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010301-510172-(01) U ser s Manual © 2001 All rights reser ved. Cyclone Bar Code Label Printer (Models C-1000/C-1000P) 510172_r1.qxd 3/21/2001 6:25 PM Page i.
Notices: The infor mation in this document is subject to change without notice. NO W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND IS MADE WITH REGARD TO THIS MA TERIAL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO , THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE.
iii T able of Contents Section 1: Getting Started A. Choosing a Good Location ...............................................................................2 B. Unpacking and Inspection ................................................................
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Getting Started 1 Section 1: Getting Started THANK Y OU for purchasing the Cyclone C1000/C-1000P Bar Code Label Printer . Cyclone is a high-per formance, low-cost direct thermal/ther mal transfer label printer designed for use in most industrial, retail and office applications.
A. CHOOSING A GOOD LOCA TION Place the printer in a location with adequate air circulation to prevent inter nal heat build-up. Do n ot place the printer near heat sources such as radiators or air ducts, or in a place subject to direct sunlight, ex cessive dust, mechanical vibration or shock.
Getting Started 3 While unpacking your printer , inspect the carton to ensure that no damage has occurred during shipping. Make sure that all supplied accessories are included with your unit.
4 Getting Started C. IDENTIFYING THE P ARTS F r ont P anel The illustratio n below shows the printer s front panel: The front panel includes: 3 LED indicators (READY , MEDIA and RIBBON) 3 b.
Getting Started 5 Buttons There are three buttons on the panel; each of them has at least two basic functions. Press the button and Under nor mal tur n on the power Button condition simultaneously F eeds a label. P erf orms self test and prints out the configuration report.
6 Getting Started Rear P anel The rear panel includes A Centronics-type parallel connector (36-pin) An RS-232 serial connector (9-pin) A P ower Slide Switch A P ower Switch and P ower Connector An External Label Feed Slot with Cover D.
Getting Started 7 NOTE: F or fastest possible printing, your computer s parallel port should be set to ECP mode. If you experience problems with this setting or if your computer s parallel port is not ECP compatible, set your computer s parallel port to the standard LPT Printer P ort setting.
8 Getting Started The facto ry default parameters of the serial port are: Speed (baud rate) 9600 Data for mat 1 start bit, 8 data bits and 1 stop bit. P arity None Handshaking X ON/X OFF as well as (Flow contr ol) R TS/CTS Notes: 1. It is not necessary to change any switches or send any commands for the parallel and serial port selection.
Loading Media 9 Section 2: Loading Media A. LO ADING LABELS OR T AGS 1. Open the Side Access Door by lifting it up and to the left and open the F ront A ccess Door by pulling it forward and dropping it down. 2. Open the print head module by pushing the Head Latch toward the rear of the printer .
10 Loading Media 3. Move the Label Supply Guide to the outside of the printer . This allows the maximum label width to be fed through the machine. 4. Load the label roll onto the Label Supply Spindle . Make sure the print side of the labels faces upwards when you pull it towards the print head module.
Loading Media 11 8. If the ribbon is already loaded or you just want to print with direct ther mal mode, raise back the Head Latch Support Bracket and close the print head module by pushing downward on the Head Latch . B. LO ADING THE RIBBON 1. Open the Side Access Door by lifting it up and to the left.
12 Loading Media 4. Load the ribbon onto the Ribbon Supply Spindle . The dull side of the ribbon should be facing down as it travels through the print head module. 5. F eed the leading portion of the ribbon through the Pri nt Head Assembly and up to the Ribbon Rewind Spindle following the routing as shown in the diagram above.
Loading Media 13 C. LABEL SENSOR CALIBRA TION After the ribbon and labels are loaded, it is necessary to perfor m a quick calibration procedure for the label sensor . 1. T ur n off the printer . Press and hold the PA U S E button. 2. T ur n on the power .
14 Loading Media Self T est P a ttern E. RESETTING THE PRINTER T O F A CT OR Y DEF A UL T CONDITION If you would like to reset the printer to its factor y defaults condition after certain commands have been sent or settings changed: 1. T ur n off the printer .
Using the Printer with W indows 15 Section 3: Using the Printer W ith W indows A. INST ALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER The supplied Windows printer driver is used for applications running under W indows 95/98/Me and W indows 2000/NT .
16 Using the Printer with W indows Driver Installation Start W indows. Insert the printer driver CD -R (for W in 95/98/Me/2000 or NT) into your CD -ROM drive. F or W indows 95/NT4.0: - Click the Start button. - Select Settings, then P rinters - Double click the A dd Printer icon.
Using the Printer with W indows 17 P arameter setting: After entering the Label Dr . 200 you can change the parameters to meet your configuration and needs. Details Print to the following port This allows you to select the IO port to link with the printer .
Using the Label Dr . P aper Select the paper size appropriate to the labels or tags you have installed. In most cases, it is easiest to select Custom and enter your own label height and width. Or , select the label size from the list of pre-for matted sizes.
Using the Printer with W indows 19 Copies This selection designates the number of printed copies of each page. More Options T o use the cutter and peeler function you need to enter Mor e Options and s.
20 Using the Printer with W indows C. PRINTING LABELS Now that you have hooked up your printer , loaded the labels or tags and ribbon, and installed the printer driver software, you are ready to print your first labels.
T roubleshooting and Maintenance 21 Section 4: T r oubleshooting & Maintenance A. TROUBLESHOO TING Generally , when a malfunction or an abnor mal condition occurs, the READ Y LED will keep blinking and printing and communication between the host and printer will stop.
22 T roubleshooting and Maintenance Problems with ribbon Blinking Indicato rs READY and RIBBON P ossible Problems Solutions R emarks Ribbon has Install a new ribbon Does not apply to run out direct ther mal. Ribbon jam Fix the jam Not for direct thermal.
T roubleshooting and Maintenance 23 Miscellaneous other problems The data has been sent, but there is no output from the printer . - Check the active printer driver , it should be Label Dr . 200 for your W indows system and the label printer . - Check the emulation and the print (command) file.
24 T roubleshooting and Maintenance 2. Cleaning the roller Using a cotton swab moistened with isopropyl alcohol, clean the roller so that no residue from label adhesive is visible. Note: The roller should be cleaned whenever you notice a build-up of dust or label adhesives.
Command Language Quick R eference 25 Appendix A : Command Language Quick Reference This section lists all internal software co mmands for the printer if you are installing it in a legacy application in which a specific printer programming language is being used.
26 Command Language Quick R eference (T able continued fr om previous page) Command Description P arameter Factory default <STX>KI< m Set symbol set m: 0 - US ASCII, 0 for US ASCII for .
Command Language Quick R eference 27 Note: Control codes for the printer commands. Symbol Code (hexadecimal) X ON 11H X OFF 13H STX 02H SOH 01H ESC 1BH LF 0AH CR 0DH Note: There is no space code in each command.
28 Command Language Quick R eference (T able continued fr om previous page) Command Description R emarks <STX>Oxxxx Set start of print position <STX>P Enable data dump <STX>Q Clear m.
Command Language Quick R eference 29 (T able continued fr om previous page) Command Description Rxxxx Set vertical offset r<n..n> Retrieve label data from printer buffer . <n..n> : label name sm<n..n> Save label data to printer buffer .
30 Command Language Quick R eference Object String Description L : line Lwwwhhh www : width, (if t is X) hhh : height. L : line Lwwwwhhhh wwww : width, (if t is X) hhhh : height.
Command Language Quick R eference 31 B. COMMAND SET FOR PPLB The following commands are for Printer Programming Language B. All PPLB commands must be ended with <LF> or <CR>+<LF> codes. No spaces are allowed between parameters and leading command character .
32 Command Language Quick R eference (T able continued fr om previous page) Command Description P arameter I p1,p 2,001 Select symbol set** p1: 7 or 8 data bits p2: symbol set JB Disable back feed** J.
Command Language Quick R eference 33 Notes: 1. x and y stand for horizontal and vertical coordinate values. 2. hm and vm stand for horizontal and vertical multipliers. 3. rot is the rotation direction, its value is from 0 ~ 3. 4. nr is either N for normal printing or R for r everse printing.
34 Inter face Specifications Appendix B: Inter face Specifications A. INTRODUCTION This section details the interface specifications of I/O ports for the printer . These specifications include pin assignments, protocols and detailed information about how to properly interface your printer with your host or ter minal.
Inter face Specifications 35 Alternatively you can just connect the 3 wires in the following way . Host 25S Printer 9P Host 9S Printer 9P (PC or compatible) (PC or compatible) TX 2 .........................2 RX TX 3 ..........................2 RX RX 3 .
36 Inter face Specifications B. P ARALLEL (CENTRONICS) The parallel port is a standard 36-pin Centronics-type connection. Its pin assignments are listed as following.
A SCII T able 37 Appendix C: A SCII T able 01234567 0 NUL 0 @ P ` p 1 SOH X ON ! 1 A Q a q 2 STX 2 B R b r 3 X OFF # 3 C S c s 4 $4 D T d t 5 NAK % 5 E U e u 6 AC K & 6 F V f v 7 BEL 7 G W g w 8 BS ( 8 H X h x 9 )9I Y iy A LF * : J Z j z B ESC + ; K [ k { C FF , < L l | D CR - = M ] m } E SO RS .
38 F onts and Bar Codes for PPLA Appendix D: F onts and Bar Codes for PPLA Inter nal Fonts F onts 0 ~ 8 have single symbol set. Fo n t 0 Fo n t 1 Fo n t 2 Fo n t 3 510172_r1.
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F onts and Bar Codes for PPLA 41 Fo n t 9 F ont 9 (ASD smooth font set) includes 8 symbol sets, US ASCII, UK, Ger man, F rench, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, and Danish/Norwegian. The sizes are 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 18 points. 4 points 6 points 8 points 10 points 510172_r1.
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F onts and Bar Codes for PPLA 43 Roman-8 ECMA-94 510172_r1.qxd 3/21/2001 6:25 PM Page 43.
44 F onts and Bar Codes for PPLA PC PC-A 510172_r1.qxd 3/21/2001 6:25 PM Page 44.
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F onts and Bar Codes for PPLA 47 Inter nal Bar Codes This PPLA supports 20 one dimensional bar codes and 2 two dimensional bar codes. 510172_r1.qxd 3/21/2001 6:25 PM Page 47.
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F onts and Bar Codes for PPLB 51 Appendix E: F onts and Bar Codes for PPLB Inter nal Fonts There are 5 internal fonts for the PPLB emulation. Each has 6 eight-bit and 9 seven-bit symbol sets.
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F onts and Bar Codes for PPLB 55 Inter nal Bar Codes The PPLB supports 26 one-dimensional bar codes and 2 two dimensional bar codes. 510172_r1.qxd 3/21/2001 6:25 PM Page 55.
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Specifications 57 Appendix F : Specifications Printer Specifications Resolution 203 DPI (8 dots/mm) Print method Direct ther mal and thermal transfer Maximum print speed 1 to 4 inches (25.4mm to 101.6mm) per second Maximum print width 4.09 in (104mm) Maximum print length 45 in.
58 Inter nal Fonts, Bar Codes and Graphics Appendix G: Specifications for Inter nal F onts, Bar Codes and Graphics NOTE: If you are connecting your printer to a W indows-based PC, this section does not apply .
Inter nal Fonts, Bar Codes and Graphics 59 Printer Programming Language B, PPLB Specification General fonts 5 fonts with different point sizes Symbol sets (Code pages) 8 bits: code page 437, 850, 852, 860, 863 and 865. 7 bits: US A, British, Ger man, F rench, Danish, Italian, Spanish, Swedish and Swiss.
60 Index Inde x Bar Codes ................................................................47-50,55-56,58-59 Buttons .................................................................................................5 Cables..............................
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