4.3 Power-on Utilities

There are six power-on utilities to set up and test printer hardware. These utilities are activated by pressing FEED button then turning on the printer power simultaneously and release the button at different color of LED.

Please follow the steps below for different power-on utilities.

1.Turn off the printer power switch.

2.Hold on the button then turn on the power switch.

3.Release the button when LED indicates with different color for different functions.

Power on utilities

The LED color will be changed as following pattern:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LED color

Amber

Red

Amber

Green

Green/Amber

Red/Amber

Solid green

Functions

 

(5 blinks)

(5 blinks)

(5 blinks)

(5 blinks)

(5 blinks)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Ribbon sensor calibration and gap /

 

Release

 

 

 

 

 

 

black mark sensor calibration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Gap / black mark sensor calibration,

 

 

Release

 

 

 

 

 

Self-test and enter dump mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Printer initialization

 

 

 

Release

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Set black mark sensor as media

 

 

 

 

Release

 

 

 

sensor and calibrate the black mark

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sensor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Set gap sensor as media sensor and

 

 

 

 

 

Release

 

 

calibrate the gap sensor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Skip AUTO.BAS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Release

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.3.1 Ribbon and Gap/Black Mark Sensor Calibration

Gap/black mark sensor sensitivity should be calibrated at the following conditions:

1.A brand new printer

2.Change label stock

3.Printer initialization

Please follow the steps below to calibrate the ribbon and gap/black mark sensor.

1.Turn off the power switch.

2.Hold on the button then turn on the power switch.

3.Release the button when LED becomes red and blinking. (Any red will do during the 5 blinks).

It will calibrate the ribbon sensor and gap/black mark sensor sensitivity.

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The Speaker Company ta200 manual Power-on Utilities, Ribbon and Gap/Black Mark Sensor Calibration