THERMAL PRINTER
BL2-58
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
This is a Class B product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Information Technology Equipment (VCCI). If this equipment is used in domestic environments, radio disturbance may arise. When such trouble occurs, the user may be required to take corrective actions. Introduction
Thank you very much for purchasing the BL2-58 thermal printer. Read the ‘Safety Instructions’and‘1.Operating Precautions’ carefully before using this printer for safe handling of it. Save these instructions for future reference.
Safety instructions
To use this equipment safety, or to protect damage to the equipment, the following symbols are used throughout this manual to highlight safety information.
Warning | The symbol indicates that failure to observe these instructions or mishandle this |
| equipment could lead to severer injury or death. |
Caution | The symbol indicates that failure to observe these instructions or mishandle this |
| equipment could lead to injury or only property damage |
Examples of Symbols
The 
symbol indicates caution (including DANGER or WARNING). The example in the left column indicates that caution or warning conditions exist.
The 
symbol indicates the action is prohibited. The example in the left column indicates disassembly is prohibited.
The 
symbol indicates a required operation that must be performed or an obligatory Instruction. The example in the left column indicates unplugging is required.
Warning
Do not use any battery pack, AC adapter and AC power cord.
Failure to follow this instruction may result in overheating or inflammation, which may lead to fire or accidents.
Do not bend the power cord forcibly, or place heavy objectives on the power cord. Doing so may damage the power cord and cause fire or electric shock. If the power cord Is damaged, discontinue using it.
Never disassemble the printer, the AC adapter, the AC cable, the battery pack and the battery charger. Failure to follow this instruction may result in overheating or inflammation, which may lead to fire or accidents.
Caution
Do not drop any metallic object nor spill coffee,soft drinksand, water and any other liquid.
As the thermal head may be very hot immediately after printing, do not touch it. Be sure that the thermal head is cool before removing the paper jam or cleaning the thermal head.
Do not plug or unplug the AC adapter and batteries with wet hand.
It may result in electric shock, burn and failure.
Do not use the printer in place where it will be exposed to excess moisture and where is watered. It may result in electric shock, burn and failure.
Remove the interface cable or AC adapter from the connector or the receptacle by holding the connector or the AC plug. Never pull the cable itself. Doing so may damage the cable or adapter.
For following case, turn the printer power OFF, unplug the AC power cord from outlet, and remove the bettry. Continueous use may occur the printer failure, fire and electric shock.
◆In case the problem is not cleared and fixed
◆Emitting smoke, making unusual noise and odd smell from the printer
◆The metallic object dropped or spilled liquid into the printer
１．Operating Precautions
Observe the following for safe and proper operation. ■Notes on use
◆Do not subject the printer to strong shocks by droping or hitting it.
◆Turn off the power switch and keep the AC plug removed from the outlet when the unit is not used.
◆Do not pull the paper from paper exit. It may cause the damage or failure of the printer mechanism.
■Notes on treatment of thermal paper
◆Store the paper in a dry, cool and dark place. ◆Do not rub the paper with hard substance. ◆Keep the paper away from organic solvent.
◆Do not let the paper touched with vinyl chloride film, eraser or adhesive tapes for hours.
◆Do not put the paper on diazo print or wet copy that has just been copied.
■Notes on installation
◆Install the printer on a level or upright and stable surface.
◆Avoid such places with:
Slanted surface, strong vibration, direct sunlight, full of dust, excessively high or low temperature, electromagnetic noise, corrosive gas
2.Preparation
2.1Unpacking
After unpacking, check whether the complete set is present.
・Printer unit | 1 unit |
・Thermal paper (paper length 15m) | 1 roll |
・Instruction manual | 1 volume |
・AC adapter | 1 piece |
・AC power cord | 1 piece |
★For ordering the thermal paper, contact our sales office or local distributors.
2.2Components / parts
Window for checking paper
Operational panel Cover open button IF connector Power connector
Insert nut
Battery cover
Operational panel
(1)
(2)
(3)(5)
(4)
(1)POWER LED：Indicates the status of the power.
(2)ERROR LED：Indicates the error status.
(3)SELECT button：Selects the printer mode.
(4)POWER button：Turns the power ON/OFF.
(5)FEED button：Feeds the thermal paper while pressing this button.
3.Handling
3.1Setting thermal paper
①Press the cover open button to open the paper cover.
②Set the paper roll as shown in the picture（Make sure the printing surface is correct, or it does not print properly）
③Close the paper with the tip end emerging from the tear bar.
Handle the tear bar carefully not to injure the finger or hand.
3.2Battery pack
●Installing battery pack
①Place the printer upside down. Press both sides of the battery cover and push up the battery cover.
②Place the battery pack on the bucket and slide it toward the arrow direction until locked.
③Close the battery cover.
●Remove battery pack
Operate in a direction opposite to installing.
●Battery charge (Only chargeable mode)
①Turn the power ON with connecting AC adapter.
②Press SELECT button on the operational panel for 3 sec, then POWER LED and ERROR LED blink for charging.
③When the battery charging completes, the printer status becomes standby and POWER LED on.
④It takes for Ave.3 hours(UR-250), and for Ave.2.5 hours(UR-121) to charge. (each Max. 4 hours)
▼With a new full charged battery, the printer prints 210m in case of UR-250, and prints 140m in case of UR-121. (Continuous printing、Printing density 100%、Printing ratio 30%)
▼Keep the battery pack removed from the battery case when the printer is not used for long period.
▼After full charging of the battery pack, the printer cuts off charging automatically and the printer does not recharge again. Be sure the battery voltage is reduced after charging and discharging continuously because of memory effect.
▼The battery pack is worn out after charging and discharging. The battery capacity is reduced
80% of the new battery after 300 times charging. ▼The battery works shorter time at low temperature
area.
▼When the working time is noticeably shorter than normal, replace the battery pack.
▼The printer can not print while charging.
Do not dispose the battery pack, and bring it to the near recycling shop.
3.3How to set to upright wall
Please ready two screws (M3x3mm), and set the printer to upright wall not sideling in the vicinity and from side to side, keeping power connector side down, using the insert nut in back side.
3.4LED indication
When an error occurs, POWER/ERROR LED lights or blinks depending on the type of errors.
○:Turn ON for 0.1sec ●:Turn OFF for0.1sec
Status | POWER | ERROR | Retrieve |
| (Green) | (Red) |
| |
Standby printing | ON | OFF | *** |
Initializing | ON | ○●○● | Complete |
| | | initialization |
Recharging | ○●○● | ●○●○ | Complete |
| | | charging |
Temperature | ON | ○●●● | Cooling down |
error | | |
| | |
Paper empty | ON | ON | Put paper |
Paper cover | ON | ON | Close the |
open | | | cover |
Low battery | ○●○● | OFF | Recharge |
| | | battery |
Excess recharge | ○●●● | ON | Contact Sanei |
Upper limit | OFF | OFF | Contact Sanei |
voltage error | | |
| | |
Lower limit | ○●●● | OFF | Contact Sanei |
voltage error | | |
| | |
3.5Self test print
Turning the power switch ON while pushing the FEED button starts self test print. The printer prints character sets and barcode.
3.6HEX dump print
Data entered from the computer is printed in hexadecimal numbers. While pressing SELECT button, turn ON the power switch. When the mode selecting is printed, press SELECT button, then starts the HEX dump mode.
3.7Function set （Soft switch） Sets the printer function by Soft switch.
①While pressing SELECT button, turn ON the power switch.
②After printing the mode selecting, push FEED button to enter the function setting mode.
③When a message is printed, press the FEED button for YES and the SELECT for NO.
④The printer prints ’SETTING MODE END’ when ending.
Setting items
Classified setting items are as follows.
・COMMON SETTING ：Common information
・MODE-B SETTING | ：BL-58 compatible |
・INTERFACE SETTING：Interfaces |
For further information, | please refer to the |
BL2-58 Technical Guide. | |
3.8 Maintenance | |
Clean the thermal head, platen roller and sensors periodically. The details show in the Technical Guide.
Before cleaning the printer, turn OFF the printer power and disconnect the AC adapter and remove the battery pack from the case.
Never get liquid such as water into the printer.
4. Specifications
4.1 General specifications
Command systems: | ESC/POS、BL-58 |
Print method: | Direct line thermal |
Interface | | |
BL2-58S | Serial (RS-232C) |
| Connector：D-sub 9pin Male |
BL2-58P | Parallel (Centronics) |
| Connector：D-sub25pin F-male |
BL2-58U | USB ver.2.0 |
| Connector：B type round 4-PIN |
Printing speed Max.80mm/sec (Dedicated AC adapter, Printing ratio 12.5% or less）
Printing width/paper width 48mm/58mm Barcode UPC-A/E,JAN13/8,CODE39,ITF, CODABAR,CODE128
Option 2D barcode QR,MaxiCode,PDF417, MicroPDF417,DataMatrix
Power source
Battery pack: Li-ion battery（option） Part No.：UR-250、UR-121
Dedicated AC adapter Part No.：BLS-120W
Input：AC100V～240V、50/60Hz
Output：DC9.0V 3.0A AC power cord
Part No.：ACS-120A（Japan）ACS-100G（Europe）ACS-100U（USA）
Dimensions (W×D×H、No protruding parts) 93mm×125mm×70mm
Weight approx.265g
（without thermal paper and battery pack）
Operating environment
Temperature When battery is used
| －10℃ to ＋50℃ |
| When AC adapter is used |
| 0℃ to ＋40℃ |
| While recharging battery |
| 0℃ to ＋35℃ |
| Printing quality guarantee |
| ＋5℃ to ＋40℃ |
Humidity | 20%RH to 85%RH |
| （No condensation） |
Storage environment |
Temperature －20℃ to ＋60℃ |
Humidity | 10%RH to 90%RH |
| （No condensation） |
Thermal paper | Part No.：P-58-30 |
| Paper width：58mm |
| Length：approx.30m |
Outer diameter.：50mm
EMC regulations
VCCI CLASS B、FCC CLASS B、 CE marking
◎The model name details are listed in Technical
Guide. （ＢＬ２－５８□□□□ＱＣ） ◎Updated printer drivers, specifications, and Technical Guide are listed in the Website.
◎Windows is the registered Trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
◎ESC/POS is registered Trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
◎This instruction manual may be subject to change without notice due to product improvement.
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Head office
Taisou Ikebukuro Building 5F, 2-61-1 Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, 171-0014, Japan
Phone: +81-3-3986-0646 (Representative)
+81-3-3986-1188 (Overseas sales) Fax: +81-3-3988-5876
URL: http.//www./sanei-elec.co.jp
（10.2008）
