TSC PRINTONIX AUTO ID TX210 Series User manual

TX210 Series
Desktop Barcode Printers
Service Manual
Series Lists:
TX210 / TX310 / TX610
Thermal Transfer / Dicrect Thermal

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Table of Contents
1. Fundamental of the System...............................................................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Printer Overview ..........................................................................................................................................................................................1
Front View......................................................................................................................................................................................................1
Interior View...................................................................................................................................................................................................2
Rear View ......................................................................................................................................................................................................3
2. Electronics.........................................................................................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Summary of the Board Connectors..............................................................................................................................................................4
2.2 Interface Pin Configuration.........................................................................................................................................................................19
3. Mechanism......................................................................................................................................................................................................21
3.1 Remove the Lower Cover ..........................................................................................................................................................................21
3.2 Remove the Mainboard..............................................................................................................................................................................22
3.3 Replacing the Stepping Motor Module .......................................................................................................................................................23
3.4 Replacing the Black-mark Sensor Module .................................................................................................................................................24
3.5 Replacing the Media Guide Assembly........................................................................................................................................................25
3.6 Replacing the Media holder assembly........................................................................................................................................................26
3.7 Replacing the LED/LCD module ................................................................................................................................................................28
3.8 Replacing the Ribbon Base Module...........................................................................................................................................................29
3.9 Replacing the Printhead Module................................................................................................................................................................30

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3.10 Replacing the Platen Roller assembly......................................................................................................................................................31
3.11 Cutter Module Installation (Option)...........................................................................................................................................................32
3.12 Peel-off Module Installation (Option)........................................................................................................................................................33
3.13 Slot-in Wireless Interface Board Installation (Option)...............................................................................................................................37
3.14 Slot-in Wi-Fi module Installation (Option).................................................................................................................................................38
4. TroubleShooting..............................................................................................................................................................................................39
4.1 Common issues.........................................................................................................................................................................................39
Maintenance........................................................................................................................................................................................................42
Revise History.....................................................................................................................................................................................................44

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1. LED indicators
2. Feed/ Pause button
3. Paper exit chute
4. Top cover open lever
5. Power switch
1. Fundamental of the System
1.1 Printer Overview
Front View
2
1
4
5
3

2
Interior View
7
6
1
2
3
4
10
12
8
5
9
13
11
Caution:
Keep fingers and other body parts
away from the printer cover.
1. Ribbon rewind gear
2. Gap sensor (transmitter)
3. Media holder
4. Platen roller
5. Ribbon access cover
6. Ribbon rewind hub
7. Print head
8. Ribbon supply hub
9. Ribbon cover
10. Media holder locking switch
11. Media guides
12. Media guide adjustment button
13. Black mark sensor/ Gap sensor (receiver)

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Rear View
1. External label entrance chute
2. Power jack socket
3. RS-232C interface
4. Ethernet interface
5. Micro SD card socket
6. USB interface
7. USB host
8. Centronics interface (factory option)
Note: The interface picture here is for reference only. Please refer to the product specification for the interfaces availability.
4
5
2
3
6
8
7
1
Caution:
Keep fingers and other body
parts away from the external
label entrance chute.

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2. Electronics
2.1 Summary of the Board Connectors
Main board for TX210 Series

5
Connector
Description
Remark
1
Power supply output (24V DC) connector
Pin
Description
1
DCIN 24V
2
GND
3
GND
4
GND
5
GND
2
TPH’s ESD Cable connector
Pin
Description
1
GND
2
GND
3
Power switch cable connector
Pin
Description
1
DCIN 24V
2
DCIN 24V
3
SYS 24V
4
SYS 24V
5
Discharge circuit
4
Ribbon’s ESD Cable connector
Pin
Description
1
GND

6
2
GND
Connector
Description
Remark
5
RS-232 Connector
Pin
Description
1
VBUS 5V
2
TXD
3
RXD
4
CTS
5
GND
6
RTS
7
NC
8
RTS
9
NC
6
Buzzer
Pin
Description
+
SYS 24V
-
Buzzer control
7
Ethernet connector

7
Pin
Description
1
TX+
2
TX-
3
RX+
4
NC
5
NC
6
RX-
7
NC
8
FGND
D1
3.3V
D2
Green LED Control
D3
Yellow LED Control
D4
3.3V
Connector
Description
Remark
8
SD Card connector
Pin
Description
1
Data2
2
Data3
3
Command
4
3.3V
5
Clock
6
GND
7
Data0
8
Data1
9
Card detect
10
Card detect

8
9
USB Host connector
Pin
Description
1
NC
2
D-
3
D+
4
GND
10
USB Device connector
Pin
Description
1
VBUS 5V
2
D-
3
D+
4
GND
Connector
Description
Remark
11
LED / KEY Connector
Pin
Description
1
GND
2
LED1 red：Warning
3
LED2 red：No paper
4
LED3 red：No ribbon
5
LED4 red：Openings
6
3.3V

9
7
LED5 green：Startup
8
LED6 orange：waiting
9
LED7 orange：Clean TPH
10
LED8 blue：Wi-Fi / BT
11
Feed switch
12
GND
12
Panel’s key connector
Pin
Description
1
KEY1：Down switch
2
KEY2：Left switch
3
KEY3：Right switch
4
KEY4：Up switch
5
KEY5：Menu/Back switch
6
KEY6：Feed switch
7
GND

10
Connector
Description
Remark
13
Parallel port connector
Pin
Description
1
5V
2
3.3V
3
Data0
4
NRD
5
Data1
6
AF
7
Data2
8
Strobe
9
Data3
10
Paper-End
11
Data4
12
Select
13
Data5
14
Error
15
Data6
16
ACK
17
Data7
18
Cancel data
19
GND
20
Busy
21
GND
22
NC
23
GND
24
NC

11
Connector
Description
Remark
14
Slot-in WIFI/BT Module connector
Pin
Description
1
3.3V
2
Reset
3
RXD
4
RTS
5
TXD
6
CTS
7
Wake up
8
Clock
9
NC
10
WIFI/BT Detect
11
GND
12
WLAN TX+
13
GND
14
WLAN TX-
15
WLAN RX-
16
WLAN RX+
15
RFID Connector
Pin
Description
1
RFID 5V
2
RXD
3
TXD
4
NC
5
Power down signal

12
6
GND
16
RFID Power Connector
Pin
Description
1
GND
2
RFID 5V
Connector
Description
Remark
17
Ribbon end connector (For transmit signals)
Pin
Description
1
3.3V
2
Ribbon end sensor emitter
18
Gap sensor connector (For transmit signals)
Pin
Description
1
3.3V
2
Gap sensor emitter
19
Ribbon end connector (For receive signals)

13
Pin
Description
1
Ribbon end sensor receiver AD
2
GND
20
Head open connector\
Pin
Description
1
Head open sensor receiver
2
GND
21
Ribbon encoder sensor connector
Pin
Description
1
Pull up 3.3V
2
GND
3
Pull up 3.3V
4
Ribbon encoder sensor receiver
Connector
Description
Remark
23
Paper sensor connector

14
Pin
Description
1
3.3V
2
Gap sensor receiver AD
3
Black mark sensor emitter
4
Black mark sensor receiver
24
RTC Battery connector
Pin
Description
1
RTC 3V
2
GND
25
Peel sensor & Cutter ID connector
Pin
Description
1
3.3V
2
SCL
3
SDA & Peel sensor emitter
4
Peel sensor emitter
5
GND
Connector
Description
Remark
26
Cutter connector

15
Pin
Description
1
24V
2
GND
3
PHASE
4
Cutter enable
5
Cutter sensor
6
GND
7
5V
8
FGND
27
TX610 TPH connector
Pin
Description
1
5V
2
5V
3
GND
4
GND
5
GND
6
Clock
7
Latch
8
TPH ID
9
Strobe1
10
Strobe2
11
Data1
12
NC
13
Data2
14
NC
15
Data3

16
16
NC
17
Data4
18
NC
19
Data5
20
Temperature sensor
Connector
Description
Remark
28
TX210/TX310 TPH connector
Pin
Description
1
TPH 24V
2
TPH 24V
3
TPH 24V
4
TPH 24V
5
GND
6
GND
7
Strobe2
8
Data2
9
TPH ID
10
Temperature sensor
11
5V
12
GND
13
Strobe1