Argox O4-350 User manual

D4 SERIES Printer

User’s Manual

D4 250 / D4 350

http://www.argox.com

[email protected]

V1.2-06-10-2017

FCC ID

In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

FCC Warning

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a

Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions in this manual, it may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

FCC Statement for Optional RF module

This device complies with RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.

The antenna used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all people and must not be collocated or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

Bluetooh/Wireless LAN Communication

Compliance Statement

This product has been certified for compliance with the relevant radio interference regulations of your country or region. To make sure continued compliance, do not: i

∙

Disassemble or modify this product.

∙

Remove the certificate label (serial number seal) affixed to this product.

Use of this product near microwave and/or other Wireless LAN LAN equipment, or where static electricity or radio interference is present, may shorten the communication distance, or even disable communication.

WARNING

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

(for USA only) ii

Liability Disclaimer

ARGOX Corporation takes steps to assure that the company’s published engineering specifications and manuals are correct; however, errors do occur. ARGOX reserves the right to correct any such errors and disclaims any resulting liability. In no event shall ARGOX or anyone else involved in the creation, production, or delivery of the accompanying product (including hardware and software) be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, or other pecuniary loss) arising out of the use of or the results of use of or inability to use such product, even if ARGOX has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Caution

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. iii

Contents

1 Introduction....................................................................................................... 2

1.1 Features .................................................................................................. 2

1.2 Unpacking ............................................................................................... 2

1.3 Understand your printer .......................................................................... 3

1.3.1 Perspective view ......................................................................... 3

1.3.2 Back view ................................................................................... 4

1.3.3 Interior view ............................................................................... 5

1.4 Printer lights ............................................................................................ 6

1.4.1 Status lights ................................................................................ 6

1.4.2 System mode .............................................................................. 9

2 Get started ...................................................................................................... 10

2.1 Attach the power cord ........................................................................... 10

2.2 Turn on/off your printer ........................................................................ 11

2.2.1 Turn on your printer ................................................................. 11

2.2.2 Turn off your printer ................................................................. 12

2.3 Load media ........................................................................................... 13

2.3.1 Prepare media .......................................................................... 13

2.3.2 Place a media roll ..................................................................... 14

2.3.3 Test media feed ........................................................................ 17

2.4 Media types .......................................................................................... 18

3 Printer operation ............................................................................................. 22

3.1 Printing Media Calibration & Configuration ........................................... 22

3.2 Self test ................................................................................................. 23

3.3 Reset your printer ................................................................................. 25

3.4 Media sensing ....................................................................................... 20

3.4.1 Transmissive sensor .................................................................. 20

3.4.2 Reflective sensor ...................................................................... 21

3.5 Communications ................................................................................... 26

3.5.1 Interfaces and Requirements .................................................... 26

3.6 Driver installation .................................................................................. 28

3.6.1 Installing a Plug and Play printer driver (for USB only) ............... 29

3.6.2 Installing a Printer Driver (for other interfaces except USB) ....... 34

4 Maintenance ................................................................................................... 40

4.1 Cleaning ................................................................................................ 40

4.1.1 Printhead .................................................................................. 40

4.1.2 Media housing .......................................................................... 41 iv

4.1.3 Sensor ...................................................................................... 42

4.1.4 Platen roller .............................................................................. 43

5 Troubleshooting ............................................................................................... 44

5.1 Printer issues ......................................................................................... 44

5.2 Media issues ......................................................................................... 45

5.3 Other issues .......................................................................................... 46

6 Specifications ................................................................................................... 47

6.1 Printer ................................................................................................... 47

6.2 Media .................................................................................................... 49

6.3 Fonts, Barcodes, and Graphics Specification .......................................... 50

6.4 Wireless LAN ......................................................................................... 53

6.5 Bluetooth .............................................................................................. 55

6.6 Ethernet ................................................................................................ 56

6.7 Electrical and operating environment .................................................... 56

6.8 Physical dimension ................................................................................ 56

6.9 Interfaces .............................................................................................. 57

6.9.1 USB ........................................................................................... 57

6.9.2 Ethernet ................................................................................... 58

6.9.3 RS-232C .................................................................................... 59 v

1 Introduction Features

1 Introduction

Thank you for purchasing a ARGOX D4 printer. This manual provides information about how to set up and operate your printer, load the media and solve common problems.

1.1 Features

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Various Connectivity Options USB, Ethernet, RS-232

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Easy Operation One-button design for easy control

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Fast Print Speed Max 6 inches/sec

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Wireless LAN Connection Build a Wireless LAN printing environment with Bluetooth

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External Memory The extra USB port allows you to use a USB flash drive for storage

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1 Introduction

1.2 Unpacking

Make sure all of the following items are included in your package.

Unpacking

ARGOX D4 Printer Quick Installation Guide DVD

Power Supply AC Power Cord

When you receive the printer, open the package immediately and inspect for shipping damage. If you discover any damage, contact the shipping company and file a claim. ARGOX is not responsible for any damage incurred during shipping. Save all package materials for the shipping company to inspect.

Note If any item is missing, please contact your local dealer.

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1 Introduction

1.3 Understand your printer

1.3.1 Perspective view

Understand your printer

LED 2

LED 1

Feed Button

Cover Open Latch

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1 Introduction

1.3.2 Back view


Paper Slot

Power Switch

RS232 LAN USB A USB B Power Jack

Caution The areas indicated by the ellipse have sharp edges. To avoid injury, be careful not to touch them when handling the printer.

Caution To avoid injury, be careful not to trap your fingers in the Paper

Slot while opening or closing the Top Cover.

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1 Introduction

1.3.3 Interior view


Thermal Printhead

Transmissive Sensor

Core Holders

Media Roll Holders

Thumbscrew

Media Guides

Reflective Sensor

Platen Roller

Warning The printhead becomes very hot during printing. Do not touch the printhead or touch around it directly after printing. By doing so you may get burnt.

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1 Introduction Printer lights

1.4 Printer lights

There are two LED lights that show the status of your printer.

1.4.1 Status lights

Status lights help you check printer’s condition. The following tables show the blinking speed of status lights and the conditions they indicate.

LED image Blinking Speed Blinking Interval

Lightening Always on

Slow 0.8 Seconds

Fast

LED image Blinking Pattern description

Alternate blinking.

0.2 Second

Blinking at the same time.

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1 Introduction

Blinking pattern

LED 2 LED 1 Description

Green Green

The printer is ready to print.

Printer lights

Green Green

In pause.

Green Green

The printer is transmitting data.

Green Green

TPH high temperature.

Green Green

The printer is writing data to the flash or USB memory.

The USB memory is being initialized.

Amber

Red

Red

Amber

Red

Red

Paper jam.

The media is out when the print data sent to the printer.

Paper end.

The printhead is broken.

Communication error (RS-232C).

H/W Error

Cutter error (with optional cutter).

The RTC battery is low. (If the printer has a built-in RTC)

An EEPROM for backup cannot be read or written properly.

Command

Error

A command has been fetched from an odd address.

Word data has been accessed from a place other than the boundary of the word data.

Long word data has been accessed from a place other than the boundary of the long word data.

Command error.

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1 Introduction

Red

Red

Printer lights

Red

Red

Top Cover

Open

USB R/W

Error

The print module is opened when the printer is turned on.

Cover (Thermal Head) open error during printing.

Flash ROM on the CPU board error or USB memory error.

An erase error has occurred when formatting the USB memory.

Unable to save files due to insufficient USB memory.

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1 Introduction Printer lights

1.4.2 System mode

The system mode consists of status light color combinations. It contains a list of commands for you to select and run.

To enter the system mode and run the command, do the following:

1. Turn off the printer.

2. Press and hold the FEED button, and turn on the printer.

3. Both status lights glow solid orange for a few seconds. Next, they turn to green shortly, and then turn to other colors.

4. When status lights show the color combination you need, release the

FEED button immediately.

5. Press the FEED button to run the command.

The following table is the command list of the system mode.

LED 2

Red

Orange

Red

Orange

Green

Red

Green

LED 1

Green

Green

Red

Red

Red

Orange

Orange

Command

Transmissive Sensor Calibration ( Section 3.1

)

Reflective Sensor Calibration ( Section 3.1

)

Resetting Your Printer ( Section 3.3

)

Reserved

Disable Checking RTC Battery Charge

Reserved

Self Test ( Section 3.2

)

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2 Get started Attach the power cord

2 Get started

This chapter describes how to set up your printer.

Caution Do not use your printer in areas exposed to splashing water or any other liquid.

Caution Do not drop your printer, or place it in an area subject to humidity, vibration or shock.

2.1 Attach the power cord

1. Make sure the power switch is set to the OFF position.

2. Insert the power supply’s connector into the printer power jack.

3. Insert the AC power cord into the power supply.

4. Plug the other end of the AC power cord into the wall socket.

Important Use only power supplies listed in the user instructions.

Warning Do not plug the AC power cord with wet hands, or operate the printer and the power supply in an area where they may get wet. Serious injury may result from these actions!

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2 Get started Turn on/off your printer

2.2 Turn on/off your printer

When your printer is connected to a host (a computer), it is good to turn on the printer before turning on the host, and turn off the host before turning off the printer.

2.2.1 Turn on your printer

1. To turn on your printer, turn on the Power Switch as below. The “I” is the

ON position.

2. Both status lights glow solid orange for a few seconds, and then LED 2 goes out, while LED 1 turns to solid green.

Note If you connect the printer to the internet or insert a USB drive before turning on the printer, it will take longer for the printer to enter the online mode (LED 1 glows solid green) after you turn it on.

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2 Get started Turn on/off your printer

2.2.2 Turn off your printer

1. Make sure LED 2 is off and LED 1 is solid green before turning off the printer.

2. To turn off your printer, turn off the Power Switch as below. The “O” is the OFF position.

Caution Do not turn off your printer during data transmission.

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2 Get started Load media

2.3 Load media

There are various types and sizes for the media roll. Load the applicable media to satisfy your need.

2.3.1 Prepare media

The inside wound and outside wound media roll can be loaded into the printer the same way. In case the media roll is dirty during shipping, handling or storage, remove the outside length of the media. It helps avoid dragging adhesive and dirty media between the printhead and platen roller.

Inside Wound Outside Wound

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2 Get started

2.3.2 Place a media roll

1. Open the top cover of the printer.

Load media

2. Press the holder lock on the Media Roll Holders to slide them outward, and place the media roll between the holders. Make sure the print side is up, and the media roll is clamped tightly by the holders.

Note The default core holder is set for 1-inch inside diameter (ID). To install a 1.5-inch ID media roll, use your hand or a coin to loosen two thumbscrews on both holders, flip the core holders horizontally and secure them back.

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1 inch

1.5 inch

Core Holder

Thumbscrew

Holder Lock

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3. Pull the media until it reaches out of the printer. Thread the media under the media guides.

Caution Do not ship or bring the printer while it holds a label roll.

4. Close the top cover.

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2 Get started

2.3.3 Test media feed

1. Turn on the printer, and press the FEED button to feed a label.

Load media

2. Flip the media and tear it along the edge of the top cover.

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2 Get started Media types

2.4 Media types

Your printer supports various media types, including non-continuous media, continuous media, and fanfold media. The following table provides details about them.

Media Type

Non-Continuous

Media

Looks Like Description

Non-continuous media is the typical media for bar code printing. Labels and tags are made of various materials, such as paper, fabric or cardstock, and are separated by gaps, holes, notches or black marks. Many labels are self-adhesive with liners, while some are linerless.

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2 Get started

Media Type

Fanfold Media

Media types

Looks Like Description

Fanfold media is in continuous form, but it can be used as non-continuous media, because its labels are separated by folds. Some fanfold media also has black marks or liners.

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2 Get started Media sensing

2.5 Media sensing

D4 printers offer two types of media sensor: transmissive and reflective.

They are used for detecting specific media types.

2.5.1 Transmissive sensor

The transmissive sensor is fixed and placed near the center of the printhead.

It is used for detecting gaps across the entire width of the label.

Single Column

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2 Get started Media sensing

2.5.2 Reflective sensor

The reflective sensor is movable within the entire width of the media. It detects gaps, notches and black marks not located at the center of the media.

Multi Columns Notch

Black Mark

Flip the media so the black-mark side is facing down to align with the sensor.

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3 Printer operation Printing Media Calibration & Configuration

3 Printer operation

This chapter provides information about printer operation.

3.1 Printing Media Calibration &

Configuration

You will want the printer to work properly before starting your print jobs. To do this, you need to calibrate the media sensor. Printers provide transmissive and reflective sensor calibration. Take the following steps to use them.

1. Make sure the media is properly loaded, the print module is closed, and the printer’s power switch is set to the OFF position.


3. Both status lights glow solid orange for a few seconds. Next, they turn to green shortly, and then turn to other colors. Do one of the following to select the sensor:



If you want to calibrate the transmissive sensor, when LED 2 turns to red and LED 1 turns to green, release the FEED button immediately.



If you want to calibrate the reflective sensor, when LED 2 turns to orange and LED 1 turns to green, release the FEED button immediately.

4. Press the FEED button. The media calibration is complete after the printer feeds 3-4 labels and stops.

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3 Printer operation Self test

3.2 Self test

The printer can run a self test to print a configuration label, which helps you understand current settings of the printer.



3. Both status lights glow solid orange for a few seconds. Next, they turn to green shortly, and then turn to other colors. When LED 2 turns to green and LED 1 turns to orange, release the FEED button.

4. Press the FEED button to print a configuration label.

Your configuration label should look like this:

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3 Printer operation Self test

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3 Printer operation Reset your printer

3.3 Reset your printer

By resetting your printer, you can return your printer to the state it was in when you receive it. This can help you solve some problems caused by settings changed during the printing.

Do the following to reset your printer:



3. Both status lights glow solid orange for a few seconds. Next, they turn to green shortly, and then turn to other colors. When both lights turn to red, release the FEED button immediately.

4. Press and hold the FEED button for 3 seconds and release it. Both status lights blink red three times, and turn to solid orange for a few seconds.

After the printer is reset, LED 2 goes out while LED 1 turns to solid green.

Important In step 4, if you do not hold the FEED button long enough,

LED 2 will blink orange three times while LED 1 goes out. It means the printer is not reset.

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3 Printer operation Communications

3.4 Communications

3.4.1 Interfaces and Requirements

This printer comes with USB type A and type B interfaces, a nine-pin Electronics

Industries Association (EIA) RS-232 serial data interface and an Ethernet module.



USB Interface Requirements

The Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface is compatible with your existing PC hardware.

The USB’s “plug and play” design makes installation easy. Multiple printers can share a single USB port/hub. The different usage of type A and B as below.

USB type A USB Flash drive, USB keyboard or USB Scanner.

USB type B PC to set printer.



Serial (RS-232) Port

The required cable must have a nine-pin "D" type male connector on one end, which is plugged into serial port located on the back of the printer. The other end of the cable connects to a serial port on the host computer. For technical and pin-out information, please refer to RS-232C in this manual.

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3 Printer operation Communications



Ethernet Module Status Indicators

The indicators with two different colors help users understand status of Ethernet:

LED

Status

Description

Both Off No Ethernet link detected.

Blinking

The printer waits for printer ready.

It will take about few seconds to be ready.

Green

Speed LED

Amber Link/Activity LED

On: 100 Mbps link

Off: 10 Mbps link

On: link up

Off: link down

Blinking: activity

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3 Printer operation Driver installation

3.5 Driver installation

The bundled printer driver can be applied to all applications under Windows

XP/ Vista/ Windows 7/ Windows 8/ Windows 10, supporting 32-bit/ 64-bit operation systems. With this driver you can operate any popular Windows software applications including Argox Bartender UL label editing software or

MS Word, etc., to print to this printer.

We strongly recommend that you use the Seagull Driver Wizard instead of the

Microsoft Windows Add Printer Wizard when installing and updating your

Drivers by Seagull.

(Even though the "Add Printer Wizard" is from Microsoft, it too easily performs a number of tasks incorrectly when updating existing drivers. It also badly handles the situation where a printer driver is already in use by a

Windows application.)

Drivers can be downloaded from Argox website >> Technical Support >>

Download Center >> select product model to access: http://www.argox.com/content.php?sno=0000033

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3.5.1 Installing a Plug and Play printer driver

(for USB only)

1. Turn off the printer. Plug the power cable into the power socket on the wall, and then connect the other end of the cable to printer's power socket. Connect the USB cable to the USB port on the printer and on the PC.

2. Run the driver from Argox website. On the prompt, Windows Printer Driver, select

“I accept…” and click "Next".

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3. Assign the directory to keep Seagull driver, (for example: C:\Seagull) and click

"Next".

4. Click "Finish".

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3 Printer operation

5. Select Install printer drivers and Click "Next"

Driver installation

6. On the Seagull Driver Wizard prompt, select the first radio button to “Install a driver for a Plug and Play printer” Then click “Next.”

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7. Enter Printer name (i.e. Argox D4-250 PPLB) and select "do not share this printer”, and click "Next"

8. Check all the data on the showing screen, if it is correct, click "Finish".

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9. After the related files have been copied to your system, click "Finish".

10. After driver installation is complete, click "Close". The driver should now be installed.

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3.5.2 Installing a Printer Driver (for other interfaces except USB)

1. Turn off the printer. Plug the power cable into the power socket on the wall, and then connect the other end of the cable to printer's power socket. Connect the

Parallel cable, Serial cable, or Ethernet cable to the proper port on the printer and on your computer.

2. Run the driver from Argox website. On the prompt, Windows Printer Driver, select

“I accept…”and click "Next".

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3. Assign the directory to keep Seagull driver, (for example: C:\Seagull) and click

"Next".

4. Click "Finish".

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3 Printer operation

5. Select Install printer drivers and Click "Next"

Driver installation

6. Make sure printer is connected to PC, select “Other” and click “Next”:

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7. Select model & emulation - the following examples are based on model D4-250

PPLB:

8. Select the port of the printer and click "Next".

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9. Enter Printer name (i.e. Argox D4-250 PPLB) and select "do not share this printer”, and click "Next".

10. Check all the data on the showing screen, if it is correct, click "Finish".

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11. After the related files have been copied to your system, click "Finish".

12. After driver installation is complete, click "Close". The driver should now be installed.

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4 Maintenance Cleaning

4 Maintenance

This chapter describes routine cleaning procedure.

4.1 Cleaning

To maintain print quality and prolong the printer’s life, you need to perform some routine maintenance. Daily maintenance should be done for high volume printing, and weekly for low volume printing.

Caution Always turn off the printer before cleaning.

4.1.1 Printhead

It is essential to keep printhead clean if you want the best print quality. We strongly recommend that you clean the printhead when you load a new media roll. If the printer is operated in critical environment, or the print quality declines, you need to clean the printhead more frequently.

Keep in mind these things before you clean:

￭ Keep the water away in case of corrosion on heating elements.

￭ If you just finish printing, wait until the printhead cools down.

￭ Do not touch the printhead with bare hands or hard objects.

Cleaning steps:

1. Moisten a soft cloth or a cotton swab with ethyl alcohol.

2. Gently wipe the printhead in one direction. That is, wipe it only from left to right or vice versa. Do not wipe back-and-forth, in case dust or dirt attaches to the printhead again.

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Important Printhead warranty becomes void if printhead’s serial number is removed, altered, defected, or made illegible, under every circumstance.

4.1.2 Media housing

Use a soft cloth to clean the dust, dirt or debris built up on the Media Roll

Holders, Media Guides and media path.

1. Moisten a soft cloth with ethyl alcohol.

2. Wipe the Media Roll Holders to clean dust.

3. Wipe the Media Guides to clean dust and dirt.

4. Wipe the media path to clean paper debris.

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4.1.3 Sensor

Media sensors may not be able to detect the media correctly if it becomes dirty.

1. Moisten a soft cloth or a cotton swab with absolute ethyl alcohol.

2. Gently brush sensors to remove the dust away.

3. Use a dry cloth to clean the residue.

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4.1.4 Platen roller

The platen roller is also important for print quality. Dirty platen roller may damage the printhead. Clean the platen roller right away if the adhesive, dirt or dust accumulates on it.

1. Moisten a soft cloth with absolute ethyl alcohol.

2. Gently wipe the platen roller to remove the dust and adhesive.

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5 Troubleshooting Printer issues

5 Troubleshooting

This chapter provides the information about printer problems and solutions.

5.1 Printer issues

The printer won’t turn on

￭ Did you attach the AC power cord?

￭ Make sure the power supply’s connector is inserted into the printer power jack.

￭ Check the power connection from the wall socket to the printer. Test the power cord and the socket with other electrical devices.

￭ Disconnect the printer from the wall socket, and connect it again.

The printer turns itself off

￭ Turn on the printer again.

￭ Make sure the power supply’s connector and the power cord are properly plugged.

￭ Make sure the power supply and the power cord are not damaged.

￭ Use the applicable power supply.

￭ If the printer keeps turning itself off, check the socket and make sure it has enough power for the printer.

The printer does not feed the media out

￭ The media is not loaded correctly. See Section 2.3, “Loading Media” to reload the media.

￭ If there is a paper jam, clear it.

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5 Troubleshooting Media issues

5.2 Media issues

The media is out

￭ Load a new media roll.

The paper is jammed

￭ Open the printer and clear the jammed paper.

￭ Make sure the paper is held properly by the Media Guides.

The printing position is not correct

￭ Did you use the correct media type for printing?


￭ The media sensor needs to be calibrated. See Section 3.1, “Media

Sensor Calibration” to calibrate the sensor.

￭ The media sensor is dirty. Clean the media sensor.

Nothing is printed


￭ The print data might not be sent successfully. Make sure the interface is set correctly in the printer driver, and send the print data again.

The print quality is poor

￭ The printhead is dirty. Clean the printhead.

￭ The platen roller is dirty. Clean the platen roller.

￭ Adjust the print darkness, or lower the print speed.

￭ The media is incompatible for the printer. Use ARGOX-approved media roll instead.

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5 Troubleshooting Other issues

5.3 Other issues

There are broken lines in the printed label

￭ The printhead is dirty. Clean the printhead.

An error occurred when writing data to the USB memory

￭ Did you insert the USB drive?

￭ Make sure the USB drive is plugged tightly into the port.

￭ The USB drive might be broken. Replace it with another one.

The printer is unable to save files due to insufficient USB memory

￭ Delete the files on your USB drive to free some space, or replace your

USB drive with an empty one.

The printhead temperature is extremely high

￭ The printhead temperature is controlled by the printer. If it is extremely high, the printer will stop printing automatically, until the printhead is cool down. After that, the printer will resume printing automatically, if there is any unfinished print job.

The printhead is broken

￭ Contact your local dealer for assistance.

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6 Specifications Printer

6 Specifications

This chapter provides specifications for the printer. Specifications are subject to change without notice.

6.1 Printer

Model

Print method

Resolution

Media Alignment

Operation Mode

Sensor

Print Speed

Print Darkness

Max Printable Area

Print Ratio

D4-250 D4-350

Direct Thermal

203 dpi (8 dots/mm) 300 dpi (12 dots/mm)

Centered

Standard: Continuous mode, Tear-off mode

Optional: Cutter mode, Peeler mode

Media Sensor: Gap Sensor (Transmissive, Fixed)

Sensor (Reflective, Movable)

Head Open Switch

2, 3, 4, 5, 6 inches/sec

(50.8, 76.2, 101.6, 127, 152.4 mm/sec)

2 &3 ips for peel off mode

2, 3, 4 inches/sec

(50.8, 76.2, 101.6 mm/sec)

2 &3 ips for peel off mode

Darkness level – PPLB: SD 0 ~ 30

Default – PPLB: SD 8

Max. 100” Max. 50”

Average print ratio within 15 % or less (whole print layout area)

Full width with 1 mm pitch is required

USB (Type A and Type B), Ethernet

RS-232C, Centronics (SPP Mode), Wireless LAN, Bluetooth

Interface

Optional Interface

Programming

Language

Accessories

On-Board Memory

PPLA+PPLB+PPLZ

Peeler, Full Cutter, Partial Cutter, RTC, External Media Stand

Standard Memory (Flash ROM): 16 MB

User Memory: 8 MB

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6 Specifications

External Memory

Panel

LED

Agency Listing

Printer

Standard Memory (SDRAM): 32 MB

USB: Max 16 GB

2 LED, 1 Button

1 st

LED: Red and Green (Various Combinations: Orange)

2 nd

LED: Red and Green (Various Combinations: Orange)

CE, FCC, UL/cULus

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6 Specifications Media

6.2 Media

Properties

Media Size

Media Type

Description

Continuous Mode

Length: 8 mm ~ 997 mm

Width: 22.4 mm ~ 115 mm (including liner 25.4 ~ 118 mm)

Tear-Off Mode



Peel-Off Mode

Length: 35 mm ~ 150.4 mm


Cut Mode



Max Roll Diameter Size: 127 mm (5 inches)

Max Roll Diameter Size for External Media Stand: 203.2 mm (8 inches)

Direct Thermal Label

Direct Thermal Tag

Roll Paper (Inside Wound or Outside Wound)

Fanfold Paper

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6 Specifications Fonts, Barcodes, and Graphics Specification

6.3 Fonts, Barcodes, and Graphics

Specification

The specifications of fonts, bar codes and graphics depends on the printer emulation. The emulations PPLA, PPLB, and PPLZ are printer programming languages, through which the host can communicate with your printer.

Printer Programming Language PPLA

Programming Language

Internal fonts

Symbol sets

(Code pages)

Soft fonts

PPLA

9 fonts with different point size

6 fonts with ASD smooth font.

Courier font with different symbol sets.

Courier font symbol set: Roman-8, ECMA-94, PC, PC-A,

PC-B, Legal, and PC437 (Greek), Russian.

Downloadable soft fonts by Print Tool

Font size

1x1 to 24x24 times

Character rotation

0, 90, 180, 270 degree, 4 direction rotation

Graphics

1D Barcodes

2D Barcodes

PCX, BMP, IMG, GDI and HEX format files

Code 39、UPC-A、UPC-E、Code 128 subset A/B/C、

EAN-13、EAN-8、HBIC、Codabar、Plessey、UPC2、

UPC5、Code 93、Postnet、UCC/EAN-128、,

UCC/EAN-128 K-MART、UCC/EAN-128 Random weight、

Telepen、FIM、Interleaved 2 of 5 (Standard/with modulo 10 checksum/ with human readable check digit/ with modulo 10 checksum & shipping bearer bars) 、GS1 Data bar (RSS)

MaxiCode、PDF417、Data Matrix (ECC 200 only) 、QR code、Composite Codes、Aztec

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Printer Programming Language PPLB


Internal fonts

PPLB

5 fonts with different point size

8 bits code page : 437, 850, 852, 860, 863, 865, 857, 861,

Symbol sets

(Code pages)

862, 855, 866, 737, 851, 869, 1252, 1250,

1251, 1253, 1254, 1255

7 bits code page: USA, BRITISH, GERMAN,

FRENCH, DANISH, ITALIAN,

SPANISH, SWEDISH and

SWISS

Soft fonts


Font size

1x1 to 24x24 times

Character rotation


Graphics

1D Barcodes

2D Barcodes

PCX , Binary Raster, BMP and GDI

Code 39、UPC-A、UPC-E、Matrix 2 of 5、UPC-Interleaved 2 of

5、

Code 39 with check sum digit 、Code 93、EAN-13、EAN-8

(Standard, 2 /5digit add-on) 、Codabar、Postnet、Code128 subset A/B/C、

Code 128 UCC (shipping container code) 、

Code 128 auto、UCC/EAN code 128 (GS1-128) 、Interleave 2 of 5、Interleaved 2 of 5 with check sum、Interleaved 2 of 5 with human readable check digit、German Postcode、Matrix

2 of 5、UPC Interleaved 2 of 5、EAN-13 2/5 digit add-on、UPCA

2/5 digit add-on、UPCE 2/5 digit add-on、

GS1 Data bar (RSS)

MaxiCode、PDF417、Data Matrix (ECC 200 only) 、QR code、

Composite Codes、Aztec

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Printer Programming Language PPLZ


PPLZ

8 (A~H) fonts with different point size.

Internal fonts

8 AGFA fonts: 7 (P~V) fonts with fixed different point size (not scalable).

1 (0) font with scaling point size.

Symbol sets

(Code pages)

USA1, USA2, UK, HOLLAND,

DENMARK/NORWAY, SWEDEN/FINLAND,

GERMAN, FRANCE1, FRANCE2, ITALY,

SPAIN, MISC, JAPAN, IBM850, Multibyte Asian Encodings,

UTF-8, UTF-16 Big-Endian, UTF-16 Little-Endian, Code page

1250, 1251, ,1252, 1253, 1254

Soft fonts

Font size


1x1 to 10x10

Character rotation


Graphics

GRF, Hex and GDI

1D Barcodes

2D Barcodes

Code39、UPC-A、UPC-E、Postnet、Code128 subset A/B/C、

Interleave 2 of 5、

Interleaved 2 of 5 with check sum、

Interleaved 2 of 5 with human readable check digit、Code

93、Code 39 with check sum digit、

MSI、EAN-8、Codabar、Code 11、EAN-13、Plessey、GS1

Data bar (RSS) 、Industrial 2 of 5、Standard 2 of 5、Logmars

MaxiCode、PDF417、Data Matrix (ECC 200 only) 、QR code、

Composite Codes、Aztec

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6 Specifications Wireless LAN(Option)

6.4 Wireless LAN(Option)

Properties

Hardware

Protocol

Enabled Device

Operating

Temperature

Destination

Frequency

(Center Channel)

Channel

Spacing

Transmission Speed/

Modulation

IEEE 802.11 b/g/n

WIRELESS PRINTER

-20°C ~ +85°C

Wireless LAN I/F

USA

2412 ~ 2462 MHz

Europe

2412 ~ 2472 MHz

1 ~ 11 ch

IEEE

802.11b

Transmission

Method

1 ~ 13 ch

5 MHz

Conforming to IEEE

802.11b DSSS method

IEEE

802.11g

Channel

Data Transmission

Speed/Modulation

Transmission

Method

Depending on the country

11/5.5 Mbps: CCK

2 Mbps: DQPSK

1 Mbps: DBPSK

Conforming to IEEE

802.11g OFDM method

DSSS method

Depending on the country Channel

Data Transmission

Speed/Modulation

IEEE

802.11n

Transmission

Method

Channel

Data Transmission

Speed/Modulation

54/48 Mbps: 64 QAM

36/24 Mbps: 16 QAM

18/12 Mbps: QPSK

9/6 Mbps: BPSK

Conforming to

IEEE802.11n OFDM method

(US)1-11ch

(JP/DE)1-13ch

20MHz : 6.5M / 7.2M /

13M / 14.4M / 19.5M /

21.7M / 26M /28.9M /

39M / 43.3M / 52M /

57.8M / 58.5M / 65M /

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6 Specifications Wireless LAN(Option)

Properties

Antenna

Aerial power

Wireless LAN I/F

72.2M(Auto-sensing)

External antenna

802.11b Max +15 dBm

802.11g Max +17 dBm

Software

Connection mode

802.11n Max +17 dBm

Infrastructure, Adhoc

Default IP Address 192.168.1.1

Default Subnet Mask 255.255.0.0

WIRELESS PRINTER

IEEE 802.11i

WEP 128 bit, TKIP (WPA), AES (WPA2)

Default ESSID

Security

Cryptograp hy

Authorizati on

Protocol (*)

Wireless LAN

Parameter Setting and

Status Monitor

Open Key (for WEP), PSK

TCP/IP, Socket, DHCP

Parameter Setting: Command (PC Setting Tool)

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6 Specifications Bluetooth

6.5 Bluetooth

Properties

Standard

Enable Device

Operating Temperature

Storage Temperature

Operating Humidity

Storage Humidity

Connection Form

Bluetooth I/F

Bluetooth 2.1

BT PRINTER

41°F (5°C) ~ 104°F (40°C)

-4°F (-20°C) ~ 140°F (60°C)

25 ~ 85 % Non-condensing R.H

10 ~ 90 % Non-condensing R.H

Only one-to-one connection is supported.

Support Profile Serial Port Profile (SPP)

PIN code is supported.

CLASS 2 Class of Radio Transmission

Transmission Method

Flow Control

Operating Mode

Transmission Distance

Bi-directional (Half-duplex)

Credit based flow control

Slave Mode

3 m (360 degrees)

SR Mode in Page/Inquiry Scanning R1 Scan Interval 1.28 sec.

Scan Window 22.5 msec.

RF Frequency Range 2402 ~ 2480 MHz

Nominal Output Power +4 dBm (2.51 mW) MAX

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6 Specifications Ethernet

6.6 Ethernet

Properties

Port

Speed

Protocol

Description

RJ-45

10Base-T/100Base-T (Auto Detecting)

ARP, IP, ICMP, UDP, TCP, HTTP, DHCP,

Socket, LPR, IPv4, SNMPv2

TCP Server/Client, UDP Client

Mode

Technology

HP Auto-MDIX, Auto-Negotiation

6.7 Electrical and operating environment

Properties

Power Supply

Range

Voltage: AC 100 V ~ 240 V ± 10 % (full range)

Frequency: 50 Hz - 60 Hz ± 5 %

Power Consumption

60W

Temperature

Operating: 5 °C ~ 40 °C

Storage: -40 °C ~ 60 °C

Humidity

Operating: 25 %RH ~ 85 %RH (non-condensing)

Storage: 10 %RH ~ 90 %RH (non-condensing)

6.8 Physical dimension

Dimension

Size

Weight

Size and Weight

W 183.5 mm x D 225.5 mm x H 165.9 mm

Approx. 1.75kg

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6 Specifications Interfaces

6.9 Interfaces

This section provides information about IO port specifications for the printer.

6.9.1 USB

There are two common USB connectors. Typically, type A is found on hosts and hubs; type B is found on devices and hubs. The figure below shows their pinouts.

Type A Type B

Pin

1

2

3

4

Signal

VBUS

D-

D+

Ground

Description

+5V

Differential data signaling pair -

Differential data signaling pair +

Ground

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6.9.2 Ethernet

The Ethernet uses RJ-45 cable, which is 8P8C (8-Position 8-Contact). The figure below shows its pinout.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

5

6

3

4

Pin

1

2

7

8

Signal

Transmit+

Transmit-

Receive+

Reserved

Reserved

Receive-

Reserved

Reserved

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6.9.3 RS-232C

The RS-232C on the printer is DB9 female. It transmits data bit by bit in asynchronous start-stop mode. The figure below shows its pinout.

5 4 3 2

1

9 8 7 6

5

6

3

4

Pin

1

2

7

8

9

Signal

NA

TxD

RxD

NA

GND

NA

CTS

RTS

NC

Signal

CD

RxD

TxD

Host (DB9)

Description

Carrier Detect

Receive

Transmit

Pin

1

2

3

DTR Data Terminal Ready 4

GND

DSR

Ground

Data Set Ready

5

6

RTS

CTS

CI

Request to Send

Clear to Send

7

8

9

Description

No Function

Transmit

Receive

No Function

Ground

No Function

Clear to Send

Request to Send

No Connection

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6

7

4

5

Pin

1

2

3

8

9

Printer (DB9)

Description

No Function

Transmit

Receive

No Function

Ground

No Function

Clear to Send

Request to Send

No Function

Signal

NC

RxD

TxD

NC

GND

NC

RTS

CTS

NC

Argox O4-350 User manual

D4 250 / D4 350

FCC ID

FCC Warning

FCC Statement for Optional RF module

Bluetooh/Wireless LAN Communication

WARNING

Liability Disclaimer

Caution

Contents

1 Introduction

LED 2

LED 1

Feed Button

Cover Open Latch

Paper Slot

Power Switch

RS232 LAN USB A USB B Power Jack

Thermal Printhead

Transmissive Sensor

Core Holders

Media Roll Holders

Thumbscrew

Media Guides

Reflective Sensor

Platen Roller

2 Get started

1 inch

1.5 inch

Core Holder

Thumbscrew

Holder Lock

3 Printer operation



USB Interface Requirements



Serial (RS-232) Port



Ethernet Module Status Indicators

4 Maintenance

5 Troubleshooting

The printer won’t turn on

The printer turns itself off

The printer does not feed the media out

The media is out

The paper is jammed

The printing position is not correct

Nothing is printed

The print quality is poor

There are broken lines in the printed label

An error occurred when writing data to the USB memory

The printer is unable to save files due to insufficient USB memory

The printhead temperature is extremely high

The printhead is broken

6 Specifications

6.3 Fonts, Barcodes, and Graphics

Specification

Printer Programming Language PPLA

Printer Programming Language PPLB

Printer Programming Language PPLZ

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