MyBinding Afinia Label L701 User manual

Afinia Label L701
Color Label Printer with
Memject Print Head
Instruction Manual

User’sGuidev1.1
L701PrinterSeries
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Copyright©2018AfiniaLabel.Allrightsreserved.
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priorwrittenpermissionofAfiniaLabel.
Trademarks
FirefoxisatrademarkoftheMozillaFoundation.
IntelandIntelCorearetrademarksofIntelCorporationintheU.S.and/orothercountries.
JavaandOracleareregisteredtrademarksofOracleand/oritsaffiliates.
Microsoft,Windows,WindowsVista,andWindowsServerareregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoft
CorporationintheU.S.A.and/orothercountries.
MemjetisatrademarkofMemjetLtd.
Edition
Edition1,March2018.
FCC
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCrules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:
(1) thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference
received,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
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SafetyPrecautions
ElectricalShockHazard
Donotdisassembleanypartofyourprinter.Therearenouser‐repairableparts
insidetheprinter.Disassemblyofanypartoftheprinterwillvoidallwarranties.
FireHazard
Keeptheprinterwellawayfromallheatsourcesandflammablesubstances.
Switchyourprinteroffimmediatelyandunplugthepowercordfromthewall
socketifyounoticeanyofthefollowing:
• Smokerisingfromtheprinter.
• Anacridsmellcomingfromtheprinter.
• Sparksbeingemittedfromprinter.
Contactyoursupplierassoonaspossible.
WARNING:HazardousMovingParts
Keepfingersandotherbodypartsawayfromtheprinter.
Installation
• Installtheprinteronaflat,levelsurface.
Theprintermustremainlevelatalltimes.Tiltingtheprintermaycauseundue
leakageofinkandaffectperformanceandprintquality.
• Avoidwidetemperaturevariations.
Installtheprinterinaprotectedlocationawayfromdirectsunlight,open
windowsoranyotherplacessubjecttotemperatureextremes.
PowerSupply
• AlwaysusethePowerbuttononthecontrolpaneltoturntheprinteroff.
Removingpowertotheprinterinanyothermannermaydamagetheprinter.
• Useonlythesuppliedpowercord.
Useofanyotherpowersuppliesorcordsmaydamagetheprinterandvoidyour
warranty.
InputRating 100–240VAC,50/60Hz,3.6A
OperatingTemperature 15°Cto35°C(60°Fto95°F)
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PrinterUsage
• Ensureadequateventilationtotheprinter.
Blockingventilationopeningsaroundtheprintermaycauseittooverheatand
becomedamaged.
•Keepliquidsandheavyobjectsawayfromtheprinter.
Heavyobjectsmaywarptheoutershell,damagingtheprinter.Liquidsmay
discolorordamagetheskinand,iftheypenetrateit,maydamagetheprinter
beyondrepair.
• Useonlyauthorizedconsumables.
UseofanyprintheadotherthanauthorizedMemjettechnologyprintheadswill
damagetheprinterandvoidyourwarranty.Useofunauthorizedinksorink
cartridgesmaydamagetheprinterandwillvoidyourwarranty.
•Clearmediajamspromptly.
Toavoidfurtherproblems,promptlyattendtoallmediajams,aswellasany
othercauseofprinterfailure.
• Ifyouaremovingtheprinter,allowsufficienttimeafterinstallationforthe
temperatureandhumidityoftheinternalsoftheprintertoarriveatequilibrium
withthesurroundings.
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Contents
SafetyPrecautions ......................................................3
UsingthePrinter.......................................... 7
PartsofthePrinter..................................................... 8
InstallingthePrinter....................................................9
ConnectbyUSB...................................................... 9
UsingtheControlPanel ............................................... 10
SelectingtheSecurityLevel ........................................ 12
ChoosingLabelMedia................................................. 13
LoadingLabelMedia.................................................. 17
LoadingFanfoldMedia................................................ 19
PrintingLabels....................................................... 20
ChangeDefaultSettingsinPrinterDriver .......................... 20
SelecttheMediaType ............................................. 22
AdjustAlignmentforPrinting ...................................... 23
PrintingBorderless(Full‐Bleed)Labels ............................... 24
SavingCustomMediaSizeSettings .................................... 25
TurningOffthePrinter ............................................... 26
ManagingPrinterSecurity(Administrator)............................ 27
EmbeddedWebServer(EWS) ........................................ 29
OtherSupportTools.................................................. 37
PrinterMaintenance.....................................39
GuidelinesforPreventiveMaintenance................................ 40
ReplacinganInkCartridge ............................................ 41
CleaningthePrinthead................................................ 42
ReplacingthePrinthead .............................................. 43
Opening/ClosingtheClamshell ....................................... 46
CleaningDebrisfromtheCuttingZone................................ 47
CleaningtheSensors.................................................. 48
ReplacingtheOutputModule/CutterAssembly........................ 49
ReplacingtheServiceStation ......................................... 53
ReplacingtheTransferWiperAssembly............................... 56
ReplacingtheAerosolFanFilter ...................................... 58
ReplacingtheWasteInkAbsorber .................................... 59
Troubleshooting.........................................61
IfErrorMessagesAppear............................................. 62
PoorPrintQualityorIncorrectPrintout ............................... 66
OtherPrintingProblems .............................................. 69
ClearingaMediaJam ................................................. 70
ClearingCloggedInkNozzles ......................................... 70
AdjustingSensorSensitivity .......................................... 72
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Appendix................................................73
SystemRequirements................................................. 74
AdditionalNetworkingInformation ................................... 76
IfthePrinterHasaStaticIPAddress............................... 76
IftheConnectiontothePrinterHasChanged....................... 76
ConfigOptionsontheControlPanel................................... 77
PrinterInterface(GPIO)Specifications ................................ 81
RegulatoryInformation ............................................... 83
WorldwideAfiniaLabelContacts...................................... 86
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Chapter 1
UsingthePrinter
PartsofthePrinter 8
InstallingthePrinter 9
ChoosingLabelMedia 13
LoadingLabelMedia 16
LoadingFanfoldMedia 18
PrintingLabels 19
PrintingBorderless(Full‐Bleed)Labels 23
SavingCustomMediaSizeSettings 24
TurningOffthePrinter 25
ManagingPrinterSecurity(Administrator) 26
EmbeddedWebServer(EWS) 28
OtherSupportTools 36
NOTE: Oncetheprinterhasbeensetup,besuretochangethesecuritypasswords
usingtheEmbeddedWebServer(EWS).SeeChangePasswordsonpage 26.
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PartsofthePrinter
ControlPanel
TopCover
FrontCover
OutputSlot
GPIOPort
USBPort
EthernetPort
PowerSocket
PowerSwitch
MediaFeedSlot
MediaFeedCover
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InstallingthePrinter
TheprintercanbeconnectedtoyourcomputereitherbydirectUSBconnectionor
byanEthernetconnection.
Bothconnectionmethodsrequirethattheprinterbeinstalledwithadministrative
privileges.
Theprintermustbeturnedontoinstall.
ConnectbyUSB
Donotconnecttheprintertothecomputeruntilyouareprompted.
1. Insertinstallationdiskintocomputer
2. Iftheinstallerdoesn’topenautomatically,
openthediskinWindowsExplorerandrun
Check.exe
3. ClickInstallDriverand
followallsteps
4. WhenaskedthePrinter
Connection,selectConfigure
toprintusingUSBandclick
Next
5. Whenaskedifdriversshould
beinstalled,clickInstall
6. ConnecttheUSBcablewhen
prompted
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UsingtheControlPanel
Theprinterisreadytoprintwhenthecontrolpaneldisplays Printer Online .TheData
andStatusLEDstogetherwithmessagesindicatetheprinterstatusandany
potentialproblems(Table 1).
Thecontrolpanelalsoshowstheestimatedlevelsoftheinkcartridges.Inthe
examplebelow,theyellowinkcartridgelevelisbetween25to50%.
Theiconsabovetheprinterbuttonsindicatetheirfunctions,whichchange
dependingonthecurrentoperation(seeTable 2).
Printer Online
PowerLED
PowerButton
PrinterButtons
DataLED
StatusLED
InkStatus
Table1PrinterLEDs
LED Description
DataLED
Blinking Printerisreceivingdatafromthecomputer.
On Thereareprintjobsintheprintermemory.
StatusLED
Blinking •Printheadisbeingserviced,or
• Attentionneeded;amessagewillbedisplayed.(SeeIfError
MessagesAppearonpage 62.)
On •Anerrorhasoccurred;amessagewillbedisplayed.(SeeIf
ErrorMessagesAppearonpage 62.)
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Theiconsabovetheprinterbuttonsindicatetheirfunctions(Table 2).
• Whentheprinterisonline,press (
Config )toaccesstheconfigurationmenus.
TheoptionsaredescribedinConfigOptionsontheControlPanelonpage 77.
•Press and toscrollthroughthemenus.
• Press (
Select )toselectanoptionorsetting.
• Press (
Return )toreturntothepreviousmenu.
Table2PrinterButtons
Function Description
Config AccesstheConfigurationmenus.
Up,Down Movethroughthemenuoptions.
Select Selectamenuoptionorconfirmasetting.
Return Returntopreviousmenu.
UnloadMedia Unloadthelabels.
Pause,Resume Pauseorresumeprinting.
IfprintingRolltoRoll,theprinterpausesfor10 seconds,
thenprintsthenextpageandpausesagain.Itwill
continuetoprintandpause.
Cancel Cancelprinting.
Printer Online
CONFIGURATION
1. Setup
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SelectingtheSecurityLevel
Bydefault,theprinterpowersupinsecurityLevel0(operator),whichdoesnot
allowchangestosomeprinterparameters.Tomakechanges,selectsecurityLevel1
(supervisor)andenterthepasswordprovidedbyyouradministrator.
SecurityLevel 2givesadministratoraccesstoallfunctions.
1. Onthecontrolpanel,select (
Config ) SETUP  SECURITY  Level 1 or Level 2 .
2. Enterthe3‐digitpassword.
3. Press toreturntothemainmenu.

Printer Online
CONFIGURATION
1. SETUP
SETUP
2. SECURITY
SECURITY
2. Level 1
(Config)
(Select)
(Select)
(Select)
ENTER PASSWORD
Press,toset.
Presstomovetonextdigit.
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ChoosingLabelMedia
Ensurethatthelabelmediameetstherequirementsfortheprinter(seeTable 3and
thefollowingillustrations).Alwaystestthemediafirsttoseeifitmeetsyour
expectations.Tocheckthecompatibilityoflabelmedia,printthebarcodestestpage.
Figure1MediaRoll
Table3Mediaspecifications
MediaTypeandDimensions
Mediatype Gloss,semi‐gloss,andmatte.
Labelwidth 2.0”to8.5”(50.8mmto215.9mm)
Labellength Continuous/RolltoRoll:Maximum40”(1.016m)
RolltoCut/PrintandPresent:Maximum8"(203.2mm)
LabelthicknessMaximum0.01”(0.3mm)(includingliner,ifany)
Minimum0.005”(0.13mm)
Coresize 3”(76.2mm)
Rolldiameter Maximum6”(152.4mm)
MediaHandling
Printmode • RolltoCut
•PrintandPresent(non‐peel)
•RolltoRoll
Detection • Gap
• Continuous
•Blackmark
Coatingon
JI
Minimum Maximum
I3.0”(76.0mm)cardboardcore 3.0”(76.0mm)cardboardcore
JN/A Upto6”(152.4mm)
theoutside
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Figure2Gap(Transmissive)Media
Figure3BlackMark(Reflective)Media
A
BC
D
E
Minimum Maximum
A0.125”(3.0mm) 0.3”(8.0mm)
B 0.0 2.0”(50.8mm)
C 0.0 0.4”(10mm)
D2.0”(50.8mm) 8.5”(216.0mm)
E2.0”(50.8mm) 40.0”(1016.0mm)
E
G
H
D
Minimum Maximum
D2.0”(50.8mm) 8.5”(216.0mm)
E2.0”(50.8mm) 40.0”(1016.0mm)
H1.0”(25.4mm) 8.5”(216.0mm)
G0.125”(3.0mm) 0.3”(8.0mm)
Reversesideoftagstock
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PrintTestPage
Load4”x4”orlargerlabels.Besuretoselectthelabeltype(continuous,gap,orblack
mark)intheEWSDiagnosticspage.
1. Onthecontrolpanel,select (
Config ) MAINTENANCE  PRINT TEST PAGE 
Barcodes .
2. Verifythefollowingonthetestpage:
• Labelisprintedinblackwithnoothercolorvisible.
• Thetextislegible.
• Thebarcodesarereadable.
• Noinksmear,colormixorstreaks.
Printer Online
CONFIGURATION
2. MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE
1. PRINT TEST PAGE
PRINT TEST PAGE
1. Barcodes
(Config)
(Select)
(Select)
(Select)
SampleBarcodesTestPage
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LoadingLabelMedia
Figure4Mediapath
1. Loosentheknobandremovetherollcover.
2. Loadthemediaroll.
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3. Pushtherollcoveragainstthemediaroll.Makesuretheslotintherollcoveris
overtheflatsideofthespindle.Thentightentheknob.
4. Feedthemediaintotheprinter:
a Openthemediafeedcover.
b Feedthemediaunderthearmandintotheprinter.Waitfortheprinterto
loadthemed ia.
c Slidethemediaguidetotheedgeofthemedia.
5. Closethemediafeedcover.
Slot
Flatside
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LoadingFanfoldMedia
Figure5Fanfoldmediapath
1. Whenloadingfanfoldmedia,placethemediastack15mmormoreawayfrom
therearoftheprinter.
2. Feedthemediaintotheprinter,aligningitwiththeleftsideofthemediafeed
slot.Waitfortheprintertoloadthemedia.
3. Slidethemediaguidetotheedgeofthemedia.
15mm
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PrintingLabels
Theprinterisreadytoprintwhenthecontrolpaneldisplays Printer Online .
1. SelectthePrintcommandfromyourapplication.
2. SelecttheprinterandclicktheSetup,Propertiesorsimilarbutton.
Theprintsettingsdisplayedarethedefaultsthatweresetintheprinterdriver.
3. Changetheprintsettingsifneeded.
NOTE: Ensurethemediasettings(e.g.labelsize)matchthemedialoadedinthe
printer.
4. Printthedocument.
Anychangestothesettingsonlyapplytothecurrentprintjob.Onceyouexitthe
application,thechangesmaybelost.Makethechangesintheprinterdriverifyou
wishtokeepthesettingsasthedefaultforallprintjobs.
ChangeDefaultSettingsinPrinterDriver
Toselectthedefaultprintsettingsthatwillbeusedforallprintjobs:
1. FromtheWindowsStartmenu,selectDevices and Printers1.
2. Right‐clicktheprinter,andselectPrinting preferences.
3. Makethechanges(seeFigure 6)andclickOKtosave.
1. ForWindows7.ThestepswilldifferforotherWindowsversions.
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