Jolimark BP-1000K (Model B) User manual

User's Manual
BP-1000K (Model B)

BP-1000K User’s Manual
Important Safety Instructions
1. Read all of these instructions carefully and thoroughly and save them for later reference.
2. Follow all warnings and instructions in the manual as well as marked on the product.
3. If the printer has been used just now, please not touch the print head for overheating.
4. Do not put your fingers under the tractor cover of the left and right tractor (optional) when install the
tractor paper.
5. Unplug this product from the power outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a
damp cloth for cleaning.
6. Do not use this product near water.
7. Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand or table. The product may fall, causing serious
damage to you or the product.
8. Slots and openings on the cabinet and the back or bottom are provided for air ventilation. To ensure
reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, do not block or cover these
openings. The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug or other
similar surface. This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heater. This product
should not be placed in a built-in installation or kiosk stand unless proper ventilation is provided.
9. This product should be operated from the type of power source indicated on the rating label. If you are
not sure of the type of power available, consult your local dealer or an electrician.
10. This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat origin, and should avoid of direct
sunshine.
11. Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not locate this product in a location so that the
power cord will be walked or driven over or on.
12. Do not locate this product where the cord will be walked on. When the cord or the plug is mangled,
please stop using and get a new one replaced. Make sure the old one is far away from the printer, so it
can avoid someone who does not know the inside story getting damage.
13. Be sure to use the specified power source. Connection to an improper power source may cause fire or
shock.
14. Do not use in locations subject to high humidity or dust levels. Excessive humidity and dust may cause
equipment damage or fire.
15. Never push objects of any kind into this product though cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous
voltage dots or short out parts.
16. Don’t remove the printer’s out-cover and repair the printer. When needed, call or take it to the
professional.
17. To ensure safety, please unplug this product prior to leaving it unused for an extended period. The wall
outlet you plan to connect to should be nearby and unobstructed.
18. Unplug this product from the power outlet and leave servicing to qualified service personnel under the
following conditions:
A. When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed.
B. If liquid has been spilled into the product.
C. If the product has been exposed to rain or water.
D. If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed. Adjust only
those controls that are covered by the operating instructions since importer adjustment of other
controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to
restore the product to normal operation.
E. If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged.
F. If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance, indicating a need for service.
Note: The contents of this manual may be changed without prior notice.
★ All parts of the printer can be recycled. When it is abandoned, Please contact us when you
abandon it.
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Table of Contents
Important Safety Instructions .....................................................................................................................i
Chapter 1 Product Features....................................................................................................................... 1
Chapter 2 Checking and Installing ............................................................................................................3
2.1 Unpacking and Checking ....................................................................................................................3
2.2 Unpacking the Protective Materials.....................................................................................................3
2.3 Main Parts of the Printer......................................................................................................................4
2.4 Installing the Printer ............................................................................................................................4
2.4.1 Choose Proper Installing Place ....................................................................................................4
2.4.2 Installing the Paper Feed Knob ....................................................................................................4
2.4.3 Installing the Ribbon Cartridge .....................................................................................................5
2.5 Connecting to Your Computer .............................................................................................................7
2.5.1 Connecting the Parallel Interface..................................................................................................7
2.5.2 Connecting the USB Interface......................................................................................................8
2.6 Connect the Power Core.....................................................................................................................8
2.7 Installing the Driver .............................................................................................................................9
Chapter 3 Paper Process .........................................................................................................................12
3.1 Paper Switch.....................................................................................................................................12
3.2 Feeding the Cut Sheet ......................................................................................................................12
3.3 Feeding the Passbook ......................................................................................................................13
3.4 Feeding the Vertical Passbook.......................................................................................................... 13
3.5 Feeding the Passbook ......................................................................................................................14
3.5 Installing Continuous Paper (Applicable only for specific versions)...................................................14
3.6 Tearing the Tractor Paper..................................................................................................................15
Chapter 4 Control Panel...........................................................................................................................17
4.1 Key, Indicator Light and LCD Display on the Control Panel ..............................................................17
4.2 Basic Operation of the Control Panel ................................................................................................17
4.3 The information on the LCD Display When at Stand by State ...........................................................18
4.4 Use of the Menu Setting System.......................................................................................................19
4.4.1 Change the Current Setting in the Menu of the Printer...............................................................19
4.4.2 Printing the Current Setting Report.............................................................................................20
4.4.3 Menu Item Description................................................................................................................22
4.4.4 Online Aptitude Parameter Setting .............................................................................................23
4.4.5 Restoring Factory Printer Settings..............................................................................................23
4.4.6 Head Pin Test.............................................................................................................................23
4.5 TOF Adjustment ................................................................................................................................24
4.6 Tear Position Adjustment...................................................................................................................24
4.7 The Self Test Functions.....................................................................................................................24
4.7.1 ASCII Self-Test ...........................................................................................................................24
4.7.2 Chinese Self Test Mode..............................................................................................................24
4.7.3 Maintenance Printing Test (H pattern) ........................................................................................25
4.7.4 Hex Mode...................................................................................................................................25
4.7.5 Dot Alignment Mode...................................................................................................................25
Chapter 5 Maintenance and Troubleshooting ........................................................................................27
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5.1 Cleaning the Printer ..........................................................................................................................27
5.2 Problems and Solutions ....................................................................................................................27
5.3 Error Indication on the Display of Control Panel................................................................................29
Chapter 6 Paper Specification .................................................................................................................31
6.1 Cut Sheet Printable Area...................................................................................................................31
6.2 Tractor Papers Printable Area ...........................................................................................................32
6.3 Passbook Printable Area...................................................................................................................33
6.3.1 Size Specifications of Horizontal Passbook................................................................................33
6.3.2 Size Specifications of Vertical Passbook....................................................................................34
Appendix A Technical Specification........................................................................................................35
A.1 Technical data...................................................................................................................................35
A.2 Parallel Interface...............................................................................................................................36
A.3 USB Interface ...................................................................................................................................38
A.4 Cautions of Printing ..........................................................................................................................38
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Chapter 1 Product Features
Thank you for choosing Jolimark passbook printer. The printer is a product of 24 pin high quality 110 column
multifunction passbook/certificate/report printer, it can fulfill your printing requirement.
The printer has the specialties as follows:
zAuto fit paper thickness function
Use floating flat platen, have the function of Auto fit paper thickness which makes the printing quality
better. Its maximum thickness can reach 3mm.
zHave the function of auto Load/Eject and auto skew adjustment
Cut sheet can feeding the paper in the front of the printer and auto load to the printing position. Also it
has the function of Auto Skew Adjustment. If the paper is in less than 20 ° skews, it will auto adjust. The
tractor paper is installed on the tractor (optional). You can control it by pressing button Load/Eject or
LF/FF, so that the paper can auto feeding to the printing position. After printing, the paper would eject
from the front of printer which make it easy to tear.
zAuto detecting paper margin function
It can base on the position of the paper to adjust the printing position, which avoids it printing out of the
paper.
zAny position to feed paper and printing function
Adopt professional design of auto fit paper insert. The printer can fulfill any position to feed paper and
printing function in the printable area.
zOne button to control the switch in paper modes
You only need to press"the paper switchover" button which make it switch in 4 paper modes. It is more
intelligence, convenience and simple.
zPaper tear function
This function can make the tractor paper auto feed to the paper tear position, so that it can tear paper
accurately after printing.
zFunction of paper eject
With this function the user can easy operate it by the control panel to eject the cut sheet and tractor
paper from the printer.
zFlat push paper feed mechanism which solve the problem of paper jam
Innovative flat push paper feed mechanism which can make paper not skew and deforming, so that
when it printing some special files (such as passbook, certificate, 1+n invoice, envelope, post card and
labels) will not jam paper.
zControl panel with high definition LCD display
You can know the current printing state of the printer through the LCD display, and you can also finish
all the function setting through the LCD display.
zHolistic engineering design by the printer combine the user
With the design of making the power switch, the operation button and the LCD display in the front of
the printer. The knob is designed to at the right side of the printer, which make sure the user feel much
comfortable and convenience.
zSafety design of humanization
The printer installing a sensor of cover open which make the printer stop printing whenever the upper
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cover does not be covered and make the print head move to the middle position. If you close the cover
it will continue printing again.
zFunction of auto select the data transmission interface
The printer fittings the parallel interface or USB interface. (According to specific interface standard) So
it can receive the date of parallel interface (Centronics) and USB interface. Once the computer send
out the date, the printer can detecting the type of the data and auto switch to the right interface to
receive it.
zHigh speed and super high speed printing with high quality
The printer can be print the high quality by 10 CPI at normal mode with the speed of 100CPS. At high
speed mode, the printer can be printing with the gap of 10 CPI at the speed of 300CPS. At super high
speed mode, the printer can be printing with the gap of 10CPI at the speed of 360CPS.
zHigh resolution of image printing
Max resolution of 360DPI (horizon) × 360DPI (perpendicularity) and the image is most definitely.
zCompatibility
The command compatible the OKI 5530SC, Epson ESC/P-K2, Olivetti PR2 and IBM which are popular
control command in the printer market.
zLetter quality font
There are Roman, Sans Serif, Courier, Prestige, Script, OCR-A&B etc. characters which can compare
with other band of printer.
zBar code memorizer
There are standard bar code types show as follow: EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, Matrix 2 of 5,
Industrial 2 of 5, Code 39, Code 128 B, Code 128 C, NW-7.
zElectronic menu
The printer can setting the parameter by itself and saving into the memorizer of the printer.
zEnhance Chinese character set
This printer contains GB18030 Chinese character set and also supports 4 bytes Chinese printing.
zContain Bank system used character set
It supports bank system used character set print out.
zContain any position paper feed function
It supports to feed paper in any position on the paper path.
zContain break pin compensation function
User can set the printer to print using the pin which is in good condition to compensate the break pin.
zPin switch printing mode
User can set pins to switch while printing form transverse line in order to improve print head life.
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Chapter 2 Checking and Installing
2.1 Unpacking and Checking
Check the following items in the package, if any of these items is missing, please contact your dealer.
(1) Printer; (2) Ribbon cartridge (JMR115); (3) Power cord; (4) Driver CD; (5) Paper feed knob; (6)
Packing list; (7) Facility user's guide (as Figure 2-1 show).
Power cord
Driver CD
Ribbon cartridge (JMR115)Printer
Packing listPaper feed knob Facility user's guide
(Including User’s Manual and Driver)
Figure 2-1 Items in the packing list
Caution: The fittings please refer the packing list. The packing style above is subject to change
without notice.
2.2 Unpacking the Protective Materials
1. Open the packing box, lift up the printer, open the upper cover of the printer, remove the protective
materials of the upper printer frame.
2. Save all the original packing materials, so that it can use when transporting the printer (show as
figure 2-2).
Protective materials
Upper cover
Protective materials
Figure 2-2 Unpacking protective materials
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2.3 Main Parts of the Printer
Figure 2-3and Figure 2-4 mark the names of main parts.
Upper cover
Upper frame lever
Print head
LCD display
Paper feed knob
Control panel
Ribbon guide board
Power switch
Carriage shaft
Ribbon cartridge
Figure 2-3 Main parts of the printer (Front view)
Parallel interface
USB interface
Power supply inlet
Tractor (Optional)
Printer rear cover
Figure 2-4 Main parts of the printer (back view)
★According to specific interface standards
2.4 Installing the Printer
2.4.1 Choose Proper Installing Place
When choosing the installing place please consider following problems:
1. The laying place must be plane and fixing.
2. When printing tractor papers, the paper must be fed through the rear of the printer. So you should
leave enough space for safety printing. If you put the tractor paper on the floor, the horizon
minimum range between the printer and the paper should over 30mm. The printer should be place
where backside of the printer is away the wall over 60cm, which avoid the paper break off from the
tractor (optional).
3. Easy for operation, the table board should not be too high, it can be suitable about 60cm.
2.4.2 Installing the Paper Feed Knob
1. Insert the paper feed knob into the fixing hold on the right on the printer (Show as figure 2-5).
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Paper feed knob
Figure 2-5 Installing the Paper feed knob
Note：The D shape placket of the knob should match the D shape shaft inside the printer cover.
2. Press the paper feed knob till it very close up the cover of the printer.
2.4.3 Installing the Ribbon Cartridge
1. Switch on the Power and open the upper cover of the printer. The print head will move to the middle
position automatically.
Print head
Figure 2-6 Move the print head to the middle position
2. Untie the upper frame lever of both sides, pull the upper frame up, and switch off the power.
Figure 2-7 Pull up the upper frame
3. Hold the edge of the paper guide slice of both sides, and turn over it downwards.
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Figure 2-8 Turn over the guide of the carriage
4. Buckle the bottom and upper button of the ribbon frame in turn into the slot of the printer frame.
Figure 2-9 Installing the ribbon cartridge
5. Fix the ribbon core into the ribbon path.
Figure 2-10 Installing the ribbon core
6. Turn the ribbon knob in the direction of the arrow to remove any slack from the ribbon. Then close
the ribbon guide board.
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