BK-T080III (vertical) User’s Manual
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3.3 Print unit and controlling parts
The controlling parts include circuit board and corresponding adjusting buttons and interfaces.
3.3.1 Appearance of print unit and controlling parts
The print unit consists of printing mechanism and cutting mechanism, please refer to the following figure:
Figure 3.3-1 Appearance of print unit and controlling parts
1—Cover plate of print unit gear
2 —Spanner
3 —Auto cutter
4 —PRESENTER
5 —Power switch
6 —CUT button
7 —FEED button
8 —Reset button
9 —Paper LED
10 —Error LED
11 —Power LED
12 —USB interface
13 —Power socket
14 —Paper inlet
15 —LED
16—Paper outlet
3.3.2 Print unit explanation
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Spanner:
After turning over the PRESENTER, the spanner could be pressed down to separate the platen roller
from the print head so that some errors could be removed;
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Power switch:
Press “O” to turn off the power, or press “—”to turn on the power;
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CUT button:
Press this button to cut paper under any status (even if the printer alarms or not).
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FEED button:
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If the printer does not alarm, press down this button to feed paper;
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If feeding long paper for long distance, keep pressing this button;
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Keep pressing the FEED button while turning on the power for 1s, the printer shall start and print
the self-test page, the content of which changes with the printer configuration.
Note: Make sure that there is paper in the printer and the print head is not uplifted before starting
printing the self-test (For self-test page, please refer to
Appendix 1 Self-test page)
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Reset button:
When pressing down this button, the printer will execute its reset and the print data shall be cleared;
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Paper LED (Red):
When detecting paper end or paper near end, paper LED shall be always on. If the status of paper is
