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USER

          MANUAL

 

 

THERMAL TRANSFER / DIRECT THERMAL 

 

Summary of Contents for LabelMax XS

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL THERMAL TRANSFER DIRECT THERMAL ...

Page 2: ... Ribbon 12 3 4 Diagnostic Tool 14 3 4 1 Start the Diagnostic Tool 14 3 4 2 Printer Function Calibrate sensor Ethernet setup RTC setup 15 3 5 Setting Ethernet by Diagnostic Utility Option 16 3 5 1 Using USB interface to setup Ethernet interface 16 3 5 2 Using Ethernet interface to setup Ethernet interface 17 3 6 Install MicroSD Memory Card 19 3 7 Using the PC USB Keyboard with Printer USB Host Inte...

Page 3: ...alibrate the Black Mark Sensor 27 4 3 5 Set Gap Sensor as Media Sensor and Calibrate the Gap Sensor 27 4 3 6 Skip AUTO BAS 28 5 Troubleshooting 29 5 1 LED Status 29 5 2 Print Problem 30 5 3 LCD display Factory option 31 6 Maintenance 32 Revise History 34 ...

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Page 5: ...eits 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 Stromentz zu trennen Verwenden Sie keine Flüssig oder Aerosolreiniger Am besten eignet sich ein angefeuchtetes Tuch zur Reinigung 4 Die Netzanschluß Steckdose soll nahe dem Gerät angebracht und leicht zugänglich sein 5 Das Gerät ist vor Feu...

Page 6: ...AUCHTE BATTERIEN IMMER VORSCHRIFTSGEMÄ SS ENTSORGEN B 급기기 가정용 정보통신기기 이 기기는 가정용으로 전자파 적합등록을 한 기기로서 주거지역에서는 물론 모든 지역에서 사용할 수 있습니다 Note 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 ...

Page 7: ...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 following items are included in the carton One printer unit Windows driver CD disk One quick installation guide One power cord One auto switching power supply One USB interface cable One paper core ...

Page 8: ...2 2 2 Printer Overview 2 2 1 Front View 1 LCD display Factory option 2 LED indicator 3 Feed button 4 Paper exit chute 5 Media view window 6 Top cover open lever 2 3 6 5 4 1 ...

Page 9: ... 3 Ribbon rewind gear 4 Print head 5 Ribbon supply hub 6 Gap sensor receiver 7 Media holders 8 Media guide 9 Top cover support 10 Black mark sensor 11 Platen roller 12 Gap sensor transmitter 13 Media guide adjuster knob 14 Top cover 4 11 6 8 10 7 1 12 5 2 3 9 13 14 ...

Page 10: ...availability Recommended MicroSD card specification 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 Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 MicroSD 1 GB Transcend Panasonic V2 0 SDHC CLASS 6 MicroSD 4 GB Transcend The DOS FAT file system is supported for the SD card Folders files st...

Page 11: ...t the rear of the printer and then plug the power cord into a properly grounded power outlet Note Please switch OFF printer power switch prior to plug in the power cord to printer power jack 3 2 Loading the Media 3 2 1 Loading the Media 1 Open the printer top cover by pulling the tabs located on each side towards the front of the printer and then lift the top cover to the maximum open angle 3 Sepa...

Page 12: ...close them onto the core Place the paper printing side face up through the media guides media sensor and place the label leading edge onto the platen roller 5 Move the media guides to fit the label width by turning the media guide adjuster knob ...

Page 13: ...7 6 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 Make sure the cover latches securely ...

Page 14: ... 2 1 to load the media 2 Open the top cover and peel off panel after calibrated the sensor 3 Lead the media through the backing paper opening beneath the peel off roller 4 Push the peel off panel back to the printer Peel off panel Peel off roller Backing paper opening ...

Page 15: ...9 5 Close the top cover gently 6 Press the FEED button to test Note Please calibrate the gap black mark sensor when changing media Backing paper Liner ...

Page 16: ...the top cover gently Note Please calibrate the gap black mark sensor when changing media Regular cutter specification Full cut Paper thickness 0 06 0 19 mm 200 000 cuts Partial cut Paper thickness 0 06 0 12 mm 500 000 cuts Except for the linerless cutter all regular heavy duty care label cutters DO NOT cut on media with glue Cutter paper opening ...

Page 17: ...ove the lower front cover 3 Disengage the platen holder tabs from the lower inner cover by pulling out the right side and left side tabs Alter the both side tabs into the 90 degree position for thick label 4 Reassemble the lower front cover in the reverse procedure 5 Refer to section 3 2 1 to load the media Lower front cover The tab here is for regular label The tab here is for thick label Thickne...

Page 18: ...he printer and lifting the top cover to the maximum open angle 2 Insert the ribbon right side onto the supply hub Align the notches on the left side and mount onto the spokes 3 Open the ribbon access cover 4 Insert the paper core right side onto the rewind hub Align the notches on the left side and mount onto the spokes ...

Page 19: ...t head 6 Stick the ribbon onto the ribbon rewind paper core 7 Turn the ribbon rewind gear until the ribbon plastic leader is thoroughly wound and the black section of the ribbon covers the print head Close the ribbon access cover and the top cover ...

Page 20: ... 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 Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 MicroSD 1 GB Transcend Panasonic V2 0 SDHC CLASS 6 MicroSD 4 GB Transcend The DOS FAT file system is supported for the SD card Folders files stored in the SD card should be in the 8 3 filename format ...

Page 21: ...ct either DRAM FLASH or CARD that you previously saved file in and press Enter key of the keyboard to list files 6 Select the file and press Enter key to run the BAS program 7 Then you can enter the data from keyboard for stand alone application Press PC keyboard F1 key to start this function Press up or down key to move the cursor to the option Press Esc key to return to previous menu Press Enter...

Page 22: ... cutter error Red Flash This illuminates a printing error such as head open paper empty paper jam or memory error etc 4 2 Regular Button Function 1 Feed labels When the printer is ready press the button to feed one label to the beginning of next label 2 Pause the printing job When the printer is printing press the button to pause a printing job When the printer is paused the LED will be green blin...

Page 23: ...itivity should be calibrated at the following conditions 1 A brand new printer 2 Change label stock 3 Printer initialization Please follow the steps below to calibrate the gap black mark 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 red and blinking Any red will do during the 5 blinks It will calibrate the gap black mark...

Page 24: ...he 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 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 th...

Page 25: ...st pattern Printer model name Main board firmware version Printed mileage 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 Self test printout with printer firmware V7 0 and later version Model name F W version Firmware checksum Printer S N configurat...

Page 26: ...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 motion Note ZPL is emulating for Zebra language RS232 serial port configuration Numbers of download files Total available memory space Print head check pattern ...

Page 27: ... 4 3 3 Printer Initialization Printer initialization is used to clear DRAM and restore printer settings to defaults 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 followi...

Page 28: ... 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 Sensor and Calibrate the...

Page 29: ...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 green 5 blinks green amber 5 blinks...

Page 30: ...ower 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 la...

Page 31: ...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 32: ...anism Calibrate the gap black mark sensor Set label size correctly Out of Mem The space of FLASH DRAM or MicroSD card is full Delete unused files in the FLASH DRAM or MicroSD card Take Label Peel function is enabled Waiting user to take label away to print the next label Please take the label away to print the next label if peeler module is installed If peeler module is installed and label is been...

Page 33: ... 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 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 Bar Use the lint free cloth with 100 ethanol to wipe it As n...

Page 34: ...supply sensors once change a new media to keep printer performance and extend printer life 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 ...

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