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CAB Apollo 4 Operator's Manual

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    Edition 11/98 transfer printer apollo 4 operator's manual.

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    2 cab - produkttechnik gmbh /tharo systems, inc. Copyright by cab / 900 8063 / h49 / 50 technische Änderungen vorbehalten in accordance with our policy of continual product improvement, we reserve the right to alter specifications without notice données technique modifiables sans prévais gesellschaf...

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    3 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Thermal transfer printer operator's manual thermal transfer printer operator's manual apollo 4 all rights reserved, including those of the translations. No part of this manual nor any translation may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any...

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    4 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Table of contents a general guide to the documentation ........................................................................... 8 operating manual........................................................................................................

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    5 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. System mode print................................................................................................... 36 system mode pause ............................................................................................... 37 system mode f...

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    6 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. 13. Options ...................................................................................................................... 76 memory cards...........................................................................................................

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    8 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. A general guide to the documentation operating manual this present manual contains informations on the characteristics, features, functions, and the use of the printers of the apollo4-line. The first few chapters of this manual cover general informat...

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    9 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Trademarks centronics ® is a registered trademark of centronics data computer corporation. Macintosh-computer is a product of apple computer, inc. Microsoft ® is a registered trademark of microsoft corporation. Bitstream ® is a registered trademark o...

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    10 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Characteristics of the thermal printhead dear customer, the thermal printhead is the most sensitive part of your printer. Pay special attention to the following guidelines : 1) the glass cover on the printhead must not be touched with the hand. Do n...

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    11 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. 1 product description general information the apollo 4 is an innovative label printer which may be used in either direct thermal or thermal transfer mode. It offers a virtually unlimited variety of printout design. The apollo-series will be extended...

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    12 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Compliances apollo 4 complies with the following safety regulations : ce : apollo 4 complies with the following safety requirements: - ec low voltage directive (73/23/eec) - ec machinery directive (89/392/eec) - ec electromagnetic compatibility dire...

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    13 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Technical data type : direct thermal/ thermal transfer printer printhead : thin-film transfer printhead resolution: apollo 4/200, apollo 4/200c : 203 dpi = 8 dots / mm apollo 4/300, apollo 4/300c : 300 dpi = 11,8 dots / mm number of dots/line : apol...

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    14 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Processor : 32 bit, motorola memory : internal memory 2 mb interface : serial : rs-232, rs-422, rs-485 1200-57600 baud parallel : centronics test features : system test when switching on self test with printout of firmware data and system parameters...

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    15 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Optional features external media rewinders for rewinding large print jobs, an external rewinder is available to handle an entire label roll. Please note, that for an external rewinder, the maximum size of the supply roll is limited to 8 in (200 mm) ...

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    16 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Print media the apollo 4 can be operated in direct thermal as well as thermal transfer mode. For direct thermal mode, only use print material with a thermal-reactive coating. The print image is transferred by heating the material at the printhead, c...

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    17 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Print media for direct thermal printing the print material must correspond to several important specifications, in order to ensure high quality printing, and to avoid damage to the printhead or early wear. Using labels which we have tested and which...

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    18 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Table 1 label formats in inches (figures in brackets are in mm) * ... Apollo 4/200c and apollo 4/300c only e f d a b k i c g h l m label/ tag media specifications label and tag media to be used for the apollo 4 can be found in the table below. Note ...

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    19 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Transfer ribbon the choice of a suitable transfer ribbon is important for the print quality of your printer as well as the useful life of the printhead. Transfer ribbons of inferior quality may cause premature deterioration of the printhead ! The ri...

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    20 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. 2 general safety instructions - the printers of the apollo 4 series are built exclusively to print labels and tags, continuous paper, etc. Do not use other materials than listed in chapter 1. - connect the printer only to an outlet with the correct ...

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    21 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 apollo 4/200, apollo 4/300 apollo 4/200c, apollo 4/300c 5 4 printer component location 1 - display 2 - function keys with indicator leds 3 - cover 4 - cutter 5 - collection box fig. 4 a front view.

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    22 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. 5 4 3 2 1 6 7 9 8 11 1 - ribbon take up hub 2 - knurled knob 3 - ribbon supply hub 4 - knurled knob 5 - media hub 6 - media retainer 7 - media retainer knurled head screw 8 - media guide 9 - media assist bar 10 - cutter locking lever (apollo 4/200c ...

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    23 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. 2 1 3 4 5 7 6 2 1 3 4 5 7 apollo 4/200, apollo 4/300 apollo 4/200c, apollo 4/300c fig. 4c detailed view of the print mechanism 1 - thermal printhead 2 - prinhead lever 3 - label edge sensor 4 - printhead levelling adjustment screw 5 - media feed rol...

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    24 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. 1 2 3 5 4 8 7 6 fig. 4 d back view 1 - memory card module slot 2 - input voltage selector / fuse holder 3 - input voltage selector cover 4 - power switch 5 - power supply connector 6 - serial interface port 7 - parallel interface port 8 - slot for f...

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    25 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. 1 2 4 3 5 connecting the printer connection to power supply the apollo 4 is designed for use with 230v a.C/ 50hz (standard) or 115v a.C/ 60hz. Before connecting the printer to the power supply, make sure that the voltage selected on the power supply...

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    26 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. 1 2 f connection to a computer the apollo is equipped with three serial interfaces, these are rs-232, rs-422, and rs-485, all of them using the 25 pin interface connector (2) at the back. In most cases, you can use the rs-232 interface for the conne...

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    27 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. 6 media loading installing the collection box the delivery content of the devices with integrated cutter (apollo 4/200c, apollo 4/300c) contains a box for collecting cut labels. The box may be mounted at the front side of the cutter. The length of t...

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    28 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. F loading labels fig. 6b loading labels (apollo 4/200, apollo 4/300) 1. Lift the printhead (10) by rotating the lever (1) clockwise until it stops. 2. Loosen the media retainer knurled screw (5) and swing the media retainer (4) counterclockwise. 3. ...

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    29 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. F fig. 6c loading labels (apollo 4/200c, apollo 4/300c) 8. At devices with integrated cutter the label loading can be eased by swinging away the cutter. Turn the lever (11) counterclockwise until it stops. This way the cutter (12) will be unlocked a...

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    30 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Loading transfer ribbon fig. 6d loading thermal transfer ribbon f 1. To lift the printhead, turn the printhead lever (1) clockwise until it stops. 2. Slide the roll of transfer ribbon (5) onto the ribbon supply hub (6) as far as possible. Pay attent...

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    31 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. 2b 1 3 2a 4 7 adjustments concerning the labels adjustment of the printhead support fig. 7 a adjustment of the printhead support when printing narrow labels (width less than 2.5 in or 60 mm), it is possible that the printhead will come into direct c...

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    32 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Adjustment of the transfer ribbon fig. 7 b adjustment of the transfer ribbon if creases, lines or black patches appear in the print image resulting in a poor print quality, this may be caused by wrinkles in the transfer ribbon (1). To remove the wri...

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    33 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. 8 control panel the front control panel of the apollo is fitted with 4 function keys with indicator leds, and a 2x16 character digital lcd display. Fig. 8 front control panel the control panel display constantly provides the operator with the actual...

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    34 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. System mode online the printer is switched on and ready to receive data. Display the top line of the display shows "online". The bottom line of the display shows the time of day. During the transfer of data, a rotating pointer appears in the right h...

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    35 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. System mode offline the printer is not ready to print or to receive data. The status of the printer may be requested. Display the top line of the display shows "offline". By repeatedly pressing the pse key, the status of the printer will be shown. (...

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    36 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. System mode print the printer is in operation. In this mode, the transfer of data is possible. New print jobs will be carried out immediately following the completion of the previous job. Display the top line of the display shows the message "printi...

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    37 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. System mode pause the printing process is temporarily interrupted by the operator. Display the top line of the display shows "pause". Led display led onl on, led pse on. Function keys table 8 d function keys in pause mode ff key provides label feed....

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    38 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. System mode fault-correctable the printer has encountered a fault during printing which is easily correctable by the operator (e.G. "out of paper"), following which the printing process may be continued. Display the top line of the display shows alt...

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    39 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Can key cancels the current print job. Switch into online mode. (led onl on, led can off, led pse off) if online mode cannot be entered, switch printer on and off again. If the fault remains contact technical service. System mode fault-irrecoverable...

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    40 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. System mode system test when switched on, the apollo 4 automatically performs an internal self test. If the test is completed successfully, the apollo proceeds to the online mode, or otherwise the printer switches to system mode fault - irrecoverabl...

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    41 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Onl key stores the chosen settings of the setup parameters and completes the setup mode. (i.E. Switch into online mode/ led onl on) ff key skips to next setup parameter. Reduces numerical setup values. Can key skips to previous setup parameter. Incr...

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    42 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Can key cancels the test print. Switch into systemtest mode. Table 8 h function keys in test print mode system mode test print the test print mode is entered by pressing the key when switching on the printer, and keeping it pressed down until the sy...

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    43 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Onl key switch into online mode. Ff key initiates a paper feed of about .8 in (21 mm). Table 8 i function keys in monitor mode/ ascii dump mode system mode monitor mode/ ascii dump mode the monitor mode/ ascii dump mode is entered by pressing the ke...

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    44 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Onl key switch into offline mode. Ff key for scrolling down within the file list stored on the card. Reduces the quantity of labels to be printed. Can key for scrolling up within the file list of the card. Increases the quantity of labels to be prin...

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    46 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. 9 setup using the setup mode, the configuration of the apollo 4 may be customized to suit specific requirements. Initial setup should be performed when operating the printer for the first time. Changes which become necessary to process different pri...

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    47 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. 1 country (#) 2 transfer print # 3 label sensor # 4 interface 5 cut position # 6 peel position # 7 printhead position # 8 heat level # 9 printer info 10 set date # 11 set time # 12 character set 13 format card 14 copy memory card 15 backfeed (#) 16 ...

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    48 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Country/land the parameter "country" (or "land") allows the lcd display language to be set, which also dictates the format of date and time used for the printer display as well as for printing. The formats of date and time used for the printout can ...

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    49 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. The following table shows the specific settings for the date format and the time format of all countries available. Date time land deutschland 08.06.1998 13:51:23 pays france 08.06.1998 13:51:23 country united kingdom 08/06/1998 13:51:23 country usa...

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    50 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. F transfer print the parameter "transfer print" is used to set the apollo 4 to the print mode, either direct thermal printing or thermal transfer printing. This setting has an influence on two factors. On one hand, in thermal transfer mode the print...

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    51 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. F 2 transfer print 3 label sensor 4 interface selection label sensor gap sensor label sensor xxx yes label sensor xxx no confirmation selection label sensor gap sensor label sensor bottom-reflect 1 apollo 4/200 apollo 4/300 2 apollo 4/200c apollo 4/...

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    52 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Interface the settings of this parameter determine the method of communication between printer and computer. Therefore, the type of interface and, if necessary, the baud rate, and the protocol or network address can be specified. The parameter setti...

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    53 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. F cut position the parameter "cut position" is only important for the apollo 4 with integrated cutter (apollo 4/200c,apollo 4/300c). The distance between cutting edge and rear label edge may be altered at these devices by using this parameter. Norma...

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    54 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Peel position by activating the function "tear-off position" (see also page 65) an additional feed forward will take place after completion of the print job. This additional forward allows to separate the finished job at the tear-off plate in the la...

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    55 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. F printhead position the "printhead position" parameter defines the location of the print image on the label. The parameter should especially be altered if you are using the same label formats on several printers, and you find the print image locate...

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    56 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. F heat level the parameter "heat level" enables the printer to adapt to possible differences in the thermal properties of different printheads. The parameter scale is from -9 to +9. A previous adjustment has already been carried out in the factory. ...

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    57 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Printer info the "printer info" parameter provides information about the firmware. Furthermore, information about the cumulative length of printed media as well as the number of operating hours are shown. 8 heat level 9 printer info 10 set date prin...

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    58 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Set date the "set date" parameter allows you to change the system date of the apollo 4. The date format shown depends on the selected "country" parameter. Regardless of the format, the order of data to be changed (day - month - year) always follows ...

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    59 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Set time the "set time" parameter allows you to change the system time of the apollo 4. The time format shown in the display depends on the selected "country" parameter. Time changes in the software will only influence the printout but not affect th...

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    60 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Character set before starting to operate the apollo 4, the "character set" of the printer should be adapted to the character set of the computer. Adjustment via software is not possible, however, for characters which are not included in the selected...

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    61 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Xxxx ... Type of card (e.G. Sram) yyyy ... Memory capacity (e.G. 128 kb) format card the "format card" facility may be used to delete all stored data from a memory card, for instance pc card, pcmcia card, etc. (optional) the delete process will form...

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    62 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. F fig. 9 p copy memory card copy memory card the "copy memory card" facility may be used to copy information from one memory card, for instance pc card, pcmcia card, etc., onto another one. Before starting the duplication, the source card has to be ...

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    63 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Backfeed in the cut mode (apollo 4/200c, apollo 4/300c), the material will be stopped in a position where the front edge of the following label has already been forwarded over the print line. The apollo 4 will carry out a backfeed of the label mater...

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    64 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Debug mode on debug mode xxx yes debug mode xxx no selection confirmation fig. 9 r set "debug mode" 15 backfeed 16 debug mode 17 tear-off position debug mode the "debug mode" represents a tool for the firmware programmer. It will help to recognize f...

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    65 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Tear-off position ein tear-off position xxx yes tear-off position xxx no selection confirmation fig. 9 s set "tear-off position" parameter 16 debug mode 17 tear-off position 18 pause reprint tear-off position off tear-off position if the "tear-off p...

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    66 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Pause reprint off pause reprint xxx yes pause reprint xxx no selection confirmation fig. 9 t set "pause reprint" parameter 17 tear-off position 18 pause reprint 1 country pause reprint on pause reprint after completion of a print job, the print of t...

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    67 cab - produkttechnik gmbh /tharo systems, inc. 10 self test / test print start of test print to prepare a test print, load media (labels or continuous paper) which extends over the entire print width of the apollo 4. If you want to perform the test print in thermal transfer mode, also use transfe...

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    68 cab - produkttechnik gmbh /tharo systems, inc. Explanation of the self test printout fig. 10 self test printout on the following pages you will find detailed information about the contents of the test printout. 1 2 4 5 3 firmware version setup and status information available character sets test ...

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    69 cab - produkttechnik gmbh /tharo systems, inc. 1 firmware version type of device, part number, and date of the firmware version. 2 setup and status information country : setting of the "country" parameter print mode : setting of the "transfer print" parameter label sensor : setting of the "label ...

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    70 cab - produkttechnik gmbh /tharo systems, inc. Error code type of error hex dec 0001 1 dram fault 0002 2 dram multiplexer fault 0004 4 a/d converter fault 0008 8 0010 16 sram fault 0020 32 lcd damaged 0040 64 cutter fault 0080 128 rom fault 0100 256 voltage error 0200 512 0400 1024 0800 2048 1000...

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    71 cab - produkttechnik gmbh /tharo systems, inc. 5 test pattern the test pattern field contains seven areas with different stroke patterns. With these patterns a range of print faults can be analyzed. The printout shows errors such as varying print intensity which indicates the printhead being misa...

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    72 cab - produkttechnik gmbh /tharo systems, inc. 11 printer info display viewing the printer info display apollo 4 offers a convenient option for retrieving and viewing information about the printer configuration and occurred hardware problems without using setup mode or test print mode. After swit...

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    73 cab - produkttechnik gmbh /tharo systems, inc. Printer info 4: 0000 / 3 / 5 / e fig. 11 d printer info display 4 the fourth page of the info display contains coded informations on the configuration of the printer and the internal test results in the format "xxxx / y / z / c". Xxxx result of the s...

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    74 cab - produkttechnik gmbh /tharo systems, inc. F 12 monitor mode/ ascii dump mode if programming directly, the monitor mode provides a method to print control sequences which were received at the interface. The commands will be printed in text format depending on the selected character set. Error...

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    75 cab - produkttechnik gmbh /tharo systems, inc. Example of ascii dump mode the following figures show the "normal" appearance of a printed label, and the appearance of the same label when its commands are printed in ascii dump mode. Fig. 12 a "normal" label fig. 12 b the same label as above printe...

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    76 cab - produkttechnik gmbh /tharo systems, inc. 13 options memory cards the printers of the apollo 4 series provide an option for using memory cards to permanently save graphics, fonts, complete label formats, or database information. Data transfer may be performed via interface. Alternatively, th...

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    77 cab - produkttechnik gmbh /tharo systems, inc. Installation of the memory card fig. 13 b installation of the memory card fig. 13 c connecting side 1 2 3 4 the front side of the memory card (1) is usually marked by the inscription "memory card", and an arrow (2) representing the direction of inser...

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    78 cab - produkttechnik gmbh /tharo systems, inc. Formatting the memory card for operation, the memory card first has to be structured internally in a certain way. Normally, memory cards are already pre-formatted in a suitable manner. If the card you are using is not formatted at all, the apollo 4 w...

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    79 cab - produkttechnik gmbh /tharo systems, inc. Printing from a memory card using a memory card provides the opportunity to print without a connection of the apollo 4 to a computer. Follow the instructions below, after the card has been installed and the printer has been switched on : 1. Switch pr...

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    80 cab - produkttechnik gmbh /tharo systems, inc. F 1 2 keyboard adapter the keyboard adapter option offers to connect the apollo to a standard pc keyboard or any other compatible input device (e.G. A bar code scanner) via its serial interface. Using the keyboard, print jobs of an internal pc card m...

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    81 cab - produkttechnik gmbh /tharo systems, inc. Key assignment the apollo 4 can easily be adjusted to the keyboard configuration of the particular country by using the setup parameter "country". For each of the available settings the apollo 4 has a different table of key assignment, which, general...

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    A-1 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Table a-1 a character set "windows 1252" appendix a - character tables setup selectable character tables.

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    A-2 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Table a-1 b character set " windows 1250".

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    A-3 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Table a-1 c character set " iso 8859-1".

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    A-4 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Table a-1 d character set "codepage 850".

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    A-5 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Table a-1 e character set "ebcdic".

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    A-6 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Table a-1 f character set "macintosh".

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    A-7 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Table a-1 g character set "codepage 852".

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    A-8 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Table a-1 h character set "iso 8859-8".

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    A-9 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Unicode tables table a-2 a "unicode" ( 0000 - 00ff ).

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    A-10 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Table a-2 b "unicode" ( 0100 - 01ff ).

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    A-11 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Table a-2 c "unicode" ( 2000 - 20ff ).

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    A-12 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Table a-2 d "unicode" ( 2100 - 21ff ).

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    A-14 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Zz z1 z2 zz z1 z2 zz z1 z2 zz z1 z2 f to generate the character zz : 1 st character [z1] - 2 nd character [alt-z2] for example : for "ñ" : 1 st character [~] - 2 nd character [alt-n] for inserting the z1 character, you may use the information as i...

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    B-1 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Pin 1 pin 13 pin 14 pin 25 pin signal function 1 cg protective ground 2 txd transmit data (rs-232) 3 rxd receive data (rs-232) 4 rts request to send 5 cts clear to send 7 gnd logic ground 9 tdata+ transmit data (rs-422, rs-485) 10 tdata- transmit d...

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    B-2 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Pc apollo 4 25 pin connector 25 pin plug pc apollo 4 9 pin connector 25 pin plug 2 2 3 3 5 7 8 20 1 4 4 5 6 fig. B-3 interface cable with 9 pin computer connector for rs-232 with protocol " ---" or "xon/xoff" fig. B-2 interface cable with 25 pin co...

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    B-3 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Pc apollo 4 9 pin connector 25 pin plug fig. B-5 interface cable with 9 pin computer connector for rs-232 with protocol "rts/cts" or "xon/xoff" pc apollo 4 25 pin connector 25 pin plug fig. B-4 interface cable with 25 pin computer connector for rs-...

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    B-4 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Pin assignment of the parallel interface connector the apollo 4 provides a 36 pin connector for the parallel centronics interface. Table b-2 signals of the centronics interface fig. B-6 centronics interface connector (rear of the printer) pin signa...

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    C-1 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Can key short pressing : cancels the current print job. Switch to the next job, which is available in the input buffer longer pressing (>1s): cancels the current print job. Clears the input buffer (led can blinks), switch into online mode.(led onl ...

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    C-2 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Irrecoverable errors while switching on the printer or during printing, a fault has occured which cannot be cleared by the operator without cancelling the current print run. (e.G. Hardware fault) display the display shows the type of fault. Led dis...

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    C-3 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Error message adc malfunction battery low buffer overflow card full cutter blocked cutter jammed * table c-3 error messages possible cause hardware error pc card error the data receive buffer is full but the computer is still transmitting data refe...

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    C-4 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Table c-3 error messages (continuation) error message cutter stuck dram malfunction file not found fpga malfunction head too hot * invalid data invalid outline invalid setup lcd malfunction memory overflow possible cause hardware error, refers to t...

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    C-5 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Error message no label found * no label size no record found out of paper * out of ribbon * solution press key repeatedly until printer recognizes the next label on the material. Cancel current print job. Change the label format set in the software...

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    C-6 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Error message protocol error (*) read error rom malfunction structural err. Unknown card voltage error write error write protected wrong revision possible cause printer has received an unknown or invalid command (display shows command abbreviated) ...

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    D-1 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Appendix d - maintenance / cleaning / adjustment of the printhead the printers of the apollo 4 series require only a minimum of maintenance. It is most important to clean the printhead on a regular basis. This will guarantee a permanent high qualit...

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    D-2 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Cleaning the printhead while operating, dirt such as paper dust or particles of ink or back coating from the ribbon may accumulate on the thermal printhead. This can cause a deterioriation of the print quality. (e.G. Different contrasts on the labe...

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    D-3 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Adjustment of the printhead for optimum print quality, the line of heating elements on the printhead must be parallel and aligned correctly to the print roller. This alignment has already been performed in the factory. Nevertheless, it may become n...

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    D-4 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. 4. Note, that the printhead must be closed after every single adjustment step to make the change effective. 5. Tighten the locking screw (2). 6. Perform a test print, for instance a wide black line over the whole width of the label, and review the ...

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    D-5 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Cleaning and replacing the cutter blades 1. Switch the printer off and disconnect it from the power supply ! 2. Turn the lever (3) counterclockwise until it stops. This way the cutter unit will be unlocked. 3. Swing away the cutter unit. 4. Loosen ...

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    D-6 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. 8. The blades can now be cleaned using label remover or spirits and a non- fraying cloth. Caution ! Risk of injury ! 9. To replace the cutter blades (5,7) loosen and remove the respective 4 counter-sunk screws (6,8) which hold each of the blades. A...

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    E-1 cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. F appendix e - firmware updates general updates the firmware of the apollo printer series is subject to constant development, e.G. A growing variety of features available, easier fault correction, etc. In apollo 4, the firmware is stored in a flash...

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    Cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Index a adc malfunction c-3 adjustment of the printhead d-3f. Adjustment of the printhead support 31 adjustment of the transfer ribbon 32 b backfeed 63 bar codes 13 battery low c-3 buffer overflow c-3 c can (key) 33ff. Card, copy 62 card, format 61 car...

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    Cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Invalid setup c-4 irrecoverable errors c-2 iso 8859-1 (character set) a-3 iso 8859-8 (character set) a-8 k keyboard adapter 15, 80f., a-13f. Key can 33f. Key ff 33ff. Key onl 33ff. Key pse 33ff. L label, backfeed 14, 63 label edge sensor 23, 51 label, ...

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    Cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. R read error c-6 reflective mark 18, 51 reflex from bottom 51 restore 46 ribbon take up hub 22, 30 ribbon shield 23, 30 ribbon supply hub 22, 30, c-3 rom malfunction c-6 rs-232 26, 52, 80 rs-422 26, 52 rs-485 26, 52 s see through sensor 14 safety instr...

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    Cab - produkttechnik gmbh / tharo systems, inc. Eu - conformity declaration we declare herewith that as a result of the manner in which the machine designated below was designed, the type of construction and the machines which, as a result have been brought on to the general market comply with the r...