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reproduced, or disclosed to an y oth er parties for any other purpose without th e expressed written permission of Brady
Corporation.
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NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digit a l de vi ce, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accorda nc e w ith the instruct ions, may cause ha r mful interference to radio comm un ications. Howeve r, there is
no guarantee that the int er ference will not occur in a parti c ula r installation. If this equipmen t does cause harmful
interference to radio or tele visi on reception, which can be determ i ned by turning the equipmen t off and on, the us er is
encouraged to try to corre ct the interference by one or m ore of the following measure s :
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation be tween the equipment an d the receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different than that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the de aler or an experience d Radio/TV technici an for help.
NOTE: This unit was tested with shielded cables on the peripheral devices. Shielded cables must be used with the
unit to ensure compliance.
“The user is cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved by Brady Corporation could void the
user’s authority to operat e the equipment.”
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Hello! .......................................................................................................................1
Unpacking and Inspection............................................ ......... ......... ..........................1
Reporting Damage..............................................................................................1
Storage................................................................................................................2
Media and Ribbon Requirements.............................................................................2
Power Cord ..............................................................................................................3
Printer Anatomy 101................................................................................................4
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Purpose.....................................................................................................................5
Types of Media ....................................................................................... .................6
Non-Continuous Web Media..............................................................................6
Continuous Media...............................................................................................7
Non-Continuous Black Mark Media ..................................................................7
Choosing the Print Mode .........................................................................................8
Loading the Media...................................................................................................9
Positioning the Media Sensors...............................................................................10
Transmissive Sensor.........................................................................................10
Black Mark Sensor ...........................................................................................12
Loading the Ribbon................................................................................................13
POWER Switch ................................................................................................14
Front Panel........................................................................................................14
Configuring the Printer..........................................................................................15
Configuring the Software or Printer Driver...........................................................16
Media and Ribbon Calibration...............................................................................17
Printing a Test Label ..............................................................................................19
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System Considerations ..........................................................................................21
Interfaces..........................................................................................................21
Data Specifications...........................................................................................21
Cabling Requirements...........................................................................................22
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Operator Controls..................................................................................................23
POWER Switch ................................................................................................23
Front Panel Display..........................................................................................24
Front Panel Keys .............................................................................................25
Front Panel Lights............................................................................................ 26
Roll Media Loading...............................................................................................27
Tear-Off Mode ................................................................................................. 27
Peel-Off Mode..................................................................................................28
Rewind Mode................................................................ ......... ..........................30
Cutter Mode......................................................................................................32
Peel-Only Mode ............................................................................................... 33
Fanfold Media Loading............................................................... ......... .................35
Removing the Label Backing Material..................................................................36
Ribbon Loading.....................................................................................................37
Ribbon Removal....................................................................................................39
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Entering the Setup Mode.......................................................................................41
Changing Password-Protected Parameters............................................................42
Leaving the Setup Mode........................................................................................43
Configuration and Calibration Sequence ..............................................................44
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Cleaning.................................................................................................................63
Cleaning the Exterior .......................................................................................64
Cleaning the Interior.........................................................................................64
Cleaning the Printhead and Platen Roller ........................................................64
Cleaning the Sensors........................................................................................65
Cleaning the Snap Plate....................................................................................66
Cleaning the Cutter Module.............................................................................68
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Lubrication.............................................................................................................68
Fuse Replacement..................................................................................................68
Adjustments ...........................................................................................................6 9
Toggle Positioning............................................................................................69
Printhead Pressure Adjustment.........................................................................70
Media Sensor Position Adjustment ..................................................................70
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LED Error Conditions and Warnings ....................................................................71
Print Quality Problems...........................................................................................74
Wrinkled Ribbon....................................................................................................75
Communications....................................................................................................75
Printer Diagnostics.................................................................................................77
Power-On Self Test...........................................................................................77
Additional Printer Self Tests ............................................................................77
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Media Handling .....................................................................................................83
Options...................................................................................................................83
Zebra Programming Language (ZPL II®).............................................................84
Bar Codes...............................................................................................................84
General Specifications................................................. ......... ......... ........................85
Printing Specifications...........................................................................................86
Ribbon Specifications............................................................................................86
Font Specifications...........................................................................................87
Media Specifications..............................................................................................88
Power Line Cord Specifications ............................................................................89
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Printer Interface Technical Information.................................................................97
RS-232 Serial Data Port....................................................................................97
Parallel Data Port ............................................................................................102
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PCMCIA Card Installation ..................................................................................103
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This manual provides all of the information you need to operate your
Bradyprinter 200M-e and 200M-e 300. In addition, the maintenance
manual contains the information necessary to maintain your printer.
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Carefully unpack and inspect the printer for possible damage incurred
during shipment.
• Check all exterior surfaces.
• Raise the media access door and inspect the media compartment.
In case shipping is required, save the carton and all packing material.
Contact your authorized Brady distributor for instructions.
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If you discover shipping damage:
• Immediately notify the shipping company and file a report with them.
Brady Corporation is not responsible for any damage incurred during
shipment of the equipment and will not repair this damage under
warranty.
• Keep the carton and all p acking materi al for inspect ion.
• Notify your authorized Brady distributor.
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If you are not placing the printer into operation immediately, repackage it
using the original packing materials. The printer may be stored under the
following conditions:
• Temperature: –4° to +140° F (–20° to +60° C)
• Relative humidity: 5% to 85% non-condensing
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Since print quality is affected by media and ribbon, printing speeds, and
printer operating modes, it is very important to run tests for your
applications.
We STRONGLY RECOMMEND the use of Brady-brand supplies for
continuous high-quality printing. A wide range of paper, polypropylene,
polyester, and vinyl stock has been specifically engineered to enhance the
printing capabilities of the printer and to ensure against premature
printhead wear.
• Continuous roll media, fanfold media, or card stock with optional
perforations and registration holes may be used.
• Printhead life may be reduced by the abrasion of exposed paper fibers
when using perforated media.
• The ribbon MUST be as wide as or wi der tha n the media being used. If
the ribbon is narrower than the media, areas of the printhead are
unprotected and subject to premature wear. (When printing in direct
thermal mode, ribbon is not used and should not be loaded in the
printer.)
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The power cord connector must be plugged into the mating connector on
the rear of th e printer.
Make sure that the POWER on/off switch (located at the back o f the
printer) is in the off position before connecting the power cable to an
electrical outlet.
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Figure 1 outlines the basic components of your printer. However,
depending on the opti ons you have s elected, y our printer ma y look slig htly
different.
Figure 1
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This chapter of the user’s guide is so important that we’ve printed it on a
different color paper! That way, it will be easy for you to find when you
must calibrate (set up) the printer for your particular application.
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• To calibrate the printer.
• To verify that the printer is properly set up by printing a test label.
To calibrate the printer, perform the following procedures:
• Determine the type of media (labels) being used.
• Choose the print method.
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NOTE: This procedure must be performed when the printe r is firs t
installed or if it cannot properly detect the top of the label.
• Position the media sensors (if necessary).
• Configure the prin ter and s oftware or driv er based o n the l abel bein g
used.
• Perform a media and ribbon calibration.
•Print a test label.
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Non-continuous web media (refer to Figure 2) refers to individual labels
that are separated by a gap, notch, or hole. When you look at the media,
you can tell where one label ends and the next one begins.
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Continuous media (refer to Figure 3) is one uninterrupted roll of material
that allows the image to be printed anywhere on the label.
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Non-continuous black mark media has black marks printed on the back
that indicate the start and end of each label (refer to Figure 4).
Figure 4
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•In Tear-Off mode, each label (or a strip of labels) can be torn off after it
is printed.
•In Peel-Off mode, backin g material is peeled away from the labe l as it is
printed. After this label is removed from the printer, the next one is
printed.
•In Cutter mode, t he pr int er a utoma tical ly c uts t he label afte r a s pec ifie d
number of labels has been printed.
•In Rewind mode , the media and backin g are rewou nd onto a cor e as the
labels are printed.
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Figure 5 illustrates one method of media loading. For more detailed
instructions, as well as information about how to load the dif ferent type s of
media and the various printing modes, refer to the instructions that begin
on page 27.
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The correct positioning of the media sensors is important — it can make
the difference between a perfect label and a call to Technical Support!
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The web or gap sensor (transmissive sensor) detects the gap between
labels.
The transmissive sensor actually consists of two sections: a light source
(the lower media sensor) an d a light sensor (the upper medi a sensor). The
media passes between the two.
The upper media sensor must be positioned:
• Directly over the hole or notch, or
• Anywhere along the width of the media if there is a gap between labels.
NOTE: If you are using continuous media, position the upper
media sensor over the media so that the printer can detect an
out-of-paper condition.
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Refer to Figure 6. (For clarity, not all printer parts are shown.)
1. Remove the ribbon (if it is installed).
2. Locate the upper media sensor. The upper media sensor “eye” is
directly below the adjustment screw head.
3. Slightly loosen the upper media sensor adjustment screw (use a
Phillips-head screwdriver).
4. Using the tip of the screwdriver, slide the upper sensor along the slot
to the desired position.
5. Secure the upper media sensor adjustment screw.
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Position the lower media sensor (refer to Figure 7) by sliding it in its slot
until the lower media sensor is positioned under the upper media sensor.
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The black mark sen sor is in a fixed p osition and en abled via the fr ont panel
(refer to “Configuring the Printer” on page 15 for details).
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To load the ribbon, refer to Fi gure 8. For more detailed information, refer
to the instructions that begin on page 37.
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The POWER switch is located at the back of the printer above the power
cord. Turn on the printer.
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The step-by-step instructions in this section
tell you which keys to press a nd what appears
on the liquid crystal display (LCD) during the
calibration procedure.
For a more detailed explanation of the front
panel keys and lights (as shown in Figure 9),
refer to the instructions that begin on page 24.
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The configuration procedure in Table 1 contains the information you need
to get your printer up and running, but it is not comprehensive. Refer to
page 41 for more information.
• Enter the configuration mode by pressing the
SETUP/EXIT key at the “PRINTER READY” display.
NOTE: You need to press the NEXT/SAVE key
more than once to advance to some of the displays.
• To increase the value, answer “yes,” indicate “on,” or
move to the next selection, use the (+) key.
• To decrease the value, answer “no,” indicate “off,” or
return to th e previous se lection, use the (–) key.
NOTE: When changin g parameters, an asterisk (*)
in the upper left-hand corner of the display indicates that you have
changed this setting from the setting that is currently stored in
memory.
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Table 1
Press Display Shows Action/Explanation
— PRINTER READY Normal printer operation.
DARKNESS
PRINT MODE
MEDIA TYPE
SENSOR TYPE
PRINT METHOD
MAXIMUM LENGTH
Press the (+) or (–) keys to increase or decrease the print
darkness setting. (You may need to change this setting when you
print your label.)
Press the (+) or (–) keys to select tear-off, peel-off, cutter, or
rewind mode.
Press the (+) or (–) keys to select continuous or non-continuous
media type. (If you choose continuous media, you must also
include a label length instruction in your label format.)
Press the (+) or (–) keys to select transmissive or black mark
sensing mode. Unless your media has black marks on the back,
leave your printer at the default setting (web).
Press the (+) or (–) keys to select thermal transfer (if you are using
ribbon) or direct thermal (no ribbon).
Press the (+) or (–) keys to set the value that is closest to, but not
less than, the length of the label you are using.
SAVE SETTINGS
— PRINTER READY You have exited the configuration mode and are now ready to
Press the (+) or (–) keys to select:
PERMANENT — saves changes when the power is turned off.
Press SETUP/EXIT to accept the selection.
calibrate the printer.
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Many printer settings may also be controlled by your printer’s driver or
label prepar ation software. Please refer to the driver or software
documentation for more information.
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NOTE: All steps must be performed in the following procedure,
even if only one sensor needs to be adjusted.
1. Press the SETUP/EXIT key.
2. Press the NEXT/SAVE key until “MEDIA AND RIBBON
CALIBRATE” displays.
3. To start the calibration procedure, press the (+) key. “LOAD
BACKING CANCEL CONTINUE” displays.
4. Open the printhead. Remove approximately 8" (203 mm) of labels
from the media roll, enough so that only the backing material is
threaded b etween the media sensors when the me dia is loaded
(refer to Figure 10).
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5. Press the (+) key. The front panel display shows “ REMOVE RIBBON
CANCEL CONTINUE.”
6. Either remove the ribbon or slide it as far from the printer frame as
possible.
7. Close the printhead, trapping the ribbon in this position.
8. Press the (+) key. The front panel shows “CALIBRATING PLEASE
WAIT.”
9. When this part of the calibration process is completed, the display
reads “RELOAD ALL CONTINUE.”
10. Open the printhead. Pull the backi ng material until a label i s
positioned between the media sensors.
11. Either load the ribbon or return the ribbon to its proper position.
12. Close the printhead. Press the (+) key to perform the next part of the
calibration sequence. “MEDIA AND RIBBON CALIBRATE”
displays. The printer is calibrated when the media stops feeding.
13. Press the SETUP/EXIT key to leave the programming mode. Choose
“permanent” when SAVE CHANGES displays.
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To print a test label:
1. Turn of f the printer.
2. Press and hold the CANCEL key
while turning on the printer.
A configuration label showing the
printer’s currently stored parameters
prints (similar to the one shown in
Figure 11).
If you encounter any problems while
you are configuring or cali brati ng the
printer or printing a test label, refer to
“Troubleshooting” beginning on
page 71. Otherwise, refer to
“Establishing Communication”
beginning on page 21 to set up the
communication parameters.
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