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Shock HazardThe printer and power supply should never be operated in a location whereeither one can get wet. Personal injury could result.MediaAlways use high-quality, approved labels and tags. If adhesive backedlabels are used that DO NOT lay flat on the backing liner, the exposededges may stick to the label guides and rollers inside the printer, causing thelabel to peel off from the liner and jam the printer. Approved supplies canbe ordered from your dealer.If media run out while printing, DO NOT turn the power switch OFF (0)while reloading or data loss may result. After loading new supplies, pressthe feed button to resume printing.Static DischargeThe discharge of electrostatic energy that accumulates on the surface of thehuman body or other surfaces can damage or destroy the print head orelectronic components used in this device. DO NOT TOUCH the printhead or the electronic components under the top cover.Thermal PrintingThe print head becomes hot while printing. To protect from damaging theprint head and risk of personal injury, avoid touching the print head. Useonly the cleaning pen to perform maintenance.iv 980481-001A
ContentsIntroductionHello!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1What's in the Box?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Inspecting the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Opening the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Closing the printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Reporting Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Getting StartedModes of Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Attaching Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Loading Roll Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Adjusting the Roll Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Placing the Roll in the Media Compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Using the Guides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Operator Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Power Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Feed Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Status Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Media Length Sensing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Hooking Up the Printer and Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Interface Cable Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14USB Interface Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Parallel Interface Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Ethernet Interface Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Serial Interface Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Communicating with the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Universal Serial Bus (USB) Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Parallel Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Internal Ethernet Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Serial Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Adjusting the Print Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Adjusting the Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18980481-001A v
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Page 3: Proprietary StatementThis manual co
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Page 9 and 10: IntroductionThis section describes
Page 11 and 12: Inspecting the PrinterLook at the o
Page 13 and 14: Closing the printerLower the top co
Page 15 and 16: Getting StartedThis section describ
Page 17 and 18: Loading Roll MediaWhen you load med
Page 19 and 20: Using the GuidesThe guides direct t
Page 21 and 22: Media Length SensingMOVIEBefore you
Page 23 and 24: USB Interface RequirementsUniversal
Page 25 and 26: Serial CommunicationsSerial communi
Page 27 and 28: Operation & OptionsThis section hel
Page 29 and 30: Printing in Peel-ModeThe optional d
Page 31 and 32: Using the Cutter OptionPrinters tha
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Page 35 and 36: Platen ConsiderationsThe standard p
Page 37 and 38: Replacing the Print HeadIn the even
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Page 41 and 42: TroubleshootingWhat the Status Ligh
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Page 45 and 46: The printing does not start at the
Page 47 and 48: Resetting the Factory Default Value
Page 49 and 50: AppendixInterfacesUniversal Serial
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