VIP Color VP7 Series User manual

VIPColor
UserGuide
VP7xxPrinterSeries

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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
VP750‐80002VP7xxPrinterUserGuideEdition1.0Dec2017.
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
InputRating 100–240VAC,50/60Hz,3.6A
OperatingTemperature 15°Cto35°C
• 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.

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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
SettingUpthePrinter ..................................... 7
SetUpthePrinter..........................................................8
TroubleshootPrinterSetup.............................................. 12
WarrantyRegistration ................................................... 13
ChangeSecurityPasswords(Administrator) ............................. 13
AdditionalNetworkingInformation ...................................... 14
IfthePrinterHasaStaticIPAddress ................................. 14
IftheConnectiontothePrinterHasChanged......................... 14
UsingthePrinter.........................................15
PartsofthePrinter ...................................................... 16
UsingtheControlPanel .................................................. 17
SelectingtheSecurityLevel.......................................... 19
ChoosingLabelMedia.................................................... 20
PrintingLabels .......................................................... 23
ChangeDefaultSettingsinPrinterDriver............................. 23
SelecttheMediaType ................................................ 25
AdjustAlignmentforPrinting........................................ 26
PrintingBorderless(Full‐Bleed)Labels .................................. 27
Export/ImportCustommediasizesettings ............................... 28
TurningOffthePrinter................................................... 29
ManagingPrinterSecurity(Administrator)............................... 31
SoftwareTools .......................................................... 33
EmbeddedWebServer(EWS)........................................ 33
InterpretingtheGap/MarkSensorReadings.......................... 40
SupportTools........................................................ 42
PrinterMaintenance.....................................43
GuidelinesforPreventiveMaintenance................................... 44
ReplacinganInkCartridge ............................................... 45
CleaningthePrinthead................................................... 46
ReplacingthePrinthead ................................................. 47
Opening/ClosingtheClamshell........................................... 50
CleaningDebrisfromtheCuttingZone................................... 52
CleaningtheSensors..................................................... 53
ReplacingtheOutputModule/CutterAssembly........................... 54
ReplacingtheServiceStation ............................................ 58
ReplacingtheTransferWiperAssembly.................................. 61
ReplacingtheAerosolFanFilter ......................................... 63
ReplacingtheWasteInkAbsorber ....................................... 64

6
Troubleshooting.........................................65
IfErrorMessagesAppear................................................ 66
PoorPrintQualityorIncorrectPrintout .................................. 69
OtherPrintingProblems ................................................. 72
ClearingaMediaJam..................................................... 73
ClearingCloggedInkNozzles............................................. 73
AdjustingSensorSensitivity ............................................. 75
Appendix................................................77
SystemRequirements.................................................... 78
ConfigOptionsontheControlPanel ...................................... 80
PrinterInterface(GPIO)Specifications................................... 84
RegulatoryInformation .................................................. 87
WorldwideVIPColorTechnologiesContacts .............................. 90

SettingUpthePrinter7
Chapter 1
SettingUpthePrinter
SetUpthePrinter8
TroubleshootPrinterSetup12
WarrantyRegistration13
ChangeSecurityPasswords(Administrator)13
AdditionalNetworkingInformation14
Setuptheprinteronaflat,levelsurfaceawayfromdirectsunlight(seeSafety
Precautionsonpage3).Ensurethatthereis:
• Apoweroutletnearby.
• Sufficientspacetoworkwiththeprinter.Themediacoverandtopcoveropen
upwards,andmedialoadingisfromtheleftsideoftheprinter.

SettingUpthePrinter13
WarrantyRegistration
1. OntheWindowsStartmenu,selectAll Programs>VIPColor>VIPColor VP700 Label
Printer>Warranty Registration.
Youwillberedirectedtothewarrantywebsite.
2. Followtheinstructionstoregister.
ChangeSecurityPasswords(Administrator)
Oncetheprinterhasbeensetup,anadministratorshouldchangethesecurity
passwordsusingtheEmbeddedWebServer(EWS).
1. OntheWindowsStartmenu,selectAll Programs>VIPColor>VIPColor VP7xx Label
Printer>Toolbox.
2. ClickVIPColor VP7xx Label Printertolaunchthedefaultwebbrowserandopenthe
EWSforyourprinter.
3. ClickLoginandloginwiththedefaultpassword123.
4. ClickSecurity SetuptochangethepasswordfortheEWSaswellasthepasswords
forthecontrolpanel(defaultpassword123).
SeeManagingPrinterSecurity(Administrator)onpage31formoreinformation
aboutsecurityonthisprinterandEmbeddedWebServer(EWS)onpage33onthe
EWS.
SetDateandTime
FromtheEWS,alsosetthedateandtimeontheprinterbysynchronizingwiththe
hostcomputer.ThisoptioncanbefoundinAdvanced Settings.

14SettingUpthePrinter
AdditionalNetworkingInformation
IfthePrinterHasaStaticIPAddress
DHCPisenabledbydefault.IfDHCPisnotavailableandtheprinterisassigneda
staticIPaddress,setthestaticIPaddressfromthecontrolpanelbeforeinstallingthe
printerdriver.
1. Press (
Config )onthecontrolpaneltoaccesstheconfigurationmenus.
2. Level2securityisrequiredtochangenetworksettings(seeSelectingtheSecurity
Levelonpage19).
3. Scrolltothe
NETWORK menutomakethechanges:
4. Connecttheprintertothenetwork.
5. Inserttheprintersetupdiscintothecomputer’sdiscdrivetocontinuewiththe
printerdriverinstallationforanetworkprinter.
IftheConnectiontothePrinterHasChanged
IftheprinterhasbeensetupusingaUSBconnectionandislaterconnectedviathe
network(orviceversa),reinstalltheprinterdriver.
1. Network–Connecttheprintertothenetwork.
USB–Donotconnecttheprinteratthispoint.Youwillbepromptedtodoso
duringthedriversetup.
2. Inserttheprintersetupdiscintothecomputer’sdiscdrive.SelecttheoptionAdd
another printer.
3. Followtheinstructionstocompletetheinstallation.
DHCPSetting SettoManual.
IPSettings EnterthestaticIPsettingsfortheprinter.
•StaticIP
• SubnetMask
•Gateway
• WINSServer
a.Press and toseteachdigit(0to9).
b.Press tomovetothenextdigit.

UsingthePrinter15
Chapter 2
UsingthePrinter
PartsofthePrinter16
ChoosingLabelMedia20
PrintingLabels23
PrintingBorderless(Full‐Bleed)Labels27
Export/ImportCustommediasizesettings28
TurningOffthePrinter29
ManagingPrinterSecurity(Administrator)31
SoftwareTools33