CognitiveTPG Blaster ADVANTAGE BD Series User manual

QUICKSTART

WARNING-SHOCKHAZARD and STATICDISCHARGE:

CAUTION-PRINTERSETUP & HANDLING:

Neveroperatethe printerin alocation whereit canget wet. Personal

injurycouldresult.

Thedischargeof electrostaticenergythat accumulatesonthe surfaceof

thehuman body or other surfaces can damage or destroy the print head

orelectronic components used inthis device. DONOT TOUCHthe print

heador the electronic components under the print head carriage.

When installing or modifying the printer setup or configuration, ALWAYS TURN

POWER OFFbefore: (1) connecting any cables, (2) performing any cleaning or

maintenanceoperations, (3) moving the printer.

Thisequipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A

digitaldevice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to

providereasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment

isoperated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and

canradiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance

withthe instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio

communications.Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to

causeharmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the

interferenceat his own expense.

Thisclass B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICS-003 requirements.

Cetappareil numerique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

FCCDECLARATION OF CONFORMITY:

INDUSTRYCANADA NOTICE:

Otherproducts and corporate names used in this publication may be trademarks or registered

trademarksof other companies and are used only for explanation and to their owner’s benefit,

withoutintent to infringe. No part of this manual may be reproduced for any purpose or in any

form,including electronic storage and retrieval, without the express permission of Cognitive.

GeneralMailing Address:

691Corporate Circle, Golden, CO80401

Tel:303.273.1400 Toll Free: 800.525.2785

Fax:303.273.1414

Website:www.cognitive.com

E-mail:[email protected]

USASales

TollFree: 800.525.2785 Fax: 303.273.1414

E-mail:[email protected]

TechnicalSupport

TollFree: 888.715.7190

E-mail:[email protected]

Europe

AtlanticStreet

Altrincham,Cheshire, WA14 5QJ

UnitedKingdom

Tel:+44.161.929.9933 Fax: +44.161.927.7664

E-mail:[email protected]

Asia-Pacific

POBox 677

Level3, 39 Leighton Place

HornsbyNSW 2077 Australia

Tel:+61.2.9477.1999 Fax: +61.2.9477.1453

E-mail:[email protected]

Japan

2-23-2Higashi-Ikebukuro

Toshima-KU

Tokyo170 Japan

Tel:+81.135.391.7689 Fax: +81.135.391.7692

E-mail:[email protected]

MORE INFO Refer to your CD-ROM for more detailed

information. Refer to the Cognitive web

site for the latest firmware and software

upgrades, including printer drivers.

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Theself test checks the printer’s overall operability.

IMPORTANT!The printer should be loaded with

media,connected to AC power and turned off.

• Pressand hold the FEED button.

• Turnthe printer ON while holding the FEED button.

Releasethe FEED button when self test starts to

print.

• Turnthe printer off and on again to return to

normalprinting operation.

IMPORTANT!After performing a self test, the printer

isin hexidecimal dump mode and cannot print

normallyuntil you cycle the power.

5MAINTENANCE (With Every Media Roll)

SUPPLY CORE

Clean the print head A, drive roller B and the index sensors Cand

D witha soft, lint free cloth lightly saturated with 99%isopropyl

alcohol. Pressthe FEED button to clean all sides of theroller.

CAUTION! Incorrectlycleaning the printer will cause permanent

damageand void the printer’s warranty. Cognitive recommends using

acertified cleaning pen for all your printer’s cleaning requirements,P/N

60-14-00-0002.

ContactCognitive for all your supply needs, including media and cleaning pens.

SELFTEST

PRINT MODE & INDEX METHOD

Thisis a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio

interferencein which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

TMI

AllBD and BT models

AllBlaster ADVANTAGE printer models are manufactured in an ISO 9002

compliantenvironment.

EUROPEANCOMPLIANCE:

Blaster ADVANTAG

EBlaster ADVANTAGE

Thermaltransfer printers can operate in direct

thermalor thermal transfer mode and must be set

tothe correct print mode for proper results.

AllAdvantage printers can use black bar, gap or

notchindexing.

Yourlabel printing software should provide the

meansto set these parameters. See your software

documentationfor details.

Refer to the CognitiveProgrammer’s Guide included

onthe CD ROM to set these parameters using the

CognitiveProgramming Language.

TheCD ROM includes Windows drivers, label design

softwareand additional information.

102-101-01 Rev.A April 2001

OPEN PRINTHEAD LOAD RIBBON (ThermalTransfer Only) LOAD MEDIA

POWER & CABLES

Connect a parallel cable A, serial cable B

or ethernet cable C tothe back of the

printer.Connect the power cable Dto

theback of the printer and plug it in.

IMPORTANT!Use only the 19VAC power

supplyprovided with the printer.

Note:This guide shows a BT4 Ethernet

printer.Your printer may look different, but

theoperations are the same.

Openthe dust cover. Slide back the black latches to

releasethe print mechanism. Raise the mechanism to

prepareto load print media or ribbon and to clean

theprinter.

Placethe loaded media spindle in the printer with the

blackguide to the right.

Feedthe media under the open print mechanism.

Note:The media spindle should fit securely with the

blackguide pressed securely against the media roll.

Unwinda few inches of the new ribbon from the

supplycore. Pull gently on the supply core mount

flexiblearm and insert the ribbon supply roll. Lower the printmechanism and press down firmly to

securelatches.

Note:The latches click when properly closed. With the

mediaand ribbon loaded, the Ready light turns green.

Liftout the media spindle. Load the media

ontothe spindle, keeping the black media

guideto the right of the media roll.

IMPORTANT!The imaging surface must

faceup as it passes under the print

mechanism.

Turnthe ribbon takeup core A(see inset) to align theslotted end with the

takeupmount C. Gently pull the flexible arm out andsnap the takeup core

intoplace.

Note: Theprinter automatically takes up the slack in the ribbon.

SUPPLY CORE

Turnthe printer on A.

12 3 4

ThePower light Ais green

whenready to print.

The Ready light Cisgreen

whenready to receive data.

Note:If the Ready light is red, check for printer

error,empty media roll, or paused operation

duringbatch mode processing.

ABA

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