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M- 4206 Op er a to r’s Man u a l.
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I m p orta n t S a fety In st ru cti on s Th is pri n ter h as been caref ul ly desig n ed to p r ov ide m an y year s of saf e, r eli abl e per f or m an ce.
i P r i n ter O v er v i ew 1.0 I n troduction ...................................................................... 1 1.1 About th is Pr in ter ............................................................. 2 1.1 .1 S t an da r d F ea t u r es.......
ii 4.7 Cal ib r at io n M o d e – B ut to n Fu n ct i on s ................................. 30 4.7 .1 Au to M edi a S en sor Cal ib r ati on ............................... 31 4.7 .2 M an ual M ed i a S en sor Cal i b r at io n ....................
M-4206 1 1 .0 Intr oduc t ion T h e M -4206 ( h e reafter referr ed to as ‘th e prin te r’) is a us e r-frie n dly prin te r th at ble n ds qua lity a n d durability in to an af f or dab le p ackag e.
2 M-4206 1 .1 About this P r inte r T h is prin ter offers the follow in g s tan dard a n d option al fe atures : 1. 1. 1 S tan d ard F eat u res Prin t in g ¾ Direct T h erm a l Prin tin g ¾ On De .
M-4206 3 1. 1. 2 Op ti o n al F eat u res Therm al Transfer A prin tin g m eth od th at us es ribbon to produce ex c eption a l im ag e cla ri ty, as com pared to m os t dir ect th erm al m e dia types . T h is option m ust be s pe cified f or use wi th e ith er ‘coated s ide in ’ ribbon or ‘ coate d side out’ ribbon .
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M-4206 5 2. 0 B efo re Usi n g th e Pri n ter Remo vi n g t h e Packag i n g I n sp ec t th e s h ippin g con tain er(s) for dam ag e; if dam ag e is ev iden t n otify th e s h ip pin g com p an y to repo rt th e n a ture a n d ex ten t of th e da m ag e.
6 M-4206 I n sp ecti n g th e P ri n ter Af ter rem ovin g th e pr in ter f ro m th e packag in g m ateri al , ch eck th e con ten ts. Th e fol l ow in g i tem s sh oul d be i n clu ded: ¾ P rin te r ¾ Pow er C o rd ¾ CD - R OM an d Docu m en t ati on ¾ An y s pe cia l or add ition ally purc h a s ed item s.
M-4206 7 3 .0 Intr oduc t ion T h is ch apter ex pla in s h ow to con n ec t your pr in ter, load m e dia (an d ribbon , if equipped for th erm al tran s fer), a n d prin t a conf ig u ration labe l.
8 M-4206 3. 1. 2 I n t erface C onnec tion Th e pri n ter can be con n ected t o t h e h ost vi a a U SB , seri al o r par all el ca ble. T he Prin ter w ill au tom a tica lly c on n e ct to the first port (U SB , s erial o r paralle l) th a t tran sm its valid d ata .
M-4206 9 3 .2 Loa ding Me dia L oa d m e dia in to the prin te r as follow s: 1. Open th e m edia co ver an d l ow er t h e Med ia H ub G ui de an d M edi a Gui de.
10 M-4206 3. Sl ide th e R oll M edia on to th e M edia Hub an d raise th e M edia H ub Guide. T h e M edia Hub Guide sh ould be push ed in ward s o th a t it is jus t touc h ing th e Roll M edia . 4. R oute th e Media th r oug h th e pri n te r as s h own .
M-4206 11 5. Clo se th e Prin th ea d As s e m bly an d pres s down un til it lock s into pl ace. 6. Close th e cover an d press th e F EED button se ve ral tim es to pos ition th e m edia an d ensure p roper track in g.
12 M-4206 3. 3 Med ia S en so r A djust m ent T h e M ed ia Sensor n ee ds to be pos itioned s o th at the prin te r c an dete c t th e pres e nce o f m e d ia a nd th e top -of-form (ex ce pt for con tin uous s tock, w h ere th e TO F is se t th roug h th e fron t pan el, (see ‘ CO NT FO RM L ENG T H’ , Section 4.
M-4206 13 3 .4 Loa ding R ibbon R ibbon is requir ed w ith th e rm a l tr an sfer m edia . I t is recom m en ded th a t th e w idth of th e ribbon be s lig h tly w ider th a n th e m edia bein g us ed. Depe n din g upon th e type of R ibbon Supply H ub (s ee 3.
14 M-4206 4. Clo se th e Prin th ea d As s e m bly an d pres s down un til it lo cks in to pl ace. 5. R oute th e ribbon up a n d th en a roun d to th e Ribbon T ake-U p H ub, w in din g it s everal tim e s in a clockwi se di r ecti on to secur e it i n place.
M-4206 15 3 .4 .1 R ibbon R outing ( C oa t e d Side In & C oat e d Side O ut) ; Note: Di recti onal Arrows near the Ri bbon Suppl y Hub i ndi cate the correct ri bbon route. Ri bbon types are avai l abl e wi th the i nk (coati ng) l ayer wound ‘i n’ or ‘out’.
16 M-4206 4 .0 Intr oduc t ion T h e Fron t Pa n e l co n s is ts of th ree in dica tor lig h ts a n d thr ee fun c tion button s . T h e fun ction s of th e s e lig h ts a n d con trols are lis te d in th e follow in g s ec tion s.
M-4206 17 4 .2 Buttons Th e th ree b ut ton s, PA U S E , F EED , an d CANCEL pe rform di ffere nt functi ons b a s e d o n th e pri n te r’s ope ration al m ode. T he prin te r operate s in on e of th e follow in g m odes : Nor mal: N orm al pri n t er fu n c t ion s.
18 M-4206 4. 4 Exp ress Setu p Mod e - B ut to n Funct ions Th e Ex press Set up is a un ique p r in ter f eatu re t h at all ow s users qu ick access to th e m ost com m on ly u sed pr in ter se ttin g s .
M-4206 19 4 .5 Pr int e r Se t up Mode - Button Func t ions I n ‘Pr in te r Setup’ m ode, th e buttons co n trol th e s e ttin g of th e prin ter’s op erational item s s uc h as m edia se ttin g s , com m u n ic atio n s , an d options as de ta iled be low .
20 M-4206 4 .5 .1 Pr inte r Se tup M e nu Lis t Th e Pr in ter Set up M en u L ist l abel , s h ow n belo w , co n tai n s th e pr in ter ’ s cur ren t val ues f or each m en u i tem th at can be m odified via th e fr on t pan el (See Section 4. 5. 2 for a de tailed item de sc ri ption .
M-4206 21 4. 5. 2 M en u I t ems an d V al u es T h e tab le be low deta ils th e Prin te r Setup Men u L is t item s with a brief des c ription o f th e item ’s fun ction , an d th e pos s ible valu es . A “*” de n o tes th e de fault s e ttin g.
22 M-4206 9) CO NT RO L CO DES A llows co d e s ele ct ion list ed in Pro g ram m er’s m an u al. Po ssible Values: * ( STD ) St an dard Codes (A L T) A lt ern at e C odes 10 ) CO NT F O RM LE NG T H Set s th e pag e (l abel) si z e w h en th e ‘ SENSO R TYPE’ i s s e t to c o nt i nuo us m edi a .
M-4206 23 19 ) A LIG N LENG T H L eadin g edg e dist an ce of t wo su ccess ive labe ls . M u st be en tered i f ‘ L ABEL AL IGNMENT’ i s s e t to Ye s (see Sect i on 4.
24 M-4206 4 .5 .3 St e p by St e p M odif ic a tion of the Pr inte r S e t up T h e follow in g is an ex a m p le of Prin te r Setup m odifica tion . A lth o ug h th is ex am ple will detail how to m odify th e s eria l B au d R ate , th e sa m e m e th od ca n be us e d to c h an g e an y of th e prin ter’s m en u item s ettin g s.
M-4206 25 6. To c on firm th at your ch an g e s h ave been m a de press th e F EED + CA N CE L butto n s s im ultan eou sly , th is w ill prin t th e Databa se Con fig uration L abel. T h e label s h ould s h ow th e n e w B a ud R ate va lue of 19200.
26 M-4206 4. 6 L ab el A li gn m en t T h e L ab el A lig n m e n t fun c tion is in tended for use w h en th e labe l le n g th is le s s th a n th e dis tan ce be tw een th e p rin th ea d and th e m edia sen sor o r w h ere l abel w as te at po w er- up is a con cern .
M-4206 27 4. 6. 2 L ab el Al i g n men t = AUT O I n th is m ode, th e prin ter autom atic a lly ca lcula te s the ‘AL I GN L ENG T H ’ th us elim in a tin g the n e ed to ph ysic a lly m e as ure th e la bel .
28 M-4206 4 .6 .4 La be l A lignm e nt Tr ouble s hooting I f you ex pe ri en ce la bel alig n m e n t problem s , th e foll ow in g table off ers pos s ible caus es an d solution s . Pr ob l e m P o s s i bl e C a us e Solu t i on Atte m pti ng to p e r for m L ab el A lig n m en t re su lt s in n o pa per m ovem en t .
M-4206 29 Pr ob l e m P o s s i bl e C a us e Solu t i on L ab el A lig n m en t is in correct . P ressi n g F EED su ccessivel y res u lt s in a lab el le n g t h lon g er t h an act u al, on e- in ch . La b e l A l i gnme nt Le ngt h i s n ot correct.
30 M-4206 4 .7 C a libr a tion M ode – Button Func t ions I n ‘Calib ration ’ m ode , th e b utton s a llow th e prin ter to adju st to th e m edia bein g use d. C alib ration ca n b e pe rfor m e d e ith e r auto m a tica lly or m a n ually, as de taile d be low .
M-4206 31 4 .7 .1 A uto Media Se ns or C alibr a tion Auto M edia Sen sor Ca libration a utom atica lly esta blish es th e optim um s e n s in g values for th e m edia you a re usin g in th e prin te r. ; Note : Before calibrating, be sure the m edia sensor is set for the appropriate m edia type, see Section 4.
32 M-4206 4 .7 .2 M a nua l M e dia S e ns or C a libr at ion T h e M an ual M edia Sen sor Ca libr ation proce dure sh ould be use d in c as es w h ere th e prin ter con tin ues to s uff er fr om m e dia s en s in g proble m s a fter perform in g or a ttem ptin g to perform th e Auto M ed ia Sensor Ca libratio n (s ee Sec tion 4.
M-4206 33 4 .8 Inte r na l La be ls T h e follow in g sec tion deta ils th e prin ter’s in tern ally g en era ted c on fig uratio n a n d tes t la bels .
34 M-4206 T h e s ec on d labe l prin ted is th e Do t Ch ec k L a bel. T his lab el is us e d to tes t the con dition of th e prin thead, as s h ow n be low : Good Dot Check Label: Even pattern consiste nc y indicates that the pr inthe ad is ope rating nor mally.
M-4206 35 4. 8. 2 T est L ab el T h e T es t L a be l is u s ed to e va luate th e c urren t p rin te r se tup for prin t qua lity, labe l track in g, an d prin t po sitio n ing .
36 M-4206 4. 8. 3 Hex Du mp L ab el T h e H e x Dum p L a bel is a use ful tool in th e diag n os is of probl em s in cludin g com m un ica tion s h an dsh akin g an d DPL s yn ta x errors. T o gen e rate a Hex D um p L a be l th e prin ter en ters in to H ex Dum p M ode .
M-4206 37 5 .0 Intr oduc t ion T h is c h a pter de tails th e cle an in g , adjus tin g , an d troublesh ootin g tips for th e prin ter. T h e follow in g table outlin es th e r ecom m en ded m ain ten an ce sch edu le f or t h e var i ous pr in ter par ts.
38 M-4206 5. 1 Cl ean i n g th e Pri n th ead I f prin t quality declin es (sym ptom s in clude n on -co m plia n t ba r codes , pr in t dropouts , s treaks ), th e typica l caus e is de bris build-up on th e p rin th ea d.
M-4206 39 5. 2 Med ia Wi d th A dju stm ent W h e n prin tin g o n le s s th a n full w idth m e dia , th e p rin te r h a s a prin thead-le velin g ca m to a djus t th e rig h t s ide of th e prin thead f or even pressur e di str ibut io n . T o adj ust th e level in g cam : 1.
40 M-4206 5 .3 Pr int he a d Burn Line Adj us t ment T h e B ur n L in e h as be en adjuste d at th e factory f or stri ct com plian c e usin g 6. 5-m il (.
M-4206 41 5. 4 Pri nt h ead Pressu re A d just m ent To accom m odat e a var iet y o f m edi a ty pes, th e pr ess ur e appli ed b y t h e pr in th ead assem bly i s adj ustab le.
42 M-4206 5. 5 Pri nt h ead Rep l acem ent Re m oval : ; Note: Pri ntheads are fragi l e; use extreme care when handl i ng and never use a sharp object on the surface. If you have questi ons, contact a qual i fi ed techni ci an or Datamax Techni cal Support before proceedi ng.
M-4206 43 5. 6 Darkn ess A dju stm ent T h e Da rkn e s s Adjus tm en t allows th e op erator to m atc h th e prin t con trast f ol low in g a pr in th ead r epl acem en t. Turn in g th e Dar kn es s Adjus tm en t clo ckwise will darken th e prin t, w h ile turn ing it cou n te rcloc kw is e w ill lig h te n th e prin t.
44 M-4206 5 .8 D ow nloa ding Fir mw a r e a nd Font s T h e operatin g pr og ram s a n d fon ts for th e prin te r ar e s tored in Flash m e m ory on th e Main PCB . W h en prog ram update s an d/or n e w fea tures are a dded, th e y ca n be dow n loaded to th e prin ter as follow s : 1.
M-4206 45 6 .0 Int r oduc tion Occasio n ally , sit uat io n s ari se th at r equ ir e tr oubles h ootin g . Poss ible probl em situation s an d poten tial solution s are listed in th is se ction . W h ile n ot every s ituation is a ddress ed, you m ay fin d s om e of t h e se tips h elpful.
46 M-4206 U n accep tab le prin t q u ality Di rt y p r in th ead: Clean th e pr i n th ead (see Ch apt er 5) . Th e tem per atu r e setti n g m ay be i n cor r ect f or t h e m edi a bei n g used: U se th e sof tw are pr og ram or D PL com m an ds adjust th e H eat S etti n g an d Pr i n t S peed.
M-4206 47 S k ip s ev ery ot h er lab el (Pr in t quality is g ood, but eve ry oth er labe l is skippe d). Th e label i s f or m atted t oo clo se to t h e to p edg e of th e label : L eave w h it e space equal t o 8- dot r ow s ( a bout .02 in c h [ .
48 M-4206 La b el ad v an ces 16 in ches bef ore a f au lt in d icat ion Th e m edia m ay n ot b e pr op er ly lo aded: R eload it ( see Ch apter 3) . W h en loadi n g m edia en sure t h at t h e m edi a h ub an d m edia g uid e ar e ag ain st th e m edia an d th at g aps or m ar ks in th e label s ar e in lin e w it h th e m edia se n s or.
M-4206 49 M ech an i cal W idth 9.8” (24.9 cm ) Depth 18.06” (45.9 cm ) H e ig h t 10.3” (26.2 cm ) W eig h t 21.5 lbs . (9.77 kg ) Oper atin g Tem per atu r e 40 F to 9 5 F (4 C to 3 5 C) H um idity 10% 9 5 % no n- c o nd e ns i ng AC I n put V oltag e 90 – 132 or 180 – 264 V A C @ 47–63 H z, auto-r an g in g .
50 M-4206 M e dia /R ibbon M edia T ype s R oll- Fed, Die- Cut, Con tin uous, Fan -Fol d M ax . Media W idth 4.65" (118 m m ) M in . Media W idth 1" (25.4 m m ) M ax . Prin t W idth 4.09" (104 m m ) Pr in t L en g th R an g e .25 - 99" (6 - 2475 m m ) M edia T h ickn e ss Ran g e .
M-4206 51 A ppr ov e d Media T o ac h ieve optim um p rin t qua lity a n d m axim u m prin th e ad life, Data m a x spe cifie s th e us e o f DA TA MA X bran d m e dia an d ribbon s .
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M-4206 53 ASC II C ontr ol C ode C ha r t Char De c He x Char De c He x Char De c He x Ch ar De c He x Ct rl @ N UL 0 00 32 20 @ 64 40 ` 96 60 Ct rl A SOH 1 01 ! 33 21 A 65 41 a 97 61 Ct rl B STX 2 02.
54 M-4206 Cha r Dec Hex Cha r Dec Hex Cha r Dec Hex Cha r Dec Hex Ç 128 80 á 160 A0 192 C 0 Ó 224 E 0 ü 129 81 í 161 A 1 193 C 1 ß 225 E 1 é 130 82 ó 162 A 2 194 C 2 Ô 226 E 2 â 131 83 ú 16.
M-4206 55 Embe dde d Fonts a nd Ba r c ode s All ch aracter fon ts an d bar cod es avail abl e w it h th e pr i n ter ar e descr ib ed i n th is secti on .
56 M-4206 Th e table b elo w list s th e f on t siz es . Th e n um bers i n dicat e t h e n um ber of do ts. FO N T HE IGHT WI D TH SPACING Font 0 7 5 1 Font 1 13 7 2 Font 2 18 10 2 Font 3 27 14 2 Font 4 36 18 3 Font 5 52 18 3 Font 6 64 32 4 Font 7 32 15 5 Font 8 28 15 5 Fo n t 0 96 - ch aract er alph a n um eric, upper an d low er case.
M-4206 57 Fo nt 4 62-ch aracter alph an u m er ic, u ppercase. Fo nt 5 62-ch aracter alph an u m er ic, u ppercase. Fo nt 6 62-ch aracter alph an u m eri c, u ppercase.
58 M-4206 Fo nt 7 O CR -A, si z e I . Fo nt 8 OCR - B , s i ze III. Fo nt 9 I n t ern al Triu m vir at e f on t . Poin t si z es ar e sel ected by th e n u m ber in t h e barcode h ei g h t.
M-4206 59 B a r c odes B ar C o de f on t s h av e a lp h a n am e s (le f t co lu m n in t h e t able b elo w). U pp er ca se alp h a n am e s will p rin t ba rc od es wit h h u m an -read ab le in t erp re t at ion s. L owe rca se alp h a n am es will p rin t b arc o de s o n ly .
60 M-4206 Bar Co de ID Ty p e Length Check- sum Valid ASCII Char acter s, decimal value r epr esentatio n u UP S Max i Code wi th Byte Count Speci fi ed Yes A l phanumeri c v FIM 1 No A , B, C, D z P .
M-4206 61 Barcode A C ode 3 of 9 Barcode B U P C- A Barcode C U PC- E Barcode D I n ter leaved 2 o f 5 Barcode E Code 128 B ar code F EAN- 13 Barcode G E AN-8 Barcode H H e alth I n dus try Barc od e .
62 M-4206 Barcode I C odabar Bar code J I n ter leav ed 2 o f 5 w /m odule 10 ch ecks um Barcode K P l essey Barcode L I n ter leaved 2 of 5 w /m odule 10 ch ecks um a n d sh ippin g bearer bars Barco.
M-4206 63 Barcode Q U CC /EAN Code 128 B ar code R U C C/EAN Code 128 K MAR T NON EDI Barcode S U CC /EAN Code 128 Ran dom Weig h t Bar cod e T Te lepen B ar code u U PS M a x i C ode.
64 M-4206 Barcode v F I M B a rc o d e z PD F417 Bar Cod e W1c : DataMatrix Bar Cod e W1d: QR Code Bar Cod e W1f: A z t ec Bar Cod e W1z: M icroP DF417 Bar Cod e W1T : TC I F L in ke d B arcode 3 of 9.
M-4206 65 Da t a ma x Bar c ode Pr oduc t s Li mi ted War ran ty S tatem en t M- C lass ™ Pr in t e r Printer Dat am ax w arr an ts to P ur ch as er th at un der n or m al u se an d serv ice, th e M.
66 M-4206 Warrant y Servi ce Pro cedu res I f a defect s h ould oc cur dur in g th e war ran ty period, t h e defective un it sh all be return ed, freig h t an d in s uran c e prepaid, in th e orig in al sh ippin g con ta in ers , to Datam ax at: 4501 Par kw ay C om m erce B lvd.
M-4206 67 Glo ss a ry alpha numeric Con sis tin g of alph abetic, n um e ric, pun c tuation an d oth er s ym bols . backin g mat er ial T h e s ilicon- coa ted pape r ca rrier m ate rial to wh ich labels with adhesiv e ba ck in g are affix e d. Al s o re fe rre d to a s “liner” .
68 M-4206 direc t the r mal me di a M edi a coat ed w it h special ch em ical s th at r eact an d dar ken w ith th e appl icat io n of h eat. DPI ( do t s p er in ch ) A m e as urem en t of prin t res olu tion , rate d in the n u m be r of th e rm al e lem ents co n ta in ed in on e in c h of th e prin th ea d.
M-4206 69 notc he d s toc k Media, typic ally ta g stoc k, w ith h ole s o r n otc h e s in th e m a teria l th a t is us ed to s ig n al the top o f form . T h e prin ter m us t be s et to ‘g ap’ to us e th is m edia type . preprinted me dia L a bel stoc k th at c on tain s borders, tex t, or g raph ics , floodcoatin g , etc.
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