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OS-214 plus
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A Letter to Our Customers Table of Contents Dear Customers, Getting Started .............................................................................1 Unpacking..................................................................................1 Congratulation on selecting an Argox OS series printer! Package Contents...................................................................2 We believe soon you will find that you have made a Connecting the Power Supply.................
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For Win XP ......................................................................... 49 Getting Started Troubleshooting......................................................................... 53 LED Diagnosis........................................................................ 53 Congratulations on choosing the Argox OS-214 plus desktop Miscellaneous ......................................................................... 55 barcode printer. This manual will help you get to know
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Printer Connecting the Power Supply Power Adapter Connect the power supply as below. Sample Media WARNING! Do not operate the printer and power supply in an area where they can get wet. Make sure the power switch is in the "O" position, and be careful not to touch the 36-pin parallel connector. 1. Insert the barrel connector of the Power Adapter into the power jack on the back of the printer. Note the location of the Ribbon power jack for different models in the diagrams
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Getting to Know Your Printer Parts and features of the OS-214 plus are illustrated below. Parts and Features Ribbon Pick-up Holder Media Hanger Top Cover H Cover Power Switch Power Indicator Release Levers Ready Indicator Feed Button Ribbon Supply Holder Thermal Print head OS-214 plus Platen Roller Power Switch 4 5
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Controls and Indicators The printer’s controls and indicators are shown in the diagram below. The following table explains control and indicator Peel-Off Option Cutter Option functions. Top Cover White Plastic Roller Cutter Power Indicator Power Switch Ready Indicator Feed Button 6 7
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Loading Ribbon and Media Control / Function Indicator This section describes how to load ribbon and media into the OS-214 plus printer. • On: power on Power Switch • Off: shut down Loading a Ribbon Note: Turn power off before connecting or disconnecting cables Note: This section does not apply to direct thermal printing. • Green light shows the power-on status Power Indicator 1. Lift the top cover to expose the media compartment. • Light off shows the power-off st
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Media Compartment 4. Unwrap the ribbon roll pack and separate the ribbon roll and the bare core. 5. Attach the edge of the ribbon on the bare core and wind it Print Head Module a 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.) Release Lever Release Lever Ribbon Supply Holder Ribbon Supply Holder Ribbon Roll Bare Core 10 11
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7. Put the print head module down and insert the bare core 8. Turn the wheel of the print head module to ensure the into the pick-up holder. (First snap in the left side, and ribbon is tightly wound. then the right side.) 9. Press down the print head module firmly until you hear a snap. Wheel Ribbon Pick-up Holder Bare Core Print Head Module 12 13
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2. Remove the media hanger. Loading Media The OS-214 plus offers three different loading modes: standard, peel-off, or cutting. • Standard mode allows you to collect each label freely. Media Compartment Media Hanger • Peel-off mode peels backing material away from the label as it prints. After a label is removed, the next label prints. • Cutting mode automatically cuts the label after it prints. Standard Mode 1. Lift the top cover to expose the m
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4. Click the media hanger back into the media compartment. 7. Unlatch the print head module. 5. Align the media roll to the left end. 8. Hold the print head module upright with one hand to 6. Move the shield from right to left until it leans against the allow the media to pass under it. Lead the media through media. the media guides with the other hand. 9. Lead the media over the platen roller. Media Compartment Print Head Module Media Guides
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10. Put the print head module down and press down firmly Peel Off Mode until you hear a snap. 11. Close the top cover and turn on the printer or press the Note: For Peel-off mode you must first install the dispenser kit. "FEED" button if the printer is already on. Please refer to Appendix I. Follow Steps 1 to 8 listed in Standard Mode above. Print Head Module 9. Remove enough labels to expose approximately a 6" length of backing paper. Peeler Sensor
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10. Trim the front edge of the label backing paper with 12. Press the "FEED" button for the label backing paper to scissors or a knife. come out from the slot under the H cover. 11. Lead the backing paper over the dispenser bar, then 13. To remove any slack, rewind the media onto the roll. thread it back into the slot between the dispenser bar and Press down the print head module firmly. H cover, ensuring that it is inserted between the white plastic roller and platen roller.
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Cutting Mode Note: The "FEED" button does not make the printer peel. Peeling occurs only when the software is properly set. Note: For Cutting mode you must first install the cutter. Please refer to Appendix I. Follow Steps 1 to 8 listed in Standard Mode above. 9. Thread the media over the platen roller, then route the media through the slot of the cutter module. Label 10. Press down the print head module firmly. Cutter Modu
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11. Close the top cover and turn on the printer or press the Configuration "FEED" button if the printer is already on. This section discusses calibration, printing configuration and Note: The "FEED" button does not make the printer cut. Cutting resetting the printer to factory defaults. occurs only when the software is properly set. Performing Calibration 1. Press and hold the feed button while turning on the power, until the printing motor is activated. 2. Calibration
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Resetting to Factory Default Settings Computer Connections 1. Turn on the printer and wait for 5 or more seconds. Note: You must insert the power supply’s barrel connector into 2. Press the "Feed" button for 10 seconds, and the "Ready" the power jack on the back of the printer before indicator and "Power" indicator will go off in order. connecting communication cables. 3. When the two indicators relight, release the feed button. 4. The printer feeds approximately 3 ~5 blank lab
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Serial (RS-232) Interface Requirements Parallel Interface Requirements The required cable must have a nine-pin "D" type male connector on one end, which is plugged into the mating serial port located The required cable (IEEE 1284-compliant is recommended) must on the back of the printer. The other end of the signal interface have a standard 36-pin parallel connector on one end, which is cable connects to a serial port on the host computer. plugged into the parallel port located on t
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Select a driver for your Communicating with the Printer printer and click "Next". For 203 dpi modes with 4 The bundled printer driver can be applied to all applications under inches print width, you Windows 98/2000/NT, and Windows XP. With this driver you can should select Label run any popular Windows software applications such as MS-Word Dr.200 (4 inch model). and print to this printer. Before Installation 1. Check the contents of the driver to ensure it is com
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4. After the related files 3. If you install new bar code application software such as are copied to your Bartender Ultra Lite, you should activate the seagull driver system, click “Next”. for Argox printer. ArgoBar File → New → Select Printer → Label Dr. on LPT1: → OK LabelView File → Select Printer → Label Dr. on LPT1: → OK CodeSoft File → Printer → Windows → Label Dr. on LPT1: → OK 5. After the installation LabelMatrix is complete, click File → Pri
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Installing the USB Driver (Plug and Play) 5. Select “Search for the best driver in these locations” and choose “Include this location in the search”. Input the location Note: of printer driver, click “Next”. The printer driver needs to install version 1.4.00 or later and support “USB Plug and Play” for Windows XP, Windows 2003 and Windosw 2000. 1. Extract the PrinterDriver.exe to the fixed route. (“C:\Label Dr. 200”, for example) 2. Connect the label printer to a computer
