Datamax E-4204 manual

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    E-4203 / E-4204 / E-4304 w/USB Op er a to r’s Man u a l[...]

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    Copyright Infor mation: CG T rium virate is a tradem ark of A gfa Corporation. CG T im es based upon T im es New Rom an under license from the Monotype Corporation. Windows is a registered tradem ark of the Microsoft Corporation. A ll other brand and product nam es are tradem arks, service m arks, registered tradem arks, or registered service m ark[...]

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    A gency Com pli ance and A pprovals: C U S List ed U L 1950 I nfo r ma t i o n Te c hno lo gy Eq uip m e nt C 22.2 N o. 950-M93 E N60950 For 230 V ol t Opera ti on (E u rope) : Use a cord s et, m ar ked " HA R," con si sti n g of a m i n H05V V - F cord w h i ch h as a m i n i m u m 0.75 squ are m m di am eter con du ctor s, prov i ded wi[...]

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    I m p orta n t S a fety In st ru cti on s T h is pri n ter h a s be en carefully desig n ed to provide m a n y yea rs of safe, r eli able p er f or m an ce. As w ith all elect ri cal equi pm en t, th ere ar e a few basic p r ecauti on s you s h ould take to avoid h urtin g yours elf or dam a g in g th e prin te r: Ca refully rea d th e in s talla t[...]

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    i P r i n ter O v erv i ew 1 .0 I n tro d ucti on ......................................................... 1 1 .1 A b o ut th i s P ri n te r ................................................ 2 1 .1 .1 Sta n dar d Fea ture s ..................................... 2 1 .1 .2 Optio n a l Fea ture s ...................................... 3 Getti n g S t[...]

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    ii 4 .5 .3 L a bel A l i gn me n t = N O ................................ 29 4 .5 .4 L a bel A l i gn me n t T ro ub les hoo ting ............... 30 4 .6 C a libra tio n M ode – Butto n Fu ncti o ns ................... 3 4 4 .6 .1 A u to M e dia Se nso r C ali b ra tio n .................... 3 5 4 .6 .2 M anual M e dia Se n so r C a libra tio n .[...]

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    iii Appe ndi x A A SC I I C o ntro l Co d e C har t .......................................... 57 Appe ndi x B Em bedded Fo nts a nd Ba rco des ................................. 5 9 Appe ndi x C Wa rr a nty I n fo rm a ti o n ................................................. 69 Gl ossary .............................................................[...]

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    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 1 1 .0 Intr oduc t ion T h e E-4203, E-4204, a n d E-4304 ( h ereafter refer red to as ‘th e pri n te r’ ) a re u s e r-friendly p r in ting d evic es th at b len d qua lity a n d d urability in to a n af fo r dabl e pack ag e. T h e pr in ter , avai lab le i n dir ect an d opt io n al t h erm al tran sfe r con fig uratio n[...]

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    2 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 1 .1 About this P r inte r T h is prin ter offers the follow ing s ta n d ard and option a l fea tures : 1. 1. 1 St an d ard F eat u res Prin t i n g ¾ Direct T h erm a l Prin tin g ¾ On De m a n d an d Batch Prin tin g ¾ 203 or 300 D PI Pri n th ead ( model de pendant ) ¾ A G F A S c a l a b l e F o nt E ngi ne M emo ry [...]

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    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 3 1. 1. 2 Opt i o n al F eat u res A djust able Media S ensor T h e Adju sta ble Media Se n s or allo w s th e p rin ter to de tec t th e po sitio n of th e g a p, n otc h , or reflectiv e m ark a t m a n y loc a tion s a cros s th e me d i a . E xt er nal Me dia S upply S t and T h e Ex tern a l M e dia Supply St an d allow s [...]

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    4 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 P r esent S ensor T h e Pres en t Sen s or allows th e prin ter to be co n fig u red for “ o n e up” prin tin g . With th e s ensor in s ta lled, th e prin te r w ill n ot prin t th e n e x t labe l un til th e previo us ly prin te d la bel h as be e n rem ove d from th e prin te r. Therm al Transfer T h e T h erm al T ra[...]

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    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 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 s pe ct the shippin g contain e r(s) for dam a g e ; if da m a g e is evide n t n otify th e s h ipp in g co m pa n y to report th e n ature an d exten t of th e da m a g e . Th e pri n ter i s caref ull y pack ag ed t o avo id an y dam ag e dur in g tr a[...]

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    6 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 I n sp ecti n g th e P ri n ter Af ter rem ovi n g th e pri n ter f ro m th e packag in g m ater ial , ch eck t h e con te n ts . T h e follow in g item s s h ould be in clude d: ¾ P rin te r ¾ P ow e r supply ¾ A ccessori es CD- R OM ¾ An y s pe cia l or additio n a lly pur ch ased item s. A dditiona l Re quir e m e nts [...]

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    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 7 3 .0 Intr oduc t ion T h is ch a pter ex plain s h ow to c on n e ct your pr in ter, l oad m edia (an d ribbon , if equipped for th e rm a l tr an sfer), a n d prin t a con fig uration la bel. 3. 1 Co n n ecti ng th e Pri nt er 3. 1. 1 Po w er Co n n ecti o n T h e prin ter is pow ered by a n ex tern al pow er supply th a t c[...]

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    8 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 3. 1. 2 I n terf ace C onne c tion T he pri nter can be co nnected t o the ho st via a U SB, seri al o r p ar alle l cable. Se ri al Co nn ec ti on Pa ra l le l Co nn ec ti on USB C o nn ec tion To H o s t -OR- -O R - 3. 1. 3 I n terf ace Cab l es Ch oos e on e con n e ction m eth od th a t w ill be s t se rve your pur pose :[...]

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    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 9 3 .2 Adj us ting t he Me dia S e ns or T h e prin te r is a va ilable w ith a Fix e d-Positio n Media Sen s or or an Adjusta ble M edia Sen s or. T o iden tify th e type of se n s or in your prin te r: 1. Open th e cover . 2. P us h dow n the Prin thead L a tch and r ais e th e Prin th ea d C arrier Asse m bl y. Th e F ixe d-[...]

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    10 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 T h e pos ition of th e AMS is im portan t for th e proper de tec tion o f m edia an d th e labe l top of for m (T OF) . T h e ta ble below in dicate s s ug g es ted s en s or pos ition s for va rious m ed ia type s . Ad j u st ab le M e d ia Se n sor P osition Me di a T y pe Su gge s te d Se n sor Pl ace m e n t TO F Se n s[...]

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    E-4203/E- 4204/E-4304 11 Di st an ce of th e TOF M ar k D i st an ce from th e M e d ia E d ge Re f e re n c e L e tte r ( i nc he s ) ( m illim e t e rs ) A .180 4.6 B .500 12.7 C .750 19.1 D 1.00 25.4 E 1.25 31.8 F 1.50 38.1 G 1.75 44.5 H 2.00 50.8 I 2.25 57.2 J 2.50 63.5 K 2.75 69.9 L 3.00 76.2 Pos ition th e Adjus ta ble Media Sen s or as follo[...]

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    12 E-4203/E- 4204/E-4304 2. Use a fin g e r to m ove th e Bottom Slide un til your se lec ted Referen c e L e tte r appe ars in th e Se ttin g W in dow of th e s lide. 3. Use a fin g e r to m ove th e T op Slide un til your s elec ted Referen c e L e tte r appe ars in th e Se ttin g W in dow of th e s lide. ; Note : T he T op and Bott om Sli des m [...]

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    E-4203/E- 4204/E-4304 13 5. Sl ide th e M edi a Gui de an d M edi a H ub F lan g e to t h e edg e of th e me d i a . 6. C los e th e Prin th ea d C arrier As s em bly a n d pre s s d ow n until it locks in to p lace. 7. Clos e th e cove r an d pres s th e Fe ed b utton s e ve ral tim e s to pos ition th e m edia an d en s ur e pro per tr ackin g . [...]

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    14 E-4203/E- 4204/E-4304 3 .3 .1 Loa ding M e dia f or Pe el C onfigur at ion 1. Open th e cover . 2. P us h th e Prin th e ad L a tch dow n an d rais e th e Prin th ea d C arrier Asse m bl y. 3. P lace a r ol l o f m edi a (l abels f acin g up) on th e M edia H ub an d in sert th e m in to th e prin ter. Slide the M e dia Hub Flan g e w ith its s [...]

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    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 15 3 .4 Loa ding R ibbon R ibbon is required w ith th erm al tran s fer m e dia. I f your pr in ter is equippe d w ith th e th e rm al tran s fer option a n d if you w ill be us in g th erm a l tran sfer m edia , load ribbon as follow s : 1. Open th e cover . 2. Rem ove both R ibbon H ubs. 3. Slide a roll of R ibbon on to on e [...]

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    16 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 6. P lace t h e R i bbon H ubs back in to th e prin ter an d route th e ri bbon th roug h th e Prin th e ad Ca rrier As se m b ly, as show n belo w . ; Note : Ensure the inked side of the ribbon faces the m edia and NOT the printhead. 7. Th e ‘Media T ype’ s e ttin g w ith in th e prin te r’s s e tup m us t be s et to [...]

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    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 17 3. 5 F l ash Mem o ry Exp an si o n T h e prin ter ca n be e quipped w ith th e option a l Fl as h Mem ory E x pa n s ion . T h is a ddition al m em ory c an be u se d to s tore labe l form ats a n d fon ts (for fon t dow n loa din g in s truction s, se e Section 5.8). T o in sta ll th e Fla sh M e m ory Ex pa n s ion : 1. T[...]

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    E-4203/ E-4204/ E- 4304 19 4 .0 Intr oduc t ion T h e Fron t Panel consis ts of th ree i n dicato r li g h ts an d t h ree dua l-fun ction button s . T h e f un ctio n s of t h es e in dicat or s an d contr ols are liste d be low . 4 .1 Lights ¾ B oth th e POWE R a n d PAUSE D L ig h ts w ill be o n durin g p ow er-up in itia liz atio n a n d a w [...]

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    20 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 4 .2 Buttons T he three bu tto n s (PA U SE, FEE D a nd C AN C EL ) pe rfo rm d iffe re n t fun c tion s ba s ed on th e prin ter’s ope ration al m ode . T h e prin te r operate s in on e of th e fol low in g m ode s: Nor mal: Norm a l prin te r fun ctio n s . See Sec tion 4. 3. P rinter Setup: Allows chan g es to the prin[...]

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    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 21 4 .4 Pr int e r Se t up Mode - Button Func t ions I n ‘Prin te r Setup’ m ode , th e b utton s con trol th e s ettin g of th e prin te r’ s ope ration al ite m s s uc h a s m ed ia s e ttin g s , com m un ic a tion s , an d options as deta ile d belo w . ; Note s: I t is recom m ended that the Printer Setup Mode not be[...]

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    22 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 4 .4 .1 Pr inte r Se tup M e nu Lis t T h e Prin ter Se tup Men u L is t la bel, s h own be low , co n ta in s th e p rin ter’s cur ren t valu es fo r each m en u it em th at can be m odif ied v ia t h e fr on t pan el (See Se ction 4.4. 2 for a d eta iled ite m d es cription.) T h e Men u I tem Num bers co rresp on d to t[...]

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    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 23 4. 4. 2 M en u I tems an d Val u es T h e tab le be low de tails th e Prin te r Setup Men u L is t item s with a b rief des c ription o f th e ite m ’s fun c tion , an d the pos s ible va lue s . 1) M EDIA T YPE Set s pr in tin g f or di re ct t h e rm al (n o ri bbon ) or th er m al tran sfer ( ri bbon ) me d i a . Po ssi[...]

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    24 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 9) CO NT RO L CO DES A llows c od 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 od es 10 ) CO NT FO 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 . Po ssible Values: Ran g e: 0 [...]

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    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 25 19 ) A L IG N LENG T H L eadi n g edg e distan ce of t wo su c cess 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 4.5) . Po ssible Values: 0 – 999; defau l t = 100* (U n i ts = .01 in ch ) 2 0) S TOP L OC A T I ON Set s l abel stoppin g ( an d i n ce rtain case s t h e st ar[...]

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    26 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 4 .4 .3 Ste p by St e p M odific at ion of t he Pr inte r Se tup T h e follow in g is an ex a m ple of Prin te r Setup m odifica tion . Alth oug h this ex am ple w ill d eta il h ow to m odify th e s e rial B a ud Rate, th e sa m e m e th o d ca n b e us e d to c h a n g e a n y of th e prin te r’s m e n u item s ettin g s[...]

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    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 27 6. T o c on fir m th a t your ch an g es h ave be en m ade press th e + button s s im ulta n e ous ly, th is w ill prin t th e Data ba s e C on fig uration L a bel. Th e labe l sh ould sh ow th e n ew B aud Rate value of 19200. FRI AUGUST 024, 2001 19:29 236 VER: E4204 - 04.06 08/24/01 BOOT 83-2329-04A CODE 83-2325-04F FONT [...]

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    28 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 4. 5 L ab el A li gn m en t T h e L ab el Align m ent f un ction is in te n ded for us e w h e n th e la be l len g th is less th an th e distan ce betw een th e pr in th ead an d th e m edia sen sor o r w h ere l abel w aste at p ow er -u p i s a con cern . L abel Al ig n m en t ( see tabl e belo w ) is n o t reco m m e n d[...]

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    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 29 4. 5. 2 L ab el Al i g n men t = AUT O I n this m od e, th e prin te r autom atic ally c a lcula tes th e ‘AL I G N L ENGT H’ th us e lim in ating the n e ed to ph y sic a lly m e as ure the labe l . T h is m ode is usua lly pr eferred in applica tion s th a t requir e frequen t m e dia ch an g es to l a b e l s o f d i [...]

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    30 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 4 .5 .4 Labe l A lignm e nt Tr oubles hooting I f you ex perien c e labe l alig n m e n t problem s , th e follow in g table offers po ssib le cau ses an d so lu ti on s. Pr ob le m P o s s i bl e C a us e Solu t ion Atte m p ti ng to perform L a bel A l i gnme nt resu lts in n o paper m ovem en t. W i t h t h e Presen t Sen[...]

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    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 31 Pr ob le m P o s s i bl e C a us e Solu t ion F irst lab el is w asted du ri n g a l i gnme nt . A l l label s t h ereaft er prin t t o t h e correct start of pr in t po sit ion . A l i gnme nt Le ngt h i s t oo l on g . ~O R ~ For l abel s w h os e l e ngth a nd s t o p posit ion cau se t h em t o stop bet w een la bels on [...]

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    32 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 Pr ob le m P o s s i bl e C a us e Solu t ion L ab el A lig n m en t is in corr ect . Pressin g FE ED su ccessi vely resu lts in a sh ort lab el len g t h , o n e- in ch . L ab el A lig n m en t Le ngt h i s no t correct. T h e def au lt L a bel A l i gnme nt Le ngt h i s 1.00”, an d wi l l res u lt in t h is beh a vior w [...]

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    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 33 + Pr ob le m P o s s i bl e C a us e Solu t ion Tear Mode is selected bu t t h e la bel s top position (p res en t pos it ion ) is no t fa r e no ugh fo r w a r d . An oth er pres en t po sit ion h as b een determ i n ed. E na b l i ng the Presen t Sen sor cau ses t h e label stop position (pre sen t po sit ion ) t o be appr[...]

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    34 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 4 .6 C a libr a tion M ode – Button Func t ions I n ‘C alibra tion ’ m o de, th e buttons allo w the prin ter to a djus t to th e m ed ia being u se d. C alib ration c a n be pe rf orm e d either autom atic ally o r m a n ua lly, as de taile d be low . ; Note s: Before calibrating, ensure that the Printhead Carrier A s[...]

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    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 35 4 .6 .1 Aut o M e dia Se ns or C a libr a tion Auto Media Sen s or Ca libration autom a tica lly e s tablis h es th e o ptim um se n s in g va lues for th e m edia you a re usin g in th e prin ter. ; Note : Before calibrating, be sure the m edia sensor is set for the appropriate m edia type, see Section 4.4.2; also, ensure t[...]

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    36 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 4 .6 .2 M anua l M e dia Se nsor Ca libra tion T h e Man ua l M edia Sen sor Ca libr ation proce dure sh ould be use d in ca se s w h ere t h e pri n ter con ti n ues to suf fer fr om m edi a sen s in g pr obl em s af ter perform in g or a ttem ptin g to perform th e Auto Media Sen s or Ca libration (see Section 4. 6. 1). ; [...]

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    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 37 ; Note : I f you wish to discard the changes and revert back to the previous calibration sim ply turn off the printer before Step 7. 7. Now save th e ch an g es an d r esum e by press in g th e + button s s im ulta n e ous ly a n d briefly. W ait until th e PAU SED Light go e s o f f . 4 .7 Inte r na l La be ls T h e follow [...]

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    38 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 FRI AUGUST 024, 2001 19:29 236 VER: E4204 - 04.06 08/24/01 BOOT 83-2329-04A CODE 83-2325-04F FONT 83-2337-01A CPLD 592157-01C INTERNAL FLASH MODULE PRESENT SYSTEM RAM CHECKS____ GOOD SYSTEM RAM SIZE___ 2015 KBYTES SYSTEM RAM AVAIL__ 1244 KBYTES REG POWER SUPPLY__ YES INPUT VALUES PAPER_____________ 255 DARKNESS__________ 131[...]

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    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 39 4. 7. 2 T est L ab el T h e T es t L a bel is u se d to e valu ate th e cu rr e n t prin ter s etup for pr in t qua lity, label tra cking , an d prin t pos ition in g . To pr int the Tes t Label: W ith th e prin ter loaded w ith m e dia (at leas t 4 in c h e s w ide), an d ribbon (if prin tin g with th e rm a l tran s fer m [...]

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    40 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 To pr int the He x Dum p Label: W ith th e prin ter on , loaded w ith m edia (at lea st 4 in c h es w ide) an d ribbon (if pr in tin g w ith th erm al transfer m e dia), pres s an d h old th e button w hile turn in g th e prin ter on . C on tinue h old in g th e button until th e PA U SE D L ig h t t ur n s of f . Now , all [...]

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    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 41 5 .0 Intr oduc t ion T h is ch a pter details th e clea n in g , adjustin g , an d troubles h ootin g tips for th e prin te r. T he follow ing ta ble outlin es th e rec om m e n de d m a in ten ance sc h e dule for th e va rious prin ter parts. Are a Me th o d Int er v al Prin thead T u rn off t h e p rinter b e fore c le a [...]

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    42 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 5. 1 Cl ean i n g th e Prin th ead Warning T urn ‘off’ the printer and unplug the unit from the A C outlet before cleaning the printhead. 1. T urn ‘off’ the p rin te r a n d o pe n th e c o ve r. 2. P us h th e Prin th e ad L a tch dow n an d rais e th e Prin th ea d C arrier As s em bly. Allo w the Prin thead to c o[...]

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    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 43 5. 2 Med ia Wi d th A d justm ent A T h um b w h ee l on th e s ide of th e Prin thead C arrier As s e m bly a llow s th e prin th e ad to be a djusted for various sizes of m edia. Wh e n adjus tin g for n ar ro w m edi a m ove t h e T h um bw h eel to th e lef t ( clockw ise) ; con versel y, w hen a djus tin g for w id e m [...]

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    44 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 5 .3 R ibbon W idth Adj us t ment T h e a djustable ri bbon h an dler f ea ture, foun d on prin te rs equipped w ith th e th e rm a l tran s fer optio n , allows th e op tim um a m o un t te n s io n to be supplied by th e ribbon s upply h ub. To a djust: 1. T u rn ‘off’ the p rinter. 2. Hol d th e Hub an d th en rotate [...]

  • Page 55

    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 45 5.4 F in e Pri n th ead A d just m ent T h e Fin e Prin th e a d Adjus tm en t Set Sc rew , locate d on top of th e prin th e ad ca rrier as s em bly, is us e d for adjus tin g p rin t qua lity. T h is a djus tm en t is set at t h e facto r y an d sh ould n ot n eed f ur th er ad ju stm en t; h ow ever, w ith th e differen t[...]

  • Page 56

    46 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 5.5 P ri n th ead Rep lacem en t Re m oval : ; Note s: A lways follow proper Electro Static Discharge procedures when replacing the printhead. I f therm al transfer equipped, it is not necessary to rem ove the Ribbon Handler A ssem bly; an access hole is provided. 1. T urn off the pri n te r. 2. L oosen th e Pr in th ead Scr[...]

  • Page 57

    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 47 5. 6 Darkn ess A dju stm en t Th e Dark n ess Adj ustm en t ( locat ed on th e rear of t h e pri n ter ) al low s th e oper ator to m atch th e pr in t con tr as t f oll ow in g a pr in th ead rep lacem en t. T urn in g the Darkn e ss A djus tm e n t c loc kw is e w ill darke n the prin t, w h ile turn in g it c oun terc loc[...]

  • Page 58

    48 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 3. T h e PAU SE D L ig h t will f las h durin g th e down lo ad. 4. F ol low ing a s ucc e s s ful dow nloa d , th e PAUSE D L ig h t w ill illum in a te th en th e prin te r w ill p erform a ‘co ld res et. ’ T h e pre vious prin te r se tup w ill n ot be a ffecte d unless s ubs ta n tia l firm ware da ta str uct ur e ch[...]

  • Page 59

    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 49 6 .0 Intr oduc t ion Occasio n all y, s it uat ion s ari se th at r equi r e tr ouble sh ootin g . Poss ible problem s itua tion s a n d p oten tia l so lution s a re lis ted in th is s ec tion . Wh ile n ot eve ry situation is a ddress ed, you m ay fin d s om e of th es e tips h elpful. After th e c orrection action is tak [...]

  • Page 60

    50 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 U n accep tab le p rin t q ua lity Di rt y pr in th ead: Cl ean th e pr in th ead (see Ch apter 5) . Th e tem perat ur e s ett in g m ay be i n corr ect f or th e m edia b ein g used: U se th e sof tw are pr og ram or DPL com m an ds adju st t h e H eat S ett in g an d Pr in t Sp eed. A m is m atch ed in correct ri bbon /m e[...]

  • Page 61

    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 51 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). T h e lab el is form atte d too clos e to th e top e dg e of th e la bel: L eave w h it e space equal to 8- dot ro w s (a bout .02 in c h [ . 5m m ] ) at the top of th e lab el. T h e m e dia is not calibra ted: C a librate it (s[...]

  • Page 62

    52 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 La b el ad v an ces 1 -2 in ch es b e f ore a f au lt in d icatio n T h e ribbon m a y be in c orr ectly in s talled. En s ure th a t th e ribbon ’s in ked s ide f aces th e paper . W ith m ost r i bbon s th is can be ve rif ie d by rubbin g paper ag ain s t th e ribbon ; th e in k sh ould sm udg e th e pa per. Or, i f usi[...]

  • Page 63

    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 53 M ech an i cal W idth 8.5” (21.6 cm ) Depth 9.5” (24.1 cm ) H e ig h t 6.25” (15.9 cm ) W e ig h t 4 lbs. (1.8 kg ) Oper atin g T em perat ure 40 F t o 95 F (4 C to 3 5 C) AC I n put V oltag e 110V Stan dard (Non A uto- R an g in g ) (50- 2024-01) ; 105 t o 125, 60 Hz 220V Stan dard (Non A uto- R an g in g ) (50- 2034-[...]

  • Page 64

    54 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 M e dia /R ibbon M edia T ype s R oll- Fed, Die-Cut, Con tin uous , Fan -F old M ax . Media Wi dth 4.3" (109. 2 m m ) M in . Media W idth 1" (25.4 m m ) M ax . Pr in t W idth 4.09" (104 m m ) Pr in t L e n g th R an g e .375 - 24" (9.52-609. 6 m m ) M edia T h ickn e ss Ra nge .0025 - . 01" (.064 m m[...]

  • Page 65

    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 55 A ppr ov e d M e dia T o ac h ieve optim um p rin t qua lity and m a x im um prin th ea d life, Data m a x specif ies th e use of DA TA MA X bran d m edia an d ribbon s . Th es e supp li es are speci all y f or m ulat ed f or use in our pr in ter s; use of n on - Da tam ax s upplie s m a y affec t th e prin t qu ality, perfo[...]

  • Page 66

    56 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304[...]

  • Page 67

    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 57 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 Char De c He x Ct rl @ N U L 0 00 32 20 @ 64 40 ` 96 60 Ct rl A SO H 1 01 ! 33 21 A 65 41 a 97 61 Ct rl B ST X 2 02 “ 34 22 B 66 42 b 98 62 Ct rl C E XT 3 03 # 35 23 C 67 43 c 99 63 Ct rl D E O T 4 04 $ 36 24 D 68 44 d 100 64 Ct rl E ENQ 5 05 % 37[...]

  • Page 68

    58 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 Cha r Dec Hex Cha r Dec Hex Cha r Dec Hex Cha r Dec Hex Ç 128 80 á 160 A 0 192 C 0 Ó 224 E0 ü 129 81 í 161 A 1 193 C 1 ß 225 E1 é 130 82 ó 162 A 2 194 C2 Ô 226 E 2 â 131 83 ú 163 A 3 195 C3 Ò 227 E 3 ä 132 84 ñ 164 A 4 196 C4 õ 228 E4 à 133 85 Ñ 165 A5 197 C 5 Õ 229 E5 å 134 86 a 166 A6 ã 198 C6 µ 230 E [...]

  • Page 69

    59 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 Embe dde d Fonts a nd Ba r c ode s All ch aracter fo n ts an d bar codes avai labl e w it h th e pr in ter ar e descri bed in th is section . Each fo n t an d bar cod e h as a n am e ass oci ated w ith it f or u s e i n p r o gr a mmi ng. Hu ma n- r e a d a b l e f o nt s ha v e nu me r i c na me s whi l e barcode fon ts h a[...]

  • Page 70

    60 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 Th e tabl e belo w li sts th e fon t siz es . Th e n um ber s in dicat e th e n um ber of dots. 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 e ric, upper an d low er case.[...]

  • Page 71

    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 61 Fo nt 4 62-ch ar act er alph an u m eri c, u ppercase. Fo nt 5 62-ch ara ct er alph an u m eri c, u ppercase. Fo nt 6 62-ch ar act er al ph an u m eri c, u ppercase.[...]

  • Page 72

    62 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 Fo nt 7 O CR -A, si z e I. Fo nt 8 OCR - B , s i ze III. Fo nt 9 I n tern al Tri u m vir at e f on t. Poin t si z es ar e se lec t ed by th e n u m be r i n th e bar code h e ig h t. L ar g er poin t siz es ca n be obtain ed by i n c reas i n g th e h e ig h t an d w i dt h m u l tipl ie rs, 48pt an d 72pt f on t s ar e g en[...]

  • Page 73

    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 63 B a r c ode s Bar Code fonts have al pha names (l eft col umn i n the tabl e bel ow). Uppercase al pha n a m e s w ill p r in t b a r c o d e s w it h h u m a n - r e a d a b le in t e r p r e t a t io n s . L o w e r c a s e a lp h a n a m e s w ill p r in t b a r c o d e s o n ly . T h e t a b le is f o llo w e d b y v is [...]

  • Page 74

    64 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 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 DF417 Va r ie s Yes All Z P DF417 wi th Byte Count Speci fi ed Yes All W1c DataMatri x Va r ie s Yes A l l 8-bi t val ues W1C DataMatri [...]

  • Page 75

    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 65 Barcode A Code 3 of 9 Barcode B U P C- A Barcode C U PC - E Barcode D I n ter leav ed 2 o f 5 Barcode E Code 128 Barcode F EAN- 13 Barcode G E AN-8 B ar code H H ea lth I n du stry Barc od e (H I BC )[...]

  • Page 76

    66 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 Barcode I C odabar Barcode J I n ter leaved 2 of 5 w /m odule 10 ch e cks um Barcode K P l essey Barcode L I n ter leaved 2 of 5 w /m odule 10 ch e cks um an d sh ippin g be arer bars Barcode M 2 D ig it UP C adden dum Barcode N 5 Dig it U PC adden dum Barcode O Code 93 Barcode p P ost n et[...]

  • Page 77

    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 67 Barcode Q U CC /EAN Code 128 Barcode R U CC /E AN C ode 128 K MAR T NON E DI Barcode S U C C/EAN Code 128 R an dom W eig h t[...]

  • Page 78

    68 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 Bar code T Telepe n Barcode u U PS MaxiCod e Barcode v F I M B a rc o d e z PDF41 7 Bar Cod e W1c : Data M atrix Bar Cod e W1d: QR C ode Bar Cod e W1f: A z tec Bar Cod e W1z: M icroPDF 417 Bar Cod e W1T : TC I F L in ked Barcode 3 of 9 ( T L C 39)[...]

  • Page 79

    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 69 Da t a ma x Bar c ode Pr oduc t s Li mi ted W ar ran ty S tatem en t E-Class 4203/4204/4304 P r in te r Printer Da t amax w a rra n ts t o Purc has e r that under norm a l us e a n d s erv ic e , th e E- Class 4203/4204/4304 P rin te r, (w ith th e e x ce ption of th e th erm al pr in th ead) pur ch as ed h ereu n der sh all[...]

  • Page 80

    70 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 T h erm al P ri n th ead T h is w arran ty is lim ited to a pe riod of on e year, (365 days ), or 1,000, 000 li n ear in ch es of use, w h ich ever com es fi rst , f or th e E -Cl as s 4203/4204/4304 th e rm a l pri n th e ad. T h is on e year (365 days) war ran ty is valid on ly if a Da tam ax - approve d th erm a l la bel [...]

  • Page 81

    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 71 Ge ne r a l W a r r a nt y Pr ov is ions Da tam ax m a ke s no w arran ty a s to th e de sign , ca pa bility, cap ac ity or su itability of an y of its h a rdw a re, supplies , or softw are . Sof tw a re is licen s ed on a n “ as is ” bas is w ith out w a rr an ty. Ex c ept a n d to th e e x ten t ex pres s ly pr ovided [...]

  • Page 82

    72 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304[...]

  • Page 83

    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 73 Glo ssa ry alpha numeric Consis tin g of alp h a betic , n um eric, pun ctua tion an d oth er sym bols. backin g mat eri al T h e s ilic on -c oate d pape r ca rrier m ate rial to w hich la bels with adhesiv e ba ck in g a re affix e d. A lso re ferre d to a s “lin e r”. bar code A repre se n ta tion of alphan um eric in[...]

  • Page 84

    74 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 c utte r A m e ch an ica l de vice w ith a rotary or g uillotin e type bla de us ed to cut la be ls o r tag s followin g pr in tin g . de faults T h e fun c tion a l s etting v alue s return e d follow in g a factory r es et of th e prin ter. diagn os ti cs Pr og ram s used to lo cate an d di ag n ose h ard w are problem s .[...]

  • Page 85

    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 75 font A set of alp h an um eri c ch aract ers th at s h are a par ticu lar ty pef ace. gap A space betw een die- cut or n otch ed label s used t o sen se th e top of f orm . I P S (i nche s pe r se c ond) I m peri al m easur em en t o f p r in ter spe ed s. label A pa per o r s ynth e tic prin tin g m ate rial, typica lly w i[...]

  • Page 86

    76 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 notc he d s toc k Media, typic ally ta g s toc k, w ith h oles or n otches in th e m ate rial th at is us e d to s ig n a l th e to p o f form . T h e prin te r m us t be se t to ‘g a p’ to us e this m e dia type. preprinted me dia L abe l stock th at con tain s borders, tex t, or g raph ic s, fl oodcoa tin g , etc. per [...]

  • Page 87

    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 77 tag stock A h ea vy paper or syn th etic prin tin g m aterial, typically f eatur in g a n otch or b lack m ark f or TOF an d n o adh esive backi n g . the r mal trans fe r Th e pr in tin g m eth od th at cr eates an im ag e by tran sferrin g in k from a ribbon on to th e m edia us in g th e h e at from the th e rm al p rin t[...]

  • Page 88

    78 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304[...]

  • Page 89

    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 79 Index A accessori es CD-ROM, 1, 6 adjustabl e medi a sensor, 3, 9 - 11, 50 - 52, 55 al phanumeri c, 60, 61, 63, 64, 73 , 75 A SCII, 39 , 57, 59, 63, 64 auto cal i brati on, 35 A ztec, 54, 64, 68 B backi ng materi al , 24, 36, 55, 73 -77 bar code, 51, 54, 63 - 68, 73 baud rate, 22, 23, 26, 27, 54 bl ack mark, 55 buttons, 19 -[...]

  • Page 90

    80 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 H hardware handshake, 39, 54, 58 hex dump, 39, 40 I i nput mode, 25 i nterfaci ng , 1, 2, 8, 54 Interl eaved 2 of 5, 54, 63, 65, 66 in t e r n a l la b e ls , 37- 40 i nternal modul e, 24, 27, 38 IP S, 53, 75 K Kanji , 3, 64 L la b e l, 1, 6, 10, 14, 20, 23 - 25, 37, 43, 47, 49 - 52, 55, 73 - 77 la b e l a lign m e n t , 24,[...]

  • Page 91

    E-4203/E-4204/E-4304 81 reverse speed, 76 ri bbon, 15, 16, 23, 44, 50, 52, 54, 55, 73, 76, 77 ri bbon l oadi ng , 15, 16 ri bbon wi dth adjustment, 44, 76 ri bbon wri nkl e, 76 r o ll m e d ia , 12, 54, 75, 76 rotati on, 51, 54 S scal abl e font, 2, 3, 24, 27, 38, 59 sensor type, 23, 24 seri al , 8, 23, 26, 27, 38 s k ip s la b e ls , 51 standard f[...]

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    82 E-4203/E-4204/E-4304[...]