Brady BBP 30 User Manual

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BBP

LABEL PRINTER

USER’S MANUAL

30

Copyright

Trademarks

This manual is copyrighted with all rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be copied
or reproduced by any means without the prior written consent of BRADY Worldwide, Inc.

While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document, BRADY assumes
no liability to any party for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions or by statements
resulting from negligence, accident, or any other cause. BRADY further assumes no liability
arising out of the application or use of any product or system described, herein; nor any
liability for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of this document.
BRADY disclaims all warranties or merchantability of fitness for a particular purpose.

BBP®30 Sign and Label Printer is a trademark of BRADY Worldwide, Inc.

Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

BRADY reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any product or system
described herein to improve reliability, function, or design.

© 2015 BRADY Worldwide, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Printed July 2015
Firmware Version 1

Brady Worldwide Inc.

6555 West Good Hope Road
Milwaukee, WI 53223 U.S.A.
Telephone: [phone] USA Domestic
Facsimile: 414-438-6958

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UNITED STATES

NoteNote

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, 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 and may radiate radio frequency energy and,
if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increaase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.

• Consult BRADY Technical Support for help.

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

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference and, (2) this device must
accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

INDUSTRY CANADA

Industry Canada ICES-003:

CAN ICES-3 (A)/NMB-3(A)

EUROPE

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive

In accordance with the European WEEE Directive, this device needs to be
recycled in accordance with local regulations.

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RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU

This product is CE marked and complies with the European Union's Directive 2011/65/EU OF
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 8 June 2011 on the
restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.

Turkey

Turkish Ministry of Environment and Forestry

(Directive on the Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and
electronic equipment).

Türkiye Cumhuriyeti: EEE Yönetmeliğine Uygundur

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BRADY Warranty

Our products are sold with the understanding that the buyer will test them in actual use and
determine for him or herself their adaptability to his/her intended uses. BRADY warrants to
the buyer that its products are free from defects in material and workmanship, but limits its
obligation under this warranty to replacement of the product shown to BRADY’s satisfaction
to have been defective at the time BRADY sold it. This warranty does not extend to any
persons obtaining the product from the buyer.

THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER WARRANTY, EPXRESSED OR
IMPLIED INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND OF ANY
OTHER OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITY ON BRADY’S PART. UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES WILL BRADY BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, DAMAGE, EXPENSE
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH
THE USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, BRADY’S PRODUCTS.

YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS & CONDITIONS OF
THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS &
CONDITIONS, PLEASE PROMPTLY RETURN THIS PACKAGE FOR A FULL REFUND.

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Technical Support

Technical Support Numbers/On-line Help

For repair or technical assistance, find your regional Brady Tech Support office in the
following list.

•United States: 1-800-643-8766

• Australia: 1-800 644 834 or via the web at www.bradyid.com.au/en-au/supportlanding

• Canada: 1-888-262-7576 or via the web at www.bradycanada.ca

• Mexico & Latin America: 01-800-212-8181 or via the web at

www.bradylatinamerica.com

• Europe: [phone] or via the web at www.bradyeurope.com/services

Repair and Replacement Parts

Brady Corporation offers repair and replacement services. Contact Brady Technical Support
for repair and replacement information.

or via the web at www.bradyid.com/techsupport

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Table of Contents

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Features and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Compatible Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

System Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Keypad and Menu Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Ready Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Menu Selection Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

User Interface Menu Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Printer Set Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Unpack and Set up Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

What’s in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Set up the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Connect Printer Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Install or Change Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Feeding and Cutting Label Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

System Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Starting Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Powering Off the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Rebooting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Connect Printer to a PC via USB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

User Interface Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Cut Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Status Info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Upgrade from USB Flash Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Enter Diagnostic Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Print Engine Base (PEB) Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Sensor Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Analog Readings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Copy Error Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Printer Error Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Script Error Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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USB Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

USB Flash Drive Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

USB Type-B Cable Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Keyboard Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Advanced Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Printer Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Removing Power and Media from Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Remove Dust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Clean Printer and Keypad Residue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Clean LCD Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Clean Auto-Cutter Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Clean Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Clean Tape Entrance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Clean the Cutter Blade Exit Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Clean Printhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Replacing the Media Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Clearing Jams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Replacing/Adjust Media End Caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Printing Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Hardware Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Media Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Ribbon Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the BBP®30 Label Printer mono-color peripheral printer. This
compact, easy-to-operate thermal transfer printer easily connects to your computer for printing
labels that you produce using Brady Workstation software. Media and ribbons from Brady
Corporation are programmed to work specifically with the printer.

Features and Functions

The following are just some of the features that make this system so easy to use and ready to
meet your label-printing requirements:

• Small, lightweight (approximately 11 lbs [4.9 kg]) unit, ready for your desktop.

• A variety of media colors, styles and materials and a wide range of single-color ribbons.

• Smart-cell technology that works intelligently with Brady consumables.

• Easy loading media and ribbon supplies.

• Continuous and die-cut media in a variety of high-performance materials.

• Maximum print speed of 4 ips.

Introduction

• 300 dpi (11.8 dot/mm) print resolution.

• USB device ports.

• Brady Workstation

• Built-in autocutter.

• LED display screen to view system status and set printer defaults and options.

Compatible Applications

The BBP®30 Sign and Label Printer is compatible with Brady Workstation software. When
used with this software package, the printer automatically recognizes all enabled and
compatible media.

Note: Only Brady BBP

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30 supplies work with this printer.

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System Specifications

• Wei ght: 11 lbs (4.9 kg)

• Dimensions (stored): 8.9 in. x 12.0 in. x 9.5 in. (22.6 cm x 30.5 cm x 24.1 cm)

• Operating Temperature: 50 to 104°F (10-40°C)

• Relative Humidity: 10% to 80% RH non-condensing

• Storage: -4 to 122°F (-20 to 50°C) at 15% to 90% RH non-condensing

• Vo lt age : 90 to 264 VAC, 47 to 63 Hz

• Print Resolution: 300 dpi, 11.8 dot/mm

• Output media size: up to 4 in. (101.6 mm) wide

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Keypad and Menu Functions

Keypad and Menu Functions

The following describes the keys, buttons and display screen that are used to navigate through
and use the BBP

User Interface

The user interface (UI) contains the keypad and buttons for using the printer. The main
functions are as follows:

Item # Icon Description

1 Power Button: Turns the printer on and off.

2 Menu: The display screen.

3 Keypad:

4 Feed: Feeds the labels through the printer to the next notch

5 -- Display Screen: See “Display Screenn page 4 for details.

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30 Label Printer.

Press or  to move through primary menu.
Press  to exit or move up a menu.
Press  for menu support functions.
Press to accept a selection or move through submenus.

on the liner. Feeds a full label for die cut; 0.5-inch (12.7 mm)
for continuous.

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Keypad and Menu Functions

Display Screen

The display screen has two modes:

•

Ready Mode: Indicates printer status and displays estimated remaining media and

estimated remaining ribbon. Also indicates the media and ribbon installed.

Menu Selection Mode: Lets you configure system defaults, view and set printer

•
information, perform input and output operations and perform diagnostics.

Ready Mode

The printer has three ready modes:

Initializing

•

• Ready

• Ready - USB Only

The table describes the display screen when in idle (Ready) mode.

Item # Condition Description

1 Printer Status Displays the online printer status.

2 Media Status Displays media part number and estimated amount of

remaining media.

3 Ribbon Status Displays ribbon part number and estimated amount of

remaining ribbon.

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Menu Selection Mode

The table describes the main options of the display screen when in menu selection mode. See

page 6 for a list of all the menu options.

Menu Item Description

Cut Media Used to automatically cut the media.

Status Info Options to display or print status and configuration

Printer Settings Options to set up printer defaults for language.

Tools Upgrade from a USB device.

Keypad and Menu Functions

information, font list and/or graphic list.

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User Interface Menu Structure

User Interface Menu Structure

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Printer Set Up

Unpack and Set up Printer

Carefully unpack and inspect the printer surfaces (interior and exterior) and the labeling
system for possible damage during shipping.

Note: Be sure to remove any transportation protection from around the printhead

and inside the enclosure cover.

What’s in the Box

•BBP®30 Label Printer

•Power Cord

• USB Type B Cable

Printer Set Up

• Printed Quick Start Guide

• Product CD including: electronic Quick Start Guide, electronic User’s Manual and web
links

• Cleaning Kit (Cat # B31-CCT), not available in all regions - includes foam swabs,
adhesive scraping tool, plastic bottle

Note: Please keep the original packaging, including the box, in case the printer

must be returned.

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