CAS BP-DT-4 User manual

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CONTENTS
1. PRECAUTIONS................................................................4
2. BARCODE PRINTER...................................................5
2-1. Printer Accessories.............................................................5
2-2. General Specifications.......................................................5
2-3. Communication Interface ................................................7
2-4. Printer Parts .......................................................................8
3. PRINTER INSTALLATION....................................10
3-1. Label Installation .............................................................10
3-2. Label Roll Core Switch ...................................................12
3-3. PC Connection..................................................................13
3-4. Driver Installation............................................................14
4. ACCESSORY....................................................................16
4-1. Stripper Module Installation..........................................16
4-2. Cutter Module Installation.............................................19
5. PRINTER SETTING....................................................22
5-1. FEED Key .........................................................................22
5-2. LED Status ........................................................................22
5-3. Auto Sensing .....................................................................22
5-4. Self-Test..............................................................................23
5-5. Dump-Mode......................................................................23
5-6. Error Messages.................................................................24
6. MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT...........25
6-1. Thermal Print Head Cleaning .......................................25
6-2. Adjust the Cutter..............................................................26
6-3. Troubleshooting................................................................27

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1. PRECAUTIONS
Please read the following instructions seriously.
1) Keep the equipment away from humidity.
2) Before you connect the equipment to the power outlet, please check the voltage of the power source.
3) Disconnect the equipment from the voltage of the power source to prevent possible transient over
voltage damage.
4) Don’t pour any liquid to the equipment toavoid electrical shock.
5) ONLYqualified service personnel for safety reason should open equipment.
6) Don’t repairor adjust energized equipment alone under any circumstances. Someone capable of
providing first aid must always be present foryour safety
7)Always obtain first aid or medical attention immediately after aninjury. Never neglectan injury,
no matter how slight it seems.

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2. BARCODE PRINTER
2-1. PrinterAccessories
After unpacking, please checkthe accessories that comewith the package, and store appropriately.
■Barcode printer
■Powercord
■Switching Power
■USB Cable
■Label
■Quick Start Guide
■CD (includes labelediting software QLabel / Manual)
BP-DT-4
2-2. General Specifications
MODEL BP-DT-4
PrintMethod Direct Thermal
Resolution 203dpi(8 dot/mm)
PrintSpeed 4IPS(100mm/s)
PrintWidth 108mm(4.25 Inch)
PrintLength Min.10mm(0.39Inch)** ; Max. 1727mm(68 Inch)
Memory 4MBFlash(UserMemory2MB);8MB SDRAM
SensorType Adjustablereflective sensor.Fixedtransmissivesensor, central aligned
Types: Continuous form, gap labels, black mark sensing, and punched hole;
labellengthsetbyautosensing or programming
Media Width:1” (25.4 mm) Min.- 4.64” (118mm) Max.
Thickness:0.003”(0.06mm)Min. - 0.008” (0.20 mm)Max.
Labelrolldiameter:Max.5” (127 mm)
Corediameter:1”, 1.5” (25.4 mm, 38.1 mm)
PrinterLanguage EZPL,GEPL, GZPL
Software Labeldesign software:QLabel-IV (for EZPLonly)
Driver&DLL:Windows2000,XPand Vista
ResidentFonts
Bitmapfonts:6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 24,30, 16X26andOCRA& B
Bitmap fonts 90°, 180°, 270° rotatable, single characters 90°, 180°, 270°
rotatable
Bitmapfonts8 times expandableinhorizontaland vertical directions
Scalablefonts90°, 180°, 270° rotatable

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DownloadFonts
Bitmap fonts 90°, 180°, 270° rotatable, single characters 90°, 180°, 270°
rotatable
Asian fonts 90°, 180°, 270° rotatable and 8 times expandable in horizontal
andverticaldirections
Scalablefonts90°, 180°, 270° rotatable
1-DBar codes:
Code 39, Code 93, Code 128 (subset A, B, C), UCC/EAN-128 K-Mart,
UCC/EAN-128, UPC A / E (add on 2 & 5), I 2 of 5, I 2 of 5 with Shipping
Bearer Bars, EAN 8 / 13 (add on 2 & 5), Codabar, Post NET, EAN 128, DUN
14, HIBC, MSI (1 Mod 10), Random Weight, Telepen, FIM, China Postal
Code,RPS128and GS1 DataBar
Barcodes
2-DBar codes:
PDF417,Datamatrixcode, MaxiCode,QR code andMicro QR code
CodePages
CODEPAGE 437, 850, 851, 852, 855, 857, 860, 861, 862, 863, 865, 866,
869,737
WINDOWS1250,1251, 1252, 1253, 1254, 1255
Unicode(UTF8,UTF16)
Graphics Resident graphic file types are BMP and PCX, other graphic formats are
downloadablefromthesoftware
Interfaces USBport:V2.0
Serialport:RS-232(DB-9)
ControlPanel OneTri-colorLED: Power (Green,Orange and Red)
Controlkey:FEED
AgencyApprovals CE(EMC), FCC ClassA, CB, CCC
Power 100-240VAC, 50-60Hz
Environment Operationtemperature : 41°F to 104°F (5°Cto40°C)
Storagetemperature:-4°F to 122°F (-20°Cto 50°C)
Humidity Operation:30-85%, non-condensing.
Storage:10-90%,non-condensing.
Dimension Length:8.58”(218 mm) Height:6.53”(166mm)
Width:6.61” (168 mm)
Weight 1.5kg
Options
Parallelport(Centronics 36-pin)
EthernetCard
LabelStripper
CutterModule

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2-3. Communication Interface
Serial Interface
Serial Default Setting : 9600 baud rate､no parity､8 data bits､1 stopbit､
XON/XOFF protocol ,RTS/CTS。
RS232 HOUSING(9-pin to 9-pin)
DB9 SOCKET DB9 PLUG
- - - 1____________________________________1 +5V, max 500mA
RXD 2____________________________________2 TXD
TXD 3____________________________________3 RXD
DTR 4____________________________________4 N/C
GND 5____________________________________5 GND
DSR 6____________________________________6 RTS
RTS 7____________________________________7 CTS
CTS 8____________________________________8 RTS
RI 9____________________________________9 N/C
PC PRINTER
Note. The total current output from serial portcan not exceed 500mA.
USB Interface
Connector Type : Type B
PINNO. 1 2 3 4
FUNCTION VBUS D - D + GND
Internal Interface
UART1 wafer Ethernet module
N.C 1____________________________________1 N.C
TXD 2____________________________________2 RXD
RXD 3____________________________________3 TXD
CTS 4____________________________________4 RTS
GND 5____________________________________5 GND
RTS 6____________________________________6 CTS
E_MD 7____________________________________7 E_MD
RTS 8____________________________________8 CTS
E_RST 9____________________________________9 E_RST
+5V 10__________________________________10 +5V
GND 11__________________________________11 GND
+5V 12__________________________________12 +5V

2-4. Printer Parts
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1 LED Light
2 FEED Key
3 Top Cover
4 Power Switch
5 Cover Open Button
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1 Print Head Lift
2 LabelRllHlder
3 PrinterMechanism
4 LabelRollCore
5 Labelguide
6 FrontCover Piece
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1 Platen Cover
2 Label Sensor
3 Platen Roller
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1 Power Socket
2 USB Port
3 Fan-fold Label Insert
4 Serial Port(RS-232)
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1 Bottom Case Cover
2 Hang Holes

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3. PRINTER INSTALLATION
3-1. Label Installation
1. Place the printer on a
horizontal surface and open
the Top Cover
2. Press and release the lock
of Label Roll Core
3. Pull up the Label Roll Holder
and lift the Label Roll Core
upward.
4. Place a new label roll onto
the Label Roll Core.
5. Flip the Label Roll Core
downward and pull back the
Label Roll Holder.
6. Pull and lock the Label Roll
Core to the original position.

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7. Put the label under the Label
Guide and stretch it frontward.
8. Pull the Label Guide inward
and make it fit the edge of label
9. Close the Top Cover to
complete the label installation.

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3-2. Label Roll Core Switch
1. Pull the Label Roll Holder to
the topmost and lift the Label
Roll Core upward.
2. Turn the Label Roll Core
outward as the figure shows.
3. Whirl the Label Roll Core
back to the original position
1InchCore
A. When the lock hole of Label
Roll Core is on upper side, it
applies to 1” core.
B. When the lock hole of Label
Roll Core is on lower side, it
applies to 1.5” core
[Note]
Youcanalsodistinguish
it by the index on the Label Roll
Coreasshowninfigure
1.5InchCore

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3-3. PC Connection
1. Please make sure the printer is powered off.
2. Take the power cable, plug the cable switch to the power socket, and then connect the other
end of the cable to the printer power socket.
3. Connect the cable to the USB/Serial port on the printer and on the PC.
4. Power on the printer and the LED light will shine.

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3-4. Driver Installation
1. Insert the product CD to your
computer’s CD Drive and find
the “Windows Drives” folder.
2. Select the icon of driver file
and click it to start the
installation.
3. Follow the instruction on
screen to keep the installation
going. Then the Driver Wizard
utility should run automatically.
4. Select “Install printer drivers”.
5. Select printer model.
6. Select connection port.
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7. Enter the printer name and
set printer sharing option.
8. Adescription pageof printer
settings will be displayed after all
settingarecompleted.
9. Check if all printer settings are
correct and then press finish to
startcopying driver files.
10. Wait for file copying finished
andcompletetheinstallation.
11. After the driver installation
is complete, there should be a
new printer model on
Windows “Printer and Faxes”
setting.

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4. ACCESSORY
4-1. Stripper Module Installation
1 Stripper Module
2 Screw X 2
[Note1]
Please power off the printer
before installing the stripper
module.
[Note 2]
Label liner thickness is
recommended to be 0.06mm
±10% with basic weight 65g/㎡
±6%. 2
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1. Place the printer on a
horizontal surface and open
the Top Cover
2. Remove the Front Cover
Piece.
[Note1]
You can also use coin or
screwdriver to open the Front
Cover Piece.
3. Push the stripper connector
into printer through the cable
hole as shown in figure.
4. Place the Stripper on the
fillister. Align the Stripper with 2
notches on the fillister.

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5. Turn the printer around and
tighten screws to fix the
Stripper in location.
6. Unlock the Bottom Case
Cover to see the main board of
printer.
[Note]
You can also use coin or
screwdriver to open the bottom
case cover
7. Plug the connector into the
main board.
[Note]
Thereare2socketson the main
board,oneisforstripper
installation,another is for cutter
installation.Before plugging the
connectorintosocket,please
checkthepinfirst
8. Lock the Bottom Case
Cover
9. Turn the printer back to
proceed to the label installation.
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10. Flip the stripper downward
to open it.
11. Follow the instruction on
Chapter 2-1 to install the label.
12. Peel off the first label, and
feed the liner through the roller
and the strip bar.
[Note]
The label / paper used for stripper
is suggested to be at least 20mm
inheight.
[Suggestion]
Whenprintingwithstripper
module,itissuggestedto set the
stopposition (^E)to9 (for DT-4)
13. Follow the direction as
shown in figure to feed the liner
across the stripper.
14. Flip the stripper upward to
close it.
15. Press the FEED key to
adjust the position of label and
complete the installation.
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4-2. Cutter Module Installation
1 Cutter Module
2 Screw X 2pcs
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[Note1]
Please power off the printer
before installing the cutter
module.
[Note 2]
Do not cut self- adhesive labels!
The traces of adhesive will pollute
the rotary knife and impair safe
operation! The service life of the
cutteris1,000,000cutsforpaper
weightsup to 120g/㎡,and
500,000 cuts for paper weights
120g/㎡to170g/
[Note 3]
The max paper cutting width is 114mm
[Note 4]
The label / paper that used for cutting is suggested to be at least
30mm
1. Place the printer on a
horizontal surface and open
the Top Cover.
2. Remove the Front Cover
Piece.

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3. Push the Cutter connector
Into printer through the cable
hole as shown in figure.
4. Place the Stripper on the
fillister.
5. Turn the printer around and
tighten screws to fix the Cutter
in location.
6. Unlock the Bottom Case
Cover to see the main board of
printer.
7. Plug the connector into the
main board.
[Note]
Before plugging the connector
into socket, please check the
pin first.
8. Cover.(For BP-DT-2, please
tighten the screw of Bottom
Case Cover)
9. Turn the printer back to
proceed to the label installation.

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10. Follow the instruction on
Chapter 2-1 to install the label.
[Note]
It is not suggested to use label-
inside paper when printing with
cutter module.
11. Feed the label through the
Cutter and press the FEED key
to complete the installation.
[Suggestion]
When printing with cutter
module, it is suggested to set
the stop position
(^E)to 33 (forDT-4)