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Digital Color Label Printer
Operation & Setup Guide
Part Number 22834-464
Firmware V 1.1
Rev. B 09/02
Specifications are subject to change without notice
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QuickLabel Systems
an Astro-Med, Inc. Product Group
600 East Greenwich Avenue
West Warwick, RI 02893
Toll-Free: 1.877.757.7978 (USA & Canada only)
Tel: 1.401.828.4000
Fax:1.401.822.2430
printers@quicklabelsystems.com
www.quicklabelsystems.com
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Technical Su
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Copyright © 2002 Astro-Med, Inc. This manual is copyrighted with all rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form by any means without written permission of QuickLabel Systems. Trademarks Microsoft Word™ and Windows™ are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation PostScript™ and Adobe Illustrator™ is a trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc. CorelDRAW!™ is a trademark of Corel Corporation PCL™ is
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Table of Contents 1 Quick Start ..................................................................... 7 QuickLabel Systems Media ................................................................................. 8 Quick Start Guide ................................................................................................ 9 2 Physical Setup ............................................................. 10 Unpacking the Printer ..............................................................
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Windows Print Mode ................................................................................................. 48 Mirror Mode ............................................................................................................... 49 Cutter Flag ................................................................................................................. 50 Cutter Offset ..............................................................................................................
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Appendicies A Physical Data ............................................................... 99 B Specifications............................................................ 102 C Replacement Parts.................................................... 104 D Color QuickLabel 99 Pro Setup................................ 106 E Windows Driver Setup ...............................................111
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1 Quick Start Congratulations ! You have purchased QuickLabel System’s best digital color la- bel printer - ever. The QLS-4100 X represents years of careful research and devel- opment to perfect digital color label printing technology. The QLS-4100 X represents... • QuickLabel Systems’ Best Image Quality - Ever The all-new print station design maintains a high degree of color registration - down to ± 1/2 dot throughout an entire print run. • QuickLabel Systems’ Enhanced RibbonRation™ system
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QuickLabel Systems Media Your QLS-4100 X has been designed to provide optimal print quality only when used with Genuine QuickLabel Systems Labels, Tags and Thermal Transfer Ribbon. QuickLabel Systems Thermal Transfer Ribbon is formulated to provide the most vibrant and durable image while helping to maintain long printhead life. QuickLabel Systems offers a unique media purchase program called a Media Requirements Contract (MRC). With an MRC, your media costs will be tailored to annual usage, n
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Quick Start Guide If you are an experienced user of a QuickLabel Systems Digital Color Printer or you have attended QuickLabel Systems College training, use this Quick Start Guide as a reference to begin producing beautiful color labels immediately. In general, these operations should be performed in the sequence listed below, skipping over any items that may have been previously completed. Page 11 Unpack the printer Page 16 Install the Media Unwind Mandrel Page 17 Connect the AC Power Cord Page
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2 Physical Setup This chapter will help you to familiarize yourself with the orientation and compo- nents of the QLS-4100 X. This chapter also covers the various connections that need to be made to the printer before it can be operated. This chapter provides the following information: • Instructions on unpacking and orienting the printer. • An overview of the features and components of the printer. • Instructions for connecting power and communication cables to the printer. • Instructions for
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Unpacking the Printer 1 Remove the printer from the packing carton. 2 Ensure that the printer has suffered no visible signs of damage during shipment. 3 Verify that the following items have been included in the packing carton: AC Power Cord Centronics Parallel Cable Media Retainer 512 Kb Memory Card Warranty Registration Card Operation and Setup Guide Windows Driver Diskette Note Retain all packaging should the printer need to be transported at a later time. QLS-4100
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Printer Orientation The Illustration below is provided to orient you to the QLS-4100 X printer. The keypad and display is the printer’s user interface. Right Side of Printer Left Side Front of of Printer Printer QLS-4100 X 12
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Features of the QLS-4100 X Facing the left side of the QLS-4100 X with its cover lifted, you can view the media unwind, print stations, and related mechanical parts. The items below identify the QLS-4100 X components as shown in the illustration on the following page: 1 Media Retainer 2 Media Supply Mandrel 3 TTR Rewind - print station # 4 4 TTR Supply - print station # 4 5 TTR Rewind - print station # 3 6 TTR Supply - print station # 3 7 TTR Rewind - print station # 2 8 TTR Supply - print stati
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QLS-4100 X 14 Side View
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Rear Panel View Facing the rear panel of the printer, you will observe the air intake regulator, power connection, and other interface connections as shown in the illustration below. QLS-4100 X 15
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Installing the Unwind Mandrel Your QLS-4100 X was shipped with the Media Unwind Mandrel uninstalled to protect it from damage during transit. The mandrel is easily installed by following the procedure outlined below. Tools Needed 1/8” Allen Wrench 1 Slide the media unwind mandrel onto the shaft until the backplate flange is seated firmly against the collar located on the inside of the shaft. The outside of the shaft should be flush with the surface of the mandrel. 2 Firmly tighten the supplied
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Power Connection Locate the AC Power Input at the bottom of the rear panel. 1 Plug the power cord into the printer. Be sure to use only the AC Power Cord supplied with the printer. 2 Connect the opposite end of the AC Power Cord into an earth grounded AC recep- tacle. Do not power the printer on until you have finished making the remaining connections described in this chapter. Warning Do not use any type of receptacle adapater or AC Power Cord that has not been supplied with the unit. Doing so
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Computer Connections The parallel interface is normally the primary method of sending data from the host computer to the printer. A Centronics Parallel Cable is supplied with the printer. The RS-232 Serial Port is a seconday method of sending data to the printer, if a parallel port is not available on the host. Data transmission via the serial port is much slower and therefore, the parallel port is recommended. The serial port must be used to read status results when the printer is polled usi
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Centronics Parallel Port Pin Assignments Pin Signal 1 /STROBE 2 DATA BIT 0 3 DATA BIT 1 18 36 4 DATA BIT 2 5 DATA BIT 3 6 DATA BIT 4 7 DATA BIT 5 8 DATA BIT 6 9 DATA BIT 7 10 /ACKNOWLEDGE 1 19 11 BUSY 12 PAPER END 13 SELECT OUT 14 /AUTO FEED 15 N/C 16 GND 17 N/C 18 N/C 19 GND 20 GND 21 GND 22 GND 23 GND 24 GND 25 GND 26 GND 27 GND 28 GND 29 GND 30 GND 31 /INIT 32 /FAULT 33 N/C 34 N/C 35 N/C 36 /SELECTIN QLS-4100 X 19
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RS-232 Serial Port 1 Using a standard (straight through connection) RS-232 serial cable, connect the appropriate mating end of the cable into the printer. 2 Tighten the cable securing screws into the serial port to secure the cable to the printer. 3 Connect the opposite end of the serial cable to the host computer. Be sure to note which port (COM1, COM2, etc.) you have connected the printer to as this will later be needed for software setup. Pin Assignments Pin Signal 1 N/C 5 2 TXD 9 3 RXD 4 DT
