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GS-2406T / GS-3405T Series

 

THERMAL TRANSFER / DIRECT THERMAL   

LABEL PRINTER

 

 

 

 

 

                     

USER’S 

MANUAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ver:1.1.3 

Summary of Contents for GS-2406T Series

Page 1: ...GS 2406T GS 3405T Series THERMAL TRANSFER DIRECT THERMAL LABEL PRINTER USER S MANUAL Ver 1 1 3 ...

Page 2: ...he equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause harmful interference with radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correc...

Page 3: ...es 6 1 2 1 Printer Standard Features 6 1 2 2 Printer Optional Features 8 2 Operations Overview 9 2 1 Unpacking and Inspection 9 2 2 Printer Overview 10 2 2 1 Front View 10 2 2 2 Interior View 10 2 2 3 Front View 11 2 2 4 Rear View 11 3 Setup 12 3 1 Setting up the Printer 12 ...

Page 4: ...t media loading diagram 17 3 4 3 External Label Roll Mount Installation Option 18 3 5 Loading the Cutter 19 3 6 Loading the Peeler 22 4 LED and Button Functions 25 4 1 LED Indicator 25 4 2 Regular Button Functions 26 4 3 Power on Utilities 27 5 PirnterUtility 28 5 1 Start the PirnterUtility 28 5 2 Printer Function 29 6 Troubleshooting 30 ...

Page 5: ...3 6 1 Common Problems 30 7 Maintenance 32 8 Revise History 33 ...

Page 6: ...capacity Moreover GS 2406T GS 3405T series have optional peel off and cutter kits for users to purchase The movable black mark sensor design can accept a wide range of label media All of the most frequently used bar code formats are included Fonts and bar codes can be printed in any one of the four directions The GS 2406T GS 3405T series printer is built in the flexible firmware design user can do...

Page 7: ...k in Progress Item Labels Instruction labels Agency labels o Healthcare Patient Identification Pharmacy Specimen Identification o Parcel Post Shipping Receiving Labels o Small Office Home Office o Retail Marking Price tags Shelf labels Jewelry tags ...

Page 8: ...2mm 6 second 127mm 5 second Max print width 104 mm 4 1 108 4 mm 4 27 104 mm 4 1 108 4 mm 4 27 Max print length 2 794 mm 110 1 016 mm 40 25 400 mm 1000 11 430 mm 450 CPU specificatio ns 400 MHZ 32 bits ARM9 Memory RAM 64 MB SDRAM 64 MB SDRAM Memory ROM 32 MB Flash Memory 128 MB Flash Memory Interface USB 2 0 High Speed 480Mbps USB Host 2 0 for scanner or PC keyboard USB 2 0 High Speed 480Mbps USB H...

Page 9: ...wnload scalable font file 1D Barcode Code 11 Code 39 Code 93 Code 128 subsets A B C UPC A UPC E UCC 128 Codabar EAN JAN 8 EAN JAN 13 Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF14 MSI Pleassy PostCode Telepen 2D Barcode QR Code Micro QR Code PDF417 Micro PDF417 MaxiCode Aztec Code Data Matrix Rotation Font and barcode support 0 90 180 270 degree rotation Printer language Compatible to TSPL EPL ZPL ZPL II Ribbon 300 M l...

Page 10: ...C 10 90 non condensing Environmen tal concern Comply with RoHS REACH WEEE 1 2 2 Printer Optional Features Product option feature User options Dealer options Factory options External Label holder Peeler module Regular full cut cutter Guillotine cutter Media thickness 0 06 0 19 mm Media type receipt and label liner w o glue Regular full partial cutter TextileCare Cutter RS 232 D Sub9 pins Ethernet 1...

Page 11: ... need to reship the printer Unpacking the printer the following items are included in the carton One printer unit One quick installation guide One power cord One external universal switching power supply One USB interface cable 1inch core ribbon shaft for 300m ribbon One sample ribbon and Label roll One Windows labeling software Windows driver CD disk If any parts are missing please contact the Cu...

Page 12: ...LINE indicator 2 ERROR indicator 3 RIBBON indicator 4 PAUSE button 5 FEED button 1 2 4 5 6 8 1 Printer top cover 2 Top cover open tab 3 The place for new ribbon 4 Fixing tabs 5 Media guide 6 Gap sensor 7 Black mark sensor 8 Platen roller 9 Power switch 3 7 9 123 4 5 ...

Page 13: ...3 4 5 1 Power socket 2 USB interface 3 USB host For HID keyboard or scanner 4 RS 232 interface Optional 5 RJ 45 Ethernet interface Optional 6 External label entrance chute 1 Paper tearing edge 2 Front bezel Accessory assembly Cutter Peeler 1 2 ...

Page 14: ... the other side into a properly grounded power outlet 2 Connect the printer to the computer with the provided USB cable 3 Push the power switch on side to open the power of printer NOTE Please switch OFF printer power prior to plugging 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 15: ...ead the license agreement click I accept the terms in license agreement and click Next 2 Select a installation directory and click Next 3 Click Finish 4 Go to installation process please click Install Printer Driver and then click Next ...

Page 16: ...t 6 Select printer model name click to install and click Next 7 Please use a USB cable to connect the printer to the computer click the corresponding USB interface and click Next 8 Change the printer name as per need and click Next ...

Page 17: ...rs b Check from Control Panel Devices and Printers 12 Users can change printer interface through the following ways a In Windows 10 Windows Settings Printers and Scanners Devices select the corresponding printer model Management Printer Content Port to change different USB port COM port as per need b From Control Panel Devices and Printers select the corresponding printer model right click Printer...

Page 18: ...bbon holder unit as per picture 4 Insert blue ribbon roller into the empty roll for ribbon collecting after printed 5 Load the empty roll left side first then right side 6 Pull out ribbon and stick into the empty roll Make sure ribbon is flat and smooth when touch print head 7 Put ribbon holder back to its position as picture showing 8 Carefully close top cover ...

Page 19: ... 1 Loading the Roll Labels 3 4 2 Ribbon and print media loading diagram 1 Press two buttons on printer two sides to lift and open the cover 2 Load print media into the printer adjust the paper guide to be same width of print media ...

Page 20: ...ter 2 Insert a label spindle into a paper roll Then install it on the external paper roll mount Note When using the Gainscha External Label holder the 1 core label spindle only supports a radius of 12 cm 2 core label spindle only supports a radius of 10 cm 3 core label spindle only supports a radius of 8 5 cm ...

Page 21: ...TextileCare Cutter 2 Guillotine cutter 1 Push the cover button backwards with both hands to open the printer cover 2 Align the cutter with the tenon and place the wire of the cutter into the hole 3 When attaching the cutter take care not to press it on the wire and lock the cutter with the screw ...

Page 22: ...ning insert this cutter board and lock the cutter board with two screws 6 Make sure the wafer 1X10P P2 0 connector is plugged into the cutter board 7 Pull out the wire just put into the hole and insert it into the wafer 1x7P P1 25 connector on the cutter board 8 After inserting it cover the bottom cover and lock the screws ...

Page 23: ...21 9 Open the small cover insert the wafer 1X10P P2 0 connector of the cutter board into the main board then lock the screws 10 Finish ...

Page 24: ...e cover button backwards with both hands to open the printer cover 2 Align the peeler with the tenon and place the wire of the peeler into the hole 3 When closing the peeler be careful not to press it on the wire and lock the peeler with screws ...

Page 25: ... screws located on the bottom cover and open the bottom cover 5 After opening pull out the wire just put into the hole and insert it into the wafer 1x7P P1 25 connector on the main board 6 After inserting it cover the bottom cover and lock the screws ...

Page 26: ...sh Note Please clamp the label roll with the fixing tabs and clamp the media with the media guide so as not to cause the media to roll into the peeler and cause the phenomenon that the media cannot be peeled off ...

Page 27: ... as per demand Blue ONLINE will flash Out of paper When out of paper a beep sound will be made and Red ERROR flash Out of ribbon When out of ribbon a beep sound will be made and Red ERROR solid Green RIBBON flash Label gap black mark error When label gap black can t be found a beep sound will be made and Red ERROR Blue ONLINE flash Cutter error When cutter can t be found a beep sound will be made ...

Page 28: ...rint Print next When the button Demand function is activated the printer will stop after printing and wait for the user to press this button before printing the next label Pause button Print mode Pause When the printer is printing continuously pressing the PAUSE button will pause printing The power indicator is blue flashing Just press the button again and the print job returns to normal Pause but...

Page 29: ...oaded with paper and close the printer cover C Press and hold the PAUSE and FEED buttons at the same time for two seconds then turn on the printer s power When the online Blue and the error Red are on at the same time release PAUSE and FEED buttons when you hear a beep the printer enters the dump mode and will print out NOW IN DUMP MODE Skip AUTO BAS A Power off the printer B Press and hold PAUSE ...

Page 30: ...se mouse over Printer Utility icon Printer Utility exe image Double click left mouse button 2 After opening the main screen you can see the following function items NOTE If you need more detailed information please refer to Gainscha official website http www gainscha com tw 1 Port Settings 2 Printer Information 3 Printer Configuration 4 Printer Function 5 Command Tool 6 Language 7 About 8 Exit 1 1...

Page 31: ...en and close the printer general settings screen 2 Click the Load Button to bring out all printer general setting information through the selected communication interface Click the Set button to write the setting value to the printer please execute the reading function before writing ...

Page 32: ...bbon to reinstall Out of paper Out of paper The paper installation path is incorrect Gap black mark sensor detection is incorrect Install new paper Follow the steps for installing the paper to reinstall Recalibrate the label sensor Paper jam Gap black mark sensor detection is incorrect The label size is set incorrectly Label may be blocked inside the printer Recalibrate the label sensor Set the co...

Page 33: ...lear the GAP Black mark sensor by blower The printing position of small label is incorrect Media sensor sensitivity is not set properly Label size is incorrect The vertical offset setting in the driver is incorrect Calibrate the sensor sensitivity again Set the correct label size and gap size If using the software BarTender please set the vertical offset in the driver Missing printing on the left ...

Page 34: ...y with 100 ethanol and a cotton swab or lint free cloth Tear Bar Peel Bar Use the lint free cloth with 100 ethanol to wipe it Sensor Compressed air or vacuum Exterior Wipe it with water dampened cloth Interior Brush or vacuum NOTE Do not touch printer head by hand If you touch it careless please use ethanol to clean it Please use 100 Ethenol DO NOT use medical alcohol which may damage the printer ...

Page 35: ...dd 3 6 Loading the Peeler note 2020 6 24 Ver 1 1 1 Modify 1 2 2 Printer Optional Features Add 3 4 3 External Label Roll Mount Installation Option note 2020 6 29 Ver 1 1 2 Modify chapter 4 1 LED Indicator 2020 8 13 Ver 1 1 3 Modify chapter 4 3 Power on Utilities ...

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