P/N. 920-013711-01
Rev. A, 05.2010
User Manual
HD90
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FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
FOR AMERICAN USERS
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with t he limits for a CLASS A digi tal 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 i s likely to cause har mful
interference in which case the user will be require d 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 55022:1998+A1:2000+A2:2003, CISPR 22 , Class A
EN 55024:1998+A1:2001+A2:2003, IEC 61000- 4 Series EN 61000-3-2 / 2000 & EN 610 00-3-3 /
1995. The equipment also tested and passed in accordance with the European Standard
EN55022 for the both Radiated and Conducted emissions limits.
HD90 SERIES
TO WHICH THIS DECLARATION RELATES
IS IN CONFORMITY WITH THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS
EN55022 : 1998,CLSPR 22, Class A / EN55024 : 1998IEC 61000-4 Serial / EN61000-3-2 : 2000
/ EN 6100-3-3 : 1995 / CFR 47, Part 15/CISPR 22 3rd Edition : 1997, Class A / ANSI C63.4 :
2001 / CNS 13438 / IEC60950-1 : 2001 / GB4943 : 2001 / GB9254 : 1998 / GB17625.1 : 2003
/EN60950-1 : 2001
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.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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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 t he printe r to a su rge prote cto r to prev ent po ssible
transient overvoltage damage.
5. Be careful not to get liquid on the equipment t o avoid electrical shock.
6. For safety and warranty reasons, ONLY qualified s ervice personnel should open the
equipment.
7. Do not repair or adjust energized equipment unde r any circumstances.
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1. BARCODE PRINTER ................................................................... 4
1-1. Box content ..................................................................................................................... 4
1-2. Specifications .................................................................................................................. 4
1-3. Communication Interface ................................................................................................ 6
1-4. Printer Parts .................................................................................................................... 8
2. PRINTER INSTALLATION ......................................................... 10
2-1. Label Installation ........................................................................................................... 10
2-2. Label Roll Core Installation Instruction ......................................................................... 12
2-3. Card / Hang tags Installation ........................................................................................ 13
2-4. PC Connection .............................................................................................................. 13
2-5. Driver Installation .......................................................................................................... 14
3. ACCESSORY ............................................................................. 16
3-1. Label Dispenser Installation .......................................................................................... 16
3-2. Cutter Module Installation ............................................................................................. 19
3-3. Ethernet Module Installation ......................................................................................... 21
3-4. WLAN Module Installation............................................................................................. 23
3-5. CF Card Adapter Installation......................................................................................... 26
3-6. CF Card Instruction ....................................................................................................... 27
4. PRINTER SETTING ................................................................... 28
4-1. FEED button ................................................................................................................. 28
4-2. LED indicators ............................................................................................................... 28
4-3. Label size calibration .................................................................................................... 28
4-4. Self-Test ........................................................................................................................ 29
4-5. Error alerts .................................................................................................................... 30
5. MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT ....................................... 31
5-1. Thermal Print Head Cleaning ....................................................................................... 31
5-2. Thermal Print Head Balance Adjustment ...................................................................... 31
5-3. Print Line Adjustment .................................................................................................... 32
5-4. Adjust the cutter ............................................................................................................ 32
5-5. Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................ 33
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1. Barcode Printer
1-1. Box content
After unpacking, please check the accessories that come with the package, and store
appropriately.
Barcode printer
Power cord
Switching Power
USB Cable
Label Roll Core
Label Stop Plate
Quick Start Guide
CD (includes label editing software QLabel / Manual)
1-2. Specifications
Model
HD90
Print Method
Direct Thermal
Resolution
203 dpi (8 dot/mm)
Print Speed
6 IPS (150 mm/s)
Print Width
4.25” (108 mm)
Print Length
Min. 0.39” (10 mm); Max. 68” (1727 mm)
Memory
4MB Flash (2MB for user storage) ; 8MB SDRAM
Sensor Type
Adjustable reflective sensor. Fixed transmi ssiv e sensor, central aligned
Media
Types: Continuous form, gap labels, black mark se nsing, and punched hole;
label length set by auto sensing or programming
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)
Printer Language
EZPL
Software
Label design software: QLabel-IV (for EZPL only)
Driver & DLL: Windows 2000, XP and Vista
Resident Fonts
Bitmap fonts: 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 24, 30, 16X26 and OCR A & B
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
Download Fonts
Bitmap fonts 90°, 180°, 270° rotatable, single characters 90°, 180°, 270°
rotatable
Asian fonts 90°, 180°, 270° rotatable and 8 times expandable in horizontal and
vertical directions
Scalable fonts 90°, 180°, 270° rotatable
Barcodes
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 wit h Ship ping Bea rer
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
Code Pages
CODEPAGE 437, 850, 851, 852, 855, 857, 860, 861, 862, 863, 865, 866, 869,
737
WINDOWS 1250, 1251, 1252, 1253, 1254, 1255
Unicode (UTF8, UTF16)
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Graphics
Resident graphic file types are BMP and PCX, ot her 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
Approvals
CE(EMC), FCC Class A, cUL
Dimension
Length: 11.2” (285 mm)
Height: 6.8” (171 mm)
Width: 8.9” (226 mm)
Weight
6 lbs (2.72Kg) ,excluding consumables
Options
Rotary Cutter
Label Dispenser
External label roll holder for 10” (250 mm) O.D. label rolls
External label rewinder
CF card adapter with real time clock (max. 1GB CF card)
Ethernet 10/100Mbps print server (default of f; 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 t hei r respective owners.
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1-3. Communication Interface
Parallel Interface
Handshake : DSTB connects to the printer, BUSY connects to the host
Interface cable : Parallel cable compatible to IBM PC
Pin out : See below
PIN NO.
FUNCTION
TRANSMITTER
1
2-9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19-30
31
32
33
34-35
36
/Strobe
Data 0-7
/Acknowledge
Busy
/Paper empty
/Select
/Auto-Linefeed
N/C
Signal Gnd
Chasis Gnd
+5V,max 500mA
Signal Gnd
/Initialize
/Error
Signal Ground
N/C
/Select-in
host / printer
host
printer
printer
printer
printer
host / printer
host
host / printer
printer
host / printer
Serial Interface
Serial Default
Setting
:
9600 baud rate､no parity､8 data bits､1 stop bit､XON/XOFF protocol
and RTS/CTS。
RS232 HOUSING (9-pin to 9-pin)
DB9 SOCKET DB9 PLUG
--- 1 1 +5V,max 500mA
RXD 2 2 TXD
TXD 3 3 RXD
DTR 4 4 N/C
GND 5 5 GND
DSR 6 6 RTS
RTS 7 7 CTS
CTS 8 8 RTS
RI 9 9 N/C
PC
PRINTER
【
Note】The total current output from parallel port and serial port al together can not exceed
500mA.
USB Interface
Connector Type : Type B
PIN NO. 1 2 3 4
FUNCTION VBUS D- D+ GND
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Internal Interface
UART1 wafer Ethernet module
N.C
1 1
N.C
TXD
2 2
RXD
RXD
3 3
TXD
CTS
4 4
RTS
GND
5 5
GND
RTS
6 6
CTS
E_MD
7 7
E_MD
RTS
8 8
CTS
E_RST
9 9
E_RST
+5V
10 10
+5V
GND
11 11
GND
+5V
12 12
+5V
UART2 wafer Expansion module
+5V
1 1
+5V
CTS
2 2
RTS
TXD
3 3
RXD
RTS
4 4
CTS
RXD
5 5
TXD
GND
6 6
GND
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1-4. Printer Parts
2
1
3
4
6
5
1.
Cover Open Button
2.
Top Cover
3.
Label Roll Core
4.
Print Mechanism
5.
Locking Tenon (left/right)
6.
Front Cover Piece
2
1
3
4
5
1.
LED Light (Ready)
2.
LED Light (Status)
3.
FEED Key
4.
CF Card Slot Cover
5.
Print Head Pressure Adjustment Screw (left /right)
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3
4
2
1
1.
Label Guide
2.
Platen Roller
3.
Print Line Adjustment Gear
4.
Label Sensor
1
2
5
4
6
7
3
1.
Fan-Fold Label Insert
2.
Power Switch
3.
Ethernet Socket (Option)
4.
USB Port
5.
Parallel Port
6.
Serial Port (RS-232)
7.
Power Socket
* The communication ports may vary depending on product types.
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2. Printer Installation
2-1. Label Installation
1. Open the top cover by pressing
the Cover Open Buttons on both
sides.
2. Insert the Label Roll Core into the
label roll and then place it into the
printer.
3. If it's necessary, you can also
assemble the Label Stop Plates
on both sides of label roll.
Without Label Stop Plate
With Label Stop Plate
4. Loosen and lift the upper print
mechanism by pressing the
locking tenons.
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