Compuprint 6314 - Manual (Page 3)

Compuprint 6314/6414 - User Manual
Contents
1 Introduction _________________________________________________________________ 6
1.1 Warnings And Special Information ____________________________________________________ 6
1.2 Important Warranty Information _____________________________________________________ 6
1.3 Features___________________________________________________________________________ 7
1.4 Thermal Printer Technology _________________________________________________________ 8
1.4.1 The Printing Process ______________________________________________________________________ 8
1.5 Thermal Consumables_______________________________________________________________ 8
1.5.1 Media Selection __________________________________________________________________________ 8
1.5.2 Ribbons ________________________________________________________________________________ 9
1.6 Thermal Features___________________________________________________________________ 9
1.6.1 Emulations ______________________________________________________________________________ 9
1.6.2 Hardware Options ________________________________________________________________________ 9
1.7 Setting Up The Printer _____________________________________________________________ 10
1.7.1 Unpacking The Printer ____________________________________________________________________ 10
1.7.2 Check List _____________________________________________________________________________ 11
1.8 Installation _______________________________________________________________________ 12
1.9 Installing The Print Head ___________________________________________________________ 14
1.9.1 Installing The Print Head __________________________________________________________________ 14
2 Operation___________________________________________________________________ 17
2.1 Using The Printer__________________________________________________________________ 17
2.1.1 Controls And Indicators ___________________________________________________________________ 17
2.1.2 Powering The Printer On __________________________________________________________________ 18
2.2 Loading Media And Ribbon _________________________________________________________ 18
2.2.1 Loading Labels Inside The Printer ___________________________________________________________ 19
2.2.2 Loading Labels From Outside The Printer_____________________________________________________ 22
2.2.3 Adjusting The Print Head Pressure __________________________________________________________ 23
2.2.4 Loading The Ribbon _____________________________________________________________________ 24
2.3 Printer Options____________________________________________________________________ 25
2.3.1 Tear-Off And Tear-Off Strip _______________________________________________________________ 25
2.3.2 Label Peel Off (Optional)__________________________________________________________________ 26
2.3.3 Label Batch Rewind (Optional) _____________________________________________________________ 28
2.3.4 Installing The Cutter (Optional) _____________________________________________________________ 29
2.3.5 Installing The NIC Board (Optional) _________________________________________________________ 30
2.4 Printing Adjustments_______________________________________________________________ 31
2.4.1 Label Variations And The TOF/Paper Out Sensor_______________________________________________ 31
2.4.2 Media Sensor Horizontal Adjustment ________________________________________________________ 31
2.4.3 Running The Calibrate Via The Menu ________________________________________________________ 32
2.5 Cleaning _________________________________________________________________________ 34
2.5.1 General ________________________________________________________________________________ 34
2.5.2 Print Head _____________________________________________________________________________ 34
3 Configuring the printer _______________________________________________________ 36
3.1 Control Panel _____________________________________________________________________ 36
3.1.1 Function Keys And LEDs _________________________________________________________________ 37
3.2 Configuring The Printer ____________________________________________________________ 38
3.2.1 Overview ______________________________________________________________________________ 38
3.2.2 Menu Navigation ________________________________________________________________________ 40
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