Panduit Viper LS6, Operator'S Manual

Page 1: ...ng the Viper LS6 14 16 Tools for Building Labels Text Tool 17 Serialization Tool 18 19 Symbol Tool 20 Line Tool 22 Box Tool 23 Data Tool 24 25 Bar Code Tool 26 27 Date Time Tool 28 Setting Up the Vipe...

Page 2: ...r s Manual Panduit Corp 1819 Atlanta Highway Cumming GA 30040 USA Attention Labeling Systems Department Printers Software 866 871 4571 www panduit com eg ls6 email id support panduit com LS6 MAN A REV...

Page 3: ...llowing general safety practices supplement the specific warnings and cautions depicted elsewhere in this manual They are recommended precautions that must be understood and applied during the operati...

Page 4: ...et out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Le present appareil numerique n emet pas de bruits radioelectriques depassant les limites applicables aux appa...

Page 5: ...GENERAL DESCRIPTION 4 RS232 Serial Port Cutter Knob LCD Display PCMCIA Slot Future AC Adapter Plug Ribbon Door Label Door...

Page 6: ...type which offers longer life than an equivalently sized Ni Cad Nickel Cadmium battery Also NiMH batteries are more environmentally friendly than Ni Cad resulting in less stringent recycling requirem...

Page 7: ...e Battery 1 Connect AC Adapter 2 Ensure Printer is in On position 3 From the Home Screen Press Quik Key B 4 Battery status of voltage will display 5 At prompt select Y es to setup for Charging 6 Inser...

Page 8: ...reserve the printer settings and stored files when the main battery pack is removed and the AC Adapter is not plugged in Do not leave the main battery pack out for extended periods of time as this wil...

Page 9: ...a plastic holder Save the warning label 4 With your finger firmly push on the circular plastic tab holding the cell in place to slightly eject the lithium cell from the holder 5 Noting the polarity ma...

Page 10: ...e media 4 Turn ON the printer Press If low battery message select N to continue The following screen will appear 5 Press D for Demonstration Press at any time to exit 6 Read Demonstration screens to u...

Page 11: ...head 5 Turn printer ON 6 Rotate ribbon lock knob into closed locked position Clockwise 7 Close ribbon door on side of printer 8 Press the key to align the ribbon by advancing forward an inch or two If...

Page 12: ...s shown above until it is firmly seated 2 Insert end of label into the label guide path see yellow arrows This requires positioning the label width guide to the proper width If the width guide is not...

Page 13: ...KEYBOARD 12 Print Key Enter Key Shift Key Power On Off Directional Arrows Space Key Label or Ribbon Feed Key Tools Key Setup Escape Key Delete Key...

Page 14: ...up one option or line at a time DOWN ARROW Moves cursor or tool down one option or line at a time RIGHT ARROW Moves cursor or tool right one option or line at a time LEFT ARROW Moves cursor or tool l...

Page 15: ...ool Preview The right side of the screen shows the contents of the selected tool and commonly used key functions Label Boundary The 4 corner symbols on the left side of the screen indicate the boundar...

Page 16: ...esent on that page Text Case Indicator The current default for the text case is indicated at the lower right corner of the label preview area Blank indicates upper case A filled square indicates lower...

Page 17: ...ey The key signals the operating system to process and print the currently active label Note that a print job can be terminated by pressing and holding any key SHIFT Key The key is used to select char...

Page 18: ...or text options For editing text and associated strokes see KEYBOARD section page 13 TEXT OPTIONS S ize Size text from 6 point to 192 point S t yle Text styles available N ormal U nderline R everse Re...

Page 19: ...the following Options A lpha Alphanumeric serialization Num 1 Single digit numeric serialization Num 2 Two digit numeric serialization Num 3 Three digit numeric serialization Select by using Quik key...

Page 20: ...ces serialization on the next page of the eight available pages La b el Places serialization on the next label b Serialize as T ext Print the serialization as text B ar Code Print the serialization as...

Page 21: ...er The Viper LS6 has more than 35 symbols available The right side of the screen will display a preview of the symbol See below for a summary of symbols Step 4 Select S to change the size of the symbo...

Page 22: ...SYMBOL TOOL 21 Available Symbols and their assigned library number are listed below 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 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36...

Page 23: ...rrow keys and or selecting Quik Key L Step 3 Prompt Screen 1 Line User Defines type of line to be displayed V Vertical H Horizontal Step 4 Prompt Screen 2 Size User defines line to be quarter half or...

Page 24: ...Screen 1 Box Style User defines type of box to be displayed B ox Displays box of size specified F ill Displays filled box R everse Invert objects within the box boundaries C lr Clears objects within...

Page 25: ...time Step 1 Press from the home screen Step 2 Select from the Tools buttons using the Arrow keys and or selecting Quik Key D Step 3 Prompt Screen 1 Data Input User defines method of data input K ey Us...

Page 26: ...eate or revise the internal data list Press to continue Step 9 Prompt Screen 7 Data Tool Text Options Press O to Edit See TEXT TOOL Section Page 17 Step 10 Press or to return to Home menu DATA TOOL HE...

Page 27: ...in the bar code data up to 16 characters K ey Operating system will prompt the user to type in the bar code data after printing is engaged up to 16 characters S erial Operating system will read the b...

Page 28: ...Tool A serialization is first built and then the options are set to print as a Bar Code BAR CODE HELP Help can be accessed at any time while in the Bar Code Tool by pressing Note If the Bar Code Tool...

Page 29: ...between a m and p m for time Using the Date Time Tool Step 1 Press from the Home screen Step 2 Select from the Tools buttons using the Arrow keys and or selecting Quik Key M Step 3 Prompt Screen 1 Tim...

Page 30: ...he desired topic or Press Use the key to back out of a topic Use the key to view the Help text associated with a topic or sub topic The following topics and sub topics are available Options File Text...

Page 31: ...ed Control Notches Low Battery Setting Print Quality Setting Set Time Date and Alarm Utility Label Battery Charging Left Margin Games Right Margin Calculator Top Margin Language Bottom Margin PC Mode...

Page 32: ...16 files Each file must be given a unique name of up to 8 characters The folders allow files to be grouped by name job label type or by some other scheme Saving or retrieving files is completed throu...

Page 33: ...el LS6 or Data DAT 7 Press to accept 8 Press S ave to save the file 9 Press either to exit file storage or I nfo or C lear All 10 Pressing I nfo will prompt the following screen P rotect Toggles betwe...

Page 34: ...Folders 3 Select the folder where the label file is located Press 4 Select the label file Press to Accept to scroll Files 5 Press L oad to retrieve the file NOTE The LS6 will not allow file loading un...

Page 35: ...oggles between Yes No to define file as Read Only L ocked Toggles between Yes No to protect file from deletion Warning Pressing C lear All will result in loss of Printer Memory Label Files and is irre...

Page 36: ...te The web address is www panduit com eg ls6 The website also has other pertinent information related to the LS6 It will be required for the user to download a operating system upgrade via the Panduit...

Page 37: ...dge from printer 4 Remove the ribbon 5 Power the printer on 6 Position ribbon lock knob in locked position 7 Extend width guide to greatest width 8 Insert cleaning card Part No LS6 CLN until resistanc...

Page 38: ...ery pack is worn out or damaged Try a new charged battery pack LS6 BP PRINTING Not printing Make sure printer 1 Is turned ON 2 Has ribbon cartridge properly loaded 3 Ribbon cartridge locked in place 4...

Page 39: ...ith compressed air Place static tinsel across label unwind Tag or label surface is inconsistent including color flood coating Choose face sheet or flood coating inks specifically designed for thermal...

Page 40: ...making sure both pass under respective sensors Ribbon or media sensors are dirty or obstructed Clean sensors with soft stemmed swabs and isopropyl alcohol or compressed air RIBBON Ribbon is not advanc...

Page 41: ...ys are stuck in the depressed position Poor edge definition bar codes and alphanumerics Print speed is too high Reduce print speed Ribbon and media are incompatible Test alternative ribbon or media Ba...

Page 42: ...g Insufficient print contrast Bars are not dark enough spaces are not light enough Print head energy setting is too low Increase print head energy setting OTHER Continued Printer Locked Up With printe...

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: ...User Memory 128 Kbytes of RAM available for label storage Memory Card Future PCMCIA Type I and Type II memory cards Serial Port RS 232 Serial Interface for PC hook up or bar code scanner Battery Pack...

Page 45: ...K Battery Pack LS6 BP LS6 ViperLink Software w Computer Connection Cable LS6 PCKIT LS6 AC Adapter Battery Charger LS6 ACS Carrying Case LS6 CASE Cutter Assembly LS6 CUTTER Cleaning Card kit 5 Cards LS...