User Manual
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1. User Manual Rel 1 2 DATAPROCESS EUROPE S p A Viale Dell Artigianato 19 Binasco MI Kan Tel 39 02 900221 Fax 39 02 90091353 UV515 GB GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 3 eccccccce coco cccoses DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINTER eccccccccccce cococcesses UNPACKING AND INSPECTION E PYYTTYTYTTYTTTYTTYITYY PYYTTTTYTTYYTTYYTYYY N LOADING THE LABEL ROLL AND THE RIBBON ccsssssssesssees CLEANING THE PRINTHEAD AND MECHANICAL PARTS oooaasoaaoosa teaa eaa aa aa aa aa aa an aamen aa n00 0000 J TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS oooaa ooe asenaan aan ana a aa a aa a naene naene ana a ana aan a aan aa naa ana aan aa an aa an a0 naa naa Sier n LD 1 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS This manual should be read to take advantage of all the features of the printer and should then be kept for future reference It is important to undertake periodic maintenance and if necessary any repairs should be undertaken at our Head office or authorised Distributors as they have the necessary eguipment and properly trained staff to undertake the work in accordance with instructions received from the factory DATAPROCESS EUROPE S p A cannot be held responsible for any incorrect repairs or intervention by unauthorised technicians nor for any damage resulting from the use of non original parts DATAPROCESS EUROPE S p A is not responsible fo2. d over the rollers 17 18 19 as shown in the following picture 3 Ensure that the ribbon is positioned in between the end ribbon sensor 15 and the roller 17 So that the ribbon is rewound without problems the rollers 17 18 19 must move freely If this is not the case remove the obstruction The picture at the side shows the ribbon before it is fed under the thermal printhead After feeding it under the printhead the ribbon must be rewound on the ribbon rewinder 2 If in rewinding the ribbon on the roller the friction spring is loaded it will turn and unwind the ribbon when released To avoid this happening 1 Raise the printhead from the rubber roller 2 Switch the printer on before starting to place the ribbon on the rewinder 3 After rewinding the ribbon and loading the spring put the printer OFF LINE and press FEED 4 The roller can now be released This procedure will start the motor which will automatically rewind the ribbon 5 CLEANING THE PRINTHEAD AND MECHANICAL PARTS s et The alcohol soaked pad is applied to this area in an action from left Sx to right Dx ettii To maintain a good print guality it is necessary to periodically clean all the mechanical parts which are in contact with the ribbon and label roll This is because the ribbon and the label roll leave deposits which create a resistance to the free moving of the labels The time int
3. ervals between cleaning are dependent on the working environment and the guality of the ribbons and labels The cleaning should be done with a soft cloth soaked in alcohol This cloth should be passed under the printhead in a left to right direction making sure that it is not scratched with any sharp objects The other parts which should be cleaned are 1 therollers 17 18 19 2 the rubber roller 1 3 the paper positioning guide 7 4 the shaft 20 6 THETEST LABEL Every time the printer is switched on it will print a label with a whole series of data on the status of the printer The following is a sample of a test label and the most important points are explained The Programming Manual gives a complete description of each of the values contained in the test label f ST31 4 E1 4 00000 25 066 003 047 07 47 43 Mer 08 Mar 2000 Sa KT W spee IX KUTI A a Printer serial number gt 1314210423792B5838081 00004390439 Ymax 297 nm Mem 512 kb gt 64001040101000 gt B28N1 gt A00 gt C gt L 000 SK P150150255255255 P150H0256 ane offset 08 print speed Photosensor 10 paper feed speed selected 5 strobe speed 600 print power set Value of selected photosensor The effective print power is different to that set if the temperature control is activated Activating the temperature control continually regulates the printing power The Programming manual gives an extensive e
4. es of ribbon e Robustness Housing and mechanical parts all in metal to meet the stress found in industrial environments There is no need for special eguipment or knowledge to install the printer however to ensure that all security aspects are covered the instructions in Chapter 1 must be adhered to The use of the printer is very easy and does not reguire any preliminary operations other than the loading of the label roll and ribbon as shown in the relevant paragraphs The flap should be opened before raising the cover The diagram below shows the rear panel of the printer The standard model contains the power point and serial port WARNING Use only similar fuses Rubber roller Ribbon rewind roller Label unwinder roller Paper guide roller Printhead raising lever Backing paper rewind roller Paper positioning guide Ribbon unwinder roller Thermal printhead 10 Fixing fork for backing paper and ribbon 11 Pin for fixing ribbon roll rewind 12 Label roll flange O 9NO0 POEN gt 3 UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Open the carton and make sure that the following items are included for the standard printer Fixing fork for backing paper YN WARNING ENSURE THAT THE USER MANUAL IS IN THE CARTON AS THIS IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF SAFETY REGULATIONS Keep all of the packaging materials and carton as these will be necessary if the printer has to be transported or shipped at a future date In
5. he printer to work properly with the type of ribbon and paper labels being used Because of the great variety of ribbons colours and transparency and of labels dimensions colours and transparency of the backing paper available on the market the parameters stored on the printer may not always be suitable Because of this the printer may not always function properly To calibrate automatically follow these steps Disable Autocalibration function amp 1000100000000000 All zeros must be input Make sure that the printer is set to die cut label NOT continuous paper K1001 Remove the ribbon and the label roll from the printer Switch the printer on whilst holding down the PAUSE key The LINE led will start to flash Reload the ribbon and label roll making sure that the label gap is not positioned in the label photosensor Press the FEED key after having checked that the printhead has been lowered and that the ribbon and label roll have been properly loaded The printer will feed the paper through and will stop in stand by with the PRINT led flashing The position where it stops will be the one where every subsequent label will stop before starting any printing If this positioning is to be altered then the FEED key must be pressed With the FEED key pressed the printer will advance the paper step by step Once the exact positioning has been achieved proceed with the next step 7 Press the FEED and PAUSE keys together to memorise t
6. he values that have been calculated The printer will then print a test label and will stop in the calibrated position and in ON LINE status led illuminated ve Rio le ES e 9 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS PRINTING METHOD ooouoioiio sinna eee Thermal transfer or direct thermal PRINT RESOLUTION 2 cceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 8 dot mm PRINT SPEED G cassa eink a ee LEAL ana programmable to 170 mm sec PAPER FEED SPEED programmable to 220 mm sec PRINT WIDTH ticteeetieteteiene tees teeta 104 mm equivalent to 832 dot PRINT HEIGHT to 296 mm LABEL ROLL SIZES WIDTH cast ade e Sarees EXTERNAL DIAMETER INTERNAL DIAMETER 0 00 eee PAPER THICKNESS 2 0 eeteeeseeeeee rete LABEL SENSORS TRANSPARENCY SENSOR CHARACTER FORMATS BARCODES soehna ete einer STANDARD INTERFACE BAUD RATE reiii PROTOCOL taiseni a ev etavk t n POWER SUPPLY pacino gente oii DIMENSIONS WIDTH anuti tue ara desde as HI amari DEP THE heinean aa a a HEIGHT sis to ee ee a ee A WEIGHT assa ed net tent ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS TEMPERATURE liimaa ts astttt eii dista datan HUMIDITY sisun ta s teit en eiutsevelatthegetant sell from 20 to 120 mm maximum 150 mm from 40 45 mm from 60 to 200 um from 50 to 180 g m 5 mm from the label edge Three fixed space fonts five proportionately spaced fonts symbol fonts se
7. r any damage which can result directly or indirectly to persons or things from an installation or use of the ST314 printer which is not in accordance with the instructions contained in this manual N WARNING This symbol and the WARNING message are used to indicate important instructions for the use of the printer Serious damage can be caused by not adhering to these instructions JN WARNING DO NOT DISMANTLE AND DO NOT MODIFY Such actions can cause damage fires or create electric shocks USE REPLACEMENT FUSES WITH THE CORRECT AMPS Otherwise a fire or electric shocks could result STOP USING THE PRINTER THE MOMENT A PROBLEM ARISES When a problem arises for example any object getting into the printer smoke or strange smells stop using the printer immediately and contact the Distributor who supplied the printer Not doing so could create additional damage and injury DO NOT INSERT ANY OBJECTS IN THE OPENINGS OR GAPS Any such action could damage the printer or result in injury DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATORS Blocking the ventilators results in overheating and could lead to fires 2 DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINTER The ST314 is a 4 inch thermal transfer and thermal direct printer having the following main characteristics e Ease of use Thanks to the driver which allows for it to be used with any Windows application e Small footpad The smallest industrial 4 inch printer with a label roll of 150mm diameter and 300metr
8. spect the printer for any damage during transport and in particular e Check the external parts of the printer e Open the cover and check for any internal damage In the event of any damage 1 Notify the transporter immediately of any damage 2 Keep all of the packaging materials for inspection by the transporter 3 Prepare a report detailing the damage and the transporter used and send a copy for information purposes to DATAPROCESS EUROPE S p A and or the Distributor YN WARNING DATAPROCESS EUROPE S p A is not responsible for any damage during transport and will not repair the printer under warranty 4 LOADING THE LABEL ROLL AND THE RIBBON R A Load the label roll as follows Remove the ribbon roll flange 12 UPN p Pa p Er Load the label roll onto the unwinder 3 Feed the labels under the label guide roller 4 Raise the printhead by using the printead raising lever 5 Feed the labels under the roll positioning guide 7 and between the thermal printhead 9 and the rubber roller 1 making sure that the paper goes under the end paper photosensor 13 and in between the photosensor prongs 14 If the printer is to be used in peel off mode the backing paper is rewound on the roller 6 To load the ribbon 1 Load the ribbon 16 onto the unwinder 8 2 Feed the ribbon under the printhead after having raised it and make sure that it is evenly sprea
9. t of international characters Code 39 Code 93 2 5 INTERLEAVED CODABAR EAN 8 EAN 13 EAN 128 UPC A UPC E Code 128 ADDON ITF 14 ITF 16 RS232 C Asynchronous serial full duplex from 300 to 38400 bits sec RTS CTS XON XOFF with 64kb reception buffer 230 VAC 6 10 50 60 Hz 200 VA 192 mm 390mm 240 mm 11 5kg from 5 to 40 C from 20 to 85 non condensing
10. xplanation of the significance of all of the above parameters It is advisable to keep a test label once the printer has been installed This will be useful in the event that the printer configuration changes for any reason and it will then be possible to reconfigure it using the information from the test label 7 AUTOCALIBRATION The autocalibration function is available on all printers with firmware release 2 0 or subseguent This function means that virtually all types and sizes of labels can be used on the printer without the need for any calibration operation The printer analyses the type of paper and ribbon being used and automatically sets the photosensor parameters In this way the simple changing of the type of label being used automatically results in the recalculation of the parameters for the printer The autocalibration function other than setting the limits for the photosensors also correctly positions the label in such a way that the printing starts immediately at the leading edge of the label If the peel off mode has been selected the labels will be positioned in such a way that the printable area is maximised without compromising the printhead pressure on the rubber roller 8 CALIBRATION The procedures of calibration are necessary on all printers with a firmware release of 1 4c or previous It is also necessary where the autocalibration is not used Calibration is for the automatic calculation of the necessary parameters for t
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