Cognitive Solutions Advantage RFID Thermal Printer manual Ready Light is Red

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READY Light is Red

Make sure that the printhead is latched down tightly on both sides.

If the printer feeds out multiple blank labels, it will need to be calibrated. Refer to Chapter 6, Maintenance and Calibration, for calibration instructions.

Make sure that you have the correct power supply for your printer. Blaster and Advantage model printers use a 19VAC output power supply; Del Sol and Solus model printers have a 24VAC output power supply. The output voltage is printed on the power supply.

Setting Up an Ethernet Printer

First, connect the printer to a PC via the parallel or serial port (see parallel or serial port setup). Do NOT connect the Ethernet cable at this time.

Type in the following commands from a Dos Editor or from Notepad on your computer:

!0 0 0 0 (Must use zero; space between each character) VARIABLE ETHERNET IP xxx,xxx,xxx,xxx

VARIABLE NETMASK xxx,xxx,xxx,xxx VARIABLE GATEWAY xxx,xxx,xxx,xxx

VARIABLE ETHERNET RESET END

Send this file to the printer by going to File->Print. The printer will not print anything, but the ready light will blink off and on. When you have a solid Green ready light, cycle the power on the printer.

NOTE: If using a Unix/Linux system, you will need to create a text file in an editor, then print or copy the file to the printer.

Next, disconnect the parallel or serial cable and connect the Ethernet. You should now be able to ping the printer.

NOTE: The parallel or serial cable and the Ethernet cable should NOT be connected to the printer at the same time.

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Contents Advantage Rfid Thermal Printer HF 13.56 Mhz Page Table of Contents Maintenance and Calibration Appendix a Specifications Appendix B Certified Rfid Tags Rfid and the Advantage Rfid Thermal Printer What is RFID?Rfid Overview Active Versus Passive Rfid TagsUses for HF Rfid Rfid FrequenciesRfid Standards Drivers and Label Software Installing Printer Drivers from the Companion CDI V E R S a N D L a B E L S O F T W a R E Copyright 2004, Cognitive Power US SetupPrinter Requirements CommunicationsDevice Primary Function Use Controls, Indicators, and ConnectorsConnector Use Connecting Power and CablesReleasing the Print Mechanism Loading a Ribbon Thermal Transfer Only Copyright 2004, Cognitive Loading Print Media Copyright 2004, Cognitive Performing the Printer Self Test Performing the Self TestOutput from the self test is described in the table below Print Mode Using CPL Programming Using Label SoftwarePrinting Standard Labels and Tags Creating a Text File Copyright 2004, Cognitive Copyright 2004, Cognitive Sample Label Using Third-Party and Proprietary ApplicationsPrinting from Microsoft Word Copyright 2004, Cognitive Setting Label Size Copyright 2004, Cognitive Creating a Label and Barcode Printing from Proprietary Applications Rfid Tag Overview Printing Rfid TagsRead tag RT command stores data in a user-specified location Using Label Software Copyright 2004, Cognitive Stored Formats Label prints on the printer Sample Rfid Tag SolutionsMaintenance Maintenance and CalibrationCalibration Press the Feed button to clean all sides of the rollerProgramming Overview ProgrammingProgramming Rules Rfid Command Name StructureFollowing listing is an example of Rfid command usage Rfid Command Structure ExampleStandard Variable Setup/Debug Commands Definitions Rfid CommandsRF Idget RF IdgetRF Host RF Varclear RF VarclearFmt RT ss ee fmtWT ss data Wtlock ss data WtlockTo Printer $RFTYPE$ Rftype$RFIDNUM$ Rfidnum$RFBLKSZ$ Rfblksz$RF nn$ RF LocationRfid ? Rfid ?Rfid Confirm on/off Rfid ConfirmOFF Rfid Host Rfid Ledflsh ON/OFF/ACCUM Rfid LedflshAccum Rfid Ledtime nn Rfid LedtimeRfid Mark ON/OFF Rfid MarkRfid Rdaftwt ON/OFF Rfid RdaftwtRfid Retry nn Rfid RetryRfid Ssoncmd ON/OFF Rfid SsoncmdRfid Tagtype ISO/TI/PHILPS Rfid TagtypeISO PhilpsRfid Timeout bb,ss,rr,ww,ll Rfid TimeoutRfid 20,,,,50 Rfid Txafter ON/OFF Rfid Txafter Tags Rfid Void Ascii String-toIsolating Problems TroubleshootingRun a Printer Self Test Print a Proven Label FormatCheck the Label Format Header Line Common IssuesComment Out Portions of the Nonworking Label Format Labels Skipping or Printer Feeding Blank LabelsReady Light is Red Setting Up an Ethernet PrinterSerial Communication Printer DriversParallel Communication Printing Too LightUpgrade From Blazer Printer Technical Support Contact Information Printing Appendix a SpecificationsPart Number Description Appendix B Certified Rfid TagsIndex D E