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Argox
OS-214ZIP Printer
User Manual
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Page Checking Your Box....................................................................1 Power Supply............................................................................. 3 Parts and Features..........................................................…….....5 Loading the Ribbon............................................………............9 Loading the Media......................................................……......14 Operator Controls.......................................
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Checking Your Box Printer Receiving the box of your printer, you are advised to Power Adapter check first for the possible shipping damage. There are two ways you can do it: Sample Media 1. Inspect the outer appearances of both the box and the printer for possible damage. 2. Raise the top cover of the printer to see if the media compartments are in order. If damages did occur, immediately file the claim to the shipping company for settlement. Having perfo
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1. The Power Adapter has a barrel connector on one end that Power Supply must be inserted into the power jack on the back of the printer. 2. Plug the other end of the cord into an appropriate AC electrical WARNING: outlet. NEVER OPERATE THE PRINTER AND POWER SUPPLY IN 3. When plugging the connector into power jack, please leave the AN AREA WHERE THEY CAN GET WET. power switch at "O" position and don't touch the 36 pin parallel connector. AC Electrical Outlet
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Parts and Features (OS-214, OS-314) Top Cover Ribbon Supply Holder Thermal Printhead H Cover Platen Roller Power Switch Power Indicator Feed Button Power Switch Ready Indicator Peel-Off Option Cutter Option Ribbon Pick-up Holder Media Hanger Cutter Release Levers White Plastic Roller 5 6
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Parts and Features (OS-202 , OS-204) Top Cover Thermal Printhead H Cover Power Switch Power Indicator Ready indicator Feed Button Peel-Off Option Cutter Option Media Hanger Release Levers Platen Roller White Plastic Roller Cutter 7 8
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Loading the Ribbon (OS-214, OS-314) Media Compartment Note: This section is not applicable to the direct thermal printing. Print Head Module 1. Lift the top cover to expose the media compartment. Release Lever Release Lever 2. Unlatch the print head module by pushing the two white release levers on the sides toward the rear. 3. Turn over the print head module to expose the ribbon supply holder. Ribbon Supply Holde
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4. Unwrap the ribbon roll pack and separate the ribbon roll and 7. Turn back the print head module and then insert the bare core the bare core. into the pick-up holder.(first snap in the left side, then the right 5. Attach the edge of the ribbon on the bare core and wind it a side) little bit onto the core. 6. Insert the ribbon roll into the supply holder. (first snap in the left side and then the right side) Ribbon Pick-up Holder Ribbon Supply Holder
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8. Turn the wheel of the print head module to ensure the ribbon is Loading the Media tightly wound. 9. Press down the print head module firmly till you hear a snap. OS Series printers can be operated in three different options: standard, peel-off, or with a cutter. - Standard mode allows you to collect each label freely. - In peel-off mode, the backing material is being peeled away from the label as it is printed. After the former label is removed, the Wheel next one
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2. Remove the media hanger. 4. Click the media hanger back to the media compartment. 3. Load the media roll onto the hanger from the left. 5. Move the media roll to the left end. 6. Move the shield to the left next to the media. Media Compartment Media Hanger Media Compartment Media Roll Media Roll Media Hanger Shield 15 16
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7. Unlatch the print head module. 10. Turn back the print head module and then press it down firmly 8. Hold the print head module upright with one hand to allow the till you hear a snap. media pass under it. Lead the media through the media guides 11. Close the top cover and turn on the printer or press the feed with the other hand. button if the printer is already on. 9. Lead the media over the platen roller. Print Head Module Print Head Module Med
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10. Trim the edge of the label backing paper with scissor or knife. Peel Off Mode 11. Lead the backing paper over the dispenser bar, then thread it back into the slot between the dispenser bar and H cover, (Installing the dispenser kit, please refer to the Appendix I) ensuring that it is inserted between white plastic roller and platen roller. Follow the common procedure of "Loading the Media"of Standard Mode from step 1 to step 8. 9. Remove approximately 6" long labels from
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12. Press "FEED" button and the label backing paper will come 15. Close the top cover and turn on the printer or press the "FEED" out from the slot under the H cover. button if the printer is already on. 13. On OS-202 Peel-Off mode, powered on status, in case of improper installation, just keep pressing the "FEED"button to back-feed the label stock to re-install it. Note : 14. To remove any slack, just rewind the media onto the roll. The "FEED" button will not drive the printer to p
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11. Close the top cover and turn on the printer or press the Cutter Mode "FEED" button if the printer is already on. ( Installing the cutter, please refer to Appendix II ) Follow the same procedure as "Loading the Media" from Note: step 1 to step 8. The "FEED" button will not drive the printer to cut. The cutting work can be executed only when the software 9. Thread the media over the platen roller, then route the media setting is ready. through the slot of the cutter module.
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Operator Controls Power Switch Controls printer power On-normal operation Off-the power should be turned off before connect or disconnect Top Cover the communication cables and power cables Feed Button Advance the label media to first printing position Press-to advance a label Press-takes the printer out of a "pause" condition Press-back feed the label to correct label installation, in case that label is not properly installed. (for OS-203 Peel-Of
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Performing Calibration Resetting the Printer to Factory Default Settings 1. Keep pressing the feed button while turning on the power, until the printing motor becomes activated. 1. Turn on the printer and wait for 5 or more seconds. 2. The calibration has been performed while the printer 2. Press "Feed" button for about 10 seconds, then the "Ready" automatically feed label stock for certain length. indicator and "Power" indicator will go off in order. 3. While two indicators become
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Hooking up the Printer and Computer OS-204/214/314 Note : Power Jack The power supply barrel connector must be inserted into the power jack on the back of the printer before connecting the RS232 Serial Port communication cables. This printer comes with both a nine-pin Electronics Industries Association (EIA) RS-232 serial data interface (for OS-202, it is six pin) and a standard Centronics parallel interface. In either case, you must supply the required interfac
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Parallel Interface Requirements Communicate with the Printer The required cable (IEEE 1284-compliant is recommended) must The bundled printer driver can be applied to all the applications have a standard 36-pin parallel connector on one end, which is under Windows 2000/98/XP, and Windows NT. Through this plugged into the parallel port located on the back of the printer. driver you may run any popular software applications e.g. The other end of the parallel interface cable connects to the
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Notes : Installing Driver 1. If you are just updating your driver, make sure to delete the 1. Click the "Start" button. previous version first. 2. Select "Settings", then select "Printers" and double click the 2. If you install a new bar code application software like ArgoBar, LabelView or CodeSoft, the Label Dr. 200 (or "Add Printer" icon. Click "Next". Label Dr. 300) driver should be activated and set as the 3. Click the "Network" or "Local" button and click the "Next" current print
