Microcom 226 User's Guide

MODEL 226 / 426 DIRECT THERMAL PRINTER USER’S GUIDE PART NUMBER 880018-0110 Revised: December 13, 2004 CPC © Copyr

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226/426 User’s Guide 1 Introduction The Models 226 and 426 are high performance, Direct Thermal tag/label printers that are economically priced

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226/426 User’s Guide 3 Chapter 1: Printer Specifications 1.1 General Specifications Width 226 - 6.6” (167mm); 426 - 8.5” (216mm) Height 226

Printer Specifications Chapter 1 4 226/426 User’s Guide 1.3 Media Specifications Media Types Continuous, die-cut, preprinted and tag stock

226/426 User’s Guide 5 Chapter 2: Features and Options 2.1 Fonts  19 smooth bitmapped alphanumeric fonts from 6pt to 28pt including OCR-A an

Features and Options Chapter 2 6 226/426 User’s Guide  Adjustable media guides for easy label centering or fixed tag bracket.  Software co

226/426 User’s Guide 7 Chapter 3: Getting Started 3.1 Unpacking and Inspection The printer has been packaged to help reduce the damage that may

Getting Started Chapter 3 8 226/426 User’s Guide 3.2 Connecting the Printer Refer to Figure 4 below for proper connections. 3.2.1 Printer P

Chapter 3 Getting Started 226/426 User’s Guide 9 3.3 Loading Media The 426P printer has been designed to make loading fanfold or continuous med

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Getting Started Chapter 3 10 226/426 User’s Guide 3.4 Front Panel Button and Indicator Light The front panel button and the indicator light (s

Chapter 3 Getting Started 226/426 User’s Guide 11 3.4.1 Front Panel Button Operation Description Printing a label. A button press while the p

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226/426 User’s Guide 13 Chapter 4: Printer Modes 4.1 Idle Mode Idle Mode is when the printer is not printing and has no pending activity. The

Printer Modes Chapter 4 14 226/426 User’s Guide Byte Mode Responses (ASCII Hex) Text and Verbose Mode Responses Definition 0x01 >STOCK OUT

Chapter 4 Printer Modes 226/426 User’s Guide 15 Byte Mode Responses (ASCII Hex) Text and Verbose Mode Responses Definition 0x81 >READY<

Printer Modes Chapter 4 16 226/426 User’s Guide Byte Mode Responses (ASCII Hex) Text and Verbose Mode Responses Definition 0xD7 >INADEQUAT

Chapter 4 Printer Modes 226/426 User’s Guide 17 NOTE: The following section titles are the responses that the printer will generate once the a

Printer Modes Chapter 4 18 226/426 User’s Guide 4.2.2.5 >CUTTER JAMMED< (10) The “>CUTTER JAMMED<” error response is generated whe

Chapter 4 Printer Modes 226/426 User’s Guide 19 command. This response appears in conjunction with the >STOCK OUT< error and a printer c

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Printer Modes Chapter 4 20 226/426 User’s Guide 4.2.3 Basic Status Responses Basic status responses are enquiry responses that are not immedia

Chapter 4 Printer Modes 226/426 User’s Guide 21 4.2.3.6 >BUSY< (82) The “>BUSY<” response indicates that the printer is performing

Printer Modes Chapter 4 22 226/426 User’s Guide 4.2.3.13 >STOCK NOT LOADED< (8F) The “>STOCK NOT LOADED<” response indicates that

Chapter 4 Printer Modes 226/426 User’s Guide 23 range. If the printer is configured for byte responses, the code ASCII 0xD0 will be issued fro

Printer Modes Chapter 4 24 226/426 User’s Guide 4.2.3.27 >FILE IS READ ONLY< (D9) This enquiry response typically indicates that a save

Chapter 4 Printer Modes 226/426 User’s Guide 25 4.2.3.35 >FIELD OFF IMAGE< (F0) The “>FIELD OFF IMAGE<” response indicates that a

Printer Modes Chapter 4 26 226/426 User’s Guide 4.4.1 Entering Diagnostic Mode To enter the diagnostic mode, press and hold the print button i

Chapter 4 Printer Modes 226/426 User’s Guide 27 Figure 10 ^D326-List Settings Example Figure 1

Printer Modes Chapter 4 28 226/426 User’s Guide Figure 12 ^D324-List Statistics Example Statist

226/426 User’s Guide 29 Chapter 5: Communications 5.1 RS-232 Serial The printers provide a 9 pin female D-Sub connector, on the rear panel, for

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Communications Chapter 5 30 226/426 User’s Guide 5.1.1 RS-232 Printer Cables The printers use standard cables that may be purchased through

Chapter 5 Communications 226/426 User’s Guide 31 Figure 12 426 Interface Connections Figure 13

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226/426 User’s Guide 33 Chapter 6: Maintenance and Adjustments 6.1 Maintenance Schedule It is important to note that optimum print quality and

Maintenance and Adjustments Chapter 6 34 226/426 User’s Guide 6.2 Thermal Printer Card Decline in print quality, voids, or drop out areas in b

Chapter 6 Maintenance and Adjustments 226/426 User’s Guide 35 Figure 14 Insertion of Thermal Cleaning Card Figure 15 Thermal Card

Maintenance and Adjustments Chapter 6 36 226/426 User’s Guide Figure 16 Removal of top cover Figure 17 Unlatch

Chapter 6 Maintenance and Adjustments 226/426 User’s Guide 37 6.3 Internal Cleaning The overall internal cleaning of the printer is important t

Maintenance and Adjustments Chapter 6 38 226/426 User’s Guide 6.4 Print head Maintenance If print quality has not improved after cleaning usin

Chapter 6 Maintenance and Adjustments 226/426 User’s Guide 39 6.5 Cleaning the Drive Roller Maintaining a clean drive roller not only helps to

226/426 User’s Guide i Table of Contents Introduction ...

Maintenance and Adjustments Chapter 6 40 226/426 User’s Guide 6.6 Exterior Cleaning Although cleaning the exterior surfaces does not affect th

Chapter 6 Maintenance and Adjustments 226/426 User’s Guide 41 6.8 Auxiliary Button The auxiliary button is used for factory adjustments and upd

Maintenance and Adjustments Chapter 6 42 226/426 User’s Guide 4. Issue the “^D945)?” command and retain the resulting listing for comparison a

Chapter 6 Maintenance and Adjustments 226/426 User’s Guide 43 3.2 MCA Compressed File Recovery The printer’s firmware can typically be recovere

Maintenance and Adjustments Chapter 6 44 226/426 User’s Guide Note: The printer takes approximately 5 minutes to read the read and copy the new

226/426 User’s Guide 45 Chapter 7: Troubleshooting 7.1 Troubleshooting Tips The printer fails to turn “ON” and the indicator light located on t

Troubleshooting Chapter 7 46 226/426 User’s Guide The front panel light is flashing red in color:  The printer has an error and requires ser

226/426 User’s Guide 47 Appendix A Limited Warranty Microcom Corporation printers, excluding thermal print heads, which are warranted separately b

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226/426 User’s Guide 49 Appendix B Return Material Authorization (RMA) Procedure A Return Material Authorization (RMA) number must be obtained pr

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226/426 User’s Guide 51 Glossary Alphanumeric - A term used to identify characters consisting of letters, numbers, and other symbols such as punc

52 226/426 User’s Guide Ethernet - A fast and capable serial interface used by many networks for connecting host computers to various peripherals.

226/426 User’s Guide 53 TXD (Transmit Data) - An essential signal that carries data from the DTE to the DCE for 2-way RS-232 serial communication

226/426 User’s Guide 55 Index A Agency Approvals...

L Label Design Software II ...

226/426 User’s Guide 57 General...

226/426 User’s Guide 59 User Notes

226/426 User’s Guide iii List of Tables Table 1 General Specifications...

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226/426 User’s Guide v List of Figures Figure 1 426 Front Angled View ..................