Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit CL-S621 du fabricant Citizen
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CL-S621 & CL-S631 Thermal T ransfer Barcode & Label Printer U SER'S M ANUAL.
2 CONTENTS Befor e Oper ation INTR ODUCTION -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 COMPLIANCE ST A TEMENT FOR EUR OPEAN USER S ----------------------------- 4 GS MARK S.
3 ❚❚❚ Main Features ❚❚❚ <High-speed, high-quality printing> This print er can be used for high-speed high-qualit y printing thanks to its dir ect thermal method and thermal tr ansfer method that use a line thermal printhead t ogether with its 3 2 bit RISC CPU and its 'hist ory control IC'.
4 COMPLIANCE S T A TEMENT F OR EUR OPEAN USER S CE marking sho ws conformit y t o the following crit eria and pr ovisions: Lo w V olt age Directiv e (2 00 6/9 5/EC, formerly 7 3/2 3/EEC)/EN6 0 9 5 0-1.
5 EMI COMPLIANCE S T A TEMENT F OR CANADIAN USER S This Class A digit al appar atus complies with Canadian ICES-00 3. This equipment gener at es and use s radio fr equency ener gy and if not inst alle.
6 IMPOR T ANT S AFETY INS TR UCTIONS • R ead all of the se instructions and sav e them for lat er refer ence. • F ollo w all warnings and instructions marked on the pr oduct. • Unplug this product fr om the wall outle t before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aer osol cleaners.
7 NO TICE • Before use, be sur e t o read this manual. And k eep it handy for refer ence when needed. • The cont ents of this manual ma y change without prior notice. • R epr oduction, transfer , or transmission of the cont ents of this manual without prior consent is strictl y prohibit ed.
8 Indicat es a situation which, if not observ ed and handled pr operly , could r esult in death or serious injury . Indicat es a situation which, if not observ ed and handled pr operly , could r esult in injury .
9 • Prior t o oper ation, r ead the safet y instructions carefull y and observe them. • Do not dr op or put foreign ma t ter such a s clips and pins into the print er . This ma y cause pr oblems. • Be car eful when moving or carrying the print er .
1 Se tup 10 C onfirmation of Car t on Cont ents Not e: The empt y carton and packing ma terials should be st ored for futur e shipping of the print er . R emoving the P acking Ma terial The print er is shipped with adhesive t ape in place t o hold the top cov er closed.
11 Setup Pa rt Names and F unc tions Fr ont V iew 3 1 2 4 5 Operation Panel (p.15) 1 T op cov er Is opened v er tically t o set media or ribbon. 2 Heat dischar ge vent It allo ws warm air t o vent fr om the printer . Be sur e not to block it with media e tc.
1 Se tup 12 2 1 4 3 Pa rt Name s and Functions 1 Ribbon drive unit 2 Head close knob Push the head close knob t o lock the mechanism closed. If you push on another part of the mechanism, the print er may no t lock closed correctly . 3 Ribbon holder It is used t o at t ach the ribbon and paper core.
13 Setup 3 2 5 6 7 4 1 Pa rt Name s and Functions 1 Fr ont (winding side) ribbon t ension adjustment knob This is adjust ed according t o the width of the ribbon that is used.
1 Se tup 14 -1 -1 -2 -2 2 3 4 1 3 4 5 7 8 6 Pa rt Name s and Functions 1 Thermal printhead This is the printhead. Av oid touching this with y our fingertips and leaving grea se or dir t on the printhead surface. 2 Sensor arm The media can be installed b y r aising this arm.
15 Setup Pa rt Name s and Functions Oper ation P anel 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 7 1 PO WER LED This is lit when the print er pow er is on. (green) 2 PRINT LED This is lit when the print er is able to print. (gr een) 3 CONDITION LED This is on when selecting set tings.
1 Se tup 16 Pa rt Name s and Functions 1 2 3 4 R ear V iew 1 Serial int erface (RS2 3 2C) This receiv es serial tr ansmission of dat a from a host comput er . 2 USB int erface This receiv es USB tr ansmission of dat a from a host comput er . 3 Po w er switch The is the pow er switch for the printer .
17 Setup C onnec tion t o P o wer 1. Check that the po wer switch t o the printer is turned OFF . 2. C onnect the connect or of the pow er cord t o the power cor d inlet on the print er . 3. Insert the plug of the pow er cor d in the AC outlet. Caution Use an A C outlet that accept s a three-pr onged plug.
1 Se tup 18 C onnec tion t o a C omput er This product ha s tw o int er faces tha t can be used to r eceive printing dat a: a serial port (RS2 3 2C) and a USB por t (USB1.1). An o p tional internal Ethernet, an IEEE1 2 8 4 Par allel or Wir eless LAN port can be added b y your dealer .
19 Print er Oper ation Po w er ON/OFF T urning on the pow er 1. T urn on the pow er switch on the back of the printer . 2. The PO WER and PRINT LED are lit. T urning off the pow er 1. T urn off the pow er switch on the back of the printer . 2. The PO WER and PRINT LED go off.
2 Print er Oper ation 20 1 PA USE k e y: T empor arily pauses printing • When this ke y is pushed once, the PRINT LED turns off and the print er t empor arily pauses. • When it is pushed during printing, the print er pauses aft er the label curr ently being printed is issued.
21 Print er Oper ation LED F unc tions 1 PO WER LED It lights up when print er pow er is turned on. (gr een) 2 PRINT LED This is lit when the print er is able to print. (green) 3 CONDITION LED This is on when selecting set tings. (or ange) 4 ERR OR LED This is lit or flashes when the print er is in err or st atus.
2 Print er Oper ation 22 Set ting the Media Media Sizes The position of label and t ag media is sensed by either a tr anspar ent sensor or a r eflective sensor .
23 Print er Oper ation Media holder bar Media holder guide Sensor arm Lar ge blue-head open lev er Head unit 2. Fir stly , slide the t wo black plastic parts of the media holder a ssembly t ogether . Ensure corr ect alignment of the guide with the bar as it can onl y be installed in one dir ection.
2 Print er Oper ation 24 6. Set ting sensor positions. When using a tr ansparent sensor Mov e the bot tom sensor close t o the cent er of the width of the media, then align the upper sensor marker and the bo t t om sensor marker (whit e) using the mov able media guide.
25 Print er Oper ation 7. Align the media with the left fix ed media guide, align the right mov able media guide with the media width, and low er the sensor arm. 8. Push the head close knob t o low er and lock the head unit. Be sur e to alw ay s push the head close knob to lock the head unit.
2 Print er Oper ation 26 Set ting the Ribbon The following kinds and size s of ribbons can be used. T ypes ...................................................... Inside w ound and outside wound ribbon Max. ribbon width ............................... 1 1 4.
27 Print er Oper ation 4. Push the lar ge blue-head open lev er to r elease the head unit. Pull out the ribbon fr om the bot t om of the head unit to the ribbon winding side. Winding side ribbon holder Winding side ribbon holder 3. Install the unused ribbon and holder in t o the rear ribbon driv e unit.
2 Print er Oper ation 28 7. Push the head close knob to lo wer and lock the head unit. Be sur e to al wa ys push the head close knob t o lock the head unit. If the ribbon is wrinkled, push the FEED k ey until the wrinkles disappear . If the wrinkle s do not disappear or if it slips, perform ribbon balance adjustment and ribbon t ension adjustment.
29 Print er Oper ation Mode Se t tings Mode K ey oper ation HEX dump mode T urning po wer on while pushing the ST OP ke y . Self print mode T urning po wer on while pushing the FEED ke y . Menu set ting mode T urning po wer on while pushing the MODE/REPEA T ke y .
2 Print er Oper ation 30 Self Print Mode Pe r forming a self te st print is an eas y wa y to check on the st at e of printer set ting and printing qualit y . Install the media as e xplained in “Installing the Media” and then oper at e the printer a s follow s.
31 Print er Oper ation Menu Setup Mode If the print er pow er is turn on while the MODE/REPEA T k ey is pr essed, the print er enter s menu setup mode. In this mode, the print er’ s configur ation can be changed using the V uePrint Menu Sy st em. During menu set ting mode, the PRINT LED and CONDITION LED ar e on.
2 Print er Oper ation 32 Menu Set ting Flow Chart The following is a flo w chart showing the CL -S6 2 1/CL -S6 3 1 VuePrint men u sy stem. 7 Dat amax ® Emulation YES Pre ss FEED key for 3 seconds NO .
2 Print er Oper ation 33 7 Zebr a ® Emulation YES Pre ss FEED key for 3 seconds NO NO NO YES YES NO NO SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVE YES YES / Select / Sa ve NO / Next It em / Change V alue Next Digi.
2 Print er Oper ation 34 Printing during sub menu set ting Printing during t op menu set ting This particular ex ample is changing the print speed and print darkness then continues thr ough the remainder of the “Print Se tup” menu.
35 Print er Oper ation Machine Information Model Number : CL-S631 Boot V ersion : X.X ROM V ersion : XXXXXXXX ROM Date (DD//MM//YY) : XX/XX/XX ROM Check Sum : XXXX Head Check : OK Print Counter : 0000.872 km Service Counter : 0000.872 km Cut Counter : 83 Sensor Monitor : 2.
2 Print er Oper ation 36 Menu Set ting T able Global Config menu - allo ws y ou to switch be tw een 3 complet e ‘config sets’ cont ained within the printer . P age Se tup Menu - allow s you t o change set tings relat ed t o the media or print quality .
37 Print er Oper ation T op Menu Sub Menu Default Menu Remarks Ke yboard Lock Off On Pr event s the control panel fr om affecting Off the printer's configur a tion. (User "lock-out") Control Code STD STD Selects bet ween the St andard STX contr ol AL T code or the "Alt ernative" code.
2 Print er Oper ation 38 T op Menu Sub Menu Default Menu R emarks R S-2 3 2C Parit y None None Sets the comm unication parity of the serial Odd int er face. Even R S-2 3 2C Length 8 bits 8 bits Sets the char act er length of the serial 7 bits interface.
39 Print er Oper ation 7 Zebr a ® Emulation Mode Set tings [Zebr a ® Emulation] T op Menu Sub Menu Default Menu Remarks Global – Config Set 1 Config Set 1 Sets the Config Se t. configur ation Config Set 2 Config Set 3 P age Se tup Print Speed 4 IPS 2 to 6 IPS [F or CL -S6 2 1] Printing speed set ting.
2 Print er Oper ation 40 T op Menu Sub Menu Default Menu R emarks Emulation Select ZPI2 DM4 Selects Dat aMax ® /Zebr a ® compatibilit y DMI DM4: Da taMax ® 40 0 DPP DMI: Dat aMax ® IClass ZPI2 DPP.
41 Print er Oper ation Mode Set tings [Zebr a ® Emulation] T op Menu Sub Menu Default Menu Remarks R S-2 3 2C Stop bit 1 bit 1 bit Set s the st op bit of the serial interface. 2 bits R S-2 3 2C X-ON Y es Y es Select s the X-ON flo w control of the serial No int er face.
2 Print er Oper ation 42 Quick Se tup of the Print Method The print method (thermal tr ansfer method/dir ect thermal method) can be set using oper ation panel in addition t o menu set ting mode.
43 Print er Oper ation Menu Setting Table (p.37, p.40) Selec ting the Ribbon W inding Dir ec tion Besides the Men u Setup Mode, you can also select the ribbon winding direction (out side-wound / inside-w ound) by using the k ey s on the Oper ation P anel.
2 Print er Oper ation 44 Manually Selec ting the Print er Emulation To manually choose be tw een Datamax ® and Zebr a ® emula tions, you can use the V uePrint menu s yst em. The Emulation Select option in the S yst em Setup menu allo ws y ou to do this.
45 Print er Adjustments Sensor Adjustment s The sensing le vel of both the tr anspar ent (see thru) and reflective sensor s is adjust ed separ atel y and independently . Firstl y , the sensor t ype must be select ed either using the V uePrint menu sy stem or the Sensor Me thod Selection shown belo w .
3 Print er Adjustment s 46 Adjusting the T r anspar ent sensor 1. Push the lar ge blue-head open lev er to open the head unit and sensor arm, then r eturn only the sensor arm to it s original position. Align the upper sensor mark er and the bot t om sensor marker (whit e) using the mo vable media guide.
47 Print er Adjustments Adjusting the R eflec tive sensor 1. Open the printhead and the sensor arm, then align the position of the sensor mark er of the bot t om sensor is at the cent er of the black mark on the media. Black mark Media Bot tom sensor Reflectiv e sensor marker Black mark Black mark Label Liner media Bot tom sensor 4.
3 Print er Adjustment s 48 Media Thickne ss Adjustment It ma y be necessary t o adjust the printer accor ding to the thickne ss of the media being used. This can be done easil y b y rot ating the media adjustment dial t o impro ve the print qualit y .
49 Print er Adjustments Media W idth Adjustment Caution When using narro w media, be sure t o MAKE this adjustment. (If y ou do not, the head ma y be damaged b y jamming, etc.) 9 Media width adjustment dial The head pr essur e varies accor ding t o the width of the media being print ed.
3 Print er Adjustment s 50 Front ribbon left-right balance adjustment knob Back ribbon left-right balance adjustment knob Front ribbon tension adjustment knob Back ribbon tension adjustment knob A dju.
51 Print er Adjustments Ribbon Balance Adjustment Do this adjustment b y turning the front and back balance adjustment knobs. If the ribbon is wrinkled, adjust it as follo ws.
3 Print er Adjustment s 52 Cleaning W ipe off any for eign mat ter such a s media dust, dir t and adhesiv e substances built up ar ound the printhead with the head cleaning pen (head cleaner) pr ovided, and use a soft cloth soak ed in eth yl alcohol for the platen e tc.
53 Tr o u bleshooting Indication The LED do not light up when print er pow er is connected. P aper is feeding, but nothing is print ed. The printer is no t printing neatly . Correctiv e action 1) Insert the plug of the pow er cord corr ectly in the electric outlet.
4 Tr ouble shooting 54 Indication The print er is not printing neatly . The printing position changes. The ribbon is wrinkled The ribbon slips (ribbon dirt is produced.) The ribbon does not wind. Check 4) Is the thermal printhead dirt y? Is a label stuck t o the head.
55 Appendix es It em Description Printing Printing method Thermal tr ansfer/Direct thermal Re solution Main scanning line densit y: 2 0 3 dots/inch (8 dots/mm) (CL -S6 2 1) 3 00 dots/inch (1 1.8 dots/mm) (CL -S6 3 1) Sub- scanning line densit y: 2 0 3 dots/inch (8 dots/mm) (CL -S6 2 1) 3 00 dots/inch (1 1.
Appendix es 56 Specifications It em Description Bar code One-dimension • Code 3 of 9 • UPC-A • UPC-E • EAN-1 3 (JAN-1 3) (for Dat amax ® emulation) • EAN-8 (JAN-8) • Int erleav ed 2 of 5 .
57 Appendix es Specifications 0 53 5 30 40 80 40 Humidity % Operating assurance temperature Printing assurance temperature Temperature °C -20 60 5 85 Humidity % Temperature °C Conditions assuring op.
Appendix es 58 It em Description W eight Appro x. 4.9 kg (1 0.8 lb.) A ccessories T est label media, T est ribbon, CD-R OM (User’ s Manual), Quick start guide, Head cleaner , P ower cor d, Media hol.
59 Appendix es Int erfaces This print er is connected t o a comput er and prints according t o commands sent fr om the comput er . Ther e are thr ee t ypes of comput er interfaces, and the se are connect ed to device s suited t o each t ype of int er face.
Appendix es 60 Int erfaces X ON/X OFF Prot ocol R equir ements t o output X -ON code • Communication is possible when the po wer is on. •W hen the receiv e buffer has less than 1 2 8 byt e a vailable, X OFF code is output, then the r eceive buffer has a t least 1 0 2 4 byt es a vailable.
61 Appendix es USB Int erface Specifications Standar ds Complie s with Universal Serial Bus Specifica tion Tr ansmission speed Compatible with 1 2Mbps (full speed) transmission R eceiv e buffer 1 6kB Connect or DUSB DUSB-BR A4 2- T1 1(DDK) Pin No.
Appendix es 62 Pa r allel Int erface (Option) Specifications Tr ansmission mode 8-bit parallel da ta R eceiv e buffer size 1 6kB Tr ansmission modes C ompatible mode It is an as ynchronous forw ard di.
63 Appendix es Int erfaces Error Change in the status of a signal line in compatible mode P aper end Busy : L H PError : L H Select : H L nF ault : H L Err or other than paper end Busy.
Appendix es 64 R ela tion of the timing of the BUS Y signal and the *ACK signal [Cent er – A CK] [While r eceiving INIT signal] Not e: If the *Init signal does not ha v e width of 1 0 to 1 5 µ sec or more, it cannot act as an Init signal. If it is lo wer , the *Init signal is ignored.
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