Wavecom Tt040-50 User manual

USER MANUAL

THERMAL TRANSFER

BAR CODE PRINTER

WAVECOM TT040-50

WAVECOM INSTRUMENTS PTY LTD©

www.wavecom.com.au

Wavecom Instruments Thermal Transfer Bar Code Printer User Manual

Table of Contents

Introduction 3-4 Introduction

Product Introduction

Compliances

Operations Overview 4-7

Printer purchased as part of Wavecom Test n Print Unit

Unpacking and Inspection

Printer Overview

Front View

Interior View

Rear View

Setup 8

Printer

Printer purchased as part of Wavecom Test n Print Unit

Printer setup when connecting to computer

Loading the Media 8-10

Loading the Ribbon 11-12

LED and Button Functions 13-19

LED Indicator

Regular Button Function

Power on Utilities

Gap/Black mark Sensor Calibration

Gap/Black Mark Calibration, Self-test and Dump Mode

Printer Initialization

Set Black Mark Sensor as Media Sensor and Calibrate the Black Mark Sensor

Set Gap Sensor as Media Sensor and Calibrate the Gap Sensor

Skip AUTO.BAS (not applicable)

Troubleshooting 20-21

LED Status

Print Problem

Maintenance 22-23

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Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not

represent a commitment on the part of Wavecom Instruments Pty. Ltd.

No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, for

any purpose other than the purchaser’s personal use, without the expressed written

permission of Wavecom Instruments Pty. Ltd.

Introduction

Product Introduction

Thank you for purchasing Wavecom bar code printer. Although the printer has a small

footprint, it delivers reliable, superior performance.

This printer provides direct thermal printing at user selectable speed of: 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 or

5.0 ips. It accepts roll feed and die-cut media with gap or black mark. All common bar

codes formats are available. Fonts and bar codes can be printed in 4 directions, 8

different alphanumeric bitmap fonts and built-in scalable font capability. You will enjoy

trouble free, high throughput for printing labels with this printer.

NOTE: - You can also try SPECIAL WHITE LEADER Wavecom colour labels designed for

easy Barcode colour scanning.

Compliances

CE Class B:

EN55022: 1998+A1: 2000+A2: 2003

EN55024: 1998+A1: 2001+A2: 2003 IEC 61000-4 Series

EN61000-3-2: 2006 & EN61000-3-3: 1995+A1: 2001

FCC Part 15, Class B

UL, CUL: UL60950-1

C-Tick:

CFR 47, Part 15/CISPR 22 3rd Edition: 1997, Class B

ANSI C63.4: 2003

Canadian ICES-003

TÜV/Safety: EN60950-1 / IEC 60950-1

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CAUTION

1. THE MAIN BOARD INCLUDES A REAL TIME CLOCK FEATURE AND HAS A

LITHIUM BATTERY INSTALLED.

2. RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY INCORRECT TYPE

3. DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER

INSTRUCTIONS

Note：

The maximum printing ratio per dot line is 15% for this printer. To print the full web

black line, the maximum black line height is limited to 40 dots, which is 5mm for

203 DPI resolution printer and 3.3mm for 300 DPI resolution printer.

Operations Overview

Printer purchased as part of Wavecom Test n Print Pack

When TT040-50 is purchased as part of a Wavecom Test n Print Unit,

the Printer is ready and fully setup to use. Owner’s Barcode Label

Artwork may be installed as an option.

Unpacking and Inspection

This printer has been specially packaged to withstand damage during

shipping. Please carefully inspect the packaging and printer upon

receiving the bar code printer. Please retain the packaging materials in

case you need to reship the printer.

Unpacking the System, the following items are included in the carton.

One printer unit

User Manual, quick start guide and Drivers on the WinPATS CD

One quick start installation guide

One power cord

One auto switching power supply

One USB interface cable

One paper core

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If any parts are missing, please contact your Supplier or Wavecom

Instruments.

Printer Overview

Front View

1. LED indicator

2. Feed button

3. Paper exit chute

4. Media view window

5. Top cover open lever

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Interior View

1. Ribbon access cover 8. Media guide

2. Ribbon rewind hub 9. Top cover support

3. Ribbon rewind gear 10. Black mark sensor

4. Print head 11. Platen roller

5. Ribbon supply hub 12. Gap sensor (transmitter)

6. Gap sensor (receiver) 13. Media guide adjuster knob

7. Media holders 14. Top cover

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Rear View

1. Power switch

2. Power jack socket

3. USB interface

4. USB host (Factory option)

5. RS-232C interface / Ethernet interface (Option)

6. SD card socket (Not Applicable to this unit)

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Setup

Printer

Printer purchased as part of Wavecom Test n Print Pack

Printer when purchased as part of a Wavecom Test n Print Unit is already fully

setup and ready to use.

Printer setup when connecting to computer

Place the printer on a flat, secure surface.

Make sure the power switch is set to “off”.

Connect the printer to the computer with the provided USB cable.

Plug the power cord into the AC power cord socket at the rear of the printer, and

then plug the power cord into a properly grounded power outlet.

Note: Please switch OFF printer power switch prior to plug in the power cord to

printer power jack.

Loading the Media

Open the printer top cover by pulling the tabs located on each side towards the front

of the printer, and then lift the top cover to the maximum open angle.

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Separate the media holders to the label roll width.

Place the roll between the holders and close them onto the core. Place the paper, printing side

face up, through the media guides, media sensor and place the label leading edge onto the

platen roller.

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Move the media guides to fit the label width by turning the media guide adjuster knob.

Hold the top cover and press the top cover support to disengage the top cover support with

lower inner cover. Gently close the top cover. Make sure the cover latches securely.

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Loading the Ribbon

1. Open the printer’s top cover by pulling the top cover open levers located on each side

of the printer and lifting the top cover to the maximum open angle.

2. Insert the ribbon right side onto the supply hub. Align the notches on the left side and

mount onto the spokes.

3. Open the ribbon access cover.

4. Insert the paper core right side onto the rewind hub. Align the notches on the left side

and mount onto the spokes

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5. Pull the leading ribbon to pass the print head.

6. Stick the ribbon onto the ribbon rewind paper

7. Turn the ribbon rewind gear until the ribbon plastic leader is thoroughly wound and

the black section of the ribbon covers the print head. Close the ribbon access cover

and the top cover.

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LED and Button Functions

This printer has one button and one three-color LED indicator. By indicating the LED with

different color and pressing the button, printer can feed labels, pause the printing job,

select and calibrate the media sensor, print printer self-test report, reset printer to

defaults (initialization). Please refer to the button operation below for different functions.

LED Indicator

LED Color

Description

Green/ Solid

This illuminates that the power is on and the device is ready

to use.

Green/ Flash

This illuminates that the system is downloading data from PC

to memory or the printer is paused.

Amber

This illuminates that the system is clearing data from printer.

Red / Solid

This illuminates printer head open, cutter error.

Red / Flash

This illuminates a printing error, such as head open, paper

empty, paper jam or memory error etc.

Regular Button Function

1. Feed labels

When the printer is ready, press the button to feed one label to the beginning of next

label.

2. Pause the printing job

When the printer is printing, press the button to pause a printing job. When the printer

is paused, the LED will be green blinking. Press the button again to continue the

printing job.

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Power on Utilities

There are six power-on utilities to set up and test printer hardware. These utilities are

activated by pressing FEED button then turning on the printer power simultaneously and

release the button at different color of LED.

Please follow the steps below for different power-on utilities.

1. Turn off the power switch.

2. Hold on the button then turn on the power switch.

3. Release the button when LED indicates with different color for different functions.

Power on utilities

The LED color will be changed as following pattern:

LED color

Functions

Amber

Red

(5 blinks)

Amber

(5 blinks)

Green

(5 blinks)

Green/Amber

(5 blinks)

Red/Amber

(5 blinks)

Solid green

1. Gap / black mark sensor calibration

Release

2. Gap / black mark sensor calibration,

Self-test and enter dump mode

Release

3. Printer initialization

Release

4. Set black mark sensor as media

sensor and calibrate the black mark

sensor

Release

5. Set gap sensor as media sensor and

calibrate the gap sensor

Release

6. Skip AUTO.BAS

Release

Gap/Black Mark Sensor Calibration

Gap/black mark sensor sensitivity should be calibrated at the following conditions:

1. A brand new printer

2. Change label stock.

3. Printer initialization.

Please follow the steps below to calibrate the gap/black mark sensor.

1. Turn off the power switch.

2. Hold on the button then turn on the power switch.

3. Release the button when LED becomes red and blinking. (Any red will do during the 5 links).

It will calibrate the gap/black mark sensor sensitivity.

The LED color will be changed as following order：

Amber red (5 blinks) amber (5 blinks) green (5 blinks) green/amber (5 blinks) red/amber (5

blinks) solid green

Note: 1. Sensor calibration can be done by Diagnostic Tool or by power on utility.

2. Please select gap or black mark sensor type prior to calibrate the sensor.

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Gap/Black Mark Calibration, Self-test and Dump Mode

While calibrate the gap/black mark sensor, printer will measure the label length, print the

internal configuration (self-test) on label and then enter the dump mode. To calibrate gap

or black mark sensor depends on the sensor setting in the last print job.

Please follow the steps below to calibrate the sensor.

1. Turn off the power switch.

2. Hold on the button then turn on the power switch.

3. Release the button when LED becomes amber and blinking. (Any amber will do during

the 5 blinks)

The LED color will be changed as following order.

Amber red (5 blinks) amber (5 blinks) green (5 blinks) green/amber (5 blinks) 

red/amber (5 blinks) solid green

4. It calibrates the sensor and measures the label length and prints internal settings then

enter the dump mode.

Note: 1. Sensor calibration can be done by power on utility.

2. Please select gap or black mark sensor type prior to calibrate the sensor.

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Self-test

Printer will print the printer configuration after gap/black mark sensor calibration. Self-test

printout can be used to check if there is any dot damage on the heater element, printer

configurations and available memory space.

Print head test pattern

Printer model name & Main board firmware version

Printed mileage

Main board firmware checksum

Serial port setting

Code page

Country code

Print speed

Print darkness

Label size (width, height)

Gap size (vertical gap, offset)

Sensor sensitivity

File management information

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Dump mode

Printer will enter dump mode after printing printer configuration. In the dump mode, all

characters will be printed in 2 columns as following. The left side characters are received

from your system and right side data are the corresponding hexadecimal value of the

characters. It allows users or engineers to verify and debug the program.

Note:

1. Dump mode requires 2” wide paper width.

2. Turn off / on the power to resume printer for normal printing.

3. Press FEED button to back to the previous menu.

ASCII Data

Hex decimal data related to left

column of ASCII data

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Printer Initialization

Printer initialization is used to clear DRAM and restore printer settings to defaults.

Printer initialization is activated by the following procedures.

1. Turn off the power switch.

2. Hold on the button then turn on the power switch.

3. Release the button when LED turns green after 5 amber blinks. (Any green will do

during the 5 blinks).

The LED color will be changed as following:

Amber red (5 blinks) amber (5 blinks) green (5 blinks) green/amber (5

blinks) red/amber (5 blinks) solid green

Printer configuration will be restored to defaults as below after initialization.

Parameter

Default setting

Speed

127 mm/sec (5 ips) (203DPI)

76.2 mm/sec (3 ips) (300DPI)

Density

Label Width

2” (50.8 mm)

Label Height

2” (50.8 mm)

Sensor Type

Gap sensor

Gap Setting

0.12” (3.0 mm)

Print Direction

Reference Point

0,0 (upper left corner)

Offset

Tear Mode

Peel off Mode

Off

Cutter Mode

Off

Serial Port Settings

9600 bps, none parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit

Code Page

850

Country Code

001

Clear Flash Memory

IPAddress

DHCP

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Set Black Mark Sensor as Media Sensor and Calibrate the Black

Mark Sensor

Please follow the steps as below.

1. Turn off the power switch.

2. Hold on the button then turn on the power switch.

3. Release the button when LED turns green/amber after 5 green blinks. (Any

green/amber will do during the 5 blinks).

The LED color will be changed as following:

Amber red (5 blinks) amber (5 blinks) green (5 blinks) green/amber (5

blinks) red/amber (5 blinks) solid green

Set Gap Sensor as Media Sensor and Calibrate the Gap Sensor

Please follow the steps as below.

1. Turn off the power switch.

2. Hold on the button then turn on the power switch.

3. Release the button when LED turns red/amber after 5 green/amber blinks. (Any

red/amber will do during the 5 blinks).

The LED color will be changed as following:

Amber red (5 blinks) amber (5 blinks) green (5 blinks) green/amber (5

blinks) red/amber (5 blinks) solid green

Skip AUTO.BAS (not applicable)

TSPL2 programming language allows user to download an auto execution file to flash

memory. Printer will run the AUTO.BAS program immediately when turning on printer

power. The AUTO.BAS program can be interrupted without running the program by the

power-on utility.

Please follow the procedures below to skip an AUTO.BAS program.

1. Turn off printer power.

2. Press the FEED button and then turn on power.

3. Release the FEED button when LED becomes solid green.

The LED color will be changed as following:

Amber red (5 blinks) amber (5 blinks) green (5 blinks) green/amber (5

blinks) red/amber (5 blinks) solid green

4. Printer will be interrupted to run the AUTO.BAS program.

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