TTP-244 / TTP-244 Plus THERMAL TRANSFER
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1. Open the printer cover Disengage the printer carriage by pulling the printer carriage release lever on the left side of the platen Slide the label supply roll spindle through the core of a label roll and attach the fixing tabs onto the spindle Place the label roll into the label roll mount Feed the label under the carriage and over the platen Adjust the label guide to fit the width of the media Engage the printer carriage Wind the label roll until it becomes adequately taut Close the printer cover and press the FEED button three or four times until the green ON LINE indicator illuminates When the printer is out of ribbon or media the ON LINE LED will not illuminate and the ERR LED will flash Reload the ribbon or media without turning off the printer power Press the FEED button three or four times until the ON LINE LED illuminates The printing job will be resumed without data loss Note Please install label ribbon and then close the print head mechanism before turning on power Printer will detect if ribbon is installed while turning on power to determine thermal transfer or direct thermal printing model 1 Label Supply Roll Spindle 2 Label Roll Mount 3 Label Roll 4 Fixing Tabs 1 Printer Carriage Release Lever 2 Platen 3 Label Media 4 Adjustable Label Guide 3 3 Ribbon Loading Instructions Place an empty paper core on the ribbon rewind spindle Install the ri2. Version X XX Printed mileage meter HILAGE m CHECKSUM WWWXMXWM Firmware checksum SERIAL PORT 9600 8 1 Serial port configuration CODE PAGE 856 COUNTRY CODE 001 Code page Country code Print speed inch sec cit A Print darkness MAP Label size inch FILE LIST Gap distance inch dd Gap black mark sensor sensitivity FLASH FILE 0 FILE S PHYSICAL DRAM XXXX KBYTES Numbers of download files AVAILABLE DRAM KBYTES FREE Ban NEL Total amp available memory space AVAILABLE FLASH KBYTES FREE END OF FILE LIST RASA AREAS ARA AAA AAA AH d de dendo dee dede sese e dne When the self test is completed the printer enters the dump mode Please turn the printer s power off and then on to resume normal printing 3 6 Dump Mode After the self test the printer enters the dump mode In this mode any characters sent from the host computer will be printed in two columns as shown The characters received will be shown in the first column and their corresponding hexadecimal values in the second This is often helpful to users for the verification of programming commands or debugging of printer programs Reset the printer by turning the POWER switch off and on NOW IN DUMP MODE DOWNLOAD DE 44 MO2 BAS 51 4D 28 4 00 5 00 5A CLS SPEED OD 1 5 DENSIT 20 Y 10 DIRECT 59 ION SET C 49 UTTER OFF S 55 ET D
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4. EBUG LAB 45 EL REFERENC 45 E 0 0 A 100 45 O Y 100 FO 30 R 1 1 TO 3 52 BARCODE 100 42 Y 39 96 1 59 0 2 4 STR A 30 AmA 1 Ym 29 Y 150 NEXT 59 PRINT 1 EO 0 P DEMO2 50 ASCII Data 4F 4F 45 31 20 4F 54 54 4C 20 0D 20 41 20 2C 0D 2B 50 0D 57 32 20 43 2E 31 4E 54 20 0D 30 DA 49 52 22 32 DA 31 52 DA 4E 2E 34 4C 35 30 20 45 44 OA 2C 59 3D 43 33 2C 41 35 49 44 16 4C 42 2E 53 0D 0D 30 52 45 52 30 3D 31 4F 39 34 3D 30 4E 45 4F 41 30 0D OA OA 0D 20 42 45 0D 31 20 44 22 20 41 0D 54 4D 41 53 30 44 44 4 55 46 30 54 45 2C 53 2B QA 20 4F 44 22 20 53 45 49 53 46 47 45 41 30 4F 20 39 54 31 4E 31 32 20 0D 35 50 4E 52 45 46 20 52 3D 0D 20 31 36 52 20 45 op 0D 22 2E 45 53 45 54 0D 4C 45 31 QA 33 30 2C 24 DA 58 DA DA Hex decimal data related to left column of ASCII data 3 7 Install SD Memory Card TTP 244 Plus Model only Option 1 Open the memory card cover Memory card cover SD memory card module Option 3 Install the SD memory card SD card 4 Close the memory card cover Recommended SD card specification V2 0 SDHC CLASS 4 4GB_2 Transcend Panasonic V1 0 V1 1 miniSD 1 GB Transcend Panasonic V2 0 SDHC CLASS 4 miniSD 4 GB Transcend V2 0 SDHC CLASS 6 miniSD 4 GB The DOS FAT
5. NE indicator illuminates when the printer is ready to print When PAUSE button is pressed the ON LINE indicator flashes ERR Indicator Error Paper Empty The red ERR indicator illuminates in the event of a printer error such as memory error syntax error and so forth For a full list of error messages please refer to section 4 2 Troubleshooting Guides PAUSE Button The PAUSE button allows the user to stop a print job and then continue the printing with a second depression of the button By pressing the PAUSE button 1 the printer stops printing after the printing label 2 the PAUSE LED flashes and 3 the printer will hold all data in memory This allows for trouble free replacement of label stock and thermal transfer ribbon A second depression of the PAUSE button will restart the printer Note If the PAUSE button is held down for more than 3 seconds the printer will be reset and all data of the previous printing job will be lost FEED Button Press the FEED button to feed the label to the beginning of the next label 3 SET UP 3 1 Setting Up the Printer 1 2 3 4 Place the printer on a flat secure surface Make sure the POWER switch is off Connect the printer to the computer mainframe with the RS 232C or USB cable Plug the power cord into the power jacket at the rear of the printer and then plug the power cord into a properly grounded receptable 3 2 Loading Label and Tag Stock 1 2 Y O
6. TTP 244 TTP 244 Plus THERMAL TRANSFER DIRECT THERMAL BAR CODE PRINTER USER S MANUAL CONTENTS 1 PRODUCT INTRODUCTION e uu 2 lO Sa WW 2 2 GETTING STARTED asusta 3 2 1 UnpackiDdg InspecllOElzzuasnswonwicve o ada 3 22 Jgulpment E Pee 3 2 3 Se 4 2 4 External Label Roll Mount Option 7 2 9 Bulons NaCl Sutton 8 Si E sica 9 3 1 Setting Up the Printer neenon nenne kanns ads 9 92 Loading Label and Tad SlOcK s cu tee tore Gaetan a duod cud acea aces 9 3 3 Ribbon Loading INStruCtiONS oocccconncccnnccccncconncccnnonnnnconnnonnnnnonanonnnnonnnnnss 12 3 4 Install External Label Roll Mount 14 es WIRE 15 UML ace decis NY 16 3 7 Install SD Memory Card TTP 244 Plus Model only Option 17 4 USING PRINTER 2 Quae C Od 19 Al lim LL ee 19 4 1 1 Seb hes s dte Lc 19 4 1 2 Gap Sensor Calibration Utility cocooccccccnncoccnnnocnnnnnonenoss 19 4 1 3 PARTS dialtaliZallOFizze ea daas ud ta editus 20 42 Lroubl shoothng GUIDE esca 21 REVISE HISTORY denn 22 1 PRODUCT INTRODUCTION Thank you very much for purchasing TSC bar code printer The attractive desktop printer delivers superior performance at an economical price Both powerful and easy to use this p
7. bbon on the ribbon supply spindle Disengage the printer carriage Pull the ribbon leader to the front from beneath the printer carriage Attach the ribbon leader to the ribbon rewind paper core 5 Rotate the ribbon rewind roller until the ribbon leader is thoroughly firmly encompassed by the black section of the ribbon 6 Engage the printer carriage 7 Close the printer cover and press the FEED button until the green ON LINE LED illuminates A ON 1 Printer Carriage Release Lever 2 Ribbon Supply Spindle 3 Ribbon Rewind Spindle 4 Thermal Transfer Ribbon 13 3 4 Install External Label Roll Mount Option 1 External Label Roll Mount 2 Label Supply Roll Spindle 3 External Label Feed Opening 4 Fixing Tabs 3 5 Self Test To initiate the self test mode depress the FEED button while turning on the printer power The printer will calibrate the label length If the label gap is not detected within 7 the printer stops feeding labels and the media is treated as continuous paper In self test a check pattern is used to check the performance of the thermal print head Following the check pattern the printer prints internal settings as listed below Self test printout Ager ih INFO P MU Print head check pattern i I i 1 n m al li il i i hi D JN li t Model name and F W version
8. e contact the carrier directly to specify the nature and extent of the damage Please retain the packaging materials in case you need to reship the printer 2 2 Equipment Checklist One bar code printer unit One Windows labeling software Driver CD disk One quick start guide One external auto switching power supply One power cord One label spindle Two fixing tabs Two ribbon spindles One paper core for ribbon rewind spindle If any parts are missing please contact the Customer Service Department of your purchased reseller or distributor 2 3 Printer Parts 1 Cover Release Button 2 PWR ON LINE and ERR Indicators 3 PAUSE Button 4 FEED Button 5 Label Dispense Opening Printer Cover in open position Label Supply Roll Spindle Fixing Tabs Ribbon Mechanism Ribbon Supply Spindle Ribbon Rewind Spindle Printer Carriage Release Lever Detachable Front Panel 9 PAUSE Button 10 PWR ON LINE ERH Indicators 11 FEED Button 1 Power On Off Switch 2 Power Supply DC Jacket 3 RS 232C Interface Connector 4 USB Interface Connector 5 Label Insert Opening For use with external media 6 Centronics Interface Connector Factory option 2 4 External Label Roll Mount Option 2 5 Buttons and Indicators PWR POWER Indicator The green PWR indicator illuminates when the POWER switch is turned on ON LINE Indicator The green ON LI
9. e PAUSE button then turn on printer power 3 Release PAUSE button when the printer feeds labels Do not turn off printer power until the printer stops and two green LEDs light on Note Black mark sensor has fixed sensitivity It is no need to calibrate the black mark sensor 4 1 3 Printer Initialization Printer initialization sets printer parameters to default values And it will not clear downloaded files resident in flash memory Default setting opeed 50 8 mm sec 2 ips Density WB abel Width 4 101 6 mm Sensor Type Gap sensor ap Setting 0 12 3 0 mm Print Direction O Offset 0 Cutter Mode Serial Port Settings 600 bps none parity 8 data bits 1 stop bit Please follow the steps below to initialize the printer 1 Turn off the printer power 2 Hold down the PAUSE and FEED buttons and turn on the printer power 3 Do not release the buttons until the three LEDs flash in turn Note 1 Printing method thermal transfer or thermal direct printing will be set automatically at the activation of printer power Note 2 When printer initialization is done sensor sensitivity is reset to default Sensor calibration is required before printing labels Note 3 Download files will not be deleted after printer initialization For more information about deleting files please refer to TSPL2 programming manual KILL command 20 4 2 Troubleshooting Guide The following guide lists some of the mo
10. file system is supported for the SD card Folders files stored in the SD card should be in the 8 3 filename format The miniSD microSD card to SD card slot adapter is required 4 USING PRINTER 4 1 Power on Utilities There are three power on utilities to set up and test hardware These utilities are activated by pressing the FEED or PAUSE button and turning on the printer power simultaneously The utilities are listed as below 1 Self test 2 Gap sensor calibration 3 Printer initialization 4 1 1 Self Test Utility Install the label first Press the FEED button and then turn on the printer power Do not release the FEED button until the printer feeds labels The printer performs the following items 1 Calibrate label pitch 2 Print out thermal print head check pattern 3 Print the internal settings 4 Enter dump mode Regarding the self test and dump mode please refer to section 3 5 Self Test and section 3 6 Dump Mode for more information 4 1 2 Gap Sensor Calibration Utility This utility is used to calibrate the sensitivity of gap sensor Users may have to calibrate the gap sensor for two reasons 1 The media is being changed to a new type 2 Initialize the printer Note The ERR LED may flash if gap sensor is not calibrated properly Please follow the steps below to calibrate gap sensor 1 Turn off the printer power and install blank labels without any logo or character on printer 2 Hold down th
11. rinter is your best choice among desktop direct thermal and thermal transfer label printers This printer offers both thermal transfer and direct thermal printing 32 bit RISC multi tasking processor print speed up to 4 0 inches per second features It can accept a wide range of media including continuous die cut and fan fold labels or tags for both thermal transfer and direct thermal printing All of the most frequently used bar code formats are available Fonts and bar codes can be printed in any one of four directions And it provides a choice of eight different sizes of alphanumeric fonts By using font multiplication an even greater range of sizes is possible Smooth fonts can be downloaded from the software In addition It is capable of independently executing BASIC programming functions including arithmetic logical operation loop flow control and file management among others This programming capability provides the greatest efficiency in label printing The status of printer and error messages may either be printed out or viewed on a monitor by means of the connection 1 1 Compliances CE Class A FCC Class A C Tick Class A TUV GS CCC 2 GETTING STARTED 2 1 Unpacking and Inspection The printer has been specially packaged to withstand damage in the shipping process However for fear that unexpected damage might occur upon receiving the bar code printer carefully inspect the package and the device In case of evident damag
12. st common problems that may be encountered when operating the bar code printer If the printer still does not function after all suggested solutions have been invoked please contact the Customer Service Department of your purchased reseller or distributor for assistance Ribbon does not advance or rewind 1 The media and ribbon must be installed then engage the print head mechanism prior to turning on printer power 2 Install the black ribbon spindle at the correct direction Poor print quality Clean the thermal print head Adjust the print density setting Ribbon and media are not compatible Media thickness is over spec Power indicator on printer does not Check the power cord see whether it is properly connected Check if the LED on the power supply is illuminated If it is not lit on then the power supply is damaged ON LINE indicator is off ERR Out of paper or out of ribbon indicator is on Calibrate the sensitivity of gap sensor Ribbon rewind spindle paper core is not installed Continuous feeding when printing 1 Calibrate the gap sensor labels illuminate 21 Revise History Date 3 3 A3 A Content Editor 2009 3 10 Revise recommended SD card specification list Section 3 7 Camille 22 Connecting Your Thermal Printing Needs Your Thermal Printing Needs TSC Auto ID Technology Co Ltd Headquarters Factory No 35 Sec 2 Ligong 1st Rd Wujie Town
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