Performing Media Calibration
Once you have loaded the ribbon and labels as shown above it will be necessary to
perform a media calibration. The media calibration allows the printer to determine what
size label has been loaded and if a ribbon is being used. Failure to calibrate the printer
may cause errors such as NO PAPER, PAPER JAM & NO RIBBON to be shown on the
printers LCD display. Follow the steps below to perform a media calibration.
1.
Make sure the ribbon and label media are installed properly as described above.
2.
With the printer power off press and hold the printer’s
PAUSE
button.
3.
Power the printer on. Do not release the
PAUSE
button until the printer’s LCD
display reads
Calibrating
.
4.
The Printer will advance several labels, feeding the last label to the label
perforation. Once completed the printer’s LCD display will read
Ready
.
5.
Should there be any errors on the LCD display please see the troubleshooting
section of the users guide.
Printer Self-Test
To verify the printer is functioning correctly it is best to print a printer self-test. The
self-test can be performed after the media calibration is complete and before installing
the printer on your host PC. Follow the steps below to perform a self-test.
1.
Install ribbon and label media and successfully perform media calibration.
2.
Press the
MENU
button on the printer’s front panel.
3.
Press the
DOWN
button until
Diagnostics
is highlighted.
4.
Press the
SELECT
button.
5.
Print Config.
will now be highlighted, press
SELECT
. The printer will now print a
self-test label.
6.
Press the
DOWN
button until
exit
is highlighted once highlighted press the
SELECT
button.
7.
Press the
DOWN
button until
exit
is highlighted once highlighted press the
SELECT
button. The printer’s LCD display should now read
Ready
.
8.
Please note that the self-test is pre-formatted to print on a 4 inch wide label.
When using a smaller label some self-test information may run off the side of the
label and not print.
Your Cub CB-1024 is now ready to be installed on your host PC. Please see the
Installing Windows Print Driver guide to complete printer installation on your host PC.
This guide will also walk you through installing the provided Seagull Scientific BarTender
UltraLite label creation software.
**** More Information about your Cub CB-1024 can be found in
the User’s Guide on the provided CB-1024 installation CD. ****
Network Printing
The following steps are for network printing applications only. When connecting your
printer to the host PC via USB, parallel or RS-232C interfaces these steps do not apply.
Viewing Network Status
To view the current network settings follow the steps below.
1.
Press the
MENU
button on the printer’s front panel.
2.
Setup
will now be highlighted press the printer’s
SELECT
button.
3.
Press the printer’s
DOWN
button until
Ethernet
is highlighted, once highlighted
press the printer’s
SELECT
button.
4.
Status
will now be highlighted press the printer’s
SELECT
button to view the
printer’s Ethernet status.
5.
IP Address
will now be highlighted press the printer’s SELECT button to view the
printer’s current IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway. To view the printer’s
network card MAC Address press the printer’s
DOWN
button, once
MAC Address
is highlighted press the printer’s
SELECT
button.
6.
To return to the previous menu press the printer’s
SELECT
button.
Configure: (DHCP / Static IP)
1.
Follow steps 1-3 from viewing network status (above).
2.
Status
will now be highlighted press the printer’s
DOWN
button until
Configure
is
highlighted, once highlighted press the printer’s
SELECT
button.
3.
The printer will now display
DHCP
and
Static IP
. The printer’s default method for
obtaining an IP address is DHCP. The printer will automatically use DHCP upon
power up to obtain an IP address. To turn DHCP off press the printer’s
SELECT
button while
DHCP
is highlighted. Press the printer’s
MENU
button, the printer
will reboot and the DHCP method will be disabled.
4.
To set the printer’s Static IP address press the printer’s
DOWN
button to highlight
Static IP
. Once Static IP is highlighted press the printer’s
SELECT
button. You
can now enter the printer’s IP Address, Subnet Mask & Gateway. To enter the
value press the printer’s
UP
button. To advance to the next number press the
printer’s
DOWN
button. Once the value is entered press the printer’s
SELECT
button to advance to the next network setting. After all three values have been
entered press the printer’s
SELECT
button. The printer will reboot and your
settings will be saved.
**** For more information regarding network setup please see
the user guide section 3.1.4. ****