancel lights Printing label Printing label Short press g cancels the current print job Longer press g cancels the current print job and deletes all print jobs Pause Pause Correctable error flashes Irrecoverable error 8 lights Error Call Help Concise information for rectifyi...

Page 12: ...unfixed left and fixed right 1 Open cover 2 Turn ring 6 counterclockwise so that the arrow 5 points to the symbol and thus release the margin stop 4 3 Remove the margin stop 4 from the roll retainer 3 4 Load label roll 2 on the roll retainer 3 5 Re mount the margin stop 4 onto the roll retainer 3 Push the margin stop 4 until both margin stops 1 4 touch the label roll 2 and a clear resistance is en...

Page 13: ...ia can pass between them 5 Guide media strip through the print mechanics as shown in figure 10 to the upper print roller 2 XD4M respec tively to the pinch roller 8 XD4T and place the strip between the guides 4 5 6 Move guides against the edges of the material by turning the knob 3 7 Fix the media by closing the upper printhead 8 XD4T only Pull the detent pin 9 Push the pressing roller system 7 dow...

Page 14: ...cular to the direction of media flow for adaptation to the media The sensor unit is marked with indentation 4 on the label sensor retainer X X Slightly loosen the screw 3 with Allen key 1 X X Position sensor by moving it in such a way that the sensor can detect a reflex or cut out mark X X Tighten the screw 3 4 Loading Material ...

Page 15: ...rewind the transfer ribbon use a core with a width between the width of the supply roll and 115 mm 6 Slide suitable transfer ribbon core 4 onto the transfer ribbon take up hub 5 Position and secure it in the same way like the supply roll 7 Guide transfer ribbon through the print unit as shown in Fig 13 8 Secure starting end of transfer ribbon to middle of the transfer ribbon core 4 with adhesive t...

Page 16: ...outer edge is tightened in the direction 4 4 Setting the Head Locking Systems 2 4 1 1 2 3 Fig 16 Setting the upper head locking system Fig 17 Setting the lower head locking system The printheads are pushed on via two plungers 1 In the basic setting the plungers are set in the middle of the printhead retainer This setting can be used for the most applications If the print density decreases in the o...

Page 17: ...h X X Place the information for one print side at x coordinates between 0 and the material width X X Place the information for the other side at x coordinates between the single and the double material width i Notice The assignment of the two print images to the upper or lower printhead is depending on the parameters for rotating command O R or mirroring command O M the print image Programming Man...

Page 18: ...y only if it is absolute necessary X X Avoid print jobs with a small amount of labels sections especially single prints X X Avoid predictable error situations 5 7 on page 19 If errors occur the loss of material is particular high Besides the blank section also material must be rejected which is partly printed Optimization of the Data Transfer If sequent labels sections contain differing informatio...

Page 19: ... Out of ribbon switch the printer to the Pause state before the material runs out Continue the print process by pressing the pause key after re loading material That way the data are saved Pause on Media Low The error Out of ribbon can be avoided automatically with the integrated ribbon low warning X X Set parameter Setup Print param Pause on media low to On X X Set the rest diameter of the ribbon...

Page 20: ... may impair the media transport and the print quality X X Lift the printheads X X Remove media and transfer ribbon from the printer X X Remove deposits with roller cleaner and a soft cloth X X If the roller appears damaged replace it Service Manual 6 3 Cleaning the Printheads Cleaning intervals direct thermal printing every media roll change thermal transfer printing every ribbon roll change Subst...

Page 21: ... ribbon deflection 4 3 on page 16 Transfer ribbon too wide Use a transfer ribbon slightly wider than the width of label Print image has smears or voids Printhead is dirty Clean the printhead 6 3 on page 20 Temperature too high Decrease temperature via software Unsuitable combination of labels and transfer ribbon Use different type of ribbon Printer does not stop after transfer ribbon runs out Ther...

Page 22: ... the printer off and then on If error recurs call service Head error Hardware error Switch the printer off and then on If error recurs replace printhead Head open Printhead not locked Lock printhead Head too hot Printhead is overheated After pausing the print job will be continued automatically If the fault recurs repeatedly reduce the heat level or the print speed via software Invalid setup Error...

Page 23: ... or press the cancel key to cancel the print job Read error Read error when reading from the memory card Check data of the card Backup data reformat card Remove ribbon Transfer ribbon is loaded although the printer is set to direct thermal printing for direct thermal printing remove ribbon for thermal transfer printing set the printer in the configuration or in the software to transfer printing St...

Page 24: ...0 Q Media thickness Height of material passage 0 055 0 8 4 5 H Print zone height 20 2000 V Feed length 20 HC Cut length with cutter CU4 with perforation cutter PCU4 20 20 HP Perforation length 20 Note the bending stiffness Material must be flexible to follow the radius of the print roller Table 8 Media dimensions Feed direction ...

Page 25: ...05 6 SX Distance gap reflective sensor middle of media track i e permissible distance of reflex or cut out marks from the middle of the material 53 0 SY1 Distance gap reflective sensor printhead 1 upper 132 4 SY2 Distance gap reflective sensor printhead 2 lower 69 8 UO Distance printhead 2 lower printhead 1 upper 62 6 Table 9 Device dimensions Feed direction Gap Sensor Reflective Sensor Printhead ...

Page 26: ... mark middle of media track Distance gap reflective sensor middle of media track 53 0 Y Sensor recognized virtual print zone front edge Front edge of mark Reflex marks must be on the back side of the material liner Material sensor for reflex marks on the top side on request Specification is valid for black marks Recognition of colored marks may fail u Preliminary tests are needed Table 10 Reflex m...

Page 27: ... Height of cut out 2 10 X Distance cut out middle of media track Distance gap reflective sensor middle of media track 53 0 Y Sensor recognized virtual print zone front edge with gap sensor recognition Rear edge cut out Table 11 Cut out mark dimensions Marginal cut out Long hole cut out Rectangular cut out Circular cut out Not recommended Fig 22 Samples for cut out marks Feed direction ...

Page 28: ...8 1 2005 A1 2009 Directive 2004 108 EC relating to electromagnetic compatibility EN 55022 2010 EN 55024 2010 EN 61000 3 2 2006 A1 2009 A2 2009 EN 61000 3 3 2008 Signed for and on behalf of the Manufacturer cab Produkttechnik Sömmerda Gesellschaft für Computer und Automationsbausteine mbH 99610 Sömmerda Sömmerda 18 03 2015 Erwin Fascher Managing Director 9 2 FCC NOTE This equipment has been tested ...

Page 29: ...4 Irrecoverable error 10 K Key cancel 11 enter 11 feed 11 menu 11 pause 11 Key functions 11 offline menu 11 print mode 11 L Lithium battery 5 Loading media 12 Loading media from roll 12 Loading transfer ribbon 15 Loss of data 19 Loss of material 18 M Material sensor setting 13 N Navigator pad 9 Niederhalter 7 O Offline menu 11 P Pause 10 Pause on media low 19 Power save mode 10 Power supply 4 Prin...

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