Argox X-3200
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1. Internal Parts and Features Ribbon Pick up Spindle Ribbon Supply Spindle Bracket Thermal Print Head 10 Thermal Print Head Head Latch yo ee SSS 7 _ Se drv CS a CENT Lal 2 NA ORS P 0 Paper Roller Paper Sensor Guide Standard Mode Peel Off Mode Loading Ribbon Note Thermal Transfer printing requires media to print with appropriate ribbon This section can be referred to for X Series to use transfer thermal printing The sample steps below are based on ribbon wound ink side in as an example X series printers use ribbon wound ink side in as default To change setting to ribbon would ink side out refer to Section Switching Ribbon Wound Ink side out or Ink side in 1 Lift the top cover and front access door to expose the media compartment Figure 1 Front Access 2 Turn the head latch counter clockwise and open the bracket Figure 2 13 Bracket 3 Unwrap the ribbon and separate the ribbon roll from the bare core Insert the ribbon roll onto the ribbon supply spindle Figure 3 Ribbon Suppl Spindle Lead the ribbon through the print head module Figure 4 Attach the edge of the ribbon onto the bare core and wind it a bit onto the core Make sure the coating side of the ribbon is face down 2 e C YO 3 38 O 15 6 Insert the core onto the ribbon2. Tear Bracket 87 Insert the left side of cutter bracket 7 and secure the two screws 6 to the print module 5 Rotary Cutter CABLE Guillotine Cutter 88 6 Thread the cutter cable through hole 8 and route it to the JP16 connector CUTTER on the X 1000VL X 2000V X 2000V Zip main boards or to the JP14 connector CUTTER on the main board of X 3200 X 3200Z X 3200E X 3200ZE X 2300E X 2300ZE Turn on the printer For the X 2000V X 2000V Zip X 3200 X 3200Z X 3200E X 3200ZE X 2300E X 2300ZE models with LCD set the parameter of CUTTER INSTALLED on the LCD to the ON position For the X 1000VL model ignore this step After the cutter is installed install media and ribbon 1 Sr DN Note Put the media end on the roller Close the print head latch Hold the PAUSE button and turn on the printer Release the button when the cutter starts cutting After cutting the printer will feed the label for 8 inches The procedure above is for first time installation or after cutter jam Normally the procedure for loading the media through the cutter is 1 Put the media end on the roller 2 Close the print head latch 3 Turn on the printer 4 Press the FEED button to feed the media end through the cutter 89 Rotary Cutter and Guillotine Cutter Settings Before printing and cutting tasks please make sure whether the cutter in use is Rotary
3. Media Type Labels With Gaps Gap Height 10 12 in Mark Height Extra Feed Include All Whitespace Media Handling None Occurrence Interval Partial Cut If there s Guillotine Cutter installed and partial cut function is needed select Partial Cut in Post Print Action 92 Rotary Cutter with Paper Jam If there is paper jam inside rotary cutter refer to Rotary Cutter Installation section to remove the rotary cutter Check the Cam as marked in Figure 1 find a slotted screwdriver to turn counter clockwise as Figure 2 During turning the Cam of cutter release the blade from paper and them remove the paper from the cutter Figure 1 Figure 2 93 Guillotine Cutter with Paper Jam If there is paper jam inside guillotine cutter check in Figure 1 and find where the screw under guillotine cutter It is to control cut actions of guillotine cutter Find a Phillips screwdriver to lay down the blade by turning the screw counter clockwise Then paper can be removed from the cutter as Figure 2 Figure 1 Figure 2 94 Dispenser Installation Install a dispenser into the printer as follows 1 Turnoffthe printer 2 Remove the top cover on both left and right sides 3 Assemble the related components for both left and right sides Check below 95 4 Connect the Peeler sensor to main board JP15 socket of X 1000VL X 2000V X 2000V
4. The option selected will now include the sign Step 4 Press PAUSE button to continue the other settings Back to standard printing mode After LCD function settings are completed press both PAUSE CANCEL and then release them to exit from settings READY 203 PPLB Now printer is in normal printing mode 39 Printer LCD function settings and parameters Item Range Factory Remarks Default PRINT MODE DIRECT THERM THERMAL TRANSFER THERM TRANSFER AUTO CAL MODE 1 MODE 1 Mode 1 Printer MODE MODE 2 performs Auto MODE 3 Calibration anor printing the first label MODE 4 if label height differs from parameters in printer s flash Mode 2 Printer performs Auto calibration when print head is closed Mode 3 Printer finds the first label gap when print head is closed Mode 4 Mode 1 2 3 all disabled Manual calibration is needed Not for X 2000V CONTROL STANDARD STANDARD Available only in CODE SET ALTERNATIVE 1 PPLA printer language 40 ALTERNATIVE 2 ALTERNATIVE 3 CUT PEEL 15 50 mm 0 mm To adjust cut and peel OFFSET positions PRINT 8 15 mm 0 mm Controls vertical print OFFSET positions Positive value only For X 2000V only TPH VER 9 9 mm 0 mm To adjust offset of OFFSET PPLA PPLB vertical print position 3 3 mm PPLZ RECOVER ENABLE DISABLE Will not reprint after PRINT DISABLE recovering from media out or
5. X 3200 X 3200Z X 3200E and X 3200ZE printer models in addition to changing settings via software commands Change settings via buttons on panel Buttons Function PAUSE CANCEL Press to enter setting mode Don t press over 1 second Press again to exit setting mode and return to normal mode FEED Press to show next parameter PAUSE Press to show next setting item CANCEL Selects and saves a parameter to permanent FLASH memory Unless changed via panel or command the parameter is saved even if you restart the printer Note Do not change settings during printing or sending printing data 38 LCD Function Setting Procedure The following procedure is an example of setting procedure to direct thermal printing mode LCD indicating LCD setting steps READY 203 PPLB After printer power in on LCD will indicate as shown at the left T Press both PAUSE CANCEL buttons Then release the buttons to enter settings PRINT MODE THERM TRANSFER LCD will then prompt LCD function selections default settings include the sign For example the first option of print modes is thermal transfer Step 2 Keep press FEED button until LCD a prompts the function setting needed PRINT MODE DIRECT THERMAL For example the second option of print modes is direct thermal Step 3 Press CANCEL button to store the setting PRINT MODE DIRECT THERMAL
6. release lever Figure 4 5 Close the top access door and turn on the printer or press the FEED button if the printer is already on Figure 5 26 Notes 1 The FEED button does not make the printer peel To enable Peeling function set by the LCD panel 2 Make sure the peeler sensor is out of the ribbon path when installed 27 Cutter Mode Loading Media Follow steps 1 to 3 in Standard Mode Loading Media above 1 Insert the media into the print head module and under the paper sensor guide Figure 1 28 2 Return the outside media guide close the bracket and hook the head latch Figure 2 IT PD dui M g g 3 Close the top access door and turn on the printer or press the FEED button if the printer is already on The printer will then feed the labels through the cutter automatically Figure 3 Note The FEED button does not make the printer cut To enable Cutter function set by the LCD panel 30 Adjust Position of Label Sensor Function of the label sensor is to detect the gap notch or holes of labels to help the printer for accurate print positions and label length For labels with gaps label sensor can be positioned wherever media locates If labels with notches or holes are in use follow the steps below to check position of the label sensor Unlatch the Print head Latch as Figure 2 in Section Standard Mode Loading Media Pull down
7. 90 180 270 degree 4 direction rotation True Type fonts can be downloaded by Font Utility Two byte Asian fonts also can be downloaded to X 3200 X 2300E X 3200E Soft Fonts Code 39 UPC A UPC E Code 128 subset A B C EAN 13 1D Bar Code EAN 8 Types HBIC Codabar Plessey UPC2 UPC5 113 Code 93 Postnet UCC EAN 128 UCC EAN 128 K MART UCC EAN 128 Random Weight Telepen FIM Interleave 2 of 5 Standard with modulo 10 checksum with human readable check digit with modulo 10 checksum amp shipping bearer bars GS1 Data bar RSS 2D Bar Code Types MaxiCode PDF417 Data Matrix ECC 200 only QR code Composite Codes Aztec Barcode Micro PDF417 Graphics PCX BMP IMG GDI and HEX format files Printer Programming Language B PPLB Specification X 2000V X 3200 X 1000VL X 2300E X 3200E Internal Fonts 5 fonts with different point sizes Symbol Sets Code Pages 8 bits code page 437 850 852 860 863 865 857 861 862 855 866 737 851 869 1252 1250 1251 1253 1254 1255 7 bits code page USA BRITISH GERMAN FRENCH DANISH ITALIAN SPANISH SWEDISH and SWISS 300dpi printer models support Code page 437 850 852 860 863 865 1254 only Font Expandability 1x1 to 24x24 114 Character Rotation 0 90 180 270 degree 4 direction rotation Soft Fonts True Type fonts can be downloa
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9. Printer Wizard is from Microsoft it too easily performs a number of tasks incorrectly when updating existing drivers It also badly handles the situation where a printer driver is already in use by a Windows application 56 1 Turn off the printer Plug the power cable into the power socket on the wall and then connect the other end of the cable to printer s power socket Connect the USB cable to the USB port on the printer and on the PC Turn on the printer If the printer supports Plug and Play and you have successfully connected it using a USB cable then the Windows Add Hardware Wizard will automatically detect the printer and display a dialog that allows you to install a driver Click Cancel and do not install the driver using this wizard Prepare the documentation and software CD Rom from printer package and then install to CD Rom drive of your computer The CD Rom will bring out the following prompt Click Go e ARGOX CAN Provide a full range of Products of outstanding quality uf 3 X I Il 57 4 Choose Industrial Barcode Printers on the screen go to X 3200 product page click on version of Seagull driver and then start installation e ee O O Ol Cooma coet Desktop Barcode Printers Commercial Barcode Printers Industrial Barcode Printers gt b Mobile Printers Printer Driver Argox 7 1 9 M 6 Label Sa ae re Bartender UL BT92_2674_UL_Argox 3 Command Library tor profession
10. X 3200E X 3200E X 3200E To use the printer in stand alone operation with a keyboard follow the procedure described below 1 Make a form for the keyboard The form should include ZS command to store to flash memory Refer to the following command sample Turn on the printer download the form from PC to printer Turn off the printer Connect the keyboard to the keyboard interface Turn on the printer Check LCD for instructions of each data string label count pote copies type to input data accordingly 99 Form Control Functions Key Function Esc Enter or exit from keyboard mode Backspace Delete the last typed character F1 Next form if more than one form exists Enter Select the form End of typed data 100 Example Making a Keyboard Form 1 Make a command file for the form KBD FRM Command Description ZS Enable store to flash FK KBDFORM Delete previous one FS KBDFORM Start of form V00 15 N Product Name C0 10 N 1 Product No Q50 24 q816 S2 D8 ZT A550 20 0 4 1 1 R ABC COMPANY B550 60 0 2 2 4 40 B C0 A540 150 0 3 1 1 N V00 FE ZN Variable and display message Counter and display message Label dimension Label width Speed Darkness Print from top Fixed data Barcode 125 for counter Print the input product End of form Disable store to flash 2 Sendthe file KBD FRM to printer under MS DOS gt COPY B KBD FRM
11. Zip JP12 socket of X 3200 X 3200Z X 3200E X 3200ZE X 2300E and X 2300ZE Secure the dispenser board onto printer case 5 Insertthe left side of dispenser bracket and secure the three screws to the TPH module 96 PEELER 6 Install the ribbon and media Ribbon Label Rol Inside utsida 7 Turnon the printer 8 For the X 2000V X 2000V Zip X 3200 X 3200Z X 3200E X 3200ZE X 2300E X 2300ZE models set the parameter of DISPENSER INSTALLED on the LCD to the ON position For the X 1000VL ignore this step 97 RTC Battery Replacement 1 Turn off the printer disconnect the AC power cable 2 Open the left cover of printer 3 Loose the lock for RTC Battery on main board and then replace with a known good RTC battery CAUTION Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions 98 Stand alone with Keyboard This section covers stand alone operation with keyboard It is applicable with printer models PS 2 Argokee Keyboard Printer PPLA PPLB Basic PPLB only Language X 1000VL X 1000VL X 2000V X 2000V ai ea Model X 3200 X 3200 models X 2300E X 2300E X 2300E
12. end which is plugged into the parallel port located on the back of the printer The other end of the parallel interface cable connects to the printer connector at the host computer For pin out information please refer to the Technical Reference in this manual 52 Serial RS 232 Port The required cable must have a nine pin D type male connector on one end which is plugged into serial port located on the back of the printer The other end of the cable connects to a serial port on the host computer For technical and pin out information please refer to the Technical Reference in this manual Note 1 Centronics allows a much higher communication speed than serial 2 The pin assignment of serial cable is different from PC Please contact your local Argox reseller if you need this cable Lc Parallel Port USB PS 2 i Serial Port Power Switch AC plug 53 Ethernet 10 100 Internal Printer Server Option X 2300E X 2300ZE X 3200E X 3200ZE models provide Ethernet interface RJ45 which allows host in a local area network to conveniently use several printers by Ethernet connectivity at the same time Note When using Ethernet model printer please wait till the Ready Indicator to stop blinking before starting printer operations Ethernet Module Status Indicators The indicators with two different colors help users understand status of Ethernet LED Both
13. fine adjusted based on which area on the label the printing quality discrepancy is located A Right Hand Side Enhancement If the phenomena as shown in Fig 1 been observed please turn the Fine Adjustment Knob clockwise slightly then try printing again to justify the printing quality improvement as shown in Fig 2 Repeat the same process until the printing quality is well balanced on both ends of the label Figure 1 Figure 2 76 f C tinte ui miei cold eee anaman hp vA B Left Hand Side Enhancement If the phenomena as shown in Fig 3 been observed please turn the Fine Adjustment Knob counter clockwise slightly then try printing again to justify the printing quality improvement as shown in Fig 4 Repeat the same process until the printing quality is well balanced on both ends of the label 77 So 3 Figure 4 Log UM yy Mty Ji 4 Once the desired quality has been reached please make note on the new setting of the Fine Adjustment Knob and the type number of ribbon been used in this printing task for future reference Remark Please note as shown in Fig 2 and Fig 4 the Fine Adjustment Knob is set to 0 as default setting when shipped from Argox factory 78 Print Head Print Line Position When the label only exhibits locally inferior printing quality and the ribbon is not wrinkled the position of the print head shall be adjus
14. off the media check media and cutter MEMORY FULL READY Printer buffer full due to loaded soft fonts 71 graphics or forms Check data format Call for service SENSOR O R READY Media calibration is out of range for sensor detection Make sure media is loaded and media sensor locates under media PRINT HEAD MEDIA Printing job will start until the temperature HEAT of TPH goes down HEAD OPEN READY Print head latch is not closed To print label the head latch must be closed Transmission Problems If the host shows Printer Time out 1 Checkifthe communication cable parallel or serial is connected securely to your parallel or serial port on the PC and to the connector on the printer at the other end 2 Check if the printer power is turned on If the data has been sent but there is no output from the printer Check the active printer driver and see if Seagull Driver for your Windows system and the label printer has been selected Recovery After correcting problems simply press the CANCEL button or restart the printer Make sure the LEDs are not blinking and remember to resend your files 72 Printer Maintenance Vertical streaks in the printout usually indicate a dirty or faulty print head Refer to the following examples Clean the print head If the problem persists replace the print head For unstable ribbon roll rotation check the label path
15. parity Handshaking XON XOFF as well as CTS RTS hardware flow control If you run an application with the bundled printer driver under Windows and use the serial port you should check the above parameters and set the flow control to Xon Xoff or hardware 121 Parallel Centronics The parallel port is a standard 36 pin Centronics connector Pin assignments are as follows Pin Direction Definition Pin Direction Definition 1 In STROBE 13 Out SELECT 2 In Data1 14 15 NC 3 In Data 2 16 Ground 4 In Data3 17 Ground 5 In Data4 18 6 In Data5 19 30 Ground 7 In Data6 31 NC 8 In Data7 32 Out Fault 9 In Data8 33 36 NC 10 Out ACK 11t Out BUSY 12 Out PE 122 Ethernet Interface The following port complies with Ethernet communication 1234567 owe Pin Signal Transmit Transmit Receive Reserved Reserved Receive Reserved NOIOSO Reserved Auto Polling Both the serial port and parallel port of this printer can be active at the same time i e the printer can simultaneously communicate with two PCs via different ports However as no port contention is made for this printer if both PCs transmit data at the same time the data may become damaged in the receiving buffer 123 ASCII TABLE DEL XOFF NAK
16. pick up spindle Figure 5 Spindle 7 Turn the pick up spindle to ensure the ribbon is tightly wound 16 Switching Ribbon Wound Ink side in or Ink side out The printer is produced to suit flexible applications no matter with ribbon wound ink side in manufacturing default or with ribbon wound ink side out The steps to switch for ribbon wound ink side out are listed as follows 1 Pull and move the SHAFT RIBBON ADJ to Outside SHAFT RIBBON ADJ 17 2 After the adjustment above ribbon wound ink side out can be used Then install the ribbon Ribbon Rewind Spindle Print Head Head Latch IR 3 If ribbon wound ink side in is in use pull and move the SHAFT RIBBON ADJ to Inside Then install the ribbon SHAFT RIBBON ADI 18 Loading Media The X Series printers offer three different loading modes standard peel off or with a cutter e Standard mode allows you to collect each label freely Peel off mode peels backing material away from the label as it prints After the label is removed the next label prints e Cutter mode automatically cuts the label after it prints Note Thermal Transfer Media Loading Instructions Outside Ribbon
17. ribbon out errors CUTTER NO NO If YES is selected INSTALLED YES printer will then enter CUTTER TYPE and CUT MODE settings CUTTER ROTARY ROTARY Available only when TYPE NORMAL NORMAL CUTTER INSTALLED ROTARY is set to YES REVERSE GUILLOTINE ROTARY REVERSE is to recover from FULL paper jam in cutter GUILLOTINE mode PART 41 CUT MODE NORMAL NORMAL Available only when CUTTER W O CUTTER INSTALLED BACK is set to YES PEELER NO NO INSTALLED yEs READER NO NO Available only in INSTALLED Veg PPLB printer language WIN CON 0 254 mm 0 mm Available only in LEN Windows with bundled printer driver and for continuous media BASE SPEED 0 4 IPS 0 IPS Available only in IPS PPLA and PPLB printer languages COUNTING DOWN DOWN UP MEDIASENSE REFLECTIVE SEE To select for different R TYPE SEE THROUGH THROUGH media types After changing sensor setting make sure to calibrate before printing BACK FEED DISABLE DISABLE Available only in ENABLE PPLA and PPLB printer languages Once ENABLE is selected printer 42 enters BACK DISTANCE setting BACK 10 40 mm 21 mm Available only when DISTANCE BACK FEED is enabled BASE 0 99 PPLA 0 Available only in DARKNESS 28 28 PPLB PPLA and PPLB printer languages ABS 0 30 0 To select darkness DARKNESS Available only in PPLZ printer language TRIM 30 30 0 To fine
18. tune DARKNESS darkness Available only in PPLZ printer language BAUD RATE 600 1200 2400 9600 Should be as same as RS232 4800 9600 setting of host 19200 38400 57600 115200 PARITY NONE NONE Should be as same as RS232 EVEN setting of host ODD LENGTH 8 DATA BITS 8 DATA BITS Should be as same as RS232 7 DATABITS setting of host CLEAR FLASH NO NO When YES is YES selected all the label forms soft fonts and graphics stored will be deleted 43 SETTING PRIORITY COMMAND LCD PANEL COMMAND Choosing priority of LCD settings It decides which setting method by command or by LCD panel is prior Ethernet settings and parameters X 2300E X 2300ZE X 3200E X 3200ZE ltem Range Factory Remarks Default DHCP DISABLE ENABLE If printer has been connected to a router IP address will be assigned automatically by DHCP server after power on If printer is not connected to a router with DHCP disabled settings of IP ADDRESS SUBNET MASK and DEFAULT GATEWAY settings will be available on LCD Every time when DISABLE is changed to be ENABLE LCD will prompt ETHERNET CARD UPDATE FINISH Then please reboot the printer IP ADDRESS XXX XXX XXX XXX SUBNET MASK XXX XXX XXX XXX DEFAULT XXX XXX XXX XXX xxx range 0 255 When DHCP is disabled default IP address is 192 168 1 100 If _ s
19. Argox Empower the Barcode X 1000VL X 2000V X 2000V Zip X 2300E X 2300ZE X 3200 X 3200Z X 3200E X 3200ZE Xellent Series Industrial Barcode Printer User s Manual Argox website http www argox com Table of Contents 1 Getting Started 5 Unpacking 5 Connecting the Power Cord 8 Internal Parts and Features 10 Loading Ribbon 13 Switching Ribbon Wound Ink side in or Ink side out 17 Loading Media 19 Standard Mode Loading Media 20 Peel Off Mode Loading Media 24 Cutter Mode Loading Media 28 Adjust Position of Label Sensor 31 2 Printer Operation 32 Front Panel 32 LED Indicators 33 Buttons 34 LCD Display 35 Setting Display Language 37 Changing Settings from the Panel 38 Media Calibration 46 Printing a Configuration Report 47 Resetting to Factory Default Settings 51 3 Computer Connections 52 USB Interface Requirements 52 Centronics Parallel Port 52 Serial RS 232 Port 53 Ethernet 10 100 Internal Printer Server Option 54 Ethernet Module Status Indicators 54 Communicating with the Printer 56 Installing a Plug and Play printer driver for USB only 56 oi Installing a Printer Driver for other interfaces except USB Troubleshooting LED and LCD Diagnosis Media Problems Ribbon Problems Other Problems Printer Status Transmission Problems Recovery Printer Maintenance Cleaning the Print Head Cleaning Interval Cleaning Material Cleaning Direction Cleaning the Roller Cleaning the Media Compartme
20. Cutter or Guillotine Cutter Then select proper settings via Seagull Driver for printer The following installation steps are based on X 3200 as an example 1 Check X 3200 driver Go to the prompt of Printer Properties click on the tag Tools General Sharing Ports Advanced Color Management Securty Fonts i Tools p About Pinter Print Action v Configure v Driver Driver Options I Logging Options Status Monitoring Manage Cache i 2 Click the Configure setting of driver select Cutter Setup General Sharing Ports Advanced Color Management Securty Fonts Tools About Printer Print Action v Installed Features Cutter Setup Status Monitoring 90 3 Cutter Setup prompts will be indicated as below Check on the radio button Rotary if there s Rotary Cutter installed Then click OK Cutter Type Rotary O Guillotine Check on the radio button Guillotine if there s Guillotine Cutter installed Then click OK Cutter Type O Rotary Guillotine 91 4 Go to Printing Preference prompt of CP 2140 driver and then click on the Stock tag Check Post Print Action settings and select Cut Page Setup Graphics i Stock Options About Media Settings Print Method Thermal Transfer vl
21. E X 3200 X 3200E PPLA PPLB Languages X 2000V Zip X 2300ZE X 3200Z X 3200ZE PPLZ Real Time Standard Clock N A Battery for RTC RTC Type CR2032 3V 225mAh Guillotine Cutter Rotary Cutter eae Dispenser Guillotine Cutter Options I i Rotary Cutter and ae ACKEN Dispenser Accessories Font card Rewinder Simplified Chinese Media Stacker Traditional Chinese Japanese Korean Agency Listing CE cULus FCC class A CCC S Mark RoHS 111 Note 1 Since Font Card and optional RTC Card share the same slot on X 1000VL and X 2000V they cannot be used at the same time 2 The X Series models except X 1000VL can connect to PC keyboard via PS 2 port for standalone operation X 1000VL connects to Argokee via RS 232 connection 112 Fonts Bar Codes and Graphics Specification The specifications of fonts bar codes and graphics depends on the printer emulation The emulation is a printer programming language through which the host can communicate with your printer There are three printer programming languages PPLA PPLB and PPLZ Printer Programming Language A PPLA X 1000VL X 2000V X 3200 Specification X 2300E X 3200E 9 fonts with different point size Courier font with different symbol sets Symbol Sets Courier font symbol set Roman 8 ECMA 94 PC Code Pages PC A PC B Legal and PC437 Greek Russian Font Expandability 1x1 to 24x24 Character Rotation 0
22. Inside Ribbon lt D Media thickness lt 0 0079 in 0 2mm Media thickness 0 0079 in 0 2mm Inside Ribbon Outside Ribbon a a Label must face up 19 Standard Mode Loading Media 1 Insert the media roll into the media supply spindle and move the media guide to the inside Figure 1 Media Supply Spindle 20 2 Turn the head latch counter clockwise and open the bracket Remove the outside media guide Figure 2 Head Latch Outside Media Guide Bracket 3 Lead the media through the print head module and under the paper sensor guide Figure 3 21 Print Head Module Paper Sensor Position Lever 4 Return the outside media guide close the bracket and hook the head latch Figure 4 22 5 Close the top cover and the front access door and turn on the printer or press the FEED button if the printer is already on Figure 5 23 Peel Off Mode Loading Media Follow steps 1 to 3 in Standard Mode Loading Media above 1 From the leading end of the media roll remove enough labels to expose 6 inches of backing paper Figure 1 24 2 Lead the media backing paper through the print head module Figure 2 Print Head Module 3 Push down the peel off mechanism release lever and lead the media under the peeler module Figure 3 Dispenser Module Peel Lever 25 4 Close the peeler module using the peel off mechanism
23. LPT1 101 Turn off the printer connect the keyboard and then turn on the printer The LCD displays this message READY 203 PPLB lt ESC gt FOR KEYBD Press lt ESC gt to enter the keyboard mode and the form name appears Press lt ENTER gt to select the form KBDFORM pa Key in the product name and number Product Name Barcode Printer Product No 0123456789 Input the label count and copy count LABEL SET NO 2 1 COPIES PER LAB 3 102 7 Press lt ENTER gt to continue to the next label and repeat steps 5 7 or lt ESC gt to exit ENTER to go on Or ESC to return 8 Output ABC COMPANY LI ULI 0123456789 Barcode Print ABC COMPANY MANAA 0123456789 Barcode Print ABC COMPANY L 0123456789 Barcode Print 103 ABC COMPANY WA TAI 0123456790 Barcode Print ABC COMPANY WANT AT 0123456790 Barcode Print ABC COMPANY WIA 0123456790 Barcode Print 104 Stand alone with Barcode Reader This section covers stand alone operation with barcode readers It is applicable with printer models Barcode Reader Interface PS 2 RS 232 SIVE PPLB PPLB Language X 2000V X 3200 Model X 2300E X 1000VL X 3200E To use the printer in stand alone operation with a barcode reader scanner follow the procedure described belo
24. Off No Ethernet link detected The printer waits for printer ready It will take about 20 30 seconds to be ready Speed LED On 100 Mbps link Off 10 Mbps link On link up Link Activity LED Off link down Flash activity 54 Ethernet indication Green LED Ethernet Amber LED Centronics Parallel PS 2 RS232 Serial Power Switch AC Power Jack 55 Communicating with the Printer The bundled printer driver can be applied to all applications under Windows XP Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 supporting 32 bit 64 bit operation systems With this driver you can operate any popular Windows software applications including Argox Bartender UL label editing software or MS Word etc to print to this printer The following installation steps are based on X 3200 as an example The screens included for these steps are taken from Windows XP steps in other versions of operation systems are similar Drivers can be installed via the CD Rom included in printer package or it can be downloaded from Argox website gt gt Technical Support gt gt Download Center gt gt select product model to access http www argox com content php sno 0000033 Installing a Plug and Play printer driver for USB only Note We strongly recommend that you use the Seagull Driver Wizard instead of the Microsoft Windows Add Printer Wizard when installing and updating your Drivers by Seagull Even though the Add
25. Paper Sensor Position Lever as Figure 3 in Section Standard Mode Loading Media to horizontally adjust position of label sensor Make sure the Media sensor position mark locates right on notch or hole of labels Check below 31 2 Printer Operation The illustrations below describe parts and features of X Series Front Panel X 1000VL LEDs and Buttons X 2000V X 2000V Zip X 2300E X 2300ZE X 3200 X 3200Z X 3200E X 3200ZE 32 The front panel includes e 3 LED indicators READY MEDIA and RIBBON e 3 buttons FEED PAUSE and CANCEL e LCD display except X 1000VL e Top Access Door e Front Access Door LED Indicators There are three LED indicators on the front panel READY MEDIA and RIBBON These indicators display operation status of the printer READY On Normal operation Off Error conditions including ribbon out media out print tasks cancelled printing errors printer paused printer receiving data MEDIA On Normal operation Blinking Media is used out install new media Print head overheat LCD will indicate Print Head Heat printer will resume printing automatically later RIBBON On thermal transfer mode with ribbon installed Off direct thermal mode with no ribbon installed Blinking Ribbon is used out install new ribbon For the X 2000V X 2000V Zip X 2300E X 2300ZE X 3200 X 3200Z X 3200E X 3200ZE models m
26. Printers Quar CC TTT Il X 3200 Printer Driver Argox 7 1 9 M6 ft Label ua re Bartender UL BT92_2674_UL_Argox Command Library for professional user Command Library V402 Utilities Font Utility 2 06 Printer Utility 4 10 X 1000VL X 2000V X 2000V Zip X 2300E X 2300ZE X 3200 X 3200E 63 Instead of the flash prompt above another way to install Seagull driver is to run the DriverWizard utility from the Installation Directory where the Seagull driver files locates 4 On the prompt Windows Printer Driver select I accept and click Next Windows Printer Drivers License Agreement La SEAGUL L CIENTIFI Please read the following license agreement carefully WINDOWS PRINTER DRIVER LICENSE AND LIMITED WARRANTY Seagull Scientific Inc Seagull grants you a non exclusive license to use the accompanying Windows Printer Driver s and related documentation Seagull Software subject to the following provisions You assume full responsibility for the selection of the Seagull Software to achieve your intended results and for the installation use and results obtained from the Seagull Software Both the software and the related material are Copyrighted and are protected by law Title to and all rights and interests in the Seagull Software wherever resident and on whatever media are and shall remain the property of Seagull Furthermore by using the accompanying driver s you agree ense yo
27. a Manrxiactror Model Angox X 3200 PPLE UPT veron 718_M0 To begn tw driver netaliation process click Fiat lt Back IL Frey ml caco 67 12 After the related files have been copied to your system click Finish Installing Drivers Pioaso wet whi your system is updated Installing printer Argox X 3200 PPLB 13 After driver installation is complete click Close The driver should now be installed Seagull Driver Wizard Seagull Driver Wizard Completed Successfully The following operations were completed successfully installed primer Argox X 3200 PPLS i 68 4 Troubleshooting Normally if the printer is in not working properly the READY LED blinks continuously and printing and communication between the host and printer stops LED and LCD Diagnosis Blinking LEDs indicate a problem Check the LEDs and the LCD display and refer to the following solutions Media Problems LED LCD Indication READY and MEDIA LEDs Blinking LCD Display MEDIA OUT Possible Problems Solutions Remarks Miss detected gap Check the media path For continuous Check the position of media check the label sensor application and driver and select continuous media Media out Supply the media roll Media not installed Install the media roll Media jam Recover the jam Note If problem continues perform a label sensor calibration 69 Ri
28. about LCD can be ignored Important 1 It s suggested to perform media calibration after changing media types 2 Before calibration be sure media and ribbon for thermal transfer printing have been loaded correctly The label sensor needs to locate properly to index labels gaps notches holes 3 After media calibration is finished printer stores settings into its flash Without media calibration printer may detect labels with less accuracy especially for small labels less than 1 5 high 46 Printing a Configuration Report To perform a self test and print a configuration report helping to check printer s print quality and internal settings Steps as below 1 2 3 4 Note Turn off the printer Load media and ribbon Press and hold the FEED button while turning on the power When SELF TEST is displayed on the LCD release the FEED button The Ethernet models will first prompt ETHERNET CARD INITIALIZING on LCD after Power on and then show the SELF TEST message as described above The printer now prints out a configuration report as the sample in next page Printer will enter Dump mode after printing configuration In Dump mode all characters will be printed in 2 columns the right shows characters received from your system and the left are the corresponding hexadecimal values of the characters It allows users or engineers to verify and debug the program To return to
29. al user Command Library V402 Utilities Font Utility 2 06 Printer Utility 4 10 lt gt X 1000VL X 2000V X 2000V Zip X 2300E X 2300ZE X 3200 X 3200E 58 Instead of the flash prompt above another way to install Seagull driver is to run the DriverWizard utility from the Installation Directory where the Seagull driver files locates 5 On the Seagull Driver Wizard prompt select the first radio button to Install a driver for a Plug and Play printer Seagull Driver Wizard Plug and Play Printer Detection New Plug and Play printers are automatically detected for installation Select the printer driver to install O iinstal a driver for a Plug and Play printer Printer Model Argox X 3200 PPLB O install a driver for another printer lt a Then click Next 59 6 Enter Printer name i e Argox X 3200 PPLB and select do not share this printer and click Next Spedfy Printer Name Names are used to identify the printer on this computer and on the network Fuse tha printer as the defauk printer Specify whether or not you want to share tye printer with other network users When sharing you must provide a share namo 00 not share this printer O Share name 7 Checkall the data on the showing screen if it is correct click Finish Completing the Seagull Driver Wizard A few printer will be mataiied uno te folioming stings Name AREA Argox X 3200 PPLE Port VEscos Arg
30. and make sure the head latch is securely closed Poor printout quality e The ribbon may not be qualified e The media may not be qualified Adjust the Darkness heat temperature e Slow down the print speed Refer to the following and clean the related spare parts 73 Cleaning the Print Head To keep the Print Head remain in the best conditions and efficiency and to extend duration for use regular cleaning action is needed Note Turn off the printer before cleaning Clean the print head as follows 1 Turnoffthe printer 2 Openthe top cover to access the print head module 3 Remove the ribbon 4 Rubthe print head with a cotton bud moistened with Ethanol or IPA 5 Check for any traces of black coloring or adhesive on the cotton after cleaning 6 Repeat if necessary until the cotton is clean after it is passed over the head Cleaning Interval It s strongly recommended to regularly clean print heads at least when changing every one label roll in direct thermal printing mode or every one ribbon roll in thermal transfer printing mode In addition if printers are operated under critical applications and environments or if it s found that print quality is degraded please clean print heads more frequently Cleaning Material Surface of print head s heating element is very fragile To prevent from any possible damage please use soft cloth cotton buds with Ethanol or IPA to clean print h
31. bbon Problems LED LCD Indication READY and RIBBON LEDs Blinking LCD Display RIBBON OUT Possible Problems Solutions Remarks Ribbon out Supply the ribbon roll Not applicable to Ribbon jam Recover the jam direct thermal Ribbon sensor error Replace ribbon sensor Note If you use direct thermal set with panel Windows driver or command Other Problems LED Indication READY LED Blinking Problems Solutions Remarks Serial IO error Check the baud rate format or protocol between host and printer Not for Centronics 70 Cutter failed e Check the media e Check the connection between cutter and main board e Call for service Memory full Check graphics and soft Need to reboot the fonts from host Delete by system application software for those no longer in use Note After problem is solved press CANCEL to continue printing Printer Status LCD display Blinking Description LED PAUSE READY Printer is paused Press PAUSE or CANCEL to return to normal MEDIA OUT MEDIA Media is uninstalled or used up Load new READY media to the printer RIBBON OUT RIBBON Ribbon is uninstalled or end of ribbon READY occurred Load new ribbon to the printer SERIAL IO READY Format or baud rate of RS232 ERROR communication is inconsistent between printer and host CUTTER FAILED READY Cutter cannot cut
32. ckwise to increase ribbon tension rotate it counter clockwise to reduce ribbon tension If the ribbon is wrinkled at ribbon supply rotate clockwise control knob of ribbon supply to increase ribbon tension at ribbon supply and further improve ribbon wrinkle However please be noted too much tension at ribbon supply may result in ribbon not moving smoothly Once it happens rotate counter clockwise control knob of ribbon supply to increase ribbon tension to balance the tension If the ribbon is wrinkled at ribbon pickup rotate counter clockwise control knob of ribbon pickup to decrease ribbon tension at ribbon pickup and further improve ribbon wrinkle If the tension is too little at ribbon pickup ribbon will not move smoothly and needs control knob to rotate clockwise to increase tension Remark The ribbon shaft has its user friendly feature to allow users to adjust the tension of ribbon shaft by rotating the knob User can reset to factory default tension by adjusting the ribbon shaft while the black line was aligned to the marked arrows The default setting when shipped from Argox factory is shown as Figure 2 the two arrows are in line with the black line 82 Figure 1 Figure 2 83 Printing Wrinkle During printing ribbon may wrinkle and cause abnormal printing quality The following describes how to solve ribbon wrinkle accordingly Figure A Figur
33. ded by Font Utility Two byte Asian fonts also can be downloaded to X 3200 X 2300E X 3200E 1D Bar Code Types Code 39 UPC A UPC E Matrx 2 of 5 UPC Interleaved 2 of 5 Code 39 with check sum digit Code 93 EAN 13 EAN 8 Standard 2 5digit add on Codabar Postnet Code128 subset A B C Code 128 UCC shipping container code Code 128 auto UCC EAN code 128 GS1 128 Interleave 2 of 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 with check sum Interleaved 2 of 5 with human readable check digit German Postcode Matrix 2 of 5 UPC Interleaved 2 of 5 EAN 13 2 5 digit add on UPCA 2 5 digit add on UPCE 2 5 digit add on GS1 Data bar RSS 2D Bar Code Types MaxiCode PDF417 Data Matrix ECC 200 only QR code 115 Composite Codes Aztec Barcode Graphics PCX Binary Raster BMP and GDI Printer Programming Language Z PPLZ Specification X 2000V Zip X 3200Z X 2300ZE X 3200ZE Internal Fonts 8 A H fonts with different point size 8 AGFA fonts 7 P V fonts with fixed different point size not scalable 1 0 font with scaling point size USA1 USA2 UK HOLLAND DENMARK NORWAY i SWEDEN FINLAND GERMAN FRANCE pag FRANCE2 ITALY SPAIN MISC JAPAN IBM850 Font size 1x1 to 10x10 Character Rotation 0 90 180 270 degree 4 direction rotation Soft Fonts True Type fonts can be downloaded by Font Utility Two byte Asian fonts also can be
34. del amp emulation the following examples are based on model X 3200 PPLB Specify Printer Model The manufacturer and model determine which printer driver to use FP Specify the model of your printer Printer Model Argox A S0 PPLE Argox A 100 PPLE Argox A 150 PPLB Argox A 200 PPLE Argox A 200 PFLB Argox A 300 PPLE ArQOk Ar 2240 PPLA 9 Select the port of the printer and click Next Seagull Driver Wizard Specify Port A port used to connect a printer to the computer Specify the port het you are using If you are connecting using TCP IP or another port type not isted below create a new port Port Type Serial Port 9600 8N1 Serial Port 600 iret Serial Port 9000 AN1 Local Port Farallei Pot Virtual printer port for USB ta 66 10 Enter Printer name i e Argox X 3200 PPLB and select do not share this printer and click Next Seagull Driver Wizard Specify Printer Name Names are used to identify the printer on this computer and on the network Use tha printer as the defauk printer Specify whether or not you want to share tvs printer with other network users When sharing you must provide a share namo 00 not share this printer J Sharo name 11 Check all the data on the showing screen if it is correct click Finish Completing the Seagull Driver Wizard A pare printer will be rataibd using te following settings Name Share Angex X 3200 PPLE Port Def
35. downloaded to X 3200Z X 2300ZE X 3200ZE 1D Bar Code Types Code39 UPC A UPC E Postnet Code128 subset A B C Interleave 2 of 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 with check sum Interleaved 2 of 5 with human readable check digit Code 93 Code 39 with check sum digit MSI EAN 8 Codabar Code 11 EAN 13 Plessey 116 GS1 Data bar RSS Industrial 2 of 5 Standard 2 of 5 Logmars 2D Bar Code Types MaxiCode PDF417 Data Matrix ECC 200 only QR code Composite Codes Aztec Barcode Micro PDF417 Graphics GRF Hex and GDI 117 Interface Specifications This section presents the interface specifications of IO ports for the printer These include pin assignments protocols and detailed information about how to properly interface your printer with your host or terminal USB USB series B Receptacle Interface Pin Signal Name 1 VBUS 2 D 3 D 4 GND Connector Terminal Pin Assignment PS 2 Standard IBM PC PS 2 interface 6 pin female type Pin No Direction Definition i DATA 2 NC 3 GROUND a ev 5 CLOGK 6 fra N C 118 Serial Interface The RS 232 connector on the printer side is a female DB 9 bassi Pin Signal Description 1 No function Shorted to Pin 6 2 oo Data Input Serial Received Data 3 Transmitted Data Ou
36. e B 123456789 123456789 I IU ILL VI Once the printouts as above appear the possible cause may be the unequal positions of Ribbon Bracket which needs to be adjusted properly to make its heights equally the same at both sides Steps to adjust are as below 1 Loose the screws at both sides and rotate counter clockwise 84 2 Make sure the Ribbon Bracket is at its lowest position first then the screws by rotating clockwise 3 Print a test page to check print quality If the quality is improved stop the adjustment if not continue with next step 85 4 If the test print appears as Figure A remain the screw at the right of Ribbon Bracket fixed then loose the screw at the left and gradually fine tune upward until the print quality gets improved If the test print appears as Figure B remain the screw at the left of Ribbon Bracket fixed and then loose the screw at the right and gradually fine tune upward until the print quality gets improved 86 Rotary Cutter and Guillotine Cutter Installation Refer to the following steps to install the cutter kit onto printers 1 Turn off the printer 2 Remove the top covers on both left and right sides 3 Install the Cutter Baby Board to the main board JP17 socket of X 1000VL X 2000V X 2000V Zip JP15 socket of X 3200 X 3200Z X 3200E X 3200ZE X 2300E X 2300ZE 4 Loose the three screws from Tear off Bracket and then remove Tear Bracket ee
37. ead surface 74 It s strongly recommended to wear hand gloves during cleaning progress Do not touch print head surface by bare hands or with any hard equipment Water or spit should be kept away in case of corrosion on heating elements Cleaning Direction When cleaning the print head always wipe in One Way Direction from Left to Right only or from Right to Left only to clean Heating Line of print head gently without excessive stress Do not wipe back and forth to avoid dust or dirt on cleaning cotton would be attached onto print head again Special Caution Warranty of print heads will be void if print head serial number is removed altered defected or made illegible under every circumstance Cleaning the Roller Using a cotton bud moistened with alcohol clean the roll and remove any attached glue Note Clean the roller after it has been in contact with foreign materials such as dust or adhesives Cleaning the Media Compartment Clean the media compartment with a cotton bud that has been moistened with a mild detergent Every time a media roll is printed you should clean this compartment to reduce the incidence dust 75 5 Advanced Installation and Adjustment This chapter describes installation and adjustment procedure for X series industrial printers It s recommended to be carried out by technicians in order to keep overall printing performance Print Head Pressure Printing quality can be
38. eader Product No 11223344 Product Name APPLE A label is printed The copy count depends on the PA command for the READER form Step 4 is automatically repeated Output 107 ABC COMPANY HOUT 11223344 APPLE Notes 1 To return to normal operation press and hold the CANCEL button and turn on the printer again 2 When using a keyboard or barcode reader communicating with a host through the Centronics or serial port is prohibited 3 For the keyboard form the P command is not allowed while for the barcode reader scanner form a PA command must be included 108 6 Technical Reference General Specifications X 1000VL X 2000V X 2300E X 3200 X 3200E X 2000V Zip X 2300ZE X 3200Z X 3200ZE Printing Direct Thermal and Thermal Transfer Method Printing 203 dpi 300 dpi Resolution 8 dots mm 12dots mm Printing x s Width Max 4 09 104mm Max 4 16 105 7mm Max 100 Sr Max 50 2540 mm Max 50 Anno 1270 mm 1270 mm Length Min 2 Min 0 2 5mm Min 0 2 5mm 5mm Printing aa 2 6IPS 1 upto5 IPS Speed 51 152 mm s 25 4 127 mm s mm s 8MB DRAM 16 MB DRAM 7MB User Available 13MB User Available Memory 4MB Flash ROM 8MBFlash ROM 3MB User Available 6MB User Available CPU Type 32 bit RISC CPU Reflective amp See through media sensors movable Sensors Head open switch Ribb
39. ign appears that means that 44 GATEWAY DHCP setting is disabled On the contrary DHCP setting is enabled 1 FEED CONFIG change contents ex from 000 000 000 000 to 255 255 255 255 2 PAUSE CALIBR shift sign position ex from 255 255 255 255 to 255 255 255 255 3 CANCEL RESET Select next function setting on sign must at the third digit of each parameter for example xxx 4 To change IP ADDRESS or SUBNET MASK enter DEFAULT GATEWAY setting press CANCEL button once LCD will prompt ETHERNET CARD UPDATE FINISH Then reboot the printer MAC ADDRESS yyyy Yyyy yyyy yyyy 0000 FFFF To have more information on Ethernet settings please refer to Ethernet User s Guide 45 Media Calibration After the media is loaded please perform media calibration to calibrate the label sensor in advance 1 Turnoffthe printer 2 Press and hold the PAUSE button and turn on the power 3 When CALIBRATION is displayed on the LCD and both READY and MEDIA indicators blink release the PAUSE button The Ethernet models will first prompt ETHERNET CARD INITIALIZING on LCD after Power on and then show the CALIBRATION message as described above 4 The printer feeds 12 inches of blank labels 5 When READY is displayed the READY and MEDIA indicators stop blinking but remain illuminated Note For X 1000VL the steps
40. n the LCD and the READY indicator blinks release the CANCEL button The Ethernet models will first prompt ETHERNET CARD INITIALIZING on LCD after Power on and then show the RESET message as described above When READY is displayed on the LCD the READY indicator stops blinking but remains illuminated The following information is now back to defaults e Label parameters e Heat Darkness e Speed e Symbol set language e Others for specific emulation For X 1000VL the steps about LCD can be ignored Be cautioned that this will reset all printer settings back to defaults if possible print the configuration label in advance before reset All settings stored in FLASH memory are retained even after turning off the printer You must perform the calibration after resetting the printer 51 3 Computer Connections This printer comes with USB interface a standard Centronics parallel interface and a nine pin Electronics Industries Association EIA RS 232 serial data interface USB Interface Requirements The Universal Serial Bus USB interface is compatible with your existing PC hardware The USB s plug and play design makes installation easy Multiple printers can share a single USB port hub Centronics Parallel Port You can connect the printer to the host computer s parallel port using any standard Centronics cable The required cable must have a standard 36 pin parallel connector on one
41. normal operation mode from Dump mode press the CANCEL button Another way is to turn off printer power and then restart printer For X 1000VL the steps about LCD can be ignored 47 Sample of Configuration Report based on X 2300E Label Printer with Firmware lt X2300 B01 00 080310 60 STANDARD RAM 16M BYTES lt AVAILABLE RAM 13930K BYTES _ FLASH TYPE 0N BOARD 8M BYTES lt AVAILABLE FLASH 6143K BYTES _ 8 bit data Code Page 437 THERMAL TRANSFER SEE THROUGH SENSOR NORMAL lt REF 2000 SEE 4F64 lt NO OF DL SOFT FONTS RTC CHIP INSTALL lt RTC TIME 2 26 2018 10 45 55 Int fants N0O ANY INTERNAL FONTS lt CUT COUNT O 14 PRINT LENGTH METER OM 45 lt RS232 9600 8 N iP 16 lt CHECKSUM 0000 47 SPEED 3IPS DARKNESS amp 8 lt MEDIA_TYPE GAP 19 PRINT WIDTH 800 3 BACKFEED DISABLE 22 CUTTER DISABLE 93 PEELER DISABLE 34 CUTTER PEELER OFFSET 0 25 R X Y R 0 0 264 H POSITION ADJUST 0000 274 CALIBRATION TYPE MODE M 0 0 90 0 28 Ethernet version 0 90 29 lt IP_address 192 168 1 100 30 Subnet _mask 255 255 255 8 31 Gateway 192 168 1 100 324 NAC_address 00 1 1 E5 01 81 56 334 SNMP DISABLE s 0 0 Ue 06 0 0 37888 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TON TT TTT 240 OF Flo o o o a sw2 1 2 3 4 5 This is internal font 1 0123456709 ABCevexys This i
42. nt Advanced Installation and Adjustment Print Head Pressure Print Head Print Line Position Ribbon Tension Adjustment Printing Wrinkle Rotary Cutter and Guillotine Cutter Installation Rotary Cutter and Guillotine Cutter Settings Rotary Cutter with Paper Jam Guillotine Cutter with Paper Jam Dispenser Installation RTC Battery Replacement Stand alone with Keyboard Stand alone with Barcode Reader 62 69 6 Technical Reference General Specifications Printer Programming Language A PPLA Printer Programming Language B PPLB Printer Programming Language Z PPLZ Interface Specifications USB PS 2 Serial Interface Connection with Host Parallel Centronics Ethernet Interface Auto Polling ASCII TABLE 1 Getting Started Congratulations on choosing the Argox Xellent Series X Series industrial barcode printer This user s manual describing the Xellent Series printer models will help you get to know your new printer The manual includes a guide to operate the printer as well as related information on troubleshooting maintenance and technical reference Illustrations are provided to help you quickly become familiar with the printer Proprietary Statement This manual contains proprietary information of Argox Information Co Ltd It is intended solely for the information and use of parties operating and maintaining the equipment described herein Such proprietary information may not be used reproduced or disclosed to an
43. odes of thermal transfer and 33 Buttons direct thermal can be set via the printer panel For the X 1000VL model set via Printer Utility Windows driver or printer commands There are three buttons each with two basic functions Button Function 1 Function 2 Press the button Press the button and power switch together FEED Feed a label Perform self test amp print configuration report PAUSE e Pause printing Perform a media e Press again to resume calibration printing CANCEL e Interrupt and delete a print Reset FLASH settings task e Force printer to continue after an error is solved 34 LCD Display The X 2000V X 2000V Zip X 2300E X 2300ZE X 3200 X 3200Z X 3200E X 3200ZE models have a LCD that shows e printer status e printer settings e input data from a keyboard or barcode reader After power on the LCD displays the following message as examples X 2000V X 2000V Zip X 2300E X 2300ZE READY 203 PPLB X 3200 X 3200Z X 3200E X 3200ZE READY 300 PPLB The first parameter is either 203 or 300 which stands for the printer resolution The second parameter indicates the emulation printer language PPLA PPLB or PPLZ Notes The Ethernet models will prompt ETHERNET CARD INITIALIZING on LCD for about 20 seconds after Power on and then show the message above 35 If a keyboard is plugged in the LCD display
44. on end sensor 109 cae LED indicator x 3 Button x 3 indicator Display x3 Back lit LCD Display 16 x 2 line Buona Multilingual Centronics parallel Centronics parallel _ RS 232 RS 232 serial ia serial USB ation baud rate PS 2 interface interfaces 1152 to 115200 Ethernet 10 100MB X 2300E X 2300ZE bps X 3200E X 3200ZE USB Media Roll feed die cut continuous fan fold tags ticket in thermal Types paper or plain paper fabric labels Max media width 4 4 112mm Maximum Min media width 1 25 4 mm Label Media thickness 0 0025 0 01 0 0635mm 0 254mm Roll 8 203mm OD on a 3 76mm ID core Diameter 7 177 8mm OD on a 1 5 38mm ID core Min Length 0 79 20mm for rotary cutter option f Wax Wax Resin Resin Ribbon i ela AD pts ribbon wound ink side out or ink side in available Ribbon width 1 4 25 4 mm 101 6 mm Ribbon Ribbon Length max 360m Wax 300m Semi Resin Size Ribbon roll max OD 3 76 mm Core size ID 1 25 4 mm 110 Compact Size W250 x L418 x H263 mm Weight 24lbs 11kgs Power 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz Source internal universal power supply Operating Temperature 40 F 100 F 4 C 38 C Operation Environment 10 90 non condensing Storage Temperature 4 F 122 F 20 C 50 C Driver Operating Win XP Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Systems Printer X 1000VL X 2000V X 2300
45. ox X 3200 FFLS Vernon 7180 To begn te diver metaliation process cho Frs 60 8 Afterthe related files have been copied to your system click Finish Seagull Driver Wizard Install Drivers Pose wat while your system a updated Installing printer Argox X 3200 PPLB 9 After driver installation is complete click Close The driver should now be installed Seagull Driver Wizard Seagull Driver Wizard Completed Successfully The following operatore were completed success4uly installed printer Argox X 3200 FFLS 61 Installing a Printer Driver for other interfaces except USB 1 Turn off the printer Plug the power cable into the power socket on the wall and then connect the other end of the cable to printer s power socket Connect the Parallel cable Serial cable or Ethernet cable to the proper port on the printer and on your computer Prepare the documentation and software CD Rom from printer package and then install to CD Rom drive of your computer The CD Rom will bring out the following prompt Click Go gt ARGOX Can Provide a full range of Products of outstanding quality 62 3 Choose Industrial Barcode Printers on the screen go to X 3200 product page click on version of Seagull driver and then start installation I sese Rogie Dali Collector Commercial Barcode Printers Industrial Barcode Printers gt b Desktop Barcode Printers Mobile
46. s internal font 2 0123456789 ABCab 354 This is internal font 3 0123456789 This is internal font 4 012345 THIS IS INTERA DO VAYDNA WN c A Ww N a 48 DI SI SOT IN GW N IN IN N N NNUN N N AH AH BAB ABA Aa a aH AH 0 5 OON OOP WIN SO O 0 O0 N DUI A DN OS Firmware Version Information Standard RAM Size Available RAM Size Flash Type Available Flash Size Font Symbol Set Print Mode Thermal Transfer or Direct Thermal Sensor type See Through or Reflective Label less Calibration Value No of downloaded Soft Fonts RTC Time No of downloaded Argox Format Fonts Cut Count Label Length Meter RS232 Protocols Check Sum Speed Darkness Media Type Print Width Label Length Backfeed Disable Enable Cutter Disable Enable Peeler Disable Enable Cutter Peeler Offset value R X Y H position adjust Calibration Type Mode Ethernet Module Version IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway 49 32 Mac Address 33 SNMP 34 DIP switch Switch ON OFF Direct 2 Thermal Default 35 Font Image Remark What continue after the parameters are test patterns of print head 50 Resetting to Factory Default Settings To reset the printer to factory default settings 1 2 Notes Turn off the printer Press and hold the CANCEL button and turn on the printer When RESET is displayed o
47. ted and the adjusting position is shown as Fig 1 The viewing direction is facing the machine and using hex socket screw driver for the adjustment The adjusting portions for two hex socket screw locks marked in Fig 1 are shown in Fig 2 and Fig 3 When the right side of the label exhibits inferior printing quality as shown in Fig 2 the screw at the right side shall be adjusted When the left side of the label exhibits inferior printing quality as shown in Fig 3 the screw at the left side shall be adjusted The adjusting steps are as follows 1 Clockwise rotate the screw a half circle and test printing observe whether the printing quality has been gradually improved or not and stop the adjustment if the quality is improved 2 Repeat Step 1 if the printing quality has not been gradually improved after five times counterclockwise rotate five circles back to the original position and then proceed Step 3 3 Counter clockwise rotate the screw a half circle and test printing observe whether the printing quality has been gradually improved or not and stop the adjustment if the quality is improved 79 Figure 1 80 068 lub T pe i A 4 06829 LN ps gt Ribbon Tension Adjustment Both ribbon supply spindle and ribbon pickup spindle are equipped with control knobs to adjust ribbon tension The control knobs can rotate to both directions Rotate the control knob clo
48. tput Serial Transmitted TxD Data 4 No function No connection 5 GND Signal Ground 6 No function Shorted to Pin 1 7 Request to Send Output Used as the control RTS signal for H W Flow Control Input Used as the control signal Coar o Sona Gio for HW Flow Control 9 45V Output Pin 9 is reserved for KDU keyboard device unit Note Pin 9 is reserved for a KDU keyboard device unit Do not connect this pin if you use a general host such as a PC 119 Connection with Host Host 25S Printer 9P PC or compatible DTR 20 1 DSR DSR6 6 DTR TX2 Sinai 2 RX RX 3 cia 3 TX CTS5 a 7 RTS RTS4 8 CTR GND 7 ui 5 GND Host 9S Printer 9P PC or compatible DTR4 a 1 DSR DSR6 a 6 DTR TX3 oon 2 RX RX2 Gea 3 TX CTS8 7 RTS RTS7 ca 8CTS GND5 cu 5 GND Alternatively you can connect the 3 wires as follows Host 25S Printer 9P PC or compatible Host 9S Printer 9P PC or compatible 120 The simplest way to connect to other hosts not PC compatible or terminals is Terminal Host Pin 3 TxData Pin 5 Ground RxData Ground Pin 2 RxData In general as long as the data quantity is not too large and you use Xon Xoff as flow control it will be problem free Baud rate 1200 2400 4800 9600 default 19200 38400 57600 115200 bauds Programmable by command Data format always 8 data bits 1 start bit and 1 stop bit Parity always non
49. u must immediately x accept the terms in the license agreement Ol do not accept the terms in the license agreement 5 Assign the directory to keep Seagull driver for example C Seagull and click Next Windows Printer Drivers Installation Directory LS SEAG ULL CIENTIFIC Please select the directory to unpack the software The software will be unpacked to the directory listed below To unpackto a different directory either type in the new path or click Browse to select a different directory Installation Directory ARSE TI Browse Space required on drive 33 0 MB Space available on selected drive 8 3 GB lt Back Next gt Cancel 64 6 Click Finish Windows Printer Drivers X Installation Information ry SEAGULL SCIENTIFIC Follow the instructions below to install the software Instructions After the drivers are unpacked install them using the Driver Wizard Options Run Driver Wizard after unpacking drivers Read installation instructions contained in Installation_Instructions html 7 Select Install printer drivers and Click Next Seagull Driver Wizard Welcome to the Seagull Driver Wizard This wizard helps you install and remove printer drivers What would you like to Install printer drivers O Upgrade printer drivers O Remove printer drivers Back Next gt Cancel 65 8 Select mo
50. w 1 o RR Make a form for barcode reader Note that the form name must be READER The form should include ZS command to store to flash memory Turn on the printer download the form from PC to printer Set the parameter of READER INSTALLED on the LCD to ON position Turn off the printer Connect the barcode reader to the keyboard interface Turn on the printer Check LCD for instructions of each data string and scan barcodes to input data accordingly 105 Example Making a Barcode Reader Form 1 Make a command file for a form READER FRM V00 15 N Product Name C0 10 N 1 Product No Q50 24 q816 S2 D8 ZT A550 20 0 4 1 1 R ABC COMPANY B550 60 0 2 2 4 40 B C0 A540 150 0 3 1 1 N V00 PA1 FE ZN Command Description ZS Enable store to flash FK READER Delete previous one FS READER Start of form Variable and display message Counter and display message Label dimension Label width Speed Darkness Print from top Fixed data Barcode 125 for counter Print the input product Single copy End of form Disable store to flash 106 Sendthe file READER FRM to printer under MS DOS gt COPY B READER FRM LPT1 Turn off the printer connect the barcode reader turn on the printer and set Reader installed on the LCD to ON position The form READER is automatically executed Scan product name and number from printed bar codes using the barcode r
51. will indicate X 2000V X 2000V Zip X 2300E X 2300ZE READY 203 PPLB lt ESC gt FOR KEYBD X 3200 X 3200Z X 3200E X 3200ZE READY 300 PPLB lt ESC gt FOR KEYBD If a barcode reader is connected the LCD display will indicate X 2000V X 2000V Zip X 2300E X 2300ZE READY 203 PPLB WITH B C READER X 3200 X 3200Z X 3200E X 3200ZE READY 300 PPLB WITH B C READER If an abnormal condition occurs the LCD display will indicate For example RIBBON OUT 36 Setting Display Language The printer s LCD display supports six languages English French German Italian Spanish and Portuguese ltem Range Factory Default LANGUAGE ENGLISH FRENCH GERMAN ITALIAN SPANISH PORTUGUESE SIMPLIFIED CHINESE ENGLISH To select a language 1 Press the PAUSE and CANCEL buttons at the same time 2 Hold both buttons for about 3 seconds and release 3 The language selection screen appears LANGUAGE ENGLISH 4 Press the FEED button for the next language 5 Press the CANCEL button to select and set the language Press PAUSE or the PAUSE CANCEL buttons to exit the language selection screen and enter normal standard mode 37 Changing Settings from the Panel You may change settings using the buttons on the front panel of the X 2000V X 2000V Zip X 2300E X 2300ZE
52. y other parties for any other purpose without the expressed written permission of Argox Information Co Ltd CAUTION Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Unpacking After receiving your printer please check for possible shipping damage 1 Inspectthe outside of both the box and the printer for Note possible damage Open the top cover of the printer to see if the media compartments are in order If damage has occurred contact your shipping company immediately to file a claim Check whether you have received the following accessories together with the printer If there are any items missing please contact your local dealer Printer F CF ZF ZI USB Cable 1 ID Core for Ribbon Package Contents Printer e Power Cord Quick Guide e Core for Ribbon CD Rom including e USB Cable software and user s manuals Connecting the Power Cord Before setting up and connecting the printer you should consider the following WARNING Do not operate the printer in an area where it might get wet e Find a solid flat surface with adequate room for the printer and enough space above for media and ribbon access e Place the printer within cable distance of the host and printer serial or parallel cable e Isolate the power cord from other electrical cables Connect the power cord as below
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