Toshiba B-852 Series User manual

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TOSHIBA Thermal Printer
B-852 Series
SUPPLY LOADING INSTRUCTIONS
This sheet contains only the media and ribbon loading procedures. Please be sure to read the Owner’s Manual in
the CD-ROM for further information about this printer.
1. LOADING THE MEDIA
1.1 Assembling the Supply Holder Frame
1. Assemble the Supply Holder Frame (L) and Supply Holder Frame (R) to the Supply Holder Base using the
two M-4X6 Wing Bolts supplied, as shown below.
1. Do not touch any moving parts. To reduce the risk of fingers, jewellery, clothing, etc., being drawn into the
moving parts, be sure to load the media once the printer has stopped moving completely.
2. The Print Head becomes hot immediately after printing. Allow it to cool before loading the media.
3. Care must be taken not to pinch your fingers when opening or closing the Top Cover.
4. Be careful not to pinch your fingers by the Supply Holder Frame or Media Holders when loading the media.
AVERTISSEMENT!
1. Ne touchez pas aux éléments en mouvement. Pour éviter les risques que les doigts, les bijoux les
habits, etc. soient tirés vers les éléments en mouvement, rassurez-vous de charger le média lorsque
l'imprimante est arrêtée complètement.
2. La tête chauffe beaucoup en imprimant. Laissez-la refroidir avant de charger le média.
3 .Prenez garde à ne pas vous pincer les doigts lorsque vous manipulez la capot supérieur ou le capot
coté droit.
4. Prenez garde à ne pas vous pincer les doigts lorsque vous manipulez le cadre support média ou les
guides lors du chargement média.
WARNING!
Supply Holder Base
Supply Holder Frame (L)
Supply Holder Frame (R)
Wing Bolt
NOTE:
Make sure that the two small flanges at each end of the Supply Holder Base fit into the small rectangular holes at the
bottom of the Supply Holder Frames before tightening the Wing Bolts.
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2. Attach the assembled Supply Holder Frame to the rear of the B-852 printer by inserting the hooks of the
Frame into the two slots in the rear of the printer as shown in the figure below.
1.2 Installing the Media onto the Supply Holder Unit
1. Disassemble the Supply Holder Unit.
1) Position the Supply Holder Unit as shown in the above diagram so that the Non-removable Supply Holder
is at the right.
2) Rotate the Green Supply Holder Locking Knob in the direction of arrow  (counterclockwise) to loosen
the Removable Supply Holder.
3) Slide the Removable Supply Holder in the direction of arrow  to remove it from the Supply Shaft.
4) Rotate the green Supply Holder Locking Knob in the direction of arrow  (counterclockwise) to loosen
the Non-removable Supply Holder.
5) Slide the Non-removable Supply Holder all the way to the end of the Supply Shaft until it stops.
Hook
Hook
NOTE:
After attaching the supply holder frame to the printer, make sure that it is assembled firmly
NOTES:
1. The Non-removable Supply Holder is the one that slides in the wide slot while the Removable Supply Holder is the
one that slides in the narrow slot.
2. Do not turn the Supply Holder Locking Knob anti-clockwise too far, or it may come off the Supply Holder.

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2. Install the Media and reassemble the Supply Holder.
1) Place the media roll onto the Supply Shaft with the media feeding from the bottom as shown in the
diagram above. 
2) Align the tab of the Removable Supply Holder with the Slot in the Supply Shaft, then reinstall the
Removable Supply Holder by sliding it onto the Supply Shaft as shown in the figure above.
3) Holding the reassembled Supply Holder Unit in your right hand, apply pressure only to the reinstalled
Removable Supply Holder to push it in the direction of arrow  , causing the auto centering mechanism to
center the media on the Supply Shaft.
4) Tighten the green Supply Holder Locking Knob for the Removable Supply Holder by turning it in the
direction of arrow  .
5) Tighten the green Supply Holder Locking Knob for the Non-removable Supply Holder by turning it in the
direction of arrow
 .
If you turn the Removable Supply Holder side down after loading the media, the media may drop by
weight. You might be injured by the dropped media.
AVERTISSEMENT!
Prenez garde à ne pas tenir le support de media avec la flasque amovible vers le bas car le rouleau
de media peut tomber sous l'effet de son proper poids. Dans ce cas, prenez garde à ne pas vous
blesser lors de la chute.
WARNING!
CAU
TION!
When installing the media roll, do not push on the Non-
removable Supply Holder as this will result in
the media roll not being properly centred.
ATTENTION!
En installant le rouleau de media, ne poussez pas sur la flasque non amovible, car cela aura
pour
résultat d’avoir un mauvais centrage du rouleau.
NOTES:
1. This Supply Holder accepts four sizes of media core: 38 mm, 40 mm, 42 mm and
76.2 mm. When using a media roll of 38 mm, 40 mm, or 42 mm, remove the
spacers from the Supply Holders by pushing both hooks of the Spacer. Keep the
removed Spacers safe.
2. Use only inside wound label stock. Outside wound label stock may not feed
properly. Use outside wound label stock at your own risk.
3. Do not over-tighten the green Supply Holder Locking Knob.

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1.3 Installing the Supply Holder Unit onto the Supply Holder Frame
1. Insert the assembled Supply Holder Unit into the rear notches of the Supply Holder Frame as shown in the
diagram below.
2. Now feed the media from the bottom of the media roll into the media slot at the rear of the printer as shown .
Rear Notch
CAUTION!
The reassembled Supply Holder Unit and media roll may be quite heavy, so be careful not to pinch
your fingers when installing the Supply Holder Unit onto the Supply Holder Frame.
ATTENTION!
Après remontage, le support media et son media peuvent être assez lourds, aussi faites attention à
ne pas vous pincer les doigts lors de l’installation.
NOTE:
Make sure that the brass bushings of the
Supply Shaft are seated into the notches so
that the entire Supply Holder Unit rotates
smoothly.
Supply Holder
Frame
Brass Bushing

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1.4 Loading Media into the Printer
1. Raise the Top Cover as shown in the diagram below.
2. Release the Print Head Block by pressing down on the Head Block Release Lever  as shown below.
3. Raise the Print Head Block to its fully open position as shown by the arrow  in the above diagram.
Top Cover
Print Head Block
Print Head Element
Head Block
Release Lever
The Top Cover can be opened during the operation for control purposes only. It should be closed
during normal operation.
AVERTISSEMENT!
Le capot supérieur peut être ouvert en fonctionnement à des fins de contrôle uniquement. Il doit être
fermé de façon habituelle.
WARNING!
CAUTION!
Be careful not touch the Print Head Element when raising the Print Head Block. Failure to do this may
cause missing dots by static electricity or other print quality problems.
ATTENTION!
Prenez garde à ne pas toucher
les éléments actifs de la tête en levant le bloc de tête. L’électricité
statique peut engendrer des problèmes de qualité d’impression ou endommager des points de tête.

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4. Release the locking levers on the two paper guides as shown in the figure below.
5. Grasp the right hand Paper Guide and move it to the right to open the Paper Guides wide enough to accept the
media.
6. Feed the media between the two guides.
7. Feed the paper under the Upper Sensor Ass’y and pull the paper until it extends past the Platen. (until it
extends past the cutter outlet when the optional cutter is attached.)
8. Grasp the right Paper Guide and move it to the left to close both Paper Guides and automatically center the
media.
9. Press the Paper Guide Locking Levers to lock the Paper Guides in place.
10. After loading the media, don’t forget to move the Supply Holder Unit to the forward notch of the Supply
Roll Frame as shown below.
Paper Guide
Platen
Paper Guide Locking Lever
Upper Sensor Ass’y
Paper Guide
Lock
Free

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11. If you are using labels or thick tag paper, then it may be necessary to increase the head pressure by lowering
the Head Pressure Adjust Lever in the figure below.
1.5 Setting Sensor Positions
After loading the media, as outlined in the previous paragraphs, it will usually be necessary to set the Media
Sensors used to detect the print start position for label or tag printing.
Feed Gap Sensor Position Adjustment
1) With the Print Head Block raised, pass the labels under the Upper Sensor Ass’y as shown in the figure below.
2) Rotate the Green Sensor Adjust Gear to move the Sensor Ass’y to the left or right to center the arrow ( ↑ )
over the label.
3) With the sensor set to the center of the labels, it will be guaranteed to detect the gap between labels even if the
labels are round.
Black Mark Sensor Position Adjustment
1) If the Black Mark is printed on the top of the tag media then simply rotate the Green Sensor Adjust Gear to
move the Sensor Ass’y so that the Black Mark Indicator ( ) is directly in line with the Black Mark on the top
of the paper.
2) If the Black Mark is printed on the bottom of the tag media then fold the media back to be able to see the
Black Mark and its relationship to the Sensor Ass’y as shown in the figure below.
Head Pressure Adjust Lever
UP
DOWN
NOTE: Head Pressure Adjust Lever Position
Lever position Head pressure Available media
UP Low
•
Thin tag paper
•Narrow media
DOWN High
•
Label
•Thick tag paper
•Wide media
•Full width media
•When using full width media, be sure to turn the Head
Pressure Adjust Lever to DOWN, regardless of the
thickness.
•For all kinds of media except the full width media,
turn the Head Pressure Adjust Lever to UP, if the
print quality is to be ensured.
•If the print tone is light when using thin tag paper,
turn the Head Pressure Adjust Lever to DOWN.
Upper Sensor Ass’y
Green Sensor
Adjust Gear
Upper Sensor Ass’y
Green Sensor Adjust Gear

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2. LOADING THE RIBBON
1. Raise the Top Cover and release and raise the Print Head Block.
2. Hold the Ribbon Supply Roll in your left hand and the Ribbon Take up Roll in your right hand.
3. Install the Ribbon Supply Roll into the Print Head Block as shown in the figure below and described in the
following paragraphs.
4. Step 1, engage the end of the Ribbon Supply Roll Core to the Ribbon Core Guide  and push to compress the
Ribbon Spring.
5. Step 2, engage the opposite end of the Ribbon Supply Roll Core to the Green Ribbon Winding Core 
releasing pressure to relax the Ribbon Spring.
6. Rotate the Green Ribbon Winding Core to lock the Ribbon Supply Roll into position. 
1. The Print Head may become hot. Do not touch the Print Head.
2. The Top Cover can be opened during the operation for control purposes only. It should be closed during
normal operation.
3. Risk of injuries. Do not touch moving parts. Disconnect the mains before maintenance of ribbon and
media.
AVERTISSEMENT!
1. Ne touchez pas la tête d'impression, car celle-ci peut devenir très chaude lors du fonctionnement.
2. Le capot supérieur peut être ouvert en fonctionnement à des fins de contrôle uniquement. Il doit être fermé
de façon habituelle.
3. Risques de blessures. Ne touchez pas aux parties mobiles. Déconnectez tousles câbles avant de
manipuler le film ou le media.
WARNING!
Ribbon Core Guide
Green Ribbon
Winding Core
Ribbon Spring
Ribbon Take
-
up Roll
Ribbon Supply Roll

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by TOSHIBA TEC CORPORATION
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7. Repeat steps 4through 6with the Ribbon Take up Roll, locking it in place also.
8. Take up any slack in the ribbon by rotating the green Core Winding Gear on the take up in the direction of
arrow  .
9. Close the Print Head Block and lock it in place by pressing at locations  and  in the figure below.
NOTE:
Be sure to remove any slack in the ribbon. Printing with a wrinkled ribbon will lower the print quality
Green Ribbon
Winding Core