Brady BBP11 User Manual

Thermal Transfer Printer

BBP11-34L

Ed 08/09

User Guide

Contents

Introduction

Product Introduction ............................................................................................... 1

Compliance ............................................................................................................ 1

Operations Overview

Unpacking and Inspection...................................................................................... 2

Printer Overview..................................................................................................... 3

Setup

Setting Up the Printer............................................................................................. 6

Open / Close the Top Cover................................................................................... 7

Loading the Ribbon ................................................................................................ 8

Loading the Media................................................................................................ 11

Diagnostic Tool..................................................................................................... 18

Install SD Memory Card ....................................................................................... 20

LED and Button Functions

LED Indicator ....................................................................................................... 21

Regular Button Function....................................................................................... 21

Power on Utilities.................................................................................................. 22

Troubleshooting........................................................................................... 27

Maintenance ................................................................................................. 29

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Copyright

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Revision History

Date Content

2008/8/6 Revise the 3.4.3 section(Loading media in peel-off mode)

2009/08 Revise to include new Brady Standard.

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CHAPTER 1 Introduction

Product Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the BRADY BBP11-34L series bar code printer. Although the
printer is small, it delivers reliable, superior performance.

This printer provides both thermal transfer and direct thermal printing at user-selectable
speeds of 2.0 or 3.0 ips. It accepts roll feed, die-cut, and fan-fold labels for both thermal
transfer and direct thermal printing. All common bar codes formats are available. Fonts and
bar codes can be printed in 4 directions, 8 different alphanumeric bitmap fonts and built-in
true type font capability. You will enjoy high throughput for printing labels with this printer.

Compliance

CE Class B:

EN55022: 1998+A1: 2000+A2: 2003
EN55024: 1998+A1: 2001+A2: 2003 IEC 61000-4 Series

EN61000-3-2: 2006 & EN61000-3-3: 1995+A1: 2001
FCC Part 15, Class B
UL, CUL
C-Tick:

CFR 47, Part 15/CISPR 22 3rd Edition: 1997, Class B

ANSI C63.4: 2003

Canadian ICES-003
TÜV-GS: EN60950: 2000

Note: Continuous printing will cause printer motor overheat. Printer will stop
printing automatically about 10~15 minutes until motor is cooled down. Do not turn
off power when printer pauses or the data transfered to printer buffer will be lost.

Note: The maximum printing ratio per dot line is 15% for this printer. To print the
full web black line, the maximum black line height is limited to 40 dots, which is

3.3 mm for 300 dpi resolution printer.

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CHAPTER 2 Operations Overview

Unpacking and Inspection

This printer has been specially packaged to withstand damage during shipping. Please
carefully inspect the packaging and printer upon receiving the bar code printer. Retain the
packaging materials in case you need to reship the printer.

Unpacking the Printer

The following items are included in the carton:

• (1) Printer unit

• (1) Product CD, including drivers

• (1) Quick installation guide

• (1) Power cord

• (1) Auto switching power supply

• (1) USB interface cable

If any parts are missing, please contact customer Service.

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Printer Overview

Front View

1 Ribbon access cover
2 Top cover open lever

3 Media view window

4 LED indicator

5 Feed button

6 SD card socket

* Recommended SD card specification.

SD V 1.0, V 1.1 SD V 2.0 (SDHC)

9 128MB
9 256MB
9 512MB
9 1GB

- Supported DOS FAT file system.

- Folders stored on the SD card should be in the 8.3 filename format.

- Approved SD card manufacturer: SanDisk, Transcend.

9 4GB class 6

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Interior View

1 Ribbon rewind hub

2 Ribbon rewind gear

3 Gap sensor (receiver)

4 Media holder

5 Media holder lock switch

6 Gap sensor (transmitter)

7 Printhead

8 Ribbon supply hub

9 Top cover support

10 Media guide adjustment knob

11 Black mark sensor

12 Platen roller

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Rear View

1 Ethernet interface

2 USB interface

3 Parallel/LPT interface

4 Serial/COM interface

5 Power jack socket

6 Power switch

7 Fan-fold paper entrance chute

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CHAPTER 3 Setup

Setting Up the Printer

1. Place the printer on a flat, secure surface.

2. Make sure the power switch is off.

3. Connect the printer to the computer with the provided USB cable.

4. Plug the power cord into the AC power cord socket at the rear of the printer, and then plug

the power cord into a properly grounded power outlet.

Ethernet RJ-45
Interface

Plug

USB Interface

Parallel/LPT Interface

Serial/COM Interface

Power Supply

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