GoDEX EZ1100Plus User Manual

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EZ1000 PLUS BARCODE PRINTER

USER MANUAL

USER MANUAL

 

 

: EZ1000

Plus

VERSION

: Rev. C

 

ISSUE DATE

: 2013.07.24

P/N

: 920-012411-04

 

 

 

FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

FOR AMERICAN USERS

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, 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 own expense.

EMS AND EMI COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

FOR EUROPEAN USERS

This equipment has been tested and passed with the requirements relating to electromagnetic compatibility based on the standards EN 55022:2006/A1:2007 Class A, EN61000-3-2:2006/A2:2009, EN 61000-3-3:2008 and EN55024:1998/A1:2001/A2:2003(IEC 61000-4-2:2001 ED. 1.2 series. The equipment has also been tested and passed in accordance with the European Standard EN55022 for both radiated and conducted emissions limits.

EZ PLUS SERIES

TO WHICH THIS DECLARATION RELATES

IS IN CONFORMITY WITH THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS

IEC 60950-1:2005(2nd Edition)+Am 1:2009, GB4943.1-2011 GB9254-2008 (Class A) GB17625.1-2003, EN 55022:2006/A1:2007 Class A, EN61000-3-2:2006/A2:2009, EN 61000-3-3:2008 and EN55024:1998/A1:2001/A2:2003, IEC 61000-4-2:2001 series, UL 60950-1, 1st Edition, 2007-10-31, CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1-03, 1st Edition, 2006-07, CFR 47, Part 15

WARNING

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

Class A

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Safety instructions

Please read the following instructions carefully.

1.Keep the equipment away from humidity.

2.Before you connect the equipment to the power outlet, please check the voltage of the power source.

3.Make sure the printer is off before plugging the power connector into the power jack.

4.It is recommended that you connect the printer to a surge protector to prevent possible transient overvoltage damage.

5.Be careful not to get liquid on the equipment to avoid electrical shock.

6.For safety and warranty reasons, ONLY qualified service personnel should open the equipment.

7.Do not repair or adjust energized equipment under any circumstances.

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced

Replace only with the equivalent type recommended by the manufacture. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Only use with power supply adapter model: WDS060240P (9A).

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

SPECIFICATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.

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1. BARCODE PRINTER .....................................................................

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1-1. Box content .............................................................................................

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1-2. Specifications..........................................................................................

1

1-3. Interfaces.................................................................................................

3

1-4. Getting to know your printer ................................................................

5

2. PRINTER SETUP.............................................................................

7

2-1. Loading the ribbon ................................................................................

7

2-2. Loading the label roll .............................................................................

9

2-3. Installing the label supply hub............................................................

10

2-4. Preparing for tag printing....................................................................

11

2-5. Connecting the printer to the host computer.................................

12

2-6. Installing the driver ...............................................................................

13

3. OPERATOR PANEL.....................................................................

15

3-1. FEED button ...........................................................................................

15

3-2. LED indicators........................................................................................

15

3-3. Label size calibration ...........................................................................

15

3-4. Self test ...................................................................................................

16

3-5. Error alerts ..............................................................................................

17

4. ACCESSORIES...........................................................................

18

4-1. Installing the label dispenser...............................................................

18

4-2. Installing the cutter...............................................................................

21

4-3. Installing the Ethernet module............................................................

23

4-4. Installing the WLAN module................................................................

25

4-5. Installing the CF card adapter ...........................................................

29

4-6. Instructions for using the CF card.......................................................

30

5. MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT..........................................

31

5-1. Cleaning the print head......................................................................

31

5-2. Adjusting the print head pressure......................................................

31

5-3. Adjusting the print line .........................................................................

32

5-4. Adjusting the cutter..............................................................................

32

5-5. Troubleshooting ....................................................................................

33

1. Barcode printer

1-1. Box content

Please check that all of the following items are included with your printer:

Barcode printer

Power cord

AC adapter

USB cable

Parallel cable (Centronics)

Label stock

Label supply hub

Label guide plates (set of 2)

Ribbon

Ribbon hubs (set of 2)

Cleaning card

Quick reference guide

CD (with QLabel label software / user manual)

1-2. Specifications

Model

 

EZ1100 Plus

Print Method

Thermal Transfer / Direct Thermal

Resolution

203 dpi (8 dot/mm)

 

Print Speed

4 IPS (102 mm/s)

 

Print Width

4.25” (108 mm)

 

Print Length

Min. 0.16” (4 mm)**

 

Max. 68” (1727 mm)

 

 

 

Memory

4MB Flash (2MB for user storage) ; 8MB SDRAM

Sensor Type

Adjustable reflective sensor. Fixed transmissive sensor, central aligned

 

Types: Continuous form, gap labels, black mark sensing, and punched

 

hole; label length set by auto sensing or programming

Media

Width: 1” (25.4 mm) Min. - 4.64” (118 mm) Max.

Thickness: 0.003” (0.06 mm) Min. - 0.01” (0.25 mm) Max.

 

 

Label roll diameter: Max. 5” (127 mm)

 

Core diameter: 1”, 1.5”, 3” (25.4 mm, 38.1 mm, 76.2 mm)

 

Types: Wax, wax/resin, resin

Ribbon

Length: 981’ (300 m)

 

Width: 1.18” Min - 4.33” (30 mm - 110 mm) Max

 

Ribbon roll diameter.: 2.67“ (68 mm)

 

Core diameter: 1” (25.4 mm)

Printer Language

EZPL, GEPL (Godex Eltron® Printer Language), GZPL (Godex Zebra®

 

Printer Language)

 

Software

Label design software: QLabel-IV (for EZPL only)

Driver & DLL: Windows 2000, XP and Vista

 

 

Bitmap fonts: 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 24, 30, 16X26 and OCR A & B

Resident Fonts

Bitmap fonts 90°, 180°, 270° rotatable, single characters 90°, 180°, 270°

rotatable

 

 

Bitmap fonts 8 times expandable in horizontal and vertical directions

 

Scalable fonts 90°, 180°, 270° rotatable

 

Bitmap fonts 90°, 180°, 270° rotatable, single characters 90°, 180°, 270°

Download Fonts

rotatable

 

 

Asian fonts 90°, 180°, 270° rotatable and 8 times expandable in

 

horizontal and vertical directions

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Scalable fonts 90°, 180°, 270° rotatable

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-D Bar codes:

 

 

Code 39, Code 93, Code 128 (subset A, B, C), UCC/EAN-128 K-Mart,

 

UCC/EAN-128, UPC A / E (add on 2 & 5), I 2 of 5, I 2 of 5 with Shipping

Barcodes

 

Bearer Bars, EAN 8 / 13 (add on 2 & 5), Codabar, Post NET, EAN 128, DUN

 

14, HIBC, MSI (1 Mod 10), Random Weight, Telepen, FIM, China Postal

 

 

 

 

Code, RPS 128 and GS1 DataBar

 

 

2-D Bar codes:

 

 

PDF417, Datamatrix code, MaxiCode, QR code and Micro QR code

 

 

CODEPAGE 437, 850, 851, 852, 855, 857, 860, 861, 862, 863, 865, 866, 869,

 

Code Pages

 

737

 

 

WINDOWS 1250, 1251, 1252, 1253, 1254, 1255

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unicode (UTF8, UTF16)

 

Graphics

 

Resident graphic file types are BMP and PCX, other graphic formats are

 

downloadable from the software

 

 

Interfaces

 

Serial port: RS-232 (DB-9)

 

 

USB port (default on)

 

 

 

Parallel port: Centronics 36-pin

 

Control Panel

 

Two bi-color status-LEDs: Ready, Status

 

Control key: FEED

 

 

Power

 

Auto Switching 100-240VAC, 50-60Hz

Environment

 

Operation temperature: 41°F to 104°F (5°C to 40°C)

 

Storage temperature: -4°F to 122°F (-20°C to 50°C)

 

 

Humidity

 

Operation: 30-85%, non-condensing.

 

 

Storage: 10-90%, non-condensing.

 

 

 

 

Agency

 

CE(EMC), FCC Class A, CB, cUL, CCC

Approvals

 

 

 

 

Dimension

 

Length: 11.2” (285 mm)

 

 

Height: 6.8” (171 mm)

 

 

 

Width: 8.9” (226 mm)

 

Weight

 

6 lbs (2.72Kg), excluding consumables

Rotary Cutter

Label Dispenser (peel)

External label roll holder for 10” (250 mm) O.D. label rolls Options External label rewinder

CF card adapter with real time clock (max. 1GB CF card)

Ethernet 10/100Mbps print server (default off; disables USB when in use) 802.11 b/g wireless print server (default off; disables USB when in use)

*Specifications are subject to change without notice. All company and/or product names are

trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

** Minimum print height specification compliance can be dependent on non-standard material

variables such as label type, thickness, spacing, liner construction, etc. Godex is pleased to test

non-standard materials for minimum height printing capability.

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1-3. Interfaces

Parallel port

Handshaking

: DSTB is sent to the printer, BUSY to the host computer

Interface

: Parallel cable compatible with IBM computers

cable

 

 

 

Pinout

: See below

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pin No.

Function

Data source

 

1

/Strobe

Computer / printer

 

2–9

Data 0-7

Computer

 

10

/Acknowledge

Printer

 

11

Busy

Printer

 

12

/Paper empty

Printer

 

13

/Select

Printer

 

14

/Auto-Linefeed

Computer / printer

 

15

N/C

 

 

16

Signal Gnd

 

 

17

Chassis Gnd

 

 

18

+5V, max 500mA

 

 

19–30

Signal Gnd

Computer

 

31

/Initialize

Computer / printer

 

32

/Error

Printer

 

33

Signal Ground

 

 

34–35

N/C

 

 

36

/Select-in

Computer / printer

 

Serial port

 

 

 

Default

Baud rate 9600, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, XON/XOFF protocol

settings

: and RTS/CTS

 

 

RS232 housing (9-pin to 9-pin)

DB9 socket

 

 

 

DB9 plug

---

1

 

1

+5V, max 500mA

 

2

 

2

 

RXD

TXD

 

3

 

3

 

TXD

RXD

 

 

 

 

DTR

4

 

4

N/C

 

5

 

5

 

GND

GND

 

6

 

6

 

DSR

RTS

 

 

 

 

RTS

7

 

7

CTS

 

8

 

8

 

CTS

RTS

 

9

9

 

RI

N/C

 

 

 

 

 

Computer

 

 

 

Printer

 

 

 

 

 

Note The total current to the parallel and serial ports may not exceed 500 mA.

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USB port

Connector type : Type B

Pin No.

1

2

3

4

 

 

 

 

 

Function

VBUS

D-

D+

GND

 

 

 

 

 

Internal interface

UART1 wafer

 

 

 

 

 

Ethernet module

N.C

1

 

 

1

 

N.C

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

TXD

 

 

RXD

 

 

 

 

 

 

RXD

3

 

 

3

 

TXD

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

CTS

 

 

RTS

 

5

 

 

5

 

 

GND

 

 

GND

 

 

 

 

 

 

RTS

6

 

 

6

 

CTS

 

7

 

 

7

 

 

E_MD

 

 

E_MD

 

8

 

 

8

 

 

RTS

 

 

CTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

E_RST

9

 

9

 

E_RST

 

10

10

 

 

+5V

 

+5V

 

11

11

 

 

GND

 

GND

 

 

 

 

 

+5V

12

12

 

+5V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UART2 wafer

 

 

 

 

 

Add-on module

+5V

1

 

 

1

 

+5V

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

CTS

 

 

RTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

TXD

3

 

 

3

 

RXD

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

RTS

 

 

CTS

 

5

 

 

5

 

 

RXD

 

 

TXD

 

 

 

 

 

 

GND

6

 

6

 

GND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1-4. Getting to know your printer

1

2

 

3

5

 

 

 

4

6

 

 

7

 

 

8

1.

Release buttons for opening the printer cover

 

2.

Printer cover

 

3.

Label supply hub

 

4.

Ribbon feed mechanism

 

5.

Print mechanism

 

6.

Ribbon rewind hub and empty ribbon core

 

7.

Release catches (left/right)

 

8.

Front cover

 

4

1

2

3

5

1.

LED indicator (READY)

2.

LED indicator (STATUS)

3.

FEED button

4.

CF card slot cover

5.

Screws for adjusting the print head pressure (left/right)

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4

 

 

 

 

2

3

5

1.Ribbon supply hub

2.Label guides

3.Platen roller

4.Print line adjustment

5.Label sensor

1

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

5

2

6

7

 

1.Feed slot for continuous labels

2.On/off switch

3.Ethernet port (optional)

4.USB port

5.Parallel port

6.Serial port (RS-232)

7.Power jack

*Ports and interfaces vary depending on the model.

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2. Printer setup

This printer supports the following printing methods:

Thermal transfer Requires a ribbon for transferring a printed image to a medium. printing (TTP)

Direct thermal Does not require a ribbon, only thermal paper. printing (DTP)

Please check which printing method you are using and alter the settings accordingly in the printer driver, and/or software.

2-1. Loading the ribbon

1.Place the printer on a flat surface. Open the printer cover by pressing the release buttons on both sides of the printer housing and lift the cover.

2.Release and lift the print mechanism.

3.Remove the ribbon hub

at the back.

4.Place the ribbon on

the hub at the back and replace the ribbon hub.

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5.Pass the ribbon under the print head.

6.Wind the ribbon onto the rewind core, attaching it with the adhesive strip at the end of the ribbon. Wind the ribbon 2–3 times around the core.

7.Close the print mechanism. Ensure the release catches click into place.

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