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TEC Bar Code Printer

B-443

Owner’ s Manual

Summary of Contents for B-443

Page 1: ...TEC Bar Code Printer B 443 Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ...2 Bewahren Sie diese Anleitung für den späteren Gebrauch auf 3 Vor dem Reinigungsvorgang ist der Drucker von Stromnetz zu trennen Verwenden Sie keine Flüssig oder Aerosolreiniger Am besten eignet sich ein angefeuchtetes Tuch 4 Die Netzsteckdose sollte nah am Drucker liegen und leicht zugänglich sein 5 Der Drucker ist vor Feuchtigkeit zu schützen 6 Bei der Aufstellung ist auf einen sicheren Stand d...

Page 3: ...gard to any queries you may have in this manual Changes or modifications not expressly approved by manufacturer for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment CAUTION To avoid injury be careful not to catch or jam your fingers while opening or closing the cover CAUTION Do not touch moving parts To reduce the risk that fingers jewelry clothing etc be drawn into the moving p...

Page 4: ... 12 3 4 Ribbon Loading Instructions 14 3 5 Install External Label Roll Mount 17 3 6 Install Memory Module 18 3 7 Self Test 19 3 8 Dump Mode 20 4 USING B 443 21 4 1 Power on Utilities 21 4 1 1 Self Test Utility 21 4 1 2 Gap Sensor Calibration Utility 21 4 1 3 Printer Initialization 22 4 2 Error Messages 23 4 3 Troubleshooting Guide 24 5 SPECIFICATIONS OPTIONS SUPPLIES 25 5 1 Specifications 25 5 1 1...

Page 5: ...EO1 33013 iii 5 2 Options 26 5 3 Supplies 27 5 3 1 Label Stock 27 5 3 2 Ribbon 27 ...

Page 6: ...ation Prohibited Do not plug in or unplug the power cord plug with wet hands as this may cause electric shock Do not place metal objects or water filled containers such as flower vases flower pots or mugs etc on top of the machines If metal objects or spilled liquid enter the machines this may cause fire or electric shock If the machines share the same outlet with any other electrical appliances w...

Page 7: ... DO NOT STORE the paper or ribbons where they might be exposed to direct sunlight high tem peratures high humidity dust or gas Ensure the printer is operated on a level surface Any data stored in the memory of the printer could be lost during a printer fault Try to avoid using this equipment on the same power supply as high voltage equipment or equip ment likely to cause mains interference Unplug ...

Page 8: ...l printing All of the most frequently used bar code formats are available Fonts and bar codes can be printed in any one of four directions B 443 printer provides a choice of five different sizes of alphanumeric fonts By using font multiplication an even greater range of sizes is possible Smooth fonts can be downloaded from the user friendly Label Design Windows software In addition B 443 is capabl...

Page 9: ...ntact the carrier directly to specify the nature and extent of the damage Please retain the packaging materials in case you need to reship the printer 2 3 Equipment Checklist l One B 443 bar code printer unit l Ribbon paper core l Ribbon supply rewind spindle 2 pcs l Label supply roll spindle l External label roll mount l Power supply l Power cord l Centronics interface cable l Windows driver l La...

Page 10: ...EO1 33013 3 l Portable LCD keyboard If any parts are missing please contact the Customer Service Department of your purchased reseller or distributor ...

Page 11: ...Printer Parts Figure 1 Top front view 1 Cover Release Button 2 PWR ON LINE and ERR Indicators 3 PAUSE Button 4 FEED Button 5 Label Dispense Opening 6 Backing Paper Opening for use with self peeling function 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 12: ...icators 4 FEED Button 5 Ribbon Mechanism 6 Printer Carriage Release Lever 7 Peel Off Sensor 8 Backing Paper Opening 9 Detachable Front Panel 10 Ribbon Rewind Spindle 11 Ribbon Supply Spindle 12 Memory Module Slot with cover on 13 Fixing Tabs 14 Label Supply Roll Spindle 1 2 4 3 5 6 7 8 10 11 5 14 13 12 9 ...

Page 13: ...6 Figure 3 Rear view 1 Power On Off Switch 2 Power Supply Connector 3 RS 232 DB 9 Interface Connector 4 Centronics Interface Connector 5 Label Insert Opening for use with external labels 6 Cover Hinge 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 14: ...EO1 33013 7 2 5 External Label Roll Mount Figure 4 External label roll mount ...

Page 15: ...4 2 Error Messages PAUSE Button The PAUSE button allows the user to stop a print job and then continue the printing with a second depression of the button By pressing the PAUSE button 1 the printer stops printing after the printing label 2 the PAUSE LED flashes and 3 the printer will hold all data in memory This allows for trouble free replacement of label stock and thermal transfer ribbon A secon...

Page 16: ...upply roll spindle through the core of a label roll and attach the fixing tabs onto the spindle 4 Place the label roll into the label roll mount Feed the label under the carriage and over the platen 5 Adjust the label guide to fit the width of the media 6 Engage the printer carriage 7 Wind the label roll until it becomes adequately taut 8 Close the printer cover and press the FEED button three or ...

Page 17: ...EO1 33013 10 Figure 5 Inserting label supply roll into label roll mount 1 Label Supply Roll Spindle 2 Label Roll Mount 3 Fixing Tabs 4 Label Roll 4 2 3 2 1 ...

Page 18: ...EO1 33013 11 Figure 6 Feed labels through adjustable label guide 1 Printer Carriage Release Lever 2 Platen 3 Label Media 4 Adjustable Label Guide 4 2 1 3 ...

Page 19: ...een the platen and the white self peeling roller as shown in Figure 7 3 Feed the backing paper through the backing paper opening in the front panel as shown in Figure 8 4 Put back the front panel Figure 7 Setting up printer for self peeling function 1 Printer Carriage Release Lever 2 Self Peeling Roller 3 Backing Paper 4 Platen Note It is recommended that the print speed be set at 2 inches per sec...

Page 20: ...EO1 33013 13 Figure 8 Printer ready for self peeling function 1 Printer Carriage Release Lever 2 Printer Front Panel 3 Backing Paper 4 Backing Paper Opening 5 Label 1 2 5 4 3 ...

Page 21: ...iage 4 Pull the ribbon leader to the front from beneath the printer carriage Attach the ribbon leader to the ribbon rewind paper core 5 Rotate the ribbon rewind roller until the ribbon leader is thoroughly firmly encompassed by the black section of the ribbon 6 Engage the printer carriage 7 Close the printer cover and press the FEED button until the green ON LINE LED illuminates ...

Page 22: ...EO1 33013 15 Figure 9 Placement of ribbon supply roll 1 Ribbon Supply Spindle 2 Ribbon Rewind Spindle 3 Printer Carriage Release Lever 4 Thermal Transfer Ribbon 3 1 2 4 ...

Page 23: ...EO1 33013 16 Figure 10 Installation of label stock and thermal transfer ribbon ...

Page 24: ...EO1 33013 17 3 5 Install External Label Roll Mount Figure 11 Installation of external label roll mount 1 Label Supply Roll Spindle 2 External Label Roll Mount 3 External Label Feed Opening 2 3 1 ...

Page 25: ...8 3 6 Install Memory Module 1 Power off the printer 2 Remove the cover 3 Insert the memory module 4 Put the cover back 5 Turn on the power Figure 12 Installation of memory module Option 1 Memory Module 2 Cover 1 2 ...

Page 26: ...he thermal print head Following the check pattern the printer prints internal settings as listed below 1 Printer model and firmware version 2 Mileage 3 Flash times 4 Check sum 5 Serial port setting 6 Code page setting 7 Country code setting 8 Print speed setting 9 Print density setting 10 Label size setting 11 Gap Bline width and offset setting 12 Backing paper transparence 13 File list 14 Memory ...

Page 27: ...computer will be printed in two columns as shown The characters received will be shown in the first column and their corresponding hexadecimal values in the second This is often helpful to users for the verification of programming commands or debugging of printer programs Reset the printer by turning the POWER switch off and on ...

Page 28: ... 3 Print the internal settings 4 Enter dump mode Regarding the self test and dump mode please refer to section 3 7 Self Test and section 3 8 Dump Mode for more information 4 1 2 Gap Sensor Calibration Utility This utility is used to calibrate the sensitivity of gap sensor Users may have to calibrate the gap sensor for two reasons 1 The media is being changed to a new type 2 Initialize the printer ...

Page 29: ...s CODE PAGE 437 8 bit USA 7 bit Yes COUNTRY CODE 001 Yes SPEED 2 0 sec Yes DENSITY 09 Yes SIZE N A Yes GAP BLINE N A Yes TRANSPARANCY 05 05 05 Yes Please follow the steps below to initialize the printer 1 Turn off the printer power 2 Hold down the PAUSE and FEED buttons and turn on the printer power 3 Do not release the buttons until the three LEDs flash in turn Note Printing method thermal transf...

Page 30: ... is incorrect There is not enough memory to store the file Stack Overflow A mathematical expression is too complicated Divide it into several expressions The nested routine is too deep Memory Error Too many variables defined RS 232 Error The serial port setting is incorrect File not Found Cannot open the file specified Download the file again Type Mismatch Variable type mismatch Gap not Found Cann...

Page 31: ...y Clean the thermal print head Adjust the print density setting Ribbon and media are not compatible Power indicator does not illuminate Check the power cord see whether it is properly connected ON LINE indicator is off ERR LED flashes Out of paper or out of ribbon Calibrate the sensitivity of gap sensor ON LINE indicator is off ERR Indicator is on Command syntax is not correct Rewind ribbon paper ...

Page 32: ...EAN and UPC with 2 or 5 digit add on Postnet l 2D bar codes Maxicode PDF 417 DataMatrix l Graphics Mono PCX format 5 1 2 Indicators and Buttons l Indicators PWR ON LINE ERR l Buttons POWER PAUSE FEED Note The functions of buttons and LEDs can be redefined by commands 5 1 3 Communication Interface l Communications RS 232C DB 9 at 2400 4800 9600 or 19200 baud and standard Centronics interface l Char...

Page 33: ...13 W x 11 34 D 15 6 cm H x 23 2 cm W x 28 8 cm D with external roll mount 17 95 D 45 6 cm D l Weight B 443 6 0 lbs 2 7 kg or 6 5 lbs 2 9 kg with external roll mount 5 2 Options A number of different options may be added to the B 443 bar code printer for even greater convenience and versatility The available options include l Foreign character fonts including Chinese Japanese and others l Expandabl...

Page 34: ...n 240 g m2 Length Pitch 0 4 10 mm 90 2286 mm 0 4 10 mm 90 2286 mm Thickness 0 002 0 05 mm 0 008 0 20 mm Inner roll diameter Max 4 3 110 mm Max Roll Diameter 1 core External roll diameter Max 8 4 214 mm Roll Up Method Print surface is wound outside as standard Paper Core ID φ25 7 0 3 mm 5 3 2 Ribbon Standard 300m by 60 or 110mm thermal transfer ribbons with wax wax resin or resin coating wound outs...

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