Cub CB-425e, User Manual

Page 1: ...THERMAL TRANSFER DIRECT THERMAL BAR CODE PRINTER Cub CB 425e USER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...Mode Option 15 3 4 4 Loading Media in Cutter Mode Option 17 3 5 Diagnostic Tool 18 3 5 1 Start the Diagnostic Tool 18 3 5 2 Printer Function Calibrate sensor Ethernet setup RTC setup 19 3 6 Install SD Memory Card 20 4 LED and Button Functions 22 4 1 LED indicator 22 4 2 Regular button function 22 4 3 Power on utilities 22 4 3 1 Ribbon and Gap Black Mark Sensor Calibration 23 4 3 2 Gap Black Mark C...

Page 3: ...ii 5 Troubleshooting 28 5 1 LED Status 28 5 2 Print Quality 29 6 Maintenance 30 ...

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Page 5: ...A2 2003 IEC 61000 4 Series EN61000 3 2 2006 EN61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 FCC Part 15 Class B UL CUL C Tick CFR 47 Part 15 CISPR 22 3rd Edition 1997 Class B ANSI C63 4 2003 Canadian ICES 003 TÜV GS EN60950 2000 Wichtige Sicherheits Hinweise 1 Bitte lesen Sie Diese Hinweis sorgfältig durch 2 Heben Sie diese Anleitung fűr den späteren Gebrauch auf 3 Vor jedem Reinigen ist das Gerät vom Stromentz zu trenn...

Page 6: ...BRAUCHTE BATTERIEN IMMER VORSCHRIFTSGEMÄSS ENTSORGEN Note Continuous printing may cause the printers motor to overheat The printer will stop printing automatically for about 10 15 minutes until motor has cooled down Please do not turn power off when printer pauses or the data transfered to the printer buffer will be lost The maximum printing ratio per dot line is 15 for this printer To print the f...

Page 7: ...unit Please retain the packaging materials in case you need to reship the printer The following items are included with the printer One Cub CB 425e printer One Software Documentation CD One quick installation guide One power cord One auto switching power supply One USB interface cable If any parts are missing please contact the Customer Service Department of your purchased reseller or distributor ...

Page 8: ...d spec SD card capacity Approved SD card manufacturer V1 0 V1 1 128 MB SanDisk Transcend V1 0 V1 1 256 MB SanDisk Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 512 MB SanDisk Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 1 GB SanDisk Transcend Panasonic V2 0 SDHC CLASS 4 4 GB V2 0 SDHC CLASS 6 4 GB SanDisk Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 microSD 128 MB Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 microSD 256 MB Transcend Panasonic 5 6 2 1 4 ...

Page 9: ... Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 miniSD 256 MB Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 miniSD 512 MB Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 miniSD 1 GB Transcend Panasonic V2 0 SDHC CLASS 4 miniSD 4 GB Transcend V2 0 SDHC CLASS 6 miniSD 4 GB The DOS FAT file system is supported for the SD card Folders files stored in the SD card should be in the 8 3 filename format The miniSD microSD card to SD card slot adapter is required ...

Page 10: ...1 Ribbon rewind hub 2 Ribbon rewind gear 3 Gap sensor receiver 4 Media holder 5 Media holder lock switch 6 Gap sensor transmitter 7 Printhead 8 Ribbon supply hub 9 Top cover support 10 Media guide adjustment knob 11 Black mark sensor 12 Platen roller ...

Page 11: ...2 2 3 Rear View 7 5 1 6 2 3 4 1 Ethernet interface 2 USB interface 3 Centronics interface 4 RS 232C interface 5 Power jack socket 6 Power switch 7 Fan fold paper entrance chute 5 ...

Page 12: ...Connect the printer to the computer with the provided USB cable 4 Plug the power cord into the AC power cord socket at the rear of the printer and then plug the power cord into a properly grounded power outlet Ethernet RJ 45 interface Plug Power Switch 6 Power Supply Centronics interface USB interface RS 232C interface ...

Page 13: ...t of the printer then lift the top cover to the maximum open angle 2 The top cover support at the rear of the printer will engage with the lower cover to hold the printer top cover open 3 Hold the top cover and press the top cover support to disengage the top cover support with the lower cover Gently close the top cover 7 ...

Page 14: ...e the top cover opens The Ribbon access cover can be closed or open while the top cover is closed 2 In peel and cutter mode please open the top cover then the ribbon access cover can be opened or closed 3 Insert the ribbon right side onto the supply hub Align the notches on the left side with the matching nothces on the ribbons core and mount onto the spokes 4 Insert the paper core right side onto...

Page 15: ...nto the ribbon rewind paper core 6 Turn the ribbon rewind gear until the ribbon plastic leader is thoroughly wound and the black section of the ribbon covers the print head Close the ribbon access cover and the top cover 9 ...

Page 16: ...z Loading Path for Ribbon 10 ...

Page 17: ... hold open the media holders 3 Place the roll between the holders and close them onto the core 4 Press down the media holder lock switch to hold the label roll firmly 5 Place the paper printing side face up through the media sensor and place the label leading edge onto the platen roller Move the media guides to fit the label width by turning the guide adjuster knob Disengage the top cover support ...

Page 18: ...ed sensor Start the Diagnostic tool Æ Select the Printer Configuration tab Æ Click the Calibrate Sensor button Please refer to the diagnostic utility quick start guide for more information 12 Note Please calibrate the gap black mark sensor when changing media z Loading path for roll labels ...

Page 19: ...it on the external paper roll mount 13 3 Open the printer s top cover and separate the media holders to fit the media width 4 Press down the media holder lock switch to fix the media holder 5 Feeds the media through the rear external label entrance chute And place the paper printing side face up through the media sensor and place the label leading edge onto the platen roller ...

Page 20: ...gently 8 Use Diagnostic Tool to set the media sensor type and calibrate the selected sensor Start the Diagnostic tool Æ Select the Printer Configuration tab Æ Click the Calibrate Sensor button Please refer to the diagnostic utility quick start guide for more information Note Please calibrate the gap black mark sensor when changing media 14 ...

Page 21: ...ic Tool to set the media sensor type and calibrate the selected sensor Start the Diagnostic tool Æ Select the Printer Configuration tab Æ Click the Calibrate Sensor button Please refer to the diagnostic utility quick start guide for more information 5 Open the peel off panel by pulling it out Peel off panel 6 Lead the media through the backing paper opening beneath the peel off roller Peel off rol...

Page 22: ...ge the top cover support and close the top cover gently 9 Peeling will automatically start Press the FEED button to test Backing paper Liner Note Please calibrate the gap black mark sensor when changing media 16 ...

Page 23: ...ster knob 4 Disengage the top cover support and close the top cover gently 5 Use Diagnostic Tool to set the media sensor type and calibrate the selected sensor Start the Diagnostic tool Æ Select the Printer Configuration tab Æ Click the Calibrate Sensor button Please refer to the diagnostic utility quick start guide for more information Note Please calibrate the gap black mark sensor when changing...

Page 24: ...ing this convenient tool you can explore the printer status settings and troubleshoot the printer Note This utility works with printer firmware V6 00 and later 3 5 1 Start the Diagnostic Tool 1 Double click on the Diagnostic tool icon to start the software 2 There are four features Printer Configuration File Manager Bitmap Font Manager Command Tool included in the Diagnostic utility Features tab I...

Page 25: ...ump mode Configuration Page Print printer configuration RTC Setup Synchronize printer Real Time Clock with PC Calibrate Sensor Calibrate the sensor specified in the Printer Setup group media sensor field Reset Printer Reboot the printer Print Test Page Print a test page Ignore AUTO BAS Ignore the downloaded AUTO BAS program Ethernet Setup Setup the IP address subnet mask gateway for the on board E...

Page 26: ...cation SD card spec SD card capacity Approved SD card manufacturer V1 0 V1 1 128 MB SanDisk Transcend V1 0 V1 1 256 MB SanDisk Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 512 MB SanDisk Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 1 GB SanDisk Transcend Panasonic V2 0 SDHC CLASS 4 4 GB V2 0 SDHC CLASS 6 4 GB SanDisk Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 microSD 128 MB Transcend Panasonic 20 ...

Page 27: ...miniSD 128 MB Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 miniSD 256 MB Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 miniSD 512 MB Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 miniSD 1 GB Transcend Panasonic V2 0 SDHC CLASS 4 miniSD 4 GB Transcend V2 0 SDHC CLASS 6 miniSD 4 GB The DOS FAT file system is supported for the SD card Folders files stored in the SD card should be in the 8 3 filename format The miniSD microSD card to SD card slot ...

Page 28: ...ndicates and error such as head open or cutter error Red Flash This indicates a printing error such as head open paper out paper jam ribbon out or memory error etc 4 2 Regular button function 1 Feed labels When the printer is ready press the button to feed one label to the beginning of next label 2 Pause the printing job When the printer is printing press the button to pause a print job When the p...

Page 29: ... Sensor Calibration Gap black mark sensor sensitivity should be calibrated at the following conditions 1 First time printer use 2 When changing label stock 3 Printer initialization Please follow the steps below to calibrate the ribbon and gap black mark sensor 1 Turn off the power switch 2 Press and hold the FEED button while powering on the printer 3 Release the FEED button when LED is blinking r...

Page 30: ... the FEED button while powering on the printer 3 Release the FEED button when the LED is blinking amber The LED will blink amber 5 times You may release the feed button at any point while blinking amber The LED color will change in the following order Amber Æ red 5 blinks Æ amber 5 blinks Æ green 5 blinks Æ green amber 5 blinks Æ red amber 5 blinks Æ solid green 4 The printer will calibrate the se...

Page 31: ...rt setting Code page Country code Print speed Print darkness Label size width height Gap size vertical gap offset Sensor sensitivity File management information Dump mode p mode after printing printer configuration In the dump mode all l value Printer will enter dum characters will be printed in 2 columns as following The left side characters are received from your system and right side data are t...

Page 32: ...ink green 5 times You may release the feed button at any point while blinking green green 5 blinks Æ green amber 5 blinks Æ red amber 5 blinks Æ solid green Printer configuration will be restore to defaults as below after initialization The LED color will change in the following order Amber Æ red 5 blinks Æ amber 5 blinks Æ Parameter Default setting Speed 127 mm sec 5 ips 203DPI 76 mm sec 3 ips 30...

Page 33: ... green off the power e LED color will b anged as following ber Æ red am inks Æ red a blink ap Senso Senso Please follow the steps as below 1 Turn off the power switch 2 Press and hold the FEED button while powering on the printer 3 Release the FEED button when LED is blinking red amber The LED will blink red amber 5 times You may release the feed button at any point while blinking red amber Amber ...

Page 34: ...ons from the power cord to the power supply and from the power supply to the printer power jack Be sure they are connected securely Solid Green ON The printer is ready to use No action necessary Green with blinking Pause The printer is paused Press the FEED button to resume printing Red with blinking Error The printer is out of labels or ribbon the settings are not correct 1 Out of label or ribbon...

Page 35: ...ing is not correct gap black mark calibration Please do the initialization and Gap black mark sensor sensitivity set properly sensor sensitivity is low is not to Calibrate the gap black mark sensor Make su alled paper in the labeling software or program re label size is set properly Set label size exactly as inst Paper Jam ls m mechanism near the sensor area Labe ay be stuck inside the printer Rem...

Page 36: ...n swab and 100 ethanol to print head when changing a new roll of ribbon of one minute 3 clean the print head surface Clean the Print Head Platen Roller 1 2 e it d a n changing Turn the power off Rotate the platen roller and wip thoroughly with 100 ethanol an cotton swab or lint free cloth Clean the platen roller whe a new roll of ribbon Tear Bar Peel Bar Use the lint free cloth to wipe it with 100...

Page 37: ...ost ing ratio per dot line is 15 for this printer To print the full web black line ght is limited to 40 dots which is 5mm for 203 DPI resolution or 300 DPI resolution printer z Please use 100 Ethe z Regularly clean the pr printer performance and extend printer life automatically for about 10 15 minutes until the motor has cooled down Please don t tu power off when printer pauses or the data trans ...

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