TSC 342M Plus, User Manual

Page 1: ...TTP 244ME Plus 342M Plus THERMAL TRANSFER DIRECT THERMAL BAR CODE PRINTER USER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...1 Setting Up the Printer 9 3 2 Loading Label Stock 9 3 3 Self Peeling Function 12 3 4 Cutter Function 14 3 5 Ribbon Loading Instructions 15 3 6 Self Test 18 3 7 Dump Mode 20 4 USING THE PRINTER 21 4...

Page 3: ...multiplication an even greater range of sizes is possible Smooth fonts can be down loaded from the user friendly Windows labeling software In addition this printer is capable of independently executi...

Page 4: ...iese Hinweis sorgf ltig durch 2 Heben Sie diese Anleitung f r den sp teren Gebrauch auf 3 Vor jedem Reinigen ist das Ger t vom Stromentz zu trennen Verwenden Sie Keine Fl ssig oder Aerosolreiniger Am...

Page 5: ...the damage Please retain the packaging materials in case you need to reship the printer 2 2 Equipment Checklist z Bar code printer unit z Ribbon paper core z Ribbon supply rewind spindle 2 pcs z Centr...

Page 6: ...1 Top Front View 1 Cover Open Release Handle 2 Label Dispense Opening 3 Backing Paper Opening 4 MENU Button 5 PAUSE SELECT Button 6 FEED SET Button 7 Error Indicator 8 On line Indicator 9 Power Indic...

Page 7: ...on Rewind Spindle 3 Ribbon Supply Roll Spindle 4 Label Roll Guard 5 Label Supply Roll Spindle 6 Ribbon Mechanism 7 Carriage Release Lever 8 Front Panel 9 Peel Off Sensor 10 Backing Paper Opening 11 Pe...

Page 8: ...2 1 3 4 5 Figure 3 Rear View 1 Label Insert Opening for use with external labels 2 Centronics Interface Connector 3 RS 232C DB 9 Interface Connector 4 Power On Off Switch 5 AC Power Cord Socket 6...

Page 9: ...is comprised of these major items Printer Info File List Memory Info Date Time and Printer Setup Each of said items in turn is made up of a number of sub items which can be selected by pressing the S...

Page 10: ...ser can change its setting by press ing the SET button FEED SET Button As does the PAUSE SELECT button this button also has dual functions FEED and SET Press the FEED button for label to advance to th...

Page 11: ...izontal position slide the label stock into label roll spindle and then flip back the label roll guard 4 Feed the label under the carriage and over the platen 5 Adjust the label guide to fit the width...

Page 12: ...1 2 3 Figure 4 Inserting Label Supply Roll Onto Label Roll Spindle 1 Label Roll 2 Label Roll Guard 3 Label Supply Roll Spindle 10...

Page 13: ...1 2 3 4 Figure 5 Feeding Labels Through Adjustable Label Guide 1 Adjustable Label Guide 2 Label Media 3 Platen 4 Printer Carriage Release Lever 11...

Page 14: ...anel 2 Tear off the foremost one or two labels of the label stock as befits the case Feed the backing paper between the platen and the white self peeling roller as shown in Figure 6 3 Feed the backing...

Page 15: ...1 5 2 4 3 Figure 7 Printer Ready for Self Peeling Function 1 Printer Front Panel 2 Backing Paper Opening 3 Backing Paper 4 Printer Carriage Release Lever 5 Label Media 13...

Page 16: ...he cutter module 3 Install the cutter module First fit the cutter module in the slits at the front edge of the carriage and slide the module to the right After that fix the cutter module in place with...

Page 17: ...ribbon leader to the front from beneath the printer carriage Attach the ribbon leader to the ribbon rewind paper core with a tape 5 Rotate the ribbon rewind roller until the ribbon leader is thorough...

Page 18: ...1 2 3 Figure 9 Placement of Ribbon Supply Roll 1 Thermal Transfer Ribbon 2 Ribbon Supply Spindle 3 Ribbon Rewind Spindle 16...

Page 19: ...Figure 10 Installation of Label Stock and Thermal Transfer Ribbon 17...

Page 20: ...mal print head Following the check pattern the printer prints its internal settings as listed below 1 Printer model and firmware version 2 Mileage 3 Flash times 4 Check sum 5 Serial port setting 6 Cod...

Page 21: ...d is 2MB respectively Due to system firmware will occupy 1MB so total available flash memory space for downloads is 1024 K bytes For DRAM system and image buffer will occupy 1792 K bytes so total avai...

Page 22: ...will be printed in two columns as shown The characters received will be shown in the first column and their corresponding hexadecimal values in the second This is often helpful to users for the verifi...

Page 23: ...information on self test and dump mode refer to Section 3 6 Self Test and Section 3 7 Dump Mode 4 1 2 Gap Sensor Calibration Utility This utility is used to calibrate the sensitivity of the gap senso...

Page 24: ...RANSPARANCY Will be reset Need to re calibrate the gap sensor LCD Language English Please follow the steps below to initialize the printer 1 Turn off the printer power 2 Hold down the PAUSE and FEED b...

Page 25: ...or rewind The media and ribbon must be installed and close print head mechanism prior to turning on printer power Poor print quality Clean the thermal print head Adjust the print density setting Ribb...

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Page 27: ...SPEED 3 PRINTER INFO DENSITY 8 PRINTER INFO COM1 96 N 8 1 PRINTER INFO CODE PAGE 437 PRINTER INFO COUNTRY 001 PRINTER INFO SIZE X XX X XX PRINTER INFO GAP X XX X XX PRINTER INFO PEEL OFF OFF PRINTER I...

Page 28: ...2 PRINTER SETUP SPEED 3 PRINTER SETUP DENSITY 0 PRINTER SETUP DENSITY 1 PRINTER SETUP DENSITY 15 PRINTER SETUP BAUD RATE 19200 PRINTER SETUP BAUD RATE 9600 PRINTER SETUP BAUD RATE 2400 PRINTER SETUP...

Page 29: ...3 A PRINTER SETUP DATA BITS 8 PRINTER SETUP DATA BITS 7 PRINTER SETUP STOP BITS 1 PRINTER SETUP STOP BITS 2 READY PRINTER SETUP LANG ENG MENU SELECT SET...

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