Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto P4T del fabbricante Zebra Technologies
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© ZIH Corp . 2011 Ze br a P 4 T /RP 4 T™ Mo bi le P ri n t er S er ie s U s e r G u i d e Pr in te r Pr eparat ion pg. 7 C onnecti ng th e Pr in te r pg. 2 7 Rad io Regu lat or y In form at ion pg. 3 1 RP 4T P rin te rs pg. 3 5 Main tena nc e p g. 36 T rou bles hootin g pg.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 2 Prop riet ar y Statemen t This ma nual cont ain s proprie t ar y infor mation o f Zebr a T echnolo gies C orp ora tion. It is in tende d sole ly for th e infor mation an d use o f par tie s oper at ing and maint aining th e equipmen t des cribe d here in.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 3 Documen t Con ven tions The follo wing con ventio ns are used througho ut this document to co nv ey cer t ain information : Ca ut ion • W ar ns y ou of t he pot ent ial f or electr osta tic d isc ha rg e. Ca ut ion • W ar ns y ou of a pot en ti al el ectric s hock s it ua tion.
4 P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e Thank y ou for choosing one o f our Zebra P4 T Series Mobile Print- ers . The P 4T Series consis t s of t wo models. The P 4 T can print on direct t hermal or thermal trans fer media. The RP 4T can print on direc t or thermal trans fer media and al so encode spe cial RFID media.
5 P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e F igu re 1 a : P 4 T /RP 4 T Bottom Vie w Section Continues P 4 T /RP 4 T O v er v iew F igu re 1 : P 4T /RP 4 T Ill ust rat ed 1 P la te n Rol ler 2. Bar Se ns or 3. Medi a Su ppor t 4. Pr in thead 5 . RF ID Re ader /E nc oder (RP 4T o nly ) 6.
6 P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e The P 4T Series introduces several new tech nologies to the Zebra Mobile Printer prod uct line. Sm art Batte r y The P 4T Series b at ter y pack contains ele ct ronics which al low the printer to mon itor it s operating parameter s.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 7 Pr int er Prepar ation Batter y Safety The Ba t ter y Packs use d on Zebra Mobile Printer s contain a great deal o f energy and can c ause per sonal injur y or s t ar t a f ire i f use d impro perly or carele ssly .
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 8 Section Continues A pprov ed Chargers The follo wing t able list s ba t ter y charger s appro ved for use with the P 4T Series Printer .
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 9 Ch arg ing B atte r y Pa cks wit h th e A T1 7 6 96 - x x LI 72 S ing le C ha rg er Plug the LI 72 into the appropriate A C wall recept acle, then i nser t the charge cable into the bat ter y p ack charger jack.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 10 F igu re 4: C har ging t he P 4 T Seri es Ba t tery wit h the L I 72 S ing le C ha rg er Ch arg ing B atte r y Pa cks wit h th e A T1 87 3 7 -xx LI 72 S ingl e Ch arge r Plug the LI 72 into the appropriate A C wall recept acle, then i nser t the charge cable into the bat ter y p ack charger jack.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 11 Charging the P 4 T Series Batter y with the P 1 0 2 6943- 1 A C Adapt er F igu re 4A : Ch arg ing t he P 4 T Seri es Batte r y wit h the A C Ada pter Section Continues • Open the protec tive co ver on the P 4T Series printer to expose the charger j ack and the comm unication por t s.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 12 Charging the P 4 T Series Batter y with the A T 1 8488 - 1 DC Adapter ( Customer order ing p / n A K 1 89 1 3 - 003 ) F igu re 4B : Cha rg ing th e P 4 T Serie s Ba.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 13 Charging the P 4 T Series Batter y with the A T 1 8488 -2 DC Adapter ( Customer ord ering p / n A K 1 89 1 3 - 0 1 5 ) F igu re 4C: C ha rg in g the P 4 T Seri es B.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 14 C AU T I O N : I n s u r e t h a t t h e a d a p t e r a n d c a b l e y o u a r e u s i n g f o r t h i s i n s t a l l a t i o n a r e c l e a r l y l a b e l e d f o r u s e w i t h t h e v e h i c l e ' s v o l t a g e .
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 15 Charging the P 4 T Series Batter y with the UCLI 7 2- 4 Q uad Charger The UCLI7 2- 4 Quad Charger i s d esigned to charge up to four bat ter y p acks simult ane - ously . Chargin g times are as follows : Batter y Sta tus Cha rging Time 80% charged 2.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 16 Installing the P 4 T Series Batter y Pack Imp o r ta nt • N ew b at te r y pa ck s are ship p e d un ch ar g e d . R e m ove any p r ote c t i ve s hr in k- w r a p a n d l a b e l s f r o m a n e w b a t t e r y p a c k pri or t o us e.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 17 Load th e Media Section Continues P 4T ser ies pri nte rs are desi gned to pri nt eithe r cont in uou s ( jo urn al) media or label stock. 1 . Open th e Medi a Co ver Refer to Figu re 7 . 1 . • Press the la tch release but ton on the side of the printer a s shown a t “1 ” b elow .
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 18 F igu re 7 .3- Load ing Medi a F rom An Ex te rna l Sup ply Section Continues 3. L oadi ng Media F rom A n E x te rna l Sup ply Refer to Figure 7 .3 . A P4 T S eries printer conf igured with t he Ex ternal Me dia option has a loading slot in the rear of the media compar t ment allowing yo u to use 4 .
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 19 F igu re 7 .4- Cl ose t he Medi a C ov er F igu re 7 .5 - In ser t Medi a int o Pee ler Section Continues 4. C lose t he Medi a Co ver: Refer to Figu re 7 .4 . • Pull the m edia out of the printer as shown at “1 .
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 20 Adjusting The Media Suppor t Disks Medi a Cor e Siz e Media supplied fo r the P 4T Se - ries printer s w ill hav e t wo pos- sible core sizes, dep ending on the me dia t yp e. Journal me dia an d most labe l med ia is su ppl ied with a 0.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 21 Load th e Ribbon Cartri dge Section Continues I f y o u a r e u s i n g m e d i a t h at r e q u i r e s T h e r m a l T r a n s f e r m e d i a , p e r f o r m t h i s s t e p .
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 22 Pr int er Contro ls Operat or Controls The printer control panel has but tons for the po wer on/ o f f a nd me dia feed functions and a display which provides information regard- ing printer functions and application pro mpts.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 23 Progr ammable LCD Settings In addition to the st a tus icons, the LCD on the control panel c an display many o f the printer ’ s set tings and f unctions as tex t a s deter - mined b y the printer ’ s application.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 24 Di sp la y F unction s Not C ont rol led from t he Ke ypad While the parameter s in this t able can appear on the display they can be set only by using a P C runnin g Zebra’ s L abel V is t a label cre - ation program a nd a dat a cable link to the printer .
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 25 Adjustable Shoulder Str ap Refer to f igure abov e. Snap each end of the shoulder s trap int o t he ret aining feat ures on top of the printer . Hold the bu ckle and adjust the st rap as shown until y ou achiev e the desired length.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 26 V erif y the Print er I s W orking Be fore you conne c t the printer to your comput er or por t able dat a terminal , make sure that the printer is in proper workin g order . Y ou can do this by printing a con- figuratio n label using the “ t wo ke y reset ” method.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 27 Connecting t he Pr int er The printer must es t ablish commu nications w ith a hos t device which sends the da t a to be printed.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 28 U SB P 4T Series Printer s also hav e a USB t y pe B por t locate d directly above a nd to the right of the RS 232C por t. (Refer to Figu re 1 3) The USB por t is conf igured wi th t he USB Open HCI inter face driver allowing it to commun icate wi th Windows ® ba sed devices.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 29 Connect the Print er by Radio If you r P 4T Series printer ha s a radio option , y ou c an connec t wirelessl y to eit her a terminal or a wireles s net work ( WL A N. ) Re fer to the Mobile Printer W ireless Conf iguration Guide ava ilable on the product CD or at w w w .
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 30 Wireless Communications Wir eles s C omm uni cat ion s wit h Bluet ooth ® “ Bl ue to ot h” is a wo rl d w id e s t a nd ar d for t h e exchang e of d a t a bet ween t wo devices via radio f requencies.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 31 Bluetoot h ZB R4 Radio The following sec tion only applies whe n the Bluetooth ZBR4 module is installed in a P 4T series printer .
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 32 E uro pe – E U Decla rati on of C onfor mity This d evice compli es w ith t he es sen tial re quiremen t s of th e R& T TE Di rec ti ve 1 9 9 9/ 5/ EC.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 33 80 2. 1 1 b/ g and Bluetoot h Co - located Radio Modules The following sec tion only applies whe n the CF ( Compac t Flash ) WL AN module and Bluetooth ZBR4 module are installed in a P 4T printer . This co- located radio conguration has demonstrated complianc e to FC C regulations.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 34 RF ID E nco der The following sec tion only applies when the RFID encoder i s in- stall ed in an RP 4T pr in te r . The RFI D enc od er ma y be instal led in con- junction wi th either the Bluetooth or 8 02. 1 1 g radio options det ailed previously , but may not be ins t alled with the B luetooth/8 02.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 35 T h e i n f o r m a t i o n i n t h i s s e c t i o n i s p r o v i d e d f o r y o u r c o n v e n i e n c e o n l y a n d i s s u b j e c t t o c h a n g e . G o t o h t t p : / / w w w . e p c g l o b a l i n c .
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 36 E x tending Batt er y Life • A v oid exposing the ba t ter y to direct sunl ight or temperatures ov er 1 0 4 ° F ( 4 0 °C) . • Al ways use a Zebra charger de signed sp ecif ic ally for Li thium- Ion b at teries.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 37 P 4 T S eries Cleaning C a u t i o n • T o a v o i d p o s s i b l e p e r s o n a l i n j u r y o r d a m a g e t o t h e p r i n t e r n e v e r i n s e r t s h a r p o r p o i n t e d o b j e c t s i n t o t h e p r i n t e r mec ha ni sm.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 38 Pr in te r Pr eparat ion pg. 7 C onnecti ng th e Pr in te r pg. 2 7 Rad io Regu lat or y In form at ion pg. 3 1 RP 4T P rin te rs pg. 3 5 Main tena nc e p g. 36 T rou bles hootin g pg. 38 Spec ica tion s pg. 4 3 Appendi ces pg.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 39 Pr in te r Pr eparat ion pg. 7 C onnecti ng th e Pr in te r pg. 2 7 Rad io Regu lat or y In form at ion pg. 3 1 RP 4T P rin te rs pg. 3 5 Main tena nc e p g. 36 T rou bles hootin g pg. 38 Spec ica tion s pg. 4 3 Appendi ces pg.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 40 Pr in te r Pr eparat ion pg. 7 C onnecti ng th e Pr in te r pg. 2 7 Rad io Regu lat or y In form at ion pg. 3 1 RP 4T P rin te rs pg. 3 5 Main tena nc e p g. 36 T rou bles hootin g pg. 38 Spec ica tion s pg. 4 3 Appendi ces pg.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 41 Pr in te r Pr eparat ion pg. 7 C onnecti ng th e Pr in te r pg. 2 7 Rad io Regu lat or y In form at ion pg. 3 1 RP 4T P rin te rs pg. 3 5 Main tena nc e p g. 36 T rou bles hootin g pg. 38 Spec ica tion s pg. 4 3 Appendi ces pg.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 42 Pr in te r Pr eparat ion pg. 7 C onnecti ng th e Pr in te r pg. 2 7 Rad io Regu lat or y In form at ion pg. 3 1 RP 4T P rin te rs pg. 3 5 Main tena nc e p g. 36 T rou bles hootin g pg. 38 Spec ica tion s pg. 4 3 Appendi ces pg.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 43 Specif icatio ns N o t e . - P r i n t e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s a r e s u b j e c t t o c h a n g e w i t h o u t no ti ce . P rin tin g Speci cati on s Maximum P rint Wid th 4.09 in. [ 1 03 , 8 mm ] Pri nt Speed @ 30% den sity 2.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 44 P 4T Ser ies Medi a Speci ca tion s Media Width 2.0 in. to 4. 1 2 in. ( 50 ,8 to 1 04,6 mm ) M ax . c on t i n uo us re c e i p t ( w / s t d. m e mo ry ) Co ntin uous, dependent on in stalled memor y Int er-label Gap .
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 45 P h ysic al/ En vi ron menta l/Electr ica l Speci cati on s P 4T Series W ei gh t w / batt ery , an d T T ri bbo n ex cl ud i n g m ed i a a nd ra d io op t i o n 2.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 46 Interface C ables Par t Number AK 1 7 4 6 3 - 0 0 8 ; RW Mod Plug t o 9 - Pin DB PC C able Par t Number AK 1 8 6 6 6 - 1 ; RW Mod Plug to USB A Cable Par t Number A.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 47 Media Supplies T o insure maximum printer life and consis tent print qualit y and per formance for your individual application, i t i s recommended that only media produced b y Zebra be u sed. Advantages include : • Consis tent qualit y and reliabi lit y o f media product s.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 48 Product Support When call ing with a specific pro ble m rega rdin g y ou r pri nter , please hav e the following information o n hand : • Model number / t ype (e .
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 49 Ba t te r y Di spo sal The EP A cer ti f ied RBRC ® Bat ter y Recyclin g Seal on the Li thium - I on (Li -ion) ba t te r y su pplie d wi th your p rint er indicate.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 50 U si ng zebr a.c om The fol lowing e xamples use the searc h functions on Z ebra’ s W eb site for finding specif ic documents . Exampl e 1 : Fin d the M obi le P rin ter Wi rel es s C ong urat ion Guid e. Go to w w w.
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 51 A ppendix G - P at ents D 2 7 5 , 2 8 6 D 3 4 7 , 0 2 1 D 3 8 9 , 1 7 8 D 4 3 0 , 1 9 9 D 4 3 3 , 7 0 2 D 5 4 9 , 7 6 8 3 , 9 6 4 , 6 7 3 4 , 0 1 9 , 6 7 6 4 , 0 4 .
P 4 T / RP 4 T U s e r G u i d e 52 Inde x B Bat ter y pack ins t al ling 16 li fe, ti ps fo r ex t endi ng 3 6 rec ond it ionin g 22 Smar t B at te r y , f ea tur es 6 C Cable C ommu nications 27 Com.
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