Panduit Cougar LS9, Operator'S Manual

Page 1: ...TRANSFER PRINTER Operator s Manual Panduit Corp Identification Products Division 1819 Atlanta Highway Cumming GA 30040 USA Technical Support 1 866 871 4571 Customer Service 1 800 777 3300 www panduit...

Page 2: ...ating Labels Creating Text 14 15 Creating Serializations 16 18 Creating Symbols 19 20 Creating Bar Codes 21 22 Creating Lines 23 24 Creating Frames 25 Using Pages 26 Using Special Functions 27 Setting...

Page 3: ...3 SECTION 1 GETTING STARTED...

Page 4: ...troubleshooting of the COUGAR LS9 Hand held Thermal Transfer Printer If you have problems not covered herein contact your local Panduit Sales Representative call Panduit Technical Support at 866 871 4...

Page 5: ...f not used in accordance with this instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this printer in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which ca...

Page 6: ...equirements of the following standards FCC Part 15 Class A CE European Directive 2002 95 EC on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances RoHS European Community Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment...

Page 7: ...Transfer Printer P1 Label Cassette System Large graphic display 59 button keypad Adjustable wrist neck strap Print head latch Durable plastic housing Continuous labels Ribbon included Cutter button wi...

Page 8: ...COUGAR LS9 has a manually operated cutter blade Press and release the cutter button in order to cut your label The cutter button has two possible settings Full Cut and Partial Cut Full Cut is used to...

Page 9: ...hen Installing Batteries Replace All Six Batteries At The Same Time Loading a Label Cassette 1 Remove the cassette door from the back of the COUGAR LS9 printer 2 Install a label cassette Press firmly...

Page 10: ...KEYBOARD FUNCTIONS 10 Setup Power Delete Clear Feed Print Enter Rotate Space Accent Shift Directional Arrows Numbers Letters Size Length Insert or Edit Tools Label Mode Caps Lock...

Page 11: ...label media STYLE Select the text font style ALIGN Change the label justification LINE Add vertical and horizontal lines to a label FRAME Add a frame around a label PAGE Move to another page FILE Acc...

Page 12: ...12 SECTION 2 WORKING WITH THE COUGAR LS9...

Page 13: ...the text style for the current cursor position Available styles include Bold and Bold Underline Text Line Indicates the current line Page 1 9 Indicates the current page There are 9 total pages Vertic...

Page 14: ...ve the cursor to any position and begin typing The character will be inserted at the cursor position Deleting Text To remove characters from the screen press the key Each press of the key will delete...

Page 15: ...justified The vertical justification options include top justified center justified and bottom justified The character A inside of the page shaped icon in the lower right hand corner of the display in...

Page 16: ...can be created on the same label Creating a Serialization The serialization tool should be accessed from the home screen To access the serialization tool 1 Press the INSERT key to enter the tools men...

Page 17: ...rameter will default to a value of 1 Enter the number of copies to print Press the key to accept the changes 2 The Collate parameter determines whether or not the copies of the serialization items wil...

Page 18: ...ext The bar code settings can be changed in the setup menu Printing a serialization as a bar code is useful for asset tracking component manufacturing and quality control 2 The Place On option determi...

Page 19: ...is chosen to match the text size on the current line 6 Press the key to accept the changes and to return to the home screen Otherwise press the DEL key to return to the home screen without accepting...

Page 20: ...bols and their assigned library numbers are listed below Additional symbols may be added to the COUGAR LS9 firmware in the future 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2...

Page 21: ...nal arrow keys to change the bar code settings 8 Press the key to accept all of the changes and to return to the home screen Otherwise press the DEL key to return to the home screen without accepting...

Page 22: ...splay Yes Checksum Indicates whether the checksum digit is activated or not If activated checksum digit is turned on the setting will display Yes Bar Size Indicates the width of the bar code Available...

Page 23: ...r off independently NOTE The top bottom left and right sides of the label will rotate with the legend when a label is rotated 1 The Center Horizontal setting places a line through the center of the la...

Page 24: ...e LINE key 2 Use the up or down directional arrow keys to select the desired line position 3 Use the right or left directional arrow keys to turn on or turn off the line tool at the selected position...

Page 25: ...l The Box Off setting deactivates the frame Creating a Frame The frame menu should be accessed from the home screen To insert a frame 1 Press the SHIFT key and then press the LINE key to enter FRAME m...

Page 26: ...also useful for creating text on patch panel labels faceplate labels outlet labels or terminal block labels Using the Page Function The page number icon in the lower right hand corner of the display...

Page 27: ...F3 will display the part number serial number and quantity of labels remaining on the cassette This information is also displayed automatically when turning the printer on F4 Quick Key for Wire Marki...

Page 28: ...trast heat firmware version number cut pause and automatic shutoff The available language options in the setup menu are English French German Italian Portuguese Castillian Spanish and Latin American S...

Page 29: ...ety facility ID pipe marking and general purpose labeling Strip Repeats legend until label is filled and copies legend on two sides of middle perforation Wire and cable marking Flag Prints legend once...

Page 30: ...e COUGAR LS9 NOTE When saving a new file press the key to begin entering a file name Use the alphabetic or numeric keys to enter a file name After entering a file name press the key again to Save NOTE...

Page 31: ...Step 2 When prompted select New Blank File Save previous label if necessary Step 3 Type ABCD Step 4 Press PRINT Results 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 Hint The text size defaults to 10 p...

Page 32: ...el if necessary Step 3 Type 220 VOLTS Step 4 Press PRINT Results Hint T100X000VUC BK defaults to 36 point font printed in Tape Mode with an Auto length setting You can adjust the font size by pressing...

Page 33: ...ss Step 10 Press right arrow key Step 11 Type 3 for End value Step 12 Press twice Step 13 Press PRINT Results Hint The Serial tool allows numeric or alphabetic serializations You can choose any increm...

Page 34: ...031X000FJC BK or T038X000FJC BK Step 2 When prompted select New Blank File Save previous label if necessary Step 3 Enter the terminal spacing ie 0 25 Step 4 Change rotation to 0 degrees for all pages...

Page 35: ...p 1 Insert a continuous tape cassette such as T050X000VPC BK Step 2 When prompted select New Blank File Save previous label if necessary Step 3 Press F5 to begin the DIN Mode function Step 4 Enter the...

Page 36: ...us label if necessary Step 3 Type A Step 4 Press the INSERT key and select Serial Step 5 Enter a start value of 01 stop value of 04 and increment value of 1 Step 6 Press ENTER Step 7 Press Shift LENGT...

Page 37: ...int head should be cleaned whenever any irregular printing results occur The drive roller should be cleaned whenever foreign matter such as dust or adhesive is present 1 Turn OFF power to printer 2 Re...

Page 38: ...er to printer 2 Remove the cassette door 3 Unlock the print head latch 4 Remove the label cassette from the printer 5 Push the cutter button in so that the cutter blade is exposed through the media op...

Page 39: ...media is fed beneath guide arm on cassette 4 Print head latch is locked 5 Has text or tools on the screen to print Tools Too Big The items on the home screen are too large for the printable area You...

Page 40: ...nts or dots are dirty or obstructed Clean print head with soft stemmed swab and isopropyl alcohol CUTTER Cutter does not work Make sure that cutter blade and print head are free of debris or adhesive...

Page 41: ...from my label cassette Answer No this tab is meant to remain on the cassette It is used to help remove the cassette from your printer 4 Question How many files can be stored on the LS9 printer Answer...

Page 42: ...t can be printed before replacing the printer s batteries depends on the label size label material font size and number of characters or tools that you are printing While the number of cassettes will...

Page 43: ...and excludes all other warranties expressed or implied THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE ARE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED Neither seller nor manufacturer shall be li...

Page 44: ...operated cutter Display 4 line x 14 graphic LCD LCD Contrast Control Adjustable via keypad Operating System Panduit proprietary Power Supply 6 AA alkaline batteries AC Adapter Universal Input 100 240...