Benutzeranleitung / Produktwartung L-3 des Produzenten Metapace
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Thermal Printe rs T - 1 L - 1 S- 1 S- 2 T - 2 L - 2 FCC Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interfe- rence, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesir ed operation.
i Im po rtant Safety Instr uctions Ⴗ Only qualifi ed and trained servic e technic ians sho uld attem pt to repa ir the prin ter. Ⴗ Do no t place the pr inter o n or near a heat so urce . Ⴗ Be s ure that t he output of the pow er adapte r is 24VD C and y our po wer source matches t he rating lis ted on t he power adapter .
ii Con tents Pr eface .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... . ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. . 1 Im po rtant Notice, Read Me Firs t! .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . ... .. ... 2 Chapter 1 Intr oduction .
iii Chapter 4 T r oubleshooting .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... . 25 Error Ind ications ............................................................................ 25 Misce llaneous ..............................
1 Pref ace Th ank you for purch a sing the MET APAC E L-3 la be l printe r. The MET AP ACE L-3 Indu strial Grad e barco d e label p rinters feature innov ative state of the art technology and s upe rior qu alit y wo rkman shi p. The ir a ll m et al fra m e and unique core construc tion for m a sturdy a nd du rable station ary printer platfo r m.
2 Important N otice , Read M e Firs t! The r m a l printh ea d can be easily d a m aged du e t o its prec isio n con struct ion. A printhead dam a g ed b y misuse is not covered und er the term s of the warr anty . T o e nsu re l ongev ity o f the printhead, please note th e following: 1.
3 C h apter 1 Introd uction Specifications Model MET AP A CE L-3 ᧤ 200dpi ᧥ MET AP A CE L-3 ᧤ 300dpi ᧥ MET AP A CE L-3 ᧤ 600dpi ᧥ Prin ting me thod Direct t herm al & The r m a l transfer Prin ting resolu tion 203 dp i (8 do ts/mm ) 300 dp i (1 1.
4 Fon ts Use r-downlo a dable T ruetype Fonts (Op tional); Five built-in ASCII font s. Bar co de type s 1D Barco de : Code 39, Code 93, Code 128/su bset A,B ,C , Codabar, I n terleave 2 of 5, UPC A/E 2 and 5 add -on, EAN-13/8/128, UCC -128 , etc ; 2D Barco de: MaxiCode , PDF417, Da t a M atrix, QR, etc .
4 Fon ts Use r-downlo a dable T ruetype Fonts (Op tional); Five built-in ASCII font s. Bar co de type s 1D Barco de : Code 39, Code 93, Code 128/su bset A,B ,C , Codabar, I n terleave 2 of 5, UPC A/E 2 and 5 add -on, EAN-13/8/128, UCC -128 , etc ; 2D Barco de: MaxiCode , PDF417, Da t a M atrix, QR, etc .
6 C h apter 2 Getti ng Starte d Setting up Befo re setting up the p ri nter you shou ld c o nsider the fo llowing: 1. Mak e su re there is a d equate s pace around the printer fo r lo ading con sum ab les and proper ven tilation. 2. Make sure the printer is close t o the host so t he i nterface cable i s easily accessibl e at either end .
7 Main Par ts and Featur e s Figu re 2 1. MENU B utton 2. CA NCEL Button 3. FEED Bu tton 4. P AUSE Bu tton 5. Med ia Calibration 6. REA DY Ind i cator 7.
8 Figu re 3 1. Platen Ro lle r 2. Prin thead Mo dule 3. Ribbo n Supply Spi ndl e 4. Ribbo n T ake -up Spindle 5. Bo lt 6. Positio ning Arm- Media Roll 7.
9 Figu re 4 1. Cen tr onics Po rt 2. PS/ 2 Port 3. U SB Po rt (T ype B) 4. RS232 S erial Po rt 5. Pow er Switch 6. AC In P o rt 7. Eth ernet Po rt Note: T he above figu re illu strates all possib le interface p ort s on a MET AP ACE L-3 pri nter , but so me port s m ay not be avai lable for your printer .
10 Figu re 5 1. Med ia Sen s o r Ha nd l e 2. Med ia Path 3. Plate n Ro ller 4. Ribbon Path 5. Ribbon Guid e 6. Med ia Guid e Lever 7. Med ia Guid e Slide Connecting the Printer Pow er Conn e ction Caution : Do not use the prin ter n ear liqu ids or corrosi ve chemicals.
11 In ter face Con n ec tion Cautio n: Make sur e the printer is switched OFF before connecting the interface cabl e. The i nt er face between t he printe r and t he host will use either a serial o r US B (or parallel) cable. Cont act you r r ese ller f or Ethern et connec tio n op tions.
12 Loading the Ribbon Cautio n: This se ction is not ap plicable to dir ec t ther mal prin ting. 1. Lif t to open the cover; 2. Tu r n th e handle an ticlockwise to release the P ri n thead Modul e; 3.
13 7- a 7-b 7-c 7 8. Attac h the edg e of the ribbon t o the core and w rap it on; 9. In sert the co re onto the ribbon take-up s pind le to the inside edge ; 10. Tu r n t h e take-up s pind le untill the ribbon is tightly wound ; 11. Tu r n the leve r to the clo se positi on .
14 Loading the Media META PAC E L-3 p ri nt ers can be ope rate d in three d ifferent modes: Stand ard mode, P eel-off m ode, or Cutting m ode. -- In S tandard m ode, e ac h printed label rem a ins on the ba ck ing liner. -- In Peel-off mode , each printed label is peeled away from the bac king liner m anually.
15 F ig ure 8 7. Move the Media Gu ide S lide to the edge o f the media, m a king su re not to pinch the m edia ; 8. Tu rn t h e lever clockwi se t o c lose the Printh ead Modu le; 9. Clo se the cover an d turn on the printer o r press the “FEED” bu tton if the prin ter is already on.
16 Pow er Sw itc h The power sw itch is on the ba ck panel of th e printer. The sym bols on the swi tch are def ined as follow s: ಧಧ ON ᇲ ಧಧ OFF The F ron t Pan el The Fr on t Pa ne l of.
17 Button s The re are fiv e buttons on th e front panel . The no r m a l f un ctions of the five buttons are list ed in the follo wing table . Mode Fun ctio n FE ED Feed one labe l P AUS E - Press on.
18 Exam p les of LCD d isplay 2 ᧪ Bu tton fun cti o ns BUTT ON FUNC TI O N DESC RI PTION MENU Enter/ex it Enter/ex it setu p mo de P A USE ( ) I tem/Parame ter Selectio n Descendi ng Item /Parame te.
19 MAI N MENU SU B MENU DESCRI PTI ON Co mmo n Setting s Print M etho d Direct The rma l, The rmal T ransf er . Defaul t: Thermal T ransfer . T ear Of f Options: Enable , Di sable. Defaul t: Disable. Cutter Manual Pee l Of f Media Senso r Options: Reflec tive, Transm i ssiv e.
20 T ear-Of f A9R269734.pdf 1 22.01.10 10:04 A9R331578.pdf 1 22.01.10 10:06 F igure 9 1. Pre ss MENU to ent er setup menu : C omm on Setting s → T ear O f f, sele ct Enable ; 2.
21 Manu al P eel- Off a. Press th e prin te d l abel down wards b. Press the lab el to p r inter c. Rem ove th e label Figure 10 1. Press MENU t o e nter setup m enu: Common Settings → Manu al Pee l Off , select En able; 2. Fo llow the directions shown i n F igure 10 t o pe el off the label; 3.
22 Adjusting The Pr essure Of Printhead Figu re 1 1 As shown in Figure 11, there a re two screws, #1 a nd #2. Unscrew # 2 first ᧤ do no t remove it ᧥ , the n un screw #1. Adju st the po sit ion of screw #1 toward s I nc rease or Decrease as requ ired.
23 in str uc tions. Both the Window s driver and Metap ace Label Design er are available on t he Prin ter Acce ssory CD, a lso available f o r down load from: www . m ata pace .com . Note: If you n eed to update the dri v er, pleas e remove an y old versions of the driver b efore con tinui ng.
24 prin the a d. Neve r u se hard m a t eri als for scra pin g the print head. 2. Alway s use high-q ualit y con su m ab les. When the TPH module is clo s ed , pr e ssur e is placed di rectly on t he TPH; di rt such as pape r scraps, sand , dust a nd gl ue can scra pe or dam age t he printhe a d .
25 C h apter 4 Troubles hooti n g Occ asi onal ly situations o ccur that req uire some troubleshoo ting. Possi ble issues and p oten tial solution s ar e l isted in this section. While not eve r y si tuat ion is addre ss ed , you m ay find some of these tips use ful.
26 READY an d RIBB ON Lam ps b link simul taneousl y Pos sible Cau se Recomm end Solu tions Remarks Run out of ribbon Load a roll ribbon Ribbon jam Cle ar the jam Ribbon Sen sor error Serv ice R ibb o.
27 The data h as bee n se n t, but not prin t ing 1. Ve rify you ha ve chosen the correct Windows p rinter. 2. Rese t the p ri nte r. If the situation rem a ins un solved, please con tact you r reseller o r our cu stome r s erv ice enginee r. Prin t quality prob lems 1.
28 Appendi x A : Interface Specif icati on s RS232 Serial The RS232 con nector on the p ri n ter is a DB9F : Pin Direct ion Definition 1 / / 2 Out TX 3 I n RX 4 I n CTS 5 - Gro und 6 Out R TS 7 I n DS.
29 Alt ernately you can just connect the 3 wires as f o llows: Ho st 25S Pri nte r 9P Ho st 9S Printer 9P TX 2 …… … 3 RX RX 2 ……… 2 TX RX 3 ……… 2TX TX3 ……… 3 RX GND 7 ……….
30 Parallel (Centr on ics) The parallel port is a stand a rd 36- p in Centronic s i nterfac e. Its pi n assignm e nts are as fo llows: Pin Direction Def inition Pin Dire ction Def inition 1 In /ST ROB.
31 Appendi x B: ASCII Table 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 NUL 0 @ P ` p 1 SOH XON ! 1 A Q a q 2 ST X “ 2 B R b r 3 XOFF # 3 C S c s 4 $ 4 D T d t 5 NAK % 5 E U e u 6 AC K & 6 F V f v 7 BEL ‘ 7 G W g w 8 BS ( 8 H X h x 9 ) 9 I Y i y A LF * : J Z j z B ESC + ; K [ k { C FF , < L l | D CR - = M ] m } E SO RS .
Thermal Printe rs T - 1 L - 1 S- 1 S- 2 T - 2 L - 2 FCC Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interfe- rence, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesir ed operation.
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