USER’S
MANUAL
TX200/ TX300/ TX600 Series
THERMAL TRANSFER / DIRECT THERMAL
BAR CODE PRINTER
Copyright Information
© 2014 TSC Auto ID Technology Co., Ltd.
The copyright in this manual, the software and firmware in the printer described
therein are owned by TSC Auto ID Technology Co., Ltd, All rights reserved.
CG Triumvirate is a trademark of Agfa Corporation. CG Triumvirate Bold
Condensed font is under license from the Monotype Corporation. Windows is a
registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not
represent a commitment on the part of TSC Auto ID Technology Co. No part of
this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, for
any purpose other than the purchaser’s personal use, without the expressed
written permission of TSC Auto ID Technology Co.
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Agency Compliance and Approvals
EN 55022, Class B
EN 55024
EN 60950-1
FCC part 15B, Class B
AS/NZS CISPR 22, Class B
UL 60950-1
EN 60950-1
GB 4943.1
GB 9254
GB 17625.1
Wichtige Sicherheits-Hinweise
1. Bitte lesen Sie diese Hinweis sorgfältig durch.
2. Heben Sie diese Anleitung fűr den späteren Gebrauch auf.
3. Vor jedem Reinigen ist das Gerät vom Stromentz zu trennen. Verwenden Sie keine Flüssig-oder
Aerosolreiniger. Am besten eignet sich ein angefeuchtetes Tuch zur Reinigung.
4. Die Netzanschluß-Steckdose soll nahe dem Gerät angebracht und leicht zugänglich sein.
5. Das Gerät ist vor Feuchtigkeit zu schűtzen.
6. Bei der Aufstellung des Gerätes ist auf sicheren Stand zu achten. Ein Kippen oder Fallen könnte
Beschädigungen hervorrufen.
7. Beachten Sie beim Anschluß ans Stromnetz die Anschlußwerte.
8. Dieses Gerät kann bis zu einer Außentemperatur von maximal 40℃ betrieben werden.
Battery safety warning:
DO NOT throw the battery in fire.
DO NOT short circuit the contacts.
DO NOT disassemble the battery.
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DO NOT throw the battery in municipal waste.
The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the battery should not be placed in municipal
waste.
CAUTION
Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type.
Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions.
“VORSICHT”
Explosionsgefahr bei unsachgemäßen Austaush der Batterie. Ersatz nur durch denselben oder
einem vom Hersteller empfohlenem ähnlichen Typ. Entsorgung gebrauchter Batterien nach Angabren
des Herstellers.
FCC STATEMENT :
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, 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. 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.
-Increase 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 the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) This device may cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
CAUTION:
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this device could void the
user's authority to operate the equipment.
CAUTION :
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HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS, KEEP FINGER AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY.
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Contents
1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Product Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Product Features .......................................................................................................................... 2
1.2.1 Printer Standard Features ................................................................................................ 2
1.2.2 Printer Optional Features ................................................................................................. 4
1.3 General Specifications ................................................................................................................. 5
1.4 Print Specifications ..................................................................................................................... 5
1.5 Ribbon Specifications ................................................................................................................... 5
1.6 Media Specifications .................................................................................................................... 6
2. Operations Overview .......................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 Unpacking and Inspection ............................................................................................................ 7
2.2 Printer Overview ........................................................................................................................... 8
2.2.1 Front View .......................................................................................................................... 8
2.2.2 Interior view ....................................................................................................................... 9
2.2.3 Rear View ......................................................................................................................... 10
2.3 Operator Control ......................................................................................................................... 11
2.3.1 LED Indication and Key .................................................................................................. 11
3. Setup ................................................................................................................................................ 12
3.1 Setting up the printer .................................................................................................................. 12
3.2 Loading the Ribbon .................................................................................................................... 13
3.3 Loading the Media ...................................................................................................................... 16
3.3.1 Loading the Media........................................................................................................... 16
3.3.2 Loading Media in Cutter Mode (Option)........................................................................ 19
3.3.3 Loading Media in Peel-off Mode (Option) ..................................................................... 20
4. Diagnostic Tool ................................................................................................................................. 22
4.1 Start the Diagnostic Tool ............................................................................................................ 22
4.2 Printer Function .......................................................................................................................... 23
4.3 Setting Ethernet by Diagnostic Tool ........................................................................................... 24
4.3.1 Using USB interface to setup Ethernet interface ......................................................... 24
4.3.2 Using RS-232 interface to setup Ethernet interface .................................................... 24
4.3.3 Using Ethernet interface to setup Ethernet interface.................................................. 26
5. Power-on Utilities.............................................................................................................................. 29
5.1 Ribbon and Gap/Black Mark Sensor Calibration........................................................................ 30
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5.2 Gap/Black Mark Calibration, Self-test and Dump Mode ............................................................ 31
5.3 Printer Initialization ..................................................................................................................... 35
5.4 Set Black Mark Sensor as Media Sensor and Calibrate the Black Mark Sensor ....................... 37
5.5 Set Gap Sensor as Media Sensor and Calibrate the Gap Sensor ............................................. 38
5.6 Skip AUTO.BAS ......................................................................................................................... 39
6. LCD Menu Function ......................................................................................................................... 40
6.1 Enter the Menu ......................................................................................................................... 40
6.2 Main Menu Overview .................................................................................................................. 41
6.3 TSPL2 ......................................................................................................................................... 42
6.4 ZPL2 ......................................................................................................................................... 44
6.5 Sensor....................................................................................................................................... 47
6.6 Interface .................................................................................................................................... 48
6.6.1 Serial Comm. .................................................................................................................. 48
6.6.2 Ethernet ............................................................................................................................ 49
6.6.3 Bluetooth ......................................................................................................................... 50
6.6.4 Wi-Fi ................................................................................................................................. 50
6.7 File Manager ............................................................................................................................. 51
6.8 Diagnostics ............................................................................................................................... 52
6.8.1 Print Config. ................................................................................................................... 52
6.8.2 Dump Mode .................................................................................................................... 54
6.8.3 Print Head ....................................................................................................................... 55
6.8.4 Display ............................................................................................................................ 55
6.9 Advanced .................................................................................................................................. 56
6.10 Service ...................................................................................................................................... 57
7. Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................................ 58
8. Maintenance ..................................................................................................................................... 61
Revise History ....................................................................................................................................... 62
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1. Introduction
1.1 Product Introduction
Thank you very much for purchasing TSC bar code printer.
The TX200 series of thermal transfer desktop barcode printers supports more printing
applications than any other printer in its class. With three models available, the four inch
wide TX200 series can address everything from higher volume 4x6 shipping labels,
higher resolution product marking and graphic solutions, to high resolution labels used in
electronics marking applications.
The printers use a large 300 meter ribbon supply on a one inch core that saves both time
and money. The TX200 series features a user-friendly spring-loaded center-biased
clamshell design for easy drop-in media loading of 5-inch rolls of media. The printer
construction features a rugged double-wall design that is stronger and more durable than
other thermal transfer mechanisms on the market. Its strong motor is powerful enough to
handle a 300-meter-long ribbon.
As with all TSC printers, the TX200 Series features the TSPL-EZ™ printer-control
language, which is fully compatible with other TSC printer languages, while supporting
TPLE (Translation Printer Language Eltron® ) and TPLZ (Translation Printer Language
Zebra® ). The languages automatically decipher and translate the format of each label as
it is sent to the printer. TSPL-EZ™ also features internal scalable True Type fonts (based
on the Monotype® font engine), which are typically found only in more expensive printers.
Applications:
Business/Office
Product Marking
Compliance Labeling
Asset Tracking
Document Management
Shelf-Labeling
Shipping/Receiving
Specimen Labeling
Inventory Control
Patient Tracking
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1.2 Product Features
1.2.1 Printer Standard Features
The printer offers the following standard features.
Product standard feature
200 dpi
model
300 dpi
model
600 dpi
model
Thermal transfer/ or direct thermal
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LED icon panel with 1 button
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3.5” TFT LCD with 6 buttons
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32-bit RISC high performance processor
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Gap transmissive sensor (Fixed, center of offset 4 to right or 7
mm to left from center)
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Black mark reflective sensor (Position adjustable)
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See-through ribbon end sensor
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Ribbon encoder sensor
For single printing, the label length should be more than 3 mm.
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Head open sensor
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128MB Flash memory
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128 MB DDR2 DRAM
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Micro SD card reader for memory expansion, up to SDHC 32GB
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RS-232 interface (Max. 115,200 bps)
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USB 2.0 interface (Full speed mode)
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Internal Ethernet print server (10/100 Mbps) interface
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USB host
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Real time clock & Buzzer
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Standard industry emulations right out of the box including
Eltron® and Zebra® language support
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Internal 8 alpha-numeric bitmap fonts
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Fonts and bar codes can be printed in any one of the four
directions (0, 90,180, 270 degree)
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Internal Monotype Imaging® true type font engine with one CG
Triumvirate Bold Condensed scalable font
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Downloadable fonts from PC to printer memory
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Clean print head warning
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Bar code, graphics/image printing
Supported bar code
Supported
image
1D bar code
2D bar code
BITMAP,
BMP, PCX
(Max. 256
colors
graphics)
Code128 subsets
A.B.C, Code128UCC,
EAN128, Interleave 2
of 5, Code 39, Code
93, EAN-13, EAN-8,
Codabar, POSTNET,
UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN
and UPC 2(5) digits,
MSI, PLESSEY,
China Post, ITF14,
EAN14, Code 11,
TELPEN, PLANET,
Code 49, Deutsche
Post Identcode,
Deutsche Post
Leitcode, LOGMARS
CODABLOCK F
mode,
DataMatrix,
Maxicode, PDF417, Aztec,
MicroPDF417,
QR code, RSS
Barcode (GS1
Databar)
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Supported code page:
Codepage 437 (English - US)
Codepage 737 (Greek)
Codepage 850 (Latin-1)
Codepage 852 (Latin-2)
Codepage 855 (Cyrillic)
Codepage 857 (Turkish)
Codepage 860 (Portuguese)
Codepage 861 (Icelandic)
Codepage 862 (Hebrew)
Codepage 863 (French Canadian)
Codepage 864 (Arabic)
Codepage 865 (Nordic)
Codepage 866 (Russian)
Codepage 869 (Greek 2)
Codepage 950 (Traditional Chinese)
Codepage 936 (Simplified Chinese)
Codepage 932 (Japanese)
Codepage 949 (Korean)
Codepage 1250 (Latin-2)
Codepage 1251 (Cyrillic)
Codepage 1252 (Latin-1)
Codepage 1253 (Greek)
Codepage 1254 (Turkish)
Codepage 1255 (Hebrew)
Codepage 1256 (Arabic)
Codepage 1257 (Baltic)
Codepage 1258 (Vietnam)
ISO-8859-1: Latin-1 (Western European)
ISO-8859-2: Latin-2 (Central European)
ISO-8859-3: Latin-3 (South European)
ISO-8859-4: Latin-4 (North European)
ISO-8859-5: Cyrillic
ISO-8859-6: Arabic
ISO-8859-7: Greek
ISO-8859-8: Hebrew
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ISO-8859-9: Turkish
ISO-8859-10: Nordic
ISO-8859-15: Latin-9
UTF-8
1.2.2 Printer Optional Features
The printer offers the following optional features.
Product option feature
User
option
Dealer
option
Factory
option
Peel-off kit
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Regular cutter (full cut guillotine cutter)
Paper thickness: 0.06~ 0.19 mm
Note:
Except for the linerless cutter, all regular/heavy duty/care label cutters
DO NOT cut on media with glue.
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KP-200 Plus keyboard display unit
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KU-007 Plus programmable smart keyboard
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Bluetooth module (serial interface)
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802.11 b/g/n wireless module (serial interface)
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Parallel port
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RFID
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3.5” color TFT display
For 200 dpi and
300 dpi models
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Real time clock
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Ribbon end sensor
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1.3 General Specifications
General
Specifications
200 dpi
model
300 dpi
model
600 dpi
model
Physical dimensions
226 mm(W) x 198 mm(H) x 332 mm(D)
226 mm(W) x 200 mm(H) x
332 mm(D)
Weight
3.70 kg (8.16 lbs)
4.03 kg ( 8.89 lbs)
Mechanism
Clamshell with Double-walled plastic
Power
External power adapter
• Input: AC 100-240V/ 2.5A
• Output: DC 24V/ 3.75A
External power adapter
• Input: AC 100-240V, 2.5A
• Output: DC 24V/ 5.41A
Environmental
condition
Operation: 5 ~ 40˚C (41 ~ 104˚F), 25~85% non-condensing
Storage: -40 ~ 60 ˚C (-40 ~ 140˚F), 10~90% non-condensing
Environmental
concern
Comply with RoHS, WEEE
1.4 Print Specifications
Print
Specifications
200 dpi
model
300 dpi
model
600 dpi
model
Print head resolution
(dots per inch/mm)
203 dots/inch
(8 dots/mm)
300 dots/inch
(12 dots/mm)
600 dots/inch
(24 dots/mm)
Printing method
Thermal transfer/ or direct thermal
Dot size
(width x length)
0.125 x 0.125 mm
(1 mm = 8 dots)
0.084 x 0.084 mm
(1 mm = 12 dots)
0.042 x 0.042 mm
(1 mm = 24 dots)
Print speed
(inches per second)
Up to 8 IPS
Up to 6 IPS
Up to 4 IPS
Max. 3 ips for peeler mode
Max. print width
108 mm (4.25”)
106 mm (4.17”)
Max. print length
25,400 mm (1000”)
11,430 mm (450”)
2,540 mm (100”)
Printout bias
Vertical: 1 mm max.
Horizontal: 1 mm max.
1.5 Ribbon Specifications
Ribbon Specifications
Ribbon outside diameter
Max. 67 mm OD
Ribbon length
300 meter
Ribbon core inside diameter
1“ (25.4 mm) ID core
Ribbon width
40 mm ~ 115 mm
Ribbon wound type
Ink coated outside wound, ink coated inside wound
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1.6 Media Specifications
Media Specifications
200 dpi
model
300 dpi
model
600 dpi
model
Media roll capacity
Max. 5” OD
Media core diameter
1” & 1.5” ID core
Media type
Continuous, die-cut, black mark, external fan-fold, notch
Media wound type
Outside wound/ Inside wound
For inside wound media, the max. label length is 6” with 3” paper core.
Media width
19 mm ~ 112 mm
Media thickness
0.055 mm ~ 0.254 mm
Label length
3 ~ 25,400 mm
(0.1“ ~ 1,000“)
3 ~ 11,430 mm
(0.1“ ~ 450“)
3 ~ 25,400 mm
(0.1“ ~ 1,000“)
Label length (peeler mode)
25.4 mm ~ 152.4 mm (1” ~ 6”)
Label length (cutter mode)
25.4 ~ max. print length
Black mark
Min. 8 mm (W) x 2 mm (H)
Gap height
Min. 2 mm
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2. Operations Overview
2.1 Unpacking and Inspection
This printer has been specially packaged to withstand damage during shipping. Please
carefully inspect the packaging and printer upon receiving the bar code printer. Please
retain the packaging materials in case you need to reship the printer.
Unpacking the printer, the following items are included in the carton.
If any parts are missing, please contact the Customer Service Department of your
purchased reseller or distributor.
One printer unit
One Windows labeling software/Windows driver CD disk
One quick installation guide
One power cord
One auto switching power supply
One USB interface cable
Two ribbon spindles
One paper core
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2.2 Printer Overview
2.2.1 Front View
1. LED indicators
2. Feed/ Pause button
3. Paper exit chute
4. Top cover open lever
5. Power switch
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2.2.2 Interior view
1. Ribbon rewind gear
2. Gap sensor (receiver)
3. Media holder
4. Ribbon access cover
5. Ribbon rewind hub
6. Print head
7. Ribbon supply hub
8. Media cover
9. Media holder locking switch
10. Media guides
11. Platen roller
12. Black mark sensor
13. Media guide adjustment button
14. Gap sensor (transmitter)
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2.2.3 Rear View
Note:
* Recommended MicroSD card specification.
SD card spec
SD card capacity
Approved SD card manufacturer
V1.0, V1.1
MicroSD 128 MB
Transcend, Panasonic
V1.0, V1.1
MicroSD 256 MB
Transcend, Panasonic
V1.0, V1.1
MicroSD 512 MB
Transcend, Panasonic
V1.0, V1.1
MicroSD 1 GB
Transcend, Panasonic
V2.0 SDHC CLASS 6
MicroSD 4 GB
Transcend
- The DOS FAT file system is supported for the SD card.
- Folders/files stored in the SD card should be in the 8.3 filename format
1. Power jack socket
2. RS-232C interface
3. Ethernet interface
4. * Micro SD card socket
5. USB interface
6. USB host
7. Centronics interface
8. External label entrance chute
The interface picture here is for reference only. Please refer to the product
specification for the interfaces availability.
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2.3 Operator Control
2.3.1 LED Indication and Key
LED
Status
Indication
LED
Status
Indication
On
Other errors
On
Printer is ready
Blinking
Pause
On
Out of paper
On
Erasing memory
Blinking
Paper jam
Blinking
Downloading file
On
Out of ribbon
Blinking
Need to clear print head
Blinking
Ribbon near end
On
Print head open
Blinking
RF communication
(1) Feed labels
When the printer is ready, press the button to feed one label to the beginning of next label.
(2) Pause the printing job
When the printer is printing, press the button to pause a print job. When the printer is paused the power LED
will blink green. Press the button again to continue the printing job.
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3. Setup
3.1 Setting up the printer
1. Place the printer on a flat, secure surface.
2. Make sure the power switch is off.
3. Connect the printer to the computer with the provided USB cable.
4. Plug the power cord into the AC power cord socket at the rear of the printer, and then plug the power
cord into a properly grounded power outlet.
Note: Please switch OFF printer power switch prior to plug in the power cord to printer power jack.
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3.2 Loading the Ribbon
1. Open the printer’s top cover by pulling
the top cover open levers located on
each side of the printer and lifting the
top cover to the maximum open angle.
2. Open the ribbon access cover and the
media cover.
3. Insert the rewind spindle into the
paper core.
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