Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit EZLP-UG00000 du fabricant Cognitive Solutions
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EZ -LP Desktop Label P rint er EZLP-UG00000 Rev B 03/30/2009 USER’ S MANU AL.
2 Copyright © 2009, C ognitive TPG Cognitiv e TPG™ and EZ-LP™ are tr ademarks of A T SI Holdings, Inc. Microsoft® and Windo ws™ are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
3 T able of Con tents Chapter 1: Introduction ....................................................................................... 4 W elcome ...................................................................................................... 4 P ack age Contents .
4 Chapter 1: Intr o duc tion W elcome Congra tulations on the purchase of a C ognitive TPG EZ -LP desktop label printer . W ith its durable design, the EZ -LP provides prof essional quality direct thermal label printing and per formance. Cognitiv e TPG is committed to providing a r eliable product and user experience.
5 Print er F eature Overview Fr ont/Rear V iew Component F unction A - P ower Indicator Indicates power status ON – printer on and ready to print OFF- no power applied B - Ready Indicator Indicates .
6 Inside View Component F unction A - Printhead Printing mechanism B - Platen Roller F riction feed printing sur face C - Printhead Lat ches Latches f or printhead mechanism D - Media Guide Holds and .
7 Chapter 2: P rinter Installa tion Setting up the EZ-LP Print er Connecting the Interface and Po wer Cables 5. Connect the interface cable to the rear of the printer . F or S erial or Parallel cables , securely fasten the interface connector screws or clips.
8 CA UTION! Loading Media C AUT IO N : D O NOT T OUCH PRINTHEAD . ELECTROST A TIC DISCHARGE ESD FROM THE HUMAN BOD Y OR O THER OBJECTS CAN DAMA GE PRINTHEAD . PLEASE USE ST A TIC SAFE PROCEDURES WHEN WORKING WITH PRINTHEAD . PRINTHEAD MA Y BE HO T AFTER PRINTING.
9 5. Guide media through opening under printhead mechanism. Keep media face up . Click! 6. Adjust right side media holder to match width of media. 7. Place media roll on media holders by exing out media holders and positioning plastic protrusions into media roll cor e.
10 Self- T esting: NOT E: A FT E R PRINTING A SELF TEST , PRINTER IS IN HEXIDECIM AL DU M P M O D E. CY CLE PRINTER’ S POWER TO RETURN T O NORMAL OPERA TION. 1 2 ON 1. Pr ess and hold the feed button while turning printer ON. 2. Release feed button when printing begins and printer will conduct a self- test and print a conguration label .
11 Chapter 3: Installing the EZ-LP Installing Printer via Serial , Par allel, or USB as a Replacement for L egacy Printer 1. Print congur ation label or recor d your current printer ’ s settings, including the driver port setting. 2. P ower o y our current desktop label printer and disc onnect inter face cable.
12 11. Select Use the f ollowing port: and choose the appropriate Serial, P arallel or USB por t, then click Nex t . 12. Select the printer model you ar e replacing from the a vailable list of printers and click Nex t . 13. Select Keep e xisting driver (recommended) and click Next .
13 14. P rovide a Printer name: and select if the EZ -LP will be the default printer then click Nex t . 15. Select Do not share this printer then click Next . 16. Select No when asked Do you wan t to print a test page? then click Next . 17. Select Finish t o complete the installation of the EZ -LP printer .
14 Chapter 4: Installing C ognitive TPG Print er A dministra tor and P rint Driv ers Cognitiv e TPG Printer Administra tor is a Java based utility designed f or installation on various operating system pla tforms. A dministrator allows complete c ontrol ov er the proles and settings of the EZ -LP printer .
15 W indows® Driv er Installation Installing Printer via USB 1. Connect the printer via the USB cable to the host system and the F ound New Hardwar e Wizard will appear . Selec t No , not at this time and click Nex t . 2. Select Install from a list or specic loc ation ( Advanc ed), and click N ex t .
16 4. The applicable Cog nitive TPG driver for your print er will be installed. 5. Click Finish t o complete installation..
17 C ognitive TPG Printer A dministrator Utility Connection Settings Connecting Via USB 1. Select the System P rinter C onnec tion radio dial. 2. Select the appropriate printer from the Prin ter Name drop do wn menu. 3. Click Connect . NOT E: TH E E Z L P DEF AUL T BAUD RA T E IS 9600.
18 Connecting Via Serial 1. Select the Use Serial Connection radio dial. 2. Select the Com por t to which the printer is connected. 3. Select the pr inter’ s baud rate setting . Connecting Via Ethernet 1. Select the Use Network C onnection radio dial.
19 No-Media T imeout The no media timeout value repr esents the number of inches of media fed through the printer without detecting an index mark prior to reporting an error . EXAMPLE: IF NO MEDIA TIMEOUT IS SET T O 12, THE PRINTER WILL CONTINUE TO FEED 12 INCHES OF MEDIA WITHOUT DE TEC TING AN INDEX MARK BEFORE REPORTING AN ERROR.
20 Media Adjust Adjust the sharpness of the leading edge of printed te xt or rotated barcodes . M edia Adjust range = 0 t o 3. Pitch Thepitchr epresentsthedotsperinch(dpi)settingf ortheprinter . V alues: 100 or 200 for 200 dpi printers Darkness The Darkness value adjusts the print darkness.
21 Auto Recalibra tion Check and Apply Enable Aut o Recalibration and the printer will aut omatically attempt to r ecalibrate in the ev ent an index mark is not detected. Auto T op Of Form Check and Apply Enable Aut omatic T OF and the printer will feed a label when the printer is turned ON or the printhead is latched.
22 T op of F orm Adjust T op of F orm ( TOF) sets the top of the label with r elation to the print head. Increasing the TOF value mo ves the printed t ext down the label. Decrease the TO F setting to move the print ed test up the label. Shift Left Shift left moves the printed image left across the label.
23 Profile Management Manage the settings of the EZ-LP using the P role Management section of Cognitiv e TPG Printer Administra tor . Prole Management displays a list of the print er ’ s current variable settings. Obtaining Printers C urrent Prole 1.
24 Firm ware Upgrade 1. Select the Firmw are Upgrade tab . 2. Click the Selec t Firm ware File butt on. 3. Select the appropriate F irmware le and click Ok . 4. Click the Update F irmware button. Script Editor Use the Script Editor in Cog nitive TPG Printer Administr ator to send pr ogramming language code to the printer .
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26 Chapter 5: A dvanced EZ -LP F eatures Making Congura tions Changes Using DOS C ommands 1. P ower o y our current desktop label printer and disc onnect the communication cable. 2. Connect P ower supply to EZ -LP and plug into wall. Do NO T turn on EZ-LP at this time.
27 F or Parallel connection the interface is typically “LPT1” F or S er/Com connection the interface is typically “ com1” 8. Hit “Enter ” on your c omputer keyboard to send the settings le t o the printer . USB A P or t Changing Print er Settings Using a USB Flash Driv e 1.
28 Chapter 6: Cleaning and Main tenanc e F or optimal pr inthead per formance Cog nitive TPG recommends cleaning the interior components(printhead,pla tenroller ,mediasensor ,peelbar(ifinstalled),ribbon, andmediapaths)every20,000inches(508m).
29 Chapter 7: T r oubleshooting & Default Settings Use the chart below for troubleshooting your EZ -LP printer prior to contacting T echnical Suppor t. If you are unable to resolv e the problem using the char t below , please contact our T echnical Suppor t.
30 The EZ -LP ships with the following default settings: Par ameter Default Setting Pr ogramming Language Auto(aut omaticallydetectsandsetsto EcPLorZcPL) Speed 5ips(127mm/s) Label Width 432(4.
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