Argox iX4 Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...i iX4 Series Printer User Manual http www argox com ...

Page 2: ...reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that the interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harm...

Page 3: ... In this case the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by effective measures Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment All rights reserved Copyright 2017 Argox Information Co Ltd ...

Page 4: ...l 14 2 3 3 Media types 25 2 1 Load Ribbon 27 2 1 1 Placing Ribbon Roll 28 3 Printer operation 31 3 1 Front Panel 31 3 1 1 LCD Function Setting Procedure 32 3 2 Printing Media Calibration Configuration 39 3 3 Printing a Configuration Report 40 3 4 Resetting to Factory Default Settings 50 3 5 Media sensing 51 3 5 1 Transmissive sensor 51 3 5 2 Reflective sensor 52 3 5 3 Adjust Position of Label Sens...

Page 5: ...rinter issues 73 5 2 Media issues 74 5 3 Ribbon issues 75 5 4 Other issues 76 6 Specifications 77 6 1 Printer 77 6 2 Media Ribbon 79 6 3 Electrical and operating environment 80 6 4 Physical dimension 80 6 5 Fonts Barcodes and Graphics Specification 81 6 6 Interfaces 84 6 6 1 USB 84 6 6 2 RS 232C 85 6 6 3 Centronics 86 6 6 4 Ethernet 87 ...

Page 6: ...s are provided to help you quickly become familiar with the printer 1 1 Features Fast Print Speed Max 8 IPS fastest print speed in its class Communication Standard Ethernet dual USB hosts USB device and RS 232 Option Wi Fi GPIO Parallel and Buzzer Online management Web management and SNMP v2 support Duel USB host function Stand alone mode of scanner keyboard multiple data entry devices New media c...

Page 7: ...ble AC Power Cord When you receive the printer open the package immediately and inspect for shipping damage If you discover any damage contact the shipping company and file a claim Argox is not responsible for any damage incurred during shipping Save all package materials for the shipping company to inspect Note If any item is missing please contact your local dealer ...

Page 8: ...1 Introduction Understand your printer 3 1 3 Understand your printer 1 3 1 Perspective view Control panel Top Access Door ...

Page 9: ...1 Introduction Understand your printer 4 1 3 2 Back view WIFI Optional Standard USB Type A Ethernet USB Type B RS232 Serial Power switch AC power connector Parallel port GPIO ...

Page 10: ...printer 5 1 3 3 Interior view Internal Parts and Features Rotate Head Latch Head Latch Paper Sensor Guide Paper Roller Thermal Print Head Ribbon Pick up Spindle Ribbon Supply Spindle Media Supply Spindle Feed Slot Outside Media Guide ...

Page 11: ... LCD Display READY MEDIA RIBBON Description READY ON ON ON In the ready mode PRINT HEAD HEAT ON Blinking ON Print head needs to cool down COMMAND ERROR ON Blinking Blinking A command error was found while checking the command sequence EEPROM ERROR ON Blinking Blinking An EEPROM for back up cannot be read written properly MEMORY ERROR ON Blinking Blinking An error has occurred in writing data into ...

Page 12: ...SB Memory is being initialized PAUSE Blinking ON ON Printer is in PAUSE status Media sensor cannot index label gaps PRINTHEAD BROKEN Blinking ON ON Head broken error PRINT HEAD OPEN Blinking ON ON Head latch is not closed RESET Blinking ON ON Press CANCEL KEY POWER ON to reset NVR table SERIAL IO ERROR Blinking ON ON The format or baud rate of the RS232 communication is inconsistent between the pr...

Page 13: ...e media sensor is out of range during calibration The label has run out The last label has been issued normally and the label has run out PAPER JAM Blinking Blinking ON A paper jam occurred during paper feed 1 4 2 Buttons There are three buttons each with two basic functions Button Function 1 Function 2 FEED Feed a label PAUSE Pause printing Press again to resume printing CANCEL Interrupt and dele...

Page 14: ...ion 2 Place the printer within cable distance of the host and printer USB or Serial cable 3 Isolate the power cord from other electrical cables 4 Plug the other end of the AC power cord into the wall socket Warning Do not plug the AC power cord with wet hands or operate the printer and the power supply in an area where they may get wet Serious injury may result from these actions ...

Page 15: ...g on the host and turn off the host before turning off the printer 2 2 1 Turn on your printer 1 To turn on your printer turn on the Power Switch as below The I is the ON position 2 READY MEDIA and RIBBON LED are solid blue Then READY LED turn off few second while LCD screen shows firmware version LCD screen will show Ready to print and READY LED will back to solid blue ...

Page 16: ... Turn off your printer 1 Make sure READY MEDIA RIBBON are solid blue before turning off the printer 2 To turn off your printer turn off the Power Switch as below The O is the OFF position Caution Do not turn off your printer during data transmission ...

Page 17: ...y from the label as it prints After the label is removed the next label prints Cutter mode automatically cuts the label after it prints There are rotate cutter and guillotine cutter types to cut media Important The first time to use peel off mode and cutter mode Make sure to enable the PEELER INSTALLED or CUTTER INSTALLED setting in front panel For more information about panel setting go to CH 3 1...

Page 18: ...und media roll can be loaded into the printer the same way In case the media roll is dirty during shipping handling or storage remove the outside length of the media It helps avoid dragging adhesive and dirty media between the printhead and platen roller Inside Wound Outside Wound ...

Page 19: ... 2 Placing media roll Load Media In Standard Mode 1 Lift the top cover to expose the media compartment 2 Insert the media roll into the media supply spindle and move the media guide to the inside Media Guide Media Supply Spindle Door ...

Page 20: ...dia insert 4 Label must face up when lead the media through the print head module Media is under media guide and through two rings before lock Outside Media Guide Then under the paper sensor guide module and over the roller Print Head Module Paper Sensor Guide Module Outside Media Guide Head Latch Roller Media Guide Two Ring ...

Page 21: ...2 Get started Load media 16 5 Return the outside media guide and hook the head latch 6 Close the top cover Outside Media Guide Head Latch ...

Page 22: ...r is already on Important After the media is loaded please perform media calibration to calibrate the label sensor before printing Note Make sure the die cut media s label length is at least 25mm or longer for direct thermal printing in tear off mode with perforation ...

Page 23: ...media supply spindle and move the media guide to the inside 3 Turn the head latch counter clockwise and open the outside media guide for media insert 4 From the leading end of the media roll remove enough labels to expose 6 inches of backing paper 5 Lead the media backing paper under the print head module For more specific leading media refer to standard mode step 4 Print Head Module Media ...

Page 24: ...ism release lever and lead the media backing paper behind the peeler module 7 Close the peeler module using the peel off mechanism release lever Return the outside media guide and hook the head latch Peel Lever Peeler lever Media Outside media guide Head latch ...

Page 25: ...edia 20 8 Close the top cover and turn on the printer or press the FEED button if the printer is already on Important After the media is loaded please perform media calibration to calibrate the label sensor before printing ...

Page 26: ...tment 2 Insert the media roll into the media supply spindle and move the media guide to the inside 3 Turn the head latch counter clockwise and turn on the outside media guide 4 Insert the media under the print head module and under the paper sensor guide over the roller For more specific leading media refer to standard mode step 4 Roller Print head module ...

Page 27: ... cover and turn on the printer or press the FEED button if the printer is already on The printer will then feed the labels through the cutter automatically Important After the media is loaded please perform media calibration to calibrate the label sensor before printing Outside Media Guide Head Latch ...

Page 28: ... the media guide to the inside 3 Turn the head latch counter clockwise and turn on the outside media guide 4 Insert the media into the print head module and under the paper sensor guide For more specific leading media refer to standard mode step 4 Unhook the cutter module and pull down mechanism release lever from Guillotine Cutter and lead media through Guillotine Cutter Paper Sensor Guide Releas...

Page 29: ... 6 Close the top cover and turn on the printer or press the FEED button if the printer is already on The printer will then feed the labels through the cutter automatically Important After the media is loaded please perform media calibration to calibrate the label sensor before printing Outside Media Guide Head Latch ...

Page 30: ...llowing table provides details about them Media Type Looks Like Description Non Continuous Media Non continuous media is the typical media for bar code printing Labels and tags are made of various materials such as paper fabric or cardstock and are separated by gaps holes notches or black marks Many labels are self adhesive with liners while some are linerless ...

Page 31: ... it is used for direct thermal printing Fanfold Media Fanfold media is in continuous form but it can be used as non continuous media because its labels are separated by folds Some fanfold media also has black marks or liners Tag Media Tag media is usually made from a heavy paper with center hole to index It does not have adhesive or a liner and it is typically perforated between tags The media may...

Page 32: ...rmal does not need ribbon to be installed iX4 Series printers apply to both Inside wound ribbon and Outside wound ribbon Printers can switch automatically Note Media and ribbon types should be matched to provide with optimal print results Always use ribbon that is wider than the media to protect the print head from wear ...

Page 33: ...2 Get started Load Ribbon 28 2 1 1 Placing Ribbon Roll 1 Lift the top cover to expose the media compartment 2 Turn the head latch counter clockwise Head latch ...

Page 34: ... core Insert the ribbon roll onto the ribbon supply spindle 4 Lead the ribbon through the print head module Attach the edge of the ribbon onto the bare core and wind it a bit onto the core Make sure the coating side of the ribbon is face down Ribbon Supply Spindle Bare Core Print Head Module ...

Page 35: ...t started Load Ribbon 30 5 Insert the core onto the ribbon pick up spindle Turn the pick up spindle to ensure the ribbon is tightly wound 6 Close the top cover and turn on the printer Ribbon Pick up spindle ...

Page 36: ...PAUSE CANCEL Press to enter setting mode Press again to exit setting mode and return to normal mode FEED Press to show next parameter PAUSE Press to show next setting item CANCEL Selects and saves a parameter to permanent FLASH memory Unless changed via panel or command the parameter is saved even if you restart the printer Warning Do not change settings during printing or sending printing data ...

Page 37: ...em to exit from settings Press both PAUSE CANCEL buttons Then release the buttons to enter settings READY 203 AUTO PRINT MODE THERM TRANSFER PRINT MODE DIRECT THERMAL PRINT MODE DIRECT THERMAL READY 203 AUTO Press CANCEL button to store the setting Keep press FEED button until LCD prompts the function setting needed Press PAUSE button to continue the other settings Function which has sign is curre...

Page 38: ...INT SMART PRINT INTELLI PRINT INTELLI PRINT Just install labels latch print module press FEED button once and then the printer will feed 1 2 labels to detect next gap black mark before printing SMART PRINT Print from the first label immediately according to label length setting Make sure to carefully align label bottom edge at the tear off position before printing Restart printer after change sett...

Page 39: ...mm Available only in Windows with bundled printer driver and for continuous media 11 SPEED 2 8 IPS iX4 250 2 6 IPS iX4 350 6 IPS iX4 250 5 IPS iX4 350 12 COUNTING DOWN UP DOWN 13 MEDIASENSER TYPE SEE THROUGH REFLECTIVE SEE THROUGH To select for different media types After changing sensor setting make sure to calibrate before printing Restart printer after change setting 14 BACK FEED DISABLE ENABLE...

Page 40: ...s setting of host Restart printer after change setting 21 CLEAR FLASH NO YES NO When YES is selected all the label forms soft fonts and graphics stored will be deleted Restart printer after change setting 22 SETTING PRIORITY COMMAND LCD PANEL COMMAND Choosing priority of LCD settings It decides which setting method by command or by LCD panel is prior 23 EMULATION AUTO PPLA PPLB PPLZ AUTO Restart p...

Page 41: ...EFAULTS LAST SAVED FACTORY NETWORK LAST SAVED LAST SAVED NO 1 15 NO 17 NO 22 NO 24 25 and language will be loaded FACTORY NO 1 NO6 NO9 NO11 NO14 15 NO17 NO 27 30 will be loaded NETWORK NO 27 30 will be loaded Restart printer after change setting ...

Page 42: ...28 IP ADDRESS xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx range 0 255 When DHCP is disabled default IP address is 192 168 1 100 If _ sign appears that means that DHCP setting is disabled On the contrary DHCP setting is enabled 1 FEED CONFIG change contents ex from 000 000 000 000 to 255 255 255 255 2 PAUSE CALIBR shift _ sign position ex from 255 255 255 255 to 255 255 255 255 3 CANCEL RESET Select next function setting ...

Page 43: ...iFi module Option Item Range Remarks WIFI SSID Read only WIFI module is an option for iX4 Series Connect printer to PC and use print tool to set WIFI module To have more information please refer to Print Tool user guide WIFI IP ADDRESS Read only WIFI SUBNET MASK Read only WIFI GATEWAY Read only WIFI MAC ADDRESS Read only ...

Page 44: ...hes holes After the media is loaded please perform media calibration to calibrate the label sensor in advance For printer without LCD please see indicators 1 Turn off the printer 2 Press and hold the PAUSE button and turn on the power 3 When CALIBRATION is displayed on the LCD and both READY and MEDIA indicators blink release the PAUSE button 4 The printer feeds 1 or 2 blank labels 5 When READY is...

Page 45: ...5 The printer now prints out a configuration report as the sample in next page All characters will be printed in 2 columns the right shows characters received from your system and the left are the corresponding hexadecimal values of the characters It allows users or engineers to verify and debug the program For printer without LCD please see indicators Sample of Configuration Report Note PPLB ONLY...

Page 46: ...3 Printer operation Printing a Configuration Report 41 ...

Page 47: ... 9 H Position Adjust Move the print position horizontally 10 Sensor Type The media sensor type such as reflective sensor 11 Label less Calibration Value Check if a label less calibration has been performed on the printer If not the value is 0000 12 RTC Time The date and time of the real time clock RTC The default format is month day year hour minute second If your printer has a built in RTC the RT...

Page 48: ...or smart mode Intelli mode Just install labels latch print module press FEED button once and then the printer will feed 1 2 labels to detect next gap black mark before printing The printer will feed 1 2 labels automatically before printing if FEED button is not pressed Smart mode Print from the first label immediately according to label length setting Make sure to carefully align label bottom edge...

Page 49: ...ally specified gateway of the printer The default value is 0 0 0 0 32 MAC Address The unique address assigned to the printer that connects to the internet 33 DHCP When DHCP is enabled it assigns an IP address to the printer automatically 34 DHCP Client ID It is an arbitrary value sent to the DHCP server to reserve an IP address for the printer 35 DHCP Host Name The name of a DHCP client 36 SNMP Wh...

Page 50: ...o use True Type font 46 TPH and Cutter Offset For developers to debug 47 Reflective Sensor Gap Calibration For developers to debug 48 See Through Sensor Gap Calibration For developers to debug 49 Reflective Sensor Profile For developers to debug 50 See Through Sensor Profile For developers to debug 51 Ribbon Sensor Profile For developers to debug 52 Reflective Sensor Offset For developers to debug...

Page 51: ...IP address 4 Subnet mask The netmask of your printer When DHCP is enabled it shows the automatically assigned netmask when DHCP is disabled it shows the manually specified netmask 5 Gateway The gateway of your printer When DHCP is enabled it shows the automatically assigned gateway when DHCP is disabled it shows the manually specified gateway 6 Mac address The unique address assigned to your print...

Page 52: ...are ad hoc and infrastructure mode Refer to Print Tool Network type description from Technical manual 12 Country Code The country or region 13 Channel The Wi Fi channel 14 Network Authentication There are six mode Refer to Printer Tool Network authentication description from Technical manual 15 WEP Refer to Printer Tool Wep description from Technical manual ...

Page 53: ...3 Printer operation Printing a Configuration Report 48 PPLA ...

Page 54: ...3 Printer operation Printing a Configuration Report 49 PPLZ ...

Page 55: ...the printer to factory default settings 1 Turn off the printer 2 Press and hold the CANCEL button and turn on the printer 3 When RESET is displayed on the LCD and the READY indicator blinks release the CANCEL button 4 When READY is displayed on the LCD the READY indicator stops blinking but remains illuminated 5 The following information is now back to defaults Label parameters Heat Darkness Speed...

Page 56: ...f media sensor transmissive and reflective They are used for detecting specific media types Both sensor types are installed together as a movable module 3 5 1 Transmissive sensor The transmissive sensor is used for detecting gaps across the entire width of the label Single Column ...

Page 57: ...ration Media sensing 52 3 5 2 Reflective sensor The reflective sensor detects gaps notches and black marks Multi Columns Notch Black Mark Flip the media so the black mark side is facing down to align with the sensor ...

Page 58: ...r accurate print positions and label length For labels with gaps label sensor can be positioned wherever media locates If labels with notches or holes are in use pull in or out Paper Sensor Position Lever to horizontally adjust position of label sensor Make sure the Media sensor position mark locates right on notch or hole of labels Check below Paper Sensor Position Lever ...

Page 59: ...nter Serial RS 232 Port The required cable must have a nine pin D type male connector on one end which is plugged into serial port located on the back of the printer The other end of the cable connects to a serial port on the host computer For technical and pin out information please refer to RS 232C in this manual Centronics Parallel Port Option You can connect the printer to the host computer s ...

Page 60: ...upted For more information contact local dealer Ethernet Module Status Indicators The indicators with two different colors help users understand status of Ethernet LED Status Description Both Off No Ethernet link detected Blinking The printer waits for printer ready It will take about 20 30 seconds to be ready Green Speed LED On 100 Mbps link Off 10 Mbps link Amber Link Activity LED On link up Off...

Page 61: ...Windows 10 supporting 32 bit 64 bit operation systems With this driver you can operate any popular Windows software applications including Argox Bartender UL label editing software or MS Word etc to print to this printer Drivers can be downloaded from Argox website Technical Support Download Center select product model to access http www argox com content php sno 0000033 ...

Page 62: ...using a USB cable then the Windows Add Hardware Wizard will automatically detect the printer and display a dialog that allows you to install a driver Click Cancel and do not install the driver using this wizard Note We strongly recommend that you use the Seagull Driver Wizard instead of the Microsoft Windows Add Printer Wizard when installing and updating your Drivers by Seagull Even though the Ad...

Page 63: ...ation Driver installation 58 3 Run the driver from Argox website On the prompt Windows Printer Driver select I accept and click Next 4 Assign the directory to keep Seagull driver for example C Seagull and click Next ...

Page 64: ...3 Printer operation Driver installation 59 5 Click Finish 6 Select Install printer drivers and Click Next ...

Page 65: ...ation 60 7 On the Seagull Driver Wizard prompt select the first radio button to Install a driver for a Plug and Play printer Then click Next 8 Enter Printer name i e Argox iX4 250 PPLB and select do not share this printer and click Next ...

Page 66: ...3 Printer operation Driver installation 61 9 Check all the data on the showing screen if it is correct click Finish 10 After the related files have been copied to your system click Finish ...

Page 67: ...3 Printer operation Driver installation 62 11 After driver installation is complete click Close The driver should now be installed ...

Page 68: ... the power cable into the power socket on the wall and then connect the other end of the cable to printer s power socket Connect the Parallel cable Serial cable or Ethernet cable to the proper port on the printer and on your computer 2 Run the driver from Argox website On the prompt Windows Printer Driver select I accept and click Next ...

Page 69: ...3 Printer operation Driver installation 64 3 Assign the directory to keep Seagull driver for example C Seagull and click Next 4 Click Finish ...

Page 70: ...3 Printer operation Driver installation 65 5 Select Install printer drivers and Click Next 6 Make sure printer is connected to PC select Other and click Next ...

Page 71: ...3 Printer operation Driver installation 66 7 Select model emulation the following examples are based on model iX4 250 PPLB 8 Select the port of the printer and click Next ...

Page 72: ...nter operation Driver installation 67 9 Enter Printer name i e Argox iX4 250 PPLB and select do not share this printer and click Next 10 Check all the data on the showing screen if it is correct click Finish ...

Page 73: ...3 Printer operation Driver installation 68 11 After the related files have been copied to your system click Finish 12 After driver installation is complete click Close The driver should now be installed ...

Page 74: ...ples Clean the print head If the problem persists replace the print head For unstable ribbon roll rotation check the label path and make sure the head latch is securely closed Poor printout quality The ribbon may not match the media in use Adjust the Darkness heat temperature Slow down the print speed Refer to the following and clean the related spare parts ...

Page 75: ...ronment or the print quality declines you need to clean the printhead more frequently Keep in mind these things before you clean Keep the water away in case of corrosion on heating elements If you just finish printing wait until the printhead cools down Do not touch the printhead with bare hands or hard objects Cleaning steps 1 Moisten a soft cloth or a cotton swab with ethyl alcohol 2 Gently wipe...

Page 76: ...o important for print quality Dirty platen roller may damage the printhead Clean the platen roller right away if the adhesive dirt or dust accumulates on it 1 Moisten a soft cloth with absolute ethyl alcohol 2 Gently wipe the platen roller to remove the dust and adhesive ...

Page 77: ...The RTC battery keeps the RTC running even if the printer is turned off If the battery is low or out you need to replace it with a new one To replace a RTC battery 1 Open the left cover of printer Turn off the printer 2 Locate the battery on the main board 3 Remove the old coin battery and install a new one 4 Turn on the printer CAUTION Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type...

Page 78: ...the printer Test the power cord and the socket with other electrical devices Disconnect the printer from the wall socket and connect it again The printer turns itself off Turn on the printer again If the printer keeps turning itself off check the socket and make sure it has enough power for the printer The printer does not feed the media out The media is not loaded correctly See Section 2 3 Loadin...

Page 79: ...g Media Calibration Configuration to calibrate the sensor The media sensor is dirty Clean the media sensor Nothing is printed The media is not loaded correctly See Section 2 3 Loading Media to reload the media The print data might not be sent successfully Make sure the interface is set correctly in the printer driver and send the print data again Make sure the media and ribbon are both matched The...

Page 80: ...together 4 Reload both rolls into the printer The ribbon is printed out with the media The ribbon is not loaded correctly See Section 2 4 Loading Ribbon to reload the ribbon The printhead temperature is too high Reload the ribbon and print a configuration label to check the settings See Section 3 2 Printing Media Calibration Configuration If the print darkness is very high adjust it in printer pre...

Page 81: ...ead temperature is extremely high The printhead temperature is controlled by the printer If it is extremely high the printer will stop printing automatically until the printhead is cool down After that the printer will resume printing automatically if there is any unfinished print job The printhead is broken Contact your local dealer for assistance ...

Page 82: ...pe CR2032 3V 225mAh Print Speed 2 8 ips 51 203 mm s 2 6 ips 51 152 mm s Print Length Max 100 2540 mm Min 0 2 5mm 50 1270mm 0 2 5mm Print Width 4 25 108 mm 4 16 105 7 mm Communication Interface Standard Ethernet dual USB hosts USB device RS 232 Option Wi Fi IEEE 802 11 b g n GPIO Parallel Buzzer Programming Language Standard PPLA PPLB PPLZ Accessories Guillotine Full Cutter Partial Cutter Rotary Cu...

Page 83: ...6 Specifications Printer 78 Model iX4 250 iX4 350 Agency Listing CE FCC CB LVD cULus ICES Energy Star Note Print quality and speed is based on 15 print coverage ...

Page 84: ...e 7 177 8mm OD on a 1 5 38mm ID core Min width 2 3 58mm for partial cutter options Min length 1 25 4mm for cutter options Media Type Roll feed die cut continuous fan fold tags ticket or plain paper or label Ribbon Size Width 1 4 25 4 mm 101 6 mm Length max 450m Wax 450m Semi Resin Max OD 3 2 81 3 mm Core size ID 1 25 4 mm Ribbon Type Wax Wax Resin Resin Ribbon wound ink side out or ink side in ...

Page 85: ...e Operating 40 F 100 F 4 C 38 C Storage 4 F 122 F 20 C 50 C Humidity Operating 25 RH 85 RH non condensing Storage 10 RH 90 RH non condensing 6 4 Physical dimension Dimension Size and Weight Size W 250mm x H 263mm x D 418 mm Weight 11 kg 24lbs Note The specifications may be changed at any time without prior notice For more information about the new specifications visit Argox website or contact your...

Page 86: ...bol sets Code pages Courier font symbol set Roman 8 ECMA 94 PC PC A PC B Legal and PC437 Greek Russian Soft fonts Downloadable soft fonts by Print Tool Font size 1x1 to 24x24 times Character rotation 0 90 180 270 degree 4 direction rotation Graphics PCX BMP IMG GDI and HEX format files 1D Barcodes Code 39 UPC A UPC E Code 128 subset A B C EAN 13 EAN 8 HBIC Codabar Plessey UPC2 UPC5 Code 93 Postnet...

Page 87: ... rotation 0 90 180 270 degree 4 direction rotation Graphics PCX Binary Raster BMP and GDI 1D Barcodes Code 39 UPC A UPC E Matrix 2 of 5 UPC Interleaved 2 of 5 Code 39 with check sum digit Code 93 EAN 13 EAN 8 Standard 2 5digit add on Codabar Postnet Code128 subset A B C Code 128 UCC shipping container code Code 128 auto UCC EAN code 128 GS1 128 Interleave 2 of 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 with check sum I...

Page 88: ...odings UTF 8 UTF 16 Big Endian UTF 16 Little Endian Code page 1250 1251 1252 1253 1254 Soft fonts Downloadable soft fonts by Print Tool Font size 1x1 to 10x10 Character rotation 0 90 180 270 degree 4 direction rotation Graphics GRF Hex and GDI 1D Barcodes Code39 UPC A UPC E Postnet Code128 subset A B C Interleave 2 of 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 with check sum Interleaved 2 of 5 with human readable check...

Page 89: ...s for the printer 6 6 1 USB There are two common USB connectors Typically type A is found on hosts and hubs type B is found on devices The figure below shows their pinouts Type A Type B Pin Signal Description 1 VBUS 5V 2 D Differential data signaling pair 3 D Differential data signaling pair 4 Ground Ground ...

Page 90: ...t stop mode The figure below shows its pinout Pin Signal Description 1 5V Reserved for External Device 2 TxD Transmit 3 RxD Receive 4 NC No Connection 5 GND Ground 6 NC Shorted to Pin 8 7 CTS Clear to Send 8 RTS Request to Send 9 NC No Connection Note Pin 1 is reserved for External Device the maximum current is 500mA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 91: ...er Data 2 21 S GND Signal GND 4 To Printer Data 3 22 S GND Signal GND 5 To Printer Data 4 23 S GND Signal GND 6 To Printer Data 5 24 S GND Signal GND 7 To Printer Data 6 25 S GND Signal GND 8 To Printer Data 7 26 S GND Signal GND 9 To Printer Data 8 27 S GND Signal GND 10 From Printer ACK 28 S GND Signal GND 11 From Printer BUSY 29 S GND Signal GND 12 From Printer PE 30 S GND Signal GND 13 From Pr...

Page 92: ...87 6 6 4 Ethernet The Ethernet uses RJ 45 cable which is 8P8C 8 Position 8 Contact The figure below shows its pinout 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pin Signal 1 Transmit 2 Transmit 3 Receive 4 Reserved 5 Reserved 6 Receive 7 Reserved 8 Reserved ...