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    USER'S GUIDE AUTOMA TIC IDENTIFICA TION PRODUCTS W . H. BRADY CO. Bradyprinter THT Model 200M and 260M Thermal T ransfer Printer ™[...]

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    Bradyprinter THT Model 200M and 260M Thermal T ransfer Printer USER'S GUIDE AUTOMA TI C IDENTIF ICA TION PRODUCT S W . H. BRADY CO . Custom er part #31 450L-12 Manufactu rer part # 31450LB- 12 Rev . 1 TM[...]

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    P roprietary Statement This manual cont ains pr oprietar y inform ation of B rady U SA , Inc. It i s intended solel y for the inf ormation and use of parties operati ng and maintaining t h e e qu i p m e n t d es c ri b e d he r e i n. S u c h p r op r ie t a r y i n f o r m a t i o n m a y n o t b e u s ed , r ep roduced, or dis closed to any othe[...]

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      BRADY pri nters, excluding thermal printheads which are warrant e d separat ely below, are w arranted against defects in mat erial or workmanship for si x (6) months from the date of original shipment by BRA DY USA, INC. This warranty does n ot cover normal wear an d tear and shall be null and v oi d i f the equipment is mo difie d, imprope[...]

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    The a bove warra nties are in li eu of all oth er warran ties, expresse d or implied, o ral or writ ten, statu tory or o therwise, including a ny i mplied war ranty of merchant -abilit y or fitness fo r a partic ular pu rpose. BRADY USA, INC. shall not be r es ponsible for t he specif ic applicati on to which any Products are applied, inc l uding b[...]

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    Th i s use r ’s g uid e c on t ai n s de sc r i pti v e i n fo rma ti o n and oper atio nal inst ructio ns for t he B rady 2 00 M and 2 60M th ermal tr ansf e r dem a n d print e rs. This u ser’s guide co ntains inf ormatio n on how to set u p a n d opera te t he p r inte r as well as adjus tment a nd m aintena nce proce dures that can be per f[...]

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    Co nnection o f th e M-Seri es Printer to data sourc es usin g data codes oth er than ASCII requi res the use of a n a p propriate prot o c ol convert er . Connecti on to data sou rce s using interf aces oth e r tha n the t ype inst alle d in t he p rin ter req uires the use of an appropr iate int e rf ace conver ter. The M-Serie s Prin ter com e s[...]

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    die-c ut labels, ticket and ta g stock, con tinu ous roll, and f anfold medi a. Medi a may be r e wou nd i nterna lly onto sta ndard th ree-inch cores if the Rewin d S pi ndle o ptio n is insta lled. W ith the Peel- off option, backing m ate rial m ay be rewoun d internally . Ribbon s for the M - Se ries Printer are supplie d on core s in standard [...]

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    of the pr inthead may b e re duced by abr a s ion from expo sed paper fib ers when usi ng per forated media . Since prin t qualit y is affecte d by media and r ibbon, pr inting speed s, and print er operating modes, it is very im portant to ru n test s for y our a pplic atio ns . This is esp ecially true if you ’re op er at ing in “ P eel-Off ?[...]

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    CAUTION: Ribbons used in the Bra dy USA , I nc . Pr in ter MUST be as wide as or wi der than t he medi a . Br a dy- bra nd ribbons provide an extreme ly smoot h back ing surface t hat protec ts t he printh ead from abrasi on by the medi a. If the r ibbo n is narrower t han the m edi a, ar eas of t he pr inth ead will be unpr otecte d and subject to[...]

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    Re so lu ti on ( ther mal t r an sf er o r di re ct th er mal ) 20 3 dots pe r inc h (8 dot s pe r mm ) Optio nal 152 dot s per inch ( 6 dot s per m m ) 20 3 d o ts pe r in ch (8 d o ts per mm) Dot si ze 0.00 492" (0. 125 m m ) 0.0065 6" (0. 16 7 mm ) 0.0 0492" (0. 125 m m) Ma xim um pr in t widt h 4.09 " (104 mm ) 6 .30" ([...]

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    Medi a Spe ci fi ca tio ns 2 00M 2 60M T ota l me di a w idt h Max imu m 4 .5 " 11 5 mm 7 .2 " 18 2 .9 mm Min imu m 0.7 5" 1 9 mm 2 .0 " 50.8 mm Label lengt h M axi m um Re fer to “ P rinti ng Cons ider ati ons ” o n page 1-6. Mini mum T ea r- Off 0.5" 12. 8 mm 0.63" 1 6. 00 m m P ee l- Off 0.5" 12. 8 mm 0.75&[...]

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    Rib bon W idt h Brady rec ommen ds u si ng r ibb on at least a s w id e as th e m ed ia y o u are us in g t o pro te ct t he p r i nth ea d fr om we a r. 200M 26 0M Max i mu m 4.33" 110 mm 6.85" 174 mm M ini mum 0.95" 24 m m 2. 0" 50. 8 m m Stand ard Lengt hs 2:1 medi a to r ibbon r ol l rat io 984 ft 300 m 984 ft 300 m 3:1 m ed[...]

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    The sc alable smoo th font (CG Trium virate  Bold Cond ensed) i s expanda ble on a dot - b y-dot basis, h e i ght- and widt h-independ ent, while m a i ntaining sm ooth edg es. Max imum size depends on avai labl e memory. Fonts A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and GS are expa ndable up to 10 time s, h eight- and widt h-independ ent; howeve r, fonts E an [...]

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    Inches Mi llim eter s Hei ght Wi dth Int er- char act er ga p Hei ght Wi dth Char./ in ch Hei ght Wi dth Cha r ./ m m A 9 5 1 U- L-D 0 .059 0.0 39 25. 40 1.50 1.00 1.00 B 11 7 2 U 0.072 0.0 59 16. 93 1.83 1.50 0.67 C, D 18 10 2 U -L-D 0.118 0.0 79 12. 70 3.00 2.00 0 .50 E 21 10 3 OCR - B 0. 138 0 .085 11.72 3.50 2. 17 0.46 F 2 6 1 3 3 U - L- D 0.1 [...]

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    Height 15.4 " 391 m m 15.4" 391 mm Wi dth 10 .5 " 267 mm 13. 1" 333 mm Depth 18.9 " 480 mm 18.9" 480 m m Weight (option-dependent ) 43 lbs. 19 .5 kg 55 lbs. 24. 9 kg 100-1 20 VAC +10%/-15% or 220-240 VAC +1 0%/-15%; 48- 62 Hz 5 Amps @ 115V, 3 Amps @ 230V UL 1950 Liste d-Certifie d to CAN/CSA-C2 2.2 No. 950- M89 ; Clas [...]

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    • RS-232 a t 110 to 19,200 baud (s e l ect from st a n dard rates) . Bau d rate, da ta bits, pa rity, e r ror detec tion pro tocol, and XON-XOFF or DTR / DSR hands haking are all switch- sel ectabl e. • 200 M: Centronic s ® p aral lel interf ace. 260M: Compat ibil - ity Mod e Paralle l Inter face. Ma ximum c able le ngth: 10 ft. (304 . 8 c m) [...]

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    When unp acking the Brady M-Se r i e s Printe r, make sur e yo u save all pa cking ma terials. On ce the print er is out of th e b ox, rais e the print e r’s Medi a Access Door and rem ove the power cord. Insp ect th e prin ter for possibl e damag e incurre d duri ng ship ment. • Check all ext erior s urfaces for damag e. • Rai se the Media A[...]

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    Should i t become ne cessary to s hip your pri nter, remove any rib bon a n d paper roll f rom the su pply spool s, other wise dama ge to th e prin ter coul d result. Careful ly pack the printer in a s uitable contain er to avoi d damage dur ing trans it. Whe never po ssible, us e the origi nal conta iner and pa ckaging m aterial from th e fact ory[...]

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    A user- repl aceable AC P ower Fu se is locate d just above t he Power ON/OFF Switch. (See Figure 2.1 . ) For a 100-12 0 VAC i n st a l l a t i on , the replacement fuse is a 3AG F ast Blow style r ated a t 5 Amp/ 250VAC. For a 22 0-240 VAC install a tion, the fuse is the s am e s t yle bu t ra te d at 3 Amp/250VAC. Make sure th e fuse y ou use is [...]

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    CAUTION: To e nsure t hat the M -Series P rinter ha s prope r vent ilat io n and cooling , do not pl ace any padding or cushion ing mater ial on the bac k of or under neath th e unit b e cause this wil l rest rict t he a ir flo w. The M-Serie s Prin ter may be in stalle d on any s olid, leve l surfa ce of suf ficient size and strength to accommodat[...]

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    1 . Alig n the se gments of t he Ribb on Su pply S pindle . See Fig- ure 2.2 . The Ribbon Supp ly Spindl e is actua lly made up of either two or three segm ents th at rotate in dependentl y. Each segm ent has a S pring Plate o n it. It is imp ortant tha t these Spring Pl ates be in ali gnment prior to installin g the ribbon roll on t he s pindle . [...]

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    To l oad media, move t he Pri nthea d Lockin g Lever to the OP EN positio n. Refer to Figure s 2.4, 2.5 , and 2. 6. Whe n the medi a is loade d, close the printhe ad by mov ing th e lev er on th e up per pr inth ead mech ani sm to th e CLOSED pos itio n. Note : The f irst time you load media and whenever you subs equently change the media type you [...]

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    Figu re 2.5 Rol l Media Load ing Diagram (wi th Peel-O ff ) 2- 8[...]

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    Fo llow the in structio ns describe d in Roll M edia. The Rew ind Op tion must be insta lled in t he p rinter . To initia lly confi gure t he pri nter for this mode, follow t hese s teps: 1 . Remove t he Med ia Rewi nd Pl ate fr om its storage loca tion i n fron t of the printh ead in side the medi a com partment. 2 . Invert the R ewind Plate s o t[...]

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    To load fa nfold med ia, place the fanfold me dia in the bo ttom or to th e re ar of the media comp artmen t and threa d it throu gh the print head as shown in F igure 2.6. Adjust t he m edia guid e us ing the thu mb screw to ke e p the me dia from drif ting left or right. Fanfol d media from out side the print er feeds thr ough one of th e two acc[...]

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    To remove used ribbon, r ef er to Figure 2.7 a nd follow the ste ps bel ow. 1 . Pu ll the hoo k out slight ly, then rota te the hook back-and- forth sever al t imes as sho wn and rem ove it from the spindle. 2 . Gras p the used rib- bon a nd re move it from the Ri bbon Take-Up Spin dle. 3 . Rem ove the empty co r e fro m the Ribbon Sup- ply Spin dl[...]

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    Now that yo ur p r inte r i s r eady for operation, how do es it work? The B rady M -Se ries Pr int er is d esig ned to r eceiv e ins tructi ons fr om a hos t compu ter, such as an IB M-compat ible P C. To creat e a label, you will either need to use label des ign software or writ e a format in ZPL II ® , which is a programm ing langua ge for crea[...]

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    Black-Mark Sensi ng Mode In Black- Mark Sensing M ode, you use continuou s media ( no notch o r gap) having bla ck mar ks printed on the back of th e label li ner for each lab el. To dete rmine th e label lengt h and top of label , the p rint er’s Bl ack Mark Sensor dete cts the blac k mark simila r to the wa y in which th e Transm issive Se nsor[...]

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    label is he ld in this p osition by t hat portio n of t he b acking tha t has not cros sed the Tear- Off/Pe el-Off Bar. The L a b el Availa ble Senso r is loc a t ed on the pr inter in a po sition wher e it is acti vated by the label. When the ope rator remo ves the labe l, the printe r back f ee ds the m edia eith er to the rest ( idle) positio n [...]

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    The CANCEL key is only reco gnized i n PAUSE mode. Pres s CANC EL to cancel the curr ent label forma t. If n o forma t is printing , th en the nex t one to be pr inted will be canc eled. If no formats a re in me mory , the CAN C EL k ey is i g nor e d. If the CANCEL key is pre ssed for an exten ded period of time (3 seco nds), the printer cance ls [...]

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    Refe r to Figu re 3.1 for the l ocation of the lig hts. Note : If an operating conditi on which causes a light to be ON constant ly and one which causes the same light to Flash occur si mul taneously, the l ight Flashes. POWER ON Printer is ON. PRINTHEAD OFF Normal operation. ON He ad Over Te mpera ture cond itio n. Printi ng sto ps unt il the prin[...]

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    A Power ON Self Test (POST) is performed each tim e the pr inter is turned ON. This test checks f or pr oper initia lization of various electronic circ uits and e stablishes starting parameters as those stored in the printer’s memory. During this test sequence, the front panel lights will tur n O N a nd O FF to e nsure proper operation. At the e [...]

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    This self test prints a single lab e l w hich conta ins a lis ting o f th e print er’s curren t confi guration p aramete rs stored in Config uration (E EP ROM ) Mem ory. Pr ess th e CAN CEL ke y wh il e tu rn i ng th e AC Power Switch ON. See Figure 3. 2. The conf iguratio n may be chan ged either tempor arily (for spe cific label formats or r ib[...]

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    This s e l f test is actu a l ly comp r i sed of fou r in dividual te st feat ures . 1 . The init ial self t e s t prints 15 labels at spe ed “ A” (2" per se c - ond ) th en automa ticall y PAUS ES the print e r. Each time the PAUS E key is pre ssed, an add itiona l 15 labels pr int out. 2. While the printer is PAUSED, pressing the CANCEL [...]

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    This sel f test can be use d to provide the test print outs requi red when making a djustme nts to the pr inter’s me chanic al asse mblies. See the sample prin tout in Fig ure 3.3. The CANCEL Key Sel f Test sh ould be per formed bef ore this self test . Infor mation on the “ Conf iguration” prin tout (CANCEL Key Se lf Tes t) wi ll be use d w [...]

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    Pressi ng these two keys at th e same ti me, while turnin g the Power ON, tem porarily r esets the Printe r Configu r ati on to th e fa c t ory defau lt values. These values will b e active unt il Pow er is turn e d OF F . When ever th e printer is reset to factory defa ults, a Med ia Ca li bra tion proce d ure m ust b e perfo rmed im med iately . [...]

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    This tes t prints sev e n p r e- programm ed labe l f o r m ats at differe nt speed s. The p rint er auto matica lly paus es aft er eac h forma t. The sequenc e of label form ats is as follows . Extend ed dia gnostic te sts are ava ilable. The maint e n ance manu a l provi des the infor mation nee ded to per f o rm these ad ditional te sts. One of [...]

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    3-12[...]

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    These switche s are locate d at the rear of the pr inter ab ove the Signa l Int erface Cabl e Connec tion . See F ig ure 4. 2. In the tables on th e following page, an “ R” m eans t he s witch i s OFF ( posit ioned to t he rig ht), whil e an “ L” mea ns the s witch is ON (posit ioned to the left). All swi tche s are in th e OFF positi on wh[...]

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    The M -Seri es P rinter , wit h the RS-2 32 Seri al I nterf ace, us es ei ght minia ture switche s located on the rea r of the print e r, a b ove the Sign al Int erface Cabl e Connec tor. Th e ON/OFF pos itions of these swit ches est ablish s ome of the Printer Co nfiguratio n Param eters . Bank 1 s witche s mu st be proper ly positione d to esta b[...]

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    Thes e swi tches can man ually o verr ide an y ZPL I I com mands t hat affec t print mode , m edia mod e, and medi a type. They c an also overr ide settin gs establi shed durin g the calibr ation proce dure. Reason s why would mig ht want to us e th e s e ov erride switch e s : • Troub leshoo ting. By usin g these sw itches, you kn ow beyond a do[...]

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    The Con figura tion Mode a llows you to f ine-tun e th e internal print e r c onfiguration se ttings for your applicati on. In this m ode, you can c hange the f o llowing param eters: • P ri nti ng da rkne ss • Rest posit ion of the me dia with resp ect to the “ web ” or “ interla bel gap” • Po sition of printi ng relat ive to the top[...]

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    the print er. If non-con tinuous m edia is sense d, Label Leng th is also ca librate d. If ribbo n is sensed, the Ther mal Tran sfer Prin t Meth od is config ured. If no ribbon is present, the Di r ect The rmal Prin t Metho d is configu r ed. The resu lts of thi s calibr a t ion are stor ed in the pr inter’s me mory . Th es e pa r ame te rs wi ll[...]

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    This p r o cedure se ts the dar kness o f th e printing o n the labe l. Use the lowest set ting wh ich provid e s t he n ecessa ry pr int q uality . 1 . P ress the MODE key. PAUSE and DARKEN l ights turn ON. 2 . Pres s UP or DOWN to adjust the cu rrent setti ng. 3 . P ress the MODE key 3 times. The MODE l ights will flash ON and OFF to indicate th [...]

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    The B rady M -Seri es Pr inter sends and recei ves Ame rican Sta n dar d Code for Informa tion Int erchange (A SCII). This c ode consi sts of 128 chara cters (256 for Co de Page 850) inc luding upper a nd lower case lette rs, punctu ation m a rks , and variou s control codes . The method of i nterfac ing the Br ady M-Se ries Pr inter to a da ta sou[...]

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    Whe n communi cating via the seria l data port (RS-23 2), the baud rate, num ber of data bits, and th e p arity are use r-selectabl e (see Sec tion 4 fo r ac ceptab le set ting com binat ions). Pa rity o nly a p p l i e s t o d a t a t r a n s m i t t e d b y t h e p r i n t e r , since it ignore s the parity of r ec eived da t a. T h e M - S e r i[...]

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    Request To Send (R TS) is a Control Signal fro m the M-Seri es Prin ter to th e host c ompute r. RTS is always in the A CTIVE condi tion (po sitive volta ge) whene ver the prin ter is powe r ed ON. Data Se t Ready ( DSR) is a c ontrol signa l from th e host c ompute r to th e prin ter. W hen DSR is in th e AC TIVE cond ition (p ositive volt age) , [...]

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    The pr inter is conf igured a s Data Terminal Equipm e nt (DTE). To connec t the printer to ot her DTE device s (such as the se r i a l por t of a PC), use an RS- 232 Null Modem (cro ssover) cable. F igure 5 .2 illustr ates the connectio ns req uired for this cable. Whe n the print e r is c onnected vi a its RS-23 2 interface to Data Comm unica tio[...]

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    The requ ired cable must have a standard 3 6-pin para llel conne ctor on on e end, which is plugg ed into th e mating conn e cto r located a t the u pper re ar of the pr inter. The para llel i nterfa ce c able i s connec ted using ba il clip s, instead of screws, in a similar p osition to th a t o f th e serial data cable. The o ther e nd of the pa[...]

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    The f oll owing char t pr ovides a descr ipt ion of each o f the pins in the par a l lel c o nnector. A stan dard parallel da ta cable will pr ovide the req uired inte rconnec tion betw een the com puter and the pr i n te r . IEE E 1284- B Connec tor Pin Assignm e nts Pi n No. De sc rip tion µ 5- 6[...]

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    Thi s sect ion cont ains P revent ive Maint enance inform ation f or t he Brady M - S eries Printer. Th e s e proc edures may be performe d by the oper ator. The exter ior surfaces of the print er may be cleaned as requi re d b y using a lint fr e e c loth. Do not use harsh or abrasiv e cl ea ni ng agents or solve nts. If necessary, a mild detergen[...]

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    Inconsi stent prin t qualit y, such as v oids in the ba r code or graphic s, may in dicate a dirty p rinthead . For optimu m perfo r ma nce, Brady re commen ds performing t he cle aning proce dure on page 6-3 afte r eve ry roll of ribbo n (after every r oll of media , for di r ec t thermal pr inting ). Note: Label Available Sensors a re shown for l[...]

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    It is not necessar y to turn printer power OFF prior to cle anin g . I f p o w er is turned OFF, all label f ormats, images, and parameter settings stored in the pr inter’s f or m atting RAM will be lost. Permanent parameter settings stor ed in E EPROM w ill be retained. Wh en power is turned back ON, it may be necessar y to reload some items. To[...]

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    6- 4[...]

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    Note : The 200M has one toggle, th e 260M prin te r has two toggl es. The togg le(s) sh ould be positi oned to prov ide ev e n p r ess ure o n the media. Toggles are positioned by sliding them left or r i g h t t o t he d e sired locat ion. On the 200 M, the sing le toggle sho uld norma lly be positio ned over th e ce nter of the me dia. If your pr[...]

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    This sen sor position requires no adjustm ent or cali bration by th e user. The tr ansmissive media se nsor senses e ither the “ w eb” between labels or a hole or notch in the media to determine the length of the label or ticket. The loca tor is a device desi gned to m a k e m e d ia s e n sor position ing easie r and m ore accu rate. The loc a[...]

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    Adju stment” and “ Lower Media Sensor Posi tion Adjust ment” late r in this chapt er. Brady m a t e rials require onl y two distinct up per media sen sor positio ns. The se two posi tions are shown as po sition A and positio n B in Figur e 7.4. The low er media se nsor sho uld not be repos itione d when usin g Brady m edia ; it should re main[...]

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    Refer to Figu res 7.3 and 7.4 whi le performi ng this proced ure. 1 . Positi on the upp e r me dia sens or (a pproxima tely 1 inc h f rom th e sens or guide p lat e edge) suc h that a s the loca tor is dropp ed in plac e , the senso r (Ph illips hea d screw) will pr o- trude thr ough the locator slo t. 2 . Pla ce th e locat or on the s ensor guide [...]

  • Page 66

    To adjust th e upper media sensor to accommodate non - Br a d y-bran d media, ref er to Figure 7. 2 and follo w t hese steps. 1 . Remove the ribbon and l ocate the Upper Me dia Sensor. 2 . Loos e n the P hillips h e ad scre w. 3. Slide the upper sensor a long the slot to the de sired position. When using media that has a web between labels, positio[...]

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    To ad just the lowe r media sensor, fo llow th e s e steps. 1 . Locat e the lower media senso r assem bly ( a sp ring c lip ho lding a sma ll printe d-circui t board) u nder the rea r idler roll er. 2 . Positi on the se nsor so th at the two bra ss-color ed infra red emit- ters are under the uppe r sensor by sl iding it in it s slot. 3 . Gently pul[...]

  • Page 68

    Note : This adjustm ent is in itiall y set during final pri nter calibr ation. Under normal circums tances, further adjust ments shoul d not be necessar y. The exce p tion to this mig ht be the use of med ia with exce p tion al ly thi ck o r thin backing, which could requ ire re-adjustm ent of the Senso r Sensi tivi ty. This adj ustme nt may need t[...]

  • Page 69

    9 . Pull the medi a ou t of the pri nter until a la bel is po sitioned un- der the Pr inthead. Mo ve the rib bon back to it s normal po si- tio n. Note: Be sure that label is posit ioned between the upp er and lower Media Sensors. 1 0. Clos e the P rin thead. 1 1 . Press th e M ODE k e y to print a Media and Sensor Prof ile and save the new v a l u[...]

  • Page 70

    This secti on contain s troubl e s hooting cha rts used to l ocalize and repa ir t h e pri nter wh en fault s occu r. The procedur es cal led ou t in the ACTION colum n may be per f o r me d by the opera tor or b y a servi ce technici an when ind icated . Brady’ s Technical Sup p ort Telephone Num ber i s: (800) 643 -8766. Al l lights never light[...]

  • Page 71

    Prin ter s to ps. PA US E li gh t and PAPE R/R IBBON li ght both ON. Media incorrectly loaded or not loaded. Load media correc tly. See Med ia Load ing in Installatio n Secti on. Misadj usted Media Sensor. Media not C alibrated. Ch eck P osition and Sens it iv i t y o f Media S enso r and/o r C alibrat e Medi a. See Adju stm ents i n Con figura tio[...]

  • Page 72

    Li ght vertical lin es app ro xim atel y 0.005" wi de running through all la be ls . Dirty he ad or ribbon rollers. See Prin thead Cleanin g in Preventive Maint en ance Secti on. Defective pr inthead el emen ts. C all a service tec hnician. Li ght prin ting or no p rintin g on the left or rig ht side of the label. Printhead needs ba l a nc i n[...]

  • Page 73

    Wrinkled ribbo n. Ribbon f ed through ma chine incorrectly. See Ribbon Loading in the Operation S ection. Incorrec t Darkness set ting. Set to the lowest value needed fo r go od pri nt qu ali ty. Incorrec t printhead p osit ion or pressure. Adjust Tog gle Pressure and/or po sition. Media not feeding p rop erly ; i t is w a lkin g fr om sid e to si [...]

  • Page 74

    ZPL II was sent to p rinter, bu t not recognized. The DATA light remains OF F. Com muni cations parameters or DIP Switches a re set incorrectly. See the Opera t ion S ecti on an d perform MODE Key Self Test. Che ck for format or overr un err or s. Re se t Co mm u nic a ti o n parameters if needed. Pr e fix and delimit er charac ter s set in printer[...]

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    8- 6[...]

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    Yo u r B ra dy M- Ser i e s Pr i nt er may be e quipped with a Peel-Off Option. In the Pe el- Off Mode , only the la bel bac king rewinds onto the Rewind Spindle . T he P eel/Tear Bar separates the label from the b ac ki n g and the Label Availa ble Se nsor activ ates t he P AUSE mo de t o a l low the oper ator to rem o ve a p r in te d l a b el b [...]

  • Page 77

    The followi ng Bitma p Smooth Fo nts (sup plied in bold st yle only ) ar e present ly avai lable: CG Tr iumvir ate  B old, CG T riu mvirate  Bol d Con dense d, Fu tura  Bold, Univer s ® B old, CG Ti mes  Bol d and CG Pal aci o  Bold (Type sizes of 6 pt, 8pt, 10p t, 12pt, 14p t, 18pt, 24p t, 3 0pt, 36p t a re a v ailable. ) Ex ampl e[...]

  • Page 78

    Dependin g on how the Brady p r i nter was ordered, a power c o r d may or ma y not be inc luded when th e printe r is optio ned f o r 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz. operation. If a power cord is not sup plied, you wi ll need to obt ain one with the fo llowing sp ecifica tions. 1 . The over a l l length must b e less tha n 3.8 meter s. 2 . It must be rate d fo[...]

  • Page 79

    A- 2[...]

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    00 NUL 20 spac e 40 @ 60 ‘ 01 SOH 21 ! 41 A 61 a 02 S TX 22 “ 42 B 62 b 03 E TX 23 # 43 C 63 c 04 EOT 24 $ 44 D 64 d 05 ENQ 25 % 45 E 65 e 06 AC K 26 & 46 F 66 f 07 BEL 27 ’ 47 G 67 g 08 BS 28 ( 48 H 68 h 09 HT 29 ) 49 I 69 i 0A LF 2A * 4A J 6A j 0B VT 2B + 4B K 6B k 0C F F 2C , 4C L 6C l 0D CR 2D - 4D M 6D m 0E SO 2E . 4E N 6E n 0F SI 2F[...]

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    B-2[...]

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    All di r ec t therma l and therm al trans fer mate rials do no t use the same Da r k ness setti ng. The best way to ch e ck f or the proper Dar k n ess i s to use a bar code v erifier that a ctua lly meas ures bar s/space s and will ca lculate the PCS r atio. W i th ou t t h e assis t an ce of a verifier, your e yes and/or the sc anner to be used i[...]

  • Page 83

    To o Dar k - D ar k la be ls a r e f a ir l y ob vi ou s. Th e nor m al ba r code bars increase in size, and the openings in sm a ll alphanume ri c characters may fill in with ink. It ma y be readable but not “ in- spec” . Rotated bar c ode ba r s a nd spaces will run together. Sl ightl y Dar k - Slightly dark labels are not as obvious. The nor[...]

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    C-3[...]

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    C- 4[...]

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    Your p rinte r can be optio ned with charact er fo nts in additi on to those wh ich are standar d in the unit. The followin g pages illustr ate the Optio nal Fon ts in each o f th e availa ble style s. From time to time, addit ions may be ma de to the list o f av ailabl e font s. Conta ct Brady USA, Inc . or you r sales repr e s e n tative for furt[...]

  • Page 87

    CG Triu mv irate  - Normal 0123456789.,?!AaBbCc CG Triu mv ira t e  - Bold 0123456789. ,?!AaBbCcDd CG Tr ium vir ate  - Italic 0123456789.,?!AaBbCcDdEe CG Tr iumv ira t e  - Bold Italic 0123456789.,?! AaBb CG Time s  - Nor mal 0123 456789. ,?!A aBbCc DdEe FfGg CG Times  - Bold 01 23456789., ?!AaBbC cDdE eFfGg Hh CG Times  - Ita[...]

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    D-3[...]

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    D- 4[...]

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    Whi ch num ber do you nee d? Brady, US A Techni cal Support: Fo r questi ons r el at in g to the me cha nic a l ope rati on of Bra dy equi p m ent you al re ad y own, conta c t the Bra dy T e ch nic a l Sol ut ion C en te r. Phone: 1-800 -643-876 6 Fax: 414 -358 -676 7 E -m ail : br ady ts @ ex ecp c. c om Some time dur ing the life of your Brady e[...]

  • Page 91

    Before you call - Misundersta nding instructions or omitting a step are the most comm on sourc es of er ror. Plea se consult the m a nual and use the ta ble of conte nts a nd appendixe s for help. Be p repar ed - Only with ALL of the infor mation reques ted can we give you ac curate and fast assist ance. A ls o, y ou s h ou ld b e a b le to ans wer[...]

  • Page 92

    W.H. BRADY CO. Custo mer Servic e Form This fo rm shoul d be compl eted in full before re quest ing tech ncia l a ssist ance. Compl ete this f orm before re questing te chnica l assistan ce. Se ri al # _ ________ ________ ____ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ _ Mode l # ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ____ ______ ([...]

  • Page 93

    At Brady, our servic e and suppo rt goal is to ke ep your prin ter perfo r ming optima lly. Our serv ice departm e n t provides a broa d range of ser vice opti ons and are your exp ert sources for your sup port and main tenanc e needs. If yo u find yours elf in need of tech nical assi stance or re pair servi ces, ou r Te chnica l Sol utions Center [...]

  • Page 94

    First- time opera tors should re fer to chapte rs 1 and 2 for mor e in-dept h informati on on printe r and sensor posit ions. Positi on the upp e r me dia sens or (P hillips hea d screw) dire ctly over the 0.230 in c h x 0.0 82 inch re c t a n gular regi stration h oles st amped in t he P ermasle eve carri er. T he lo wer medi a sensor sho uld rema[...]

  • Page 95

    Load Permasl eeve and Brady 43 00A or 4300 rib bon as instructed in chapte r 2. The Perm a s leeve roll shoul d be loade d on the spindle such th a t : • One-si ded Pe rmaslee ve: Print able are a of sl eeves i s fa ce- up. • Two- side d Per masleeve: Perm asl eeve si de no t const rict ed by two st rips o f adhesive ta pe is face-up for first-[...]

  • Page 96

    Once the m edia and ri bbon are loa ded and the media senso r is in pl ace, t he pri nter mus t b e calib rated. Fo r th e M-Seri e s p r i nter, th is is acco mplished by press ing the MODE Key unt il the CALIBRATE lig ht is on and the n pressing the FEED Key. Note : Every t ime a diffe rent type or size of media is run (labels or Permasleeve), th[...]

  • Page 97

    Once t he mate r i a l is loa ded a nd the print e r is c alibrate d, a sam ple sleev e should the n be print ed to accura tely cen ter the prin ting on th e sleev e. Onc e you ha ve cent ered the imag e on t he sl eeve, the ori gin does not need t o be rea djus ted ag ain ev en when ch anging sid e s in two-sid e d p r i nting. If init ially th e [...]

  • Page 98

    Slee ve 1 0 01 Slee ve 2 0 02 Slee ve 3 0 03 Slee ve 4 0 04 Slee ve 5 0 05 Slee ve 5 0 05 Slee ve 4 0 04 Slee ve 3 0 03 Slee ve 2 0 02 Slee ve 1 0 01 This wi ll ensure that what is pr inted on Si de 1 of th e sleeve is th e exact same informa tion a s wh at i s printed on Side 2. 4 . Pri nt si de 2 of P ermas leeve m aking su re the firs t slee ve [...]

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    F- 6[...]

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    INDEX Ind ex - 1[...]

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    Inde x - 2[...]

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    Ind ex - 3[...]

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    Inde x - 4[...]

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    W . H. Brady Co. Automatic Identification Products 6555 West Good Hope Road P .O. Box 2131 Milwaukee, WI 53201-2131 Phone: (800) 537-8791 F AX: (800) 292-2289 Customer part #31450L-12 Manufacturer part #31450LB-12 ' Zebra T echnologies Corporation W . H. Brady Co. Industriepark C3 Lindestraat 20 B-9240 ZELE BELGIUM Phone: 32-(0) 52 - 45 03 1 1[...]