3nStar LTT324, User Manual

Page 1: ...Thermal Transfer Label Printer USER MANUAL LTT324...

Page 2: ...TIONS 23 4 1 LED INDICATOR 23 4 2 REGULAR BUTTON FUNCTIONS 23 4 3 POWER ON UTILITIES 24 4 3 1 Ribbon and Gap Black Mark Sensor Calibration 25 4 3 2 Gap Black Mark Calibration Self test and Dump Mode 2...

Page 3: ...nd efficient True Type font and font engine With flexible firmware design user can also download the True Type Font from PC into printer memory for printing labels Besides the scalable font it also pr...

Page 4: ...right out of the box including Eltron and Zebra language support Internal 8 alpha numeric bitmap fonts Fonts and barcodes can be printed in any one of the four directions 0 90 180 270 degree Embedded...

Page 5: ...232C 2400 115200 bps interface Centronics interface Peel off module Guillotine cutter module Full cut and partial cut Paper thickness 0 06 0 19mm 500 000 cuts 0 20 0 25mm 200 000 cuts Note Except for...

Page 6: ...dpi models 300 dpi models Print head resolution 203 dots inch 8 dots mm 300 dots inch 12 dots mm Printing method Thermal transfer and direct thermal Dot size Width x length 0 125 x 0 125 mm 1 mm 8 do...

Page 7: ...label liner Max 0 254 mm 10 mil Min 0 06 mm 2 36 mil Media core diameter 25 4 mm 38 mm 1 1 5 Label length 10 2 794 mm 0 39 110 Note If your label length is less than 25 4mm 1 we recommend you use the...

Page 8: ...in case you need to reship the printer Unpacking the printer the following items are included in the carton One printer unit One Windows labeling software Windows driver CD disk One quick installatio...

Page 9: ...7 2 2 Printer Overview 2 2 1 Front View 1 LED indicator 2 Feed key 3 Paper exit chute 4 Power switch 5 Top cover open tab...

Page 10: ...Media supply spindle 3 Ribbon rewind hub 4 Print head release button 5 Ribbon rewind spindle 6 Fixing tab 7 Ribbon supply hub 8 Platen roller 9 Black mark sensor 10 Gap sensor 11 Media guide 12 Media...

Page 11: ...interface Option 4 RS 232C interface Option 5 USB interface USB 2 0 Full speed mode 6 Centronics interface Option 7 Rear external label entrance chute Note The interface picture here is for reference...

Page 12: ...t specification for the interface s availability 3 Setup 3 1 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 comput...

Page 13: ...ach side of the printer 2 Insert the paper core to the ribbon rewind spindle 3 Insert the left side of ribbon rewind spindle to the ribbon rewind hub first then insert the right side of ribbon rewind...

Page 14: ...the print head mechanism 6 Insert the left side of ribbon supply spindle to the ribbon supply hub first then insert the right side of ribbon supply spindle to the hole at the right side of ribbon mech...

Page 15: ...f the ribbon onto the ribbon rewind paper core 8 Turn the ribbon rewind hub until the ribbon plastic leader is thoroughly wound and the black section of the ribbon covers the print head 9 Close the pr...

Page 16: ...14 Ribbon loading path Print head Carbon recovery volume Ribbon Empty roll...

Page 17: ...ce the paper roll onto the paper mount 2 Insert the paper roll into the media supply spindle and use two fixing tabs to fix the paper roll onto the center of the spindle if your paper width is 4 inche...

Page 18: ...gh the media bar media sensor and place the label leading edge onto the platen roller Move the media guides to fit the label width Note The media sensor position is moveable Please make sure the gap o...

Page 19: ...right side of ribbon rewind spindle to the hole at the right side of ribbon mechanism 7 Use Diagnostic Tool to set the media sensor type and calibrate the selected sensor start the Diagnostic tool se...

Page 20: ...to set the media sensor type and calibrate the selected sensor 3 Open the peel off cover Feed the liner peel off cover slot 2 Pull the label through the front of the printer and take some labels off...

Page 21: ...ing PEEL option for Post Print Action setting then click Set button to enable the peel off mode 4 Press the FEED button to test 3 Close the print head mechanism and printer cover Printer is ready for...

Page 22: ...cutterpaper opening 3 Close the print head mechanism and printer cover Use the DiagToolto set the printer for cutter mode byselecting CUTTER option for Post Print Action setting then click Set button...

Page 23: ...l and then install it on the external paper roll mount 2 Attach the extended plate on the bottom of the printer if you purchase the external label roll mount only you just need to put it on the rear o...

Page 24: ...the rear label entrance chute 5 Refer to chapter 3 3 1 to install the label Use Diagnostic Tool to set the media sensor type and calibrate the selected sensor Note Please calibrate the gap black mark...

Page 25: ...Flash This illuminates that the system is downloading data from PC to memory or the printer is paused Purple This illuminates that the system is clearing data from printer Red Solid This illuminates p...

Page 26: ...button when the LED changes color Each color indicates a different function Power on utilities The LED color will be changed as following pattern LED color Functions Purple Red 5 blinks Purple 5 blink...

Page 27: ...on the power switch 3 Release the button when LED becomes red and blinking any red will do during the five blinks It will calibrate the ribbon sensor and gap black mark sensor sensitivity The LED col...

Page 28: ...5 Hold on the button then turn on the power switch 6 Release the button when LED becomes purple and blinking any purple will do during the five blinks The LED color will be changed as following order...

Page 29: ...lf test printout can be used to check if there is any dot damage on the heater element printer configurations and available memory space Self test printout Printer model name Main board firmware versi...

Page 30: ...r prefix Printer power up motion Printer head close motion Note ZPL is emulating for Zebra language Print speed inch sec Print darkness Label size inch Gap distance inch Gap black mark sensor intensio...

Page 31: ...on the left side are received from your system and the data on the right side are the corresponding hexadecimal value of the characters It allows users or engineers to verify and debug the program ASC...

Page 32: ...will be changed as following Purple red 5 blinks purple 5 blinks blue 5 blinks blue purple 5 blinks red purple 5 blinks solid blue Printer configuration will be restored to defaults as below after in...

Page 33: ...1 Turn off the power switch 2 Hold on the button then turn on the power switch 4 3 6 Skip AUTO BAS XPL programming language allows user to download an auto execution file to flash memory Printer will...

Page 34: ...ont and send additional commands to a printer With the aid of this powerful tool you can review printer status and settings in an instant which makes it much easier to troubleshoot problems and other...

Page 35: ...ensor specified in the Printer Setup group media sensor field Ethernet Setup Setup the IP address subnet mask gateway forthe on board Ethernet RTC Setup Synchronize printer Real Time Clock with PC Pri...

Page 36: ...mark is at the location where media gap black mark will pass through for Sensing Gap sensor Black mark sensor 2 Turn on the printer power switch 3 Open Diagnostic tool and set interface The default s...

Page 37: ...terface to setup Ethernet interface 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 4 The Diagnos...

Page 38: ...gnostic Utility by double clicks on the icon 4 Select COM as interface then click on the Setup button to setup the serial port baud rate parity check data bits stop bit and flow control parameters 5 C...

Page 39: ...s on the icon 4 Select Ethernet as the interface then click on the Setup button to setup the IP address subnet mask and gateway for the on board Ethernet 5 Click the Discover Device button to explore...

Page 40: ...ing the Set Printer Name or Set IP button printer will reset to takeeffect the settings 8 Click Exit button to exit the Ethernet interface setup and go back to Diagnostic Tool mainscreen Factory Defau...

Page 41: ...Running out of ribbon The ribbon is installed incorrectly Supply a new ribbon roll Please refer to the steps on section 3 2 to re install the ribbon The printer status from DiagTool shows Out of Paper...

Page 42: ...t compatible Verify the ribbon inked side Reload the ribbon again Clean the print head The print density setting is incorrect Print head s harness connector is not well connected with print head Turn...

Page 43: ...Clean the platen roller Adjust the print density and print speed Run printer self test and check the print head test pattern if there is dot missing in the pattern Change proper ribbon or proper label...

Page 44: ...se setthe vertical offset in the driver Missing printing on the left or right side of label Wrong label size setup Set the correct label size RTC time is incorrect when reboot the printer The battery...

Page 45: ...ool for a minimum of one minute 3 Use a cotton swab and Medical alcohol to clean the print head surface Clean the print head when changing a new label roll Head Cleaner Pan Platen Roller 1 Turn the po...

Page 46: ...ich will damage the printer head If you frequently get error messages from the printer please often clean your printer s sensorEquipment for safe use in tropical climate conditions This is a Class A p...