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UBI EasyCoder 401 – User's Manual

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CONTENTS

UBI EasyCoder 401
User's Manual
Edition 1, October 1994
Article No. 1-960368-00

Introduction

Presentation of the EasyCoder 401 ........................................................... 3

Get to Know Your Printer

Front View ................................................................................................. 4
Rear View .................................................................................................. 4
Paper Stock Compartment ......................................................................... 5

Paper Load

Tear-Off ..................................................................................................... 6
External Supply ......................................................................................... 7

Ribbon Load

Standard Method ....................................................................................... 8
Quick-Load Ribbon Cassette (option) ....................................................... 9

Maintenance

Cleaning the Printhead and Print Roller .................................................. 10
External Cleaning .................................................................................... 10
Protection Against Dust ........................................................................... 10

Trouble Shooting

Printout Troubles ..................................................................................... 11

Summary of Contents for EasyCoder 401

Page 1: ...of the EasyCoder 401 3 Get to Know Your Printer Front View 4 Rear View 4 Paper Stock Compartment 5 Paper Load Tear Off 6 External Supply 7 Ribbon Load Standard Method 8 Quick Load Ribbon Cassette opt...

Page 2: ...designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in whic...

Page 3: ...requires an optional printer driver program to be installed in the computer and in case of Windows an optional parallel interface board to be fitted in the printer Optionally theEasyCoder 401can be f...

Page 4: ...w Front Panel with Print button Front Lid Print Output Slot Upper External Paper Intake Main Switch Voltage Switch Mains Receptacle Provision for Optional Parallel Interface Board Display Contrast Adj...

Page 5: ...en this door is left opened or completely removed you are strongly recommended to keep it closed during normal opera tion so as to prevent the printer mechanism from being exposed to dust Transfer Rib...

Page 6: ...o 3 Thread the paper underneath the guide shaft and under the guide plate of the label stop sensor 4 Thread the paper past the print roller 5 Adjust the green guide ring so that the paper is guided wi...

Page 7: ...upper intake should be used for stacks placed behind the printer The top of the stack should not be higher up than the intake The lower intake is preferred when a stack of fan folds is placed at a lo...

Page 8: ...onto the rewind shaft Pay attention to how the core is mounted see illustration 7 Lift the printhead 8 Manually or by means of the Print key rewind the ribbon until all of the transparent front porti...

Page 9: ...bon until all of the transparent front portion has passed the printhead 5 Lower the printhead by turning the knob to the Print position 6 Print a few labels or tickets etc to check that ribbon and pap...

Page 10: ...aned parts to get dry before loading paper and ribbon Wipe the outside surfaces using a damp piece of cloth If necessary add a mild detergent Be careful not to allow any water to penetrate into the in...

Page 11: ...e setup Check change Technical Manual Ribbon unwind unit stuck Check adjust Call Service Bad energy control Check CPU board Call Service Ribbon rewinder belt too tight Adjust Call Service White parts...

Page 12: ...UBI EasyCoder 401 User s Manual 12 NOTES...

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