Xerox QLS-8100XE setup guide

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digital color label printer

Operation & Setup Guide

Contents

Main Page Digital Color Label Printer Operation & Setup Guide Copyright 2003 - 2004 Astro-Med, Inc. Trademarks Limited Warranty Obtaining Service Contact Information Ownership Information Page Table of Contents Page Page Page Chapter 1: Quick Start QuickLabel Systems media Quick Start Guide Page Page Unpacking the Printer Page Features of the QLS-8100 Xe Page Page Installing the Media Unwind Mandrel Installing the Water Cooling System Page Page Power Connection Computer Connections Centronics Parallel Port RS-232 Serial Port Ethernet Port and TCP/IP Communication Print Servers Utility Port Connection Compressed Air Connection Preparing the Air Regulator Connecting the Air Supply Cover Switch Door Is Open Page Loading Thermal Transfer Ribbon To load thermal transfer ribbon on each print station: Loading Label or Tag Media To load label or tag media: Page Page Adjusting the Media Sensor To adjust the media sensor: Calibrating for Media Types Calibrating Gap Media Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Keypad Layout and Functions Print/Pause Form Feed/Advance Cancel Deletes all labels SELECT to confirm Ready Pause Menu Overview Page Page Page Ready State & Adjust Menu Print Intensity Page Print Speed To set the print speed via the front panel: Speed 3 in/s Pause: Adjust Press SELECT Print Line Adjustment To perform a print line adjustment: Print Line Adj Head 1 = +0 Cross Web Adjustment To perform a cross web adjustment: Cross Web Adj Head 1 = <-2 Vertical Offset To set the vertical offset via the front panel: Vertical Offset = + 16 Pause: Adjust Press SELECT Horizontal Offset To set the horizontal offset via the front panel: Horizontal Offset = < 16 Pause: Adjust Press SELECT Page Display Counter To set up the counter: Display Cntr Off Pause: System Press SELECT Cut Offset To adjust the cut position: Cut Offset +0 Pause: Adjust Press SELECT Page Cal & Setup Menu Calibrate Test Print To perform a test print: Test Print Test Pattern = 2 in. Pause: Cal & Setup Press SELECT Vertical Baseline To adjust the vertical baseline: Vertical Baseline Baseline = +0 Pause: Cal & Setup Press SELECT Page Page Page Operation Menu Pull Back To activate media pull back with the Operation menu: Pull Back Press SELECT Pause: Operation Press SELECT Page Page Synchronize Labels To synchronize labels: Pause: Operation Press SELECT Synchronize Labels Press SELECT Page Ribbon Menu Ribbon Type To change the ribbon type: Ribbon Type Standard Pause: Ribbon Press SELECT Drop/Lift Adjust Page Ribbon Sensor To adjust the ribbon sensor: Ribbon Sensor Enabled Pause: Ribbon Press SELECT Communications Menu Parallel Mode To select a parallel mode: Parallel Mode Auto Pause: Communications Press SELECT Page Page TCP/IP: IP Address To set the TCP/IP address: TCP/IP Address 192.168.255.1 Pause: Communications Press SELECT TCP/IP Subnet Mask To set the TCP/IP subnet mask: TCP/IP Subnet Mask 255.255.255.1 Pause: Communications Press SELECT TCP/IP Gateway To set the TCP/IP gateway: TCP/IP Gateway 0.0.0.0 Pause: Communications Press SELECT System Menu Display Counter To set up the counter: Display Cntr Off Pause: System Press SELECT Memory Card Write Protect ON Pause: System Press SELECT Page To unlock the front panel: Front Panel Unlock 0000 Pause: System Press SELECT Page Page Time To set the time: Time 10:42 am Pause: System Press SELECT Page Factory Reset Page Options Menu Mirror Mode To enable or disable mirror mode: Mirror Mode Off Pause: Options Press SELECT Page Page Page Pull Back - Enable/Disable To enable media pull back: Pull Back Enabled Pause: Options Press SELECT Page Chapter 5: Operation Printing with the QLS-8100 Xe Operating Without Compressed Air Memory Card Detection Remove Flash Card or SELECT to Add Folder Remove Flash Card or SELECT to Format it RUN with NO AIR? Press: Select Printer Indicators Error Messages Drive Roll Up Format Error label name: error # Drive Roll Up/No Air Page Page Page Color Alignment Page Common Adjustments and Tasks Test Patterns Print Line Adjustment Cross Web Adjustment Advancing the Media Evaluating Print Quality Page Enabling and Disabling RibbonRation To enable/disable RibbonRation from the printer control panel: To enable/disable RibbonRation from Color QuickLabel 99: To enable/disable RibbonRation from the Windows Printer Driver: RUN with NO AIR ? Press: Select Printing Labels Before sending a label to the QLS-8100 Xe: Chapter 6: Advanced Adjustments Printhead Tangency Alignment Printhead Angularity Adjustment Ribbon Wrinkling Adjustments Page Printhead & Drive Station Lift Vertical Baseline Horizontal Baseline Page Recommended Tool List Routine Cleaning To clean printheads: Refilling the Cooling System Uninstalling the Cooling System Page Page Printhead Replacement Page Page Platen Replacement Page Drive and Pinch Roller Replacement Drive roller replacement Pinch Roller Replacement Changing the Fuse or Line Voltage Firmware Upgrades To upgrade the printer: Page Page Upgrading additional printers with the CompactFlash card Insert CF Card and Press SELECT Key Forced Upgrade Page Page Page QLS-8100 Xe Dimensions Page QLS-8100 Xe Specifications Page Page Page Page Replacement Parts Page Page Color QuickLabel 99 Pro setup To configure Color QuickLabel 99 Pro from Create and Print: Page Page Page Page Page Windows Printer Driver Setup To configure the Windows printer driver: Page Page Page Page To save the processed label: Page Page QLS-8100 Xe Format Error Codes Page Page Page Page Page Page QLS-8100 Xe Menus Pause State Intensity Vertical Ready State Index