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PRINTED IN JAPAN 

 

TOSHIBA Thermal Printer 

B-SA4T SERIES 

 

Document No. EO15-33001A 

 
Original 

Jul., 2005 

(Revised  Sep., 2005

 

 

Option Installation Manual 

 

Summary of Contents for B-SA4T

Page 1: ...PRINTED IN JAPAN TOSHIBA Thermal Printer B SA4T SERIES Document No EO15 33001A Original Jul 2005 Revised Sep 2005 Option Installation Manual ...

Page 2: ... QM R 5 1 6 Real Time Clock B SA704 RTC QM R 6 1 7 Expansion I O Board B SA704 IO QM R 7 1 8 RFID Module B SA704 RFID U2 EU R 8 1 CAUTION 1 This manual may not be copied in whole or in part without prior written permission of TOSHIBA TEC 2 The contents of this manual may be changed without notification 3 Please refer to your local Authorised Service representative with regard to any queries you ma...

Page 3: ...over 1 pc Installation Manual 1 copy Installation Procedure 1 Open the Front Cover and remove the B 3x6 screw to detach the Connector Cover WARNING 1 Turn the printer power off and disconnect the power cord before installing an optional equipment 2 Be careful not to pinch your fingers or hands with the covers 3 Be careful not to injure your fingers when installing the cutter module CAUTION Do not ...

Page 4: ...t be removed unless it is opened at an angle of over 100 degrees as the stoppers of the hinge prevent disengagement 3 Mount the Cutter Module Cover by inserting the hinge pins into the hinges 4 Fit the Cutter Unit to the front of the printer by inserting the Hinge Pins into the Hinge Pin Holes Cutter Module Cover Hinge Hinge Front Cover Screw 100 Cutter Unit Hinge Pin Hole Hinge Pin Hinge Pin Hole...

Page 5: ... of the printer 6 Close the Cutter Unit and secure it to the printer with the Set Screw 7 Close the Cutter Module Cover Media loading procedure Owner s Manual Section 2 3 Operation check Owner s Manual Section 2 9 System mode setting System Mode Manual Cleaning Owner s Manual Section 4 1 3 Cutter Harness Connector Cutter Unit Set Screw ...

Page 6: ...lation Procedure 1 Open the Front Cover and remove the Connector Cover 2 Open the Front Cover wider Remove the Front Cover by lifting it to disengage the hinge pins from the hinge The Front Cover cannot be removed unless it is opened at an angle of over 100 degrees as the stoppers of the hinge prevent disengagement CAUTION Do not connect disconnect the cutter harness to from the printer within one...

Page 7: ...ting the hinge pins into the hinges 4 Fit the Cutter Unit to the front of the printer by inserting the Hinge Pins into the Hinge Pin Holes 5 Close the Cutter Unit and secure it to the printer with the Set Screw Cutter Module Cover Hinge Cutter Unit Hinge Pin Hinge Pin Hinge Pin Hole Hinge Pin Hole Cutter Unit Set Screw ...

Page 8: ...ect the cutter harness to the connector at the front of the printer 8 Close the Cutter Module Cover After that perform an operation check for a proper cut issue Media loading procedure Owner s Manual Section 2 3 Operation check Owner s Manual Section 2 9 System mode setting System Mode Manual Cleaning Owner s Manual Section 4 1 3 Cutter Harness Ground Wire B 3x6 Screw Ground Wire Cutter Harness Co...

Page 9: ...rts are supplied with the kit Make sure you have all items shown below Strip Unit 1 pc Strip Module Cover 1 pc SMW 3x6 Screw 4 pc Cutter 1 pc Guide Roller 1 pc Installation Manual 1 copy NOTE When issuing labels in batch mode even though the strip module is fitted please use the provided cutter to tear off the issued labels Do not attach the cutter when labels are stripped one by one Installation ...

Page 10: ...Cover cannot be removed unless it is opened at an angle of over 100 degrees as the stoppers of the hinge prevent disengagement 3 Mount the Strip Module Cover by inserting the hinge pins into the hinges 4 Fit the Shaft Holders of the Backing Paper Feed Roller into the cuts of the printer Hinge Strip Module Cover Shaft Holder Strip Unit Cut Cut Backing Paper Feed Roller Hinge Front Cover Screw 100 ...

Page 11: ...tor at the front of the printer At this time carefully avoid contact of the strip harness with the gears 8 Close the Strip Module Cover Perform an operation check for a proper strip issue Media loading procedure Owner s Manual Section 2 3 Operation check Owner s Manual Section 2 9 System mode setting System Mode Manual Cleaning Owner s Manual Section 4 1 4 SMW 3x6 Screw Feed Roller Gear Strip Unit...

Page 12: ...ending on the backing paper types tearing off the backing paper against the slot of the strip module cover may cause it to wind onto the inner rollers It is advisable to tear off or cut the backing paper outside the strip module cover How to use the Guide Roller When issuing the label with the length of 50 mm or more fit the guide roller to the center of the strip module cover to prevent the strip...

Page 13: ... As the default is OFF choose PRE PEEL OFF ON with the FEED or RESTART key Then press the PAUSE key 7 P P FEED 0 0mm is displayed on the LCD Press the PAUSE key repeatedly until PEEL OFF TRQ appears on the LCD 8 This menu is to set the strip motor torque As the default is R0 choose R3 with the FEED or RESTART key Then press the PAUSE key NOTE Setting the motor torque higher makes the strip issue e...

Page 14: ...hat case feed the labels between the media sensor and the strip shaft and discard them 11 Repeat Steps 9 and 10 for position fine adjustment 12 After the print position and strip position are properly adjusted access 2 PARAMETER SET menu in the system mode again Turn the power OFF Issue labels Continued 3 ADJUST SET FEED ADJ 0 0mm 3 ADJUST SET CUT ADJ 0 0mm Print position fine adjustment Strip pos...

Page 15: ...edge set a negative value When the top edge of the label stops short of the strip shaft edge set a positive value 15 When the adjustment is completed press the PAUSE key twice to finish the setting 16 Send an issue command to the printer and check for proper strip issue Top edge of the label Strip Shaft Edge Top edge of the label Strip Shaft Edge Continued PAUSE 2 PARAMETER SET P P FEED 0 0mm PAUS...

Page 16: ...ip Module Cover 1 pc SMW 3x6 Screw 4 pcs Cutter 1 pc Guide Roller 1 pc Installation Manual 1 copy NOTE When issuing labels in batch mode even though the strip module is fitted please use the provided cutter to tear off the issued labels Do not attach the cutter when labels are stripped one by one Installation Procedure 1 Open the Top Cover and the Front Cover Remove the Connector Cover Front Cover...

Page 17: ...r cannot be removed unless it is opened at an angle of over 100 degrees as the stoppers of the hinge prevent disengagement 3 Mount the strip Module Cover by inserting the hinge pins into the hinges 4 Fit the Shaft Holders of the Backing Paper Feed Roller into the cuts of the printer Front Cover Hinge 100 Stopper Hinge Hinge Strip Module Cover Shaft Holder Strip Unit Cut Cut Backing Paper Feed Roll...

Page 18: ...d Roller Gear rotates smoothly 6 Close the Strip Unit 7 Close the Strip Module Cover Perform an operation check for a proper strip issue Media loading procedure Owner s Manual Section 2 3 Operation check Owner s Manual Section 2 9 System mode setting System Mode Manual Cleaning Owner s Manual Section 4 1 4 Strip Unit SMW 3x6 Screw Strip Unit Feed Roller Gear ...

Page 19: ...pes tearing off the backing paper against the slot of the strip module cover may cause it to wind onto the inner rollers It is advisable to tear off or cut the backing paper outside the strip module cover How to use the Guide Roller When issuing the label with the length of 50 mm or more fit the guide roller to the center of the strip module cover to prevent the stripped label from sticking to the...

Page 20: ...pc NOTES 1 DO NOT CHANGE the DIP Switch settings on the Wireless LAN Board Doing so may cause a malfunction 2 MAC address of the Wireless LAN module will be necessary when setting the MAC address filtering function of an access point As it is printed on the top of the wired LAN connector on the Wireless LAN Board write down it on Installation Manual before mounting the covers so that an end user c...

Page 21: ...ifferent between the B SA4TM series and the B SA4TP series B SA4TM B SA4TP 1 Open the Top Cover and Front Cover 2 Remove the two SMW 3x6 screws which secure the Side Panel 3 Close the Front Cover and remove the Side Panel Open the Top Cover Slide the Side Panel backward and then remove it in the direction of arrow A SMW 3x6 Side Panel Front Cover Top Cover SMW 3x6 Screw Side Panel SMW 3x6 Screw Si...

Page 22: ... detach the Blind Plate 4 Remove the SMW 3x8 screw to detach the Cable Clamp 5 Put the Antenna of the Wireless LAN Board out of the opening in the printer back Care must be taken not to hit the Antenna against the printer frame as damaged antenna may affect the performance SMW 3x6 Blind Plate Cable Clamp SMW 3x8 Screw Opening Wireless LAN Board Antenna Antenna ...

Page 23: ...less LAN Board to the PCB Support Plate with the SMW 3x8 screw together with the Cable Clamp removed in Step 4 7 Only when this option is installed in the B SA4TP printer remove the three backing papers from the shield sheet and attach the shield sheet so that it covers the wireless LAN module Wireless LAN Board Cable Clamp SMW 3x8 Screw PCB Support Plate SMW 3x6 Screw Print Head Cable Copper foil...

Page 24: ...less LAN Power Cable and the LAN Cable as shown below 9 Fit the Antenna Cover to the back of the printer Secure it with the SMW 3x6 screw 10 Re attach the Side Panel to the printer LAN Cable Wireless LAN Power Cable CN12 CN17 Antenna Cover LAN Cable Pass the LAN Cable through the cut of the Antenna Cover SMW 3x6 Screw ...

Page 25: ...nector use a cross cable or 2 Open the MS DOS prompt type in telnet 192 168 10 21 default IP address 3 Enter a password to log in Password tecbcp 4 From the top menu change a country code using the following command ctry XX XX new country code See Country Code Table 5 The new country code will become effective by turning the printer off and on again 6 A country code can be checked by typing ctry o...

Page 26: ...h the B SA4TP unless otherwise noted Packing List The following parts are supplied with the kit Make sure you have all items shown below SIO PC Board 1 pc Serial Interface Cable Locking Support 1 pc PCB Support Plate 1 pc SMW 3x6 Screw 3 pcs Installation Manual 1 copy NOTE Make sure that the Serial Interface Cable is connected to CN4 on the SIO PC Board Installation Procedure 1 Remove the two scre...

Page 27: ... B SA4TP 1 Open the Top Cover and Front Cover 2 Remove the two SMW 3x6 screws which secure the Side Panel 3 Close the Front Cover and remove the Side Panel Open the Top Cover Slide the Side Panel backward and then remove it in the direction of arrow A 3 Remove the two screws to detach the Blind Plate Front Cover Top Cover SMW 3x6 Screw Side Panel SMW 3x6 Screw Side Panel SMW 3x6 Blind Plate Top Co...

Page 28: ...d PCB Support Plate to the printer back with one of the enclosed SMW 3x6 screws 5 Fit the Locking Support into the MAIN PC Board 6 Connect the Serial Interface Cable of the SIO PC Board to CN12 on the MAIN PC Board PCB Support Plate SMW 3x6 Locking Support MAIN PC Board SIO PC Board Serial Interface Cable CN12 MAIN PC Board ...

Page 29: ...nterface Board B SA704 RS QM R 4 4 7 Secure the SIO PC Board to the printer back with the two SMW 3x6 screws Fit the Locking Support into the SIO PC Board 8 Re attach the Side Panel 9 For an operation check settings etc refer to the SIO PC Board Locking Support SMW 3x6 ...

Page 30: ...e B SA4TM however the installation procedure is common with the B SA4TP Packing List The following parts are supplied with the kit Make sure you have all items shown below 300 dpi print head 1 pc Installation Manual 1 copy Do not touch the print head or its neighboring parts immediately after printing or you may burn yourself WARNING CAUTION 1 NEVER loosen or remove the following two screws of the...

Page 31: ...Head by pressing the hooks toward the center Then pull the Print Head downward NOTE Care must be taken not to damage the Print Head Element by hitting it against any metal parts 4 Disconnect the Print Head Cable from the Print Head 5 Replace the Print Head with a new one and then reassemble in the reverse order of removal Top Cover Ribbon Cover Print Head Hook Print Head Cable Print Head B SA704 T...

Page 32: ...rface Board has been already installed in the printer the Interface Cable of the Real Time Clock cannot be connected to the MAIN PC Board Please remove this optional PC board temporality prior to installing the Real Time Clock Packing List The following parts are supplied with the kit Make sure you have all items shown below Real Time Clock 1 pc See Note SMW 4x8 Screw 1 pc Lithium Battery CR2032 1...

Page 33: ...pen the Top Cover and Front Cover 2 Remove the two SMW 3x6 screws which secure the Side Panel 3 Close the Front Cover and remove the Side Panel Open the Top Cover Slide the Side Panel backward and then remove it in the direction of arrow A 3 Place the Lithium Battery into the Battery Socket in the direction of the arrow Front Cover Top Cover SMW 3x6 Screw Side Panel SMW 3x6 Screw Side Panel Top Co...

Page 34: ...upposed to last about 2 years or more but it varies depending on the operating conditions When a new battery is loaded write down the battery replacement date on a supplied battery sticker and attach it to the reverse side of the Side Panel as a reminder 4 Attach the Real Time Clock to the printer with the SMW 4x8 screw Reverse side of Side Panel Battery Sticker Real Time Clock SMW 4x8 Screw ...

Page 35: ...e Cable to CN501 on the MAIN PC Board 7 Attach the Side Panel removed in Step 2 back to the printer Care must be taken not to catch the Interface Cable by the Side Panel NOTE When the B SA704 IO QM R Expansion I O Board or B SA704 RS QM R Serial Interface Board was removed beforehand re install it Cable Clamp B SA4TP Model Interface Cable Interface Cable Connector CN2 Connector CN1 MAIN PC Board B...

Page 36: ...ss the RESTART key until 8 RTC SET appears 5 Press the PAUSE key The date currently stored in the real time clock is displayed 6 Pressing the PAUSE key enables changing the Year 7 Set the Year with the FEED or RESTART key Pressing the PAUSE key fixes the Year and causes the cursor to move to the Month 8 Set the Month with the FEED or RESTART key Pressing the PAUSE key fixes the Month and causes th...

Page 37: ...ta is read only for the first media Press the PAUSE key to fix the setting Then the current date is displayed 17 Press the FEED and RESTART keys at the same time to return to 8 RTC SET display Supplementary Explanation 1 Be sure to load the battery and set the low battery check function to ON whenever the real time clock is used If the battery is not loaded or the battery voltage is low the real t...

Page 38: ...se of the B SA4TP and the installation procedures are common with the B SA4TM unless otherwise noted Packing List The following parts are supplied with the kit Make sure you have all items shown below Expansion I O Board 1 pc See Note Blind Plate 1 pc SMW 3x6 Screw 3 pcs Installation Manual 1 copy Note Make sure that the Interface Cable is connected to CN1 on the Expansion PC Board 1 Remove the tw...

Page 39: ...the Top Cover and Front Cover 2 Remove the two SMW 3x6 screws which secure the Side Panel 3 Close the Front Cover and remove the Side Panel Open the Top Cover Slide the Side Panel backward and then remove it in the direction of arrow A 3 Remove the two SMW 3x6 screws to detach the Blind Plate NOTE Keep the Blind Plate for future use Front Cover Top Cover SMW 3x6 Screw Side Panel SMW 3x6 Screw Side...

Page 40: ...Cable to CN4 on the MAIN PC Board 6 Attach the supplied Blind Plate to the printer back with the supplied two SMW 3x6 screws NOTE The Blind Plate is not required to be attached when the optional Serial Interface Board is also installed 8 Attach the Side Panel removed in Step 2 back to the printer SMW 3x6 Screw Expansion I O Board CN4 Connector MAIN PC Board Interface Cable Expansion I O Board SMW ...

Page 41: ... U K 1 Follow all manual instructions Failure to do so could create safety hazards such as fire or electrocution Manual instructions must be followed when installing option kits or adding cables to avoid system failures and to insure proper performance and operation Failure to follow manual instructions or any unauthorized modifications substitution or change to this product will void the limited ...

Page 42: ...it Make sure you have all items shown below Parts Quantity Parts Quantity Parts Quantity Antenna Ass y 1 pc RFID Module 1 pc Antenna Cable 1 pc Interface Cable 1 pc Shield Sheet for the use of short pitch tags 1 pc RFID Module Attaching Plate 1 pc Cable Clamp 1 pc Edge Guard Long and short 2 pcs each Installation Manual 1 copy Tapping Screw M 3x8 3 pcs Double Sems Screw M 3x6 2 pcs ...

Page 43: ...ges the RFID module Refer to section 2 9 of system mode manual 4 Discover an optimum feed amount and output power of the RFID module for data read write using the RFID Analyze Tool Refer to section 5 of system mode manual 5 Set the feed amount by using an RFID Tag Position Adjustment Command ESC 003 and the output power of the RFID module by using an RFID Parameter Set Command ESC Z2 3 or printer ...

Page 44: ...M series and the B SA4TP series B SA4TM B SA4TP 1 Open the Top Cover and Front Cover 2 Remove the two SMW 3x6 screws which secure the Side Panel 3 Close the Front Cover and remove the Side Panel Open the Top Cover Slide the Side Panel backward and then remove it in the direction of arrow A Front Cover Top Cover SMW 3x6 Screw Side Panel SMW 3x6 Screw Side Panel Top Cover Side Panel Reverse side of ...

Page 45: ...shing the tabs on the rear of the Media Sensor Block toward the front of the printer slightly lift the back of the Media Sensor Block and remove it toward the printer back 5 Turn over the Media Sensor Block and secure the Antenna Ass y with the supplied three Tapping Screws Upper Sensor Lever Upper Sensor Ass y 1 2 Tab Tab Media Sensor Block Tapping Screw M 3x8 Tapping Screw M 3x8 Antenna Ass y Se...

Page 46: ... pass the Interface Cable through the opening behind the Stepping Motor so that the cable reaches the Main PC Board 7 Connect the Interface Cable to CN6 on the Main PC Board 8 Put the Interface Cable on the hooks provided on the Media Path Frame Interface Cable Opening Stepping Motor Interface Cable CN6 Main PC Board Interface Cable Hook Media Path Frame ...

Page 47: ...on the correct positions respectively as indicated in the pictures below The Edge Guards should not protrude from the edge of the metal plate portions enclosed with circles 10 Attach the Cable Clamp to the position shown below 11 Temporarily secure the RFID Module Attaching Plate to the RFID Module with a supplied Double Sems Screw Connect the Antenna Cable to the RFID Module until it clicks Edge ...

Page 48: ...dule to the printer with a supplied Double Sems Screw 14 While pushing down the RFID Module tighten the Double Sems Screw which was temporarily tightened in Step 10 so that there is no clearance between the RFID Module and the Bottom Plate of the printer Interface Cable RFID Module RFID Module Double Sems Screw M 3x6 Double Sems Screw M 3x6 RFID Module RFID Module Attaching Plate Bottom Plate ...

Page 49: ... pitch RFID tags 20mm are used refer to Section 4 to attach the Shield Sheet and Section 5 to configure the RFID module settings When short pitch tags are not used refer to Section 5 to configure the RFID module settings When Short Pitch RFID Tags 20mm are used When short pitch tags 20 mm are used the supplied Shield Sheet needs to be attached for proper read write operation Follow the procedure b...

Page 50: ...the width of the Shield Sheet shorter width as the pictures show The purpose of this is to indicate the center of the attachment position 3 Remove the backing paper from the Shield Sheet and attach it to the position determined in the previous step as indicated in the picture below Now the Shield Sheet attachment is completed Next refer to Section 5 and configure the RFID module settings Media Gui...

Page 51: ...essed When the data of a tag can be read it is displayed on the LCD Read data is displayed in hex value on the 16 digit x 2 line LCD When the RFID tag contains 16 digits or more data the first 16 digits are displayed When data volume is less than 16 digits the vacant digits will be filled with spaces If the tag cannot be read RFID TIMEOUT or RFID READ ERROR is displayed If the type of the tag to b...

Page 52: ...number of issue retries setting menu is displayed Set the maximum number of retries to issue an RFID tag When issuing an RFID tag failed the printer prints the error pattern and retries to issue the tag for up to specified number of times If the printer does not succeed even after having retried for the max times the printer stops resulting in an error Choose the max number of retries with the FEE...

Page 53: ... CYCLE CNT 5 Press the PAUSE key Max number of write retries setting menu is displayed Set the maximum number of retries to write data onto an RFID tag The printer retries to write data onto an RFID tag for up to specified number of times If the timeout period expired before the max number of retries have been done the printer stops the retries at the time Set the max number of times with the FEED...

Page 54: ...fault setting is 18 The optimum value differs depending on the tag types Usually it is not necessary to change this value but changing the value may be able to increase the number of successful read write times Set the power level with the FEED or RESTART key RESTART FEED 18 Default Strongest 9 Weakest PAUSE Press the PAUSE key RESTART FEED 10 RFID RF CHANNEL AUTO RFID channel setting menu is not ...

Page 55: ... write data write is not performed In other words setting an AGC threshold for data write enables writing data only to a tag placed just above the antenna The optimum value differs depending on the tag type For details refer to Section 6 AGC Threshold Setting Set an AGC threshold for data write with the FEED or RESTART key if necessary RESTART FEED 15 11 Default 0 Press the PAUSE key 10 RFID WT MI...

Page 56: ... the radio intensity of the tags 1 Place the media so that an RFID tag IC chip is positioned above the Antenna and close the Top Cover Note If an RFID tag is not positioned above the Antenna while the Print Head is at a print start position use 003 command to adjust the media position so that an RFID tag is positioned above the Antenna For detail of the command refer to the External Equipment Inte...

Page 57: ...u RESTART FEED 15 2 Default 0 10 RFID WT AGC 11 FEED or RESTAT 10 RFID WT AGC 9 AGC threshold for data write setting menu is displayed Choose a threshold value decimal number with the FEED or RESTART key When the measured AGC is 10 0A for example choose 9 a value lower than the measured AGC by 1 or 2 RESTART FEED 15 11 Default 0 PAUSE 10 RFID Q VALUE 2 FEED or RESTART PAUSE Example Press the PAUSE...

Page 58: ... module which is used for the B SA4T series for improving the efficiency of assembly Note Descriptio of the serial number label and service number label B SA704 RFID U2 EU R RFID Module Service No Label Serial No Label B SA704 RFID U2 EU R Description of Serial Number Label B SA704 RFID U2 EU R 08 5 D XXXX Description of Service Number Label Serial number Module type C EU Month 1 9 A 10 B 11 C 12 ...

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