Brady 200M, 260M 72

M-Series User ’s Guide		Troubleshooting

SYMPTOM	DIAGNOSIS	ACTION

Light vertical lines	Dirty head or ribbon	See Printhead Cleaning in
approximately 0.005"	rollers.	Preventive Maintenance
wide running through all		Section.
labels.	Defective printhead	Call a service technician.
	Defective printhead	Call a service technician.
	elements.
Light printing or no	Printhead needs	Adjust Toggle Pressure and/or
printing on the left or	balancing.	position.
right side of the label.
Short printed lines at 45°	Too much printhead	Adjust Toggle Pressure and/or
to label edge on left or	pressure.	position.
right side of label.
Fine gray lines on blank	Wrinkled ribbon.	See Wrinkled Ribbon in this
labels at angles.		Table.
Truncated print, no print,	Media or ribbon	See Media and Ribbon Loading
or FEED button	improperly loaded.	instructions in the Installation
operates incorrectly		Section.
while using non-
continuous media.
Long tracks of missing	Wrinkled ribbon.	See Wrinkled Ribbon in this
print on several labels.		Table.
	Print element damaged.	Call a service technician.
In Peel-Off Mode,	Glue material from back	Refer to Preventive
skewed or stuck labels.	of labels causing media	Maintenance Section and
	movement problems.	perform maintenance and
		cleaning of the printer.
	Media and backing not	Refer to Operation Section.
	properly aligned in
	printer.

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Contents

Page BradyprinterTM THT Model 200M and 260M Thermal Transfer Printer USER'S GUIDE Proprietary Statement Product Improvements FCC Compliance Statement Canadian DOC Compliance Statement Liability Disclaimer Bradyprinter™ THT Models 200M and 260M WARRANTY INFORMATION 1. Printer Warranty 2. Supplies Warranty 3. Warranty Exclusions and Conditions Table of Contents Introduction Installation Operation Configuration and Calibration Interconnections Preventive Maintenance Troubleshooting Options Appendix A - 240 VAC Power Cord Appendix B - ASCII Code Chart Appendix C - Adjusting Bar Code Darkness Introduction Page Additional System Requirements Media and Ribbon Requirements run tests for your applications Warnings and Precautions CAUTION: CAUTION: Refer to the Interconnections Section Page Printer Specifications Printing Considerations Print Speeds Programmable constant printing speeds of 2″ (51 mm) 3″ (76 mm), 4″ (104 mm), 5“ (127 mm), and 6″ (152 mm) per second Media Ribbon Zebra Programming Language II (ZPL II®) Bar Codes Options Section Page Page Page Installation remove any ribbon and paper roll Power Connection Make sure the fuse you use is correct for the voltage source Appendix A Site Requirements Ribbon Loading Do not 2.Place the Ribbon Roll on the Ribbon Supply Spindle 3.Open the printhead by moving the handle to the OPEN posi- tion Important one: 6.Remove the Hook from the Ribbon Take-UpSpindle Page Media Loading Page Page Page Removing Used Ribbon Initial Printer Power Up Page Operation Page Page Page CANCEL Notes: Page Page Page Whenever the printer is reset to factory defaults, a Media Calibration procedure must be performedimmediately Label Format Qty Speed Page Configuration and Calibration Interconnections Page Configuration Mode IMPORTANT: Page Page Interconnections RS-232Serial Data Port Hardware Control Signal Descriptions RS-232Cabling Requirements To minimize electrical noise pickup in the cable: 1.Keep data cables as short as possible 2.Do not bundle the data cables tightly with power cords Page Data Signal Voltage Level Signal Descriptions Preventive Maintenance Page Page Page Toggle Positioning Printhead Pressure Adjustment Black-MarkMedia Sensor Position Adjustment Transmissive Media Sensor Position Adjustment Page Page 260M only: Page Media and Ribbon Sensor Sensitivity Adjustment Page Troubleshooting Page Page Page ^CC, ^CT, and ^CD Page Options Examples of these Optional Fonts can be found in Appendix D 220-240VAC Factory Setup Memory Options 6-Dot/mmPrinthead (200M Only) Page Page Appendix B - ASCII Code Chart Page Appendix C - Adjusting Bar Code Darkness Too Dark Slightly Dark Slightly Light Too Light In-Spec” Page Page Appendix D - Optional Printer Fonts Page Page Page Appendix E - Support Services Before you call Be prepared W.H. BRADY CO Customer Service Form Complete this form before requesting technical assistance Model # (Be specific: include ALL letters and numbers)