AMT Datasouth Fastmark M1/203dpi, User Manual

Page 1: ...0 Fastmark M1 203dpi Direct Thermal Barcode Printer User s Guide Document 120103 A ...

Page 2: ...nction Calibration setup 13 3 4 Setting Ethernet by Diagnostic Utility Optional 14 3 4 1 Using USB interface to setup Ethernet interface 14 3 4 2 Using Ethernet interface to setup Ethernet interface 15 3 5 Install MicroSD Memory Card 17 3 6 Mount the Printer on the Wall 18 4 LED and Button Functions 19 4 1 LED Indicator 19 4 2 Regular Button Function 19 4 3 Power on Utilities 19 4 3 1 Gap Black Ma...

Page 3: ...u will enjoy trouble free high throughput for printing labels with this printer 1 2 Compliances CE Class B EN55022 1998 A1 2000 A2 2003 EN55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 IEC 61000 4 Series EN61000 3 2 2006 EN61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 FCC Part 15 Class B UL CUL UL60950 1 C Tick CFR 47 Part 15 CISPR 22 3rd Edition 1997 Class B ANSI C63 4 2003 Canadian ICES 003 TÜV Safety EN60950 1 IEC 60950 1 Wichtige Siche...

Page 4: ... BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTIONS WARNUNG GEFÄHRLICHE BEWEGLICHE TEILE FINGER UND ANDERE KÖRPERTEILE FERNHALTEN VORSICHT EXPLOSIONSGEFAHR BEI ERSATZ DER BATTERIE DURCH UNZULÄSSIGEN TYP VERBRAUCHTE BATTERIEN IMMER VORSCHRIFTSGEMÄSS ENTSORGEN Note The maximum printing ratio per dot line is 15 for this printer To print the full web black line the maximum black line height is limit...

Page 5: ...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 printer unit One Windows labeling software Windows driver CD disk One quick installation guide One power cord One auto switching power supply One USB interface cable If any parts are missing please contact the Customer Service Department of your purc...

Page 6: ...SD card spec SD card capacity Approved SD card manufacturer V1 0 V1 1 MicroSD 128 MB Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 MicroSD 256 MB Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 MicroSD 512 MB Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 MicroSD 1 GB Transcend Panasonic V2 0 SDHC CLASS 6 MicroSD 4 GB Transcend The DOS FAT file system is supported for the SD card Folders files stored in the SD card should be in the 8 3 filename fo...

Page 7: ...3 2 2 2 Interior View 1 Top cover 2 Media holder 3 Media guide 4 Printhead 5 Gap sensor receiver 6 Gap sensor transmitter 7 Platen roller 8 Black mark sensor 9 Media holder lock switch 4 5 2 9 8 7 1 3 6 ...

Page 8: ...4 2 2 3 Rear View 1 Power switch 2 Power jack socket 3 USB interface 4 RS 232C interface Optional 5 Fan fold paper entrance chute 6 Ethernet interface Optional 6 1 3 2 5 4 ...

Page 9: ...the power cord into the AC power cord socket at the rear of the printer and then plug the power cord into a properly grounded power outlet 3 2 Media Installation 3 2 1 Loading Internal Media 1 Open the printer top cover by pulling the tabs located on each side towards the front of the printer and then lift the top cover to the maximum open angle 2 Separate the media holders to the label roll width...

Page 10: ...between the holders and close them onto the core 4 Place the media printing side face up through the media guides over media sensor and place the label leading edge onto the platen roller Media guides Platen roller Sensor ...

Page 11: ...es securely 6 Use Diagnostic Tool to set the media sensor type and calibrate the selected sensor Start the Diagnostic tool Select the Printer Configuration tab Click the Calibrate Sensor button Note Please calibrate the gap black mark sensor when changing media ...

Page 12: ...te And place the paper printing side face up through the media guides media sensor and place the label leading edge onto the platen roller 4 Close the top cover gently 5 Use Diagnostic Tool to set the media sensor type and calibrate the selected sensor Start the Diagnostic tool Select the Printer Configuration tab Click the Calibrate Sensor button Note Please calibrate the gap black mark sensor wh...

Page 13: ...nal 1 Refer to section 3 2 1 to load the media 2 Open the top cover and peel off panel after calibrated the sensor 3 Lead the media through the backing paper opening beneath the peel off roller Peel off panel Peel off roller Backing paper opening ...

Page 14: ...ush the peel off panel back to the printer 5 Close the top cover gently 6 Press the FEED button to test Note Please calibrate the gap black mark sensor when changing media Backing paper Liner Label exits here ...

Page 15: ...cutter paper opening 3 Close the top cover gently 4 Use Diagnostic Tool to set the media sensor type and calibrate the selected sensor Start the Diagnostic tool Select the Printer Configuration tab Click the Calibrate Sensor button Note Please calibrate the gap black mark sensor when changing media Cutter paper opening ...

Page 16: ...ional commands to the printer 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 3 3 1 Start the Diagnostic Tool 1 Double click on the Diagnostic tool icon to start the software 2 There are four features Printer Configuration File Manager Bitmap Font Manager Command Tool incl...

Page 17: ...ess 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 Reboot printer Factory Default Initialize the printer and restore the settings to factory default Dump Text To activate the printer dump mode Ignore AUTO BAS Ignore the downloaded AUTO BAS program Configuration Page Prin...

Page 18: ...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 firmware V6 00 and later versions 4 The Diagnostic Utility default interface setting is USB interface If USB interface is connected with printer no other settings need to be changed in the interface field 5 Click o...

Page 19: ...ks with printer firmware V6 00 and later versions 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 the printers that exist on the network 6 Select the printer in the left side of listed printers the correspondent IP address will be shown in the right side IP addr...

Page 20: ...king the Set Printer Name or Set IP button printer will reset to take effect the settings 8 Click Exit button 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 printer name Web Setup button Except to use the Diagnostic Utility to setup the printer you c...

Page 21: ...ation SD card spec SD card capacity Approved SD card manufacturer V1 0 V1 1 MicroSD 128 MB Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 MicroSD 256 MB Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 MicroSD 512 MB Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 MicroSD 1 GB Transcend Panasonic V2 0 SDHC CLASS 6 MicroSD 4 GB Transcend The DOS FAT file system is supported for the SD card Folders files stored in the SD card should be in the 8 3 filen...

Page 22: ...18 3 6 Mount the Printer on the Wall There are three holes in the bottom of printer The printer can be mounted on the wall with 1 8 head screws Note Please hang properly to avoid breakage 1 3 1 16 ...

Page 23: ...bels When the printer is ready press the button to feed one label to the beginning of next label 2 Pause the printing job When the printer is printing press the button to pause a printing job When the printer is paused the LED will be green blinking Press the button again to continue the printing job 4 3 Power on Utilities There are six power on utilities to set up and test printer hardware These ...

Page 24: ... to 3 3 Diagnostic Tool Section for more information 2 Please select gap or black mark sensor type prior to calibrate the sensor 4 3 2 Gap Black Mark Calibration Self test and Dump Mode While calibrate the gap black mark sensor printer will measure the label length print the internal configuration self test on label and then enter the dump mode To calibrate gap or black mark sensor depends on the ...

Page 25: ... firmware checksum Serial port setting Code page Country code Print speed Print darkness Label size width height Gap size vertical gap offset Sensor sensitivity File management information Dump mode The printer will enter dump mode after printing printer configuration In the dump mode all characters will be printed in 2 columns as following The left side characters are received from your system an...

Page 26: ... blinks The LED color will be changed in the following order Amber red 5 blinks amber 5 blinks green 5 blinks green amber 5 blinks red amber 5 blinks solid green Printer configuration will be restore to defaults as below after initialization Parameter Default setting Speed 127 mm sec 5 ips 203DPI Density 8 Label Width 2 50 8 mm Label Height 4 101 6 mm Sensor Type Gap sensor Gap Setting 0 12 3 0 mm...

Page 27: ...will do during the 5 blinks The LED color will be changed in the following order Amber red 5 blinks amber 5 blinks green 5 blinks green amber 5 blinks red amber 5 blinks solid green 4 3 6 Skip AUTO BAS PAL programming language allows user to download an auto execution file to flash memory The printer will run the AUTO BAS program immediately when turning on printer power The AUTO BAS program can b...

Page 28: ...ower supply If it is not lit on power supply is broken Check both power connections from the power cord to the power supply and from the power supply to the printer power jack if they are connected securely Solid Green ON The printer is ready to use No action necessary Green with blinking Pause The printer is paused Press the FEED button to resume for printing Red with blinking Error The out of la...

Page 29: ...gap black mark calibration Paper Jam Gap black mark sensor sensitivity is not set properly sensor sensitivity is not enough Calibrate the gap black mark sensor Make sure label size is set properly Set label size exactly as installed paper in the labeling software or program Labels may be stuck inside the printer mechanism near the sensor area Remove the stuck label Poor Print Quality Top cover is ...

Page 30: ...alibrate the gap black mark sensor Set label size correctly Out of Mem The space of FLASH DRAM or MicroSD card is full Delete unused files in the FLASH DRAM or MicroSD card Take Label Peel function is enabled Waiting user to take label away to print the next label Please take the label away to print the next label if peeler module is installed If peeler module is installed and label is been taken ...

Page 31: ... it thoroughly with 100 ethanol and a cotton swab or lint free cloth Clean the platen roller when changing a new label roll Tear Bar Peel Bar Use the lint free cloth with 100 ethanol to wipe it As needed Sensor Compressed air or vacuum Monthly Exterior Wipe it with water dampened cloth As needed Interior Brush or vacuum As needed Note Do not touch printer head by hand If you touch it careless plea...

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