Pitney Bowes J641, J640 User Manual
8 Pitney Bowes
Shipping and Weighing Systems
Operator's Handbook
Model J640 / J641
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SV60253 Rev. D 11/96
@1995Pitney Bowes, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Each product and program carries a respective written
warranty, the only warranty on which the customer can rely.
Pitney Bowes reserves the right to make changes in the
product and the programs and their availability at any time and
without notice. Although Pitney Bowes has made every effort
to provide complete and accurate information in this manual,
Pitney Bowes shall not be liable for any omissions or
inaccuracies. Any update will be incorporated in a later edition
of this manual.
WARNING
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
instruction manual, 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 his own expense.
CANADIAN D.C.C. WARNING
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise
emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference
Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.
Le present appareil numerique n'emet pas de bruits radioelectriques
depassant les limites applicables aux appareils numeriques de la classe
A prescrites dans Ie Reglement sur Ie brouillage radioelectrique edicte
par Ie ministere des Communications du Canada.
Trademarks
J640is atrademarkof PitneyBowes,Inc.
Preface
This ma nual cont ains i nform atio n abou t the pr inte r ’s
You can also obtain an optional programmer’s manual (Pitney
Bowes form number SV60255).
✦ featur es an d func tion s
✦ general operation
✦ proced ures f or mai nten ance an d tro uble sho oting.
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Terms to Know –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
continuous mode Print mode in which a format and data with a
specifi c quantity are sent to the print er to be
printed in one continuous strip.
download (send) Transmission of data from the host to your
printer.
format Data stream that contains the spec i fic label
design for printing data.
host Pitney Bowes device that the printer is
connected to.
label da ta Data stream that contains the act ual data
printed on a l a be l .
non-peel mode Feed mode in which the printer prints and
dispenses labels without peeling them from the
backing paper.
on-demand mode Print mode in which the printer prints and
dispens es one label at a time.
peel mode Feed mode in which the printer prints and
dispenses one peeled label at a time.
online Direct communication between a computer and
the printer.
System
Administrator
trigger Button used to feed and print labels, clea r
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Individual responsible for creating and
downloading data streams.
errors, and print a test label.
Table of Contents
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Connecting the Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Connecting the Communicati ons Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
Communication Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
Loading Ribbon and Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Loading Ribbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Reloading a Ribbon Cassett e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Loading Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
Loading for Peel Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7
Loading for Non-Pee l Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2–11
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3– 1
Printing in On-Demand Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Canceling a Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3– 2
Printing in Continuous Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
Using the Tear Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Interrupting a Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Clearing Label Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
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Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
Problems and Solution s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1
Label Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1
Ordering Service and Supp lies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2
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Chapter 1. Installation
This printer is a tabletop, online-only unit used to print labels.
A Pitney Bowes service representative should have installed
the printer for you, but the following information is provided for
reference.
Power Supply ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
The printer is shipped with an internal power supply that is
universal for all input power sources.
✦ Voltage ran ge: 90–2 60v
✦ Freque ncy r ange : 50–6 0Hz
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Connecting the Power Cord ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Before you plug or unplug the power cord, turn the printer off.
To connect the power cord:
1. Turn the printer off. (I) indicates on and (O) indicates off.
2. Turn the printer as shown.
3. Insert the power cord into the socket as shown below.
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Power Cord
On/Off
Switch
Socket
4. P lug the othe r end of t he pow er cor d into a grou nded
electrical outlet of the correct voltage.
WARNING: The power supply cord is intended to serve as the
disconnect device. The socket-outlet shall be
near the equipment and shall be easily accessible.
Chapter 1. Installation
Connecting the Communications Cable ––––––––––––––––––––––––
Before receiving data, you must connect the communications
cable to the host and to the printer. Connect the
communications cable to your communications port as shown
below.
Communications
Cable
Communications
Port
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Communication Values –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
In order for your printer to communicate with your host, you
must make sure the communication values are set to the same
values. Here are the default values with which the printer is
shipped:
These are no t fiel d-ch ange able in the p rint er.
✦ Baud: 9600
✦ Word Length: 8-bit data frame
✦ Stop Bits : 1-sto p bit
✦ Parity: none
✦ Flow Co ntrol : D TR
If you h ave any ques tion s regar di ng your print er, contac t our
National Diagnostic Center at 1-800-537-2488.
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Chapter 2. Loading Ribbon and Supplies
Before loadin g ri bbon or label s, you must op en the p rin ter:
1. Insert your fingers into the depression beneath the face
plate and pull up.
Face Plate
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2. P ull th e labe l guid e for ward a nd dow n as sh own .
Label Guide
Front View
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3. Push the printhead assembly toward the rear of the printer
until it opens completely.
Supply Holder
Ribbon Cassette
Printhead
Rear View
Assembly
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