Wasp WPL612, User Manual

Page 1: ...Wasp HC1 User Manual WPL 612 User Manual WPL612...

Page 2: ...material create a derivative work from a licensed program or use a licensed program in a network without written permission from Wasp Technologies The user agrees to maintain Wasp Technologies copyri...

Page 3: ...0 4 SERIES REQULATIONS FCC CFR Title 47 Part 15 Subpart B 2010 Section 15 107 and 15 109 ICES 003 Issue 4 2004 Class A AS NZS CISPR 22 2009 CLASS A GB 4953 2001 GB9254 2008 CLASS A GB17625 1 2003 A UL...

Page 4: ...7 2 2 Printer Overview 8 2 2 1 Front View 8 2 2 2 Interior view 9 2 2 3 Rear View 10 2 3 Operator Controls 12 2 3 1 Front Panel Display 12 2 3 2 LED Indicators 12 2 3 3 Front Panel Keys 13 2 4 Setting...

Page 5: ...67 3 3 1 Print Config 67 3 3 2 Dump Mode 70 3 3 3 Rotate Cutter 71 3 4 Language 71 3 5 Service 72 3 5 1 Initialization 72 3 5 2 Mileage Info 73 4 Diagnostic Tool 74 4 1 Start the Diagnostic Tool 74 4...

Page 6: ...printed in any one of the four directions This printer has a built in high quality high performance MONOTYPE IMAGING True Type font engine and one CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed smooth font With flexib...

Page 7: ...adjustable Ribbon end sensor Head open sensor LCD display graphic type 128x64 pixel with back light Control panel with 6 operation buttons Control panel security TCF LED indicators Real time clock Int...

Page 8: ...es can be printed in any one of the four directions 0 90 180 270 degree Internal Monotype Imaging true type font engine with one CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed scalable font Downloadable fonts from PC...

Page 9: ...r Paper thickness Max 0 15mm 400 000 cuts KP 200 Plus keyboard display unit Note Except for the linerless cutter all regular heavy duty care label cutters DO NOT cut on media with glue 1 3 General Spe...

Page 10: ...Print speed 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 ips selectable 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ips selectable 2 3 4 ips selectable Up to 4 ips inches per second Up to 12 ips Up to 8 ips Max print width 104 mm 4 09 Max print length...

Page 11: ...r Max 118 mm 4 6 Min 25 4 mm 1 0 Media thickness label liner Max 0 30 mm 11 8 mil Min 0 06 mm 2 36 mil Media core diameter Max 76 2 mm 3 Min 25 4 mm 1 Label length Max 4 064 mm 160 Max 1 854 mm 73 Max...

Page 12: ...g and printer upon receiving the barcode printer Please retain the packaging materials in case you need to reship the printer Unpacking the printer the following items are included in the carton One p...

Page 13: ...8 WPL 612 User Manual 2 2 Printer Overview 2 2 1 Front View 1 LED indicators 2 LCD display 3 Front panel buttons 4 Paper exit chute 5 Lower front cover 6 Printer right side cover 1 2 3 4 6 5...

Page 14: ...er 6 Print head release lever 7 Media guide bar 8 Label roll guard 9 Label supply spindle 10 Ribbon supply spindle 11 Damper 12 Media sensor lock lever 13 Z axis mechanism adjustment knob 14 Print hea...

Page 15: ...ace 2 USB interface 3 RS 232C interface 4 Power jack socket 5 SD card slot 6 Ethernet interface 7 PS 2 interface 8 Power switch Note The interface picture here is for reference only Please refer to th...

Page 16: ...SD 256 MB Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 microSD 512 MB Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 microSD 1 GB Transcend Panasonic V2 0 SDHC CLASS 4 microSD 4 GB Panasonic V2 0 SDHC CLASS 6 microSD 4 GB Transcend V1 0 V1 1...

Page 17: ...nt panel buttons 2 3 2 LED Indicators LED Status Indication Off The printer power is turned off On The printer power is turned on On Printer is ready Blinking Pause Downloading data into printer Off P...

Page 18: ...nter Select cursor located option 2 4 Setting up the Printer 1 Place the printer on a flat secure surface 2 Make sure the power switch is off 3 Connect the printer to the computer with the provided US...

Page 19: ...User Manual 2 5 Loading Ribbon 2 5 1 Loading Ribbon 1 Open the printer right side cover 2 Push the print head release lever to open the print head mechanism 3 Install the ribbon onto the ribbon suppl...

Page 20: ...onto the ribbon rewind spindle Wind the ribbon clockwise about 3 5 circles onto the ribbon rewind spindle until it is smooth and properly stretched Note Please DO NOT push the ribbon release button wh...

Page 21: ...nual Loading Path for Ribbon 2 5 2 Remove Used Ribbon 1 Break the ribbon between the ribbon guide plate and the ribbon rewind spindle 2 Push the ribbon release button to release the ribbon on the ribb...

Page 22: ...17 WPL 612 User Manual 3 Slide off the ribbon from the ribbon rewind spindle...

Page 23: ...dia 2 6 1 Loading the Media 1 Open the printer right side cover 2 Push the print head release lever to open the print head mechanism 3 Move the label roll guard horizontally to the end of the label sp...

Page 24: ...rizontally to gently fit the width of the label roll Note Replace the 3 label supply spindle to fit the 1 core label by removing two screws 5 Pull the label roll leading edge forward through the media...

Page 25: ...r Note The sensor location is marked by a triangle mark at the sensor housing The media sensor position is moveable Please make sure the gap or black mark is at the location where media gap black mark...

Page 26: ...t head mechanism Make sure the latches are engage securely 9 Using the front display panel set the media sensor type and calibrate the selected sensor Note Please calibrate the gap black sensor when c...

Page 27: ...ernal label entrance chute 4 Pull fan fold label leading edge forward through the media guide bar damper media sensor and place the label leading edge onto the platen roller 5 Adjust the label guide b...

Page 28: ...6 Adjust the label guide to fit the width of the label 7 Using the front display panel set the media sensor type and calibrate the selected sensor Please refer to section 3 1 2 8 Then pull approximate...

Page 29: ...el core adapter and paper core into the internal rewind for 3 core label roll 3 Insert media into the printer label spindle Pull label roll leading edge forward through the media guide bar damper medi...

Page 30: ...ure to print correctly Therefore it may require to adjust the pressure knob to get your best print quality For example if the label width is 4 adjust both print head pressure adjustment knobs to the s...

Page 31: ...just unless you have first consulted with tech support The print head burn line default is set for general purpose printing media plain paper and paper thickness less than 0 20mm Poor print quality wh...

Page 32: ...reviously saved file in and press Enter key of the keyboard to list files 6 Select the file and press Enter key to execute the BAS file FLASH File List TEST1 BAS TEST2 BAS TEST3 BAS 7 Then you can typ...

Page 33: ...tup File List Print Config English Initialization Sensor Avail Memory Dump Mode Chinese TC Mileage Info Serial Comm Del All Files Rotate Cutter Chinese SC Exit Ethernet Exit Exit Japanese Exit German...

Page 34: ...Setup Printer Setup WPL ZPL2 Sensor Serial Comm Ethernet Status Baud Rate Status Calibration Parity Configure Exit Exit Exit Data Bits Stop Bit s Exit Exit Notice Ethernet function is available on th...

Page 35: ...000 999 USA 001 5 1 1 Batch Mode BRI 002 6 2 Peeler Mode GER 003 7 3 Cutter Mode FRE 031 8 4 Cutter DAN 032 9 5 Exit ITA 033 10 6 SPA 034 11 7 SWE 036 12 8 SWI 038 9 437 039 10 850 041 11 852 042 12...

Page 36: ...printing darkness The available setting is from 0 to 15 and the step is 1 Printer default density is 8 You may need to adjust your density based on selected media Press and to increase decrease the p...

Page 37: ...irection Print Mode This option is used to set the print mode Printer default setting is Batch Mode When enter this list the print mode in the right side of icon is the printer current setting Press a...

Page 38: ...cel the setting and return to the previous menu The default value is 000 Note If printing from enclosed software driver the software driver will send out the OFFSET command which will overwrite the se...

Page 39: ...to cancel the setting and return to the previous menu The default value is 000 Note If printing from enclosed software driver the software driver will send out the REFERENCE command which will overwri...

Page 40: ...Shift JIS 1254 Turkish 949 Korean 1251 Cyrillic 1255 Hebrew 1256 Arabic 1257 Baltic 1258 Vietnam ISO Code Page ISO Code Page International Character Set code page number International Character Set c...

Page 41: ...ious menu Code Country Code Country Code Country Code Country 001 USA 034 Spanish Spain 044 United Kingdom 055 Brazil 002 Canadian French 036 Hungarian 045 Danish 061 English International 003 Spanish...

Page 42: ...n Length No Motion Exit Feed 000 000 Calibratio n Length No Motion Exit 3 1 1 2 Printer Setup ZPL2 Printer Setup ZPL2 Dark ness Print Speed Tear Off Print Mode Print Width List Fonts List Images List...

Page 43: ...r the software driver will send out the command which will overwrite the setting set from the front panel 3 1 1 2 2 Print Speed Print Setup 2 17 Darkness Print Speed Tear Off Use this option to setup...

Page 44: ...ult setting is Tear Off When enter this list the print mode in the right side of icon is the printer current setting Press and to select the different print mode and press button to enable the setting...

Page 45: ...t current printer available fonts list to the label The fonts stored in the printer s DRAM Flash or optional memory card Press button to print the list 3 1 1 2 7 List Images Print Setup 7 17 List Imag...

Page 46: ...the button to move the cursor from left digit to right digit and press the button to set the value from 0 to 9 or A to F Press the button to set the value into printer Press key to cancel the setting...

Page 47: ...etup 13 17 Format Prefix Delimiter Char Media Power Up This option is used to set the action of the media when you turn on the printer Printer default setting is No Motion When enter this list the pri...

Page 48: ...el Top Print Setup 15 17 Media Power Up Head Close Label Top This option is used to adjust print position vertically on the label Press the button to move the cursor from left digit to right digit and...

Page 49: ...following message Paper Len 812 Gap Size 24 Intensity 3 Ref Level 512 3 1 2 2 Calibration This option is used to set the media sensor type and calibrate the selected sensor We recommend to calibrate...

Page 50: ...ou will see following message and printer will feed 2 to 3 gap labels to calibrate the sensor sensitivity automatically When calibration is completed the LCD screen will return to the previous menu Ga...

Page 51: ...head mechanism put the label backing liner under the media sensor Press the button to set the value into the printer Media sensor Label backing liner 4 Then Put the label with liner under the media se...

Page 52: ...to set the value from 0 to 9 and the dot mm inch Press the button to set the paper length into the printer 2 Press the button to move the cursor from left digit to right digit and press the button to...

Page 53: ...will return to the previous menu Bline Mode Automatic B 2 Manual In case Automatic sensor calibration cannot apply to the media please use Manual function to calibrate the bline sensor manually Bline...

Page 54: ...ter Media sensor Label without black mark Note Normally the value of Ref Level for mark should be larger than paper for over 128 If the media sensor fails to do so you have to manually change the Inte...

Page 55: ...the dot mm inch Press the button to set the paper length into the printer 2 Press the button to move the cursor from left digit to right digit and press the button to set the value from 0 to 9 and th...

Page 56: ...and printer will calibrate the sensor sensitivity automatically When calibration process is completed the LCD screen will return to the previous menu Cont Mode Automatic C 2 Manual In case Automatic...

Page 57: ...calibration is complete Press the button the LCD screen will return to the previous menu 3 1 3 Serial Comm Serial Comm Baud Rate Parity Data Bits Stop Bit s Exit 1200 bps None 7 1 2400 bps Odd 8 2 480...

Page 58: ...2 5 Baud Rate Parity Data Bits This option is used to set the RS 232 parity The default setting is None Press and buttons to select the different parity and press button to set the value into printer...

Page 59: ...used to set the RS 232 Stop Bits The default setting is 1 stop bit Press and buttons to select the different Stop Bits and press button to set the value into printer When you enter this list the opti...

Page 60: ...hen Ethernet card is installed Press and buttons to select the different options and press button to enter the option Press key to cancel the setting and return to the previous menu Ethernet Status Co...

Page 61: ...tton to return to the previous menu 3 1 4 2 Configure DHCP Static IP Use this menu to set the printer s DHCP and Static IP 3 1 4 2 1 DHCP Ethernet 2 4 Status Configure Reset Press and buttons to selec...

Page 62: ...buttons to select the different options and press button to enter the option Press key to cancel the setting and return to the previous menu IP Address 000 000 000 000 Press button to move the cursor...

Page 63: ...L 612 User Manual 3 2 File Manager This feature is used to check the printer available memory and file list File Manager File List Avail Memory Del All Files DRAM DRAM FLASH FLASH CARD CARD Exit Exit...

Page 64: ...saved in the printer DRAM Flash Card memory To show the files File Manager 1 4 File List Avail Memory Del All Files To delete the file Please follow the order to press the button FLASH File List DEMO...

Page 65: ...cking if there is any dot damage on the print head heater element Diagnostics 1 4 Print Config Dump Mode Rotate Cutter Self test printout Printer model name Main board firmware version Printer serial...

Page 66: ...leage meter Cutting counter Print speed inch sec Print darkness Label size inch Gap distance inch Gap black mark sensor intension Code page Country code ZPL setting information Print darkness Print sp...

Page 67: ...69 WPL 612 User Manual Numbers of download files Total available memory space Print head check pattern...

Page 68: ...button to back to the previous menu DOWNLOA 0D 0A 44 4F 57 4E 4C 4F 4I D TEST2 44 20 22 54 45 53 54 32 2E DAT 5 CL 44 41 54 22 2C 35 2C 43 4C S DOWNLO 53 0D 0A 44 4F 57 4E 4C 4F AD F TES 41 44 20 46 2...

Page 69: ...the cutter Diagnostics 3 4 Print Config Dump Mode Rotate Cutter 3 4 Language Language English Chinese TC Chinese SC Japanese German Italian French Russian Polish Spanish Exit This option is used to se...

Page 70: ...ce printer is initialized Note When printer initialization is done please calibrate the gap or black mark sensor before printing Parameter Default setting Speed 6 IPS 152 mm sec 4 IPS 101 6 mm sec 3 I...

Page 71: ...3 Will be reset Need to re calibrate the gap Bline sensor sensitivity 2 Will be reset Need to re calibrate the gap Language English IP address DHCP 3 5 2 Mileage Info Use this option to check the pri...

Page 72: ...ter Using this convenient tool you can explore the printer status and settings and troubleshoot the printer Note This utility works with printer firmware V6 00 and later versions 4 1 Start the Diagnos...

Page 73: ...p Setup the IP address subnet mask gateway for the on board Ethernet Please refer to next section RTC Time Synchronize printer Real Time Clock with PC Print Test Page Print a test page Reset Printer R...

Page 74: ...erface 1 Connect the USB cable between the computer and the printer 2 Turn on the printer power 3 Start the Diagnostic Utility by double clicking on the icon Note This utility works with printer firmw...

Page 75: ...licks on the icon Note This utility works with printer firmware V6 00 and later versions 4 Select COM as interface then click on the Setup button to setup the serial port baud rate parity check data b...

Page 76: ...tton to setup the IP address subnet mask and gateway for the on board Ethernet 5 Click the Discover Device button to explore the printers that exist on the network 6 Select the printer in the left sid...

Page 77: ...to exit the Ethernet interface setup and go back to Diagnostic Tool main screen Factory Default button This function will reset the IP subnet mask gateway parameters obtained by DHCP and reset the pri...

Page 78: ...is installed incorrectly Gap black mark sensor is not calibrated Supply a new label roll Please refer to the steps in user s manual to reinstall the label roll Calibrate the gap black mark sensor Pap...

Page 79: ...theat Turn off the printer and plug the connector again Check if the stepping motor is plugging in the right connector Check your program if there is a command PRINT at the end of the file and there m...

Page 80: ...ease adjust the heater line adjustment screw counter clockwise to get the best print quality The release lever does not latch the printhead properly LCD panel is dark but the LEDs are light The printe...

Page 81: ...incorrect when reboot the printer The battery has run down Check if there is a battery on the main board Multi interface board doesn t work The installation is incorrect Check if the board is plugged...

Page 82: ...kness print head pressure balance ribbon film characteristics print darkness setting etc In case the ribbon wrinkle happens please follow the instructions below to adjust the printer parts Adjustable...

Page 83: ...left side print head adjustment knob setting has been set to 5 the highest pressure index the wrinkle can t be avoid please rotate the both knobs back to setting 1 then rotate the Z axis mechanism ad...

Page 84: ...Allow the print head to cool for a minimum of one minute 3 Use a cotton swab Head cleaner pen and 100 ethanol to clean the print head surface Clean the print head when changing a new label roll Plate...

Page 85: ...you touch it careless please use ethanol to clean it Please use 100 Ethenol DO NOT use medical alcohol which may damage the printer head Regularly clean the print head and supply sensors once change...