IBM InfoPrint 6700 Series User manual

User’s Manual
Infoprint 6700 Series Thermal Printer
Form Number G550-0449-00

Infoprint 6700 Series Thermal Printer
User’s Manual

First Edition (May 2005)
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6. U.S. Government Users
The Embedded Software is a "commercial item," as that term is defined in 48
C.F.R. 2.101 (Oct. 1995), consisting of "commercial computer software" and
"commercial computer software documentation," as such terms are used in
48 C.F.R. 12.212 (Sept. 1995). Consistent with 48 C.F.R. 12.212 and 48
C.F.R. 227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4 (June 1995), all U.S. Government End
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8. Red Hat Statement with regards to eCos Software
Part of the software embedded in this product is eCos - Embedded
Configurable Operating System, a trademark of Red Hat. Portions created by
Red Hat are Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000 Red Hat, Inc.
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Notices................................................................................................... 5
Energy Star............................................................................................ 7
Trademarks............................................................................................ 8
Product Recycling and Disposal ............................................................ 8
Communication Statements................................................................... 9
Software License Agreement............................................................... 13
Product Registration Information ......................................................... 16
1 Introduction ......................................................... 25
Requesting IBM Service ...................................................................... 25
Warnings And Special Information ...................................................... 26
Manual Conventions............................................................................ 26
The Infoprint 6700 Series Label Printer ............................................... 27
Standard Features ........................................................................ 27
Optional Features.......................................................................... 28
Thermal Printer Technology ................................................................ 30
The Printing Process..................................................................... 30
Dynamic Print Control ................................................................... 30
Thermal Consumables......................................................................... 31
Media Selection............................................................................. 31
Ribbons ......................................................................................... 31
Setting Up The Printer ......................................................................... 32
Unpacking The Printer .................................................................. 32
Installation ..................................................................................... 34
2 Operation ............................................................ 39
Controls And Indicators ....................................................................... 39
Power Switch ................................................................................ 39
Control Panel ................................................................................ 39
Powering On The Printer............................................................... 43
Operating Modes........................................................................... 43
Media Handling Modes ........................................................................ 43
Loading Media And Ribbon ................................................................. 44
Loading Roll Media ....................................................................... 45
Loading Fanfold Media.................................................................. 52
Loading Ribbon ............................................................................. 57
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Table of Contents
Using The Optional Internal Rewinder................................................. 60
Batch Rewind Mode ...................................................................... 60
Label Peel-Off ............................................................................... 66
Removing The Media Guide ......................................................... 69
Printing Adjustments............................................................................ 70
Printhead Pressure Adjustment .................................................... 70
Printhead Pressure Block Adjustments......................................... 71
Positioning The Media Sensors .................................................... 72
Sensing Different Media Types ..................................................... 77
Running Auto Calibrate ................................................................. 78
Running Media Profile................................................................... 80
Running Manual Calibrate............................................................. 81
Cleaning............................................................................................... 82
Exterior.......................................................................................... 82
Interior ........................................................................................... 82
General Cleaning .......................................................................... 83
Cleaning The Printhead, Platen Roller And Media Sensors ......... 83
3 Configuring The Printer ....................................... 87
Overview.............................................................................................. 87
Setting Printer Configuration Parameters ..................................... 87
Moving Within The Configuration Menu ........................................ 87
Selecting A Menu Option .............................................................. 88
Changing Printer Settings ............................................................. 89
Saving A Configuration ................................................................. 90
Specifying A Power-Up Configuration........................................... 91
Modifying A Saved Configuration.................................................. 92
Printing A Configuration ................................................................ 93
Loading A Saved Configuration .................................................... 94
Menu Overview.................................................................................. 101
Main Menu......................................................................................... 102
QUICK SETUP .................................................................................. 113
QUICK SETUP Submenus.......................................................... 114
CONFIG. CONTROL ......................................................................... 122
CONFIG. CONTROL Submenus ................................................ 123
MEDIA CONTROL............................................................................. 125
MEDIA CONTROL Submenus .................................................... 127
CALIBRATE CTRL ............................................................................ 144
CALIBRATE CTRL Submenus.................................................... 145
PRINTER CONTROL ........................................................................ 151
PRINTER CONTROL Submenus................................................ 153
EMULATIONS ................................................................................... 163