Summary of XD4M
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Made in germany operator's manual xd4m / xd4t label printer.
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2 2 family type xd xd4m/300 xd4t/300 edition: 03/2015 - part no. 9008792 copyright this documentation as well as translation hereof are property of cab produkttechnik gmbh & co. Kg. The replication, conversion, duplication or divulgement of the whole manual or parts of it for other intentions than i...
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2 3 table of contents 1 introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 4 1.1 instructions ..........................................................................................................
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4 4 1.1 instructions important information and instructions in this documentation are designated as follows: danger! Draws your attention to an exceptionally grave, impending danger to your health or life. ! Warning! Indicates a hazardous situation that could lead to injuries or material damage. ! A...
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4 5 • risk of crushing when closing the cover. Touch the cover at the outside only. Do not reach into the swivel range of the cover. • perform only those actions described in this operating manual. Work going beyond this may only be performed by trained personnel or service technicians. • unauthoriz...
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6 6 2.1 device overview 12 13 6 9 8 5 11 2 1 3 4 7 10 1 display 2 navigator pad 3 peripheral port 4 flap 5 cover 6 inner margin stop 7 outer margin stop 8 roll retainer 9 upper ribbon supply hub 10 upper ribbon take-up hub 11 print mechanics 12 lower ribbon supply hub 13 lower ribbon take-up hub fig...
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6 7 22 20 19 23 21 16 17 15 14 18 24 25 26 14 upper ribbon deflection 15 printhead retainer with upper printhead 16 upper guides 17 upper print roller 18 guide roller 19 guide roller 20 allen key 21 material sensor 22 upper printhead locking lever 23 knob for guide adjustment 24 pressing roller syst...
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8 8 2 installation 2.2 unpacking and setting-up the printer lift the printer out of the box via the straps. Check printer for damage which may have occurred during transport. Set up printer on a level surface. Remove foam transportation safeguards near the printhead. Check delivery for completeness....
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8 9 3.1 structure of the control panel the user can control the operation of the printer with the control panel, for example: • issuing, interrupting, continuing and canceling print jobs, • setting printing parameters, e.G. Heat level of the printhead, print speed, interface configuration, language ...
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10 10 3 control panel 3.3 printer states state display description ready ready and configured symbol displays, such as time and date the printer is in the ready state and can receive data. Printing label printing label and the number of the printed label in the print job. The printer is currently pr...
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10 11 3 control panel 3.4 key functions the key functions depend on the current printer state: - active functions: labels and symbols on the navigator pad keys light up. - active functions light up white in print mode (e. G. Menu or feed ). - active functions light up orange in the offline menu (arr...
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12 12 i notice! For adjustments and simple installation work, use the accompanying allen key located in the upper section of the print unit. No other tools are required for the work described here. 4.1 loading media from roll 4.1.1 positioning the media roll on the roll retainer 2 4 1 5 3 6 6 3 5 fi...
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12 13 4 loading material 4.1.2 inserting a media strip into the print mechanics fig. 9 material feed path 1. Unroll a longer material strip of approx. 50 cm. Guide the media strip to the print mechanics as shown in figure 9. 2. Xd4t only : pull the detent pin (9). The pressing roller system (7) will...
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14 14 4.1.3 setting the material sensor 1 3 2 4 fig. 11 setting the material sensor the material sensor (2) can be shifted perpendicular to the direction of media flow for adaptation to the media. The sensor unit is marked with indentation (4) on the label sensor retainer. Slightly loosen the screw ...
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14 15 4 loading material 4.2 loading transfer ribbon i notice! With direct thermal printing, do not load a transfer ribbon; if one has already been loaded, remove it. 6 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 fig. 12 load transfer ribbon fig. 13 transfer ribbon feed path 1. Clean printheads before loading the transfer ribb...
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16 16 4.3 setting the feed path of the transfer ribbon transfer ribbon wrinkling can lead to print image errors. Transfer ribbon deflection can be adjusted so as to prevent wrinkles. I notice! The adjustment is best carried out during printing. 1 2 2 1 fig. 14 setting the upper ribbon feed path fig....
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16 17 5 printing operation 5.1 printhead protection ! Attention! Printhead damage caused by improper handling! Do not touch the heating elements of the printheads with the fingers or sharp objects. Ensure that the material is clean. Ensure that the material surfaces are smooth. Rough material act li...
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18 18 5.6 avoiding loss of material ! Attention! Loss of material! Xd4m and xd4t have a fundamental difference to other cab printers : the print images for the upper and the lower side of one label/section are printed at two different places in the media feed. Therefore every interruption of the con...
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18 19 5 printing operation 5.7 avoiding loss of data ! Attention! Loss of data! When correctable errors occur labels/sections which are already printed by the lower printhead but not are completed by the upper printhead cannot be repeated after error correction. The data of those sections are lost f...
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20 20 6 cleaning 6.1 cleaning information danger! Risk of death via electric shock! Disconnect the printer from the power supply before performing any maintenance work. The transfer printer requires very little maintenance. It is important to clean the thermal printheads regularly. This guarantees a...
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20 21 7.1 types of errors the diagnostic system indicates on the screen if an error has occurred. The printer is set into one of the three possible error states according to the type of error. State display key remark correctable error pause flashes cancel lights 3.4 on page 11 irrecoverable error c...
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22 22 7.3 error messages and fault correction error message cause remedy adc malfunction hardware error switch the printer off and then on. If error recurs call service. Barcode error invalid barcode content, e.G. Alphanumeric characters in a numerical barcode correct the barcode content. Barcode to...
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22 23 7 fault correction error message cause remedy no smtp server the printer is configured for smtp, but there is no smtp server, or the smtp server is not currently available. Switch off smtp in the configuration. Caution! Then a warning cannot be sent by e-mail (ealert). Please contact your netw...
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24 24 8 media 8.1 media dimensions labels endless material fig. 18 media dimensions dim. Designation dim. In mm c media width 4 - 110 q media thickness height of material passage 0,055 - 0,8 4,5 h print zone height 20 - 2000 v feed length > 20 hc cut length with cutter cu4 with perforation cutter pc...
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24 25 8 media 8.2 device dimensions fig. 19 device dimensions dim. Designation dim. In mm xd4m xd4t ic distance printhead - cut edge with cutter cu4 with perforation cutter pcu4 with stacker st4 18,8 19,5 35,3 45,6 46,3 62,1 k print width 105,6 sx distance gap/reflective sensor - middle of media tra...
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26 26 8 media 8.3 reflex mark dimensions fig. 20 reflex mark dimensions dim. Designation dim. In mm h print zone height 5 - 1000 a print zone distance > 2 v feed length > 7 l width of reflex mark > 5 m height of reflex mark 3 - 10 x distance mark - middle of media track = distance gap/reflective sen...
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26 27 8 media 8.4 cut-out mark dimensions fig. 21 cut-out mark dimensions dim. Designation dim. In mm h print zone height 5 - 1000 a print zone distance > 2 v feed length > 7 n width of cut-out > 5 p height of cut-out 2 - 10 x distance cut-out - middle of media track = distance gap/reflective sensor...
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28 28 9.1 ec declaration of conformity cab produkttechnik gmbh & co kg wilhelm-schickard-str. 14 d-76131 karlsruhe germany ec declaration of conformity we declare herewith that as a result of the manner in which the device designated below was designed, the type of construction and the devices which...
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28 29 10 index b backfeed...........................................17 c cleaning printhead ..................................... 20 print roller .................................... 20 cleaning information.........................20 connecting .........................................8 contents of ...
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