USER’S MANUAL MX240/ MX340/ MX640 Series THERMAL TRANSFER / DIRECT THERMAL BAR CODE PRINTER
1. Introduction 1.1 Product Introduction Thank you very much for purchasing TSC bar code printer. This printer is designed with die-casting alumin
- 2 - 1.2 Product Features 1.2.1 Printer Standard Features The printer offers the following standard features. Product standard feature MX240 MX340
- 3 - Bar code, graphics/image printing Supported bar code Supported image 1D bar code 2D bar code BITMAP, BMP, PCX (Max. 256 colors graphics) Code
- 4 - ISO-8859-9: Turkish ISO-8859-10: Nordic ISO-8859-15: Latin-9 UTF-8 1.2.2 Printer Optional Features The printer offers the follow
- 5 - 1.3 General Specifications General Specifications Physical dimensions 300 mm (W) x 393 mm (H)x 510 mm (D) 11.81“ (W) x 15.47“ (H) x 20.08“ (D
- 6 - 1.6 Media Specifications Media Specifications MX240 MX340 MX640 Media roll capacity Max. 8” (203.2) OD Media core diameter 3” (76.2 mm) ID cor
- 7 - 2. Operations Overview 2.1 Unpacking and Inspection This printer has been specially packaged to withstand damage during shipping. Please ca
- 8 - 2.2 Printer Overview 2.2.1 Front View Note: * For LCD control panel, please refer to subsection 2.3.2 for more details.
- 9 - 2.2.2 Interior view 1. Ribbon rewind spindle 2. Print head release lever 3. Media sensor position adjustment k
- 10 - 2.2.3 Rear View * Recommended SD card specification. SD card spec SD card capacity Approved SD card manufacturer V1.0,
Copyright Information © 2014 TSC Auto ID Technology Co., Ltd, The copyright in this manual, the software and firmware in the printer described the
- 11 - V1.0, V1.1 1 GB SanDisk, Transcend, Panasonic V2.0 SDHC CLASS 4 4 GB V2.0 SDHC CLASS 6 4 GB SanDisk, Transcend, Panasonic CLASS 10 16 GB Kin
- 12 - 2.3 Operator Control 2.3.1 LED Indication and Keys LED Status Indication POWER Off Printer power off On Printer power on ON-LINE On Printe
- 13 - 2.3.2 Touch Screen Tap an item to open/use it. Printer is downloading data ERROR Off Printer is ready On Carri
- 14 - Scroll down USB interface Scroll up Set USB interface
- 15 - 3. Setup 3.1 Setting up the printer 1. Place the printer on a flat, secure surface. 2. Make sure the power switch is off. 3. Connect the pri
- 16 - 3.2 Loading the Ribbon 1. Open the printer right side cover. 2. Install the ribbon and paper core onto ribbon supply spindle and ribbon
- 17 - 4. Thread ribbon above the ribbon guide bar and through ribbon sensor slot. (Please refer to “Loading path for ribbon” as following fig.)
- 18 - Loading path for ribbon * Ink coated outside wound * Ink coated inside wound
- 19 - 3.3 Loading the Media 3.3.1 Loading the Media 1. Open the printer right side cover. 2. Place the roll of media on the label supply spind
- 20 - 4. Pull the leading edge of the label forward through the media guide bar pass media sensor, and place the leading edge onto the platen rol
- ii - Agency Compliance and Approvals EN 55022, Class B EN 55024 EN 60950-1 FCC part 15B, Class B AS/NZS CISPR 22, Class B UL 60950-1 EN 60
- 21 - 7. Move the media sensor by adjusting the media sensor position adjustment knob, make sure the gap or black mark sensor is at the location
- 22 - 3.3.2 Loading the Fan-fold/External Media 1. Open the printer right side cover. 2. Insert the fan-fold media through the bottom or rear e
- 23 - 3.3.3 Loading Media in Peel-off Mode (Option) 1. Open the printer right side cover. 2. Please refer to section 3.3.1 step 3~9 for loading
- 24 - 7. Feed the leading edge of liner through the peeler sensor and peel-off roller. 8. Wrap the liner onto the paper core and wind the sp
- 25 - 10. Close print head release lever and label guide bar release lever. 11. Press the FEED button to test.
- 26 - 3.3.4 Loading Media in Rewind Mode (Option) 1. Open the printer right side cover. 2. Please refer to section 3.3.1 step 3~9 for loading m
- 27 - 7. Wrap the label onto the internal rewind spindle and stick the label onto the paper core. Wind the spindle until the label stretched prop
- 28 - 4. Moveable Print Head Pressure Adjustment Knob The moveable print head pressure adjustment knob has 5 levels of adjustment. Because the pr
- 29 - Adjustable Printer Parts The print head pressure adjustment knob has 5 levels of settings. Clockwise direction adjustment is to increase the
- 30 - 5. Ribbon Tension Adjustment Knob The ribbon tension adjustment knob has 3 levels of adjustment. Because the printer’s ribbon alignment is
- iii - DO NOT throw the battery in municipal waste. The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the battery should not be placed in m
- 31 - 5.1 Suggestion of Ribbon Tension Adjustment For 4” width ribbon If the ribbon width is 4”, adjust both ribbon tension adjustment knobs to th
- 32 - For 2” width ribbon If the ribbon width is 2”, adjust both ribbon tension adjustment knobs to the #3 on ribbon supply & rewind spindles.
- 33 - 6. Diagnostic Tool TSC’s Diagnostic Utility is an integrated tool incorporating features that enable you to explore a printer’s settings/sta
- 34 - 6.2 Printer Function 1. Connect the printer and computer with a cable. 2. Select the PC interface connected with bar code printer. USB ca
- 35 - 6.3 Setting Ethernet by Diagnostic Tool The Diagnostic Utility is enclosed in the CD disk \Utilities directory. Users can use Diagnostic Too
- 36 - 6.3.2 Using RS-232 interface to setup Ethernet interface 1. Connect the computer and the printer with a RS-232 cable. 2. Turn on the printer
- 37 - 6.3.3 Using Ethernet interface to setup Ethernet interface 1. Connect the computer and the printer to the LAN. 2. Turn on the printer
- 38 - 5. Click the “Discover Device” button to explore the printers that exist on the network. 6. Select the printer in the left side of listed pri
- 39 - Except to use the Diagnostic Utility to setup the printer, you can also explore and configure the printer settings and status or update the f
- 40 - 7. LCD Menu Function 7.1 Enter the Main Menu * By Keys: Press the “MENU” button and press the “SELECT” button to enter the main menu. * By
- iv - HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS, KEEP FINGER AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY. CAUTION 1. HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS IN CUTTER MODULE. KEEP FINGER AND OTHER BOD
- 41 - 7.2 Main Menu Overview There are 8 categories for the main menu. You can easy to set the settings of printer without connecting the compute
- 42 - 7.3 TSPL2 This “TSPL” category can set up the printer settings for TSPL2. Item Description Default Speed Use this item to setup print spee
- 43 - Peeler Mode Enable the label peel off mode. Cutter Mode Enable the label cutter mode. Cutter Batch Cut the label once at the end of the print
- 44 - 7.4 ZPL2 This “ZPL2” category can set up the printer settings for ZPL2. Item Description Default Density Use this item to setup printing
- 45 - Print Speed Use this item to setup print speed. The each increase or decrease is 1 ips. Available setting is from 1 to 6. 2 Tear Off This ite
- 46 - label. The range is -9999 to +9999 dots. Reprint Mode When reprint mode is enabled, you can reprint the last label printer by pressing butt
- 47 - 7.5 Sensor This option is used to calibrate the selected sensor. We recommend calibrate the sensor before printing when changing the media.
- 48 - 7.6 Interface This option is used to set the printer interface settings. 7.6.1 Serial Comm. This option is used to set the printer RS-232
- 49 - 7.6.2 Ethernet Use this menu to configure internal Ethernet configuration check the printer’s Ethernet module status, and reset the Ethernet
- 50 - 7.6.3 Bluetooth This option is used to set the printer blustooth settings. Item Description Default Bluetooth Name This item is used to set
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- 51 - 7.7 File Manager This feature is used to check the printer available memory and file list. Item Description File List Use this menu to sho
- 52 - 7.8 Diagnostics 7.8.1 Print Config. This feature is used to print current printer configuration to the label. On the configuration printo
- 53 - ZPL setting information Print darkness Print speed (inch/sec) Label size Control prefix Format prefix Delimiter prefix Printer power up mot
- 54 - 7.8.2 Dump Mode Captures the data from the communications port and prints out the data received by printer. In the dump mode, all character
- 55 - 7.8.3 Rotate Cutter In case paper is jammed in the cutter, this feature can rotate the cutter blade forward or reverse direction, which is
- 56 - 7.9 Advance Set This feature is used to set the printer LCD settings. Item Description Brightness This item is used to setup the brightnes
- 57 - 7.10 Service This feature is used to restore printer settings to defaults and checking information for printer. Item Description Initializ
- 58 - 8 Troubleshooting The following guide lists the most common problems that may be encountered when operating this bar code printer. If the p
- 59 - Can’t downloading the file to memory (FLASH / DRAM/CARD) * The space of memory is full. * Delete unused files in the memory. SD card is unabl
- 60 - The printing position of small label is incorrect * Media sensor sensitivity is not set properly. * Label size is incorrect. * The parameter
- vi - 6. Diagnostic Tool ... 33 6.1 Start the
- 61 - 9 Maintenance This session presents the clean tools and methods to maintain your printer. 1. Please use one of following material to clean
- 62 - Revise History Date Content Editor 2014/4/24 Modify agency compliance and approvals Camille 2014/6/18 Modify switching power supply spec (se
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