6. PRINTER OPERATION EO1-33032
6.1 Overview
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6. PRINTER OPERATION 6.1 Overview
6.2 Installing the Printer
Drivers
This section provides a functional overview of how the printer receives
print data from your host computer and how it will operate in the various
operating conditions. This section also shows you how to install the TEC
Printer Drivers into your computer.
Labels will be created on the host computer connected to your printer,
using either a commercially available label creation program or using the
TEC Command Program Language. The label information sent from
your host computer will consist of a series of commands that inform the
printer of the labels size, layout, orientation, and number of copies to
print and will also contain the print data including scaleable text,
graphics, and bar codes. The printer electronics will decode the
commands and manipulate the data to create a bit graphic image of the
label that will be stored in the printer’s memory. The printer electronics
will then transfer the image as a series of dots, one line at a time, to the
thermal print head.
The thermal print head consists of a line of 1280 thermal elements with
each element shaped like a tiny dot. The dot line is 4 inches (101.6 mm)
in length resulting in a dot density of 305 DPI. As the paper is advanced
through the printer by the paper feed mechanism, the thermal head
continuously prints the image as a series of dot lines at a resolution of
305 dots per inch, horizontally and vertically.
Precision feeding and back feeding of the label stock is accomplished
through the use of specialized stepping motors and photo-sensors. The
label gap sensor or the black mark sensor tells the printer electronics
when the label stock is properly positioned under the head for accurate
printing.
Before you can use the printer, it is necessary to install the printer driver
to your PC. Installation is accomplished by first installing the set of
printer driver files from the supplied CD-ROM.
Run the following SETUP.EXE.
“X”:\DRIVE\SETUP.EXE
The latest printer driver can be obtained from the TOSHIBA TEC
Barcode Web Site. Access the TOSHIBA TEC Barcode World Wide
Web Site at the following URL:
http://barcode.toshibatec.co.jp/Eng/download.html
Double click on the downloaded file (“Bdrv_Vx_x_Buildxx.exe”), and
then run the following SETUP.EXE. (“C:\TEC\MONO\CD”is the
default install directory.)
“C:\TEC\MONO\CD”\SETUP.EXE
NOTE:
“X” will be replaced with your
CD drive’s letter. (e.g. D, E, etc.)
NOTE:
1. When downloading the
printer driver from TEC Web
Site, confirm the version and
use the latest printer driver.
The supplied CD-ROM
contains
‘Bdrv_V6_5_Build77.exe”.
2. Driver file name, capacity,
and date of the driver may be
changed without prior
notification. For the latest
information about the driver,
please contact your
authorised TOSHIBA TEC
representative.