Toshiba B-EP Series, B-EP2DL-GH20, B-EP2DL-GH30, B-EP2DL-GH40, B-EP4DL-GH20 Operation Manual
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TOSHIBA Portable Barcode Printer
B-EP Series
B-EP Setting Tool Operation Manual
First Edition: October 2008
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2
1. INTRODUCTION 1
SUPPORTED PRINTERS .......................................................................................................................................... 1
SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT .......................................................................................................................... 1
FEATURES............................................................................................................................................................. 1
NOTATION ............................................................................................................................................................. 2
SCREENS USED IN THIS DOCUMENT ....................................................................................................................... 2
TRADEMARK AND COPYRIGHT ................................................................................................................................2
OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS .................................................................................................................................... 3
Software (Operation System) .......................................................................................................................... 3
Hardware ......................................................................................................................................................... 3
Interface........................................................................................................................................................... 3
DISCLAIMER .......................................................................................................................................................... 3
2. INSTALLATION 4
INSTALLATION PROCEDURE .................................................................................................................................... 4
UNINSTALLATION ................................................................................................................................................... 6
3 PREPARATION 7
PC ....................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Language Selection......................................................................................................................................... 7
PRINTER ............................................................................................................................................................... 7
4 FUNCTIONS 8
MAIN SCREEN ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
Set Param........................................................................................................................................................ 9
Get Param ....................................................................................................................................................... 9
MENUS ............................................................................................................................................................... 10
File................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Edit .................................................................................................................................................................11
View............................................................................................................................................................... 12
Tool................................................................................................................................................................ 13
Help ............................................................................................................................................................... 15
Memory.......................................................................................................................................................... 16
Maintenance .................................................................................................................................................. 18
TAB.................................................................................................................................................................... 20
General.......................................................................................................................................................... 20
Option ............................................................................................................................................................ 24
Interface......................................................................................................................................................... 26
WLAN ............................................................................................................................................................ 30
WLAN Security .............................................................................................................................................. 33
SETUP ITEMS LIST ............................................................................................................................................... 37
General Tab................................................................................................................................................... 37
Option Tab ..................................................................................................................................................... 38
Interface Tab.................................................................................................................................................. 39
WLAN Tab ..................................................................................................................................................... 40
WLAN Security Tab ....................................................................................................................................... 41
MESSAGE LIST .................................................................................................................................................... 42
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1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the “B-EP Setting Tool,” a setting tool for the portable barcode printers of Toshiba TEC
Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “TOSHIBA TEC”).
This document gives you a general description of the “B-EP Setting Tool” (hereinafter referred to as “the
Product”) including the installation procedure and features.
Supported Printers
The Product supports the following printers:
B-EP2DL-GH20/30/40
B-EP4DL-GH20/30/40
B-EP4DL-TH30/40
Software License Agreement
Please read the following terms and conditions of this Agreement carefully before using this Software. This is a
legal agreement between you and TOSHIBA TEC. By installing this Software on your computer, you are
agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
1. You may use this Software on a single TOSHIBA TEC barcode printer acquainted from affiliated company,
dealer or distributor of TOSHIBA TEC.
2. You shall not grant a sub-license, distribute, transfer, lend or otherwise dispose of this Software, in whole or in
part, for the use of any third party other than you except as otherwise expressly provided herein.
3. You shall not modify, reverse engineering, reverse compile or reverse disassemble this Software, in whole or
in part, except as otherwise expressly provided herein.
4. You shall not copy or make a duplicate (or backup copy) of this Software, in whole or in part, except as
otherwise expressly provided herein.
5. All title and copyrights in and to this Software are owned by TOSHIBA TEC or its licenser.
6. TOSHIBA TEC or its licenser makes no representation or warranty, expressed or implied, including but not
limited to the correction of any error or failure, maintenance and support relating to this Software.
7. IN NO EVENT SHALL TOSHIBA TEC OR ITS LICENSER BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTIES
FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PROGRAMS,
EVEN IF TOSHIBA TEC HAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, NOR FOR ANY
CLAIMS BY A THIRD PARTY.
8. TOSHIBA TEC or its licenser will terminate this Agreement if you fail to comply with any of this terms and
conditions. Upon the termination of this Agreement, you agree to uninstall the Software and return it to
TOSHIBA TEC.
9. This Agreement shall become effective upon the installation or use of this Software by You. By installing or
using this Software you hereby indicate your acceptance of these terms and conditions.
Features
The Product is software, which allows you to use the setting features of the supported TOSHIBA TEC Portable
Barcode Printers under a Windows 2000/XP/Vista environment.
Please note the Product is targeted for a user who is familiar with the internal setting of the Supported Printers.
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Notation
Names of menus, screens, icons, buttons, tabs, and items are enclosed in square brackets ([ ]).
For example: Click the [OK] button.
Wordings shown on the computer monitor and the LCD message display of your printer are enclosed in
double quotation marks (“ “).
For example: “ON LINE”.
Titles of the chapters and sections to be referred to are enclosed in single quotation marks (‘ ‘).
For example: Please refer to ‘Introduction’.
Screens Used in This Document
Screens shown in this document are examples used for explaining operations. Unless otherwise specified, an
operation system used in this document is Windows XP. Please note that the screens shown may differ
depending on your usage environment and conditions.
Trademark and Copyright
Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.
Other company and product names may be registered trademarks or trademarks of others.
Each company’s registered trademarks and trademarks are not marked with
TM
or ®.
This document uses the following abbreviations.
Microsoft
®
Windows® 2000 Professional and Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server: Windows 2000
Microsoft
®
Windows® XP Home Edition and Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional: Windows XP
Microsoft
®
Windows® Vista Ultimate and Microsoft® Windows® Vista Enterprise and
Microsoft
®
Windows® Vista Business and Microsoft® Windows® Vista Home Premium and
Microsoft
®
Windows® Vista Home Basic: Windows Vista
All technologies other than the above are exclusive property of TOSHIBA TEC.
Copyright of TOSHIBA TEC in Japan and other countries is expressed as:
Copyright© 2008 TOSHIBA TEC CORPORATION. All Rights Reserved.
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Operational Conditions
The Product can be used under the following system and environmental requirements.
Software (Operation System)
English operation systems of:
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista
Hardware
A DOS/V (IBM AT compatible) machine must be used under the above Windows operation system and
mandatory or recommended conditions explained in the table below.
Mandatory Conditions Recommended Conditions
CPU
Intel
®
Pentium® II 400 MHz or higher Intel® Pentium® III 1 GHz or higher
Memory 64 MB or more 256 MB or more
HDD Free space of 10 MB or more
FDD 3.5-inch FDD
Interface
Connections are made through the following interface.
USB
However, the Product does not operate when more than one printer are connected at the same time.
Plug and Play requests printer driver installation. The Product does not need any printer driver. However,
printer driver installation is requested in every connection. If you use the Product frequently, it is recommended
to install a printer driver. For information about printer driver installation, please refer to our web site.
When the PC connection port is changed after you install a printer driver, you need to install it again. You can
avoid this by enabling printer’s USB serial number setting.
Disclaimer
The Product allows the Administrator/User to monitor printer statuses, check/change printer setting, and
download a setting file on the computer monitor for the Supported Printers. When an invalid setting is
made for the Supported Printers using the Product, they may malfunction and may not be used
afterwards.
The Product is intended to be used by the Administrator who is familiar with the internal setting of the
Supported Printers and general-purpose printers. The Setting Tool and Downloader must be used by
the Administrator or under instructions of the Administrator.
TOSHIBA TEC shall not be liable for any outcome resulted from a failure to follow the above instructions
(both the Product and the Supported Printers).
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2. Installation
Installation Procedure
1. Double-click the setup program (B-EPSettingTool.exe)
of the Product.
Note: With Windows Vista, the User Account Control dialog
box may appear. In that case, click [Allow] to
continue.
2. The InstallShield Wizard starts. Click [Next].
3. The [License Agreement] screen appears.
When you agree, click [I accept the terms of the
license agreement] and click [Next].
‘Software License Agreement’
4. The [Choose Destination Location] screen appears.
Check the folder where the Product is going to be
installed, and click [Next].
When you want to change the location, click
[Browse…]. On the [Choose Folder] screen,
select a desired folder.
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5. The [Selection of language] screen appears.
From a pull-down menu, select a language to be
displayed on the Product.
Here, select [English], then click [Next].
After the installation, you can use a menu to change
the language.
6. The [Start Copying Files] screen appears.
Check the descriptions under [Current Settings] and
click [Next] when the descriptions are correct. Then,
the installation starts.
When you want to change the setting, click [Back] until
the applicable screen appears, then make the change.
7. The installation is being performed.
Click [Cancel] to stop the installation.
8. The [InstallShield Wizard Complete] screen appears
when the installation is completed.
Click [Finish] to complete the operation.
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Uninstallation
1. Select [Start] - [Control Panel] - [Add or Remove Programs].
Note: With Windows Vista, the User Account Control dialog box may appear. In that case, click [Allow] to
continue.
2. The [Confirm Uninstall] screen appears.
Clicking [OK] starts uninstallation.
3. The screen which shows a progress bar appears.
Clicking [Cancel] stops the operation.
4. The [Maintenance Complete] screen appears when
uninstallation is completed.
Click [Finish] to complete the operation.
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3 Preparation
PC
Connect the USB port on the PC and the mini USB port of the printer, using a general-purpose mini USB cable.
When the printer power is turned on, Plug and Play requests printer driver installation. Although you do not
install a printer driver, you can use the Product. If you use the Product frequently, it is recommended to install a
printer driver.
For information about printer driver installation, please refer to our web site.
Language Selection
Select a language you use for display on the “B-EP Setting Tool.”
Select [Start] - [All Programs] - [TOSHIBA TEC] - [B-EP Setting Tool] and click [Language] to start language
selection.
Language:
You can select a language you use for display on the “B-EP Setting Tool.”
Select a language that can be displayed in your operating system.
To change the language while the “B-EP Setting Tool” is on, exit the tool and then change the language.
・Japanese
・English
The default language is a language selected during the installation.
Printer
To retrieve/update parameters or use the maintenance function, put the printer in SYSTEM mode.
When you turn on the power while holding down the [FEED] key, the printer enters SYSTEM mode. The printer
displays “SYSTEM MODE” and then “<0>SHUTDOWN” on the LCD. When the printer is not in SYSTEM mode,
the function to retrieve/update parameters and the maintenance function cannot be used.
To use the memory allocation function, put the printer in TPCL, TPCL1 or LABEL mode, and then put it in the idle
state.
To use the memory formatting function, put the printer in TPCL, TPCL1, LABEL, RECEIPT, or RECEIPT1 mode,
and then put it in the idle state.
You can use functions other than the above, regardless of printer mode.
The Product allows printer modes to be set, except for SYSTEM mode.
Updated parameters become valid when the printer is shut down.
However, when the printer is not normally shut down, for example, the battery is detached or attached, updates
are discarded.
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4 Functions
Main Screen
Select [Start] - [All Programs] - [TOSHIBA TEC] - [B-EP Setting Tool] - [Setting Tool] to start the “B-EP Setting
Tool.”
Just after the tool has started, the [General] tab is opened and the default values for the printer used last time are
displayed in all setup items.
When the printer model differs from the model displayed in the title, settings may not be updated properly.
Confirm the printer model before updating the settings.
(1) Setup group
Select a group to which your setup item belongs to, from sorted groups such as [Image], [Notice] and
[Command].
When the box at the left of a group is checked, all items belonging to the group become active.
(2) Setup item
Items in the checked group become active.
You can select an option or enter a desired value or text to specify each item.
(3) [Set Param]
You can use this button to change a printer parameter for an active item.
Updating processing is performed for active setup items in checked groups.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
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(4) [Get Param]
You can use this button to retrieve the current parameters from the printer and displays them on the screen.
Retrieval processing is performed whether setup groups are checked.
(5) Menu
You can use useful functions.
(6) [Exit]
This button is used to exit the “B-EP Setting Tool” while discarding the current settings.
All setup items are defaulted when the “B-EP Setting Tool” is started next time.
(7) Setup Confirmation
You can confirm settings by retrieving parameters.
Another way to confirm the settings is to enter SYSTEM mode, select [<1>DIAGNOSTIC] - [MAINTENANCE
CONT] and press the [POWER] key. The self-test results are printed. You can confirm the settings from
the printed results.
Set Param
Parameters set for items in checked groups on all tabs are updated in the printer.
Setting of items in checked groups is enabled.
During updating, the progress screen is displayed.
You can stop updating by clicking [Cancel].
When the confirmation message is displayed, click [OK] or [Cancel].
When updating is successfully completed, the progress screen disappears and the main screen is displayed
again.
When updating fails, an error message is displayed.
Data already processed before updating is canceled or fails are updated in the printer.
Get Param
Current parameters for all setup items on all tabs are retrieved from the printer.
However, part of parameters cannot be retrieved such as Bluetooth bonding information and supplicant file
information.
During retrieval, the progress screen is displayed.
You can stop retrieval by clicking [Cancel].
When the confirmation message is displayed, click [OK] or [Cancel].
When the retrieval is successfully completed, the progress screen disappears and the main screen is displayed
again. Retrieved set values are displayed.
When the retrieval fails, an error message is displayed.
When no parameters are retrieved, the main screen remains unchanged.
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Menus
File
[Import...]
This menu is used to retrieve setup information from a specified file.
The setup screen status at storage can be reproduced.
In addition to parameters, the checkbox settings for groups are reproduced.
When no security information is found in the specified file, the following message is displayed.
When the specified file contains security information, imported security information is displayed as asterisks.
[Export...]
This menu is used to store setup information in a specified file.
It also stores the status of the current setup screen.
In addition to parameters, the checkbox settings for groups are reproduced.
Before storage, the following message is displayed.
When you want to store security information contained in the setup information, click [Yes]. Since security
information is important, be careful before storing files.
When you do not want to store security information, click [No].
[Exit]
This menu is used to exit the “B-EP Setting Tool” while discarding the current settings.
All setup items are defaulted when the when the “B-EP Setting Tool” is started next time.
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Edit
[Enable All]
This menu is used to check all checkboxes on all tabs.
[Disable All]
This menu is used to uncheck all checkboxes on all tabs.
[Enable All in Page]
This menu is used to check all checkboxes on the tab.
[Disable All in Page]
This menu is used to uncheck all checkboxes on the tab.
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View
[Restore to Default]
This menu is used to default all setup items for the selected printer.
All checkboxes for setup groups are unchecked.
The printer is selected from “B-EP2DL-GH-QM,” “B-EP2DL-GH,” “B-EP4DL-GH-QM” and “B-EP4DL-TH.”
The default values for the checked printer are displayed when the “B-EP Setting Tool” is started next time.
When retrieval processing is performed, the printer from which parameters are retrieved is checked.
<< Difference in Default Values >>
B-EP2DL-GH-QM B-EP2DL-GH B-EP4DL-GH-QM B-EP4DL-TH
LCD Language English Japanese English Japanese
Destination International Japan International Japan
Backlash Step 1 1 1 8 8
Backlash Step 2 1 1 8 8
DBCS Mapping Chinese Japanese (kanji) Chinese Japanese (kanji)
<< Difference in Selected Item >>
B-EP2DL-GH-QM B-EP2DL-GH B-EP4DL-GH-QM B-EP4DL-TH
Head output division
(Print speed)
3 div. (Low) 3 div. (Low) 6 div. (Low) 6 div. (Low)
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