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User's Manual Met ap ace L-2 Label Printer Rev . 1.00[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 2 - Met ap ace L-2 ■ T able of Content s ※ Manual Information & Usage Pr ecautions .................................................................. 3 1. Content C onfirmation .................................................................................................... 6 2. Product Pa rt Names...........................[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 3 - Met ap ace L-2 ■ Manual Information ※ Manual Information & Usage Precautions This user manual contains basic information for product usage as well as for emergency measures that may be required. ※ The following separate manuals provide more detailed content on various technological issues and areas. 1. Windows Driver Manu[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 4 - Met ap ace L-2 ■ Safety Precautions In using the present appliance, please keep the following safety regul ations in order to prevent any hazard or material damage. W ARNING Violating following instructions c an cause serious injury or death. Do not bend the cable b y force or leave it under any heavy objec t. • A damaged ca bl[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 5 - Met ap ace L-2 CAUTION Violatin g following instructions c an cause slight wound or damage the a ppliance . Do not use the printer when it is out of order . This can cause a fire or an electro cution. • Switch off and unplug the printer before calling your dealer . Do not let water or othe r foreign object s in the printer . • [...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 6 - Met ap ace L-2 1. Content Confirmation The following items should all be c ontained in the printer p ackage. Contact the dealer from which the purchas e was made if any it em is damaged and/or missing. Met ap ace L-2 Ribbon Paper Power Cord AC Adapte r Cleaning Pen Holder Ribbon (2ea) CD User ’ s Manual ※ Optional items RS-232C[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 7 - Met ap ace L-2 2. Product Part Names Feed Button Cover Peel-of f Cover Lever Printer Head Paper Holder Paper Guide (Gap Sensor) Peel-off Senso r Paper Reflecto r Senso r Pause Button Paper Cover Ribbon Assembly[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 8 - Met ap ace L-2 Power Switch Dip Switch Auto Cutter (Option) IEEE1284 Receptacle USB Receptacle Fan-Fold Power Receptacle RS-232C Receptacle[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 9 - Met ap ace L-2 3. Inst allation & Usage 3-1 Power Connection Connect power to the prin ter as shown below . 1) T urn off the printer power switch. 2) Check to see that the AC adapter voltage matches that of the power source. 3) Connect the AC adapter jack to the printer power connector . 4) Connect the power cord to the AC adap[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 10 - Met ap ace L-2 3-2 Interface Cable Connection Connect the interface cable as shown below . This printer supports the following communications interface st andards. - RS-232C (Serial) - IEEE1284 (Parallel) - USB - Ethernet 1) T urn off the power switch. 2) Connect the communication cable to t he printer communication port to be use[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 1 1 - Met ap ace L-2 3-3 Paper Installation 1) Open the Paper Cover . 2) S pread the paper holder and insert paper as shown. 3) Open the Ribbon Assembly and spread the paper guide. 4) Adjust the paper guide to the wid th of the paper and close the Ribbon Assembly . (keep note of paper printing direction) 5) Close the Paper Cover . Pape[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 12 - Met ap ace L-2 3-4 Ribbon Installation 3-4-1 T ype of Ribbon 1) T ype by Film Coating Location - T a ke note before ribbon purchase that only ribbons facing outward can be used. Outside Ribbon Inside Ribbon ※ Note - Follow the procedure described below to det ermine the coating surface of the ribbon. • Ribbon test using adhesi[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 13 - Met ap ace L-2 3-4-2 Inserting a One-Inch Core Ribbon 1) Insert the Holder ribbon into the core and ribbon. (keep note of ri bbon printing direction) 2) Open the ribbon assembly and insert the ribbon and core by pushing from left to right. 3) Apply tape to the coiling portion of the ribbon. 4) Press the Close area to shut the ribb[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 14 - Met ap ace L-2 3-4-4 Knob Adjustment by Ribbon Length Ribbon lengths of 74m, 100m (0.5” core), and 300m (1” core) can all be used with this product. Adjust the knob accurately acco rding to the ribbon length (74 ~ 300 m). Exercise care as print qualit y and operation can be affected. z The product is shipped with a default set[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 15 - Met ap ace L-2 3-4-5 Narrow Ribbon Installation When using ribbons of widths of 1 10mm or lower , install in a centered position on the holder ribbon. 3-4-6 Ribbon Removal 1) Use a knife or other sharp-edged object to cut the ribbon. (T ake care not to injure hands) 2) Open the ribbon assembly and remove the ribbon and core by pus[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 16 - Met ap ace L-2 3-5 LED Display Pause S tatus Error Feed/Cancel : During print jobs, this button can be used to temporarily cease printing and/or again to resume printing. : The current printer st atus c an be viewed. (Refer to table) : The current printer st atus c an be viewed. (Refer to table) : Paper feed or cancel the print jo[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 17 - Met ap ace L-2 3-6 Test printing 3-6-1 Printing using Windows driver 1) Install the Windows driver . Refer to the “Windows driver manual” in the CD for the installation procedure. 2) Set the “port” of Windows driver to the appropriate in terface to be us ed. Refer to the “Ethernet interface user ’s manual” in the CD [...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 18 - Met ap ace L-2 4. Self-T est The self-test checks whether t he printer has any problems. (Users cannot perform this procedure if usi ng the printer ’ s label peel-off option.) If the printer does not function pr operly , contact an authorized dealer . The self-test checks the following; 1) Make sure that the paper roll has been [...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 19 - Met ap ace L-2 5. Det ailed features 5-1 Printer Settings with Dip switches The following functions can be se lected using the dip switches. - Print Speed, Print Density, Paper Select - Auto Cutter, Back Feed, Ribbon Sensor Operation, Paper Sensor Operation - Serial Communication Speed and Busy Status The dip switches are located [...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 20 - Met ap ace L-2 [T able 1] Dip Switch 1 No Functions Details Off 5.0 ips 1-1 S peed Selection On 6.0 ips 4 3 2 Density Off Of f Off 6 Off Of f On 8 Off On Of f 10 Off On On 12 On Off Off 14 On Off On 16 On On Off 18 1-2 1-3 1-4 Density Selection On On On 20 Off Normal Mode 1-5 Exhibition Selection On Demo Mode Off Label Paper 1-6 M[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 21 - Met ap ace L-2 5-2 Printer Settings with Utility Program The printer settings utility program offered by the manufacturer can be used to change a variety of basic printer settings. The basic settings set via the utility override printer command settings. Thus, users wishing to us e command settings to control the printer should no[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 22 - Met ap ace L-2 5-3 Pause/Cancel During multiple-page print jobs, the Pause and Cancel button can be used to temporarily cease printing and cancel the prin t job altogether , respectively . 5-3-1 Pause/Resume Function 1) When printing labels, pressing the Pause bu tton will result in the temporary stoppage of printing after the cur[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 23 - Met ap ace L-2 5-4 Gap Sensor Auto-Calibration Gap sensor auto-calibration is used when the printer does not detect a gap on the label paper correctly . Generally a printer is set to detect most gap types, but sometimes detection fails and paper continues to be fed without stopping when specia l paper is used. In such cases, use t[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 24 - Met ap ace L-2 5-5 Gap Sensor Manual-Calibration Manual-calibration of media detection can be us ed when the printer cannot detect a media gap (or black mark) even after auto-calibration has been executed. Users can calibrate sensor parameters in det ail by using the utilit y program provided by the manufacturer . Please make sure[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 25 - Met ap ace L-2 5-6 The Peel-Off As a function that is used to peel-off l abels, it is used only with label paper . (After adjusting the peeler switch, power mu st be turned of f and on in order for the operation to be acknowledged.) 1) Open the paper cover . 2) Open the ribbon roll. 3) Open the label peel-off cover and set the pee[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 26 - Met ap ace L-2 5) Adjust the paper guides and cl ose the label peel-of f cover . 6) Close the ribbon roll and paper covers. 7) T urn the printer off and on. ( O ) ( X )[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 27 - Met ap ace L-2 5-7 Using Fan-Fold Paper Supplying paper to the printer externally is done as follows. 5-7-1 Printer Preparation Remove the rear paper supply cover on the ba ck side of the printer with a knife or other cutting instrument. (T ake care not to injure the hands and/or any other p art of the body when performing this st[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 28 - Met ap ace L-2 5-8 Auto Cutter (Option) The Auto Cutter can be used for automatic cutting. 1) Open the dip switch cover , and turn switch 1 number 7 "On". (Refer to the printer m ode settings in Chapter 5-1.) 2) Insert a paper roll into the printer and close the cover .[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 29 - Met ap ace L-2 6. Cleaning Head Paper dust on the heating elements may lower the printer quality. When dirty, clean the print head as follows: ※ CAUTION - Make sure to turn the prin ter power off prior to cleaning. - As the print head gets very hot during prin ting, if intending to clean the print head, turn the printer power of[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 30 - Met ap ace L-2 7. Appendix 7-1 Specifications Item Description Printing Method Thermal T ransfer / Direct Thermal Printing Dot Density 203 dpi (8 dot/mm) / Option: 300 d pi (12 dot/mm) Printing Width Max 104 mm Printer Printing S peed 150 mm/sec (6ips) Width 25 ~ 1 16 mm Roll Max 130mm Paper Core 25.4~38.1mm (1~1.5”) Length / Wi[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 31 - Met ap ace L-2 7-2 Certification 1) EMC & Safety S tandards • Europe: CE EMC,CB-Scheme:IE C60950-1, GS: EN60950-1: 2001 WARNING Use of an unprotected interface cable with this printer conflicts with EMC st andards. Users should only use cables approved. 2) CE Mark • EMC Directive 89/336/EEC EN55002:1994+A1 :1995+A2:1997 EN[...]